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Steven DeKrey, Senior Advisor and Professor Emeritus at HKUST Business School, has over 40 years of experience in building and running top-ranked MBA programs worldwide, including at Northwestern Kellogg, the University of Florida, and HKUST, where he was Founding Director of the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program. Darren asks Professor DeKrey about the value of top MBA programs in Asia, how applicants can stand out in the admissions process, who should apply to Full-Time MBA, Part-Time MBA and Executive MBA (EMBA) programs, and whether leadership can be taught. Listen carefully to materially improve your chances of finding a great business school and getting in! Topics Introduction (0:00) What makes top MBA programs in Asia and Hong Kong different? (4:06) The quality of top Asian MBA programs vs. top US programs (10:30) How important are local language skills for MBA graduates outside the US? (14:10) What questions applicants should ask when researching MBA programs? (18:35) MBA rankings and other signals of quality (24:30) Who should apply to Full-time MBAs, Part-time MBAs and Executive MBAs (EMBA) (28:30) Understanding EMBA Admissions (34:50) Can leadership be taught? The importance of learning agility (38:45) How can MBAs demonstrate leadership skills to employers? (46:40) About Our Guest Steven DeKrey is Senior Advisor and Professor Emeritus at HKUST Business School. He has over 40 years of experience in building and running top-ranked MBA programs worldwide, including at Northwestern Kellogg, the University of Florida, and HKUST, where he was Founding Director of the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program. He has served as a board member on AACSB and EQUIS, the two most respected accreditation bodies in graduate business education, and today, teaches graduate students and executive training programs in leadership, corporate governance and board member development. Steven has written over 15 cases for the Thompson Case Center, 9 of which have been published by Harvard Business School Publishing. Before starting his career in business education, Steven worked as a School & Sports Psychologist in Iowa. He got his PhD in School & Sports Psychology from the University of Iowa and his MBA from Northwestern Kellogg. Show Notes Follow Professor Steven DeKrey on LinkedIn HKUST MBA Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Tiger, Peacock, Owl, Koala - Which Kind of Leader Are You? MBA Application Resources Get free school selection help at Touch MBA Get pre-assessed by top international MBA programs Get the Admissions Edge Course: Proven Techniques for Admission to Top Business Schools Our favorite MBA application tools (after advising 4,000 applicants)

Steven DeKrey, Senior Advisor and Professor Emeritus at HKUST Business School, has over 40 years of experience in building and running top-ranked MBA programs worldwide, including at Northwestern Kellogg, the University of Florida, and HKUST, where he was Founding Director of the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program. Darren asks Professor DeKrey about the value of top MBA programs in Asia, how applicants can stand out in the admissions process, who should apply to Full-Time MBA, Part-Time MBA and Executive MBA (EMBA) programs, and whether leadership can be taught. Listen carefully to materially improve your chances of finding a great business school and getting in! Topics Introduction (0:00) What makes top MBA programs in Asia and Hong Kong different? (4:06) The quality of top Asian MBA programs vs. top US programs (10:30) How important are local language skills for MBA graduates outside the US? (14:10) What questions applicants should ask when researching MBA programs? (18:35) MBA rankings and other signals of quality (24:30) Who should apply to Full-time MBAs, Part-time MBAs and Executive MBAs (EMBA) (28:30) Understanding EMBA Admissions (34:50) Can leadership be taught? The importance of learning agility (38:45) How can MBAs demonstrate leadership skills to employers? (46:40) About Our Guest Steven DeKrey is Senior Advisor and Professor Emeritus at HKUST Business School. He has over 40 years of experience in building and running top-ranked MBA programs worldwide, including at Northwestern Kellogg, the University of Florida, and HKUST, where he was Founding Director of the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program. He has served as a board member on AACSB and EQUIS, the two most respected accreditation bodies in graduate business education, and today, teaches graduate students and executive training programs in leadership, corporate governance and board member development. Steven has written over 15 cases for the Thompson Case Center, 9 of which have been published by Harvard Business School Publishing. Before starting his career in business education, Steven worked as a School & Sports Psychologist in Iowa. He got his PhD in School & Sports Psychology from the University of Iowa and his MBA from Northwestern Kellogg. Show Notes Follow Professor Steven DeKrey on LinkedIn HKUST MBA Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Tiger, Peacock, Owl, Koala - Which Kind of Leader Are You? MBA Application Resources Get free school selection help at Touch MBA Get pre-assessed by top international MBA programs Get the Admissions Edge Course: Proven Techniques for Admission to Top Business Schools Our favorite MBA application tools (after advising 4,000 applicants)

In this special bonus episode, we seek to bring together the subjects of our first two arcs, trust and power, and look at how they might concretely manifest in the bid to create social change. We are guided through this discussion by Dr. Lawrence Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Susskind shares how both trust and power play out in his work to build collaborative problem-solving processes and how he approaches both concepts. --- Dr. Lawrence Susskind is the Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning and his research interests focus on the theory and practice of negotiation and dispute resolution, the practice of public engagement in local decision-making, cybersecurity for critical urban infrastructure, entrepreneurial negotiation, global environmental treaty-making, the resolution of science-intensive policy disputes, renewable energy policy, water equity in older American cities, climate change adaptation, socially-responsible real estate development and the land claims of Indigenous Peoples. Professor Susskind is the author or co-author of twenty books including, most recently, Environmental Problem-Solving (Anthem), Managing Climate Risks in Coastal Communities: Strategies for Engagement, Readiness and Adaptation (Anthem), the second edition of Environmental Diplomacy (Oxford Press), Good for You, Great for Me (Public Affairs Press), Water Diplomacy (Resources for the Future), Built to Win (Harvard Business School Publishing), Multiparty Negotiation (Sage), Breaking Robert's Rules (Oxford), The Consensus Building Handbook (Sage), and Dealing with An Angry Public (Free Press). Professor Susskind is Director of the MIT Science Impact Collaborative (scienceimpact.mit.edu). He is Founder of the Consensus Building Institute, a Cambridge-based not-for-profit company that provides mediation services in complex resource management disputes around the world. He also was one of the Co-founders of the interuniversity Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, where he now directs the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program, serves as Vice Chair for Instruction, and leads PON's Master Classes in Negotiation. He is the recipient of ACSP's prestigious Educator of the Year Award and recipient of MIT's Award for Digital Instruction. MIT Administration recently named Professor Susskind as MIT's representative to the New America Foundation's Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN). --- While Dr. Susskind's CV is beyond extensive, these pieces might help the reader understand how he grapples with trust and power: Susskind, L., & Field, P. (1996). Dealing with an angry public: The mutual gains approach to resolving disputes. Simon and Schuster. Susskind, L. E., McKearnen, S., & Thomas-Lamar, J. (1999). The consensus building handbook: A comprehensive guide to reaching agreement. Sage publications. Susskind, L. E., & Ali, S. H. (2014). Environmental diplomacy: Negotiating more effective global agreements. Oxford University Press. --- The Social Science for Public Good Podcast is a project of the Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance and VT Publishing intended to make social science theories accessible and available to individuals and organizations seeking to promote social change. Music: Purple-planet.com

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, former state senator Michelle Ugenti-Rita fills in for Chuck. She and Sam are joined by Dr. Greg Autry, a Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Policy and Business in the Thunderbird School of Global Management and an Affiliate Professor with the Interplanetary Initiative at Arizona State University. Later in the show, Dan McLaughlin returns to give us an update on the Trump indictment. -Dr. Greg Autry is a Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Policy and Business in the Thunderbird School of Global Management and an Affiliate Professor with the Interplanetary Initiative at Arizona State University. He also holds an appointment as Visiting Professor with the Institute for Security Science and Technology at Imperial College London. He has consulted on a series of AI and space tech videos for the University of Oxford. He previously taught technology entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California, strategy, macroeconomics at the University of California at Irvine, and space entrepreneurship in an International Space University program at the Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Autry served on the 2016 NASA Agency Review Team and as the White House Liaison at NASA in 2017. He was nominated by the president to serve as Chief Financial Officer of NASA in 2020. Dr. Autry also served as Chair of the Safety Working Group on the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) at the FAA. He is currently the Vice President for Space Development of the National Space Society. He has testified to the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and presented at the Canadian Parliament.His writings have been published in major news outlets including Foreign Policy, the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Wall Street Journal and Space News. Dr. Autry has appeared frequently in major media outlets including the BBC, CNN and NPR. He has published several business case studies set in the commercial space sector available at Harvard Business School Publishing. He is the author of The New Entrepreneurial Dynamic(Flatworld 2022) and Death by China (Pearson 2011). He serves on the editorial review boards of: The New Space Journal and The Journal Space Safety Engineering.Dr. Autry started his career as a software and network engineer and has founded and managed several businesses in the technology sector. Dr. Autry holds a BA from California Polytechnic University at Pomona and an MBA and PhD from the Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine.-Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute. He was formerly an attorney practicing securities and commercial litigation in New York City, a contributing editor of RedState, columnist at the Federalist and the New Ledger, a baseball blogger at BaseballCrank.com, BostonSportsGuy.com, the Providence Journal Online, and a contributor to the Command Post. His writings on politics, baseball, and law have appeared in numerous other newspapers, magazines, websites, and legal journals.-Connect with us:www.breakingbattlegrounds.voteTwitter: www.twitter.com/Breaking_BattleFacebook: www.facebook.com/breakingbattlegroundsInstagram: www.instagram.com/breakingbattlegroundsLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/breakingbattlegrounds This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit breakingbattlegrounds.substack.com

Alice Fairfax was overjoyed when she landed the acting job at Disney World. There was just one problem. She needed to keep the attention of crowds and had no idea how to do it. Determined to learn the trade, she built up over 10,000 hours of performance experience. Along the way, Alice discovered the secret to engaging an audience, and it works across all domains – storytelling. Alice now helps brands tell their stories in a way that connects with employees and customers alike.Alice has been a Walt Disney World performer for over 20 years. She is a ghostwriter, scriptwriter, keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and author of two books on creativity and performance, The Creative Life and Tell Your Story. In this episode, Dart and Alice discuss:- How stories make work meaningful- The relationship between core values and stories- Employee onboarding- How to connect employee wants with company needs- What makes a good story- How to speak so people listen- How to win the trust of an audience - And other topics...Alice Fairfax has performed improvisation, storytelling, and comedy at Walt Disney World for over 20 years. Using her vast experience, Alice helps executives, speakers, writers, and companies communicate their vision through her series of storytelling trainings and workshops. She is also a ghostwriter, scriptwriter, keynote speaker, and author of two books on creativity and performance, The Creative Life and Tell Your Story. Alice holds a certificate in Creativity & Innovation from the Walt Disney Company and Harvard Business School Publishing and a BA from Rollins College. Resources Mentioned:A Theory of Human Motivation, by A.H. Maslow: https://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Maslow/motivation.htm Why We Work, by Barry Schwartz: https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Work-TED-Books-ebook/dp/B00NZWJE3O Design for Belonging, by Susie Wise: https://www.amazon.com/Design-Belonging-Inclusion-Collaboration-Communities-ebook/dp/B0998BMN9H Connect with Alice:www.Alicefairfax.com  Instagram: @alicefairfaxLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-fairfax-3aaa711/ Tell Your Story, by Alice Fairfax, 2023 release: https://www.alicefairfax.com/resource

Primeiro podcast Juntos Somos Exponenciais 2022 no ar! Ainda estamos impactados por essa conversa, que vem especial para quem está em posição de liderança ou a tem como objetivo de carreira. A convidada da vez foi a Daniela Siaulys, VP de Desenvolvimento Econômico Internacional, pioneira no movimento Empresa Júnior e dona de uma trajetória quase impossível de resumir em apenas um post. Daniela atuou e atua em grandes empresas no Brasil e no mundo, a exemplo da Conair Corporation, Detecon Alemanha, Fórum Econômico de Davos, Harvard Business School Publishing, além de ser uma das pioneiras no movimento Empresa Júnior, que abriu portas para a sua carreira internacional. No episódio #JSE 22, você poderá aprender com ela sobre perfil de liderança, poder de decisão, visão, performance, riscos, comprometimento e, claro, responsabilidade. Vem com a gente? Para entrar no JSE: https://neoron.chat/JSE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fabwork/message

Guest Name: Johannes Kern, General Manager at Xiezhi Supply Chain Consulting, Language: English, Publication date: Dec, 21. 2021 Johannes Kern is an Affiliated Professor of Supply Chain Management at Tongji University and General Manager of Xiezhi Consulting, China. His research focuses on Supply Chain Management and International Management, particularly on Digital Transformation and on the impact of cultural influences on Buyer-Supplier relationships. He teaches MBA and Master's students from around the world in Digital Transformation, Supply Chain Management, and International Management. His practitioner-oriented research is published with the OECD, Harvard Business School Publishing, and in books from Springer, Elsevier, and Wiley. Johannes supports international companies in China to improve their decision-making and increase their performance along the whole supply chain. Prior to that, he worked in various purchasing and logistics functions at the Bosch Group in Asia-Pacific, where he led teams and managed strategic projects in China, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, and India. Johannes holds a Ph.D. from Technical University Darmstadt in Germany. Some of the highlights of questions from the podcast include: Why are skills in SCM a vital topic now? What skills in SCM are most important now and how to build up these skills? For a young supply chain professional, what advice you can offer to them to keep staying agile in response to the recent challenges? Connect with Johannes on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanneskern/ About Xiezhi Supply Chain Consulting - is a boutique consulting firm that helps German companies in China to optimize the whole Supply Chain, including Sourcing, Transportation, Warehousing, and Production. As a spin-off from TU Darmstadt and Tongji University, a systematic and analytical approach, incorporating state-of-the-art research is used. Xiezhi blends German quality with an understanding of the Chinese market and intercultural competency. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bicarasupplychain/message

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdaustin/ (Robert Austin, Professor, Ivey Business School), discusses the value of cyber-attack simulation by drawing upon the learning tool (IT Management Simulation: Cyber Attack!, Harvard Business School Publishing) that he has developed. Using powerful metaphors such as "it's better to have a smaller portion of an expanding pie than to have an expanding portion of a shrinking pie," Rob highlights the need for an unselfish and collaborative approach (among competitors) to dealing with cyber threats. He also emphasizes the importance of top management engagement, judicious technology spending to reduce operational dependencies and threats, and leveraging the power of the human resource. Time Stamps 00:45 I'd like you to talk to our listeners about the cyber attack simulation that you have authored. And this engaging simulation is available from the Harvard Business Publishing website. 05:15 As I reflect on this simulation tool that you have available for executives and students, it does offer an opportunity to assess organizational readiness from a cybersecurity standpoint. What else does it accomplish based on your experience of using it out there? 08:02 How would you compare this particular simulation exercise with the tabletop exercises that organizations are known to conduct? 10:25 I wanted to mention to my listeners that Professor Austin was one of the authors of a case called iPremier, and to the best of my knowledge, it's one of the few graphically written cases where essentially you're seeing a whole bunch of cartoons that describe the scenario, and then walk you through the next steps as you use the case. And you can use that case for simulation as well. Rob, if I remember correctly, that case was authored as early as 2002, or 2003. Give the listeners a bit of a background of the iPremier case. 13:41 As you look at the big picture, as you reflect on how things are evolving over a period of time, what has changed, what are your concerns? What is your assessment of where things are going? What can we do better? 21:34 What are you seeing in terms of best practices of actively engaging top management in cybersecurity planning, execution, monitoring? Anything that stands out? 38:38 What structures or mechanisms should be in place so that business leaders, technology leaders, security leaders, work together, they're incentivized to work together as opposed to taking the approach, it's your problem, not mine? Memorable Rob Austin Quotes "It's one thing to plan, it's another thing to be able to actually walk the talk. And that's one of the things the simulation shows us." "You learn something from a simulation, but you learn even more from discussing the experience that you had in the simulation." "It's unlikely you're going to be able to execute everything exactly according to plan." "We're working very hard to add nodes to the network, but often every node is a potential attack point, as well." "The dilemma of IT security is that if you do everything that you're supposed to do, and as a result, your company does well, and does not suffer IT security events, the result is, nothing happens. And, it's hard to get credit for nothing happens." "We used to be able to assume that we could just pursue our own interests, and everything would be fine. But now we discover that our interests interact with other people's interests. And I think that's true in business ecosystems as well. But it is definitely true in cybersecurity. If you've got really great cyber defenses, but one of your business partners has really bad cyber defenses, that's an entry point into your company as well. That's a risk factor for your company." "It's better to have a smaller portion of an expanding pie than to have an expanding portion of a shrinking pie." Connect with Host Dr. Dave Chatterjee and Subscribe to the Podcast Please subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any new...

Joining me today is Stever Robbins. Stever Robbins is a serial entrepreneur, top iTunes podcaster, and productivity expert. His experience developing organizational leaders began as co-designer of Harvard Business School's “Leadership and Learning” curriculum redesign, and has gone on to include being an advisor and mentor to senior managers in several high-growth companies. His Get-It-Done-Guy podcast has spent weeks as #1 in the iTunes business category and has been downloaded more than 36 million times. He has been a repeat commentator on CNN-n's Entrepreneurs Only and hosted a regular segment on the nationally syndicated radio show Entrepreneurs, Living the American Dream. He is a featured expert in Harvard Business School Publishing's Harvard Manage Mentor, as well as appearing as an expert in critical thinking and memory in Houghton-Mifflin's forthcoming Skillbuilders series. In this episode, we cover: ➞ In Stever's own words what he does? ➞ Why marketing is important to conquer? ➞ Why is it difficult for entrepreneurs to market themselves to the right target audience? ➞ How can you differentiate yourself from the competition and make sales? ➞ What are some obstacles you can face when it comes to marketing? ➞ What are 3 steps entrepreneurs can take to get their foot in the door and make sales? Listen ♡ Comment ♡ Subscribe ♡ Please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people — just like you — move toward the online life and business that they desire. You can find Stever here: Instagram: stever.robbins

Today my guest is Rita McGrath. She is a best-selling author, sought-after speaker, and a longtime professor at Columbia Business School. She is widely recognized as a premier expert on strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship and growth during times of uncertainty. Rita has received the #1 achievement award for strategy from the prestigious Thinkers50 and has been consistently named one of the world's Top 10 management thinkers in its bi-annual ranking. As a consultant to CEOs, her work has had a lasting impact on the strategy and growth programs of Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Rita is a highly sought-after speaker at exclusive corporate events around the globe, such as the Global Peter Drucker Forum. She is also the author of several books, including the best-selling The End of Competitive Advantage (Harvard Business Review Press, 2013). Her new book is Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019). She has written three other books, including Discovery Driven Growth, cited by Clayton Christensen as creating one of the most important management ideas ever developed. She received her PhD from the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and has degrees with honors from Barnard College and the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs. Here are some of key items that you will learn in this podcast episode: How did Walmart innovate in response to a resistant culture? Some practical ideas about How to See Around Corners Learn about the Red Box strategy that Adobe used What is Rita's Superpower? Personal inflection points and how to personally manage being an Innovation Leader How retail will rebound, i.e. the story of Showfields. What Rita means by Snow melts from the edge, and the imperative for leaders. How innovation proficiency defangs an organization's anti-bodies Books written by Rita McGrath: - Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen, by Rita McGrath. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019) - The End of Competitive Advantage: How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business (Harvard Business Review Press, 2013) - Discovery-Driven Growth: A Breakthrough Process to Reduce Risk and Seize Opportunity by Rita McGrath. (Harvard Business School Publishing, 2009) - Marketbusters: 40 Strategic Moves That Drive Exceptional Business Growth by Rita McGrath. (Harvard Business School Publishing, 2009) - The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Strategies for Continuously Creating Opportunity in an Age of Uncertainty (President and Fellows of Harvard College, 2000.) References: - Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: (And How to Fix It), by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. (Harvard Business Review Press, 2019) - The Right It: Why So Many Ideas Fail and How to Make Sure Yours Succeed, by Alberto Savoia. (HarperOne, 2019) - Amy C. Edmondson is an American scholar of leadership, teaming, and organizational learning who studies psychological safety in organizations and teams. Click on the link to see more from Wikipedia. - acqui-hire: According to Wikipedia, acquihire is the process of acquiring a company primarily to recruit its employees, rather than its products or services. Click on the term for more details. - The Chief Strategy Officer Playbook: How to Transform Strategies Into Great Results, Thinkers50 Books. You can download this as a pdf for free.

KL030 Whitney Johnson Innovation and Disruption Theorist | Keynote Speaker | Best-Selling Author | Executive and Performance Coach Disruption and Leadership Episode Summary Whitney Johnson is a global influencer and host of the “Disrupt Yourself” podcast. We discuss the reason it’s important for organizations and individuals to avoid complacency by disrupting themselves and continuing to adapt over time even when it seems unnecessary. Bio Whitney Johnson is one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50) and an expert on helping high growth organizations develop high growth individuals. As a former award-winning stock analyst on Wall Street and co-founder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Clayton Christensen, Whitney Johnson understands how stocks and people gain and maintain momentum. She has codified her frameworks for developing high growth individuals––the S Curve of Learning and Personal Disruption frameworks in the critically-acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself, and the award-winning Build an “A” Team (Harvard Business Press, 2018), and is a frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School Publishing’s Corporate Learning. In 2019, she was ranked #3 on the Global Gurus' Top 30 Organizational Culture Professionals. In 2017, she was selected from more than 16,000 candidates as a “Top 15 Coach” by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith. She is a LinkedIn Influencer with 1.7 million followers and was selected as a Top Voice of 2018. Whitney hosts the weekly “Disrupt Yourself” podcast at whitneyjohnson.com. Website https://whitneyjohnson.com/ LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson Twitter http://twitter.com/johnsonwhitney Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JohnsonWhitneyauthor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/johnsonwhitney/ Leadership Quote “Shame limits disruption, not failure. If it is scary and lonely you are on the right path.”  "Do not dare not to dare." C.S. Lewis Purchase Whitney Johnson's book on Amazon.com! Please visit KeepLeadingPodcast.com for a full transcript of this episode. The Keep Leading!® podcast is for people passionate about leadership. It is dedicated to leadership development and insights. Join your host Eddie Turner, The Leadership Excelerator® as he speaks with accomplished leaders and people of influence across the globe as they share their journey to leadership excellence. Listen as they share leadership strategies, techniques and insights. For more information visit https://eddieturnerllc.com or follow Eddie Turner on Twitter and Instagram at @eddieturnerjr. Like Eddie Turner LLC on Facebook. Connect with Eddie Turner on LinkedIn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stever Robbins is a serial entrepreneur, top-10 iTunes podcaster, and productivity expert. He co-founded the early internet success story FTP Software, served as COO of Building Blocks Interactive, CEO of JobTacToe.com, and has been an initial team member of ten start-ups, including four IPOs and three acquisitions. He currently runs Get-it-Done Groups™, which help people make extreme progress on important projects and habits. He was project manager at Intuit, where he co-led the development of the award-winning Quicken VISA Card. He serves as business plan judge for the Harvard Business School business plan competition, the MIT $100K competition, the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards, the William James Foundation social enterprise competition, and the Mass Challenge entrepreneurship competition. His experience developing organizational leaders began as co-designer of Harvard Business School’s “Leadership and Learning” curriculum redesign, and has gone on to include being an advisor and mentor to senior managers in several high-growth companies. His Get-It-Done-Guy podcast has spent weeks as #1 in the iTunes business category and has been downloaded more than 36 million times. He has been a repeat commentator on CNN-fn’s Entrepreneurs Only and hosted a regular segment on the nationally syndicated radio show Entrepreneurs, Living the American Dream. He is a featured expert in Harvard Business School Publishing’s Harvard Manage Mentor, as well as appearing as an expert in critical thinking and memory in Houghton-Mifflin’s forthcoming Skillbuilders series. He has been interviewed in numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, NBC Nightly News, The New York Times, ABC News Now, MSNBC, FOX News, BusinessWeek Online, and Investor’s Business Daily. He has written for Harvard Business Review, The Boston Business Journal and has had columns on Entrepreneur.com, Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge, and the Quick and Dirty Tips network. He is the author of It Takes a Lot More than Attitude…to Build a Stellar Organization and Get-it-Done Guy’s 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More. Stever holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BS in Computer Sciences from MIT He is a graduate of W. Edward Deming’s Total Quality Management training program, a Certified Master Trainer Elite of NLP.   Connect with Stever: Website #1 - http://www.steverrobbins.com Website #2 - https://www.getitdonegroups.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GetItDoneGuy Twitter  - https://twitter.com/getitdoneguy   PEAK PERFORMANCE NATION A community dedicated to raising your game to the next level by learning how to Execute at the highest level and eliminating the obstacles that keep you from being the leader you were born to be. Join group here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/PeakPerformanceNation/     Acuity Scheduling - Stop Wasting Time Setting Up Meetings Peak Accountability - http://www.thorconklin.com/accountability/ Thank you once again for listening Please follow us on: Facebook: Thor Conklin    Twitter: @ThorConklin Website: http://www.thorconklin.com   ThorConklin.com Thor Conklin Media Peak Performers Podcast Peak Performance Nation   #1 Podcast on how to get things done.  Learn from Peak Performers in all areas of life and Business.  Do you know what to do but can't figure out why you are not executing what you already know?   If so, this Podcast will give you the tools, strategies and psychology to not only break through the choke point but to truly become a Peak Performer.     Thor will be sharing his tools and strategies as well as interviewing inspiring Peak Performers that are Entrepreneur's, Professional Athletes, Business leaders, Military, Technology guru's, Health and Fitness masters, Relationships Experts as well as Music & Entertainment superstars.     Mission and Purpose - To engage, educate, entertain and inspire listeners to excel in any area of life through mastering the science of execution and Peak Performance.  You will learn the necessary road map, strategies, tools and psychology to win this game.

Welcome to Episode 6 of Grow For It!  This is a podcast for small business owners, operators and professionals.  I’m Jim, and my goal is to work in the space between your ears – you know, on your mindset – to help you stay focused on those activities that’ll help you to move closer to realizing your Vision. Today’s episode is about formulating a BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY – A way to escape hyper-competitive environments and pursue those with higher margin opportunities and less competition. But first, let’s review where we’ve been so far.  In Episode 5, we discussed how listening to your heart can help you to overcome FEAR.  This is an important step as you set out to define and implement a Blue Ocean Strategy. Prior to that episode, we discussed how setting the RIGHT GOALS can enable you to get closer to your Vision.  Assuming business growth is part of your vision, let’s engage in an interesting concept to bring clarity to that challenge. To really get the most out of the next few minutes, it would be helpful if you’ve already listened to Episode 3 dealing with SWOT Analysis and Episode 4 where we discussed financial metrics and client segmentation.  They’re not prerequisites, but they could add some insight into today’s discussion. So, if you’re ready, LET’S GROW FOR IT! To frame this discussion, let me give you a little context.  Blue Ocean Strategy was something we covered as part of my MBA program in 2007 and 2008.  It’s a topic I’ve written about and spoken about ever since. We used a book my W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne.  It was published by Harvard Business School Publishing.  You can find it on Amazon for about $20.  It’s only about an inch thick.  I’d encourage you to pick up a copy.  It’ll be worth your time. Here’s the premise: Each day we wake up and go to battle in the marketplace.  As we look for trends, opportunities and new business, we undoubtedly run into other competitors.  We’re all looking for that next whale of a client.  You might be that predator shark sensing blood in the water. Once we find a viable target, even a niche, it won’t stay that way for long.  If you’ve ever watched SHARK WEEK on TV, you already know what’s about to happen.  Other sharks will soon begin competing for your opportunity.   As the feast ensues, blood fills the water and you quickly find yourself in a “RED OCEAN” environment.  Margins will quickly begin to decline.  Sub-optimal alternatives will confuse and entice loyal clients to leave.  Unscrupulous competitors will undercut you until you begin to wonder how you’re going to be able to hold on to what market share you still have left. Sure, price may not be everything, but once your product becomes a commodity, price might be the ONLY thing! The fortunate news for many of us is that we still have an option.  The counter-strategy is to seek out a BLUE OCEAN by identifying a new niche, exploring a new market or even finding an alternate way to position the features and benefits of your existing products and services to a new customer set.  In doing so, you may be able to reap the benefits of being the only shark in the area, at least for a while. Again, let me encourage you to review Episode 3, which focuses on SWOT Analysis.  If you’ve completed the exercise, you may have already identified ways to leverage internal strengths to exploit external opportunities. After all, at one time no one could imagine a phone without a cord.  Apple was a fruit, not an $8 billion company.  And Viagra was just a cardio-vascular drug. Let’s consider what Steve Jobs did with Apple and the iPhone.  I think it’s the safest of the examples I just mentioned.  Steve took a common device and made it into something indispensable.  After all, there are 2 things most of us never leave the home without:  Our Keys and Our Phone. By envisioning a brand new way to appeal to our need to interact with our device, Apple was able to carve out an incredibly profitable segment of the market place.  They found a way to enter a BLUE OCEAN.  For a time, they left the competition behind.  As Samsung and others finally began catching up, other brands began to find their own Blue Oceans.  Siri is giving way to Alexa – albeit in a different application.  But how many of us remember the first time they heard someone say, “Hey Siri!”? What we’re about to see happen in voice recognition technology is going to be nothing short of amazing.  Unless you’re the guy selling the little plastic tip we see on the ends of shoelaces, there’s probably a Blue Ocean out there waiting for you. By the way, that plastic tip is called an “Aglet.”  Siri looked it up for me on my iPhone. Let’s be honest here.  For most of us, inventing an entirely new communication platform might not be realistic.  However, there’s a significant chance that we actually could identify a Blue Ocean opportunity.  If you’ve listened to a few of my podcast episodes, here’s what you knew was coming next:  I want you to take out a sheet of paper. If you’ve ever been the supplier to a large company or a prestigious client, it’s easy to find yourself being whipped around by that customer.  The common statement may be something along the lines of “Well, if you can’t cut your price, there are several guys in the lobby right now who would be interested.”  It’s always a question of leverage.  Years ago, I managed a branch of a distributor that was a tier 1 vendor to Chrysler.  When the auto industry took a dive, we were reminded of which of us truly had the leverage.  One way to begin identifying potential Blue Ocean opportunities is to look geographically.  If you’re working with a large client, there may be sub-suppliers positioned around that plant or facility.  Sub-suppliers may have similar needs, but typically don’t wield the leverage of the big dog. These companies may be prime opportunities for you to service at higher margins.   On your paper, list out the primary, geographic locations of your largest clients.  Often, the sub-suppliers are clustered in and around the larger plants.  You might begin by looking regionally, but then focus on specific counties, cities and even zip codes.  You’ll be amazed at the information you can find online.  Government and/or industry groups may have already collected specific data.  Oftentimes, if you know where to look, it’s free. You might also search for counties which have shown a growth trend over the previous several years.  There might be a cluster of business opportunities commonly overlooked by the sharks who are only targeting the whales.  Here are a couple other options: If you’ve been around for a while, your marketing and sales teams have likely tried various approaches to increase revenue.  One change you might consider is to develop local roundtables with client groups.  Or, at a minimum, set meetings with client-decision makers to identify products/services they would be willing to move your way, if you offered additional capabilities.  These types of discussions can be productive if they involve an executive-level representative along with your local reps.  Consider including someone from your product-development area, as well.  You want your management to hear it first-hand, so they can assist in authorizing and exploring the opportunities. If you’re a small business, you might include a strategic vendor in those discussions. Would it make sense to expand your offering?  Could that new product, service or capability be used to expand into other market segments?  It never hurts to ask. Write down the names of clients who might be willing to participate.  If you’re bringing a vendor, consider having several of them.  Which specific vendors are trustworthy enough to include in these roundtables?  Approach the opportunity as a team.  You can position yourself as the client’s advocate by facilitating a discussion focused on a higher-level, consultative approach. You and your company have specific expertise.  Can you identify other industries or client segments that could benefit from that expertise?  This is where my Episode 5 on overcoming fear can help.  Just because you’ve never tried that before, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. Blue Oceans tend to be deep and wide.  You’ll never know until you get in the water. A result of those local roundtables might possibly be that you learn the “real” reason your customers are doing business with you.  It might not be your price at all.  It could be your inventory, your ordering system, or simply your delivery.  These are reasons you could amplify as you explore new oceans.  This insight might even change your approach.  Blue Ocean Strategies are steps you can take to expand your markets and increase margins.  Obviously, it doesn’t happen overnight.  What I’d like to challenge you with is to begin looking differently at your market.  It’s easy to lock onto a comfort zone, that status quo, the perceived limitations of boundaries and borders.  Those are choices, rarely realities.  If the pond is getting crowded, go find an ocean.  There’s still plenty of opportunity ahead.  Just ask Siri! Well, that wraps up today’s episode.  I hope you’ll pick up the book Blue Ocean Strategy.  It’s full of insights I’ve implemented in my own business.  I want to thank you, as always, for taking a few minutes to listen to this podcast.  If I could ask a favor, would you consider going to iTunes and giving this podcast a 5-star rating and a quick review?  Your feedback will help others to find it.  I really appreciate your help. Until next time, begin focusing on identifying your next Blue Ocean.  When you see it, jump in.  The water’s fine.  Remember, it’s time to Grow For It!

Stever Robbins creates online and in-person programs to help people "Live an Extraordinary Life." His programs combine business savvy, "life hacking," and personal development to help people make their lives extraordinary. When he's not being a thought leader himself, Stever is CEO of Ideas Unleashed, a company that helps thought leaders build businesses around their areas of expertise. He is a serial entrepreneur, executive coach, and executive curriculum designer. He co-founded the early internet success story FTP Software, served as COO of Building Blocks Interactive, CEO of JobTacToe.com, and has been an initial team member of ten start-ups, including four IPOs and three acquisitions. He was project manager at Intuit, where he co-led the development of the award-winning Quicken VISA Card. He serves as business plan judge for the Harvard Business School business plan competition, the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards, the William James Foundation social enterprise competition, and the Mass Challenge entrepreneurship competition. His experience developing organizational leaders began as co-designer of Harvard Business School’s “Leadership and Learning” curriculum redesign, and has gone on to include being an advisor and mentor to senior managers in several high-growth companies. His Get-It-Done-Guy podcast has spent weeks as #1 in the iTunes business category and has been downloaded more than 23 million times. He has been a repeat commentator on CNN-fn's Entrepreneurs Only and hosted a regular segment on the nationally syndicated radio show Entrepreneurs, Living the American Dream. He is a featured expert in Harvard Business School Publishing's Harvard Manage Mentor, as well as appearing as an expert in critical thinking and memory in Houghton-Mifflin's forthcoming Skillbuilders series. He has been interviewed in numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, NBC Nightly News, The New York Times, ABC News Now, MSNBC, FOX News, BusinessWeek Online, and Investor's Business Daily. He has written for Harvard Business Review, The Boston Business Journal and has had columns on Entrepreneur.com, Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge, and the Quick and Dirty Tips network. He is the author of It Takes a Lot More than Attitude...to Lead a Stellar Organization and Get-it-Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More, an Amazon Business & Investing top-10 best-seller. Stever is co-writer and lyricist of the musical Work Less and Do More: The (Zombie) Musical. He served as producer and executive producer of the promotional video for the musical. Stever holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BS in Computer Sciences from MIT He is a graduate of W. Edward Deming's Total Quality Management training program, a Certified Master Trainer Elite of NLP.   Projects currently working on: * The Ideas Unleashed Academy, a set of online and offline programs to help people develop an alternative approach to careers and life * Toying with new ideas about how to help people meet other in ways that facilitate true connection * Chapter 1 of my book, "Life Maps." It's a technique for mapping your life and seeing what's in and out of alignment. You can get it by texting CHAPTER to 33444 or by visiting http://www.steverrobbins.com/lel/    For more information about the upcoming exclusive live Business Execution Summit, text the word BESUMMIT to 41411 This event is for Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Entrepreneurs and Coaches that want to take their game to the next level and master execution once and for all.  It does not matter what you know, only what you can execute that counts.    Thank you once again for listening   Please follow us on:   Facebook: Thor Conklin      Twitter: @ThorConklin    Website: http://www.thorconklin.com       ThorConklin.com Thor Conklin Media Peak Performers Podcast Peak Performance Nation     #1 Podcast on how to get things done.  Learn from Peak Performers in all areas of life and Business.  Do you know what to do but can't figure out why you are not executing what you already know?   If so, this Podcast will give you the tools, strategies and psychology to not only break through the choke point but to truly become a Peak Performer.   Thor will be sharing his tools and strategies as well as interviewing inspiring Peak Performers that are Entrepreneur's, Professional Athletes, Business leaders, Military, Technology guru's, Health and Fitness masters, Relationships Experts as well as Music & Entertainment superstars.   Mission and Purpose - To engage, educate, entertain and inspire listeners to excel in any area of life through mastering the science of execution and Peak Performance.  You will learn the necessary road map, strategies, tools and psychology to win this game.

  Stever Robbins creates online and in-person programs to help people "Live an Extraordinary Life." His programs combine business savvy, "life hacking," and personal development to help people make their lives extraordinary. When he's not being a thought leader himself, Stever is CEO of Ideas Unleashed, a company that helps thought leaders build businesses around their areas of expertise. He is a serial entrepreneur, executive coach, and executive curriculum designer. He co-founded the early internet success story FTP Software, served as COO of Building Blocks Interactive, CEO of JobTacToe.com, and has been an initial team member of ten start-ups, including four IPOs and three acquisitions. He was project manager at Intuit, where he co-led the development of the award-winning Quicken VISA Card. He serves as business plan judge for the Harvard Business School business plan competition, the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards, the William James Foundation social enterprise competition, and the Mass Challenge entrepreneurship competition. His experience developing organizational leaders began as co-designer of Harvard Business School’s “Leadership and Learning” curriculum redesign, and has gone on to include being an advisor and mentor to senior managers in several high-growth companies. His Get-It-Done-Guy podcast has spent weeks as #1 in the iTunes business category and has been downloaded more than 23 million times. He has been a repeat commentator on CNN-fn's Entrepreneurs Only and hosted a regular segment on the nationally syndicated radio show Entrepreneurs, Living the American Dream. He is a featured expert in Harvard Business School Publishing's Harvard Manage Mentor, as well as appearing as an expert in critical thinking and memory in Houghton-Mifflin's forthcoming Skillbuilders series. He has been interviewed in numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, NBC Nightly News, The New York Times, ABC News Now, MSNBC, FOX News, BusinessWeek Online, and Investor's Business Daily. He has written for Harvard Business Review, The Boston Business Journal and has had columns on Entrepreneur.com, Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge, and the Quick and Dirty Tips network. He is the author of It Takes a Lot More than Attitude...to Lead a Stellar Organization and Get-it-Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More, an Amazon Business & Investing top-10 best-seller. Stever is co-writer and lyricist of the musical Work Less and Do More: The (Zombie) Musical. He served as producer and executive producer of the promotional video for the musical. Stever holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BS in Computer Sciences from MIT He is a graduate of W. Edward Deming's Total Quality Management training program, a Certified Master Trainer Elite of NLP.   Projects currently working on: * The Ideas Unleashed Academy, a set of online and offline programs to help people develop an alternative approach to careers and life * Toying with new ideas about how to help people meet other in ways that facilitate true connection * Chapter 1 of my book, "Life Maps." It's a technique for mapping your life and seeing what's in and out of alignment. You can get it by texting CHAPTER to 33444 or by visiting http://www.steverrobbins.com/lel/    For more information about the upcoming exclusive live Business Execution Summit, text the word BESUMMIT to 41411 This event is for Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Entrepreneurs and Coaches that want to take their game to the next level and master execution once and for all.  It does not matter what you know, only what you can execute that counts.    Thank you once again for listening   Please follow us on:   Facebook: Thor Conklin      Twitter: @ThorConklin    Website: http://www.thorconklin.com       ThorConklin.com Thor Conklin Media Peak Performers Podcast Peak Performance Nation     #1 Podcast on how to get things done.  Learn from Peak Performers in all areas of life and Business.  Do you know what to do but can't figure out why you are not executing what you already know?   If so, this Podcast will give you the tools, strategies and psychology to not only break through the choke point but to truly become a Peak Performer.   Thor will be sharing his tools and strategies as well as interviewing inspiring Peak Performers that are Entrepreneur's, Professional Athletes, Business leaders, Military, Technology guru's, Health and Fitness masters, Relationships Experts as well as Music & Entertainment superstars.   Mission and Purpose - To engage, educate, entertain and inspire listeners to excel in any area of life through mastering the science of execution and Peak Performance.  You will learn the necessary road map, strategies, tools and psychology to win this game.  

Stever Robbins creates online and in-person programs to help people "Live an Extraordinary Life." His programs combine business savvy, "life hacking," and personal development to help people make their lives extraordinary. When he's not being a thought leader himself, Stever is CEO of Ideas Unleashed, a company that helps thought leaders build businesses around their areas of expertise. He is a serial entrepreneur, executive coach, and executive curriculum designer. He co-founded the early internet success story FTP Software, served as COO of Building Blocks Interactive, CEO of JobTacToe.com, and has been an initial team member of ten start-ups, including four IPOs and three acquisitions. He was project manager at Intuit, where he co-led the development of the award-winning Quicken VISA Card. He serves as business plan judge for the Harvard Business School business plan competition, the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards, the William James Foundation social enterprise competition, and the Mass Challenge entrepreneurship competition. His experience developing organizational leaders began as co-designer of Harvard Business School’s “Leadership and Learning” curriculum redesign, and has gone on to include being an advisor and mentor to senior managers in several high-growth companies. His Get-It-Done-Guy podcast has spent weeks as #1 in the iTunes business category and has been downloaded more than 23 million times. He has been a repeat commentator on CNN-fn's Entrepreneurs Only and hosted a regular segment on the nationally syndicated radio show Entrepreneurs, Living the American Dream. He is a featured expert in Harvard Business School Publishing's Harvard Manage Mentor, as well as appearing as an expert in critical thinking and memory in Houghton-Mifflin's forthcoming Skillbuilders series. He has been interviewed in numerous publications including The Wall Street Journal, NBC Nightly News, The New York Times, ABC News Now, MSNBC, FOX News, BusinessWeek Online, and Investor's Business Daily. He has written for Harvard Business Review, The Boston Business Journal and has had columns on Entrepreneur.com, Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge, and the Quick and Dirty Tips network. He is the author of It Takes a Lot More than Attitude...to Lead a Stellar Organization and Get-it-Done Guy's 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More, an Amazon Business & Investing top-10 best-seller. Stever is co-writer and lyricist of the musical Work Less and Do More: The (Zombie) Musical. He served as producer and executive producer of the promotional video for the musical. Stever holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BS in Computer Sciences from MIT He is a graduate of W. Edward Deming's Total Quality Management training program, a Certified Master Trainer Elite of NLP.   Projects currently working on: * The Ideas Unleashed Academy, a set of online and offline programs to help people develop an alternative approach to careers and life * Toying with new ideas about how to help people meet other in ways that facilitate true connection * Chapter 1 of my book, "Life Maps." It's a technique for mapping your life and seeing what's in and out of alignment. You can get it by texting CHAPTER to 33444 or by visiting http://www.steverrobbins.com/lel/    For more information about the upcoming exclusive live Business Execution Summit, text the word BESUMMIT to 41411 This event is for Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Entrepreneurs and Coaches that want to take their game to the next level and master execution once and for all.  It does not matter what you know, only what you can execute that counts.    Thank you once again for listening   Please follow us on:   Facebook: Thor Conklin      Twitter: @ThorConklin    Website: http://www.thorconklin.com       ThorConklin.com Thor Conklin Media Peak Performers Podcast Peak Performance Nation     #1 Podcast on how to get things done.  Learn from Peak Performers in all areas of life and Business.  Do you know what to do but can't figure out why you are not executing what you already know?   If so, this Podcast will give you the tools, strategies and psychology to not only break through the choke point but to truly become a Peak Performer.   Thor will be sharing his tools and strategies as well as interviewing inspiring Peak Performers that are Entrepreneur's, Professional Athletes, Business leaders, Military, Technology guru's, Health and Fitness masters, Relationships Experts as well as Music & Entertainment superstars.   Mission and Purpose - To engage, educate, entertain and inspire listeners to excel in any area of life through mastering the science of execution and Peak Performance.  You will learn the necessary road map, strategies, tools and psychology to win this game.

About This Week's Guest Alfredo Behrens Alfredo strongly believes in drawing management lessons from indigenous organizations to increase the efficacy of teamwork. He offers a Brazilian Carnival Parade training module to this effect. Alfredo holds a Ph.D. degree awarded by the University of Cambridge, he already lectured at Princeton University and London Business School. He currently lectures with Harvard Business School Publishing and FIA Business School in São Paulo. Alfredo collaborates with environments such as the Harvard Business Review and the Financial Times. He authored over 30 articles besides several books, like "Culture and Management in the America"s, published by Stanford University Press, 2009. His three tips to become more culturally competent are: Self-awareness. How well do you know yourself in relationship to the other(s)? See foreign films. It will give you an overview of life in a different culture. And it's cost effective as well! If you can, travel. But don't go for the all inclusive package deals. Instead, make sure you go out and speak to the local people. Interview Links Links that are mentioned in this episode: Email: 0800Alfredo@gmail.com Website: http://alfredobehrens.com Build Your Cultural Competence In the Culture Matters podcast, we interview real people with real stories. Every other week there is a guest with broad international experience and lots of cultural insights. I interview real people with real stories. To subscribe directly using iTunes or Stitcher, Click here, or here (or click any of the images below). How To Get In Touch With Culture Matters I'd love for you to get in touch. There are a couple of ways you can do this: Via this website: Just use the “Ask Your Question” tab on the right of the screen and leave a voicemail Email me at chris.smit@culturematters.com Send me a Tweet: @chrissmit Finally Thank you so much for taking the time to read this far, and to listen to my Podcast. I hope you will be back for the next episode of the Culture Matters Podcast!

Special Edition of the Nonprofit Coach with Ted Hart Radio Show is dedicated to Greening the Nonprofit World. Bringing expert advice to the nonprofit sector and drawing from the Nonprofit Guide to Going Green helping nonprofits green their efforts and carbon footprint, shows nonprofit executives proactive steps they can take to protect the environment and helps charities on the path to becoming a certified Green Nonprofit from GreenNonprofits.org THE GREEN SHOW delivers a timely and essential call to GREEN action for this new century. Page 2 Expert: Dahna Goldstein, Founder of PhilanTech, LLC, develops web-based applications for the nonprofit sector, and has worked for venture philanthropies, including Ashoka and Blue Ridge Foundation New York. Dahna also produced interactive eLearning programs, including the award-winning "What Is a Leader?" program, for Harvard Business School Publishing and Global Education Network. Dahna holds a BA from Williams College, a Master of Education degree, with a concentration in technology, from Harvard University, and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.  She serves on the board of JustGive.org and was named one of BusinessWeek’s 25 Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs.