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Although some might consider Loewen the fittest mom after the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games, she doesn't feel she should hold the title of “Fittest Mom on Earth.”“Moms have a lot of pressure on themselves. The last thing I want a mom to see is if you're not competing at a CrossFit Games level, you're not doing enough. … We already have so much unrealistic expectations of ‘you have to fit back in your clothes, you have to lift what you lifted before.' All your kid wants is you and for you to love them. It takes time and patience.”After facing the challenges that come along with giving birth and becoming a mother, Loewen realized that regardless of fitness ability, every mom is a super mom. Whether they are doing CrossFit to get back in shape after birth, to be able to pick up their kid when they are a toddler, or to prove to themselves they can overcome challenges, parenthood is no small feat. “Everybody has a purpose. I'm lucky and thankful that my talent has brought me to the CrossFit Games. … Other girls, their journey might not look similar, but it's still just as important, just as amazing, just as great,” Loewen said. “Comparison is the thief of joy. So I'd hate for them to look at me and be like, ‘I'm only successful if I make it to the Games after having a kid.' No, your journey is different. And it is more than enough. It's awesome.”

"I'm Russell Harvey, and I am a Resilience Coach, Facilitator and Public Speaker.My Purpose is to positively affect 100,000 people by the year 2025 (Right now I am at 14,003!). This could be by developing a client's self-confidence, providing clarity and direction to their role, providing them with the tools and techniques to create the right conditions to apply “transformation” to their department or company, and much more. I have had a 20 year career in Learning, Leadership and Organisational Development and my overall style is influenced by positive psychology and a Strengths-Based approach.When working with my clients, I aim to strike the right balance between:· Pragmatism· Creativity and Playfulness· Support, Challenge and ProgressIn addition to the work I do with my clients I am the Chair of Governors of a local primary school and a volunteer with Leeds Young Authors. I also run public speaking and confidence workshops in schools."

Mat's mantra, “Hard Work Pays Off” (HWPO), guided him to become the most decorated and dominant athlete in the history of CrossFit, which now drives him in business. ‍In his competitive career, he earned five consecutive CrossFit Games Titles as the Fittest Man on Earth (2016 - 2020) and finished on the podium seven consecutive times (2014-2020).Before finding CrossFit, Fraser had an entire career in Olympic Weightlifting. He was the 2009 Junior National Weightlifting Champion and a Resident Athlete at the Olympic Training Center. ‍Most recently, Mat coached HWPO PRO Athlete Mal O'Brien to a 2nd-place finish at the 2022 CrossFit Games and assisted Jake Marconi in coaching HWPO PRO athlete Jayson Hopper to a 7th-place finish.

James Ray is the founder and CEO of XCC the Extreme character challenge focused on helping men their full selves. XCC focuses on the mind, body and soul of a man!"Our mental health, like physical health, can fluctuate. It is reported that almost 50% men regularly feel worried or “low”. Our minds are also the places we often make moral decisions, about what we think is right or wrong. We think through problems and think about issues.On an XCC we make space to talk about some of the difficult challenges we face and to speak together about some of the “solutions” or at least some ways others have found answers.It is a time for you to think.That's why it is a MIND ADVENTURE.It can be said that we don't just have a body, we are a body! Our bodies are remarkable, strong, resilient and powerful….but some of us haven't discovered that yet.An XCC is a demanding physical experience, designed to challenge and test your body. It's not a military fitness test, more an exercise in determination and resilience. Those who have gone before you have said it was one of the most rewarding physical experiences of their lives.Your body will impress you…but you should get ready: train a bit, it will be tough. That's why it is a BODY ADVENTUREYou might be wondering: “What do they mean by SOUL?” – some people don't even believe such a thing exists!….but we think that when you connect with people, or watch a sunset or stand in a quiet place, something can happen “inside” us. And this is a SOUL connection….XCC events are run as a journey to discover identity and purpose. Faith is therefore a key element and is something we talk about, specifically from a Christian perspective. However everything we do is held as “optional” in the sense that you buy in as much as you can and want to. That's why it is a SOUL ADVENTURE"

Adam Alter is a Professor of Marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business and the Robert Stansky Teaching Excellence Faculty Fellow, with an affiliated appointment in the New York University Psychology Department.Adam is the New York Times bestselling author of two books: Irresistible (March, 2017), which considers why so many people today are addicted to so many behaviors, from incessant smart phone and internet use to video game playing and online shopping, and Drunk Tank Pink (2013), which investigates how hidden forces in the world around us shape our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Adam has also written for the New York Times, New Yorker, Washington Post, Atlantic, WIRED, Slate, Huffington Post, and Popular Science, among other publications. He has shared his ideas on NPR's Fresh Air, at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, and with dozens of companies, including Google, Microsoft, Anheuser Busch, Prudential, and Fidelity, and with several design and ad agencies around the world.Adam's academic research focuses on judgment and decision-making and social psychology, with a particular interest in the sometimes surprising effects of subtle cues in the environment on human cognition and behavior. His research has been published widely in academic journals, and featured in dozens of TV, radio and print outlets around the world.He received his Bachelor of Science (Honors Class 1, University Medal) in Psychology from the University of New South Wales and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Princeton University, where he held the Charlotte Elizabeth Procter Honorific Dissertation Fellowship and a Fellowship in the Woodrow Wilson Society of Scholars

Major General Paul Nanson is a British Army Officer who serves as Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and General Officer Commanding Recruiting and Initial Training Command. During his thirty year career in the British Army, he has served in the Troubles, the Gulf War, the Bosnian War, the Iraq war, and the war in Afghanistan, which saw him appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for distinguished services. In his tenure at Sandhurst he has established the Centre for Army Leadership, the world's premier centre for army leadership.

Aged just fifteen, Ben attended the Army's selection weekend for potential officers and subsequently embarked on six gruelling years of training and assessment to fulfil my childhood dream.After graduating from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Ben completed two tours of duty in Iraq as a Captain in the British Army. It was during hia first tour in 2003, at just 23 years old, that he had to ask the unthinkable of two young soldiers. This experience and reflecting on what made them do as he asked caused the passion that he has for leadership to burn even stronger.

Needless to say, this episode is not what you initially think. It's better!Thomas Erikson is a motivator, author and lecturer. His book Surrounded by Idiots is one of the world's best-selling non-fiction books and has been translated into over 40 languages. Thomas has devoted over 20 years of his career to helping people communicate with each other, and along the way he´s developed practical and functional tools that facilitate both professional and private life. Thank you for tuning in today - we look forward to speaking next time.

Here to talk about their new book, Leading with Care in a Tough World: Beyond Servant Leadership, Bob and Phil talk to us about some interesting facts about why leading with care is so important. In a world where only 15% of employees are engaged with their work, leaders need to find ways of reaching the other 85%. Maybe in our technological hustle world we've forgotten what or who gets the job done. At the end of the day we're all people and as it turns out, treating each other with kindness, respect and compassion, is the true way to be a successful leader.

Carmine Gallo is a three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author, internationally popular keynote speaker, Harvard instructor, and leadership advisor for the world's most admired brands. A “communications guru,” according to Publishers Weekly, Gallo's books have been translated into more than 40 languages. He delivers highly customized, engaging, inspiring, and actionable multimedia keynotes based on his international bestsellers: Talk Like TED, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs and many more.Today we talk about his newest book: The Bezos Blueprint During which we touch on the communication principles used by the big brains of Amazon. Everything in this episode is universally applicable to areas like leadership, branding, marketing and so much more.Remember you can get ahold of us, book speaking engagements and support this channel via our link: https://linktr.ee/LondonsLeadership_Podcast

David R. York is an estate planning attorney and CPA with more than 20 years of experience and has worked with over 7,000 clients, including billionaires and business owners, celebrities and sports figures, and entrepreneurs of all shapes and sizes. He has represented first generation wealth creators, fifth generation wealth maintainers, and everything in between. He has also worked with individuals, couples and families across the wealth spectrum and countless non-profits looking to make a difference in an all too broken world. Speaking with him about money and society was highly interesting, let us know what you think?Remember you can get ahold of us, book speaking engagements and support this channel via our link: https://linktr.ee/LondonsLeadership_Podcast

Getting to speak with Gino about a topic he is so passionate about was extremely enlightening. Through his personal experiences helping hundreds, if not thousands, of entrepreneurs, Gino has managed to come up with a list of six traits that he thinks you need to be a successful entrepreneur. In the UK alone there were almost two thousand new start ups registered every day in the tax year 2019/20. Gino's hope is that by sharing these six traits he can help someone on this tough entrepreneurial journey. Let us know what you think about these traits by leaving a review.

David R. York is an estate planning attorney and CPA with more than 20 years of experience and has worked with over 7,000 clients, including billionaires and business owners, celebrities and sports figures, and entrepreneurs of all shapes and sizes. He has represented first generation wealth creators, fifth generation wealth maintainers, and everything in between. He has also worked with individuals, couples and families across the wealth spectrum and countless non-profits looking to make a difference in an all too broken world. Speaking with him about money and society was highly interesting, let us know what you think?Remember you can get ahold of us, book speaking engagements and support this channel via our link: https://linktr.ee/LondonsLeadership_Podcast

Dr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology and former Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine. She has been hailed by the journal Nature and Columbia University as an expert in mentoring and leadership development and is currently a contributor to Forbes and Psychology Today where she writes about ‘optimizing success'. She also has a weekly show and podcast by the same name where she gathers high achievers to talk about their journey to success. In 2021, she was one of 30 people worldwide to be named to the Thinkers50 Radar List, dubbed the Oscars of management thinking and is a semi-finalist for the Forbes 50 Over 50 list.This was such an enlightening conversation and we were so glad to have Ruth on the podcast. We will definitely be trying to get her back on.Remember you can get ahold of us, book speaking engagements and support this channel via our link: https://linktr.ee/LondonsLeadership_Podcast

Denis is a 23 year old Bulgarian South African with a killer combination of vision and drive. Having started DVM designs at 15 he has now grown into the founder of Amnova Tech, a ground breaking leader in the 3D Printing industry reaching far beyond the South African borders. Speaking with Denis about growing up in a multi-cultural environment alongside his appreciation and passion surrounding Africa was highly inspiring. Remember you can connect with us on other platforms via: https://linktr.ee/LondonsLeadership_Podcast

Denis is a 23 year old Bulgarian South African with a killer combination of vision and drive. Having started DVM designs at 15 he has now grown into the founder of Amnova Tech. A ground breaking leader in the 3D Printing industry reaching far beyond the South African borders. Today we spoke about how he started his business and what you should think of when starting yours too. Remember you can connect with us on other platforms via: https://linktr.ee/LondonsLeadership_Podcast

Howard H Prager is President of Advance Learning Group, an author, speaker, executive coach and leadership consultant who strengthens people and organizations through insightful talks, workshops, leadership and management programs. With extensive experience working with nonprofit organizations to F500 companies and a leader in executive education, Howard has earned eight professional awards for his work. A member of the prestigious Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches, Howard is a sought after speaker, a weekly sports columnist, and tuba player bringing his varied skills and insights to all his work. Speaking with Howard was so eye opening it really got me thinking about how to make people feel appreciated in a genuine way within the work place and so much more. Remember you can follow all of our social links and get ahold of us via: https://linktr.ee/LondonsLeadership_Podcast

Michael Timms is a management consultant specializing in organization and leadership performance. As the Founder and Principal of Avail Leadership, Michael is a trusted adviser to senior leadership and a partner with in-house HR professionals. He assists organizations develop leading-edge people-related strategies and provides training and advice to help them execute those strategies.It was so good talking to Michael and learning about how reflecting on yourself can be the first step towards a sustainable solutions for your business. Remember you can follow all of our social links and get ahold of us via: https://linktr.ee/LondonsLeadership_Podcast

4 years ago Fernando had a vision - he wanted to share everything he was learning about leadership with everyone he could. Now, accompanied by his new podcast partner, he takes a look back at the journey and shares some of the most valuable lessons he's learnt in all that time. We want to thank you for listening to this podcast for such a long time and we can't wait for you to see what we have in store for you in the next few years. Remember you can follow all of our social links and get ahold of us via: https://linktr.ee/LondonsLeadership_Podcast

As a Special Forces Green Beret Commander, Sean Patton earned the respect of his men and chain of command while operating in hostile and politically sensitive environments. Now in the private sector, Sean has applied these lessons in new ways growing his own companies and helping others maximize their performance. After 20 years of development, Sean shares his complete framework for life.Speaking with Sean Patton was so good - I hope you enjoyed this episode as much as I did. I can't wait to see you next time!

Experienced entrepreneur, leader, and author. Alan Berrey is a pioneer for subject matter experts, solution engineers, and sale consultants. He researches, writes, and lectures about corporate expertise and has helped subject matter experts maximize their value and impact. He has worked as a subject matter expert for decades, serving as the CEO of multiple start-up companies and as a vice president of business development at multiple technology companies. His corporate positions also include software product manager, project manager, department manager, and engineer. He has served clients in dozens of industries including hi-tech, manufacturing, financial services, telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, and government. And finally, Alan served as a communications specialist in the US Army Airborne Rangers.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LLPodcast)

Speaking with a leader like John Rossman was such an honour. If you would like to hear more podcasts like this then please remember to subscribe to our podcast and keep an eye out for us leading up to Christmas.John Rossman is the author of The Amazon Way book series, a former Amazon leader and Managing Partner at Rossman Partners. Mr. Rossman is an expert leveraging the Amazon leadership principles to help others innovate, compete and win in the digital era.  One of the leading innovation speakers, John delivers practical techniques and strategies the audience can apply in their business.  John was an executive at Amazon.com where he played a key role in launching the Amazon marketplace business which Jeff Bezos called “one of his magical businesses”, accounting for over 50% of all Amazon units sold and shipped. Rossman also served as Director of Enterprise Services at Amazon.com under CEO Jeff Bezos, where he managed worldwide services to enterprise clients such as Target.com, Marks and Spencer, and the National Basketball Association (NBA).Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LLPodcast)

By his 35th birthday MIKE MICHALOWICZ (pronounced mi-‘kal-o-wits) had founded and sold two multi-million dollar companies. Confident that he had the formula to success, he became a small business angel investor…and proceeded to lose his ENTIRE fortune.Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. Mike has devoted his life to the research and delivery of innovative, impactful entrepreneurial strategies to you. In Get Different, Mike reinvents the way marketing is done. In it you will discover the most effective and radically simple marketing system in existence.Remember you can find Mike at gogetdifferent.comIf you enjoyed this podcast then please remember to leave us a review as it really supports our podcast. Get ready because have some surprises for you. Throughout December we will be posting twice a week and then in January we will be revamping the entire podcast! Look forward to seeing you there!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LLPodcast)

"Our work is meant to be a full expression of who we are."Carson is a dynamic teacher and coach known for personal transformation and simple, powerful actionable content. She is a nationally renowned expert on productivity, whose views have been included in top-tier business media including Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review blog, The New York Times, Working Mother and more.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LLPodcast)

Matthew Dicks is the internationally bestselling author, columnist, blogger, podcaster, playwright, and teacher.  A 45-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 6-time Moth GrandSLAM champion, Matthew teaches storytelling and public speaking to individuals, corporations, universities, religious institutions, and school districts around the world. He consults with advertising agencies, documentarians, filmmakers, writers, and more. In his spare time, he is also a wedding DJ, minister and life coach.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LLPodcast)

Michael Bungay Stanier is the founder and Senior Partner of Box of Crayons, a company that helps people and organizations all over the world do less Good Work and more Great Work. Box of Crayons is best known for its coaching programs that give busy managers the tools to coach in 10 minutes or less.Michael left Australia 25 years ago to be a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where his only significant achievement was falling in love with a Canadian… which is why he now lives in Toronto, having spent time in London and Boston. He has written a number of books. His latest, The Coaching Habit, has been praised as one of the few business books that actually makes people laugh out loud. The book he's proudest of is End Malaria, a collection of essays on Great Work from leading thinkers that raised $400,000 for Malaria No More.Michael was the first Canadian Coach of the Year — pretty good for an Australian. He was recently named the #2 Coaching Guru in the World, which caught him by surprise as he's not entirely sure why.We hope you enjoyed this episode of the London's Leadership Podcast - remember to leave a review or even look out for us on Instagram or YouTube, we have some exciting new ventures coming up and we wouldn't want you to miss out! If you would like to show some support or book Fernando out for a public speaking engagement or a consultation session then remember to check us out on Buy A Coffee. See you next time!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LLPodcast)

Chris Hirst is a change agent, widely recognized as an innovative and inspirational leader.After a decade in CEO positions he has a proven track record of leading transformation – guiding his businesses to deliver reputational change, growth and a culture of enduring success.Getting to speak with Chris was such an honour and we can't wait to have him back on the show!We hope you enjoyed this episode of the London's Leadership Podcast - remember to leave a review or even look out for us on Instagram or YouTube, we have some exciting new ventures coming up and we wouldn't want you to miss out! If you would like to show some support or book Fernando out for a public speaking engagement or a consultation session then remember to check us out on Buy A Coffee. See you next time Leader!

Dr. Lois P. Frankel, President of Corporate Coaching International, is a bestselling author, executive coach, and an internationally-recognized expert in the field of leadership development for women. She has appeared on Larry King Live, The Tavis Smiley Show, The Today Show, CNBC, and PBS to discuss her New York Times bestselling books, Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich, and Nice Girls Just Don’t Get It. Her other books include See Jane Lead and Stop Sabotaging Your Career. Alex Trebek even asked the question on Jeopardy, “This is the prime piece of business real estate that nice girls don’t get.”

The Arbinger Institute was founded in 1979 by Dr. C. Terry Warner, the scholar who solved the central problem at the heart of the human sciences: the problem of self-deception. That work revealed two distinct mindsets from which people and organizations operate—a self-focused inward mindset and an others-inclusive outward mindset—and the path to sustainably changing mindset and results.We help individuals, teams, and organizations move from the default self-focus of an inward mindset to the results-focus of an outward mindset. Through training, coaching, consulting, and a suite of implementation tools, we enable organizations and their people to achieve results that are only possible with an outward mindset.https://arbinger.com

Among the most successful leaders throughout history—from Abe Lincoln to Rosa Parks, Mahatma Gandhi to Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, Jr. to Nelson Mandela—some were brilliant mathematicians and economists, others were creative visionaries, still others were masterful at strategic planning. Their mastery of their field wasn’t the secret to their highly effective leadership. All of their skill, grit, resilience, charisma, and courage emanated from one thing: their strength of character.Character—the moral values and habits of an individual—is in the spotlight now more than perhaps at any other point in modern history. Politicians distort facts. Corporations cheat customers and investors. Athletes are caught using illegal supplements. In addition to harming our culture at large, these failures of character have a profound and undermining impact on leadership.The authors of this book are experts on the value of character, its correlation with successful leadership, and how to build it in individuals and prospective leaders. General Robert L. Caslen, Jr. served the US Army for over 43 years and served as Superintendent at the US Military Academy at West Point. Psychologist Dr. Michael D. Matthews is a Professor of Engineering Psychology at West Point who has focused on the psychology of character for years. Together they witnessed firsthand that raw talent is not enough to stand on its own; successful leadership relies on the critical foundation of a strong character

CARMINE GALLO is a three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author, internationally popular keynote speaker, Harvard instructor, and leadership advisor for the world’s most admired brands. A “communications guru,” according to Publishers Weekly, Gallo’s books have been translated into more than 40 languages. He delivers highly customized, engaging, inspiring, and actionable multimedia keynotes based on his international bestsellers: Talk Like TED, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, and The Storyteller’s Secret, and his latest book, Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great. Gallo’s books have been endorsed by billionaires such as Howard Schultz, Vinod Khosla and Marc Benioff, CEOs like Gino Blefari (Berkshire Hathaway Home Services of America) and Tony Hsieh (Zappos), and a wide range of experts from Tony Robbins to Adam Grant. Gallo is one of the most influential voices in communication, business and leadership and has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Success Magazine as well as on MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, and ABC’s 20/20. Gallo has built a reputation for transforming leaders into powerful storytellers and communicators at the world’s largest and most admired brands including: Amazon Web Services, Accenture, Allstate, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Chevron, Coca-Cola, Google, HCA Health, Intel, LinkedIn, McKinsey, Medtronic, Merck, Microsoft, Walmart, and many others. Carmine Gallo writes popular columns for Inc.com, and the Harvard Business Review and is a senior contributor to Forbes.com.

Kerry Wekelo - Since 2010, I’ve focused on enhancing our team experiences for Actualize Consulting; it’s been my passion and why I love my job. By merging my philosophy of living a life of wellness with my consulting, educational, finance, yoga teaching, writing, and marketing background, I’ve created a work environment that supports thriving employees and a sought-after workplace. We now enjoy a less than 1% turnover rate. My book, "Gratitude Infusion" delivers workplace strategies to develop a culture of gratitude throughout your organization. Communication, productivity, teamwork, employee engagement, and motivation will flourish when you infuse your corporate culture and life with gratitude. Gratitude produces a chain reaction. For corporate leaders, this translates to lower attrition rates. For families, this builds healthier relationships. For individuals, this ensures a more peaceful and inspired life.

Emily Balcetis -I am interested in the conscious and nonconscious ways people fundamentally orient to the world. In particular, I focus on how the motivations, emotions, needs, and goals people hold impact the basic ways people perceive, interpret, and ultimately react to information around them. I advocate for an interactive cognitive system where psychological states constrain the basic manner in which we perceive and react to our worlds. My work, then, explores motivational biases in visual and social perception and the consequential effects for behavior and navigation of the social world. In doing so, my research represents an intersection among social psychology, judgment and decision-making, social cognition, and perception.

Karin Hurt and David Dye are the founders of Let’s Grow Leaders, a leadership training and consulting firm in Maryland. Recently named on Inc’s list of Top 100 Leadership Speakers and one of the American Management Association’s 50 Leaders to Watch, Karin and David work with leaders around the world who want to achieve breakthrough results without losing their soul (or mind) in the process. They’re known for their deep experience, innovative approach, and highly practical tools.Becoming a courageous culture means building teams of microinnovators, problem solvers, and customer advocates working together.“Microinnovator” – Consistently seeks out small, but powerful, ways to improve the business.Problem Solver – Uncover and speak openly about what’s not working and think critically about how to fix it.Customer Advocate – Actively look for ways to improve customers’ experience and minimize customer frustrations.

Ryan Berman has more than 20 years in the courageous ideas space and an intimate understanding of the intricacies of emotional story telling for the purposes of driving courageous change. Ryan, a practitioner and authority on the subject, has had his methods featured in Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Inc and Forbes.In addition to giving talks at Google, Snapchat and charity: water, Ryan speaks all over the country to C Suite, marketing and professional services audiences on the topic. He covers the learning’s found in his book Return On Courage: A Business Playbook For ChangeLiving in San Diego, California, Ryan has had the good fortune of creating stories for household brands such as Caesars Entertainment, Johnson & Johnson, Major League Baseball, PUMA, Qualcomm, Subway and UNICEF.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, specializing in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights guide leaders worldwide through teaching, writing, and direct consultation to major corporations, governments, and start-up ventures. She co-founded the Harvard University-wide Advanced Leadership Initiative, guiding its planning from 2005 to its launch in 2008 and serving as Founding Chair and Director from 2008-2018 as it became a growing international model for a new stage of higher education preparing successful top leaders to apply their skills to national and global challenges. Author or co-author of 20 books, her latest book is Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time.

A former rocket scientist reveals the habits, ideas, and strategies that will empower you to turn the seemingly impossible into the possible. Rocket science is often celebrated as the ultimate triumph of technology. But it’s not. Rather, it’s the apex of a certain thought process—a way to imagine the unimaginable and solve the unsolvable. It’s the same thought process that enabled Neil Armstrong to take his giant leap for mankind, that allows spacecraft to travel millions of miles through outer space and land on a precise spot, and that brings us closer to colonizing other planets.Fortunately, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to think like one. In this accessible and practical book, Ozan Varol reveals nine simple strategies from rocket science that you can use to make your own giant leaps in work and life—whether it’s landing your dream job, accelerating your business, learning a new skill, or creating the next breakthrough product.

Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg is the author of What’s Your Problem? (Harvard Business Press, 2020), a book on how to solve the right problems. He is also the co-author (with Paddy Miller) of Innovation as Usual, a Harvard Business Review Press book on the art of driving innovation in regular organizations.Thomas has worked with managers in nearly all parts of the globe, including China, India, Russia, Singapore, Britain, France and his native country, Denmark. His research has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, BBC Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek and the Financial Times. His work on innovation led HR Magazine to recognize him as a “Top 20 International Thinker”.As an executive advisor and keynote speaker, Thomas has addressed organizations such as Cisco, Microsoft, Citigroup, Time Warner, AbbVie, Caterpillar, Amgen, Prudential, Union Pacific, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, the Wall Street Journal, and the United Nations.Thomas holds an MA in Media Science from the University of Copenhagen and an MBA from IESE Business School. Prior to his business career, Thomas served for four years as an officer with the Danish Royal Guards.

Tom Rath is an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and well-being. His 10 books have sold more than 10 million copies and made hundreds of appearances on global bestseller lists.Tom’s first book, How Full Is Your Bucket?, was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and led to a series of books that are used in classrooms around the world. His book StrengthsFinder 2.0 is Amazon’s top selling non-fiction book of all time. Tom’s other bestsellers include Strengths Based Leadership, Wellbeing, Eat Move Sleep, and Are You Fully Charged?. He has also co-authored two illustrated books for children, How Full Is Your Bucket? for Kids and The Rechargeables. Tom has two books slated for publication in 2020, Life’s Great Question: Discover How You Best Contribute to the World and It’s Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life, published in partnership with Amazon Original Stories.During his 13 years at Gallup, Tom led the organization’s strengths, employee engagement, wellbeing, and leadership consulting worldwide. Tom has served for the past five years as an external advisor and Gallup Senior Scientist. He also served as Vice-Chair of the VHL cancer research organization and has been a regular lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania.

Wayne Baker is the Robert P. Thome (“Toe-May”) Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Management & Organizations at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He is also Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan and Faculty Associate at the Institute for Social Research. He currently serves as Faculty Director of the Center for Positive Organizations.His teaching and research focus on social capital, social networks, generosity, positive organizational scholarship, and values. He has published numerous scholarly articles and four books. His management and leadership articles appear in venues such as Harvard Business Review, Chief Executive Magazine, and Sloan Management Review.

Marshal Goldsmith - “My mission is simple. I want to help successful people achieve positive, lasting change in behavior; for themselves, their people, and their teams. I want to help you make your life a little better. With four decades of experience helping top CEOs and executives overcome limiting beliefs and behaviors to achieve greater success, I don’t do this for fame and accolades. I do this because I love helping people!As an executive educator and coach, I help people understand how our beliefs and the environments we operate in can trigger negative behaviors. Through simple and practical advice, I help people achieve and sustain positive behavioral change.”

Marshal Goldsmith - “My mission is simple. I want to help successful people achieve positive, lasting change in behavior; for themselves, their people, and their teams. I want to help you make your life a little better. With four decades of experience helping top CEOs and executives overcome limiting beliefs and behaviors to achieve greater success, I don’t do this for fame and accolades. I do this because I love helping people!As an executive educator and coach, I help people understand how our beliefs and the environments we operate in can trigger negative behaviors. Through simple and practical advice, I help people achieve and sustain positive behavioral change.”

Confident that he had the formula to success, he became a small business angel investor… and proceeded to lose his entire fortune. Then he started all over again, driven to find better ways to grow healthy, strong companies. Mike has devoted his life to the research and delivery of innovative, impactful entrepreneurial strategies to you.Mike is the creator of Profit First, which is used by hundreds of thousands of companies across the globe to drive profit. He is the creator of Clockwork, a powerful method to make any business run on automatic. And his latest, arguably most impactful discovery, is Fix This Next. In Fix This Next, Mike details the strategy businesses can use to determine what to do, in what order, to ensure healthy, fast, permanent growth (and avoid debilitating distractions).

Julie was most recently VP of design and research for the Facebook app, where she helped scale the service from 8 million users to over 2 billion in her 13 years there. She has worked on products spanning News Feed and Stories, Groups, video, commerce and Workplace. Julie is the author of a field guide for new managers, The Making of a Manager, an instant Wall Street Journal bestseller and one of Amazon's Best Business and Leadership Books of 2019. Julie graduated with a computer science degree from Stanford University.

Will Van Der Hart is Pastoral Chaplain at HTB in central London. Will was educated at Cambridge and Oxford Universities where he studied theology. He is a founding director of The Mind and Soul Foundation, a mental and emotional health think tank with an international reach.He will be sharing his top tips on how we can all cope in a crisis.

In his current role of Global Practice Leader of Execution for Franklin Covey, Chris is one of the primary developers of the 4 Disciplines of Execution. For more than a decade, he has led FranklinCovey’s design and development of these principles, as well as the consulting organisation that has become the fastest growing area of the company. Chris has personally led many of the most noted implementations of the 4 Disciplines, including the State of Georgia, Marriott International, Shaw Industries, Ritz Carlton, Kroger, Coca Cola, Comcast, FritoLay, Lockheed Martin and Gaylord Entertainment.This practical experience has enabled him to test and refine the principles contained in the 4 Disciplines of Execution from the boardrooms to the front line of these, and many other organisations.

In his current role of Global Practice Leader of Execution for Franklin Covey, Chris is one of the primary developers of the 4 Disciplines of Execution. For more than a decade, he has led FranklinCovey’s design and development of these principles, as well as the consulting organisation that has become the fastest growing area of the company. Chris has personally led many of the most noted implementations of the 4 Disciplines, including the State of Georgia, Marriott International, Shaw Industries, Ritz Carlton, Kroger, Coca Cola, Comcast, FritoLay, Lockheed Martin and Gaylord Entertainment. This practical experience has enabled him to test and refine the principles contained in the 4 Disciplines of Execution from the boardrooms to the front line of these, and many other organisations.

Robert Spector is one of America's leading experts on customer experience and employee experience.He is the author of the business book classic THE NORDSTROM WAY: The Inside Story of America's Number One Customer Service Company. BusinessWeek says, "For anyone looking to understand customer service at its best, this book bubbles with insights."The all-new Third Edition is THE NORDSTROM WAY to Customer Experience Excellence: Creating a Values-Driven Service Culture, which Forbes magazine selected as "Top Business Book of 2017".

David Allen is the creator of GTD®, the popular Getting Things Done methodology.David founded the David Allen Company, where he engineered Getting Things Done®. He is widely recognized as the world's leading expert on personal and organizational productivity. His 30-year pioneering research and coaching to corporate managers and CEOs of some of America's most prestigious corporations and institutions has earned him Forbes' recognition as one of the top five executive coaches in the United States and Business 2.0 magazine's inclusion in their 2006 list of the "50 Who Matter Now." Time called his flagship book, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, "the definitive business self-help book of the decade." Fast Company called David "one of the world's most influential thinkers" in the arena of personal productivity, for his outstanding programs and writing on time and stress management, the power of aligned focus and vision, and his groundbreaking methodologies in management and executive peak performance.