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348 How Young People Can Become AI Entrepreneurs In 10 Weeks with Hannah Grady Williams CEO of d’Skills

February 26, 2024 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MB

On this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we unveil what's really possible for young people when they're set up to win as modern entrepreneurs, leveraging new AI technology. And who better to showcase it than the Gen Z whisperer for CEOs and executives, Hannah Grady Williams. Hannah Grady Williams is back, and she’s here to talk about d’Skills. d’Skills is a one-of-a-kind digital training community that teaches young people entrepreneurship, AI skills, and how to create...

347 Bouncing Back: Facing and Conquering Life’s Toughest Challenges with Combat Veteran Travis Mills

February 19, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB

We all encounter radical challenges, and we face big choices about how we approach life in the most challenging moments and learn to survive in – maybe even thrive. Today, we are joined by a combat veteran, retired US Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills, as he shares his challenges and the choices he has made to get to where he is today. Travis Mills is a serial entrepreneur, the driving force behind the Travis Mills Foundation, and the author of Bounce Back: A playbook for facing life's toughe...

346 Dating Over 40 with Nina Jarnum, author of “F*ck Kissing Frogs”

February 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MB

It’s February, so what better time it is than to talk Love on Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different. Today, we have a fun one: a special dating episode for people over 40. And who better to talk about it than our guest, Nina Jarnum. Nina Jarnum is a lawyer-turned-Yogi-turned-popular writer, and she’s the author of a new book called, “F*ck Kissing Frogs”. And we had a blast talking about her book and the topic of dating over 40, as you’ll hear in just a bit. You’re listening to Christo...

345 Learned Excellence: Legendary Lessons from Navy SEALs, CEOs, Pro Athletes & Big Wave Surfers with Dr. Eric Potterat & Alan Eagle

February 05, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB

This episode is exclusively for people who want to have a personal breakthrough in their own performance. And who better to discuss it with but with people who have learned excellence, Dr. Eric Potterat & Alan Eagle. Alan Eagle is an executive Communication Coach, and he spent 16 years working with a top people at Google. He's written several other books, and his most well-known for his celebrated book, “Trillion Dollar Coach” about the legendary Silicon Valley coach Bill Campbell. Dr. Eric...

344 Product, Growth, and Career Advice with Lenny Rachitsky

January 29, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MB

On this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we are joined by one of my favorite people in the creator world, Lenny Rachitsky. A few episodes back, we posted the conversation we had on Lenny’s Podcast were I also extended an invite to him for a dialogue at Follow Your Different. And now, here we are. Lenny Rachitsky specializes in deeply researched product growth and career advice, particularly for those in the startup/tech world. Lenny's newsletter on Substack is also the...

343 Miracle Morning / Miracle Life with Hal Elrod, multi-million bestselling author

January 22, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MB

It is now 2024; and as they say, a new year, a new you. So let us start you off by helping you gain a new lens and perspective on things. And who better to assist you on that than our guest, Hal Elrod. In the world of kind of personal growth and personal development, Hal Elrod stands alone. He's recently released a new updated and expanded version of the Miracle Morning. To say that Hal Elrod has created a movement would be putting it mildly. On this episode, you get to enjoy an extraordina...

342 One Woman’s October 7th Bravery At The Nova Festival Massacre In Israel with Natalie Sanandaji

January 15, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 53 MB

Today marks the 100th day from the terrorist attack done by Hamas that took the lives of many civilians in Gaza. On this episode, our guest is an extraordinary woman named Natalie Sanandaji, who shares her experience as it happened on what could be described as the worse day for Jews since World War II. What you're about to hear is a real, unedited, unfettered, unfiltered conversation about an extraordinary event that happened on October 7, and has been impacting the rest of the world since....

341 How To Become A Category Pirate | Christopher Lochhead on Lenny’s Podcast with Lenny Rachitsky

January 09, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MB

This week on Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we’re presenting to you Christopher's appearance on Lenny’s Podcast, hosted by Lenny Rachitsky. Lenny Rachitsky runs the #1 Business Substack newsletter, Lenny’s Newsletter. It is legendary especially for people in tech marketing, product marketing, and startups. It’s so legendary that even Christopher pays for it. And now, he’s in it. This is one of the more in-depth discussions Christopher has had with a very smart person about cat...

340 2024: DEI, AI, The Cloud & Beyond with Bob Evans & John Siefert of Acceleration Economy

January 01, 2024 09:48 - 1 hour - 49.4 MB

Today on Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, John Siefert and Bob Evans, the leaders and founders of Acceleration Economy, join in on the dialogue about DEI, AI, and what’s in store for 2024. In addition, Bob Evans is also the host of the podcast called Cloud Wars Live, which Christopher has actually been a guest to a few times. They also have some great guests and amazing discussions over there, so go check them out after this episode. That said, let’s dive in into this dialogue a...

339 A Wish for Different in 2024

December 18, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MB

First and foremost, we at Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different would like to wish everyone from the bottom of our hearts, happy holidays. We hope that you have an opportunity to be with the people you love this time of year, and enjoy some happiness and peace. That said, there seems to be a lot going on lately. Be it about antisemitism, diversity, equality, and inclusion, and sort of the core values that the United States will be governed by and will latch on to. So I wanted to take t...

338 Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World with Rabbi Sharon Brous, Bestselling Author of “The Amen Effect”

December 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MB

Every thinking person and caring person has been affected by the pain and suffering in our world of late. And most of us have been grappling with the horrors of October 7 and everything that has come since then. Today, Rabbi Sharon Brous is here to help us make sense of it all. Rabbi Sharon Brous is the founding rabbi of IKAR Jewish synagogue and community in LA. Rabbi Sharon was also chosen to bless President Obama and Vice President Biden at their inaugural in 2013, and she returned to do ...

337 Inside the Mind of “CEO Whisperer” Jerry Colonna, Bestselling Author of “Reunion – Leadership and the Longing to Belong”

November 13, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MB

On this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we have the great pleasure of talking to the “CEO whisperer” Jerry Colonna, once again. Jerry Colonna is back, and he has a new book to share with everyone. It’s called Reunion – Leadership and the longing to Belong. If you think radical, intimate conversations about careers are a powerful and important thing, you're gonna love everything about this conversation with Jerry. You’re listening to Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your ...

336 How Startup Founders Build A Legendary Life with Brad Pedersen, Co-founder & Chairman of Lomi

November 05, 2023 20:34 - 1 hour - 44.5 MB

Every entrepreneur and every person who's creative wants to have a deeply fulfilling professional and personal life. But it can be easy to get distracted and pulled off course, which is why we all need “Touchstone Moments” to remind us of what matters. Today, we talk about it with our guest, Brad Pedersen. Brad Pedersen is a lifelong entrepreneur, and the Co-founder & Chairman at Lomi. He's got a new bestseller out called Startup Santa, a toy makers tale of 10 business lessons learned from t...

335 Inside Israel with Dr. Giora Yaron, former Chairman of Tel Aviv University

October 27, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MB

Today on Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we have a special episode featuring a good friend of mine, Dr. Giora Yaron. We talk about what's happening in Israel now, the realities of the situation Israel faces and what's likely to happen next. Dr. Giora Yaron is considered a legend in the startup tech world. He's known as one of the key players in creating the tech startup VC ecosystem. He started his career as a Senior Executive in National Semiconductor in the United States. And ...

334 How To Build An AI Startup, AI Video Content Marketing & More with Vikram Chalana, Founder/CEO of Pictory

October 23, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 47 MB

How do you build an AI startup? What's different about an AI startup compared to a normal tech startup? How do you get VCs to come to you instead of chasing them? If you have these questions in mind, our guest, Vikram Chalana, might have the answer you are looking for. Vikram Chalana is the founder and CEO of Pictory.AI, an AI video creation tool that can help content marketers create content in a fast and scalable manner. So, if you have an interest in AI and what future it holds, you’re goi...

333 Israel: War in “Startup Nation”

October 12, 2023 06:00 - 11 minutes - 7.82 MB

On this episode, let’s talk about Israel, and the war that has come to this “Startup Nation”. Off the top, let me say the pain and suffering of what's happening is unbelievable, unbearable. My heart goes out to Israel, all Israelis, and all Jews around the world. I also want to say I have spoken with many Arabs since this happened. There's a very big difference between an Arab or a Palestinian and Hamas. They are not the same thing. My Arab friends wanted to stress that to me. My heart goes o...

332 The Future of Tech Startups with Paul Martino of Bullpen Capital

October 02, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

If you have been following Silicon Valley and tech news, you might be wondering what the future of tech startups in general are and what trends venture capitalists are following nowadays. Our guest, Paul Martino, might be able to answer those questions for you. Paul Martino is the founder of eight companies including Tribe; one of the world's first social networks, and aggregate knowledge a big data advertising company. Paul holds over a dozen patents on core social networking concepts, cont...

331 How To Have A Legendary Career, Regulate AI & Much More with David Schellhase, Silicon Valley Legal Obi Wan and Salesforce & Slack’s Former General Counsel

September 25, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB

If you're someone who wants to have a legendary, long-term, and super-successful professional career, you're going to love this dialogue with Silicon Valley’s Legal Obi-Wan, David Schellhase. David Schellhase is considered as one of the greatest General Counsels in Silicon Valley history. David was the GC at Salesforce for nine years, and he was the GC that took them public. He was the GC at Groupon, and most recently, the GC at Slack. On this highly engaging episode, David and Christopher ...

330 The World’s Leading Alien Hunter: Harvard’s Top Astronomer Dr. Avi Loeb, Author of Interstellar

September 13, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

On this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, Dr. Avi Loeb makes a return to discuss why traditional science and academic circles still consider researching aliens as taboo. If you are not familiar with Dr. Avi Loeb and his work, you can check out our previous conversations with him (FYD 202 & FYD 230). Dr. Avi Loeb is the most credential scientist and astronomer ever to say that we have been visited by something outside of our galaxy that is alien in nature. He also has a ...

329 The Power of Words with Dr. Valerie Fridland, #1 Bestselling Author of “Like, Literally, Dude”

September 04, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

Nothing is more powerful than words. Yet we seldom realize that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images, which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society. Today, we go deep into the power of words and much more with our guest, Dr. Valerie Fridland. Dr. Valerie Fridland is a professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada in Reno. She writes a popular language blog on psychology today called Language...

328 Crime, Justice, & America with Morgan Wright & Steve Murphy, Hosts of The Game of Crimes Podcast

August 28, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MB

On this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we have a riveting dialogue with two of America's favorite crime fighters. The hosts of the Game of Crimes Podcast are here: Morgan Wright and Steve Murphy. Steve Murphy was one of the real DEA Narcos who took down Pablo Escobar. The Netflix series Narcos is based on his work. Morgan Wright spent 18 years in state and local law enforcement is a highly decorated police officers state trooper and detective. He was even trained by...

327 Queer In The C-Suite with Jim Fielding, Bestselling Author of All Pride No Ego: A Queer Executive’s Journey to Living and Leading Authentically

August 14, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

Many of us are different; and for many of us being different is a superpower. But what do you do if your different is not always accepted in the business world? How can you use your different as an advantage? We get into that and much more with our guest, Jim Fielding. Jim Fielding has had an extraordinary executive career, working at the highest levels of some of the most well-known and respected corporations in the world companies like The Gap, Disney, DreamWorks, and 20th Century Fox. And...

326 The Well-Lived Life with 102-year-old Dr. Gladys McGarey, “Mother of Holistic Medicine” & Bestselling Author

July 31, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MB

We all want to live life well and long but oftentimes, life gets in the way of having a legendary life. But what if there are secrets to a well lived life? Today, we have a life affirming real dialogue with the legendary Dr. Gladys McGarey. Dr. Gladys McGarey is a general practitioner, co-founder of the American Holistic Medical Association, and she's a category designer who is considered the mother of holistic medicine. Dr. Gladys is 102 years old; she began her medical practice at a time ...

325 Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World with Bruce Feiler, 7-time NYT Bestselling Author

July 24, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

The people who are happiest don't chase someone else's dreams; they chase their own. This is according to our guest, one of our favorite authors, thinkers, and people, Bruce Feiler. So we have a whole dialog on just that. Bruce Feiler is the author of the landmark book, Life is in the Transitions. And now he's back to address one of the seminal questions of our time: “How do we find or create meaningful work,” a subject he's lived over and over again. His new book is out and it's called The ...

324 Peak Performance Aging with Steven Kotler, NYTimes bestselling author of Gnar Country

July 10, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MB

The story we've been told our entire lives is that as we get older, we decline physically. But what if we could become more legendary as we age? We discuss this and so much more with our legendary guest, Steven Kotler. Science-based Human Performance Guru Steven Kotler is back in his fantastic new book Gnar Country: Growing old, Staying Rad. Steven lays out how cutting-edge discoveries in embodied cognition flow science, and network neuroscience have revolutionized how we think about peak pe...

323 Being Different, Raising Different Kids with Kayla Taylor, Bestselling Author of Canaries Among Us

June 26, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

The most powerful thing you can be is 100% yourself, and specifically be the things that make you different, yet uniquely you. But we live in a world that values sameness that drives conformity, that lack of openness to different can cause significant problems for adults, and even more so for kids. We discuss all these and more with our guest, Kayla Taylor. Kayla Taylor is the author of Canaries Among Us, a Mother's quest to honor her child's individuality in a culture determined to negate i...

322 How To Build A Legendary B2C Product, Company & Category with Matthew Bertulli Co-founder & CEO of Lomi

June 19, 2023 06:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB

In this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we learn how to build a legendary B2C category and company from one of the hottest founders in a brand new category space, Matthew Bertulli. Matthew Bertulli is a true mission driven founder, and this is a masterclass on how to be a missionary category designer who evangelizes their category and believes entrepreneurs can do what governments can't. Lomi was introduced to the world with one of the most viral product launch video...

321 Mental Health with Morra Aarons-Mele, Bestselling Author of The Anxious Achiever

June 12, 2023 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB

We all face mental health challenges, and learning to navigate them is the difference between a super successful career and life or living a career and life of struggle. But the business world is not exactly the most welcoming place to talk about our mental well-being. One of the people leading the way to change that is our guest, Morra Aarons-Mele. Morra Aarons-Mele the author of The Anxious Achiever: Turning your biggest fears into your leadership superpower. She is also the host of the po...

320 How To Confront Evil & Inspire The World with Pastor Evan Mawarire of Zimbabwe

June 05, 2023 06:00 - 2 hours - 94.3 MB

There are experiences in life over which you never get in this, and dialogue is one of those. Normally, we tell you some things you'll learn and some things to listen for, but not today – because we want you to get what there is for you to get from this conversation with our guest, Evan Mawarire. Evan Mawarire is a Zimbabwean clergyman who founded the #ThisFlag Citizens Movement to challenge corruption, injustice, and poverty in Zimbabwe. He's the man who stood up to an evil dictator Robert ...

319 How To Build A Legendary Native Digital Business with Amy Porterfield

May 29, 2023 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB

Many people dream of being paid to create. That is, earning a living from both knowledge work, which is the application of existing knowledge to produce value, and creating net new knowledge, intellectual capital content, or what you can think of as creator capital, is simply cool. Our guest today is the Category Queen of teaching people to build highly scalable, highly profitable, native digital businesses, and specifically digital courses, content and communities, Amy Porterfield. Amy Port...

318 The Power of Questions with Jon Berghoff, Founder of XCHANGE Approach 

May 22, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MB

Today, we are living in a world where access to all of the knowledge of humanity is getting easier, faster, and more accessible to all. This means that know what and how to ask questions to obtain the required answers have become a skill onto itself. On this episode, we have a dialogue with Jon Berghoff about the power of questions, and how to know if you’re asking the right questions. Jon Berghoff is the founder of XCHANGE Approach, a company that delivers legendary group learning experienc...

317 Women’s Right To Orgasm: A Different Dialogue on Women’s Health with Dr. Christi Pramudji, Urologist-Gynecologist

May 15, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB

Women's Health is a topic everyone cares about, and sexual health is an important part of living a legendary life. But it can also be a tough topic for both women and men to address. On this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we go deep into the topic of Women’s Health with our guest, Dr. Christi Pramudji. Dr. Christi Pramudji, MD is a fascinating doctor because she followed her different to become one of the very few Urologist-Gynecologist. Dr. Christi is considered to ...

316 How AI Changes Startups, Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital with Mike Maples Jr. of Floodgate

May 08, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB

On this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we have a dialogue with Mike Maples Jr. on how artificial intelligence is changing startups and venture capital. Mike Maples Jr. is the co-founder of Floodgate, one of the highest profile early stage venture capitalists. He also has a podcast called Starting Greatness, and it is one of my absolute favorites. By the end of it, we hope that you'll gain a new way to think about both technical risk for startups and market risk. And...

315 Mastering Crisis with Liz Hoffman, Bestselling Author of Crash Landing: The Inside Story of How The World’s Biggest Companies Survived an Economy On The Brink

May 01, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB

Over the last three years or so, we've all been through one of the craziest most challenging times in modern history. On today's episode, we have a conversation with Liz Hoffman on how we can take stock of what just happened, and how we can master ourselves during a time of Crisis. Liz Hoffman is a legendary author and journalist. She used to be a senior reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and now she's a business and finance editor at the new startup called Semafor.com. She's got a riveti...

314 How to build a startup with Doug Camplejohn, Founder of Airspeed

April 24, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

How do you take a startup, or really any game-changing idea, from conception to launch and success in the new native digital world? And how do we connect and celebrate with our colleagues in this new native digital world? Our guest Doug Camplejohn, has given a lot of thought to both of those questions. Doug Camplejohn is the founder and CEO of Airspeed. And it has been remarkable to see how Doug and his team has stayed true to a true north vision to solving a problem that matters, but at the...

313 Revenue: How To Drive Growth & Prevent Revenue Leak with Andy Byrne, CEO of Clari

April 17, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MB

In good times and bad, every drop of revenue matters. Without it, none of us even has a business. On this episode, we have a riveting conversation about the past, present, and future of revenue operations with Andy Byrne – the entrepreneur, CEO, and category designer of revenue operations. Andy Byrne is the CEO of Clari, and is known widely in the industry as the prime minister of revenue. And right now, Clari is doing an extraordinary thing, and has become the category King in revenue opera...

312 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do with Amy Morin, One of America’s Favorite Psychotherapists

April 10, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MB

Over the recent past, we've all been through one of the craziest, most challenging times in modern history. simultaneously, we've had to negotiate all of these things, inside of the context of dealing with our personal lives, our businesses, our careers, and any life challenges that we may have had along the way. So we thought that it would be great to welcome back the legendary Amy Morin, for some much needed group psychotherapy. In less than a decade, Amy Morin has become one of America's ...

311 The Future of American Healthcare with Dr. Ashwini Zenooz, CEO of Commure

April 03, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

All of us want the best healthcare for our families, our communities, and our country. But Legacy approaches and technologies in the United States often stop our healthcare heroes from being able to deliver the legendary care they want to deliver. So let us have a dialogue about this and much more with our guest, Dr. Ashwini Zenooz. Dr. Ashwini Zenooz is a radiologist who became the chief medical officer of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. She then joined the technology indu...

310 The Work/Life Flywheel with Bestselling Author Ollie Henderson

March 27, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MB

Almost everybody wants to design a legendary life and make a difference, but it can be harder than it sounds. On this episode, you’ll get a very different conversation about designing a life with meaningful work that works for you. And who better to have this conversation than with our guest, Ollie Henderson. Ollie Henderson is an entrepreneur, CEO, and bestselling author of the book called “The Work/Life Flywheel”. He is a great guy, and we really get into a heartfelt conversation about how...

309 Ancient Wisdom For A Modern America with Simran Jeet Singh, Bestselling Author of “The Light We Give” & Aspen Institute Religion & Society Executive Director

March 20, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB

Have you ever had a conversation with someone where you feel very lucky to have been able to meet and talk to that person? My conversation with our guest, Dr. Simran Jeet Singh, felt like just that. Simran Jeet Singh, PhD is the Executive Director of the Religion and Society Program at the world-famous Aspen Institute. He's also the author of a new national bestseller, called The Light We Give: How Sikh wisdom can transform your life. You're listening to Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Di...

308 Silicon Valley: What Happened & What People Are Confused About

March 13, 2023 20:00 - 9 minutes - 6.47 MB

It's been a crazy handful of days in Silicon Valley. But now that the federal government has made their announcements and has the ball rolling, I wanted to spend a few minutes with you just clarifying some things that seem to be creating confusion in the recent Silicon Valley Bank situation. There seems to be more confusion about what just happened with the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and what the federal government just did as there was about COVID. So let me see if I can break this...

307 Silicon Valley & 5 Crisis Marketing / Communications Principles

March 12, 2023 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MB

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse went off like a bomb on March 10th 2023. And I want to reach out to you and essentially share with you the conversations that I've been having with many friends, many entrepreneurs, many VCs, in the last 24 hours or so. That said, let's talk about what's really going on; specifically, what the media talking heads and idiot, ‘thought leaders’ on the internet are getting very, very wrong. Second, we’ll discuss a few ideas on what you can do immediately to shore u...

306 Beat The Odds: From Abused Orphan to Loving Father with Peter Mutabazi, Bestselling Author: Now I Am Known

March 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MB

When we come face to face with the raw enormity of the human spirit, it can be truly stunning. And when we encounter a person who is so magnanimous, they inspire us to ask questions like, “What could I do?” Today on Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we talk to one such person, Peter Mutabazi. Peter grew up in shocking poverty, was called garbage and physically abused by his father. He ran away from home, and by 10 years of age became a “street kid” in the capital of Uganda Kampala...

305 How To Design A Legendary Career, Company, And Category with Gail Moody-Byrd of LinkedIn (Part 2)

February 27, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MB

This is part two of a very special Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different series that we are doing on how to design a legendary career, company and category. This two-part series is a masterclass on how to have a legendary career in technology from 2 different perspectives. On this episode, we have a dialogue with the amazing Gail Moody-Byrd. Gail Moody-Byrd is the head of Marketing for LinkedIn Sales Solution Group. And the job that she's done there on category design is truly a stunne...

304 How To Design A Legendary Career, Company, And Category with Joe Sexton (Part 1)

February 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

This episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different is part of a very special two-part series that we are doing on how to design a legendary career, company and category. This two-part series is a masterclass on how to have a legendary career in technology from 2 different perspectives. On this episode, we have a dialogue with the legendary Joe Sexton. Joe Sexton has been a material contributor to creating well over $40 billion in market value over his legendary career. He's one of t...

303 Why The Future Belongs To Intellectual Capitalists on Cloud Wars Live

February 13, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB

On this episode of Christopher Lochhead, Follow Your Different, we are going to drop a conversation that I recently had with my dear friend, one of the smartest guys in tech, Bob Evans, on his podcast, Cloud Wars Live. If you work in technology, what Bob and his guests have to say is fascinating, illuminating, and, frankly, agenda-setting. If you're a regular reader of Category Pirates, you'll know that we've been writing about intellectual capitalists and the emergence of a whole new human ...

302 How To Start Strong & Win Big with Floodgate Investor Carly Malatskey

February 06, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB

Position yourself or be positioned has long been one of my favorite expressions. Most people think of life as something that happens to us, and that we have no agency to design our lives. It turns out, successful people like our guest Carly Malatskey, tends to think differently from that. They learn to create and seize upon opportunity before they succeed, they position themselves for success. Carly Malatskey hosts the SheLeads podcast, which is a podcast network made by women for women. Car...

301 Pricing: A (Surprising) Super Power with Dr. Rafi Mohammed, Pricing Expert, HBR Contributor, and Author of The 1% Windfall

January 23, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MB

On this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we talk about Pricing, and how it can be a Superpower. Our guest, Dr. Rafi Mohammed explains how pricing strategy is one of the most underused power levers in business, and why you should start using it. Dr. Rafi Mohammed has written over 90 articles on innovative pricing strategies for Harvard Business Review over the years. He is the author of The 1% Windfall: how successful companies use price to profit and grow and the art of...

300 Legendary Author Dushka Zapata

January 16, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

Today marks the 300th episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different. And who better to have a dialogue with on this episode than one of our very first guests in the podcast, the amazing Dushka Zapata. Dushka Zapata is a regular here on the podcast, and is one of my absolute favorite people in the world. She’s the author of many legendary books. Her most recent is called How to Write a Book: or tackle anything you find daunting, which is part of the How to be Ferociously Happy series...

299 Ukraine: How 3 Entrepreneurs Make A Massive Difference with Denys Gurak of A.D.A.M., Iryna Savytska of Bank of Memories, Dr Amarjot Singh of Skylark Labs

December 19, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

On this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we have a much-needed conversation with Denys Gurak of A.D.A.M., Iryna Savytska of Bank of Memories, and Dr. Amarjot Singh of Skylark Labs about the commitment to make a difference and standing up for what you believe in. We also get into how entrepreneurs and startups in Ukraine are answering the call to help their homeland from within and beyond. Denys Gurak and his company A.D.A.M. is a pioneering 3D bio printing company whos...

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David Osborn
2 Episodes
Dr. Sean Stephenson
2 Episodes
Amy Morin
1 Episode
Bruce Daisley
1 Episode
Chip Conley
1 Episode
Codie Sanchez
1 Episode
Courtney Carver
1 Episode
Diego Corzo
1 Episode
Dorie Clark
1 Episode
Gretchen Rubin
1 Episode
Henry Mintzberg
1 Episode
Hulk Hogan
1 Episode
Jaime Masters
1 Episode
Jeff Bezos
1 Episode
Ken Honda
1 Episode
Mia Khalifa
1 Episode
Ryan Holiday
1 Episode
Scott Galloway
1 Episode
Tucker Max
1 Episode
Vala Afshar
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