FIRESTARTERS
How Innovators,
Instigator,
and Initiators
Can Inspire You to
Ignite Your Own Life
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Do you have Firestarter potential?
Ignite your dream, accelerate your success, and lead others to pursue their passion. Discover if you are an Innovator who creates things; an Instigator who disrupts things; or an Initiator who starts things.
Firestarters has the answers!
“Firestarters makes a convincing case that there is a science to the success of the many innovators, instigators, and initiators that shape our world.”
—Steve Pemberton,
C-Level Executive at Walgreens Boots Alliance
and bestselling author of A Chance in the World
The Framework
Igniters
start the fire that lights up your goals.
Fuels
feed the fire that keeps your passion going.
Accelerants
spread the fire that speeds up your success.
Extinguishers
threaten the fire. Learn how to identify, avoid, and recover from them.
Cognitive Convergence
is the art of being impervious to negativity by downloading enough optimism to power through any obstacle.
Emissions
are the lasting impact you make by inspiring others to act by following your passion.
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THE Firestarters
We studied Firestarters across history:
Elon Musk,
Tesla
Oprah Winfrey,
OWN Network
John Adams,
2nd U.S. President
Jeff Bezos,
CEO of Amazon
Kathy Ireland,
Swimsuit Model Turned Iconic CEO
2pac,
Hip Hop Artist and Actor
Kobe Bryant,
NBA Great
Jack Ma,
Founder of Ali Baba
Bobby Kennedy,
Former Presidential Candidate
Donald Trump,
President of United States
Barack Obama,
President of United States
We interviewed contemporary Firestarters known and unknown including CEOs, entrepreneurs, faith leaders, social activists, and more:
John Sculley,
Former Apple CEO
Noah Galloway,
War Veteran and Amputee Turned Best Selling Author, Participant on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars
Dr. Pernessa Seele,
Healthy Churches 2020 Founder and Named One of Time Magazine’s Most Influential People
Ellen Kullman,
Former DuPont CEO
Yasmine El Baggari,
Glamour Woman of the Year
Dr. Marsha Firestone,
Women Presidents’ Organization Founder
Maya Penn,
Oprah SuperSoul Influencer
Rodney Adkins,
IBM’s “$18 Billion Man”
John Salmons,
Former NBA Basketball Player
David Weild,
Legendary Wall Street Executive
David Egan,
Special Olympics Global Messenger
Caroline Tsay,
Former Hewlett Packard Enterprise Executive
Kim Nelson,
Daisy Cakes Founder &d
Shark Tank Winner
From New York Times Best Selling Authors to executives at the likes of Google, Walgreens, and Dell the praise for Firestarters is universal.
Raoul Davis Jr.
is a partner at Ascendant Group, which helps CEOs, retired athletes, and executive leaders dramatically increase their visibility in front of their target audience through CEO branding. He is considered one of the foremost experts on CEO and executive branding.
Kathy Palokoff
is a founder and chief igniter at goFirestarter, a coaching and consulting company that helps individuals and organizations ignite, fuel, and accelerate their growth and fulfill their passion. She is also a founder and partner at CUSTOMERicity, a creative agency that helps businesses increase revenue through customer-centric marketing and branding.
Paul Eder, PhD
has over fifteen years of experience as a strategy and management consultant focusing on optimization of organizational structures and work environments. Paul is certified as both a Project Management Professional and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. He has presented at top-tier conferences and published peer-reviewed articles and papers on strategic planning, employee performance, and creativity.