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Chicke Fitzgerald
LoreWhy the aviation community needed a whiskey brand of its ownThe decision to raise capital via Reg CF on NetcapitalLessons learned along the journey from concept to capitalHow investors become part of the squadron — not just shareholdersWhether you're an aviator, a whiskey enthusiast, a founder considering a Reg CF raise, or simply someone who appreciates a great brand story, this conversation offers a rare look inside the building of a category-defining spirits company.Learn more about Winglore Spirits: https://winglorespirits.com/Invest or learn more about the raise: https://netcapital.com/companies/winglorespirits#WingloreSpirits #Netcapital #RegCF #Whiskey #AviationCulture #Crowdfunding #FounderStories #ToastRoastLore #SmartMeetsHeart
Interview with Stu Heinecke, the author of How to Get a Meeting with Anyone - The Untapped Selling Power of Contact Marketing
Dr. Jan Yager is a sociologist, freelance writer, coach, speaker, artist, and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. Jan has a Ph.D. from The City University of New York Graduate Center and an M.A. in criminal justice from Goddard College. She did a year of graduate work in art therapy at Hahnemann Medical College, took courses in nonfiction writing at the New School and editing and publishing in the NYU Publishing program. Jan majored in fine arts at Hofstra University which presented her with the Art Student of the Year award.Her 50+ award-winning books, translated into 35 languages, include the international hit relationship title, When Friendship Hurts: How to Deal With Friends Who Betray, Abandon, or Wound You, published by Simon & Schuster/Touchstone, and translated into 29 languages, as well as the business books Work Less, Do More: The 7-Day Productivity Makeover (in 10 languages); Productive Relationships (in 3 languages); Friendshifts: The Power of Friendship and How It Shapes Our Lives; the series 365 Daily Affirmations (with 5 books on happiness, relationships, time management, creative weight management, and friendship); Business Protocol; Effective Business and Nonfiction Writing; 125 Ways to Meet the Love of Your Life; Put More Time on Your Side; as well as children’s books (The Quiet Dog; The Reading Rabbit; The Cantaloupe Cat); and four novels (On the Run; The Pretty One; Untimely Death; and Just Your Everyday People); and journals including Birthday Tracker & Journal; Friendship Thoughts, Famous Quotes, and a Journal; Personal Journal; and more titles. (See the Books & More section of the site for a more comprehensive list of titles as well as available translations.) Jan has appeared on The View, the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, CNN, NPR and other major shows.
Interview with authors of this anthology about leadership, Angela Fowler, Sonja Jahn, Vera FirmanLeadership is evolving, and women are at the forefront of this transformation. LeadHERship Unveiled: Women Leading with Impact is a powerful collection of stories from trailblazing women who have redefined success, broken barriers, and led with purpose, resilience, and authenticity.Inside these pages, you’ll discover inspiring journeys of female leaders who overcame adversity, shattered glass ceilings, and navigated the complexities of leadership in their own unique ways. From corporate boardrooms to entrepreneurial ventures, from overcoming societal biases to balancing personal and professional aspirations—these stories showcase the grit, grace, and determination of extraordinary women who are making an impact.Whether you are an aspiring leader, an established executive, or someone seeking inspiration to embrace your power, this book offers:✔ Real-world leadership lessons from women who have triumphed against challenges.✔ Practical strategies for success in business, entrepreneurship, and personal growth.✔ Insights on resilience, confidence, and purpose-driven leadership.✔ Empowering narratives that celebrate diversity, inclusion, and collaboration.If you’re ready to step into your leadership potential, embrace your strengths, and lead with impact, LeadHERship Unveiled will ignite your inspiration and fuel your journey.🔹 A must-read for women in business, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and change-makers who want to lead with authenticity and confidence.
Leadership is evolving, and women are at the forefront of this transformation. LeadHERship Unveiled: Women Leading with Impact is a powerful collection of stories from trailblazing women who have redefined success, broken barriers, and led with purpose, resilience, and authenticity.Inside these pages, you’ll discover inspiring journeys of female leaders who overcame adversity, shattered glass ceilings, and navigated the complexities of leadership in their own unique ways. From corporate boardrooms to entrepreneurial ventures, from overcoming societal biases to balancing personal and professional aspirations—these stories showcase the grit, grace, and determination of extraordinary women who are making an impact.Whether you are an aspiring leader, an established executive, or someone seeking inspiration to embrace your power, this book offers:✔ Real-world leadership lessons from women who have triumphed against challenges.✔ Practical strategies for success in business, entrepreneurship, and personal growth.✔ Insights on resilience, confidence, and purpose-driven leadership.✔ Empowering narratives that celebrate diversity, inclusion, and collaboration.If you’re ready to step into your leadership potential, embrace your strengths, and lead with impact, LeadHERship Unveiled will ignite your inspiration and fuel your journey.🔹 A must-read for women in business, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and change-makers who want to lead with authenticity and confidence.
Pavilion is the world's #1 private community for go to market leaders. Sam Jacobs is the founder and also the author of Kind Folks Finish First - The Considerate Path to Success in Business and Life He is focused on helping people unlock and achieve their professional potential and truly believes that there is greatness within all of us and sometimes it just needs a mechanism through which it can be brought forth.To learn more, visit: www.joinpavilion.com
Interview with authors of this anthology about leadership, Sara Roy, Brenda Siri and Ingeborg MooiweerLeadership is evolving, and women are at the forefront of this transformation. LeadHERship Unveiled: Women Leading with Impact is a powerful collection of stories from trailblazing women who have redefined success, broken barriers, and led with purpose, resilience, and authenticity.Inside these pages, you’ll discover inspiring journeys of female leaders who overcame adversity, shattered glass ceilings, and navigated the complexities of leadership in their own unique ways. From corporate boardrooms to entrepreneurial ventures, from overcoming societal biases to balancing personal and professional aspirations—these stories showcase the grit, grace, and determination of extraordinary women who are making an impact.Whether you are an aspiring leader, an established executive, or someone seeking inspiration to embrace your power, this book offers:✔ Real-world leadership lessons from women who have triumphed against challenges.✔ Practical strategies for success in business, entrepreneurship, and personal growth.✔ Insights on resilience, confidence, and purpose-driven leadership.✔ Empowering narratives that celebrate diversity, inclusion, and collaboration.If you’re ready to step into your leadership potential, embrace your strengths, and lead with impact, LeadHERship Unveiled will ignite your inspiration and fuel your journey.🔹 A must-read for women in business, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and change-makers who want to lead with authenticity and confidence.
Interview with authors of this anthology about leadership, Banya Barua, Cecilia Dahl, Susanne Ekstrom, Melanie Schwarz.Leadership is evolving, and women are at the forefront of this transformation. LeadHERship Unveiled: Women Leading with Impact is a powerful collection of stories from trailblazing women who have redefined success, broken barriers, and led with purpose, resilience, and authenticity.Inside these pages, you’ll discover inspiring journeys of female leaders who overcame adversity, shattered glass ceilings, and navigated the complexities of leadership in their own unique ways. From corporate boardrooms to entrepreneurial ventures, from overcoming societal biases to balancing personal and professional aspirations—these stories showcase the grit, grace, and determination of extraordinary women who are making an impact.Whether you are an aspiring leader, an established executive, or someone seeking inspiration to embrace your power, this book offers:✔ Real-world leadership lessons from women who have triumphed against challenges.✔ Practical strategies for success in business, entrepreneurship, and personal growth.✔ Insights on resilience, confidence, and purpose-driven leadership.✔ Empowering narratives that celebrate diversity, inclusion, and collaboration.If you’re ready to step into your leadership potential, embrace your strengths, and lead with impact, LeadHERship Unveiled will ignite your inspiration and fuel your journey.🔹 A must-read for women in business, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and change-makers who want to lead with authenticity and confidence.
The mission of Alabaster House is to provide spiritual resources to government leaders in our nation’s capital through confidential prayer, biblical devotionals, and friendship.Most leaders in Washington, D.C. have substantial workloads, coupled with significant time away from family and home. This creates great strain on their lives emotionally, spiritually, and physically.Alabaster House is an encouragement to those serving in government.
Chet Holmes has been called "one of the top 20 change experts in the country." He helps his clients blow away both the competition and their own expectations. And his advice starts with one simple concept: focus! Instead of trying to master four thousand strategies to improve your business, zero in on the few essential skill areas that make the big difference.Too many managers jump at every new trend, but don't stick with any of them. Instead, says Holmes, focus on twelve critical areas of improvement—one at a time—and practice them over and over with pigheaded discipline.The Ultimate Sales Machine shows you how to tune up and soup up virtually every part of your business by spending just an hour per week on each impact area you want to improve. Like a tennis player who hits nothing but backhands for a few hours a week to perfect his game, you can systematically improve each key area.Holmes offers proven strategies for:Management: Teach your people how to work smarter, not harderMarketing: Get more bang from your Web site, advertising, trade shows, and public relationsSales: Perfect every sales interaction by working on sales, not just in salesThe Ultimate Sales Machine will put you and your company on a path to success and help you stay there!
The Hive Inclusive is a social initiative that aims to promote inclusivity and diversity in the tech industry. Through networking events, workshops, and mentorship programs, The Hive Inclusive seeks to provide a supportive and inclusive environment for individuals from underrepresented groups to connect, learn, and grow their careers in technology. The organization also offers resources and support for companies looking to create more diverse and inclusive workplaces.
CARRA conducts and supports innovative and collaborative clinical and translational research that generates new knowledge and improves the lives of children and families affected by pediatric rheumatic disease.This is part of the Philanthropy Series for Solutionz, sponsored by TravelingToGive™.
Dr. Katariina Rosenblatt, LLM, PhD, is living proof of the promise she heard long ago at a Billy Graham crusade that God would never forsake her. Katariina has a PhD in conflict analysis and resolution and works closely with law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI to eliminate human slavery. She founded There Is Hope for Me, a nonprofit organization dedicated to freeing other victims of human trafficking.Bio: Cecil Murphey has written or coauthored more than 130 books, including the bestselling 90 Minutes in Heaven with Don Piper and the autobiography of Franklin Graham, Rebel with a Cause. A collaborator on the bestseller Gifted Hands with Dr. Ben Carson, Cecil resides in Georgia.
Interview of Mark Silverman, author Only 10s 2.0 - by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network.
Mark dishes out the truths that only his clients typically have access to in the new edition.
In the new Introduction, Mark J. Silverman responds to the lies that he hears clients telling themselves, the stories that we all tell ourselves, and the worries that become excuses that keep us from managing our two most valuable resources: time and attention.
Written as an engaging coaching conversations, the Ten Truths of Only 10s the most powerful lessons of Mark J. Silverman’s one-on-one coaching and workshop facilitation during the years since the first edition was published, including these:
We don’t have a time management problem, we have an honesty problem.
No one else put this on your plate; you’re playing the victim to your time management choices.
You’re too busy because it feels easier than choosing what is important.
You’ve been telling yourself you deserve a badge of honor because you’re soooo busy.
The Only 10s Way of Looking At Your List and Your Life
How many weekends have you spent finally getting organized only to be back to your old ways in a week or less?
Do you have neatly labeled files and lists because you are getting things done only to find you are just making more and longer lists?
It’s time to turn Potential into Reality! Fighting the distractions of every day life, technology and ADD to keep the funnel filled and the wins flowing for his multimillion dollar, award winning sales career, Mark J. Silverman tried every time management/productivity tool available, only to fall back on his instincts and last minute touch downs. Although wildly successful, the grind of keeping up took its toll on his health, time, and family. He knew there was a better way. Mark found clues in his successes: the end-of-quarter buzzer beater, training for a marathon, and in the training for a marathon, and in the single-minded sense of purpose he observed when engaged in some tasks but not others.
Inspired by the flow of Alan Cohen’s Relax Into Wealth and Steve Chandler’s pragmatic and motivating Time Warrior, Mark J. Silverman takes us on an expedition beyond the realm of time management. Only 10s is not a tool or a system, it’s a daily experiment you conduct in the laboratory of your daily life.
Through simple trial and error you will: • Feel more energy, productivity and freedom. • Get your entire To-Do List done, every day. • Learn why you get some things done and not others. • Launch your awesome ideas from your head into the world. • Do it all at your own pace and still have astounding results.
If you’re tired of rolling the ball up hill, constantly trying to catch up, or just want a little breathing room this might be the method that makes a difference.
Interview of Seth Greene by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series
Create a Passive Revenue Stream in Less than 90 Days What if you never again had to waste time and money, trying to figure out how to create your own passive income stream? What if you could have pure passive income, and you could watch it increase every single month? Better yet, what if you could set up a business that is 100% run by your team, with no work on your part?
Author of eight best-selling books, Seth Greene introduces proven strategies to teach you how to set up a profitable, passive income stream. You'll learn how you can create something once – and get paid on it without additional effort. Through examples and brief case studies, Seth explains in his book exactly how it works for you.
In this book, you'll learn: The REAL purpose of the first sale The secrets to generating your passive revenue The three systems you'll need to create a business that is 100% run by your team, with no work on your part The alternative to maxing out your work hours, unable to take on more clients or customers (you physically can only work so many hours) The secret to making sales before the customer even gets to the actual core offer How to counteract the natural attrition process in your business (and keep growing) Why leads are the magic and lifeblood of your business (which lead generation system method might work best for you, and how to easily get leads) The secret to creating a list you can use until the end of time (or until they say stop) How to save the 80-90% of the traffic that may not buy your core offer the first time (they buy, or they go away, never to be seen again), because normally, you only have one shot at a sale... The secret to the type of marketing that pays for itself How, if you do this the right way, you will have a profitable, passive revenue in less than 90 days The difference between a 'compiled' vs. a 'response' list (and what they're used for) How, every single month, you can literally have a new business built for you that generates passive revenue How you can have a cult of evangelists who grow your business for you, every week, for a year Have you ever wondered how the average millionaire is able to have seven streams of income? Nope, they're not working seven jobs. They're busy setting up businesses that will drive solid profit streams, making money while they sleep.
Growing a passive income IS possible for you, and you can create more than one profit stream. You can truly ship your product, and have no credit card charge-backs or processing fees. You'll be learning what you need to know so you can set up a business that is 100% run by your team, with no work on your part.
https://www.amazon.com/Push-Button-Profits-Seth-Greene-ebook/dp/B09VHC22CM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M2BPU08CNR8S&keywords=push+button+profits%2C+seth+greene&qid=1657910827&sprefix=push+button+profits%2C+seth+greene%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1&tag=thegamechange-20
Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Eileen Bild
Eileen is CEO of Ordinary to Extraordinary Life/OTELproductions, Executive Director/ROKU Channel Developer, Founder of The Core Thinking Blueprint Method, OTEL TALK show host, and Breakthrough S.P.A.R.K. Coach. She is a published author and Internationally Syndicated Columnist. Eileen teaches Mindfulness Meditation, Mindfulness Leadership, Validation, Communication Skills, and Leadership Skills.
Eileen specializes in Mastering the Inner Game and creating a Framework for Success, using Mind Power to capitalize on opportunities and avoid being blindsided to narrow perspectives and limited thinking. Key areas of expertise include communication, personal/professional development, and core thinking upgrade . As part of a power couple, Eileen and her husband, Trevor Bild offer a platform with their ROKU channels for people to have a voice to share their passion, visions and dreams, bringing a 360 view of life.
Are you ready to step out of your comfort zone to create positive outcomes for success? If you are, Eileen Bild's eBook, Embrace 5 Principles of Core Thinking for Success, gives you the tools and information to slay the dragon and rise to the challenge. Construct your blueprint from where you are to where you want to be through the wisdom given in this eBook.
The underlying premise of core thinking is that we operate from a foundation of how we view ourselves and the world around us. In the field of self-development, evolving how we think is one of the key components of moving forward in life with ease and reaching our highest potential. Taking stock of your thought processes will give you a basis for your core thinking and how this has a positive or negative impact on your life experiences. There are principles rooted at the foundation of our perceptions, beliefs and understanding of both ourselves and those with whom we interact with on a daily basis. Having an in depth knowledge of these principles helps in decision making, strengthens confidence and brings about healthy changes for success.
Interview with Erik Luhrs, the author of Be Do Sale
Do any of these sound familiar? “Our competition is fierce.” “The economy is hurting all of us.” “My salespeople aren’t motivated.” “Long sales cycles are the norm.” “We need to differentiate.” “I need more leads in my pipeline.” “I need a better sales pitch.” “We weren’t ready for that objection.” “People just aren’t buying.” These are the reasons that salespeople and sales managers give themselves...and their bosses...everyday for why they aren’t doing more sales. The truth is that even though all of these reasons are logical...they are also just excuses! Inside this book you will discover what Erik Luhrs learned from working with the world’s greatest marketers and salespeople. You will see how they really secure more than enough sales everyday. You will go beyond the general ideas that they teach others and you will discover what they do unknowingly! You will experience genius in action...so you can create it for yourself!
Interview with Mikel Mangold by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network.
Today's Superpower: Building Networks is a book that will highlight a set of mindset principles that will enable you to create, join, and leverage the power of networks to innovate and change society.
Interview with Susan Schmitt Winchester on her book Healing at Work - A Guide to Using Career Conflicts to Overcome Your Past and Build the Future You Deserve
Did you grow up in a dysfunctional or chaotic childhood that made you feel uncertain, unloved, unsafe, anxious, never good enough? Are you shocked to discover that you’re still feeling that way now that you’re a professional adult? Are limiting beliefs getting in the way of the career success that you deserve? Do the stress and worry you suffer at work rob you of your joy and self-acceptance?
You don’t have to be imprisoned by your past. No matter how bad it was. And you’re not alone! Healing at Work: A Guide to Using Career Conflicts to Overcome Your Past and Build the Future You Deserve, by career experts Susan Schmitt Winchester and Martha I. Finney, gives you the skills and insights you need to thrive in your career and in life.
Building on the principles that “damaged is not doomed” and “the rest of your life is yours”, Winchester and Finney incorporate world-class career advice, principles of positive psychology and the latest research in neuroplasticity to help you see how you can use your career and workplace experiences to build the life of happiness and success that you desire.
In Healing at Work, you’ll learn how to create the life and career that you deserve, based on joy, optimism, meaning, and a healthy sense of being welcomed and appreciated.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network
One of the Most Important and Surprising Business Books of the Year
And it might just also change your life!
What do dragons have to do with business? According to Shawn Nason, Robin Glasco, and Michael Harper, dragons belong in our daily work lives. In fact, they can be wonderful companions, even partners to travel with us on our career paths where challenges and even dangers often prevent us from becoming our best selves.
In this most unique book —“Kiss Your Dragons” — you get to take a journey with three unique souls (Shawn, Robin, and Michael) and business leaders on a very rich and raucous journey. Your three guides open their hearts and speak their truth to assist you in looking at your workplace with new eyes. As the reader, you join the trio on a trip that embraces dragon lore, tales, and metaphors that make the journey exciting and illuminating.
Throughout this book, you are invited into a lively discussion that feels like a cozy fireside chat as the trio address the big issue of creating radical relationships to change the way you work and live.
The result? You will walk away with a new-found sense of self and a deeper commitment, more than ever, to live not just an ordinary, but a life that includes a special dragon that may well become your best friend.
https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Your-Dragons-Relationships-Heartsets/dp/1944027866/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1H63VYR6VFZR3&keywords=kiss+your+dragons+shawn+nason&qid=1639658452&sprefix=kiss+your+dragons%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-1&tag=thegamechange-20
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Interview with Alan Davis, CEO of I5Services on the supply chain issues in the manufacturing industry.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network
Authentic, funny and dynamic, Bobby Umar will move you to action and inspire you to strive for greatness.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network - Erika Andersen back by popular demand
Change initiatives fail because humans are hardwired to return to what's worked for us in the past. This book offers a straightforward process for rewiring ourselves and those we lead to be more change-capable.
Erika Andersen says avoiding change has been a historical imperative. In this book, she shows how we can overcome that reluctance and get good at making necessary change. Using a fictional story about a jewelry business changing generational hands, Andersen lays out a five-step model for addressing both this human side of change and its practical aspects:
Step One: Clarify the change and why it’s needed - Get clear on what the change is and the benefits it will bring.
Step Two: Envision the future state - Build a shared picture of the post-change future.
Step Three: Build the change - Bring together a change team, engage key stakeholders, and plan the change.
Step Four: Lead the transition - Build a transition plan that supports the human side of the change, then engage the whole organization in making the change.
Step Five: Keep the change going - Work to make your organization permanently more change-capable.
With opportunities to self-reflect and try out the ideas and approaches throughout, this book is a practical guide to thriving in this era of nonstop change.
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Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network
In Pursuit of Passionate Purpose, self-help guru Theresa Szczurek reveals that the real key to a successful and happy life is in knowing what it is that you truly desire and pursuing it with determination. Based on the everyday wisdom of eighty successful people from all walks of life, along with the practical strategies she used to pursue her own passion, Szczurek presents a proven, step-by-step plan for effectively pursuing whatever your passionate purpose is. By emulating the six strategies/characteristics that almost all truly successful people share, you?ll discover who you really are, what you really want from life, and how to achieve it. Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
CREATING A ROBUST BOARD ROOM Interview of Martin Rowinski by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network
Every CEO needs a Board of Directors and a Board of Advisors to help them think clearly about important business decisions, but many challenges surface when we start thinking about how to assemble the perfect team. When challenges arise, people call in the Corporate Matchmaker, Martin Rowinski. Martin is the co-founder and CEO of Boardsi. He knows how to connect the right people to the advisory positions that drive epic business. His expertise is what businesses need!
The unique and proven strategies that Martin has cultivated in the Boardroom were formed throughout his life. He is a Polish immigrant who came to America without any command of the English language. As a child, he always found ways to not only catch up to the other children but move beyond to achieve his goals. Always learning…always growing. Along the way, he gained mastery in the commands of life that are required in a functioning and effective Boardroom. Today, he helps CEO’s meet diverse and qualified people they need to cultivate a dynamic and innovative Board. This is a process that is defined by building up skills, relationships, and exploring how a Board can best be built for a company’s specific needs, and in collaboration with its CEO. When all these elements come together, exciting and innovative business outcomes begin to surface. Everyone wins, regardless of their position in the company.
This is the book that CEO’s and current/future Board members need. It offers a captivating personal story paired with a dynamic vision geared toward driving better business results.
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How To Present Your Business And Secure Investors Interview with Tim Cooley by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network
The Pitch Deck Book is a step-by-step guide to raising seed capital from Venture Capital and Angel investors. This guide was built by Tim Cooley who has spent more than 10 years screening deals and raising more than $200M in seed and early-stage capital for over 100+ companies.
"The Pitch Deck Book is—hands-down—the clearest, simplest, and most concise guide ever written to creating and delivering an effective startup fundraising pitch. Three hours spent reading and applying the lessons in Tim Cooley's book will save you thirty hours of well-meaning-but-ineffective feedback from random advisors. Tim comes from the perspectives of both a founder and an investor, and as the Executive Director of a highly regarded angel group, he is EXACTLY the audience your pitch is aimed at. Founders around the world (not to mention investors who have to sit through awful pitches!) owe him an enormous debt of gratitude."
—David S. Rose, "The Pitch Coach", author of "The Startup Checklist" and "Angel Investing", founder of New York Angels.
Inside The Pitch Deck Book, you will find a guide to creating all the key elements you will need to engage investors. You will learn everything you need to do before you ever set up a meeting. You will learn the best format to present your business so that investors will get excited about your business. Finally, you will be shown a number of actual pitch decks with some of the most common issues that most founders come across when they pitch. Not only do you see the actual decks used, but also the feedback on how to fix them.If you do not want to be the 99% of companies who never get funded and are looking for the most comprehensive way to present your business to investors, this is the book for you.
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Fight Back Against Crazy Socialists and the Toxic Liberal LeftInterview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
Since I don't normally discuss politics on my show, fair warning. I am a conservative and so is Sam. And she is very outspoken, unabashedly so!
“They’ve hijacked words and then try to use them against us. But we’re gonna take ’em back." (Sam Sorbo)
In Words for Warriors, with her trademark wit and intelligence, Sam Sorbo shows exactly how radical left-wingers have manipulated language to fit their own socialistic and anti-freedom agenda. Sam Sorbo is on a mission to reclaim today’s hot button/culture war words for all freedom-loving Americans.
After hearing all the hatred spewing from ideologues, mainstream media, social justice warriors, and political hacks, Sam Sorbo was fed up: “I’m tired of their games, so I’m calling BS on them. It’s time to set the record straight, especially for the folks who are just trying to enjoy the lives the Lord gave them and want a few things explained in easy-to-understand prose.”
Arranged in an accessible “A-Z” glossary style, listeners can dip in to discover the real meanings behind the acronyms, words, and phrases that the toxic liberal left loves to force on the rest of us.
From Ad hominem, antifa, and anarchy To woke, wonk, and zeitgeist Mixed with the newly-coined concepts like covidiot, pizzagate, and TERF Words for Warriors is a treasure trove of linguistic gymnastics the Democrats and other toxic lefties employ to further their anti-American agenda. Arm yourself with Words for Warriors, and fight back against political correctness that squashes real debate, free speech, and prosperity.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network,
We are two decades into this new century, and now live in a world more uncertain than certain. In this new “abnormal,” our ability to sustain far into the future, to realize our dreams and our potentialities, and to progress, depends on seeing leadership in a whole new way. Rebel leadership is that new way.
There’s a growing pattern of not just individual leaders, but entire cultures rebelling against old and ineffectual ways that have long defined what it means to lead. At the heart of rebel leadership is the emergence of five patterns seen in leading organizations across sectors. Together, these patterns outline a framework for how to successfully meet this turbulent new century and thrive. Rebel Leadership will not only reveal these patterns, but will teach the reader how to tap into the power of this framework and make it their own.
More precisely, Rebel Leadership will teach readers:
• What lies at the heart of success, no matter how much the environmental conditions might change
• How leadership is counterintuitively at its most powerful when it moves across individuals and cultures
• That, inevitably, there is only one truly sustainable competitive advantage in uncertain times
• Where leaders can find the best source for lowering risk in a changing world
• Why a long-term view has less to do with the long-term and far more to do with this moment than you’d ever imagine
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
The Only Leaders Worth Following explores what makes some leaders successful while others fail. In it, Tim Spiker explains the Who Not What Principle —that becoming a truly great leader is far more about developing who we are as people than improving what we do. In spite of data, logic, and personal experiences that point to it, few leaders intentionally and consciously order their own leadership development or the leadership development within their organizations by this principle.What lives within the well-developed Who that makes an exceptional leader? To start, it is far more complex than having good moral character. It means addressing our insecurities and drive for self-preservation. It requires investigation into our core assumptions about life and the personal disciplines we exercise. In short, it means becoming Inwardly Sound and Others Focused.While becoming a well-developed Who is challenging, it is both the most important and most efficient path to reaching our potential as leaders. Who our leaders are, rather than what they do, ultimately determines if we will follow them over the long haul…and it will determine if others will follow us as well.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
Unlock your inner audacity and become the leader you were born to be
Women are often told that dreaming bigger and exuding confidence is the key to achieving professional success. While big dreams and confidence might get you started, they won’t fuel you throughout the marathon and over the finish line. In order to keep going through thick and thin, you need audacity.
You’re Kind of a Big Deal provides the strategies, tools, and inspiration you need to power up your potential, break free from limiting beliefs, and make your biggest dreams a reality. International keynote speaker and successful entrepreneur Erin King helps you step into the role of CEO of your own life and better execute your responses to challenging feedback from the world around you, so you can:
Move through any and all obstacles between you and your goals Be more present, honest, and authentic in your professional and personal life Increase your energy to take on the toughest challenges Develop greater clarity on your place and purpose in life Handle social settings and meet new people with a new sense of confidence Drop the automatic negative thoughts and stay positive even in the face of adversity
You’re Kind of a Big Deal dares you to listen more closely to your intuition when it comes to pulling the trigger on big, courageous business decisions―even if those decisions might initially shock those in your orbit.
Get ready to finally break through all barriers standing between you and the goals you were born to absolutely crush because the fact is, You’re Kind of a Big Deal.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
From the author of Lead, Sell, or Get Out of the Way comes a game-changing guide to help everyone in a leadership position eliminate resistance, Gain Buy-In and achieve better results- FASTER!
Everyone knows what qualities define a good leader, but how many of us know what steps to take to become that great leader? The secret formula is what sales and leadership coach Ron Karr calls the Velocity Mindset®: a perfect balance of speed and direction, both of which must remain in alignment for personal and professional success.
Utilizing anecdotes and Karr’s thirty-plus years of experience, The Velocity Mindset® demonstrates how taking time to PAUSE and visualize a desired outcome can propel you forward with purpose and beyond personal obstacles, positively influencing those around you. Whether you are in the entry-level stage of a career, a seasoned manager, or just looking to make a personal change, The Velocity Mindset® provides you with the tools you need to:
Leverage the psychology of influence, Successfully engage the skills and passion of employees, teams, and customers, Remove barriers, Position products and services more powerfully, and Achieve bigger results.
Compelling and full of cross-industry wisdom, The Velocity Mindset® offers innovative and practical strategies to differentiate yourself from the competition, increase your profits, and get to the next level of success, faster.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network. To order the book click HERE.
How the World’s Most Prolific Innovators Come Up with Great Ideas that Deliver Extraordinary Outcomes
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
"All my life I’ve found opportunities where others didn’t. And I’ve delivered results others couldn’t. I’ve launched companies.
Grown others. Taught people how to think differently. Helped them reach extraordinary results."
People think innovation isn’t sustainable, so they make it much harder than it has to be. Experts portray it as confusing and complicated so they can charge big fees. Executives make it intimidating and complex, so they appear smarter and important. Traditional innovators imply you need a special degree or training to know how to do it right. The truth is, consistently coming up with great ideas isn’t a talent one is born with or a skill that takes years to learn. It’s actually a simple 5-step framework that anyone can follow to look at the work that they do differently, and have a bigger impact on the people they serve.
RE:Think Innovation answers the question of how to tie individual competence with innovation techniques to direct corporate outcomes. Within its pages, Carla Johnson shows how to create a unified, idea-driven employee base that delivers more ideas in a shorter amount of time. Ultimately, this is the path that makes organizations genuinely nimble, passionate, innovative powerhouses that deliver extraordinary outcomes for sustained periods of time.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network showcased on C-Suite Network
Marketing strategy is so important to a small business, yet oftentimes marketing initiatives are relegated to the bottom of a business owner’s to do list -- after sales, operations and finance.
Without some background and training, marketing can seem superfluous and unnecessary.
A focus on sales – and that big sales win -- is more likely to get a business owner’s adrenalin pumping.
Getting the office into shape, hiring under control, manufacturing processes structured and financial processes established can be so neat and structured and satisfying when you cross off the items on your to-do list.
Yet the lack of a comprehensive overarching strategy can lead business owners to decisions that aren’t the best for the company’s long-term health and, in fact, could stifle the organization.
Chinese general and military strategist, Sun Tzu, said it best:
Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
In my book, Marketing Essentials for Small Business, I cover the basics of marketing strategy in simple, direct, easy-to-understand language and direction.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
A brilliantly clear and simple path for turning your business into a force for good in the world.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
Vision with a Capital V™ will show you that if you focus on your inner self, you will happily reveal your highest business destiny, your own Vision with a Capital V. Once this inner certainty is practiced, you will discover how to achieve lifelong abundance and prosperity.
Vision with a Capital V™ – Create the Business of Your Dreams features:
• The Take the “Is your Business for Real?” quiz • The “Tell the Truth about the Current State of Your Business” quiz • Caution Light Clues • The Vision with a Capital V – Twelve Step Program • Seven Strategies to Keep Your Vision Alive Inside each fully packed chapter:
Chapter One: When was the last time you reviewed your business? Are you still satisfied with your business? Do you have a real business or just a hobby? Discover the real truth about the current state of your business.
Chapter Two: What is standing in your way? Many business owners procrastinate on their path to success because of the not so subtle blocks and barriers. Discover what these barriers are and learn how to remove them easily and effortlessly.
Chapter Three: Identify your vision and why you should have one, especially if you want to be successful in your business. Discover why a business plan is not enough and determine the value of a business vision. Increase your income and reduce your anxieties.
Chapter Four: You don’t have to do it alone ever again! This chapter will show you how to keep your vision alive with the renowned Seven Strategies that you can use and rely on forever! Vision with a Capital V™ is different in that it focuses on the internals of you and your business. This will help prevent overwhelm, loneliness and insecurity.
Vision with a Capital V™ will clearly define who you really are, the service that you truly provide as well as the people you want in your life.
Vision with a Capital V™ will help you eliminate anything standing in the way of attracting the design for your perfect business.
Vision with a Capital V™ will help you determine the qualities, values, and principles required for your Vision.
Vision with a Capital V™ – Create the Business of Your Dreams will also show you how to think really, really big.
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO THINK REALLY, REALLY BIG?
By thinking big, your vision is expanded. This expanded vision creates the space for what you thought was impossible, to show up and make its presence know.
This book will help you create a Vision with a Capital V™ that inspires and motivates you.
This book will help you create a Vision Team to assist you in defining and attracting what you want.
Vision with a Capital V™ will provide you with insights, tools and strategies to help keep your vision alive.
This book will help you create the business you really want.
All you have to do is know what you want, why you want it and how you can manifest the business vision of your dreams.
Sounds simple, doesn’t it? Well, it will be once you put your mind to right thought and right action.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
When is the last time you cried while reading a business book? Be warned, Dianne Crampton’s fourth published work, Becoming TIGERS – Leading Your Team to Success, is not your father’s business book. In this emotionally engaging novel, Crampton uses the best traditions of learning by parable to take us on a transformative journey through the jungle of myths, mistakes, and mastery of leadership. Apply the lessons from this engaging novel and you’ll improve your leadership skills for the rest of your life.
Derek, a young manager and project team leader, is a mess. He has been given an ultimatum: improve his leadership behavior or find employment elsewhere. Multiple employees quit because of him and provided a laundry list of reasons why Derek is a terrible boss. Now, Derek has only the weekend to self-reflect and craft a plan to save his job. He digs deep to muster the energy to help his third-grade daughter with a weekend reading assignment about a tiger lord on the brink of losing his tribe when faced with a life-threatening event. The parallel to Derek’s own crisis is... enlightening.
Through the pages of Becoming TIGERS, Crampton addresses key leadership and teamwork mistakes from the lens of a micro-managing, command and control leader who is faced with devastating losses. What Derek learns from a pointed children’s fable just might change everything!
Sometimes the best lessons in life are the simplest. If you are tired of traditional business management books with very little empathy for the challenges you face, then add Becoming TIGERS to your bookshelf today. It just may transform your life!
DIANNE CRAMPTON is one of North America's leading experts on corporate team culture and is a sought-after Workforce Development Consultant, Workforce Behavior Improvement Coach, Speaker and Author. While obtaining her advanced degree in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University, Crampton conducted comprehensive research on group dynamics, and discovered that the six TIGERS® principles (Trust, Interdependence, Genuineness, Empathy, Risk and Success) are necessary for building ethical, quality-focused, productive, motivated and successful groups of people. Her TIGERS system has been independently tested twice for its ability to predict and prescribe -- with certainty -- on-target and just-in-time team interventions and training.
Crampton has presented the TIGERS model to organizations like the National Institute of Applied Business Ethics and the United Nations Sponsored Inter-generational Conference. TIGERS was nominated by Merrill Lynch for Inc. Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
For more information, please visit https://becomingtigers.com/.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
Real life. Author Kristin S. Kaufman has had the good fortune in her life to have many seats saved for her—both literally and figuratively. In this final book of her Is This Seat Taken? trilogy, Kristin invites you to come along with her as she revisits the moments in her life when she discovered the unmistakable wisdom revealed through the “seats” in which she found herself seated, from an empty folding chair at her high school reunion to the most formative roles of her career.
Real lessons. In this, her most compelling and deeply personal book yet, Kristin shares with you her own struggles and victories to help illuminate the powerful life lessons that reveal themselves through everyday experiences—but only if you know how to look.
A call-and-response story. Kristin invites you on her personal journey, offering questions along the way to motivate and inspire you to discover the lessons in your own life, gained from experiences such as:
•Suffering the loss of a parent
•Learning to make friends as an adult
•Striving for career success
•Ending abusive or toxic relationships
•Growing up with small-town values
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
What Is Live the Life of Your Dreams?
Live the Life of Your Dreams is your self-help guide for a second chance at living the lifestyle you imagined before you started working. As a youngster, you had a dream to be somebody and to have the freedom to do what you love. Something you experienced in your life caused you to forget about your dreams and focus on finding a way to make a living. You started your life by being open-minded and carefree - dreaming of what you want in life. But you got caught up with what others wanted for your life and forgot to find a way to Live the Life of Your Dreams.
But as most of us find out, no matter how much we work and no matter how much money we make, time passes by quickly and we long for the freedom to do what makes us feel good. The only way to Live the Life of Your Dreams is to plan it and make a roadmap that will take you there. Yes, you can Live the Life of Your Dreams by planning your lifestyle and reviewing consistently if you have a simple guide and know how.
Live the Life of Your Dreams guides you and gives you the framework to reclaim your dreams and make your life better. The impact of having a plan and a roadmap for achieving your dream lifestyle is immeasurable. It could help repair your family, improve your health, save your marriage, increase your income, give you more freedom to do the things you love and more…
But only if you know how to organize a plan and create a clear roadmap to Live the Life of Your Dreams.
Live the Life of Your Dreams will help you reclaim your dreams and give you the confidence to achieve and receive them…
Live the Life of Your Dreams will show you how to make a simple lifestyle plan so that you can start living your dream life now…
Live the Life of Your Dreams will teach you how to make your plan work for you easily and effortlessly with a proven framework…
As Oprah Winfrey once said: “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”
Living the Life of Your Dreams matters and this book will help you reclaim your dreams.
DANIEL LEFAVE had a dream of entertaining people on TV. He dreamt of being a comedian and having thousands of raving fans. He wasn’t aware of how much effort it would take, but he was hooked on the idea of being in the spotlight. In grade six, he performed a magic trick in front of a full auditorium. In grade eight, his poem was published. By grade nine his dream was forgotten and he settled for working with his family in their meat shop. His dreams of being an actor faded because he didn’t see or seize the opportunity to act and entertain. Today he entertains, trains and coaches thousands of people how to live the life of their dreams.
CHICKE FITZGERALD is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
While anyone can lead, and everyone is leading someone, not everyone leads with Black Belt Excellence. A lack of effective leadership not only limits your potential, it limits the potential of those who are following. What if you could learn to develop the same skills and character traits required to earn a black belt in the martial arts, and apply this to learning to become a Black Belt Leader in Life? In this book, you’ll learn 10 of the essential character traits of a black belt, and how to apply these to become a more effective leader. Whether you’re leading your family, employees, a congregation at church, a classroom, sports team or a volunteer organization, this book will help you bring out the best in yourself and others.Yes, you can become a Black Belt Leader in Life that leads with Black Belt Excellence. Black Belt Leadership 101 can help you learn what it takes, so you can not only lead…but lead yourself and others well.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network.
The best strategic negotiators take advantage of self-esteem or self-image issues they uncover in their negotiating partners. These professionals have mastered more than the tactics. They have mastered the inner game of negotiating. You can too. Negotiating from the Inside Out helps you overcome internal obstacles and master the skill of negotiating, using proven principles from Sandler. The book shows you how to deliver a positive outcome even when you are facing stressful negotiation situations…by anticipating your counterpart's likely moves, strengthening your position, and planning your own moves as early as possible. It also identifies the twelve classic gambits top negotiators are likely to throw your way – and shows you how to respond.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is also featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
Many first impressions are made on LinkedIn, so every business professional must convey his or her personal brand effectively on this platform. LinkedIn for the Savvy Executive, Second Edition, is an award-winning book that combines strategy and action items to ensure that the reader understands and implements the steps that will turn a mediocre profile into a powerful digital ambassador.
Intended for the busy executive reader, the book is beautifully designed and clearly written for easy readability. The behavioral checklist at the end can be used to help you select the chapters you want to read first, and to verify your completion of the recommended steps to improve your use of LinkedIn. The book outlines the importance of LinkedIn as an essential business tool, shows you how to control the way you present yourself, and how to use LinkedIn as an efficient relationship-building tool. It also shows how to use LinkedIn as a vehicle for expressing your thought leadership and building your own authentic brand as a leader, while contributing to your company's brand equity. This book will guide you, the savvy executive, to increase your visibility and influence, attract high-performing talent and power your career.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Peer-no-va-tion (pir-n-v-shn) combines the words peer (people like me) and innovation (creativity realized). It's teamwork of the highest order.
Leo Bottary follows up on his two earlier books about leveraging the power of peers in business and in life. With its roots in CEO and executive peer groups, the team-building framework presented in these pages is designed for leaders who want to coach engaged, adaptable, and higher-performing teams. Peernovation embraces lessons from more than a decade of academic research, fieldwork, and personal experiences throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Whether you're a team leader or team member, learn how to:
select the right people for your team create psychological safety and inspire greater productivity build a positive culture of accountability become a better team leader foster a robust learning-achieving cycle
If you believe "the power of we begins with me" and that meeting future challenges will require building the best teams possible, then Peernovation is for you.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
For many years, a silent and important war has been fought between two nations.
On the one side, there’s Credibility Nation which is composed of humans who go about life and their business with credibility and servant leadership. On the other side, there’s Dubious Nation which is composed of humans who live and conduct their business with self-interest as their highest priority.
Dubious Nation is on a winning streak and is vanquishing Credibility Nation a thousand times over. It’s shocking to see how many people are forgetting how important it is to live and transact business in a credible way.
I believe that there’s still hope. There’s still a way for Credibility Nation to win. It definitely won’t be easy, and it won’t happen in a day, but we can do it.
The path toward credibility starts with seeing and acknowledging that the world has changed.
We used to live in a village economy where people did business with a handshake. That was a time when people exchanged goods and services for other goods and services without using money. In that kind of economy, when a proprietor's product didn’t live up to expectations, the villagers would either self-correct or ostracize.
After the village economy, we transitioned to and are now in the industrial age. Didn't we leave the industrial age and move into the Internet age. Sort of. What we've done is to primarily use technology to extend the processes, rules, and approaches to business and life that were developed in the industrial age.
The industrial age is a time where power and status are everything. The higher you rise on the corporate ladder, no matter what means you took to get there, the more successful and happier you become. The industrial age is dominated by self-satisfaction and self-interest.
Today, we’re slowly transitioning to the global village. It is similar to the village economy with the big difference being our reach. We can now reach and need to be aware of millions of people from around the world.
The keys to success and happiness in the global village are credibility and relationships. Since technology has enabled us to connect with more people, how we live and do business can easily be seen. Thus, presenting ourselves as credibly as we can allows others to want to get to know, like, and trust us.
I wrote this book with the intention of enlightening humanity about what credibility truly is, how important it is as we move forward to the future, and how we can transform ourselves into credible humans.
My hope is that this book will serve as a wake-up call, a reminder, and a blueprint for those who want to join me in this movement toward credibility.
Now, take a look at yourself. Are you more in alignment with Credibility Nation than Dubious Nation? Or maybe, it’s the other way around.
If you feel you're more dubious than credible, that’s okay. Don’t worry. There’s always room for change and transformation. There will always be people who will lend you a helping hand and guide you toward credibility.
The doors of Credibility Nation will always be open to those who are willing and ready to transform themselves into better human beings. It’s up to you to take that first step. Will you take it? We need you to be the human you know in your heart you want to be. Please join me in this epic battle against Dubious Nation.
The goal in my lifetime is to tip the scale.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Moments Matter offers a firsthand account of surviving a plane crash as well as lessons from his 30+ year career as a successful sales manager and behind-the-scenes stories as head of security for peak performance coach and world-renowned speaker Anthony Robbins.
The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Chicke is a philanthropreneur • she zigs where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy 💡 #𝘇𝗶𝗴𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲
Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
“The Fourth Age not only discusses what the rise of A.I. will mean for us, it also forces readers to challenge their preconceptions. And it manages to do all this in a way that is both entertaining and engaging.” —The New York Times
As we approach a great turning point in history when technology is poised to redefine what it means to be human, The Fourth Age offers fascinating insight into AI, robotics, and their extraordinary implications for our species.
In The Fourth Age, Byron Reese makes the case that technology has reshaped humanity just three times in history:
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100,000 years ago, we harnessed fire, which led to language.
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10,000 years ago, we developed agriculture, which led to cities and warfare.
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5,000 years ago, we invented the wheel and writing, which lead to the nation state.
We are now on the doorstep of a fourth change brought about by two technologies: AI and robotics. The Fourth Age provides extraordinary background information on how we got to this point, and how—rather than what—we should think about the topics we’ll soon all be facing: machine consciousness, automation, employment, creative computers, radical life extension, artificial life, AI ethics, the future of warfare, super intelligence, and the implications of extreme prosperity.
By asking questions like “Are you a machine?” and “Could a computer feel anything?”, Reese leads you through a discussion along the cutting edge in robotics and AI, and, provides a framework by which we can all understand, discuss, and act on the issues of the Fourth Age, and how they’ll transform humanity.
Chicke is a philanthropreneur • she zigs where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy 💡 #𝘇𝗶𝗴𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
Tomorrow’s customers need to be targeted today!
With emerging technology transforming customer expectations, it’s more important than ever to keep a laser focus on the experience companies provide their customers.
In The Customer of the Future, customer experience futurist Blake Morgan outlines ten easy-to-follow customer experience guidelines that integrate emerging technologies with effective strategies to combat disconnected processes, silo mentalities, and a lack of buyer perspective.
Tomorrow’s customers will insist on experiences that make their lives significantly easier and better. Companies will win their business not by just proclaiming that customer experience is a priority but by embedding a customer focus into every aspect of their operations. They’ll understand how emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and analytics are changing the game and craft a strategy to integrate them into their products and processes.
The Customer of the Future explains how today’s customers are already demanding frictionless, personalized, on-demand experiences from their products and services, and companies that don’t adapt to these new expectations won’t last. This book prepares your organization for these increasing demands by helping you do the following:
Learn the ten defining strategies for a customer experience–focused company. Implement new techniques to shift the entire company from being product-focused to being customer-focused. Gain insights through case studies and examples on how the world’s most innovative companies are offering new and compelling customer experiences. Craft a leadership development and culture plan to create lasting change at your organization.
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The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network, showcased on C-Suite Network
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Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network
Today’s B2B buyer is challenged with a more complex buying journey, with more stakeholders, lengthening decision cycles, and no decisions.
In order to help buyers navigate this journey, sellers and marketers are evolving from pitch to purpose, providing the right content, tools and intelligence to better communicate and quantify business value outcomes and drive faster purchase decisions. However, the evolution is not without survival challenges.
What if you had a roadmap to guide you on this difficult journey?
This book on Evolved Selling is designed to help you navigate from pitch to purpose, highlighting the best path, and illuminating the dangers so you can survive the process, stronger and better. With this guide you will be able to reshape your content marketing and sales conversations to inspire buying cycles, drive quicker decisions, improve win rates and deal size.
You’ll have the opportunity to learn directly from leading analysts and the success and pitfalls of those who have already completed the passage including: ADP, Splunk, and Workday.
The definitive guide on how to use your unique value, content and customer intelligence to engage and sell better.
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The Game Changer is featured on C-Suite Network.
People Are the Heartbeat of Business! The heart is the life force within each of us. It's the organ that keeps you alive with every contraction and pulse. Leaders are the life force of every team. Just as the heart pulses our nutrient-rich blood to each organ in the body, leaders push out encouragement, direction, correction, energy, growth, and influence to the team. And just like the automatic beat of the heart, leaders can make these pulses of leadership second-nature if they learn to recognize and choose them. Now more than ever, how leaders handle each pulse can empower or weaken leadership, engage or disengage teams, and positively or negatively impact an entire organization.
Dawn S. Kirk shares her proven six Pulses of Heartbeat Leadership to empower leaders:
Priorities: The Purpose of Leadership. Your priorities give you the gift of clarity and position your team to win. If priorities aren't crystal clear, you may find your ladder leaning against the wrong building and all you do will be in vain.
Preparation: The Energy of Leadership. Preparation is critical if you want to close the gap between where you are now and where you want or need to be. Only then can you start to move.
People: The Power of Leadership. People are your competitive advantage. Ensure you have the right people in the right seats, and commit to investing in them to achieve shared results.
Processes: The Drivers of Leadership. Processes are the drivers that simplify leadership. When put into place early, they enable you to measure success and mark consistent wins.
Performance: The Metrics of Leadership. Without measurable targets, it's impossible to know if you are succeeding. Performance metrics give you a system to measure, adjust, and repeat with laser-like focus.
Promotion: The Growth of Leadership. Promotion is the catalyst that helps your leadership grow. It is a delicate balance of humility and pride that shares your individual and your team's success with the organization.
When leaders embrace the Six Pulses and put them to work, the results are nothing short of amazing!
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network
Are you looking for the keys to more successful sales relationships and client conversations that don't require manipulation, probing, and closing - but produce profoundly more powerful impact and results?
The Ultimate Sales Revolution explains how to reach the highest level of a professional relationship and become an indispensable partner in your client's success. You attain this exalted level of trust, respect, and differentiation from your competition by ensuring that every client request and activity delivers meaningful results, builds the strongest and most sustainable client relationship, avoids the three sources of miscommunication, and delivers massive value and impact.
Each of the principles in this book transforms your ability to win business, get paid for your value (not your time, effort, or activity), and earn the access, recognition, respect, and rewards reserved for the most successful salespeople and privileged professional services providers. These keys promise to significantly advance your professional enjoyment, your impact, and, most importantly, your results.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network,
A 2018 Nautilus Book Award Winner for Business and Leadership!
The founder of Menlo Innovations and author of the business culture cult classic Joy, Inc. offers an inspirational guide to leaders seeking joy in the challenge of leading others.
Rich Sheridan's Joy, Inc. told the story of how his tiny software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan, achieved success and renown by embracing offbeat culture and human-centered values. In Chief Joy Officer, he turns his attention from culture to leadership and draws on his experience running Menlo and consulting elsewhere to offer a wise, provocative guide on how anyone can build leadership capacity for joy within their own organization.
Chief Joy Officer offers sage, hard-won advice to any manager or leader who yearns to make more of an impact on the lives of others, including:
Self-understanding is the cornerstone for every virtue of leadership: authenticity, trust, humility, and optimism. Good leaders make more leaders: Learn to judge your performance not on whether people are doing what they're told, but whether they're developing independent leadership capacity. Influencing up is just as important is influencing down: how to encourage different thinking in those above you in your organizations. Filled with colorful anecdotes from Sheridan's personal journey and wisdom from many leadership mentors, Chief Joy Officer offers an approachable, down-to-earth philosophy and practice that will help even the most disillusioned of middle managers bring a renewed sense of purpose to their work building others.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network.
From Bryan Mattimore, innovation guru to Fortune 500 companies, comes a book for aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate “intrapreneurs,” and anyone else looking to break the mold.
Bryan Mattimore is a big idea guy. For the past twenty-five years, he has helped Fortune 500 companies create over $3 billion in new innovations using his unique creative-thinking exercises. In 21 DAYS TO A BIG IDEA: CREATING BREAKTHROUGH BUSINESS CONCEPTS, Mattimore takes readers through a disciplined creative process to create original and practical new business concepts.
By investing less than an hour a day for twenty-one days, you will:
1) learn a new toolkit of creative thinking strategies and problem-solving techniques that can be used for solving a wide variety of both personal and professional challenges, and
2) generate more than a dozen new concepts from which to choose the highest potential/winning idea for a new start-up.
Entertaining and easy-to-follow, 21 DAYS TO A BIG IDEA is a must-read for all aspiring entrepreneurs, helping you to discover and implement your first—or your next—biggest idea.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
Happily Altered After podcast host and author, Maya Holihan, has been a wedding industry expert for over 18 years. Maya began her career with famed bridal gown designer, Vera Wang in New York City.
In 2003, she relocated to Norfolk, Virginia and bought her first bridal shop. By 2015 Maya owned six bridal shops, a bridal show, wedding planning company, and was the editor of a bridal publication…she had one of the most prominent wedding companies in the nation.
Maya Holihan puts her wealth of experience and knowledge to good use helping today’s bride take the stress out of that all-important purchase—the wedding gown. For over a decade she was a hands-on owner of multiple bridal businesses in the Greater Norfolk Virginia area. Finding the gown is the prized planning detail for most brides. Maya shares a great deal of inside secrets and do’s and don’ts to guide the bride down the path to wedded bliss. Her valuable commentary equips a bride with the knowledge and mindset she needs to prepare for this momentous time in her life. Happily Altered After is filled with helpful anecdotes and stunning photos from brides who’ve said, “I do,” and wedding planners who’ve masterfully dodged wedding gown mishaps. It’s an essential read for brides, mothers, and maids-of-honor, and even fathers will enjoy the useful guidance this book offers. Let Happily Altered After be your compass on the road to Happily Ever After.
Chicke Fitzgerald is an e𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. 💡 I zig where others zag, creating value, growth and bringing to life crazy good ideas that will leave a legacy #͏z͏i͏g͏w͏i͏t͏h͏c͏h͏i͏c͏k͏e
BEST OF THE GAME CHANGER
Praise For I Didn't See It Coming "In the fiercely competitive world of business, these authors learned how to play the game with skill and competence. They are uniquely qualified to teach others the rules of the workplace." ―PETER A. LUND, former president and chief executive officer, CBS, Inc.
"I Didn't See It Coming could change the way you think about your career and redefine your strategy to succeed in a corporation." ―ROBERT T. CORNELL, Managing Director, Lehman Brothers Inc.
"Candid and savvy, this book is the ultimate corporate politics rulebook. It provides clear and shrewd strategies to reach the corner office. Keep this book at your side at all times!" ―LYNNE DOMINICK, former publisher, Everyday Food magazine
"I Didn't See It Coming should be the bible for those climbing the corporate ladder. Every chapter gives me more and more critical strategies for reading the room and maneuvering through internal corporate politics." ―JASON JORDAN, Senior Sales Representative, T-Mobile
"In today's incredibly complex world, even the best leaders can make mistakes that prove fatal. In our work, we see it time and time again through our clients and executives. This book provides a very useful way to be better prepared to avoid those simple yet fatal mistakes." ―JERRY NOONAN, Partner, Spencer Stuart
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series
Twenty-first century customers are demanding more than ever - they will communicate with a company in whatever channel they need to at the time they want to. They want their interactions with the company to be seamless, convenient and simple. They want to get whatever it is they want to do with your company done as fast as possible. AND they want more than just good products and services, products, services, the tools they need to control their interactions with your company and consumable experiences. All in all, if you can't compete by engaging them in ways that make them want to come back to you, you lose.
While this is a complex effort, because you have to satisfy the needs of potentially millions of customers (you want that right? Millions), it is simple in its fundamental principle - if a customer likes you and continues to like you they will continue to do business with you. If they don't they won't. Simple, but the execution isn't because you have to identify what each of those millions of customers wants and needs and keep the provision of those individual needs cost-effective enough to be of value to you and yet still provide value to them. Plus they have to e able to retain control over their own interactions with you - because if they lose the option of control of their conversation with you, they are gone.
To do this takes a substantial effort. That's where the Commonwealth of Self Interest: Business Success Through Customer Engagement by Paul Greenberg comes in. This book is the first of its kind to present the definitions, frameworks, strategies, programs, business operations, cultural transformation, systems technologies, and measurements to successfully engage your company's customers - whether your company is small and growing or an immense enterprise with hundreds of millions of customers.
The changes in sales, marketing, customer service and commerce have been profound and how to navigate those changes and provide the right approaches and programs are addressed and the impact of successfully addressing those changes is shown by case studies and stories - as is what happens when you don't adjust to what your customers have already adjusted to.
Throughout the book, which is written in a entertaining and conversational style, you will find dozens of case studies, proven best practices, expert advice and analysis from Paul and nearly 20 of his closest friends - all experts in their respective fields. Paul Greenberg, known as the "Godfather of CRM" is a best selling author who wrote CRM at the Speed of Light, called "The Bible of CRM" that has been through 4 editions and 9 languages. An adviser to many companies at the enterprise level, over the years (and there have been many of them - years that is), he has been able to piece together a strategic framework at the highest level and a lot of best practices/tips & tricks at the deepest level including things like mapping customer journeys to help you structure your company's efforts around providing and receiving value to and from your customers. If you don't want to believe him, read Brian Solis on user experience, Bruce Temkin on customer experience, Ray Wang on digital transformation, Brent Leary on the future of the engagement technology landscape or Esteban Kolsky on why building ecosystems is a practical matter not an academic exercise. And many others.
Others may claim that theirs is the only book you'll ever need to do....whatever. This book probably isn't the only book you will ever need. No one is saying customer engagement is simple. But it is likely to be the first book you'll want to read on your journey to becoming a company that is both better for your customer and great for you.
THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP AND HOW IT SHAPES OUR LIVES Does Friendship play a role in being successful in business?
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network
Here you will find the answers to your questions about friendship: how do friendships start, how do you keep it going, why do some friendships last a lifetime and others end? You will also find out about friendship throughout history and in the social sciences as well as friendship throughout the lifecycle.
FRIENDSHIFTS is divided into five parts: Part 1, “That’s What Friends Are For,” covers the power of friendship, definitions of casual, close, and best friends; perspective on friendship including the Great Friend and the Modern Friend Approach; the process of becoming friends, from acquaintance to friend; and friendship patterns (two-way, three-way, four and more friendships); Part 2, “Friendshifts, or How Friendship Changes Throughout Life,” has chapters on childhood and the single years and marriage and friendship; Part 3, “How to Be a Better Friend,” has chapters on how to maintain and improve a friendship; how to prevent a friendship from ending; and how to handle friendships that end; Part 4, “Work and Friendship,” has two chapters including “How Friendship Enhances Your Career” and “Male and Female Work Friendships;” and Part 5, “Life and Friendship” has two chapters including, “The Friendship Factor in Everyday Life,” on how to apply the author’s friendship principles to befriending your relatives including your children, your father or mother, and your spouse (romantic partner) and “Summing Up.”
The book is based on the author’s doctoral thesis and additional original research consisting of surveys and interviews. "Friendshifts" is a word Dr. Yager coined to denote how sometimes our friendships may shift throughout our lives, and even how we define a friend. Fortunately, in some instances, lifelong friendship does happen. FRIENDSHIFTS explores what you can do to help a friendship to last. Even with the most enduring friendships, there may be an ending because of death. (There is a section in FRIENDSHIFTS on “Coping with Endings Because of Death.”) The examples, anecdotes, quotes, and studies cited throughout the book reinforce the notion that the right friends will help you to get ahead or to be happy in life, and even to live a longer life; the wrong friends can sabotage you or even get you hurt or killed.
Dr. Jan Yager is a sociologist, freelance writer, coach, speaker, artist, and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. She also teaches at Baruch College and William Paterson University.
High-Performance Lessons from the Flight Deck by Carey D. Lohrenz
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
In this show, we take flight into the life of the First Female F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot in North America, who flew missions worldwide as a combat Navy pilot.
The cockpit of an F-14 is one of the most demanding environments imaginable. The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is one of the most complex industrial work-sites there is. It’s here that Carey Lohrenz learned what fearless leadership means. Her teams had to perform at their peak, or lives were on the line.
Her experience in the all-male environment of fighter aviation and her ability to pass on the lessons learned in her career allow her to deliver insight and guidance from a credible platform and inspire Fearless Leadership and increased team performance.
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How Great Companies Fuel Innovation Through Diversity by David Livermore
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Today’s workforce is more diverse than ever before. But despite new perspectives and talents, the promise of increased innovation rarely materializes. Why are so few businesses seeing results? Studies show that diverse teams are more creative than homogenous ones–but only when they are managed effectively.
The secret is to minimize conflict while maximizing the informational diversity found in varied values and experiences. To do this, both leaders and team members need a high level of cultural intelligence, or CQ.
David Livermore, Ph.D., is President and Partner at the Cultural Intelligence Center, a consultancy at the forefront of CQ assessment and development. The author of Leading with Cultural Intelligence, he has been cited by The Economist, Forbes, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
Drawing on success stories from Google, Alibaba, Novartis, and other groundbreaking companies, Driven by Difference identifies the management practices necessary to guide multicultural teams to innovation, including how to: Create an optimal environment – Build trust – Fuse differing perspectives – Align goals and expectations – Generate fresh ideas – Consider the various audiences when selecting and selling an idea – Design and test for different users Cultural differences can lead to gridlock, or they can catalyze innovation and growth. This research-based plan turns diversity’s potential into economic reality.
David Livermore is a Researcher, Speaker &, thought leader in cultural intelligence (CQ) and global leadership and the author of ten books on cultural intelligence and global leadership. His book, Leading with Cultural Intelligence, was named a best-seller in business by The Washington Post. He’s president and partner at the Cultural Intelligence Center in East Lansing, Michigan and a visiting research fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
Prior to leading the Cultural Intelligence Center, Dave spent 20 years in leadership positions with a variety of non-profit organizations around the world and taught in universities. He’s a frequent speaker and adviser to leaders in Fortune 500’s, non-profits, and governments and has worked in more than 100 countries across the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
Dave has authored several other books, including the award-winning titles, Serving With Eyes Wide Open and Cultural Intelligence: Improving your CQ to Engage our Multicultural World (Baker Publ.).
Dave loves to take research and make it accessible to practitioners. He has been interviewed and referenced by major news sources such as Atlantic Monthly, CBS News, The Christian Post, Christian Science Monitor, The Economist, Forbes, NBC, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.
Dave averages 35 international speaking engagements annually, addressing an average of 7500 leaders over a year. He also serves on several non-profit boards.
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Four Critical Sales Strategies to Win Global Customers by Barbara Weaver Smith
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Nothing grows your bottom line faster than new business with your global sales accounts, yet companies like yours are leaving billions on the table.
Your customers are going global — are you?
In Whale Hunting with Global Accounts, Barbara Weaver Smith takes business owners and executives, national and global sales leaders, and large account sales reps on a deep dive into the four critical sales strategies that will make you winners in competition for global accounts.
Dr. Barbara Weaver Smith is founder and CEO of The Whale Hunters® and co-author of Whale Hunting: How to Land Big Sales and Transform Your Company, based on the collaborative culture of the Inuit people who engaged their entire village to hunt whales.
Barbara's website is http://thewhalehunters.com/
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A Radical Approach to Success at Work by Cathy Salit
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
In Performance Breakthrough Cathy Salit presents the revolutionary approach to learning and growing that she and her company Performance of a Lifetime have been using for twenty years to help American Express, Nike, Pfizer, the United States Olympic Committee, PwC, 3M, and Chanel, among a Who’s Who of other brand name clients.
Salit’s core idea is that all humans have an innate ability to perform, pretend, and improvise. It’s what helps us develop as children and continue developing as adults. You may not have been on a stage since you played a tree in third grade, but the reality is that you’re performing all the time.
Performance Breakthrough shows how you can use ideas and techniques from theater and improvisation, along with the new science of performative psychology, to enhance your performance at work and “become who you are not yet.”
In addition to being the CEO and co-founder of Performance of a Lifetime, Cathy Salit is an accomplished social entrepreneur, actress, director, improvisational comic and singer.
With backgrounds in philosophy and psychology coupled with experience in the performing arts, the Performance of a Lifetime team of coaches and human development experts leverage their proprietary method, the Becoming Principle™, to engage leaders and entire organizations in discovering, creating, and acting on new and uncharted possibilities. In his best-seller, To Sell is Human, Daniel Pink devotes almost an entire chapter to just one aspect of Salit’s work. Performance Breakthrough presents her full methodology to help you hone your listening, relationship and communication skills; recognize and act on opportunities; build healthy working relationships; and grow as a leader.
No matter what your challenge, Salit's innovative philosophy, case studies, practical exercises, and inspiring advice will help you deliver your own top performance.
Cathy Rose Salit, our CEO and co-founder, has been shaking things up since she was 13. That’s when she began her career by dropping out of eighth grade and helping to start a progressive alternative school in an abandoned storefront in New York City. (Random House published a book — Starting Your Own High School — about the endeavor.) An accomplished social entrepreneur, actress, director, improvisational comic and singer, Cathy can be seen in the Castillo Theatre’s musical improv comedy show, The Proverbial Loons in New York City; in one of her signature interactive keynote presentations around the country; and in gyms throughout Manhattan honing her kick-boxing skills.
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How Smart Companies Turn Sustainability into Billion-Dollar Businesses by Freya Williams
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
What do Brazil’s top beauty brand, America’s second-fastest-growing restaurant chain, and the world’s third bestselling car have in common? They are shattering the myth that acting sustainably and building a billion-dollar business are mutually exclusive.
Packed with eye-opening research, exclusive interviews, and enlightening examples from Chipotle, Toyota, Unilever, Tesla, General Electric, and more, Green Giants serves as a blueprint for sustain able success that anyone can follow.
E. Freya Williams advises organizations including Coca Cola, Unilever, the United Nations, Estee Lauder, Waste Management and many others on how to turn sustainability and social good into competitive advantage for their business and brands. Cofounder of OgilvyEarth and former lead of Edelman’s Business + Social Purpose practice in New York, today Freya is the North American CEO of Futerra, the global sustainability change agency.
Green Giants examines nine companies that are merging social responsibility with wild profitability – and reveals the six factors responsible for their success.iconoclastic leadership fueled by deep conviction and a rebellious streak; disruptive innovation that uses sustain ability to spur the development of radically better products and services; a higher purpose that ignites the company – when the mission leads, profits follow. Mainstream Appeal with positioning and packaging stripped of the crunchy cliches that alienate the average customer. This new breed of billion-dollar businesses proves it’s possible to achieve enormous success while implementing sustainable principles that help consumers live better lives. Ranging from start-ups to business lines incubated within major multi nationals, these companies collectively represent over $60 billion in revenue. What’s more – many command wider profit mar gins and are growing faster than their conventional counterparts.
Freya’s experience has given her an insider’s perspective on the trials and tribulations of incorporating sustainability into a business and the opportunity to experience the movement’s successes and failures first-hand. In the course of persuading clients to try fresh, sometimes counter-intuitive approaches, Freya has built up a wealth of data on the business case for sustainability, as well as an instinctive sense of what works and what doesn’t. She is also intimately familiar with the challenges of forcing change through large, complex, often siloed organizations—and has developed strategies and tools to overcome them.
Freya is best known for her work in making sustainability relevant to mainstream audiences. Her work has been featured on Marketplace, and in The Financial Times, Newsweek and even The Onion. She is a regular public speaker who has lectured at Columbia, Wharton and Harvard.
The world has changed over the 14 years since their founding, Futerra has played a role in changing it. Today, it’s a fiercely independent and global company. It’s majority owned and led by women, with Freya being the North American CEO, and they are one of the UK’s first B-corps.
Futerra isn’t just a logical sustainability consultancy, or a magical creative agency; they are both.
They work with people who believe they can turn the sustainability imperative into the greatest entrepreneurial opportunity for a generation. Their clients are building brands that are symbols of positive change. They are unleashing progress that has purpose. If you’re here, then it’s likely you believe the same.
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Brand-New Rules for Public Speaking in a Digitally Distracted World by Liz Goodgold
Everything you know about speaking is wrong!
If you want to get noticed, get ahead, or get the business, you must throw out the old rules and embrace a new way of speaking. How to Speak Gooder is a rapid-fire plan for what works in today’s techno-centric and multi-tasking world. Liz dishes the dirt on delivering presentations that entertain and inform.
She shares her insider secrets on everything from harnessing your nervous energy to interacting with your audience to dealing with Q&A. In short, this is your guidebook to succeeding in front of a boardroom of 15 or a crowd of 500.
Liz is an author, coach, consultant, and motivational “speecher” who shares how to brand out, stand out, and cash in on your business. In fact, her clients typically boost their income by at least 40% after working with her!
8 Powerful Strategies for Remarkable Conversations by Paul Axtell
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Meetings have become a pain point for millions. Many see them as useless sessions that take time away from meaningful tasks. But one consultant with more than 30 years of experience has a different perspective: that meetings matter and they can be mastered.
In Meetings Matter, Paul Axtell emphasizes the importance of meetings, and he redesigns them using the vital foundation of conversation.
Paul Axtell provides consulting and personal effectiveness training to a wide variety of clients, from Fortune 500 companies and universities to nonprofit organizations and government agencies. A large focus of his work is how to run effective and productive meetings: to turn them from the calendar items that so many dread into useful, productive sessions with measurable results.
With real-life examples and actionable advice, he shows you how to design meetings for results, lead them to achieve agendas that move projects forward, and even allow time to build the relationships that make working together in a remarkable way possible.
This book will revolutionize the meeting, moving it from that dreaded obligation to the most powerful way to get things done in business and in life.
Meetings are at the heart of effective organizations. Each meeting is an opportunity to clarify issues, set direction, sharpen focus, create alignment and move ambitions forward. We have to change the way we think about meetings, the way we design and lead them, and, most importantly, how we manage what happens between meetings.
Axtell offers eight powerful strategies for fixing our meeting problems, and within each strategy, he provides concrete advice you can put into action immediately such as limiting participants, being vigilant about what gets on the agenda, designing the conversation for each agenda item, and managing the experience for everyone in the room so people leave feeling heard and appreciated.
Further, he explains how meetings can be your primary way to create and maintain your network of relationships.
We go to meetings. A lot of them. So let’s put creating and building relationships in front of us as one of the desired outcomes. What would you do differently if you looked at each meeting as an opportunity to add to your network?
Paul has an engineering degree from South Dakota School of Mines and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. He has ten years of engineering manufacturing experience and fifteen years of experience in corporate personnel and training. The last twenty years have been devoted to designing and leading programs that enhance individual and group performance within large organizations.
He is the author of Ten Powerful Things to Say to Your Kids: Creating the Relationship You Want with the Most Important People in Your Life, which applies the concepts of his work to the special relationships between parents and children of all ages. Thus far, it has been translated into Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, Arabic, French and Spanish.
He is also the author of Being Remarkable, a small but power-packed collection of action items gleaned from more than thirty years of coaching people toward greater personal effectiveness aimed at developing the awareness that is the beginning of true and lasting change.
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Tools To Master The 8 Fundamentals Of Standing Out In Business
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
In their new book STAND OUT: Tools To Master The 8 Fundamentals Of Standing Out In Business, marketing and branding experts Winnie Brignac Hart and Lorrie Brignac Lee provide a framework for developing and refining a message that will resonate in the marketplace.
TwinEngine Team Shares Their Strategic Approach: “When you say, ‘this is what we stand for and this is why we do what we do’ – you do so with the understanding that you will appeal most to those people who share your values and who relate to what you say you stand for.”
STAND OUT will equip CEOs, chief marketing officers, and chief strategy officers with tools and resources to help their business define what it is (distinct advantage), clarify how it represents itself to its prospects and customers (brand), and align these in practical ways to achieve specific measurable goals (strategy).
Hart and Lee are founders of TwinEngine, a Houston-based strategic marketing and creative agency.
In today’s complex business environment, having a superior product or service is not enough to distinguish a company from its competitors, nor can advertising alone command the attention and loyalty of customers. What’s needed is a consistent and genuine message that communicates the company’s core values, beliefs, and purpose – in short, a brand.
As identical twin sisters, the authors have developed a heightened awareness of the importance of perception and reality. From their first-hand experience of dealing with misperceptions and working hard to refine their individual identities, they’ve honed the ability to perceive differences in other people, companies, and brands. In STAND OUT, Hart and Lee have distilled this ability to help companies see themselves more objectively into a set of tools and exercises, such as the Brand Traffic Control Radar Tool, the Brand Traffic Control Assessment, the Brand Positioning Assessment, and the One-Page Marketing Plan.
The Brand Positioning Assessment shows where a company is compared to the competition and competing brands by measuring the four key attributes of a brand:
Brand Differentiation How effectively does the brand capture the attention of prospects?
Brand Relevance How aligned is the brand to customers’ and prospects’ needs?
Brand Promise How consistently does the brand deliver on its promises?
Brand Intelligence How well does the company understand its brand and the quality and impact of the brand experience on its customers?
Ultimately, a company’s product or service becomes an obvious choice as an extension of its story. The key is authenticity – aligning what an organization communicates about its products or services with what it truly is. When a company’s story, messages, and images reflect the values, personality, and lifestyle preferences of its customers, they’ll feel more involved with the brand.
Winnie Brignac Hart, and Lorrie Brignac Lee, authors of Stand Out – Mastering the 8 Fundamentals of Standing Out in Business and creators of The One-Page Marketing Plan bring 25+ years of marketing experience, 125+ industry awards and a passion for leveraging their twin talents to help companies translate traditional marketing channels into forward-thinking solutions.
They have built a reputation as inspired leaders, speakers and savvy interpreters of business brand and personality. At TwinEngine, they have collaborated with the largest public and privately held corporations in the region, helping them define their distinct advantages and what makes them stand out. They define their business style as collaborative and relationship-based, and bring a right-brain approach to the visual organization of ideas and the left-brain efficiencies of real-time brand management.
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Tools to Become an Authentic Leader and Your Best Self
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Having a successful, rewarding career can be challenging, especially in today’s ever-changing business dynamics. Your company’s culture may shift, or you may land on a new path that puts you in unfamiliar territory. Maybe you’re at a crossroads with how to get to the next level. Regardless, what worked for you yesterday may not work for you tomorrow. How do you successfully navigate and thrive? How do you stay true to yourself while leading others?
Authenticity is the best way to lead, and an effective way to maintain success as an organization. This practical guide shows you how to find your authentic self and leverage it into an effective leadership training strategy.
Karissa Thacker is founder and president of Strategic Performance Solutions Inc., a management training and consulting firm dedicated to elevating people to reach their highest potential and career satisfaction.
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How to Delight and Engage the Customers Your Competitors Don't Understand - Crafting the Customer Experience for People Not Like You by Kelly McDonald
This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
The original live interview was 1/25/13.
A "one-size fits all" approach to customer service is no longer viable. Businesses competing on service need to understand and cater to customers' racial, ethnic, religious, generational, and geographic differences in order to meet or exceed customers' service expectations. Crafting the Customer Experience to People Not Like You shows how companies, brands, and products struggling to differentiate themselves in a sea of sameness can foster long-term loyalty and brand preference with exceptional and customized customer service.
Kelly McDonald is a recognized expert on diversity marketing and business trends. She was named #1 on the list of “26 Hot Speakers” by Successful Meetings magazine. Kelly’s speaking client roster includes: Toyota, Sherwin-Williams, Harley-Davidson, State Farm Insurance, Mattel, AAA Travel, BlueCross BlueShield, and dozens of financial organizations and associations.
Kelly is a member of the National Speakers Association. McDonald Marketing is a woman-owned business and is a certified HUB (Historically Under-utilized Business) by the state of Texas.
Kelly’s website is http://www.mcdonaldmarketing.com/
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The Six Steps to Entrepreneurial Success
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
A predictable pattern of success
Entrepreneurs who have read early drafts of The Start-Up J Curve responded, ”I wish I had this book years ago.”
A start-up unfolds in a predictable pattern; the more aware entrepreneurs are of this pattern, the better able they will be to capitalize on it. Author Howard Love calls this pattern the start-up J Curve: The toughest part of the endeavor is the time between the actual start of a new business and when the product and model are firmly established.
The Start-Up J Curve gives entrepreneurs the tools they need to get through the early challenges so they can reach the primary value creation that lies beyond.
Howard is an Entrepreneur, Author, and Angel Investor.
Howard Love brings thirty-five years of start-up experience to this comprehensive guide to starting a business. He outlines the six predictable stages of start-up growth and details the activities that should be undertaken at each stage to ensure success and to avoid common pitfalls. Instead of feeling lost and confused after a setback, start-up founders and investors can anticipate the challenges, overcome the obstacles, and ride the curve to the top.
He has founded or co-founded over 15 businesses and invested in over 50 startups including:
Inmark Development, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO. Sold to Rogue Wave (IPO, Board Member) MarketHome – Chairman & Investor. Acquired by ClickAction (Board Member) GetawayZone – Co-Founder, Investor. Acquired by Expedia PageWise – Co-Founder, Investor & Chairman. Acquired by Demand Media FlexJobs – Co-Founder, Investor & Chairman LoveToKnow – Founder/Owner, Chairman & CEO (Recently acquired Trails.com) Knowingly – Co-Founder & Chairman
Love is also an Angel Investor in companies such as:
Trulia – Angel Investment HotelTonight – Angel Investment, Board Member GigaOm – Chairman of the Board & Investor iSpotTV – Angel Investment Liftopia – Angel Investment Titan Aerospace (acquired by Google) – Angel investment Array Healthcare Solutions – Angel Investment
Howard Love was born in Detroit in 1960, and attended Phillips Exeter Academy (1974-1978) and Colgate University (1978-1983). He completed his first Ironman competition at the age of 51 in Lake Placid, NY. Love resides in Silicon Valley, CA.
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Unclutter Your Mind to Uncomplicate Your Life by Joe Calloway
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
"I'm making this way more complicated than it needs to be."
Do you ever have that thought? We all do. We live in a world that becomes more complex everyday, and cluttered processes and complications are the enemies of control in your life and your business. But with simplification and focus as your pillars, Keep It Simple teaches you how to take charge of your goals and your life.
By gaining clarity on what is truly most important, you can streamline your life, reduce stress, and achieve the personal and business results that you desire.
With over 30 years of experience as a consultant and coach to top performing businesses and individuals, Joe Calloway is an expert in how to focus and simplify. Simplicity is a choice that creates positive growth and change in your work, home, and day to day life. When you make things simple, you can move mountains.
Joe Calloway helps great companies get even better. His workshops and interactive keynote presentations help develop leaders, create more effective teams, and improve performance for successful businesses who know that they can, and should, be doing more with the people and resources that they already have.
Joe’s client list reads like an international Who’s Who in business, ranging from companies like Proctor & Gamble and Coca Cola to Cadillac and American Express. Joe also works extensively with small to mid-sized businesses, franchisees, and a range of professional services organizations.
Joe is Executive In Residence at Belmont University’s Center For Entrepreneurship, which has been named as a national Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program by the Princeton Review (for five consecutive years). The program was featured by Fortune magazine as one of five schools to consider when studying entrepreneurship. Author of seven books on business performance, including Becoming A Category of One, Be The Best At What Matters Most, Magnetic: The Art Of Attracting Business, and the soon to be released Keep It Simple. Consultant and advisor to business leaders, owners, and entrepreneurs. Real estate investor/developer in projects throughout the mid-south. Investor in and advisor to start-up companies which presently include Gilson Boards and EVAmore.co.
Joe has presented at business conferences and events in countries around the world including Italy, Sweden, South Africa, England, Swaziland, Canada, Mexico and throughout the Caribbean. Although Joe has been inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame, he doesn’t do traditional “speeches.” Instead, Joe actively engages people in highly interactive keynotes and workshops that challenge assumptions and create new ways of thinking.
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A Radical Approach to Success at Work
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
In Performance Breakthrough Cathy Salit presents the revolutionary approach to learning and growing that she and her company Performance of a Lifetime have been using for twenty years to help American Express, Nike, Pfizer, the United States Olympic Committee, PwC, 3M, and Chanel, among a Who’s Who of other brand name clients.
Salit’s core idea is that all humans have an innate ability to perform, pretend, and improvise. It’s what helps us develop as children and continue developing as adults. You may not have been on a stage since you played a tree in third grade, but the reality is that you’re performing all the time.
Performance Breakthrough shows how you can use ideas and techniques from theater and improvisation, along with the new science of performative psychology, to enhance your performance at work and “become who you are not yet.”
In addition to being the CEO and co-founder of Performance of a Lifetime, Cathy Salit is an accomplished social entrepreneur, actress, director, improvisational comic and singer.
With backgrounds in philosophy and psychology coupled with experience in the performing arts, the Performance of a Lifetime team of coaches and human development experts leverage their proprietary method, the Becoming Principle™, to engage leaders and entire organizations in discovering, creating, and acting on new and uncharted possibilities. In his best-seller, To Sell is Human, Daniel Pink devotes almost an entire chapter to just one aspect of Salit’s work. Performance Breakthrough presents her full methodology to help you hone your listening, relationship and communication skills; recognize and act on opportunities; build healthy working relationships; and grow as a leader.
No matter what your challenge, Salit’s innovative philosophy, case studies, practical exercises, and inspiring advice will help you deliver your own top performance.
Cathy Rose Salit, our CEO and co-founder, has been shaking things up since she was 13. That’s when she began her career by dropping out of eighth grade and helping to start a progressive alternative school in an abandoned storefront in New York City. (Random House published a book — Starting Your Own High School — about the endeavor.) An accomplished social entrepreneur, actress, director, improvisational comic and singer, Cathy can be seen in the Castillo Theatre’s musical improv comedy show, The Proverbial Loons in New York City; in one of her signature interactive keynote presentations around the country; and in gyms throughout Manhattan honing her kick-boxing skills.
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Building Effective Relationships in Your Organization
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
The original live interview was 7/14/16.
Trust is non-negotiable for high performing people, teams, and organizations. Yet, trust is fragile and commonly misunderstood. Ninety percent of the behaviors that break trust down and derail relationships and teamwork are subtle, fleeting, and unintentional.
In the new third edition of the business best selling Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace, Michelle Reina, PhD provides the awareness, knowledge, and tools people at every level of responsibility need to build and sustain high trust relationships at work. Michelle’s approach to trust building is backed by 25 years of scientific research and proven results inside global, industry-leading companies.
Michelle, together with her co-author and business and life partner Dennis Reina, PhD, is co-founder of Reina, A Trust Building® Consultancy, a global firm specializing in transforming workplaces through trust.
For more than two decades, the Reinas have supported leaders, teams, and entire organizations to build trust and achieve business results through consulting, workshops, speaking, and coaching. Their suite of valid and reliable trust assessments help people take the guesswork out of trust.
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The New Advantage: How Women in Leadership Can Create Win-Wins for Their Companies and Themselves by Joelle Jay
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
When Women Leaders Succeed, Corporate America Succeeds
According to a recent study released by the Peterson Institute for International Economics and EY (formerly known as Ernst & Young), women in leadership positions are linked to stronger company profits.
In their new book, THE NEW ADVANTAGE: How Women In Leadership Can Create Win-Wins For Their Companies And Themselves, leadership experts and consultants Howard J. Morgan and Joelle K. Jay delve deep into what women, and the companies that employ them, can and should do to promote the advancement of women.
“The good news is that women are in the position to empower themselves to advance as leaders,” say Jay and Morgan. “Women who take the lead in their careers by practicing personal leadership reach new levels of personal and professional success. When companies support the advancement of women, they attain better balance among their leaders.”
In many organizations, women are not advancing. Despite an appreciation for talent and diversity, the representation of women dwindles at each level of leadership, causing a loss of talent, a lack of balance on the leadership team, discouragement among women, attrition, and poor public perception.
While many experts have explored the challenges of women in leadership, Morgan and Jay focus on solutions – what individuals and organizations can do to actually begin the transformation. The new advantage for companies who commit to balancing their leadership teams with talented women and men is that they will be well positioned to lead in the future. In the last several years, while coaching executive women, they began to see a trend. Organizations wanted to advance women and were trying . . . but not succeeding. Even after significant investment in diversity initiatives, only 15% of the leaders in most fields are now women.
THE NEW ADVANTAGE shows business leaders how to take advantage of the full richness of their talent pools to improve their business, develop effective leadership, and become best places to work. Based on interviews with more than a hundred senior executives – both men and women – Morgan and Jay describe ways of breaking through to new levels of leadership. The authors call these breakthroughs the advantages: powerful ways women lead the way toward a better future.
Howard J. Morgan is a Managing Director of Leadership Research Institute and co-founder of 50 Top Coaches. He specializes in executive coaching as a strategic change management tool leading to improved customer / employee satisfaction and overall corporate performance.
Dr. Joelle Jay is a principal with the Leadership Research Institute, as well as an executive coach, keynote speaker, and the author of The Inner Edge: The Ten Practices of Personal Leadership. Joelle specializes in the advancement of executive women, and she is proud to have worked in a number of the most successful and most-admired companies to support the development of top talent into positions of leadership.
“At a time when the world clamors for genuine, trusted leadership, Joelle has delivered an invaluable guidebook for managing from the inside out.” Stephen M. R. Covey
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How to Maximize Your Impact with People You Love, Teams You Lead, and Causes that Stir Your Heart
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Every day people get up and decide what type of race they are going to run. They want their race to matter they desperately desire impact. Impact is an interesting phenomenon. In some ways we all impact each other. But the more important question is what type of impact are we creating? And is that impact big or small positive or negative? Author, speaker, and leader Jim Akers shows readers how to maximize their impact with the people they love, teams they lead, and causes that stir their heart. Jim distilled decades of personal and professional lessons into a proven plan for greater impact.
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Lessons in Love, Loss and Letting Go
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
In “Caring for Our Aging Parents,” Michele Howe provides practical and necessary guidance to help readers navigate the uncertain and emotional territory of caring for elderly parents. This book addresses the mental and emotional aspects of growing older, and offers sound biblical advice on how to care for your loved ones with positivity and respect. Michele Howe is a reviewer for Publishers Weekly, FaithfulReader.com, Retailers + Resources, Foreword Magazine, TeenReads.com, KidReads.com, among many others national and international publications. She has published over 2500 reviews/articles and has been featured on numerous radio shows across the country speaking on topics such as parenting and a diverse range of women’s health issues. “Caring for Our Aging Parents” will guide adult individuals who are facing the obvious and subtle changes that take place as their parents age. It addresses a variety of mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual areas of decline. Readers will learn how to deal more effectively with their own emotional responses to these ever altering shifts in their parents personalities with good grace and by utilizing sound biblical principles. This resource offers real life stories of individuals who have found positive and life-affirming methods to communicating respectfully and lovingly to their aged parents. Readers will also be heartened to find practical suggestions for mending broken relationships and gaining new ground with their parents, even when their past has been checkered by pain and difficulty. In addition to her article and books writing, Michele writes a weekly women’s lifestyle and single parenting column at HopeAfterDivorce.org. She is also featured in the new Single & Parenting Resource Video Series as a parenting expert. In line with her passion for working with single parents, Michele’s resources offer encouragement to women of all ages by challenging them to exercise their combination of strengths, skills, and life wisdom in pursuit of a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle. Recognizing that life is often difficult, women can learn how to recognize (and find solace in) significant life-markers and by so doing, acquire the strength to embrace their daily challenges.
Her website is http://www.michelehowe.wordpress.com/
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Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an Organization that Thrives
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Anese Cavanaugh.
The original live interview was 1/8/16.
CONTAGIOUS CULTURE is much more than a leadership guide. It’s a complete cultural mind-shift that embraces infectious energy and enthusiasm at all levels and functions of an organization in order to elevate the capabilities of all leaders and all employees to spot new opportunities and to see their day-to-day work in new ways. Calling her work “powerful and transformational,” clients say Cavanaugh “builds creative leaders,” “gets people having honest conversations,” and “unlocks potential.”
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How Sharing Is Powering the Human Economy
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
The original live interview was 4/29/16.
Technology continues to evolve and make our lives busier and more complicated, but it can never replace true human connection–our fundamental need to share information, stories, and emotions.
Sharelogy explores the history, art and science of sharing, and illustrates why sharing is what gives us a unique competitive advantage as individuals and brands. It is meant for entrepreneurs and marketers who want to make their content more valuable, shareable, and for individuals who want to understand the power of sharing to grow their personal brand.
Bryan Kramer is one of the world’s foremost leaders in the art and science of sharing, and has been credited with shaping the #H2H human business movement in marketing and social.
With over 300,000 social fans and followers, and an intimate understanding of the intricacies and interworking of both social technologies and social behaviors, Bryan is both a practitioner and authority on the subject.
Bryan is also a renowned global speaker, consultant and trainer. In a unique sharing experiment conducted in his recent TED Talk @ IBM titled “Why Sharing is Reimagining Our Future”, Bryan witnessed the true power of sharing when inspiration combined itself with reach and technology. The results were stunning – 21 million impressions in just 4 hours, spanning the globe to over 10 countries.
Bryan is also the President and CEO of PureMatter a content, social and digital marketing agency in San Jose, CA.
PureMatter has been one of the fastest growing private companies in Silicon Valley on San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal for over the last five years and has been recognized as one of the publication’s “Top Who’s Who.” Bryan also sits on several advisory boards including Mutual Mind, Raynforest, HealthPure and SpiderQube.
Bryan’s websites are http://bryankramer.com/ and www.purematter.com/
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It's your choice.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
This is a part of our Game Changers Legacy series. Gail McWilliams passed away less than a year after this very powerful interview.
This show is a must attend for anyone who has ever felt stuck in life. Gail McWilliams contends when you discover that you are strategically positioned, you will never live life the same. Inspirational stories, insights, humor and challenge encompass Gail’s unique style of communication. She will help you see life with a new view. Discover how to adjust your outlook and attitude as you live with vision that has no limits. Get ready to soar again with renewed focus and expectant hope, motivated to live each day with purpose to impact your generation.
Gail McWilliams is a woman of deep faith and determination. She is also blind. This book is brimful of true stories which remind the reader to see their life from a new vantage point.
Gail’s book is far more than just a positive thinking book…her stories are peppered with God’s truth but she doesn’t sermonize. She writes with humor and love.
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How to Become the Leader Your Team is Waiting For
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Imagine a world where personal and professional growth are one thing, where improving your relationships and owning your strengths at work translate directly into the rest of your life.
In this provocative and timely new book, Jonathan brings together what he has learned over a twenty-year journey as an executive, entrepreneur, team leader and leadership trainer.
After twenty years of not being able to decide whether he was a business guy or a personal growth teacher, Jonathan stopped trying to figure it out.
He’s the owner at Refound, an advisory firm that shows leaders how to have a new kind of conversation at work, making the personal growth of each employee the starting point.
Creating a company culture like that is not a dream. Through personal stories and real-life conversations, Jonathan takes you into the room with managers and employees where real culture change happens, and shows you a new kind of employee mentoring where each person gets the real-time feedback, support, and clear boundaries we all need to get beyond the patterns that hold us back.
Combining his experience as the CEO and CBO of EMyth where he led the transformation of a global coaching brand with the lessons learned along his own personal growth journey, Jonathan walks us through a step-by-step approach that integrates the leading edges of both. You ll discover a way to lead your team that is both profoundly human and results-oriented at the same time.
Whether you re a CEO or business owner, executive, team leader, consultant, or coach, Good Authority will give you new ideas and inspiration you can put into practice. Most importantly, it will give you permission to be more of who you are at work than you ever thought possible.
"I hate to see people settle for less than their best self. It’s led me to a 20-year career of trying to bridge my two passions — to create a great business and to help other people grow. It led me to become the CEO and Chief Brand Officer at EMyth (the company behind the famous book), where I had the opportunity to lead the transformation of a global business and brand. I’ve worked in clean energy, e-commerce, and helped to found a non-profit that teaches mindfulness to at-risk youth. Refound (https://refound.com/) is my attempt to bring it all together — to share the best of what I’ve learned in a way you can apply. I live in Ashland, Oregon with my wife Aleks, our daughter Livia and our furry friends."
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How to Turn Your Book into a Money-Making Empire
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
This is Book One in a two-book series. It is a content-rich, short-read that shows authors, experts and entrepreneurs how to build a high-profit business as an author.
It includes proven step-by-step strategies on how an author can stand out from the crowd, gain media attention, become an Amazon bestseller and generate multiple streams of income by leveraging his or her expertise and book.
The Author-to-Income Formula training shows authors, experts, and entrepreneurs how to build a high-profit business as an author.
Tamara is a #1 Amazon Bestselling Author. She has written seven business books for authors. She may be best known for founding, Mom Invented, a dynamic company with a dual mission to “Inspire, Inform & Boldly Promote Courageous Women in Business” and “Celebrate the Creativity of Moms by Launching Innovative Mom Invented® Products Around the World.”
In Book One of the series, you will learn the formula I have developed to successfully catapult my books to #1 on Amazon again and again. These tactics have worked with my traditionally published, self-published and Kindle books.
Hitting #1 on Amazon and being featured in the Media will build your credibility as an Author and lay a powerful foundation for generating more sales. This book is NOT about how to write a book. Instead, it is for aspiring and published Authors who want to launch or relaunch their books successfully and build a money-making empire.
Here's what you'll learn in Book One: Part 1: How to Create a Powerful Author Platform Part 2: How to Make Your Book Interactive (this will help book sales & build loyal fans) Part 3: How to Hit #1 on Amazon
Book Two in the series (coming out soon) will cover: Part I: How to Prepare for YOUR Moment in the Spotlight! Part II: The Tools You Need & How to Use Them Part III: How to Turn Your Book into a Marketing Tool & Make Money Beyond the Book
Think about how incredible it will feel to know the exact steps you need to Hit #1 on Amazon, Sell More Books, Get Featured in the Media Spotlight & Create a Money Making Empire!
Once you learn these crystal clear strategies you can use them again and again.
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Unleashing Hidden Potential
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends' Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Misti Burmeister.
The original live interview was 2/19/16.
When complacency and survival have overtaken a thriving and effective team, you have three choices: ignore their gifts, address them poorly, or leverage the gifts that are shared in Provoking Greatness and discover how to unleash the hidden potential in your team when it matters most. Inspired by her discovery that people of all generations want to be of service through their work, and achieve remarkable results, Misti Burmeister quickly became one of the most highly sought after experts in the area of employee engagement.
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Navigating Modern Entrepreneurship to Build Your Business Using Online Marketing, Social Media, Content Marketing and Sales
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Lisa Larter.
The original live interview was 1/15/16.
Seatbelts fastened. Business dreams in the upright position. Entrepreneurs, prepare for takeoff. Ready to generate sales, build brand buzz, and watch your cash flow soar? "Pilot to Profit" clears up the confusion of modern entrepreneurship---so you can build a smart, successful and sustainable business with sky-high returns.
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How to write more like your amazing self, for books, blog posts, and email
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Writing isn't simply about the mechanics. Learn how to distill your unique writing voice for any of your projects, from sending an email to blogging to writing your own book. Come get practical and step-by-step action to take you from "want to" into the realm of "just did."
Chris Brogan is CEO of Owner Media Group , providing business systems for personal leadership. He is also a highly sought after professional speaker and the New York Times bestselling author of eight books and counting. He’s working on a new book right now about what you can learn about business from video games.
Chris has spoken for or consulted with the biggest brands you know, including Disney, Coke, Google, GM, Microsoft, Coldwell Banker, Titleist, Scotts, Humana Health, Cisco, Sony USA, and many more. He’s appeared on the Dr. Phil Show, interviewed Richard Branson for a cover story for Success magazine, and once even presented to a Princess. People like Paulo Coelho, Harvey Mackay, and Steven Pressfield enjoy sharing their projects and best ideas with Chris, because they know he’ll share them with you. Tony Robbins had Chris on his Internet Money Masters series. Forbes listed Chris as one of the Must Follow Marketing Minds of 2014, plus listed his website as one of the 100 best websites for entrepreneurs. Statsocial rated Chris the #3 power influencer online.
Learn how to develop topics, how to be bolder in your writing, and how to say what you mean. This works for fiction as well as non fiction, so don't give yourself that excuse, either.
Short, sweet, and to the point, this book is designed to give you new skills and get you back out there writing again. Written by the New York Times bestselling author of eight books (this is his ninth) and a internationally sought after blogger and keynote speaker.
Most importantly, Chris provides education and tools to help you make your life and your business thrive, by teaching you which actions will get you what you want. Through books, speeches, courses, and workshops, Chris is dedicated to helping you grow your capabilities and connections and to getting you to that next level of success, no matter where you are in the process right now. Chris also offers limited personal coaching, and offers limited consulting to businesses.
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Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network. The original live interview was 3/11/16.
In a time of constant change, success depends on seeing the world through rookie eyes, and in this essential guide, the bestselling author of Multipliers explains why we are often at our best when we are doing something for the first time—and how to reclaim and cultivate this curious, flexible, youthful mindset called Rookie Smarts.
Leadership expert Liz Wiseman argues that the most successful rookies are hunter-gatherers—alert and seeking, cautious but quick like firewalkers, and hungry and relentless like frontiersmen. Most importantly, she identifies a breed of leaders she refers to as “perpetual rookies.” Despite years of experience, they retain their rookie smarts, thinking and operating with the mindsets and practices of these high-performing rookies.
In a rapidly changing world, experience can be a curse. Being new, naïve, and even clueless can be an asset. Rookies are unencumbered, with no baggage to weigh them down, no resources to burden them, and no track record to limit their thinking or aspirations. For today’s knowledge workers, constant learning is more valuable than mastery.
Rookie Smarts addresses the questions every experienced professional faces: “Will my knowledge and skills become obsolete and irrelevant? Will a young, inexperienced newcomer upend my company or me? How can I keep up?” The answer is to stay fresh, keep learning, and know when to think like a rookie.
Rookie Smarts isn’t just for professionals seeking personal renewal; it is an indispensable resource for all leaders who must ensure their workforce’s remains vital and competitive.
Liz Wiseman teaches leadership to executives around the world. She is the President of The Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Some of her recent clients include: Apple, Dubai Bank, Genentech, Nike, PayPal, Salesforce.com and Twitter.
She has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence and writes for Harvard Business Review and a variety of other business and leadership journals.
Her website is http://rookiesmarts.com/
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The Misinformation Hidden in the Little Data You You Consume Every Day
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
The original live interview was 4/22/16.
The average person consumes approximately 30 gigabytes of data every single day, but has no idea how to interpret it correctly. Everydata explains, through the eyes of an expert economist and statistician, how to correctly interpret all of the small bytes of data we consume in a day. Readers will become effective, skeptical consumers of everyday data. Dr. John H. Johnson, IV is an expert witness who has testified and consulted in cases involving how one uses and interprets data in a wide range of settings. As CEO and co-founder of Edgeworth Economics – a leading consulting firm with offices in Washington, DC, San Francisco, and Pasadena – John heads a data-driven company that has been featured on NPR, the Washington Post, USA Today, and HuffPost Live.
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A Visual Toolkit for Making Change Stick
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network
Research shows that up to seventy percent of all change initiatives fail. Let’s face it, change is hard, as is getting an organization on board and working through the process. One thing that has been known to be effective is onboarding teams not only to understand this change, but to see the process and the progress of institutional change. Charting Change will help teams and companies visualize this complicated process.
Kelley has developed the Change Planning Toolkit™ and the Change Planning Canvas™, which enable leadership and project teams to easily discuss the variables that will influence the change effort and organize them in a collaborative and visual way.
Braden Kelley is a dynamic, engaging innovation speaker with experience training and consulting with some of the world’s leading organizations. He speaks at conferences and corporate events around the globe about innovation, change management, organizational agility, and digital transformation.
This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Branden Kelley. The original live interview was 4/8/16.
This book will teach readers how to use this visual toolkit to build a common language and vision for implementing change. It will help managers build a cohesive approach that can be more easily embraced by employees who are charged with the actual implementation of change.
Braden Kelley has a passion for innovation and organizational change, and has spoken at events in a range of countries including the United States, Bahrain, Belgium, Mexico, Peru, Canada, Malaysia, and Chile. Plus he has led workshops for groups and companies including AB Inbev, Roche Applied Science, BASF, Life Technologies, Microsoft, and others, and has been a special guest for a couple of Seattle Pacific University MBA courses.
Braden Kelley has been advising companies on how to increase their revenue and cut their costs since 1996. Braden speaks and writes frequently on the topics of continuous innovation and change and works with clients to create innovative strategies, digital transformation , and beating the 70% change failure rate. He has maximized profits for companies while living and working in England, Germany, and the United States. Braden earned his MBA from top rated London Business School.
Braden is passionate about innovation and has published more than 65 0 articles for online publications including articles translated into Spanish, French, Swedish, and Portuguese. In addition, he has written white papers for Innocentive , Planview and Imaginatik. Braden has been published by The Washington Post, The Atlantic, ProjectManagement.com, Wired, Social Media Today, and iSixSigma magazine. In his spare time, Braden runs the world’s most popular innovation web site InnovationExcellence.com home to more than 7,500 articles from 400+ contributing authors.
His website is http://bradenkelley.com/
Embrace the Micromedia Mindset
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network. The original live interview was 4/1/16.
The giant brands that once dominated the media landscape—Oprah, the New York Times, NPR, CNN—have seen their monopoly on public attention smashed by the Internet and now find themselves competing with individuals and brands in a sea of micromedia: websites, social media, blogs, podcasts, and more. Ace publicists and marketers Barbara Cave Henricks and Rusty Shelton show that to navigate through this modern terrain, you need to think more like a media executive than a marketer.
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Get Good at Things Fast to Stay Ready for the Future
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
We are operating in a world defined by constant connection, rapid change, and abundant choices. News that once took months, even years, to spread now reaches across the globe in seconds. Advances in medicine and science are pushing boundaries with gene therapy and stem cell transplants. And decisions about where and how to work and live are nearly endless.
As new knowledge—and the possibilities that arise from that knowledge—propels us forward, leadership readiness expert and renowned author Erika Andersen suggests that success in today’s world requires the ability to acquire new knowledge and skills quickly and continuously—in spite of our mixed feelings about being a novice.
This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Erika Andersen. The original live interview was 3/25/16.
In her newest book, Be Bad First, Erika explores how we can become masters of mastery; proficient in the kind of high-payoff learning that’s needed today. With assessments and exercises at the close of every chapter, she encourages readers to embrace being bad on the way to being great—to be novices over and over again as we seek to learn and acquire the new skills that will allow us to thrive in this fast-changing world.
Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. Over the past 30 years, Erika has developed a reputation for creating approaches to learning and business-building that are custom tailored to her clients’ challenges, goals, and culture. She and her colleagues at Proteus focus uniquely on supporting leaders at all levels to get ready and stay ready to meet whatever the future might bring.Much of her recent work has focused on organizational visioning and strategy, executive coaching, and management and leadership development. In these capacities she serves as consultant and advisor to the CEOs and top executives of a number of corporations, including NBC Universal, Gannett Corporation, Rockwell Automation, Turner Broadcasting, GE, Union Square Hospitality Group, and Madison Square Garden.
She also shares her insights about managing people and creating successful businesses by speaking to corporations, non-profit groups and national associations. Erika is also one of the most popular business bloggers at Forbes.com. She is the author of Leading So People Will Follow, Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Outthink Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change, and Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers, and the author and host of Being Strategic with Erika Andersen on Public Television.
Proteus grew out of a desire to help leaders get ready for the future. Since our start in 1990, we’ve been helping clients get clear about the future they want to create for themselves and then consistently choose the simplest, most feasible ways to make that future a reality.
The practice has grown from two US-based consultants to 20 worldwide, supported by a talented and dedicated administrative staff – but our mission remains the same: to help clients clarify and move toward their hoped-for future.
His website is http://erikaandersen.com/
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Improve Memory * Minimize Stress * Increase Productivity * Boost Happiness
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
In this practical book, wellness expert Brett Blumenthal reveals how to hone in on the mind as the foundation of overall health and well-being. She presents one small, achievable change every week—from developing music appreciation to eating brain-boosting foods, practicing mono-tasking, incorporating play, and more.
The accumulation of these lifestyle changes ultimately leads to improved memory, less stress, increased productivity, and sustained happiness.
Backed by research from leading experts and full of helpful charts and worksheets, 52 Small Changes for the Mind provides a road map to a better life—and proves that the journey can be as rewarding as the destination.
Brett Blumenthal is bestselling author of A Whole New You: Six Steps to Ignite Change for Your Best Life (December 2012), 52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You (January 2012) and Get Real and STOP Dieting! (December 2010). Her next book 52 Small Changes for the Mind will be released December 8, 2015 (Chronicle Books). She regularly speaks at conferences, spas and wellness centers on topics of change and wellbeing.
Brett has appeared on NBC, FOX and CBS, as well as on Martha Stewart’s Whole Living Radio Show – on Sirius Radio.
She has 20 years of experience in wellness promotion and almost 10 years experience in management consulting; including branding, change management, and training strategy and development for Fortune 100 companies.
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How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
What do football coach Bill Walsh, restauranteur Alice Waters, television executive Lorne Michaels, technology CEO Larry Ellison, and fashion pioneer Ralph Lauren have in common? On the surface, not much, other than consistent success in their fields. But below the surface, they share a common approach to finding, nurturing, leading, and even letting go of great people. The way they deal with talent makes them not merely success stories, not merely organization builders, but what Sydney Finkelstein calls superbosses. After ten years of research and more than two hundred interviews, Finkelstein—an acclaimed professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, speaker, and executive coach and consultant—discovered that superbosses exist in nearly every industry. If you study the top fifty leaders in any field, as many as one-third will have once worked for a superboss.
While superbosses differ in their personal styles, they all focus on identifying promising newcomers, inspiring their best work, and launching them into highly successful careers—while also expanding their own networks and building stronger companies. Among the practices that distinguish superbosses: They Create Master-Apprentice Relationships. Superbosses customize their coaching to what each protégé really needs, and also are constant founts of practical wisdom. Advertising legend Jay Chiat not only worked closely with each of his employees but would sometimes extend their discussions into the night. They Rely on the Cohort Effect. Superbosses strongly encourage collegiality even as they simultaneously drive internal competition. At Lorne Michaels’s Saturday Night Live, writers and performers are judged by how much of their material actually gets on the air, but they can’t get anything on the air without the support of their coworkers. They Say Good-Bye on Good Terms. Nobody likes it when great employees quit, but superbosses don’t respond with anger or resentment. They know that former direct reports can become highly valuable members of their network, especially as they rise to major new roles elsewhere. Julian Robertson, the billionaire hedge fund manager, continued to work with and invest in his former employees who started their own funds. By sharing the fascinating stories of superbosses and their protégés, Finkelstein explores a phenomenon that never had a name before. And he shows how each of us can emulate the best tactics of superbosses to create our own powerful networks of extraordinary talent. A fascinating exploration of the world’s most effective bosses—and how they motivate, inspire, and enable others to advance their companies and shape entire industries, by the author of How Smart Executives Fail. A must-read for anyone interested in leadership and building an enduring pipeline of talent. “Maybe you’re a decent boss. But are you a superboss? That’s the question you’ll be asking yourself after reading Sydney Finkelstein’s fascinating book. By revealing the secrets of superbosses from finance to fashion and from cooking to comic books, Finkelstein offers a smart, actionable playbook for anyone trying to become a better leader.”—Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive
Sydney’s website is www.superbosses.com/
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Pursuing Multi-Generational Significance
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
The original live interview was 5/6/16.
At its core, life is all about relationships. We all know the benefits of close and loving relationships between grandparents and their young grandchildren. What we often overlook, however, is the incredible richness and significance of these relationships for adult grandchildren and grandparents. And further, these relationships are not, and should not, be limited to those with only biological ties. These mentoring relationships can function just as well outside typical family boundaries.
This book brings together stories about real-life connections that will move you. These stories are followed by some simple ways and tools to help kick-start these relationships. It is the author’s hope that this book will inspire and encourage people of all generations to pursue these kinds of relationships, termed “SOULinks.”
Prior to founding O’Sullivan Wright in 2000, Joan was head of executive leadership development at Wachovia (Wells Fargo). Her broad understanding of individual leadership and organizational development comes from 21 years in Human Resources Management roles with Philip Morris, Citicorp, and GE Capital.
Joan’s Masters Degree in Social Work enables her to help leaders understand important self-awareness issues and individual development, while her many key HR roles with leading corporations gives her the necessary business experience for supporting results-oriented organizational change. Her Master Certified Coaching designation combined with being one of an elite group of 59 Kolbe Copper Circle Consultants in the world, Joan brings a level of unmatched leadership insights and skill-building best practices to clients in four continents.
A respected speaker at major global leadership and executive coaches conferences including Linkage and International Coaching Federation, Joan’s articles have been published by the International Journal of Coaching in Organizations, CHOICE magazine for coaching professionals, ASTD trade publications, and The Charlotte Business Journal. She was featured in the audio series, From the Corporate Front Line: The Impact of Coaching on Today’s Leaders. Her recently released book, UP – Pursuing Significance in Leadership and Life, was nationally acclaimed by Midwest Book Review as a Five-Star citing it to be “…an inspirational book from Joan O. Wright as she advises readers to take up the mantle of importance in their everyday life, and how to apply it to greater success in one’s career, and pursue the summits of their lives.
Joan’s website is www.osullivanwright.com
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Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Join the author on a journey into the development of wisdom, and the path of that legacy through generations, as seen through the lens of a profound relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter. Practical scientific research and multi-generational family stories come together to offer a complex look at what the word “wisdom” truly represents, how individuals develop it, and how we pass it on. The world’s greatest thinkers and the world’s greatest grandmas are on the same page when it comes to the impact of applied wisdom in our lives. Those two worlds now come together in Legacy of Wisdom. Gabrielle V. Taylor leads a strategic management consultancy based in Littleton, Colorado.
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On this show we discuss the organization that Gloria Feldt founded as a result of No Excuses and Strong Female Lead/How our idea of strong women unintentionally hurts female leaders.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Gloria Feldt is co-founder and president of Take The Lead, the new women’s leadership movement to prepare, develop, inspire and propel women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025.
A world changer who helped pave the way for women today, she believes this is women’s moment to achieve parity.
Her passion is to remove the last remaining obstacle: women’s learned resistance to embracing their own power. It’s why women are stuck at 18% of top leadership positions and why the loss of high-performing female employees keeps organizations from optimal success.
Once women “stand in their power and walk with intention,” they can lead unlimited lives and reach parity from the boardroom to the bedroom for good – their own, and society’s as well.
Her passion is to remove the last remaining obstacle: Women’s learned resistance to embracing their own power. It’s why women are stuck at 18% of top leadership positions and why the loss of high-performing female employees keeps organizations from optimal success. Once women “stand in their power and walk with intention,” they can lead unlimited lives and reach parity from the boardroom to the bedroom for good — their own, and society’s as well.
Author of four books, she teaches “Women, Power, and Leadership” at Arizona State University. Her keynotes and Power Tool workshops offer fresh insight, inspiration, and practical takeaways participants can instantly use as leadership skills, concrete solutions and goal achievement plans. Both a newsmaker and a commentator, Gloria has been widely quoted and published in media, including the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Politico, Salon, The Daily Beast, and Huffington Post, and magazines including More, Glamour, Elle and Ms. She has appeared extensively on television, including CNN, MSNBC, the Today Show, Good Morning America and The Daily Show. She is a SheSource media expert.
The site is http://www.taketheleadwomen.com/
Gloria’s site is http://gloriafeldt.com/
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How concentrating in just a few key initiatives can dramatically improve strategy execution
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network The original live interview was 2/26/16.
In The Focused Organization Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez shows you how fewer, more effectively elected and managed projects are the key to strategic and long-term success. Using his own research and work experience he explains how and why those organizations that focus on just a few key initiatives can perform significantly better than unfocused organizations, not only financially but also in achieving their strategic objectives and motivating their staff. Antonio has been featured in several magazines, including Singapore Management Institute, Strategy Business Review and The Economist. He is the founder of the largest LinkedIn group in Strategy Execution (StrateXecution) which has more than 5.000 experts worldwide.
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How Dreams Take Flight at Midlife
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Are you going through your life on autopilot? Are you doing the day-to-day things that need to be done, but not doing what your heart is telling you to do? Finding the Wow is the uplifting story of a mom who realizes that she’s not happy, just busy. When MJ and her friends—the Chicks in Charge—fight to redefine their second acts, they discover their strengths as they face their individual challenges—a failing marriage, long-forgotten dreams, and illness. MJ shares her own moments, harrowing and wonderful, great and small, on her journey to becoming a pilot.
On these pages, you will find tales of humor, tragedy, excitement, disappointment, vulnerability, and the friendship of the invincible Chicks who battle obstacles, find courage, and triumph! Like the Chicks, you may find purpose in unexpected ways. But whatever your airplane is, fly it! MJ Marggraff is a commercial pilot, author, and a project leader who has created a unique and new space experiment which is currently on the International Space Station.
Twelve years ago MJ would not have listed these things about herself; but that was before making a major course correction and adding something new to her calendar —Flight School— that changed her life completely. Her latest book, Finding the Wow – How Dreams Take Flight at Midlife, tells how, at age 45 and while an at-home mom of two young children, she decided to follow her childhood dreams, overcome her fears, and learn to fly. Making a change following a passion, and learning how to fend off fear and doubt began when MJ lost her planning book, decided to refill it with her dream and then make a remarkable experience come true for others. And there were plenty of fears: starting something new, being the only mom-female-older member in a flight class of young men, worrying her family, and wondering how she could pull over if something went wrong flying solo. Over the years, and after receiving several pilots’ licenses, more doors opened to even higher dreams. MJ became a mission support assistant and trained for sub-orbital spaceflight, published articles on her flying stories, received an award for best humor in aviation, and keynote speaker at several events. Her stories inspire others to not let fear rule our life and to realize that we can reinvent ourselves at any age. Most importantly, she hopes that readers of Finding the Wow will be motivated to do what they love. Her experiment to space is underway as a pilot project that has already inspired students to touch the stars; NASA’s education center is interested in offering it to thousands of students nationwide. Her background includes FAA Flight Instructor, M.Sc. in Education, and leadership and management positions at Hewlett-Packard and Genetics Institute where she worked to create better teams. She is currently researching issues on long-duration space flights and the ways to help on-board crews succeed on their difficult missions. MJ has been accepted to a doctoral program where she will continue her research, during which time she will find herself in strange and distant places.
MJ’s website is http://mjmarggraff.com/
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This show is a must attend for anyone who has ever felt stuck in life. Gail McWilliams contends when you discover that you are strategically positioned, you will never live life the same. Inspirational stories, insights, humor and challenge encompass Gail’s unique style of communication. She will help you see life with a new view. Discover how to adjust your outlook and attitude as you live with vision that has no limits. Get ready to soar again with renewed focus and expectant hope, motivated to live each day with purpose to impact your generation.
The Five-Step System for Breakthrough Business Success
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network. Sarah passed away less than year after this interview.
Bestselling author Michael J. Gelb and Sarah Miller Caldicott introduce a carefully researched, easy-to-apply system of the five success secrets inspired by the creative methods of Thomas Alva Edison. The greatest innovator in American history, Edison set the stage for America’s global leadership in innovation by his focus on practical accomplishment. Now Gelb and Caldicott apply the best practices of this American genius to contemporary business situations to help today’s leaders harness their own innovative potential. Innovate Like Edison is a blueprint for success that will enable executives and entrepreneurs to revitalize their own ingenuity and thrive in today’s culture of innovation.
How Women Entrepreneurs Can Think Bigger, and Change the World
This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Stephanie Breedlove. The original live interview was 2/10/17.
Are you all in as an entrepreneur in business and in life? Stephanie Breedlove took a leap of faith, left the corporate world, and answered the call of entrepreneurship. Over the next few years she built a thriving business while simultaneously raising two young children, eventually selling her start-up for more than $50 million. In All In: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Think Bigger, Build Sustainable Businesses, and Change the World, Breedlove fills a gap in the lack of role models as she outlines the hows and whys behind the decisions that led her towards success. Her inspiring message empowers readers to be all they are called to be, to set the bar higher, and to grow businesses with economic impact and power. All In explores the current status of women in growth businesses, debunks myths surrounding entrepreneurship, and gives practical advice and support for women who want to start or grow their own businesses. Using research, case studies, and transparent insights from her own journey, Breedlove gives her readers the information and authentic guidance they need to take the leap and bravely make tough choices on the road to success. “When the entrepreneurial journey leads you to go all in to help create the economic and cultural changes the world needs, words can’t describe its worth. I wish it for every woman called to entrepreneurship.” Stephanie Breedlove is the authentic voice for women entrepreneurs. She has been walking the walk of a successful entrepreneur for over twenty years.
A little story about a powerful business idea
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
The Go-Giver tells the story of an ambitious young man named Joe who yearns for success. Joe is a true go-getter, though sometimes he feels as if the harder and faster he works, the further away his goals seem to be. Desperate to land a key sale at the end of a bad quarter, he seeks advice from the enigmatic Pindar, a legendary consultant referred to by his many devotees simply as the Chairman.
Over the next week, Pindar introduces Joe to a series of “go-givers”: a restaurateur, a CEO, a financial adviser, a real estate broker, and the “Connector” who brought them all together. Pindar’s friends teach Joe the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success and help him open himself up to the power of giving.
Joe learns that changing his focus from getting to giving—putting others’ interests first and continually adding value to their lives—ultimately leads to unexpected returns.
Imparted with wit and grace, The Go-Giver is a classic bestseller that brings to life the old proverb “Give and you shall receive.”
Nearly a decade since its original publication, the term “go-giver” has become shorthand for a defining set of values embraced by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Today this timeless story continues to help its readers find fulfillment and greater success in business, in their personal lives and in their communities.
This expanded edition includes the text of the original business parable, together with a foreword by Arianna Huffington, a new introduction, a discussion guide, and a Q&A with the authors.
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A little story about a powerful business idea
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network
Most people just laugh when they hear that the secret to success is giving. . . . Then again, most people are nowhere near as successful as they wish they were.”
The Go-Giver tells the story of an ambitious young man named Joe who yearns for success. Joe is a true go-getter, though sometimes he feels as if the harder and faster he works, the further away his goals seem to be. Desperate to land a key sale at the end of a bad quarter, he seeks advice from the enigmatic Pindar, a legendary consultant referred to by his many devotees simply as the Chairman.
Over the next week, Pindar introduces Joe to a series of “go-givers”: a restaurateur, a CEO, a financial adviser, a real estate broker, and the “Connector” who brought them all together. Pindar’s friends teach Joe the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success and help him open himself up to the power of giving.
Joe learns that changing his focus from getting to giving—putting others’ interests first and continually adding value to their lives—ultimately leads to unexpected returns.
Imparted with wit and grace, The Go-Giver is a classic bestseller that brings to life the old proverb “Give and you shall receive.”
Nearly a decade since its original publication, the term “go-giver” has become shorthand for a defining set of values embraced by hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Today this timeless story continues to help its readers find fulfillment and greater success in business, in their personal lives and in their communities.
This expanded edition includes the text of the original business parable, together with a foreword by Arianna Huffington, a new introduction, a discussion guide, and a Q&A with the authors.
Slicing Pie is not complicated. It is a simple formula based on the principle that a person’s % share of the equity should always be equal to that person’s share of the at-risk contributions. At-risk contributions include time, money, ideas, relationships, supplies, equipment, facilities or anything else someone provides without full payment of it’s fair market value. Every day people contribute more and more to a company in hopes that it will someday generate a profit, go public or sell. Because contributions are constantly being made, the model is dynamic. It self-adjusts to stay fair. Slicing Pie is used by entrepreneurs all over the world . The books, videos and content provide detailed instructions on making the model work for your company. Slicing Pie is the fairest way to split equity on the planet! Mike writes books, teaches business, invests in early-stage companies, and helps people make money. Mike Moyer is the author of eight books that provide structured advice to people who want to solve specific problems like splitting equity in their startup company or delivering an awesome sales pitch. He mostly writes and speaks about business and entrepreneurship. In addition to writing and speaking, Mike is the founder of Lake Shark Ventures, LLC where he invests in early-stage ventures and provides consulting focused on management and revenue generation.
This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Kathy Kolbe. The original live interview was 2/17/17. According to Harvard Business School professor John Davis, family-owned businesses (FOBs) account for approximately 66 percent of all businesses around the world, yet they provide 70 to 90 percent of the global GDP or productive results. They are much more productive than publicly financed corporations and they are also more likely to donate time and talent to philanthropic activities. In their new book, BUSINESS IS BUSINESS: Reality Checks for Family-Owned Companies, award-winning advisors Kathy Kolbe and Amy Bruske provide a common-sense roadmap through the complex terrain of family businesses. Kathy Kolbe is the global leader in discovering and accessing the power of human instincts. She has done the brain research to prove the relevance of her Kolbe Theory of Conation to individual and organizational success. Kolbe was the first person to connect conative behavior to instinctive drives, which she postulated as the source of the patterns of mental energy commonly known as a person’s MO. Amy Bruske is the president of Kolbe Corp and leads seminars for business leaders throughout the world. She was recently named Business Owner of the Year by the Phoenix chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).
Your team is only as strong as your influence, and many leaders today are mistaken about what it means to be influential. An outdated influence paradigm, along with technological devices and distractions, is making it increasingly challenging for leaders to reach those they need to influence in order to be successful. In fact, many leaders are unwillingly and unknowingly sabotaging themselves and their influence. In her thought-provoking Influence Redefined, Stacey Hanke introduces her powerful Influence Model, a step-by-step method for improving communication and producing the ideal type of influence—one that moves people to action long after an interaction is over. She dispels the most common influence myths and instructs leaders on how to stop sabotaging themselves in order to leave a positive, lasting impression. Stacey is an Author, Communications & Influence Expert, Executive Coach & Mentor, Keynote Speaker, New York Times, and TEDx Emcee.
A Call For Women To Direct Their Destiny
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network
Susan Combs, perhaps best known for serving as Texas state comptroller from 2007 to 2015, has been called energetic, determined, and innovative. She draws on all these attributes in her new book TEXAS TENACITY: A Call For Women To Direct Their Destiny to encourage, motivate, and show women everywhere they should never give up. Women need to create and pursue their own goals and reality – whether at home or the C-Suite, at the seat of political power or in a socio-economically challenged community. Part memoir, part manifesto for inspiring others, Combs shares the details of her life – the good, the bad, and the ugly – from family history and her upbringing to her escape from an abusive marriage, from her first jobs to political powerhouse, from rancher to author of TEXAS TENACITY to founder of Herdacity, an organization where the tagline is “Where Women Dare.” “Let’s make up our collective minds that we aren’t going to sit here and be silent anymore,” Combs says. “We are going to grab our share of the spotlight, because we deserve it and because we are here and present and ready to be counted.” “I have dared in life, taken risks, fought and conquered nearly debilitating fear, seized opportunities, and held optimism close,” she says. “I was powered by a passion to make a change or to achieve a certain goal. This includes a focus on protecting children, changing our government to make life better in Texas, and now to help one specific group – women.”
What if you played hooky for a day? What would you do? Where would you go? After her 20-something son told Sam Horn, “You’ve created a life where you can do anything you want and you’re not taking advantage of it,” she realized he was right and there was no present like the time – and no time like the present – to take her business on the road and combine her work and recreation in a YEAR BY THE WATER. What she experienced along the way disrupted everything she thought she knew about responsibility and the value of “hard work.” Many of us are taking responsibility to an extreme by working ourselves to death and taking care of everyone else but our self. Paulo Coelho says, “One day, you’re going to wake up and there won’t be any time left to do the things you’ve always wanted to do.” What have you always wanted to do? Are you waiting until you retire? Until bills are paid and the kids go off to college? Until you have more time, money or freedom? What if that never happens? The good news is, you don’t have to quit your job, win the lottery, take off on a road trip or walk away from your responsibilities to lead a life you love. All you have to do is get crystal clear about what matters to YOU and start bringing more of that into your work, career, relationships and life. Sam is founder, and CEO of the INTRIGUE AGENCY- http://www.intrigueagency.com/ helps people create respectful, collaborative, compelling, one-of-a-kind communications and projects that scale their income and positive influence – for good.
“Having it all” has become the subject of countless books, articles, debates, and social media commentary, with passions running high in all directions. Many now believe this to be gospel truth: Any woman who wants to advance in a challenging career has to make huge sacrifices. She’s unlikely to have a happy marriage, quality time with her kids (assuming she can have kids at all), a social life, hobbies, or even a decent night’s sleep. But what if that’s not the whole story? What if all those tragic anecdotes ignore the women who quietly but consistently do just fine with the juggle? Instead of relying on scattered stories, I Know How She Does It adds hard data to the debate. Based on hour-by-hour time logs from 1001 days in the lives of working mothers earning at least $100,000 a year, this book shows how these women spend the 168 hours that every one of us has each week. Case studies and interviews document how women make time to advance in their careers, enjoy family activities, and pursue their own passions. Based on these strategies, I Know How She Does It offers a framework for anyone who wants to thrive at work and life. Laura Vanderkam is an author, speaker and writer. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, City Journal, Fortune, and Prevention.
The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
At the heart of innovation is a paradox: you have to unleash the talents and passions of many people, yet you have to harness them into a work that is actually useful. Management professor Linda Hill offers three keys to overcoming this paradox and building a truly innovative organization. If you want a more innovative organization, you may need to change the way you lead.
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Achieve Strategic Advantage with Marketing that Matters
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
If you're a CEO or a CMO who is tired of wasting money on me-too marketing that doesn't work, you must read this book. With all the new marketing techniques accessible to the masses, it’s becoming harder and harder to stand out from the crowd. The result is more and more messages, hitting us more often in new and more intrusive ways. For customers, it’s a lot of noise. Through her work with a wide range of organizations from small companies to professional service providers to Fortune 500 companies, Linda Popky has developed Dynamic Market Leverage™, an approach to help cut through the clutter stand out, and effectively build business.
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Susan Fowler-Why Motivating People Doesn't Work . . . and What Does: The New Science of Leading, Energizing, and Engaging Top leadership researcher, consultant, and coach Susan Fowler says stop trying to motivate people! It's frustrating for everyone involved and it just doesn't work. You can't motivate people—they are already motivated but generally in superficial and short-term ways. In this book, Fowler builds upon the latest scientific research on the nature of human motivation to lay out a tested model and course of action that will help leaders guide their people toward the kind of motivation that not only increases productivity and engagement but that gives them a profound sense of purpose and fulfillment.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Long before women on boards was a hot topic, Sheila Ronning believed in women’s ability to serve on corporate boards strongly enough to become the Founder & CEO of Women in the Boardroom. Today, as one of the nation’s top leadership and board service experts, Sheila excels at connecting influential women executives and professionals with the people and tools they need to succeed in business and the boardroom by organizing executive and board coaching sessions, seminars and webinars.
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The Inspiring True Story of How One Woman Saved an Atlanta School Under Siege
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
870 children waited in fear, their elementary school rushed into lockdown mode. As the nation faced yet another Sandy Hook story of tragedy, one woman rewrote the ending.
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How to Build Your Customer-Driven Growth Engine
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Chief Customer Officer 2.0 is based on a five-competency framework that successfully launched multitudes of Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies through their customer experience transformations. The framework addresses the issues that remain prominent, including siloed organizations and the need for clear goals and metrics, as well as new factors, like social media, that have altered the customer relations dynamic forever. After 25 years as the Customer Experience Executive in five major US Corporations, Jeanne Bliss founded CustomerBliss in order to create clarity and an actionable path for driving the customer loyalty commitment into business operations.
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Dan Rockwell- Leadership Freak: Empowering Leaders 300 Words at a Time I’m Dan Rockwell and I’m freakishly interested in leadership. In 2014 I made my first appearance on the Inc. list of Top Fifty Leadership and Management Experts. Currently, I coach leaders, consult with organizations, and deliver corporate and community presentations. Leadership Freak blog began in January of 2010. I started writing because I felt a deep need to share the leadership lessons I was learning. Although I started leading at a young age, the last ten years of studying leadership changed my life.
Be the One to Start Change at Work and in Life
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Anyone can start or contribute to a wave. Patti Johnson researched and interviewed an eclectic mix of Wave Makers, from leaders in business and the community, to entrepreneurs and new professionals, to explore the decisions and actions of individuals who started a change. Our thoughts get in our way and we rely on the same steps that work for other situations. But, a true change, a wave, is different. A wave requires stepping out and building commitment that grows organically.
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Anna Carroll-The Feedback Imperative: How to Give Everyday Feedback to Speed Up Your Team's Success As a veteran in the business landscape, Carroll applies her extensive research and expertise in business consulting and psychology to The Feedback Imperative, illustrating how components such as brain science, generational trends, our information economy, limiting beliefs and organizational culture collide in the new workplace, creating a huge gap between the supply and demand of helpful professional feedback.
Follow your heart. be happy. change slowly.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
What happens when you choose to follow your heart, do what you love, and pursue your deepest dreams and desires? Everything! Drawing on his decades of advising the rich, famous and powerful, Robbie Vorhaus, one of the more sought after and respected crisis and communications experts in the world, discovered a fascinating common thread, a remarkable connection, an extraordinary link among his truly happy and successful clients, family, and friends. They all, at one point in their lives, courageously and consciously chose to follow their heart. And now you can, too.
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A Woman's Guide to Navigating the Corporate Frontier
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
• Feeling isolated and bruised climbing the male-dominated career ladder? • Second-guessing your ability to be authentic and yet successful? • Wondering why others get sponsored for the bigger jobs?
Corporate cowgirl and author Wendy Bohling shares her powerful story of being sexually harassed as a high-level employee in the corporate world, and how she learned to “cowgirl up” from rock bottom.
Practical insights and memorable stories from interviews with some of the most authentic female business trailblazers, and gender intelligent male executives, coupled with Wendy’s 30 years of corporate and startup experience cultivate an innovative and entertaining learning experience. Add to your success toolkit with game changing Cowgirl Up! strategies to: • Build your unique brand • Lead with integrity • Unleash career success through versatility • Create extraordinary gender-intelligent relationships Corporate Cowgirl and author Wendy Bohling shares career advice in a creative and humorous manner. Empowered by her no-nonsense maverick voice, women will know they are not alone in their journeys to be bronco-busters in their professional and personal lives.
57% of mid career technology women are leaving corporate America. Women riding out the ups and downs of the typically male-centered corporate culture will learn the powerful secrets to success. Men will gain rare insight into what it’s like to be the lone professional cowgirl among a corral of cowboys. Both will learn strategies for capturing the unique value each gender brings to the business world to become the gender intelligent leaders changing the face of business. Cowgirl Up! is not a “male bashing, women are treated unfairly book” but an easy to read, positive take on men and women working together to create an even better professional environment. Women are still facing inequities daily (from nasty cowboys and catty cowgirls). Cowgirl Up! shares positive advice, insights and personal stories arming readers with the skills to handle themselves and succeed. Cowgirl Up! is full of humor and actionable strategies for success in your career journey. Wendy Bohling is a thought-leader, corporate consultant on gender intelligence and inclusive leadership, CEO of Corporate Cowgirl Up and author of “Cowgirl Up: A Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Corporate Frontier”. She has more than 30 years as an executive in the corporate trenches at some of the top telecom Fortune 500 companies and healthcare IT startups. The vast diversity in her professional life has set her up to move to this even bigger work in the world of creating gender equality through an understanding of unconscious bias
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In this Special Edition of the Game Changer, Chicke interviews John Collins, for Travel Massive Tampa Bay.
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
John is the Executive Director of The Executive Director of The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance which is the only 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to raising money and advocating for our entire creative community – artists, arts and cultural organizations, and creative businesses. The SPAA raises money through individual and corporate gifts, event sponsorships, and grants that support community-wide arts efforts. Listen in to find out more about how The St Petersburg Arts Alliance advocates for the arts, facilitates growth of our arts community and drives arts-related economic development in St. Petersburg
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A Tale of Ten Truths of Executive Networking
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Based on 100+ C-level executive interviews who have been laid off, downsized or just plain fired, SAFETY NETwork intertwines professional defeat with hope, humor, and humanity. Suzanne Garber has been featured in the NY Times, USA Today, US News & World Report, and BusinessWeek, amongst others, and has spoken at dozens of international association conferences focusing on risk mitigation, disaster recovery, medical and security networks, and globalization.
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Be the One to Start Change at Work and in Life
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Anyone can start or contribute to a wave. Patti Johnson researched and interviewed an eclectic mix of Wave Makers, from leaders in business and the community, to entrepreneurs and new professionals, to explore the decisions and actions of individuals who started a change. Our thoughts get in our way and we rely on the same steps that work for other situations. But, a true change, a wave, is different. A wave requires stepping out and building commitment that grows organically.
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You're Not Invisible Don't Let Your Brand Be Either
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Being Remarkable and Standing Out is not hard. Just be yourself, you are the only one who can be. But what are the rules of the game? The problem isn’t that there is a lack of knowledge in the business community. It’s that there is so much knowledge and as a result they don’t know which information is accurate and effective versus just a waste of time. Tired of wasting money on what you do not understand? This is a must read for business owners who are tired of losing time & money on strategies that do not work. This is a Must-Read for anyone wanting to understand the very basics of getting noticed on the Internet.
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Strategies from Great and Powerful to Flying Monkeys - Unleash Some Magic in Your Management
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
When Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion approached the great Wizard of Oz they assumed that their leader would wave his magic wand and solve their problems, leaving them off on their merry way. But that's not how a leader inspires a team, and that's not how a team finds success in the wonderful land of Oz. Instead, the Wizard guides them on their journey, reminding them of their own unique skills and abilities so they can accomplish their dreams. These unique and easy-to-use tools lay the foundation for great teamwork and inspiring management. You'll create a more effective workplace using the Wizard's easy-to-follow leadership principles, inspiring and encouraging both leaders and team members alike. BJ Gallagher is a Sociologist, best-selling author, dynamic workshop leader and charismatic keynote speaker. She conducts seminars for women's groups, as well as professional organizations and corporations. Her topics include: leadership skills for women, male/female communication styles, how to manage your boss, thriving on change, and tapping into the creativity of diversity. BJ writes business books, women's books, and gift books.  BJ and her books have been featured on CBS Evening News with Bob Schieffer, the Today Show with Matt Lauer, Fox News, PBS, CNN, and other television and radio programs. She is quoted almost weekly in various newspapers, women's magazines, and websites, including: O the Oprah magazine, Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, First for Women, Woman's World, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Orlando Sentinel, Financial Times (U.K.), the Guardian (U.K.), Stars and Stripes, CareerBuilder.com, MSNBC.com, ClubMom.com, SavvyMiss.com, among others. In addition to writing books, BJ also conducts seminars and delivers keynotes at conferences and professional meetings across the country. Her corporate clients include: IBM, Chevron, U.S. Department of Veterans Administration, John Deere Credit Canada, Volkswagen, Farm Credit Services of America, Raytheon, US Department of Interior, Phoenix Newspapers Inc., the American Press Institute, Infiniti, Nissan, Atlanta Journal Constitution, among others. BJ is the former manager of training and development for the Los Angeles Times, where she was responsible for management development, sales training, customer service seminars, diversity training, specialized programs for women, and the development of high potential managers.
Her website is http://www.bjgallagher.com/
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How to Build Your Customer-Driven Growth Engine
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Chief Customer Officer 2.0 is based on a five-competency framework that successfully launched multitudes of Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies through their customer experience transformations. The framework addresses the issues that remain prominent, including siloed organizations and the need for clear goals and metrics, as well as new factors, like social media, that have altered the customer relations dynamic forever. After 25 years as the Customer Experience Executive in five major US Corporations, Jeanne Bliss founded CustomerBliss in order to create clarity and an actionable path for driving the customer loyalty commitment into business operations.
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52 Tips To Recognize and Utilize Your Greatest Strengths
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
Whether the goal is advancing your career, getting your voice heard, or balancing the demands of work and home, this book will show you how mentally strong women manage their emotions and behaviors in ways that set them up for success in life.
In Mental Toughness for Women Leaders, former FBI undercover and counterintelligence agent LaRae Quy shares how she created a strong mind by overcoming obstacles she encountered while at the FBI Academy, working in a male-dominated environment, and recruiting foreign spies to work for the U.S. Government.
This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews LaRae Quy. The original live interview was 3/27/15.
A good FBI counterintelligence investigation uncovers new information about the spy to gain deeper insights into what influences their behavior and attitudes. LaRae’s job was to dig beneath the surface, probe the unknown, and discover their identity. In the process, she ended up knowing more about the foreign spy than they knew about themselves.
“He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty”—Lao Tzu
“Mental toughness . . . seeks wisdom and desires to grow, change, and explore . . . possesses an attitude of positivity and adventure . . . delights in truth and inspiration . . . loves life and lives fully.” – LaRae Quy
LaRae was born and raised on a cattle ranch in Wyoming where she learned many of the survival skills she would need as an FBI agent. After twenty years as an undercover and counterintelligence agent, LaRae became the spokesperson for the FBI in Northern California for four years. Although the job description had changed, she used the same set of communication skills to present both a compelling message and positive image of the FBI.
LaRae completed graduate studies at Arizona State University before joining the FBI. She has also completed graduate studies at San Francisco Theological Seminary. “Never ask, Can I do this? Instead ask, How can I do this?” — LaRae Quy
Mental Toughness for Women Leaders: 52 Tips To Recognize and Utilize Your Greatest Strengths empowers women to grow as leaders so they can break down obstacles, make crucial decisions, and find ways to move forward when conditions are not perfect. Most references to mental toughness imply we bulldoze our way through roadblocks that threaten to derail career goals. But mental toughness has little to do with physical strength or aggressive behavior; instead, it is understanding how to control the way your mind thinks.
Specifically, you will learn: Use Emotional Intelligence • Why mental toughness requires emotional fitness • How women leaders can kick butt • The art of getting what you want Bullet Proof Your Brain • Develop the brain of a leader • Upgrade your brain • Yes is the most dangerous word in the world Find Your Inner Warrior • How to stay cool under pressure • Ways to grow stronger from turmoil in your life • How to move forward when you feel overwhelmed Predict Your Success • Move toward peak performance • How to beat the odds • How to better juggle work and life If you are looking to reach your full potential.
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Steven Overman- The Conscience Economy: How a Mass Movement for Good is Great for Business This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Steven Overman. The original live interview was 7/31/15. A generation of people around the world, from Boston to Bangkok, from New York to New Delhi, are making everyday choices in ways that defy traditional logic. They are judging where and how their clothes were made, not just how they fit. They are thinking global but buying local. Steven Overman provides context, inspiration and some basic tools to help readers reframe how they evolve and grow whatever it is they lead—whether it’s a community, a business, a product, or a marketing campaign. From the boardroom to the startup loft, from the State Department to the pulsing marketplaces of the developing world, The Conscience Economy will help international leaders, influencers, investors and decision-makers to manage, innovate and thrive in a new world where “doing good” matters as much as “doing well.” Ignore it, and your consumer or voter base will rebel, using a host of free tools and cheap connectivity to spread their rejection to peers around the world in real time. Leverage it, and Conscience Culture is a wellspring of financial upside. Steven Overman recently joined Kodak as Chief Marketing Officer, where he will lead the renewal of one of the world’s biggest brands.
Perry Marshall-80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Perry Marshall. The original live interview was 6/12/15. Perry Marshall has launched two revolutions in sales and marketing. In Pay Per Click advertising, he pioneered many of today’s best practices and wrote the world’s best selling book on internet advertising, The Ultimate Guide to Google AdWords. He’s also driven the 80/20 Principle deeper than any other author, being the first to articulate 80/20 as a fractal law of nature. 80/20 is the central lever for nearly every profitable strategy in sales, marketing and business. His book 80/20 Sales & Marketing is required reading in many growing companies.
Cindy Dobyns-Moving to St. Petersburg: The Un-Tourist Guide This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Cindy Dobyns. The original live interview was 8/7/15. When you consider wiggling your toes in the powdery sand beaches of St. Petersburg, Florida who can resist thinking about relocating? That's why Cindy Dobyn's parents piled four kids into a Buick Electra and headed south from chilly Chicago to seek fortune in Treasure Island, hoping it would be a lifestyle all would enjoy. Warm and friendly St. Petersburg turned out to be the best place to find a new career, quality of life and raise children. If you are considering making St. Petersburg your new home, this book provides all the vital information you need to settle in comfortably and quickly. Join a quarter of a million people who currently enjoy year round sunshine, waterfront housing, abundant wildlife and outdoor activities, while pursuing careers or retirement in what they affectionately call, “The Burg.” Cindy founded AboveWater Public Relations and Marketing, LLC in Naples, Florida after a whirlwind career in the hospitality industry. The marketing firm has grown to serve clients nationwide from offices in Naples, New Smyrna Beach, and Tampa.
6 Timeless Principles for Networking Your Way to the Top
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
The original live interview was 10/09/15.
No matter where you are on your career trajectory, a new college graduate, a CEO, or anywhere in between, networking is essential to your success. Here, David Bradford shows us, "network" doesn't have to be a four-letter word. Bradford, "The Bottlecap Kid", rose from humble beginnings to become CEO of two of the country's top 50 tech companies and is arguably the most connected human on planet Earth. In this book, he shares with us his six "UP Principles" - The very same strategies he attributes to his tremendous success. Today, David is Executive Chairman of VIEW- Virtual Immersive Educational Worlds aka FluentWorlds. Imagine a 3D virtual classroom where instead of having video games interfering with classroom instruction, video game technology is at the core of your instructional paradigm. The VIEW is transforming the way education and language training is done.
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Carol Sanford-The Responsible Entrepreneur: Four Game-Changing Archetypes for Founders, Leaders, and Impact Investors This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Carol Sanford. The original live interview was on 8/14/15. Responsible entrepreneurs are a special breed, seeking to transform industries and even society itself. They challenge and refine cultural assumptions, laws, regulations, and even the processes of governance. This requires them to do and think far beyond what is usually required of business leaders. The Responsible Entrepreneur offers a blueprint for this new kind of business leadership, describing the means by which any entrepreneur can pursue a higher order of work. In it, Carol Sanford, one of the most trusted names in responsible business development, brings her vast expertise in helping executives and corporations to the entrepreneur looking to launch and scale a venture. Carol works with all functions and levels of business: from C-suite executives of Finance, Business Development and Sales, Marketing, IT, R&D, to operations leadership. This includes acquisition, merger, brand development, product management and channel building resulting in decades long market leadership.
This call focused on leadership with Shelly Rachanow, the author of What Would You Do If You Ran the World? The tagline of her book is Everyday Ideas from Women Who Want To Make the World a Better Place. Shelly Rachanow comes from a long line of butt-kicking women. Her grandmother raised four kids on her own and worked outside the home at a time when women weren't supposed to do either. Her mother routinely fought for better sidewalks, programs, and laws for the disabled while still managing to have time for her children (not to mention dinner on the table) every night.
Wendy Wallbridge- Spiraling Upward: The 5 Co-Creative Powers for Women on the Rise Women comprise 51 percent of the world’s population, make up over half the workforce, and control 85 percent of consumer decisions. Never before have women been so degreed or so represented as decision makers in all areas of influence. Why, then, do we still feel as if success eludes us? Why do we sometimes struggle to keep our drive alive? The linear, heads-down, forward-at-all-cost approach to success that has been forged by men will never take us to the heart of fulfillment. Women are not designed for the straight and narrow path. But until now there hasn’t been another choice. Wendy Wallbridge, principal of On Your Mark Corporate Coaching & Consulting, Inc. is a pioneer in the coaching field and recognizes this unmet need of professional women for an alternative path to success. Spiraling Upward: The 5 Co-Creative Powers for Women on the Rise offers a cogent, step-by-step roadmap for professional women to unlock their power and achieve success on their own terms.
Kristin Kaufman-"Is This Seat Taken: It's Never Too Late to Find the Right Seat" This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Kristin Kaufman. The original live interview was 6/26/15. I dare say, there is not a single person who at least once in his or her life has not faced an unexpected situation, a newfound reality, a daunting challenge, or veiled opportunity and not wondered what to do. You may feel that you have made poor choices, that your opportunities have passed you by, or that you're playing musical chairs, the music has stopped, and all the seats are taken. This book is for those individuals like you who have come to a fork in the road, chosen a path, and found themselves twenty to thirty (or more) years later in a destination they didn't quite recognize. But the stories are relevant for anyone, at any age, at any station in life who has awakened and wondered what they are going to do next or how will they move forward. Kristin Kaufman founded Alignment, Inc.® in 2007 to help individuals, teams, and leaders increase their overall levels of contribution, bottom-line effectiveness and personal fulfillment.
The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Interview by Chicke Fitzgerald of the Game Changer Network as a part of the Best of the Game Changer series, showcased on C-Suite Network
This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Greg McKeown. The original live interview was 9/11/15.
Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized? Are you often busy but not productive? Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people’s agendas? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the Essentialist. The Way of the Essentialist isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s about getting only the right things done. It is not a time management strategy, or a productivity technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter. By forcing us to apply a more selective criteria for what is Essential, the disciplined pursuit of less empowers us to reclaim control of our own choices about where to spend our precious time and energy – instead of giving others the implicit permission to choose for us. McKeown is the CEO of THIS Inc, a company whose mission is to assist people and companies to spend 80 percent of their time on the vital few rather than the trivial many. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!.
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Bonnie Marcus- THE POLITICS OF PROMOTION: How High-Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Bonnie Marcus. The original live interview was 7/03/15. Working industriously, diligently, and with heads down has served women well. They now hold 57 percent of all bachelor’s degrees and 51 percent of all doctorates, and earn 47 percent of law degrees and 45 percent of all master’s degrees in business. Yet, with optimism and ambition, women enter the workforce and are blindsided: only 5.2 percent of Fortune 500 CEO positions and 5.4 percent of Fortune 1,000 CEO positions are held by women. The problem? A naïve negligence of workplace politics, argues Bonnie Marcus, award-winning entrepreneur and founder and president of Women’s Success Coaching. In her new book, Marcus details common, research-backed land mines women encounter in the workplace – from unconscious and second-generation bias to a lack of self-confidence and a distaste for self-promotion – and provides proven tools for women to arm themselves for success. Bonnie received a BA from Connecticut College and a M.Ed. from New York University. She is an ICF certified executive coach. As the President of Women’s Success Coaching, Bonnie assists professional women to successfully navigate the workplace and position and promote themselves to advance their careers.
Mark C. Winters- Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Mark C. Winters. The original live interview was 7/17/15. Rocket Fuel is what gets added to your business when you identify your unique strength and team up with your complementary opposite. This revolutionary process has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs first realize, then, hire the missing person in their business that will literally help them blast-off. Mark C. Winters is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of entrepreneurial leadership experience delivering a high level of success. His experience in companies ranges from multi-billion dollar global enterprises like Procter & Gamble and British Petroleum, to raw startups originally drawn up on a napkin. Gino Wickman is the founder of EOS Worldwide, a growing organization of successful entrepreneurs from a variety of business backgrounds, collaborating to help other entrepreneurs succeed.
Emily Guy Birken- Choose Your Retirement: Find the Right Path to Your New Adventure This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Emily Guy Birken. The original live interview was 8/28/15. Even though half of all Americans put money aside for retirement, it isn't until they reach their sixties that many realize that they haven't saved enough. With The Five Years Before You Retire, you'll hone in on what you need to do in the next five years to maximize your current savings and create a realistic plan for your future. From financial advisors and pundits on television to colleagues and family members, everyone has something to say about retirement. But how much of it is true? Whether you're looking to move into a senior living community or travel the world, Choose Your Retirement shows you how to realistically prepare for the future you desire. Emily Guy Birken is an author and financial expert.
Kathleen Pushor - Into the Boardroom: How to Get Your First Seat on a Corporate Board/Women in the Boardroom series-Part III This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Kathleen Pushor. The original live interview was 6/19/15. Mysterious and powerful, for decades America's boardrooms have remained closed to all but a handful of director "in the club." Now, former Fortune 500 executives Dorothy Light and Kathleen Pushor reveal an insider's look at what goes on in the boardroom and how you can get there. CEOs and directors of some of America's most prestigious corporations share their stories of what really goes on behind closed doors, who gets selected to sit on a board and who doesn't, and why being a part of this influential group should be the goal of today's up and coming executives, professionals, and community leaders. Kathleen Pushor is a seasoned executive coach and corporate director with expertise in marketing and the distribution of information technology-related products and services. Her company, Inner Capital, serves the developmental needs of select business and community leaders throughout the arc of their career. Dorothy Light is founder of Alden Enterprises, is a writer, consultant and motivational speaker.
Carrie Morgridge-EVERY GIFT MATTERS: How Your Passion Can Change The World This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Carrie Morgridge. The original live interview was 7/10/15. In her book, philanthropist Carrie Morgridge argues that high-impact philanthropy is not always high-dollar, and she teaches people how to make a difference in the world with small, targeted gifts of time or money. Drawing on her own experience of what works and what doesn’t when it comes to philanthropy, Morgridge illuminates how leverage, high expectations, hands-on personal involvement, and, above all else, passion, will ensure that one’s gift will have the biggest impact possible – and also bring the giver a profound sense of joy and fulfillment. Carrie Morgridge is Vice President of the Morgridge Family Foundation. For the past fifteen years, she and her husband, John, have worked tirelessly to leverage their foundation's funds, spark innovation, and fuel transformation.
Body of Work - Finding the Thread That Ties Your Story Together
These days it’s increasingly rare to have a stable career in any field. More and more of us are blending big company jobs, startup gigs, freelance work, and volunteer side projects. We take chances to expand our knowledge, capabilities, and experience. But how do we make sense of that kind of career—and explain it?
Pamela Slim, the acclaimed author of Escape from Cubicle Nation, gives us the tools to have meaningful careers in this new world of work. She shows how to find the connections among diverse accomplishments, sell your story, and continually reinvent and relaunch your brand.
Pamela’s website is www.escapefromcubiclenation.com
Brian Solis- X: The Experience Where Business Meets Design This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Brian Solis. The original live interview was 12/18/15. The future of business lies in experience architecture and you are the architect. Do you know how your customers experience your brand today? Do you know how they really feel? Do you know what they say when you re not around? In his new book X: The Experience When Business Meets Design bestselling author Brian Solis shares why great products are no longer good enough to win with customers and why creative marketing and delightful customer service too are not enough to succeed. Brian Solis is a principal analyst at Altimeter Group, a Prophet company. He is also an award-winning author, prominent blogger/writer, and keynote speaker.
Rachel Hofstetter-Cooking Up a Business: Lessons from Food Lovers Who Turned Their Passion into a Career -- and How You Can, Too! This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Rachel Hofstetter. The original live interview was 11/20/15. Cooking Up a Business is an inside look at how food entrepreneurs (from Popchips and Hint Waters to Vosges Haut Chocolat and the guy who invented the Big Mac) turned their dreams into reality. A former food editor at O, the Oprah Magazine and Reader’s Digest, Rachel is now founder in chief at guesterly. She also runs an online education experience, PR School, where she teachs entrepreneurs how to effectively connect with editors and press in meaningful ways. She received a degree in economics from Miami University and lives in New York City with her husband, Lorne.
Jessica Bacal- Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting It Wrong This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Jessica Bacal. The original live interview was 11/13/15. Today’s women are being told to “lean in,” to assert themselves, to ask for more, and to analyze their work/life balance. But despite all of this dialogue, there’s something that is not being addressed: advice on how to recover when you’ve stumbled. Everyone makes mistakes, but for many women, acknowledging them can feel tantamount to career suicide. In Mistakes I Made at Work, I interview twenty-five high-achieving and influential women across a variety of fields—from writers to doctors to engineers. They share their worst on-the-job moments, and how they used them as learning experiences to build successful and fascinating careers. Jessica directs the Wurtele Center for Work & Life at Smith College, an independent women’s college in Massachusetts with students from every state and from 60 countries around the world.
Tania Luna- Surprise: Embrace the Unpredictable and Engineer the Unexpected This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Tania Luna. The original live interview was 10/23/15. Do you prefer when: A) Things go according to plan? or B) When the unexpected happens? Most of us pick control and predictability. Yet research reveals a counterintuitive truth: surprise is the key that unlocks growth, innovation, and connection. It is also the secret ingredient in our best memories. Through colorful narratives and compelling scientific findings, authors Tania Luna and Dr. LeeAnn Renninger shine a light on the world's least understood and most intriguing emotion. They reveal how shifting our perception of surprise lets us thrive in the face of uncertainty. As a young child, Tania Luna left her home in post-Chernobyl Ukraine to take asylum in the US. Tania Luna has an unusual title: she calls herself a “surprisologist.” The co-founder and CEO of Surprise Industries, Luna thinks deeply about how to delight, and how to help individuals and teams thrive in uncertain circumstances and develop the bonds needed to get through them.
Susan Skog- Mending the Sisterhood & Ending Women's Bullying This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Susan Skog. The original live interview was 11/6/15. Mending the Sisterhood & Ending Women’s Bullying is an eye-opening, game-changing look at where, why, and how women are bullying, blocking, and shunning other women, from conference rooms to cul-de-sacs. Most importantly, author Susan Skog issues a positive call-to-action for all women to lift one another up, not tear each other down. Trained as a journalist, Susan Skog is an author, writer, and advocate for developing-world women and girls. Susan's first book, Embracing Our Essence: Spiritual Conversations with Prominent Women, helped spark the women's spirituality movement across the country. To rally support for girls' education, safe water, maternal health, and poverty relief, Susan's gathered untold stories, from Asia to Africa, that have appeared on NBC, ABC, CNN, Fox, and in The NY Times, LA Times, People, Reader's Digest, AARP, and other top media outlets.
The human brain is an amazing tool. Yet, many of its ways of working do not serve business leaders well. The brain can process large amounts of information. It has a real talent for forming patterns and connections. And it loves to answer questions and solve problems. But it also has a tendency to see what it expects to see, overlook data that contradicts its prevailing view of the world, and have greater confidence in its decision-making abilities than it should. In order to become more effective leaders, we need a much deeper understanding of how our brain works and how it often gets in the way of winning. As CEO and Managing Director of THE HUMAN FACTOR, Inc., Holly helps business leaders and their companies achieve excellence by creating clarity on what winning looks like and determining how to get there. Her unique approach to strategic agility, alignment and engagement - based on the approach Pause, Think, Focus, Run - provides the tools, techniques, and skills companies need to reach their destinations and achieve their goals. Holly's website is http://thehumanfactor.biz/
What is it that keeps you afloat? What do you rely on to hold you steady when everything threatens to pull you under? In Burden Lifters: Every Woman's Daily Guide to a Healthy, Happy Life, author Michele Howe offers women of all walks of life a generous supply of buoyant, faith-full, healthy-living guidance for everyday life. Utilizing real examples of other women who have triumphed over hardship, hurts, and disappointment, Burden Lifters engages women’s hearts and minds while teaching them to rely on the truth of God’s Word. Michele Howe is a reviewer for Publishers Weekly, FaithfulReader.com, Retailers + Resources, Foreword Magazine, TeenReads.com, KidReads.com, among many others national and international publications. She has published over 1600 reviews/articles and has been featured on numerous radio shows across the country speaking on topics such as parenting and a diverse range of women’s health issues. Her work has been published in MORE, FIRST for Women, Good Housekeeping, SheKnows.com, BettyConfidential, HelloWorld, Christianity Today, Discipleship Journal, Midwest Living, Parentlife, Fullfill, Christian Single, Single Parent Family, Focus on the Family, PRISM, and Connections. Michele is the author of thirteen books for women. Michele's website is http://michelehowe.wordpress.com/
This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews William H. Chafe. The original live interview was 11/18/12.
From the day they first met at Yale Law School, Bill and Hillary were inseparable and combative. As historian William H. Chafe reveals in Bill and Hillary: The Politics of the Personal that dynamic has remained a constant throughout their remarkable political careers. Always tempestuous, their relationship had as many lows as it did highs, from near divorce to stunning electoral and political successes. “An illuminating glimpse behind the scenes”—Kirkus Reviews. Chafe is the author of numerous prizewinning books on civil rights, women’s history, and politics, including The Unfinished Journey: America Since World War II and Private Lives / Public Consequences. Much of Bill Chafe’s professional scholarship reflects his long-term interest in issues of race and gender equality. Former dean of the faculty of arts and sciences at Duke University, he is the Alice Mary Baldwin Professor of History and a cofounder of the Duke-UNC Center for Research on Women, the Duke Center for the Study of Civil Rights and Race Relations, and the Duke Center for Documentary Studies. A past president of OAH, he is the author of several books, including Civilities and Civil Rights (1979), which won the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. A site for Willaim is http://fds.duke.edu/db/Sanford/william.chafe
During an afternoon of coffee and conversation, a friend of Erin McHugh’s pointed out that she frequently invoked quotations and memories from her mother. Then Erin started noticing how many other people did the same. It also became clear how humorous, moving, and unusual these gems were—so she decided to do something about it. In Like My Mother Always Said, McHugh, author of the successful Abrams Image feel-good title One Good Deed, collects the wonderful and laugh-worthy words that our moms tell us in their attempts to be helpful and instructive. (Whether they succeed or not is another thing entirely!) Erin McHugh is a former publishing executive and award-winning author of more than twenty books of popular nonfiction, including trivia, gay history, children's books, and much more. She lives in New York City and South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Got any “momisms” you’d like to add? Erin would love to hear from you. You can send your submission directly to mymomism@gmail.com. Erin's website is http://onegooddeedbook.com/about/ You may read more about Erin on Huffington Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erin-mchugh/
Bury Me with My Pearls is a real-life, roller-coaster ride of laughter, tears, and stomach-churning truths by a professional speaker, humorist, and singer who, as Miss South Carolina, represented her state in the Miss America pageant and has been singing, speaking, and writing ever since. Incorporating the analogy of pearls, this book uses humor and spiritual principles to bravely address difficult issues many in her audiences encounter within changing roles, self-actualization, and families.
From the tomato fields of her native Johns Island, South Carolina all the way to runway of the Miss America Pageant, Jane's contagious optimism helps audiences learn how to handle difficult life situations with a sense of humor and grace.
Jane's story of overcoming being labeled Dyslexic and other challenges give audiences a recipe for balancing their own personal journey with humor and hope through folksy wisdom-Southern style.
For more information visit her web site: www.janeherlong.com and check out Jane's funny YouTube Channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/janeherl Annette is a proven, innovative, global travel industry expert specializing in performance based sales and marketing, distribution and multi-channel
business transformation. She has industry wide recognized expertise in building strategies for core businesses, start-ups, M&As, expansions, and mature organizations with a goal of capturing/maintaining competitive advantage and profitability. She has held senior positions reporting directly to the top leadership with industry icons such as Sabre, Amadeus, Delaware North Companies, and Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. She is lauded for leadership skills, and as a strategist with excellent communication and talent management practices, successful in driving aggressive growth, increased revenue and profit. Annette is trilingual and multicultural and has a passion for fitness.
Annette’s website is https://www.onboard.com/
Throughout her career as a top celebrity make-up artist, Michelle's job was to create the illusion of perfection for the camera. Like so many other women, she strived for that same perfection in her personal life.
However, after two decades in the business, Michelle realized that we live in a society whose obsession with perfection meant that women were never allowed to feel good enough. Youth was prized over wisdom. Looks mattered more than character. And having the perfect life was more important than enjoying it.
Michelle has created a unique and proven process that has radically and wonderfully transformed thousands of lives. Her clients, readers and workshop attendees world-wide have gone from couch potatoes to marathoners, broken relationship to more fulfilling ones, and are achieving greater success on their terms. By empowering women to live confidently and radiate that confidence to the world, this process creates a life and a look that is ageless and unique to every woman.
Michelle’s website is www.michellephillips.com
Capture the Mindshare and the Market Share Will Follow reveals how strong branding creates awareness, provides authentic value, motivates others to act, and builds long-term customer loyalty based on trust and respect. Author Libby Gill helps businesses define and articulate their unique brand promise by exploring case studies and client success stories to help readers master the Six Core Mindshare Methods, including concepts to Clarify, Commit, Collaborate, Connect, Communicate, and Contribute. Readers will see their relationships deepen, opportunities expand, and careers flourish as they learn to differentiate themselves in a competitive environment by promising and delivering massive value. Libby’s website is http://libbygill.com/
Riding the Whale: Adapt Your Sales Strategies to Close Big Deals, is Volume III in The Whale Hunters Wisdom series by Barbara Weaver Smith and The Whale Hunters. Based on Hunting, the second stage of The Whale Hunters three-stage process, this 92-page eBook presents strategies and tactics to develop a sales process that can help you land bigger deals with bigger customers. More than a simple business development strategy, whale hunting focuses on creating a disciplined sales culture in your company that allows you to optimize your ability to land and harvest whales. This dramatic shift in thinking and practice precipitates explosive growth of your company’s revenues and market position. Barbara's website is thewhalehunters.com/
Eldonna is a retired Air Force veteran with 23 years of honorable military service. She is a negotiation and contracts expert with over 30 years of leadership, contracts management and negotiation experience. She has negotiated contracts from $1 to over $100 million both stateside and internationally. She was deployed to the Middle East after 911 and has years of experience in foreign acquisition. She is a subject matter expert in the Contracting Career Field and has developed and taught courses on Contract Claims, Negotiation and other aspects of Contracting. She was selected for an assignment to the White House Military Office in 2002. She has 7 years of extensive experience working for defense contractors in the Aerospace Industry. She holds a Top Secret security clearance and has been a trusted agent of the U.S. Government for 30 years. Eldonna is the CEO of Dynamic Vision International Inc a training and consulting firm. She is an international award winning speaker and an award winning author. Her website is http://thinklikeanegotiator.com/
Drawing on two decades of consulting with leading sales organizations, sales leadership expert Lisa Earle McLeod reveals how a Noble Sales Purpose (NSP) can drive a team to outstanding sales numbers. Using hard data and compelling field stories, Selling with Purpose explains why salespeople who understand earnestly how they make a difference to customers outperform their more quota-driven counterparts. In an era where most organizations believe that money is the only way to motivate salespeople, Selling With Purpose offers a sustainable and exciting alternative. Lisa began her career with Procter & Gamble, where she established herself as a sales leader and highly-skilled sales coach. She established her own firm in 1993. She’s spent over 10,000 hours coaching sales people and leaders and has conducted over 500 workshops and keynotes. McLeod is the Sales Leadership expert for Forbes.com and the author of 4 bestselling books in three different genres: business, personal development, and humor. Lisa and her husband Bob live in Atlanta. They are the parents of two fabulous daughters. Lisa's website is http://www.mcleodandmore.com/
There is an invisible army of people deep inside the world’s biggest and best-known companies, pushing for safer and more responsible practices. They are trying to prevent the next Rana Plaza factory collapse, the next Deepwater Horizon explosion, the next Foxconn labor abuses. Obviously, they don’t always succeed. Christine Bader was one of those people. She loved BP and then-CEO John Browne’s lofty rhetoric on climate change and human rights. Bader’s story of working deep inside the belly of the beast is unique in its details, but not in its themes: of feeling like an outsider both inside the company (accused of being a closet activist) and out (assumed to be a corporate shill); of getting mixed messages from senior management; of being frustrated with corporate life but committed to pushing for change from within. Christine Bader is also a Visiting Scholar and Lecturer at Columbia University, where she co-teaches a course on Human Rights and Business, and a Human Rights Advisor to BSR. Christine's website is http://christinebader.com/
Annette Hogan is one of the founding board members of the Executive Girlfriends Group and currently serves as Managing Director, ONBOARD.COM. The last time we interviewed Annette on EGG Live, she was the head of Marketing for Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex. Annette will share her career journey and talk about reinvention of yourself as you go.
Annette is a proven, innovative, global travel industry expert specializing in performance based sales and marketing, distribution and multi-channel
business transformation. She has industry wide recognized expertise in building strategies for core businesses, start-ups, M&As, expansions, and mature organizations with a goal of capturing/maintaining competitive advantage and profitability. She has held senior positions reporting directly to the top leadership with industry icons such as Sabre, Amadeus, Delaware North Companies, and Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. She is lauded for leadership skills, and as a strategist with excellent communication and talent management practices, successful in driving aggressive growth, increased revenue and profit. Annette is trilingual and multicultural and has a passion for fitness.
Annette’s website is https://www.onboard.com/
Marley Majcher was predestined to be an entrepreneur. Marley started selling Shrinky Dinks door-to-door at the age of 4, created a doll "repair" (word repair used very loosely) business, sold plums out of the backyard and by 7 was washing the neighbors' cars. Her keen eye for chic trends and clever business techniques has made her a coveted speaker across the United States and around the globe, on subjects such as small business, entrepreneurship, all aspects of entertaining and her celebrated coaching programs. Majcher challenges entrepreneurs to not only think outside the box but to forget a box even exists. Marley Majcher is the CEO of The Party Goddess!, a nationally acclaimed full-service event planning and catering company, and author of But Are You Making Any Money?, a witty and lauded business guide for entrepreneurs. Majcher has championed her unique approach to events and inspired many to create lasting memories through her featured articles and interviews in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Us Weekly, People, Women’s Day, BusinessWeek, Entrepreneur Magazine as well as multiple radio interviews including Martha Stewart’s Sirius Radio show. Marley's website is http://theprofitgoddess.com/
THE DISCOMFORT ZONE: How Leaders Turn Difficult Conversations Into Breakthroughs by Dr. Marcia Reynolds Leaders, managers, and coaches are charged with getting people to stretch their limits but are often unsuccessful. Top leadership coach Marcia Reynolds says the problem is that when incorrectly handled, difficult conversations create more resistance than growth. Reynolds offers a model and methods for discovering what to say so people change their own minds. As a result, leaders equip people to find their own solutions, see situations more strategically, and grow beyond their limitations. Reynolds explains how to pick the right time and place to enter the discomfort zone and how to create a “safety bubble” so that people will trust your intentions. Marcia Reynolds, PsyD, organizational psychologist and certified master coach, is president of Covisioning, a training and coaching firm helping companies worldwide unleash the brilliance in their people. Her clients include American Express, GlaxoSmithKlein, Ernst & Young, and many others around the world. She is a past president of the International Coach Federation. In her spare time, Marcia accumulates degrees. Her doctoral degree is in organizational psychology with a research focus on high-achievers in today’s corporations. She holds two masters degrees in education and communications. Marcia's website is http://outsmartyourbrain.com/
Catherine Carr- Living Without Borders" for Médecins Sans Frontières’(MSF) Catherine Carr compares being stuck in her work and life like constantly washing dishes. Dull, unchallenging and stagnant. That is, until she decided she was through being stuck and ready to dream big. Catherine’s metaphoric dishwashing days were over. She went on the Doctors Without Borders website and, to her great surprise, found a job that fit her skills. It hadn’t even occurred to Catherine that there would be “normal jobs” like finance, operations and human resources within Doctors Without Borders. But just a few weeks later, she was hired as an HR finance coordinator and was off to Kenya to support the organization’s mission of international medical and humanitarian aid. Amid the Parisian upheavals of May 1968, a group of young doctors decided to go and help victims of wars and major disasters. This new brand of humanitarianism would reinvent the concept of emergency aid. "It’s simple really: go where the patients are. It seems obvious, but at the time it was a revolutionary concept because borders got in the way. It’s no coincidence that we called it ‘Médecins Sans Frontières’." MSF is known internationally in English as Doctors Without Borders. Bernard Kouchnermsk- Founder MSF website is http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ To donate to MSF go to http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/support-us/donation-faq
Debra Benton is a globally recognized executive coach, best-selling award-winning business author, and popular conference keynote speaker on leadership and executive effectiveness. Benton has been a successful business owner for many years, having started her first company at the age of 22. She is now CEO of Benton Management Resources, Inc. Her parents ran their own businesses and she grew up listening about work related issues around the dinner table from the time she was in kindergarten. She learned from her parents "not only how to make a living but how to live." Her client list reads like a "Who's Who" of executives from such companies as Kraft, Microsoft, McDonald's, Dell Computer, American Express, United Airlines, Pfizer, and more from the Washington beltway to the U.S. Border Patrol. She has written for the Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Fast Company. She has appeared on Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, and CBS with Diane Sawyer. Debra's website is http://www.debrabenton.com/
FRIENDSHIP THOUGHTS, FAMOUS QUOTES, AND A JOURNAL is a unique 176-page friendship journal that includes an introduction about friendship and journal keeping by friendship coach and sociologist Jan Yager, Ph.D., followed by 140 quotes on friendship written by philosophers, essayists, poets, playwrights, celebrities, psychologists, sociologists, authors, and leaders that she’s been gathering for decades. PUT MORE TIME ON YOUR SIDE is a quick read exploring the key skills of effective time managers, including short- and long-term goal setting, prioritizing, dealing with such common time wasters as procrastination, doing too much at once, perfectionism, and even jealousy. Jan Yager, who has a Ph.D. in sociology, is the author of 35 award-winning books. Inspiring and energetic, Dr. Jan Yager helps individuals, groups, and companies to achieve their potential as she shares her expertise on relationships, productivity, and other topics through her dynamic speeches, coaching, and writing. Her website is http://www.drjanyager.com/
Perfectionists exist in every walk of life. While outwardly they appear to be very accomplished, they are often unhappy and unfulfilled. Perfectionists strive toward unattainable goals, and their behaviors can wreak havoc on both their physical health and their psychological well-being. With the ultimate goal of helping readers achieve happiness and prosperity without the stress of making sure things are “perfect,” Better than Perfect is a fundamental guide for all perfectionists seeking new, fulfilled, and empowered lives. Elizabeth started her professional career as a Physical Therapist after getting her Master’s degree at Duke University. In her quest to help people actualize their dreams, Elizabeth went back to school to get her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Wanting to help people “before they need a couch,” Elizabeth now coaches, consults, and speaks to groups about how to achieve their desired results. Her website is http://elizabethlombardo.com/
A poignant and humorous story of a young woman's journey from chaotic childhood to San Francisco police officer. Raised by a counter-culture tribe in summer of love Haight-Ashbury, she was taught to despise "The Man." But when the San Francisco Police Department was forced by court order to hire women, she found herself compelled to prove to the world that women could cut it as cops, a betrayal that caused her police-loathing mother to brand her a Nazi. Good Cop, Bad Daughter is an often humorous, poignant adventure story of Karen's journey from pot-smoking Cal student, to Renaissance bar serving wench, to street cop. As she finds family and acceptance in a men's club that never wanted her as a member, she fears she will one day face her mother, not as a daughter but as an arresting officer. Karen Lynch is a native San Franciscan. After graduating from UC Berkeley, she joined the San Francisco Police Department in 1981. She lives in Novato with her husband and their three children, including Kyra, who was the subject of an essay that won the 2012 Notes & Words national essay contest. For Karen's Facebook page click HERE
Leading with Intention challenges you to make a profound, deliberate mark on both your organization and the world around you. Informed by over 25 years of experience with leaders in Fortune 50 companies, biotech start-ups, financial services firms, and non-profit organizations, Leading with Intention provides real-life examples and practical tools for increasing your awareness and being more deliberate in your choices. Mindy Hall, PhD is the President and CEO of Peak Development Consulting, LLC. Mindy has over 25 years of experience in organization and leadership development. Mindy's website is peakdevelopment.com/
Liz is the author of more than 30 books, with 4.5 million copies in print. Her latest release, The Women of Christmas, is a heartwarming Bible study wrapped inside a beautiful gift book. Verse by verse, Liz unpacks the biblical stories of Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna, who each welcome the Christ child into the world in a marvelous and miraculous way. A sacred season is about to unfold for three women whose hearts belong to God. Elizabeth is barren, yet her trust in God remains fertile. Mary is betrothed in marriage, yet she is willing to bear God’s Son. Anna is a widow full of years, yet she waits patiently, prayerfully for the Messiah to appear in the temple courts. Best-selling author Liz Curtis Higgs explores the biblical stories of Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna, unwrapping each verse with tender care and introducing you afresh to The Women of Christmas. Her messages are biblical, encouraging, and down-to-earth, helping both sisters and seekers embrace the truth of God’s amazing, unchanging grace. In her best-selling Bad Girls of the Bible series, Liz tells ancient tales about infamous women in history. Her website is http://www.lizcurtishiggs.com/
UP! is the go-to resource for women who want to finally get out of their own way and get ahead in their careers. Author Aimee Cohen’s passionate approach is “like combining your best girlfriend and an elite career expert…in a powerful purse-sized package!” Her insights are a product of more than 20 years of experience and a nearly 100% success rate helping hundreds of clients. Woman UP! conveys a powerful and practical message that exposes seven self-sabotaging behaviors that keep women from success. Using real-life examples, shared experiences, and Aimee’s own guilty confessions, Woman UP! delivers the sage advice every woman wishes she had at the start of her career: put on your big-girl panties and take control of your career. Come on, girls.. It’s time to Woman UP! Aimee’s “empty desk” story, featured in her debut book, WOMAN UP! was the defining moment in her career. She always says, “I wasn’t born a career coach, but I was born to BE a career coach!” The “empty desk” launched her into a 20+-year career consulting journey with a nearly 100% success rate. She has passionately empowered hundreds of clients in personalized one-on-one consultations, lead outplacement transition seminars for Fortune 500 companies, and deliver dynamic presentations to audiences of all sizes.
Aimee Cohen (1968- ) was born in New York City and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. She attended Boston University, graduated from the University of Michigan, lived in Spain, and has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East. She started Cohen Career Consulting in 1998, is a contributing writer for the Denver Business Journal (DBJ), and has appeared as a career and women’s issues expert on Denver’s Channel 7 and Channel 4 News. She has been cited in the Wall Street Journal, Glamour magazine, and the Denver Post, was featured in Denver Woman magazine, and received recognition as a DBJ Outstanding Women in Business Award nominee. She lives and works in Colorado. Her website is https://www.womanuppower.com/
Debbie Macomber is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of today’s most popular writers with more than 170 million copies of her books in print worldwide. In her novels, Macomber brings to life compelling relationships that embrace family and enduring friendships, uplifting her readers with stories of connection and hope. Macomber's novels have spent over 750 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Eight of these novels hitting the number one spot. Macomber's beloved and bestselling Cedar Cove Series became Hallmark Channel’s first dramatic scripted television series. In addition, Macomber’s upcoming Christmas novel, Mr. Miracle, will be made into an original movie premiering on Hallmark Channel in fall 2014. Previously, Hallmark Channel has produced three successful Christmas movies based on Macomber's bestselling Christmas novels, Mrs. Miracle, Call Me Mrs. Miracle and Trading Christmas. She and her husband, Wayne, serve on the Guideposts National Advisory Cabinet, and she is World Vision’s international spokesperson for their Knit for Kids charity initiative. Debbie's website is http://www.debbiemacomber.com/
Mom Boss ― Super Mom, Great Business Woman Entrepreneurial Mom: Learn how to be a super mom and a great business woman in a step-by-step guide to developing, incubating, and marketing your business without taking the joy out of family life with kids―being an active parent while being an active business entrepreneur. Badass Business Woman: Where Sophia Amoruso’s #GirlBoss left off for young millennials breaking into the business world, Mom Boss picks up and continues the mission for all the entrepreneurial moms out there. Mom Boss proves that being successful isn’t about degrees or sacrifices, it’s about balance and power. It’s where instinct meets intelligence. Every mom has it in her to be a badass business woman. Nicole Feliciano charts the course for building a successful career without sacrificing being a great mom. MomBoss is the first book by Nicole Feliciano the Founder & CEO of Momtrends Media. Momtrends Media provides busy women with a daily dose of style. Each day Nicole and her team of editors, interpret trends for moms, keeping in mind that modern women want to look and feel great, but they are working with less time and less energy than they had before the kids came along. Nicole and her team are there to help and inspire women to look and feel their best. Social media is her playground, and she’s built a loyal following by making fashion fun and accessible.
Mom Boss includes: • tips on how to develop, incubate, and market your business without taking the joy out of family life • valuable self assessment exercises • step by step advise, inspiration, and tried and true business and personal tips • insights into how to be a successful and happy business woman and mom. Before launching Momtrends, Nicole graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in English Literature, and spent a decade working in fashion–most notably as an executive with Polo Ralph Lauren. When she became a mom in 2005, the fashion maven embarked on her social media career and began contributing to Babble.com, Time Out New York Kids, and many more online publications. Seeing a void in the blogosphere, she launched Momtrends.com in 2007. Momtrends continues to be the cornerstone of her media empire. Every mom needs a BFF. Momtrends fits that role beautifully. Nicole Feliciano, Founder and CEO, left her role as an executive at Ralph Lauren to launch the Momtrends blog in 2007. Since then, Momtrends has grown into a boutique media brand that provides the latest news on things trendy and cool for moms. Each month more than 500,000 moms check in with us via our site, live events and social media channels looking for the scoop on what’s fresh, pretty and purposeful. In 2014, the company purchased TheShoppingMama.com to expand the reach of the brand. TheShoppingMama focuses on kids’ fashion, food and crafting. In addition to her online presence, Nicole has created a thriving events business that connects top-tier brands with the nation’s most influential bloggers. She’s hosted nearly 100 exclusive events from a swank product launch with Jessica Alba for the Honest Company, to glamorous fashion shows, to intimate movie previews with actresses like Julianne Moore. Cision media place Nicole as the #11 Mom Blogger in the nation in 2014. In 2010 she was named a Top 50 Twitter Mom and included in the 50 Best Blog’s By Women. She has been featured on numerous television shows as a trend forecaster and has led more than a dozen satellite media tours.
Rachael O’Meara was a customer support manager at Google when she realized she was burned out and needed to reassess her path. The best way to do this was to take a “pause”—a time-out to create space for her inner voice to be heard and to align her actions to lead a more fulfilled life. Pause: Harnessing the Life-Changing Power of Giving Yourself a Break is her new book, serving as a GPS for others looking to slow down before speeding up again.
So what is a “pause”? Rachael defines a pause as any intentional shift in behavior that allows you the space to experience a mental shift in attitude, thoughts, or emotions that otherwise wouldn’t have occurred.
Pausing can be as simple as a five- minute walk outside, or a day spent unplugged from digital devices. A pause is about taking a time-out to create the space for your inner voice to be heard and to align your actions with that voice in order lead a more meaningful, fulfilled life. Pausing offers you a chance to remember what “lights you up,” and allows you to identify your yearnings, shift your limiting beliefs, recognize and better understand what’s called “amygdala hijacks,” and discover how your relationships with others affect you.
Rachael O’Meara is a transformational leadership coach, assisting others to fulfill their potential. She is a sales executive at Google and also hosts authors who have meaningful messages about mindfulness and emotional intelligence for the TalksAtGoogle YouTube channel.
Weaving in psychology, existentialism, and neuroscience-based research, Rachael explains how pausing can boost your emotional intelligence and ability to act, feel, and communicate authentically and responsibly through her and others’ stories of pausing. She helps you create your own “Pause Plan,” regardless of how much time, money, or resources you have, and explains the different ways you can learn to meaningfully pause—whether for sixty seconds a day, an hour, a week, or over the course of several months—and discover what you value most, to lead the most satisfying and fulfilling life you choose.
Rachael also writes regularly for the Huffington Post and has been featured in the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/jobs/career-pause-sabbaticals-unpaid-leaves.html?_r=1and on WSJ.com. She leads workshops and speaks on the practice of pausing. She is certified in Transformational Coaching from the Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential (ICF certified), and has an MBA from Fordham University.
What if your customers had a vested interest in guiding your company toward greater success? What if your employees had a personal as well as professional commitment to elevating your organization? Imagine how different your results would be if investors, vendors, and even analysts treasured the relationship they have built with you?
Most important . . . is your company capable of setting aside a bit of its own self-interest to become part of dramatically more rewarding collaborative effort? That’s the provocative and ultimately earthshaking question David Nour poses. He argues that co-creation is a transformational journey that naturally leads to growth and evolution . . . because it gives birth to shared interests that dwarf anything that existed previously.
David Nour is a growth strategist and the thought leader on Relationship Economics® – the quantifiable value of business relationships. In a global economy that is becoming increasingly disconnected, The Nour Group, Inc. has attracted consulting engagements from over 100 marquee organizations in driving unprecedented growth through unique return on their strategic relationships. David has pioneered the phenomenon that relationships are the greatest off balance sheet asset any organization possesses, large and small, public and private.
A native of Iran, David came to the U.S. with a suitcase, $100, limited family ties and no fluency in English! He earned an Executive MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and a BA degree in Management from Georgia State University.
I call one of my values “wind in my face” because I value the spirit of adventure– the feeling I get when sitting on top of a safari vehicle with wind blowing in my face. Climbing Kilimanjaro aligns with my values and makes me feel engaged and excited. If your employees feel their job aligns with their values, they will feel engaged and excited too. How do you make that happen?
Do you want to be a future-focused leader? Are you looking for ways to increase employee engagement and improve organizational culture? Then focus on using purpose. Purpose-driven, future-focused leaders create a culture of purpose-driven work and employee engagement.
In this talk, you’ll learn
-how to define purpose, -what is needed to create a purpose-driven DNA and -how your own leadership values will add depth to work.
As a Generational Guru, Author & Transformational Leader, Anne thrives at the intersection of leadership, relationships, and connections. Her books, online learning programs, keynotes, and workshops seamlessly blend insights and experiences from Leadership Development and Management Development as she teaches clients how to leverage diversity in the workplace.
POEM and BBA initiatives- about how they are inclusive to everyone to participate in and benefit from, something that the federal hasn’t historical given native Americans the opportunity to do (participate in society and capitalism).
Buying Back America is a strategic partnership of tribal business entities working together to achieve more for all Native people. We foster intertribal collaboration that combines intellectual and financial resources. We leverage tribal sovereignty to increase competitiveness. We create 21st-century tribal entrepreneurs through investment and mentorship.
Poem Studio, is as an online artist co-op where talented, emerging artists and artisans exhibit and sell their work to a broad audience. Each sale benefits both the artist and our charity partners. Through Poem Studio, we are able to empower artists and support communities in need.
Clarence O’Berry, president and CEO of Mandaree Enterprises, a tribally-owned family of companies based in North Dakota that does business in 26 states and around the world.
People will make the wrong decision.
People will not respond well.
I will lose my authority.
I will no longer be needed.
Nanette L. Steffenhagen review- "This book pertains to improving leadership skills by drilling down into issues using the "Tell me more" technique, which gets "all the cards on the playing table". Using this fresh approach, the leader's facilitation enables their direct-reports to figure out how to address various situations. The end result is that the subordinate gains confidence, ownership, and more buy-in with the resolution, which in turn benefits the leader. This technique could be used in any coaching capacity. The book is easy & enjoyable reading, which helps after a full day of work!"
JSC review-
"So many leadership books are dry and simply deliver their step-by-step bullets to success coupled with some analysis and a pile of statistics. Ms. Sherlock’s book differs in that it is fictionally set in a corporate sales organization with character types we’ve likely seen before in our own experiences. That familiarity makes it easy to relate to the characters she develops and helps us remember the points being made in each all-too-true situation. I found myself rooting for each as they explored better methods and earned the resulting victories.
The importance of positive relationship development and the resulting value when the topics suddenly get real (the book relates the story of denying promotion to 1 of 2 qualified internal candidates) are points well made in the book. I was reminded that honest, direct and genuine dialogue can transform a potentially negative situation into a positive. Leadership qualities like humility, fairness and empathy are displayed by the characters, as is the payback that can be gained from building such a culture and pushing that down from the senior management level.
Michael is an Author, Dynamic Speaker, Sales Coach, Executive Leader, and founder of Sherlock Enterprises, LLC.
An aspect of the story that resonated with me involves our desire to solve problems and execute solutions quickly, without giving enough thought to the development of each individual teammate. We all want a shorter task list and that can lead to implementing half-baked remedies. Pushing back the chair to truly understand the problem, then guiding the person facing it to come around to his or her own understanding of the problem builds confidence and achieves buy-in to the solution. While it may still be your solution, they have arrived at it on their own through the ‘tell me more’ discovery method.
Finally, the story deals with the issues of personal confidence and vulnerability that many leaders feel. Can I do it? Will my people listen? Can I get out from under my own shadow? It describes the necessary transition from executing everything directly to empowering people to find and execute their own solutions. As the saying goes, ‘many hands make the work seem light.’ This book gets right to that point."
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Michael's website is http://shockyourpotential.com
Network for Good is a hybrid organization—a nonprofit-owned for-profit. Network for Good’s nonprofit donor-advised fund uses the Internet and mobile technology to securely and efficiently distribute thousands of donations from donors to their favorite charities each year. Our donor-advised fund is accredited by the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance and meets all 20 of its standards for charity accountability. You can view our accreditation information here. Network for Good is a Certified B CorporationOur Certified B Corporation software company offers online fundraising software and coaching for nonprofits. We also work with corporate partners to implement effective cause initiatives with its proven online giving platform. We provide nonprofits, corporations, and software developers with simple solutions to power the good they do with supporters, employees, and consumers. Bill Strathmann is Network for Good's CEO and is a member of its Board of Directors. He is a social entrepreneur, who throughout his career has traversed sectors, bringing good business practices to corporations and nonprofits alike. Bill came to Network for Good from BearingPoint, where he provided strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions consulting to corporations and nonprofit organizations across the nation. Network for Good's website is http://www1.networkforgood.org/
Michele Howe- Empty Nest: What's Next?: Parenting Adult Children Without Losing Your Mind This on demand audio series is a part of the Executive Girlfriends Group Vignette Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Michele Howe. The original live interview was 9/18/15. Unlike the first eighteen years of parenting, moms and dads now take on more of an advisory role and step out of the daily hands-on instructional role. In theory, this stepping to the sidelines parenting style should lead to a simpler, less stress-free life for the parents. However, real-life parenting young adults is often much more challenging than all the earlier years put together. Combine young adult immaturity with a dangerous world, and parents frequently find themselves beset with worry, fear, and anxiety. Intellectually letting go is one thing; emotionally letting go is much more difficult, especially when the consequences are adult sized. This resource will offer parents true stories of other moms and dads who are facing the very same challenges. Michele Howe is a reviewer for Publishers Weekly, FaithfulReader.com, Retailers + Resources, Foreword Magazine, TeenReads.com, KidReads.com, among many others national and international publications. Her work has been published in MORE, FIRST for Women, Good Housekeeping.
Ekaterina Walter – The Power of Visual Storytelling: How to Use Visuals, Videos, and Social Media to Market Your Brand Human brain processes visuals 60,000x faster than text. Web posts with visuals drive up to 180% more engagement than those without. Viewers spend 100% more time on web pages with videos. Attention is the new commodity. Visual Storytelling is the new currency. Filled with full-color images and thought-provoking examples from leading companies, The Power of Visual Storytelling explains how to grow your business and strengthen your brand by leveraging photos, videos, infographics, presentations, and other rich media. The book delivers a powerful road map to get started, while inspiring new levels of creativity within organizations of all types and sizes. Ekaterina Walter led strategic and marketing innovation for Fortune 500 brands such as Intel and Accenture. Branderati, the start-up she co-founded, was acquired by Sprinklr, where she now serves as Global Evangelist.
Ekaterina is an international speaker and author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller “Think Like Zuck: The Five Business Secrets of Facebook’s Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg” and co-author of “The Power of Visual Storytelling: How to Use Visuals, Videos, and Social Media to Marketing Your Brand.” Ekaterina has been consistently recognized by the industry and her peers for her innovative thinking, most recently receiving a 2013 Marketer of the Year honor (SoMe Awards) and being named #3 on The Forbes 2014 World Top 40 Social Marketing Talent. In June 2014, Fortune magazine included her in the list of the most impactful business people on social media alongside Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Arianna Huffington, Warren Buffet, and others. A recognized business and marketing thought leader, Ekaterina is a contributor to leading-edge print and online publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., Huffington Post, and Entrepreneur. Her thought leadership was featured on CNBC, ABC, NBC, FOX News, Forbes, TechCrunch, CNN, WSJ, Inc., and more. Walter holds a master’s degree in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Her website is http://www.ekaterinawalter.com/
This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Jessica Rhodes. The original live interview was 5/25/17. You are ready to launch your new podcast and it’s time to approach quality guests. But how do you get their attention and communicate your show’s message and value without previous episodes for them to listen to? Through a custom made show one sheet! A professional show one sheet will communicate your show’s message and establish both your show and yourself as host credibility, making it easier for potential guests to say yes; Invaluable! Jessica Rhodes is the founder and CEO of InterviewConnections.com, the premier Guest Booking agency for podcasters and guest experts, and she is the acclaimed author of Interview Connections: How to #RockThePodcast From Both Sides of the Mic!
After working as a virtual assistant, booking her clients for interviews on podcasts, she saw there was a big need in the marketplace for connecting great guests with top podcasts. Today, Jessica and her team of highly trained booking agents secure hundreds of interviews a month on industry specific podcasts for their clients. Jessica is the host of Interview Connections TV, where each week she helps her viewers rock the podcast from both sides of the mic. She hosts The Interview Connections podcast and co-hosts The Podcast Producers. The Podcast Producers was selected by Apple as a “How to Podcast” show in iTunes and has also been included in the syllabus for a course about podcasting and audio journalism at Western University in Ontario, Canada. Jessica is a sought after speaker on the power of podcast interviews. She speaks regularly at Dream Business Academy and has shared the stage with top podcasters at Podcast Movement and Podcast New England. She lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two kids. To order the book click HERE
Every business is a system – Simple_Complexity reveals the structure and dynamics of the system so you can excel at managing it.
Every manager knows a business is a system, yet very few have studied systems thinking or system dynamics. This is a critical oversight, one which Simple_Complexity remedies. Simple_Complexity reveals the fundamental system archetype at work in your enterprise and prescribes new and exciting ways to re-invigorate your management thinking. Picking up where the greats in management thought leave off, Simple_Complexity provide a systems context that powerfully enriches traditional management thought and practice.
Dr. William (Willy) Donaldson is a Entrepreneur, Beloved Professor, Systems Thinker, Professor of Management at the Joseph W. Luter, III School of Business at Christopher Newport University.
Willy has over 30 years of experience as a Board member and President and has been CEO of 8 companies including a publicly traded company and an international joint-venture. Willy is the Founder and President of Strategic Venture Planning, a management consulting firm that assists boards, investors and senior management teams maximize results. His experience runs from start-up to International 50 companies, private and public companies, from services to manufacturing, from low to high tech and from for profit to not for profit. He is a member of the International Council on Systems Engineering, where he chairs the Enterprise Systems working group world-wide.
He recently just received a professor position with UVA.
Put More Time on Your Side: How to Manage Your Life in a Digital World, sociologist, business, and relationship expert Dr. Jan Yager helps you to become more efficient in a work world that is more demanding and 24/7 than ever before.
In this concise and provocative book, you will learn:
The #1 factor you can control to revolutionize your time management. How to deal with distractions and fragmentation. Coping with time wasters like over-scheduling, inadequate pacing, poor planning, procrastination, or perfection. How to master office relationships and politics to save time. Cultural considerations.
Sociologist/time/people guru; author of 40+ books, Jan Yager has a Ph.D. in sociology from The City University of New York Graduate Center, where she had a pre-doctoral National Science Foundation fellowship.
Jan also has an M.A. in criminal justice from Goddard College Graduate Program and a B.A. in fine arts from Hofstra University where she was Art Student of the Year.
With unfiltered observations and sometimes dark humor, author Dayna Steele chronicled her mother’s journey with Alzheimer’s on Facebook. This collection of Alzheimer’s updates posted on the social media network includes biting humor and raw emotion as Dayna carries you from the diagnosis to the inevitable end. Also included are sections from a neurologist, Long Term Care insurance specialist, other caregivers, documents expert, elder care attorney, and an assisted living advisor. This is a journey way too many of us are going to experience in one way or another. If you have to experience Alzheimer’s and chances are you will – do it like Dayna with love, wit, and wine. I would normally never read a book about Alzheimer’s or click LIKE on a Facebook post about someone’s declining mother.
Dayna Steele sneaked past my defenses the same way that she dealt with her own misery – with humor – by making me laugh, she managed to break my heart. –Lisa Gray, Houston Chronicle Gray Matters These observations are so gripping and so graphic. –a Facebook comment This book is going to be of tremendous help to so many. –Dr. Roy Goldberg, Geriatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Armed with her radio and retail experience, Steele began her motivational speaking career and wrote her first book, “Rock to the Top: What I Learned About Success From the World’s Greatest Rock Stars”, a rare combination of memoirs and motivational advice that she learned during her long career.
Peter Georgescu arrived in this country as a penniless Romanian refugee and rose to become the CEO of Young & Rubicam. This is why he’s so heartsick that with flat wages, disappearing jobs, and a shrinking middle class, his kind of rags-to-riches story doesn’t seem possible now. But he has a message for his fellow CEOs: we’re the ones who must take the lead in fixing the economy.
Marshaling deeply sobering statistics, Georgescu depicts the stark reality of America today: a nation with greater wealth inequality and lower social mobility than just about any other country in the developed world. But the problem isn’t that free-market capitalism no longer works—it’s that it’s been hijacked by shareholder primacy. Where once our business leaders looked to the needs and interests of a variety of stakeholders—employees, community members, the business itself—now they’re myopically focused on maximizing their shareholders’ quarterly returns.
Peter’s American journey started with a gifted admission to Exeter Academy in the fall of 1954—which generously overlooked his inability to speak English and having had no formal schooling since second grade. He then went on to graduate from Princeton University, cum laude, and earned an MBA degree from Stanford Business School. In 1963 he entered Young & Rubicam as a trainee in their research department. Thirty-seven years later he retired as Chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam with Y&R at the pinnacle of the advertising and related communications industry.
Capitalists Arise! shows how the short-term thinking spawned by shareholder primacy lies at the root of our current economic malaise and social breakdown. But Georgescu offers concrete actions that capitalists themselves can take to create a better future. The irony is that if businesses do this, shareholders will do even better. In the long run, businesses can thrive only when society is healthy and strong. This book is a manifesto calling on capitalists to heal the nation that has given them so much.
Peter Andrew Georgescu, Chairman Emeritus of Young & Rubicam, was born on the eve of the Second World War in Bucharest, Romania. His Romanian parents were educated in England and France. Peter’s father was the Managing Director of Exxon’s operation in Romania. While on a business trip to New York in 1947, the Iron Curtain fell and Peter’s parents could not return to Romania. Overnight they became the enemy of the Communist regime (his father would have been killed if he’d returned to Romania).
Peter and his brother were left in Romania with his grandparents and would remain apart from his mother and father for eight years. His grandfather was seized and imprisoned as a political threat, and then murdered in captivity. Shortly after his grandfather was taken away, Peter, only nine years old, was arrested along with his brother and grandmother and sent to a work camp. In 1953 his father was approached by Romanian Communist diplomats in New York and asked to spy for them in exchange for keeping his children alive. Georgescu’s parents refused and went to the press, causing an international scandal. With the intervention of Congressman Frances Bolton and President Eisenhower, the boys were reunited with their parents in April of 1954.
Under Mr. Georgescu’s leadership, Young & Rubicam successfully transformed from a private to a publicly-held company. During his tenure, Young & Rubicam built the most extensive database on global branding and, from its findings, developed a proprietary model for diagnosing and managing brands. Within the marketing community, he is known as a leading proponent of creating unified communications programs, agency accountability for measuring the impact of communications programs, and structuring value-based agency compensation.
We are operating in a world defined by rapid-fire change, shifting markets, and a high demand for innovation. Yet, in spite of the world’s battle cry for newness and growth, businesses continue to suffer from net margin erosion, lack of productivity, and a decline in employee morale.
In DECIDE TO PROFIT: 9 Steps to a Better Bottom Line, Dorriah L. Rogers, Ph.D. – CEO of Paradyne Consulting Works, a firm serving Fortune 100 and 500 organizations, large government entities, and the U.S. military – argues that leaders and employees need a renewed focus on the very reason businesses operate if they want to thrive ahead of the curve. That is, a simple and clear-cut path to a profitable bottom line that anyone can implement.
“The key to adapting to increasingly tough competition and exceling within ever-changing markets is not the latest program du jour of management fads and language,” says Rogers. “Rather, it’s simply focusing all efforts on the money.”
DECIDE TO PROFIT demonstrates success is research-backed, uncomplicated, and democratic (that is, all ranks of an organization are aligned with common business goals). In writing the book, Rogers has already done the hard work on the back end for organizations in any industry to fall back on by vetting, curating, and codifying research, case studies, and intensive problem-solving with thousands of employees, managers, and executives experiencing an inability to tie innovation and growth to bottom-line profit. From her research and experience working with some of the largest and most complex projects and organizations across the continent, she offers a straightforward 9 step program built from both a bottom-up and top-down approach to maintaining and growing net profit: employees are empowered to follow a clear systematic process for decision-making related to the financial goals of their company and managers are offered a ready tool to continuously shape their organizational culture and business outcomes.
Increasingly, identity theft is a fact of life. We might once have hoped to protect ourselves from hackers with airtight passwords and aggressive spam folders, and those are good ideas as far as they go. But the truth is, there are people out there — a lot of them — who treat stealing your identity as a full-time job.
One such company is a nameless firm located in Russia, which has a trove of over a billion internet passwords. Another set up a website full of live streams of hacked web cameras, showing everything from people’s offices and lobbies to the feeds from baby monitors. Even purchases made in person are still logged by retailers like Target, who are famously vulnerable to hackers.
Adam Levin, a longtime consumer advocate and identity fraud expert, is your guide to this brave new world. By telling memorable stories and extracting the relevant lessons, he offers a strategy for dealing with these risks.
“Most organizations direct the majority of their development resources to the C-suite, but still expect mid-level managers to attract, engage, retain, and develop talent,” say management consultants Larry Sternberg and Kim Turnage, authors of the new book MANAGING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE: How To Engage, Retain, & Develop Talent For Maximum Performance. “Successfully juggling everyday duties while maintaining team performance and leading around roadblocks leaves little room for management planning.” The book serves as a guide to help readers grow as managers, with a series of lessons drawn from Sternberg’s own experience, as well practical exercises that put the principles into action.
In the pursuit of business goals and promotions, it’s easy for managers to lose sight of the needs of their employees. Yet managers who want to stand out from the pack would do well to focus on making a difference in the lives of the people they manage.
Larry Sternberg is a senior executive at management consulting firm Talent Plus, Inc. where he has designed and conducted training programs on a variety of topics for thousands of executives and managers.
The Right--and Wrong--Stuff is a candid, unvarnished guide to the bumpy road to success. The shocking truth is that 98 percent of us have at least one career-derailment risk factor, and half to two-thirds actually go off the rails. And the reason why people get fired, demoted, or plateau is because they let the wrong stuff act out, not because they lack talent, energy, experience, or credentials.
What makes some leaders effective when the stakes are high, while others fall short? Why are some able to not only survive but to lead their organizations to new heights even in risky, fast-changing times?
In her new book, HIGH-STAKES LEADERSHIP: LEADING THROUGH CRISIS WITH COURAGE, JUDGMENT AND FORTITUDE, Dierickx shows that successful leaders are expert practitioners in high-stakes leadership – the ability to lead effectively in times of whitewater change and great risk. This kind of leading requires the courage to make conscious decisions, the judgment to separate information from short-term trends, and the fortitude to remain true to oneself and one’s mission.
Constance Dierickx, PhD, is The Decision Doctor®. She specializes in working with organizations in high-stakes transitions. She helps organizations with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, CEO succession, strategic change and crisis.
Dierickx draws from more than twenty-five years of experience working with clients such as AAA, the Boys and Girls Club of America, IBM and Olive Garden to detail a 3-part model that is accessible to anyone – at any level in any organization, big or small. This model illuminates the mind-sets, strategies and tactics used to make tough decisions, take an unpopular stand or ignore convention.
For many years, Chris has seen people aspiring to make changes and grow but struggled at different phases of their career and life. He is just like you, a regular person that has faced similar struggles. Chris shares from experience what has worked successfully through hard work and dedication to help in your challenges. We all reach crossroads in our lives. Is it your time to make life changing decisions to become the person you always aspired too but felt was never within your reach or were not deserving? Most important, are you willing to commit full heartedly to becoming your better self that leads to: – Feeling and looking better than you ever have in your life – More money while having fun pursuing your passion – Better personal relationships – More freedom. The solution always evolves out of the problem or challenge.
The issue is that many people operate their lives and business in the effect of the “root cause” of their problems. They manage the effect but do not address the “root cause.” This book shows people how to address their “root cause” then release it over time creating new and healthier habits that lead to prosperity in all areas.
The higher position in an organization one aspires to, the more critical soft skills of leadership and communications are to success. In a world where instant messaging, social media, and on-demand news and entertainment are stretching attention spans to the limit, the ability to communicate effectively separates those who join the executive ranks from the also-rans.
In COMMUNICATE LIKE A LEADER: Connecting Strategically To Inspire, Coach, And Get Things Done, Dianna Booher, a leading authority on leadership communication and executive presence, provides principles and techniques for communicating strategically rather than micromanaging. Strategic communication forms the core of leadership: messages, meetings, conversations, discussions, presentations and press conferences that have pivotal, long-term consequences. Every time a leader speaks, meets, negotiates, writes, or networks, he or she has the opportunity to clarify or confuse, motivate or demoralize, engage or enrage. “Strategic thinkers stand out from the crowd,” says Booher. “Big-picture thinking uniquely positions you as the resource for problem analysis and innovation.”
The lifeblood of any services business is its clients. Those who deal with clients day-to-day—the Account Leads—must keep the clients coming back for more. But clients can sometimes be difficult to please. In My Client is the Devil (And Other Myths), Drs. Steve Fedorko and Mark McKinney take a closer look at the relationship between the Account Lead and the client. What is different, and groundbreaking, about their approach is that they focus not on processes or approaches to make the client happy, but how to help the Account Lead thrive, not just survive, in this chaotic world. Using their vast experience and their backgrounds in psychology, they outline a simple path to a richer, happier, more fulfilling life at work and at home for the Account Lead, because fulfilled Account Leads result in happier clients almost every time.
Stacie Solie is on a mission to inspire women to be the healthiest versions of themselves so they can be free of physical and financial pain and have the confidence to live the life they truly deserve.
This interview with Stacie Solie is done in partnership with NowSCPress. It is a part of our Game Changing Faith series.
Have you struggled to reach your goal weight? Tried every diet under the sun and become so frustrated you don’t know which way to turn? What if maintaining a healthy weight and fitness level isn’t about what diet you’re on or what exercise class you choose?
In Loving Yourself Healthy, you’ll find that secret, in concrete, doable action steps that take you from where you are right now to the healthy, happy life you have always wanted.
UNSTOPPABLE takes the most valuable lessons and top commonalities on how to succeed and lays out the 9 principles for unlimited success… in both business, and in life. Proven by author Kelly Roach’s award-winning career in corporate and as an entrepreneur, UNSTOPPABLE is set to inspire everyone from the new entrepreneur to the seasoned CEO.
In this much anticipated book, Kelly Roach breaks down the top lessons she’s learned throughout her award-winning career, blended together with lessons from some of the top industry leaders in the world today in a way that’s easy-to understand and motivating. From NFL Cheerleader to million dollar business mogul, internationally acclaimed entrepreneur, business coach, and rapid results expert, Kelly knows first-hand what it takes to become “unstoppable.”
Thinking Outside of the Box
The Healy family’s life changed forever on December 6, 1997. On the cool Saturday morning, their bubbly three-year-old daughter, Monica, fell off a Christmas parade float and was rushed to The Hospital for Sick Children. What began as a fun-filled day quickly turned to near tragedy. Although Monica would eventually recover from her injuries, the experience gave the Healy family new perspective on the importance of having a world-class hospital so close to home. It was the beginning of an incredible philanthropic relationship with SickKids Foundation.
We wanted to make a lasting impact on the future of SickKids,” says Mark Healy, Monica’s father.“You don’t need a lot of money to leave a significant gift. Sometimes you just need to think outside of the box.”
“Knowing that I’m changing the lives of children is pretty cool,” says Monica, now 17.
Thinking outside of the box is exactly what the Healy family did. All four children – Monica, Danielle, Cameron and Devin – have decided to give $2 a day toward their own life insurance policy in support of SickKids Foundation. Each policy is worth $250,000, bringing the total contribution to $1 million.
When planning charitable donations, life insurance policies are often overlooked.
But for the Healy family, the choice was easy. By regularly contributing to their life insurance policies, the Healy children have the opportunity to watch their gift grow while learning the importance of making a positive impact on their community. They are learning first-hand how one person can truly make a difference in the lives
of the next generation.
“Knowing that I’m changing the lives of children is pretty cool,” says Monica, now 17.“Giving up $2 a day isn’t hard either – one less trip to Starbucks.”
“The best part about this is that anyone can do it. Any family has this within their reach,” adds Mark. “My children and I encourage more families to think outside the box and find ways to make a meaningful difference in their community today.”
Too many leaders fail to ask the two most important questions about their company: Who are we? And why do we matter?
Like people, companies are organisms that reflect their creators, their environments, their obstacles, and their strengths. They carry a core instruction set that informs the actions and outcomes of their work. In short, they have DNA – what Cunningham calls corporate DNA – and there are three types: Mothers (customer-oriented), Mechanics (product-oriented) and Missionaries (concept-oriented).
Using Cunningham’s DNA-based methodology, you’ll perform “genetic testing” on your company, examine the market through the six Cs of positioning, and develop your positioning statement―a rational, factual statement about your company’s unique role and relevance. Then, and only then, can you create a branding and marketing strategy that will build market momentum and crush the competition.
The business and self-help shelves may be overflowing with success books, but author Libby Gill has found a totally fresh perspective on the topic of leadership: hope.
“Libby Gill offers us a roadmap to be positive and hopeful for the future. This is a must-read for those of us ready to embrace true hope!” ―Marshall Goldsmith, author of the #1 New York Timesbestseller Triggers
Libby is the founder and CEO of executive coaching and consulting firm Libby Gill & Company.
Zeroing in on what she sees as the defining issue of creating a more purposeful and productive workplace, Gill explains the science of hope theory, which is “the interconnection between beliefs and behaviors,” and explores how it can shift mindsets from siloed to collaborative and productivity levels from sluggish to robust.
In this poignant book, Shirley tells the tragic, yet hopeful story of Matthew DeRemer who suffered from bi-polar disorder.
Life is often difficult. It comes with a myriad of unanticipated situations and unexpected challenges. Some are extremely complicated—but does the answer to that question have to be? Complicated, I mean. What if the answer to our most complicated, tragic, and difficult experiences is really simple? It doesn’t make the journey any less difficult. It doesn’t mean the process is any less arduous. Often, though, we find the simplest response is the most comforting and sufficient. Matthew’s story is difficult and complicated.
This interview with Shirley Jump is done in partnership with NowSCPress. It is a part of our Game Changing Faith series.
Anyone concerned about finances―and that’s just about everyone―will welcome this step-by-step guide to opening up about a difficult subject. It offers a strategy that can save money, improve relationships, and help people raise fiscally responsible children.
This interview with Kathleen Burns Kingsbury discusses the following:
• Discusses the societal, familial, and personal roadblocks that make talking about money and finance challenging
• Explores gender differences when it comes to talking about money and how “money silence” contributes to the wage gap for women
• Reveals the cost of living in “money silence,” including how it contributes to the high U.S. divorce rate, how it inhibits the ability of some parents to raise financially literate and responsible children, and how it stops families from successfully passing on wealth
• Identifies common money myths that fuel financial misunderstandings and mistakes, and offers tools for uncovering these fallacies
• Shows how the financial advising industry has colluded with the idea that men and women don’t need to talk about family finances as a couple—and how advisors can advocate for change
• Shares practical, easy-to-implement tips and tools for talking about money with partners, parents, siblings, children, and employers/employees
• Offers a “Money Talk Challenge” coaching exercise at the end of each chapter, with a special section on how advisors can use these tools with clients
Is it possible for entrepreneurs to succeed at growing ventures without early-stage venture capital? Based on the fact that more than 9 out of 10 of America’s billion-dollar entrepreneurs did take off without early-stage VC, Dileep Rao says YES!
In Nothing Ventured, Everything Gained, Dileep Rao shatters the dominant myth that entrepreneurs need early-stage venture capital to build a giant business. In fact, says Rao, by avoiding or even delaying VC, billion-dollar entrepreneurs can control their companies and the wealth created by them–and retain more of that wealth. The book is based on 30 of Rao’s interviews with billion-dollar entrepreneurs (BDEs) and hundred-million-dollar entrepreneurs (HMDEs) and the analysis of the strategies of 85 BDEs. The author introduces the finance-smart skills, opportunity secrets, and strategy secrets of BDEs who took off without VC, and proves his points via stories of successful giants like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steve Jobs.
Every entrepreneur will do well to read and benefit from Rao’s invaluable insights and expertise.
Dileep Rao, PhD, financed the growth of hundreds of businesses and real estate projects over the twenty-three years he was VP of financing and business development at a venture development and finance institution. He advises entrepreneurs, governments, Fortune 1000 corporations, and financial institutions on building big businesses with finance-smart strategies. Dr. Rao is a clinical professor of entrepreneurship at Florida International University and has taught at Stanford University, the University of Minnesota, and in executive MBA programs in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
Stephanie Costolo went from having it all—a husband, two kids, a home—to losing everything and starting from scratch in a new state, completely on her own. Her courage and her relationship with God were tested during that turbulent year, but in the end, she emerged stronger than ever.
This touching interview with Stephanie Costolo is done in partnership with NowSCPress. It is a part of our Game Changing Legacy series.
Her story in What Matters Most of All: The Year I Turned Thirty is moving, inspiring and empowering. What Matters Most of All is a series written for women who are searching for fulfillment and answers in their lives. Share our laughs and our tears, and find a common link with women who may look like they have it all together on the outside, but have worked hard to overcome difficult trials with faith and grace. Stephanie’s incredible journey will inspire and encourage any woman struggling with change and growth. She shares the lessons she learned, and gives other women advice for not just surviving, but flourishing amidst the biggest challenges in life.
Stephanie is the Editor in Chief of Resident Magazine and is also the Florida Regional Manager, TraffickingFree Zone at U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking.
The Seed Was Always There - from the What Matters Most Series by Lucy Kyllonen and Lena Meadowcroft
Are you struggling to maintain your faith in a fallen world? Finding challenges in your everyday life, and wishing you could draw closer to God? In the newest book in our What Matters Most of All series, The Seed Was Always There: Impactful Stories from Women Pastors, ordinary topics that present extraordinary challenges are tackled with honesty and faith.
Issues tackled in this book range from pride to success, failure to guilt, anger to fear. These two experienced women pastors don't hold back in broaching these subjects. They provide advice that is immediately applicable, helping readers navigate the modern world while still growing in their faith. The Seed Was Always There will not only help you rediscover your connection to your Creator, but also give you tools to strengthen the foundation of your belief. Packed with real-life examples, biblical references and thought-provoking discussion questions, this book will help you grow and find the connection to God that you have been craving.
In this poignant book, Shirley tells the tragic, yet hopeful story of Matthew DeRemer who suffered from bi-polar disorder.
Life is often difficult. It comes with a myriad of unanticipated situations and unexpected challenges. Some are extremely complicated—but does the answer to that question have to be? Complicated, I mean. What if the answer to our most complicated, tragic, and difficult experiences is really simple? It doesn’t make the journey any less difficult. It doesn’t mean the process is any less arduous. Often, though, we find the simplest response is the most comforting and sufficient. Matthew’s story is difficult and complicated.
This interview with Shirley Jump is done in partnership with NowSCPress. It is a part of our Game Changing Faith series.
Narrated by Linda Rendleman, MS, CEO and Cofounder of the Women Like Us Foundation, she introduces you to women who have a heart for making a difference for humanity. Youll read personal stories and strategies from women such as Dianne Hudson, past producer of the Oprah Winfrey Show; Catt Sadler of E! News; Ida Odinga, former first lady of Kenya; Nancy Noël, International Artist and more. Through these womens stories and remarks, coupled with Linda Rendlemans own personal story of empowerment and experiences combined with womens charitable and corporate leadership, the reader will understand that she, too, in whatever capacity she chooses, can be a part of changing the world.
Grit & Grace is a collection of quotes, stories and sage advice from female trailblazers, creatively designed to inspire modern-day leaders.
Powerful words from groundbreakers like Marie Curie and Susan B. Anthony have moved and motivated us for generations. Today, many more women and girls are leading the way across all walks of life. From the authors of the breakout inspirational book Beautifully Said comes Grit & Grace, a showcase of the brilliant minds, innovative careers, and fascinating backstories of female leaders. You'll find world-famous and less-visible changemakers, including Nobel winners, CEOs and pop stars...plus, an artisan ice cream maker, police chief, bishop, orchestra conductor and cruise ship captain.
Grit & Grace is the perfect companion for dreaming up fresh possibilities and translating vision into action. Its pages pair sourced quotations with the uncommon stories of a host of remarkable women, readying today's leaders to imagine new futures. Plus, it's stylishly designed so readers can creatively share what inspires them. The book makes a meaningful gift for sisters, daughters, friends, teammates, teachers, colleagues, newly minted grads, and the other dreamers and doers in your life.
The principles of Tell Me More are told in story format through the eyes of the primary character, Maria Sanchez. Maria is an experienced and successful manager moving into the role of CEO for a national vision-care company. Through her journey she recognizes that she must empower her team if the company is going to move from complacency into growth-mode. With the help of a speaker and consultant, Jane Smith, she employs the Tell Me More strategy to get her team to embrace new concepts, to empower themselves, and to empower the people that report to them.
My premise is that most employees can be better trained, motivated and developed by using a simple strategy, called Tell Me More. This strategy allows managers and leaders to better understand the mindset and challenges of their employees by listening them, helping them to “unpack” the challenges they face, and empower them to make better decisions. This empowerment leads to a stronger employee with a greater sense of commitment to the company and to the mission of their jobs.
Many managers, especially those new to management, often believe that their job is to have all the answers and to force compliance. This only leads to a dissatisfied employee and a negative work environment.
I seek to make people proficient in a strategy that is simple, but not easy. It is easier to jump in and give guidance and direction rather than helping an employee to understand and reach solid decisions on their own. But the reward for this method is extremely loyal employees who are committed both to the manager, and to the company.
In business and life, there are often moments when one simply can't seem to find a way forward. Searching in the past for solutions to persistent problems results in frustration and confusion. Issues in corporate teamwork and individual relationships can feel overwhelming and even insurmountable. There's a lack of control and a sense of being stuck. B State provides a clear roadmap from point A to point B to rapidly achieve measurable, breakthrough results. It's about a true transformation that removes old mindsets and silos, while replacing inefficient behaviors with desired habits to quickly create the highest performing culture for groundbreaking business outcomes.
Equipped with over 30 years of professional and academic expertise, author, speaker, and change agent Mark Samuel helps companies (and the individuals that comprise them) achieve their B State, enabling them to make the necessary changes they didn't think were possible. His strategies for finding and enacting solutions to complex challenges use real life examples to help readers embrace accountability and envision their success in order to achieve the transformation they need. This book focuses readers on where they want to go, and it helps them get there fast.
Written for business executives, managers, supervisors, and leaders at all levels, this is a book about how to not just do business but also live life. It brings about the dynamic forward launch readers are looking for, creating results that are both unprecedented and sustainable.
The old way of selling is to push a message or product. The new way of selling is to pull people in with a compelling story - one that is magnetic to clients.
Better Selling Through Storytelling helps people become master storytellers so they can truly love what they do and get off the self-esteem roller coaster of only feeling good if their numbers are up. John Livesay encourages listeners to give up selling - and become storytellers instead! He teaches sales representatives and entrepreneurs alike how to become irresistible to their clients and what the best storytelling strategy is to get a yes.
From learning how not to take rejection personally to overcoming the three faces of fear, listeners learn to embrace disruption with new tools that prepare them for any unexpected waves that come their way and how to get the sale.
Through a unique combination of stunning, captivating images of front line combat and deeply engaging narrative, War Moments brings modern combat alive like no other book ever has. Photographer / Author Ed Darack has published photographs, articles, and books about modern war for some of the world's most highly respected media outlets, including Newsweek (cover photographer and writer of a cover article), Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine (where his a contributing editor and has had two of images used on the magazine's cover and has written three cover articles), and many others. In creating War Moments, Darack has carefully selected his very best images, and has deftly crafted insightful and compelling narrative about each - the most thought-provoking story behind each image.
Each image and associated story stands as its own chapter in War Moments. With bold, dynamic imagery, and stunning prose, readers of all walks of life throughout the world will cherish War Moments. Darack's images include those taken from the front lines of the war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan, and during training throughout the world. He's been given unprecedented access throughout his dozens of embeds, including four to Afghanistan and two to Iraq. This book was created for all those interested in the experience of war, and dramatically pulls the reader in through both images and text.
In a world full of quick fixes and hyper-aggressive focus on systematized sales, S.M.I.L.E. takes readers on a different path: better sales and better living through relationship-building. Written for both rookie and veteran real estate agents and salespeople everywhere, this book is the antidote to the frenzied, formulaic, and pressure-driven sales tactics so common in the real estate world and other industries. S.M.I.L.E. is a business parable about: Living life with integrity, authenticity, and passion Helping others become the best version of themselves Transformation and personal growth in sales Not just another gimmicky sales and business methodology, S.M.I.L.E. shows readers how to build relationships that will yield a bountiful harvest of sales not just today but for the long term, using effective, people-centered sales strategies everyone feels good about. Agents and salespeople will learn how to not only apply a relationship-based approach to successful selling but also carve out a meaningful legacy in their work and lives.
In S.M.I.L.E., Steve Rigby, author of Circle Selling — A Revolutionary Approach to Sales Success and CEO of New Wings, a firm that helps salespeople, sales teams, and companies get in the ''people'' business, redefines success and focuses readers on making a difference, not just a dollar. This is a book about loving what you do, doing it in a way that impacts lives, and reaching new heights of personal and professional success.
Crack the Funding Code demystifies the world of angel investing, venture capital, and corporate funding and lays out a strategic pathway for any entrepreneur to secure funding fast.
Lack of funding is one of the biggest reasons small businesses fail. In 2016 in the United States alone, more than 31 percent of small business owners reported that they could not access adequate capital, and the lack of capital prevented them from growing the business/expanding operations, increasing inventory, or financing increased sales.
Most business owners believe that their only feasible funding options are (1) savings or personal credit, (2) friends and family or (3) bank loans. They may have heard about venture capitalists or angel investors, but they don’t have enough information about what these investors do, what they can provide for a business, and on what terms. What’s worse, entrepreneurs often don’t know how to access the people who are looking to put their money into young companies with potential.
Finally, business owners don’t have enough expertise to navigate the treacherous waters of outside funding. Many small companies don’t believe they are the type of company that gets funded. Even when business owners are brave enough to look for the right outside investors, they don’t know how to create the compelling pitches or how to structure the deals that will get them the funding to expand and grow.
Crack the Funding Code will show readers how to find the money, create pitches that attract investors, and then structure fair, ethical deals that will bring them new sources of outside capital and invaluable professional advice. It will give readers the broader perspective—how funding works, how investors think, and what they need to hear to put their money where your mouth is. Every entrepreneur who reads this book will get easy-to-follow deal checklists, a roadmap of where and how to locate the best funding resources and top business mentors for their particular industry and/or geographical location, and a step-by-step process to create pitches that make their idea or business irresistible.
It’s not profit over people that will make your business successful―it’s when you combine people and profits that you become A HERO LEADER Today’s leaders need to engage, connect with, listen to and include their employees and customers in the conversation surrounding the business. The Hero Factor discusses the importance of a strong company culture as the backbone of any successful business. Companies with leadership that dismisses the importance of transparency in today’s world are more likely to be called out for not living up to the mission statements on their websites.
Dive in and learn how to implement the traits that will help them become a hero entrepreneur, change their organization, live their values, and create a winning culture where they:
Invest in people as a path to more inclusion Recast the role of business leadership beyond politics Serve others/the common good Avoid failure, reasons why not, and the lure of the dark side when things get tough Know the line between hero and martyr Create the next generation of hero leaders
From the bestselling authors of The Power of Visual Storytelling comes the highly anticipated follow-up, The Laws of Brand Storytelling―the definitive quick-reading rulebook for how to use the power of storytelling to win over customers’ hearts, minds, and long-term loyalty
We have been sharing stories from the beginning of human civilization―for good reason. Stories captivate our attention and build communities by bringing ideas, emotions, and experiences to life in a memorable way. This is proving to be an increasingly potent strategy in the era of the connected digital consumer. With consumers more empowered than ever before, your brand isn’t what you say it is anymore, it is what consumers say it is. As a result, capturing customers’ hearts and minds today requires businesses to prioritize emotional connections with customers, to be in the moment, having authentic conversations, to share relevant, inspiring stories that move and motivate people to take action.
How?
By following these laws:
•The Protagonist Laws: Know Who You Are •The Strategy Laws: Understand Your Goals •The Discovery Laws: Find Your Story •The Story-Making Laws: Craft Your Story •The Channel Laws: Share Your Story •The Laws of Engagement: Engage with Your Communities
Packed with inspiring tips, strategies, and stories from two leading marketing innovators, The Laws of Brand Storytelling shows business leaders and marketing professionals the power storytelling has to positively impact and differentiate your business, attract new customers, and inspire new levels of brand advocacy. The authors lay down the law―literally―for readers through a compelling step-by-step process of defining who you are as a brand, setting a clear strategy, sourcing the best stories for your business, and crafting and delivering compelling narratives for maximum effect. Win your customers’ hearts and minds, and you win their business and their loyalty.
Gallup reports that only 13% of employees are engaged at work. Why so low? Many leaders struggle to effectively engage and inspire their teams. Often, we are so distracted with the day-to-day tasks that we can overlook key fundamentals in building a strong workplace culture empowering employee allegiance and job satisfaction.
The 7 Intuitive Laws of Employee Loyalty is a guidebook of implementable tactics and skills for organizational leaders looking to curate a positive workplace culture that engages and inspires their teams to do their best work. Author Heather R. Younger, J.D., examines and illuminates 7 laws that will put any leader in the driver’s seat to create a more engaged and loyal staff. Want to positively move the needle on your employee engagement numbers? Embrace the laws found in this book to create employee loyalty and catapult your organization!
Read this book if you want: 1. To transform your leadership mindset 2. To endear your team members to you or your organizational leaders 3. To differentiate your employee experience 4. To master employee retention
DISRUPT YOURSELF: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work by Whitney Johnson
Consider this simple yet powerful idea: disruptive companies and ideas upend markets by doing something truly different—they see a need, an empty space waiting to be filled, and they dare to create something for which a market may not yet exist.
As president and co-founder of Rose Park Advisors’ Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen, Whitney Johnson utilized the theory of disruptive innovation to invest in publicly traded stocks and private early stage companies. In this book, she will help you understand how the frameworks of disruptive innovation can apply to you.
We are living in an era of accelerating disruption—managing the S-curve waves of learning and mastering is a requisite skill. If you want to be successful in unexpected ways, follow your own disruptive path. Dare to innovate. Do something astonishing. Disrupt yourself™.
Whitney Johnson is the leading thinker on driving innovation through personal disruption. Johnson is the co-founder of Rose Park Advisors, along with Clayton Christensen where they led the seed round for Korea’s Coupang, currently valued at $5+ billion. Having served as president from 2007-2012, Johnson was involved in fund formation, capital raising, and the development of the fund’s strategy. During her tenure, the CAGR of the Fund was 11.98% v. 1.22% for the S&P 500.
Her website is http://whitneyjohnson.com/
To order the book click HERE
From the CEO of Seamless.ai comes a book that will change the way you think about selling – featuring 50+ top sales leaders. Most salespeople do not achieve extraordinary results. Those that do all have one thing in common:
A collection of secret strategies, philosophies and frameworks they use every day to find and close more sales.
Every top salesperson has their “Secret Sauce.” They just haven’t revealed it….until now.
Strategies and Playbooks You’ll get helpful advice on how to implement each tip, what tools to use, and where you can go if you need more help.
Actionable Tips You’ll get access to an exclusive collection of 100 effective growth strategies and techniques that we’ve used to help businesses grow.
Examples of Use You’ll get to read about examples of real companies and people that have or are currently using these growth strategies to get ahead in their industries.
How to Get Started You’ll get helpful advice on how to implement each tip, what tools to use, and where you can go if you need more help.
Somewhere along the way, we got distracted. As much as we multitask, love our devices and feel like we’re in control, deep down we know that something is off. Shortened attention spans, declines in critical thinking, lack of sleep, self-doubt and decreased creativity are just some of the effects coming to light in an age of digital distraction.
It’s time to reclaim our lives. It’s time to take control.
Lifescale is a journey of self-discovery and growth. It’s about getting back into balance and remastering our destinies. Author Brian Solis knows first-hand. He struggled with distraction and all of its ill-effects. To get his life back, he developed a set of techniques, exercises, and thought experiments designed to tame the chaos, and positively and productively navigate our day-to-day lives. Instead of falling victim to the never-ending cycle of newsfeeds, Likes, addictive apps, and boredom scrolling (aka the endless scroll), we can learn to manage our time and inspire our own lives in a way that will bring meaning back—without sacrificing the benefits that our devices bring us.
In Lifescale, Brian has done the legwork to pull together scientific findings and practical tools into one book. Readers—especially those who are distracted—will connect with the humor, pathos, and inspiration inside. Using this book’s simple but powerful lessons, we can:
Identify sources of distraction and turn attention toward creativity and productivity Understand and resist the manipulative techniques that turn us into digital addicts Find meaning and purpose to guide our time in more meaningful ways Visualize future success to successfully dive into deep work and stop procrastinating Break bad habits, establish rituals, and establish routines that help you achieve goals Nurture imagination and learn to express ourselves more artistically Maximize productivity with simple but effective strategies Focus for extended periods and make breaks more restorative Foster a strong sense of purpose in life and identify the steps needed to bring it to life every day Smile more and build self-esteem With the renewed perspective Lifescale offers, we can finally learn to prioritize what matters, and live our digital and physical lives with intention and true happiness.
The only language you need to know to change your results. Inside each of us is a vision of how things could be. Yet most people remain frustrated by a lack of impact, unable to connect and inspire the people they care about the most. Why?
There’s a language we understand, but rarely use. A language that’s sincere. Powerful. Compelling. A language of words—and actions—that can’t be denied.
Leadership Language will help you to peel back the ineffective “business speak”, so you can change the conversation. And change your results. Imagine what could happen when you replace frustration with an irresistible vision—for yourself, your team and your organization.
Today’s leaders face so many challenges—employee retention, operational efficiency, culture, collaboration, leading across generations, and more—but communication is at the heart of every one of those issues. A clear message with a powerful delivery gets you halfway home. Honing in on your next conversation can drive more impact, better relationships, and greater overall effectiveness. For yourself. Your career. Your company.
They say there’s nothing that can stop an idea whose time has come. So, take the lead. It’s time for you to create what’s missing. And Leadership Language will show you how.
Get clear on your vision, get aligned with your story, and get others engaged with your message Connect with the people that matter most, in a way that invites innovation and new outcomes Find the courage to move forward, conquer change, and create powerful impact—while you help others do the same From student leaders to the C-suite, there is only one way for a leader to make an impact: communication. Leadership Language is your personal guide to mastering critical skills and unveiling your authentic potential.
Julia Campbell - Storytelling in the Digital Age
Storytelling is the most effective way to grow support and to keep donors engaged. It's all about crafting authentic, real, emotional stories about the work that you do every day.
Sharing gripping stories using social media is a powerful way to showcase the results of your work. Social media, combined with great websites, blogs, and email tactics, is being used successfully to raise awareness and substantially increase fundraising success.
But with all the digital tools available, how can you, as a busy nonprofit professional, choose where to place your focus? How do you identify, collect, and craft these wonderful stories that will compel people to take action? How can you mold these stories for each digital and social media platform? What are the steps you can take to develop a plan for your storytelling campaign, to ensure that you won’t just be spinning your wheels?
That’s where Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits comes in. Author Julia Campbell guides you every step of the way in a conversational, fast-reading style designed for busy nonprofit practitioners such as you. It will:
Show you where to find and how to collect the best stories about your nonprofit’s work and impact. Describe the ways to tell an effective story, developing a narrative arc and hook, and how to focus on people versus programs in your stories. Address the unique and very real challenges that nonprofits face when sharing stories about their work online, including confidentiality obstacles and reluctance on the behalf of staff and volunteers. Give you tips on creating a culture of storytelling at your nonprofit, even if you have never told stories or used social media before. Walk you through the steps required to identify, recruit, cultivate, and motivate your very own army of storytellers to spread the word about your cause. Give you storytelling strategies that will turn your supporters from passive readers into passionate advocates. Provide you with the nuts and bolts of creating a plan for a digital storytelling campaign. Show you how to integrate storytelling into your nonprofit website. Give you the basics of blogging for your nonprofit, as well as a brief description of the major blogging platforms. Cover the best practices in nonprofit email marketing, how to build a powerful email list, and how to integrate email marketing efforts with your website and social media channels. Explain the basic principles of using social media to tell your nonprofit story and how to best incorporate visuals in your social media storytelling. Provide tips on using video to tell your stories, including leveraging the popularity and unique perspective of live streaming platforms.
One woman's incredible journey to survive foster care and discover her true identity. This is a complex, intriguing story filled with twists and turns as Liz unravels her complicated past. Part memoir, part guidebook, this book offers support and resources for agencies, foster youth and foster parents.
This candid interview with Liz Sutherland is done in partnership with NowSCPress. It is a part of our Game Changing Legacy series.
Liz Sutherland grew up with no identity.
She has no memory of the first few years of her life, outside of being dropped off at a stranger's house when she was a child. Liz and her siblings lived in an abusive home with a woman they were told was their grandmother, until Liz gathered the courage to call social services and rescue herself and her siblings.
Thrust into the foster care system, she learned to survive but never gave up hope that she might someday be reunited with her brother and sister and discover the truth about her identity.
Demonstrating remarkable resilience, she graduated from Western Carolina University with degrees in Computer Information Systems & Criminal Justice. She now works in Tampa and has her own blog, talking about her search for her family. She was featured in the book Growing Up In The Care of Strangers and is the author of No Ordinary Liz, a book chronicling her incredible life story. She is a frequent speaker for organizations such as the Women of Compassion Forum, 4Kids, and the Junior League of Tampa Bay.
In this thoughtful and inspiring portrait of a man devoted to serving others, Marti shares how she lost her way when she left her mentor’s side — and how the ageless wisdom of his spiritual and professional teachings gave her a second chance to maneuver the busyness of life.
In returning to his guidance on how to live after her life imploded from a cardiac virus, she walks a path of self discovery that brings healing. Walking this path with Marti and her mentor will infuse your life with new meaning…and very well may forever change how you live.
An emotionally rich recount of Judge Rosenn’s unique philosophy, Walking with Justice is a spiritually nourishing testament to living intentionally.
Mollie Marti is a wife, mom, resilience researcher, educator, psychologist, lawyer, author, and speaker passionate about living full out and sharing the journey in community with others.
Join her for weekly musings on this grand experiment at www.DrMollie.com
To read more about Dr. Mollie go to http://www.walkingwithjustice.com/author/
Robert Sher-Mighty Midsized Companies: How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers Because business consultants focus on big companies that can afford big consulting fees, and because the problems of the Fortune 500 are very different than those of midsized businesses, there have been very few books that provide relevant growth advice for midsized company leaders, or can point out where the growth-killing potholes hide. But not anymore. Robert Sher focuses exclusively on midsized companies. His new book Mighty Midsized Companies: How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers gives readers the inside story on many highly-successful midsized companies and describes the critical factors that have powered their success. Forbes.com columnist, author and CEO coach Robert Sher delivers keynotes and workshops, including combining content with facilitation of peer discussions on business topics. Robert Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance.
BEST OF THE GAME CHANGER Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
Get the inside scoop on what venture capitalists want to see in your startup. Venture Deals provides entrepreneurs and startup owners with a definitive reference for understanding venture capital funding. More than an overview of the process, this book delves into the details of the term sheet, the players, the negotiations, the legalities, and more, including what not to do. This new third edition has been updated to reflect the new realities of today’s intricate startup environment: you’ll learn how the decisions are made, what every item on the term sheet means, what’s up for negotiation, and what’s not. You’ll discover the secrets to expanding your prospects, negotiating the right deal for your company, and figuring out the right balance of funding versus control. You’ll see the process through the eyes of the venture capitalist, the angel investor, the syndicate, and the lawyer, and develop a strategy that makes funding your company a win for all parties involved. Brad Feld has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. Prior to co-founding Foundry Group, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and, prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures. Brad is also a co-founder of Techstars.
Pedro Ceron is a travel industry veteran and is joined by Game Changer host Chicke Fitzgerald. The two are the co-founders of the Tampa Bay chapter of Travel Massive. Between them they have nearly 50 years in the travel industry, primarily in the tech side of things.
This show is the introduction to the pair's view on what is possible if the members of the travel, events and arts communities come together in Tampa, St. Pete, Clearwater and surrounding areas to change the game for the area.
To join, go to https://travelmassive.com/chapters/tampa-bay
Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream
Whitney Johnson, popular Harvard Business Review blogger, has a goal: to help us identify and achieve our dreams. Her belief is that we can each achieve greater happiness when focusing both on our dreams and on other people in our lives. In this inspiring book, Johnson directs her attention to teaching women, in particular, a three-step model for personal advancement and happiness. She first encourages us to DARE to boldly step out, to consider disrupting life as we know it. Then she teaches us how to DREAM, to give life to the many possibilities available, whether to start a business, run a marathon, or travel the world. She shows us how to "date" our dreams (no need to commit!) and how to make space for dreams. Finally, Whitney's model brings out the businesswoman in her; she teaches us to DO, to execute our dreams. She showcases the importance of sharing dreams with others to give them life, creating your own "dream team." Rich with real stories of women who have dared to dream, DARE, DREAM, DO offers a practical framework to realize one's true potential.
In her mid-twenties, Whitney found herself in New York, where she landed a secretarial job on Wall Street. With no relevant experience, and a bit shy on confidence, she contemplated her future and her dreams. Through determination and hard work, Whitney became an investment banker, moving to the analyst side of the business, executing the plans she'd laid out for herself. Naively, she thought most women were following similar paths until she started talking and found that many women were not daring to dream at all. It was because of these conversations that she started a blog in 2006, which became the inspiration for this book. DARE, DREAM, DO is full of remarkable stories of women, which will no doubt inspire others to follow suit. Although Whitney focuses on the stories of women, her blog is popular with men as well, and her advice speaks to either gender.
Master Relentless Change and Speed Up Your Learning Curve
Startups, growth-stage companies, and private equity–backed companies all have one thing in common: They need high-growth individuals to execute high-growth plans. As a leader trying to achieve ambitious organizational goals, you need people who can do more than just keep up; you need people who can set the pace. You need high-growth individuals.
Disrupt Yourself helps high-growth individuals--and those trying to attain this status--learn the tools and frameworks necessary to make changes that matter. This book helps you understand how these frameworks of disruptive innovation can apply to your particular path, whether you are:
A self-starter ready to make a disruptive pivot in your business A high-potential individual charting your career trajectory A manager looking to instill innovative thinking within your team A leader facing industry changes that make for an uncertain future Whitney Johnson used the theory of disruptive innovation to invest in publicly traded stocks and early-stage private companies, and now she applies the framework to the personal and professional growth of individuals. We are living in an era of accelerating disruption, and no one is immune. Johnson makes the compelling case that managing the S-curve waves of learning and mastery is a requisite skill for the future. If you want to be successful in unexpected ways and achieve your wildest goals, follow your own disruptive path. Dare to innovate. Do something astonishing. Disrupt yourself.
How We Built a Workplace People Love
The moment you walk into Menlo Innovations, you can sense the atmosphere full of energy, playfulness, enthusiasm, and maybe even . . . joy. As a package-delivery person once remarked, “I don’t know what you do, but whatever it is, I want to work here.”
Every year, thousands of visitors come from around the world to visit Menlo Innovations, a small software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They make the trek not to learn about technology but to witness a radically different approach to company culture.
CEO and “Chief Storyteller” Rich Sheridan removed the fear and ambiguity that typically make a workplace miserable. His own experience in the software industry taught him that, for many, work was marked by long hours and mismanaged projects with low-quality results. There had to be a better way.
With joy as the explicit goal, Sheridan and his team changed everything about how the company was run. They established a shared belief system that supports working in pairs and embraces making mistakes, all while fostering dignity for the team.
The results blew away all expectations. Menlo has won numerous growth awards and was named an Inc. magazine “audacious small company.” It has tripled its physical office three times and produced products that dominate markets for its clients.
Joy, Inc. offers an inside look at how Sheridan and Menlo created a joyful culture, and shows how any organization can follow their methods for a more passionate team and sustainable, profitable results. Sheridan also shows how to run smarter meetings and build cultural training into your hiring process.
Joy, Inc. offers an inspirational blueprint for readers in any field who want a committed, energizing atmosphere at work—leading to sustainable business results.
Defy Gravity by Rebel Brown Original interview from 2010 with Chicke Fitzgerald
Defy Gravity is a guide to cutting through status quo corporate behaviors with practical, no-nonsense advice for avoiding crash and burn strategies. Defy Gravity blends conceptual fundamentals, real-world applications of those concepts, case studies, questions and exercises to help entrepreneurs and corporate executives alike power sustainable business growth.
Defy Gravity was recently named one of the Top 10 Books for Small Business
At its core, life is all about relationships. We all know the benefits of close and loving relationships between grandparents and their young grandchildren. What we often overlook, however, is the incredible richness and significance of these relationships for adult grandchildren and grandparents. And further, these relationships are not, and should not, be limited to those with only biological ties. These mentoring relationships can function just as well outside typical family boundaries. This book brings together stories about real-life connections that will move you. These stories are followed by some simple ways and tools to help kick-start these relationships. It is the author's hope that this book will inspire and encourage people of all generations to pursue these kinds of relationships, termed "SOULinks."
UP is the direction of humanity’s finest pursuit, and Significance is the hope of every soul on this planet. So what, exactly, is Significance, and how do we pursue, attain and bring clarity to that lofty place UP in the clouds of our imagination, dreams and purpose? UP - Pursuing Significance in Leadership and Life is a book that answers these questions in plain language and encourages the reader to begin, and never stop, climbing to reach their peak and beyond. An international speaker and leadership consultant, Joan is President of O’Sullivan Wright, Inc. an organizational strategies firm founded in 2000 to serve Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial businesses. Inspired by her book and its focus on Significance through a Summit Advance, Joan and her husband Tom were in Africa in September of 2012 for Senai: Climb for a Purpose, a charitable climbing expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money and awareness to enable safe water, orphan care, and agricultural production for Africa’s most impoverished communities. Joan’s websites are http://uppursuingsignificance.com/author.html http://www.osullivanwright.com/
The Five Business Secrets of Facebook's Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Wall Street Journal Bestseller Make Your Mark in the World with the Five Success Principles of the World-Changing Social Media Site
If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world. Facebook accounts for one of every seven minutes spent online. More than one billion pieces of content are shared on Facebook.
There’s no doubt about it. Mark Zuckerberg’s creation has changed the world. Literally. Facebook has singlehandedly revolutionized the way more than one-seventh of the world’s population communicates, engages, and consumes information.
If you run a business or plan to start one, you’re probably asking yourself the same question organizational leaders worldwide are asking: What did Mark Zuckerberg do right?
At long last, the answer is here. Think Like Zuck examines the five principles behind Facebook’s meteoric rise, presented in actionable lessons anyone can apply―in any organization, in any industry. Written by social business trailblazer Ekaterina Walter, this groundbreaking book reveals the five “P”s of Facebook’s success:
PASSION―Keep your energy and commitment fully charged at all times by pursuing something you believe in PURPOSE―Don’t just create a great product; drive a meaningful movement PEOPLE―Build powerful teams that can execute your vision PRODUCT―Create a product that is innovative, that breaks all the rules, that changes everything PARTNERSHIPS―Build powerful partnerships with people who fuel imagination and energize execution
Packed with examples of Facebook’s success principles in action―as well as those of Zappos, TOMS, Threadless, Dyson, and other companies―Think Like Zuck gives you the inspiration, knowledge, and insight to make your own mark in the world, to build a business that makes a difference, and to lead your organization to long-term profitability and growth.
A Survival Guide for Small Business Owners
“I don’t have time to look at the numbers.” “That’s what the accountant is for.” “I can see what the balance is--that’s all I need to know.” Why do so many business owners dread looking at the numbers? Financial statements, ledgers, profit and loss reports--many avoid these and treat them like junk mail and phone solicitors. But as a small business owner, having an intimate knowledge of all these crucial numbers yourself is the most important tool you can equip yourself with in order to survive the constantly changing and highly competitive marketplace of the twenty-first century. Nevertheless, it’s true--you’re not a numbers person. How can you learn to make sense out of all this Greek?Accounting for the Numberphobic to the rescue! This easy-to-follow guide demystifies your company's financial dashboard: the Net Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, and Balance Sheet. The book explains in plain English how each measurement reflects the overall health of your business--and impacts your decisions. Even self-proclaimed numbers dummies will discover:• How your Net Income Statement is the key to growing your profits• How to identify the break-even point that means your business is self-sustaining• Real-world advice on measuring and increasing cash flow• What the Balance Sheet reveals about your company's worth• And moreDon’t leave your company’s finances entirely in the hands of a third-party accounting service or an employee who is only loyal to the highest paycheck. Even worse--don’t ignore them altogether! Knowing the numbers yourself isn’t just about seeing how your company is doing . . . it’s about knowing where it is going--and guiding it toward the highest profits possible.
A Legendary Business Leaders Roadmap for Achieving Pride, Power, and Joy at Work
Charlotte Beers is proof that women can achieve power, pride, and joy at work—despite the odds.
In the highly competitive and often cutthroat world of advertising, Charlotte became the first female ever to head two giant, multinational advertising agencies. In serving her demanding clients, she helped build many of the most important brands around the world.
Today, Charlotte rates her current title—teacher—her most satisfying, as she travels through the United States and Europe educating women on how to ignite their own strengths, in what she calls “the era of forging ahead for women.”
Her pioneering experiences have been captured in I’d Rather Be in Charge, creating a blueprint for women as they face their own challenges and strive to achieve the positions of leadership and influence they deserve.
Told in an intimate and honest style, I’d Rather Be in Charge is part personal history, part pragmatic guide, as Charlotte describes her own experiences, lessons from her peers such as Martha Stewart and Suze Orman, as well as stories of her students’ transformations. By chronicling both successes and mistakes, Charlotte proves that finding your own personal style of leadership is the only way to take charge, find satisfaction, and gain confidence in the ever-evolving workplace of today.
I’d Rather Be in Charge is a breakthrough book. It is a master class for women who are ready to shatter their own glass ceilings.
This on demand audio is a part of the The Game Changer Network Series. Chicke Fitzgerald interviews Nancy Rae Evans. The original live interview was 2/3/17. Are you stressed out by income fluctuations? Does keeping up with your bills feel like a game that’s stacked against you? If you’ve ever questioned your original decision to own a business, read this book! Making more money is rarely the solution to our money challenges. The only lasting solution comes from applying new habits for managing money. In 21 Money Habits That Can Stabilize Your Business and Keep You Sane, Nancy Rae Evans teaches us simple ways to get quick results, stabilize our cash flow, and protect ourselves for times when our income streams dry up. This is the stuff your accountant won’t tell you! Nancy Rae Evans, Founder of Embracing Money, has over twenty years of experience helping business owners improve their cash flow. While the 4-step process Nancy utilizes can be applied in any situation, it is especially beneficial if your income fluctuates– e.g. solopreneurs, real estate agents, seasonal sales cycles, etc. Nancy is passionate about teaching sound money habits and practices to conscious business owners, coaches, and holistic practitioners so their business can thrive and their gifts transform the world.
Laura Stack-Doing the Right Things Right: How the Effective Executive Spends Time Doing the Right Things Right details precisely how today’s leaders and managers can obtain profitable, productive results by managing the intersection of two critical values: effectiveness and efficiency. Effectiveness, Stack says, is identifying and achieving the best objectives for your organization-doing the right things. Efficiency is accomplishing them with the least amount of time, effort, and cost-doing things right. If you’re not clear on both, you’re wasting your time.