Podcasts about chuck swoboda

Host of the show, Chuck Swoboda, sits down with producer of the show, Kyle Hagge, to discuss the origin story of Innovators on Tap and the lessons learned along the way.You can follow the podcast, Chuck, and Kyle on Twitter for further exploration and discussion on innovation. The episode is also available wherever else you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!

This episode is a replay of the previously released interview with Leif Abraham, Co-CEO at Public.com.Honesty kills bullshit. You’re an owner, act like one. Enable, don’t direct.No — this isn’t unsolicited advice from me - although it could be. These are actually 3 of the 9 core culture principles for Public.com, an investing app that is making the stock market social.Today’s guest, Leif Abraham, is the author of these principles and the Co-Founder and CEO of Public.com.Leif developed these principles through a successful career as a creative director before founding his first two companies, And.Co & PayWithATweet, both of which went on to be acquired. He believes that for any company to be successful, the values have to be more than simple sayings, but the principles that guide your behavior and approach to work each and every day. As Leif says:“Autonomy without principles creates anarchy.”We also discuss why Leif thinks real innovation doesn’t rely on consultants, the importance of building an inclusive community around a product, and why he looks for the right values, over the right skills, in new hires.To put it in his words: “It’s easier to teach skills than it is to teach values”You can follow the podcast and host Chuck Swoboda on Twitter for further exploration and discussion on innovation.The episode is also available wherever else you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!

CEOs are under more pressure now than ever. The pandemic experience has made leading even more challenging and stressful.Even without a pandemic, leading at the top comes with high stress that can take a toll on even the most successful senior executives.CEO Chuck Swoboda knows this well. Find the full show notes at: https://workmatters.com/The-Power-of-Leadership-Transparency:-A-Candid-Conversation-with-CEO-Chuck-Swoboda

This episode is a replay of the previously released interview with Danny Lange, SVP of AI at Unity. Enjoy!Did you ever wonder how a computer can be trained to beat a human at chess? Or how Amazon seems to anticipate what you’re looking for, before typing your request in the search bar? Or how it is that the Uber app always seems to know the faster route to your destination? All of these technologies rely on the same thing - Artificial Intelligence, or more specifically Machine Learning, where computers are able to not only use past information, but to also test future possibilities to find the best way.To some people this topic can be a bit unnerving as they struggle with the idea that machines are taking over our world, but to me this is an incredible opportunity to make our world a better place. One of the people that sees a better future is Danny Lange, who has led AI research at some of the world’s most well known companies: IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, and Uber - and now is applying his expertise at Unity, where they are leveraging the complexity of video games to push the technology even further.In our conversation, we explore the difference between artificial and human intelligence, if AI can make the leap from curiosity to creativity, and some lessons learned working at some of the biggest technology companies in the world. We had an incredible conversation, but I was most struck by Danny’s insight that “When it comes to AI, the real skill of the future is to understand consequences, to understand the impact of what we're doing”. While AI engineers will need to still be technically talented, they will also need to have a deep understanding of the human impact of their decision, and the biases that are a part of our decisions both past and present, so we can make the world how we want it to be, not just re-create the way it has always been.As Danny says, one of the benefits of AI is that “It allows us humans to focus more on what it means to be human”You can follow the podcast and host Chuck Swoboda on Twitter for further exploration and discussion on innovation.The episode is also available wherever else you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!

Chuck Swoboda is the Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University, President of Cape Point Advisors, and the retired Chairman and CEO of Cree, Inc. During his time with Cree, the company led the LED Lighting Revolution that drove the obsolescence of the Edison light bulb. He is an author, speaker, and host of the Innovators on Tap podcast and has over thirty years of experience in the technology business. Listen in as he shares his hard-won wisdom and insights! Learn more about him: https://www.chuckswoboda.com/ Find him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-swoboda/

Gears. Bearings. Conveyors. Drainage systems. Plumbing fixtures. Not what you first think of when it comes to innovation - but areas that maybe even more affected by innovation that all those tech companies that we normally think about. Why? Because while we often associate coming up with a new idea as the hard part of innovation, transforming existing industries can be even harder. It’s the real world for most of us.Today’s guest, Todd Adams, is the CEO of Rexnord, one of the real world companies driving innovation across several different industries. But like many successful leaders, he never imagined himself in that role. As he revealed during our conversation: “I never aspired to be CEO. I wanted to contribute to the success of an organization and learn along the way”Whether you want to be a CEO or not, Todd has some great advice about how you should go about any opportunity. “Make sure you want to do things for the right reason. People sometimes aspire to roles because they want the title, the recognition, the money...but you actually have to love the job”If you take away one piece of career advice from all the episodes we’ve done so far, that might just be the best.You can follow the podcast and host Chuck Swoboda on Twitter for further exploration and discussion on innovation.The episode is also available wherever else you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!!

Arguably no industry has been impacted by COVID more than healthcare. And because of this disruption, no industry has probably moved as fast to embrace innovation - whether they wanted to or not. For example, telemedicine, which has been around for more than a decade, has suddenly become not only a mainstream option, but also a way to create access that wasn’t possible before. On today’s episode, we speak with someone with intimate knowledge of the healthcare industry: Peggy Troy, who is the President and CEO of Children’s Wisconsin — a hospital system with over 5,000 employees and more than a billion dollars in revenue.In our conversation, we discuss how to innovate inside a heavily regulated industry, the importance of having passion for your work, and being a servant leader.We also talk about Peggy’s unique career path to CEO - going from a degree in nursing to running an entire healthcare system. Her background has given her a different perspective than your typical business leader. As she says:“If you want to be CEO, you need to understand the value of your workforce. It’s about the people. I don’t care what business you’re in, it’s about the people”You can follow the podcast and host Chuck Swoboda on Twitter for further exploration and discussion on innovation.The episode is also available wherever else you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!

Randy Reid discusses two acquisitions: WAC purchases assets of Schonbek and GLAMOX buys Luminell. Get-a-Grip has a fascinating discussion with Chuck Swoboda, and Bill Plageman has an excellent article on hotel lighting.

Innovation expert Chuck Swoboda is a pioneer in the LED lighting industry, and has over 30 years of experience in the technology business. He is an author, speaker and host of the “Innovators on Tap” podcast. His new book is The Innovator's Spirit: Discover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible. In this episode, I speak with Chuck about his mission and the impact The Innovator's Spirit is making in the world.  Let's dive in! https://www.chuckswoboda.com/

Innovation expert Chuck Swoboda is a pioneer in the LED lighting industry, and has over 30 years of experience in the technology business. He is an author, speaker and host of the “Innovators on Tap” podcast. His new book is The Innovator's Spirit: Discover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible. In this episode, I speak with Chuck about his mission and the impact The Innovator's Spirit is making in the world.  Let's dive in! https://www.chuckswoboda.com/

In this episode, Steve has an enlightening conversation with Chuck Swoboda who is an author, speaker, podcast host, and the Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University. Listen in on his journey from a paper route to CEO of startup that, under his leadership, became a global market leader. Chuck's positive spirit is inspiring. As always, if you have any comments on the podcast or want to learn more about Inntro, you can reach Steve at steve@inntro.me.

A lot of us are struggling with mental health especially with all that is going on right now and all the uncertainty it brings.For entrepreneurs (and a lot of creatives) it's especially bad, there was a study done by Michael Freeman in 2015 that came out with the following results. Founders are:2x more likely to suffer from depression6x more likely to suffer from ADHD3x more likely to suffer from substance abuse10x more likely to suffer from bi-polar disorder2x more likely to have psychiatric hospitalization2x more likely to have suicidal thoughtsAnd when you look into what running a business is it makes a lot of sense. It's difficult and it's stressful with high rates of failure and a lot of uncertainty and rejection to deal with along the way. That said it is very rewarding and I wouldn't change it. We just need to do a much better job taking care of ourselves.As a lot of you know I had a bad panic attack about 3 years ago that has caused a bunch of lingering anxiety issues that I never had to deal with before. It's been difficult but forced me to make positive changes for the better.In this talk I go deep into my story as well as Chuck Swoboda's (Former CEO of Cree Lighting) story who went through something even more extreme, talk about the relationship with entrepreneurship and anxiety and what we can do to make it better.For anyone dealing with mental health issues please watch and if you know someone who could benefit pass this along.

In today's episode, Gail and Erin talk with innovation guru Chuck Swoboda, Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University, author of The Innovator's Spirit: Discover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible, and host of the “Innovators on Tap” podcast. He is also the founder of Cape Point Advisors, an innovation and technology consultancy; the former chairman and CEO of Cree, where he led the LED revolution; and a contributor to Forbes magazine, writing about the intersection of innovation and leadership.

Innovation expert Chuck Swoboda is a pioneer in the LED lighting industry, and has over 30 years of experience in the technology business. He is an author and speaker. His new book is The Innovator's Spirit: Discover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible. “there are many ways to make money and still have a life than being an entrepreneur. So don't do it unless you are so passionate about an idea that it keeps you up at night and you are prepared to fail along the way. Being an entrepreneur is about the journey not the destination so you have got to love the journey”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7yQ

I retired as chairman and CEO of Cree in October of 2017 and continue to support the company in a consulting role. While CEO of Cree, we led the LED Lighting Revolution by developing innovative, energy-efficient, smart LED lighting that fundamentally changed the way people experience light and drove the obsolescence of the Edison light bulb. https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-swoboda/

In this episode, I speak with Chuck Swoboda about the importance of innovation and how crisis can speed the process up. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tboc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tboc/support

We are in the midst of one of the most challenging times in world history. But if we've learned anything from history, we've learned that a crisis has always proven to be a great time for innovation. During difficult times people's needs shift, which opens up all kinds of new opportunities for innovators to solve new problems. We often think that coming up with an innovation is simply coming up with a new idea. The reality is that innovation is not only an idea, but one that solves a problem and creates real value. The bigger challenge, however, is convincing people to embrace something new and different from what they know. And when people's sense of normalcy has been challenged, they are often more willing to embrace new ideas. To dive deeper into the innovator mindset, I've brought on author and Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University, Chuck Swoboda. Chuck is the President of Cape Point Advisors and retired Chairman and CEO of Cree, Inc., which led the LED lighting revolution. He has over 30 years of experience in the technology business, and is an author, speaker and host of the “Innovators on Tap” podcast. His new book is The Innovator's Spirit: Discover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible. Find out how to challenge and ignite your own innovator spirit, download this episode now. “When someone tells you you can't do something, they are actually telling you exactly what you should do.” - Chuck Swoboda Highlights - Innovation doesn't have to be tech driven. It can show up in many different ways. This moment will have us look at whatever it is we've wanted to do and force us to do it.  Innovation is messy. The innovator's mindset is the ability to take a new idea and use it to solve a problem.  An innovation can be an old idea that has been reapplied in a new way.  Expertise gets in the way of innovation. Ignorance brings the most success.  Determination is a key mindset for innovators. People can't ask you for something they don't know they want. It is the innovator's job to connect the dots for them.  Think about how you would solve the question: how many barbers are there in New York City? Guest Contact - Chuck's  Website Chuck's  Twitter Chuck's Book Chuck's Instagram Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share! Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn  

The beliefs that enable innovation for product managers Are you an innovator? Not every product manager is, but I think the good ones need to be. Innovation is most frequently described as a process that brings something new into existence, creating value for others, such as customers. Our guest shares that innovation is really about […]

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Everyone wants to create new products and services, find new customers and markets, stay ahead of the competition, and work smarter instead of harder. Yet with all the focus and attention on innovation, the term has become an overused buzzword rather than a real, tangible concept. If you want to seriously pursue innovation—you need to strip away the hype. Real innovators need to transcend the existing ideas, rules, and patterns to discover exciting new outcomes. They must step outside the best practice box and get their hands dirty. The spirit of a true innovator is rooted in wanting to do something that has never been done before, to solve problems that have never been solved, and to run through walls and leap over tall buildings to get there. In his book, our guest—the retired chairman and CEO of Cree, a company that fundamentally changed the way people experience light and drove the obsolescence of the Edison light bulb—explains that innovation is fundamentally about people and tells us how to develop a mindset of creativity, risk-taking, and hard work. We welcome author “The Innovator's Spirit: Discover the Mindset to Pursue the Impossible”, Chuck Swoboda More about Chuck: https://www.innovatorsontap.com

It sure is hard to believe 100 episodes have flown by. It feels like just yesterday that a new-to-podcasting Richie Burke sat in front of a lone Amazon shotgun mic recording the first batch of GoGedders episodes.Since then, the show has come a long way. We've sat down with inspiring guests and discussed a huge array of topics, having a lot of fun and making improvements along the way. The podcast has also served as a catalyst for GGMM, presenting opportunities to work with fantastic national and local brands alike.To celebrate our 100th episode, we've compiled a few clips that we feel encompasses what The GoGedders is all about. Guests have told touching stories, opened up about tough subjects, and shared plenty of laughs. The podcast has become a showcase for real Milwaukee people to highlight the good they're doing in the community, and we couldn't be more proud of that.Without further ado, we hope you enjoy the 100th episode featuring clips from Judge Derek Mosley, Sidney Moncrief, Jackie Hermes, Ane Ohm, Rashi Khosla, Chuck Swoboda, Danika Tramburg (Miss Wisconsin, USA), Gabi Suliga (Miss Milwaukee), and Lori Mendelson.

What drives innovation? Is it people? Process? Who's considered an innovator? What even is innovative thinking? What does it take to get there? Marquette University's newest podcast, Innovators on Tap, aims to explore the questions above and understand what it takes to challenge the status quo. Hosted by Chuck Swoboda, Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University and former CEO of Cree, Inc., the show's aim is not to provide copy-and-paste recipes for innovation — rather, Innovators on Tap tackles complex topics by picking the brains of some of the country's brightest minds.On this episode of The GoGedders Podcast, Richie sits down with Chuck Swoboda, Kyle Hagge, Kate Trevey, and our very own Alex Moehn to talk about how this stellar new podcast came to be. They'll cover the show's progress from idea to execution, and you'll learn plenty about innovation along the way.

Chuck Swoboda and Kelly Fitzsimmons come on the podcast to talk all things innovation. Two awesome innovators were at GGMM HQ on the same morning. There was some slight overlap, so we mic'd them up — and we're so glad we did. As CEO of LED lighting company Cree, Chuck grew the company from $6M to $1.6B, and in 2013, Cree was recognized as one of America's 25 Fastest Growing Tech Companies by Forbes Magazine.Kelly is the author of "Lost in Startuplandia". She is the founder of 6 companies and has a few successful exits to date. This episode has a ton of great takeaways for anyone trying to take their company to the next level and navigate the ever-changing landscape of today's market.