Liz has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and on CNN, ABC News, Fox Business News, CNBC.com, Forbes.com, and Businessweek.com. She writes for PersonalBrandingBlog.com, one of the top 50 marketing blogs according to Ad Age, and has presented at companies as diverse as Boeing, KPMG, 3M and Google.

Liz is also founder of the Center for Networking Excellence, a company that develops products, programs and seminars to help entrepreneurs and professionals get clients, build their businesses, and accelerate their careers through networking. Her bottom-line approach grew from her experience in corporate America working at some of the top firms in their industries—Goldman Sachs, Disney, Booz Allen & Hamilton, and Time Warner—to hone her strategic, analytical and financial expertise. Liz holds an engineering degree from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford University.

Liz is a classy lady and was fantastic to talk with.  She has wonderful insight and delivers a very timely message.  We look forward to keeping in touch with her!

This week on the podcast Phil and Jake are joined by Mr. Jay Platt of JayPlatt.com.

Jay Platt is a highly accomplished adventure athlete, and nationally recognized speaker, author, and peak performance coach. He is the executive director of the “No Matter What!” Foundation, a non-profit organization whose fundraising ventures support charitable groups including the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Wounded Warrior Project, and others.

Prior to his current position, Jay served his country for fifteen years as a United States Marine. Enlisting in the Marine Corps at age seventeen, he saw tours of duty throughout the world, taking him from Parris Island, SC to the far reaches of Southeast Asia, and various points in between.

In the fall of 1998, Jay’s Marine Corps career was brought to an unexpectedly sudden halt when complications from a unusual cancer syndrome forced his medical retirement. He was initially transferred to the Temporary Disabled Retired List, then later was fully retired as a Gunnery Sergeant.

Refusing to allow the disease that attacked his body and ended his career to beat him, he chose, instead, to use his setback to prove that it’s not what happens to you that matters, but your response to it.

Since his retirement from the Marine Corps, Jay has worked tirelessly to make a difference in the lives of others by raising hundreds of thousands of dollars through various fundraising adventures, and has stacked up some pretty impressive accomplishments in the process.

In 1999, he completed a grueling southbound thru-hike of the more than 2,100 mile Appalachian Trail, becoming one of fewer than 300 people, at the time, ever to have done so.

And in 2005, he swam more than 1 ½ miles from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco (with both his hands and feet bound!) becoming one of only three people in history to complete the difficult swim in such a way.

Jay has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers, and has been a guest on every major TV network and on dozens of radio shows. His diverse clientele includes the National Institutes of Health, IBM, TAP Pharmaceuticals, and the United States Naval Academy.

Jay is the author of No Matter What! How to be Unstoppable, Despite the Obstacles, Starting Today, A Time to Walk: Life Lessons Learned on the Appalachian Trail, and is a contributing author in both Success is a Journey, and Transformational Leadership.

He currently resides in Lake Park, Georgia where he lives and loves life with his wife, Paz, and their three dogs, Jake, Sadie, and Molly.

Don’t forget to contact us with any questions or suggestions for future podcasts! We have some great guests lined up so stay tuned!

This week on the podcast Phil and Jake are joined by Lea & Jonathan Woodward from the popular blog and online community at Location Independent.  Lea and Jonathon quit the rat-race several years ago and started freelancing and living abroad.  Over time they have built a community of like-minded members that fosters this new and inspiring kind of existence.

Structuring your life in a way which is not reliant on a specific geographic location is a fantastic way to think about Lifestyle Investing.  You don’t have to pick up and leave but it sure is nice to have the option to do so.  Enjoy the show and be sure to let us know what you think by leaving a comment.

For more information on Rich go to www.fettke.com.   His book Extreme Success is a must read, you can find it at your favorite book seller.

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