Podcasts about business humor

SEPTEMBER SONG - PATT SCHWAB- From Grandma Moses to Business Humor, our Calendar Girl suggests the best ways to spend our day. Https://ObscureholidayEBooks. FundamentallySpeaking.com #obscureholidayebook, #Halloween, #calandergirl, #Lifstyle, #Girl #Calander, #businesshumor

SEPTEMBER SONG - PATT SCHWAB- From Grandma Moses to Business Humor, our Calander Girl suggests the best ways to spend our day. Https://ObscureholidayEBooks. FundamentallySpeaking.com #obscureholidayebook, #GrandmaMoses, #calandergirl, #Lifstyle, #Girl #Calander, #businesshumor

SEPTEMBER SONG - PATT SCHWAB- From Grandma Moses to Business Humor, our Calander Girl suggests the best ways to spend our day. Https://ObscureholidayEBooks. FundamentallySpeaking.com #obscureholidayebook, #GrandmaMoses, #calandergirl, #Lifstyle, #Girl #Calander, #businesshumor

Today I'm pleased to introduce you to Courtney Smith Kramer, a friend and an extraordinary woman who has influenced my own and many others' marketing  approaches. She is one of the only 3% of female creative directors in the United States and was named a “Top 200 Global Marketing Influencer” and “Top 20 Agency Strategy Global Influencer” by Onalytica, a UK-based Influencer firm.- Top Global Marketing Influencer. In this episode: Courtney shares her journey from marketing entrepreneur to global marketing influencer. We discuss the importance of PLAY in creativity and how we all have innate creativity. We discover Courtney's favorite way to do business planning and marketing planning to get great results while staying sane (!) Courtney tells us the biggest mistake she sees entrepreneurs make and a simple strategy to avoid it. Courtney Smith Kramer is an accomplished creative strategist, storyteller, writer and designer, she has earned hundreds of creative awards, and her work has been featured in the Print International Design Annual. She has served as a juror for the ADDY Awards, W3 Awards, Davey Awards and the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC), and is a former board member for the American Advertising Federation (AAF) and World Brand Congress. Courtney has founded two companies with husband Bryan Kramer; Silicon Valley marketing consultancy purematter, and H2H (or Human-to-Human) Companies. Together, they launched the H2H Growth Accelerator, a 12-week hybrid program that helps entrepreneurs recover from burnout in their own businesses. In her career, she has built campaigns for global brands like Plantronics, Cisco, Pitney Bowes, MasterCard, International Culinary Center, IBM and Netflix DVD.com, to name a few. She most recently completed a 4-year tenure as Global Head of Marketing for the Co-Active Training Institute. Her first book, “Be Your Creative Sexy Self: Humorous Stories to Help You Live a Happier Life” launched in July, 2020 at the #1 spot in Business Humor on Amazon. Today, Courtney is helping purpose-driven brands as an outsourced Creative Director and CMO, and inspiring positive change by co-leading the H2H Growth Accelerator alongside co-founder Bryan Kramer. “My value in this world is not what I do; it's who I am, my impact on others, and what I stand for.” – Courtney Smith Kramer To learn more about Courtney and her work, visit her blog, the H2H Growth Accelerator website, or the purematter agency website. You can also follow her on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook or buy her book on Amazon. Let's meet Courtney Smith Kramer. Courtney Smith Kramer Show Notes

As a work-at-home veteran, I'm often asked by home office newbies how I avoid all the real-life distractions and intrusions without needing the isolation of a sound-proof bunker and alienating my delightful but not always accommodating family (you'd think after over two decades of home office life they'd learn to observe where the lines are, but nooo). Actually, I've learned to welcome the distractions and use them to my advantage. Listen and see how you can too.  

For months, a good friend would call me on an almost daily basis, anxious to share the latest unreasonable demand from Brad, his hot-shot new supervisor, who was a model of sinister competence and suffocating micromanagement. Finally, he'd had it and was determined to take bold steps – he wasn't sure what, but I was all eager to “help.” Fortunately for him, he had other ideas – and we both learned a valuable lesson. 

First, the bad news: as a general rule, what can be automated, will eventually be automated. Now, for the really bad news – with each passing day armies of chatbots take another hill, and no matter how well fortified you may think you are, it's just a matter of time.  You can fight it, but you may want to start preparing for the career equivalent of the classic stages of grief: from bargaining to grudging acceptance…in other words, perfect fodder for the kind of black comedy this pod specializes in.  

Culture is a good and important thing, particularly these days with the workforce spread out and stretched thin. It's inauthentic culture that's problematic -  something that's cooked up by company leadership that doesn't survive contact with reality, or by an outside consultant who parachutes in and after a month's time distills it into its purest powdered form. I describe my encounter with just such a consultant, or luftmensch: an unserious person seriously attempting to sell air. It would take me years to see and value the difference between a company culture created in perfect laboratory conditions vs. one that emerged organically and adapted to changing reality.     

Not everyone blessed with abundant gifts, and charm has that hard to define “IT” factor – a magnetic force that draws every eye in the room. In the business world, truly charismatic leadership is rare and while it can be exciting to be around, it's not always as it appears or what it's cracked up to be, and unlike in the performing arts or politics, it's seldom a sustainable formula for business success.  (Click here for the #evolve column on which this is based.) 

When someone tells you they feel like an imposter, what they think is a shocking confession is the very definition of a humble brag as almost 100% of the time they should feel like an imposter. You could be a verifiably great dad or great boss, the Shakespeare of press releases, the Mozart of advertising jingles, or the Michael Jordan of actuaries. But you're not Shakespeare, Mozart, or the Jordan who dropped 63 points on the Celtics in game two of the 1986 playoffs. You have to be several orders of magnitude more impressive to have a credible case of imposter syndrome.  (Click here for the NSFW column.) Thanks for listening!.   

This is the maiden NSFW podcast, in which I first discuss the reasons for launching it: to get you to read my NSFW column in WorldatWork's Workspan and #evolve, in addition to the other great content there….and to offer a handy alternative for those who prefer listening to reading. I then go on to discuss recognition: why some people don't need it, don't want it, and would prefer that you keep your public displays of affirmation to yourself. Thanks for listening! For the full column, visit https://zurl.co/Rbdu 

The TNSP is back! Season 2 of the pod kicks off with a deep dive into office email culture. Rob is joined by The Sales Daddy (formerly Big Matt) and Will (nickname pending) to cover the cringe-worthy greetings ("Happy Monday!"), clichéd fillers ("Per our last conversation...") and obnoxious salutations ("Best,") they've seen in their days in corp. sales. 1:00 - Greetings8:40 - A quick tangent on video conferences12:54 - Salutations Keep us honest - Will has promised to sign off all emails with inexplicable words, e.g. "Most," until one of his superiors raises an inquiry. Stay tuned for updates throughout Season 2 of the TNSP. Support the show (https://www.instagram.com/tnsalespod/)

"10 things top-performing salespeople know is a waste of their time." Reverent is not something this one is as we poke fun at leadership and marketing along with offering advice and best practices to correct these items.You can find us as Bowties and Business on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and a host of other services. There are other high performance sales tools available at https://timkubiak.com10 Things High Performing Salespeople Know is a Waste of Their TimeEndless Pipeline Reviews so you feel “good” about the company number.Committing Unnatural Acts for “Upside” to Help the Company Make Up for All the Schmucks that Can’t Close a Deal.Get Your Customer Base to Attend Webinars so marketing can keep selling webinars to vendors instead of helping you make sales.Being Asked to Share Wins because No One Else is WinningIncreased Quota to Make Sure My Manager Hits Their Nut and Keeps Their Gig.Every CFO Thinking You are Making Too Much Money.Products or Services that get dreamed up, have no market demand and no customer research showing they do but you are expected to “make them happen” and push it anyway.Updating CRM as a CheckBox ExerciseAdding “Customer’s” to Marketing's Mailing ListBeing Treated Like All the Others Sales People Instead of the Snipers They Are

Rob and Big Matt chat with special guest, JR Hickey to discuss his hilarious @bestoflinkedin project which has blown up on twitter and was recently featured in the New York Times. JR shares the one infuriating post that drove him to create this LinkedIn parody account and covers one especially firey run in with a "LinkedInfluencer" who didn't exactly appreciate being "featured" on the page. Plus, we discuss how LinkedIn can improve to make the platform less filled with crap and more valuable to its users. Finally, JR joins the third and final installment of our BS Linkedin Series as we cover off the ridiculous tactics that LinkedInfluencers us to get attention. 01:19 - Interview with JR20:00 - B.S. Linkedin Series, Part 3: "LinkedInfluencers" Twitter: @bestoflinkedinInstagram: @bestoflinkedinJR's Entourage Podcast: "Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah"An important message: This is the TNSP's first episode back after the horrific murder of George Floyd and the ensuing calls for police reform. After careful consideration on how to best use the platform to support the cause for reform we concluded the best thing to do was to promote resources made available by the leaders of the various movements to reduce police violence. The resources below contain a wealth of information covering how to get educated and join the fight for justice. https://www.aclu.org/https://www.joincampaignzero.org/https://blacklivesmatter.com/Support the show (https://www.instagram.com/tnsalespod/)

Improv in Business Humor with Brenda

Business Mystic + Astrology for Business Humor with Alizia Rose

Solar Business Humor with Mo Kastiro

Cannabis Business Humor with Susan Weaver Guthrie

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Get set to laugh, chortle, snicker, and jeer.  Host and noted Quips Meister Bart Jackson rolls out the tomfoolery with a full episode of business quips.  Firing off one joke after another, along with some insightful afterthoughts, Bart points his rapier half-wit and begins poking much fun and a few pointed holes in the pomposities and foibles of those in business.  Bosses – CEO's – Wage Slaves - Investors – Board Members – everyone comes under the gun and in for the fun.  Isn't it jolly well time that someone got you to stop taking business & yourself so seriously? (Seriousness and political promises have the same track record.) So tune in an learn why a sense of humor will make you 76 percent more successful at work - and why 57.9 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.

HUMAN Marketing = The perfect topic for Episode 17 - our final episode of Season 1! Join host Megan Powers and co-hosts Jen Cole and Elizabeth Glau on this illuminative episode. We don’t do business with businesses. We do business with people. Always keeping the HUMAN element in everything we do is crucial to success, and these two have made a living of helping brands, agencies, entrepreneurs, and more, leverage the human element. Our stellar guests on this episode... Bryan and Courtney Kramer  Bryan KramerCo-Founder, President/CEO - PureMatterBryan is a Social Business Strategist, author, speaker and President/CEO of PureMatter in Silicon Valley. His first book, “There is no B2B or B2C: It’s Human to Human #H2H” reached the Top 1% of business books its first week on Amazon. In ‘16 he released his second title “Shareology: Understanding Sharing to Power Human Business”.Check out his books. Courtney KramerCo-Founder, Executive Creative Director, Author & Consultant - PureMatterCourtney Smith Kramer is a Marketing Consultant, Executive Creative Director, Strategist, Designer, and author of “21 Reasons Creativity is Like Sex: Why Everyone Can Do It, Have a Sense of Humor About It, and Use It To Make the World a Better Place” (only 9 left in stock on Amazon!), which launched in November 2016 at the #1 spot in Business Humor books on Amazon. Courtney was recently named a “Top 200 Global Influencer in Content Marketing”, earning the #17 Top spot in Agency Strategy by UK-based Onalytica. Every person within an organization now has an opportunity to be “the voice” of their brand because of social media. So now we aren’t just being “human,” but the emergence of social over the last ten years has changed how we communicate. We now live in an environment where SHARING is powering the human economy, which is something we also dive into with Bryan and Courtney. Honestly, these are now two of the smartest people we know, and this is a must-listen no matter what your role is in your organization.   We are “Making a Marketer”... in all ways. Check Ep.17 out -- and if you’re so inclined, we would love for you to subscribe, rate, & review us on iTunes -- https://bit.ly/mamITuneNEW. Get each ep. when it drops!  ::: Show sponsor: Powers of Marketing -- your communication should be strategic and POWERful! :::

Courtney is the co-founder of Purematter, a top Marketing consultancy. She has earned hundreds of creative awards as a creative strategist, writer and designer, and her first book “21 Reasons Creativity is Like Sex” launched as a #1 Business Humor book on Amazon in the Fall 2016. Sponsors: HP: When you visit HP.com/fire and enter code FIRE at checkout you'll get 15% off select HP workstations with Intel® Core™ i5 processor! This special discount is valid through July 31, 2017

You heard about the attorney with no sense of humor didn't you? He lost his appeal.  Host Bart Jackson (master of Business Quips) joins forces with guest Sherri Waryasz, the Queen of Laughter for a rollicking, riotous feast.  Isn't it time you learned to laugh at the world of business? Ever since ole Aristophanes cracked up ancient Athens audiences with  “Oh Democracy, whither art thou leading us?” folks have known that the greatest wisdom flies most agreeably on the wings of laughter.  Wouldn't it be beneficial if you could forge a human connection with your fellows, gain a deeper and more joyous perspective, and just plain have more smiles in your day?  Tune in and learn how to swap seriousness for the far more effective tools of humor and laughter.  Also, seize a whole batch of new business quips to share.

What's a Business Quip?  It's a joke, son. Such as “Bosses are like your children – both demand ceaseless care and neither ever lets you finish a sentence.”  Got it? And your host Bart Jackson has been writing Quips about business, bundling them into books & videos, and announcing them on the Art of the CEO radio show to proffer colleagues in the business community a little wisdom, and a lot of laughter – and, well, because he loves humor.  So if you'd like to laugh a lot, gain a little more insight, and take home some ammunition on such subjects as: Management, Paths to Success, Wage Slaves, Technology, the Fickle Finger of Ethics, and many more, tune in for a full show dedicated to The Business Quip. 

I met Tim Washer when he was a podcaster and corporate communications guy at IBM where he produced the now legendary spoof video series, Mainframe: The Art of the Sale. Now a social media guy at Cisco, Tim's comedy moonlighting has included appearances on The Onion News Network, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and as a writer for David Letterman. I ran into Tim at SXSWi in Austin.