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Rep. Jimmy Dixon makes his third podcast appearance (his last one was 2023) to reflect on Easter and his Mormon faith, which includes membership and local leadership roles in the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The 8-term Duplin County Republican opens up about his conversion to LDS in 1976, the differences from the Methodist church he grew up in, and what Easter means to him. Skye and Brian break down details and drama as the Senate budget was unveiled, debated, and approved with twists and turns. Meanwhile the House debate gets hot in the absence of Speaker Hall as he and his wife welcome a son. And we get somber news from Rep. Mike Clampitt. The Do Politics Better podcast is sponsored by New Frame, the NC Travel Industry Association, the NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, the NC Pork Council, and the NC Healthcare Association.
April 8, 2025 ~ Yesterday, Speaker Matt Hall, Mayor Mike Duggan, Police Chief Todd Bettison and other officials held a roundtable to discuss regional public safety needs and new plans for state investments. Speaker Hall joins Kevin to share how the roundtable went.
Speaker Hall shares details on a Publlc Safety Trust Fund he is establishing as his top priority when the legislature is back in session and a review of legislation passing the House befor Spring break.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of Tying it Together, North Carolina's new House Speaker Destin Hall joins host Tim Boyum for a wide-ranging discussion about his new role and working with a new governor. At just 37, he's the state's youngest speaker ever, and he's not afraid to be frank. Speaker Hall also goes in depth with Tim on the major topics of today like Hurricane Helene relief, immigration and much more. “If you're here illegally and you're committing crimes you gotta go,” he told Tim on the podcast. He added that being rules chair for almost five years with N.C. Sen. Phil Berger has helped him gain experience and respect in getting deals done. The podcast ends with Tim shooting a few fun questions at Speaker Hall.
In this episode of The SEANC View podcast, host Jonathan Owens, along with Executive Director Ardis Watkins, Government Relations Director Suzanne Beasley, and Podcast Producer Sam Cline, discuss the new state legislative session. Suzanne shares insights from her busy week as the legislature returns to full session, discussing passed bills and procedures set by Speaker Hall. The conversation shifts to a critical view of the public's perception of state employees' earnings and benefits. Ardis and Suzanne tackle wage disparities, the cost of living, and the ongoing benefits debate. They highlight the urgent need for an overhaul in understanding the financial realities faced by state employees, especially concerning pay and health plan costs. Later in the show, we interview Western Region Representative Cliff Johnson and Retiree Council Chairman Jamie Robinson, who were integral to our Hurricane Helene relief efforts. Listeners get an in-depth look at the struggles and community resilience of the people in the mountains.
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro talks about whether or not people with dream jobs are more productive. Episode 146: Are People Who Have Their Dream Jobs More Productive by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on Business Goals Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: http://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2008/08/are-people-who-have-their-dream-jobs-more-productive/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group For three free months of payroll, benefits admin, and more with Gusto, to gusto.com/osd Oracle for Startups delivers enterprise cloud at a startup price tag, with free cloud credits and 70% off industry-leading cloud services to help you reel in the big fish confidently. To learn more, visit oracle.com/goto/osd Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-startup-daily/support
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro talks about whether or not people with dream jobs are more productive. Episode 146: Are People Who Have Their Dream Jobs More Productive by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on Business Goals Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: http://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2008/08/are-people-who-have-their-dream-jobs-more-productive/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group For three free months of payroll, benefits admin, and more with Gusto, to gusto.com/osd Oracle for Startups delivers enterprise cloud at a startup price tag, with free cloud credits and 70% off industry-leading cloud services to help you reel in the big fish confidently. To learn more, visit oracle.com/goto/osd Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-startup-daily/support
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro talks about the benefits of having a virtual office. Episode 118: The Virtual Office as a Versatile Business Tool by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on Digital Entrepreneurs Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: http://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2013/11/the-virtual-office-as-a-versatile-business-tool/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group For three months free with Gusto, to gusto.com/osd For 50% off of your first month of email marketing, visit EmailOctopus.com/osd or quote code OSD50 at signup. Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-startup-daily/support
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro talks about the benefits of having a virtual office. Episode 118: The Virtual Office as a Versatile Business Tool by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on Digital Entrepreneurs Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: http://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2013/11/the-virtual-office-as-a-versatile-business-tool/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts and join our online community: OLDPodcast.com/group For three months free with Gusto, to gusto.com/osd For 50% off of your first month of email marketing, visit EmailOctopus.com/osd or quote code OSD50 at signup. Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-startup-daily/support
523: The New Ground Floor of Podcasting Jeffrey Hayzlett, C-Suite Network – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 523 Jeffrey Hayzlett Jeffrey Hayzlett is a primetime television host of C-Suite with Jeffrey Hayzlett and Executive Perspectives on C-Suite TV, and business podcast host The HERO Factor Podcaston C-Suite Radio. He is a global business celebrity, speaker, best-selling author, and Chairman of C-Suite Network, home of the world’s most trusted network of C-Suite leaders. Hayzlett is a well-traveled public speaker, former Fortune 100 CMO, and author of numerous best-selling business books including: The Hero Factor; How Great Leaders Transform Organizations and Create Winning Cultures, Think Big, Act Bigger: The Rewards of Being Relentless, Running the Gauntlet and The Mirror Test. Hayzlett is one of the most compelling figures in business today and is in five business hall of fames including Speaker Hall of Fame, Sales and Marketing Executives, Business Marketing Hall of Fame, Direct Marketing Hall of Fame, and the Industry Award of Distinction from the National Association of Quick Printers. As a leading business expert, Hayzlett is frequently cited in Forbes, SUCCESS, Mashable, Marketing Week and Chief Executive, among many others. He shares his executive insight and commentary on television networks like Bloomberg, MSNBC, Fox Business, and C-Suite TV. Hayzlett is a former Bloomberg contributing editor and primetime host, and has appeared as a guest celebrity judge on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump for three seasons. He is a turnaround architect of the highest order, a maverick marketer and c-suite executive who delivers scalable campaigns, embraces traditional modes of customer engagement, and possesses a remarkable cachet of mentorship, corporate governance, and brand building. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Jeffrey Hayzlett about the new ground floor of podcasting. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: ● How the C-Suite Network is currently seeing podcasts become very popular. ● How the market isn’t too saturated for you to start your podcast. ● How the spend on podcasting this year is between 400 and 600 million on advertising. ● How podcasting has not reached its full maturity yet. Connect with Jeffrey: Guest Contact Info Twitter @JeffreyHayzlett Instagram @jeffreyhayzlett Facebook facebook.com/JeffreyHayzlett LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/hayzlett Links Mentioned: c-suitenetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on becoming more efficient. Episode 080: Becoming More Efficient by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on Time Management & Working Effectively Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: http://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2007/08/becoming-more-efficient/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! For three months free with Gusto, to gusto.com/osd And for a limited time BitTrust IRA is waiving the signup fee for OSD listeners - a $50 value. Go to BitTrustIRA.com/OSD Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-startup-daily/support
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on becoming more efficient. Episode 080: Becoming More Efficient by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on Time Management & Working Effectively Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: http://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2007/08/becoming-more-efficient/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! For three months free with Gusto, to gusto.com/osd And for a limited time BitTrust IRA is waiving the signup fee for OSD listeners - a $50 value. Go to BitTrustIRA.com/OSD Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-startup-daily/support
In this episode, we have another legend, Linda Larsen, CSP, CPAE. Linda is a Speaker Hall of Fame® keynote presenter and one of America’s favorite speakers for groups like eBay Europe, Kuwait Women’s Leadership Forum, FedEx, and the American Heart Association. She also authored the best-selling audio program, 12 Steps to High Self-Esteem. Linda shares how a scary experience turned her life around and led her to where she is now. She also teaches you simple and proven techniques on how to control your thoughts and behavior and maintain your focus on the things that you really want. Let’s join Linda and Tim in this great conversation where you can surely learn valuable wisdom and practical tips you can apply and enjoy its results. Quotes: “And then I began to realize that how I felt in here and how I showed up out here was a direct result of where I was putting my focus and my attention.” - Linda Larsen “I now can have the impulse, look at the impulse and go, ‘Don’t need it anymore, doesn't serve me anymore, I will let that one go.’” - Linda Larsen Mentions: https://www.facebook.com/TimShurr https://mesmerizingleadership.com/ https://www.survivingtothriving.me/ https://www.legendsummit.com/ https://www.lindalarsen.com/ 12 Secrets To High Self-Esteem, by Linda Larsen Show Notes: [00:31] Greetings and introduction of Linda Larsen [01:56] Being in control of where you put the focus and attention [02:52] Being aware of our automatic behaviors [06:50] The Stop Technique [09:48] The Stop, Pop, and Tick Method [13:33] Linda’s abduction experience and how she got through it [23:26] The importance of establishing rapport and focusing on finding a solution [25:48] The power of empowering others [36:56] Finding the gold and becoming stronger [39:08] Experiencing the successes from using the help tools Make Your Day Mesmerizing
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro talks about productivity for leaders. Episode 044: Productivity for Leaders by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: https://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2008/04/productivity-for-leaders/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-startup-daily/support
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro talks about productivity for leaders. Episode 044: Productivity for Leaders by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: https://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2008/04/productivity-for-leaders/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-startup-daily/support
Welcome to another episode of B2B Marketing & More. I have a very special guest today. Joining us to talk about rebuilding customer loyalty is Jay Baer. He is founder of Convince & Convert and an author and a speaker. In fact, a great, great speaker that was inducted to the Speaker Hall of Fame by National Speakers Association and has published four books. I think. I lost count. And the last one was Talk Triggers. So welcome, Jay! Jay Baer: Pam, fantastic to see you and talk to you. Thank you very much. Uh, I've been busy. You've been busy, you know, a pandemic got in the way, but other than that, uh, here we are. Pam Didner: So, how are you and what have you been doing? Jay Baer: What I haven't been doing is going to airports. I went from traveling 200 days a year to zero days a year, and I thought that would be a terrible, but I actually don't miss it at all, as it turns out. I've been fortunate. I've been doing a lot of virtual remote keynotes and MC assignments, which I like very much. And then, my consulting team at Convince and Convert, we've been really busy working with a lot of really interesting and exceptional brands--both B2B and B2--helping them with digital marketing and content marketing and social media strategy and customer experience. We're super thankful. My kids were both home from college unexpectedly, for, I guess it would have been six months. Uh, and, and that was terrific. Actually, it was, it was weird. We wouldn't have seen them ordinarily. Of course they would have been at school and probably internships this summer. And so they both came home and that was really terrific to have that kind of time with them that we just wouldn't have had. So they're, they're both back on campus now. Uh, so we are, we have renewed our originally scheduled empty nester program. Pam Didner: Join the club. I was happy to actually my, I have my sons at home as well, doing a summertime. Now they are actually off to campus. I'm very happy for that. So obviously COVID is reshaping our purchasing behavior, especially for— Jay Baer: Everything. Pam Didner: Everything, yeah. I remember seeing, um, a keynote deck from you that 54% of consumers have made a purchase from a new provider or a new brand since the pandemic. Jay Baer: And 89% of them plan to stay with this new provider. And I'll bet you Pam, most people tuning in, have had that experience. They said, “hey, you know what? Yeah, I'm using a different dentist now, or different restaurants or different software company or any number of things. And so the implication for this is that there are significant shifts in market share in every category of business happening right now in a way that has been unprecedented since the Internet itself was invented. What we're seeing is people making very different purchase decisions than they would have before. And this puts a lot of pressure on businesses, but also a tremendous opportunity. So nobody is pro-pandemic, obviously, but I will tell you this, Pam, this is the single greatest opportunity you will likely ever have in your business career to go out and take market share from competitors. Because the longstanding relationships between customers and companies, which were calcified over months or years or decades of relationships, they're now being frayed. People are like, “you know what? All bets are off. I'm starting from zero. I'm going to reassess all the things that I buy in from home and make different decisions if necessary.” It is an incredible time and there are going to be a ton of winners and some losers on the other side of this. Pam Didner: So why should brands do, what should marketers do, right, to actually take advantage of that opportunity? Jay Baer: The most important thing that marketers can do is to understand that in a way that we've never experienced before nobody knows nothing about nothing anymore. And I'll give you an example. It was probably three months ago now, I got my first haircut since the pandemic. Pam Didner: (laughs) Yeah. My, my husband has been cutting his own hair. Jay Baer: Yeah. I'm not going to do that, but I appreciate that kind of ingenuity. That's not going to happen for me. I'm a 50 year-old man. I, I sort of felt like, “Hey, at this point in my life, I know a haircuts work.” Turns out, I do not because to get my hair cut, I had to have like 16 questions successfully answered. Is the haircut place still open? Does the woman who cuts my hair at the haircut place? Does she still work there? Where do I park now? Do the parking meters downtown still work? Are the appointments the same length? Are they a different time cause they got to clean up between the appointments. Uh, how do I even make an appointment? Do I wear a mask? Does she wear a mask? Can I tap to pay my phone, or do I have to touch filthy paper, currency and on and on and on and on. This is just to get a haircut. But Pam, this is not just a small business, local business phenomenon. On my podcast “Social Pros” I had on the show a few weeks ago Laurie Meacham, who until recently was the head of social media customer care for Jet Blue Airlines. She told me on my show that their digital team had found a brand new search term in their Google organic spelunking. Pam Didner: What is that? Jay Baer: "Are airlines still in business?" Pam: (laughs) Oh my god. Jay Baer: That’s not a search term we would have had in February or anytime before that. Nobody knows nothing about nothing. So what we have right now, uh, in a way that I've never seen in my long career is information asymmetry. You know way more about your business and how it works post pandemic during the pandemic than your customers do. So there is this colossal uncertainty gap that all customers have now about how to buy things, where to buy them, what to pay, who to hire. Consumers are more uncertain than they've ever been and your job as a marketer needs to be to fill that uncertainty gap. And essentially what you need is the ultimate FAQ. Like if you think you've answered a lot of questions on your website, trust me, you have not because I had 16 questions just about a haircut. Pam Didner: Yeah. So that means is it to rewrite content, obviously, or content marketing becomes more important ?or do we need to rethink in terms of how we have to better engage with our potential customers or customers? Jay Baer: It's all those things. It's, rewiring your customer relationships using information. So it's, it's literally writing down all the questions that your customers have today, which are much more numerous than they would have had in the past. Starting with, are you still in business? Literally— Pam Didner: --very simple question. Yeah. Am I still open? How long do I open? Jay Baer: Yes. All of that. Cause they don't know. Nobody knows nothing about nothing anymore. So you got to start with that answer all of those questions with content and then two important things, Pam. Answer all the questions with the content and then. First make your FAQ portable. Pam Didner: Can you elaborate that a little bit more portable in terms of like it's not PDF, I assume, and the needs to be probably-- Jay Baer: --the PDF is great actually. Yeah, because what happens is most companies and I mean, like the overwhelming majority, they will answer customer questions with a series of web pages. And that's fine, but in these unprecedented times, a lot of times you need to communicate with somebody else, a spouse, a family member, a friend before making that purchase decision. And it may not be very likely that you're going to huddle around the laptop. So the best thing you can do is not only answered these key customer questions on your site, but also then create some longer form content that can be printed, shared, downloaded, that can actually transcend the laptop or the phone and be consumed offline or in a group in some other way. Pam Didner: So it's kind of like a one-pager— Jay Baer: Yeah, an Ultimate Guide to Getting a Haircut, for example. Something like that is a really good idea. And then the other piece of that, the kind of companion, is to take your top questions, the ones that are most likely to be asked, the ones that are kind of deal breakers if they're not answered sufficiently. And instead of relying on a pull strategy for customers to show up on your website and then find the questions in your navigation to push those questions and answers out: social email, maybe even some paid, right? Don't rely on your customers to say,” well, I got to get this question answered better go to their website first, I'll go through the navigation and find it.” If you know, it's that important to have a question, push it out to them. Don't make them have to go find it. Pam Didner: So with that being said, do you see that is marketing's job to actually, rewire customers in terms of their loyalty? What if, you know, the product needs to be changed and or additional features and needs to be add and that's really not marketing’s job. How do you address that? Jay Baer: Yeah. And it's so critical. Look, you have to offer the products and services in the ways that people want to buy now, which may very well, not be the ways that they wanted to buy from you last year. That's just the nature of a pandemic. You look at a company like Closet Factory and any of the closet companies. They send somebody to your house, they walk around your closet and they got a tape measure. They're like,” okay, how many ties do you have to tie rack over here?” And then they give you a sketch and say, “here’s what it’s gonna look like,” and you, and you write them a deposit check. Then they come back. Well, that doesn't work anymore. Most customers do not want random closet dude walking around their closet, touching all their clothes in the middle of a pandemic. So what most of these closet companies have had to do is pivot to virtual closet design, which gives customers what they want a perceived level of safety when designing the new closet-- Pam Didner: --and also probably communicate if they have to do an installation, what are some of the safety procedures that the installers will— Jay Baer: That's right. So the core of that, it's not really marketing's job to say, “Hey, we're going to have to go to virtual closet design.” That's probably not a marketing scenario. That's probably a ops scenario or an executive teams scenario. Pam Didner: Right. Jay Baer: But communicating all of that, nobody knows nothing about nothing is marketing with sort of a side order of CX and CS. And I will tell you this, the one thing that this pandemic has really brought into sharp focus is the absolute requirement of marketers to be working side by side cheek to jowl--not literally because everybody's working from home--but metaphorically side-by-side cheek to jowl with customer service and customer experience. Yes. Because we've always said, and it's always been true that it's two sides of the same coin and it is even more true right now. Pam Didner: True, true, true. I 100% agree with that. So it's very hard, obviously, to reeducate your customers. Right. So you actually have any suggestions or any ideas, what would be the best way or any kinds of specific content format that you should use? You're talking about making, you know, the, FAQ as a portable and a one-pager and any other format, would you suggest? Jay Baer: Well, especially when you're talking about safety concerns--like the closet design thing we just talked about, or even my haircut example--wherever possible, you should show instead of tell. And we've talked about that in marketing for a long time. Pam Didner: You also talk about you part of the Talk Triggers, as well. Jay Baer: Yeah, but it's really critical now. So I did a keynote, a couple months ago for a big group of hospital marketers. And of course convincing patients to come back to the hospital to get a knee replaced or, hand to surgery or, you know, Lasik or whatever. All the different procedures that are elective is an enormous challenge for them right now. Hospitals are having a tremendous problem with revenue because people are just delaying and delaying and delaying procedures because they're still concerned about catching coronavirus at the hospital. And so I actually did a side-by-side comparison of one hospital that had a really nice, comprehensive, written series of FAQ's about safety at the hospital. Here's our cleaning procedure. Here's how we're training the staff. And then on the other hand, here is a hospital who did that, but then also had three videos that actually showed people cleaning and showed the actual training program and showed a testimonials from patients saying “I've never felt safer.” And this idea of when you see it, you believe it more than when you read it is incredibly true, especially as it relates to people's perceived health and safety. Pam Didner: Yeah, I do agree with that. Like when I go to a shopping mall nowadays, like you could go to any, uh, store, right? They have limited amount of occupancy. They also will tell you in terms of, hey, you know, when you walk in, if you want to try certain products, what kind of procedure that you will do. Some of them, they don't even let you try you have to buy. And then you, you know, you go home and then you try it and then you come back and you returned it. So, yes, it's a lot of work to go shopping now. Can you imagine holiday shopping? Jay Baer: Hey, that's why so much is moving online, right? Like, you know, buying online was already debatably easier for most things, but now? Okay, so I don't have to wear a mask and I'm just sitting in line and I don't have to do all these things. I can just press a button. This is why this is one of the craziest stats: October 5th, we will surpass the totality of all of 2019 e-commerce revenue. Pam: Wow. Jay Baer: That's before Halloween, before Thanksgiving, before Black Friday before Cyber Monday before Christmas. Pam Didner: We have no choice! Everybody's buying online. Jay Baer: Yeah. So, and that's one of the things to think about, right? Not only do you need to kind of reconfigure your products and services to make sure that customers feel secure, but whatever you can do to move your products and services online/self-serve is obviously a best practice. One of the things that we've been talking to, a lot of our clients about, Pam, is certainly as a thought exercise and at some level, an actual recommendation, how can you build a company now where you never, ever, ever have to see customers face-to-face? Pam Didner: Yeah, that's actually a great question. I didn't think about that to be honest with you. So if you don't see them face-to-face and there's no, it's kind of like touchless, but virtual. Right? And how do you close the deal without even seeing them face-to-face? That's a great question. It's a hypothetical exercise I think mainly brands probably should consider and explore. I love that. Jay Baer: Well, even in B2B, right? So many companies have relied on salespeople having some kind of face-to-face interaction with clients at some point in the consideration funnel... Pam Didner: --it's kind of essential, in a way, before pandemic. Jay Baer: Yes, yes, yes. And, and so the, the face-to-face part used to often be the highlight of the customer journey. And now in many cases, it's the hindrance. Right nowm itt's the hangup. And then. If you can build a company that can successfully operate in those circumstances, then maybe once you do more face-to-face that becomes like a bonus, right? It's not a requirement. It's a bonus, right? Like, so, I have a Tesla. I had to take it in for service recently. And never saw human being now, Tesla was kind of a head on, um, touchless/contactless before just kind of the nature of the company. But on the app it was like: “here's what's wrong with the car? Here's the appointment.” Then they texted me to confirm, drop off the car. I get another text that says, “leave your keys in the car and just go. We've got a loaner car for you. Those keys are in that car. We've already wiped it down.” I brought the car back. They said “your keys are in the car” and they sent me another text and “here's what we did and the invoice is in the app.” I literally never saw a human being the entire time or talk to a person. Pam Didner: It’s very technology driven. That means you all the backend owning integration that needs to be done and very thoughtfully before they can provide that kind of experience to you. Jay Baer: Yeah. You just have to think, think it through it and look a lot of the things that we have engineered for face-to-face interaction there, just because it was easier or that was the legacy here, that's how we always did it. And we knew it was inefficient. It just, we didn't have enough motivation to change. And most of the things that have changed since the pandemic--as it relates to digital transformation--we're already going to happen, Pam. Telehealth was already happening. Working from home was already happening. E-commerce was already happening. Self-serve information was already happening. It was already happening in all of it. Pam Didner: It just accelerated. Jay Baer: Exactly. It was just happening- it was hard to kind of get critical mass because there was no forcing mechanism to drive adoption at any sort of velocity rate. And obviously now we certainly have a forcing mechanism, but that's the part that people are freaked out about all these changes to their customer journey because of the pandemic. I'm like, “How did you not see this coming?” You probably didn't see the pandemic coming, but the fact that customers are going to want everything digital and super fast and low touch and efficient, like we've been talking about this for a decade. Pam Didner: Yeah, they want fast, quick and cheap. They want all three. Jay Baer: That's it. Pam Didner: Exactly. So there's another question I wanted to ask you. During the pandemic, many brands--especially on the B2B side--they scale back on the marketing budget. They will like, “Oh, you know what, we're going to hold the marketing budget or they reduce it? And what is your suggestion on that, in terms of reducing the budget? or should they allocate their budget a little bit differently? Jay Baer: I think it's insane that you would reduce a marketing budget right now. Let me tell you a story. Um, when I was 22, I think. I was in ad to Phoenix when I live in Phoenix and we had a joint luncheon with the Ad Club, which are the older seasoned professional. I think that cutoff was 30 years old. So under 30 people over 30 people. And the Ad Club brought in as the keynote guest speaker for this luncheon, Herb Kelleher, who was the founder of Southwest Airlines, a curmudgeonly legend of business, you know, literally his drinking Jack Daniels onstage, and smoking a cigarette at 11:30 in the morning luncheon, right? And I was like, “wow, this guy, this guy gives zero F's.” But he said something, Pam that I never forgot. He said, “the worse the economy is, the more we advertise.” Pam Didner: I love that. I wish every single brand kind of take that into account! (laughs). Jay Baer: What he emphasized was if you believe in your company and you believe in the long-term future of your company-- Pam Didner: --also you believe in your product! Jay Baer: Right! Then when times are quote unquote “bad,” that's when you go out and take business from all your competitors who are scared. So what I would tell people and what I do tell my clients right now is the last thing you should do right now is cut your marketing budget. And you should double your marketing budget because you can't cut your way out of a pandemic. It doesn't work like that. You, you can delay your own demise. But nobody cuts themselves to growth. It’s not possible, right? So, so I told you at the outset of this conversation, that the thing that people aren't talking about enough is that is that market share is shifting. Customers of all types, have a wandering eye. Now there are willing to change horses in ways that they wouldn't have been willing to do before. And that is a huge opportunity. And if all your competitors are cutting their budgets and running scared, fantastic! Best possible situation. Pam Didner: Double down! Double down! Jay Baer: Yep. Pam Didner: Um, great. This is fantastic. Any additional parting thoughts that you want to share with us? And also tell our listeners where we can find you and the way you can do it. Jay Baer: One thing I would pay attention to that's also changed during the pandemic is customer attitudes around speed. Pam Didner: Okay. So they, they want things fast now. Is that right? Jay Baer: Faster. Because everybody's uncertain-- I talked about the uncertainty gap. When you're uncertain the entire time that you're uncertain it creates a lot of anguish and angst in your head. So if somebody has a question, how much does this cost or do I want to buy this or that? Or any other question like that, the whole time that they are processing that answer, they are, they are not in an idealized frame of mind. And so speed can actually be a competitive advantage right now, even more so than it was pre-pandemic. I would absolutely work on that. And again, that's another place where marketing and CX and CS, can collaborate. Pam Didner: Yeah. I, 100% agree with you. So where can they find you? Jay Baer: Three places. You can go to convinceandconvert.com which is the main site for our company. We have more than 3,000 articles and advice and videos for marketers and business owners: convinceandconvert.com. My personal site for speaking and such is Jay Baer.com. And my podcast is "Social Pros" that's social pros.com, for enterprise social media marketers. Pam Didner: Wonderful. Hey Jay, thank you so much for coming to my podcast. You've being fantastic and I hope, I sincerely hope, that we'll see each other soon and give each other a hug Jay Baer: One of these days. I believe in us. Thanks so much for having me. Pam Didner: Yes. Thank you. Again, thank you so much for listening to my podcast. And the podcasting is one-way communication, and I don't necessarily know who you are, but your support means a great deal to me. If you want to chat, reach out on any social media channel, you can also join my Facebook community. Build Your Marketing Skills to Get Ahead. 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25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems :Stephen Shapiro........For over 20 years, Stephen Shapiro has presented his provocative strategies on innovation to audiences in 50 countries. During his 15-year tenure with the consulting firm Accenture, he led a 20,000-person innovation practice. He is the author of six books, including his latest: Invisible Solutions: 25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems. His Personality Poker® system has been used around the world to create high-performing innovation teams. In 2015 he was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. His clients include Marriott, 3M, P&G, Microsoft, Nike, and NASA. In 2015, he was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame.........Because Unified meaning is the one single monolithic difference between mediocrity and greatness for all individuals and companies, today more than ever, it is time to upgrade your leadership. Find out how you can hire Dov Baron, "The Dragonist", as a speaker or strategist for yourself or your organization: DovBaron.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dr. Mary Kelly, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, spent over 20 years in intelligence and logistics roles and retired from the Navy as a commander. She's written 13 books on business, economics, and leadership. Dr. Kelly was selected as Instructor of the Year at the Air Force Academy, and was recently inducted in the Speaker Hall of Fame. Tune in to hear Dr. Kelly's insightful approach to leadership as well as discussions on how to approach longterm success in a company and the ways leadership is changing during the pandemic. Learn more about Dr. Kelly at https://productiveleaders.com
Mark Sanborn holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association (NSA) and is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame. He was recently honored with the Cavett Award, the highest honor the NSA bestows on its members, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the speaking profession. In 2019, Global Gurus named Mark the #5 Leadership Authority in the world. In his latest keynote, The Intention Imperative, based on 33 years of working with organizations globally, teaching leaders and observing powerful shifts, Mark has identified three essential areas of focus for leaders in the world: Inspiration: motivation to the power of purpose Culture: creating an engine that sustains vision and values while achieving desired results Emotion: designing and delivering positive emotions for customers and employees You don’t have to have a title to be a leader! If you take care of the moments the moments become your life. If you daydream, choose to do it and don’t do it accidentally. Mark’s personal practice is to focus. Morning meditations and prayer and setting his intentions wherever you’re at, be there. His current read is The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. He’s highly recommends taking the time to slow down to the point of purposefulness. Questions Holly and Mark explore: How can you deliver positive emotions to customers during this time? How can we reconstruct how we connect to others? What is a surprise lesson outside North America that you have learned? Post COVID-19, people are now worried about security and safety. It’s imperative that companies, particularly restaurants, engineer around secure. Being at home more, Mark learned that he really liked being at home. After a long career of travelling extensively, he hadn’t gotten much of a chance to be home. The lifestyle change helped him look at his underlying values. Reinvent yourself every day. One of the tools that Mark offers is The Extraordinary Living Journal, which is a combination of two pages a day journaling, goal setting, examining purposes and important relationships. Recount what happened the day before, find three good things and examine them and then write and plan for the day. Find more about Mark at https://marksanborn.com/ Mark Sanborn is an award winning speaker and Leadership Expert in Residence at High Point University, the Premier Life Skills University. For more information about his work, visit www.marksanborn.com. He also teaches professional speakers and leaders how to increase their messaging and public speaking effectiveness. Learn more here. Remember Mindful Matters and so do YOU! Find more mindful resources at https://www.everydaymindfulnessshow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro shares her thoughts on subconscious self-sabotage. Episode 1680: Subconscious Self-Sabotage: What It Is and How to Avoid It by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on Resilience Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: http://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2015/01/subconscious-self-sabotage-what-it-is-and-how-to-avoid-it/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-living-daily/support
Jeffrey Hayzlett, Adapt, Change, or Die. Honest Advice from the Chairman of C-Suite Network, Jeffrey Hayzlett BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 046 with John DeBevoise Jeffrey Hayzlett is a primetime television host of C-Suite with Jeffrey Hayzlett and Executive Perspectives on C-Suite TV, and business podcast host The HERO Factor Podcast on C-Suite Radio. He is a global business celebrity, speaker, best-selling author, and Chairman of C-Suite Network, home of the world’s most trusted network of C-Suite leaders. Hayzlett is a well-traveled public speaker, former Fortune 100 CMO, and author of numerous best-selling business books including: The Hero Factor; How Great Leaders Transform Organizations and Create Winning Cultures, Think Big, Act Bigger: The Rewards of Being Relentless, Running the Gauntlet and The Mirror Test. Hayzlett is one of the most compelling figures in business today and is in five business hall of fames including Speaker Hall of Fame, Sales and Marketing Executives, Business Marketing Hall of Fame, Direct Marketing Hall of Fame, and the Industry Award of Distinction from the National Association of Quick Printers. As a leading business expert, Hayzlett is frequently cited in Forbes, SUCCESS, Mashable, Marketing Week and Chief Executive, among many others. He shares his executive insight and commentary on television networks like Bloomberg, MSNBC, Fox Business, and C-Suite TV. Hayzlett is a former Bloomberg contributing editor and primetime host and has appeared as a guest celebrity judge on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump for three seasons. He is a turnaround architect of the highest order, a maverick marketer and c-suite executive who delivers scalable campaigns, embraces traditional modes of customer engagement, and possesses a remarkable cachet of mentorship, corporate governance, and brand building. Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Jeffrey Hayzlett about adapting and changing your business to survive. ● How chaos provides an opportunity for learning and why you should be open to changing your business model. ● Why the job of a business leader is to be the most strategic person in the room. ● How we need to make sure the right people have the right jobs, including politicians. ● Why you should bring a sense of fun and wonder into the workplace. Connect with Jeffrey Hayzlett Website hayzlett.com Facebook facebook.com/JeffreyHayzlett LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/hayzlett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today’s guest on the Tremendous Leadership podcast is Bob Burg, sharing with us what it takes to pay the Price of Leadership. A member of the National Speakers Association and inductee into their Speaker Hall of Fame, Bob Burg is an international bestselling author and one of the world’s elite authorities in the field of relationship marketing and influence. The Go-Giver (coauthored with John David Mann) has sold over 850,000 and created an international movement. His sales classic, Endless Referrals continues to be used as a resource for companies and sales teams throughout the world. LInks: https://burg.com/ The Price of Leadership https://tremendousleadership.com/products/price-of-leadership-life-changing-classics-volume-xi Quotes: “A manager should be called a leader because that’s what they need to be.” - Bob Burg “You can lead at things, but it doesn’t mean you can lead people.” - Bob Burg “I describe a system as a process of predictably achieving a goal based on a logical and specific set of ‘how-to’ principles.” - Bob Burg “At one point I said, if I don’t land something, I need to read the want ads this weekend.” - Bob Burg “At the end of the day, when all your other work is done, make one more call.” - Bob Burg “Decide to do the action needed without an attachment to the results.” - Bob Burg “Overcome weariness by taking the action.” - Bob Burg “You don’t know what you’re doing will be right, but you know you can make the action to make it right.” - Bob Burg “I had to learn to only say yes only to the things that were the highest and best use of my time.” - Bob Burg “The sum total of all of a person’s qualities is how they’re known.” - Bob Burg “People with a high character tend to stand for something, and we all know where they stand.” - Bob Burg “Just because you haven’t been abandoned, doesn’t mean you won’t feel like you have been.” - Bob Burg “Keep things open that should be kept open.” - Bob Burg
On this week’s podcast we have special guest Mark Sanborn, International Leadership Keynote Speaker, Author of New York Times Best Seller “The Fred Factor,” Member of National Speaker Hall of Fame, and 2019 Top 5 Leadership Expert according Global Guru’s. I share a glass of Space Cake Double IPA from Clown Shoe’s Beer in Boston, MA.Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. Mark is an international bestselling author and award-winning keynote leadership speaker.Mark has written 8 books, and The Fred Factor has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. His latest book is The Intention Imperative: Three Essential Changes That Will Make You a Successful Leader Today.In 2019 he was ranked #5 leadership expert in the world by GlobalGurus.orgHe is Leadership Expert in Residence at High Point University, the Premier Life Skills University.Mark holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association (NSA) and is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame. He was honored with the Cavett Award, the highest honor the NSA bestows on its members, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the speaking profession.Mark’s ideas are taught in 90 counties by Crestcom and hislist of over 2600 clients includes Costco, FedEx, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, KPMG, Morton’s of Chicago, New York Life, RE/MAX, ServiceMaster, ESPN, GM, IBM, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Sandvik and John Deere.“Nobody can prevent you from choosing to be extraordinary in whatever you do.” Mark Sanborn challenges his audiences with this message and provides insights for extraordinary.Connect with Mark online on his website www.marksanborn.com where you can download a free copy of his book "Doing Leadership: The Concise Guide to What Leaders Think and Do." Also learn about Mark's presentations, best-selling books, and learn to speak like a pro.
Shep Hyken is the Chief Amazement Officer at Shepard Presentations, a company he started in 1983. He is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best selling author. Shep speaks to organizations like Anheuser-Busch, AT&T and American Airlines, to name a few and has traveled the world as an expert on customer experience and customer service. HE is known for high energy presentations that even include some magic. Shep is in the National Speakers Association's Speaker Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement. Shep is still speaking globally but doing it virtually from his home in St. Louis.
Today’s guest on the Tremendous Leadership podcast has been described simultaneously as a world-class, award-winning motivational speaker, singer, best-selling author, and media personality. Dr. Willie Jolley has achieved remarkable heights in the speaking industry, having come from humble beginnings as a fired singer, who was replaced by a karaoke machine! He has gone on to be named “One of the Outstanding Five Speakers in the World” by 175,000 members of Toastmasters International, inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame and achieved the distinction of Certified Speaker Professional by the National Speakers Association. Many know Willie as the speaker Ford Motor Company called on when they were on the brink of bankruptcy. His work helped Ford reject a government bailout and go on to Billion Dollar profits! Dr. Willie Jolley has built a reputation of being captivating, compelling and life-changing! He delivers memorable nuggets and usable strategies on how every person can live a better life, one day at a time! Links: Find out more about Dr. Willie Jolley at www.winwithwillie.com If you’re listening to this contact Willie via info@williejolley.com to receive a free book. Just let him know you’re a listener from the Tremendous Leadership podcast. Purchase books by Dr. Willie Jolley at WJspeaks.com/success Visit www.TremendousLeadership.com for more Tremendous Leadership resources Quotes: “Many people talk about wanting to go to heaven, but Charlie “Tremendous” Jones was confident.” – Dr. Willie Jolley “As a leader, you have to be confident about your North Star. Mission focused, and purpose-driven.” – Dr. Willie Jolley “He said, ‘Your integrity and your character is never for sale.’” – Dr. Willie Jolley “Make a commitment that you are going to do what you do so well, that the hosts of heaven will say, ‘Wow’.” – Dr. Willie Jolley “I focus on my goals, and I have to remember it all the time.” – Dr. Willie Jolley “I talk about the four types of vision; eyesight, hindsight, insight, and foresight.” – Dr. Willie Jolley
In this episode, renowned motivational speaker and storyteller, Steve Gilliland, joins us to discuss how leadership has changed in light of the pandemic and things business leaders should keep in mind as their teams return to work. A member of the Speaker Hall of Fame, Steve is a celebrated motivational speaker and storyteller, a best-selling author and a successful business leader. Speaking the language of other business leaders, his books and other resources identify practical lessons that help grow people and the businesses they run.DISCLAIMER:The information presented in this podcast, and that is further provided by the presenter, should not be considered legal or accounting advice, and should not substitute for legal, accounting, or other professional advice in which the facts and circumstances may warrant. We encourage you to consult legal counsel as it pertains to your own unique situation(s) and/or with any specific legal questions you may have.
Making Elephants Fly | Conversations with High Octane Leaders, Dreamers, & Creatives
On this episode of Making Elephants Fly, Terry sits down with Stephen M Shapiro. Steve Shapiro started his innovation journey by founding and leading a 20,000-person process and innovation practice during his 15-year tenure at Accenture. Since leaving the consulting firm, he has authored six books on the topic, including Best Practices Are Stupid, and has become a regular columnist for Inc.com. He has also developed Personality Poker, a powerful card game that helps create high-performing teams. He has presented his groundbreaking innovation work to audiences in 50 countries, and in 2015, he was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. In his spare time, he geeks out on magic. He has been featured in Newsweek, Entrepreneur Magazine, SUCCESS Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, ABC News, and CNBC. Clients include 3M, P&G, Nike, Marriott, Honda, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, NASA, USAA, Fidelity Investments, and GE. Terry and Stephen talk about his new book, Invisible Solutions: 25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems. Join Steve and Terry as they talk about how seeing through a different lens will help reignite innovating and help you solve the most difficult problems in business. Find out more at http://terryweaver.com and join Terry at the Thing at http://thething.live and use the code PODCAST for a discount.
ABOUT: Jeff is a speaker, author, success coach, broadcast personality and lawyer. He heads Blackman & Associates, a business-growth firm in the Chicago area. Jeff’s clients call him, a “business-growth specialist.” and he has created massive results, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients. His customized Referrals: Your Road to Results learning-system, helped one financial services client—generate $230 million directly from referrals, in only 23 months! For over four decades, Jeff has shared his positive and profit-producing messages with numerous; Fortune 500 companies, closely-held businesses, entrepreneurial driven organizations, solo practitioners and association audiences throughout the world. He’s also a member of the National Speakers Association and was inducted into their Speaker Hall of Fame in 2008. He was awarded the CPAE: Council of Peers Award for Excellence designation. To date, only 245 professional or celebrity speakers have been selected and honored worldwide, including; Ronald Reagan, Colin Powell, Zig Ziglar, and Norman Vincent Peale. Jeff is also one of approximately seventeen percent of professional speakers worldwide—to receive the CSP or Certified Speaking Professional designation from NSA. As a radio and TV talk show host, some of Jeff’s guests have included Oprah Winfrey, Ted Koppel, Jerry Seinfeld, and Astronaut, Jim Lovell, to name a few. Jeff is a Contributing Editor to numerous magazines and newspapers. And his bestselling books include; the new 5th edition of Peak Your Profits!®, Stop Whining! Start Selling!, Opportunity $elling®, RESULT$ and Carpe A.M. • Carpe P.M. – Seize Your Destiny™. As an audio-author, Jeff’s results-strategies were featured on Nightingale-Conant’s Sound Selling. POPP Publishing released/distributes Jeff’s audio business-growth system: Opportunity $elling® - Six Profit-Producing Steps to Multiply Your Earnings and the RESULT$ CD. Jeff has also written and hosts two video learning-systems published by JWA Video; Profitable Customer Service and How to Set and Really Achieve Your Goals. All of these programs are distributed worldwide. Email: jb@jeffblackman.com Website: https://www.jeffblackman.com/ Blog: https://www.jeffblackman.com/blog/ LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/BlackmanResultsNow Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlackmanResults Facebook: personal page: https://www.facebook.com/BlackmanResultsNow business page: https://tinyurl.com/BlackmanResultsNowFacebook __________________ Thank you again for joining us today! If you know anybody that would benefit from this episode please share it with them and help spread the knowledge and motivation. Don’t forget to show your support for the Rise Up For You Podcast by writing a review on iTunes. Your feedback helps the success of our show and pushes us to continuously be better! Check out www.riseupforyou.com for more podcast episodes, webinars, events, and more to help you get to the next level in your personal and professional life! You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Youtube @riseupforyou
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro shares four ways your brain can make you more productive. Episode 1605: Subconscious Productivity: Four Ways Your Brain Can Make You More Productive by Laura Stack of TheProductivityPro Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: http://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2017/03/subconscious-productivity-four-ways-your-brain-can-make-you-more-productive/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Cacao Bliss is offering up to 46% off plus a FREE Electric Frother when you use code OLD at earthechofoods.com/optimal-living-daily --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-living-daily/support
Jack Canfield, known as America's #1 Success Coach, is the coauthor of more than 200 books, including, The Success Principles™: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, The Success Principles Workbook, and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes 40 New York Times bestsellers and has sold more than 500 million copies in 47 languages around the world. Jack is a featured teacher in the movie The Secret, and has appeared on more than a thousand radio and TV shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday, the Today show, Fox & Friends, and Larry King Live. He has conducted live trainings for more than a million people in more than 50 countries around the world. He holds two Guinness World Record titles and is a member of the National Speakers Association’s Speaker Hall of Fame. Jack shares with Ed Andrew his insight and advice on doing business during Covid 19, and how to embark on a transformational journey.
“Run into the fire and run as fast as you can.” (click to tweet) If you ponder, you will squander. We live in interesting times. Yes, there is a lot of fear surrounding our current circumstance. If you think about the businesses that came out of the 2008 recession like Uber, AirBnb, you realize it’s impossible to envision what might come out of this intense time. So, if someone has the means to start a business, how could one possibly begin? How can a business leader position themself to come out of the darkness poised and ahead of the game? To help us navigate our current entrepreneurial fears I’ve brought on my friend, primetime television host of C-Suite with Jeffrey Hayzlett, and Executive Perspectives on C-Suite TV, and business podcast host of All Business with Jeffrey Hayzlett on C-Suite Radio, Jeffrey Hayzlett. Jeffrey is a global business celebrity, speaker, best-selling author, and Chairman and CEO of C-Suite Network, home of the world’s most trusted network of C-Suite leaders. He is a well-traveled public speaker, former Fortune 100 CMO, and author of four best-selling business books: Think Big, Act Bigger: The Rewards of Being Relentless, Running the Gauntlet, The Mirror Test and The Hero Factor: How Great Leaders Transform Organizations and Create Winning Cultures. Hayzlett is one of the most compelling figures in business today and an inductee into the National Speakers Association’s Speaker Hall of Fame. In this discussion, he unpacks why now is as good a time as ever to start your business. Download this episode today to learn why this could be the beginning of our most entrepreneurial times ever. “If you ponder, you will squander.” (click to tweet) Highlights Start with the idea, then figure out how to implement your idea. Maybe it will take a coach. But you have to start with a plan. The only way to know if people will buy what you are selling is to sell it. The government is willing to help businesses now more than ever. If you don’t want to start a business then find someone who is hiring. See what you can do to help people. What is going on right now is a reset. Those who are proactive now are going to be ready to move forward. The five necessary keeps for current business leaders: keep your customers engaged, keep your employees focused, keep the cash flowing, keep the continuity, keep the spirit. Business coaching is essential to success. “I like to see both sides because somewhere in the middle is the truth.” (click to tweet) References The C-Suite Network Get Your Results Journal
Jack Canfield, known as America's #1 Success Coach, is the co-author of more than 200 books including, The Success Principles™: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, and the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes an astonishing 40 New York Times bestsellers and has sold more than 500 million copies in 47 languages around the world. Jack is a featured teacher in the movie The Secret, and has appeared on more than a thousand radio and TV shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday, the Today show, Fox & Friends, and Larry King Live. He has conducted live training for more than a million people in more than 50 countries around the world. He holds two Guinness World Record titles and is a member of the National Speakers Association’s Speaker Hall of Fame. Jack joined me to discuss his new book The Success Principles Workbook. Our discussion was framed around the challenging times we’re all dealing with these days. Spend the next 45 minutes listening to Jack and you’ll walk away feeling lighter and armed with specific actions you can take to emerge from this global crisis stronger and happier. I know I did. You can learn more about Jack’s new book at Successprinciples workbook.com, and if you order a copy today todayJack is including amazing bonuses including 10 weeks of video coaching for free, and a free masterclass with Jack himself. Enjoy. You can reach Jack at: Website: www.successprinciplesworkbook.com Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com Full Episode Screw the Naysayers Episode Page: https://screwthenaysayers.com/podcastiTunes: https://apple.co/2LkWSPVGoogle Play Music: https://bit.ly/2NBgqMvSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2MF5T6gStitcher: https://bit.ly/2uYCsRCPodbean: https://screwthenaysayers.podbean.com/e/212-Jack-Canfield/
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on focus and the role of reflective thinking. Episode 1558: Focus and the Role of Reflective Thinking by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on How to Be More Productive Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: http://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2017/07/focus-and-the-role-of-reflective-thinking/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Ollie is offering our listeners 50% off your first box plus a FREE bag of treats at MyOllie.com/try/OLD --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-living-daily/support
Welcome to episode #713 of Six Pixels of Separation. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #713 - Host: Mitch Joel. Innovation comes from solving hard business challenges. When it comes to thinking like that, there is no-one like Stephen Shapiro. This is the work that he does. Stephen cultivates innovation by showing leaders and their teams how to approach, tackle and solve their business challenges. Applying the knowledge he accrued over decades in the industry, Stephen is able to see what others can’t: opportunities to improve innovation models and the cultures that support them. Stephen spent 15 years at Accenture co-leading their business process reengineering practice and a thriving 20,000+ person process and innovation practice focused on growth and job creation. In 2001, after publishing his first book, 24/7 Innovation, Stephen left Accenture to become a full-time innovation speaker and advisor. Since then he has published four more books: Goal-Free Living, The Little Book of Big Innovation Ideas, Personality Poker, and Best Practices are Stupid. His sixth (and latest) book, Invisible Solutions, just came out. As a Speaker Hall of Fame Member of the National Speakers Association, Stephen just finished serving a six-year term on the Board of Directors of National Speakers Association and is the recipient of the Certified Speaking Professional designation, NSA’s highest earned designation. In 2015 he was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. In this episode, we explore Stephen's 25 lenses that reframe and help solve difficult business problems from his book, Invisible Solutions. Enjoy the conversation... Running time: 57:13. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on Twitter. Here is my conversation with Stephen Shapiro. Invisible Solutions. Best Practices are Stupid. Personality Poker. The Little Book of Big Innovation Ideas. Goal-Free Living. 24/7 Innovation. Follow Stephen on Instagram. Follow Stephen on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.
On today’s episode of Steal the Show, we’re talking about what it takes to transform from a good speaker to a fascinating one who stands out from the crowd. At just 24, Sally Hogshead was the most-awarded advertising copywriter in the United States. Since then, she has been inducted into the National Speakers Association’s Speaker Hall of Fame and has published New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling books. The creator of the Fascination Advantage®, the first communication assessment that measures how others perceive you, Sally’s latest book is FASCINATE: How to Make Your Brand Impossible to Resist. Read more at https://stealtheshow.com/podcast/133-sally-hogsheads-top-notch-tips-fascinate-audience/.
Super excited and immensely grateful for round two on radio with global business maverick, Jeffrey Hayzlett! What could this worldly jet-setter, C-Suite Network Chairman & CEO possibly be up to now?! A not-to-be-missed show guest on C-Suite Radio / C-Suite Network!! Jeffrey Hayzlett is a primetime television host of C-Suite with Jeffrey Hayzlett and Executive Perspectives on C-Suite TV, and business podcast host of All Business with Jeffrey Hayzlett on C-Suite Radio. He is a global business celebrity, speaker, best-selling author, and Chairman and CEO of C-Suite Network, home of the world’s most trusted network of C-Suite leaders. Hayzlett is a well-traveled public speaker, former Fortune 100 CMO, and author of four best-selling business books: Think Big, Act Bigger: The Rewards of Being Relentless, Running the Gauntlet, The Mirror Test and The Hero Factor: How Great Leaders Transform Organizations and Create Winning Cultures. Hayzlett is one of the most compelling figures in business today and an inductee into the National Speakers Association’s Speaker Hall of Fame. As a leading business expert, Hayzlett is frequently cited in Forbes, SUCCESS, Mashable, Marketing Week and Chief Executive, among many others. He shares his executive insight and commentary on television networks like Bloomberg, MSNBC, Fox Business, and C-Suite TV. Hayzlett is a former Bloomberg contributing editor and primetime host, and has appeared as a guest celebrity judge on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump for three seasons. He is a turnaround architect of the highest order, a maverick marketer and c-suite executive who delivers scalable campaigns, embraces traditional modes of customer engagement, and possesses a remarkable cachet of mentorship, corporate governance, and brand building. Uplifting you to fear less and to live more! #Grateful #Radio #Podcasts #CSuiteRadio #CSuiteNetwork #CTRN #HaltonHonda #Forever #AHAthat #VRRMediaProductions #CrackingTheRichCode #BrittVentures #JimBritt #KevinHarrington #GoldsmithStakeholderCenteredCoaching #Entrepreneurs #LivingFearlessly https://livingfearlesslywithlisa.com/event/the-hero-factor-with-jeffrey-hayzlett/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode Thom Singer sits down with Jim Cathcart to talk about his life long career as a speaker. Jim started out seeking his path, but took him several jobs before finding his passion to educate others. Jim is the first guest ever on "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do" to admit to having once been a door to door donut salesperson (Ha ha). This is also the only episode where the guest took out his guitar and played a song in the middle of the interview. Yes, Thom is a little star-struck, as while they are now friends, Jim Cathcart is one of the people who many years ago (before they met) inspired Thom to look at professional speaking as a career. With over 35 years of professional speaking around the world, Jim Cathcart is one of the best known and most award-winning motivational speakers in the business. He has delivered more than 2,700 presentations to audiences in every state of the US, most provinces of Canada and countries from Scotland to Singapore. Some of his most recent international engagements were for thousands of business leaders in Bogota', Colombia; Costa Rica; Panama; Warsaw, Poland; Santiago, Chile and Macau, China! A business strategist, pyschological researcher and philosopher at heart, Jim is also a down to earth regular guy. He has worked in warehouses, driven trucks, sold donuts door to door, been a bank teller, plays guitar in night clubs and pubs, and has toured much of the world on a motorcycle. After hearing Earl Nightingale on the radio one day in 1972, Jim was inspired to change his life. While working as a government clerk in the Housing Authority he determined to learn psychology and master the process of self-improvement. Through years of fanatical dedication to this quest he learned new skills, became a certified trainer for a variety of programs, read stacks of books, attended countless seminars and volunteered thousands of hours to civic organizations. In this process he moved from clerk, to manager, to sales person, to leader, to trainer, to author and professional speaker. Today he is listed in the professional Speaker Hall of Fame, is a recipient of the prestigious Golden Gavel Award (along with Earl Nightingale, Art Linkletter, Zig Ziglar and many others), has been the president of the National Speakers Association and received the Cavett Award for a lifetime of service. He has authored 16 books and scores of recorded programs. In 2007 he was listed as one of The Top 100 Minds on Personal Development by Leadership Excellence magazine. The San Diego chapter of the National Speakers Association renamed their member of the year award "The Jim Cathcart Service Award" and the Greater Los Angeles chapter gave Jim the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. In 2008 he was inducted as one of the "Legends of the Speaking Profession." And in 2010, 2011 & 2012 he was selected as one of the Top 5 Sales & Customer Service Speakers by Speaking.com in an online survey of over 13,000 people. https://thomsinger.com/jim-cathcart
Jennifer Hill interviews author, speaker and entrepreneur, Jeffrey Hayzlett, about his latest book “ The Hero Factor: How Great Leaders Transform Organizations and Create Winning Cultures.” Hayzlett shares about companies who are part of the “hero club” and what the hero club entails. He explains that the hero club and the hero factor is about companies that have vision and values, as well as profitable organizational structures. Haylzett emphasizes how all generations want to work for a great company culture and how leaders can learn to foster this culture. Hayzlett also discusses what makes a great leader. hayzlett.com Jeffrey Hayzlett is a primetime television host of C-Suite with Jeffrey Hayzlett and Executive Perspectives on C-Suite TV, and business podcast host of All Business with Jeffrey Hayzlett on C-Suite Radio. He is a global business celebrity, speaker, best-selling author, and Chairman and CEO of C-Suite Network, home of the world’s most trusted network of C-Suite leaders. Hayzlett is a well-traveled public speaker, former Fortune 100 CMO, and author of four best-selling business books: Think Big, Act Bigger: The Rewards of Being Relentless, Running the Gauntlet, The Mirror Test and The Hero Factor: How Great Leaders Transform Organizations and Create Winning Cultures. Hayzlett is one of the most compelling figures in business today and an inductee into the National Speakers Association’s Speaker Hall of Fame. As a leading business expert, Hayzlett is frequently cited in Forbes, SUCCESS, Mashable, Marketing Week and Chief Executive, among many others. He shares his executive insight and commentary on television networks like Bloomberg, MSNBC, Fox Business, and C-Suite TV. Hayzlett is a former Bloomberg contributing editor and primetime host, and has appeared as a guest celebrity judge on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump for three seasons. He is a turnaround architect of the highest order, a maverick marketer and c-suite executive who delivers scalable campaigns, embraces traditional modes of customer engagement, and possesses a remarkable cachet of mentorship, corporate governance, and brand building.
Contact info: Cell: 801-674-3668 Email: jason@jasonhewlett.com Web Site URL: https://jasonhewlett.com/ Bio: Having delivered thousands of presentations over 2 decades, Jason Hewlett is the only speaker in the world teaching leadership in a performance of uncanny musical and comedy impressions, utilizing the legends of stage. The Promise: Become a Legendary Leader and discover your Signature Moves is a keynote speech that feels like a show, with proven processes and immediately implementable takeaways to transform your business and leadership skills. Jason is the author of the Facebook post entitled, “I Saw My Wife at Target Today”, which has been seen by more than 100 million people. A recent, and one of the youngest inductees in the prestigious Speaker Hall of Fame, his talks inspire leadership from the perspective of a Promise, while giving attendees an engaging, entertaining, and educational experience all in one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro shares four steps toward independence. Episode 1485: Nomophobia and the Dream of Productivity: Four Steps Toward Independence by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: http://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2018/01/nomophobia-and-the-dream-of-productivity-four-steps-toward-independence/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Whether you're an experienced investor or new to the game, our friends at The Motley Fool want to help you find great stocks. Visit fool.com/optimallivingdaily --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-living-daily/support
In this weeks episode I'm very excited to have one of my personal mentors and an icon in the speaking industry Willie Jolley. Tune in to hear his powerful story of how he got started from singing in the night clubs to speaking to major corporations, to getting inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame, and having the #1 inspirational show in Sirius XM. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joseinspires/support
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro shares if people who have their dream jobs are more productive. Episode 786: Are People Who Have Their Dream Jobs More Productive? by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on Career Goals Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: and Fall quarter is coming up and registration is open! Visit and enter promo code: OBD for 15% off one course. This offer is only valid until December 31, 2019 at 11:59pm.
2 short posts from Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro shares four steps toward developing a culture of prioritization and team productivity. Episode 762: Four Steps Toward Developing a Culture of Prioritization AND Team Productivity and Digital Detox by Laura Stack Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original posts are located here: & and Thank you to TextExpander for sponsoring! Create short codes/snippets for anything you type or send frequently. Get 20% off by visiting:
Stephen M. Shapiro is an expert on innovation, the creator of Personality Poker®, the author of Best Practices Are Stupid, and a speaker who has presented to audiences in more than fifty countries. He previously led a 20,000-person process and innovation practice during a fifteen-year tenure at Accenture. He is a regular columnist for Inc.com. In 2015 he was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. And in 2017 he was a regular judge and mentor on the TLC innovation reality television show, "Girl Starter." His sixth book, INVISIBLE SOLUTIONS, will be published early 2020. "Anytime you're making an investment, I want you to just put the pause button on it. Don't stop it. But put the pause button on it. Ask yourself a simple question, which is, what is the problem we're really solving? What is the problem we're really solving?" - Stephen M. Shapiro Why you have to check out today’s podcast: Discover breakthrough solutions faster through effective collaboration and by looking beyond their areas of expertise Know how to reveal hidden solutions to difficult problems by asking better questions. Learn how to solve the right problems...the right way...in less time...with less risk Learn More about the 3X Value Growth™ Model Go to www.3xvaluegrowth.com/model Episode Takeaway: "I think is important for companies to focus on is recognizing that the best answer, the best solutions, are often right in front of your nose. If we can take the time to actually step back and make sure we're solving the right problems, and we're reframing them the right ways, we will get an incredible amount of value." - Stephen M. Shapiro Resources|Links Link: www.Stephenshapiro.com Connect with Stephen Shapiro: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/247innovation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Shapiroinnovates Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephenshapiro LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shapiroinnovates/
Stephen Shapiro started his innovation work over 20 years ago while leading a 20,000-person practice at the consulting firm, Accenture. Since then he has written five books, including “Best Practices Are Stupid," which was named the best innovation and creativity book of the year, and his sixth book will be published early 2020. Stephen has presented at conferences in 50 countries and in 2015 he was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame.About Inusual:Inusual is building a corporate innovation school to help people and organizations become extraordinaryInusual is growing a professional community of innovative leadersInusual is serving organizations to go from conventional to exceptional, coaching people to innovateInusual is in the market because innovation is difficult and we want people to have a creative and engaging jobAt Inusual, we are training people to stop reacting, and start creating.Questions Stephen Shapiro answers:How do you define innovation?Are there specific industries ripe for innovation?As a leader, how can you foster or teach innovation within an organization?As someone that guides leaders, do you have any specific methodology to encourage people to solve problems?From your experience, how much time should a team dedicate to innovate?From a leader’s perspective, what is the biggest innovation leadership challenge?How do you as a leader create a safe space for innovation?Are there any specific areas within an organization more prepped and excited about innovation?When speaking of ROI or metrics or KPI, how can you measure innovation within organizations you lead ?How would you advise a team to celebrate innovation?What do you see as a challenge for an innovative leader to inspire his/her team to innovate?In your opinion what is the future of innovation? Is the attitude innovate or fade away?What is a common characteristic of Innovative leaders?Stephen's Social Media links:www.twitter.com/stephenshapirohttps://www.facebook.com/Shapiroinnovateshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shapiroinnovates/Website: www.stephenshapiro.comPersonality Poker - www.personalitypoker.comStephen’s new book: Invisible Solutions releasing in early 2020 Blog Spotlight of the week:The Story of an Inusual: Daniel Ek, Founder of SpotifyWant to be an innovative leader, be like Daniel Ek, creator of Spotify and follow this tried and true advice as it pertains to innovation:Use a passion to Innovate, even when the odds aren’t in your favor, innovation can be your best friend, especially with passion as a running mate.Don’t be afraid to reinvent. The starting block is not a stranger for innovation. When your current system, product, service or opportunity isn’t cutting it, don’t run from starting over, erasing the board and digging deep to find something that makes you and your team happy.Ek created a service that has 160 million active users, 8 million who pay to use it, without a doubt, innovation played a huge part in this solid gold idea.What are you going to do with that? Are you devoting yourself to something that rally makes you happy or is it time to reinvent?For more information check out inusual.net, as a professional community of innovative leaders, and inusual.com for the rest of our corporate services.
Contact info: Mark Sanborn Tel: (303) 683-0714 Fax: (303) 683-0825 www.marksanborn.com Bio: Mark is the president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea lab for leadership development and turning ordinary into extraordinary. Leadershipgurus.net lists Mark as the #5 leadership expert in the world. He works with established and aspiring leaders to help them learn to lead, or lead better. He has authored 8 books and is the author of more than two dozen videos and audio training programs on leadership, change, teamwork and customer service. He has given over 2600 presentations in every state and a dozen countries. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Memphis. Mark’s newest book, The Intention Imperative: 3 Essential Changes That Will Make You a Successful Leader Today, will be released October 15. It explains how to make three powerful shirts necessary for leaders to succeed today. Mark also profiles five extraordinary organizations: High Point University, Acuity Insurance, Texas Roadhouse, The Savanah Bananas and Envisioning Green. Mark’s book, The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary is an international bestseller and was on the New York Times, Business Week and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. His other books include You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Positive Difference and The Encore Effect: How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do, Up, Down or Sideways: How to Succeed When Times are Good, Bad or In Between, Fred 2.0: New Ideas on How to Keep Delivering Extraordinary Results and The Potential Principle: A Proven System for Closing the Gap between How Good You Are and How Good You Could Be. Mark is a member of the Speaker Hall of Fame and is a past president of the National Speakers Association. He has created and appeared in 20 videos and numerous audio training programs. His ideas are taught in DVD based training by Crestcom International in 90 countries. Mark’s list of over clients includes Costco, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, FedEx, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, KPMG, Morton’s of Chicago, New York Life, RE/MAX, ServiceMaster, ESPN, GM, IBM, Avnet, Sandvik and John Deere. “We each know how good we have become,” Mark says, “but none of us knows how good we can be. One of the most exciting opportunities we get each day is to pursue our potential.” Mark Sanborn challenges his audiences with this message and provides insights for extraordinary living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro shares her thoughts on the virtual office as a versatile business tool. Episode 731: The Virtual Office as a Versatile Business Tool by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on How to Telecommute Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: and Fall quarter is coming up and registration is open! Visit and enter promo code: OBD for 15% off one course. This offer is only valid until December 31, 2019 at 11:59pm.
Waldo Waldman is an American author, motivational speaker and leadership consultant, and founder of The Wingman Foundation. He is a decorated fighter pilot and retired Air Force Lt. Col. and combat veteran, having flown 65 combat missions. He is the author of Never Fly Solo, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. He has won multiple awards during his military and speaking career, including being inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame by the National Speakers Association.
Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro shares tips for business travelers. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 715: [Part 2] Productive Travel: Tips for Business Travelers by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on Work Traveling Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. The original post is located here: and With the SendPro Software, you can compare shipping rates between carriers, plus save 40 percent off USPS Priority Mail shipping and get 5 cents off every letter you send. Try it FREE for 30 days and get a FREE 10 pound scale when you visit
Ron Culberson ranks in the top 30 of his wife's favorite speakers. He's a funny guy. He's worked as a hospice social worker, a middle manager, and director of quality improvement at Hospice of Northern Virginia. He was also the 2012/2013 President of the National Speakers Association. That's a prestigious organization. And he was recently inducted into that organization's Speaker Hall of Fame, that is the highest award you can get in the professional speaking industry. Screw The Commute Podcast Show Notes Episode 174 How To Automate Your Business - https://screwthecommute.com/automatefree/ Internet Marketing Training Center - https://imtcva.org/ Higher Education Webinar – https://screwthecommute.com/webinars 03:12 Tom's introduction to Ron Culberson 07:07 Past President of the National Speakers Association 08:41 "The worst business person that ever lived!" 10:42 Entrepreneurs need to get help when they need it 13:16 His wife is "Director of Ron" 15:48 Niche down to be more successful in speaking 17:18 Taking advantage of others' mistakes with humor 19:51 The best and worst parts of working for yourself 22:37 Sponsor message 24:30 A typical day for Ron and how he stays motivated Entrepreneurial Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Higher Education Webinar - https://screwthecommute.com/webinars Screw The Commute - https://screwthecommute.com/ Screw The Commute Podcast App - https://screwthecommute.com/app/ Know a young person for our Youth Episode Series? Send an email to Tom! - orders@antion.com Have a Roku box? Find Tom's Public Speaking Channel there! - https://channelstore.roku.com/details/267358/the-public-speaking-channel How To Automate Your Business - https://screwthecommute.com/automatefree/ Internet Marketing Retreat and Joint Venture Program - https://greatinternetmarketingtraining.com/ Ron's website - https://ronculberson.com/ Ron's books - https://www.amazon.com/Ronald-P.-Culberson/e/B007Z3L59U Internet Marketing Training Center - https://imtcva.org/ Related Episodes Diane DiResta - https://screwthecommute.com/173/ More Entrepreneurial Resources for Home Based Business, Lifestyle Business, Passive Income, Professional Speaking and Online Business I discovered a great new headline / subject line / subheading generator that will actually analyze which headlines and subject lines are best for your market. I negotiated a deal with the developer of this revolutionary and inexpensive software. Oh, and it's good on Mac and PC. Go here: http://jvz1.com/c/41743/183906 The Wordpress Ecourse. Learn how to Make World Class Websites for $20 or less. https://www.GreatInternetMarketing.com/wordpressecourse Join our Private Facebook Group! One week trial for only a buck and then $37 a month, or save a ton with one payment of $297 for a year. Click the image to see all the details and sign up or go to https://www.greatinternetmarketing.com/screwthecommute/ After you sign up, check your email for instructions on getting in the group.