Want to know the secret to lasting and fulfilling happiness? You've come to the right place!

Sonny visits with Stan Peake, executive coach, business consultant, speaker and author of 5 books, including "Lasting Happiness is an Inside Job," the title of his popular TEDx talk.

In this episode, Stan shares:

• How to go from a traditional job to a life of entrepreneurship
• The big question people asked of themselves when COVID hit the US
• What the workplace will look like in 5 years
• How to be on the right side of change caused by AI
• Why success doesn't guarantee happiness
• The secret to long lasting happiness
  Much more!

About Stan:

Stan Peake is an expert at unleashing potential one leader and one business at a time. Named as one of the top 10 executive coaches to follow in 2023 by US Insider and a top voice in both Business Coaching and Leadership by LinkedIn, Stan is on a mission to help one million leaders discover their potential. Co-founder at FSQ Consulting Inc (the 7th company Stan has owned or co-owned), he has grown a team of over 35 executive coaches to help impact more leaders all over the world.

Certified as an Executive Coach, Stan is also certified as a corporate facilitator and cultural transformation tools practitioner. Stan holds a Graduate Certificate in Values-Based Leadership from Royal Roads University. Stan also has an Executive Education in Sales Leadership from Queens University and a diploma with distinction in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) from the Centre of Excellence (online). Most recently Stan completed a certificate in entrepreneurship and innovation from Harvard Business School online. Stan was recently named the Global Chapter organizer for the Entrepreneurship and Innovation networking group for Harvard Business School online.

Author of 8 business books, including 6 bestsellers, Stan has spoken at conferences and coached entrepreneurs, executives and athletes from Victoria, BC to Miami, FL, and as far away as Switzerland and Australia. Stan’s TEDx talk, “Lasting Happiness is an Inside Job”, has over 110,000 views on YouTube. Stan has also been published in several magazines, newspapers, and blogs, from Entrepreneur Magazine to Bizztor Media, India’s largest publication for entrepreneurs.

While not coaching or speaking, Stan enjoys travelling and staying active with family and friends. Stan resides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with his wife Maria, son Chase, and dog Zeke.

JD Gershbein is an expert on all things LinkedIn. His company, Owlish Communications provides LinkedIn branding and advisory services to executives, leaders and entrepreneurs around the world.

Listen, as Sonny poses the most asked questions by LinkedIn users.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• -The biggest mistake people make on LinkedIn
• How to navigate LinkedIn to your benefit
• Do you really need to upgrade your account
• How to reach out when someone views your profile
• The best way to attract connections and followers
• The difference between posting and article writing
• Who sees your contributions
• The mystery of the Linkedin algorithm
• More!

About JD

JD Gershbein received his B.A. in English from the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. He earned two postgraduate degrees at Illinois Tech (formerly the Illinois Institute of Technology), an M.S. in industrial/organizational psychology, and an M.B.A. in marketing communications from the Stuart School of Business. In spring 2011, Stuart offered JD an adjunct professor position and invited him to design and teach the school’s first-ever graduate school course on social media marketing.

As far as we know, his acceptance marked the first time the subject became part of an MBA curriculum at a major academic institution!

Listen as Sonny reaches into his radio archives to share one of his most treasured interviews with an American music icon: Bobby Vee. Their visit took place on Sonny's show at KMPC Radio in Los Angeles in 1974.

Bobby shares his journey of being catapulted into the world of popular music and then looking back, a decade later, as he set out to reinvent himself.

He was born Robert Velline in Fargo, ND, and, although he started playing music when he was just a young teenager, it was country music, not rock. However, he, his brother and some friends eventually formed a rock band, "The Shadows", and began to attract some attention in the Fargo area. His big "break" came when rock legends Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper and Buddy Holly died in a plane crash in 1959 en route to a concert in Minnesota. The concert's promoters decided to put on the show anyway, and asked for help from local talent. Bobby, who knew the words to all of the songs that were to be played, found himself on stage and, at 15 years old, began his career as a rock star.

He and his group had a local hit with "Susie Baby", which came to the attention of executives at Liberty Records in Hollywood, and he and The Shadows were signed to the label. The next few records they cut went basically nowhere, however, and Liberty was all set to cancel their contract when a DJ in Pittsburgh played the "B" side to one of their records, a remake of an old ballad by The Clovers called "Devil or Angel". It became a hit in Pittsburgh and then spread throughout the Northeast, eventually hitting #6 on the national pop charts.

Liberty then signed Vee to a five-year contract. He had a string of hits for the label, such as "Take Good Care of My Baby", "Rubber Ball", "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" and "Come Back When You Grow Up, Girl".

The rest, as they say is history.

*Bobby died on October 24, 2026 from complications of Alzheimer's disease, but not before leaving a legacy unforgettable music, lasting friendships and wonderful memories as a husband, father and grandfather. May he rest in peace.