Christopher Lochhead Follow Your Different™
427 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 530 ratingsChristopher Lochhead | Follow Your Different is pioneer in real dialogue podcasts. “The best business podcast” – Podcast Magazine “The worst business podcast” – Neil Pearlberg
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204: Daniel Gefen Self-Help Addict
September 11, 2018 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBWhere do you draw the line between planning to ensure smooth sailing and just getting on with an endeavor that ultimately ends up in learning? On today’s episode, serial entrepreneur, podcast host and author Daniel Gefen talks about the value of authenticity and spontaneity over polished scripts, the beauty of just doing, and how to gain self-respect. “Self-respect comes from doing hard work and achieving things.” - Daniel Gefen Three Things We Learned People fall prey to procrastination to a...
203 Leah Busque: Engineer to Entrepreneur to Startup Investor
September 07, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBWhy is the "gig economy" more than what its moniker entails? What kind of thoughts does a young woman looking for her first job out of college have? On today's episode, Leah Busque, founder of TaskRabbit and venture capitalist at Fuel Capital, shares her journey. "Flexibility in the future work is one big pillar, one big category... Over the course of the last decade, we've just seen that pillar, that value explode across all these different companies and all these new ways of working." - Lea...
202: Legends and Losers Unlocked Go Ugly Early
September 05, 2018 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.75 MBOn Episode 183, multi-time Silicon Valley CEO Jay Larson joined Christopher Lochhead in a dialogue that left many impressions. An executive admired by a lot of people in the marketing sphere, he said some amazing tidbits that until now Christopher looks back on. Today, the host mulls over some of the most resounding words left by the CEO of red-hot company Optimizely—to go ugly early. "In the sage words of Jay Larson, when you have bad news, go ugly early." - Christopher Lochhead Jay Larson ...
201: Dr. Jacob Towery: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
September 04, 2018 20:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBOn today's episode of Legends and Losers, Christopher talks to Dr. Jacob Towery about raising mentally strong kids and what to do if someone is having a mental health problem and how to handle it if someone in your life might be suicidal. All this including why it's cool for a doc to rock a mohawk on Dr. Jacob Towery: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Before throwing 100% of your energy into getting your child help, it's worth pausing and see if you...have any issues... - Dr. Jacob Towery Thr...
200: Jaime Jay Trading Legendary Stories
September 04, 2018 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBLegends and Losers has always aspired to capture lightning in a bottle and be a podcast unlike any other while adding value to people's lives. But this show is as silly as it is plentiful of knowledge. On this 200th episode, Christopher Lochhead and Jaime Jay trade stories both ridiculous and legendary. "Get out and experience life a little bit." - Jaime Jay Jaime Jay - Crazy Airplane Tales Some airline has finally come up with an addition to their business class seats that passengers wouldn...
199 Questions and Cocktails #1
August 31, 2018 12:00 - 23 minutes - 22 MBIn this first episode of Questions and Cocktails 1, Christopher Lochhead answers questions from his legendary listeners. People from different walks of life send in their emails, and Christopher dishes out some unfiltered pieces of advice. “Like in anything, most people quit. And if you wanna be successful, you gotta stick to it.” - Christopher Lochhead on staying true to your podcast's brand Young Professionals in an Aging World Aaron, a Doctorate of Pharmacy and MBA student shares how l...
198 David Cancel Engineer to CEO
August 30, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MBDavid Cancel is the co-founder and CEO of Drift, one of the fastest growing companies in the marketing space. A former engineer, he's also a podcaster and author. Today he joins Christopher Lochhead to talk about building massive technological startups, sabbaticals, books, and why conversational marketing is the future. "For me myself, engineer to tech to product to now, CEO... they're kinda like a progression of the same thing... It's like I'm trying to create our own world." - David Cancel...
197 Dr. Darold Treffert: Cure Sometimes, Help Often & Comfort Always
August 29, 2018 12:29 - 1 hour - 68.3 MB Dr. Darold Treffert is a psychiatrist and the world's leading expert on savants, genius, and autism. He has an unparalleled commitment to children and learning and a deep understanding of what makes us human beyond the Homo sapiens brain. Today he shares the beauty of early intervention, some incredible stories, and insights to allow us to look differently at life. "It is just an amazing difference early intervention makes. I think we'll see the payoff of that eventually in terms of preve...
196: Duncan Davidson Why Machines and People Are Going to Live Happily Ever After
August 24, 2018 10:00 - 23 minutes - 22 MBDuncan Davidson is a multi-time billion-dollar company creator turned venture capitalist. He co-founded Bullpen Capital in Silicon Valley. In this episode, he talks with Christopher Lochhead about the coming robot apocalypse and what to do about it, the impact of universal basic income and whether we should have one, and why machines and people are going to live happily ever after. “There are people building these AI-assisted support systems… What it means is a truck driver who's at least an...
195: Dr. James Kelley The Crucible’s Gift
August 22, 2018 10:00 - 56 minutes - 5 MBDr. James Kelley is the author of The Crucible's Gift and a professor of marketing at the United Arab Emirates University. In today's episode, he sits with Christopher Lochhead to talk about why failure and losery make us who we are, why every crucible moment is a gift, and why being an authentic leader matters. "The reality is if I just step back, the only person I need to prove myself to is me." - Dr. James Kelley Three Things We Learned The struggle of proving oneself Dr. James Kelley ha...
194: Morgan Wright What Parents Should Know, Cyber Security & How to Avoid Scams
August 21, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 5 MBHow does the digital world affect political climate? Is Facebook really on top of election hacking and private data compromise? In today's episode, Morgan Wright sits with Christopher Lochhead to break down influence and interference, how to avoid scams, and social media's effects on teenage suicide. "The difference between interference and influence determines how we respond to what happened." - Morgan Wright Three Things We Learned Interference is a violation of sovereignty There are 50 n...
193: A Niche-nado is Coming
August 17, 2018 10:00 - 10 minutes - 5 MBWhich industries are Niche-nado ready? What should you do to make the most out of the opportunities they present? In today's episode, Christopher Lochhead discusses three things that have come up since the release of Niche Down. "Today's solutions are tomorrow's problems." - Christopher Lochhead Places of Opportunity Opportunities to design or redesign new categories may exist in any industry. They can be found in places that have been dominated by complacent, giant companies. Such bu...
192: Government Funded Attack on Podcasts
August 16, 2018 19:00 - 5 minutes - 5 MBAre you somebody who loves independent podcasts? Today Christopher Lochhead shares an urgent news that can change the independent podcasting industry as we know it. Independent podcasters need your help to combat the government funded attack on podcasts. "In part because of our government, independent podcasting just got harder." - Christopher Lochhead A Devastating News An article from Wall Street Journal dated August 15 brought about the news that Public Radio International (PRI) and Bost...
191: Unlocked – I’d Rather Be a Bitch Than a Victim
August 16, 2018 13:00 - 3 minutes - 5 MBIn Episode 150, venture capitalist Magdalena Yesil shared with us how taking risks has pushed forward her entrepreneurial career. Christopher Lochhead mulls over one striking line of hers during their dialogue in this Unlocked episode. “I’d rather be considered a bitch than a victim.” - Magdalena Yesil Three Things We Learned So many of us go out of our way to be liked Christopher recalls times when he worked to hard to please other people. He has also tried to assume the version of him tha...
190: Tiffani Bova Your Growth I.Q.
August 15, 2018 10:00 - 53 minutes - 5 MBWhat is it like to stand in the shoulder of giants? How to build a successful career in tech that will last for many years? Author, Speaker, and Salesforce Evangelist Tiffani Bova shares the importance of improving your growth I.Q. "Diversity is much broader than gender that ultimately it just makes teams more effective and companies more effective." - Tiffani Bova Three Things We Learned Writing provides a better understanding For many business people, writing is better than thinking thing...
189: Russ Fradin Silicon Valley CEO
August 14, 2018 10:00 - 54 minutes - 5 MBHow do you successfully build companies and categories? How do you overcome failure and come up with a fantastic product that goes beyond its minimum value? Experienced serial entrepreneur and CEO Russ Fradin shares this and much more on this episode. "You should solve real problems for real companies with a fantastic team, and if you can do those three things you will be fine." - Russ Fradin Three Things We Learned Start with a team Everyone says this but the first ingredient to success is...
188: Ann Miura Ko Most Powerful Women in Startups
August 10, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 5 MBWhy is voice an important part of one's future? How do we develop a sense of both individuality and community? In today's episode, Ann Miura Ko joins Christopher Lochhead to have a free-ranging conversation from being a mom, growing up an immigrant, and her eventual success that started with being a loser. “I don't know which end I value more, but ultimately I love the creativity of a society like ours more than having people look over my shoulder all the time.” - Ann Miura Ko Three Things ...
187: How to Listen to a New Podcast
August 08, 2018 10:00 - 7 minutes - 5 MBIn today's short episode, Christopher Lochhead touches base with his listeners to discuss a rather crazy topic he's been asked about. How should you listen to a new podcast? "By design, the typical interview is deeply inauthentic." - Christopher Lochhead Radio Pitfalls Radio has taught us to listen to a very particular format. This is the standard interview we're all very familiar of, which is exactly the type of show that Christopher is averse to. With the host and producers seeking to g...
186: Chris Ducker Youpreneur Category King
August 07, 2018 10:00 - 54 minutes - 5 MBChris Ducker is a Youpreneur superstar and author who sits with Christopher Lochhead today to have a fun conversation about all things virtual and niching down. How do you hire excellent virtual staff? And what books are great for entrepreneurs? "At the risk of being controversial... The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump is probably one of the best books I've read." - Chris Ducker Three Things We Learned Dog-eared books over unused books Chris has always been the dog-eared page kind of guy, s...
185: Jeff Richards China, Silicon Valley & Billion Dollar Startups
August 03, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 5 MBHow do you develop young leaders and entrepreneurs in this fast-paced world? What is the power of investing and building multi-million dollar companies? Jeff Richards sits down with Christopher Lochhead to answer these questions and discuss why it's smart to invest in China and Silicon Valley. "There's 7.3 billion people in the world. There's only 300 million in the US. So if your market opportunity is 300 million, you're missing the other 95% of the world." - Jeff Richards Three Things We ...
184: Should You Care if People Think You’re Weird
August 01, 2018 10:00 - 3 minutes - 5 MBIn this short episode of Legends and Losers, Christopher Lochhead ponders a question that he has previously answered. Do you care if people think or say that you are weird? "We're trying to find the magic line between deeply connecting with people but not overly concerning ourselves with what they think of us. It's a bit of a dichotomy." - Christopher Lochhead The World as We Know It We live in a world that tricks us into believing that the pathway to professional or personal success is fi...
Braving Craziness, Happiness, and the Wild as a Spartan ft. Joe De Sena
July 31, 2018 17:52 - 4 minutes - 8.4 MBIf this episode impacted you, please review how it made you feel. The best compliment we can we can receive is you sharing our passion to someone who you believe we can also help impact the way you were. Shoutout to us on Social: Christopher Lochhead Twitter - https://twitter.com/lochhead Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lochhead/ Nick Kullin Twitter - https://twitter.com/nickkullin Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/NickKullin/ Snapchat - @nickkullin
183: Jay Larson Sales Rep to CEO
July 31, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBWhat exactly is the power of hard work? Why does it always pay to be all about goodness? Jay Larson joins Christopher Lochhead today to share the legendary story of how he went from Sales Representative to CEO slowly but surely. "It was always better to be the number two guy in an A opportunity than the number one guy in a C opportunity." - Jay Larson Three Things We Learned It's important to have the right move at the right time When Chris first asked Jay some scotches ago if he saw himsel...
181: Digital Body of Work
July 25, 2018 10:00 - 10 minutes - 11.9 MBIn this special episode, Christopher Lochhead contemplates his conversation with Isaac Morehouse on Episode 170. Isaac is the founder of the company called Praxis, which pioneers a new category called career launch. In this particular episode, Christopher talks about a couple of terms he encountered during that particular dialogue that made him think about one's online credentials and digital body of work. "It is increasingly getting more important to understand what happens when people Goog...
180: Niche Down Thank You
July 24, 2018 10:00 - 8 minutes - 7.91 MBChristopher Lochhead shares good news and expresses his gratitude for the successful launch of Niche Down. He shares how dreams do come true and how moving forward in the face of no results can turn out great. "No matter how much we think we make us successful, the truth is, it's other people who make us successful." - Christopher Lochhead Christopher Lochhead - A Successful Launch Niche Down was number on both of its categories on the day it was launched. It is very clear that the main re...
179: John McDonald – Semi-Handmade
July 20, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBJohn McDonald was once a struggling screenwriter and actor who niched down and became known for Semihandmade. He opened himself up to a career and entrepreneurial opportunity, seizing it and making a name for it. In today's episode, John talks openness to opportunities and vulnerability with Christopher Lochhead. "If you're willing to be vulnerable, anything is possible." - John McDonald Three Things We Learned There's no rush to figure things out They say that life begins at 40. When he wa...
178 Niche Down Launch – Christopher Lochhead, Heather Clancy and Jaime Jay
July 18, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBIn today's special episode, two guests join Christopher Lochhead to talk about the most-awaited book that will help you become legendary by being different, Niche Down. Heather Clancy, co-author of the book and Jaime Jay, co-producer of Legends&Losers podcast sit down to discuss the stories and inspirations behind Niche Down, which launches today. "Follow your soul. I've always believed that your heart will tell you what you need to do." - Heather Clancy Three Things We Learned To Niche D...