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This episode is with Peter Cappelli DPhil, George W. Taylor Professor of Management; Director, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School; author of “Our Least Important Asset: Why the Relentless Focus on Finance and Accounting is Bad for Business and Employees" https://amzn.to/3P5WTGd Recently named by HR Magazine as one of the top 5 most influential management thinkers, we speak about wrong thinking when it comes to employee cost and value. TIMESTAMPS [2:02] Why do leaders see employees as liabilities instead of assets? [3:47] Is that a failure of the imagination? [5:50 ] Replacing my employees with contractors and with leased employees [6:24] What's the problem with managers coming from engineering or finance backgrounds?   [11:19 ] But what they don't track is, are we hiring good people?   [12:20] What money you're going to give me to make me want to move? And they're not necessarily more successful than an active candidate. In fact, they're less successful. That's an interesting paradox.   [13:15 ] We know that active candidates are people who want to advance.   [13:37 ] For any line manager, middle manager, c-suite manager, your advice would be always advertise for a role?   [14:20] A study compared people who were promoted from within to a job, to those who were hired from the outside into the identical job. People hired from outside took 3 years to get up to speed compared to people promoted from within. And it took people promoted from within 7 years to catch up to the pay of people who were hired from outside. So you pay a salary premium and you suffer a performance hit when you fill those jobs from outside.   [16:31] The other paradox you describe how at the start of the recent pandemic when 70% of office workers were sent home to work, because the feeling was, “We're all in this together”, employees were trusted to get the job done. And they did because they were trusted. Then came a shift to monitoring software on the assumption that left to their own devices, people would goof off. So, what's the situation now? About Peter Cappelli, DPhil https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cappelli-14936a3/ With expertise in industrial relations and labor economics, Peter is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and writes for HR Executive Magazine and Harvard Business Review. Tune into his show, In the Workplace, on Sirius XM 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School, on Thursdays at 5:00 pm EST, and read his monthly column in HR Executive magazine online. Author of: "Why Good People Can't Get Jobs" (Wharton Digital Press, 2012) "Managing the Older Worker" (with Bill Novelli, Harvard Business Press, 2010) "The India Way: How India's Top Business Leaders Are Revolutionizing Management" (with colleagues, Harvard Business Press, 2010) "Talent on Demand: Managing Talent in an Age of Uncertainty" (Harvard Business Press, 2008) "The New Deal at Work: Managing the Market-Driven Workforce" (Harvard Business Press, 1999). ABOUT PODCAST HOST, NINA SUNDAY Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@manageselfleadotherspodcast?sub_confirmation=1   Connect with Nina Sunday on LinkedIn HERE: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ninasunday/ You can suggest a guest, ask a question, make a comment.   To subscribe to Nina Sunday's personal blog go to https://www.brainpowertraining.com.au/ and scroll to bottom of the page to register. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About Michael Useem Michael Useem is Professor of Management and Faculty Director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management and McNulty Leadership Program at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His university teaching includes MBA and executive-MBA courses on management and leadership, and he offers programs on leadership and governance for managers in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. He works on leadership development with many companies and organizations in the private, public and non-profit sectors. He is the author of The Leader's Checklist, The Leadership Moment, Executive Defense, Investor Capitalism, Leading Up, and The Go Point. He is also co-author and co-editor of Learning from Catastrophes; co-author of The India Way, Leadership Dispatches, Boards That Lead, and The Strategic Leader's Roadmap, Fortune Makers: The Leaders Creating China's Great Global Companies (2017), Go Long: Why Long-Term Thinking Is Your Best Short-Term Strategy (2018), and Mastering Catastrophic Risk: How Companies Are Coping with Disruption (2018). His latest book, The Edge, is what we will be digging into today. Mike is co-anchor for a weekly program “Leadership in Action” on SiriusXM Radio Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. What You'll Find In This Episode with Michael Useem Michael pours his wealth of knowledge into this transformative episode on how leaders continually learn to ensure that they rise to meet the demands of the job. Leaders know that the job description is about the only thing regarding the position that fits nicely onto a sheet of paper. Many roles evolve as demands emerge and arise from multiple avenues. Michael pointed out the irony in the subtitle of The Edge, which is about CEOs learning to lead. He acknowledged that we might assume that CEOs know how to lead, but that's not always true.They need to learn how to lead provided the circumstances they find themselves within. Michael talked about the fact that for many leaders, what got you here won't get you there. Although not mentioned in the show, check out Marshall Goldsmith's book, What Got You Here, Won't Get You There, which we love. Don't miss what Michael says about Mark Turner and his learning tour. Michael says that leaders need to recognize their responsibility in leading the people they serve. This is what brings them to a point of wanting to learn more about learning to lead. You have to hear why Michael takes students to Antarctica and the Marine Corp. Michael mentioned Herminia Ibarra's book on reinventing identity. Check it out. Michael says that the single most important thing that a leader can do to grow is to get out of their comfort zone. Dr. Useem follows many sources for leadership, but often comes back to the Chief Executive of Progressive Insurance, Tricia Griffith. Learn about how she redefines what it means to be the Big Boss. Michael talked about looking at leadership as 360 but in reverse. We ought to think about leading our peers and the people above us, not just our subordinates. Don't miss what he says about having more impact. Oh, and yeah, wishing he could climb Mt. Everest. Michael talked about learning to lead by seeing others do it poorly. There's a lot to learn from setbacks and catastrophes. Don't miss how he describes the CEO of Tyco. Joe was reminded about leading to grow and thrive versus just to get by. Michael liked our last question and recalls asking CEOs what they find to be true that they didn't realize before. Lastly, Michael reminds us that leadership never really comes down to one thing, but a mission critical checklist. As always, let us know what you think of this with a like, a follow, or a comment. Find us at theschoolhouse302.com. TheSchoolHouse302 is about getting to simple by maximizing effective research-based strategies that empower individuals to lead better and grow faster. Joe & T.J.

The boardroom over the last decade has seen strides of growth in regard to the role played by board directors. A once ceremonial role has now evolved to include both a leadership aspect and a fiduciary obligation. We examine this evolution on today’s episode as we welcome Mike Useem to the show.   Michael is Professor of Management and Faculty Director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management and McNulty Leadership Program at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His university teaching includes MBA and executive-MBA courses on management and leadership, and he offers programs on leadership and governance for managers in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. He works on leadership development with companies and organizations in the private, public and non-profit sectors. He is the author of the forthcoming, The Edge: How Ten CEOs Learned to Lead – and the Lessons for Us All (2021). Mike is co-anchor for a weekly program “Leadership in Action” on SiriusXM Radio Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School.   In today’s episode, we learn from Mike’s experience teaching at the Center for Leadership and Change Management at the Wharton School while he also discusses with us how the roles of board directors have evolved over the years and now carry much more significance than in years past. You won’t want to miss this episode of Boardroom Bound. Click here to listen now!     Subscribe & Review in iTunes Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes! Liked this episode? I would be really grateful if you'd take 30 seconds to leave an honest review in iTunes. Those reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Plus, I love to give shoutouts on the show to everyone who submits a review. Just click here to review, tap “Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is.  Let's Get Social!  I absolutely love connecting with listeners on social media. I'm most active on LinkedIn. (And yes, I do personally post and respond to my accounts!) This is a great way to hear my latest thinking, get the inside track on new products, and occasionally see a picture of my adorable toddler.

Capricia Penavic Marshall, former US chief of protocol in the Obama administration and author of Protocol: The Power of Diplomacy and How to Make it Work for You joins Laura on Women@Work to discuss the role of empathy and respect in serious strategy, and how we all can learn to bridge cultural divides in the pursuit of progress. Originally aired with Host Laura Zarrow on July 23, 2020 on SiriusXM's Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School, Channel 132. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Laura talks with sexual harassment expert Adrienne Lawrence and Joanne Bagshaw, professor of psychology and women’s studies, to understand how we can protect ourselves and others from systemic racism and sexism, and increase our own self-awareness in pursuit of genuine allyship. Originally aired with Host Laura Zarrow on July 9, 2020 on SiriusXM's Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School, Channel 132. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How do we create the conditions for people and organizations to thrive? Frances Frei, Harvard Business School professor and co-author of Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You, talks with Laura about how we can harness the power of empathy and trust to make work a place where we move past inclusion to authentic belonging and “release the energy of possibility in others” in the process. Originally aired with Host Laura Zarrow on July 2, 2020 on Women@Work on SiriusXM's Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School, Channel 132. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While women currently represent 47% of the workforce in the US, they only make up 28% of the workforce in science and technology- and the statistics are even worse for women of color. Why? How can we do better and increase the participation of women and people of color in STEM? This week, Laura sits down with Susanne Tedrick, a cloud computing tech specialist and author of Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators, to discuss practical advice to help women and people of color coming up through the pipeline get the support they need. Originally aired with Host Laura Zarrow on June 25, 2020 on SiriusXM's Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School, Channel 132. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As social beings, we are wired to connect. It’s part of our DNA. And communication has never been easier than now with the introduction of the internet and social media that allows us to be more interconnected.  Despite all of that, many still feel isolated and disconnected, especially in the workplace. How do we take action and create more engagement at work and connectedness with others? Take the first step in connecting and approaching others in a friendly way as Dr. Melanie Katzman reveals how through her new book “Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work ”. Dr. Melanie Katzman is a business psychologist, advisor, consultant to the world’s top public and private companies, government agencies,  and nonprofits. She is also the founder of Katzman consulting and the founding partner of the social enterprise Leader’s Quest. In this episode, Dr. Katzman shares 52 actions you can do to forge deeper bonds with your colleagues. These steps are the same techniques she used with leaders and employees from top companies around the world. We’re also going to know the reason why she decided to write the book and why Connect First is the cheapest transformation program any HR person or Manager will ever come across! This episode is jam-packed with ideas that are actionable and easy to implement. So make sure you go grab a pen and a paper to write them all down!   Grab a copy of Dr. Katzman’s book here! In this episode, you will learn about: The reason why Melanie decided to write Connect First Bringing emotion into the workplace  Why Connect First book is the cheapest transformation program that you’ll ever come across  Taking a pause and checking your own emotional state Smiling and establishing respect How the word thank you can transform the way we interact with people Different ways we can acknowledge others Appropriate touch Abundance mindset vs. a scarcity mindset Becoming a magnet person Melanie’s thoughts on aging at work --- What did you think of this episode? Give us a 5-star rating and write a review on Apple Podcasts, or take our survey. Contact Brandon: Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. --- More about Melanie Katzman: Dr. Melanie Katzman is a business psychologist, advisor, and consultant to the world’s top public and private companies, as well as governmental and nonprofit institutions. A sought-after expert in executive development, group dynamics, and leadership diversity, she founded Katzman Consulting in 1999 and has worked with businesses--including Accenture, Bain Consulting, Goldman Sachs, MTV, PwC, and Viacom--in 31 countries. A busy speaker, Katzman is also a founding partner of the global nonprofit Leaders’ Quest, which serves a community of 12,000 members and facilitates cross-sector strategic discussions on pressing economic and social problems. Katzman was a Senior Fellow at The Wharton School’s Center for Leadership and Change Management and has held faculty positions in psychiatry at the Weill-Cornell Medical Center, the University of London, and the Chinese University in Hong Kong. Katzman co-created and was co-host of the show Women@Work on Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, channel 132. She has been featured in the New York Times, Financial Times, South China Morning Post, Vanity Fair, O Magazine, and on ABC, CBS, and Lifetime. Connect with Melanie: Twitter LinkedIn Melanie Katzman Resources mentioned in this episode: Katzman Consulting

Get rid of the things on your resume that aren't relevant to where you're going. You have limited time to capture someone's attention, so choose the skills, achievements and experiences from your background that will be most appealing to your audience. #switchers."This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Career Talk welcomed Paul Carney, HR Executive, Speaker and Author of "Move Your Ash: Know, Grow and Show your Career Value" to share expert tips on how to build a successful career through techniques like the visioning concept and building your EQ. Plus, a deeper than anticipated discussion on the PBQ, and we wrapped up Career Talk Music with the fantastic Ja-Tun and Random Acts of Soul, featuring our very own DION on drums, performing "Go Hard.' Learn more here."This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Market needs are changing so rapidly that educational institutions can't keep up. Author and CEO Danny Iny joins Career Talk LIVE to share the future of 4-year institutions and the need for continuous learning in the workplace. Learn how to stay marketable and why it's critical to your future employment to grow your skills. Plus, Career Talk Music debuts Raihanna Estrada's song "Jump Off The Train" and how journaling may help prevent colds. #switchers "This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lots of laughs this week as Dion, Michelle and Dr. Dawn answer the PBQ on Career Talk. If you are a fan of The Twilight Zone, you'll definitely want to take a listen. #switchers"This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hall of Fame Coach Joe Battista explains wise advice from his book "The Power of Pragmatic Passion"!"This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the first episode of SwitcherFEST! For 6 weeks Career Talk will be covering a variety of career change topics including military-to-civilian transitions, twilight careers post-retirement, returning to the workforce after an extended absence and on THIS episode, how to handle a criminal history as a job seeker. Cat Hoke, author of A Second Chance: For You, For Me and For the Rest of Us shares how we can get a fresh start and create the life we want. From her work helping people go from incarceration to employment, we can all learn about building our own second chance. "This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you're not getting traction on your job search, there may be a better way that you haven't yet tried. Check out this informative and fun episode with Executive Search Consultant Mike Manoske to learn about little-used strategies that are highly effective for landing the job. Plus, Dion gets the Pre-break quiz correct!"This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you missed the show with Kelly Hoey, you'll want to listen to it on iTunes so that you can learn practical tips for building your DREAM network and uncovering opportunities that you never knew existed!"This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Career Talk welcomes back crowd favorite, Raymond Lee, the CEO and Founder of CareerMinds, a virtual outplacement firm. Hear about how the market has changed in the 10 years since the great recession, what companies are looking for now and why networking is even more important than ever. Plus, hear why you won't see the color yellow in an airplane interior."This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You already have a network - here's how to maximize it!"This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Good relationships make for a more enjoyable workplace. This clip is proof!Disclaimer: No career advice was dispensed in the making of this brief clip :-) "This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." #drdawngraham #careertalk #dawngraham #businessradio #wharton #careeradvice #careers #jobsearch #switchers #askdrdawn #siriusXM See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn the signs of a potential layoff and how you can "fireproof" your career in a constantly changing market with special guest Dr. Nancy Koury King, author of "Fired...Managing Your Career in the Age of Job Uncertainty" on Career Talk. Plus, learn how crickets can tell the temperature outside!"This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of Career Talk Terri Wein joins the Dream Team to answer questions about how to network with hard to reach people, ways to rebrand your experience to land a switch, and if you can have TOO many degrees. Plus lots of laughter."This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Caller Ryan braves the on-air LIVE mock interview and gets direct feedback hours before his REAL interview. We're rooting for you, Ryan!"This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Before you start your job search as a Switcher, you need an aligned STRATEGY. Whether you're changing industries, functions or both, this isn't the time to wing it. "This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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You've got the power to nail your interview and impress the hiring manager, no matter what they ask you in the interview - here's how!"This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of Career Talk, guest Carlann Fergusson shares leadership insights and how overused strengths, the defensive brain, and failing to know your hot buttons can impede success. Plus, learn what beer and beards have in common!"This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you ordered your copy of SWITCHERS yet? Take advantage of Amazon Prime Day and get your copy today! @bizradio111"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

More fun with the Dream Team on Career Talk where Dion proclaims, "I am not a statistic" and Michelle gets the answer correct for the pre-break quiz (PBQ)!"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Abby Kohut (aka, Absolutely Abby) joined Dr. Dawn for OPEN CALL Thursday including on-air mock interviews, LinkedIn tips to make your profile awesome, and secrets on how to be found by a recruiter. Plus, Dion nails the pre-break quiz!"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Swapna Reddy, clinical assistant professor Science of Health Care Delivery, was recently heard nationwide on Sirius XM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School, as she spoke on Maternal Mortality.

Get past the online noise and biased systems and talk to the decision-makers!"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bullying in the workplace can be subtle, from being micromanaged to getting extra work piled on, or being left off of meeting invites. If you're experiencing this in the office (or in life), Greg Williams, Author of "Negotiating with a Bully", offer tips to shift the power dynamic and avoid control dramas. Plus, a great on-air live mock interview with a listener!"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was topsy-turvy Career Talk with Nick Corcodilos (aka, Ask the Headhunter) interviewing Dr. Dawn on her new book "Switchers: How Smart Professionals Change Careers and Seize Success." Get the insider scoop on how to convince skeptical hiring managers to roll the dice on you as a career changer."This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Parents calling employers, bosses stealing lunches, and dealing with frustrating co-workers - all of these scenarios and more when Dr. Dawn welcomes Alison Green, aka Ask A Manager to Career Talk. Plus unusual uses for cabbage leaves!"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We all have red flags, but there's no need to focus on these during the interview! Anticipate a hirer's concerns, then let them know why you're the candidate of choice. Listen as Mike Manoske and Dr. Dawn coach a listener who has limitations on the hours she can work convince the hirer that she'll kick butt in the role!"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Expert guest Steve Dalton joins Dr. Dawn in studio to share his wildly popular strategy "The 2-Hour Job Search", which is an ultra-systematic process for getting in front of the decision-makers! Learn how to create a 3B7 plan and to avoid Curmudgeons on this informative episode of Career Talk. Plus, why you should steer clear of cars with bumper stickers!"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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These are the factors that will influence how long your job search will take - you'll want to know these to plan accordingly!"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Dawn welcomes back crowd favorite, Ross MacPherson for OPEN CALLS on this episode of Career Talk. Learn how to craft a LinkedIn Profile that gets noticed, when it's 'too soon' to change jobs, and when it might be time to contact a career coach! Plus the pre-break quiz (which someone in the studio answers correctly - who is it?)"This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hear why I am SHOCKED about Dion's response to this week's PBQ!"This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Career Talk celebrates new college grads with this episode dedicated to landing a first job and how to shine in it! Beth Hendler-Grunt of Great Next Step joins Dr. Dawn to share her expert advice on how to successfully make the transition from student to professional. Plus, Star Wars trivia and caller questions!"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

College loan payback, paid sabbaticals, free dry cleaning and egg freezing are becoming more commonplace as companies strive to offer perks that attract the right talent. On this episode of Career Talk, Raymond Lee (CEO of CareerMinds)joins Dr. Dawn to share how to assess what creative compensation options are right for you and how to get them!"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Networking is CRITICAL to career success, but there are other ways to build a strong list of connections besides crowded rooms full of strangers. Today's guest, David Burkus, author of "Friend of a Friend" joins Dr. Dawn on Career Talk to share research-backed tips for how to get connected. "This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Listen to caller Mary in CA get EMPOWERED to take charge of her career on Career Talk! "This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Get EMPOWERED to negotiate, ask for a promotion and create the career you WANT on Career Talk! CEO of Zinc, Stacey Epstein joins Dr. Dawn to share tips and we also have some on-air mock negotiations."This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Career Talk welcomed the CEO of LiveOps to share an overview of his company as one example of the many types of non-traditional career paths available to job seekers today. If you live in a rural area, are looking for a balanced work/life, or are transitioning military, this show will give you some ideas about flexible careers!"This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dion ALWAYS has the best answers to the pre-break quiz each week on Career Talk. This week was no different!"This excerpt was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Check out the full episode on iTunes or GooglePlay by subscribing to the podcast "Dr. Dawn on Careers" for free."This excerpt from CAREER TALK was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Richard Marcus joined Career Talk for OPEN CALLS, and discussed how to find a great coach, as well as the differences between career coaches, life coaches, and therapists and when/how to pursue each. If you've ever wondered the best way to get support in your career and life goals, you don't want to miss this show! "This excerpt was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is leaving a great job to play professional squash crazy? Listen to Mike Lewis, Author of "When to Jump" respond to this question in this 45 second sound bite."This excerpt was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is it time to make the leap to follow the career of your dreams? Mike Lewis, author of "When to Jump" joins Dr. Dawn on Career Talk to share tips from his book including how to overcome obstacles, how to prepare for the switch and what you need to know to make your jump a success!"This excerpt from was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Cassandra Frangos joins Career Talk to share tips from her career as the VP of Talent at Cisco and Consultant at executive search firm Spencer Stuart. Learn strategies for reinventing your career and switching professions, as well as how social media and technology are changing the game in the job search. Plus, learn about the Zeigarnik effect and how you can use it in your interview prep!"This excerpt was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Career Talk welcomed Dr. Ivan Misner, Founder of BNI.com, the largest networking group in the world and author of "Networking Like a Pro" to share his proven tips for building a strong network. Learn about the 24-7-30 trick and the 12x12x12 system in this episode, plus Dion gets the pre-break quiz CORRECT!"This excerpt was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Dawn joined Laura Zarrow, host of Women@Work on SiriusXM111, this week to talk about strategies for switching careers and returning to the workforce after an extended absence. Learn about the ATS trap, why it's important to know your audience and how LinkedIn is important, even if you're not in a job search."This excerpt from Women@Work was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Want to know what the world's largest executive search firm looks for when hiring a candidate? Career Talk welcomed Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn Ferry to share insights from his latest book "Lose the Resume, Land the Job.""This excerpt from [name of your show] was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Career Talk welcomed back crowd favorite Absolutely Abby ("101 Job Search Secrets")for OPEN CALLS. Listen in as Dr. Dawn and Abby field job search and career questions, sharing the latest tips and trends for landing the job that you want! Plus, a special offer from Abby available to ALL listeners - you won't want to miss it! "This excerpt from [name of your show] was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Career Talk was excited to speak with Carla Harris, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley to discuss her TOP career tips from her best-selling books "Expect to Win" and “Strategize to Win!” Every moment of the show is jam-packed with actionable advice that will catapult your career to the next level. Don't miss this one!"This excerpt from [name of your show] was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Crowd favorite Ross MacPherson joins Dr Dawn to discuss the hot trends for 2018 in the job search and hiring process. Topics include AI, transparency and gender-masking in the interview process, strategies for updating your LinkedIn, resume and cover letter, and the secret to bypassing the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)."This excerpt from [name of your show] was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Career Talk welcomed award-winning comedy TV writer, comedian & film director Steve Young to share tips & advice he’s learned from interviewing countless celebrities about turning failure around to achieve great success! Laugh along with the dream team as we talk about taking risks, getting unstuck, new year's resolutions and overcoming setbacks. Also, check out Steve's book "Great Failures of the Extremely Successful" to learn more!"This excerpt from [name of your show] was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy 2018! Career Talk kicked off the new year with special guest Dr. Michael Platt sharing how neuroscience impacts career decisions (and new years resolutions!). Listen to this fascinating journey into how we tick plus tips on how to train your brain so that you can be more effective in your career!"This excerpt was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Gimbel, CEO of LaSalle Network joined Career Talk to share tips for landing a job during the holidays - turns out, December is the new January if you know where to look! We also cover asking for an end-of-year raise, gift-opening anxiety, networking with your relatives, switching careers, and the top holiday stressors!"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School debuts a new show, Mastering Innovation. Hosted by Saikat Chaudhuri, Harbir Singh, and Nicolaj Siggelkow, Directors of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management, we look at how established organizations foster the kind of innovation that keeps them going strong year after year. In this premiere episode, we speak with Ryan Miller, Senior Vice President and Design & Delivery Leader of Wells Fargo's Innovation Group, about how Wells Fargo is fostering banking innovation on Mastering Innovation.https://businessradio.wharton.upenn.edu/programs/mastering-innovation See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Money is a topic closely associated with careers and the job search and on today's Career Talk, Financial Planner Michelle Tate joins Dr. Dawn to share tips to save for unexpected (or planned!)money challenges related to your job - a layoff, starting your own gig, retirement or to build a rainy day fund. We also talk about holiday office etiquette related to money and gifts as well as the "beautiful selfish monster" of the holiday season!"This excerpt from [name of your show] was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today on Career Talk we discuss how temp-to-hire roles can be a HUGE advantage in your job search and how you can work with staffing firms to find new opportunities. Head Recruiter Brad Sona (Summit Staffing Partners) joins Dr. Dawn to share his insider tips on how to get your foot in the door, plus open calls and fun with Dion's pre-break quiz answer!"This excerpt from Career Talk was originally broadcast on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School debuts a new show, Work of Tomorrow. Hosted by Christian Terwiesch, Andrew M. Heller Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Co-Director of Penn’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management, we look at how new technology is causing disruptions in existing industries, changing the meaning of work along the way. In this premiere episode, Christian speaks with Stephen Laster, Chief Digital Officer at McGraw-Hill Education, and Jennifer Neumaier, Enterprise Sales Manager of Learning Solutions at LinkedIn, about how their companies have changed the delivery of online education on Work of Tomorrow.https://businessradio.wharton.upenn.edu/programs/work-of-tomorrow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Even with advent of online listing services, the fundamental means of renting an apartment hadn’t changed for decades, that is, until Rentberry came along (www.rentberry.com). Alex Lubinsky, Co-Founder and CEO of Rentberry joins us on this addition of Bay Area Ventures to tell us how his new startup is radically changing the process renting or leasing a property for both the renter and the landlord.Rentberry goes beyond simply listing properties and leaving it up to each individual renter and landlord to find each other and make a match. Instead by allowing the landlord to host an auction for their property, Rentberry is creating a new paradigm for facilitating the transaction. This new and highly transparent process gives information to the renters to see just how much a property in their desired location is renting for and allows landlords to optimize their revenue to meet the true demand for their market.Rentberry started in a handful of cities and is now expanding across the US. Demand is very strong and Alex is dealing with scaling his company as well as adding new features to improve and enhance the service. In the episode you’ll learn how Alex came up the idea and how he and a handful of co-founders got the company off the ground.In addition to talking about the company, we also talk about how Lubinsky funded his startup and how he left a career in international investment banking and mergers and acquisitions to start Rentberry because of a problem that he and his co-founders ran into. As always, I welcome your comments and feedback. If you have questions for Alex or me please feel free to reach out and we’ll do our best to get back to you as quickly as possible.Recorded on May 22, 2017, on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link. #auctions #Realestate #innovation #rentals #gigeconomy #Marketing #landlord #renter #apartment #lease #entrepreneurship #startup #SanFrancisco #SiliconValley

Paul Charney, an advertising creative expert and former improv comedian, is the founder of Funworks www.howfunworks.com. Along with his Creative Architect, Erica Foretescue, Paul joins me on this episode of Bay Area Ventures. Funworks helps their clients discover their true message by hosting "fun workshops" where a group of comedians who are experts in improvisation techniques work with the clients to bring out stories, images and issues.Together they have put together a series of great advertising campaigns for companies like HP and Comcast, many of which you will likely have seen.In addition to talking about the company, we explore what makes a company's message memorable. We also talk about how working in the San Francisco Bay Area is unique and what are some of the best attributes that make it so. Finally, we talk about some of the neurological aspects of communication and how a company can build a culture of trust with its customers and its employees.As always, I welcome your comments and feedback. If you have questions for Paul, Erica or me please feel free to reach out and we’ll do our best to get back to you as quickly as possible.Recorded on May 22, 2017, on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link. #Advertising #Improvisation #Comedy #teambuilding #Marketing #FunatWork #Leadership #entrepreneurship #startup #SanFrancisco #SiliconValley

This is Part 2 of our special Bay Area Ventures follow-up episode where we check in with guests from the first three seasons of the show. We start off part 2 with Martin Plaehn, CEO of Control 4, Inc. (www.control4.com). Martin made his first appearance on Bay Area Ventures in August of 2015. Back then, Control 4’s annual run rate was about $160 Million. For 2017, the company’s first quarter revenues were over $50 Million which puts them on a healthy $200 Million trajectory. Also, Control 4’s stock has more than doubled since his last appearance on our show. Control 4 manufactures automation systems and software for smart homes and offices. They are one of the fastest growing companies, if not the leader, in the emerging Internet of things and connected home technology sector.Martin is a thoughtful, smart and concerned CEO who has lectured on leadership and has been at the helm of some of earliest and most famous tech companies including RealNetworks, Viewpoint Digital and Bungee Labs. In this interview we learn what changes have occurred at Control 4 since his last appearance and how Martin has adapted his management style to deal with them. We also learn about how he divides his mind-share to achieve everything required of him as a manager and board member.In the second half of the show we’ll follow-up with Mark Chung, Co-Founder and CEO of Verdigris Technologies, Inc. (www.verdigris.co). Mark was a guest back in February of 2016. At the time, Verdigris was a young startup running on seed capital but already shipping product and generating revenue. Today, Verdigris is fresh off of a recent $7M Series A financing with backers such as Verizon and Jabil Manufacturing. Mark and his brother started Verdigris after an incident in their home where their electricity bill spiked for some unknown reason. They developed a monitoring system that can automatically detect every type of device on an electrical circuit and track and monitory its electric usage. Today, they’ve developed an industrial strength product used by hotels, factories and other commercial customers around the world. The technology sends a customer’s energy usage data up to The Cloud and Verdigris’ software helps those customers track usage and anomalies helping them to cut their energy usage by as much as 50% in many cases.Mark talks about the challenges of doubling his company’s headcount, building a world class sales team and scaling fast. It’s a real success story and Mark shares his philosophy of how to handle the stresses and challenges of being the leader of a fast company.Mark is a brilliant engineer who has worked at AMD, PA Semiconductor and Netlogic. PA semiconductor was acquired by Apple while Mark was there and Netlogic was acquired by Broadcom. Either he’s been very lucky at choosing companies to work for or, more likely, these great companies spotted Mark’s enormous talent. Now you can be the judge.This is a jam-packed show with a lot of takeaways for your business.As always, I welcome your comments and feedback. If you have questions for Martin, Mark or me please feel free to reach out and we’ll do our best to get back to you as quickly as possible.Recorded on April 24, 2017, on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link. #IoT #HomeAutomation #SmartHomes #Homelink #Alexa #GoogleHome #EnergyUsage #EnergySavings #ClimateChange #CloudComputing #Leadership #entrepreneurship #startup #SanFrancisco #SiliconValley

Bay Area Ventures presents this first of two special follow-up episodes where we check in with guests from the first three seasons of the show. First up, we’ll be speaking with Christopher Farm, Co-Founder and CEO of Tenjin, Inc. (www.tenjin.io) Christopher made his first appearance on Bay Area Ventures in April of 2016. Back then, Tenjin was a new startup fresh out of the Y-Combinator incubator. Chris will share with us how Tenjin has fared over the past year and talk about some of the biggest surprises and challenges he’s faced. Did his staff grow? Have sales grown? How difficult has it been to attract and retain technical talent in the San Francisco Bay Area in a period of extreme economic growth and competition. Christopher will tell us all about it.In the second half of the show we’ll follow-up with Dave McLean, Founder of Magnolia Brewing (http://magnoliabrewing.com). Dave was my first guest on Bay Area Ventures back in March of 2014. At the time, Magnolia Brewing was operating its flagship Magnolia Gastropub on the fabled Haight Street in San Francisco and was still building out a new restaurant and a new brewing facility. We’ll see how those facilities have done and also learn about their recent entry into retail sales with a new line of canned beers.Dave has been brewing beer since the 1990s and is one of the leaders of the modern San Francisco Bay Area craft brewing industry. Dave was the founder of the San Francisco Brewer’s Guild which now boasts a membership of hundreds of craft brewers and hosts dozens of major events in the Bay Area each year including San Francisco Beer Week and the annual Brews by the Bay festival.McLean is passionate about beer and business. He has built a thriving enterprise with thousands of devoted fans in a city whose roots as a brewer’s haven go back to the gold rush days of the 1800’s. That’s no small feat and Dave will tell you how he’s done it.This will be a jam-packed show with a lot of takeaways for your business.As always, I welcome your comments and feedback. If you have questions for Christopher, Dave or me please feel free to reach out and we’ll do our best to get back to you as quickly as possible.Recorded on April 24, 2017, on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link. #onlinemarketing #PPC #SEO #SEM #mobileadvertising #entrepreneurship #startup #SanFrancisco #beer #craftbrewing #marketing #restaurants

On this special Bay Area Council Quarterly Update edition of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Jim Wunderman, CEO of The Bay Area Council about the first quarter 2017 economic state if the San Francisco Bay Area. The Bay Area economy continues to move along at a blistering pace in 2017 but the flip side of economic growth is the tremendous pressure it places on transportation, housing and prices.Jim and his organization have been working for years on policies and bills to address the key issues affecting the Bay Area and the first quarter saw several new laws passed by the California State Senate as well as a huge gas tax and fee package ushered in by Governor Jerry Brown. In this episode Jim talks about those initiatives and how they will impact the Bay Area. He also talks about when to expect these initiatives to make an impact and what he’ll be working on next.Finally, the Bay Area Council just completed their 2017 poll and Jim discusses what questions were asked and the results of his analysis. Find out which key issues are on the top of minds of Bay Area residents and which one, in particular, is considered a crisis. The Bay Area Council is a public policy organization focused on making the San Francisco Bay Area and the Silicon Valley the most globally competitive and economically productive region in the world. The Council’s membership is comprised of CEOs from hundreds of the top businesses in the Bay Area and Jim has been its CEO since 2004. For more information on Jim and to see the full 2017 poll results go to www.bayareacouncil.org. This interview was recorded on April 24, 2017, on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link.

On this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with Sara Margulis, co-founder and CEO of Honeyfund and the companion site Plumfund (www.honeyfund.com and www.plumfund.com). Honeyfund began when Sara and her the fiancé Josh were looking for an alternative to a gift registry for their wedding. Instead they wanted so set up a honeymoon registry where their friends and family could gift components of their awesome honeymoon.The site worked, and then, their friends and their friends’ friends all wanted a honeymoon registry page for their weddings. Viola and startup is born. Honeyfund grew organically for a number of years and customers began using the site to fund other needs and charities. To segregate the traffic Sara and Josh launched Plumfund to help fund all of the people and things we love. Both sites were growing nicely but Sara and Josh decided to appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank and wound up receiving offers from three sharks, ultimately striking a deal with Mr. Wonderful himself, Kevin O’Leary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uelp3-lOvD4 Honeyfund is based in the Bay Area town of Sebastopol in the North Bay’s Sonoma County. It’s a beautiful area known more for vineyards and dairies but, is also home to many tech companies as well.Sara discusses her transition from Marketing Director at a San Francisco University to tech entrepreneur. She walks us through some of the challenges she’s faced along the way and how life and business changed after their Shark Tank experience. We talk about the Shark Tank process (except for the NDA parts) as well as Sara’s take on the Bay Area way of business.It’s a fun interview with lots of great takeaways for your business, wherever you may be.As always, I welcome your comments and feedback. If you have questions for Sara or me please feel free to reach out and we’ll do our best to get back to you as quickly as possible.Recorded on March 27, 2017, on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link.#onlinemarketing #venturefinance #entrepreneurship #startup #sonomacounty #giftregistry

Bay Area Ventures welcomes Jeremey Dann, Professor of Innovation at the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies https://www.marshall.usc.edu/departments/lloyd-greif-center-entrepreneurial-studies at the USC Marshall School of Business https://www.marshall.usc.edu/ and Wenyi Cai, Managing Partner of Polymath Ventures www.polymathv.com based in Bogota, Colombia. Professor Dann is making his third appearance on Bay Area Ventures and this time he is here to talk about his new case study about Wenyi and Polymath. The case, which is used as the basis of discussion by entrepreneurs and business students at business schools throughout the world, walks us through the challenges and issues that Wenyi and her team face in creating, incubating, funding and growing startup companies in emerging markets like Latin America.Wenyi is an ultra-bright woman, who was working on mathematical models of fluid dynamics at the age of 15 for the Argonne National Laboratory. She earned a degree in Physics from Harvard and founded Tuesday Magazine while still an undergraduate. She worked for McKinsey & Company on management consulting assignments in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia before becoming COO of the startup Milo.com which was purchased by eBay for $75 Million. Not wanting to join another startup in the Bay Area, Wenyi decided to start a fund and foster innovation and entrepreneurship in emerging markets. After working with her team to identify the best place to found Polymath Ventures, the settled on Bogota, Colombia.Jeremy picks up the case from there and walks the reader through Polymath’s first six ventures.This lively conversation brings the listener up to date on how Polymath is doing and what has transpired since the case was written. We speak at length about the difference between entrepreneurship, venture financing and customer acquisition between the Bay Area and Colombia. We also discuss extracting the lessons the Jeremy and Wenyi have learned and how that applies to new venture formation in the US, Latin America, Asia and just about anywhere. For students of business, this is a rare opportunity to fill in the blanks and close the loop on a well written case study. And Jeremey Dann is an expert at writing case studies, having now authored more than 30 of them. Jeremy’s Case Study of Wenyi and Polymath Ventures can be purchased at https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/SCG521-PDF-ENG or http://www.thecasecentre.org/main/products/view?id=139181Recorded on March 27, 2017, on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link.

This episode of Bay Area Ventures features Tim Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of www.nerdwallet.com. Tim is a former investment banker and private equity financer who was simply trying to help his sister find the best credit card. In doing so Tim discovered that it was not as simple as he first thought. Besides the obvious brand names such as Visa, Master Card and American Express, all cards vary in their annual fees, interest rates, sign-up promotions, cardmember services and whether they do or do not offer points or cash back. The list was long and the task was a real challenge. When he was through he posted his results to his friends on social media and the demand was so great that he realized there might be a business opportunity to offer similar information to the public and, not only for credit cards but, for a host of other financial services from life insurance, to travel rewards to mortgages and banking. Tim was not a tech entrepreneur but quickly learned to think like one and a soon decided to move Nerdwallet from his apartment in New York City to San Francisco. He discovered that the ecosystem and human talent of the Bay Area with their propensity for taking on something new to their deep network of like-minded startup veterans, was the ideal place to build and grow his company.In this interview Tim talks about scaling his team and about how they all share knowledge internally and challenge each other to think about solving problems for the organization and their customers. He also talks about the financial industry as a whole drawing from his participation as a member of the Consumer Advisory Board to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal agency set up after the 2008 financial melt-down to protect consumer from banking, mortgage and credit card abuse and fraud.Tim gives some great tips on managing your finances and, more importantly on being a successful entrepreneur.Recorded on February 13, 2017, on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link.To participate in our monthly Bay Area Ventures Conversation of the Month visit www.BAVConversation.com

Jonathan Swanson, Co-Founder and President of www.thumbtack.com joins me on Bay Area Ventures to talk about his journey from White House economic aide to building a high-growth fast-pace technology startup.Founded in 2009, Thumbtack is now a Silicon Valley “unicorn”, a privately held company with a valuation over $1 billion. The company is vying to be the Amazon of the gig-economy by creating the ultimate marketplace for getting things done. To do so, Thumbtack provides a marketplace for local services allowing one to find providers for just about anything from music lessons, to construction, to janitorial services, to … you name it. Unlike most sites which force you to do all the research for choosing the best provider, Thumbtack asks you some meaningful questions and then does the research for you, finding you the best match for your project.Jonathan, is a thoughtful, highly motivated entrepreneur who looks at Thumbtack as a way to help people around the world improve their lives. He helps independent providers find customers but, also helps them promote their skills, increase their confidence and change their lives. With over a million active customers and hundreds of thousands of providers, Thumbtack is out performing Yelp and Angie’s List and could be the Yellow Pages for the twenty-first century and beyond. Jonathan provides some solid examples of people who have achieved great personal success on the Thumbtack platform.Jonathan, talks about forming his founding team and figuring out how to scale Thumbtack for growth. Thumbtack has over 1,000 employees in San Francisco, Salt Lake City and the Philippines. Founded in Washington, DC, Jonathan and his co-founders moved Thumbtack to San Francisco to take advantage of the Bay Area’s ecosystem. Hear how he compares the Bay Area way of business to other areas. There is a powerful interview with a brilliant young entrepreneur. It’s a must listen.Recorded on February 13, 2017, on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link.To participate in our monthly Bay Area Ventures Conversation of the Month visit www.BAVConversation.com

On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Abe Sher, Managing Partner at Energetico Ventures of Bal Harbor, Florida (www.energetico.com). Abe is a serial entrepreneur, attorney, inventor and venture capitalist. He’s creating products and services that are making a profound impact on humanity. From creating water out of thin air to bringing “neural reality” to human-machine interactions, he’s creating large scale solutions to big problems and saving lives around the planet. Abe is an “accidental entrepreneur”. He started out as an attorney but wound up as an executive in the companies he was representing. Along the way he’s crossed paths with and helped the founders of dozens of companies and been involved in over $1 billion dollars of transactions. From helping the founders of Skype in their early days, to the King of Saudi Arabia to speaking to the council of Nobel Laureates on behalf of the King of Morocco, Abe has found himself in situations that few people could even imagine.His work has won innovation awards from the Wall Street Journal and KPMG as well as the Artemis Prize. He’s won contracts from the Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, the United States Army, FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security.Learn why Abe looks for ideas and companies that are pulled by the markets rather than having to push your goods and services out. Here about how to gauge how well a company is doing just by walking around its offices or factories. There is so much packed into this short interview, it’s a must listen.This interview was recorded on January 23, 2017, on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link.To participate in our monthly Bay Area Ventures Conversation of the Month visit www.BAVConversation.com

On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Jim Wunderman, CEO of www.bayareacouncil.org and take a look back at the San Francisco Bay Area’s economy for 2016, as well as, taking a look forward to what might lie ahead for the region in 2017. The Bay Area economy, to put it simply, has been booming. It has been undergoing a sustained period of growth and economic development. Was 2016 the “best of times”? What were some of the factors that contributed to the current state of the economy? What were some of the biggest challenges the region faced in 2016 and what will be the key drivers and issues going forward? The Bay Area has some of the lowest rates of unemployment in the country but, at the same time, has some of the highest costs of living in the world. Can people afford to live in the Bay Area and, if not, can companies attract and retain the talent needed to maintain its position as one of the leading centers of innovation in the world? Jim covers all these areas and more in this special extended edition of the Bay Area Council Quarterly Update feature of our show.The Bay Area Council is a public policy organization focused on making the San Francisco Bay Area and the Silicon Valley the most globally competitive and economically productive region in the world. The council’s membership is comprised of CEOs from hundreds of the top businesses in the Bay Area and Jim has been its CEO since 2004.Before the Bay Area Council, Jim had a distinguished career in both the public and private sectors. He served as Chief of Staff to San Francisco Mayor Frank M. Jordan from 1992-95, responsible for overseeing all departmental and budgetary functions, and management of the Mayor’s Office. Earlier he served as Special Assistant to Mayor Dianne Feinstein, from 1983-1987, with his duties including oversight of the city’s utility, the Public Utilities Commission, and the Department of Public Works. From 1988 through 1991, he served as Vice President and General Manager of two major waste collection, disposal and recycling firms in the Bay Area under its parent, Recology, Inc (formerly Norcal Waste Systems). From 1997-2004 he served as Senior Vice President for External Affairs at Providian Financial Corporation. Jim is also a Visiting Professor at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, teaching a course in Executive Leadership. You can see Jim’s full bio here http://www.bayareacouncil.org/people/jim-wunderman/This interview was recorded on January 23, 2017, on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link.To participate in our monthly Bay Area Ventures Conversation of the Month visit www.BAVConversation.com

On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Paul Judge, Co-Founder and CEO of www.lumahome.com. Paul, is an inventor, investor and serial entrepreneur. He is a cybersecurity expert and has had extensive experience in the field through many of his roles. In addition to Luma, Paul was a co-founder of Pindrop Security, Looklive, Tech Square Labs and PureWire, a web security service acquired by Barracuda Networks where he stayed on to be their Chief Research Officer and VP for over five years and through to their $2B IPO.Before all that, Paul was the Chief Technology Officer of CipherTrust and Secure Computing. CipherTrust was acquired by Secure Computing for $273M in 2006 and Secure Computing was subsequently acquired by McAfee in 2008 for $465M.In addition to almost 30 patents under his belt, Paul is an author and lecturer and holds MS and PhDs in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a BS in computer science from Morehouse College. You can find videos of some of Paul’s lectures on his website at www.pjudge.com.Paul tells us about his latest company Luma, makers of a new Surround WiFi system that brings the type of WiFi service typically found in large commercial spaces to the home. Luma is a scalable system that allows one to place multiple access points throughout a home, overcoming the limitations of typical home Wifi routers which only have antennas in one location. Luma also employs sophisticated software to make configuration a snap and to protect your home from cyber intrusions.Paul also shares his advice on building and running a startup company talking about his transition from a Ph. D. student and early employee at a startup company to becoming a serial entrepreneur on his own. Having homes and offices in both San Francisco and Atlanta, he compares the differences between running startups in the Bay Area versus other locations. The good and the bad.Paul is an engaging speaker offering great advice for any entrepreneur.Recorded December 19, 2016 on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link.To participate in our monthly Bay Area Ventures Conversation of the Month visit www.BAVConversation.com

On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Sheryl O’Loughlin, Co-Founder and CEO of www.REBBL.CO, and author of the new book “Killing It: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Head Without Losing Your Heart”. Sheryl is a serial entrepreneur, professor, mentor and author. She was CEO of Clif-Bar for 10 years where she launched the successful Luna Bar line and doubled the company’s revenue under her tenure. She then founded and built Plum Organics to $100M in sales and successfully sold the company to Campbells Soup Company. Sheryl was the Director of the Center for Innovation at Stanford University and, just prior to becoming CEO of REBBL, was a faculty member at Sonoma State University, teaching Lean Startup Methodologies to aspiring entrepreneurs. This is Sheryl’s second appearance on Bay Area Ventures. We begin the interview by catching up on the changes that led to her joining REBBL as their CEO, then we discuss her new book in detail.Sheryl practices what she preaches and teaches. She advises entrepreneurs to create “purpose driven organizations” and that’s just what she is doing at REBBL, a registered Benefit Corporation. REBBL is the offshoot of the non-profit organization Not For Sale which is working to stop human trafficking around the world. Specifically, Not For Sale is striving to improve the lives or women and girls in developing countries who are most at risk for exploitation of human traffickers. 2.5 percent of REBBL’s net sales goes to Not For Sale and Sheryl talks about how she has chosen investors and co-workers who support the fact that REBBL is about more than just the bottom line.Sheryl, is open and passionate about sharing her experiences as an entrepreneur. She has lived through the ups and downs of building a company and suffered the tolls that it takes on one’s health and relationships. After coming close to personal bankruptcy, Sheryl spiraled into a personal health crisis but, managed to pull herself through with counseling and the support of her family, friends and colleagues. To help other entrepreneurs avoid the problems and challenges she has gone through, she authored her new book, Killing It. Unlike a typical book or business school course on strategy, financing, marketing and all the other nuts and bolts of building a startup, Killing It talks about the personal decisions and actions one must take to maintain a healthy outlook and physical well-being needed to launch a company.In Killing It, Sheryl walks entrepreneurs through the various stages of building a company from the decisions around founding a company, to choosing partners, teams and investors, to the ongoing stages of growth that a typical startup goes through. At each stage she offers personal advice about how to stay true to one’s personal beliefs and how to avoid the mistake of going from a healthy passionate pursuit to a destructive obsession. Sheryl openly discusses her own personal experience of going down the “dark path” and how difficult it was to see it while it was happening and how she ultimately came to put her work and life in balance.Today she is back, her company is thriving and she is happy and fully connected with her relationships. She has dedicated time for family. Her team at REBBL is fully aligned, feel they are on an epic journey and share the dedication and fun of work with each other in order to help each other stay connected and in balance.This is a highly personal story and fantastic advice for any entrepreneur. To purchase Sheryl’s book go to: http://amzn.to/2j18mFB For more information on Not For Sale go to: www.notforsalecampaign.org Recorded December 19, 2016 on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time. For a list of upcoming and past guest information visit www.donaldlandwirth.com and click on the Show link, To participate in our monthly Bay Area Ventures Conversation of the Month visit www.BAVConversation.com

On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Parry Bedi, Co-Founder and CEO of www.glimpzit.com, a SaaS artificial intelligence service that helps companies open conversations with their customers and other audiences that will lead to deep insights on their thoughts, behaviors and preferences. GlimpzIt uses machine learning to analyze these conversations enabling companies to build personalized offerings that resonate with customers on a deep emotional levelParry is a serial entrepreneur and former Senior Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft. Parry and I met when I was a TA and he was a student in a new product development class in the Wharton School MBA for Executives Program at Wharton San Francisco.This is Parry’s second appearance on Bay Area Ventures and in this interview we catch up on GlimpzIt’s progress and growth. He talks about how GlimpzIt was able to simplify the end-user experience and improve utility and data analytics for its large enterprise customers by abandoning its mobile app system in favor of a simple web interface. End users prefer to engage with GlimpzIt conversations using a mobile device but preferred not to install an app to do so. This has saved GlimpzIt lots of development dollars, thereby freeing resources for marketing and customer acquisition.Also in this episode I am pleased to announce that Parry and GlimpzIt are offering you an opportunity to use the GlimpzIt service to engage with our show with the launch of our new Bay Area Ventures Conversation of the Month. Each month we will be posting a new conversation topic on www.BAVConversation.com where you can voice your opinion and share your photos or videos related to the monthly topic. The conversation is free to join and anonymous. You don’t have to provide and email address or any personal information to participate. Each month we’ll be posting the deep analytics on BAVConversation.com as well.Recorded November 24, 2016 on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time.

On this episode of Bay Area Ventures we speak with Jim Fowler, Founder and CEO of www.owler.com, a crowdsourcing service that helps you gain and maintain insights on your competitors or customer. Jim is a serial entrepreneur, former naval officer, frequent guest speaker and historian. Jim’s career as an entrepreneur began with the acquisition of Lookout Pass, a ski resort in Idaho. Then, after a few roles as a Director or VP of sales at several tech companies, Jim founded Jigsaw.com in 2003, an early crowdsourcing site that helps business people find contact information for prospective customers. Jigsaw was acquired by Salesforce.com in 2010 for $175 million which, at the time, was Salesforce’s largest acquisition.Owler is a site that I use daily to gain information about tech merger and acquisition activity and to track the competition of my portfolio companies, including Spreaker.In this interview Jim tracks his path from being a military officer to a repeat CEO. He talks about the different trajectories and velocities that he’s experienced launching and growing both Jigsaw and Owler. He thinks that Owler will ultimately surpass the success of Jigsaw and how he is positioning the service to be a daily source for millions of business people all over the world. Owler is a disruptive technology that could displace services like Dunn and Bradstreet in a similar way to how Wikipedia disrupted the encyclopedia industry.Not resting on his laurels, Jim’s drive is a passion to build a great company. He’s not taking a salary from Owler and pledges all of his gains to charity. Learn about Jim’s philosophy for building a team, maintaining long term relationships with co-workers and why the best entrepreneurs need to understand the sales function above all others. Also get Jim’s take on the Bay Area Way of business.This is your chance to learn from a truly great leader and entrepreneur.Recorded November 24, 2016 on SiriusXM Channel 111, Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School. Bay Area Ventures airs live on Mondays at 4:00pm Pacific Time, 7:00pm Eastern Time.