The 2nd edition of Make Waves is released this week, so Rusty Shelton, Chairman of Zilker Media, turned the tables on Patti and interviewed her on this episode. Patti shares new insights and how Wave Makers start their change and make it a reality.

Rusty Shelton is a successful entrepreneur, founder and now Chairman of Zilker Media, and best-selling author of the Authority Advantage. Rusty and his team have advised Patti Johnson on the original launch and the 2nd edition of Make Waves.

Kim Curley, VP of People & Organization Consulting at NTT Data, shares how she has learned to live with intention and be true to herself. Her mission is to 'make business better for humans everywhere' and she lets us in on how we can do it too. Kim shares that small decisions on how you spend your time, you can buck the trend and still be collaborative, and beware of self-worth tied to being so busy.

The Be a Wave Maker podcast welcomes special guest Debjani Biswas to explore Can You Be Successful AND Happy?

Debjani Biswas and Patti discuss the familiar conflict between achieving our version of success and living the life we want to live. Debjani shares many insights and strategies from her international bestseller, Miserably Successful No More. Debjani is the CEO and founder of Coachieve, LLC, is a globally recognized keynote speaker, and was chosen as one of the Top 10 Influential Women Leaders. She is a successful two-time TEDx speaker on “But You Don’t Look Like an Engineer” and “Common Ground on Gender Bias.” Her other bestselling books are Unleash the Power of Diversity and #Us Too – Bridging the Global Gender Gap. She has 20+ years of global executive and corporate experience at PepsiCo, Texas Instruments, and TAS (Tata Administrative Services).