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Boost My Business with David Fischer

14 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 87 ratings

This podcast explores the benefits, opportunities and challenges of connecting in unprecedented times. Each episode brings together unexpected pairings of business leaders, mavericks and entrepreneurs who share surprising parallels in values, visions, experiences and ideas.

Hosted by David Fischer, Facebook’s Chief Revenue Officer, this journey of exploring connections aims to bring the world closer together through common lessons as we set out to build new businesses, paradigms, products and movements in today’s ever connected age.

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Episodes

The Power of the Grind: With Guests Tan France & Ryan Cobbins

December 15, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MB

Every small business starts off as a dream for some hopeful entrepreneur. In reality, that dream of success and occupational freedom may be a bit harder to achieve than imagined. But, it can be done. In this season’s final episode of Boost My Business with David Fischer, you’ll meet two entrepreneurs who are intimately acquainted with the successes and failures that come with striking out on your own.  Ryan Cobbins, owner of Denver’s Coffee at The Point and Tan France, TV personality, fashi...

The Power of Diverse Leadership: With Guests Ann Mukherjee & Rich Barnard

December 02, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB

Diversity and inclusion have always been important topics within business circles. Studies have shown that effective diversity and inclusion strategies can lead to business success. In this episode of Boost My Business with David Fischer, David speaks with two business leaders tackling diversity and inclusion on their own terms. Rich Barnard recognized that the Hispanic population in his Midwestern town wasn’t getting adequate service at local car dealerships, so he founded Tio Chuy’s Auto ...

The Power of Social Media: With Guests Gary Marella & Stasha Harris

November 18, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

Episode 3: The Power of Social Media At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic many businesses, large and small, had to rethink their operating models. Many turned to social platforms like Instagram and Facebook to build an online presence and reach loyal customers. In this episode of Boost My Business with David Fischer, you’ll hear from two entrepreneurs who skillfully leveraged the power of social media to help grow their brands and reach audiences worldwide. You’ll meet small business owne...

The Power of Home: With Guests Stephen Orr & Monique Capanelli

November 11, 2020 08:05 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB

Putting your best self forward isn’t always easy, especially in the midst of a pandemic. And when your home has also transformed into an office, school and gym, it can be difficult to find inspiration. In this episode of Boost My Business with David Fischer, David and his guests discuss the challenges of navigating work and home life when faced with so much uncertainty.  Joining the conversation are small business owner Monique Capanelli of Austin-based Articulture Designs, and Stephen Orr,...

The Power of Resilience: With Guests Arian Simone & Courtney Scipio

October 21, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MB

Resilience is tricky. It’s not something you’re born with, it's something you develop over the course of your life. And for any entrepreneur or business person navigating 2020, it's a trait honed more and more each day. In this season of Boost My Business with David Fischer you’ll hear lots of stories of resilience as well as other important topics affecting businesses today.  In this episode you’ll meet Courtney Scipio, founder of Inspired by Annette Event Design & Rentals. Courtney's stor...

Introducing Season 2: Boost My Business with David Fischer

October 07, 2020 00:40 - 2 minutes - 2.3 MB

It’s an all new season of Three-and-a-Half Degrees, now renamed Boost My Business. And while the title may have changed, it's still the same insightful business podcast you know and love. We’re still bringing together unexpected pairings of business leaders, entrepreneurs and small business owners who share surprising parallels in values, experiences and ideas. In this season - as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts all of our lives - you’ll hear from diverse voices on a range of topics affectin...

Marketing leader Jonathan Mildenhall and Antionette Carroll’s Power of Cognitive Diversity

April 08, 2019 07:05 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

In what way can businesses use design and cognitive diversity to seamlessly insert themselves into the zeitgeist? Three and a Half Degrees is an original podcast from Facebook. Follow along on Instagram and visit facebook.com/ThreeAndAHalfDegrees to learn more. To stay up to date with our podcast guests, visit facebook.com/mildenhall1 and facebook.com/antionette.carroll.

Change.org’s Ben Rattray and Chip Conley’s Power of Wisdom

March 25, 2019 07:05 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

Do businesses benefit from the wisdom that comes with age, or has technology replaced earned skills? How can a career change later in life thrive and mentor the digital native industry, and what are the differences between human skills and digital skills? Three and a Half Degrees is an original podcast from Facebook. Follow along on Instagram and visit facebook.com/ThreeAndAHalfDegrees to learn more. To stay up to date with our podcast guests, visit facebook.com/benrattray and facebook.com/...

Author Beth Comstock and Suzanne Gildert’s Power of Change

March 11, 2019 07:05 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MB

Things are moving fast, and it’s not going to get slower. How can large and small businesses lean into change and find the motivation to keep moving quickly? Three and a Half Degrees is an original podcast from Facebook. Follow along on Instagram and visit facebook.com/ThreeAndAHalfDegrees to learn more. To stay up to date with our podcast guests, visit facebook.com/ElizabethComstock and suzannegildert.com.

Veterans Jake Wood and Victor Lezama’s Power of Purpose

February 25, 2019 08:05 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

After tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, two former Marines use the direct, all-or-nothing leadership skills they honed while on the front lines to start their own businesses at home. But they quickly discover that being a successful entrepreneur in civilian life means leaning into a different set of behaviors. Business leaders will hear Jake and Victor’s first-hand tales from life-or-death situations overseas, and what they learned about empowering employees to drive success. Three and a Half ...

WWE’s Stephanie McMahon and Gary Vaynerchuk’s Power of Family

February 11, 2019 08:02 - 29 minutes - 41 MB

The majority of businesses in the U.S. are family-run businesses, which puts remarkable pressures on relationships both inside and outside of the office. We speak with two executives who have worked for their fathers and crafted their own career paths. Three and a Half Degrees is an original podcast from Facebook. Follow along on Instagram and visit facebook.com/ThreeAndAHalfDegrees to learn more. To stay up to date with our podcast guests, visit facebook.com/StephMcMahonWWE and facebook.co...

McDonalds’ Chris Kempczinski and the founders of the Charleston Gourmet Burger Company’s Power of Disruption

January 28, 2019 09:10 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

Burgers are burgers, right? So why are some burger companies more successful than others? It’s all about rethinking the status quo. We speak with an up-and-coming small business and one of the biggest burger joints in the US to learn the special sauce on how to disrupt your own industry. Three and a Half Degrees is an original podcast from Facebook. Follow along on Instagram and visit facebook.com/ThreeAndAHalfDegrees to learn more. To stay up to date with our podcast guests, visit faceboo...

TOMS’ founder Blake Mycoskie and Two Blind Brothers’ Power of Social Good

January 14, 2019 08:01 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MB

When Blake Mycoskie created the game-changing buy-one-give-one business model for TOMS shoes, it spawned a slate of welcomed copycats. Running a company with a social mission, however, requires passion and a water-tight business model. In this episode, Mycoskie meets two brothers who started their own clothing company where all profits go towards blindness research. Three and a Half Degrees is an original podcast from Facebook. Follow along on Instagram and visit facebook.com/ThreeAndAHalfD...

Introducing Three and a Half Degrees: The Power of Connection from Facebook

December 10, 2018 14:00 - 2 minutes - 2.2 MB

Remember that theory that everyone in the world is connected by just six degrees of separation? Well today, thanks to technology, three and a half degrees is all that stands between you, me... and anyone with an internet connection. Three and a Half Degrees is a new podcast from Facebook. Our first episode drops on January 14th: the founder of TOMS Shoes—Blake Mycoskie—sits down with the founders of Two Blind Brothers, two guys inspired by his work for social good. It’s filled with insight a...