Hey, welcome to the Maxville Leadership Podcast. We are the podcast that adds value to leaders

who multiply value to others. My name is Mark Cole and today I've got to tell you at the next level

I'm excited. Now I say almost every episode because when you get to hear from John or when you

get to hear content, when you hear things that will make you better, it's always an exciting day.

But then you couple today and what we're doing is the next stratosphere because today I'm coming

to you live from what we're calling our Maxville Leadership City Tour. We started in Atlanta and

over the next few episodes we're going to have a City Tour Podcast episode that we're going to

invite you into a different city around the United States. I know, I know, we have thousands,

tens of thousands of you listen from Philippines alone. So we've got to come to Manila too. I got it

so invite us. We're on our way. But not only that, we're coming to cities because we want you to

understand the magnitude of women and men that are committed to not just listening to a podcast,

but making the podcast have feet, have hands, have a voice. These women and men are called Maxville

Leadership Certified Team Members and in the studio today we have around 100 in the studio or in

this auditorium. And I'm just going to let you see because this is our first live studio, our live

crowd. And I want you to see what I'm seeing today. So crowd, want you to say hello to the podcast

family right here. I promise you podcast listeners, this is not mine in Valorys family as in biological

family. These are really people that are here because they love to add value to you and we'll tell

you more about that later. Also joining me today is Valerie Burton. Now she's been on the podcast

before you know her as my friend. You know her. In fact, the last podcast, if you want to hear

how much of a Valerie fan I am, go back to the last podcast. We'll put it in the show notes

because I could spend all day talking about you Valerie and my respect for you and my appreciation

for your work. Well, Mark, thank you. You know, I feel even more that way but you have always been

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