Kraig Talks

Michael Bell: Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author Shares His Story

Best-selling author (#3 on the WSJ) of Seller Mistakes (check it out on Amazon). Ranked as the #1 agent at Sotheby’s International Realty - Greater Pasadena Brokerage in 2021 and #1 in sales volume at the brokerage three of the past six years. He is an industry leader and a highly referred real estate broker, with extensive experience specializing in single-party seller representation. Experienced, resourceful, respected, influential, and trustworthy are the words Michael’s clients use to describe him. From luxury homes to challenging and highly specialized transactions, Michael has an intimate understanding of the real estate sales process. In his 20-year career, he has successfully handled over $500 million in sales along with his own real estate investments. Michael began his career after earning his business degree from Gonzaga University and started in real estate as an investor. Michael is active with the Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors® and has served with a delegation in the California State Capitol. He holds a California Department of Real Estate broker license and is a graduate of the Realtor Institute (GRI), a California Probate Specialist (CPS), and a Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES). He holds memberships in the National and California Associations of Realtors®.

Stephen Favis: Hackers attempt to get their hands on his advanced AI robotics and technology (Bonus Track Ending)

Meet the Founder and CTO of FARCorp Stephen Favis, the Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Favis Advanced Robotics Corporation, began his life-long connection with computer programming in 1984 when, at just six years of age, he learned his first programming language…Amiga BASIC. He did so primarily to help his blind father, a practicing Psychiatrist, learn how to program as a hobby. As he read the programming books to his father and helped write those early programs, his love for, and interest in, technology was kindled. It was soon to become a raging fire, as he graduated to building and flying gas-powered remote-control airplanes, and by age 12, he had built his initial personal computer. Stephen went on to study computer science and game development in college, and worked in the video game industry for 12 years, eventually forming his own successful company, Favis, Inc. He has won numerous industry-wide “hack-a-thons,” and recently received the prestigious 2018 Intel “Top Innovator Award” for the United States. He is the designer of B08, a social robot, as well as Septaer, an advanced AI display smart-speaker, and holds patents in advanced humanoid robotics, social robotics, and smart-speaker technology

Cara Sue Achterburg: She Won't Stop Rescuing Shelter Animals Until She's No Longer Needed!

Cara Sue Achterberg is a freelance writer and blogger.  She is the author of two national bestelling novels, I'm Not Her and Girls' Weekend. She is also the author of Live Intentionally, a guidebook for a more organic life based on one of her long running blogs.  Cara's essays and articles have been published in numerous anthologies, magazines, and online journals. You can find links to her blogs and information on all her books at CaraWrites.com.  Today Cara is here to discuss the her work with raising awareness of her organization 'Who will let the dogs out' she is Raising awareness and providing resources for homeless dogs and the heroes who fight for them. This hasn’t been an easy thing to do, but she perseveres and won’t stop until every dog has been saved.

Tracey Brown: US Coast Guard Veteran Confronts PTSD and Inspires Others To Do The Same!

Tracey Brown is a US Coast Guard Veteran, a Motivational Speaker on overcoming obstacles, playing small, having survived decades of PTSD. She has been a Director of Rehabilitation, and Physiotherapist for over 25 years with the last 11 years specializing in scar tissue therapy.She’s a Survivor of severe life threatening burns as a young child. Tracey is the #1 best-selling Author of Rescue to Recovery: A Veteran's Story of Hidden Scars and Personal Discovery and #1 International Best Seller Women Who Boss Up: Owning Their Health Wellness for a Lifestyle They Love. She’s been Featured on Amazon Prime Video Series “Speak Up” Season 4 Episode 5. And is Recipient of Marketing 2.0’s International Leadership Award. I had the honor of interviewing her.  Here is her story.

Christian Straka: How Mindset Training Improves Daily Life & Led Adidas TSP Team To Win World Record

Christian Straka has developed a unique approach to mindset training through proven mindfulness techniques in sports. A firm believer in the power of the mind to make or break performance, he has extensively studied mindfulness-based mental performance training and has years of personal athletic achievement and successful coaching experience under his belt, including his career as a Global Mindset Coach for adidas Runners. A few of his previous positions include head pro of Hofsaess Tennis Academy training the German National Team and personal coach for multiple top-ten tennis players, including Victoria Azarenka (formerly first in the world) and Andrea Petkovic (formerly tenth in the world). Additionally, while training with Christian, Mike Bryan won the ATP Tour World Championship in 2018 and the adidas TSP team broke the world record running from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. His unique approach to mindset training has yielded significant benefits to his clients in the development of their performance. A coach for pro athletes, Christian possesses an in-depth, personal experience in professional tennis, as a player on the international circuit as well as a coach on all professional levels. For the past decade, his focus has turned to mindset training for peak performance through evidence-based mindfulness skill development, which he incorporates in his role as the Global Mindset Coach for adidas Runners, as well as coaching personal and corporate clients. I had the opportunity to speak with Christian about his career and his framework for success. This is an interview you won’t want to miss.