Podcasts about thinkfwd

In this episode, Stacy and Pete chat about how to combine human creativity and curiosity with leading-edge analytics and technology to pave the way for growth. https://hollywoodbranded.com/leading-edge-analytics-and-technology About Pete Sena Pete is the founder of Digital Surgeons, a creative consultancy that helps brands spark and design new opportunities for growth. With nearly 20 years of branding experience, he has led cross-functional teams delivering innovative, bottom-line-boosting activations and multi-channel programs for startups to Fortune 500 companies. Pete firmly believes that experiences build relationships, and relationships build brands. In 2018, he founded ThinkFWD, a forward-obsessed community that empowers leaders forworld-class innovation. His dedication to cultivating and connecting business innovators led him to provide practical education, engaging events, and invaluable toolkits to drive significant progress in people's careers.Pete's exceptional team and innovative thinking have made a lasting impact on some of the world's leading companies, including Microsoft, PepsiCo, Google, Hershey, and more. His expertise in design, technology, and consumer behavior enables him to bring distinct recognition, driving positive change and increasing business value. He's an inspiration, motivating individuals to achieve meaningful progressin their personal and professional live --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hollywood-branded/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hollywood-branded/support

What do Starbucks, Viagra, and Netflix have in common?  And no, the answer is not “a late night.”  All 3 used their brand and storytelling abilities to create a category that didn't exist before. Pretty neat! Today's guest is an expert in storytelling, branding, and guessing my favorite books. We talk about AI as a tool for self-exploration, using stories to communicate your strategy, and how to approach life with a sense of play.  Check it out! ----- Show Notes: (09:35) - How you express your brand story is the difference between breakthrough and mediocre results (30:30) - ChatGPT lies… a lot (prompt engineering and hallucinating AI) (49:40) - Creative/Artistic thinking vs Scientific thinking – how do you know when to use what (52:15) - Approach life with a state of play ----- Links: * https://www.petesena.com * https://twitter.com/petesena * https://www.linkedin.com/in/petersena/ * Pete's Pod - Forward Obsessed: https://open.spotify.com/show/2TrkOZ7xL7WSlzc2mrwXuC?si=aa5e7790aca64e05&nd=1 * Had to do it to ‘em — check out my brother's song “pensando en ti”: https://open.spotify.com/track/7KKkueqCLOYJMt09lLQx3s?si=bd76ed4ea5354bc5 ---- Quotes I Enjoyed “When a company is too big to fail, and they've got that dominant market share, innovation is so much more complex because the risk of failure is that much higher.” “As a creative professional and a creative entrepreneur, sometimes I'm a little bit of an idea masochist – i like to go through pain and that pain I think is what brings about the journey.”  “Speak your truth. Do it. Do it with empathy, do it with your core values, but do it.” ---- If you liked the episode, subscribe for more!  Let's chat: reach me at armand@playhardpodcast.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playhardpodcast/support

Pete Sena shares his story of building a design agency from scratch, how he's become a better person and leader along the way, and why each of us need to know our unique value.  Highlights include: What led a 'scrawny, introverted, nerdy kid' to take up martial arts? What question does every designer need a compelling answer to? How has your self-image and what you value changed over-time? Do design leaders need to sacrifice personal time to stay relevant? How can something that we're great at be not great for us? ====== Who is Pete Sena? Pete is a serial entrepreneur and design executive who advises founders and CEOs on how to create design-driven cultures; the kind that help them to discover and explore new growth opportunities for their businesses. In 2004, when he was still in college, Pete founded Digital Surgeons - an independent demand design consultancy, based in Connecticut, USA. Digital Surgeons now employs over 50 people, has a fully-integrated and self-sufficient leadership team, and has created award-winning work for brands such as Google, United Technologies, Epic Games, the US Open and Lady Gaga. Pete is also the Co-Founder of ThinkFWD, a community of innovative business owners who are invited to lean into their curiosity and become true catalysts for positive change within their teams, social circles and society at large. As someone who leads by example, Pete is also a Venture Mentor at Yale University and an entrepreneur-in-residence at his alma mater, the University of Connecticut, in the Technology Incubation Programme. ====== Find Pete here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petersena/ Website: https://www.petesena.com/ Medium: https://petesena.medium.com/ The Green Zone Framework: https://bit.ly/405SohZ Digital Surgeons: https://www.digitalsurgeons.com/ ====== Liked what you heard and want to hear more? Subscribe and support the show by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen). Follow us on our other social channels for more great Brave UX content! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheSpaceInBetween/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-space-in-between/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceinbetw__n/ ====== Hosted by Brendan Jarvis: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/ Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendanjarvis/

“A lot of people think they want to be millionaires — not realizing that the life that they truly want can be attached to a much lower dollar amount.”—Yunche WilsonWhat's your dream as a business owner? I bet time freedom and travel are high up on the list, right?My guest on today's episode of The Juicy CEO Podcast is Yunche Wilson, a Fractional CMO, strategist, and owner of SolomonBell Consultancy.Yunche has not only created a marketing performance consultancy that generates millions for her clients in sales enablement — but she has done so remotely while travelling around the world.These are GOALS, people! However, it was not easy — and you are not going to want to miss Yunche's powerful journey.Armed with 15 years of marketing expertise, she has made brave personal decisions that resulted in her family becoming global citizens, world-schooling her children with a tailored education, and setting plans to retire in 10 years' time.  From building remote networking structures to making sure you're showing up where your clients are hanging out, Yunche's story shoots the juice from start to finish. Yunche's focus, determination, and authenticity show all juicy CEOs, and especially women of colour, that your business dream is part of reserving the right to live the life you want.Her success comes down to focusing on her goals and her why — what are yours? In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode of The Juicy CEO Podcast,‌ ‌you'll discover:‌ ‌Time management tips to serve global clients while working remotely or travellingHow to network to niche groups and their needs using RFPs (request for proposal)Why you need to reconsider LinkedIn as a networking toolIf you think this episode is juicy, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review!Highlights:‌ ‌01:30 Welcome, Yunche Wilson!! 05:37 The journey to working from anywhere13:13 How to make remote working a reality16:51 World-schooling as a parent19:58 Networking while travelling24:35 Creating a network on LinkedIn30:13 Be where your clients are33:42 ThinkFWD36:57 Connect with Yunche ‌Links To Visit:Connect with Yunche on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yunchewilsonConnect with Yunche via SolomonBell: https://www.solomonbellmgmt.comJoin Yunche's FREE marketing community ThinkFWD: www.thinkfwdbiz.comSubscribe to Not Another Marketing Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-haXakWWl2PEs6yaz6sKBAMake sure you're subscribed to The Juicy CEO Podcast and leave a rating and review! To win some Juicy CEO Swag, take a screenshot, tag me on Instagram @moniquebryan_co, and use the hashtag #TheJuicyCEO on social media.Stay Connected:Instagram: @moniquebryan_coFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/JuicyBrandSquad

In the sixth episode of the Lenovo ThinkFWD CIO Series, William Confalonieri talks about his role as chief digital officer at Deakin University. He discusses digital innovation, the use of artificial intelligence to provide more personalised services to its students and the university’s vision for establishing a strong horizontal information structure. Listen here, subscribe on iTunes or check out other episodes on ThinkFWD.

THIS WEEK: Did you know the vegetable oil we use to make our french fries could also power our cars? In this webisode, Planet Forward drops by GreenLight BioFuels’ new plant in Maryland where they’ve been turning cooking waste into biofuel. FROM OUR BLOG: Check out Planet Forward host, Frank Sesno’s blog post about an innovative way to turn landfill trash into sustainable fuel. ALSO: Want to learn more about renewable fuels? President of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister talks about the importance of biofuels in a secure energy future. FROM OUR NEWSDESK: Berkeley scientists are looking into seaweed as a potential fuel source. Find out what they’ve discovered about this underwater alternative. Want to stay up to date with Planet Forward? Click here to subscribe to our email list!

THIS WEEK: Have you ever wondered 'What's something I do everyday that impacts the environment and I don't even know it?' #Thinkfwd student Charles Pulliam-Moore sheds light on an idea you might never have thought of: how green is YouTube? FROM OUR BLOG: Check out PFF Hayley Milon's blog post about how your YouTube consumption could be affecting the atmosphere. FROM OUR NEWSDESK: Facebook is already thinking about greening their servers. Check out what their plan is for their massive server farm in Sweden. FROM NBR: Tune in this week to the PBS Nightly Business Report to learn more about Ogranica's BlueHouse, which says it can turn your sewage into water you can use to water your plants!

What do you do when church seems upside down? When it seems like church is more about going through the motions than anything else? ThinkFWD host Spencer Burke spends some time with Ken and Deborah Loyd, who live in Portland, Oregon.

It started with one person in crisis, a prostitute. She came, got help, and brought someone else who needed help. Bruce Deel, founder of the City of Refuge in downtown Atlanta, shares how it all began with Spencer Burke, host of ThinkFWD.

Leonard Sweet calls us to make an impression—a God impression—a nudge, a dent on everyone we meet. But how we do that is to listen to discern what the Spirit is already doing, and to nudge that person toward understanding that God is working in their life

What would happen if a group of people pooled 10% of their personal income, and used it to help people within 1° of separation, in short, a “relational tithe?” That’s exactly what Darin Peterson, Shane Claiborne, and their friends did. http://theooze.tv

Lord Save Us From Your Followers! That’s the name of the movie on the marquis in downtown Portland, Oregon and the backdrop for the ThinkFWD episode with host Spencer Burke and independent filmmaker Dan Merchant.

People are losing their homes daily, families are without running water, and living (or dying) without health care. Does this sound like a description of a third-world country? Perhaps. But it is straight from an interview between Cheri Honkala...

Community interpretation of the Bible helps balance our inherent biases, and we become part of the story of the book, says author Tim Conder in an interview for ThinkFWD with host Spencer Burke. Tim’s book, Free for All, posits that reading the Bible...

We need to encounter brothers, neighbors, even strangers of different faiths. We need a perspective that says, “There must be more about you, about others, than just to serve MY story.” says Samir Selmanovic in interview with ThinkFWD host Spencer Bur

David Sacks says "Art as propaganda never ends well.” He says the purpose of art should not be to prove a point, but to display beauty, provoke thought, and ask questions. “the sum of a person’s experience will determine their vision.” “Experien

The ability to act as Jesus acts is not something that belongs exclusively to ordained clergy or ‘holy” people, but is something we all have by the simple virtue of being human and having God’s life breathed into us. These are the hopeful words . . .

We need more mystics and satirists in the church . . . as long as we understand the difference between satirizing the subject and slamming the sinner. Becky Garrison calls us to be reconcilers, here to heal the world, in her interview on ThinkFwd

Let’s talk about cross-gender friendships, or put simply, friendships between men and women--outside of a marriage or romantic relationship. Enter Dan Brennan and his self-published book, Sacred Unions, Sacred Passions.