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The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving
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CEOs and business leaders, management consulting senior partners, ground-breaking professors, thought-provoking writers and journalists, record-setting athletes and coaches, and award-winning actors and celebrities discuss the key issues facing the business world and broader society. Get free access to our newsletter, Monday Morning at 8 am, along with sample episodes from our training programs on www.strategytraining.com. Go to https://www.firmsconsulting.com/promo.
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🎙️ Welcome to Dynamic Decisions – where the best decisions start with great conversations. Hosted by Teasha Cable, CEO of CModel, this show dives into the stories, strategies, and decisions behind some of the most innovative leaders in business today. Each episode, we sit down with visionaries who are leveraging data to rethink the status quo, solve complex challenges, and create lasting impact in their fields. Tune in to discover how top leaders are using data to transform their businesses— ...
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The Decision-Making Studio Podcast (formerly known as the All Things Risk podcast) uses the lenses of decision-making, uncertainty and risk to better understand ourselves and our world. We feature fascinating guests across many fields from sport, the arts, current affairs and others. We have long-form conversations and our guests share insights, stories, tools and tips.
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The Wired For Success Podcast brings together the very best from science, self-development, and entrepreneurship to help ambitious, mission-driven entrepreneurs get out of overwhelm, worry, and self-sabotage so that they can become confident CEOs and conscious creators of their dream lives. In this show, I'll share my own experiences and interview the very best scientists, marketing experts, and entrepreneurs so that you can get all the expert tips and strategies to help you trust yourself m ...
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Sales is a thinking process. The Catalyst Sale Podcast is a weekly podcast with Catalyst Sale founder Mike Simmons and host Jody Maberry. We discuss real stories with practical application, in the context of B2B Sales. Other topics discussed include - Sales Strategy, Revenue Operations, Training, Onboarding, Sales Enablement, Organization Enablement, Workforce Development, and Execution.
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The Failure Gap podcast is hosted by Julie Williamson, Ph.D., the CEO and a Managing Partner at Karrikins Group, a Denver-based, global-serving business consultancy. Julie delves into the critical space between agreement and alignment - where even the best ideas falter without decisive action. Through candid conversations with a diverse mix of leaders, this podcast explores both the successes and failures that shape the journey of leadership. Featuring visionary leaders from companies of all ...
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We all have problems we are looking to solve. We know that there are solutions out there, but we struggle with this. How do we find the solution, where does the nudge come from to help us take the next step, and start solving tough problems. The intention of this podcast is to help you find your catalyst and take that next step. The Find My Catalyst Podcast is a weekly podcast with Catalyst Sale founder Mike Simmons. We discuss real stories with practical application, in the context of leade ...
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Join the discussion of behavioral marketing, consumer trust, and loyalty. Clicksuasion's marketing frameworks are founded on behavioral economic and behavioral finance principles. Learn applicable data-driven strategies to influence change, employee engagement, and human decisions.
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Executive coach Marcel van de Hoef interviews professionals and thinkers from the worlds of investment, business and arts about leadership and communication. Reflecting on their own unique experience, they share inspiring stories as well as the strategies, tactics and mindsets they rely on to make their daily interactions more productive and meaningful. www.beyondexpertise.nl or reach me at [email protected]
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Think about a time when you followed your gut and made a choice that was less than obvious to everyone but you. Maybe you were nervous, but you had the courage to throw everyone's advice out the window and push forward into what seemed right. Or maybe a time when you someone else's less than obvious choice, and you had to live up to the trust they've put in you. What happened next? Were you a hero…or did it all blow up in your face? Were lessons learned or did it ultimately mean nothing? Jim ...
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Focused on high achieving professionals and executives who want to be and stay more confident, consistent, motivated, energized and vital as they live, play, and work. The stakes are high for them and they have many responsibilities, yet little time so they're constantly managing competing demands. Our solution is called Power Paradigm and we have a very profound, practical, real, scientific and spiritual method that trains them on BEING Powerful. While they're well trained in leadership, co ...
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How to Build a Consulting Firm is a podcast channel with inspiration, support and practical strategies to help management consultants, especially boutique firm's consultants, build their small firms, find clients, deliver stunning insights and grow profitably. Each episode addresses a unique challenge you will face: finding clients, delivering the work, finding and training people, all while developing intellectual property to set your firm apart and more. We will discuss toolkits, methodolo ...
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The Curious Cat Bookshop is the independent bookstore of Winsted, CT, offering curation, selection, expertise, and a place to meet with bookish friends at our book clubs, author events, and storytimes. This podcast is our in-store events feed, combined with remote interviews with authors who live elsewhere. We help you satisfy your curiosity in a community of readers--bringing the authors of Connecticut to the world, and the authors of the world to northwest Connecticut.
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610: Cas Holman on Play, Creativity, and the Future of Work
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55:10When was the last time you played, really played? For Cas Holman, founder and chief designer of Heroes Will Rise and star of Netflix's Abstract: The Art of Design, play isn't childish. It's the foundation of human creativity, resilience, and connection. She worked with LEGO, Disney Imagineering, and the LEGO Foundation and on a mission to help adul…
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609: UCLA Professor and MD on How Gravity Shapes Your Health and Mind
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52:33Dr. Brennan Spiegel, Director of Health Services Research at Cedars-Sinai and Professor of Medicine and Public Health at UCLA, author of the book Pull, explains why illness is often a failure to manage gravity. He describes how our relationship with gravity defines strength, balance, digestion, mental stability, and emotional health. Take the Gravo…
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Tom Hayes, CEO of Riley Hayes Advertising, shares how his 34-year-old agency thrives by focusing on human empathy over AI automation. He explains why authentic human connections still matter in marketing, even as AI transforms creative production. Hayes breaks down Aristotle's three pillars of persuasion and shows how understanding people hasn't ch…
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How to Think Like a World-Class Marketer | Rory Sutherland
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2:01:07Ogilvy Vice Chairman Rory Sutherland reveals the formula for persuasion, why people make decisions and how you can use psychology to your advantage. Rory is the world’s leading advertising strategist. He spent almost four decades as Ogilvy studying why people behave the way they do and how to change that behavior. He explains why contrast drives ch…
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Roland Cozzolino didn't just ride the AI wavehe saw it coming two decades ago. As CTO and founder of Syntin, this math-degree-wielding maverick spent years in the trenches of high-frequency trading and ad tech at MediaMath, building systems that made real-time decisions at lightning speed. His early work in web 2.0? So accurate at predicting what y…
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Finetuning the Longevity Lifestyle with Oz García | Episode 248
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44:13EPISODE SUMMARY What if aging wasn't a slow decline… but a design choice? This week I'm talking with longevity pioneer Oz Garcia—the man Fortune 100 CEOs and A-list performers call when their energy, immunity, or performance is on the line. We explore the future of bio-hacking, the hidden biological costs of entrepreneurship, and the surprising hab…
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608: Harvard Professor and former CEO of Medtronic, Bill George, on How Leaders Should Manage Challenging Times
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55:40Bill George, former CEO of Medtronic and Harvard Business School Executive Fellow, explains how leaders can stay grounded, principled, and effective in chaotic times. "It's a world of chaos and it requires a very different kind of leader than in more stable times." The skills that once mattered (process control, long-term plans) are now secondary t…
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Roseanne Donahue has cracked cybersecurity's biggest hiring challenge at Critical Start. As Chief People Officer, she's developed a three-part scorecard system that eliminates guesswork from talent acquisition. Every bad hire costs 50-200% of their salary plus six months of lost productivity. Yet most companies still rely on gut feelings instead of…
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A Conversation With Jeremy Sharpe, President, Sharpe Development Group
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47:48Jeremy Sharp grew up riding around the desert with his dad, thinking he was on grand childhood adventures while secretly getting groomed as a real estate developer. Now president of Sharp Development Group and managing partner of Rancho Sahuarita, he carries forward a multigenerational commitment to “creating a better life for people” through the b…
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607: Raj Sisodia on Conscious Capitalism and How Business Can Heal the World
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56:10Raj Sisodia has spent his life asking one question: Can business make people's lives better instead of draining them? He holds a PhD in Marketing and Business Policy from Columbia University, co-founded Conscious Capitalism with John Mackey, the founder of Whole Foods Market, and has advised global companies from Tata Group to AT&T. But his path st…
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When purpose collides with survival, nonprofit leaders face impossible choices. Former congregational rabbi turned consultant Avi Olitzky understands this tension intimately. His journey revealed a heartbreaking truth: organizations doing the most meaningful work often barely hold together, so mission-focused they forget basic survival needs Avi no…
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Mary Kay Ash: The Greatest Salesperson In History [Outliers]
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1:03:41How do you get ordinary people to achieve extraordinary results? Mary Kay Ash built a two-billion-dollar company by solving that specific problem. After watching men she trained get promoted above her for double the salary, she quit to build a company based on a radical idea: meritocracy. This episode breaks down how she did it. You’ll learn her tw…
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Michael Goland, Executive VP at Founders Shield, shares how he helps startups scale by building operational scaffolding for growth. The conversation dives into the unique challenge of serving high-growth companies that move fast while providing insurance that requires risk mitigation. Michael explains how his non-insurance background actually helps…
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The Invisible Forces That Hold Leaders Back with Janet Breitenbach | Episode 247
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41:07EPISODE SUMMARY What's really holding your team back from having candid conversations, collaborating, and thriving? Today, Janet Breitenbach, executive coach to Fortune 500 leaders and creatives, pulls back the curtain on the invisible forces that prevent high-performing teams from reaching their potential. We talk about - Identifying blind spots t…
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606: CEO Readiness: How Boards Decide Who Gets the Top Job
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55:13Byron Loflin, Global Head of Board Advisory at Nasdaq and co-author of CEO Ready, explained on the Strategy Skills Podcast why many talented executives never make it to the top. " Because you perform well isn't going to automatically get you the job." Boards are looking for more than results. They look for humility, curiosity, and authentic relatio…
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605: Harvard Economist John Campbell on How to Stop Losing Money to a Broken Financial System
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56:10John Campbell, Professor of Economics at Harvard University and co-author of Fixed, joined the Strategy Skills Podcast to explain why the financial system often works against ordinary investors and how to make better personal-finance decisions. After decades studying markets and investor behavior, Campbell saw a pattern: even educated, high-income …
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Ever feel like security is always playing catch-up with new tech? Itzik Alvas, co-founder and CEO of Entro Security, is tackling the massive problem of non-human identity security. Itzik explains that these non-human identities (like API keys or service accounts) are often created by developers, scattered everywhere, and largely invisible to securi…
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7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy
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1:17:32Top Performance Coach Jim Murphy reveals how to eliminate fear, master pressure, and unlock elite performance. Jim spent 5 years writing Inner Excellence, the mental toughness manual that shot from obscurity to #1 New York Times bestseller overnight when star athlete A.J. Brown was caught reading it on the sidelines of a NFL playoff game. A persona…
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From Chaos to Clarity: The Hidden Systems of Sustainable Success | Episode 246
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29:18EPISODE SUMMARY Ever feel like the more your business grows, the less peace you have? Navy Veteran and Business Strategist Chanda Coston says the key to scaling isn't more hustle — it's structure with soul. In this episode, we talk about how to break mindset blocks, build systems that serve your sanity, and create a business that makes sense — and …
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604: How Design Thinking Rebuilt IBM and Reached 400,000 Employees
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58:03Phil Gilbert led one of the most significant cultural transformations in corporate history, as IBM's General Manager of Design, he helped the 400,000-person company reinvent how it thinks, listens, and builds products. In this in-depth interview, Phil shares the playbook behind "Irresistible Change", his approach to scaling design thinking, transfo…
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Moving Fast... In this data-informed episode of the #DynamicDecisionsPodcast, host Teasha Cable explores the intersection of revenue operations and cybersecurity with Kathryn Pagoni, MTA, Head of Revenue Operations and Strategy at Orchid Security. As a founding RevOps team member at this identity security disruptor, Pagoni shares how to operational…
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A Conversation With Tony Goncalves, Founder/CEO, The Evrose Group
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42:19In this episode of The Failure Gap, host Julie engages in a conversation with Tony Goncalves, former CEO of Otter Media and EVP of Warner Media, about his career journey and the transition from the media industry to founding The Evrose Group in Portugal. Tony shares insights on building bridges between the US and Portugal, the importance of trust a…
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Ideas Made Real Ever felt connected to something bigger than yourself? That's what we explore with Phil McKinney, whose work quietly shapes how billions connect daily. Behind every seamless stream and effortless call are visionaries like Phil making choices that ripple across lives worldwide. As leader of Cable Labs, he guides an R&D powerhouse whe…
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603: A $3.6B CEO on the "Poverty of Dignity" in Corporate America
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1:01:21Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, explains how he built a $3.6 billion company by placing human dignity at the center of leadership. He describes the moment he recognized that "our history does not give us the future that we deserve," and how this led to a disciplined focus on balance, diversifying customers, industries, and technologies to crea…
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Daniel Marcous, co-founder and CTO of April (getapril.com), joins host Tisha Cable to discuss the intersection of tax technology, artificial intelligence, and startup leadership. In this episode, Daniel shares how April is revolutionizing tax preparation by using AI to automatically translate tax law into code, reducing filing time from 5-9 hours t…
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Charlie Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment [Outliers]
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1:13:38Charlie Munger spent his life studying one question: why do smart people make bad decisions? In his legendary talk The Psychology of Human Misjudgement, Munger outlined 25 psychological tendencies that quietly distort how we think. From incentives and social proof to denial, envy, and authority bias, you’ll learn how these hidden tendencies shape b…
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Owning Less, Living More: Urban Innovation and the Future of the Circular Economy
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37:56The weight of too much stuff can feel overwhelming. Dive into intentional living with Yael Shemer, co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Tulu. From environmental student to Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, Yael shares her journey building a circular economy. Her platform champions access over ownership, offering a path to freedom in owning les…
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602: Harvard's Scott Levy on His Path from Investment Banking to Public Education and Leading in Uncertain Times
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53:20Scott Levy spent two decades as an investment banker at firms like J.P. Morgan, advising corporate boards and senior executives on risk, growth, and capital decisions. Then he pivoted, serving on a public school board, teaching at Harvard, and writing Why School Boards Matter. In this episode, we discuss: How Levy broke into investment banking and …
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Ep. 248: James Geary - On "The World in a Phrase", the Power of Aphorisms
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1:17:06Today, we explore the world through phrases. Not just any phrases, but aphorisms – those short sentences with the power to stop us in our tracks, cause us to rethink how we see things, and even make better decisions. I'm joined by James Geary, author of the newly re-released book, The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism. James is a l…
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Not just a call center anymore—rethinking global talent
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49:04In today's economy, every dollar counts, and holding onto outdated hiring practices is costing you. On this episode of the Dynamic Decisions Podcast, Teasha interviews Tyler Rachel, founder of HireFrame. Tyler pulls back the curtain on how successful companies are dramatically cutting costs by tapping into global talent. He isn't just talking theor…
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What happens when you put real money on the line for your fitness goals?
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36:59Christian Winters built Motiv to answer that question. This accountability app turns health and wellness into competitive, cash-staked challenges with friends. As a technical program manager, cybersecurity consultant, and certified nutrition coach, Winters identified a critical insight: most people don't fail goals from lack of knowledgethey fail f…
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DeShawn Wynn - Events, Planning, Execution, and the Power of Retreats
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46:40DeShawn Wynn is a veteran event strategist, entrepreneur, and transformational retreat leader. With nearly 30 years of event planning experience and 15 years as the founder of Winning Touch Event Design, she blends logistics and heart-centered transformation. Her mission? To help people pause, ask deeper questions, and reconnect with the why behind…
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DeShawn Wynn - Events, Planning, Execution, and the Power of Retreats
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601: Former CNN and NBC News Anchor Lynn Smith on Building Authentic Presence and Excellent Communication
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53:12Lynn Smith, former national news anchor for NBC News, MSNBC, and CNN Headline New, and now executive communication coach, reframes public speaking as an internal leadership skill, not a performance. She identifies the recurring obstacle as the "brain bully", the inner critic that turns preparation into paralysis, and shows leaders how to retrain it…
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From Crisis to Classrooms: Fixing Latin America's Access to Education
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39:57Alvaro Gonzalez didn't set out to revolutionize educationhe just couldn't watch his home country of Venezuela struggle without doing something. At just 25, this telecommunications engineer channeled his frustration into founding Deware, launching the first online high schools in Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and Honduras, and now in the US. Th…
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Relationship Currency - with Author Ravi Rajani
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1:08:12Ravi Rajani is a master of impactful communication, storytelling, and leadership development. He is the author of Relationship Currency and helps professionals unlock their influence through the power of intentional storytelling. From theater and investment banking to keynote stages and coaching rooms, Ravi's journey is a testament to finding align…
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Relationship Currency - with Author Ravi Rajani
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1:08:12Ravi Rajani is a master of impactful communication, storytelling, and leadership development. He is the author of Relationship Currency and helps professionals unlock their influence through the power of intentional storytelling. From theater and investment banking to keynote stages and coaching rooms, Ravi's journey is a testament to finding align…
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DevLearn Prep - with Brent and Mike
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1:01:01Mike Simmons and Brent Schlenker are learning and enablement veterans with a deep passion for helping professionals connect, prepare, and get the most out of events. Mike brings expertise in sales enablement and field learning, while Brent is a long-time learning and development (L&D) leader known for building communities and driving conversation i…
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DevLearn Prep - with Brent and Mike
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1:01:01Mike Simmons and Brent Schlenker are learning and enablement veterans with a deep passion for helping professionals connect, prepare, and get the most out of events. Mike brings expertise in sales enablement and field learning, while Brent is a long-time learning and development (L&D) leader known for building communities and driving conversation i…
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Restauranteur Ron Shaich reveals how he built the fast casual industry, scale a business, and spot the trends before they happen. Ron Shaich is an entrepreneur and investor. He was the founder and former CEO of Panera Bread and Au Bon Pain, generating 25% annualized returns and helping define the fast casual restaurant segment. Now he's the chairma…
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Are you a Black parent navigating today's educational landscape? This episode is your call to action. William Jackson, founder of Village of Wisdom, reveals how to blend ancestral wisdom with learning science to protect and elevate your child's brilliance. Since 2014, Village of Wisdom has empowered Black parents to actively shape their children's …
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The Truth About Wellness Hype and Preventive Health with Niko Hems | Episode 245
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30:51EPISODE SUMMARY How can entrepreneurs build million-dollar businesses without sacrificing their health, relationships, or happiness? In this episode, Niko Hems, Growth Lead at Berlin-based longevity company YEARS, shares his insights on preventive health, debunks wellness myths, and explains how a data-driven approach can optimize both life and bus…
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600: Jamie Dimon & CEOs Are Rethinking Capitalism – Here's What That Means for You
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54:10Is capitalism still working, or is it due for an upgrade? In this must-watch episode, authors Seth Levine and Elizabeth McBride discuss insights from their book Capital Evolution, sharing what they learned from interviewing top CEOs, including Jamie Dimon, Dan Schulman (PayPal), Peter Stavros (KKR), and others who are helping to reshape the social …
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