Everyday MBA
Episodes
Selling Your Business for Big Profit
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Barkman discusses perspectives and strategies needed to grow and sell your business for big profit. Laurie is an adjunct professor of entrepren...
The Making of a National Brand
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kara Goldin discusses her book "Undaunted" and the making of a national brand. Kara is the founder of Hint Water. Fortune named her one of today's mos...
Cracking the Vision Code
23 Mar 2021
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Oleg Konovalov discusses his book "The Vision Code" and ways to create and execute a compelling vision for your business. Leadership vision is a subje...
The CEO Test
20 Mar 2021
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Adam Bryant discusses the book "The CEO Test" and how to master the challenges that make or break all leaders. After interviewing more than 600 CEOs, ...
Journey to "The Last Unknown"
18 Mar 2021
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Ian Shive discusses "The Last Unknown" now streaming on Discovery+. Ian takes viewers on an incredible journey to Alaska's Aleutian Islands -- one of ...
Secrets from Inside Amazon
13 Mar 2021
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Bill Carr discusses the book "Working Backwards" (a #1 new release on Amazon) and insights, secrets and stories from inside Amazon. Bill spent more th...
Why Your Business Isn't Making More Money
09 Mar 2021
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Suzanne Evans discusses her book "The Way You Do Anything is the Way You Do Everything" and why your business isn't making more money. In less than ...
A New Roadmap for Workforce Education
06 Mar 2021
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William Bonvillian discusses "Workforce Education – A New Roadmap", a new book from MIT's Task Force on the Work of the Future. Bill is the Director...
Winning the War on Paper
02 Mar 2021
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Olivia Bushe discusses how 2021 should be the year that we win the war on paper. Olivia is CEO of FlowForma, an innovative provider of process automat...
Thriving in an Era of Social Tension
27 Feb 2021
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Jim Hemerling discusses the book "Beyond Great" and strategies for thriving in an era of social tension, economic nationalism, and technological revol...
Cultivating A Culture Of Presence
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Landers discusses his book "Present Company" and ways to cultivate a culture of presence in life and work. Michael is founder and president of...
Recommendation Engines
20 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Schrage discusses his book Recommendation Engines and how companies like Amazon and Netflix recommend content based on our past viewing. Micha...
Leading Transformational Change
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Jankel discusses his book "Now Lead The Change," and ways to repurpose your career, future-proof your organization, and regenerate our crisis-hit...
The Undercover Billionaire Challenge: 90 days to reach $1 Million
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elaine Culotti talks with Kevin Craine about season two of Undercover Billionaire on Discovery TV. Elaine and her co-star entrepreneurs are given the ...
Precious Metals and Cryptocurrencies for Financial Investing
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Morgan discusses his book "The Silver Manifesto" and financial investing strategies using precious metals and cryptocurrencies. David is a macro...
Continuous Code Improvement
06 Feb 2021
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Brian Rue, Founder and CEO at Rollbar, discusses continuous code improvement. Brian envisions a world where software is easy to understand, bugs are e...
Which Problems To Ignore And Which Problems Really Matter
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kristen Cox discusses the book "Stop Decorating The Fish" and ways to determine which problems to ignore and which problems really matter. Listen for ...
Alternatives to Venture Capital Funding
26 Jan 2021
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Thomas Charlton, CEO of Goliath Technologies, discusses alternatives to venture capital funding. Thomas has been a CEO of five venture-backed technolo...
How to Eliminate Corporate B.S. and Red Tape
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Lindstrom discusses his book "The Ministry of Common Sense" and how to eliminate bureaucratic red tape and corporate B.S. Martin is the author ...
Taking Your Company Public & How to Do It Right
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Cakebread discusses "The IPO Playbook" and how to your company public. Steve brought Salesforce, Pandora, and Yext public, and is an expert in p...
Build Teams You Can Trust
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jawad Ahsan discusses his book "What They Didn't Tell Me" and how to be a resilient leader and build teams you can trust. In these changing and challe...
The Accelerated Future of Work
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Schwartz, founding partner of Deloitte Consulting's Future of Work practice, discusses his book "Work Disrupted" and the accelerated future of wo...
Best of 2020
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Special Episode - Excerpts from interviews over the past year with members of our knowledge leader circle. Thank you everyone for listening in 2020. I...
Goal-Setting Boot Camp
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Shulman discusses his book "Goal-Setting Boot Camp" and steps to take to make and meet your goals in 2021. Kevin is President of Shulman and Ass...
Close the Skills Gap
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Deanna Mulligan discusses her book "Hire Purpose" and how smart companies can close the skills gap. One of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business," D...
What Millennials Want From Work and Life
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yuri Kruman, Chief Human Resources officer at HR, Talent and Systems, discusses the rapidly changing landscape of employee recruitment and hiring. We ...
Management in the Era of Remote Work
05 Dec 2020
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David Royce, founder and chairman of Aptive Environmental, discusses management and mentorship in the era of remote work. According to workplace exper...
Is This a Lousy Job...or Is It Me?
28 Nov 2020
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Terri Jacke discusses her book "Is This A Lousy Job or Is It Me," and ways to achieve meaningful success at your work. A lot of people simply work eve...
How To Think Like Amazon
21 Nov 2020
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John Rossman discuss his book "Think Like Amazon." John is a Former Amazon executive and has first-hand insider perspective on how to become a digital...
Mastering Large-Scale Change
18 Nov 2020
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Arif Harbott and Cuan Mulligan discuss their book "The Hero Transformation Playbook" and ways to deliver successful large-scale change. During these t...
Women in Technology Leadership
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Trainor-McDermott, CEO of CEFALY Technology, discusses women in technology leadership, her mission to solve the persistent problem of migrain...
How the Pandemic has Exposed the Weakness of the West
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief of Bloomberg News, discusses his book "The Wake-Up Call: How the Pandemic has Exposed the Weakness of the West," a ...
BLM, COVID-19 and Cocktails
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jomaree Pinkard, CEO and co-founder of Hella Cocktail Company, discusses the Black Lives Matter movement, the impact of COVID-19, and...cocktails. Hel...
The Four Fields of Leadership
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Goodell discusses his book "The Four Fields of Leadership" and how people and organizations can thrive In a hyperconnected world. Tom is President...
How Social Media Disrupts our Elections
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sinan Aral discusses his book "The Hype Machine," and how social media disrupts our elections, our economy, and our health—and how we must adapt. Si...
Using Employee and Customer-First Policies
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Young, Founder and Solutions Architect at Kuvio Creative, discusses using employee and customer-first policies to foster a culture of success. ...
The Business of Being a Business Coach
03 Oct 2020
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Martin Harshberger discusses the business of being a business coach, and ways consultants can grow their practice in the midst of Covid-19, work-from-...
Building Smart Nonprofits
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Craig discusses his new book "Building Smart Nonprofits" and best practices and emerging trends in the non-profit sector. Mathew and his co-au...
Global Crises and Their Strategic Solutions
19 Sep 2020
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Blair Sheppard, Head of Global Strategy and Leadership for PricewaterhouseCoopers, discusses his book "Ten Years to Midnight: Four Urgent Global Crise...
Surviving Recessions with Character and Vision
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pehr Gyllenhammar, former longtime Volvo CEO, discusses his book "Character is Destiny". Gyllenhammar's 24-year tenure was historic and groundbreaki...
Uproot Bureaucracy, Unleash Success
05 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Hamel discusses his new book "Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them" and ways to uproot bureaucracy and unleas...
Using Assessments for Employee Insight and Improvement
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Candice Frazer, Senior VP of Operations at TTI Success Insights discusses the use of cutting-edge assessments for employers, team leaders and executiv...
How to Inspire Donors for Non-Profits
22 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Greer discusses her book "Philanthropy Revolution," and how to inspire donors, build relationships and make a difference for non-profit fundraisi...
Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
15 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Feld discusses his new book "The Startup Community Way," and ways to foster an evolving entrepreneurial ecosystem. Brad is co-founder of the Foun...
Doing Agile Right
08 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Darrell Rigby discusses his book "Doing Agile Right" and ways to inspire transformation without chaos. Darrell leads Bain & Company's global innovatio...
A Revolution in Remote Work
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jed Ayres, CEO of IGEL Technology, discusses remote work and the implications to data security systems and approaches. Jed is an expert in workspace t...
The Power Of Smart Experiments
25 Jul 2020
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Steven K. Gold discusses his book "How We Succeed" and ways to make good things happen through the power of smart experiments. Steve is the founder an...
Why Entrepreneurs Should Act Like Revolutionaries
18 Jul 2020
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David McCourt discusses his book "Total Rethink" and why entrepreneurs should act like revolutionaries. David is CEO of Granahan McCourt Capital, a pr...
Win Short-Term While Investing Long-Term
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Cote, former CEO of the industrial tech giant Honeywell, discusses his book "Winning Now, Winning Later," and how companies can win in the short...
Become a High Performance Hero
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Hartnett discusses his book "It's All Possible" and how to unleash the high performance hero within you. Rob started his career at KPMG and worked...
Post-Pandemic Financial Business Strategies
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Redondo discusses post-pandemic business strategies and why it is important to take emotion out of decision-making, and to act like you have a mi...
The 21st Century Ride-Along
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Antonio Garrido discusses his book "The 21st Century Ride Along" and how sales leaders can develop their teams in real-time sales calls. What's a sale...
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Henderson discusses her book "Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire." Rebecca is a professor at Harvard University, where she has a joint ...
Unleash Inspiration, Meaning, and Joy
02 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John O'Leary discusses his book "In Awe" and how to unleash inspiration, meaning, and joy in what you do by rediscovering your childlike wonder. When ...
Catch Customers, Drive Growth
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Luis Pedroza discusses his book "LEAN Brands," and how to catch customers, drive growth and stand out in all markets. Luis is an expert at launching g...
How Entrepreneurs Can Build Financial Clarity
18 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer Sheinin discusses his new book "Entreprenumbers" (a #1 new Amazon release) and how entrepreneurs can build financial clarity for business adva...
COVID-19 and How To Stay Cyber Safe While Working From Home
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hackers and online criminals have wasted no time figuring out how to exploit COVID-19 and the fact that most workers are working from home. There has ...
The Necessity and Danger of Innovation
04 Apr 2020
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Mike Steep discusses his book "First Light of Day". Will our drive toward constant technological innovation be our downfall? Mike is one today's leadi...
How Trends and Catalysts Are Transforming Business
21 Mar 2020
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Sean Pillot de Chenecey discusses his book "Influencers and Revolutionaries" and how trends and catalysts are transforming business. ean is a brand ...
235: Tactics for Disruptive Thinking
07 Mar 2020
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Jeremy Gutsche discusses his book "Create the Future" and tactics for disruptive thinking. Jeremy says that we've reached a point in time when everyon...
Transpersonal Leadership
29 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Grant discusses her new book, co-authored with with John Knights and Greg Young, Leading Beyond the Ego and ways to become a transpersonal le...
234: How to Ride the Killer CPG Growth Curve
22 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
James Richardson discusses his book "Ramping Your Brand" (a #1 new release on Amazon) and ways to ride the current growth curve in consumer packaged g...
233: How To Compete in the Amazon Era
08 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Fishman discusses his book "Retail Success in an Online World" and how to compete and win in the Amazon era. With all the technological and econ...
Best Of Episode - How Women Rise - Sally Helgesen
25 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Best of Episode - Sally Helgesen discusses her book "How Women Rise" and how women can break the habits holding them back from their next raise, promo...
232: Mastering the Art of Asking
11 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 232 - Dr. Wayne Baker discusses his book "All You Have To Do Is Ask," and how to master the art of asking for what you need. Wayne calls this ...
Special 2019 Year End Episode
28 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Special Episode - 2019 Year End. Action items from our Knowledge Leader Circle members Erin Pheil, Rich Horwath, Kyle Westra, Chris Mailander, Eric Sh...
231: The Future Human-Machine Partnership
21 Dec 2019
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Episode 231 - Olivier Blanchard discusses his book "Human/Machine" and the future of our partnerships with machines. Olivier is a senior analyst with ...
230: Digital Process Automation Tactics and Success
14 Dec 2019
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Episode 230 - Paul Stone, Solution Architect at FlowForma discusses digital process automation. Explore the digital techniques that give process owner...
229: A Manifesto for a More Generous World
07 Dec 2019
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Episode 229- Yancey Strickler discusses his book "This Could Be Our Future," and how organizations need to look beyond profit and money and toward max...
228: Creating Progress in a World of Change
23 Nov 2019
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Episode 228 - Dean Lindsay discusses his book "Creating Progress in a World of Change." All progress is change, but not all change is progress. Explor...
227: Surviving Changing Markets
16 Nov 2019
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Episode 227 - Dave Ulrich discusses his book "Reinventing The Organization" and how companies can deliver radically greater value in fast-changing mar...
226: Overcoming a Scarcity Mindset for Financial Success
09 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 226 - John Kennedy, co-founder of CandorPath Financial, discusses how to overcome a scarcity mindset and gain financial success. John is an ex...
225: Critical Skills for Team Leadership
02 Nov 2019
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Episode 225 - Scott Miller discusses the book "Everyone Deserves a Great Manager," (a brand new Wall Street Journal Best Seller) and the six critical ...
224: Creative Problem Solving and Innovation
26 Oct 2019
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Episode 224 - Dr. Roger Firestien discusses his book "Create In A Flash" and ways to boost creative problem solving and innovation. Roger is the Senio...
223: Create Brand Names That Stick
19 Oct 2019
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Episode 223 - Alexandra Watkins discusses her book Hello, My Name Is Awesome and how to create a great brand name. Getting your brand name wrong can h...
222: Innovation On Tap
12 Oct 2019
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Episode 222 - Eric Schultz discusses his book "Innovation On Tap." The book is a fascinating collection of stories describing great entrepreneurs over...
221: Unlocking Financial Value
05 Oct 2019
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Episode 221 - Chris Mailander discusses his book The Craft and secret codes and methods to unlock exponential financial value. Chris has a law degree ...
220: Outsizing Strategies to Grow Your Business
28 Sep 2019
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Episode 220 - Steve Coughran discusses his book Outsizing and new strategies to grow your business, profits and potential. Steve is a CPA, earned his ...
219: Five Revolutions Shaping the Digital Economy
21 Sep 2019
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Episode 219 - Kyle T. Westra discusses his book "The New Invisible Hand" (an Amazon best-selling new release) and five technological revolutions that ...
218: How to Defeat Bad Strategy
14 Sep 2019
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Episode 218 - Rich Horwath discusses his book StrategyMan vs. the Anti-Strategy Squad and ways to use strategic thinking to defeat bad strategy. Rich ...
217: Overcoming Barriers to Success
07 Sep 2019
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Episode 217 - Erin Pheil, founder of The MindFix Group, discusses ways to recognize and overcome the roadblocks and mental barriers that get in the wa...
Write a Book, Build Your Brand
31 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Best of Rebroadcast Episode - Tanya Hall, CEO of the Greenleaf Book Group, discusses her book "Ideas, Influence & Income" in this rebroadcast episode....
216: Developing a Cadence of Success
24 Aug 2019
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Episode 216 - David Mattson, CEO of Sandler Systems, discusses his new book "The Success Cadence" and ways to unleash your organizations rapid growth ...
215: Making Large-Scale Change Happen
17 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 215 - Bill Schaninger, Senior Partner at McKinsey, discusses his new book, co-authored with Scott Keller, Beyond Performance 2.0 and a proven ...
214: Love Is Just Damn Good Business
10 Aug 2019
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Episode 214 - Steve Farber discusses his book Love Is Just Damn Good Business. Steve says that to achieve leadership and competitive advantage, we nee...
213: Mastering Emotional Interactions at Work and in Life
02 Aug 2019
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Episode 213 - Susan Steinbrecher discusses her book "Meaningful Alignment" and how to master emotional interactions at work and in life. Susan and her...
212: The Hybrid Workforce
27 Jul 2019
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Episode 212: Barry Mitchell, Global Leader for IBM's Digital Workforce, discusses the "Hybrid Workforce" where humans and smart machines work together...
211: Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
20 Jul 2019
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Episode 211 - Chris Griffiths discusses his book "The Creative Thinking Handbook" and step-by-step techniques for better problem solving in business. ...
210: Everything You Know About Leadership is Wrong
13 Jul 2019
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Episode 210 - Ashley Goodall discusses his book "Nine Lies About Work" and how much of what we've been taught about leadership is wrong. Ashley is a S...
209: Turn Your Ideas into Products that Sell
06 Jul 2019
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Episode 209 - Jules Pieri, CEO of The Grommet, discusses her book "How We Make Stuff Now" and ways to turn your ideas into products that build success...
208: The Art and Science of Product Packaging
29 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
208: Richard Brown, President of The BoxMaker discusses the art and science of product packaging. Richard leads a print-on-demand service called Fanta...
207: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement
22 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 207 - Rich Karlgaard discusses his new book "Late Bloomers" and the power of patience in a world obsessed with early achievement. Rich is the ...
Sustaining Workforce Engagement - Guest Lonnie Wilson
15 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lonnie Wilson discusses his book "Sustaining Workforce Engagement" and ways to ensure your employees are happy, healthy and productive. Lonnie is the ...
206: Leverage the Power of Relationships to Achieve Your Business Goals
08 Jun 2019
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Episode 206 - Zvi Band discusses his book "Success In Your Sphere" (a #1 new release on Amazon in Business Sales) and ways to leverage the power of re...
205: Get Connected and Build Customer Relationships
01 Jun 2019
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Episode 205 - Nicolaj Siggelkow discusses his book "Connected Strategy" (a #1 new release on Amazon for robotics and automation) and how to build cont...
204: Gallup finds Managers are the Single Biggest Success Factor
25 May 2019
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Episode 204 - Jim Harter, PhD discusses his new book "It's The Manager" (a #1 new release on Amazon) and new Gallup research that finds managers and t...
203: AI, Superhumans and the Next Economic Revolution
18 May 2019
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Episode 203 - Alex Bates discusses his book "Augmented Mind," and explores how augmenting humans, combining human intuition and artificial intelligenc...
The Winning Advantage - Guest Raymond Houser
11 May 2019
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Raymond Houser discusses his book "The Winning Advantage" and how to tap into your richest resources. Throughout a notable career that spans selling b...
202: Five Steps to Boost Sales with Vertical Marketing
04 May 2019
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Episode 202 - In this "Best Of" episode, Host Kevin Craine discusses five action items you can use to take advantage of Vertical Marketing. It can be ...
201: How Artificial Intelligence and the Cloud will Transform Business
27 Apr 2019
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Episode 201 - Futurist Tom Koulopoulos discusses "The Bottomless Cloud" and how AI, the next generation of the cloud, and abundance thinking will radi...