Principles of Pencil Leadership

Aaron Leung has been in the industry coaching speakers since he was a student himself. Inspired by the wisdom shared by senior members via chess, immersed in cultures in over 90 countries plus a unique life-twisting experience, he developed a passion in the field of public speaking . He has won in numerous contests and recently comes in second place in the Impromptu Speaking Contest in entire Southern China including Hong Kong & Macau.

From someone who never likes to share due to lack to trust, to inspiring thousands of talented speakers all around the world. Aaron has dedicated his life in making a difference in people's lives with their own voices and stories. He has worked with clients like Alibaba, UPS, Google, KPMG, Morgan Stanley, JCI, and various renowned universities around the world. He is interviewed on Irish Radio Station, Toastmasters International, and cultural magazines in relation to his exceptional achievements in his career.

Christopher Burns has conducted more than 800 interviews of inspirational role models, influencers and leaders. Since hitting rock bottom at an early age, and bouncing back stronger than ever, Chris has spoken on stages across the United States. 

How Chris decided to turn his life around after being arrested and instead of throwing his life away and breaking his parents heart, he decided to start working on himself in terms of personal development and growth.

Mike has built Smirk New Media into a team that is committed to partnering with awesome brands and transforming the way they connect with their community and customers.

Dr. Benjamin Ritter, founder of Live for Yourself (LFY) Consulting, is a Chicago, IL, and Austin, TX, based leadership, career, and empowerment coach, national speaker, consultant, mentor, and passionate about guiding others in finding, creating, and sustaining a career and life they love.

During his time as a healthcare executive and side hustling entrepreneur he was over worked and under-utilized, and despite his professional success didn’t feel successful. After much introspection he pivoted professionally and launched himself into the field of leadership development and personal empowerment.

The culmination of these events and his previous personal, professional, and educational experiences led him to create Live for Yourself (LFY) Consulting, a coaching/consulting company that is focused on leading and empowering intrapreneurs and entrepreneurs that feel overwhelmed, overworked, or under-utilized, create a career that they love.

His journey has taken him across the United States working with senior leaders, intrapreneurs, and entrepreneurs, and speaking on various topics, including humanistic leadership, motivating leadership, and how to craft a job you love from a job you have.

Michelle Tillis Lederman is a people expert who inspires organizations and individuals to build real relationships and get real results. Having worked with organizations large and small, she’s identified the common struggle… it’s people challenges.

Michelle began her journey to training and speaking when she became disheartened by the lack of leadership and communication she experienced in corporate America. She is a recovering CPA who spent over a decade in finance. Michelle’s shift began when she wanted to teach hedge fund advisers how to convince her to invest. Michelle realized she was a teacher at heart, and began designing her own ideal career. It was this change that led her to found Executive Essentials a training company that provides communications and leadership programs, as well as executive coaching services, to enable others to excel professionally.

Scott’s is simply to help you become a better leader. Regardless if you are in big business, small business, government, not-for-profit, or even a stay-at-home parent, we all need leadership in our lives. 

Sheena Yap Chan is a keynote speaker, coach, podcaster, consultant, and author on building self-confidence. She currently inspires women through her highly successful podcast called The Tao of Self Confidence where she interviews Asian women about their inner journey to self-confidence. 

Her mission is to help Asian Women boost their confidence to live their authentic selves, help Asian Women create a voice in the world, and create a stronger representation for Asian women. Sheena has been featured on MindValley, slice.ca, Marketing in Asia, Manila Times and more. She is also the TOP 100 Filipinos to follow on LinkedIn for inspiration and learning in 2020.

Mark was living a typical life. He dreaded Mondays and celebrated weekends. Every day was the same monotonous routine. He tried many different strategies, but when he started video podcasting…

- His network exploded

- Clients came to him

-New Income streams started flowing

He’s built a system that allows him to create incredible reach with minimal effort. 

Now he helps others create content marketing strategies that move the needle on their business.

Ralph Peterson is the owner and operator of a management development company that helps mission driven organizations dramatically increase profitability, improve efficiency and grow their companies by building Five-Star leadership teams.

Chris Anderson is a Success & Lifestyle Coach. His business and podcast is Pencil Leadership. He helps coaches start or level up their online coaching businesses by guiding them in the 3 main pillars; health, purpose, and wealth. 

In this episode, Chris Anderson shares with us his journey in how his passion in sports and helping people helped shape his journey as a Success & Lifestyle Coach. His journey led him to getting a Master's in Health and Human Performance so that he can help others and finding his own passion.