Podcast appearances and mentions of dana oliver

In this episode, Zack chats with Adventure Kids Playcare Founder & CEO, Dana Oliver. We discuss how the current economic environment helps her niche in childcare, the ideal franchisee profile for her brand, stories behind why some of her franchisees invested and an exciting new model to add an additional revenue stream for her franchisee partners.

Have you ever had a babysitter cancel at the last minute on date night? What's a parent to do if they have a hair appointment or an impromptu business meeting they have to get to but don't have child care lined up? Our next guest, Dana Oliver, pondered some of these very questions and had an epiphany. Dana is the president and CEO of Adventure Kids Playcare. Adventure Kids Playcare is a drop in child care franchise that is in high demand right now. It's currently expanding into new markets across the country.  The Adventure Kids Playcare hourly drop in child care franchise specializes in catering to the flexible work schedules of parents. Dana believes that providing much needed flexible child care is a great business model. Dana shares a pivotal moment that led her on the path to create her business. After talking with other parents about common child care dilemmas. "What do you do when you want to workout? What do you do when you want to go out on a date night? And I got the same answers. Well, get a babysitter. If they cancel, you stay home. Bottom line."  Dana knew that there had to be a different way of doing child care that could accommodate parents. After doing a lot of research Dana developed Adventure Kids Playcare. It allows parents the flexibility that they need and provides kids a place they want to go. Adventure Kids Playcare offers a wide variety of child friendly activities to keep kids engaged. Tune in to hear Dana describe the fun offerings at her centers. After having great success at her first location, Dana knew she was on to something and eagerly started looking for a second location within a few months. Shortly after that Dana was approached by someone who had heard about her business and asked if she would be interested in franchising. Dana's answer was "sure of course!". Flash forward, Adventure Kids Playcare has 18 locations and is still growing. Listen in to hear how Dana has effectively led her team. Dana enjoys working with her franchisees. "It's a built-in peer group and they're all vested in your success." Dana elaborates on how franchisees can reach out to each other to be each other's sounding board and bounce ideas off one another. "Having that network built in is such a benefit." Each market is different, but we can see how effective this drop in child care business model can be in big markets where there is a high demand for flexible child care. To contact Dana Oliver: If you're interested in franchising your business and would like some guidance, you can reach out to Dana Oliver through her website.   https://adventurekidsplaycare.com/   Mentioned in this episode: ALEAF Insurance (Official Child Care Genius Podcast Sponsor), Specializing in child care insurance) Contact Blake Sanders for more information: (972) 866-4065, blake@aleafinsurance.com  https://www.aleafinsurance.com/child-care   If you need help in your child care business, consider joining our coaching programs at Child Care Genius University. Learn More Here. https://childcaregenius.com/university   Connect with us:  Child Care Genius Website Submit a Podcast Question Here Like us on Facebook Join our Owners Only Private Mastermind Group on Facebook    Join our Child Care Mindset Facebook Group Follow Us on Instagram Connect with us on LinkedIn Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Buy our Books Check out our Free Resources

Dana wrote Mantra Leadership as a self-help leadership guidebook grounded in easy to apply practices. The book instructs seasoned and aspiring leaders alike on emotionally intelligent leadership skills that can improve your team's productivity by as much 30% or greater. Learn to become a more successful and influential leader.

Who wants to work for a jerk? No one, that's who! Dana Oliver from MantraLeadership.com has a lot of "best practices" for start-up communities and entrepreneurs to get along with others and manage others effectively. Pay attention to peoples' needs, identify what they want, and trust them. He also has a concept called Mantra Design, where simple beats better. You should get onto the peer level with your customers to discover their unmet needs and long-term pain. Run your product by 12 to 20 people to tease out the 75% to 90% of features (and hot buttons) to focus on. Resources Mantra Leadership (Website) Mantra Leadership (Book) Mantra Design (Book)

Who wants to work for a jerk? No one, that's who! Dana Oliver from MantraLeadership.com has a lot of "best practices" for start-up communities and entrepreneurs to get along with others and manage others effectively. Pay attention to peoples' needs, identify what they want, and trust them. He also has a concept called Mantra Design, […]

We have been blessed to have Dana A. Oliver deliver a series of interviews dicussing his outstanding book "Mantra Design Innovate, Buy,or Die: Discover the Secrests for Profitable and Lasting Innovation" This is the 8th and final interview.Dana A. Oliver has over 30 years of experience in the field of medical devices, working for such companies as Medtronic, Genzyme, SIMS Level 1, Kirwan Surgical, and Strichman Medical. Dana has applied for over 30 patents and has been granted 20 at this time. As the Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic's Surgical Technologies ENT / NT division he helped grow that business unit from $100 million to approximately $2 billion dolars over 14 years.Don't miss this opportunity to listen to ALL of our interviews with Dana. He will help you identify your customer's unmet needs and lay out the plan to help you execute a successful strategy to attain and retain successs.You can reach Dana at www.mantraleadership.com. You can also find him on Linkedin.If introducing new products is your game - here your success roadmap.Thank you Dana A. Oliver!Call or text me at 570 815 1626 with your comments and questions.Best always,Marty Wolff, Host of the Business Builders Show and President of Marty Wolff Business Solutions - a Sales and Profit Improvement Coaching Firm See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the very first time we have done several consecutive interviews with a Business Builders Show guest. Why? Because it would be impossible and unfair of me and our guest Dana Oliver to try to get enough worthy insights into one 20 minute interview.This series is all about how to " Discover the Secrets for Profitable and Lasting Innovation". Dana is the Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic's Surgical Technologies ENT / NT division.Dana helped this business unit grow from $100 M to $2 B in just over 14 years.Buy his book for more details "Mantra Design Innovate, Buy or Die! Discover the Secrets for Profitable and Lasting Innovation." You can buy the book and get more information at www.mantraleadership.com.Special thanks to Kevin's Worldwide one of America's largest branded promotional products company for sponsoring the show.. Check them out at www.kevinsww.comYou can reach out to me by phone or text at 570 815 1626.Best Always,Marty Wolff, Host of the Business Builders Show and President of Marty Wolff Business Solutions, an executive coaching business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our series with Dana A Oliver, a former senior director of Research & Development at Medtronic continues with a discussion about the product development processes. This is interview # 5 in a series of nine. Our discussion centers around Dana's book " Mantra Design - Innovate, Buy, or Die: Discover the Secrets for Profitable and Lasting Innovation"Who should listen? Any person involved in any size company who has some responsibility to develop a new product or service.Buy Dana's book and then listen to the entire series to help you avoid costly errors in the new product development process.Learn more about Dana and his work at www.mantraleadership.comWe thank our sponsor for this edition of the Business Builders Show - Kevin's Worldwide - one of America's leading provider of promotional products and uniforms. Check them out at www.kevinsww.comAs always, we love your feedback. Call or text me at 570 815 1626.Best always,Marty WolffBusiness Builders Show See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is show # 3 in a series we are doing with Dana A. Oliver. We are covering information from his book "Mantra Design Innovate, Buy, or Die: Discover the Secrets for Profitable and Lasting Innovation." Tremendous insights for entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists and product developers.We cover:1. Organic Research and Development gives you the best return.2. Stay close to customers by asking them for feedback on your product or service every step of the way. You may find unmet needs and they will support your development.3. Perfect - if there is such as thing, comes after many iterations. It takes time to make your product or service appear simple to your customer.4. Get feedback from "Average Joe's" not only the so-called experts.5. Know or learn your "business sliver" and pursue that!6. Analyze - but don't OVER due it! Get the product out to market. Faster is better than perfect.Learn more about Dana and his work at www.mantraleadership.comConnect with me at www.martywolffbusinesssolutions.comNeed promotional materials or uniforms? Give the Business Builders Show supporter Kevins Worldwide the business! You can reach them at www.kevinsww.comUntil next time - which will be interview # 4 with Dana Oliver. Be special! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

People want to be led. Especially in areas such as business. They hunger for true leaders and when they find one, they are loyal to the core. Strong companies are built by good leaders…customers follow good leaders. They remain true to them. So why is leadership important? Bottom line…leadership affects everything about a company, especially […]

Dana Oliver used emotionally intelligent leadership at Medtronic to grow his business unit from $100million to $2billion in annual revenues. Sometimes, leadership looks like a self-advancing bully. Other times, leadership is an empowering opportunity for ownership and investment. As the Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic, Dana wrote a book, “Mantra Design”, revealing the secrets for profitable and lasting innovation, including how to identify your customer’s unmet needs and how to expedite new product development. He provides an easy to understand methodology in the form of 14 quick, digestible mantras that highlight the power of true innovation. On this show, we discuss the powers of innovation, customer service, and emotionally intelligent leadership. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: Who do you want to be? Who is your customer? Three kinds of technology for innovation: Customer focused, Technology focused, or hap-hazard Starbucks and Victoria’s Secret created an ecosystem of experience Mantra: “On the bus early, off the bus early” When you invest in exceptional people, you can increase your productivity by 30% Leadership is all too often focused on their own self-advancement EI should be considered more than a skill, but think of it as a style and a philosophy Culture is a bi-product of leadership If a company grows beyond $500million, they should consider carving out parts of the business People need to feel like someone has an interest in their career 1. Invest 10% of company revenues should be invested back into organic research and development 2. Develop your product through your customer’s eyes 3. Focus on the strategically few core platforms that can move your annual operating plan needle 4. Hire ambitious, get-it-done people, but then lead with emotionally intelligent leadership skills Don’t ask for responsibility, take it It begins and ends with your customers and more! Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Dana’s email:  dana@mantraleadership.com www.mantraleadership.com Dana’s book:  Mantra Design – Innovate, Buy or Die!: Discover the Secrets for Profitable and Lasting Innovation Primal Leadership, With a New Preface by the Authors: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Intelligence

Segment 1: Antonio García Martínez is both a veteran of Facebook and Twitter and now he has a tell-all book out called “Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley”.Segment 2: Anne Deeter Gallaher is the author of The Future Belongs to Students in High Gear: A Guide for Students and Aspiring Game Changers in Transition from College to Career and CEO of Deeter Gallaher Group LLC. Segment 3: Dana Oliver is a Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic's Surgical Technologies ENT / NT division and have helped grow this business unit from $100 million to approximately $2 billion in annual revenues over fourteen years. He is the author of two self-help business books; “Mantra Leadership – Don't Become the Emperor with No clothes”. Most recently, he published “Mantra Design – Innovate, Buy, or Die! Discover the Secrets for Profitable and Lasting Innovation”.  Segment 4: Barry Moltz shares how to get your business unstuck.Segment 5: Sarah Jacobs is the associate vice president of Small Business at Nationwide, the No. 1 total small-business insurer in the country. She is accountable for enhancing products and capabilities for business owners and distribution partners.Sponsored by Nextiva.

Today on the podcast we have Dana Oliver. Dana is the Senior Director of Research and Development at Medronic Surgical Technology. He is also author of the book "Mantra Design - Innovate, Buy, or Die!" Mission: To help people become good leaders using the ideas found in his book. Mistake: He warns against being afraid to fail. Recommendations: Quote: "Succesful people aren't afraid to fail; they are afraid to not try." Book: What the CEO Wants You to Know   Eat With: Bill George   Tech/App: Wikipedia Contact: Mantraleadership.com Legacy: He wishes to be remembered as a good leader who made the lives of many people better while at work and through every day life. 

Dana Oliver is the Sr. Director of R&D at Medtronic and author of Mantra Leadership and Mantra Design. Today you will learn what the 85:15 rule is that allowed Dana to grow Medtronic from $100M to $2B in annual revenue and why you should control your own "obsolescence." More at www.bemovingforward.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn @Bemovingforward The Corporate Cliches Adult Coloring Book is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble online: Just go to Bit.ly/corporatecliches

The #1 reason people leave their jobs is because they don’t like their bosses. Of course, the reasons why people don’t like their bosses could be limitless, but generally it boils down to this unfortunate reality: there is a lack of emotionally intelligent leadership. By improving in this area, not only can you ensure that your employees will want to continue working for you, but you can also increase their productivity. In this episode, Dana Oliver, author of Mantra Leadership and Mantra Design, explains what it means to be an emotionally intelligent leader and offers tips on how to grow in that area.

What is something simple that you're overlooking because it's too easy? The best innovation and ideas that need to be taken further don't make it to the drawing board because they just seem too easy for us. 4 secrets for profitable and lasting innovation: 1. Commit to business growth - Invest 10% of revenues back to research and development 2. Develop and involve your company's product brands through your customer's eye 3. Continue to improve your products and technology but you need to focus on few truly strategic platforms 4. Hire smart people; get out of their way – LEAD them. Manage them with emotionally intelligent innovation leadership Dana said, "Innovation begins with the "eye" - not the letter - but the eyeball." Innovation is more than strategic planning but also execution. It is more than just about making money; it is about the people you serve. You have to empower them, engage with them and instill them with excitement. Join Steve in this notable interview with Dana Oliver on Thriving Entrepreneur.

Mantra Design - Innovate, Buy, or Die! reveals the secrets for the identification of your customers' unmet needs including profitable and lasting innovation solutions. Author Dana Oliver joined Critical Mass Radio to share with the audience the power of innovation leadership for every person out there. His first Mantra Leadership book focused on the application of leadership while combining his 30 years of experience to provide a foundation for easy understanding of methodology and now his second book, Mantra Design is taking it a step further!  

Workshop Wednesdays Radio with Host Tony Gambone and Special Guest Dana Oliver: Dana Oliver is a kind of “rags to riches” business success. I grew up the son of a career military father with little to no disposable monies where neither of my parents attended college. The expectations were to be a good person and find a profession. In short, I worked full time during the day and attended night school at Northeastern University, Boston, MA for ten years while receiving partial reimbursement from the businesses I worked for with the remainder supplemented by myself. I began as an entry level minimum wage draftsman working my way up until my present day career. As a brief biography, I am the Senior Director of Research & Development at Medtronic’s Surgical Technologies ENT / NT division and have helped grow this business unit from $100 million to approximately $2 billion in annual revenues over fourteen years. I have approximately 30 years of experience in the field of medical devices, working for such companies as Medtronic, Genzyme, SIMS Level 1, Kirwan Surgical, and Strichman Medical. I have applied for over 30 patent applications and has been granted over 20 US patents to date and I am the author of two self-help business books; “Mantra Leadership – Don’t Become the Emperor with No Clothes!” (The book focuses on emotionally intelligent leadership skills that can result in as much as a 30% or more improvement in productivity). More recently, I published “Mantra Design – Innovate, Buy, or Die! Discover the Secrets for Profitable and Lasting Innovation” (The book reveals the secrets to identifying your customer’s unmet needs and transforming them into patent protected, premium priced, market share leading products).