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Thirty-five years ago, there was no AI, no cloud, no smartphones—and no contract. Just a handshake. In this special episode of Shift Happens, Jeff Edwards sits down with John Van Der Vyver (NTT DATA) and Tony Meredith (Cisco) to explore one of the most successful and enduring partnerships in technology. What started with a handshake in South Africa grew into a global relationship spanning 50 countries, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100, and helping customers navigate every major technology shift—from networking and the internet era to sustainability, AI, energy, and beyond. But this isn't a story about revenue, contracts, or transactions. It's a story about trust. About showing up when things get hard. About taking risks together, solving problems that matter, and building a partnership that has thrived through 35 years of relentless change. Why Listen?

Christine further shares, hoe she and her husband wanted to spend a significant amount of time on impactful global health work. They started the END Fund, which has treated a billion people for neglected tropical diseases over 20 years. This conversation explores stepping out of comfort zones to focus on areas of crisis, demonstrating how hands-on activism in global health can be deeply rewarding and connecting work.  To learn more about The End Fund and their incredible work to cure and prevent the spread of neglected tropical diseases go to their website www.endfund.org For information on Christine's galleries in New York City and Seattle Winston Wächter Fine Arts, please visit www.newyork.winstonwachter.com ********** To learn more about SHIFT HAPPENS, click here  To learn more about Claudia's business SHIFT HAPPENS.Curated Conversations and her Salons in New York, Zurich and Berlin, click here You can also connect with Claudia on Instagram @shifthappens.podcast and LinkedIn at ClaudiaMahlerNYC This podcast is created, produced and hosted by Claudia Mahler.

Gilly Norton founded SWV to support wounded veterans, first responders, and war correspondents. What started with therapeutic ski trips to Klosters, CH, evolved quickly into employment support, pain clinics, and mentoring when veterans revealed their biggest challenge: finding work despite their injuries. Recognizing that conventional PTSD treatments were failing, Gilly raised $1.5 million to fund the UK's first MDMA-assisted therapy trial for veterans. Despite regulatory hurdles, the initiative gained backing from General Nick Carter and national media attention. Gilly is now lobbying to make research more accessible and affordable. Apart from the Ski Program in Switzerland, SWV also runs annual ski programs, the Rivers Employment Initiative, and a global political risk conference. Gilly's key message: the human cost of war doesn't end when the conflict does—PTSD affects people of all ages, with an average patient age of just 36.   To learn more about how to support SVW visit their website: Supporting Wounded Veterans Instagram: @supportingwoundedveterans ********** To learn more about SHIFT HAPPENS, click here  To learn more about Claudia's business SHIFT HAPPENS.Curated Conversations and her Salons in New York, Zurich and Berlin, click here You can also connect with Claudia on Instagram @shifthappens.podcast and LinkedIn at ClaudiaMahlerNYC This podcast is created, produced and hosted by Claudia Mahler.

In this special edition Talking Shift episode, host Jeff Edwards sits down with executive coach and NewLeaf Partners International co-founder Sam Barcus — the trusted advisor behind many of Cisco's most influential leaders. But this conversation is bigger than leadership coaching. It's about the invisible ceilings that hold ambitious people back… the difference between performing and simply looking performative… and why the best leaders train more like elite athletes than corporate executives. From his early days at Texas Instruments and Price Waterhouse to helping shape consultative selling at IBM during one of the biggest transformations in tech history, Sam shares the experiences that shaped his coaching philosophy — one built on awareness, authenticity, curiosity, and relentless growth. Along the way, Jeff and Sam unpack:

In this episode of Shift Happens, Jeff Edwards sits down with Mario Castro, the executive leading Cisco's $2B+ AI Infrastructure business, for a candid conversation on what it really takes to build AI that works at enterprise scale. Everyone is talking about AI. Far fewer are prepared for what it actually demands. Mario breaks through the noise to explain why successful AI adoption has very little to do with flashy demos-and everything to do with infrastructure, security, readiness, and execution. From building what he calls a Secure AI Factory to helping organizations shift from experimentation to measurable outcomes, Mario shares the lessons leaders need now if they want to stay competitive. Why listen:

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In this episode of Shift Happens, Jeff Edwards sits down with Kevin Brown, VP of Partner Management at Insight, to unpack what it really takes to build durable partnerships in one of the most disruptive moments in IT history. With a career shaped by crisis management at RSA, ecosystem design at Vectra, and years of deep collaboration with Cisco, Kevin shares why trust—not transactions—is still the ultimate differentiator. From his candid perspective on The Cisco 360 Partner Program to Insight's bold pivot toward becoming an AI-first solutions integrator, this conversation explores how the best partners are shifting from simply moving product to architecting long-term business outcomes. Along the way, Kevin reveals his practical framework for evaluating partner investments, why “human APIs” matter more than automated portals, and how Cisco + Insight may be sitting on one of the biggest growth opportunities in modern IT—if they execute it right. Why Listen: •

In this episode of The Unblocked Woman, Amy Sanders explores identity shifts, self-trust, personal growth, and what it really takes to create change that lasts. She shares why so many women stay stuck even when they know what to do, and how true transformation begins long before circumstances change.If you've been feeling stuck, misaligned, burned out, or disconnected from your power, this conversation will help you understand what's really happening beneath the surface and how to move forward with more clarity, confidence, and alignment.In this episode, we talk about:• Why change feels hard when you're trying to create new results from an old identity.• The hidden beliefs and daily patterns that keep women blocked without realizing it.• 10 practical ways to become the next version of yourself before life catches up.• How self-trust, honesty, boundaries, and private integrity create public transformation.• Why your circumstances do not create you — you create them.This podcast is for women who are done forcing, proving, and shrinking and are ready to lead from their true identity.✨ Subscribe so you don't miss what's coming✨ Share this episode with a woman who needs to hear itReady to go deeper?If this episode landed and you want support integrating this work into your life, I invite you to join The Unblocked Woman Collective, a private community for women becoming unblocked together through identity work, alignment, and embodied leadership.You don't have to do this alone.Welcome to The Unblocked Woman.

20 years. One company. Zero shortcuts. In this episode of Shift Happens, Jeff Edwards sits down with Amy Bahlo who didn't join Cisco for the brand—she joined for a September start date so she could spend one more summer at a camp that mattered to her. Two decades later, she's leading one of Cisco's most strategic global partnerships, driving $80M in co-sell with Microsoft and now scaling that motion globally with Google. This episode isn't just about big numbers—it's about what actually builds a career that lasts. Amy gets real about the moments that didn't go her way—and why missing a role she knew was hers became the catalyst for something bigger

In the latest episode of Shift Happens, Jeff sits down with Gary Wolfson, Director of Global Partner Communities at Cisco, for a behind-the-scenes look at what it really took to co-design The Cisco 360 Partner Program—not just in theory, but in practice. This isn't just a story about partner programs—it's a masterclass in trust. Gary breaks down the difference between listening and hearing (and why partners know instantly which one you're doing), and introduces a simple but powerful framework: listen → interpret → act → be accountable. Sounds simple… until you try to do it at global scale, across thousands of partners, in the middle of massive change. What unfolds is a story of courage, vulnerability, and consistency—where trust wasn't built through words, but through action, rhythm, and follow-through. From early skepticism in Dublin to confidence at Partner Summit, this episode captures the real shift: when feedback stops being a checkbox and becomes your identity. Why listen: •

In this episode of Coming From Left Field we feature author J. Albert Mann discussing her nonfiction book, “Shift Happens: The History of Labor in the United States,” and why honest labor history for young people is both urgently needed and systematically suppressed. Mann explains that she wrote the book for middle- and high-school readers using accessible language, drawing heavily on left labor historians such as Philip Foner and on Labor's Untold Story, to create an easily readable narrative that places working-class struggle at the center of U.S. history rather than at the margins. She talks about the “pyramid of oppression” as a core concept: capitalism maintains power by dividing workers—by race, gender, nationality, citizenship status, and other “bricks in the wall”—so people fight each other instead of the capital–labor relationship that actually determines their conditions. Mann emphasizes that this strategy appears across history, from feudalism through the Gilded Age's violent strike-breaking (including private armies like the Pinkertons, who at one point employed more armed men than the U.S. Army) to current right-wing media's focus on scapegoats like welfare recipients and trans youth. The conversation walks through major episodes from the book—indentured servitude, the first Gilded Age, the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, the Palmer Raids and Red Scare, the destruction of the IWW, the New Deal and CIO era, wars and the rise of the military-industrial complex, and into today's gig economy and AI—always stressing that labor history is “working-class history” and should be understood inside the broader political and economic context, not as isolated heroic tales. Mann criticizes how children's literature usually presents labor as decontextualized, hero-centered vignettes (often returning to “safe” events like Triangle where adults can pretend the problem was solved) while largely erasing radical moments such as Haymarket and the deeper role of communists and left organizers. She also recounts the book's fraught publication: HarperCollins (owned by Rupert Murdoch) bought the manuscript, then, after legal review, fired her union-editor Stephanie Gordon and tried to kill the book, only relenting after contract pressure—one in-house lawyer reportedly said, “It's labor. It'll bury itself.” Mann argues that this reaction, and the near-total failure of contemporary unions to use books like hers as organizing tools for youth, underscores how threatening serious labor education remains to capital, and how essential it is for any future movement that hopes to confront gig work, privatization, and growing inequality J. Albert Mann is an award winning author of fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults, with a focus on working class history, disability, and social justice. She has written six children's books and has published short stories and poems in Highlights for Children, where she has received both the Highlights Fiction Award and the Highlights Editor's Choice Award. Mann holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her work is shaped by her own experience with disability and by years of disability rights activism, including involvement in the “We Need Diverse Books” movement pushing for disabled protagonists and histories in youth publishing.   Resources: Order the book: https://kingsbookstore.com/book/9780063273481   Webpage: https://jalbertmann.com/   Greg's Blog: http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/ Pat's Substack: https://patcummings.substack.com/   #laborhistory# ShiftHappens# J.AlbertMann#unions# workingclass# classstruggle# pyramidofoppression# capitalism# GildedAge# Pinkertons# Haymarket# TriangleShirtwaistfire# RedScare# CIO# PhilipFoner# Labor'sUntoldStory# youthorganizing# laboreducation# gigeconomy# AIandwork# RupertMurdoch# HarperCollins# publishingpolitics# leftpolitics# socialism# solidarity# strikehistory# U.S.history#PatCummings #PatrickCummings #GregGodels #ZZBlog #ComingFromLeftField #Podcast #zzblog #mltoday

In this special edition of Shift Happens: Talking Shift, Jeff Edwards sits down with Ari Butler, founder of AB3 Communications, to unpack a powerful tension in today's workplace: how you can be more productive than ever… and trusted less at the same time. From his roots in theater to advising leaders across companies like Cisco, Google Cloud, and Goldman Sachs, Ari brings a unique perspective: leadership isn't just strategy—it's a creative, performative act. And every interaction? It's either building trust… or quietly eroding it. We explore what most leaders get wrong—focusing on what they want to say instead of what others need to hear—and why the best communicators don't just inform… they move people to act.

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What does it really take to redesign one of the most influential partner programs in the tech industry? In this episode of Shift Happens, Jeff Edwards sits down with Brian Overmeyer, Director of Partner Strategy and Programs at Cisco, to go behind the scenes of The Cisco 360 Partner Program. With a background in industrial-organizational psychology and more than two decades shaping Cisco's partner ecosystem, Brian shares how programs are more than incentives—they're roadmaps that guide behavior, reward value, and help partners grow alongside Cisco. From the legacy of Cisco's Gold program to a new model built around customer outcomes, platform value, and partner co-design, this conversation explores the strategy, complexity, and trust required to evolve a program that supports tens of thousands of partners around the world. Why listen: •

Jeff Edwards sits down with Rebecca Leach—former Cisco and AppDynamics leader turned executive coach and founder of Growth Road, an executive coaching practice focused on helping leaders navigate change with clarity, confidence, and connection. After nearly two decades in tech leadership, Rebecca reached a pivotal moment: stay in the familiar rhythm of corporate success, or step into ambiguity and redefine what leadership—and identity—really meant. What followed wasn't just a career transition. It became the foundation for Growth Road, where Rebecca now helps leaders grow through the same kinds of shifts she experienced herself. In this candid conversation, Rebecca shares the emotions behind leaving a long, successful corporate career, the courage it takes to embrace uncertainty, and the lessons leaders can carry forward when the path ahead isn't clear. Why listen: • ⚡ The hidden risk of tying your identity to your title •

I am so excited to announce that the next Brave Women at Work book is launching soon! I cannot believe we are on our fifth book in the women's anthology series! Yes, fifth!I do not say this lightly, but Brave Women at Work, this podcast, the book series, the coaching, the speaking, all of it – this is my purpose work. It is what gets me up out of bed in the morning, and it is my rocket fuel of motivation. I hope you either have or find something like this in your life. It also doesn't have to be like mine. Whatever it is, when you find it, it feels like time is in a flow state. Working doesn't feel like work. There is no slog, just joy and flow. And PS, it took me over 40 years to finally discover this purpose work, so there is no race to get to the finish line. If you have discovered or want to chat me about finding your purpose work, connect with me on LinkedIn, schedule a coaching discovery call, or send me an email at hello@bravewomenatwork.com. Speaking about purpose work, my guest today, Yalonda Brown, has found hers. Yalonda pours into young leaders and is a speaker, author, facilitator, and workshop leader. Something else very special about Yalonda is that she was a contributing author in the first Brave Women at Work book, Brave Women at Work: Stories in Resilience, and now she is participating in Brave Women at Work: Lessons in Authenticity! I am so excited that Yalonda has reconnected with the Brave Women at Work community, and I am pumped to have her on the show today.During our discussion, Yalonda and I chatted about:Why she decided to participate in Brave Women at Work: Lessons in AuthenticityAn overview of what her chapter is aboutHer work to foster up and coming youth leaders, and why that is important to herHer work in the workplace wellness fieldWhy Yalonda is encouraged by the Gen Z and Alpha generationsWe also touched on living loss and how shifts happenHere is more about Yalonda:Yalonda Brown is a visionary leader, speaker, and inclusion strategist with more than two decades of experience bridging the private and public sectors. Known for her intuitive leadership and heart-centered approach, she empowers others to lead with authenticity and purpose. Yalonda holds a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership and is a Certified Child and Youth Care Practitioner.In her nonprofit role, she champions the professional growth and well-being of Indiana's youth workers, cultivating partnerships that strengthen communities and amplify impact. As CEO of Just Say It, LLC, Yalonda facilitates courageous conversations that advance inclusive leadership, and belonging. An accomplished author and speaker, her insights have been featured in SHRM, DiversityQ, and Diversity Professional Magazine.Deeply committed to advancing women and girls, Yalonda actively serves on several boards. Now residing in Arizona with her husband Vincent, she continues to use her platform to inspire resilience, confidence, and purpose in every space she enters.

In this special edition of Shift Happens — Talking Shift, host Jeff Edwards sits down with Jon Sanchez, Founder & CEO of Team Performance Institute, to unpack a simple truth: leadership isn't about managing projects — it's about developing people. Drawing on Jon's background at the United States Naval Academy and in SEAL training, they explore why the most powerful leadership tool isn't a strategy deck — it's the 1:1 conversation. They break down why culture is built in personal interactions, why accountability strengthens relationships, and why performance follows connection. Why Listen

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What does it really take to lead through massive change? In this special edition episode: Talking Shift, we explore the human side of transformation — in the middle of the biggest partner evolution in 25+ years: The Cisco 360 Partner Program. But this conversation goes deeper than programs. Jeff Edwards sits with Jon Sanchez, Founder and CEO of Team Performance Institute, to unpack… why change is so hard? Because it challenges identity. Because leaders move faster than their teams. Because we expect adoption without allowing the process. This episode is about failing forward, becoming a beginner again, and leading with empathy through uncertainty.

What if the real competitive advantage isn't the technology—but the story you tell about it? In this episode of Shift Happens, Jeff Edwards sits down with Jason Marks, CEO of Techrategy and LEAD Above, to explore why storytelling—not specs—is what actually wins in tech. From simplifying complex platforms to making AI readiness feel practical (not risky), this conversation breaks down how the One Cisco story drives clarity, trust, and better outcomes when it's told well.

Are you spending $450/hour time on $50/hour tasks? What if your business could grow without you working more hours? In this episode of The Business Ownership Podcast I interviewed James Brown. James is the CEO/ Founder of Business Accelerator Institute and Perseverance Squared. With a background in law and business, James launched his first successful business in 1994 and later transitioned to coaching, where he has driven significant growth for over 350 business owners nationwide. He's also the co-author of the best-selling book Shift Happens and a recognized industry expert. Get ready for insights on strategic management, marketing, and building a thriving business.A profitable business has seven moving parts—ignore one, and growth stalls. Which part of your business is actually holding you back?Check this out!Show Links:Get a Free Book: https://businessaccelerator.institute/download-free-book/Business Accelerator Institute Website: https://businessaccelerator.institute/James Brown on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/businessacceleratorinstitute?trk=org-employeesBook a call with Michelle: https://go.appointmentcore.com/book/IcFD4cGJoin our Facebook group for business owners to get help or help other business owners!The Business Ownership Group - Secrets to Scaling: https://www.facebook.com/groups/businessownershipsecretstoscalingLooking to scale your business? Get free gifts here to help you on your way: https://www.awarenessstrategies.com/

What if growth isn't the problem—revenue quality is? This is the moment before the Shift. Jeff Edwards sat down with John Roger, Founder and Managing Partner of Southern Technology Partners, around the holidays to break down the real economics behind partner success. From recurring revenue and managed services to lifecycle engagement and the Cisco 360 Partner Program – on the heels of its launch, this episode gets straight to what actually drives predictable, durable profitability. Why listen

Today we are wrapping up our series Shift Happens: When Life Doesn't Go as Planned. We are talking about how to move through seasons when our life takes a left turn, goes off track, or isn't working out as we expected. Each week we are looking at a different reason why by reading the stories of people in scripture who had their own plans fail for different reasons. As we read their stories we are learning strategies for how God can lead us through those same circumstances in our own life.Today I want to end by talking about yet another reason that life doesn't go as planned – because sometimes the world is an unfair place. This is true is large scale nation, political and historical ways. Injustice is part of our fallen world, as we've seen on the news this past week in Minneapolis. On a personal level, unfair things happen all the time; processes don't always work as they should, people betray us, systems disadvantage us. To try to understand how we navigate these periods, I want to read the OT story of Joseph.

What if hearing God speak to you in the last row of a church saved you from losing everything? In this episode, James Brown shares how he helps professional service business owners scale their businesses without sacrificing their lives through Business Accelerator Institute and Perseverance Squared. After launching his first business in 1994 and rapidly expanding to $8M in annual revenue, James transitioned to coaching in 2014 and has now guided over 450 business owners to significant growth. He launched Small Law Firm University, growing it to $3 million in revenue within a year, and developed a CMO program generating an additional $2 million annually. James holds a Business degree from Lindenwood University (1989) and JD from St. Louis University (1993). In 2009, he was selected as one of America's Top 20 Premier Experts and featured in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Newsweek. James believes all businesses have the same seven working parts, and the only difference is what they sell. James reveals three relationships that transformed him: his wife Sherry, whom he's known since age three when they met in her mom's beauty salon, who believed in him when everyone else said he couldn't achieve his dreams and stood by him through 41 years including his darkest moments; his mentor Darrell Castle, a Memphis-based lawyer who taught him to reject the "cookie cutter" approach and build a business on his own terms, showing him that all businesses share seven working parts regardless of what they sell; and God, whom he encountered in March 2015 after hitting rock bottom (drinking excessively, making terrible choices, nearly losing everything) when a random stranger invited him to church where he heard God speak to him in the last row as the only white person in an all-Black congregation, completely transforming his perspective and leading him to sell his law firm to help other business owners build lives of purpose.   [00:04:20] What James Does at Business Accelerator Institute Helps owners of professional service businesses scale predictably and profitably Focuses on building businesses that serve owners, not the other way around Has helped over 450 business owners achieve this transformation [00:05:20] The Defining Moment with His Wife Second year in business, struggling financially, client asked for refund Wife said: "At the end of the day, you do what's right and everything else will follow" That statement still resonates 30 years later and drives his mission to help more people [00:07:20] How Clients Find Him Primarily word of mouth and brand touches through Interview Valet (on 40 podcasts this year) Results speak for themselves without traditional marketing Recent client: 69-year-old Alabama lawyer practicing 50 years, never broke $500K, just hit $1M this year [00:11:00] The Unorthodox Path to Success Known wife Sherry since age three, met in her mom's beauty salon Parents married at 16, kicked James out at 19 when he announced marriage Told his whole childhood he was "too heavy" to do things, couldn't play sports Made varsity football first year as junior, played four years (nobody in family graduated college) [00:12:40] Working His Way Through Law School Got job at General Motors assembly line, 6 AM to 2:30 PM, went to school 4 PM to 11 PM for 10 years Right before graduating law school, GM announced plant closure Sent out 300 resumes, got zero responses with three kids (ages 5, 2, and 1) Forced to start business by necessity, not by choice [00:14:00] Meeting Mentor Darrell Castle Lawyers conditioned that marketing is "beneath them" Darrell taught him to look at business differently, be different Showed him all businesses have same seven working parts (only difference is what they sell) Set up business around not working past 4:30 PM from day one [00:15:40] Building the $8M Law Practice First rule: Business open till 7 PM and Saturdays, but James wasn't there Hired people and built systems so business ran without him Grew to $8 million annually with offices in four different states [00:16:40] The Dark Years: Getting Too Big for His Britches Started making bad choices despite success (never drank until his 40s) First drink was Irish car bomb followed by 10 kamikaze shots Started spending money on wrong things, went to strip clubs, cheated on wife Wife and him separated, she went on cruise with daughter [00:18:20] The Divine Encounter That Changed Everything March 2015: Drunk at wine bar, random stranger invited him to church next morning Went to that church by himself Sunday morning, sat in last row Only white person in all-Black church, heard God speak to him Never saw that stranger again (believes he was an angel) [00:19:40] The Wake-Up Call Wife told him: "God gives you hints, and if you don't listen, at some point He's going to slap you across the face" Nearly lost everything (wife, business, all going downhill) That March 2015 moment was most influential person: God Decided to sell law firm and start helping other business owners [00:20:20] The Leap of Faith Worked for another company making $330,000 a year coaching business owners 2018: At conference in Jacksonville, told them he was leaving, called wife from airport Goal: Get nine private clients in 60 days to replace income (took nine days) First year did just under $1 million in business [00:22:40] The Catalyst Moments After coaching calls, often sits there thinking "who was that guy?" Works with business owners from $250K to $100M annually Stopped questioning who he is to coach $100M business owners Been blessed with certain gifts and has faith they will continue [00:24:00] The Lesson of Not Labeling Setbacks Example: Payroll in two days is $15K, only $1K in operating account Freaking out keeps you from being creative and finding solutions Takes everything as exactly as it's meant to be and learns from it [00:27:40] The Live Event Revelation $10M, $50M, $100M business owners at tables with under-$500K owners Big business owners worried they wouldn't learn from "smaller" ones $50M and $100M owners took just as many notes (smaller businesses still nimble and innovative) Realized everyone can gain something from each other regardless of revenue size [00:30:00] When Is Enough, Enough? Just turned 60, my wife asked "when is enough, enough?" The Mastermind member asked: "What's your goal?" Answer: "To help people" "How many people on the planet? Are you ever gonna run out of people to help?" Never gonna run out (also volunteers through Red Cross deploying to disasters) [00:32:00] Building Business Accelerator Institute Can only work with so many people one-on-one before hitting bandwidth Goal: Give business owners Harvard-level business degree without Harvard-level dollars Over 55 four-week courses addressing all seven parts of business $249/month, includes two-hour open office hours every Wednesday [00:35:00] Final Wisdom: You're the Average of the Five Don't pay attention to what other people say, surround yourself with people who inspire you "You're the average of the five people you hang out with the most—and it's true" Example: Son played goalie since age 5, adapted performance to level of teammates around him Hang around like-minded individuals who inspire you to go where you want to go   KEY QUOTES "At the end of the day, you do what's right and everything else will follow." - Sherry Brown "All businesses have the same seven working parts. Literally the only thing that's different is what we sell. The concept of running a very successful business and scaling it is simple. I'm very intentional with that word. I'm never gonna say it's easy, but the concept is simple." - James Brown CONNECT WITH JAMES BROWN 

Every major transformation needs a backbone—and for Cisco partners, that backbone is the Partner Experience Platform (PXP). In this episode of Shift Happens, Jeff Edwards sits down with Patrick Heenan, leader of PXP strategy and development, to explore how Cisco is redefining partner experience through co-design, simplicity, and AI-powered insights—all in support of the Cisco 360 partner program. From turning complex data into clear actions to giving partners real-time visibility into growth, performance, and opportunity, this conversation shows how PXP is becoming the central intelligence platform for partner success. Why listen: •

Today we are continuing our series Shift Happens: When Life Doesn't Go as Planned. We are talking about how to move through seasons when our life takes a left turn, goes off track, or isn't working out as we expected. Each week we are looking at a different reason why by reading the stories of people in scripture who had their own plans fail for different reasons. As we read their stories we are learning strategies for how God can lead us through those same circumstances in our own life. Today we are going to look at the prophet Jeremiah. If I could sum up the story of Jeremiah, I would say that he is the guy who did everything right, everything that he was supposed to do and that God asked of him, and yet all he experienced was failure and the falling apart of his plans. And yet, Jeremiah had this incredible capacity to keep going, to keep hoping, even in the face of setback after setback. So today I want to talk about how we keep going when it feels like all we are dealt is obstacles and curveballs.

Today we are continuing our series Shift Happens: When Life Doesn't Go as Planned. We are talking about reasons that our plans get upended and how we move forward when that happens. Each week, I am talking about a different reason our plans get messed up. We are looking at a different character of the Bible, and how they dealt with failed plans. As we explore their stories, we will learn strategies for how we can deal faithfully with those same situations in our own life.Sometimes shift happens because of choices and decisions that we make. So today we are going to talk about a character who had his life planned out from the time he was a kid. He had gifts, talent, opportunity, and a strong call on his life. He had a plan. But things did not turn out as he imagined, and it was due to his own choices.

In this episode of the Grit2Greatness Endurance Podcast, we dive into winter training strategies with our theme: Shift Happens. Learn how to ride strong indoors using power and cadence, plus tips for adapting when race conditions change—like AlmaGEDDON's bikes-and-spikes format. We'll also share announcements about the Grit2Greatness Velocity Webinar and TriDot Pool School, break down the Workout of the Week, and wrap up with a fun segment. Sponsored by Vespa Power and TriDot Training.#Grit2Greatness #CoachingTips #Ask A Coach #TriathlonCoach #TriathlonPodcast #303Endurance #TriDot #EnduranceAthlete #SwimBikeRun #GetGritty #TriathlonTraining #CyclingLife #RunningCommunityWebsite - Grit2Greatness Endurance CoachingFacebook - @grit2greatnessenduranceInstagram - @g2genduranceGet Started with Grit2Greatness -Getting Started with Grit2Greatness - Google FormsCoach Contact Info:April.spilde@tridot.comTriDot Signup - https://app.tridot.com/onboard/sign-up/aprilspildeRunDot Signup - https://app.rundot.com/onboard/sign-up/aprilspildeCoach Lauren BrownLauren.brown@tridot.comTriDot Signup - https://app.tridot.com/onboard/sign-up/laurenbrownRunDot Signup - https://app.rundot.com/onboard/sign-up/laurenbrownCoach Rich SoaresRich.soares@tridot.comRich Soares CoachingTriDot Signup - https://app.tridot.com/onboard/sign-up/richsoaresRunDot Signup - https://app.rundot.com/onboard/sign-up/richsoaresGet Gritty Sponsor: Vespa PowerVespa Power Endurance helps you tap into steady, clean energy—so you stay strong, focused, and in the zone longer. Vespa is not fuel, but a metabolic catalyst that shifts your body to use more fat and less glycogen as your fuel source. Vespa comes in CV-25, Junior and Concentrate.Less sugar. Higher performance. Faster recovery.Home of Vespa Power Products | Optimizing Your Fat MetabolismUse discount code - 303endurance20

What does it take to redesign a partner incentive program after more than 20 years—without losing trust, predictability, or momentum? In this episode of Shift Happens, host Jeff Edwards sits down with Fred Farges, Senior Director of Cisco's Global Partner Incentive Program and a key architect of the Cisco 360 Partner Program, to unpack one of the most significant transformations in Cisco's partner ecosystem. They explore how market forces like AI, subscription-based revenue, and customer adoption are reshaping partner profitability—and why Cisco made the decision to co-design its future partner model with partners at global scale. This conversation covers: ● Why legacy partner incentives had to evolve ● How Cisco 360 balances innovation with predictability ● What partners can expect at launch and beyond ● The role of growth, adoption, and lifecycle in long-term success Whether you're inside Cisco, part of the partner ecosystem, or leading change in enterprise technology, this episode offers a clear, candid look at how transformation happens.

Over the next 4 weeks, we are going to explore characters in scripture who experienced plans shifting for a variety of reasons. We are going to learn what happened to them and how they moved through it. Each of them deal with circumstances that are universal, things that we all deal with. As we explore their stories, we will learn strategies for how we can deal faithfully with those same situations in our own life.Today, I want to start with one of the most universal experiences we have – loss. Probably the most common way our life changes or plans fall apart happens when we lose something that we rely on. A person, a job, a marriage, a set of friends, a family situation. Loss destabilizes our plans and suddenly leaves us in a new place that we must navigate. And just as we all experience it, so did so many who came before us. One of the most inspiring stores of moving through loss is found in the story of Ruth.

A Professor of Educational Leadership, Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D., received the 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award for the entire University of Colorado Denver campus.Widely recognized as one of the nation's leading experts on P-12 school leadership, deeper learning, technology, and innovation, he is on a mission to make students' day-to-day learning less boring and more meaningful and relevant. Scott is the Founding Director of the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), the only university center in the U.S. dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators, and is the co-creator of both the wildly popular video series, Did You Know? (Shift Happens), and the 4 Shifts Protocol for lesson and unit redesign.Scott has worked with hundreds of schools, districts, universities, and other organizations and has received numerous awards, including the 2016 global Award for Outstanding Leadership from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Scott blogs about leadership and innovation at Dangerously Irrelevant and is a frequent keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at regional, state, national, and international conferences. Scott also hosts two occasional podcasts, LeaderTalk and Redesigning for Deeper Learning.Scott currently serves as a Distinguished Educator Fellow for PDK International, a Fellow for the NAESP Center for Innovative Leadership, and an ISTE+ASCD Community Leader. He also recently served as a Senior Fellow for Getting Smart. Scott has written or edited 4 books and 170 articles and other publications, and is one of the most visible education professors in the United States. ______________________________________________________________________ The Edupreneur: Your Blueprint To Jumpstart And Scale Your Education BusinessYou've spent years in the classroom, leading PD, designing curriculum, and transforming how students learn. Now, it's time to leverage that experience and build something for yourself. The Edupreneur isn't just another book; it's the playbook for educators who want to take their knowledge beyond the school walls and into a thriving business.I wrote this book because I've been where you are. I know what it's like to have the skills, the passion, and the drive but not know where to start. I break it all down: the mindset shifts, the business models, the pricing strategies, and the branding moves that will help you position yourself as a leader in this space.Inside, you'll learn how to:✅ Turn your expertise into income streams, without feeling like a sellout✅ Build a personal brand that commands respect (and top dollar)✅ Market your work in a way that feels natural and impactful✅ Navigate the business side of edupreneurship, from pricing to partnershipsWhether you want to consult, create courses, write books, or launch a podcast, this book will help you get there. Stop waiting for permission. Start building your own table.Grab your copy today and take control of your future.Buy it from EduMatch Publishing https://edumatch-publishing.myshopify.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-edupreneur-by-dr-will

In the first episode of Shift Happens, Nasser sits down with Dan Temby, Senior Vice President of Technology & Analytics at DAC, to unpack one of the biggest challenges facing marketers today: moving beyond vanity metrics and measuring what truly matters.Today's marketers have dashboards full of data—but how much of it actually proves impact? Dan breaks down why clicks, impressions, and surface-level KPIs can mislead teams, and what value-based measurement really looks like in today's performance-driven world.0:00: Intro0:50: How do we know which metrics on our dashboard drive sales, and aren't just vanity metrics?3:25: If clicks don't equal customers, what should marketers measure instead?6:18: How do we help clients move from dashboards to decisions?8:50: How is the analytics space evolving, and what should marketers prepare for?10:42: How did you apply semantic descriptions with AI to build DAC's operating system IRIS?12:55: AI amplifies strategy, but only if the data is speaking the same language13:40: Vanity metrics may make dashboards look busy, but value metrics prove impact

Welcome to Shift Happens: The art, science, (and chaos) of modern marketing . Each episode unpacks the forces reshaping marketing—from AI and data to privacy, creative, and performance—and asks experts how they transform disruption into an advantage.

Jeff Edwards is a strategic sales leader in the tech industry who loves to inspire people, teams, and organizations to step into the fullest version of themselves. In his role as Director of Partner Sales at Cisco, Jeff drives growth and value creation for Cisco's Tier One Service Provider business in the Americas, managing a $2B business in global tech sales. He is a disruptive leader who challenges the status quo to solve hard problems and propel groundbreaking success. This led Jeff to start Shift Happens, an internal podcast at Cisco for people who want to lead at the edge of change. Through real conversations with the architects behind Cisco's biggest transformations, Jeff unpacks the mindset, strategies, and stories that help leaders stay ahead, speak with confidence, and turn every shift into momentum. In this episode of The Next Level, we discuss:  How leaders create a durable culture through everyday interactions Why accountability is essential to a healthy culture How curiosity and being a beginner build resilience and openness to change What systems leaders can use to help teams see change as an opportunity for growth The Next Level Podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music. 

Jeff Edwards is a strategic sales leader in the tech industry who loves to inspire people, teams and organizations to step into the fullest version of themselves. In his role as Director of Partner Sales at Cisco, Jeff drives growth and value creation for Cisco's Tier One Service Provider business in the Americas, managing a $2B business in global tech sales. He is a disruptive leader who challenges the status quo to solve hard problems and propel groundbreaking success. This led Jeff to start Shift Happens, an internal podcast at Cisco for people who want to lead at the edge of change. Through real conversations with the architects behind Cisco's biggest transformations, Jeff unpacks the mindset, strategies, and stories that help leaders stay ahead, speak with confidence, and turn every shift into momentum. In this episode of The Next Level, we discuss:  Jon and Jeff's backgrounds and how they each got to this point in their life and careers Jeff's current role at Cisco and how his conversations about leadership, change, and growth evolved into the “Shift Happens” podcast Why change is so hard and the reasons why each person approaches change differently Strategies for embracing change and viewing it as an opportunity How to lean into vulnerability and humility as a leader The Next Level Podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music. 

What if the story you've been afraid to share is the key to your freedom? In this episode with Alexis Andra, we talk about how pain can be transformed into purpose, faith, and creativity. She shares surviving a childhood fire accident to founding her creative agency and how storytelling became her healing path. We also talk about owning your scars, healing religious and emotional wounds, building your faith in the dark, and breaking lifelong patterns of independence, shame, and protection. Get ready to see your past in a new light and remember, redefine faith, healing, and purpose. Check out our Sponsors: SKIMS - I finally tried SKIMS and I get all the hype. Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at SKIMS.com and let them know we sent you in the dropdown after checkout. Brevo - the all-in-one marketing and CRM platform designed to help you connect with customers and grow your business. Get started for free today - go to www.brevo.com/happy Blinds.com - Blinds.com makes it easy to get the designer look without the showroom markups. Get an exclusive $50 off when you spend $500 or more with code EARN at checkout. Shopify - Try the ecommerce platform I trust for Glōci, Sign up for your $1/month trial period at Shopify.com/happy Headway - the #1 daily growth app that delivers key insights from the world's best non fiction books in bite sized 15 minute reads and audio. Save 25% off when you go to makeheadway.com/happy. HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Meet Alexis Andra, Founder of The Shift Creative, and host of Shift Happens. 04:45 Why every backdrop, color, and design tells an emotional story. 10:00 How podcasting can be a networking tool. 18:30 Lessons from hosting your own podcast. 28:30 How alignment and authenticity bring peace. 32:00 The mental battles of not feeling “enough”. 35:15 Surrendering isn't always an overnight decision. 41:00 The logic that made Alexis “bet on God”. 43:30 Advice to someone afraid to share their story. 46:30 When is the right time to share a story? 53:45 How subconscious safety mechanisms keep you stuck in old responses. RESOURCES Listen to Alexis' Shift Happens Podcast HERE! Join the Audacity Challenge HERE! Join the most supportive mastermind on the internet HERE! Check out our FREE 90-Day Business Blueprint HERE! Listen to my free SECRET PODCASTS SERIES - Operation: Rekindle This B*tch Get glōci HERE Use code: HAPPY at checkout for 25% off! FOLLOW Follow me: @loriharder Follow glōci: @getgloci Follow Alexis: @alexisnandra Follow The Shift Creative: @theshiftcreative