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What actually sets you apart in a world where AI can do more and more of your job? In this episode, Marc and Ben are joined by Hilary Gridley—Head of Core Product at WHOOP and instructor of the Maven course How to Be a Supermanager with AI—to unpack how great product leaders can use AI to magnify their strengths instead of dulling them.Hilary breaks down her approach to time allocation, sharing how she dissects messy, ambiguous work into its component parts and uses AI as a thinking partner—not a crutch. They explore how to identify high-leverage tasks, when investing time is essential for clarity, and why doing something the hard way is sometimes the point. The conversation also touches on how PMs can design their roles around their superpowers, what good taste really means in product, and how managers can help their team grow by doubling down on what makes them exceptional.If you're trying to become more intentional with how you spend your time, use AI more thoughtfully, or lead a team of PMs in this new era—this episode is for you.All episodes of the podcast are also available on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.New to the pod? Subscribe below to get the next episode in your inbox

Welcome to the Military Transition Podcast, Human Resources Pathfinder Series, where we share invaluable Human Resources career insights and HR tips and tools tailored specifically for the veteran community. I'm your host, Misty Moreno. I served in the Air Force for 20 years and retired in 2020. I'm the Marketing Manager and Content Creator for Vets2PM, and I mentor veterans just like you through the military transition. In today's episode, we have the privilege of hosting Alexandra Kaprielian, a dynamic HR professional who currently works as the Manager of People Engagement and Onboarding at SYPartners in Manhattan, NY. Alexandra's journey to the consulting world has been anything but conventional. Growing up in San Mateo, CA, Alexandra dreamed of being a singer. After performing in over 30 shows in the Bay Area, recording a solo jazz album, traveling on a National Broadway tour, and working as a Casting Assistant for TV and film in LA, she spent over 15 years in the service industry. Pursuing her Broadway dreams, she moved to New York, but soon found that working long hours in restaurants wasn't fulfilling enough. With a friend's help, she transitioned to Talent Recruiting at SYPartners, seeking a better quality of life. Over almost six years at SYPartners, Alexandra transitioned from Talent Acquisitions to People Operations, and now to her current role in Onboarding within Learning & Development. Her creative skills and experience in talent acquisition and the hospitality industry made her a natural fit for an HR Generalist role. When Alexandra isn't in front of her computer, you can find her singing at jazz venues in New York, doing voiceovers for commercials and books, or enjoying a morning cup of coffee or a glass of champagne to end the day. Join us as we explore Alexandra's unique journey, her experiences and insights in HR, and how she leverages her diverse background to enhance People Engagement and Onboarding at SYPartners. Let's dive in! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vets2pm/support

My guest today is Ashley Goodall, a leadership expert who has spent his career exploring large organizations from the inside, most recently as an executive at Cisco. He is the co-author of Nine Lies About Work, which was selected as the best management book of 2019 by Strategy + Business and as one of Amazon's best business and leadership books of 2019. It is an awesome book - highly recommended. If, after listening to this conversation you want to hear more (and I think you will!), take a listen to him and his co-author, Marcus Buckingham, talking on the HBR Idea Cast about lie #5 - the idea that people need feedback - and how most managers think about giving feedback in an utterly wrong way - which is also an idea we dive into later in our conversation today. Prior to Cisco, Ashley spent fourteen years at Deloitte as a consultant and as the Chief Learning Officer for Leadership and Professional development.  His book, "The Problem with Change: and the Essential Nature of Human Performance" is about what we might call lie number 10: the idea that change is good and that leaders must lead change in order to be good leaders. Wholesale belief in this lie has created what Ashley calls  “Life in the Blender” - driven by what I've heard some folks refer to as “The Reorg of the Day”. I love love love the musical analogies Ashley uses to describe leadership - not as the lead guitar or first violin, but as the Ground Bass - the principal structural element of a musical piece. The Leader can help teams navigate change by playing a backbeat of stability and consistency, supporting a range of free expression and variation. Find a link to Pachelbel's Canon here and listen to the Goldberg variations here (which he mentions in the extended version of the analogy, later on in the conversation). What is that Ground Bass? For Ashley it's about helping people feel seen, connected, celebrated and clear on the story of the meaning of their contributions to the work.  This perspective aligns very well with the message Bree Larson offered here some years back. Bree is a Partner at SYPartners and shared her framework around the challenges of designing organizational change - that most change can easily result in one or more of the Six Types of Loss she identified: Loss of Control Loss of Pride Loss of Narrative Loss of Time Loss of Competence Loss of Familiarity  All of which Ashley suggests leaders can deflect or reduce through 9 key leadership skills that he outlines in depth in his book: Make space  Forge undeniable competence  Share secrets  Be predictable  Speak real words  Honor ritual  Focus most on teams Radicalize HR  Pave the way Prior to releasing the book, Ashley wrote a New York Times Op-Ed piece which is a blockbuster and is an even more succinct, poignant and straight-on condemnation of modern corporate leadership - it is also highly worth reading. This book feels a bit like a Burn Book - Ashley is pointing out fundamental misconceptions at the heart of corporate life in a direct and unvarnished manner - in the hope that some leaders will listen and start doing things differently - Leading in a way that takes into account how humans really are and what we really need to thrive at work. Ashley is very clear: companies need to look beyond wellness initiatives and corporate cheerleading and shift their focus to the fundamental environment of daily work. The effects of a corporate life caught in constant change are more than clear to anyone who's been through it: uncertainty, a lack of control, a sense of unbelonging and of displacement, and a loss of meaning As Goodall says, “The ultimate job of leadership is not disruption and it is not to create change; it is to create a platform for human contribution, to create the conditions in which people can do the best work of their lives.” Also - do listen for an extended exchange around minute 40 where we talk about the power of praise and the Paul Hollywood handshake - if you're not a Great British Bake off fan, there's still time to watch a few episodes to get in the mood - or at least witness the effect of the Hollywood Handshake on Friends star David Schwimmer here. Head over to theconversationfactory.com/listen for full episode transcripts, links, show notes and more key quotes and ideas. You can also head over there and become a monthly supporter of the show for as little as $8 a month. You'll get complimentary access to exclusive workshops and resources that I only share with this circle of facilitators and leaders. Links Find a link to Pachelbel's Canon here and listen to the Goldberg variations here. Ashley wrote a New York Times Op-Ed which is a blockbuster Take a listen to Ashley and his co-author, Marcus Buckingham, talking on the HBR Idea Cast about lie #5 - the idea that people need feedback - and how most managers think about giving feedback utterly wrong. Canon in D Major by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Witness the effect of the Hollywood Handshake on Friends star David Schwimmer here.

Our guests today have each been guests on our podcast before. I spoke with her in Epiosde 159 in New York at SYPartners headquarters and I also spoke with her two colleagues and partners together with our guest co-host Maks Giordano in Epsiode 123 in Berlin. A lot has happened since then and since the three are currently in Germany, we thought it was a good time for another episode. SYPartners stands for a holistic approach to consulting, which our female guest today, who works there as CEO, summarizes as follows: "The future that we're fighting for is one bringing humanity and performance together such that the organizations and coalitions of the future are built in a fundamentally different way." For more than six years, we have been looking at how work strengthens people - instead of weakening them. In more than 380 conversations, we've talked to over 450 people about what has changed for them and what needs to change further. We are quite sure that it is important right now. Because the idea of "New Work" was developed during a real crisis. We are looking for methods, role models, experiences, tools and ideas that bring us closer to the core of New Work! In addition, from the very beginning we have been concerned with the question of whether all people can really find and live what they really, really want in their innermost being. You are at On the Way to New Work - today with Jessica Orkin, Marc Winter and Thomas Winkelmann. Episode 388 is available on all major podcast platforms, such as Spotify or Apple Podcasts (or directly on otwtnw.de). Just search for 'On the Way to New Work' and subscribe to never miss an episode. Christoph and Michael always publish on Mondays at 6:00 and sometimes during the week. Most episodes are in German, but some are in English, like this one.

Bree Groff is fighting for a future in which humanity and business performance are valued equally. As social problems like inequality, resource management, and climate action come to a head, leaders are being called to take the courageous action of designing work that serves stakeholders and humanity alike. In this episode, Dart and Bree discuss the challenges leaders are facing, the shifting norms of work, and how we can better design work for humans.Bree Groff is a partner at SYPartners, a transformation company that helps great leaders build great companies. Her work focuses on transformation, innovation, organizational design, and culture, and she has worked with companies like Calvin Klein, Target, Microsoft, and Google.In this episode, Dart and Bree discuss:- The internal work required of today's leaders- Defining a humanity-centric organization- The root causes of bad work- Shopify's elimination of most company meetings- Authenticity at work- Bree's takeaways from consulting with startups- Liminal leadership- How expectations for company leaders are becoming more and more complex- And other topics…Bree Groff is a partner at SYPartners, where she focuses on transformation, innovation, organizational design, and culture while advising leaders at companies including Calvin Klein, Target, Google, Microsoft, and Diligent. Before working at SYPartners, Bree was the CEO of the global consultancy NOBL Collective.During her career, Bree has advised Fortune 500 companies as a service designer, explored decision-making as a psychology researcher, and spoken as a global keynote speaker both in-person and virtually. She holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.S. in Organizational Learning and Change from Northwestern University, where she is also a visiting lecturer.Resources Mentioned:The Design of Everyday Things, by Don Norman: https://www.amazon.com/Design-of-Everyday-Things-audiobook/dp/B07L5Y9HND A World Without Email, by Cal Newport: https://www.amazon.com/World-Without-Email-Reimagining-Communication/dp/B08BTGX926 Connect with Bree:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bree-groff-94281136/ www.SYPartners.com www.BreeGroff.com

Fellow Climate Warriors, welcome to another episode of Climate Tech Cocktails.In this episode, we're grabbing a drink with Allison Wolff, co-founder and CEO of Vibrant Planet.“Vibrant Planet harnesses data-driven science and cloud-based technology to help make communities and ecosystems more resilient in the face of climate change. Our goal is to help planners, and policymakers save lives, avoid trillions of dollars in infrastructure loss, and restore the ability of natural systems to store carbon, deliver clean water, and support biodiversity, local economies, and recreational habits.”

In times of turbulence, uncertainty or stress, it can be difficult to tap into the creativity needed to do your best work. SYPartners and kyu Collective Founder Keith Yamashita says those are the times it's most impactful to have a reservoir of inspiration to pull from. In this conversation with Keith, we talk about rituals and tactics you can try to find inspiration individually, in duos and in teams. View the full recap at ideou.com/blog.

Welcome to an episode with the CEO of Tournesol, Alicia Hare. In this episode, Alicia spoke about a new and unique approach of leadership calledthe lead brighter approach, which focuses on improving the quality of people's lives through things that really matter and make a difference. A brighter future is about shared prosperity, quality, connection, discovery, and joy. Alicia is the founder and CEO of Tournesol, a leadership consulting firm that partners with CEOs, senior leaders, and their teams in times of significant change. Tournesol's unique lead brighter approach helps leaders harness the full power of their platform to elevate performance and improve the quality of people's lives.  Alicia's clients include CEOs and senior leaders at Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Among others, she's worked with: the CEO of a multibillion-dollar healthcare company to use his platform to transform health and healthcare in America, improving the health of millions; the CEO of one of the world's largest global hospitality companies to address social isolation, bettering the lives of millions of customers while driving business performance; and the President and COO of a global entertainment company to reset the company's strategy for worldwide growth and impact. Her efforts have resulted in large-scale organizational transformation, sustainable business results, and meaningful social change. Before founding Tournesol, Alicia was a president at SYPartners; strategy executive at Target; head of business transformation for Sensis, an Australian media company; and principal at Destra Consulting Group, an organizational effectiveness consulting firm. She earned her B.A. from Rice, M.Ed. from Harvard, MBA from The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Alicia is the author of The Unfolding Path: A Way to Live and Lead in Our Times, which inspires and guides leaders to do the deep inner work required to step up and lead others to a brighter future. Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

Allan Chochinov is an educator, writer, speaker, and advocate for the power and capacity of design. He is the Founding Chair of the MFA in Products of Design graduate program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and a partner of Core77, the design network serving a global community of designers and design enthusiasts since 1995. Allan has moderated and led workshops and symposia at venues from the Aspen Design Conference to the Rockefeller Center at Bellagio, and has been invited to speak on design at organizations from frog Design and SYPartners to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The New York Times, and the National AIGA. A frequent lecturer and critic, he has worked with students at schools including MIT, Yale School of Management, Columbia School of Business, RMIT, IIT, and Carnegie Mellon. Prior to SVA and Core77, his work in product design focused on the medical, surgical, and diagnostic fields (early work focused on HIV/AIDS, and later projects included work for Johnson & Johnson, Oral-B, FedEx, and Herman Miller). He has been named on numerous design and utility patents, and has received awards from The Art Directors Club, The One Club, I.D. Magazine, and Communication Arts. He has also served on the boards of the National AIGA organization, Designers Accord, Design Ignites Change, and NYCxDESIGN. Episode Mentions: Tanaka Kapec Design Group http://www.wedesigntosimplify.com/ Change Everything You Hate About Meetings With This One Single Word Follow Allan on Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn Show website link: https://mailchi.mp/designlabpod/allanchochinov This episode is sponsored by: Fortune Brainstorm Design, to be held May 23-24 in Brooklyn is a curated experience for passionate and successful design and design-minded professionals. Join Fortune and be inspired by diverse examples of design excellence, explore how design thinking and practice can be challenged and advanced, meet and network with high-level peers, and leave with concrete ideas and partnerships to drive transformation within your organization. Listeners of Design Lab with Bon Ku can use code “designlab” for a 20% discount on registration!  For more information or to register go to FortuneBrainstormDesign.com. More episode sources & links Sign-up for Design Lab Podcast's Newsletter Newsletter Archive Follow @DesignLabPod on Twitter Instagram and LinkedIn Follow @BonKu on Twitter and Instagram Check out the Health Design Lab Production by Robert Pugliese Cover Design by Eden Lew Theme song by Emmanuel Houston

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 226, an episode with the CEO of Tournesol, Alicia Hare. In this episode, Alicia spoke about a new and unique approach of leadership calledthe lead brighter approach, which focuses on improving the quality of people's lives through things that really matter and make a difference. A brighter future is about shared prosperity, quality, connection, discovery, and joy. Alicia is the founder and CEO of Tournesol, a leadership consulting firm that partners with CEOs, senior leaders, and their teams in times of significant change. Tournesol's unique lead brighter approach helps leaders harness the full power of their platform to elevate performance and improve the quality of people's lives.  Alicia's clients include CEOs and senior leaders at Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Among others, she's worked with: the CEO of a multibillion-dollar healthcare company to use his platform to transform health and healthcare in America, improving the health of millions; the CEO of one of the world's largest global hospitality companies to address social isolation, bettering the lives of millions of customers while driving business performance; and the President and COO of a global entertainment company to reset the company's strategy for worldwide growth and impact. Her efforts have resulted in large-scale organizational transformation, sustainable business results, and meaningful social change. Before founding Tournesol, Alicia was a president at SYPartners; strategy executive at Target; head of business transformation for Sensis, an Australian media company; and principal at Destra Consulting Group, an organizational effectiveness consulting firm. She earned her B.A. from Rice, M.Ed. from Harvard, MBA from The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Alicia is the author of The Unfolding Path: A Way to Live and Lead in Our Times, which inspires and guides leaders to do the deep inner work required to step up and lead others to a brighter future. Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

In this final episode of Season 1 Melike Turgut, 2011 graduate of Ringling College of Art & Design, discusses the career path that started with a company-supplied apartment in Brooklyn and led her to the current role as Design Manager of Web Expressibility at Squarespace. We talk about challenging school projects, machine learning, principle designers, and documenting design process with diagrams. Melike also talks about what it's like to be an adjunct professor of interaction design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.Show LinksMelike's portfolioRingling College of Art & DesignSquarespace“Designing for Millions of Websites at Once”School of Visual ArtsMachine Learning The Intro MusicSynergistic Effect by morgantj (copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.)

Bree Groff is a partner at SYPartners and an expert in change.We first talked on this podcast in August 2019 where Bree talked extensively about her background in the world of change management and what it takes to get people to do the difficult thing and change. Fast forward to February 2021 and it seemed like an opportune moment to reconnect with Bree to understand what she was both seeing and doing. This seemed to make sense given that many business analysts are talking about the pandemic moment as a period that has seen change accelerate; with developments that used to take years, now happening in a matter of months. Given that Bree is on the frontline of helping organizations change- we talk about what she's seeing, hearing, and learning. What she thinks are some of the fundamentals of how our working lives have changed and are going to change and her hope for the upcoming "Roaring Twenties"

In this episode, Jessica Tillyer shares how thinking about innovating for one’s own life can open the door for new opportunities, and how Deepak Chopra introduced her to Megan Rapinoe. After a 10-year career at SYPartners and having had her second child, Tillyer explains why she felt called to her role at re—inc, the brand founded by members of the US Women’s Soccer team, and what it means to innovate a lifestyle brand. Listen for advice on:Creating lists to define what you wantHow to talk to clients about failure Finding opportunities to step up Building an innovation skill set that begins with listening and observing To learn more: Jessica Tillyer (Guest): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicatillyer/Zoia Kozakov (Host): https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoia-kozakov/About WIN: Women in Innovation: https://www.womenininnovation.coBrand Copy by Nicole Beckley See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“People don’t resist change, they resist loss.” This week I invited Bree Groff, Principal at SYPartners, to talk about how to manage grief and loss when it comes to organizational change. Bree is on a mission to help companies not simply endure change, but become skilled at—and find joy in—transformation.   For more than a decade, Bree has focused on transformation, innovation, and organizational design, advising leaders at companies including Calvin Klein, Adobe, Google, Etsy, Microsoft, and Hilton. Previously, Bree was CEO of NOBL Collective, a global organizational design and change consultancy.   In this episode we discuss: Bree’s six step framework for helping people manage grief and loss How to think about making career choices during times of change Why it is important to acknowledge what no longer might exist How to design change so that is inclusive How we can design new futures for our organizations and ourselves To learn more from Bree you can visit her website at https://br.ee. You can connect with me, Sabba on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter or visit my website askmsq.com.

Steve Chaparro and Deborah Hankin discuss how you can become a more effective leader by creating a stronger, symbiotic relationship with your people. Stay tuned. Deborah Hankin is an industry-leading, award-winning Chief People Officer with a demonstrated history of working globally in the innovation consulting, marketing and advertising industries. She has held key leadership positions in some of the top creative firms in the world, including W2O Group, SYPartners, and Geometry Global. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I first learned about Christian Howard via De Angela Duff, and while it may have taken a few years, I’m glad we finally had a chance to sit down for a conversation because I find his career path extremely fascinating.Christian is a narrative design strategist, and we discussed how he uses storytelling to help guide companies through times of huge transformations. We also talked about his time teaching at NYU, how he found his way into narrative strategy via game design, the difference between strategists and designers, and what he’s doing now to help build a more equitable future. For Christian, his myriad work and life experiences have led him to design, and I think his story is captivating and will inspire you to consider what paths you can take in the future with the skills you possess. Enjoy!LinksChristian Howard’s WebsiteChristian Howard on LinkedInChristian Howard on Twitter Like this episode? Then subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite shows. Subscribe and leave us a 5-star rating and a review! Thanks so much to all of you who have already rated and reviewed us! Revision Path is brought to you by Lunch, a multidisciplinary creative studio in Atlanta, GA. Looking for some creative consulting for your next project? Then let's do lunch! You can also follow Revision Path on Instagram and Twitter. Come chat with us! And thank you for listening!

Liz Fosslien (https://amzn.to/2MB1df5) is a consultant on product design and experience design projects with companies including Salesforce, SYPartners, and Ernst & Young. Her work has been featured by The Economist, The Financial Times, NPR, Quartz, Fast Company, the Freakonomics Blog, and LifeHacker. Her book 'No Hard Feelings: Emotions At Work and How They Help Us Succeed (https://amzn.to/2MB1df5)' (co-author Mollie West Duffy) takes a look at how emotions profoundly affect key aspects of professional life. The book serves as a deeply researched guide to un-repressing emotions at work, finding constructive channels even for jealousy and anxiety, and demystifying digital interactions and coworker communication styles. This episode is brought to you by: * Setapp (https://setapp.com?utm_source=sponsorship&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=beyondthetodolist) * UCI (https://ce.uci.edu/about/trending/toolkits.aspx?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=paid-social&ut m_campaign=Beyondtodo&utm_term=19-20)

Adam is the Founder of NYC-based Rule No. 1, a consultancy dedicated to helping leaders shape organisations that are true to their unique purpose and designed to bring to the world what makes them brilliant.In this episode of Thinking Inside the Box Podcast, he discusses the need for greater degree of empathy and awareness for the less privileged in the post pandemic world. Adam believes this is an opportunity to reflect on who we are and how we work while raising our consciousness to be the best versions of ourselves. He also talks about the challenges of working from home and sharing “space” thoughtfully.It was great to have Adam back on the show. Hope you enjoy it!Adam SchorrAfter 16+ years as a consultant, marketer, and innovation practitioner, Adam started Rule No. 1, a consultancy dedicated to helping companies be the best version possible of themselves living their unique purpose and values in their culture and in the market. Adam recently spent 6 years at SYPartners focusing on the intersection of brand and culture helping companies create distinctive brands and fully activate their people to bring those brands to life. Adam has partnered with senior executives at leading companies such as IBM, Hyatt, JetBlue, Celgene, and Metlife, to codify company purpose, values, behaviours, and vision; define brand identity and strategy; design leadership development and workforce engagement programs; and shift mindsets and behaviours to fuel brand, culture and performance.LinkedInWebsiteThinking Inside the BoxConstraints drive innovation. Each week we’ll tackle the most complex issues related to work & culture.LinkedInInstagramTwitterWebsiteApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyStitcherPocket CastMatt BurnsMatt Burns is an award-winning executive, social entrepreneur and speaker. He believes in the power of community, simplicity & technology.LinkedInTwitterSpecial OfferThe future of work is today. And the team at Benji have the hands-on solution that you need to transition your organization’s legacy team-building, learning & engagement processes online. If you’re like me & have a short attention span on webinars or conference calls, this is the solution. Benji has a catalogue of interactive, engaging workshops for groups of any size.We’re using it to power BentoHR team socials, workshops and brainstorming sessions. All you need is a smartphone. And Benji.It’s a great tool. And it gets better. By using the discount code Bento20, Thinking Inside the Box podcast listeners are entitled to 20% off the price. It’s an incredible value.Check it out: mybenji.com

In this episode, I talk to Tin Kadoić, an experience designer. We cover topics such as his experience of working at Airbnb, different career paths in such organizations, the power of sharing your knowledge, professional lessons he learned so far, and much more.BiographyTin Kadoić is a design leader that’s been looking for meaningful ways to create communities, impact how we learn, stay healthy, and create belonging. Throughout his more than fifteen years long career, he’s worked as a Design Lead at Airbnb (which was his title at the time of our conversation), creative director at SYPartners, led an agency in NYC, created the first mobile products for a series of startups and Fortune500 companies, as well as lectured at Zagreb’s School of Design.When he’s not working, he’s been volunteering with the IxDA (Interaction Design Association) in helping new chapters launch and nurture their local communities. Originally from Croatia, he lives in San Francisco’s Mission District with his life-long partner, designer Matea Bronić.Selected Links From the EpisodeTin Kadoić's WebsiteTin Kadoić's InstagramTin Kadoić on MediumAirbnb Design, Official WebsiteIxDA: Interaction Design AssociationMindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol DweckCarol Dweck: The Power of Believing That You Can (TEDxNorrkoping)Christina Wodtke's OKRs System (Rescuing the Dreaded Weekly Status Email)Impostor Syndrome (Wikipedia)Show NotesIntroduction [00:00]Episode Introduction [00:51]Advice for Young Designers [02:19]On Improving and Growing As a Designer [07:49]What Is Experience Design? [15:34]Working As a Design Lead and Manager at Airbnb [19:18]Short Episode Break – Support the Podcast [31:51]Routines of a Product Designer [32:34]The Power of Sharing What You’ve Learned [47:23]How to Be a Better Creative Professional [59:35]Episode Outro [01:06:09]Full transcript and more at https://creative.voyage/

Rachel Berger is a designer, writer, and educator based in California. She’s currently the chair of Graphic Design at CCA and her writing as appeared in Design Observer, Significant Objects, and CLOG. Previously, she was a designer at SYPartners and Pentagram. In this episode, Rachel and Jarrett talk about her early interest in writing, how teaching has changed her practice, and why she takes graphic design so seriously. Links from this episode can be found at scratchingthesurface.fm/151-rachel-berger.

Adam Schorr helps organizations become more innovative. In his own words: ‘I bring with me a strategic mind, a passion for challenging the status quo, an ability to imagine a world that looks different from the one we have today and a fascination with new ideas and the cultures that create them.’Adam is the Founder of NYC-based Rule No. 1, a consultancy dedicated to helping leaders shape organizations that are true to their unique purpose and designed to bring to the world what makes them brilliant. And in this episode, he shares his experiences marketing for some of the world’s most-recognizable brands. A (marketing) world before social media. Though while the mediums may have evolved, his pursuit of brand storytelling that creates emotional resonance has endured. We chat about that, and our thoughts on how you get your message through in an increasingly ‘noisy’ existence. I share my own experiences in strategic human resources roles, discuss the overlaps between the two corporate functions, and why ultimately, they should be merged.Adam SchorrAfter 16+ years as a consultant, marketer, and innovation practitioner, Adam Schorr started Rule No. 1, a consultancy dedicated to helping companies be the best version possible of themselves—living their unique purpose and values in their culture and in the market.Adam recently spent 6 years at SYPartners focusing on the intersection of brand and culture—helping companies create distinctive brands and fully activate their people to bring those brands to life. Adam has partnered with senior executives at leading companies such as IBM, Hyatt, JetBlue, Celgene, and Metlife, to codify company purpose, values, behaviours, and vision; define brand identity and strategy; design leadership development and workforce engagement programs; and shift mindsets and behaviours to fuel brand, culture and performance.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamschorr/Website: http://www.adamschorr.com/Thinking Inside the BoxConstraints drive innovation. Each week we’ll tackle the most complex issues related to work & culture.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinkinsidethebox/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginsidetheboxpodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThinkingInside1Website: https://bentohr.com/Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2OOdNd4Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/googleinsidetheboxSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2SD862RStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thinking-inside-the-box-podcastPocket Cast: https://pca.st/bztpgypyMatt BurnsMatt Burns is an award-winning executive, social entrepreneur and speaker. He believes in the power of community, simplicity & technology.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-d-burns/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattBurnsHR

For this episode, we’re going to take a quick break from Season 3’s theme of Artificial Intelligence to bring you something very special. Kate Barton, EY’s Global Vice Chair of Tax, takes over hosting duties. Kate recently attended “The Nantucket Project", where she had the opportunity to interview Phaly Pichota, CEO and Cofounder of Cibus Health and Jessica Orkin, President of SYPartners.    The interviews have some great insights on leadership, personal growth, volunteerism, mentoring and if you listen closely, you’ll even hear a mention of Artificial Intelligence.   Kate’s been a supporter of the show from the beginning, as well as a guest, so it’s a really unique opportunity to have her perspective on the other side of the mic this time. We hope you enjoy these discussions.

Design is how we treat each other - Interview with Rie Nørregaard, a Managing Creative Director of SYPartners, a consultancy based in New York and San Francisco. For 20 years, they've helped business leaders, teams, and individuals pursue growth and greatness. Rie has recently started a podcast: Designing for Humanity, which aims to explore designing a future that's made for all of us—and the best in us. They also say that design, at its heart, is an act of service and is the work of solving problems for the benefit of others. That description alone got me interested and so I invited Rie onto the podcast so you can learn more about her podcast and we can learn more about she is discovering around what it means to design for humanity and how that impacts service, experience and engagement.

Mirum Talks is a podcast dedicated to sharing inspiring opinions about change and new perspectives within the digital industry. These conversations are led by Melanie and Morten, Business Directors at Mirum Stockholm, a creative digital agency belonging to the Wunderman Thompson network (WPP). For more information about the agency, follow Mirum Stockholm on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. In this episode, we're talking with Bree Groff, Principal at SYPartners, about her diverse past experiences and how they have led her to become a driver for change within organizations.

Linda Lombardo, of Voice of Evolution Radio, joins Todd Lejnieks on Edgetalkers to welcome Julia Plevin. Julia is the creator of The Forest Bathing Club and author of The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing (Ten Speed Press, Spring 2019).  "I used to think there was something wrong with me because despite having a B.A. in History from Dartmouth College, an MFA in Products of Design from The School of Visual Arts, and experience working with design luminaries at IDEO, SYPartners, and fuseproject, I could never quite fit into any of the boxes that I was supposed to go in. I felt that my purpose was to offer my creative gifts to the world but that this world was not made for me." - Julia Plevin

Jessica Orkin ist President von SYPartners, einer auf große Transformationen spezialisierten Beratungsfirma mit Büro´s in New York und San Francisco. In den 10 Jahren, die Jessica bei SYP ist, hat sie mit und für großartige(n) Leader unserer Zeit gearbeitet: z.B. Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey und Howard Schultz von Starbucks. Als zwei Afro-Amerikaner grundlos von zwei hinzu gerufenen Polizisten aus einer Starbucks Filiale geführt wurden, sah sich das Unternehmen weltweiter Kritik ausgesetzt. Das Unternehmen, das für sich beansprucht, “the third place” zu sein mußte handeln. “This is not us. This is not what we stand for … But this happened, which means this is us. And that´s what we have to address.” Jessica Orkin hat diesen Prozess aktiv begleitet. Alle 8.000 Filialen wurden für einen Tag geschlossen. In Workshops, die in den Filialen gehalten wurden, startete das Unternehmen eine Wertediskussion. Mein Fazit? The Future of Leadership is female! Die ganze Folge gibt es auf allen gängigen Podcast Plattformen, wie Spotify, iTunes oder Soundcloud (oder direkt auf otwtnw.de). Einfach nach ‘On the Way to New Work' suchen und abonnieren, um keine Folge zu verpassen. Wir veröffentlichen immer montags und auch immer wieder mal freitags pünktlich um 6:00 Uhr. SPOTIFY spotify.onthewaytonewwork.com SOUNDCLOUD soundcloud.com/onthewaytonewwork Apple Podcasts apple.onthewaytonewwork.com

Elisabeth Fosslien is an author, illustrator, and head of content at Humu. She illustrated and co-authored the bestselling Wall Street Journal book “No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work.” The groundbreaking nonfiction is also hailed as a hilarious guide to effectively expressing emotions at the office, finding that seemingly elusive fulfilment, and defining work-life balance on one’s own terms. Her book also takes an affectionate look at how emotions can have a profound impact on key aspects of one’s professional life. It also serves as a meticulously researched guide to un-repressing emotions at work, demystifying digital interactions and co-worker communication styles, and finding constructive channels even for negative emotions like anxiety and jealousy. Aside from “writing and drawing” emotion, Liz also works as a consultant on experience design projects and product design for companies like SYPartners, Ernst & Young, and Salesforce. She also regularly runs scientifically-backed and interactive workshops on creating a culture of belonging, navigating different work styles, helping remote workers avoid burnout, and effectively harnessing emotions as a leader. Elisabeth has also spoken and delivered keynote presentations at numerous organisations and conferences including Google, LinkedIn, SXSW, Viacom, Dropbox, The American Gas Association, First Round Capital, HackMIT, and The Wing. Her work has also been featured by The Economist, TIME, NPR, and the New York Times. She has also led community and product projects at Genius and ran statistical analyses at Analysis Group. The coffee lover starts her day by eating yogurt and reading abstracts. She lives in Berkeley, California and is a fan of ghouls and mathematical art.   This week’s episode talks about her definition of a burnout, the difference between introverts and extroverts, and the importance of communication in the workplace. Elisabeth also shares the top 3 signs of burnout as well as the different levels, one of the biggest things she talked about in her book, and what an ambivert is. On dealing with a bad day at work, Elisabeth offers the following advice, “First is to try and understand what’s driving that negative emotion.”

Through conversations on Designing for Humanity, and her work at SYPartners, host Rie Norregaard has been trying to discern what might be required for a new design framework that can address increasingly complex and systemic challenges. In this episode, the tables are turned. As the episode guest, Rie shares how her own thinking about design has evolved on her journey in understanding how to design for humanity. Transcript available at www.sypartners.com/podcasts

“We create the space for the leader and the leadership team to do the work of great change.” Marc Winter ist Head of Business Development und Thomas Winkelmann ist Managing Creative Director. Beide arbeiten für SYPartners in New York, einer “Transformation Company”, die vor 25 Jahren aus dem Dunstkreis von Apple entstanden ist. Die beiden Gründer - der Designer Robert Stone und Keith Yamashita, der schon in jungen Jahren Headwriter für Steve Jobs war - folgten dem charismatischen Apple Gründer zu Next, um bei dessen Rückkehr zu Apple dann selbst zu gründen. Zusammen mit Maks Giordano der Christoph vertreten hat, sprechen wir mit Marc und Thomas unter anderem über ein Transformationsprojekt für Starbucks und die Initiative “Rethinking Highschool”, bei der SY Partners Lauren Powell Jobs unterstützen. Wir sprechen außerdem über die kombinierte Kraft von Design und Storytelling und über die Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten von SYPartners und deren Schwesterfirma IDEO. Mit den Worten “Michael! Don´t ask, visit them!” hatte mich Maks einige Wochen zuvor nach New York verabschiedet und ich vertraute seinem Rat. Der Besuch des New Yorker Büro von SY Partners hat sich gelohnt und so sprechen wir dann auch noch darüber, warum ein langer Tisch die Grundlage für ein familiäres Gefühl und für Co-Creation bei SY Partners ist. Folge 123 unseres Podcast “On the Way to New Work” mit Marc und Thomas von SY Partners hört Ihr ab Montag um 6:00 Uhr auf allen gängigen Plattformen wie Soundcloud, itunes und Spotify. SPOTIFY spotify.onthewaytonewwork.com SOUNDCLOUD soundcloud.com/onthewaytonewwork ITUNES itunes.onthewaytonewwork.com Und alle Buchtipps books.onthewaytonewwork.com mit Christoph Magnussen und Michael Trautmann

Chantal Emmanuel is a software engineer who builds tools and experiences using modern frameworks like Ruby on Rails and React. Her career continually brings her to the intersection of technology and design. Previously as an Engineer at Red Clay she created a community and project management platform that engaged industrial designers and brands to develop ready for manufacture designs. Most recently, she’s worked for one of the leading consulting firms, SYPartners. There she partnered with clients at a number of Fortune 100 companies, guiding them through their digital strategy. Most recently, Chantal is the co-founder and CTO of LimeLoop which is re-imagining the packaging experience for the digital age. LimeLoop is a B2B software company that allows customers to rent reusable shippers, track their fleet and gain predictive analytics.Connect with LimeLoop:• https://www.thelimeloop.com/ • • https://www.linkedin.com/company/limeloop/ • • https://www.instagram.com/thelimeloop/ •• https://www.facebook.com/TheLimeLoop/ • • https://twitter.com/thelimeloop • Connect with BWTT: • https://www.blackwomentalktech.com/ •• https://www.facebook.com/blackwomentalktech •• https://www.instagram.com/blackwomentalktech/ •• https://twitter.com/bwtalktech •• https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackwomentalktech/ • Connect with The Enterprise Center: To learn more about live events and programs The Enterprise Center offers to grow small businesses, visit www.theenterprisecenter.com Follow The Enterprise Center on social media to stay connected, links are below!• https://www.facebook.com/TECCDC/ •• https://twitter.com/PhilaTEC •• https://www.instagram.com/westphillyfoods/ •Don't know how to follow your favorite podcasts? Watch this short video walking you through the process:• https://youtu.be/VBRzKZhW8j8 •

On this episode Dr. Heidi interviews Rie Norregard, Managing Creative Director and host of Designing for Humanity. Rie is a Managing Creative Director at SYPartners, helping clients envision and build a future that’s made for all of us—and the best in us. Rie also hosts SYPartners' podcast, Designing for Humanity. Previously, Rie co-founded and was CEO of Omhu, and worked as a creative director at leading design firms, such as Smart Design, Organic, Quirky, and Frog Design. Outside of her role at SYPartners, Rie is an advisor to start-ups, and is a frequent speaker in the international design communities. Rie trained as a designer in Copenhagen, and lives in San Francisco with her family. Twitter ID: norregaardrie Meet Heidi at the Your Authority Blueprint Event This episode is also celebrates the launch of Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste's, new #1 Bestselling book, Digital Self Mastery Across Generations, Print edition now available from all on-line booksellers, and for order in local book sellers internationally.

As the woman USA Today called, “the power broker of Silicon Valley,” Jana Rich knows a thing or two about how to build diverse and inclusive teams (hint: it continues far beyond recruiting.) Pulling from her experience working with CEOs of today’s most visionary companies, Jana shares her thoughts on strong leadership, how to evaluate leader-organization fit, and her favorite leaders in Silicon Valley to work with. Jana is the founder and CEO of Rich Talent Group, a San Francisco-based executive search firm that partners with leading innovators to diversify and build transformative teams. Her clients—which include TIME’S UP, WW, Eventbrite, Walmart, Stitch Fix and Warby Parker—have launched revolutions that have changed the way we do business today. Transcript at www.sypartners.com/podcasts Hosted by Lisa Maulhardt: At SYPartners, Lisa ensures that the experiences people have as employees, and the experiences the world has with our people and our ideas, meet our aspirations for greatness for our brand. She joined the company in 1994 as a writer and assumed greater leadership responsibility over the years, including several years leading the San Francisco consulting practice, until she transitioned to her current role in 2013. While consulting at SYPartners, Lisa’s clients included Apple, Disney, Gap, Herman Miller, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Old Navy, PBS, Starbucks, and Sundance. Lisa holds a B.A. in English and Poetry from Stanford University and an M.A. in Fiction Writing from the University of California at Davis.

In the time since a design contest launched his career, Cliff Skeete has risen through the traditionally white male-dominated advertising industry to become an Executive Creative Director at a number of agencies. In this episode, Cliff explains practical ways anyone can develop a personal leadership style rooted in authenticity. He also shares why design matters for all business leaders, and offers tips for teams trying to remain creative despite pressure from deadlines. Cliff started his career at Y&R working on brands like Accenture and United Negro College Fund. His work for the NHL received notable industry recognition, including multiple Emmy awards. After his long stint at Y&R, Cliff made the move over to McGarryBowen, where he was the ECD of brands like Verizon Branded Entertainment Group, Burt’s Bees, and Jeep. Cliff is now at 140, Verizon’s in-house agency, where he is charged with helping to build the agency. Hosted by Chad Bennett: As the Design Talent Manager, Chad leads recruitment for our design practice across the firm. Prior to joining SYPartners, he led recruiting efforts for 140 and managed programmatic media buying/planning and analytics at IPG Media, working with brands like Estée Lauder, BMW, and Coca-Cola. In addition to his experience in creative agencies, Chad has been a freelance designer for many years.

Liz Fosslien is a consultant on product design and experience design projects with companies including Salesforce, SYPartners, and Ernst & Young. Her work has been featured by The Economist, The Financial Times, NPR, Quartz, Fast Company, the Freakonomics Blog, and LifeHacker. Her first book No Hard Feelings: Emotions At Work and How They Help Us Succeed (co-author Mollie West Duffy) takes a look at how emotions profoundly affect key aspects of professional life. The book serves as a deeply researched guide to un-repressing emotions at work, finding constructive channels even for jealousy and anxiety, and demystifying digital interactions and coworker communication styles. Mentioned in this episode: The Great Courses Plus – Get a free trial! Jobscan – Get 10% off Audible – Go to Audible.com/todo or text ‘todo’ to 500-500 to get started today!

After experiencing the lack of diversity on Wall Street firsthand, Porter Braswell was inspired to create a solution to the problem: Jopwell, a platform that connects Black, Latinx, and Native American talent with career opportunities. In conversation with host Andy Ng, Porter explains what the terms “diversity”, “equity”, and “inclusion” mean to him, and why they are important for organizations at any stage of the business life cycle. Also, he offers advice for diversity champions who may be facing resistance in their companies. Under Porter’s leadership, Jopwell has formed partnerships with more than 100 of America’s leading companies and has facilitated tens of thousands of connections between the Jopwell community members and its clients. In 2017 alone, the company was recognized as Entrepreneur Magazine's "100 Most Brilliant Ideas," and Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies”. Transcript at www.sypartners.com/podcasts Hosted by Andy Ng: Andy Ng is a Program Manager at SYPartners in New York. After working a full-time job as a high school student, he earned the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship and studied at both NYU and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has co-founded a successful education startup, cultivated his leadership and contemplative practice in fellowship with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and spent time working on issues of diversity and inclusion in Silicon Valley. Andy is deeply passionate about bringing others together, specifically young people, and has worked with students in London, Abu Dhabi, and across the U.S.

During Stephen Friedman’s tenure at MTV, social impact drove many business decisions that ended up cementing the network as the cultural home for the millennial generation. In this episode, he explains the first step businesses should take to embrace social action, and how more listening and empathy can inspire breakthroughs for leaders at any level. Stephen, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning creator of social impact campaigns, is the Societal Impact Advisor at SYPartners. Previously, Stephen was the President of MTV for seven years, where he spearheaded the network's successful transformation, resulting in more top-rated series for young viewers than any other network (including Teen Mom, Catfish, and Jersey Shore.) During his 18 years at the network, he created MTV’s social impact department, launched mtvU and led MTV2, MTV.com and LOGO to record highs. Host: For the past twenty years, Tom Andrews has been helping Chief Executives lead their organizations through transformation, most recently as the President of SYPartners’ Organizational Transformation practice. He has recently founded a new organization, TJA Leadership, which integrates leadership development into organizational and cultural transformation. Tom has helped design leadership curricula for GE’s Management Development Institute at Crotonville and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and regularly speaks at Fortune 100 companies and other high-performance organizations. https://www.sypartners.com/leader/stephen-friedman/

Paul Glenney is the US CEO of Hubject, Inc., and has been an early participant in the emobility industry since the U.S. launch of the Nissan LEAF and the BMW ActiveE. NRG eVgo, AeroVironment, Siemens and Faraday Future are just a few of the major players in the automotive, energy, and technology sectors where he gained extensive experience.   Hubject, the globally-recognized leader in electric vehicle (EV) interoperability, officially launched its U.S. operations from the company’s new U.S. headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif. Founded in 2012 to enable seamless charging for customers through an open and neutral business-to-business platform, Hubject, was quickly embraced in Europe and is now bringing their solution to the U.S. to support the country’s rapidly growing EV market.   Aaron Fisher is the Founder of ReCharge. He has almost a decade of experience in policy, innovation, and creative work through positions at Twitter, Square, The White House (Obama Administration), startups, and management consulting firm SYPartners (working directly with C-Suite executives). Founded companies and incubated projects with former Executives from Ferrari and leaders at Tesla.   At ReCharge, they are building a B2B platform solution that will allow any electric car maker to deploy fully transaction enabled cars. Whenever a vehicle interacts with parking, charging stations, fast food, and toll roads, it will be able to autopay without assistance from a plastic credit card or mobile app.     I want to say a heartfelt thank you to the 103 patrons of this podcast whose generosity means I get to keep making this show, which aims to entertain and inform thousands of listeners every day about a brighter future. By no means do you have to check out Patreon but if it’s something you’ve been thinking about, by all means look at patreon.com/evnewsdaily   PHIL ROBERTS / ELECTRIC FUTURE (PREMIUM PARTNER)   CESAR TRUJILLO (PARTNER) DAVID ALLEN (PARTNER) SASCHA PALLENBERG (PARTNER)   ASHLEY HILL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ARILD GEIR SKAALSVEEN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) BÅRD FJUKSTAD (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) BRIAN WEATHERALL (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CHRIS BENSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) CHRIS HOPKINS  (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DARREN BYRD (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID PARTINGTON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAVID PRESCOTT (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) DAMIEN DAVIS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JACK OAKLEY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JOHN BAILEY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JOHN H MEYER III (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) JON TIMMIS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) KEVIN MEYERSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) LOUIS HOPKIN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MARCEL LOHMANN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MARCEL WARD (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MARTIN CROFT (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MATTHEW ELLIS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) MATTHEW GROOBY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) NEIL E ROBERTS (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PAUL STEPHENSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PAUL SEAGER-SMITH (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) PHILIPPE CALVE (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) ROD JAMES (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) SCOTT CALLAHAN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) THE LIMOUSINE LINE SYDNEY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER)   You can listen to all 270 previous episodes of this this for free, where you get your podcasts from, plus the blog https://www.evnewsdaily.com/ – remember to subscribe, which means you don’t have to think about downloading the show each day, plus you get it first and free and automatically. It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast. And if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing. Come and say hi on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter just search EV News Daily, have a wonderful day, and I'll catch you tomorrow.   CONNECT WITH ME! EVne.ws/itunes EVne.ws/tunein EVne.ws/googleplay EVne.ws/stitcher EVne.ws/youtube EVne.ws/iheart EVne.ws/blog EVne.ws/patreon   Check out MYev.com for more details:  

Today, Tom has a discussion with Rie Nøorgaard. Growing up in Denmark, Rie found design integrated into her life. After completing a design degree at the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she spent a decade as a Creative Director for several agencies. Three years ago, she joined San Francisco-based SYPartners, a consulting firm that behaves like a design firm. Clients of SYPartners include AT&T, eBay, Facebook, IBM, Google, and non-profits such as PBS and Planned Parenthood. What led her to SYPartners was her passion for design as an active service — from designing more inclusive organizations to reimagining how an ordinary product could become extraordinary for its users.   This episode, Tom talks to Rie about design thinking and her new podcast, Designing for Humanity. They discuss a typical day at work with SYPartners, the kinds of transformations she is helping the organizations she works with to achieve, all about the complexity of transformation, what “design being an active service” means, where and how design could be incorporated into schools, and her recommendations for further learning on the topic.   Key Takeaways: [:18] About today’s episode with Rie Nøorgaard. [1:20] Tom welcomes Rie to the podcast. [1:33] The origin story of Rie’s interest in design. [2:38] Rie’s experience at the Danish School of Media and Journalism. [3:17] About Rie’s role at SYPartners. [4:13] Is it more of a structured process or a set of tools that SYPartners brings into every engagement with each client or partner? [5:45] What SYPartners’ tools look like in terms of structuring a conversation or designing an experience. [6:37] What it’s like to work at SYPartners; a typical day for Rie at work. [9:39] Does SYPartners have a number of clients and partners at one time? [10:17] The kinds of organizations that Rie works for and the kinds of transformations she’s helping them to achieve. [13:02] Rie explains the complexity of transformation. [14:54] Are design and design thinking becoming more important? [17:13] Rie’s thoughts on how and where design could be incorporated into schools (particularly secondary schools.) [20:58] What does “design being an active service” mean to Rie? [22:37] The purpose and goal of Rie’s Designing for Humanity podcast. [25:56] Online resources Rie recommends for learning more about design and design thinking. [27:26] Where to learn more about Rie and SYPartners online.   Mentioned in This Episode: Danish School of Media and Journalism SYPartners Designing for Humanity Podcast Stanford D.School IDEO U Hello Design Thinking by IDEO U “Designing for Humanity: Do we need a new design frame?” by Rie Nøorgaard   Want More Episode on Design? Check Out: “What’s Up With All the Design-Focused Schools?” and “Design Thinking and Its Impact on Education Innovation”. Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe.   Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include ‘Podcast’ in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!  

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk #262: Keith Yamashita - The Keys To Great Execution (Oprah, Starbucks, Steve Jobs) Keith Yamashita  has led SYPartners for the past two decades, a practice that collaborates with CEOs and their leadership teams to build great companies and organizations. He’s worked with leaders at Apple, eBay, IBM, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, Facebook, Nike, Starbucks, and Target Corporation, among others. SYPartners has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and Fortune for its unique, human-centered approach, applied to both business and social challenges. Earlier in Keith's career, he was the chief writer for Steve Jobs.  The Learning Leader Show Action Step - "Build a daily contemplative practice to create mind-fitness." Show Notes: Sustaining excellence: The ability to envision a future that doesn't currently exist -- Make it a reality Optimistic Creative A diverse background Authentic communicator Daring and bold People Keith has worked with who have sustained excellence: Oprah Winfrey - magnetic personality, she can envision the future we want. She constantly re imagines herself. She has a strong creative core. She has a sense of deep creativity. Howard Schultz - He's always restless, reinvents regularly. He's earned 9,000% return on investors money How do you respond when Oprah calls you for help? "We are always on the outer edge of incompetence.  We take on projects that we don't know the answer to.  And then figure it out.  We respond to those calls with deep humility." Why choose Keith and SYPartners? "If a leader wants to try something new... We help them experiment." Starbucks: Closed 8,000 stores for racial bias training. Keith and team helped them build new habits SYPartners origin story: "Our goal has never been to be famous, our goal is to be impactful" 25 years ago with "three partners and $912 in my checking account" Started as a communications firm --> Strategy --> Innovation --> Culture --> Transformation There are 200 employees now "We fight for greatness. We help leaders choose a more daring path" "Everything is set with intentions" --> "Set your intentions and be very open to the universe" How do you respond to skeptics? "When I started I had $912 in my checking account.  I had to borrow money for rent." Only you know what's inside of you.  "Your skepticism needs to be inward, not outward." "If greatness is your choice, it's not made in big leaps, it's made in daily focus." "Micro actions add up" How to make the leap from individual contributor to manager? Leadfully.com has been helpful What was it like working for Steve Jobs? "I showed up with writing samples. He said they were awful. He was testing me to see if I believed in my work.  It was the worst interview of my life... However, I got the job." "He's the toughest boss I ever had.  But I learned more from him than anyone I've worked for." Steve was gifted in seeing what people were capable of and he was willing to push. He knew how to motivate you to your capacity The danger in mimicking Steve's behavior? "People try to mimic the behavior, but they don't have his intentions." Mimicking the behavior without the intentions is a recipe for disaster. Execution and implementation: Mind-fitness - Creativity in moments that matter. Be connected to others in a calm way. Ideas are just ideas. "You can train your mind to be present in this moment."  Don't judge others. "Build a daily contemplative process." Build a daily creative practice - Read, write, take notes, be awake, alive, aware. Get a folder, cut out articles, pictures. Create inspiration.  Recall past events. Understand what moment you're in - What's happening? Develop keen awareness to the moments Why books are the greatest investment ever (my thoughts) Use the "Get To Know You Document"  

The past couple episodes have focused on courage. In today's episode I am going to highlight the key points from the conversations I had with Justin Constantine and Noah Galloway. I'll also share some of my thoughts on courage and what it means to me. We all have the skills and ability to overcome the greatest adversity and most difficult challenges... if we choose to. You are stronger than you think you are. Depression has no reason, depression is real, and depression can strike anyone. You can be the most powerful person on the planet and depression can still affect you. It takes both strength and courage to overcome depression, but that process starts by acknowledging that you are vulnerable. When you allow yourself to be vulnerable, no one else can make you vulnerable. Sometimes being courageous simply means talking to someone or seeking help. You are special. You are created for greatness. You are courageous. Go out and make an impact by encouraging someone today – by adding to their heart – even if that someone happens to be you. Resources: If you or someone you know is depressed and considering taking their own life, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1.800.273.8255 (open 24/7) This episode is brought to you by SY Partners and Unstuck, helping you make a change by identifying the things holding you up. Their new program “Life Courses” are based on decades of learning about what inspires people to change. It is created by SYPartners, a transformation company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations become the best version of themselves, so they can create massive positive impact in business and society. To start making your change, http://www.unstuck.com/impact (visit Life Courses by Unstuck on the web).   We are also brought to you by the Lawton Marketing Group. A full service advertising and design agency serving companies and entrepreneurs at all levels. The are your one stop shop for all your web site, logo, social media, print, app design and reputable management needs. Visit LawtonMG.com for more info. Production & Development for The Impact Entrepreneur Show by Podcast Masters

Welcome to the last episode of the Champion's Mindset series on The Impact Entrepreneur Show. Today's guest, Dr. Jim Afremow, is a much sought-after mental game coach and the author of two great books about being a champion: The Champion's Mind & The Champion's Comeback. “No one is born with a Champion's Mind gene, but there's nothing preventing us from thinking, feeling and acting like them – to be our best, and I think that's the ultimate gold medal.” Body language plays an important role in reaching peak performance and developing a champion's mindset. Your body language affects your mood, so it's not just fake it ‘til you make it – it's also fake it ‘til you feel it. Changing your attitude and body language isn't just for show. Your testosterone goes up and your stress hormones go down, so the result is that you will actually be more confident and more focused. “If you sit up straight and put a big smile on your face, it's not going to make everything perfect – but it's certainly going to help.” Socialization also has a significant effect on developing a champion's mindset. We're taught to be confident, but not cocky, and conflicting messages from society can negatively reinforce successful behaviors. In a team environment, the person with the best attitude who is working hardest might be negatively singled out. “When we start to change in different ways, or go outside the norm, and do things bigger and better than before, we get held back a little bit. Socialization really, really affects us much more than we think it does.” We start to separate ourselves from average when we work to master the things we are most passionate about. This can be in a sport, a business or something else entirely, but at the end of the day peak performance is peak performance. You'll never maximize your potential by working for the weekend. When we're pursuing peak performance, we don't receive a lot of positive feedback. It's important to realize that, when you are being tested a lot, you are on the right track. “Life is supposed to test you, it's not supposed to praise you.” In The Champion's Comeback: How Great Athletes Recover, Reflect, and Reignite, Jim explores the powerful experience of a comeback and how it relates to being reborn. Entertainment and social media can give us a skewed perspective on a champion's peak performance, but this book reveals the disappointments and struggles that go along with achieving peak performance. You can be a champion in anything you are passionate about, but it requires effort. Start acting and thinking like a champion, don't stop when you're tested and work hard every day.   Don't be a podcast junkie… Resources: Learn more about Jim: Gold Medal Mind | https://twitter.com/goldmedalmind (Twitter) | Facebook   The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train and Thrive by Dr. Jim Afremow The Champion's Comeback: How Great Athletes Recover, Reflect, and Reignite by Dr. Jim Afremow   The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor   This episode is brought to you by SY Partners and Unstuck, helping you make a change by identifying the things holding you up. Their new program “Life Courses” are based on decades of learning about what inspires people to change. It is created by SYPartners, a transformation company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations become the best version of themselves, so they can create massive positive impact in business and society. To start making your change, http://www.unstuck.com/impact (visit Life Courses by Unstuck on the web). -- We are also brought to you by the Lawton Marketing Group. A full service advertising and design agency serving companies and entrepreneurs at all levels. The are your one stop shop for all your website, logo, social media, print, app design and reputable management needs. Visit LawtonMG.com for more info.     Production & Development for The Impact Entrepreneur Show by Podcast...

This week's episode is part four of the Champion's Mindset series and I'm talking to Rachel Balkovec, the first female strength and conditioning coach in the history of professional baseball. She is also an entrepreneur and an international speaker. Rachel has worked as a strength and conditioning coach for organizations such as Arizona State University, Louisiana State University, Los Tigres Del Licey Beisbol and the St. Louis Cardinals. Most recently, she has joined the Houston Astros as their Latin American Strength and Conditioning Coordinator. “I was discriminated against. Was I bitter? Yes. Am I bitter? No. I just realized that it wasn't ever me, it was just baseball being ready for it and them thinking that the players couldn't handle it.” During Rachel's first day at her first internship with a professional baseball organization, there was a staff member that singled her presence out. There were preconceived notions that players had to behave differently around her, or that they could not handle themselves around her, but she overcame those notions by showing up every day and doing her job well. “I wonder just how fast we would get to where we were going if we could just say what we mean instead of taking days, months, years, decades to say it.” Listeners of the podcast know that I have a love-hate relationship with the word passion, because people often use it incorrectly. To be passionate about something means that you are willing to suffer for it – and Rachel is truly passionate about coaching professional baseball. After graduating with a Master's degree, she spent multiple baseball seasons working in retail and as an unpaid intern, as opposed to taking positions in college athletics. She had a goal, and she was going to do whatever she could do to achieve it. “I knew whatever I was doing was getting me closer. Even if it was an inch closer I was going to do it. I would crawl and scratch my way to get where I wanted to go, and I would say no to things that seemed like no-brainers. I knew it wasn't getting me closer to my goal.” Rachel doesn't call herself a public speaker, she calls herself a public empowerer. She loves her job and empowering the athletes, but right now there is nothing that fulfills her more than getting in front of a group of women and empowering them. Her business is not “successful” yet, in the traditional sense, but nothing else gives her the same high as seeing a group of newly-empowered young women. “How many times can you stand to fail and still continue down your path? That's the Champion's Mindset.” Rachel made history and set herself apart from other coaches by, she says, “being a little crazy.” People on the same path as her didn't put the same amount of time, dedication or intention into getting things accomplished every single day. For example, she wakes up at 4:30 AM every morning and starts the day by immediately starting a podcast. Before most people are even awake, she spends over an hour learning. “I've just been devouring information to make myself better.” I really appreciate what Rachel is doing, accomplishing and building. I'm excited to see where her Champion's Mindset takes her, because I see huge things ahead. You can learn more about Rachel on her website.   Don't be a podcast junkie… Resources: Reach out to Rachel: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday Grit by Angela Duckworth   -- This episode is brought to you by SY Partners and Unstuck, helping you make a change by identifying the things holding you up. Their new program “Life Courses” are based on decades of learning about what inspires people to change. It is created by SYPartners, a transformation company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations become the best version of themselves, so they can create massive positive impact in business and society. To start making your change, http://www.unstuck.com/impact (visit Life...

This week's episode is part three of the Champion's Mindset series and I'm talking to Tyler Fox, a professional big wave surfer, Titan of Mavericks, Founder and CEO of Santa Cruz Waves Inc, and Founder of Santa Cruz Waves Magazine. Big wave surfing, like many sports, requires diligent preparation. Surfers at Mavericks have to be ready to be jump out into an arena in front of hundreds of thousands of people watching when the right wave comes. Big wave surfers have to train their bodies, calm their minds, and know their equipment. Any error and you may find yourself being dragged 20 feet underwater. “There's no room for hesitation. You have to give it your all.” Timing, commitment and endurance are all necessary to become a Titan of Mavericks, but these tenets will also help make you a titan of entrepreneurship. Timing – When are you starting this business? What is your competition doing? Do you need to stop doing something that is costing money? Timing is hugely important, but it's also very difficult to master. Commitment – Entrepreneurs need to commit to their instinct and their decisions. If you think you have a good idea and the whole flock of sheep are walking the other way, don't be discouraged. Endurance – Everyone runs into obstacles, but overcoming those obstacles is how we grow. It's easy to quit when things are difficult, but anything worthwhile requires effort. We're all fascinated by champions and we often see them at their peak, but people don't often think about champion's struggling. Tyler was having a great year when he was nominated for Billabong XXL Biggest Wave Award and featured in magazines, but then his sponsor dropped him. Instead of quitting, which would have been easy, Tyler decided to take fate into his own hands and start his own business. “A lot of times I think champions are where they are because of perseverance. They didn't let a setback hinder them from getting to their goals.” Tyler was an awesome guest. He gave us an idea of what it is like to experience some of the biggest waves on earth and went into detail on how the Champion's Mindset has helped him succeed both in surfing and in his business. Check out Santa Cruz Waves to learn more about the area, check up on the surf and see some amazing surfing videos.   Don't be a podcast junkie… Resources: Reach out to Tyler: Instagram | Facebook Learn more about Santa Cruz Waves: Website | Facebook | Twitter Watch Pro Surfer Tyler Fox Surfing in Santa Cruz to see him in action Watch GoPro: Mavericks 2014 to see what it's like at Mavericks Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler   -- This episode is brought to you by SY Partners and Unstuck, helping you make a change by identifying the things holding you up. Their new program “Life Courses” are based on decades of learning about what inspires people to change. It is created by SYPartners, a transformation company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations become the best version of themselves, so they can create massive positive impact in business and society. To start making your change, http://www.unstuck.com/impact (visit Life Courses by Unstuck on the web). -- We are also brought to you by the Lawton Marketing Group. A full service advertising and design agency serving companies and entrepreneurs at all levels. The are your one stop shop for all your web site, logo, social media, print, app design and reputable management needs. Visit LawtonMG.com for more info.     Production & Development for The Impact Entrepreneur Show by Podcast Masters

This week's episode is part two of the Champion's Mindset series and I'm talking to Juliet Starrett, a lifelong athlete, attorney, entrepreneur, and Crossfit affiliate. Juliet rowed in high-school, joined the U.C. Berkeley crew team, and paddled for the US Women's Extreme Whitewater Team from 1997-2000, winning two World Championships and five national titles. In episode 24 we spoke with Juliet's husband, Kelly Starrett, about their entrepreneurial journey co-Founding MobiltyWOD.com – the ultimate guide to resolving pain, preventing injury, and optimizing athletic performance – and their endeavor to combat sedentary living. “People need to sweat the small stuff. They need to show up on time, they need to send professional emails, they need to be pro in everything.” Juliet's freshman Crew coach, Jenny Hale, set an expectation that her rowers would show up, give their all on and off the water, be efficient, be prepared, and be professional. It didn't matter that these college freshman were basically kids, they were expected to be pros – and the champions among them rose to that expectation. “To be a champion you have to be doing something that you're interested in. Focus on it, cultivate it, because that's what's ultimately going to bring people joy.” Juliet believes that a lot of an individual's mindset is mutable, or liable to change. It is possible to develop some aspects of a Champion's Mindset, which Juliet says is composed of two parts: Someone who's willing to take risks. Someone who responds well to adversity. Other aspects of a Champion's Mindset are immutable, because not everybody is a born competitor. You can't necessarily learn the drive to surpass the person in front of you. “Can you disassociate from your physical pain and strategize and say I now need to push myself even harder than the plan I had so that I can surpass this person? Not everybody has that.” Juliet has responded incredibly well to extreme adversity. In college she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and managing her thyroid levels is a lifelong challenge. Then, when she was pregnant with her second child, Juliet was diagnosed with placenta previa. She lost ¾ of the blood in her body and required nine blood transfusions. She was healthy and fit before going to the hospital, and then she was back at square one. “I went down to do a pushup and I just fell to the ground and I could not push myself back up, and I remember being like, ‘Oh my god, it's on. Here we go. Have to start somewhere.'” Less than two years after her daughter was born Juliet competed in the CrossFit Games. Through grit and training, she went from not being able to do one pushup to competing in extreme fitness. “Resilience, the ability to deal with adversity, risk, having a growth mindset – I think all those things are so mission critical to being able to manage this entrepreneur life.” This is a very powerful conversation with a lot of very powerful advice, and I appreciate Juliet taking the time out of her day to be featured in the Champion's Mindset series on The Impact Entrepreneur Show. You can learn more about resolving pain, preventing injury and optimizing athletic performance at MobiltyWOD.com; participate in programs at San Francisco CrossFit; or fight for children's health at http://standupkids.org (StartupKids.org).   Don't be a podcast junkie… Resources: Learn more about Juliet: MobilityWOD | San Francisco CrossFit | Startup Kids The Power of Community by Allison Wenglin Belger Grit by Angela Duckworth Mindset by Carol Dweck The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow: Book | Video     This episode is brought to you by SY Partners and Unstuck, helping you make a change by identifying the things holding you up. Their new program “Life Courses” are based on decades of learning about what inspires people to change. It is created by SYPartners, a transformation company that helps individuals, teams, and...

Today we're kicking off the Champion's Mindset series by speaking with AJ Hawk, Super Bowl Champion and host of The HawkCast. He was a linebacker for Ohio State, the Green Bay Packers, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Atlanta Falcons. I also spoke with AJ's brother, Ryan Hawk, on http://www.theimpactentrepreneur.net/23 (episode 23) of The Impact Entrepreneur Show. The HawkCast is a podcast in which AJ interviews rock stars, hall of fame broadcasters, world class athletes, war heroes, bestselling authors, philosophers, and even an astronaut. The podcast is his platform to share great stories and pursue a deeper understanding of what makes people tick. As an athlete, AJ was mentored by a number of great coaches. At Centerville High School, Bob Gregg and Ron Ullery were incredibly influential. “Those two guys shaped how I attack every single day. They taught me how to work, how to be open-minded, how to learn and how to just shut up and do it.” AJ's other coaches – Jim Tressel, Mike McCarthy and Marvin Lewis – had every second of the day planned out. He knew they weren't going to waste his time, and he respected that. Jim Tressel, AJ's college coach, surprised him by how much he cared. He didn't want to make them better athletes, he wanted to make them better people.   “In the meeting rooms with Coach Tressel it would always start out with things that had nothing to do with football. It was about your character and your integrity and how to be a good, moral person and how to treat the people around you.”   AJ developed a deep respect for process and consistency. If you're an athlete, entrepreneur or parent, you need to find a way to live in the moment. It's about the process and being consistent every day.   “If you stay the course and you stick with what you believe in, good things will happen eventually.”   It's easy to work when you feel good, but what are you going to do when you have a moment of weakness and feel tired? Committing to the process can help you stay on track in difficult moments, and overcoming obstacles will help you grow as a person.   “When things are really tough I can actually grow as a person.”   As AJ transitions from the NFL to pursue a life in broadcasting, he is using the mindset and skills he developed as a champion athlete. He is doing his reps and being consistent by getting out there, getting on camera or on mic any chance he gets, and doing what he is passionate about. He's just trying to get better every single day.   “If you just act like you know what you're doing, chances are people are going to believe you. Just get started, and it's amazing the momentum you can build through that.”   AJ is a tremendously humble and courageous champion, and I can't thank him enough for coming on the show. Make sure you subscribe and listen to The HawkCast for more of AJ's thoughts and insights, plus some incredible stories.   Don't be a podcast junkie… Resources: Listen to The HawkCast Follow AJ on Twitter Listen to my interview with AJ's brother, Ryan Hawk   -- This episode is brought to you by SY Partners and Unstuck, helping you make a change by identifying the things holding you up. Their new program “Life Courses” are based on decades of learning about what inspires people to change. It is created by SYPartners, a transformation company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations become the best version of themselves, so they can create massive positive impact in business and society. To start making your change, http://www.unstuck.com/impact (visit Life Courses by Unstuck on the web). -- We are also brought to you by the Lawton Marketing Group. A full service advertising and design agency serving companies and entrepreneurs at all levels. The are your one stop shop for all your website, logo, social media, print, app design and reputable management needs. Visit LawtonMG.com for more info.     Production & Development for The Impact Entrepreneur Show...

Today's guest, Greg Amundson, is a fitness expert, masterful storyteller and warrior with an extremely diverse set of experiences: college athlete, sheriff's deputy, DEA agent, Army officer, author, and CrossFit affiliate. His focus is currently on speaking, writing, CrossFit and promoting Warrior Yoga.   “Mentors come in all different shapes and forms, so there's an opportunity for God to bring people into our life on a regular basis. These seemingly fleeting and temporary relationships all serve a purpose in our growth, in our evolution, in our awareness, in our self-discovery.”   One of the most influential relationships Greg has is with Mark Divine, Founder and CEO of http://sealfit.com (SEALFIT) and Founder of Warrior Yoga. One of the key gifts that Mark gave Greg was awareness of breath. Mindful breathing is the basis of most forms of meditation, and the story of how Greg found his awareness of breath is quite exciting. It involves hanging from a cargo net in a steel compound, and even more about their powerful mentor-mentee relationship is explored in the upcoming book Firebreather Fitness. Firebreather Fitness is a profound book in that it is the first to fully integrate holistic fitness, which is simultaneously developing the mind, the body and the spirit. In the early days of CrossFit, Firebreather became a term of endearment based around physical accomplishment. Then Greg realized that there was more to a physical fitness program than physicality.   “There's way more to a physical fitness program than physicality. There's an opportunity to develop character, emotional resilience, discipline and spiritual awareness, and now we define a Firebreather as one who faces the trials and tribulations of great physical opposition with an indomitable spirit.”   A huge part of Greg and Mark's lives are their morning rituals, and they are both passionate about instilling in people the warrior quality of the morning ritual. Every morning, Greg: Wakes up at four and becomes aware of the transition between the waking state and the sleeping state Remains silent Goes into the kitchen to pour a glass of water Introduces the feeling of gratitude as he drinks the water of immense gratitude Goes into the living room and goes through a series of breathing exercises that are designed to still the mind Meditates to achieve a transcendent state and Transitions to the warrior tradition of First Words, which is the practice of bringing awareness to the first offering of our spoken word   The First Word process creates a rippling effect from the beginning of our day throughout the rest of the day. Through breathing exercises and meditation you create a still body of water in your mind, and “the spoken word is like a pebble that you drop into stillness to create an even rippling effect touching the shore of our life on every corner.”   “Words are real.”   Greg is the last guest in our Small Town series, and he proves that you don't need to be from a big town to have a big impact. God in Me is available now; Firebreather Fitness releases January 5th, 2017; and you can connect with Greg at www.GregoryAmundson.com.   Don't be a podcast junkie… Resources: Connect with Greg: Website | Facebook Crossfit Amundson Warrior Yoga God in Me by Greg Amundson Firebreather Fitness by Greg Amundson and T.J. Murphy (releases Jan. 5, 2017) SEALFIT Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl   -- This episode is brought to you by SY Partners and Unstuck, helping you make a change by identifying the things holding you up. Their new program “Life Courses” are based on decades of learning about what inspires people to change. It is created by SYPartners, a transformation company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations become the best version of themselves, so they can create massive positive impact in business and society. To start making your change, http://www.unstuck.com/impact (visit Life...

Today's guest, Justis Earle, is a natural disruptor and innovator. He successfully Kickstarted http://www.hansnap.com (HANSNAP, Inc.), a mobile accessory design company focused on film stabilization for the active lifestyle. Their main product, the HANSNAP, is a hand-mounted smartphone filming system that folds neatly onto the back of your hand for quick access and hands-free filming. Before launching HANSNAP Justis was at Tigo Energy, a highly disruptive startup that was one of the first companies to bring the Internet of Things (IoT) to the solar industry. He led the development of a mobile app-based IoT consumer solar system with three of the largest companies in the solar industry, founded the Product and Software Quality department, and designed the largest IoT solar system in Europe.   “I believe there's a definite connection between entrepreneurship and the potential or risk factor of being a troublemaker.”   Justis sees a fine line between troublemakers and entrepreneurs. Some people are just natural disruptors, and unfortunately some disruptors don't receive any guidance, mentorship or leadership. Ultimately, an entrepreneur is somebody who has to challenge the way other people do things.   “I look at crowdfunding as a microcosm of business.”   Justis actually launched two crowdfunding campaigns. The first attempt failed, but Justis learned a lot and still saw value in crowdfunding. He realized that the crowdfunding campaign had to be run like a microcosm of a business – accounting, engineering, development, photography, video, marketing and more need to be organized, started and completed in a very short period of time.   “A crowdfunding campaign is really a fantastic way to put all of those pieces together in a short amount of time and see if you even want to run your own business.”   If you want to disrupt a space with your own entrepreneurial vision, Justis has some awesome tips for small town entrepreneurs: One of the biggest mistakes you can make is telling the wrong people about your ideas. “An idea is like a seed. Seeds are pretty robust, but when a seed is cracked – when the idea is formed – it becomes very fragile, and it needs a nurturing environment to really grow and mature.” Do it. Just start doing it. There's really no substitute for that. “It's through doing that you understand whether you're passionate enough about something to endure the hardship and the pain to get to where you want to go.” You have to have a regular influx of positive material in your life. You have to keep putting that stuff in to keep you motivated.   Keep your eyes locked to Justis Earle and HANSNAP to see some big announcements soon. I really appreciate his doer mentality, the fact that he doesn't take no for an answer, and the example that he sets for other small town entrepreneurs.   Don't be a podcast junkie… Resources: HANSNAP Blink by Malcolm Gladwell Flow Genome Project The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss   -- This episode is brought to you by SY Partners and Unstuck, helping you make a change by identifying the things holding you up. Their new program “Life Courses” are based on decades of learning about what inspires people to change. It is created by SYPartners, a transformation company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations become the best version of themselves, so they can create massive positive impact in business and society. To start making your change, http://www.unstuck.com/impact (visit Life Courses by Unstuck on the web). -- We are also brought to you by the Lawton Marketing Group. A full service advertising and design agency serving companies and entrepreneurs at all levels. The are your one stop shop for all your web site, logo, social media, print, app design and reputable management needs. Visit LawtonMG.com for more info. Production & Development for The Impact Entrepreneur Show by...

Today's guest, Matthew Swinnerton, has an eclectic background in Business Development, Event Planning, Public Speaking and Sales. He is currently the Owner, Creative Director and Magic Maker at Event Santa Cruz. Event Santa Cruz is a monthly speaker series in which entrepreneurs discuss why they do what they do and what motivates them to do what they do, and in between the community enjoys a festive atmosphere with craft beers, live music and fun people. It's an inspiring night that brings the community together for a purpose.   “I like putting on shows. I like getting communities and people together to make something.”   If you are starting something and want to build a community, Matthew has one simple but effective piece of advice: “Respect your community.” It's all about building relationships. Matthew was born with an entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic. There are very few entrepreneurs who have the same hustle. He gets things done, and through years of hard work he has learned he also needs to work smart.   “I hustle, but the next thing I need to do is work smart.”   Matthew works hard, but he still spent some time slogging through the corporate world before he found his passion. He shares three tips for exiting the corporate world and launching your own startup: Start Planning – Really plan it out. Write down in detail what you want to accomplish and by when, and hold yourself accountable. Try to find your passion and establish a business around it. Associate With Other Entrepreneurs – Whether it's a mentor or a group, in every community there's a group of entrepreneurs that can help you get into the spirit of doing. A Good Social Lubricant is Beer – “When I first started my events I didn't have beer. After six months I brought in beer. People thought it was the best event ever … and not cheap beer. Like actually good, craft beer.” Of course, drink in moderation.   Matthew also shares a powerful story about persevering and adapting in a period of great adversity. His third child was born with health complications, and for nearly a year he basically lived and worked out of the hospital. He managed to give his family everything they needed in a trying time and still maintain enough momentum in the business for it to survive. Three years later, the business is making money and his daughter is doing great.   “Take the first step, then take the second step – and plan it out. Every single day do something that gets you to that goal.”   Matthew is a powerful inspiration for any entrepreneur, new or old. His work ethic, perseverance and purpose fuel an incredible passion. If you live near Santa Cruz or plan to travel there, I highly recommend checking out the upcoming events being planned by Event Santa Cruz.   Don't be a podcast junkie… Resources: Learn more about Matthew: Event Santa Cruz | Twitter Attend an event by Event Santa Cruz Born For This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do by Chris Guillebeau   This episode is brought to you by SY Partners and Unstuck, helping you make a change by identifying the things holding you up. Their new program “Life Courses” are based on decades of learning about what inspires people to change. It is created by SYPartners, a transformation company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations become the best version of themselves, so they can create massive positive impact in business and society. To start making your change, http://www.unstuck.com/impact (visit Life Courses by Unstuck on the web).   We are also brought to you by the Lawton Marketing Group. A full service advertising and design agency serving companies and entrepreneurs at all levels. The are your one stop shop for all your website, logo, social media, print, app design and reputable management needs. Visit LawtonMG.com for more info. Production & Development for The Impact Entrepreneur Show by Podcast Masters

David Dennis is an incredibly interesting individual. He has a degree in sociology, a masters in political science, a career working with major tech companies such as Microsoft, and he is co-founder of a surfboard company focused on ocean conservation. Dennis is co-founder of http://ventanasurfboards.com (Ventana Surfboards & Supplies). They produce hollow, reclaimed wooden surfboards; bodysurfing handplanes; and eco surf supplies. The boards are high performance, surfable works of art that jumpstart conversations in homes and wave lineups.   “I wanted to use my skills to give back in more a meaningful way to the community in the areas that I care most about: homelessness, ocean conservation and education.”   Ventana gained clarity of purpose through research and a simple vision of creating the most loved surf company in the world, “and sometimes we put surf in brackets because we want to be the most loved company in the world.” In an effort to create the most loved company in the world, Dennis focuses on three brand values: Craftsmanship Responsibility Adventure   “We vet everything we're going to do against that vision and against those brand values and that's helped us keep very focused.”   One way that Ventana maintains their values is the Ventana Upcycle Partner Program. The pitch is simple: Ventana allows companies and individuals to reduce the amount wood and other materials they send to the landfill; they market partners as environmentally responsible; and then they create beautiful, high-quality craftsman products as a result. Ventana uses upcycled wood from donors like Santa Cruz Guitars, a Czech Republic swamp, wine barrels from SoCal vineyards, offcuts from Knotty Hole Woodworks, wood from the boardwalk rollercoaster, old cedar benches from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and pieces of John Steinbeck's original home.   “The short version of what we're doing is we're taking other people's trash and we're turning it into amazing products.”   For David and his co-founder to maintain focus on their brand values and mission, they have remained bootstrapped since the company launched – and they hope to continue to do that as long as possible.   “Find what you're passionate about and see if you can amplify it for social good.”   David is a passionate and courageous entrepreneur endeavoring to make a positive difference in the world by doing what he's good at, and what he loves. He's an inspiring and impactful business leader, and I greatly appreciate him coming on the show. --   Don't be a podcast junkie… Resources: Learn more about Ventana: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Pinterest Contact David at David@VentanaSurfboards.com   -- This episode is brought to you by SY Partners and Unstuck, helping you make a change by identifying the things holding you up. Their new program “Life Courses” are based on decades of learning about what inspires people to change. It is created by SYPartners, a transformation company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations become the best version of themselves, so they can create massive positive impact in business and society. To start making your change, http://www.unstuck.com/impact (visit Life Courses by Unstuck on the web).   We are also brought to you by the Lawton Marketing Group. A full service advertising and design agency serving companies and entrepreneurs at all levels. The are your one stop shop for all your web site, logo, social media, print, app design and reputable management needs. Visit LawtonMG.com for more info. Production & Development for The Impact Entrepreneur Show by Podcast Masters

Today I'm speaking with Bernie Swain, co-founder and Chairman of the Washington Speakers Bureau and author of http://bernieswain.com/book/ (What Made Me Who I Am). Bernie fell into this career by accident, but he developed a passion for meeting new people and forming relationships.  Bernie was prepared to pursue a career in college athletics but, as his boss was ready to retire and promote him, Swain quit to join his wife Paula and his friend Harry Rhoads to start a lecture agency without experience, without a plan, and without a single client. “We started out not knowing anything.” The three co-founders started Washington Speakers Bureau from a supply closet belonging to Chuck Hagel, who would later become Secretary of Defense. After a rough year, when their savings were running out, Swain secured their first speaker: Steve Bell, then the anchorman for Good Morning America. Eight years later, WSB was established as the top lecture agency in the world.  “Your brand is trust and honesty: being able to deliver what you say you're going to deliver, and deliver it well.” Over the last 35 years, WSB has represented three US Presidents, four prime ministers of Great Britain, countless American and world leaders, business and economic visionaries, journalists, authors, and sport legends. “The most important thing is relationships.” Bernie's career is built on networking and good relationships. Steve Bell reached out because of a positive experience with Bernie at his previous career working in the athletics department of GWU, and then Bernie and Steve made their deal based on a handshake – a sign of trust. What could have been a huge mistake (not signing a contract) became a huge boon for WSB. “A surprising number of speakers gave us a chance knowing they could walk away from us at any time if we didn't do a good job for them, or if they didn't trust us they could walk away from us. On the other hand, we knew because they could walk away from us that we had to work hard to make them happy.” WSB continues to represent everyone on a handshake, because that's the soul of their business. Good leaders build a strong foundation with solid character. With their solid foundation, WSB is still on top and they've made countless friends along the way. “No matter who you are, or what the decision is, you want to make decisions that you feel in your heart are the right things to do.” What Made Me Who I Am isn't the story of how Bernie became successful, they're the stories about how his life changed because of the relationships he has made. Bernie shares first-hand accounts of the powerful influences and defining moments from accomplished leaders like Doris Kearns Goodwin, Colin Powell and Terry Bradshaw. You can find an excerpt on Bernie's site. I appreciate Bernie coming by and sharing his story. He is a passionate, risk-taking leader who sets a great example by building a business with a soul and serving his clients well. -- Don't be a podcast junkie… Resources: Learn more about Bernie: Website | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter What Made Me Who I Am by Bernie Swain Washington Speakers Bureau -- This episode is brought to you by SY Partners and Unstuck, helping you make a change by identifying the things holding you up. Their new program “Life Courses” are based on decades of learning about what inspires people to change. It is created by SYPartners, a transformation company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations become the best version of themselves, so they can create massive positive impact in business and society. To start making your change, visit Life Courses by Unstuck on the web. -- We are also brought to you by the Lawton Marketing Group. A full service advertising and design agency serving companies and entrepreneurs at all levels. The are your one stop shop for all your web site, logo, social media, print, app design and reputable management needs. Visit LawtonMG.com for...

Aaron Walker is a businessman and life coach who has inspired many through his leadership, mentorship and consistent pursuit of excellence. 35 years of entrepreneurship and marriage have given Aaron a wealth of valuable experience. Aaron is currently on his twelfth venture as an entrepreneur – that's right, twelfth. He is the founder of View From the Top, a coaching service and community that aims to help men live a life of success and significance.   Aaron is an authority on leadership and what it takes to lead a holistic, successful life. In this interview, Aaron discusses how grit and determination have paid off, how he helps ordinary men become extraordinary, how to live a successful and significant life, and the power of Masterminds and community.   “I'm helping ordinary men become extraordinary, and we do it in a holistic fashion. We don't do it just in business and we don't do it just in life. We do it in both, because I think they're inseparable.”   Retirement doesn't agree with Aaron. He has retired three different times – sometimes because of success, sometimes because of traumatic events – but not working always makes him (and his wife) unhappy. After his most recent retirement, Aaron was invited by Dan Miller to speak at an http://www.48days.com/liveevents/innovate/ (Innov8) event.   “I'm having more fun today than I've ever had in my life.”   Before Aaron was in a car accident, he was very successful. However, the accident helped him realize that, while he had great success, he had no significance. Nobody cared about his success but him and his family, but he realized he wanted to leave a legacy of people happy to have known him.   “I don't believe in failure. I believe you either succeed or you learn.”   For Aaron, success means: Choosing his schedule Having and engaging family and meaningful relationships Having a clear conscience with every transaction that he does   Aaron also believes that you can easily define significance: it is meeting the needs of others. Success has something to do with you, significance has something to mean for others.   “I want to learn to be content, but not complacent.”   Relationships are everything. Literally. For example, Aaron is in the construction business, and he formed an alliance of sorts with his competitors. By pooling resources, they all saved money – and in the process, they also support a number of local tradesmen. Now all of the people in the alliance are more successful, and they're friends.   “When you start helping, you start sharing, then what it does is it drops the veil and everybody starts helping. There's enough business for everybody, but we have this mentality that the pie is only so big, but there's nothing further from the truth.”   Aaron brought a gift for the Impact Entrepreneur audience. It is a personal assessment that dives into your identity, ideals, relationship, career and faith. Answering the questions can help you think, and help you realize what it is that you want. Go to ViewFromTheTop.com/Impact to pick up your own copy of the personal assessment, and hopefully they will help you live more successfully and significantly.   I am extremely thankful to Aaron, or Big A as he is sometimes called, for sharing so much with us all. He is an incredibly generous person, and he has a lot of valuable lessons to teach the Impact Entrepreneur audience. --   This episode is brought to you by SY Partners and Unstuck, helping you make a change by identifying the things holding you up. Their new program “Life Courses” are based on decades of learning about what inspires people to change. It is created by SYPartners, a transformation company that helps individuals, teams, and organizations become the best version of themselves, so they can create massive positive impact in business and society. To start making your change, http://www.unstuck.com/impact (visit Life Courses by Unstuck on...

Impact Entrepreneur: Someone who is impacting the world or their industry with their product, service or platform.   On this episode of The Impact Entrepreneur Show we have Nancy Hawley and Sara Kalick. Both are Vice Presidents and General Managers of their respective app products at SY/Partners in New York.   Nancy spent a years in her early career doing digital content at large publishing companies like Time Inc. and Condé Nast. She was part of the Unstuck launch team and has been with SY/Partners for 5+ years. She considers herself a “maker by nature, entrepreneur by circumstance.”   Sara considers herself a “professional storyteller”. In her early career she managed nightclubs and ran bars, and also worked in fashion. She went to business school in Spain and learned about design thinking and innovation. Sara then took that knowledge and applied during her internship at SY/Partners, where she was responsible for running their strategy group. She now works on one SY/Partners newest tools, Leadfully.   SY/Partners helps leaders transform their organizations, their teams, and themselves. Their mission statement is:   “In a world that too easily settles for less, we believe that it's worthy work to envision, believe in, and fight for greatness. That's the work we do every day.”     What it's like to work for SY/Partners?   Sara: SY/Partners is about all about change, and transforming to meet the needs of the world. Creates opportunity for people to be entrepreneurial within the organization.   Nancy: The company thinks differently of how everyone works together. I've never worked at a place that's so collaborate, and with so little ego. There aren't politics or hidden agendas. Everyone is together with the same purpose and everyone has a voice at the table.       If you could pick any superpower, what would it be and how would you use it?   Nancy: Visual design. Design is critical to the work we do. Sara: Helping people figure out who they want to be and how to get there.     What's your favorite tool on Unstuck?                   A tool incorporated in the Unstuck app is Tell Me Why, and it helps you get to the root of why you aren't doing something. Unstuck is designed to help you dig up the answer that you already have inside, but won't give yourself.   Get Your Game On is a planning tool for people who don't like to plan.   Pros vs. Pros primarily for “wafflers” or people who can't decide. You write all the effects of all options, and then sort them by importance.   About Leadfully   Helping individual leaders at companies be their best selves. Our hope is to give people practical tools in order to start taking action and building new behaviors.     Show Links: Website: https://www.sypartners.com/ (SYPartners.com) Twitter: https://twitter.com/SYPartners (@SYPartners) Unstuck App: http://www.unstuck.com/ (Unstuck.com) Leadfully Tool: https://www.leadfully.com/ (Leadfully.com)

An all-UC Davis panel of marketing experts dive into the hot topic of marketing using big data and how to build a brand using data-driven storytelling. Panelists: Abby Lunardini BA 97, Vice President, Brand Marketing and Communications, Virgin America; Aaron Carpenter MBA 98, Chief Customer Officer, Hubnami; Associate Professor Ashwin Aravindakshan, UC Davis Graduate School of Management; and moderated by Lisa Maulhardt MA 92, Executive Vice President, SYPartners. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Executive Speakers and Special Events" [Business] [Show ID: 30681]

An all-UC Davis panel of marketing experts dive into the hot topic of marketing using big data and how to build a brand using data-driven storytelling. Panelists: Abby Lunardini BA 97, Vice President, Brand Marketing and Communications, Virgin America; Aaron Carpenter MBA 98, Chief Customer Officer, Hubnami; Associate Professor Ashwin Aravindakshan, UC Davis Graduate School of Management; and moderated by Lisa Maulhardt MA 92, Executive Vice President, SYPartners. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Executive Speakers and Special Events" [Business] [Show ID: 30681]