Motivated to Lead Podcast - Mark Klingsheim
247 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMotivated to Lead is a podcast designed to help you grow and become a better leader. We interview leaders in business and the non-profit world. Listen each week as we have guests share lessons learned in their career and in life to help you whether you are a new leader or a seasoned leader. Our topics include leadership, career management and how to make great people decisions.
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Episode 97: Christine Yan, Board Member, Strategic Advisor
April 29, 2021 12:36 - 24 minutes - 19.7 MBThis week we welcome Christine Yan, an experienced public company board member and senior operating executive with a successful track record in managing global P&L, M&A, Sales and Marketing, and R&D Engineering. Christine serves on the board of Modine Manufacturing Company, ON Semiconductor, Ansell Limited, and Cabot Corporation. She is a member of the China Advisory Group for the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs. Christine spent nearly 30 years with Stanley Black and Decker, a...
Episode 96: The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility with Marilyn Gist
April 22, 2021 17:14 - 25 minutes - 20.8 MBThis week we welcome Marilyn Gist; she is the author of The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility. Marilyn helps others become the leader everyone admires by creating thriving organizations and great results. She asks us to Imagine a world in which all leaders feel and display a deep regard for others’ dignity. This is what humility means, and it helps leaders resolve conflict, increase engagement, and optimize performance. Marilyn speaks and consults widely, based on experience as a s...
Episode 95: David Hemink, CEO, Nonin Medical
April 15, 2021 10:50 - 23 minutes - 18.7 MBThis week we interview David Hemink, the CEO of Nonin Medical. Dave has extensive experience as a leader and innovator in the medical device industry. Before joining Nonin, he served as president of Cantel Medical, a leading provider of infection prevention products and services. Prior to Cantel, David served as senior vice president of electrophysiology at Boston Scientific, a renowned global medical technology leader, and president of Bard Access Systems, a market leader in vascular a...
Episode 94: Ray Gary CEO, iDonate
April 08, 2021 15:42 - 23 minutes - 19 MBThis week we interview Ray Gary who is the CEO of iDonate, a company that provides nonprofits with technology solutions to do more good in the world. Ray's experience in launching, building, and helping businesses succeed spans nearly three decades, including various leadership positions in technology companies. Previously, he served as President of the Venture Capital group of Koch Industries, one of the nation’s largest private companies, where he oversaw numerous technology investments. ...
Episode 93: Carole Robin, Ph.D. Author of Connect
April 01, 2021 11:46 - 42 minutes - 33.8 MBThis week we interview Dr. Carole Robin. She has been in the business of helping leaders grow for over 35 years. Carole shares lessons learned in her career and we talk about her new book Connect. Most recently she served as the Faculty Director of the Interpersonal Dynamics for High-Performance Executives Program and Director of the Arbuckle Leadership Fellows program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). She received the MBA Distinguished Teaching Award for her work in numer...
Episode 92: Leadership Lessons from the Edge, Robert Swan, OBE
March 25, 2021 19:40 - 44 minutes - 35.8 MBThis week we welcome Robert Swan, who is the first person to have walked to both the North and South Poles. His leadership and determination made his 900-mile journey to the South Pole the longest unassisted march in history. He was awarded the Polar Medal by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Youth. Robert is a polar pioneer, a leader in energy innovation, and the founder of the 2041 Foundation. This story of unbelievable spirit will take you ...
Episode 91: Tom Juhase
March 18, 2021 14:19 - 22 minutes - 18 MBThis week we welcome Tom Juhase, an accomplished public company executive; most recently, he was the Chief Operating Officer of DFIN. Prior to his current role as COO, leading DFIN’s sales, service, and manufacturing, Tom served as president at R.R. Donnelley. He was responsible for the Service Group consisting of Global Outsourcing, Business Communications Solutions, Financial Services, and Language Solutions. Prior to joining R.R. Donnelley, Tom held various sales and management roles ...
Episode 90: Norm Fjeldheim
March 11, 2021 13:52 - 36 minutes - 29.5 MBThis week we welcome Norm Fjeldheim as our guest. Norm is the former Chief Information Officer and Head of Global Facilities at Illumina, the global leader in next-generation DNA sequencing, which he joined in 2016. Prior to joining Illumina, Mr. Fjeldheim spent 28 years at Qualcomm, the semi-conductor pioneer of 3 generations of mobile wireless technologies, the last 17 years as Chief Information Officer and Head of Global Security. Mr. Fjeldheim currently serves on several advisory boards ...
Episode 89: Gary Swart, General Partner, Polaris Partners
March 02, 2021 21:25 - 28 minutes - 23.1 MBGary Swart is a General Partner with Polaris Partners, and until April 2014, he was the CEO of oDesk (now UpWork, NASDAQ; UPWK). Gary is a thought leader in entrepreneurship, how best to hire and manage teams, and the future of work, including online work. He is passionate about helping small businesses thrive, fueled by his extensive experience working with startups and small businesses and mentoring entrepreneurs and business school students. Gary has spoken at the Inc. Leadership Con...
Episode 88: Brittany Bradrick, CFO & COO, ViaCyte
February 25, 2021 14:48 - 16 minutes - 13 MBThis week we welcome Brittany Bradrick as our guest. Brittany has more than 20 years of experience in finance, strategy, and corporate development for life science companies, with both operational and advisory experience. Before joining ViaCyte, Ms. Bradrick was Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development at Insulet Corporation, an insulin pump company. Prior to Insulet, Ms. Bradrick was Director, Business Development and Alliance Management at Abbott Diabetes Care, a glucose measurem...
Episode 87: Jon Morrison
February 18, 2021 14:41 - 20 minutes - 16.8 MBThis week we are welcoming Jon Morrison as our guest. Jon most recently was the President, Americas for WABCO. Jon shares leadership lessons learned in his career. Before that role, he served as President, North America for American Axle and Manufacturing since November 2014. Before then, he held the position of Vice President Vehicle Dynamics and Controls with WABCO. From 2006 through 2014, Morrison served as President and General Manager of Meritor WABCO, the joint venture between Meritor ...
Episode 86: Geoff Crouse CEO, Syneron Candela
February 11, 2021 15:16 - 16 minutes - 12.9 MBThis week we welcome as our guest Geoff Crouse the CEO of Syneron Candela and a member of the Board of Directors. Geoff has successfully led businesses in the life sciences sector spanning capital equipment, diagnostics, and tools. Prior to joining Syneron Candela, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Cord Blood Registry from 2012 to 2015, when the company was sold to AMAG Pharmaceuticals. Prior, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Immucor, a publicly-traded company in the in-vitro d...
Episode 85: Dawnet Beverley, EVP Donnelley Financial Solutions
February 04, 2021 13:45 - 41 minutes - 33.5 MBThis week we welcome Dawnet Beverley as our guest. Dawnet is a seasoned executive with 30 years of ascending management, sales, and technology roles. She is the Executive Vice President with global responsibilities for Donnelley Financial Solutions Capital Markets Group. Dawnet has served on boards and volunteered her professional expertise to a number of charitable organizations. She holds a master’s degree in Organizational Development from Pepperdine University.
Episode 84: Developing Resilience as a Leader with Edward (Ned) Powley Ph.D.
January 28, 2021 18:11 - 24 minutes - 19.7 MBThis week we discuss the subject of developing resilience with Edward H. Powley, Ph.D. (Ned) is an Associate Professor of Management in the Graduate School of Defense Management (GSDM) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). He teaches organizational behavior in the MBA and EMBA programs for GSDM. He facilitates workshops, coaches senior leaders, and teaches modules on leadership and emotional intelligence for the Center of Executive Education (CEE) and the Human Resources Center of Excellen...
Episode 83: Julie Smolyansky CEO, Lifeway Foods
January 21, 2021 16:58 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this week’s episode, we interview Julie Smolyansky, the CEO of Lifeway Foods. She became the youngest female CEO of a publicly held firm when she took over Lifeway Foods at the age of 27 in 2002. Since then, Julie has continued the company’s growth trajectory with creative product development and marketing to bring kefir, the company’s flagship product, into the U.S. mainstream. Under her leadership, the company has expanded distribution throughout the United States, Mexico, the UK, a...
Episode 82: The Art of Being Indispensable at Work with Bruce Tulgan
January 14, 2021 17:10 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBThis week we interview Bruce Tulgan who is internationally recognized as a leading expert on the best practices of effective management, generational change and young people in the workplace. We discuss his newest book, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work, is available now from Harvard Business Review Press. Bruce is a best-selling author, an adviser to business leaders all over the world, and a sought-after keynote speaker and management trainer. Since 1995, Bruce has worked with ten...
Episode 81: What I Wish I Knew at Twenty-Two (Part Three)
January 07, 2021 19:50 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBThis week we revisit conversations with eight leaders as they share their answers to the question knowing what you know now what do you wish you knew at twenty-two?
Episode 80: Replay of Purpose Driven Leadership with Dr. Robert Quinn
December 31, 2020 17:38 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBIn this episode, we revisit our conversation with Dr. Robert Quinn and he shares insights on how to become a purpose-driven leader. Robert Quinn has spent the last 40 years doing research, publishing, teaching, consulting, and speaking to more than half of the Fortune 500. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business. He has published 18 books including his book, Deep Change which is a long-term best seller. He was selected as one of the "World's Top...
Episode 79: Caro Van Hove, President & CEO, NC8
December 24, 2020 13:43 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBThis week we interview Caroline (Caro) Van Hove, the President, and CEO of a venture-backed, clinical-stage medical aesthetics company, NC8, an ExploraMed company, and previously held several commercial leadership roles at both start-up and large-cap companies. She is a global commercial leader with over 20 years of diverse experience in the pharmaceutical, consumer, and medical device industry. Her experience spans North America to Europe, Africa, the Middle East to Asia Pacific, and Lat...
Episode 78: Robert Pasin, CEO/Chief Wagon Officer, Radio Flyer Inc.
December 17, 2020 16:41 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThis week we interview Robert Pasin, the CEO/Chief Wagon Officer of Radio Flyer Inc., the business founded by his grandfather in 1917. Radio Flyer is an iconic brand that holds a special place in people's hearts because it instantly transports them to a happy time — to the best parts of childhood. Robert works with a wonderful group of passionate "Flyers" whose mission is to create products that bring smiles to kids of all ages and create warm memories that last a lifetime. Company sales hav...
Episode 77: Karen Long, Managing Director, KCK (Med Tech) Group
December 10, 2020 15:33 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBIn this week’s episode, we interview Karen Long, a Managing Director at KCK (Med Tech) Group. KCK focuses on capital investment in commercial and growth-stage medical device companies. Karen has been with KCK since January 2018, when she joined as Executive-in-Residence. Karen serves as Board Director in many KCK portfolio companies as well as Independently. Before KCK, Karen was President and CEO of Nuelle, a women’s consumer health company incubated at ExploraMed, a Silicon Valley medica...
Episode 76: The New Leader's Action Plan, George Bradt
December 03, 2020 15:20 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this week’s episode, we interview George Bradt he has led the revolution in how people start new jobs - accelerating transitions, so leaders and their teams reduce their rates of failure and fulfill potential. After Harvard and Wharton (MBA), he progressed through sales, marketing, and general management roles around the world at Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and J.D. Power’s Power Information Network spin-off as chief executive. He is the Founder and chairman of the executive onboarding...
Episode 75: Laura Chambers, CEO of Willow
November 25, 2020 18:39 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThis week our guest is Laura Chambers who is the CEO of Willow, the creator of the world’s first quiet, all-in-one, in-bra wearable breast pump. As a mom to three, she is especially passionate about Willow’s mission to bring joy to motherhood. Laura joined Willow from Airbnb, where she led the Core Hosts business. Prior to Airbnb, Laura held various leadership roles at eBay, PayPal, Skype, and McKinsey & Co in Australia. She holds an MBA from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree from ...
Episode 74: Dave Murphy, Retired President & CEO Red Wing Shoe Inc.
November 19, 2020 13:32 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week we interview Dave Murphy, and he shares lessons learned from his career. Dave served as President & CEO of Red Wing Shoe Company Inc. for fifteen years and retired in December 2015. Prior to joining Red Wing Shoe Company in 2001, Murphy spent 23 years in increasingly responsible positions at Minneapolis-based General Mills, a $12 billion global manufacturer and consumer foods marketer. Dave is active in the local community, having served as Chairman of the Minnesota Public Ra...
Episode 73: Undaunted, Interview with Kara Goldin Founder & CEO, Hint, Inc.
November 12, 2020 16:14 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBThis week we interview Kara Goldin, who is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint® water, the leading unsweetened flavored water, and the author of Undaunted. Kara has been named among Fortune's Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs and Forbes' 40 Women to Watch Over 40. She is an active speaker & writer and hosts the podcast The Kara Goldin Show, where she interviews founders, entrepreneurs, and other disruptors across various industries. She lives in the...
Episode 72: Accelerating Leadership, Interview with Lance Hazzard
November 05, 2020 17:47 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBThis week we interview Lance Hazzard who shares lessons learned from his career and from his book Accelerating Leadership. Lance is an author, certified executive coach, and a former Fortune 100 HR Vice President. He uses expertise and experience to guide clients to develop greater insights, build capabilities, gain new perspectives and make choices that resonate with their values, allowing them to operate more effectively, achieve desired results and lead more authentically. Prior to foun...
Episode 71: Interview with Josh Makower, General Partner NEA, Founder, Executive Chairman of ExploraMed
October 29, 2020 16:49 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBThis week we interview Josh Makower, a General Partner on NEA's healthcare team leading the MedTech/Healthtech practice. Josh is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of ExploraMed, a medical device incubator that has created eight companies over the past 20 years. Josh serves on the Stanford University Medical School faculty as an Adjunct Professor of Medicine and is Co-Founder of Stanford’s Biodesign Innovation Program. Josh currently serves on the board of directors for a number of Medi...
Episode 70: Unapologetically Ambitious, Interview with Shellye Archambeau
October 22, 2020 12:51 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBThis week we interview Shellye Archambeau. Shellye is an experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high-performance teams, and organizations. She shares lessons learned from her life that she has written about in her new book, Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms. A book that will inspire you, and provide the tools to enable you to fight the battles, make the tradeoffs and create the life...
Episode 69: The Motivation Code, Interview with Todd Henry
October 15, 2020 16:16 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBThis week we interview Todd Henry regarding his latest book, The Motivation Code, Discover the Hidden Forces That Drive Your Best Work. Positioning himself as an “arms dealer for the creative revolution,” Todd Henry teaches leaders and organizations how to establish practices that lead to everyday brilliance. He is the author of five books (The Accidental Creative, Die Empty, Louder Than Words, Herding Tigers, and The Motivation Code), which have been translated into more than a dozen lang...
Episode 68: Interview with James Reinstein
October 08, 2020 18:10 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this week's episode, we interview James Reinstein, who is President and CEO of Saranas. His career has focused on Medical Technology industry; prior to Saranas, he was the CEO of Cutera. and Aptus Endosystems. He currently serves on the board of directors of Mainstay Medical and Monteris Medical. Earlier in his career, he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Cyberonics, where he led a commercial turnaround by growing revenues from approximately $100 million in...
Episode 67: Reinvent Your Impact, Interview with Chuck Bolton
October 01, 2020 15:53 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode, we interview Chuck Bolton; he shares thoughts from his new books focusing on reinventing your impact, unleashing purpose, passion, and productivity to thrive. Chuck is an author and C-suite level coach for leaders and top teams who seek to make a massive impact in the medical device, healthcare, and life sciences sectors. He is a leading advisor and consultant on leadership, reinvention, strategy, productivity, and growth. He shows and inspires his clients to create great ...
Episode 66: Leading and Thriving Through Adversity, Al Carey
September 24, 2020 13:03 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThis week we talk with Al Carey, who recently served as chief executive officer of PepsiCo North America until he retired from PepsiCo in 2019. Al shares lessons he has learned in his career, and we talk about leading during adversity and how to help your team thrive in challenging times. Al’s career included a multi-decade PepsiCo veteran with experience across snacks and beverages and was responsible for leading North America Beverages, Frito-Lay North America, and Quaker Foods North Am...
Episode 65: Small Actions, Big Impact, Interview with Jane Dutton
September 17, 2020 19:48 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this episode, we interview Professor Jane Dutton is a world expert in the field of Positive Organizational Scholarship. She shares ideas on how small actions can create a big impact and help your team flourish. Dr. Dutton co-founded the Center for Positive Organizations at the Ross School of Business in 2002. She is the only Distinguished University Professor on the faculty at Ross, which is the highest award given to a faculty member at the University of Michigan. Jane's resea...
Episode 64: Interview with Lindy Greer
September 10, 2020 14:39 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode, we interview Lindred (Lindy) Greer, who is an Associate Professor of Management & Organizations and faculty director of the Sanger Leadership Center at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on how to design and lead effective organizational teams. Her work has been covered in media outlets, including the New York Times, Forbes, and Fast Company, and she has received awards from the Academy of Management and American Psych...
Episode 63: Interview with Kristian Tapaninaho, Founder & CEO, Ooni
September 03, 2020 13:03 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode, we interview Kristian Tapaninaho, who is the Founder and CEO of the global outdoor pizza oven brand Ooni. Originally from Finland, Kristian invented the world’s first portable wood-fired oven in 2012 when his pizza was good, and he wanted it to be great. Through the spark of this initial idea, Kristian’s gone to set the world alight with a range of innovative outdoor cookware products and leads a team of A-players to build the future of Ooni. Kristian loves to run while list...
Episode 62: Interview with Dr. Ross Jaffe, Venture Capitalist
August 27, 2020 20:09 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBIn this episode, we interview Ross Jaffe, MD. Ross is an experienced healthcare venture capitalist with particular expertise in medical technology. Dr. Jaffe is one of the founding Managing Directors of Versant Ventures, a healthcare-focused venture capital firm, where for the last thirty years, he has focused primarily on early-stage medical device companies. Having retired from active investing for Versant in 2016, he now serves as a Venture Advisor to New Enterprise Associates (NEA) while...
Episode 61: All You Have To Do Is Ask, Dr. Wayne Baker
August 20, 2020 16:31 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this episode, we interview Wayne Baker is the author of the book All You Have To Do Is Ask, and the Robert P. Thome Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Management & Organizations at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He is also a Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan and Faculty Associate at the Institute for Social Research. He currently serves as Faculty Director of the Center for Positive Organizations. His teaching and research focus...
Episode 60: Interview with Jim Mallozzi Business Leader, Advisor
August 13, 2020 13:06 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIn this episode, we interview Jim Mallozzi. Jim’s work as a transformational business leader featured in numerous books, articles, and academic business case studies. Jim is considered a master practitioner of Positive Leadership. His consulting practice, Mindset Advisors LLC, has helped turn loose the power of positive deviance for scores of organizations worldwide. Jim has held senior-level positions with Aetna, Hartford Life, and, most recently, CEO and Chairman Prudential Real Estate...
Episode 59: Positive Leadership, Interview with Kim Cameron (Part Two)
August 06, 2020 13:52 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this episode, we continue our conversation with Kim Cameron. He is a Professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business he shares his thoughts around positive leadership and the impact it has on organizations. This is the second of a two-part conversation. He is a co-founder of the discipline of Positive Organizational Scholarship—the scientific study of what produces extraordinary performance in organizations and their employees.
Episode 58: Positive Leadership, Interview with Kim Cameron (Part One) Professor, Author
July 30, 2020 18:20 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this episode, we interview Kim Cameron. He is a Professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business he shares his thoughts around positive leadership and the impact it has on organizations. This is the first of a two-part conversation. He is a co-founder of the discipline of Positive Organizational Scholarship—the scientific study of what produces extraordinary performance in organizations and their employees. He actively consults with business organizations on five cont...
Episode 57: Interview with Brady Pyle, Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer, NASA
July 23, 2020 13:47 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode, we interview Brady Pyle is the Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer for NASA. Brady shares his thoughts on leadership and lessons learned in his career. Brady is responsible for leading Human Resources Services for NASA. Over the past two years, Brady has led the Executive HR Directors for NASA’s ten field Centers. He joined the Executive ranks in March 2016 as HR Director for NASA’s Johnson Space Center—home to NASA’s Astronauts and leaders in human space exploration, inc...
Episode 56; Interview with Lucienne Ide, Founder and Chairman of Rimidi
July 16, 2020 19:58 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBIn this episode, we interview Lucienne (Lucie) Ide, M.D., Ph.D., a healthcare innovator, the Founder and Chairman of Rimidi. Her diverse experiences in medicine, science, venture capital, and technology to transforming the delivery of chronic care management. Before starting Rimidi in 2012, Dr. Ide worked as a physicist at the National Security Agency, Raytheon Systems Corporation, and Monarch Capital Partners, a venture capital firm. She holds a joint M.D./Ph.D. degree from Emory Universi...
Episode 55: Replay of Interview with Grace Colón, CEO InCarda
July 09, 2020 23:01 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBIn this episode, we revisit our interview with Grace Colón, who is the CEO of InCarda. Grace has over 25 years of experience in biopharma, genomics, healthcare, and industrial biotechnology. Grace serves on several boards and is on the Advisory Board of the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University. Dr. Colón received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she was an NSF Fellow.
Episode 54: Replay of Interview with Gregg Lehman
July 02, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this episode, we revisit our first episode of Motivated to Lead interview with Gregg Lehman. Gregg is a business leader and has been a CEO with both public and private companies. Gregg has served on many boards, and early in his career, he was a President of Taylor University. Gregg is currently the CEO of The Difference Card. Gregg shares interesting thoughts from his career that will be helpful for executives early in their career as well as seasoned executives.
Episode 53: Interview with Lorraine Parker-Clegg
June 25, 2020 10:45 - 20 minutes - 19 MBIn this week’s episode, we interview Lorraine Parker-Clegg. Lorraine shares lessons learned in her career and her perspective, hiring great talent. Lorraine is an international business leader with in-country expertise across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Lorraine has held Human Resources leadership positions with companies such as BE Aerospace, Bristol Myers Squibb, Medtronic, most recently, she was the Chief Human Resources Officer at Doncasters Group. Lorraine is highly regarde...
Episode 52: No Limitations! Interview with Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham
June 18, 2020 16:24 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MBIn this episode, we interview Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham. Aaron was born with Spina Bifida; the doctors said he would never be independent. Aaron is an extreme wheelchair athlete who travels internationally to compete and holds five Guinness Book of World Records. Aaron enjoys showing young kids with disabilities that a wheelchair can be a tool, not a restriction. He loves helping younger children learn how to handle their chairs in new and different ways and teaching them a trick or two...
Episode 51: Interview with Brian Dumaine, Author of Bezonomics
June 08, 2020 17:35 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode, we interview Brian Dumaine. Brian is an award-winning journalist and a contributing editor at Fortune magazine. His new book, Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World’s Best Companies Are Learning From It (Scribner), takes an unbiased look at Amazon’s increasingly dominant business model, the competitors either imitating or trying to outfox the company, and the ways “Bezonomics” is shaping the life of every American consumer.
Episode 50: LinkedIn Expert Adam Houlahan
May 21, 2020 21:07 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBIn this week's episode, we interview Adam Houlahan, who is an International Keynote Speaker specializing in LinkedIn strategies for entrepreneurs, and CEO of the highly successful LinkedIn agency, Prominence Global. He hosts arguably the world’s largest free online LinkedIn training event, with thousands of people registering every 12-weeks. He is considered to be one of Australia’s leading experts in harnessing the power of LinkedIn for business. He is the author of three Amazon best-se...
Episode 49: Dr. Robert Quinn - Purpose Driven Leadership (Part Two)
May 14, 2020 15:04 - 28 minutes - 26 MBIn this episode, we continue our conversation with Dr. Robert Quinn, and he shares his insights on how to become a purpose-driven leader. This is part two of a two-part conversation. Robert Quinn has spent the last 40 years doing research, publishing, teaching, consulting, and speaking to more than half of the Fortune 500. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business. He has published 18 books, including his book, Deep Change which is a long-term best ...
Episode 48: Dr. Robert Quinn - Purpose-Driven Leadership (Part One)
May 07, 2020 15:17 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBIn this episode, we talk with Dr. Robert Quinn and he shares insights on how to become a purpose-driven leader. This is part one of a two-part conversation. Robert Quinn has spent the last 40 years doing research, publishing, teaching, consulting, and speaking to more than half of the Fortune 500. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business. He has published 18 books including his book, Deep Change which is a long-term best seller. He was selected a...