Talent Empowerment with Tom Finn: Recent Episodes
Tom Finn
Every week, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Next Thursday, Mike Harbour, President of Harbour Resources and leadership development expert, shares his insights on leadership training and development in the healthcare industry. Mike also discusses the challenges faced by mid-level leaders, such as the shortage of workers and the lack of purpose in their work. He highlights the significance of effective communication and the need for leaders to model good communication skills.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the all-in-one talent development solution that combines seamless onboarding, assessments, tailored development plans, and high-impact coaching, to elevate your teams. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Shawn Day, founder of Hire Lead Chill, discusses the impact of AI on recruitment, the unique challenges of blue-collar hiring, and the innovative business model he developed to provide recruitment services at a lower cost. Shawn emphasizes the importance of building relationships and understanding the needs of both clients and candidates in the recruitment process. He also shares insights on leadership and the importance of aligning personal and professional goals.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the talent development platform that matches professionals with expert coaches to help them achieve their career goals. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
02:00 - Impactful Changes in Recruitment Today
06:07 - The Business Model of Hire Lead Chill
26:07 - Perception Leadership
37:10 - Designing the Life You Want
🌟ABOUT SHAWN DAY
Shawn is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience navigating the small business world. After a brief stint in the corporate world, he embarked on his entrepreneurial journey, founding Daycorp Mortgage and later, Phcs Inc., a cleaning company that flourished under his leadership.
Through the highs and lows of small business ownership, Shawn honed his craft, eventually joining forces with the acquiring company of Phcs Inc. In this role, he led expansion efforts, guiding the company through strategic acquisitions and innovations.
In 2016, Shawn's focus shifted to revolutionizing recruitment, a challenge he embraced with his signature humility and determination. As word of his success spread, small business owners across the country sought his guidance, turning to him and his team for recruitment solutions that challenged industry norms.
Today, Shawn continues to apply his entrepreneurial spirit and passion for service to empower small businesses and their leaders, sharing his insights and expertise with those seeking to navigate the complexities of entrepreneurship.
🔗CONNECT WITH SHAWN
- Linktree: https://linktr.ee/hireleadchill
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Next Thursday, Shawn Day, founder of Hire Lead Chill, discusses the impact of AI on recruitment, the unique challenges of blue-collar hiring, and the innovative business model he developed to provide recruitment services at a lower cost. Shawn emphasizes the importance of building relationships and understanding the needs of both clients and candidates in the recruitment process. He also shares insights on leadership and the importance of aligning personal and professional goals.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the talent development platform that matches professionals with expert coaches to help them achieve their career goals. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Nathaniel Harding, Managing Partner of Cortado Ventures, discusses venture capital and investing in the mid-continent region. He emphasizes the importance of personal relationships and proximity in the investment process, especially for founders outside of traditional tech hubs. He also discusses the challenges of raising capital and the criteria they look for in potential investments.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the talent development platform that matches professionals with expert coaches to help them achieve their career goals. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
06:39 Creating Opportunities in Underserved Markets
12:24 Investment Criteria and Value-Add
26:53 Stacking the Deck for Success
36:36 The Challenges and Rewards of Being a VC
🌟ABOUT NATHANIEL HARDING
Nathaniel Harding is Managing Partner of Cortado Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in growth-driven technology companies. He is also Board Member for Antioch Energy. He is an accomplished senior executive, entrepreneur, technologist, thought leader, and community advocate. Nathaniel was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and a Most Admired CEO in Oklahoma by the Journal Record. Previously, he and his partner developed a midcontinent resource play which they sold in 2013 for $120M. His broad areas of expertise include operational strategy, financial modeling, statistical analysis, leveraging big data, connecting science with commercial strategy, energy, fundraising, and public speaking.
🔗CONNECT WITH NATHANIEL
- Company Website: https://cortado.ventures/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Next Thursday, Nathaniel Harding, Managing Partner of Cortado Ventures, discusses venture capital and investing in the mid-continent region. He emphasizes the importance of personal relationships and proximity in the investment process, especially for founders outside of traditional tech hubs. He also discusses the challenges of raising capital and the criteria they look for in potential investments.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the talent development platform that matches professionals with expert coaches to help them achieve their career goals. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Ranjeet Mudholkar, Founder of The Next League Program, discusses the EB1A green card, also known as the Genius Visa. Ranjeet emphasizes the purpose of the visa and also explains the process and requirements for obtaining the EB1A green card.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the talent development platform that matches professionals with expert coaches to help them achieve their career goals. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
01:08 Understanding the EB1A Green Card and its Importance
07:21 Benefits of the EB1A Green Card for Individuals and the US
11:21 The Process and Requirements for the EB1A Green Card
24:15 Challenges and Benefits for Individuals Obtaining the EB1A Green Card
27:43 Demographics of Individuals Obtaining the EB1A Green Card
31:27 The Impact of Immigrants on the US Workforce
🌟ABOUT RANJEET MUDHOLKAR
As the visionary founder of the Next League Program, Ranjeet S. Mudholkar is transforming the pathway to the EB-1A Green Card, helping professionals achieve their American Dream by applying for the EB1A Green Card and landing the perfect job in 6 months without any sponsor, Lottery, or $1M+ investment. With a background featuring over two decades of leadership, accolades from Forbes, and international speaking engagements, Ranjeet combines using tools and techniques to help individuals identify their expertise, understand EB1A jurisprudence, and learn the art of presenting themselves. Ranjeet’s methodology guides individuals to EB1A Achievement in an easy and straightforward way, cutting out all of the confusion. As a guiding light for individuals seeking U.S. residency, Ranjeet's coaching methodologies unlock success, wherein EB1A Green Card is a byproduct and milestone in one’s journey. Ranjeet’s mission is simple: To help individuals experience the American dream.
🔗CONNECT WITH RANJEET
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmudholkar/
- Website: https://www.nextleagueprogram.com/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Next Thursday, Ranjeet Mudholkar, Founder of The Next League Program, discusses the EB1A green card, also known as the Genius Visa. Ranjeet emphasizes the purpose of the visa and also explains the process and requirements for obtaining the EB1A green card.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the talent development platform that matches professionals with expert coaches to help them achieve their career goals. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Lance Graulich, the CEO of Eye On Franchising and an expert in franchising, shares insights on the misconceptions and benefits of franchise ownership. He addresses common concerns such as the cost of joining a franchise and the need for prior experience in a specific industry. Lance highlights the wide range of franchise opportunities available, including not only food and blue-collar industries but also business services, pets, and senior care.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the talent development platform that matches professionals with expert coaches to help them achieve their career goals. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
01:13 Misconceptions about Franchise Ownership
09:13 Franchise Success Stories and Earnings Claims
16:13 Franchise Opportunities in Home Services
25:18 Starting with One Franchise and Scaling
29:04 The Importance of Systems in Franchising
35:14 Benefits of Franchise Ownership
39:02 Franchise Categories and Finding the Right Fit
🌟ABOUT LANCE GRAULICH
Lance Graulich, known as the "King of Franchising," is the CEO of Eye On Franchising, a leading franchise consulting and development group representing over 800 franchise brands. He hosts the Eye on Franchising Podcast, with 300+ 5-star reviews and a top 1.5% global ranking. Lance's mission is to make business ownership accessible through franchising, having helped over 1,000 individuals become successful franchise owners and supported franchises like TGI Fridays to reach $225,000,000+ in revenue.
🔗CONNECT WITH LANCE
- Website: LanceGraulich.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lance.graulich/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanceeyeonfranchising/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Next Thursday, Lance Graulich, the CEO of Eye On Franchising and an expert in franchising, shares insights on the misconceptions and benefits of franchise ownership. He addresses common concerns such as the cost of joining a franchise and the need for prior experience in a specific industry. Lance highlights the wide range of franchise opportunities available, including not only food and blue-collar industries but also business services, pets, and senior care.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the talent development platform that matches professionals with expert coaches to help them achieve their career goals. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Eric Liedtke, co-founder and CEO of the Unless Collective, discusses the shift in consumer attitudes towards sustainability and eco-friendly products. He highlights the importance of consumers making a difference through their purchases and how brands can create products that align with their values. Eric explains the concept of regenerative fashion, which involves making clothing from plants and minerals that harmlessly decompose when discarded.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
00:58 - Evolution of Consumer Attitudes Towards Sustainability and Eco-Friendly Products
10:37 - Leaving Adidas and Starting His Own Company
27:04 - Scaling a Mission-Driven Company
29:30 - The Power of Partnerships in Scaling Sustainable Fashion
🌟ABOUT ERIC LIEDTKE
Eric Liedtke is the co-founder and CEO of The UNLESS Collective, the world’s first regenerative fashion brand, pioneering a transformative approach to design, distribution, and sustainability in the footwear, apparel, and accessories industry. Formerly an executive at adidas, Eric led groundbreaking initiatives in material innovation and sustainability, driving over $8 billion in revenue growth in just six years. A passionate advocate for ocean conservation, Eric spearheaded partnerships with Parley for the Oceans and drove ambitious goals to eliminate plastic waste from products. With a career spanning 26 years, Eric is recognized for his consumer-led innovation, including the creation of adidas Boost and the billion-dollar Yeezy business. He continues to lead by example, championing circular product concepts and serving on the Parley for the Oceans Steering Committee. Eric resides on the Oregon Coast with his family, where he enjoys surfing and fitness pursuits.
🔗CONNECT WITH ERIC
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-liedtke-890130115/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eric.liedtke/?hl=en
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Next Thursday, Eric Liedtke, co-founder and CEO of the Unless Collective, discusses the shift in consumer attitudes towards sustainability and eco-friendly products. He highlights the importance of consumers making a difference through their purchases and how brands can create products that align with their values. Eric explains the concept of regenerative fashion, which involves making clothing from plants and minerals that harmlessly decompose when discarded.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Carlo Taormina, Life/High Performance Coach and Keynote Speaker, shares his journey of overcoming depression and suicidal ideation and how he now helps others do the same. He emphasizes the importance of giving oneself one more chance and taking a leap of faith. Carlo discusses the desperate feeling of wanting to try one more time and the comfort that comes from having a backup plan.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
05:22 Changing Body Language and Environment
12:34 Helping Others and Serving
31:33 Taking the First Step and Making Decisions
🌟ABOUT CARLO TAORMINA
Carlo Taormina has achieved the near impossible as he puts it when he describes overcoming clinical depression and suicidal ideation. Carlo has always been one to help people with his background in personal training, life coaching, and as a keynote speaker. Carlo rose from the depths of his mental illness, to share his story of overcoming self doubt, destroying limiting beliefs, and unleashing the real you in order to help those in similar positions. From sharing his story on social media, coaching, clients, and speaking on the largest stages, Carlo has had people approach him, saying his message save their life. as a powerful coach and keynote speaker, Carlo impacts all as he shares his message with fortune 500’s, universities and local communities.
🔗CONNECT WITH CARLO
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlotaormina_lifecoach/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Next Thursday, Carlo Taormina, Life/High-Performance Coach and Keynote Speaker, shares his journey of overcoming depression and suicidal ideation and how he now helps others do the same. He emphasizes the importance of giving oneself one more chance and taking a leap of faith. Carlo discusses the desperate feeling of wanting to try one more time and the comfort that comes from having a backup plan.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Dr. Myriam Hadnes, Founder of Workshops Work, shares her journey from academia to entrepreneurship and the creation of her companies NeverDoneBefore.org and Workshops.Work. She discusses the challenges she faced in transitioning to entrepreneurship and the importance of building a community and creating a safe space for collaboration. Myriam also explains her facilitation agency model and the value of investing in branding and design. She emphasizes the power of understanding human behavior and communication in facilitating workshops and building successful businesses.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
06:39 Creating a Safe Space for Collaboration
10:14 Building a Community and Overcoming Challenges
13:10 Transitioning to a Facilitation Agency Model
25:54 Overcoming Obstacles and Negotiating Deals
27:57 Investing in Branding and Design
30:01 Understanding Human Behavior and Communication
🌟ABOUT DR. MYRIAM HADNES
Myriam is driven by the vision to create an ecosystem for facilitators, helping them leverage their work's impact through community, collaboration, and co-creation. She holds a PhD in Behavioural Economics and a Master's in Sociology. In her facilitation work, she combines academic knowledge with practical experience in group collaboration.
During the Pandemic in 2020, Myriam founded NeverDoneBefore (https://neverdonebefore.org) (NBD), a global online community of facilitators who aim to spark fresh trends in group collaboration. The community includes over 100 members from more than 40 countries.
Her business workshops.work (http://workshops.work), has grown into a boutique agency that connects facilitators of the NDB community with multi-national companies to deliver state-of-the-art online training to their remote teams. Together, they deliver more than 100 training workshops in more than 10 languages per year.
Before starting her business as a freelancer in 2017 and a limited company in 2022, Myriam worked in the higher education sector as a researcher and lecturer, as coordinator of a study programme in Vietnam, and as a strategic advisor of the university president in Luxembourg.
🔗CONNECT WITH DR. MYRIAM
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myriam-hadnes/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Next Thursday, Dr. Myriam Hadnes, Founder of Workshops Work, shares her journey from academia to entrepreneurship and the creation of her companies NeverDoneBefore.org and Workshops.Work. She discusses the challenges she faced in transitioning to entrepreneurship and the importance of building a community and creating a safe space for collaboration. Myriam also explains her facilitation agency model and the value of investing in branding and design. She emphasizes the power of understanding human behavior and communication in facilitating workshops and building successful businesses.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
06:39 Creating a Safe Space for Collaboration
10:14 Building a Community and Overcoming Challenges
13:10 Transitioning to a Facilitation Agency Model
25:54 Overcoming Obstacles and Negotiating Deals
27:57 Investing in Branding and Design
30:01 Understanding Human Behavior and Communication
🌟ABOUT DR. MYRIAM HADNES
Myriam is driven by the vision to create an ecosystem for facilitators, helping them leverage their work's impact through community, collaboration, and co-creation. She holds a PhD in Behavioural Economics and a Master's in Sociology. In her facilitation work, she combines academic knowledge with practical experience in group collaboration.
During the Pandemic in 2020, Myriam founded NeverDoneBefore (https://neverdonebefore.org) (NBD), a global online community of facilitators who aim to spark fresh trends in group collaboration. The community includes over 100 members from more than 40 countries.
Her business workshops.work (http://workshops.work), has grown into a boutique agency that connects facilitators of the NDB community with multi-national companies to deliver state-of-the-art online training to their remote teams. Together, they deliver more than 100 training workshops in more than 10 languages per year.
Before starting her business as a freelancer in 2017 and a limited company in 2022, Myriam worked in the higher education sector as a researcher and lecturer, as coordinator of a study programme in Vietnam, and as a strategic advisor of the university president in Luxembourg.
🔗CONNECT WITH DR. MYRIAM
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myriam-hadnes/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Taylor Black, a cross-functional team leader at Microsoft and a seasoned entrepreneur discusses his role as a principal program manager for Microsoft's incubation studio and how it operates as a center of excellence for incubation within the company. Taylor also covers the challenges and differences between being an entrepreneur inside and outside a large company like Microsoft, highlighting the importance of agency and stress levels in both roles.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
03:01 Transition to Microsoft
05:31 Balancing Scalability and Startup Mentality
13:40 Rewards and Recognition for Internal Innovators
23:41 Decentralized Decision-Making Model
32:12 Entrepreneurship Inside and Outside the Enterprise
37:00 Agency and Stress Levels
41:41 Finding Happiness and Passion in Work
🌟ABOUT TAYLOR BLACK
He is a cross-functional team leader and seasoned entrepreneur passionate about driving innovation and growth. With 17 years of experience, he transforms technical startups into scalable successes, partnering with industry giants like T-Mobile and Disney. His expertise illuminates innovation's path in the modern business arena.
🔗CONNECT WITH TAYLOR
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blacktaylor/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Taylor Black, a cross-functional team leader at Microsoft and a seasoned entrepreneur discusses his role as a principal program manager for Microsoft's incubation studio and how it operates as a center of excellence for incubation within the company. Taylor also covers the challenges and differences between being an entrepreneur inside and outside a large company like Microsoft, highlighting the importance of agency and stress levels in both roles.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
03:01 Transition to Microsoft
05:31 Balancing Scalability and Startup Mentality
13:40 Rewards and Recognition for Internal Innovators
23:41 Decentralized Decision-Making Model
32:12 Entrepreneurship Inside and Outside the Enterprise
37:00 Agency and Stress Levels
41:41 Finding Happiness and Passion in Work
🌟ABOUT TAYLOR BLACK
He is a cross-functional team leader and seasoned entrepreneur passionate about driving innovation and growth. With 17 years of experience, he transforms technical startups into scalable successes, partnering with industry giants like T-Mobile and Disney. His expertise illuminates innovation's path in the modern business arena.
🔗CONNECT WITH TAYLOR
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blacktaylor/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Jaime Nacach, Founder and CEO of Virtual Latinos, shares his journey from his academic pursuits to starting Virtual Latinos, a virtual assistant recruitment agency. He discusses his experiences in Israel and Singapore, the challenges of language barriers, and the decision to focus on Latin American virtual assistants. Jaime also highlights the importance of building supply before generating demand and the process of vetting quality talent.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
03:09 - Discovering the Startup Culture in Israel
08:59 - Transitioning from Freelancer to Business Owner
11:26 - Exploring the Virtual Assistant Market
16:14 - Starting Virtual Latinos
23:52 - Evolution of the Business Model
26:38 - Transition to the Agency Model
32:24 - Pivoting to a Scalable Model
🌟ABOUT JAIME NACACH
Jaime Nacach is a dynamic entrepreneur; he is an energetic leader, marketer, and tech enthusiast. With a background in business administration and an MBA from Tel Aviv University, he has over 20 years of expertise in business strategy, digital marketing, and automation. It was this wealth of knowledge that led him to establish Virtual Latinos, a virtual assistant recruitment agency that has empowered more than 1,000 companies to elevate their levels of freedom, success, and growth. Jaime's creative driving force and his mastery of the art of outsourcing have positioned him as a true pioneer in fostering cross-cultural, exceptional Virtual Professional Relationships.
🔗CONNECT WITH JAIME
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimenacach/
- Website: https://www.virtuallatinos.com/
- Facebook (Virtual Latinos): https://www.facebook.com/virtuallatinos
- Instagram (Virtual Latinos): https://www.instagram.com/virtuallatinos/
- LinkedIn (Virtual Latinos): https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtuallatinos/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@virtuallatinos/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Next Thursday, Jaime Nacach, Founder and CEO of Virtual Latinos, shares his journey from his academic pursuits to starting Virtual Latinos, a virtual assistant recruitment agency. He discusses his experiences in Israel and Singapore, the challenges of language barriers, and the decision to focus on Latin American virtual assistants. Jaime also highlights the importance of building supply before generating demand and the process of vetting quality talent.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Jimi Okubanjo, Founder of Folajimi Worldwide, discusses her documentary 'Arise Firebird' and the experiences of workplace marginalization faced by women and BIPOC professionals. We also explore the impact of workplace abuse on mental and physical health, as well as the silence surrounding these issues, the impact of poor work environments on a global scale, and the changing nature of work.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
04:13 - The Silence Around Workplace Abuse
05:24 - Context and Impact of Marginalization
06:21 - Age and Treatment in the Workplace
08:30 - Ignorance and Lack of Awareness
11:10 - Impact of Poor Work Environments on a Global Scale
14:35 - Reframing Success in Careers
18:04 - Processing Toxic Work Experiences
26:06 - Characteristics of Effective CEOs
30:13 - CEO Mental Health and Wellbeing
🌟ABOUT JIMI OKUBANJO
Jimi Okubanjo, founder of Folajimi Worldwide and producer/director of ARISE FIREBIRD, boasts a 20+ year career in leadership and management consulting with Global Fortune 100 corporations like McKinsey & Co, Amazon, and Royal Dutch Shell. Her international award-winning documentary, ARISE FIREBIRD, sheds light on workplace marginalization faced by women and BIPOC professionals, drawing from her corporate background to advocate for psychological safety and productivity in professional spaces.
As an international thought leader and sought-after keynote speaker and consultant, Jimi shares her insights and experiences at prestigious institutions worldwide, including Harvard University, the Association for Women in Science, and the National Retail Federation. She sparks conversations and inspires action toward a more productive and psychologically safe future.
🔗CONNECT WITH JIMI
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/folajimi/
- Website: https://www.arisefirebird.com/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Jimi Okubanjo, Founder of Folajimi Worldwide, discusses her documentary 'Arise Firebird' and the experiences of workplace marginalization faced by women and BIPOC professionals. We also explore the impact of workplace abuse on mental and physical health, as well as the silence surrounding these issues, the impact of poor work environments on a global scale, and the changing nature of work.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Bill Walsh, the founder and CEO of The Objection Box, shares his insights on sales and overcoming objections. He emphasizes the importance of focusing on the needle mover in sales, which he believes is overcoming objections. He breaks down the five main objections in the market and provides strategies for handling them. Bill also shares his personal journey into sales and the challenges of balancing work and family life.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
06:51 - The Needle Mover: Overcoming Objections
09:03 - Starting with the End in Mind
10:28 - The Five Objections
12:45 - Unpacking the Five Objections
25:00 - The Importance of Product-Market Fit
27:47 - Taking Care of Your Team
🌟ABOUT BILL WALSH
Bill Walsh, known as “The King of Objection Handling” is the Founder & CEO of The Objection Box, which is one of the leading sales training companies in the world. Bill is focused on helping entrepreneurs and sales professionals 2-5x their income in 45 days or less with his Objection Box Methodology. His rapid rise to success includes being awarded the prestigious 2CC award from ClickFunnels in only 4 months, and generating nearly $4,000,000 in less than 2 years.
Bill's mission is to create leaders in sales that can 2-5x their income so they don't have to double their time on calls and work weekends! Bill's big driver in all of this is to help sales professionals create financial freedom so they don't carry the stress of financial difficulties like he saw as a kid in Ireland with his mum's businesses.
🔗CONNECT WITH BILL
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billwalshofficial/
- The Objection Box group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/740815757350519/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Next Thursday, Bill Walsh, the founder and CEO of The Objection Box, shares his insights on sales and overcoming objections. He emphasizes the importance of focusing on the needle mover in sales, which he believes is overcoming objections. He breaks down the five main objections in the market and provides strategies for handling them. Bill also shares his personal journey into sales and the challenges of balancing work and family life.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
In this episode, Chris Taylor, Founder and CEO of Actionable.co. Chris shares his journey of starting Actionable.co, and his experience of writing over 400 business book summaries. He explains the importance of translating inspiration into action. He also talks about the challenges and pushback he has faced.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
07:16 - Transition to Actionable and Focus on Behavior Change
10:26 - Methodology and Philosophy of Actionable
12:53 - Shifting from L&D Language to Business Language
14:27 - Using Data to Correlate Behavior Change and Outcomes
24:28 - Entrepreneurial Journey and Considerations
28:24 - Thoughts on Selling the Company
31:38 - Building Systems and Processes for Freedom and Exit
🌟ABOUT CHRIS TAYLOR
Chris founded Actionable.co in 2008 for the express purpose of helping corporate learners apply what they learned; consistently and measurably. Since then, Chris – and his team at Actionable – have supported the deployment of over 2000+ programs leveraging the Impact Certainty model for driving change. Chris is a regular speaker and writer on Learning Impact Measurement, Behavior Change, and how to overcome the challenges of eLearning.
🔗CONNECT WITH CHRIS
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjrtaylor/
- LinkedIn (Actionable): https://www.linkedin.com/company/actionable.co/
- X: https://twitter.com/ActionableChris
- X (Actionable): https://twitter.com/Actionableco
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Next Thursday, Chris Taylor, Founder and CEO of Actionable.co. Chris shares his journey of starting Actionable.co, and his experience of writing over 400 business book summaries. He explains the importance of translating inspiration into action. He also talks about the challenges and pushback he has faced.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Catherine Bell, Founder of The Awakened Company, discusses her work in providing micro-loans to women to help them escape poverty. She emphasizes the importance of leadership and personal growth and the need for leaders to have a clear vision and positive intentions. Bell also explores the impact of technology on communication and the role of AI in business and shares her insights on shifting from a 'but' to an 'and' mindset and the power of expressing gratitude and appreciation.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
03:34 - The Concept of Leadership
05:03 - Personal Growth and Leadership Development
07:47 - The Importance of Vision Statements
09:41 - The Changing Nature of Leadership
12:04 - The Value of Personal Connections
16:34 - The Awakened Company and its Purpose
20:17 - Understanding the Enneagram
25:54 - Shifting from 'But' to 'And'
🌟ABOUT CATHERINE BELL
Catherine Bell is a successful entrepreneur, business leader, best-selling business author, and the founder of The Awakened Company, which aims to awaken the fire within organizations with passion, purpose, and playfulness Catherine is best known for her award-winning and best-selling book “The Awakened Company”, and was chosen as one of The Best Leadership Books of 2015. As an author and business leader, Catherine discusses the art of awakening companies for sustainable success.
🔗CONNECT WITH CATHERINE
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellcatherine/
- X: https://twitter.com/awakenedcompany
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Next Thursday, Catherine Bell, Founder of The Awakened Company, discusses her work in providing micro-loans to women to help them escape poverty. She emphasizes the importance of leadership and personal growth and the need for leaders to have a clear vision and positive intentions. Bell also explores the impact of technology on communication and the role of AI in business and shares her insights on shifting from a 'but' to an 'and' mindset and the power of expressing gratitude and appreciation.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated platform with a holistic approach to professional development that guarantees and nurtures the growth of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Glenn Akramoff, an expert in rehabilitating and revitalizing municipal government workplaces, discusses how to create a positive and empowering work environment for local government employees, the importance of purpose-driven culture in local government, and how it serves the community. He explains the structure and function of local government and its role in providing essential services to the community, and he also addresses the challenges and improvements needed in local government, including transitioning from activist to governing behaviors and overcoming resistance to change.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated leadership development platform that guarantees and nurtures the growth and potential of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
04:27 Characteristics of Local Government Employees
07:53 Supporting Cultural Initiatives in Local Government
11:34 The Role of Local Government
16:08 Transitioning from Activist to Governing
19:40 Empowering Local Government Employees
25:51 Making Local Government Exciting
28:40 Protecting Local Government
31:47 Challenges in Local Government
33:19 Changing the Culture of Local Government
🌟ABOUT GLENN AKRAMOFF
Glenn is a leading expert in rehabilitating and revitalizing municipal government workplaces. With over three decades of experience, His commitment to building purpose-driven workplaces has made him a sought-after authority in workplace culture, human-centered workplaces, building winning teams, generational opportunities, and local government operations.
🔗CONNECT WITH GLENN
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennakramoff/
- Website: http://akramoff.com/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Glenn Akramoff, an expert in rehabilitating and revitalizing municipal government workplaces, discusses how to create a positive and empowering work environment for local government employees, the importance of purpose-driven culture in local government, and how it serves the community. He explains the structure and function of local government and its role in providing essential services to the community, and he also addresses the challenges and improvements needed in local government, including transitioning from activist to governing behaviors and overcoming resistance to change.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated leadership development platform that guarantees and nurtures the growth and potential of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
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Mark Effinger, the Chief Product Officer at Nootopia, shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting from his early ventures in laser light shows to building successful companies. He discusses his bootstrap funding approach and the importance of recognizing opportunities. Mark also shares stories of overcoming challenges, negotiating venture capital, and building partnerships. He emphasizes the need for balance and finding a success rhythm as an entrepreneur.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated leadership development platform that guarantees and nurtures the growth and potential of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
03:05 Bootstrap Funding Approach
08:33 Transition to New Ventures
13:38 Overcoming Obstacles and Innovating
19:05 Finding Balance and Success Rhythm
23:35 Dealing with Setbacks and Rebuilding
36:26 Overcoming Adversity and Taking Risks
41:31 Building Relationships and Seizing Opportunities
46:30 Controlling Stress as an Entrepreneur
🌟ABOUT MARK EFFINGER
Mark Effinger (Chief Product Officer) - Mark, aka Mr. Noots, is a business powerhouse with an unmatched background in technology product development and marketing. Having raised over $50 million in Angel and Venture Capital funding for startups, Mark's expertise is second to none. His personal journey, from tragedy to triumph, led him to create groundbreaking nootropic supplements that have achieved a mind-boggling 11,700% growth in just five years.
🔗CONNECT WITH MARK
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markeffinger/
- Nootopia Website: http://www.nootopia.com/
- Nootopia IG: https://www.instagram.com/nootopiabrain/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Mark Effinger, the Chief Product Officer at Nootopia, shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting from his early ventures in laser light shows to building successful companies. He discusses his bootstrap funding approach and the importance of recognizing opportunities. Mark also shares stories of overcoming challenges, negotiating venture capital, and building partnerships. He emphasizes the need for balance and finding a success rhythm as an entrepreneur.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated leadership development platform that guarantees and nurtures the growth and potential of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Christy Pretzinger, President & CEO of WriterGirl, shares her insights on creating a workplace where people can thrive. She emphasizes the importance of measuring cultural balance and turnover rates as indicators of a thriving environment. Christy discusses the benefits and challenges of implementing policies such as unlimited PTO and two weeks off at the end of the year. She also highlights the significance of self-awareness, vulnerability, and listening to feedback in leadership. Additionally, Christy addresses the impact of artificial intelligence on content creation and the need for human connection in a digital age.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated leadership development platform that guarantees and nurtures the growth and potential of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
03:53 Creating a Space for People to Thrive
08:05 Unlimited PTO and Managing Employee Responsibility
11:02 Hiring and Developing People
13:14 Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
19:06 Navigating Change and Challenging Beliefs
21:59 The Importance of Vulnerability and Self-Reflection
24:13 The Power of Self-Awareness in Leadership
27:46 The Role of Trust in an Organization
30:46 The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Content Creation
36:23 The Importance of Human Connection in a Digital Age
🌟ABOUT CHRISTY PRETZINGER
Christy Pretzinger is a dynamic, visionary innovator who has transformed the landscape of healthcare content creation. She and her team originated an entirely new category in digital content — and now many other firms are duplicating her model. As the owner and CEO of WriterGirl, Christy has built an industry-leading organization that delivers top-notch content and strategy to the healthcare industry nationwide.
Along with her drive to strengthen healthcare communications, Christy is passionate about creating an environment where people can truly thrive.
As she transitioned from freelancing to owning a business, Christy intentionally focused on building a business based on kindness. This unusual approach has proven to be not only good for people, but also great for the bottom line. Over time, Christy discovered her true calling: to create a workplace that nurtures personal and professional growth. A profound belief in lifelong learning fuels her understanding that personal development is the key to unlocking professional success.
🔗CONNECT WITH CHRISTY
- X: https://twitter.com/WriterGirlAssoc
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/writergirl-&-associates
- YouTube: @writergirlassociates
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Christy Pretzinger, President & CEO of WriterGirl, shares her insights on creating a workplace where people can thrive. She emphasizes the importance of measuring cultural balance and turnover rates as indicators of a thriving environment. Christy discusses the benefits and challenges of implementing policies such as unlimited PTO and two weeks off at the end of the year. She also highlights the significance of self-awareness, vulnerability, and listening to feedback in leadership. Additionally, Christy addresses the impact of artificial intelligence on content creation and the need for human connection in a digital age.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated leadership development platform that guarantees and nurtures the growth and potential of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Dustin Baker, President of BioProtein Technology, discusses the benefits of BioPro Plus, a non-synthetic alternative to prescription human growth hormone. He explains the difference between synthetic and non-synthetic hormone replacement and the importance of maintaining optimal growth hormone levels. He also discusses his journey and the importance of mentorship.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated leadership development platform that guarantees and nurtures the growth and potential of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
02:12 - Synthetic vs. Non-synthetic Hormone Replacement
04:02 - Gender and Age Factors in Growth Hormone
10:52 - Effects of Growth Hormone on Energy Levels
11:35 - Other Benefits of Growth Hormone
16:01 - Normal Ranges of IGF-1
18:45 - Dustin's Personal Journey and Mentorship
🌟ABOUT DUSTIN BAKER
Dustin Baker is the President of BioProtein Technology and creator of BioPro+. With years of experience working intimately with some of the world's most elite professional athletes, trusted physicians, and even international private security / military personnel his passion remains the same, to help individuals maximize their physiological and cognitive potential safely. For years Dustin has been instrumental in the product design and brand development for rx drug alternative products in the professional athletics, fitness, and medical supply categories.
🔗CONNECT WITH DUSTIN
- Instagram: @bioproteintech
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter):https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Dustin Baker, President of BioProtein Technology, discusses the benefits of BioPro Plus, a non-synthetic alternative to prescription human growth hormone. He explains the difference between synthetic and non-synthetic hormone replacement and the importance of maintaining optimal growth hormone levels. He also discusses his journey and the importance of mentorship.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the only accelerated leadership development platform that guarantees and nurtures the growth and potential of employees. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Nicole Morgan, CEO of Resolute PR, discusses the challenges of workforce recruitment and the need for companies to focus on promoting their brand as an employer of choice. She highlights industries such as healthcare and hospitality that are struggling to find talent due to changing employee preferences and the impact of the pandemic. Nicole emphasizes the importance of offering employee benefits such as healthcare and retirement plans, as well as providing flexibility and work-life balance.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
03:04 Industries Struggling to Find Talent
05:22 Creating a Story for Employees
06:30 Promoting Employee Benefits
09:34 Flexibility and Work-Life Balance
11:10 The Four-Day Work Week
14:38 Importance of Clear Expectations and Feedback
19:03 Taking Risks and Asking for Help
22:18 Challenges of Business Growth
25:03 Balancing Work and Family Life
🌟ABOUT NICOLE MORGAN
Nicole Morgan, CEO of Resolute PR, has over a decade of expertise in setting up successful campaigns spanning diverse sectors like healthcare, retail, and technology. Recognized for her adeptness at managing complex projects while artfully articulating brand stories, she's a multi-award winner, including Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Professional of the Year. As an Adjunct Professor at Oklahoma State University, Nicole bridges academia and practice. Presently, she's focused on revolutionizing workforce recruitment in sectors grappling with scarcity. Nicole's insights, cultivated through extensive research, forge the link between recruitment and marketing, fostering engagement and retention. In the evolving recruitment landscape, Nicole empowers organizations to enact impactful transformations.
🔗CONNECT WITH NICOLE
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/resolute-pr
- Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/resolutepr
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/resolutepr
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Nicole Morgan, CEO of Resolute PR, discusses the challenges of workforce recruitment and the need for companies to focus on promoting their brand as an employer of choice. She highlights industries such as healthcare and hospitality that are struggling to find talent due to changing employee preferences and the impact of the pandemic. Nicole emphasizes the importance of offering employee benefits such as healthcare and retirement plans, as well as providing flexibility and work-life balance.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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In this conversation, Nader Sabry discusses growth hacking and its application in organizations. He explains that growth hacking is a superset that sits above leadership and encompasses various functions. Nader emphasizes the importance of experimentation and finding one's unique growth formula. He also shares insights on discovering purpose and the connection between spirituality and technology. Nader encourages individuals to be patient in their journey of self-discovery.
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📌TALKING POINTS
03:59 Growth Hacking and its Definition
07:11 Implementing Growth Hacking in Organizations
19:14 Generating Revenue through Growth Hacking
28:44 Starting the Growth Hacking Process
31:45 Discovering Purpose
34:37 Combining Spirituality and Technology
37:38 Finding Your Purpose
🌟ABOUT NADER SABRY
Nader Sabry recently released a book, Hire Me If You Can, which shares the secrets to hiring top growth hacking talent before your business rivals do. He believes growth hacking will be the #1 super skill of the future.
Nader has been described by his peers as "the guy you don't want your competition to hire" for his innovative growth strategies that have propelled businesses to unprecedented success.
In the 1990s, after helping a Fortune 1000 Tech CEO corner a highly competitive market, the CEO outright offered him a cheque for $250,000 to never disclose his strategies to anyone ever again.
He has helped hundreds of CEOs, global leaders, and founders unlock unseen growth opportunities with growth hacking SECRETS used by only 1% of companies. Several Fortune 500s use his methods and strategies, including Microsoft, Google, and NASA.
Nader is also the bestselling author of Ready, Set, Growth Hack: A Beginner's Guide To Growth Hacking Success and Growth Thinking, which helps leaders create hacks to scale their businesses.
🔗CONNECT WITH NADER
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadersabry/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_nadersabry/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NaderSabry
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Nader Sabry discusses growth hacking and its application in organizations. He explains that growth hacking is a superset that sits above leadership and encompasses various functions. Nader emphasizes the importance of experimentation and finding one's unique growth formula. He also shares insights on discovering purpose and the connection between spirituality and technology. Nader encourages individuals to be patient in their journey of self-discovery.
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In this episode, Dan Vega, Entrepreneur, Business Coach, Investor, and expert in guiding companies to maximize profits by minimizing costs, discusses the secrets to success in a shifting economy. Vega emphasizes the importance of creating value and leverage, focusing sharply rather than casting a wide net, and how leadership outweighs technical skills in entrepreneurship. He advises targeting niche markets for traction and expanding gradually. Vega also touches on strategic debt, building passive income streams through acquiring assets, and the significance of adopting a thriving and abundance mindset over a scarcity mindset.
We dive deep into achieving work-life balance, the critical nature of focus in career and investments, and the necessity of continuous learning and adaptation in today's fast-paced environment.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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📌TALKING POINTS
02:13 Balancing Technical Skills and Leadership
04:43 Creating Value and Leverage
10:17 The Importance of Niche Focus
18:41 The Role of Mathematics and Economics in Success
21:55 Creating a New Economic System: Thrive Mindset
23:00 Understanding the Scarcity Mindset
25:51 The Characteristics of a Thriving Individual
34:57 The Role of Strategic Debt in Wealth Creation
40:09 The Importance of Investing in Tangible Assets
41:10 Leveraging Other People's Money (OPM)
🌟ABOUT DAN VEGA
He specializes in helping existing companies maximize their profits while reducing their costs and overhead. He’s also been considered an expert in assisting companies to secure funding and has been connected with many Private Equity Investors, Institutional Investors, V.C. Groups, and Angel Investors. He’s had the privilege of coaching everyone from celebrities to some of the top companies in the world.
He now holds ownership in several successful companies. Some of these include film & television, technology, health, environment, education, fashion and other media. He’s also one of the co-founders of a book publishing company with dozens of best-sellers.
He formally hosted a weekly television talk show with an entrepreneurial format entitled Tuesdays With Dan. It featured a combination of entrepreneurs, celebrities, and human interest stories. The show began airing on ABC in the Gulf Coast area covering South Mississippi, West Florida, and Alabama. We began our seventh season under the The Dan Vega Show, which enabled us to be in cities across the U.S. and air in over 40 mil. homes per week.
Through speaking, business coaching, television and up other investments, his primary focus remains to help as many as possible acquire the right education and alliances so that others can find their path to success in an ever-changing economy.
🔗CONNECT WITH DAN
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danvegahost/
- Website: https://danvegabusiness.com/
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Dan Vega, Entrepreneur, Business Coach, Investor, and expert in guiding companies to maximize profits by minimizing costs, discusses the secrets to success in a shifting economy. Vega emphasizes the importance of creating value and leverage, focusing sharply rather than casting a wide net, and how leadership outweighs technical skills in entrepreneurship. He advises targeting niche markets for traction and expanding gradually. Vega also touches on strategic debt, building passive income streams through acquiring assets, and the significance of adopting a thriving and abundance mindset over a scarcity mindset.
We dive deep into achieving work-life balance, the critical nature of focus in career and investments, and the necessity of continuous learning and adaptation in today's fast-paced environment.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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Sabine Gedeon, CEO & Founder of Gedeon Enterprises, discusses the differences between men and women in approaching their careers, highlighting issues such as the wage gap and the rate of advancement for women in leadership positions. She introduces the concept of 'dots,' which refers to development opportunities that may be challenging or undesirable but can help individuals stand out and gain recognition. Sabine also shares her personal journey and the lessons she's learned in corporate environments, including the importance of building relationships and seeking mentorship.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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📌TALKING POINTS
00:42 - Gender Differences in Approaching Careers
02:22 - The Concept of 'Dots'
06:16 - The Importance of Communicating Your Work
08:01 - The Challenges of Being a Manager
11:29 - Supporting Your Manager as an Employee
16:13 - Sabine's Background and Experience
20:48 - The Power of Skip Level Meetings
28:45 - The Potential of Gen Z in Shaping Workforce Culture
🌟ABOUT SABINE GEDEON
Sabine Gedeon is the Founder of SheLeads Network and host of She Leads Now, a podcast focused on women in leadership and business. With nearly 20 years of experience helping others advance in their professional and personal environments, Sabine has helped clients in start-ups and Fortune 500 companies grow and develop, by breaking through their mental limits and elevating their confidence, influence, and impact as leaders and change agents.
🔗CONNECT WITH SABINE
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabinegedeon/
- Website: https://sabinegedeon.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabinegedeon/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SabineGedeonCoaching/
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Sabine Gedeon, CEO & Founder of Gedeon Enterprises, discusses the differences between men and women in approaching their careers, highlighting issues such as the wage gap and the rate of advancement for women in leadership positions. She introduces the concept of 'dots,' which refers to development opportunities that may be challenging or undesirable but can help individuals stand out and gain recognition. Sabine also shares her personal journey and the lessons she's learned in corporate environments, including the importance of building relationships and seeking mentorship.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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Rob Levin, CEO & Co-Founder of WorkBetterNow, shares his insights on putting talent first, building a positive workplace culture and being successful at it, and understanding that it all starts with your organization's core values. He also discusses how meditation makes him a better leader and how he found the right group of people to be around and be inspired by.
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📌TALKING POINTS
1:50 - Finding diverse talent
4:14 - What it means to put talent first
11:54 - Rob’s entrepreneurial journey
19:50 - Managing pressure with a partner
23:16 - Picking the right people to be around
🌟ABOUT ROB LEVIN
Rob Levin is a serial entrepreneur with a wide range of business ventures under his belt. As the Co-Founder and Chairman of WorkBetterNow, he foresaw the impending talent crisis for US-based small and midsize businesses and built a solution to address it. WorkBetterNow, under Rob's visionary leadership, pioneered an innovative approach that connects US-based businesses with top talent from Latin America, providing skilled professionals while also offering opportunities to talented individuals from different regions.
In addition to his role at WorkBetterNow, Rob Levin made significant contributions to the small and midsize business community through his creation of The New York Enterprise Report. His dedication to supporting and empowering small businesses earned him national recognition, including the prestigious title of Journalist of the Year from the Small Business Association.
🔗CONNECT WITH ROB
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertslevin
- Website: https://www.workbetternow.com/
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Rob Levin, CEO & Co-Founder of WorkBetterNow, shares his insights on putting talent first and being successful at it, understanding that it all starts with your organization's core values. He also discusses how meditation makes him a better leader and how he found the right group of people to be around and be inspired by.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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In this conversation, Shachar Meron, Partner and Creative Strategist at Bluegreen Branding, discusses various aspects of branding, including how to talk about your company without being boring or overselling, the process of rebranding, and the importance of trust and ethics in branding. He shares examples of brand redesigns and highlights the unique aspects of branding in the university setting. Shachar also addresses the impact of AI on copywriting and discusses generational differences in branding.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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📌TALKING POINTS
05:22 - The Process of Rebranding
06:27 - Poor Reasons for Rebranding
08:36 - When to Consider Rebranding
17:22 - Balancing Branding with Other Business Challenges
22:56 - The Impact of AI on Copywriting
29:19 - The Importance of Trust and Ethics in Branding
35:01 - The Evolution of Trust in the Workplace
🌟ABOUT SHACHAR MERON
Shachar has 20 years of experience as a branding, advertising, and marketing executive and has worked on 100+ brands, including well-known brands like TransUnion, Boeing, McDonald's, Intuit, Johnson & Johnson, Nordstrom, Cars.com, Motorola, and Abbott Labs.
He currently serves as a Partner and Creative Strategist at Bluegreen Branding, where he helps brand and marketing leaders, primarily from tech and finance companies, create brands that stand out from all the noise.
Shachar is also a Senior Lecturer who teaches advertising and brand strategy at the University of Illinois, where he also earned his BS and MS in Advertising. Over the past nine years, he has won several teaching awards.
🔗CONNECT WITH SHACHAR
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shacharmeron/
- Website: https://bluegreenbranding.com/
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- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Shachar Meron, Partner and Creative Strategist at Bluegreen Branding, discusses various aspects of branding, including how to talk about your company without being boring or overselling, the process of rebranding, and the importance of trust and ethics in branding. He shares examples of brand redesigns and highlights the unique aspects of branding in the university setting. Shachar also addresses the impact of AI on copywriting and discusses generational differences in branding.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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Joel Stevenson, CEO of Yesware, shares his insights on being a global citizen and how it can make you a better leader, transitioning from sales to executive leadership, and creating a culture of accountability. He also discusses his experience starting the business-to-business division at Wayfair and the importance of an entrepreneurial spirit in a large organization.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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📌TALKING POINTS
03:31 - The Importance of Being a Global Citizen
10:31 - Transitioning from Sales to Executive Leadership
15:41 - Developing Communication Skills
18:15 - Creating a Culture of Accountability
25:04 - Starting the Business-to-Business Division at Wayfair
30:22 - Entrepreneurial Spirit in a Large Organization
34:58 - Lessons Learned from Failure
🌟ABOUT JOEL STEVENSON
Joel Stevenson is the CEO of Yesware, a leader in sales productivity software. Prior to Yesware, he was the general manager and founder of Wayfair’s B2B division, which he grew to several hundred million in revenue. Stevenson began his Wayfair career by leading the company’s home improvement products division, followed by his role as managing director of Wayfair UK, where he drove growth of the company’s international presence. He then served as vice president of FP&A while Wayfair was making the transition to a public company.
Before joining Wayfair, Joel Stevenson held a variety of sales and marketing roles at Ariba, Innovus, and Verizon, and he was a consultant at ZS Associates. He earned an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management, a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Illinois, and studied Chinese at Harvard-Beijing Academy. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and four children.
🔗CONNECT WITH JOEL
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelstevensongm/
- Facebook Yesware: https://www.facebook.com/yeswareco
- X Yesware: https://twitter.com/yesware
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Joel Stevenson, CEO of Yesware, shares his insights on being a global citizen and how it can make you a better leader, transitioning from sales to executive leadership, and creating a culture of accountability. He also discusses his experience starting the business-to-business division at Wayfair and the importance of an entrepreneurial spirit in a large organization.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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Brooke Janousek, a skilled brand builder and fractional CMO at The Grow CMO, shares her insights on successful marketing strategies and why she thinks Taylor Swift is a marketing genius. She highlights brands that are nailing marketing, such as Dude Wipes and Everyday Dose Mushroom Coffee, and emphasizes the importance of staying true to your product and focusing on what you do well. Brooke also discusses the power of customer insights and the role of authenticity in marketing.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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📌TALKING POINTS
00:40 - Brands that are Nailing Marketing
03:10 - Staying True to Your Product
08:24 - The Power of Customer Insights
10:20 - Taylor Swift's Authentic Brand
12:42 - Prioritizing Joy in Life
14:00 - The Role of Data and Surveys in Marketing
20:47 - Overcoming the Stigma of Being Alone
23:23 - Effective Tools and Tactics in Marketing
30:04 - The Importance of Clear Messaging
32:10 - Starting a Marketing Engagement
35:03 -Finding Joy and Focusing on Growth
🌟ABOUT BROOKE JANOUSEK
Known for her charisma, generosity of spirit, and infectious energy, Brooke Janousek is the kind of leader others feel inspired by. She brings this spirit to every client she works with through The Grow CMO, a fractional leadership solution for effective marketing growth that she founded in 2022 after two decades as an expert in the marketing industry.
🔗CONNECT WITH BROOKE
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookejanousek/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/__earlyriser/
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- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
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- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Brooke Janousek, a skilled brand builder and fractional CMO at The Grow CMO, shares her insights on successful marketing strategies and why she thinks Taylor Swift is a marketing genius. She highlights brands that are nailing marketing, such as Dude Wipes and Everyday Dose Mushroom Coffee, and emphasizes the importance of staying true to your product and focusing on what you do well. Brooke also discusses the power of customer insights and the role of authenticity in marketing.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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He didn’t have a master plan like Elon. Solomon Timothy, Co-Founder of Clickx, shares strategies for scalable growth, focusing on customer acquisition and retention. He emphasizes the importance of removing guesstimates and implementing a scientific approach to scaling a business. Solomon discusses effective customer acquisition strategies in both B2C and B2B contexts, including running ads, capturing demand, and creating demand.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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📌TALKING POINTS
04:12 - Thoughtful Customer Acquisition
06:48 - Customer Acquisition in Real Estate
09:53 - Customer Acquisition in B2B
14:46 - Making Marketing Budget Attractive
19:18 - Understanding Customer Lifetime Value
26:37 - The Importance of Customer Retention
33:35 - Building Sustainable Growth
🌟ABOUT SOLOMON THIMOTHY
With a dynamic career spanning over 17 years, Solomon Thimothy stands as a beacon of success in the realms of marketing and sales. As the co-founder and CEO of OneIMS, a renowned inbound marketing and sales agency, as well as Clickx, Solomon has orchestrated the doubling of businesses' revenue through his innovative 2X Framework
Solomon's achievements go beyond numbers – he is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, a testament to his profound knowledge and practical approach. His specialization in lead generation and customer acquisition places him at the forefront of driving growth in competitive markets.
🔗CONNECT WITH SOLOMON
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/solomonthimothy/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sthimothy/
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- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
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- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Solomon Timothy, Co-Founder of Clickx, shares strategies for scalable growth, focusing on customer acquisition and retention. He emphasizes the importance of removing guesstimates and implementing a scientific approach to scaling a business. Solomon discusses effective customer acquisition strategies in both B2C and B2B contexts, including running ads, capturing demand, and creating demand.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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In this conversation, Shea Belsky, the Chief Technology Officer of Mentra, discusses the importance of understanding and embracing neurodiversity in the workplace. Shea explains that neurodiversity encompasses a range of conditions, such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, and emphasizes the need for inclusive environments that meet the unique needs of neurodivergent individuals.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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📌TALKING POINTS
02:18 - Creating Inclusive Environments
09:11 - Working with Employers to Promote Neurodiversity
12:47 - Supporting Neurodivergent Employees in the Workplace
14:05 - Disclosing Neurodiversity to Managers
17:33 - Understanding Individual Experiences of Neurodiversity
24:45 - The Importance of Open Communication
26:31 - Supporting Managers in Understanding Neurodiversity
30:00 - Challenges of Scaling and Building a Startup
🌟ABOUT SHEA BELSKY
Shea Belsky is an autistic self-advocate and changemaker. He is the Chief Technology Officer of Mentra, a hiring platform for neurodivergent job seekers. He graduated from Cornell University with his BS and MPS in Information Science and has worked for companies like Wayfair and HubSpot on their accessibility and neuro-inclusion efforts.
Shea brings several unique perspectives to supporting neurodivergent colleagues: He has been the manager of neurodivergent & neurotypical employees, has reported to neurodivergent & neurotypical managers, and has advocated for the needs and wellbeing of neurodivergent & neurotypical peers. Shea is excited to share these experiences with others in order to create a more neuro-inclusive workplace for everyone.
🔗CONNECT WITH SHEA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheabelsky/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheabelsky/
- Website: https://www.sheabelsky.com/
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Shea Belsky, the Chief Technology Officer of Mentra, discusses the importance of understanding and embracing neurodiversity in the workplace. Shea explains that neurodiversity encompasses a range of conditions, such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, and emphasizes the need for inclusive environments that meet the unique needs of neurodivergent individuals.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Entrepreneurs are wired toward taking risks. Peter Goldstein, CEO of Exchange Listing and Author of ‘The Entrepreneur’s IPO’, discusses the process of going public and the benefits it offers to companies. He explains the comprehensive strategic planning involved in preparing for an IPO and highlights why companies choose to go public, such as access to capital and increased credibility.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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📌TALKING POINTS
03:35 - Misconceptions about Going Public
09:36 - Setting the Value for an IPO
12:08 - Creating a Roadmap for Going Public
15:08 - Success Rate of Going Public
17:43 - Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
29:43 - The Entrepreneur’s IPO Book
🌟ABOUT PETER GOLDSTEIN
Peter Goldstein is a seasoned executive and entrepreneur with more than 30 years as a C-suite executive for public and private companies. An expert in navigating the everchanging climate of Wall Street, Goldstein has emerged as an international voice for the evolving industry and has successfully launched several highly innovative companies amidst today’s disruption and shifting investment practices.
Goldstein is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Grandview Capital Partners, Inc., a specialized boutique investment bank that provides innovative financial services to select entrepreneurial emerging growth companies. He serves as managing director of Exchange Listing, LLC, which provides a myriad of services in the strategic planning and implementation of listing on a senior exchange, such as Nasdaq or NYSE, for private companies or those that are listed on alternate exchanges.
🔗CONNECT WITH PETER
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-goldstein-exchangelisting/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Entrepreneurs are wired toward taking risks. This Thursday, Peter Goldstein, CEO of Exchange Listing and Author of ‘The Entrepreneur’s IPO’, discusses the process of going public and the benefits it offers to companies. He explains the comprehensive strategic planning involved in preparing for an IPO and highlights why companies choose to go public, such as access to capital and increased credibility.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Larry McAlister, a strategic HR leader and author of 'The Power to Transform,' discusses the role of HR in navigating dynamic environments and driving transformation in organizations. He emphasizes the importance of simplicity, authenticity, and technology in talent strategies. Larry also explores the impact of artificial intelligence on job creation and elimination, as well as the skills needed for the future of HR.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
03:55 - The Evolution of HR in the Modern Workforce
08:02 - The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Organizations
19:16 - Understanding Employee Departures
20:33 - The Future of Human Resources
21:34 - The Power of Transformation: Larry's Book
30:56 - Larry's Journey and Advice for HR Professionals
🌟ABOUT LARRY MCALISTER
Three-time Head of Human Resources, Larry McAlister is distinguished as a career-long innovator and natural-born leader in the HR space. Most recently serving as VP of Global Talent at NetApp and named in the Top 50 Human Resources Professional Awards (OnConferences, 2021), Larry is consistently sought after to bring transformation and thought leadership—including evolving HR itself, as needed.
His current passion is to bring decades of change management insights to growth-minded business leaders at this pivotal point in career management and leadership development history. Individual companies, such as NetApp, are now well-poised to build their internal talent marketplaces while ensuring that people and business strategies are in good alignment.
Larry currently runs the Corporate Humanist Consultancy (CHC): advising on tech-based products-in-development and helping CHROs and growth-minded leaders build cohesive (and transformative) talent strategies, coupled with HR technology, to drive transformation.
🔗CONNECT WITH LARRY
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrymcalister/
- Website: https://www.larrymcalisterbook.com/
🔗CONNECT WITH TOM
- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Larry McAlister, a strategic HR leader and author of 'The Power to Transform,' discusses the role of HR in navigating dynamic environments and driving transformation in organizations. He emphasizes the importance of simplicity, authenticity, and technology in talent strategies. Larry also explores the impact of artificial intelligence on job creation and elimination, as well as the skills needed for the future of HR.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Andrew Swiler, CEO of Lanteria, shares his entrepreneurial journey and experience in acquiring software companies. He discusses the challenges and opportunities of remote work, the importance of hiring dedicated and committed individuals, and the need for HR to evolve into a strategic role. Andrew also highlights the potential of HR software in improving employee retention and engagement.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
06:38 - Raising Money to Buy Companies
10:41 - Managing Talent in a Remote Workforce
15:11 - Benefits of Remote Work for Employees
19:48 - Challenges of Remote Work and Leadership
23:11 - Qualities and Skills in Hiring
30:55 - The Future of HR and HR Software
🌟ABOUT ANDREW SWILER
Entrepreneur with 12 years of experience starting and acquiring software companies. Andrew has built up a portfolio of small HR SaaS companies.
🔗CONNECT WITH ANDREW
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swiler/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/swilera
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- Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
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- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
This Thursday, Andrew Swiler, CEO of Lanteria, shares his entrepreneurial journey and experience in acquiring software companies. He discusses the challenges and opportunities of remote work, the importance of hiring dedicated and committed individuals, and the need for HR to evolve into a strategic role. Andrew also highlights the potential of HR software in improving employee retention and engagement.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
In a skeptical world, you have to build trust. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Wayne Mullins, Founder & CEO of Ugly Mug Marketing, shares valuable insights into marketing your product or service in today’s world, and the importance of holding accountable every dollar you spend in marketing.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
(1:15) How do you stand out in marketing and media today with all of the noise?
(2:31) Making human connections through social media platforms
(5:41) We confuse marketing and advertising
(8:05) The strategy to get your customers to promote your product
(21:41) Revenue matters
(31:44) When being a strong-minded entrepreneur becomes a hurdle
🌟ABOUT WAYNE MULLINS
Wayne is a husband, father of 4, entrepreneur, and the Founder of Ugly Mug Marketing, creator of the Freelance Accelerator, and author of Full Circle Marketing. He's an out-of-the-box, against-the grain, thinker and it has more than paid off for his company and clients. He leads from the heart and is passionate and unapologetic about doing so. As Founder & CEO of Ugly Mug Marketing, one of the most unique and successful marketing agencies in the world, Wayne has personally trained more than 20,000 marketers, launched NY Times Bestsellers, and helped a client grow from $20M to more than $600M in less than 5 years.
Wayne is passionate about helping others lean into leadership and build high-performance (self-accountable) cultures.
🔗CONNECT WITH WAYNE
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fireyourself
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uglymugmarketing/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uglymugmarketing/
🔗CONNECT WITH ME
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
In a skeptical world, you have to build trust. This Thursday on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Wayne Mullins, Founder & CEO of Ugly Mug Marketing, shares valuable insights into marketing your product or service in today’s world, and the importance of holding accountable every dollar you spend in marketing.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
Get into a positive cash flow position as fast as you can. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Jim Downes, CEO of Blueprint CFO, dives into the world of accounting and makes sure we remember to pay attention to the numbers to be more successful.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
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📌TALKING POINTS
(1:10) Where do companies go astray when they're thinking about financials?
(3:43) Why focus on labor productivity
(7:58) Accounting vs. finance vs. taxes vs. bookkeeping
(12:16) When should CEOs look at the numbers?
(28:55) Making accounting relevant
🌟ABOUT JIM DOWNES
Jim Downes is the Founder of Blueprint CFO, a future-focused accounting & CFO services firm based in Southern California. Jim has served business owners and management teams for over twenty years as a veteran outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and financial advisor. A forward-looking strategist, Jim’s unremitting passion for working with business owners led him to open Blueprint CFO in 2019. At Blueprint CFO, Jim and his team leverage data to look to the future and help clients achieve their profitability goals. Jim was a nominee for the 2022 Orange County Business Journal CFO of the Year Awards.
🔗CONNECT WITH JIM
Website: www.blueprintcfo.com/
LinkedIn (Blueprint CFO): www.linkedin.com/company/blueprintcfo/
LinkedIn (Jim Downes): www.linkedin.com/in/6criticalfunctions/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/blueprintcfo/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/blueprintcfo/
🔗CONNECT WITH ME
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Get into a positive cash flow position as fast as you can. This Thursday on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Jim Downes, CEO of Blueprint CFO, dives into the world of accounting and makes sure we remember to pay attention to the numbers to be more successful.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
The focus needs to be on the money. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Dr. Chaz Austin, President of Austin Career Packaging & Marketing, shares his vast expertise on the gig economy and helps us understand all the aspects behind it.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
(1:27) Gardening leadership theory
(3:13) Creating a safe space for people in modern business
(6:47) Bringing your best self to the workplace
(10:04) How do we get people and leaders to engage to create a nurturing environment?
(13:17) Long-term partnerships with an employer
(26:45) The gig economy
🌟ABOUT DR. CHAZ AUSTIN
Dr. Charles Michael Austin, Ed.D. (“Doctor Chaz”) holds a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
For the past 20 years, he has worked with clients all over the world, advising leaders and managers on how to be more effective, and how to use social media to reach their target audiences. He also trains workers on how to market themselves in The Gig Economy.
Dr. Austin has been a college professor for over 20 years, teaching a wide range of courses in business, leadership, and communication. He has presented papers to the National Association of Women MBAs, the Association for Business Communication, the National Council for Workforce Education, the Society of Educators and Scholars, the International College Teaching and Learning Conference, and the Global Conference on Leadership and Management.
🔗CONNECT WITH DR.CHAZ
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chazaustin/
🔗CONNECT WITH ME
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Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every Thursday on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
The focus needs to be on the money. This Thursday on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Dr. Chaz Austin, President of Austin Career Packaging & Marketing, shares his vast expertise on the gig economy and helps us understand all of its aspects.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Great leaders know that the ball is always in their court. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Ehsan Fahmi, Client Success Director at The Talent Enterprise, shares her experience of working in a toxic environment and why she believes nobody should be a bystander.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation
📌TALKING POINTS
(1:23) Don’t be a bystander
(3:05) Why do we study psychology and organizations and people?
(4:55) Dealing with difficult job experiences and toxic workplace cultures
(14:00) Figuring out if a place has a good workplace culture during the interview process
(18:17) The assessments that could help the employees the most
(34:08) Find ways to bring more kindness to the workplace
🌟ABOUT EHSAN FAHMI
Ehsan Fahmi is an accomplished organizational psychologist who is the Client Success Director at The Talent Enterprise. With a Master's Degree in Social and Organizational Psychology from the University of Exeter, Ehsan is an expert in talent management, talent assessment, and customer success. She has partnered with a diverse range of clients such as Dubai Airports, KONE, and L'Oreal to design assessment criteria and culture fit processes that are efficient and predictive.
🔗CONNECT WITH EHSAN
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ehsanfahmi/
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/TTE_Consulting
🔗CONNECT WITH ME
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
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Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
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🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST
Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.
Great leaders know that the ball is always in their court. This Thursday on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Ehsan Fahmi, Client Success Director at The Talent Enterprise, shares her experience of working in a toxic environment and why she believes nobody should be a bystander.
This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/
How do you encourage people in your organization? Dr. Paul White is a Psychologist and the Co-Author of “The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace”. In this episode, he dives into each of the principles he discusses in his book and shares the best ways to implement them and make your employees feel respected and valued,while also bringing up the question: should you buy gifts for your employees?
🎙️Talking Points:
(1:33) Are his workplace principles still relevant today?
(2:36) What are the 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace?
(17:52) What percentage of the workforce prefers words of affirmation?
(21:13) Birthday gifts in the workplace
(26:03) What’s changed post-pandemic?
🌟About Dr. Paul White
With over 20 years of experience, Dr. White is a psychologist, highly sought-after keynote speaker, and leadership trainer specializing in helping organizations improve their workplace culture and boost staff morale.
Dr. White is the co-author of four books, including the best-seller, The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, written with Dr. Gary Chapman (author of the #1 NY Times best-selling book, The 5 Love Languages), they have sold over 550K+ copies and been translated into 25 languages.
🔗Connect with Dr. Paul White:
- Website: https://www.appreciationatwork.com/
- Email: yesdrpaul@gmail.com
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- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
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- TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, November 30th]
How do you encourage people in your organization? Dr. Paul White is a Psychologist and the Co-Author of “The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace”. In this episode, he dives into each of the principles he discusses in his book and shares the best ways to implement them and make your employees feel respected and valued,while also bringing up the question: should you buy gifts for your employees?
But do you know how to plan an A-List party? Marley Majcher is the CEO of The Party Goddess! a nationally acclaimed full-service event planning and catering company. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Marley unravels the intricate art and science behind creating unforgettable events, sheds light on the importance of leaders understanding their company's processes and staying connected to every aspect, and dives headfirst into the ultimate party debate: Who throws a better party - the legendary Snoop Dogg or the iconic Britney Spears?
🎙️Talking points:
(1:26) Planning, producing and building celebrities parties
(15:00) Doing what makes you happy
(19:13) Managing a party planning business
(34:20) The joys of entrepreneurship
(36:35) But Are You Making Any Money?
🌟About Marley Majcher:
Marley Majcher is the CEO of The Party Goddess!, a nationally acclaimed full-service event planning and catering company. From understated elegance to rock star fabulous, Majcher is known for creating the most talked-about parties of the year for a client list ranging from top-tier businesses to A-list celebrities such as Snoop Dogg, Sofia Vergara, and Britney Spears.
As The Profit Goddess!, Marley is also quickly establishing herself as one of the best resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs out there. She is a top business coach in Los Angeles, and the author of But Are You Making Any Money?, a witty and lauded business guide praised by Forbes as "a great how-to book for any entrepreneur."
Majcher is the party planning and entrepreneurial expert people turn to for all things entertaining. Her popular savvy and business sense have earned her appearances on various outlets and shows including “Fox and Friends,” Fox Business, MSNBC, “Extra,” “Good Day LA,” Bravo, E!, MTV, HGTV, FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, and The Wedding Channel.
🔗Connect with Marley:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thepartygoddess/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepartygoddess
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thepartygoddess
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/thepartygoddess
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theprofitgoddess/
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, November 23rd]
But do you know how to plan an A-List party? Marley Majcher is the CEO of The Party Goddess! a nationally acclaimed full-service event planning and catering company. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Marley unravels the intricate art and science behind creating unforgettable events, sheds light on the importance of leaders understanding their company's processes and staying connected to every aspect, and dives headfirst into the ultimate party debate: Who throws a better party - the legendary Snoop Dogg or the iconic Britney Spears?
Could our brains hold the secret to a better world? Dr. Mark Williams is an Award-Winning Neuroscientist and Director of Rethinking the Brain, an educational neuroscience company that offers insights and information based on decades of research on how the human brain works to boost learning, productivity, and well-being. In this thought-provoking episode, we delve into our brain’s complex relationship with technology, why we seem more busy and unproductive in today’s world and shed light on the neuroscience behind learning.
🎙️Talking Points:
(1:46) How can our brain help us reach our full potential?
(3:53) What you can do to avoid suffering
(6:40) Training our brains to adapt
(11:40) Using technology to be more effective
(17:26) Are we all busy?
(23:00) Multitasking and automating activities
(26:08) Understanding the way our brain learns
🌟About Mark Williams:
Mark has worked with thousands of students, teachers, health professionals, and company directors keen to understand how their brain works, and how to perform optimally and maintain a healthy brain. He runs programs on the neuroscience of learning, the neuroscience of emotions, how our brains create our reality, and the impact of modern technologies on our brains.
He has an extensive academic background in brain research and teaching, and is a professor of cognitive neuroscience, with over 25 years experience conducting behavioural and brain imaging research focusing on our social skills. He has taught the fundamentals of neuroscience to a wide range of students, as well as publishing more than 70 scientific articles and worked at MIT in the USA and multiple universities in Australia.
He draws on his extensive scientific background to work with schools, companies and the public to develop evidence-based practices using neuroscience to enhance our education, work, and personal lives. His work has been highlighted in the media both locally [e.g., Mirror Mirror (Channel Ten), Our Brain, Magic and the Brain, Music and the Brain, Making Australia Happy (ABC), Sunrise (Channel 7), Screen Time is Affecting Learning (SkyNews)] and internationally [e.g., The Guardian (UK), New York Times (USA), Economist, New Scientist, Leading Edge, (BBC: UK), Science in Action (BBC; International)].
🔗Connect with Mark:
- Website: https://www.drmarkwilliams.com/
- Book “The Connected Species: How the Evolution of the Human Brain Can Save the World”: https://www.amazon.com/author/markawilliams
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-williams-4b401354/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDrMarkWilliams
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkWil93486024
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedrmarkwilliams/
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, November 16th]
Could our brains hold the secret to a better world? Dr. Mark Williams is an award-winning neuroscientist and Director of Rethinking the Brain, an educational neuroscience company that offers insights and information based on decades of research on how the human brain works to boost learning, productivity, and well-being. In this thought-provoking episode, we delve into our brain’s complex relationship with technology, why we seem more busy and unproductive in today’s world and shed light on the neuroscience behind learning.
Do you care about your employees as much as they care about you? Daniel Todd is the CEO of Influence Mobile, a company that specializes in developing products with proprietary algorithms to keep consumers engaged, resulting in higher retention and greater monetization for your apps.
In this episode, Daniel talks about the importance of building strong and meaningful relationships with your employees. He highlights the value of hiring people with a growth mindset and how they can positively impact your organization in the future and provides insights on how taking ownership as a leader is essential.
🎙️Talking Points:
(1:32) The most important components of organizational culture
(4:14) Balancing stepping stone hires
(6:22) Growing a business with a remote workforce
(12:54) Meeting the income and growth expectations of employees
(21:15) Managing hiring mistakes
(25:48) Performance review approach
🌟About Daniel Todd:
Daniel Todd is a highly accomplished entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in mobile advertising, digital marketing, and business strategy. As the CEO of Influence Mobile, Daniel has a track record of creating positive work environments that have earned his companies numerous "Best Places to Work" awards. With two companies that have been placed on the Inc. 5000 list and recognition from publications such as Puget Sound Business Journal, Daniel has proven his ability to lead companies to success. As a monthly contributor to Inc.com and Entrepreneur.com, Daniel is a recognized thought leader in the fields of entrepreneurship, marketing, and business growth.
🔗Connect with Daniel:
- Website: https://www.influencemobile.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieltodd
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, November 9th]
Do you care about your employees as much as they care about you? Daniel Todd is the CEO of Influence Mobile, a company that specializes in developing products with proprietary algorithms to keep consumers engaged, resulting in higher retention and greater monetization for your apps.
In this episode, Daniel talks about the importance of building strong and meaningful relationships with your employees. He highlights the value of hiring people with a growth mindset and how they can positively impact your organization in the future and provides insights on how taking ownership as a leader is essential.
Are you struggling to balance your family life with growing your online business? Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland are the Founder and CEO of Smart Passive Income, a purpose-driven company that provides a trusted learning and development ecosystem for online entrepreneurs. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, we explore the world of fatherhood and entrepreneurship and cover other valuable topics like how to build a thriving community, and why discussing failure is essential.
🎙️Talking Points:
(01:51) The purpose-driven component
(12:02) Balancing family and business
(18:11) Creating community-powered courses
(29:04) Finding self-aware and emotionally intelligent entrepreneurs
🌟About Pat and Matt:
Pat Flynn is an entrepreneur who owns several successful online businesses and is a professional blogger, keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal best-selling author, and host of the Smart Passive Income and AskPat podcasts, which have earned a combined total of over 80 million downloads, multiple awards, and features in publications such as The New York Times and Forbes. He is also an advisor to ConvertKit, Circle, and several other companies in the digital marketing arena.
Matt is a 5x startup founder/co-founder with 3 meaningful exits to date. Today, Matt serves as CEO of SPI Media, a venture he co-founded with good friend Pat Flynn to take the SPI business to the next level. His entrepreneurial career spans digital media, e-commerce, and the creator economy. Beyond his own ventures, Matt is an advisor to and/or angel investor in such tech companies as Circle, Karat, Maven, and Supercast.
🔗Connect with Pat:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patflynn/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/patflynn
- YouTube Channel: @patflynn
- Website: https://patflynn.com/
- Smart Passive Income: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/
- SPI Community: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/all-access/
🔗Connect with Matt:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattgartland/
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, November 2nd]
Are you struggling to balance your family life with growing your online business? Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland are the Founder and CEO of Smart Passive Income, a purpose-driven company that provides a trusted learning and development ecosystem for online entrepreneurs. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, we explore the world of fatherhood and entrepreneurship and cover other valuable topics like how to build a thriving community, and why discussing failure is essential.
How did the world of real estate pave the way for a journey into the realm of nonprofit organizations? Will Hedrick is the Founder of myCharity, an online giving platform helping people make their difference in the world. In this episode, Will tells us all about his journey of starting a nonprofit, how to pick the right partners to join you on your business, and why you should believe in the power of talking.
🎙️Talking Points:
(1:08) What’s The Hedrick Project about?
(3:45) Making a nonprofit organization sustainable
(7:35) Picking the right partners for your organization
(12:51) Starting a nonprofit organization
(18:32) Building a diverse board of directors
🌟About Will Hedrick:
Will Hedrick is the Founder of myCharity, a nonprofit on a mission to better animal, human, and environmental life globally. Will does this by using the power of media and storytelling to raise awareness and funds. He distributes 100% of public donations to partners in the field.
🔗Connect with Will:
- Website: https://www.mycharity.app/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willhedrick/
- Instagram: @willhedrick1
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, October 26]
How did the world of real estate pave the way for a journey into the realm of nonprofit organizations? Will Hedrick is the Executive Director of The Hedrick Project, a nonprofit organization that focuses on bettering animal, human, and environmental life globally. This week, Will tells us all about his journey of starting a nonprofit, how to pick the right partners to join you on your business, and why you should believe in the power of talking.
Was yesterday really the best time to invest? Andy Hoffman is a Financial Professional from Chief Nerd. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Andy dives into the best practices of managing personal finances and saving money, why investing is like soap, and why it is crucial for our generation to invest.
🎙️Talking Points:
(1:34) Start seeing money as a tool
(3:02) What is Parkinson’s Law and how does it relate to money?
(5:47) Is it a good idea to budget your money?
(15:01) Setbacks when saving money
(20:30) Why isn’t basic financial knowledge taught in schools?
(28:24) Why investing is crucial in today’s world
🌟About Andy Hoffman:
Andy Hoffman ditched his comfy C-suite job in Financial Services to help you Master Your Finances Effortlessly Without Budgeting. His goal is to help non-money-nerds like you go from Zero To Hero With Money In 1 Week.
🔗Connect with Andy:
- Website: https://www.andyhoffman.me/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewwhoffman/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/theandyhoffman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rogue.finance/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087606723081
- Email: hi@andyhoffman.me
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, October 19]
Was yesterday really the best time to invest? Andy Hoffman is a Financial Professional from Chief Nerd. This week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Andy dives into the best practices of managing personal finances and saving money, why investing is like soap, and why it is crucial for our generation to invest.
Struggling to find the best care for your loved ones? Christie Stukenholtz is the co-founder and CEO of Senior Care Finder, the only complete nationwide directory of independent living, assisted living, memory care, long-term care, skilled nursing, home health care, hospice providers, and more. In this compelling episode, she opens up about her personal journey and the motivations behind starting this service, why quality senior care is important, and how a simple family dinner dialogue can make a difference by preparing you and your loved ones for the future.
🎙️Talking Points:
(1:15) Caring for parents aging into senior care
(4:13) How does Senior Care Finder work?
(8:38) Do senior care prices vary depending on my location?
(9:50) How to pay for senior care
(14:25) How do we ensure quality care for seniors?
(17:21) Things to consider when thinking about care for our parents
🌟About Christie Stukenholtz:
Christie is the co-founder and CEO of Senior Care Finder. She has lived and worked in both China and Spain and spent a decade doing business in Europe, and Asia, and establishing a Latin America presence for a US-based human capital firm. She then led all operations for a full-service market research company.
After going through her own experience of trying to find care for her grandmother, Christie knew there had to be a better, more effective way to search, compare, and find the best senior care. This became the impetus for the creation of Senior Care Finder.
🔗Connect with Christie:
- Website: http://www.seniorcarefinder.com
- Twitter: @SrCareFinder
- Instagram: @seniorcarefinder
- SCF LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/67354498/admin/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FindTheBestSeniorCare
- Christie’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cstukenholtz/
- Christie’s email: christie@seniorcarefinder.com
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, October 12]
Struggling to find the best care for your loved ones? Christie Stukenholtz is the co-founder and CEO of Senior Care Finder, the only complete nationwide directory of independent living, assisted living, memory care, long-term care, skilled nursing, home health care, hospice providers, and more. This week, she opens up about her personal journey and the motivations behind starting this service, why quality senior care is important, and how a simple family dinner dialogue can make a difference by preparing you and your loved ones for the future.
What does the term "Brand Love" actually mean? Dr. Aaron Ahuvia is a Professor of Marketing at the University of Michigan and the most widely published academic expert on brand love. In this episode, he shares his insights on the best practices to make your customers fall in love with your brand, how brand characters can dictate how a person feels about your product or service, and the secret ingredients for brand love.
🎙️Talking Points:
(1:41) Can people love their jobs?
(5:58) Is it possible to love an object?
(11:22) The impact of brand characters
(15:42) The 3 strategies of brand love
(19:55) The #1 thing large companies are trying to figure out
(37:08) What's next in the research on brand love?
🌟About Aaron Ahuvia:
Dr. Aaron Ahuvia is the Czarnecki Endowed Professor of Marketing at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the world’s leading expert on brand love, a topic of rapidly growing interest among companies looking for long-term customer relationships. His new book, The Things We Love, explains the psychology behind brand love and it has been named by Amazon as one of the best 20 business books for 2022.
Dr. Ahuvia conducted the first scientific studies of brand love some 30 years ago and continues to lead research on this topic. A Stanford University study ranked him in the top 2% of all scientists worldwide, and he’s even been a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Dr. Ahuvia has spoken about brand love at leading companies including Google, L'Oréal, Samsung, Maybelline, Procter & Gamble, Audi, General Motors, Microsoft, Ford, GfK Market Research, and Herman Miller.
🔗Connect with Dr. Aaron:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronahuvia/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaron.ahuvia
- Website: https://brandlovecentral.com/
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, October 5]
What does the term “brand love” actually mean? Dr. Aaron Ahuvia is a Professor of Marketing at the University of Michigan and the most widely published academic expert on brand love. This week, he shares his insights on the best practices to make your customers fall in love with your brand, how brand characters can dictate how a person feels about your product or service, and the secret ingredients for brand love.
Is employee engagement a top priority in your company? Adi Jani is a Senior Client Partner at Caburn Hope, an award-winning and market-leading employee communication agency. In this episode, Adi shares the ins and outs of employee communications and employee engagement, how to successfully land your organization’s message, and why it is important to try out different things in your life.
🎙️Talking Points:
(2:33) How to use storytelling in business
(7:53) Why companies should focus on engagement
(15:28) Career with a side hustle or entrepreneur with a day job?
(20:18) Finding purpose along the way
(26:44) Making time for your interests as an entrepreneur
(31:31) Dealing with failure in entrepreneurship
🌟About Adi Jani:
Adi Jani is a seasoned Senior Client Partner at Caburn Hope, his passion lies in empowering employees and refining the customer experience to catalyze organizational growth. He’s done some great work with industry giants such as Coca-Cola, BT, Pfizer, and Amazon, leading diverse projects focused on rewards and recognition, brand enhancement, corporate culture, and internal communication enhancements.
Adi’s also the founder and CEO of GemCastLive, an app that offers high-quality jewelry at affordable prices, and he has worked as a producer and filmmaker.
🔗Connect with Adi:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adijani
- Website: https://caburnhope.co.uk/
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, September 28]
Is employee engagement a top priority in your company? Adi Jani is a Senior Client Partner at Caburn Hope, an award-winning and market-leading employee communication agency. This week, Adi shares the ins and outs of employee communications and employee engagement, how to successfully land your organization’s message, and why it is important to try out different things in your life.
Is the future of work letting people do their best? Carlo Cisco is the CEO and Founder of SELECT, a private membership community that provides access to exclusive events, pricing, and perks at over 1.6 million premier partner locations. In this episode, we talk about Carlo’s experience working in Groupon, how to manage employees working from home, and why entrepreneurship is a crazy rollercoaster.
🎙️Talking Points:
(4:45) What was Groupon’s market strategy?
(13:10) The advantages of having a remote team
(16:16) How to manage employees working from home
(23:00) Challenges in entrepreneurship
(28:47) Is influencer marketing good for your business?
🌟About Carlo Cisco:
Carlo Cisco is a successful entrepreneur, investor, and business expert with over ten years of experience in startups, leadership, growth, marketing, fundraising, and technology/innovation. He is the CEO and Founder of Select. Carlo has partnered with top brands like BMW, Hyatt, and Tumi and is now working with Mastercard to launch the Select World Elite Mastercard this spring.
His interest in entrepreneurship and innovation started in college, where he launched his first profitable business, helping local Miami venues attract customers. Since then, he has helped build and expand startups of all sizes, including Groupon Japan, where he turned it into one of the company's most significant and prosperous international markets in two months.
Carlo has earned recognition from various media outlets, such as Forbes, Fox Business, and Tech.co, for his diverse experience and expertise.
🔗Connect with Carlo:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlocisco/
- Website: https://www.meetselect.com/
🔗Connect with Tom Finn:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, September 21]
Is the future of work letting people do their best? Carlo Cisco is the CEO and Founder of SELECT, a private membership community that provides access to exclusive events, pricing, and perks at over 1.6 million premier partner locations. This week, we talk about Carlo’s experience working in Groupon, how to manage employees working from home, and why entrepreneurship is a crazy rollercoaster.
How can people’s perception of you inspire your business? Sharon Zehavi is the CEO of Sex Up Your Brand, which helps brands grow and increase market share by controlling brand perception and using methods of strategic consumer seduction. In this episode, we chat about the meaning behind her brand, self-empowerment, and why asking yourself what makes you happy and taking action is so important.
🎙️Talking Points:
(5:00) How to stay true to your authentic self
(9:03) Empowering yourself
(17:45) Dealing with failure and change
(28:25) Co-founding 360 Start-Up Partners
🌟About Sharon Zehavi:
Sharon Zehavi is an award-winning speaker and international branding & marketing strategist. She is the creator of “Sex Up Your Brand”, supporting small business owners to gain exposure and grow their outreach using organic strategies, and the co-founder of “360 Start-Up Partners”, helping early-stage start-ups with their investor and user acquisition.
🔗Resources and Links:
- “Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5151716/
🔗Connect with Sharon:
- Website: https://sexupyourbrand.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sexupyourbrand
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-zehavi-486a6511
- 360 Start-Up Partners: https://www.360startuppartners.com/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sharon_zehavi
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, September 14]
How can people’s perception of you inspire your business? Sharon Zehavi is the CEO of Sex Up Your Brand, which helps brands grow and increase market share by controlling brand perception and using methods of strategic consumer seduction. This week, we chat about the meaning behind her brand, self-empowerment, and why asking yourself what makes you happy and taking action is so important.
What are you doing with your money? Bryan Kuderna is a financial advisor and author at Kuderna Financial Team whose main goal is to help people make financial decisions for their lives. In this episode, we talk about the financial market, the best tips to retire the right way, and why young people should do a personality assessment before investing their money.
🎙️Talking Points:
(2:53) Wealth and well-being
(6:47) How is the financial market today?
(10:00) How to prepare for retirement
(13:40) REIT vs. real state
(20:34) What Should I Do With My Money?
(28:14) Predictability in the stock market
(31:10) Startup life vs. big corporate life
🌟About Bryan Kuderna:
Bryan M. Kuderna is a Certified Financial Planner™ and the founder of Kuderna Financial Team. Named one of New Jersey’s Top 10 Financial Professionals of 2021 by NJBiz, he also hosts a popular finance and business podcast—The Kuderna Podcast. He is a regular contributor to CNBC, Newsmax, Yahoo Finance, AARP, and other media. His first book, Millennial Millionaire (2016), launched Kuderna as a national speaker at colleges, hospitals, corporations, and financial institutions and paved the way for his new book, WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY MONEY? Economic Insights to Build Wealth Amid Chaos (McGraw Hill, 02/07/2023).
Bryan has a Master of Science in Financial Services from The American College and a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from The College of New Jersey. He enjoys staying active, having completed an International Ironman and marathon, practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and spending time with his wife and three children.
🔗Connect with Bryan:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-kuderna-a3848316/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/BKuderna
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bkuderna/
- Website: https://bryankuderna.com/
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, September 07]
What are you doing with your money? Bryan Kuderna is a financial advisor and author at Kuderna Financial Team whose main goal is to help people make financial decisions for their lives. This week, we talk about the financial market, the best tips to retire the right way, and why young people should do a personality assessment before investing their money.
Can education and global employment go hand in hand? Jamie Haerewa is the co-founder of Agile HRO, an organization that empowers global employment with social conscience. In this episode, we talk about value systems and why sharing them with your team is essential for your business’s success, how not to put everything on one person’s shoulders, and why payroll is the one thing you can never get wrong.
🎙️Talking Points:
(1:23) What is Agile HRO?
(5:23) The importance of shared value systems
(7:51) Modern-day turnover
(10:32) What is an Employer of Record (EOR)?
(20:35) The hardest thing to manage as a leader
🌟About Jamie Haerewa:
Jamie Haerewa is a highly accomplished professional in the realm of remote work and HR, currently serving as the Managing Director of Agile HRO. Possessing over 12 years of expertise in global PEO, global mobility, and workforce solutions, Jamie is widely regarded as a leading authority in the field. Her insights and thought leadership have garnered attention from reputable publications such as Finance Monthly, Global Banking & Finance Review, Business Leader, Talent Culture, Grit Daily News, and HackerNoon.
Throughout her career, she has collaborated with renowned international brands including Dr. Martens, Aaqua, Facebook, Lomotif, Llama Corp, Mitsubishi, and Modec. Her dedication to facilitating seamless remote work arrangements and optimizing HR practices has contributed to the success of these organizations.
🔗Connect with Jamie:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiehaerewa/
- AgileHRO: https://www.agilehro.com/
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, August 31]
Can education and global employment go hand in hand? Jamie Haerewa is the co-founder of Agile HRO, an organization that empowers global employment with social conscience. In this episode, we talk about value systems and why sharing them with your team is essential for your business’s success, how not to put everything on one person’s shoulders, and why payroll is the one thing you can never get wrong.
How can you make your story your strategy? Pete Sena is the co-founder of Digital Surgeons, a forward-obsessed design consultancy. In this episode, Pete discusses the beginnings of his entrepreneurial journey, why telling the story of your business is key for its success, and what drove him away from the fear of failure.
Talking Points:
(1:30) How Pete grew an 8-figure business in college
(5:56) Why you should use your story as your strategy
(12:28) What’s the hardest thing about being an entrepreneur?
(14:48) How to deal with burnout
(20:53) Entrepreneurship and success
About Pete Sena:
Pete Sena is a visionary entrepreneur with a rich background in creating businesses and shaping brands. Co-Founder of the global innovation and design experience consultancy, Digital Surgeons, Pete's career spans nearly two decades of building and leading cross-functional teams that delivered successful multi-channel programs and activations for both startups and Fortune 50 companies.
His areas of expertise range from marketing, branding, and entrepreneurship, to more progressive realms such as design thinking, Web3 technologies, AI, and the metaverse.
Beyond his professional endeavors, Pete is known for his commitment to giving back to the academic community. He serves as a Venture Mentor at Yale University and also acts as an entrepreneur-in-residence at his alma mater, the University of Connecticut, in the Technology Incubation Program.
Pete shares his insights and experiences through his podcast, "Forward Obsessed" where he engages in conversations with successful business leaders and entrepreneurs, further enriching his perspective on the ever-evolving world of business and technology.
Recently, Pete's focus has shifted towards the impact of AI on society, and how individuals and businesses can harness these technologies to spur growth.
🔗Connect with Pete:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petersena/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peteslense/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/petesena
- Medium: https://medium.com/@petesena
- Website: https://www.petesena.com/
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, August 24]
How can you make your story your strategy? Pete Sena is the co-founder of Digital Surgeons, a forward-obsessed design consultancy. This week, Pete discusses the beginnings of his entrepreneurial journey, why telling the story of your business is key for its success, and what drove him away from the fear of failure.
How can sales and marketing influence your hiring process? Thad Price is the CEO of Talroo. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Thad talks about why his company focuses on the blue-collar and grey-collar markets, how to craft the perfect job posting that attracts the right candidates, and why asking the right questions is essential when developing a strategy to reach top talent for your organization.
🎙Talking Points:
(4:14) What is Talroo about?
(8:07) How to find a job on Talroo
(19:58) Thad’s thoughts on LinkedIn and Indeed
(25:10) What’s the average pay rate of essential workers?
(26:32) How to write an effective job description
(29:12) When is it important to bring in the hiring manager?
🌟About Thad Price:
Thad Price is CEO at Austin-based Talroo, the data-driven job and hiring event advertising platform that helps businesses reach the candidates they need to build their essential workforce. He provides leadership, strategy, and guidance to all departments.
With more than 17 years of experience in online recruitment and the job search vertical, Thad is a recognized thought leader in the HR/TA space. He genuinely believes that there is no industry that plays a more integral role in the economy. Thad uses his cross-functional experience to turn client feedback into innovative products that help companies hire better. Under Thad’s leadership, Talroo continues its mission of disruption in the industry. Prior to joining Talroo, he was a VP of Business Development at Job.com.
🔗Connect with Thad:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thad-price-2368b/
- Talroo: https://www.talroo.com/
- Jobs2Careers: https://www.jobs2careers.com/
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, August 17]
How can sales and marketing influence your hiring process? Thad Price is the CEO of Talroo. In this week’s episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Thad talks about why his company focuses on the blue-collar and grey-collar markets, how to craft the perfect job posting that attracts the right candidates, and why asking the right questions is essential when developing a strategy to reach top talent for your organization.
What happens when you’re ready to switch gears in your career path? Vicky Winkler is the owner of The Marketing Shop. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Vicky shares everything about her experience working at General Motors, transitioning from a corporate role, the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, and the importance of being grateful for what we have.
🎙️Talking Points:
(2:57) How do you empower your career?
(4:59) Vicky’s management style
(6:49) Facing challenges as a business owner
(12:19) Working at General Motors
(23:04) Becoming an entrepreneur
(30:41) Vicky’s experience volunteering in the Peace Corps in Nicaragua
🌟About Vicky Winkler:
Having spent 35 years in marketing positions in corporate, nonprofit, education and as an entrepreneur, Vicky has learned that one of the secret weapons to success is spectacular branding and graphic design.
She has worked in corporate, nonprofit, education, and entrepreneurship. And the biggest turning point in her life and career was serving in the Peace Corps in Nicaragua.
With a career journey that has taken her through all facets of the marketing world, she stresses the philosophy of “have no regrets” to listeners in their lives and careers.
🔗Connect with Vicky:
- Website: http://www.tms.marketing
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickywinkler/
- TMS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMarketingShopOnline/
- TMS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketingshopprint/
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
What happens when you’re ready to switch gears in your career path? Vicky Winkler is the owner of The Marketing Shop. This week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Vicky shares everything about her experience working at General Motors, transitioning from a corporate role, the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, and the importance of being grateful for what we have.
Interested in remodeling your house? Julie Laughton is the CEO, Architect, General Contractor, & Interior Designer of Julie Laughton Design Build. In this episode, Julie discusses all things home building and design, how it feels being a woman in a male-dominated industry, the hardest part about being a business owner, and why she doesn’t like surprises.
🎙️Talking Points:
(1:28) How to avoid a nightmare home remodel
(2:57) Julie’s home building and remodeling process
(6:29) Getting clients to trust the process
(9:36) What inspired Julie to get into the home building, design, and remodeling industry
(12:17) Having a unique business model
(16:29) Being a woman in the construction industry
(29:24) The hardest part about being a business owner
🌟About Julie Laughton:
Her name is Julie Laughton, owner of Julie Laughton Design Build located in Laguna Beach, CA. Julie's passion is to build custom dream homes with timeless designs matching every client’s style & needs. She’s been in the Design Build business for 30+ years. She was named the TOP 10 Remodel Professionals in Orange County.
Julie Laughton has completed over 1,000 remodels and custom homes along the affluent coastal communities of Orange and LA County, Laguna Beach, and Newport Beach as well as significant projects in Beverly Hills, Hollywood, and Pasadena.
Most notable projects include the Mediterranean Style 1928 Wallace Neff home, featured in the movie Monster-in-Law and the English Tudor hilltop estate of Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter. Julie specializes in providing her clients with a seamless one-stop shop Design Build service where all of their project needs are met in-house.
🔗Connect with Julie:
- Website: https://www.julielaughton.com/
- Julie Laughton Living Website: https://julielaughtonliving.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julielaughtondesignbuild
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/julielaughtondb
🔗Connect with Tom:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, August 3]
Interested in remodeling your house? Julie Laughton is the CEO, Architect, General Contractor, & Interior Designer of Julie Laughton Design Build. This week, Julie discusses all things home building and design, how it feels being a woman in a male-dominated industry, the hardest part about being a business owner, and why she doesn’t like surprises.
Looking for recruitment tips? Tanya Abbey is the CEO of Recruitcorp, a recruitment expert, and a career mentor. In this episode, Tanya shares her knowledge of 15 years of experience in the recruiting world, the importance of being honest both as a recruiter and a candidate, and her tips for a successful job interview (Spoiler alert: Don’t bring your bird).
🎙️Talking points:
(01:44) How to get a job in today’s market
(04:11) Are cover letters important?
(08:38) What makes a good recruiter or headhunter?
(10:43) The cost of a bad hire
(14:10) Transitioning into a new role
(27:34) Do’s and don’ts in a job interview
(35:47) Recruiting industry in 10 years
🌟About Tanya Abbey:
Tanya Abbey is the CEO of Recruitcorp (Executive and Recruitment Projects) and the CEO/Founder of the Candidate and Career Consulting platform Placeme.com.au
She also volunteers her services as a Small Business Mentor under the Queensland Government’s Mentoring for Growth program and as a Career Mentor for Headspace.
🔗Connect with Tanya:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tabbey/
- Website: https://recruitcorp.com.au/
🔗Connect with Tom Finn:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, July 27]
Looking for recruitment tips? Tanya Abbey is the CEO of Recruitcorp, a recruitment expert, and a career mentor. This week, Tanya shares her knowledge of 15 years of experience in the recruiting world, the importance of being honest both as a recruiter and a candidate, and her tips for a successful job interview (Spoiler alert: Don’t bring your bird).
What are the things in your life where magic naturally happens? Todd Wall is the Owner and CEO of Hite Digital San Francisco. In this episode, Todd shares insights from his career in sports broadcasting, what led him to transition from broadcast media to digital marketing, and even tells us about the time that Michael Jordan landed at his feet.
🎙️Talking Points:
(01:43) The most interesting part of his sports broadcasting career
(04:16) Lessons from broadcasting
(09:35) The 50-year framework
(30:52) From corporate life to entrepreneurship
🌟About Todd Wall:
Todd is the owner of Hite Digital San Francisco, CA., and the host of the Blue Collar Experts podcast.
He has honed his skills in the art of personal brand development through storytelling thanks to three decades of experience in sports broadcasting, covering major events like Super Bowls, World Cups, NBA, and College National Championships, for top-tier organizations such as ESPN, Fox Sports, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Dallas Mavericks.
Then he took the leap of faith to start his own digital marketing agency using the same powerful message formula that has captivated TV audiences for 50 years, which is the crucial role of showing what's at stake and how the hero can either emerge victorious or suffer the agony of defeat.
🔗Connect with Todd:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tvtoad/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tvtoad/
- Instagram Blue Collar Experts: https://www.instagram.com/blue_collar_experts/
🔗Connect with Tom Finn:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, July 20]
What are the things in your life where magic naturally happens? Todd Wall is the Owner and CEO of Hite Digital San Francisco. In this episode, Todd shares insights from his career in sports broadcasting, what led him to transition from broadcast media to digital marketing, and even tells us about the time that Michael Jordan landed at his feet.
Are you using your unique gifts and talents? Terry Tucker is a speaker, author, and coach at Motivational Check LLC. In this episode, Terry shares his career story, why he went from being a basketball player to a police officer, and why we should think with our minds instead of our fears and insecurities.
Talking Points:
(1:23) Designing your life around your purpose
(4:01) Transitioning from being an athlete to a police officer
(10:05) Terry’s experience in law enforcement
(14:45) Becoming a SWAT team hostage negotiator
(17:18) Paying attention to body language
(26:47) Writing his book “Sustainable Excellence”
About Terry Tucker:
Terry Tucker is a sought-after speaker who believes in the power of a good story to motivate, inspire, and help people lead their uncommon and extraordinary lives. By combining his ten-year cancer journey with his business, athletic coaching, and law enforcement background, he delivers compelling yet relatable presentations for conferences, online events, panels, meetings, and seminars.
In 2020, he published the book, Sustainable Excellence, Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life.
🔗Connect with Terry:
- Website: https://www.motivationalcheck.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-tucker-9b5605179/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motivationalcheck
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/terrytucker2012/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainableexcellenceauthor/
🔗Connect with Tom Finn:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, July 13]
Are you using your unique gifts and talents? Terry Tucker is a speaker, author, and coach at Motivational Check LLC. This week, Terry shares his career story, why he went from being a basketball player to a police officer, and why we should think with our minds instead of our fears and insecurities.
What is an emotion-based sales strategy? Randy Crane is a nationally-recognized Sales and Marketing Specialist, and the Owner of The Fearless Marketer. In this episode, he talks about emotion-based marketing and the science behind it, why asking important questions helps us in the selling process, and what inspired him to start a career in sales.
Talking Points:
(1:21) What is emotion-based marketing?
(10:01) How to inspire someone to buy
(20:12) Randy’s career path in sales
(27:20) Solve your customer’s problem
About Randy:
Randy Crane, also known as The Fearless Marketer is a nationally-recognized Sales and Marketing Specialist. Randy has held leadership positions in sales and marketing for over 40 years with global brands such as Molson Coors and Konica Minolta among others, as well as many thriving startups. Today, Randy shares his passion for leadership and marketing strategies that deliver customer value and business impact.
🔗Connect with Randy:
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/FearlessMarketer
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/rcrane2000
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/telemarket/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/r.crane2004/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/RandyCrane2000
🔗Connect with Tom Finn:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, July 6th]
What is an emotion-based sales strategy? Randy Crane is a nationally-recognized Sales and Marketing Specialist, and the Owner of The Fearless Marketer. In this episode, he talks about emotion-based marketing and the science behind it, why asking important questions helps us in the selling process, and what inspired him to start a career in sales.
Can AI be more human? Josh Bachynski is an SEO/AI Expert that is currently developing a self-aware AI named Kassandra. In this episode, Josh talks about artificial intelligence, the path of creating an AI with ethics, and how an autism diagnosis in his late 40s made him realize his “neuro-spiciness”.
Talking Points:
(1:24) Creating a self-aware AI
(5:36) The difference between Chat GPT and a self-aware AI
(10:39) The Ethics of AI
(22:45) When too much self-awareness becomes a weakness
(28:34) Using AI to make a positive impact
(35:17) Josh’s autism diagnosis in his late 40s
About Josh Bachynski:
Josh Bachynski is an SEO & AI Expert/Marketer with over 20 years of business branding, marketing, and SEO experience. Josh has spoken on ethics for over 20 years, including a TEDx talk "The Future of Google, Search and Ethics". He is a 2nd yr Ph.D. student (retired) in Philosophy, Psychology and has an MA in Ethics and Decision Theory.
🔗Connect with Josh:
- Email: joshbachynski@gmail.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshbachynski
- TEDxTalk "The Future of Google, Search and Ethics": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GpXtJcmVbM
🔗Connect with Tom Finn:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, June 29]
Can AI be more human? Josh Bachynski is an SEO/AI Expert that is currently developing a self-aware AI named Kassandra. In this episode, Josh talks about artificial intelligence, the path of creating an AI with ethics, and how an autism diagnosis in his late 40s made him realize his “neuro-spiciness”.
Wayne Barringer, a motivational speaker, and coach. Shares his journey of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 2018. He has many life lessons to share from his climb, and you will be inspired to use the lessons in your work life. Wayne reminds us that having people around you to help you is essential for success in business and life.
Talking Points:
{02:05} The day Wayne decided he was going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro
{04:50} Preparing for the climb.
{06:25} How climbing can make you a better leader.
{08:23} The first day of the climb
{11:00} The moment you realize it is harder than you thought.
{14:35} Having support in your life journey.
{17:28} continuing the climb after a bad day.
{21:04} Reaching the summit.
{26:00} How Wayne is using his experience to help other people.
Wayne Barringer Bio:
In 2018, he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. This transformative experience changed his focus on leadership and how to help people at work on their climb to fulfillment and excellence. The lessons he learned on Kilimanjaro helped Wayne turn a very dark and detached team at Boeing from 52% employee satisfaction to 90% in three years.
While At Boeing he leads their marketing Creative Studio of 100+ employees. Prior to that Wayne worked at multiple ad and PR agencies, including Porter Novelli, Webber Shandwick, BlackWing Creative, and GreenRubino.
Since then, he has helped teams from billion-dollar companies such as Hasbro, Cognizant, UKG, universities such as UW Medicine and Jackson State University, non-profits, small companies, and more.
His life's mission is to guide those who want to achieve more peace, fulfillment, and impact at work - in corporate environments that have never been more dynamic, detached, and (often) dysfunctional.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://www.jaro.win/
- Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynebarringer
Connect with Tom Finn:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
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[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, June 22]
Wayne Barringer, a motivational speaker, and coach. Shares his journey of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 2018. He has many life lessons to share from his climb, and you will be inspired to use the lessons in your work life. Wayne reminds us that having people around you to help you is essential for success in business and life.
Bill Schuffenhauer is a three-time Olympian and Olympic silver medalist with Team USA. He joins us today to talk about his journey from overcoming homelessness to competing in three Olympic Games and the first Olympic medal for Team USA in a particular area in over 46 years. He is now the managing partner of five companies. Bill faced depression after retirement and has become a huge proponent of mental health resources.
Talking Points:
{03:01} When you find yourself in a dark place.
{06:34} Tools to climb out of depression.
{11:16} The effects of transitioning out of negative space.
{14:17} Bill’s Journey to the Olympics
Bill Schuffenhauer Bio:
Bill is an American 3-time Olympian & Olympic Silver medalist with Team USA. His success is one of our history's most amazing stories of overcoming adversity going from homelessness to three Olympic Games and the first Olympic medal for Team USA in over 46 years! His story has been so impactful globally that the International Olympic Committee created the first and only documentary on his life called "Against All Odds"! Bill is a managing partner in 5 separate companies – 2 in technology and 3 in coaching and consulting.
Connect with Bill:
- Website: https://theolympianspeaks.com
- LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/billschuffenhauer
- Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olympianspeaks
- Movie: https://olympics.com/en/original-series/against-all-odds
Connect with Tom:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
[You can listen to this episode on Thursday, June 15th]
Bill Schuffenhauer is a three-time Olympian and Olympic silver medalist with Team USA. He joins us this week to talk about his journey from overcoming homelessness to competing in three Olympic Games and the first Olympic medal for Team USA in bobsled in over 46 years. He is now the managing partner of five companies. Bill faced depression after retirement and has become a huge proponent of mental health resources.
Struggling to communicate? Brenden Kumarasamy is a public speaking coach and the founder of MasterTalk. In this episode, Brenden shares his tips on how to take your communication skills to the next level, what helped him become a better communicator, and the importance of developing confidence when speaking.
Talking Points
(2:52) Honing your communication skills
(6:48) Practice makes you a better communicator
(9:23) Brenden’s storytelling tools
(12:23) Communicating with confidence
(19:06) Integrating communication exercises into your life
(27:34) Finding your purpose and sticking to it
(34:54) Brenden’s purpose in life
About Brenden:
Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk, he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become the top 1% communicators in their industry. He started coaching others on how to speak impactfully at 19 years old through business competitions.
As an experienced speaker and facilitator, Brenden understands that audience members need to walk away captivated, and above all, inspired to master the art of communication. He also has a popular YouTube channel called MasterTalk, with the goal of providing free access to communication tools for everyone in the world.
Connect with Brenden Kumarasamy:
- Website: http://rockstarcommunicator.com/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MasterTalks
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendenkumarasamy/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masteryourtalk/
Connect with Tom Finn:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, June 8th]
Struggling to communicate? Brenden Kumarasamy is a public speaking coach and the founder of MasterTalk. This week, Brenden shares his tips on how to take your communication skills to the next level, what helped him become a better communicator, and the importance of developing confidence when speaking.
This week, Mike Kaeding, the CEO of Norhart, shares his tips for building a successful company, including having the right mindset, accepting negative feedback, and being willing to work through tough times. He also shares his key principles for consistent results, including hiring amazing people, supporting them, and getting the heck out of their way.
Talking Points:
{02:30} How does a good culture look in real estate?
{04:15} How to find the right people.
{09:30} Working to change the world of real estate.
{11:05} Taking over the family business.
{25:20} How to push through the mud.
{29:10} Changing the real estate landscape so more people can participate.
{36:44} Key principles for consistent results
Mike Kaeding Bio:
Mike Kaeding is a residential real estate builder and developer and the wizard behind the curtain at Norhart - a company that's all about designing, building, and renting out apartments while on a journey to disrupt an entire industry.
His mission is to solve America's housing shortage once and for all. By transforming the way apartments are built and managed, they're not only creating awesome places to live but also improving everyone's quality of life.
Mike’s team is changing the game by creating a unique, attractive culture in the construction industry and hiring the best talent out there. They solved chronic inefficiencies and even took some tips from the manufacturing industry to make their projects higher quality and lower cost.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://www.norhart.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekaeding
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikekaeding
- Norhart Twitter: https://twitter.com/Norhart
- Norhart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/norhart/
- Norhart LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norhart
Connect with Tom Finn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, June 1st]
This week, Mike Kaeding, the CEO of Norhart, shares his tips for building a successful company, including having the right mindset, accepting negative feedback, and being willing to work through tough times. He also shares his key principles for consistent results, including hiring amazing people, supporting them, and getting the heck out of their way.
In this episode, we are joined by Paul Teasdale, a performance expert. Paul uses his experiences from Formula 1 to coach business leaders to improve the performance of their teams. Paul explains how to create a winning culture, find the leaders in your team, and manage imposter syndrome.
Talking Points:
{06:47} How to improve performance in your team.
{13:28} Authenticity always wins the day.
{15:32} Creating a Winning Culture
{19:24} Finding Leadership in your virtual environment.
{26:39} Managing imposter syndrome in a high-performance environment.
{31:15} Why you should never hear, that’s not my job.
{32:50} Dropping the ego to end the politically driven culture to become performance-driven.
Paul Teasdale Bio:
Paul has 20 years of helping businesses to drive performance, most recently spending some time with McLaren Racing. Now he helps clients take the approaches and ways of working that deliver elite motorsport performances and, of course, apply them to their own world through facilitation and speaking, and consulting.
Paul worked for seven years with Formula 1 and supercar manufacturer McLaren, and has a ton of stories, examples, and approaches that can be applied to any organization that's really looking for high performance. He also believes that people drive performance, not just automobiles, and when supported by the right process and technology, organizations can thrive.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://paulteasdale.co.uk
- Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauljamesteasdale
Connect with Tom Finn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
- Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealtomfinn
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealtomfinn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealtomfinn
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealtomfinn
[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, May 25th]
This week we are joined by Paul Teasdale, a performance expert. Paul uses his experiences from Formula 1 to coach business leaders to improve the performance of their teams. Paul explains how to create a winning culture, find the leaders in your team, and manage imposter syndrome.
Glenn Gardone, a 30-year veteran of the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry, is a proven growth strategist. Glenn is the President of Red Chocolate and shares his experience in finding his purpose, building a culture, and bringing a European chocolate company to the US.
Glenn explains the importance of creating value for customers and building a culture. He also shares his personal advice for entrepreneurs: be positive, find people you can latch onto, and build relationships.
Talking Points:
{03:22} Glenn the whirling dervish
{04:57} The defining moment
{08:40} Tactics to help build a culture within teams and organizations
{10:50} The Chocolate business
{16:62} Bringing a European company to America
{18:50} The Art of Deal-making
{25:48} The process to understand the value continuum
Glenn Gardone Bio:
Glenn is a 30-year veteran of the consumer packaged goods industry. He has had the pleasure of leading and building amazingly successful teams while helping people enjoy their Sunday nights! He has played the role of Multiple Award-Winning Chief Revenue Officer, with more than 15 years of revenue generation experience in building unified performance-based sales cultures He has worked in industry-leading organizations such as Del Monte Foods, Inc., The Kellogg Company, and Pepsico, Inc.
He is now the President of RED chocolate.www.red-chocolate.com.
RED was born from the passion of European Master Chocolatiers. They envisioned chocolate with the expected delivery of divine creaminess, yet without the added refined sugars of commercialized chocolate. It wasn’t intended to be a “healthy” alternative or a “dieter’s” chocolate. The intent was to simply create chocolate emphasizing the natural sugars we experience when consuming fruits.
He has worked at 4 of the top CPG (Consumer packaged goods) companies in the world in various positions such as sales, marketing, & finance. As an award-winning, entrepreneurial, multichannel growth strategist with a distinguished record of producing immediate results, along with massive sales growth for multinational Fortune 100 brands, including some of the largest direct store delivery (DSD) and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in the world— his experience is broad ranging & encompasses small startups to enterprise-scale businesses.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://www.red-chocolate.com
- Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Glenngardone
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[You can listen to the full episode on Thursday, May 18th]
Glenn Gardone, a 30-year veteran of the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry, is a proven growth strategist. Glenn is the President of Red Chocolate and shares his experience in finding his purpose, building a culture, and bringing a European chocolate company to the US.
Glenn explains the importance of creating value for customers and building a culture. He also shares his personal advice for entrepreneurs: be positive, find people you can latch onto, and build relationships.
Jimmy Burroughes is a successful high-performance culture consultant who has visited 69 countries and lived in 12 of them. His life was not always this adventurous. It wasn’t until he suffered burnout in 2017 that he quit the corporate world to create a life by design where he can work from anywhere and live the life he wanted.
Jimmy shares his tips for businesses to make sure their company has a culture where people can thrive and avoid burnout.
Talking Points:
{02:00} A Nomad Adventure.
{07:25} The first steps to building the digital lifestyle.
{21:35} Getting an alternative view of your business from a strategic advisor.
{25:05} When you face burnout.
{28:05} Preventing burnout with five Variables.
Jimmy Burroughes Bio:
Jimmy Burroughes is on a mission to change the way we lead teams. With years of experience as an Officer in the British Military and a track record of success as a people leader in top global organizations, Jimmy knows what it takes to build a high-performance culture that delivers results.
He realized that traditional approaches to leadership and high-performance team programs were leaving leaders and teams burned out, disengaged, and underperforming.
That's why Jimmy and his team of experts from diverse industries have developed a proven approach to building high-performance cultures that deliver profits, engage staff, and prevent burnout. Based on years of research and hands-on experience, this book is specifically designed for leaders who want to achieve their full potential without giving up their weekends or sacrificing the well-being of their teams.
Outside of work, Jimmy splits his time between living at the beach scuba diving, and in central Mexico, hill running, whilst constantly searching for his next property project with his partner and dog.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://jimmyburroughes.com
- Book: https://beatburnout.jimmyburroughes.com/book
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmyburroughes
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmybleadership
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[Listen to the full episode tomorrow]
Jimmy Burroughes is a successful high-performance culture consultant who has visited 69 countries and lived in 12 of them. His life was not always this adventurous. It wasn’t until he suffered burnout in 2017 that he quit the corporate world to create a life by design where he can work from anywhere and live the life he wanted.
Jimmy shares his tips for businesses to make sure their company has a culture where people can thrive and avoid burnout.
Fitz Koehler is a professional race announcer and a fitness expert. She shares her frustration with the fitness industry, and her passion to help people through the only thing that works; moving your body, watching what you put in your mouth, getting quality sleep, and removing the cranky people.
Fitz survived a hard battle with cancer, and she explains how preparing her body before cancer helped her survive the difficult journey. Her positive energy and outlook on life will inspire you to live your best life.
Talking Points:
{02:10} Biggest mistakes in the fitness industry today
{03:15} The four things we can control to become healthy.
{16:20} Motivating a crowd.
{21:00} Fitz’s cancer journey
{29:30} Cancer Free
{34:30} Advice for the next generation
Fitz Koehler Bio:
Fitz Koehler is a fitness innovator with a Master’s Degree in Exercise and Sport Sciences from the University of Florida, who has been teaching fitness around the globe for decades.
She’s the president of Fitzness International LLC, a fitness company that specializes in fitness education via mass media, and fitness programming for children (Morning Mile). Along with teaching to millions in person via corporate speaking engagements and seminars in over a dozen countries…Fitz has promoted fitness through every avenue of mass media; books, television, films, radio, magazines, journals and online.
Fitz’s mission is to tack ten years onto everyone’s life she comes across. Fitzness is not only an aggressive force in the worldwide push to increase health; Fitz has created a brand. Fitzness is a gimmick-free, innovative, concise, fun, and attainable form of fitness
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://www.fitzness.com
- Books: https://fitzness-store.myshopify.com
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fitz-koehler
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Fitz Koehler is a professional race announcer and a fitness expert. She shares her frustration with the fitness industry, and her passion to help people through the only thing that works; moving your body, watching what you put in your mouth, getting quality sleep, and removing the cranky people.
Fitz survived a hard battle with cancer, and she explains how preparing her body before cancer helped her survive the difficult journey. Her positive energy and outlook on life will inspire you to live your best life.
{You can hear the full episode Thursday May 4th}
PK Kriha is an employee benefits consultant with Marsh McLennan Agency. She works with employers to guide them on their total reward strategy, which means all of their group employee benefits, health insurance, dental life, disability, and everything in between. PK joins us today to share her expertise in well-being and wellness programs.
PK shares the knowledge she has learned from her 20-year career journey. From how to say No gracefully, to work-life integration, and many more gems.
Talking Points:
{02:34} Why PK loves to lift up other women.
{04:40} Building relationships with new clients
{10:30} Part-time work and full-time mom
{15:10} Principles that lead to consistency.
{18:10} How to say “no” gracefully
{22:50} Overcoming imposter syndrome.
{34:20} How to bring people together successfully.
PK Kriha Bio:
PK Kriha is an employee benefits consultant with Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA). She provides advice on health and welfare plans, wellbeing/wellness programs to a diverse base of corporate clients. She helps corporate leaders understand the full scope, implications and cost of various employee benefits strategies and potential plan design changes, not just the immediate line item expense.
Along with her team, she also helps solve business challenges by deploying strategies that create better health care consumers and keeps employers current on regulatory issues, including those related to health care reform legislation. PK has a natural ability to make strong business connections, network with talented individuals, and match people to cultures. These talents and more have earned her a reputation of integrity and as a professional resource extending beyond employee benefits. PK joined RJF in 2002, where she quickly became a partner. Acquired by MMA in 2011, she continues to provide leadership in multiple areas within MMA.
PK was honored with the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal’s 2020 Women In Business Award and also Employee Benefit Adviser’s Most Influential Women in Benefit Advising for 2017. She has also been recognized for her extensive knowledge, customer service philosophy, and her involvement in leadership development and Diversity & Inclusion initiatives at MMA.
She is involved in several community organizations including Giving WoMN, Benilde St. Margaret’s School, the College of St. Benedict, Youth Frontiers, Family Enhancement Center, and Banyan, and she sits on the board of trustees for Washburn Center for Children. PK has two children and resides in St. Louis Park.
Resources and Links:
- Website:https://www.marshmma.com/us/home.html
- Book Mentioned:The 20-min networking meeting
- Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/pkkriha
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PK Kriha is an employee benefits consultant with Marsh McLennan Agency. She works with employers to guide them on their total reward strategy, which means all of their group employee benefits, health insurance, dental life, disability, and everything in between. PK joins us today to share her expertise in well-being and wellness programs.
PK shares the knowledge she has learned from her 20-year career journey. From how to say No gracefully, to work-life integration, and many more gems.
{You can hear the full episode Thursday, April 27th}
Tom Jacobs is a master sales and public speaking Guru who has been an entrepreneur for 30 years. He joins the podcast today to share his stories of starting his own DJ business at 16 years old, before buying a gym in Houston, and then selling it.
Tom was failing in the business because he couldn't sell, but after hiring a business coach to help him navigate the small business world, he learned how to sell and had a repeatable process of selling. Tom learned the art of storytelling, and he shares his tips with us. The art of storytelling rocketed Tom into a successful sales career. You will love hearing his advice today.
Talking Points:
{01:30} Deciding to become an entrepreneur.
{06:00} Starting a gym, and the journey of entrepreneurial dreams.
{12:00} The expanding mindset
{15:35} Getting over the hurdle so you can exit your business and sell it
{18:50} The Role of the personal story in Sales
{20:10} Relating your personal story to your business.
{21:25} How to write your story.
{27:00} The three versions of the story
{31:30} Starting a meeting and prepping the audience for the story.
{35:00} Handling the “I’m not sure when” Response.
{37:00} Ending the call.
Tom Jackobs Bio:
Tom Jackobs is known as the Impact Pilot for helping business owners sell their services better through public speaking training and a unique sales process that incorporates questions that sell and stories that sell. Over the last 30+ years as an entrepreneur, Tom has owned a dozen businesses.
His biggest realization in business is that sales are a process.
Through trial and error, and investing in himself, he was able to sell better AND teach others to do the same. The process is simple, ask the right questions, tell stories that illustrate the point, and allow your prospect to buy from you! Most importantly he's systemized it so he can teach that skills to others.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://tomjackobs.com
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trainertom
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Tom Jacobs is a master sales and public speaking Guru who has been an entrepreneur for 30 years. He joins the podcast today to share his stories of starting his own DJ business at 16 years old, before buying a gym in Houston, and then selling it.
Tom was failing in the business because he couldn't sell, but after hiring a business coach to help him navigate the small business world, he learned how to sell and had a repeatable process of selling. Tom learned the art of storytelling, and he shares his tips with us. The art of storytelling rocketed Tom into a successful sales career. You will love hearing his advice today.
{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, April 20th}
Michelle Hoffmann is an international bestselling author of three books, Life Worth Living, the new management blueprint, and Find Love Now. She shares her story of how she pulled herself up out of the ashes of grief after the loss of her husband and how she supported a friend through her husband’s death. She was inspired by Guy Kawasaki, the branding guru, to write a book. Michelle helps people find, keep, and enjoy the right love in their lives.
Talking Points:
{08:05} It isn’t about loss; it is about love and relationships.
{10:00} Attracting the right kind of love.
{13:05} The changing world of dating
{22:50} Avoiding dating traps.
{24:22} Dating in a modern society
{32:36} Seeing Red Flags
Michelle Hoffmann Bio:
Michelle Hoffmann is the International Best-Selling Author of the books Life Worth Living and New Management Blueprint. Clients call her a Relationship Coach.
Because life is better with good love in it, Michelle empowers people to attract, keep, and enjoy loving relationships in their life without losing themselves and being overwhelmed.
After the loss of her husband, people asked for her guidance when they saw how she successfully pulled her life together for herself and her children. She wrote "Life Worth Living" to share her experience and how she got through that traumatic period of her life and became a guide for others through their own unique situations. As her clients consistently experienced success, more and more were referred to help them discover how to create life the way they dreamed it could be. They were able, with Michelle's coaching, to be 'desireful' and attract, keep, and enjoy the right love in their lives.
It's all about Relationships. Wherever you are in your life journey - single, partnered, married, divorced, or widowed, it's time to have the confidence to live and enjoy life as you dream it could be.
Resources and Links:
- Website: http://theartofrelationshipping.com
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellebroslerhoffmann
- Book: http://theartofrelationshipping.com/resources
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Michelle Hoffmann is an international bestselling author of three books, Life Worth Living, the new management blueprint, and Find Love Now. She shares her story of how she pulled herself up out of the ashes of grief after the loss of her husband and how she supported a friend through her husband’s death. She was inspired by Guy Kawasaki, the branding guru, to write a book. Michelle helps people find, keep, and enjoy the right love in their lives.
{You can hear the full episode on Thursday April 13th}
Joe Balestrino has over 20 years of expertise in Internet marketing. He specializes in digital marketing, SEO, and pay-per-click advertising. Joe explains how Google AdWords has evolved dramatically over the previous 20 years. He offers advice for individuals on a tight budget and discusses the difference between internet marketing advertising and how to ensure your landing page is effective.
Talking Points:
{01:10} Joe’s deep domain expertise and marketing experience.
{05:45} The minimum budget for an organization to gain traction?
{09:25} Common mistakes made with google ads.
{11:25} Increasing leads without increasing traffic
{13:30} Negative keywords
{19:45} Comparing SEO, Pay per click, and Social Media Marketing
{22:00} Creating effective landing pages
{32:30} Advice for the next generation of marketers
Joe Balestrino Bio:
Joe is a freelance SEO consultant with more than 17 years experience. He started out as a self taught web designer in the mid-nineties. Realizing that a great website alone rarely translates into increased traffic, he set about to become a leader and innovator in Search Engine Optimization. Joe created Mr-SEO in 2004 and became a leader and recognized expert in the SEO community. In 2008 Joe sold Mr SEO to pursue other marketing ventures.
Joe later took a role at ALM Media as head of SEO, creating marketing strategies for over 30 websites. This included news sites, e-commerce, e-learning and directories. After nearly 5 years at ALM Joe took a senior role at yodle where he headed up the SEO strategy for large franchise clients such as; Miracle-ear, Macco, Two Men And A Truck, Merry Maids, Deca Dental, Hand & Stone and other “big brands”.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://www.joebalestrino.com/https://www.4pointdigital.com/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joebalestrino/
- Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Joe-Balestrino/e/B07Y5SW63L/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
- Podcast: Pest Control Marketing Podcast
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Mac McNeil is an accomplished leader with a diverse background in military, intelligence, business, and financial management. He joined the army at 17 and quickly rose through the ranks. He's held key Positions at some prestigious financial institutions, including Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase. His transition from the military to the business world was difficult but taught him about the spirit of excellence. Mac’s leadership platform, My Great Aunt EDNA stands for Excellence, Doing Things the Right Way, No Shortcuts, & Accountability.
Talking Points:
{01:38} Mac’s journey
{05:00} Transitioning out of the military.
{08:00} Studying human behavior.
{09:30} People who pushed Mac through his journey.
{15:10} What led Mac to write My Great Aunt EDNA
{21:15} How to hold a leader accountable.
{25:30} How to implement EDNA into your team.
Mac McNeil Bio:
Mac is a highly accomplished leader with a diverse background in military intelligence, business, and financial management. After joining the army at 17, Mac quickly rose through the ranks and became a respected expert in psychological operations and human behavior. He then applied this knowledge to the business world, where he excelled for over two decades.
Mac has held key positions at some of the most prestigious financial institutions in the world, including Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase. At Bank of America, he managed 100 financial centers and led a team of 600, earning the #1 rank in the Division (representing 2000 branches) in overall customer service for the Bank of America. At JP Morgan Chase, he became a top 1% performer and helped 10 of his branch managers achieve similar success out of 6000 branches. Currently, Mac serves as the Senior Vice President of Operations for the Community Reinvestment Fund, USA. He holds a master’s degree in business administration and Doctorate (ABD) in Management and Organizational Leadership. Mac is a sought-after speaker who has inspired and educated over 200,000 leaders around the world.
He was also on the Board of a multi-billion dollar non-profit, Feeding America in California. Mac's ground-breaking book, "My Great Aunt EDNA - The Golden Girl of Leadership", is a widely acclaimed roadmap for leaders to lead with excellence, do things right, take no shortcuts, and become accountable.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://crfusa.com
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/macmcneil
- Book: https://www.bookdepository.com/My-Great-Aunt-EDNA/9798218145996
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Joe Balestrino has over 20 years of expertise in Internet marketing. He specializes in digital marketing, SEO, and pay-per-click advertising. Joe explains how Google AdWords has evolved dramatically over the previous 20 years. He offers advice for individuals on a tight budget and discusses the difference between internet marketing advertising and how to ensure your landing page is effective.
{You can hear the full Episode on Thursday, March 30th}
Annabelle Baltierra is the senior director of HR for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Annabelle explains how the Catholic Church is a business. Annabelle shares the ups and downs of HR in a Catholic Church.
You don't have to be Catholic to work for the archdiocese. Annabelle explains why she loves being able to bring her faith to the job, and how faith impacts the work culture.
Talking Points:
{01:45} Joining the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
{04:25} The business of running a Church.
{11:00} How working for the Archdiocese has impacted Annabelle.
{16:50} Keeping up with market wages when you’re a faith-based business.
{19:00} How to avoid burnout.
{22:00} Annabelle’s purpose is found in teaching and being an educator.
{25:40} Influencers in Annabelle’s journey
Annabelle Baltierra MD Bio:
Annabelle has been an HR Professional for more than 25 years. She has served as the Sr. Director of Human Resources for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for 10 years. She has worked for well-known organizations such as Cedars Sinai, the City of Santa Clarita, California Institute of the Arts. She has served as Vice Chair and Chair for PIHRA Woodland Hills. She is currently the Vice Chair of the National Association of Catholic Personnel Administrators. She has taught Human Resources Management courses for Cordon Bleu in Pasadena, and Los Angeles Valley City College for several years. She enjoys mentoring others and helping them find their own passion for Human Resources.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://lacatholics.org
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Annabelle Baltierra is the senior director of HR for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Annabelle explains how the Catholic Church is a business. Annabelle shares the ups and downs of HR in a Catholic Church.
You don't have to be Catholic to work for the archdiocese. Annabelle explains why she loves being able to bring her faith to the job, and how faith impacts the work culture.
{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, March 23rd}
Alex Sezer is on a mission to help as many organizations as possible grow in passion and in production. Alex has been building bridges of commonality that cross-industry, economic, racial, and religious barriers. His goal is to help organizations bridge the gap between the visionary and the team performing the vision. Alex’s Biblical training has equipped him to see business in a unique way.
Talking Points:
{01:40} What drives Alex Sezer
{04:30} The Bible as a business template
{07:20} The incorrect way to have vision mission values.
{12:00} Getting others to buy into your value statement.
{15:47} Making mistakes and learning from them.
{18:10} Building the bridge between the visionary and the team with help from Habakkuk chapter 2
{22:10} Wasting Time
{25:20} How to hire people who believe in your mission when you have over 250 employees.
{29:00} Development is the key to scale.
{32:40} How to hold people accountable.
Alex Sezer MD Bio:
Through his gifting with both written and spoken word, Alex is on a mission to help as many organizations as possible grow in passion, production, and profits. Alex believes in combining the bible with business, management with a mission, profits with purpose, and culture with Christ. He has been the catalyst to a better culture for every organization he has served. Having an uncanny ability to combine his experience as a 3rd generation PK (Pastor’s kid), elite athlete, and entrepreneur; Alex has been building bridges of commonality that cross, industry, economic, racial, and religious barriers.
This passion started in his hometown of Orange, TX, and carried over into his collegiate and professional life. Alex continued to develop his craft while gaining his engineering/business degree from Texas A&M while simultaneously serving as a team captain on the football team. He excelled both on and off the field, leaving Texas A&M with a long list of accolades including- Magna cum laude graduate, the Aggie Heart award, Bill Erwin Scholar-Athlete, Distinguished Letterman, and more.
Shortly after leaving Texas A&M, Alex was able to put his leadership skills on display in the professional world. He founded his own real estate acquisition company at the age of 22 and went on to purchase nearly 350 units. While building his startup, Alex became the president of an established real estate management company, Twin City Properties, with over $75 million in assets under management. Here, Alex gained more valuable experience in building the culture of a startup and an established company. In the early part of 2022, Alex felt the Lord calling him to be a greater help to other organizations. With this calling, Alex is helping others through his coaching program, speaking, and writing. He is married to his college sweetheart, Dayja.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://www.alexsezer.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-sezer-b313337b
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
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- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
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Alex Sezer is on a mission to help as many organizations as possible grow in passion and in production. Alex has been building bridges of commonality that cross-industry, economic, racial, and religious barriers. His goal is to help organizations bridge the gap between the visionary and the team performing the vision. Alex’s Biblical training has equipped him to see business in a unique way.
{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, March 16th}
Jeremiah Donati runs the business of athletic director at TCU. He shares the art of fundraising $500 million, the changing rules of the NIL, and how his leadership style helps hold people accountable. With 22 sports programs to oversee Jeremiah’s leadership experience is vast and valuable. You will enjoy this great conversation with Jeremiah Donati.
Talking Points:
{02:15} Becoming an AD at a major university.
{05:00} The business behind the AD job
{11:00} The art of fundraising
{16:00} The changing rules of NIL
{24:30} Jeremy’s leadership style
{32:05} Holding people accountable.
{35:20} Hiring and firing.
Jeremiah Donati Bio:
Jeremiah Donati was appointed as TCU’s director of intercollegiate athletics on December 11, 2017. Previously the Horned Frogs’ deputy athletics director, Donati became the eighth director of intercollegiate athletics in TCU’s history.
Since his arrival at TCU in 2011, Donati has played a major role in enhancing the TCU student-athlete experience through donor-supported facility upgrades totaling nearly $500 million. The most recent project is the $40 million Athletics Human Performance Center Renovation and Expansion project with construction targeted to begin in early 2024.
Under Donati, the TCU Athletics program has grown to 22 sports, the most in the Big 12 Conference, with the January 2020 announcement of the addition of women’s triathlon which will begin competition in Fall 2023. Donati oversees a coaching staff that has totaled 18 National Coach of the Year honors, including 10 by Sonny Dykes in 2022.
Donati has also overseen record levels of donor support in Frog Club annual giving and overall athletics giving. The three highest totals in overall athletics giving at TCU came in the four years he oversaw fundraising in the Frog Club. Additionally, TCU reached record levels in men’s basketball attendance as well as setting new marks in ticket and licensing revenues under Donati.
Donati and his wife, Nicole, live in Fort Worth and have two daughters: Colette and Naomi.
Resources and Links:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JDonati_TCU
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdonati_tcu/
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Jeremiah Donati runs the business of athletic director at TCU. He shares the art of fundraising $500 million, the changing rules of the NIL, and how his leadership style helps hold people accountable. With 22 sports programs to oversee Jeremiah’s leadership experience is vast and valuable. You will enjoy this great conversation with Jeremiah Donati. {You can hear the full episode on Thursday March 9th}
Skin care is important for everyone. The reality is that skin care is a trial-and-error cycle. Healthy skin, Eczema, and Acne, all need proper skin care. Natalise is launching a new product that already has over 4,000 on the waitlist. Natalise shares the journey that led her to this point. She also shares her experience leading a startup.
Talking Points:
{01:40} How Natalise is revolutionizing skincare.
{07:15} Using doctors instead of celebrity endorsements.
{15:45} The startup journey.
{21:30}The importance of humility and hard work in the startup team .
{26:45} Natalise’s leadership style.
Natalise Kalea Robinson Bio:
At Parallel Health, Natalise and her team use next-level science, particularly in microbiology, genomic technology, bioinformatics, machine learning, and AI to provide effective, personalized skin care. Natalise is Fiercely passionate about exceptional design across the board: product function, brand aesthetics, and user experience. Grounded in the belief that a winning strategy always includes fostering people to be their best selves, building great teams, and being thoughtful and intentional with every step.
Resources and Links:
- Website:https://www.parallelhealth.io/
- LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalise/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natalise/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/natalise
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Skin care is important for everyone. The reality is that skin care is a trial-and-error cycle. Healthy skin, Eczema, and Acne, all need proper skin care. Natalise is launching a new product that already has over 4,000 on the waitlist. Natalise shares the journey that led her to this point. She also shares her experience leading a startup.
{You can hear the full Episode on Thursday May 2nd}
He is changing the way pharmaceutics source their research and development, reducing the cost and time while keeping high standards. He discusses the topic of insourcing versus outsourcing, and how to ensure your company is streamlining the cost and length of projects.
Talking Points:
{02:00} Charles’s role as CEO of TARGEGEN Pharma
{05:10} How to pivot and keep the organization working.
{07:50} Insourcing versus Outsourcing.
{11:30} The dynamic of how the money is parlayed when you develop drugs.
{15:30} Non-diluted capital
{19:09} Charles journey
Charles Theuer Bio:
As President, CEO, and Board Member of TARGEGEN Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Charles Theuer is trying to solve the $2 billion drug problem facing the medical community. His work is aimed at transforming outcomes for cancer patients by helping pharmaceutical companies streamline the costly and lengthy process of research and development. Through their paradigm-shifting Product Development Platform (PDP), TARGEGEN Pharmaceuticals reduces the cost and time of drug development without compromising on the rigorous standards demanded by the FDA. Dr. Theuer has been a leader in the development of significant oncology breakthroughs including Sutent®, which transformed the treatment of advanced kidney cancer.
Theuer earned his B.S. in Molecular Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before attending the University of California, San Francisco for his M.D. He received a Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of California, Irvine and completed his residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Reflecting on his time at Harbor-UCLA, he remembers, “We were taught to treat each patient like they were a family member and do well by them. It’s a lesson that I carry with me to this day.”
While working as a board-certified general surgeon, Dr. Theuer was approached by a friend from medical school. His prior classmate was with the biotechnology firm IDEC Pharmaceuticals and thought Dr. Theuer’s background in antibody research made him a natural fit. Dr. Theuer wrestled with the notion of walking away from surgery, and ultimately decided he would be better able to make a global impact on cancer patients through clinical research. He joined IDEC as the Director of Clinical Development in 2002.
After IDEC, Dr. Theuer was a Director of Clinical Development at Pfizer, where he oversaw the development of Sutent in kidney cancer. He then joined TargeGen, Inc. as Chief Medical Officer prior to becoming the President and CEO of TARGEGEN Pharmaceuticals in 2006, where he works to this day.
Dr. Charles Theuer works and resides in the San Diego area.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://charlestheuer.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-theuer-31641811/
- Book: https://charlestheuer.com/book/
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He is changing the way pharmaceutics source their research and development, reducing the cost and time while keeping high standards. He discusses the topic of insourcing versus outsourcing, and how to ensure your company is streamlining the cost and length of projects.
{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, February 23rd}
She has successfully helped more than 25,000 people move through and beyond grief. Dr. Birgitte Tan joins us today to share her journey of moving from life as a veterinary oncologist to a grief recovery specialist. She shares how to have the confidence to step outside your comfort zone and become the entrepreneur you were meant to be.
Tan also explains the importance of dealing with grief, finding the support you need, and moving on to find your joy.
Talking Points:
{01:33} What is grief, and what is a grief specialist?
{03:33} The journey that led Birgitte Tan into entrepreneurship.
{06:36} Finding the confidence to step outside your comfort zone.
{11:18} The role of an intrapreneur
{12:10} The fear behind starting out as an entrepreneur.
{16:05} The phases of grief
{21:30} The importance of support
{30:40} takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Dr. Birgitte Tan MD Bio:
Dr. Birgitte Tan, DVM is a Veterinary oncologist and a Grief Recovery Specialist. After years of seeing the impact of grief on her oncology clients, and having been through a multitude of grief herself, Dr. Birgitte Tan understands how grief affected our daily life and the importance of being able to recover fully from grief.
She has turned her heartbreak and failures into the timeless treasure of being able to create a truly joyful fulfilling life for herself and even better still, helping many people do the same but with more ease and grace, and efficiency, through the system, she has created for you.
As a certified Life Mastery(TM) Consultant with the Life Mastery Institute ®: The Premiere Training Center for Transformational Coaching, Dr. Birgitte Tan can help you create a life that you love living. Dr. Tan is also Grief Recovery Specialist with the Grief Recovery Institute ®.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://fromgrievingtojoyfulliving.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/birgittetan
- Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Seeking-Peace-5-Fingers-Through-Effortlessly/dp/0578582988
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She has successfully helped more than 25,000 people move through and beyond grief. Dr. Birgitte Tan joins us today to share her journey of moving from life as a veterinary oncologist to a grief recovery specialist. She shares how to have the confidence to step outside your comfort zone and become the entrepreneur you were meant to be.
Tan also explains the importance of dealing with grief, finding the support you need, and moving on to find your joy.
{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, February 16th}
With the knowledge, he gained from his work as a doctor, medical director, and teacher, Dr. Jonathan Baktari established two tech-driven companies that focus on providing quick, individualized service.
Dr. Jonathan created e7 health, and US drug testing centers, he shares his advice for physicians wanting to work as entrepreneurs in the medical field.
Talking Points:
{01:30} The journey of moving from core physician work to entrepreneur in the medical field
{04:30} Why it is hard for professionals who work 60 + hours to be entrepreneurs.
{08:40} The core leadership skills needed to be an entrepreneur.
{14:40} The biggest waste of time in the early stage of entrepreneurs.
{18:15} What inspired e7 Health.
{26:10} Working with large insurance companies.
{29:00} Expanding a successful business.
Jonathan Baktari MD Bio:
Jonathan Baktari MD brings over 20 years of clinical, administrative and entrepreneurial experience. He has been a triple board-certified physician with specialties in internal medicine, pulmonary and critical care medicine.
Dr. Baktari was formerly the Medical Director of The Valley Health Systems, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Culinary Health Fund. He also served as clinical faculty for several medical schools, including the University of Nevada and Touro University.
Currently, Dr. Baktari is the CEO of e7 Health and US Drug Test Centers.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://jonathanbaktarimd.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-baktarimd/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaktariMD/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/baktarimd
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BaktariMD
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With the knowledge, he gained from his work as a doctor, medical director, and teacher, Dr. Jonathan Baktari established two tech-driven companies that focus on providing quick, individualized service.
Dr. Jonathan created e7 health, and US drug testing centers, he shares his advice for physicians wanting to work as entrepreneurs in the medical field.
{You can hear the full episode Thursday, February 9th}
The cartoon villain Serpentor influenced eight-year-old Stefan who grew up to found Salve therapeutics, a gene therapy company. Stefan Lukianov explains the role of technology in scientific innovation and the implications of using CAD designs in biology.
Talking Points:
{01:16} How GI Joe influenced Stefan.
{04:00} The story of Salve Therapeutics
{06:15} Technology in Scientific Innovation
{08:00} How does Salve Therapeutics affect the people in America?
{10:10} The implications of using CAD designs in biology.
{26:45} Best place to go for resources on this topic.
Stefan N. Lukianov Bio:
Stefan N. Lukianov is the Founder/CEO of Salve Therapeutics, Inc., and an MA student in the Biotechnology Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Program at Johns Hopkins University. His company builds new viral-mediated therapies using computational tools. He has two BS degrees from the University of Maine (2006), an MS from the University of Pittsburgh (2013), and an AM from Harvard University (2019). He enjoys art, reading, sports, and nature.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://www.salvetx.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-n-lukianov-3a6862205/
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The cartoon villain Serpentor influenced eight-year-old Stefan who grew up to found Salve therapeutics, a gene therapy company. Stefan Lukianov explains the role of technology in scientific innovation and the implications of using CAD designs in biology. {You can hear the full Episode on Thursday, February 2nd}
Invest in people and relationships. Persevere. Keep going. Maintain your determination and make sure you have an iron stomach along the way. And most importantly, execute, you can't dream big dreams and not have your hands do anything. You absolutely have to learn how to execute. Dr. Gil Travish shares his advice for other enthronements. He shares his journey with ViBo Health, and why his new technology is going to change our Health procedures.
Talking Points:
{02:10} The journey to ViBo Health
{04:00} The technology behind ViBo Health
{06:00} What sets ViBo Health apart from existing tools?
{09:15} What stage of development ViBo Health is currently?
{26:10} Learning from mistakes.
{30:00} The inspiration in the journey
{33:40} Lessons learned in the journey.
Mike Mulvey Bio:
Gil works on the commercialization of technology and medical devices and has been the founder of four past companies. He founded and serves as the CEO of ViBo Health, working in the non-invasive health tracking space. Most recently before that, he co-founded, served as a board member and Chief Science Officer for Adaptix Ltd., working on novel x-ray sources for medical imaging for the past 10 years. Gil is a Fellow and lifetime member of the American Physics Society (APS) and is currently on the executive committee for the Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics (FIAP). Dr. Travish has a long track record presenting and publishing (over 150 publications in various journals and conferences) along with patenting. Gil has experience working and living in multiple countries including USA, Italy, UK and Portugal.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://www.vibo.health/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giltravish/
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Invest in people and relationships. Persevere. Keep going. Maintain your determination and make sure you have an iron stomach along the way. And most importantly, execute, you can't dream big dreams and not have your hands do anything. You absolutely have to learn how to execute. Dr. Gil Travish shares his advice for other enthronements. He shares his journey with ViBo Health, and why his new technology is going to change our Health procedures.
{You can hear the full episode Thursday, January 26th}
Growing up in South Africa, Mike’s father pushed him toward the medical field, but after one visit to the architecture wing of the University of Cape Town and Mike switched his field of study. Today Mike designs laboratories that inspire people to work together in harmony.
Talking Points:
{01:15} Becoming a member of Mensa
{02:47} Growing up in South Africa and the journey to a career as an architect
{10:10} Lessons from working international
{15:00} Game plan that you have for every facility you build
{27:10} Favorite top three projects
{31:10} Overwhelmingly challenges
Mike Mulvey Bio:
Mike is an architect by trade and joined HED Design in 2018. He's got a long history of success before that. He also specializes in laboratory design for life science companies. So essentially, he's designing the structure for smart people to design the next exciting discoveries in human science for all of us.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://www.hed.design/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemulvey01/
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Growing up in South Africa, Mike’s father pushed him toward the medical field, but after one visit to the architecture wing of the University of Cape Town and Mike switched his field of study. Today Mike designs laboratories that inspire people to work together in harmony.
Bridgette Wilder joins us today to share her journey of growing up as a black southerner in the 70s. Although Bridgette faced racism, she refused to live her life as a victim, choosing instead to be kinder than necessary. Bridgette loves to find the good in people and help them reach their potential. Bridgette explains how a company can make sure everyone is “invited to dance”.
Talking Points:
{02:22} Growing up in the South as a Black Child
{07:55} Seeing what is inside people and bringing out the best in them
{09:00} Leading with kindness
{11:20} Biggest issue from Bridgette’s Childhood
{17:44} Starting a career in HR
{21:10} How to talk to people when they are disrespectful
{34:10} How to create an environment where everybody gets to dance
Bridgette Wilder Bio:
Bridgette is the Chief Human Resources Officer at the California Institute of the Arts She has worked in both the private and public sectors - she also has experience working with union, non-union, and service contract (SCA) employees.
She earned an MBA from Averett University, a BA in Human Resources from Birmingham-Southern College, a BS in Workforce Education from Southern Illinois University, and AAS in Computer Science from Jefferson State Community College. She is a graduate of the Furman University/ Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Academy and a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Humanitarian Award.
Resources and Links:
- Website: https://www.wilderhreeo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridgettewilderphr
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/bridgettemoniq1
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Tom Finn shares a preview of what you can expect in Season Two.
This year when you listen to the Talent Empowerment Podcast, we'll deliver you cutting-edge stories. That lift you. Up so you can lift up your teams, your organizations, and your communities. Let's get back to people and culture together. We'll see you on episode one of 2023. Check out new episodes starting January 12, 2023.
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Bridgette Wilder joins us today to share her journey of growing up as a black southerner in the 70s. Although Bridgette faced racism, she refused to live her life as a victim, choosing instead to be kinder than necessary. Bridgette loves to find the good in people and help them reach their potential. Bridgette explains how a company can make sure everyone is “invited to dance”. {You can hear the full episode Thursday, January 5th}
New Entrepreneurs are often given money and told to sink or swim, figure it out. Those projects are likely to fail, we don't want that. David Kiewlich from BADASS Labs joins us to share his passion to ensure every good idea has the best possible chance to reach the marketplace.
Talking Points:
{01:35} David’s food reclamation project
{05:25} How David became passionate about science.
{07:23} The specific area of science that piqued David’s interest.
{09:16} Getting through Harvard with two jobs in three years, while working multiple jobs
{11:00} The person who influenced David.
{19:00} Science and Art.
{23:00} Naming the lab
{27:14] The model of David’s Lab when it comes to helping entrepreneurs
David Kiewlich Bio:
BADASS Labs Founder and CEO, David Kiewlich, started out as a biotech entrepreneur himself in search of wet lab space. What he found was that the Bay Area biotech start-up sector was vastly underserved with the type of lab and office space necessary to thrive. The vacancy was so low, that they are forced to go into spaces that are suboptimal. Working in those environments puts an incurable amount of strain on these companies.
BADASS Labs’ aim is to support startups to create a viable product so that they can go out and get the funding they need.
Resources and Links:
- Website: BADASS Labs
- LinkedIn: David Kiewlich BADDASS Labs
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New Entrepreneurs are often given money and told to sink or swim, figure it out. Those projects are likely to fail, we don't want that. David Kiewlich from BADASS Labs joins us to share his passion to ensure every good idea has the best possible chance to reach the marketplace.
{You can hear the full episode on Thursday, December 29th}
Evelyn Abrego joins the podcast today to share why she loves her job as Sr. HR. Generalist. While many organizations are struggling to keep employees, Evelyn shares that her organization is one she would not consider leaving. Learn how you can create an atmosphere and culture in your workplace that will give purpose and satisfaction to your employees.
Talking Points:
{01:35} What empowers Evelyn on a day-to-day basis
{05:44} Finding purpose in an HR career
{09:48} Working mom in the modern world
{12:23} The importance of a great internal leadership team
{17:28} Celebrating employees during the holidays
{21:25} Being the person people want to work for
Evelyn Abrego Bio:
Sr. HR Generalist at Saban Community Clinic overseeing Employee Relations, Benefits, and Leave of Absence. Over 12 years of experience in Human Resources. Saban clinic focuses on whole-person care through 5 community locations in Los Angeles, All the services you need to be totally healthy, all in one place.
She has a Bachelor’s in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach. Professional in Human Resources (PHR) from Human Resources Certification Institute. Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) from Human Capital Institute. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, working mommy of 3.
Resources and Links:
- Website: SABAN Community Clinic
- LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/company/the-saban-free-clinic
- Book Mentioned: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
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Travis Johnson from Titan Podcast joins us to share his story of overcoming a traumatic childhood, life in the navy, and the lessons for the business world. Travis talks about the importance of being accountable, educating yourself, and lifting up the people around you.
Talking Points:
{03:30} How do you overcome childhood adversity?
{08:40} Running the mission as controller of E6B Mercury, a nuclear command and control platform
{09:36} Lessons from the Navy for the business world
{16:42} Choosing to end a successful podcast
{27:16} Supporting the empowerment of your community
{30:00} Helping people off the “hamster wheel” without being condescending
{34:37} Life today for Travis
Travis Johnson Bio:
Travis is a retired Naval Officer, married with two children, and on move #50. His humble beginnings include 36 moves before graduating high school at 17, 12 schools, 6 states, 5 foster homes, surviving 2 murder attempts, and a mother with type 1 bipolar disorder. Although this was very rough, there was always an organization willing to keep him sheltered, clothed, and fed. Now that he’s in a position to give back, he’s made it his mission to help the helpers.
Travis hosts the top-rated Nonprofit Architect Podcast, hosted the 2021 Veteran Podcast Awards, and is the only professional podcaster with an accredited course available at the university level. Travis holds a bachelor’s in science and received a 4.0 for his Masters in Human Relations.
Resources/Links:
- Connect with Travis https://linktr.ee/travisdjohnson
- Visit the podcast’s website: https://www.talentempowerment.com/
- Follow Talent Empowerment on LinkedIn: https://www.talentempowerment.com/
- Connect with Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnleggup/
Evelyn Abrego joins the podcast today to share why she loves her job as Sr. HR. Generalist. While many organizations are struggling to keep employees, Evelyn shares that her organization is one she would not consider leaving. Learn how you can create an atmosphere and culture in your workplace that will give purpose and satisfaction to your employees. {You can hear the full episode on Thursday, December 22nd}
Samantha Schneider wants you to find your happy. She joins us today to share her passion for helping companies implement and scale their practices. Samantha shares her years of experience in HR, and how to make sure your staff can come to work every day with a smile on their face.
Talking Points:
{01:19} Learning from your clients
{02:36} Samantha’s journey
{10:50} Advice for a person laid off
{16:11} Where companies waste time
{21:16} Surprised by founders
{22:35} The people who influenced Samantha
{33:22} Being a confident woman in the business world
Samantha Schneider Bio:
Samantha Schneider is the founder and Principal of AmpersandPeople, Inc. She is an established People Leader with over 20 years of experience in recruiting and human resources working with a variety of industries. Samantha holds a Bachelor in Organizational Communications from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Resources and Links:
- Website AmpersandPeople.com
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ampersandpeople
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ampersandpeople
- Twitter https://twitter.com/AmpersandPeople?lang=en
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Samantha Schneider wants you to find your happy. She joins us today to share her passion for helping companies implement and scale their practices. Samantha shares her years of experience in HR, and how to make sure your staff can come to work every day with a smile on their face. {You can hear the full episode on Thursday, December 15th}
Episode Description
Marla Albertie is passionate about the role of I/O Psychology in HR. She joins us today to discuss her career journey and what led her to be passionate about teaching the next generation in the field of I/O Psychology in the business world.
Talking Points:
{01:23} Time Management
{04:06} Going back to school for a Doctorate
{07:45} Leadership skills needed in HR
{11:57} Teenagers’ knowledge of the Business World
{22:09} How Marla found herself in the HR world
{28:30} The people who helped Marla along the way
{35:05} Putting negative self-talk on the shelf
Marla Albertie Bio:
Marla Albertie serves as an HR Director for a Healthcare organization, she is a PhD candidate ---She is the Owner and founder of The Truth Speaks Group LLC, a multi-media coaching company that helps woman integrate their lives and delivers resources for working women to create work-life harmony (WLH). She is the Founder of I/O for Teens Inc., a new nonprofit aimed to help teenagers understand and apply the principles of I/O Psychology so they can learn life skills and achieve their dreams
Resources and Links:
- Marla J. Albertie CPC, APTD, M.Ed., USN Veteran
- Non-Profit Founder of I/O for Teens Inc.
- Owner of TruthSpeaksGroup, LLC.
- Follow me as a writer on Medium
- Subscribe to my blog: www.theworkingwoman.co
- Instagram: TruthSpeaksGroup
- Twitter: TruthSpeaksGroup
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlajalbertie/
- Books on Amazon: 52 Career Tips The Ultimate Brag Book
- Connect with Tom Finn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
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Marla Albertie is passionate about the role of I/O Psychology in HR. She joins us today to discuss her career journey and what led her to be passionate about teaching the next generation in the field of I/O Psychology in the business world. {You can hear the full episode Thursday, December 8th}
Episode Description
Daniela Proust from Siemens joins us to share how she created a program to develop leaders. Her plan is simple. She started with a blank slate and came up with three strategies that would be implemented over the next few years to create something new.
Daniela started with a platform-based learning ecosystem. Then add “My Growth Strategy” and finally reimagined the performance management side and created a playbook for employees around the world.
Join Tom and Daniela as they discuss why this program is so successful.
Talking Points:
{01:15} Introduction to Daniela
{02:25} How do you create change in a very large complex?
{11:25} How do you match an employee with the right path for their career
{17:12} How to build the business case internally to say you need an investment from the business.
{22:06} How your relationships with other executives and the way that they trust you contributed to the success of the business.
{32:44} A successful Evaluation process.
{40:00} What does sustainability look like
Daniela Proust Bio:
Daniela is an inspirational, effective team leader in multinational matrix organizations with a focus on leading global, virtual teams. She is a highly experienced Global Strategy and Learning and Development Leader with a demonstrated record of designing and implementing successful transformations and organizational development strategies. Daniela is passionate about innovation and technologies that contribute to the sustainable development of societies. She is an expert in learning and development, strategy and business development, and transformation.
Resources/Links:
- Connect with Daniela daniela.proust@siemens.com
- Visit the podcast’s website: https://www.talentempowerment.com/
- Follow Talent Empowerment on LinkedIn: https://www.talentempowerment.com/
Daniela Proust from Siemens joins us to share how she created a program to develop leaders. Her plan is simple. She started with a blank slate and came up with three strategies that would be implemented over the next few years to create something new.
Daniela started with a platform-based learning ecosystem. Then add “My Growth Strategy” and finally reimagined the performance management side and created a playbook for employees around the world.
Join Tom and Daniela as they discuss why this program is so successful. {You can hear the full episode on Thursday, December 1st}
Kindness is free. Herb “flight time” Lang joins the show to tell his story of being a Harlem Globetrotter, traveling the world, and using his brand to empower other people to live a meaningful life of kindness. {You can hear the full episode on Thursday, November 24th}
Episode Description
Family-run business can be rewarding. However, what happens when the children are entitled, or when the founder is afraid of growth? George shares some tips to help family-run businesses be successful.
Talking Points:
{01:24} Becoming an ordained minister at age 13!
{07:05} The biggest challenge for a family business in today's modern environment?
{12:55} What has changed with young people feeling like they need to be the CEO tomorrow morning?
{17:55} How do you go from plateau to growth in a family business?
{20:15} How do you get a founder to open their mind?
{24:16} Why you should work with a family-run business with only a few employees
{26:00} Red flags to look for
{29:00} Separating personal information and professional at Thanksgiving.
George Kiorpelidis Bio:
George is an ICF-trained and certified NLP coach. His focus is on helping leaders of organizations and their teams build highly functional and supportive working environments.
George has worked with and learned about business from some of the best names in the corporate tech sector, Nortel, NEC, and Future Electronics. He brought the lessons learned in the corporate world to his own retail and online business, which he grew from three to over ten employees while doubling sales. After managing that business for 10 years, he sold it to focus his attention on business coaching.
His experiences working in the tech sector and as an entrepreneur has proven invaluable to his career as a business coach. To complement his real-world experience, George has completed International Coaching Federation coaching Level 4 certification with the renowned Erickson College.
George’s sense of community goes beyond the business world. As a mentor and volunteer, he gives generously of his time and talents to the non-profit group Toastmasters, where he shares his passion for public speaking and leadership training. George has served in many leadership roles in the Toastmasters organization, from Founder and President of The Laval Achievers Club to the Director of Division F, serving and managing over 25 clubs and several hundred members. His hard work and leadership have earned him Toastmaster’s highest distinction the Distinguished Toastmaster Award (DTM).
George founded GK|BC Leadership & works one-on-one with executives and business leaders in a broad range of industries, including pharma, fashion, advertising, consulting, and aerospace. “Helping entrepreneurs and corporations learn how to leverage modern, science-based coaching techniques to exponentially improve their performance is my passion.”
Resources/Links:
- Georges website:https://gkbcleadership.com/
- Georges LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkbcleadership/
- Talent Empowerment website:https://www.talentempowerment.com/
- Tom Finn LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
Connect with Tom Finn
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Family-run business can be rewarding. However, what happens when the children are entitled, or when the founder is afraid of growth? George shares some tips to help family-run businesses be successful.
{You can hear the full episode Thursday, November 17th}
Episode Description
From Actuary to CEO in just a couple of years. Nigel shares how he became the CEO of Canadian Premier, and what the first 100 days have been like. Nigel shares his strategic game plan for finding the balance between the needs of the business and the needs of the employee.
Talking Points
{01:38} Nigel’s role at Canadian Premier.
{06:35} How to become a CEO in a couple of years
{18:03} Balance between the need of the business and the needs of the employee
{21:21} Role of middle management
{25:47} Meeting diverse needs
Nigel Branker Bio
Nigel brings over 25 years of Canadian business experience to Canadian Premier. He is an innovative growth leader, effective strategic thinker, and transformational change agent for Canadian Premier’s strategic growth. Over the course of his career, Nigel has held various leadership roles in pension and benefits businesses within Canadian and global firms and has spearheaded many successful acquisitions and go-to-market strategies.
A consulting actuary by background, he remains a Fellow of both the Society of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. Nigel is a progressive thought-leader and industry author who focuses on emerging issues for organizations, including mental health, the future of work, and improving workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Resources/Links
Canadian Premier website: https://www.canadianpremier.ca/
Visit Nigel Branker on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-branker/
Follow Talent Empowerment on LinkedIn: https://www.talentempowerment.com/
Connect with Tom Finn
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
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From Actuary to CEO in just a couple of years. Nigel shares how he became the CEO of Canadian Premier, and what the first 100 days have been like. Nigel shares tips for finding the balance between the needs of the business and the needs of the employee. {You can hear the full episode on Thursday, November the 10th}
Episode Description
Delegate, have a follow-up plan, make sure things are being completed or you can answer the questions along the way to lift people up and support them on their career journey. We need good people around us. We've got to lift them, support them, and help grow your staff, friends, and communities. Jason Duncan joins us to share how he has learned this lesson, and how you can build a business that is sustainable without you being involved in the day-to-day.
Talking Points:
{01:48} How it all started.
{03:59} When you are laid off from your dream job
{06:10} Learning how to think differently
{08:25} Not stopping after the first success
{12:21} How to not build a business around the founder
{19:18} Hiring and firing
{25:33} Finding balance in your day to day
Jason Duncan Bio:
The Real Jason Duncan is the founder of one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in America and one of the top entrepreneurial companies in the country. He is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur and founder of 12 companies who got his start in entrepreneurship as an unemployed schoolteacher in 2010. Educator-turned-entrepreneur, Jason now runs a mastermind called The Exiter Club that teaches entrepreneurs how to live #TheExitLifestyle through a method he calls #ExitWithoutExiting, which focuses on four core principles they can use to break free from the daily grind of business operations. He is also the host of the internationally syndicated podcast, The Root of All Success, which can be heard on all podcast players as well as viewed on YouTube. Jason lives in the Nashville, Tennessee, area with his high school sweetheart. He loves riding motorcycles and camping in his RV.
Resources/Links:
- Visit Jason’s website: https://therealjasonduncan.com/
- Connect with Jason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealjasonduncan/
- Connect with Jason on Instagram/ Receive his free tips for hiring: https://www.instagram.com/therealjasonduncan/
- Follow Jason on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/therealjasonduncan
- Visit the podcast’s website: https://www.talentempowerment.com/
Connect with Tom Finn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/therealtomfinn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealtomfinn
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Delegate, have a follow-up plan, make sure things are being completed or you can answer the questions along the way to lift people and support them on their career journey. We need good people around us. We've got to lift them, support them, and help grow your staff, friends, and communities. Jason Duncan joins us to share how he has learned this lesson, and how you can build a business that is sustainable without you being involved in the day-to-day.
{You can hear the full episode Thursday, November 3rd}
The role of HR as a leader is changing.
Enrique Rubio from HackingHR, joins us today to help your organization do the work that it needs to do to keep the people, who work not only for that organization but that the organization serves, at the center of everything you do.
Talking Points:
{01:30} What is the role of HR?
{03:19} Moving from being an engineer to HR
{05:13} Understanding this balance of technology and human resources
{06:45} HR leadership role in an organization
{12:26} Create a mindset to Pivot into a modern role.
{15:50} The importance of confidence
{17:52}. Go take that seat at the table, with your sense of creativity and worth.
{19:57} How do you get out of that noise in your organization and become a connector
{25:10} How do you get the rest of the company to follow these new rules?
{31:26} Hacking HR
Enrique Rubio Bio:
Enrique is an HR, Tech, and Future of Work expert and keynote speaker, and founder of Hacking HR, a global learning community at the intersection of the future of work, technology, business, and organizations, with thousands of members from all over the world. He came to the United States from Venezuela as a Fulbright Scholar. Before coming to the US, Enrique was the CEO of Management Consultants, a firm specializing in Human Resources in Venezuela. Before Management Consultant, Enrique worked in the telecommunications sector as a Senior Project Engineer for Telefonica. He is also the co-founder of Cotopaxi, a recruitment platform focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. Enrique is a guest author in several blogs about innovation, management, and human resources. Most recently Enrique worked as an advisor to the Chief Human Resources Officer at the Inter-American Development Bank. Enrique has over twenty years of experience and is an Electronic Engineer with an Executive Master’s in Public Administration from Maxwell School.
Resources/Links:
- LinkedIn: rubioenrique
- Website: https://hackinghr.io/
- Connect with Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnleggup/
Follow Talent Empowerment on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-empowerment-podcast/
Dr. Glenn Toby joins us today to share how he started in hip-hop and how he managed LL Cool J, before establishing the Book Bank Foundation. Glenn gives his tips for achieving balance. And will inspire you to become a leader that others desire to follow. Glenn explains the importance of Self-evaluation and resilience building and the value of honest dialogue in a secure environment and consciousness in the workplace.
Talking Points:
{01:42} Dr. Toby's history
{05:30} How youth homelessness gave Glenn the ability to speak to poverty
{10:40} The "secret" to finding balance
{13:00} Building resilience and testing yourself
{15:15} How do we "win" more than we "lose" (hint: we never really win)
{18:30} advice for the young person trying to find their place
{22:05} The importance of consciousness in work
Dr. Glenn Toby Bio:
Dr. Glenn Toby is the founder and CEO of Glenn Toby Enterprises (GTE). Glenn Toby Enterprises is a leading international holding corporation that controls companies in the world of real estate, asset management, and technology as well as a multi-tiered entertainment and athlete management company.
Glenn’s career spans 30 years from 80s music industry pioneer to a leader in the Entertainment & Sports Management world. He Represented managed or advised, including LL Cool J, Olympian Samyr Laine, Lance Reddick, Asante Samuel, Antonio Freeman, Josh Evans, World Champion Boxer O'Neil "Supernova" Bell, actor Jason Weaver, and other big names in entertainment, sports & business.
His heart leans in as a steadfast philanthropist, Dr. Toby is the founder of the Book Bank Foundation Inc, a literacy organization, and a Board Member of the Peter Tosh Foundation.
Resources/Links:
- Visit Dr.Toby's website: https://drglenntoby.com/
- Find Dr.Toby on social media at @glenntoby
- Learn more about the Book Bank Foundation: https://thebbf.org/
- Connect with Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnleggup/
Follow Talent Empowerment on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-empowerment-podcast/
Dr. Glenn Toby joins us today to share how he started in hip-hop and how he managed LL Cool J, before establishing the Book Bank Foundation. Glenn gives his tips for achieving balance. And will inspire you to become a leader that others desire to follow. Glenn explains the importance of Self-evaluation and resilience building and the value of honest dialogue in a secure environment and consciousness in the workplace. {You can hear the full episode Thursday, October 20th}
Marcus Sawyerr lives to empower multicultural professionals with access to connections, careers, and community. He founded a company to empower people of color. Today he joins us to share his journey from professional athlete to tech entrepreneur.
Talking Points:
{01:22} How Sports impacted Marcus’s childhood
{04:10} The first job after leaving football
{06:30} Advice for the up and comer
{08:45} Joining the Microsoft team
{13:30} The passion behind the EQ community
{15:30} Hiring people of color and creating a community and atmosphere of respect
{21:20} Hiring from the employee’s perspective
Marcus Sawyerr Bio:
Marcus Sawyerr rose from a recruiting expert at Careerbuilder.com to become a global Fortune 500 Executive at The Adecco Group. He’s been ranked in the top 100 most influential industry leaders by Staffing Industry analysts. As the Founder of EQ Community, Marcus has activated a community of the top 1% of leaders that connects diverse talent to inclusive companies. Marcus advises private equity firms on DE&I strategies and has served as an executive board member of the Microsoft services board.
Resources/Links:
- EQ community: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/eq-community/id1549261893
- Connect with Marcus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/services/page/4a8927317340208027/
Follow Talent Empowerment on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-empowerment-podcast/
Marcus Sawyerr lives to empower multicultural professionals with access to connections, careers, and community. He founded a company to empower people of color. Today he joins us to share his journey from professional athlete to tech entrepreneur. {You can hear the full episode on Thursday, October 13th}
Episode Description
We have a guest today whose sole focus is to teach you how to leverage your career to make more money! His name is Trapper Yates. Trapper will inspire you to take risks. He will give you the tools you need to move past your apprehension, and get out of the rut you find yourself in.
Talking Points:
{06:03} Taking the risk, stepping away from your day-to-day, and starting a new career path.
{07:49} The tools you need to move past the apprehension stage
{10:04} The importance of not being short-sighted.
{12:27} Advice for the person that's feeling stuck
{20:13} The importance of understanding your salary midpoint
Trapper Yates Bio:
Trapper started his career in finance and accounting, but soon found his interest in people, pulling him towards the world of HR. As a result, Trapper pursued his MBA with a strategic HR focus, and ultimately landed a job at HP where he had the great fortune of starting their rotational HR management program. Over the past 7 years, his focus has been on the compensation space, and he is currently the Head of Global Broad-Based Compensation at HP Inc.
Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and four children and staying active in the outdoors of Boise, Idaho. You can frequently find him coaching soccer, skiing, running, or riding his bike. He has completed over a dozen endurance races including the Boston Marathon, the Speedgoat trail 50K, and most recently a 70.3 half-ironman.
Resources/Links:
- Learn about Trapper: https://runningmytrap.wordpress.com/
- Connect with Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnleggup/
Follow Talent Empowerment on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-empowerment-podcast/
We have a guest today whose sole focus is to teach you how to leverage your career to make more money! His name is Trapper Yates. Trapper will inspire you to take risks. He will give you the tools you need to move past your apprehension, and get out of the rut you find yourself in. { You can hear the full episode on Thursday, October 6th}
Beryl is a successful Entrepreneur and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. Beryl had over 10 years of corporate experience with nutrition and food companies prior to launching her first business, B.Komplete. B.Komplete is a Corporate Wellness Firm that offers a variety of onsite and virtual services for corporations, to enable individuals and corporations to better manage health conditions and to achieve optimal wellness. Beryl is passionate about living a healthy and balanced lifestyle and loves yoga, cooking, meditation and always learning. She also runs Komplete Business Dietetic Internship (KBDI). This program trains our future Registered Dietitian Nutritionists how to help the greatest number of consumers, world-wide.
- What is KBDI
- Why would/should a corporation partner with a registered dietician
- Beryl’s background
- The secret powerhouse ingredient of black beans
- How food impacts our whole self; the gut-brain connection
- Tips for when you’re feeling overwhelmed
- Stop managing your time, manage your energy instead
- Beryl’s morning ritual
- How to start developing better habits
- How to get started with meditation and mindfulness
- Visit B.Komplete: https://bkomplete.com/
- Visit KBDI: https://kbdinternship.com/
- Email Beryl: beryl@bkomplete.com
- Visit the official podcast website: https://www.talentempowerment.com/
- Follow the podcast on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-empowerment-podcast/
- Connect with Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealtomfinn/
Maurice is a passionate people-first leader who firmly believes that human potential is limitless given the right conditions. Currently serving as the Head of People Operations for a leading people success platform, Lattice, Maurice built his professional life around developing and driving people strategies so organizations can truly tap into the highest levels of employee engagement, retention, and performance. Prior to joining Lattice, Maurice led numerous HR and people teams behind well-known companies such as Facebook, Union Bank, and Electronic Arts.
Talking Points:
- Maurice's journey to the world of HR and passion for people empowerment
- History and influence of Samoan culture
- How people of color can struggle with self-advocacy
- How Maurice began to shift positions to grow into a people function
- How to leverage data to bring about organizational change
- How engagement levels can drastically vary when comparing at the company and team level
- How engagement, compensation, and benefits are changing
- Intro to Lattice
- The importance of operations in HR
- Remote work landscape
- Culture is happening while you're trying to plan for it
Resources/Links:
- Connect with Maurice on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/motuibell/
- Learn about Lattice: https://lattice.com/
- Visit the podcast website: https://talentempowerment.com/
- Connect with Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnleggup/
- Follow Talent Empowerment on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-empowerment-podcast/
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Our guest today is Michael Bush, the CEO of Great Place to Work, the global research and analytics firm that produces the annual Fortune100 Best Companies to Work For list, the World’s Best Workplaces list, and dozens of other distinguished workplace rankings around the world. Driven by a love of business and an unwavering commitment to fair and equitable treatment, Michael joined Great Place to Work as CEO in 2015, bringing 30 years of experience leading and growing organizations. This includes serving as CEO of Tetra Tech Communications, which he grew from $40 million to $300 million in revenue. Michael is also a former member of President Obama’s White House Business Council and a founding board member of the private equity seed fund, Fund Good Jobs, which invests in small, inner-city businesses.
Talking Points:
- What does Great Place To Work do?
- The importance of measuring "trust" / what is "trust"
- What do most employees look for in managers and leaders
- What's the most important hiring factor when building teams?
- Consequences of low trust work environments
- Great Place To Work and Google's partnership on studying high-performance teams
- Employees don't have the power to change company culture
- What matters most to employees? Yes, pay does matter.
- What actually matters if you want to be a great leader
- The majority of leaders are snapping back to 2019 behavior
- Analyzing what's best for my customer and my employees
- What would Michael change about his own leadership style?
Resources/Links:
My guest today is Jeremy Ames who is currently the Business & Technology Delivery Senior Manager for Accenture, a Fortune 500 company -$50.53 billion in 2021, delivering human capital management technology services to their many clients. Previously, Jeremy was the VP of HCM Services at Workforce Insight and the founder and CEO of Hive Tech HR, a company servicing the the lifecycle of human resources technology. Here Jeremy became known as the “the HCM Guy,” but has since abandoned that nickname, wanting to be part of the shift away from the “human capital” terminology to “people management.” Today, Jeremy is a go-to resource for many companies and loves to share his knowledge on how people management does, in fact, impact an organizations’ bottom line.
Talking Points:
- How do people impact the bottom line?
- Jeremy's background as a consultant and becoming an HR thought leader
- Combining people and technology
- What are the current trends in employee transformation
- Supporting for people who are surviving versus thriving
- How to increase utilization on wellness apps
- Biggest challenges holding HR back
- HR and burnout
- What should HR focus on to retain employees
- How does the function of HR pivot for the future/5 years from now
Resources/Links:
- Connect with Jeremy on LinkedIn:
My guest today is Evan Falchuk, the chairman and CEO of Family First, a company focused on creating innovative solutions to support families in solving the complex issues involved with caregiving. Prior to Family First, Evan served as President of Best Doctors for 14 years, focusing heavily on the problems surrounding misdiagnosis. Under his leadership, Best Doctors grew from a few million dollars in revenue to more than $200 million, helping over 30 million people around the world. Evan is also a former practicing attorney, graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a former candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 elections.
Talking Points:
- Evan's numerous career transitions
- Evan's unique experience with Best Doctors
- The mission behind FamilyFirst, a new employee benefit for caregivers
- How FamilyFirst helps caregivers
- Helping the sandwich generation
- How can HR leaders bring in FamilyFirst
- The powerful combination of coaching & caregiving benefits
- 3 key responsibilities of a CEO
- How can mid-level managers address caregiving issues
- Digital components of FamilyFirst & differentiators from EAPs
- Future plans for globalization
Resources/Links:
- Family First website:
Linda Valente is the Director of Training and Employee Development at the non-profit, CDD, or Center for Developmentally Disabled. Here Linda and her organization provide much-needed residential care services and day habilitation to adults with developmental disabilities across the greater Kansas City, MO area. Linda is the first person in her position, laying the foundation for supporting not just their residents, but their caregivers.
Linda has worked in the Learning & Development field for 14 years now and holds two master's degrees in Adult Education and Family Therapy. Outside of academics, Linda is a lover of music. She is a part-time vocal instructor and currently studying to become a voice-over artist. But most important to Linda is her female-dominated family with two daughters and two granddaughters, with her first grandson on the way!
Talking Points: * How Linda got into training and development * Center for Developmentally Disabled information * Importance of "listening tours" * How can L&D positions help employees reach their full potential * Dealing with failure * Tips to decompress the mind * How can talent leaders best position themselves for their own growth within a company? * The power and importance of vulnerability and creating psychological safety * Servant leadership model * Defining success * How to make "others-focused" a leadership/business practice * Tips for building relationships * Watch outs for psychological safety
Welcome to the Talent Empowerment podcast where we lift up people leaders so you can lift up your organizations!
Our guest today is Shana Robinson, a Senior Human Resources Business Partner with a large Fintech organization with numerous years of people operations experience under her having worked for the likes of Blue Apron, Twitter, Google, eBay, and Compass Real Estate, just to name a few! She is also an expert in bringing wellness initiatives into the corporate experience, focusing heavily on helping employees cultivate all facets of emotional and physical intelligence. Her personal mission is to empower individuals and corporations to navigate challenges and transitions through work, life, health, and wellness in an ever-changing world.
Talking Points:
- How food and mood are connected, moving Shana from the role of chef to people leader
- What do you learn in a restaurant that you can bring into the corporate world?
- Shana's morning ritual to avoid "FLC"
- What should you do as an HR leader when starting with a new company?
- How to best get to know your new colleagues to build trust early on
- How does data come into play for HR leaders?
- How to speak the different "languages" or motivating factors of leaders
- Why the push for "physical wellbeing" in the workplace didn't work
- Work/life Integration over balance
- It's time to explore new ways of working
- Live from a place of "calm and ease" even in stressful situations
Welcome to the Talent Empowerment podcast where we lift up people leaders so you can lift up your organizations!
My guest today is Aysha Alawadhi, an HR and Organizational Effectiveness specialist, with a decade of international experience that cuts across various HR and operational functions, with a focus on diversity, culture, development, and people analytics. She prides herself on being industry agnostic and is a huge believer that HR can be done right in any industry if people are the true focus of the strategy. She currently works for a large healthcare organization, Anthem.
Talking Points:
* Aysha's experience growing up in Dubai
* How wanting to make a difference led Aysha to HR
* Takeaways as hire No.2 at a startup - helping it grow from 2 to 2,000+ employees
* How HR can move from the "kiddy table" to a C-Suite and stakeholder conversations
* Recognizing and overcoming misaligned incentives for employee engagement
* The importance of understanding the core business over specializing in HR
* Identifying key barriers preventing employees from performing their best
* Don't do culture for the sake of culture
* Aysha's two major lessons from her mistakes
* The importance of understanding your stakeholders
* Effective tactics for change management
* Effectively communicating with the CFO and stakeholders
* Harnessing your power as an individual to make real change
Resources/Links: * Connect with Aysha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aysha-alawadhi-ms-gphr/ * Connect with Aysha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aysha_alawadhi * Connect with Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnleggup/ * Connect with Tom on Twi
My guest today is Brian Bogert, a human behavior and performance coach, speaker, and business strategist, Brian teaches disruptive strategies on how to create sustainable growth and lasting change personally and professionally. His life philosophies on “how to embrace pain to avoid suffering,” “people before profits,” and “who before what” has helped individuals and companies discover and activate their limitless potential. In a world that is disconnected, Brian is revolutionizing how individuals, leaders, and entrepreneurs deeply connect with their authentic selves to achieve the best version of themselves.
Brian’s passion for positive leadership extends beyond his business career and into the nonprofit sector. He is a founding member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s professional advisory board, the Vinnies, and serves on various other advisory boards and committees like the American Cancer Society, Adelante a lonte —Healthcare, TGEN, United Blood Services, the YMCA and many more!
Talking Points:
- Brian's unique origin story
- The difference between pain and suffering
- Embracing pain to avoid suffering; but pain is not always what we need to embrace
- How embracing pain relates to leadership teams and building cultures
- Identifying pains you tend to avoid; how leaders relate this to strategies that don't seem to work
- How emotional triggers hold you back personally and professionally
- Scarcity vs. abundance mindsets
- How do companies take these insights to establish an effective culture?
- Dropping your body armor to allow everyone to be seen and heard
- Work/life balance versus work/life integration
Our guest today is the energetic, innovative, working mom, Stephanie Crook, Vice President of Organizational & Talent Capability at Intel. She is responsible for building talent strategies and solutions in support of Intel’s business execution.
An accomplished Organizational Development professional, Stephanie has fifteen years of experience leading cross-organizational transformation projects both in and outside Intel. Throughout her career, she has maintained close ties to thought leaders in the organizational development, talent and strategy fields and is known for bringing industry best practices to the teams she leads.
Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and Russian from Utah State University and a master's degree in organizational behavior and business administration from the Marriott School of Management at BYU.
Talking Points:
- Stephanie's professional history
- Her early experiences as a working mom of 4 children
- The importance of a personal brand or reputation in the workplace
- Bringing humanity into the workplace
- The shift in understanding how culture impacts the value of the firm
- Challenges of aligning the right talent with the right projects
- Stephanie's proudest accomplishments
- Stephanie's advice for younger employees
- Building and investing in networks
- 3 things you can do to stay engaged with your network
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Our guest today is Craig Thomas! Craig grew up in Jamaica and is now an HR Specialist in Nova Scotia, Canada. An amazing connector of people with a very diverse educational background and professional career, Craig’s true industry expertise lies in change management, Training and Development, DEI, and employee retention strategies. Prior to working in HR, Craig spent 19 years in the Banking and Finance industry specializing in risk management, Credit adjudication, and Banking Operations. He is also a certified trainer and educator, teaching at the University level for over 15 years. And to round out his impressive and one-of-a-kind experience, Craig served as a program manager for a key International Donor Agency, USAID, where he provided guidance to regional, national, and community-based organizations in Jamaica and the Bahamas on matters related to Grant Funding policy, operations, and capacity building initiatives.
Talking Points:
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How Craig found many role models growing up in Jamaica
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Craig's history from finance to HR
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What does it feel like to be in-between leadership and employees?
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Overcoming stigmas of a finance background working in HR
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Tips to lead from the front
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What is the role of culture in HR?
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Company values versus individual values
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Equality vs. Equity
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Craig's work in the education sphere
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The importance of financial literacy for HR and employees
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What disciplines should all HR practitioners be well-versed in?
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Craig's experience with LeggUP
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How to be strategic with networking
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Be alive while living!
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Connect with Craig on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdthomas/
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Connect with our host, Tom, on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnleggup/
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Visit Talent Empowerment's Website: https://www.talentempowerment.com/
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Follow Talent Empowerment on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-empowerment-podcast/
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Visit our sponsor, LeggUP: https://www.leggup.com/
Thank you for joining the Talent Empowerment podcast and we hope this conversation lifted you up so you can lift up your teams and organizations. Let’s get back to people and culture together. We’ll see you on the next episode!
Cassie Whitlock is the Director of Human Resources at BambooHR. She has over 20 years of HR experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Accounting and a Master’s degree in Human Resources. She loves the intersection of business and humans and believes that when companies focus on the human aspect of their people, the people, in turn, focus on the business needs. She enjoys her work most when she can take her talents in data, processes, and human psychology to make someone's day better. She is also a proud mom of 2 and is absolutely loving life being a Nana to 4 (soon to be 5) wonderful grandchildren.
Talking Points:
- Cassie's journey from accounting to people leader
- Unique obstacles SMBs face
- Moving anti-harassment training from compliance to a way to enhance company culture
- What is the role of a people leader?
- How do you build a culture of support?
- Mission, Vision, Values model
- How BambooHR selects what benefits are worth investing in
- Crafting a mission statement for your 401k plan
- How to find value in any work project?
- Frameworks for constant improvement in your organization
Resources:
- Connect with Cassie on LinkedIn:
Our guest today is someone obsessed with all things employee engagement and HR tech, Partha Neog, the CEO and Co-founder of Vantage Circle. He has over two decades of expertise in product and executive management. He has demonstrated a proven track record of scaling great businesses and was instrumental in the conception and launch of 99acres.com. Partha gained valuable experience in a variety of industrial verticals while working for organizations like Airy Cent Aricent, Hughes Software Systems, and Bharat Electronics. Through his frequent association with several companies and HR departments over the years, he has gained deep insights into the employee engagement space. Partha's vision for Vantage Circle has helped it become one of Asia's leading HR technology companies, as well as one of North America's and Australia's fastest-growing employee engagement platforms. A global savant, if you will!
Talking Points:
- What does employee engagement mean in today's workforce?
- Perks vs. rewards and recognition
- The product expansion journey of Vantage Circle
- The Serendipity of starting your own business
- Moving outside of the Asian marketplace and scaling a business internationally
- Has Partha experienced equal treatment/equal air time while trying to expand internationally?
- What's the next thing coming in the recognition and rewards space?
- Is employee pulse work critical for HR leaders?
- Where is the value in rewarding employees?
- Partha's take on employee adoption of the company mission
- Partha's challenges along the way
Today's guest is Corky Curtis, the Learning & Development Director of MBK Real Estate Companies, the leading developer and investor in senior living communities, multi-family residents, and industrial real estate. Prior to joining the MBK team, Corky served in the US Army for more than 20 years, eventually retiring as a Senior Training Manager. He is an experienced people leader specializing in organizational development, recruitment, and operational planning with a passion for finding innovative ways to keep his team motivated and engaged.
Talking Points:
- Corky's personal story and Army background
- What do you do after retiring from a long military career?
- Authentic Leadership Theory
- Guarding your calendar as a leader and maintaining "doorway conversations"
- How to communicate with the new generation of workers
- Training leaders on how to give feedback
- Corky's experience working with LeggUP to address burnout
- Leadership development
- Learning from mistakes and leaning into your personal strengths as a leader
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Susan Schmitt Winchester is SVP, CHRO for Applied Materials with 30 + years of HR experience, previously serving as CHRO for Rockwell Automation and multiple leadership roles for the Kellogg Company. She is a National Academy of HR Fellow, the highest professional honor for HR leaders, and a Board member for the HR Policy Association, member of the Executive Committee, Peer Roundtable for CHROs, Vice Chair Leadership Advisory Board for the Dean of Engineering, U of Michigan, and a Forbes HR Council member.
She is also the co-author of the book, Healing at Work: A Guide to Using Career Conflicts to Overcome Your Past and Build the Future You Deserve, with Martha I. Finney.
Talking Points:
- Susan's role at Applied Materials as CHRO
- How Applied Materials worked through the pandemic and return to the office for different positions
- Managing hundreds of global people leaders within the organization
- How to maintain a calm presence during difficult times
- How your childhood can affect your work life
- The stressful reality of perfectionism and people-pleasing
- Adult Survivor of a Damaged Past (ASDP)
- Unconscious responses to co-workers' behaviors' and understanding emotional triggers
- "Bumper car moments" concept
- Competency models vs. suitability model
- What's one thing most people don't know about Susan
What does a professional coach do? Who needs a coach for their career? How can a coach help you?
Today we’re talking with Kelvin Thomas, the Director of Coaching Experience at LeggUP. As director, he has a special interest in various levels and types of coaching, motivation, leadership, and company culture. Kelvin has an eclectic background of impressive achievements. He shares how he utilizes all these experiences to help better himself and his career. He also shares an important but hurtful lesson that changed the projection of his career path. Before coming to LeggUp, he was the founder at Position Consultants, Vice President of Business Development and Operations at Pillar College, the CMO of Marketing and Visual Merchandising at Under Armour, and the Brand Director at The Body Shop. Kelvin also has his MBA at Trevecca Nazarene University.
Talking Points:
- How to avoid boxing people in or limiting people
- Taking charge of your career
- What it means to be a coach and what a coach does
- Who benefits from a coach or thought partner
- How compliance can hinder as well as help
- What it means to really be seen
- Looking for fit during your job interview
- Strategic planning to change company culture for the better
Our guest today is Rick Sessinghaus, the swing and mental coach for professional golfer Collin Morikawa, the No.2 ranked golfer in the world.
Rick, a former professional golfer and the mental consultant for the UCLA Men's Golf team, is well-known as a performance coach and mindset principles expert. His book, Golf: The Ultimate Mind Game, has been highlighted in national golf magazines and used by leading golf instructors across the country as the “best resource to improve your mental game.” Rick studied the mental and emotional skills that make or break a performance and quickly realized their need and application in the corporate arena.
Talking Points:
- Why should HR leaders listen to a golf performance coach?
- How Rick began coaching Collin Morikawa
- Cognitive reframing
- How to diminish team stress
- Mental toughness
- Flow states in individual and team settings
Resources/Links:
Find Rick: https://www.ricksessinghaus.com/
Flow Code for Golfers: https://theflowcode.com/golf-academy/
Connect with Tom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnleggup/
Follow Talent Empowerment on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-empowerment-podcast/
We sat down to have an important conversation around workplace harassment with Speakfully's Co-Founder and CEO Jana Morrin. Speakfully, an anonymous workplace reporting platform, gives employees a safe, supportive way to speak up, and empowers employers with data and analytics to take action before it’s too late.
Talking Points:
- Jana's personal story with harassment in the workplace
- Defining the term grooming and how it shows up in the workplace
- Gender roles in workplace harassment
- What steps you can take to find help or understand if you're a victim of harassment
- What is the new generation of workers looking for in reporting tools
- The importance of anonymous communication
- No previous harassment reports does not mean it's not happening (call-in hotlines)
- What type of companies or industries use Speakfully
- Speakfully's free product offering
Resources/Links:
- Speakfully Website: https://www.speakfully.com/
- Email Speakfully: hello@speakfully.com
- Jana's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janamorrin/
We chatted with Gabrielle Turner of Caroo today, a modern corporate gift-giving company based in Los Angeles, CA. Gabrielle is a natural-born people leader and someone who is instantly committed to the people she works with, coming in ready to take action with a list of new initiatives! Interestingly, Gabrielle never meant to take an HR role when applying for her first executive position. But by interviewing with a company that focuses on placing people in departments based on her soft skills, her career trajectory was set in motion.
Rooted in creating inclusive, rewarding employee experiences, Gabrielle discusses how she keeps her 100% remote team engaged through innovative new programs like Caroo Unboxed. Her work is focused on building community and connection, so whether you have a non-existent or large empowerment budget, this is the episode for you!
Talking Points
- How Gabrielle got started in Human Resources at Target
- Her biggest takeaway from her time at Target
- Why it's ok, from her perspective, to make jumps from companies and HR functions
- What is Caroo?
- How Gabrielle quickly adopted new open enrollment strategies during lockdown
- Where do HR leaders find the budget for employee gifts?
- Gabrielle's new initiatives at Caroo
- How HR works in Start-ups
- Gabrielle's "Year One" plan in her new role
- Most difficult about being in HR today
- Advice for employees looking for better work cultures
- What's next for Gabrielle?
Are you a business owner looking to hire as inclusively and diversely as possible? Are you wondering what tools are available to help you find the perfect candidate for your job openings?
Today we’re talking with Charlotte Dales from Inclusively. Charlotte is passionate about a lot of things and two of those things are highlighted in this episode: her entrepreneurial spirit, and helping those with disabilities find careers with businesses who are looking to hire inclusively. She shares her unique perspective on what’s wrong with the system and the steps we can take in order to fix it. Everyone deserves the chance to be financially independent.
Charlotte Dales is the co-founder and CEO of Inclusively. Inspiration struck Charlotte when she was getting her first facial from her cousin, who was first licensed facial specialist in the state of Florida with Down syndrome. Charlotte came up with the initial idea for Inclusively right then and there. Inclusively goes beyond a candidate’s background, matching their experience, skills, and accommodations needed to succeed in the role. Prior to Inclusively, Charlotte co-founded a company called Bottleshot and also worked as VP of Benefit Innovation at American Express.
Talking Points: * How Inclusively started * The story of Cake and American Express * How Inclusively helps businesses + Setting people up for success + Setting up a good process for inclusivity and diversity
- How Inclusively helps candidates and people with disabilities
- The current status of the workforce and The Great Resignation
- Upgrading and untangling the processes
- Industries that lend themselves to inclusivity, more than others
- How to avoid marginalizing people with disabilities
- Charlotte Dales’ day-to-day; being a female entrepreneur
- Giving up the ‘gram’
Resources/Links: Charlotte Dales, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlotte-dales-57868713/
Inclusively: https://inclusively.com/
Talent Empowerment Podcast Website: https://www.talentempowerment.com/
How do you become a DEI leader? What can we do to be more inclusive? How can you use your imposter syndrome to your benefit?
Today we’re talking with Mariah Driver, who is the head of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Webflow. Mariah is an inspiration and an innovator. She brings her unique perspective and forward thinking mindset to the table as she answers questions about inclusion, the future of DEI, and what we can do to take the right steps to move forward.
Mariah’s personal mission is to “create a diverse and radically inclusive company that empowers each member of our team because of, not in spite of, their unique identities, backgrounds, and perspectives.” Mariah creates and executes a diversity and inclusion strategy for Webflow, (the first in its history). This strategy focuses on marginalized groups within the company, and upholds Webflow’s core behaviors while accounting for a globally distributed workforce. She is trained and has done research in social and scientific methods, critical race theory, and organizational psychology.
This week’s episode is brought to you by LeggUP’s talent insurance, an inclusive people-development platform designed to help HR leaders empower their people through one-on-one professional coaching. LeggUP guarantees improved employee well-being, productivity, and retention. “Your people stay or they pay.” Visit LeggUP for more info.
Talking Points: * How Mariah became the head of DEI at an emerging tech company * Overcoming imposter syndrome * How DEI fits into Webflow now and in the future * What Mariah is proud of as a DEI leader * Leaders focus on the right thing when mistakes happen * An overview of how Mariah started the first DEI system at Webflow * Developing affinity groups
Resources/Links: Twitter: @mariah_driver
Email: Mariah@webflow.com
Webflow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/webflow-inc-/
Webflow: https://webflow.com/
Webflow jobs:
Today we’re talking with Richard Taylor, the senior vice president of People Experience and Diversity at NASDAQ. Rich offers his unique global perspective on talent empowerment. He also gives tips on how to build and maintain a strong positive culture in your company.
What can you do to lift up and empower your team? What does it mean to have a map at your business? How do you create a safe space and an environment for open communication?
Rich has developed his skills by working as an HR leader for years, at businesses like LinkedIn, Reuters, and several tech startups. He has the ability to transform business cultures by and through talent attraction, enhanced employee experiences, and people development. Richard’s passion lies in trying to ensure that diversity is in the heart of everything he pursues.
Talking Points: * What it means to lead People Experience and Diversity at NASDAQ * How Rich’s background led to his career in talent empowerment * Building a safe space and trust in a company culture * The meaning behind a map and how to build a healthy culture + Creating a road map and spelling out career paths within your company + Being transparent with compensation
- The importance of communication within a company
- The Great Resignation: retention versus resignation
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Creating a brand around managers that grow and share talent
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Lifting up and empowering your team in order to create more value for your business
Resources/Links: Richard Taylor, LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richptaylor/
Talent Empowerment Podcast Website: https://www.talentempowerment.com/
LeggUP: https://www.leggup.com/