Change Your Mindset
309 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsWelcome to Change Your Mindset (formerly known as Improv Is No Joke) where it is all about believing that strong communication skills are the best way in delivering your technical accounting knowledge and growing your business. The way of building stronger communication skills is by embracing the principles of applied improvisation. Your host is Peter Margaritis, CPA a.k.a. The Accidental Accountant, will interview financial professionals and business leaders to find their secret in building stronger relationships with their clients, customers, associates, and peers, all the while, growing their businesses.
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S2E9 - Byron Patrick | Staying Ahead of Technology: Trends You Need to Know & What You Can Do to Protect Yourself
August 20, 2018 10:00 - 46 minutesOverwhelmed by trying to stay current with the rapid change in technology? Have sleepless nights because you fear that someone will #hack into your company? Just need IT help? Then this episode is for you.
S2E8 - Owen Wyss | The Value of Volunteering (For You & Your Community)
August 06, 2018 10:00 - 47 minutesOwen Wyss is the Financial Controller at Thompson Concrete Construction, and he can best be described by a quote he gave in a recent AICPA article titled “Tired of Getting After-Hours Work Email?” Owen said, "Given the fact that my company does pay for me to have the ability to access my email on my smartphone, I believe they expect me to be available in an emergency or in order not to delay a project or task, especially since we operate globally." Now, most CPAs don't feel that way – and t...
S2E7 - Cara Silletto | Why Your Employees Leave & How to Keep Them Longer
July 23, 2018 10:00 - 56 minutesCara Silletto is a retention guru who works with companies all around the country, in all different industries, to help them reduce employee turnover. To accomplish that, she bridges the generational gaps and helps managers be more effective in their roles. This is an issue that comes up a lot in firms today and it’s only going to be a bigger issue with each passing year. So if you’re clinging to the old ways – well, consider this a wake-up call. Because the firms who are set in their...
S2E6 - Jennie Scheel | How to Translate Accounting: Communicating the Story Behind the Numbers
July 09, 2018 10:00 - 37 minutesMy guest today is Jennie Scheel, CFO of Five Nines Technology Group and a previous attendee of my Financial Storytelling seminar. After the seminar, she sent me an email with a nice compliment about the class and asked if I knew of any great summaries that I could share with her for taking accounting data and turning it into a powerful story… but at that time, and even still, I didn’t know of any. Instead, I helped Jennie develop her story for the organization in exchange for using this exerc...
S2E5 - Rich Stang and Brad Hoffman | The Future-Forward Culture Behind DeLeon & Stang
June 25, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutesMy guests today are Rich Stang and Brad Hoffman, who are partners in the Maryland accounting firm DeLeon & Stang – and it is not your average firm. I have included a case study on DeLeon & Stang in my upcoming book, Taking the Numb out of Numbers, and I brought Rich and Brad on the podcast so they can talk more about their fascinating firm. DeLeon & Stang is very much an anticipatory organization. They have created an exceptionally positive culture and go beyond traditional services by provid...
S2E4 - Dr. John Molidor | The Science Behind Brain-Friendly Presentations
June 11, 2018 10:00 - 1 hourMy guest today is Dr. John Molidor, a Professor of Psychiatry and Community Assistant Dean at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine as well as a past president of the National Speakers Association Board of Directors. John shares his extensive knowledge about how to prepare a presentation that takes your audience's brain into consideration and provides a richer learning experience, or a “brain-friendly” presentation. John came to the NSA Ohio chapter in February 2017 and delivere...
S2E3 - Eddie Turner | Facilitated Collaboration: Stay Ready (So You Don’t Have to Get Ready)
May 28, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutesCollaboration is a buzzword in business today. Everyone talks about it. But how do you do it? Well, today’s guest, Eddie Turner, thinks he has the secret sauce to collaboration: “It should be facilitated – facilitated collaboration is what accelerates performance and drives impact.” Eddie is known as “the leadership accelerator” because he works with leaders to accelerate performance and drive impact. He is a C-Suite network adviser, international certified coach, certified trainer, and prof...
S2E2 - Michelle Sopp, Jennifer Oleksa, Chris Fleck, and Bret Johnson | The Future of Professional Learning & Development
May 14, 2018 10:00 - 1 hourToday I sit down with four incredible guests – Michelle Sopp, Jennifer Oleksa, Chris Fleck, and Bret Johnson – to discuss our major takeaways from the 2018 National CPE Educators conference held earlier this year. If you are in the learning and development business, in any industry, pay close attention because all industries and professions need to adapt and change in response to new technologies and changing behavior. The conference objectives were: Creating a fun and dynamic learning env...
S2E1 - Amy Vetter | The Future of Accounting: How Firms Need to Change & Why We Need to Become Cherished Business Advisors
April 30, 2018 10:00 - 50 minutesThis is an exciting time to be in the accounting profession – we are at a turning point, and the profession is recognizing that just counting beans is not going to get us into the next century (or even the next decade). We need to change our role and relationships with our clients, and we need to be proactive about investing in developing technologies that will allow us to do so. That’s why I sat down to talk with Amy Vetter, a key influencer in the accounting industry and an accomplished...
Ep. 99 - A Very Special Announcement About the Next 100 Episodes
April 23, 2018 10:00 - 8 minutesToday I’m celebrating my 100th episode (because I technically started this show with episode 0) – and I have a special announcement for all of you. First, I’d like to thank all of the guests who have given their time and shared their knowledge with my audience – without you, we never would have reached this milestone. I’d also like to thank my audience, especially those of you who listen every week. I hope you’ve been able to gather some nuggets of wisdom and applied them in your everyday...
Ep. 98 - Scott Palmer | Improvisation in the Workplace: Disarming Angry Customers & Remembering How to Communicate
April 16, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutesScott Palmer is the Executive Director of Adult Education at Butler Technology and Career Development Schools, and he joins me to discuss how the principles of improvisation have helped him create a collaborative environment with his team, his students, and the institution. Scott has been in adult education for more than two decades, and he loves this work because he is able to help others realize lifelong goals, whether that be pursuing a degree, completing a certificate, or getting a jo...
Ep. 97 - Kay Frances | Lighten Up & Stress Less with America’s Funniest Stressbuster
April 09, 2018 10:00 - 46 minutesKay Frances is a motivational humorist who has shared her message to “lighten up, stress less and take care of ourselves” for over 30 years. Kay is “America’s Funniest Stressbuster” – and she even wrote the book on stress, The Funny Thing about Stress; A Seriously Humorous Guide to a Happier Life! When it comes to humor, Kay is the real deal. She performed as a professional stand up comedian for many years and appeared on a number of national television and radio programs. Plus, as you’l...
Ep. 96 - Bob Pacanovsky | Develop a Black Tie Mindset & Discover the Power of Hospitality
April 02, 2018 10:00 - 52 minutesBob Pacanovsky is what you might call a “Wow!” expert – with 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, primarily in the hospitality space, he has learned how create engagement, retention, and loyalty with customers, employees, and clients. Bob took that expertise and founded The Black Tie Experience, which helps companies and leaders create that Black Tie Experience for their customers and employees. The black tie is much more than a uniform – it’s a mindset. You don’t actually have to have...
Ep. 95 - Kristen Rampe | Another CPA Who’s All Things Improv Shares a New Training Tool for Speaking Success
March 26, 2018 10:00 - 34 minutesKristen Rampe, Founder of Kristen Rampe Consulting, returns to the show to discuss how CPE educators can get the best out of their presenters and subject matter experts and a new training tool for those who want to build confidence when speaking in front of a crowd: PowerPoint Improv! If you want to get better at speaking, this episode is for you. Kristen conducted an excellent breakout session during the 2018 CPE Educators Conference, in which a group of us discussed how we can get ...
Ep. 94 - Chris Loehrer: Creativity, Collaboration, & Innovation in Traditional Business Environments
March 19, 2018 10:00 - 44 minutesChris Loehrer is a right-brain person living in left-brain world, meaning he is extremely creative, has a BFA in animation and film, but currently operates in a leadership role within The Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA)… not exactly what you might expect from a creative type. In this episode, Chris offers a unique perspective on the topic of leadership, and shares the challenges he faces with getting some of his ideas across and accepted in a numbers-driven, linear thinking business env...
Ep. 93 - Ted Janusz: What You Need to Know About Online Marketing & Social Media in 2018
March 12, 2018 10:00 - 42 minutesTed Janusz is a speaker and marketing guru, and he’s here to help you get the most out of your online presence. We discuss how you can set your organization apart from the competition, how to get your clients and prospects spending more time on your website, and what you can do to raise your level of authority to be perceived as an expert in your field. Marketing isn’t the same as it was even just 10 years ago – or, at least, your marketing shouldn’t look the same as it did 10 years ago. ...
Ep. 92 - Mary Foley: Don a Red Cape, Be Bodacious, & Take Charge of Your Life
March 05, 2018 11:00 - 53 minutesMary Foley energizes female entrepreneurs with the clarity, confidence, and tools to attract, engage, and win more clients. She is an author, energizing keynote speaker, business mentor, host of the P.O.W.E.R. Plug Podcast, and a lover of red capes. On today’s episode, we discuss her book Bodacious! Woman: Outrageously in Charge of Your Life and Lovin’ It! Her sense of humor and positivity comes through on every page of – as it does every minute of this podcast! This book isn’t just f...
Ep. 91 - Jim Canterucci: Finding Your Purpose Story & Automating Organizational Change Management
February 26, 2018 11:00 - 53 minutesJim Canterucci is a catalyst for growth leadership change. He is the Founder of Transition Management Advisors and Constituent Hub, the author of Personal Brilliance: Mastering the Everyday Habits That Create a Lifetime of Success, and creator of a comprehensive system for for leading change called Change Management Project - The Next Step. For years, Jim and his team at Transition Management Advisors have been helping their clients develop leadership capabilities to create a championshi...
Ep. 90 - Laura Stoll: Using Improv to Develop Internal Talent & Manage Change
February 19, 2018 11:00 - 55 minutesLaura Stoll is the Talent Development Consultant at Ernst & Young, and she has a fascinating perspective on how you can develop top talent within your organization that is influenced by her background in improv. Laura studied at Second City, iO, and ComedySportz Chicago. She even has the distinction of being the only student ever thrown out of previous guest (and current husband) Jay Sukow’s classroom! At EY, Laura strategizes, designs, and consults on large-scale programs designed to...
Ep. 89 - Jon Petz: Laugh Louder, Perform Better, & Achieve More
February 12, 2018 11:00 - 48 minutesJon Petz is born to be on stage – so much so that he left his highly successful career as a corporate vice president to fulfill his purpose and passion by helping others laugh louder, perform better, and achieve more. We discuss how he evolved from a corporate executive to a business magician to an opening keynoter and MC, and how you can better engage your audience in any situation (plus, we laugh a lot along the way). As a speaker and MC, Jon engages and energizes his audience using his...
Ep. 88 - Jody Padar | The Roadmap to the New Firm
February 05, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutesJody Padar, AKA The Radical CPA, is a leader driven by a passion to foster real change in the accounting profession. She represent the next generation of accounting professionals, leading the vanguard for both digital CPAs and future-ready firms. Jody returns to the show to discuss her new book, From Success to Significance: The Radical CPA Guide, which is a practice-proven roadmap to a new business model for CPA firms. If you’re looking to change and you’re not sure how to begin, this l...
Ep. 87 - Marilyn Sherman: How to Overcome Obstacles That Keep You from Achieving Your Goals
January 29, 2018 11:00 - 54 minutesMarilyn Sherman is a speaker and author who has spent years motivating and inspiring audiences to get out of their comfort zone and get a front-row seat in life, and this is the perfect time of the year to check in with her because she has tips and techniques anyone can use to stay focused on their goals (and New Year’s resolutions). It’s the end of January, so some of you may have broken your resolutions already – and that’s okay! Listen to the entire episode, apply Marilyn’s tips, and t...
Ep. 86 - Keith Harmeyer | SmartStorming: How to Innovate & Why We Need To
January 22, 2018 11:00 - 55 minutesKeith Harmeyer is all about ideas! He is an expert in innovative thinking, creative problem solving, and idea generation who spent over two decades coming up with great ideas for some of the world’s best known and most successful companies (such as JPMorgan Chase, Disney, Conde Nast, and McDonald’s). Now, as a Founding Partner of SmartStorming and co-author of SmartStorming: The Game Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas, Keith is providing other organizations with the exp...
Ep. 85 - Merle Heckman | Intentional Storytelling & Applying it in Business
January 15, 2018 11:00 - 59 minutesToday’s guest, Merle Heckman, truly understands the power of storytelling – and why it is needed in all aspects of business today. You see, Merle works with engineers, but he’s not an engineer (he’s the Manager of Organizational Development at Regal Beloit). And when engineers give presentations, they can be dense with jargon and hard to understand... not unlike when accountants give presentations. Merle wanted to know how individuals within his organization could give better presenta...
Ep. 84 - Antonio Ocampo-Guzman: Designing Improv Classes for Business & Computer Science Students
January 08, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutesI’m really excited to introduce you all to Antonio Ocampo-Guzman, an actor, director, author, and theater teacher originally from Bogotá, Colombia. He is an Associate Professor at Northeastern University, where he teaches all levels of acting, voice, and improvisation – but not just to theater students. Antonio has developed a number of courses for non-theater students to help people develop their “soft skills,” or interpersonal communication skills – but, as listeners to this podcast kno...
Ep. 83 - 2017: A Year in Review
January 01, 2018 11:00 - 39 minutesHappy New Year! To celebrate the beginning of what is sure to be another interesting year, I’ve gone through every episode from 2017 and pulled out a quote that I found impactful. Inspired by one of these quotes? You can find an image to download and share for each one by clicking this link. Resources: Connect with Pete and listen to previous episodes of the podcast at improvisnojoke.com -- Production & Development for Improv Is No Joke by Podcast Masters
Ep. 82 - Tim Sinclair | Business Development: What Makes Your Business Unique & Different?
December 25, 2017 11:00 - 47 minutesTim Sinclair is the Industry Consulting Director at the accounting firm WebsterRogers, and he has worked with more than 350 companies across the U.S. and in a variety of industries. He is passionate about helping business leaders advance and grow their companies so they can, in turn, improve the lives of their employees and their local economy. We discuss the skills you need to develop a business, how he helps the team at WebsterRogers sharpen their business development skills, and the ro...
Ep. 81 - Jerry L. Esselstein: How Professionals Can Prepare for the Changing Business Environment
December 18, 2017 11:00 - 41 minutesJerry L. Esselstein specializes in strategic planning, implementation strategies, personnel development, and performance measurement for private company owners, executives, and other senior management groups. Jerry has an extensive leadership background, and our conversation focuses on the critical leadership skills needed in the modern business landscape. Although we are discussing the future of the accounting profession, you don’t need to be an accountant to enjoy this episode because t...
Ep. 80 - Boyd Search | Transforming Corporate Culture in a Changing Profession: Transparency, Trust, & Leadership
December 11, 2017 11:00 - 51 minutesBoyd Search is the President & CEO of the Georgia Society of CPAs. Our conversation centers around how he approached changing the organization’s corporate culture, and the impact that the George Society is making on its members, associates, and the profession. On Boyd’s first day as CEO of the Georgia Society almost seven years ago, I was actually his first new paying member – and I am still a member because his changes haven’t ticked me off yet! So how (and why) is Boyd transforming ...
Ep. 79 - Ryan Parker: Adding Value to Your Organization (as You Grow as a Leader)
December 04, 2017 11:00 - 53 minutesRyan Parker is the President & CEO of Endicott Clay Products and the newly installed chair of the Nebraska Society of CPA’s executive board. Our conversation focuses on the process of adding value to your organization as you grow your career, what you should be thinking about if you aspire to be a leader within your organization, and the challenges of replacing a seasoned CEO. How can you add value to an organization & grow as a leader? Some work is necessary, but doesn’t add val...
Ep. 78 - Jay Sukow: Teaching Improv to Businesses, Actors, and Everyone Else
November 27, 2017 11:00 - 1 hourJay Sukow believes that the world would be a better place if everyone took just one improv class – and I agree! Jay is trying to make that world a reality as the Founder of Today Improv, where he teaches improv to actors, businesses, and everyone else all over the world. Jay is also on faculty at M.i.’s Westside Comedy Theater and The Second City Hollywood, and co-host of the ImprovCast with Jay and Landon. In the 80’s and 90’s, there wasn’t a lot of understanding about what improv w...
Ep. 77 - Colin Blalock | It’s Not What You Say That is Heard: Why Reading Body Language is Fun & Profitable
November 20, 2017 11:00 - 1 hourColin Blalock, a shareholder with Jones and Kolb, is a CPA with a very unique set of skills: Colin has developed a talent for understanding the nonverbal messages that people are saying. That's right – He has developed the ability to read body language, and he has delivered a number of conference presentations on this topic. The importance of reading body language is underscored when you understand how people are interpreting your message: 7 percent is what you say, 38 percent is how you ...
Ep. 76 - Dr. David Brobeck: How FUN Increases Engagement & Retention
November 13, 2017 11:00 - 47 minutesDr. David Brobeck (AKA The Problem-Solving Professor) is a professional speaker and a professor of graduate education at Walsh University. His current academic focus is researching various means to enhancing teaching and learning based on neuroscience. Regardless of the endeavor, David believes learning should be fun – and I agree! In this interview, Dr. Brobeck shares tips and techniques we can use to make learning fun in order to increase the audience member retention rate, whether we’r...
Ep. 75 - Jack Park & Maureen Zappala: Writing Buckeye Reflections
November 06, 2017 11:00 - 42 minutesWhat do a cow, a snapping turtle, and a goat have in common? Ohio State Football (really, we’re not kidding)! This is just one of the fascinating anecdotes you’ll find in the new book Buckeye Reflections: Legendary Moments from Ohio State Football. We’ve talked to both Jack Park and Maureen Zappala on previous episodes of the podcast (episode 13 and episode 39, respectively), but today they’re joining us together to discuss their two-and-a-half year journey co-writing Buckeye Reflections....
Ep. 74 - Jennifer Briggs: Indiana Passes Competency-Based CPA License Renewal Law
October 30, 2017 10:00 - 55 minutesJennifer Briggs is currently the Senior Vice President and COO of the Indiana CPA Society, and she will be the CEO of the society beginning January 1, 2018. On July 1st, 2017, the state of Indiana signed House Bill 1467 into law, which “allows competency based learning through professional development opportunities to qualify accountants for accountant certificate renewal.” This all began years ago, around 2010, when the Indiana society created a board-level task force on knowledge ma...
Ep. 73 - Dr. Alan Patterson: How to Go From Technical Expert to Strategic Leader
October 23, 2017 10:00 - 50 minutesDr. Alan Patterson is the Founder of Mentoré, a consulting practice specializing in leadership and organizational development, and a thought leader at the Business Learning Institute. Dr. Patterson also wrote Leader Evolution: From Technical Expertise to Strategic Leadership, which defines the four critical stages needed by individuals with technical or specialist backgrounds to move into leadership positions. “So what can I say? I'm a lone ranger. Hired gun. You need help? The doctor is i...
Ep. 72 - Bill Sheridan | Human Work in the Age of Machines: How to be a Future-Ready CPA
October 16, 2017 10:00 - 47 minutesOnly 8 percent of CPAs believe that the profession is future ready, according to CPA.com’s study Welcome to the Fast Future. This is a rather concerning statistic because the future is coming, and it might be closer than you think. Bill Sheridan, Chief Communication Officer at the MACPA, is on the front lines trying to prepare CPAs for the future, and he recently published a new white paper that every CPA should read: Human Work in the Ages of Machines: Five Steps for Building a Future-R...
Ep. 71 - The Accidental Tour Guide: Peter’s Favorite Places to Eat in the U.S.
October 09, 2017 10:00 - 34 minutesWe’re doing something a little different today: Peter shares his favorite places to eat all over the country. He was inspired by former guest Clarke Price, who keeps a record of every restaurant he visits and often suggests new places for Peter to try. New Orleans: Gump Shop - GumboShop.com Mr. B's Bistro - MrBsBistro.com The Pelican Club - PelicanClub.com K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen - KPauls.com Drago's Seafood Restaurant - DragosRestaurant.com The Greater Baltimore Area: Cu...
Ep. 70 - Annie Conderacci: Facilitating Growth & Positive Change with Improv
October 02, 2017 10:00 - 57 minutesAnnie Conderacci is a change management consultant and a passionate student of improv. She studied and performed improv at The Second City, Annoyance Theater, and IO Chicago, and she performs improv and sketch all around the city. As a change and management consultant, Annie frequently uses her improv skills to facilitate growth and positive change in organizations. Throughout the interview, she does an outstanding job of describing how improv can be applied to business, and discusses how yo...
Ep. 69 - Byron Patrick: Be Selfish & Get Involved With Your Local Association
September 25, 2017 10:00 - 50 minutesByron Patrick, Managing Director of CPA practice at Network Alliance, is a nationally-known industry thought leader and a multi-recipient of the CPA Practice Advisor's 40 Under 40 award. Byron has been an active member of the Maryland Association of CPAs since the beginning of his career, and he credits much of his professional success to the support and membership of the MACPA. Personally, I know I wouldn’t be where where I am today without my local association, and I wholeheartedly agree ...
Ep. 68 - Greg Conderacci: Supercharge Your Spiritual Energy
September 18, 2017 10:00 - 51 minutesWe’re talking to returning guest Greg Conderacci, the energy management expert who wrote Getting Up!: Supercharging Your Energy and, at the age of 66, rode his bicycle across the United States in just 18 days. In Getting Up!, Greg writes about the important difference between time management and energy management. Doing more, and living a happier life, isn’t about having more time – It's all about having more energy. We don't get any more time, but we can all get way more energy. Througho...
Ep 67 - Tom Hood | The Anticipatory CPA: How to be Aware, Predictive, & Adaptive in a Changing World
September 11, 2017 10:00 - 49 minutesTom Hood, CEO of the Maryland Association of CPAs and the Business Learning Institute, is on a mission to help CPAs make sense of this changing and complex world. Tom and I spoke on the third episode of this podcast, in June of 2016, and a lot has changed in that short period of time. We discuss how technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing are impacting the accounting profession (and the world), and how CPAs can begin transforming themselves into Anticipator...
Ep. 66 - Karen Eddington | Dealing with Pressure: Comedy, Communities, & Self-Care
September 04, 2017 10:00 - 48 minutesKaren Eddington is a comedian, speaker, researcher, and the author of Understanding Self-Worth. She uses her experience in stand-up comedy and improv to teach laughter as a form of self-care. For 15 years, Karen has researched identity to look for patterns and create original solutions that help people “Under Pressure.” Although The Under Pressure Project started as an effort to understand the biggest pressures faced by teens, it has grown into a mission to heal the most universal and da...
Ep. 65 - Debbie Peterson: RACE to Change Your Mindset & Results
August 28, 2017 10:00 - 50 minutesDebbie Peterson is a certified trainer of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and mindset expert who works with companies to increase bottom line results through greater clarity in communication and in leadership. We discuss how you can change the story that you’re telling yourself to transform negative self-talk into a positive thought process. We all suffer from this, at times, but Debbie provides proven strategies that will help change the dialogue in your head. Neuro-linguistic Programmi...
Ep. 64 - Chris Shirer: JoinMyTable is Bringing the Party Back to the Dinner Table
August 21, 2017 10:00 - 45 minutesChris Shirer describes herself as a devoted champion of all things food, beverage, and guest experience… and she got my attention at “food!” Chris is the Founder of two companies: Madison + Fifth, a marketing agency, and the recently-launched JoinMyTable, a new platform for prepaid group dining created to encourage community and increase our time spent in real world conversation. JoinMyTable is a fascinating and unique concept: people who want to go out for dinner can pre-purchase off-the-m...
Ep. 63 - Bob Dean | The New CPE: Collaborative Learning Experiences.
August 14, 2017 10:00 - 44 minutesBob Dean, Founder of Dean Learning and Talent Advisors, returns to the show to talk more about virtual learning. Our conversation is framed around ThinkTank, collaboration, and an article that we wrote titled “The New CPE: Collaborative Learning Experiences.” Bob works as a practitioner consultant using ThinkTank, a collaboration-as-a-service software company. By providing a collaborative structure to the way people work together, ThinkTank enables leaders to transform business processes and...
Ep 62 - Patrick Donadio: Communicating with IMPACT
August 07, 2017 10:00 - 57 minutesToday our guest is Patrick Donadio, MBA, CSP, and MCC. For the past three decades, he has guided leaders and their organizations with powerful presentations and one-on-one business communications coaching. In his desire to help leaders grow their people, Patrick has taken his decades of experience and crafted a results-based process for his new leader’s guide, Communicating with IMPACT, focused on improving communication, increasing profits, and boosting performance in less time. Patrick’s...
Ep. 61 - Chris Jenkins: Why Associations Need to Stop Treating Members as Customers & Start Fostering Fellowship
July 31, 2017 10:00 - 1 hourChris Jenkins, CEO of the South Carolina Associations of CPAs, joins us today to discuss how you can better engage an audience of any size when you are speaking, and to discuss how we can improve association management. Although Chris is a technology guy – we originally met when he served as the Chief Information Officer at the Ohio Society – he believes that Associations, and business professionals in general, are relying on technology far too much, and using it improperly. Professional or...
Ep. 60 - Roxanne Kaufman Elliott: How to Inspire Leadership, Develop Leaders, & Transform Cultures
July 24, 2017 10:00 - 49 minutesOur guest, Roxanne Kaufman Elliott, has spent much of her professional life exploring what makes the difference between failure and success – and she’s found that it comes down to exemplary leadership. The good news is that there’s an exemplary leader in all of us – we just need a way to unleash it. As President and i3 Leadership Master at ProLaureate Ltd., a transformational leadership development firm, Roxanne helps both individuals and organizations unleash their leadership potential and ...
Ep. 59 - Karl Ahlrichs | Storm Clouds & Silver Linings: The Future of HR (and a Coffee Table Book)
July 17, 2017 10:00 - 49 minutesToday’s returning guest, Karl Ahlrichs, is a human capitalist consultant and a far-thinking and future-planning individual. Back in episode five, we discussed some of the storms he sees coming on the horizon, particularly where HR and the next generations of employees meet. In this episode, we once again look to the future of human resources. Although our current economy is far greater now than it's been in a while, Karl sees quite a few potential problems on the horizon that we need to be b...