Everyday MBA

Alternatives to Venture Capital Funding

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Contributed by Lukas

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

200: Cracking the Code to Customer Loyalty

20 Apr 2019

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Episode 200 - Sandy Rogers, leader of FranklinCovey's Loyalty Practice, discusses the book "Leading Loyalty" -- a #1 New Release on Amazon -- and ways...

199: Artificial Intelligence and Content Management

13 Apr 2019

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Episode 199 - Bill Lobig, VP of Digital Business Automation at IBM discusses Artificial Intelligence and enterprise content management. Bill explores ...

198: Building An Inclusive Organization

06 Apr 2019

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Episode 198 - Raafi Alidina discusses his book, co-authored with Stephen Frost, "Building An Inclusive Organization" and ways organizations can levera...

197: Great Leaders Have No Rules

30 Mar 2019

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Episode 197: Kevin Kruse, NY Times best-selling author, discusses his book "Great Leaders Have No Rules" and contrarian leadership principles to trans...

196: Superhuman Innovation with Artificial Intelligence

23 Mar 2019

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Episode 196 - Chris Duffey discusses his new book "Superhuman Innovation" and transforming businesses with Artificial Intelligence. Chris used AI to w...

Three Ways to Make Your Business Writing Better

16 Mar 2019

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Special Episode – Kevin Craine shares three ways you can make your business writing better in this special action item episode. Listen for three act...

195: How To Be Resilient When Life Sucks

09 Mar 2019

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Episode 195 - Resiliency Ninja Allison Graham talks about her new book "Married My Mom, Birthed a Dog" and how to be resilient when life sucks. Guaran...

194: Use Your Gut Instincts to Make Better Business Decisions

02 Mar 2019

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Episode 194 - Rick Snyder discusses his book "Decisive Intuition" and ways to use your gut instincts to make better business decisions. Rick is an int...

193: Finding and Closing Sales with Social Media

23 Feb 2019

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Episode 193  - Ken Guest discusses his book "Digital Prospecting" and ways to find, nurture and close sales using social media. Ken is a Partner at S...

192: Six-Figure Freelance Action Items

16 Feb 2019

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Episode 192 - Six-Figure Freelance Action Items. This special episode explores three steps to strengthen your solopreneur success using proven concept...

191: STEM Education - Are Students Prepared?

09 Feb 2019

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Episode 191 - Neil Braun, Dean of the Lubin School of Business at Pace University, discusses STEM education. Are graduating students prepared for the ...

190: Be More Pirate and Win

02 Feb 2019

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Episode 190 - Sam Conniff Ellende discusses his book "Be More Pirate" and how you can take on the world and win. Sam explores the tactics and strategi...

189: Peak Leadership Fitness

26 Jan 2019

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Episode 189 - Dr. Timothy Tobin discusses his book "Peak Leadership Fitness" and ways to elevate your leadership game. Tim is Vice President of Franch...

188: Digital Business Automation Strategies

19 Jan 2019

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Episode 188 - David Jenness, portfolio marketing manager for digital business automation at IBM, discusses advanced data capture, process automation a...

187: B State - A New Roadmap to Success

12 Jan 2019

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Episode 187 - Mark Samuel discusses his new book B State and a new roadmap for bold leadership, brave culture and breakthrough results. Mark is the au...

186: Billion-dollar C-Suite Success Techniques

05 Jan 2019

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Episode 186 - Tom Murry, retired CEO of Calvin Klein, discusses C-Suite business techniques that get results. Tom retired as CEO after 17 prosperous y...

Year End Action Items

29 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Special Year End Episode - Listen to unheard action items from 2018 interviews. Kevin Craine speaks with guests Derek Lidow, Rick Miller, Best-Seller ...