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Are you ready to build your personal brand and become a recognized authority in your field? In this episode of the Blue Shirt Leadership podcast, Kyle Gillette sits down with Dylan Vance, a two-time eight-figure founder and business speaker, to discuss the power of personal branding. Notable Quotes: "If your 'why' is strong enough and if you believe that it's not gonna be a two-week fix, you're gonna commit to it long term, anything is possible." "Here's something that can never be taken away from you that has limitless potential and allows you to not just make more money, raise your prices, b ..read more

Are you looking to become a better leader? In this episode, Kyle Gillette and Velma Knowles discuss the importance of serving with heart, influencing with purpose, and creating a sense of belonging for individuals. Velma introduces her acronym "SHIP" and Kyle shares the Blue Shirt Leadership Framework, both of which emphasize the importance of self-awareness, accountability, a growth mindset, and empowering others. Notable Quotes:  "Leadership is not about position, it's about influence." "It's truly my vision in life that people will not only understand their value but that they will liv ..read more

Today's episode of The BLUE Shirt Leadership Podcast features Thad Frye, a licensed clinical social worker and certified brain spotting consultant who specializes in a somatic modality called brain spotting. Thad explains how brain spotting works and its benefits, and shares some stories of clients who have benefited from it. He talks about how brain spotting can help people overcome blocks in their personal and professional lives. I think you'll really enjoy today's episode. Notable Quotes: "And so you're not gonna be tracking, you're just gonna be following whatever you're feeling in your bo ..read more

In this episode of the BLUE Shirt Leadership Podcast, host Kyle interviews Barbara Sloan, author of "Tipped: The Life-Changing Guide to Financial Freedom for Waitresses, Bartenders, Strippers, and All Other Service Industry Professionals." They discuss the importance of an abundance mindset and creating boundaries around money for service industry professionals.  Notable Quotes: "Money comes easily and frequently." "Identity is very important to building an abundance mindset." "When you are focused on what you have, you are not in a mindset of lack. You are not in a scarcity mindset. You ..read more

In this podcast episode, Kyle Gillette, the host of the Blue Shirt Leadership Podcast, shares his personal experience with chronic pain and personal discipline, and how it relates to the Blue Shirt Framework for leadership. Notable Quotes: "This isn't about changing you, this is about shifting to a better version of you, the one that you're intended to be. That's why self-discipline is so powerful." "Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." Show Notes: Chronic Pain Story [00:00:50] Kyle shares his experience with chronic pain and how he discovered his food allergies. In ..read more

In this episode of the Blue Shirt Leadership podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Juanita Kapp, a successful entrepreneur, public speaker, and martial artist. Juanita shares her insights on personal awareness, framing mindset for business success, and when to walk away from a business situation. Notable Quotes: "Our mindset is imperative in anything that we do." "I make sure the people I listen to are people that value me, that love me, that believe in my mission. And if there are outsiders that criticize or that try to impart, I sift it out." "Our thoughts are very, very powerful thing ..read more

On today’s episode of The Blue Shirt Leadership Podcast, Kyle interviews guest Matt Shoup. After being laid off from his job, Matt started M & E Painting with just $100 and quickly built it into a multi-million dollar company. He has received dozens of state, national, and international business awards and has some fantastic insights to share with us today.    Notable Quotes: “Learn how to say no to people and learn how to say no to things.” “People are going to fail before they succeed at something and you have to support them and encourage them.” “Focus on the people and the pr ..read more

Today’s guest on The Blue Shirt Leadership Podcast is Ameet Khabra, founder of Hop Skip Media and expert on digital advertising and Google AdWords. Join us today as Ameet shares how she got into digital marketing and lets us in on three of the top things to focus on when considering Google ads and digital marketing.  Notable Quotes:   “The aim is to get as many leads for the lowest amount of money.”   “Having conversion tracking in place not only helps with our advertising efforts, but will actually help you as a whole in your business.”    Show Notes:   00:00-01 ..read more

Today’s guest on the Blue Shirt Leadership Podcast is Frank Agin. Frank is the founder of AmSpirit Business Connections, speaker and consultant. He is passionate about empowering entrepreneurs, sales representatives and professionals around the country to become more successful through networking.    Today Frank and Kyle talk about the value of giving and making connections in business. They discuss the importance of relationship, of getting to know others, and of continually giving and giving some more. Notable Quotes:   “It made total sense to me that you can lift up your whol ..read more