Thought Leaders: Recent Episodes
The Frustrated CEO Podcast
What exactly does it mean to be a missional business? Is it the same as a non-profit? How can you attend to the needs of your local communities and better steward the planet’s finite resources without sacrificing profitability? It’s not easy, but the benefits of managing a Triple Bottom Line can be significant in revenue, profitability, hiring, retention, and brand popularity.
Join us for an in-depth discussion with Abe Tanenbaum, Co-Founder of Grapevine Outdoor, about how and why you should care about the Triple Bottom Line.
In this episode
10:42 Good communication is critical
16:12 Why would you do a B corp
29:00 How to make difference even if you're not a B corp
43:20 Dangers of chasing profit exclusively
49:39 Be someone people like to hear from
Links
Grapevine Outdoor
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Building a strong business with long-term success requires many different things all working together. And being an effective leader requires the right mindset and skills to help you move that business forward. Both business and the leader need to continuously improve and work together to reach their full potential.
Tune in for a special episode with a dear friend of the show as Fernando Camacho of Overdog Digital shares how to transform your inner thought process and leverage content to bring in new customers.
In This Episode
12:45 The importance of creating space
23:45 How to passively influence people around you
40:25 Creating a community with your content
50:10 Reinvesting into yourself
56:57 Taking in feedback
Links
Overdog Digital
Get Fern's personal devotement book
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Who better to talk about building winning organizations than life-long NFL Executive Randy Mueller, winner of the 2000 NFL Executive of the Year award with the New Orleans Saints?
Join us as we journey from small-town Idaho to one of the winningest college football programs of all time, and then into multiple NFL front offices to learn what it takes to build winning leaders, teams, organizations, and cultures.
In This Episode
9:55 Making those around you look good
15:45 Getting everyone to work together
22:08 Honing the criteria for what you're looking for in your staff
28:40 Getting different angles on things
31:27 Creating a great culture
Links
Mueller Football
GM Football Show Podcast
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Laughter is scientifically proven to activate the release of the mood-boosting hormones dopamine and serotonin while simultaneously reducing the anxiety and stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol. And a 2015 workplace study found happier employees are 12% more productive than unhappy employees. So, if laughter is the best medicine, when’s the last time you and your business had a dose?
Join us for a seriously fun conversation with Blue Compass President and Co-Founder Drew Harden for ideas on how to build a culture of fun, laughter, and support without compromising productivity or success. Your people will be glad you did.
In This Episode
7:28 The power of listening
16:50 Showing appreciation
29:08 Everyone on your team represents your brand
34:28 Put the team first
44:00 Understanding what your staff really wants
Links
Blue Compass
Drew Harden
Drew on LinkedIn
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What if we told you there’s a way to conduct every business meeting to bring greater engagement, more creativity, more productivity, tighter teamwork, higher energy, and a better overall culture? Would it be worth an hour of your time to listen to this episode to find out how?
Tune in as we put our very own show host, Leb Tannenbaum, on the hot seat to learn how one simple tool can change everything in your business meetings, and therefore in your business.
In This Episode
6:57 What is a check in
17:33 Crafting the right check in for the situation
29:41 Questions to ask at the beginning of your meetings
37:20 What to do if the team is reluctant with the check in
45:57 The core purpose of the meeting
Links
Email Leb: leb@newlegendsnow.com
Leb on LinkedIn
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Employee average tenure declined again according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest figures, continuing an almost decade-long trend. And as you might imagine, millennials and Gen Z employees are even less likely to remain in their current roles than Boomers and Gen Xers.
What’s a CEO to do when the employees you need for the future are the hardest to retain?
Tune in to this episode for our conversation with Karen Matthews, who built and led a team of 50 unpaid volunteers after a long and distinguished career as a senior leader in high-tech electronics.
In This Episode
21:30 What is important to your employees
38:30 Creating a leadership chain
48:10 Self selection within the organization
1:03:24 Different people together creating your culture
Links
Nahelm Trust
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Stories. We’re drawn to them. Entertained by them. Educated through them. Challenged by them. History is passed down through them.
And the only thing more valuable than a great story is a great storyteller.
Join us for an inspiring and entertaining conversation with master storyteller Coach AK Ikwuakor on how you can grow everything from sales to customer service to culture to your own executive leadership through the power of storytelling in your business.
In This Episode
6:31 Learning from setbacks
19:06 The purpose of story
30:35 Motivation driving your stories
48:30 Counterbalance
57:50 Understanding in relationships
Links
Coach AK's website
AK on LinkedIn
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When’s the last time you seriously thought about your exit from your business? Not in fantasy, but in a real, intentional, and planful way that sets your target, plots your course, and puts the power back in your hands to leave on your own terms? You know you need to give this more time and energy, more of the attention it deserves.
So grab a pen, a cheap notebook, and your favorite adult beverage for a lively conversation with Terry Lyons, Managing Partner of Lyons & Associates, who shares a four-step plan any CEO can follow to exit their business. Just don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
In This Episode
7:22 Developing passions outside of your business
22:20 Thinking about your exit
35:35 What are the criteria of your exit
45:10 Preparing the business for your exit
50:55 Understanding metrics that will affect your exit strategy
Links
Lyons & Associates
Terry's book, Sticks and Stones: Life Lessons From a Lawyer
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Innovation. You want it. You need it. How do you get it?
It starts by accepting that innovation is an output, the result of creating the right environment within which innovation can take place.
Join us for an in-depth discussion with master innovator Komal Doshi to learn how you can build a strategic framework that inspires a culture of innovation.
In This Episode
10:00 How the pandemic has affected mobility
24:33 How to face disruption in the market
42:29 How to be more inclusive
46:20 Trying to manage compromise
Links
Ann Arbor Spark
Komal's email: komal@annarborusa.org
Komal on LinkedIn
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Being CEO has rarely been more challenging. With unstable markets, hybrid work, employee resignations, and global instability, all eyes are squarely on you for answers.
Before you give them, join our engaging discussion with Kammy Horne, Senior Vice President Development with VIA Metropolitan Transit, for an important reminder: leadership has always been about listening first.
In This Episode
4:43 How to motivate your staff
16:16 Being a woman in a leadership position
35:00 How to show up for a public meeting
48:28 Leading with trust
54:47 Usable communication
Links
Women In Transportation
Kammy's email: kammy.horne@viainfo.net
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Great leadership creates sports dynasties and business empires, while poor leadership undermines talented athletes and business professionals, alike. Because leadership is leadership, whether on the basketball court, in the board room or on the front lines of your business.
Join us for this unique and spirited look at leadership, professional development, living with purpose, and even crypto and NFT insights with Hoop Dreams CEO and life-long entrepreneur Kumbeno Memory.
In This Episode
7:30 Coaching a team
21:21 Hard working culture from the top
32:10 Autonomy to the team
42:42 Dealing with pressure
46:24 Monetizing your dreams
Links
Hoop Dreams Bball
Hoop Dreams on Twitter
Hoop Dreams on Instagram
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Just when you thought you knew how to build a high-performance culture, everything changed. Between, the pandemic, The Great Resignation, Gen Z demanding work-with-purpose, hybrid and remote work, and the global economy on edge, it’s time to rethink the link between culture and performance.
Join us for a timely conversation with Dan Denison, world-renowned thought-leader and creator of the Denison Organizational Culture Survey.
In This Episode
12:10 Value of culture over the years
24:55 Maintaining culture when working remote
40:34 People choosing where they work based on culture
57:40 Hub and spoke hierarchy
Links
Denison Consulting
ddenison@denisonconsulting.com
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Self-care and mindfulness are critical leadership skills – yes, leadership skills – for every CEO because, as the saying goes, you can’t pour from an empty cup. Tune in to this necessary and timely conversation with Walkyria Whitlock to find out exactly what self-care looks like, how to improve your overall mindfulness, and why succeeding at both will improve your business.
In This Episode
4:50 Scoring your mental health
11:50 Learning to focus on one thing in meditation
23:40 Getting your mind into a place of gratitude
35:26 Identifying what you need to work on
42:24 Becoming more empathetic
Links
Walkyria's website
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