Best L&d Business Alignment Podcasts (2025)

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The Secret Power L&D Has Been Missing: Aligning Learning to the Business’s Most Critical Moments 5:55

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In this episode, AJ breaks down a hard truth most companies never tell their L&D leaders: you’re sitting on one of the most strategically powerful levers in the business, and most organizations aren’t using it. Instead of building shiny internal marketplaces and content libraries that collect dust, AJ argues that L&D should anchor itself to the com…

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21. The Secret Ingredient in Hungry Howie’s Success: Training That Sticks 54:57

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The Secret Ingredient in Hungry Howie’s Success: Training That Sticks If you’ve ever walked into Hungry Howie’s whether it’s in Michigan, Florida, or Texas you know exactly what to expect: the smell of buttered crust, the energy of a team that knows its rhythm, and pizza made with the same consistency that’s defined the brand for 50 years. That kin…

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Build Teams that Don't Need Babysitting 10:27

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Do you ever feel like you have to constantly babysit your team instead of focusing on your own job? It's like you can't take your eyes off them, so you always find yourself in their work and in their decisions, double-checking everything. If that's your case, then this episode is for nonprofit leaders like yourself. I'm bringing five lessons from p…

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Company Culture Alignment: Designing Teams That Actually Fit Your Culture with Matthew Person | Ep. 164 42:47

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Episode 164 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) Company culture alignment is the difference between a team rowing in chaos and a crew gliding to victory. In Episode 164, Matthew Person, founder of Town Square Advisors and author of The Culture of Alignment, breaks down his Square Management System for designing culture with intention instead of copying “bes…

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Supercharging Your Presentation Speed: Tips and Tricks 38:05

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We've all sat through presentations that feel like a performance, polished, professional, but somehow disconnected. The speaker hits every point perfectly, yet we walk away feeling nothing. So, what's missing? For this episode, we're revisiting a conversation with Leslie Chamberlain, Head of Customer Success at Gibbs Smith Education. Leslie knows t…

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Stop Marketing to Everyone: Define Your Category and Dominate Your Market | Mark Donnigan | Ep. 163 37:27

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Episode 163 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) Growth stage marketing with Mark Donnigan is a masterclass in turning service-first value into deal-flow and category design into competitive moats. Mark shares why leading with genuine help attracts the right buyers and accelerates pipeline, even when not everyone is a fit—because serving is the best net for …

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Enterprise Skills Unlocked With Craig Friedman 47:15

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In this episode, Craig Friedman, author of Enterprise Skills Unlocked, joins David to explore what it really means to build a skills-based organisation, and why now is the critical moment for change. Together, they unpack the macro forces reshaping work, the difference between skills-based and role-based approaches, and the most compelling business…

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When L&D Meets Organizational Readiness 9:44

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In this episode of The Business of Alignment, Anthony “AJ” Vaughan, founder of The E1B2 Collective, unpacks one of the most overlooked truths inside enterprise organizations: the widening gap between strategic ambition and workforce capability. Drawing from real-world research and executive behavior theory, AJ explores why many CEOs and CHROs priva…

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20. Inside Care Patrol: How Education and Empathy Transform Senior Care 58:23

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When families face the emotional, time-pressured moment of moving a loved one into assisted or memory care, it’s rarely a business decision—it’s a crisis one. In this episode of the Training Impact Podcast, host Jeff Walter, CEO of LatitudeLearning, talks with Mike Lamkin, Director of Business Development at Care Patrol of Northern Indianapolis, ab…

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Five Steps to Align Your People Development Efforts with Your Nonprofit Strategy 11:24

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Your nonprofit has a strong 2026 strategy. But is your team ready to bring it to life? If your team isn't fully equipped to deliver on your goals, you could be missing the bridge between strategy and success. That's why, in this episode, I'm sharing a little of what it takes to align your L&D efforts and your nonprofit strategy by breaking down the…

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The Business of Alignment: Evolving E1B2 into the Next Era of Leadership, Culture, and Execution 11:43

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After nearly a thousand episodes and years of impact, The E1B2 Collective Podcast evolves into its next chapter — The Business of Alignment. Hosted by Anthony “AJ” Vaughan, this series explores how alignment — between leaders, employees, culture, and strategy — is the real engine of business performance. AJ reflects on the podcast’s journey, how it…

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Skills-First Organizations: Content, People, and Performance Alignment 41:41

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The gap between skills aspirations and reality is costing enterprises millions in learning inefficiency. Koreen Pagano, renowned skills transformation expert and Chief Product Officer at Build Capable, joins IDIODC to discuss how L&D leaders can bridge this divide through strategic data architecture and operational excellence. From content tagging …

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Transform Courses Into Campaigns: Repurposing Learning Content for Lasting Impact 32:59

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What if your carefully crafted training course could become a content campaign that actually drives behavior change? Most L&D professionals create amazing content that gets consumed once and forgotten. But what if that single course could spawn dozens of touchpoints that reinforce learning over time? We're seeing a shift where smart L&D teams are b…

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Performance Marketing Mastery: Jake Tlapek on DSPs, TikTok SEO & Conversions | Ep. 162 39:42

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Episode 162 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) Performance marketing takes center court as Jake Tlapek of Finch breaks down demand-side platforms (DSPs), TikTok SEO, and conversion optimization playbooks that win customers on every channel. He shares his journey from Air Force IT to agency leader and founder-creator, including how posting twice daily spark…

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Thanking to Grow: Turn November Gratitude into a Year-Round Referral Machine | Ep 161 9:17

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161 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) n this episode of Business Superfans®, Freddy D Take dives into the power of gratitude marketing—how saying “thank you” can transform your business ecosystem into a community of loyal superfans. Using real-world service examples, Freddy breaks down how appreciation emails, anniversary cards, and automated check-ins ca…

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Ep. 30: Beyond Learning: Navigating the Space Where Work Actually Changes 29:05

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In this solo episode, Vidya dives into the real work of performance consulting… beyond courses, content, and completion rates. She explores why most behavior change dies in the “messy middle”, where systems, workflows, incentives, and culture collide. This is a practical, honest look at how L&D can move from delivering training to shaping condition…

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The Context Advantage 6:05

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Most organizations don’t fail because leaders lack vision — they fail because decision-making can’t keep pace with reality. The Alignment Intelligence Podcast explores how accountability, clarity of direction, and distributed decision authority actually scale inside complex enterprises. We challenge the old dogma that AI can’t support strategic ali…

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19. Scaling Smart: How Bloomin' Blinds Trains Franchisees for Growth and Quality 1:00:56

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In this episode of the Training Impact Podcast, host Jeff Walter, CEO of LatitudeLearning, sits down with Jake Wharton, Director of Franchise Growth at Bloomin’ Blinds, to unpack what it really takes to scale a franchise system—without losing the craftsmanship and care that made it successful in the first place. Bloomin’ Blinds is a fast-growing ho…

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How to Handle Stakeholder Conflict Without Burning Bridges 16:31

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We have all disagreed with our nonprofit stakeholders at some point in our careers, but speaking up and sharing that disagreement can feel hard because we tend to want to avoid conflict and not burn any bridges. However, there are times when voicing your disagreement is necessary because it's what's best for the organization and the mission. That'…

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B2B Marketing: How Richard Levy Wins the 95% Out-of-Market | Ep. 160 40:37

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Episode 160 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) B2B marketing with Richard Levy centers on aligning sales and marketing to win today’s 5% in-market buyers while educating the 95% who aren’t ready yet. In this episode, Richard shares 25 years of lessons—from Santander’s graduate scheme to leading Sophera Marketing—on building demand without racing to discoun…

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Courage at the Core: Hiring, Alignment & the Culture You Keep w/ Donna Hundley 37:15

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In today’s workplace, courage isn’t a personality trait — it’s a performance requirement. In this episode, Anthony “AJ” Vaughan sits down with Donna Hundley, the powerhouse behind People Pulse Ventures, to unpack the truth about building organizations that don’t just attract top talent — they deserve them. Because recruitment, alignment, and retent…

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One Approach to Designing Learning Videos That Avoid Cognitive Overload 13:30

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Have you ever watched a learning video and felt completely overwhelmed, even though the topic itself wasn't that complicated? That feeling of mental exhaustion is cognitive overload, and it's often the result of poor instructional design. Host Matt Pierce introduces Cognitive Load Theory (CLT), a framework that explains how our brains process infor…

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Trust in Leadership: How Adam Malone Sustains High Performance | Ep. 159 37:12

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Episode 159 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) Trust in leadership drives everything—and Adam Malone explains why it’s the linchpin of sustained high performance. In this episode, Adam breaks down a practical, three-part trust model—empathy, authenticity, and performance—and shows leaders how to inspire reciprocal trust so teams truly operate with autonomy…

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Building Learning Cultures: Aligning people, purpose and performance to make learning a habit with Melody Wong 17:40

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What if learning wasn’t an event, but a habit? In this episode, Julia sits down with Melody Wong, APAC Head of Learning and Development at Seek, to explore the evolving role of Learning and Development (L&D) within organizations. No longer confined to induction and compliance training, L&D is positioned as a key enabler of strategic workforce plann…

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Breaking Free from Legacy Expectations: The Next Chapter for L&D Skills With Candice Mitchell 44:58

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L&D has long carried the “hangover” of legacy expectations: delivering courses, creating content, and measuring completions. But in 2025, those skills won’t cut it - and they could even put the profession at risk of being replaced by AI. In this episode of The Learning & Development Podcast, David James is joined by Candice Mitchell - consultant, f…

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18. Creating Connection Through Content: The Brand Networks Approach 51:45

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🎙️ Episode Summary: “Creating Connection Through Content: The Brand Networks Approach” In this episode of the Training Impact Podcast, host Jeff Walter welcomes Josh Gelfat, Vice President of Marketing at Brand Networks, for an insightful conversation on how digital marketing, automation, and education intersect to help businesses of all sizes thri…

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How to Market Your Training So People Want to Take it with Hannah Clark 34:57

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Have you ever created a training only to launch it into the world and be met with crickets? I see this happen often in learning and development. However, I know how hard you work, and I know you're doing good, meaningful work in the nonprofit sector, so I don't want you to release a learning experience and be met with silence. That's why, in this …

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Employee Empowerment: Jon Grannis & Bob Chonka Build Cultures Fueling Growth | Ep. 158 40:08

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Episode 158 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) Employee empowerment takes center stage as Sollah leaders Jon Grannis and Bob Chonka reveal how to turn training into behavior change and build superfan cultures. They unpack their E+I=C formula—Emotion + Information = Communication—and explain why “dramatic edutainment” outperforms lecture-style compliance co…

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The Rigor and Relevance of Assessment: Blending Learning Science with AI 44:54

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Traditional assessments are often rigid, resource-heavy, and fail to fully capture on-the-job impact. In this session, Garima Gupta, founder of Artha Learning and creator of AIReady, shares a practical blueprint for modernizing assessments without losing scientific rigor. Drawing from her experience designing AI-enabled assessment systems for enter…

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The Piping of Progress: Why Learning Must Be the Foundation of Change 7:23

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n this episode, AJ Vaughan breaks down a truth too many leaders overlook — change doesn’t stick without learning. He explores why leadership and L&D can no longer operate in silos and why real organizational growth depends on building “learning architecture” into the very piping of the business. From daily rituals and microlearning loops to co-elev…

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Redesigning Work: Expanding the Mind, Compressing the Timeline 5:09

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In this reflective episode, Anthony “AJ” Vaughan challenges leaders to reimagine how work is designed, executed, and aligned with human potential. Drawing inspiration from Dr. Benjamin Hardy’s principle of “expanding the mind and condensing the timeline,” AJ explores how organizations can stretch their strategic imagination—thinking in $100M possib…

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Beyond the Cubicle: Fun, Friendship, and Leadership in Tech Culture 9:58

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157 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) Freddie D dives into the pivotal relationship between leadership and culture in the tech industry, drawing from his own experiences from decades ago. He reflects on his early days in the CAD Cam field, where he learned the importance of empowering teams under the guidance of his manager, Tom. Tom's approach of fosteri…

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17. From Fit to Flourish: How Franchise Fastlane Connects Visionaries with Operators Who Thrive 46:10

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In this episode of the Training Impact Podcast, host JeffWalter sits down with Patrick Sanchez, Vice President of BrandPartnerships at Franchise Fastlane, to unpack what makes a great franchise system work—not just on paper, but in practice. Patrick’s journey into franchising started on construction sites in Kansas and led to owning 12 nutrition st…

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The Cost of Building the Wrong Training: How Nonprofits Can Avoid Wasting Resources 14:16

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Creating impactful training programs for nonprofit teams takes more than good intentions; it takes strategy. In this episode of Learning for Good, we’re diving deep into the hidden and high costs of getting training wrong. From budget overruns to burnout, I’m breaking down what nonprofit leaders risk when they don’t start with the right diagnosis—a…

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Scaling Through People: The $10M to $100M Blueprint 9:11

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In this special episode, AJ turns the E1B2 Collective lens inward to ask a bold question: What if you could scale a company from $10M to $100M in ten years using only HR and people systems as your primary lever? Drawing insights from over 1,000 podcast episodes, dozens of guest appearances, and years of field research with top CHROs and operators, …

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Steven Schneider (Trio SEO) on How to Rank in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google, and Bing 32:47

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Episode 156 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) The search landscape has changed forever. AI search engines—like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Bing Copilot—now rely on classic SEO signals to decide which businesses to recommend. In this episode, Trio SEO Co-Founder Steven Schneider joins Freddy D to reveal how service providers can dominate this new era through …

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Steal Ideas from Short-Form Video Creators for Learning 21:26

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Lo-fi and authentic works. Just look at the best short-form creators, they’ve figured out engagement. They know how to be authentic, intentional, and drop hooks that make people actually want to watch. No matter what kind of video’s you make, what can you learn from how short-form creators do it? In this episode of The Visual Lounge, host Matt Pier…

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Culture over Qouta - Hiring for the Next Era: EQ, Curiosity, and Capacity Over Rolodexes 13:30

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In this Culture Over Quota episode, Anthony “AJ” Vaughan calls out the outdated hiring playbook still running inside too many $50M–$200M organizations — the one obsessed with pedigree, past wins, and Rolodexes. AJ argues that in an AI-driven world where tactical knowledge can be learned in hours, what separates true leaders from legacy players isn’…

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16. Building Learning Systems, Not Just Courses – Lessons from eLearningDOC 55:49

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In this episode of the Training Impact Podcast, host Jeff Walter sits down with three powerhouse leaders from eLearningDOC—Angela Robbins, Toni DiMella, and Diana Brandon—to unpack how great learning design happens when creativity meets structure. Together, they explore what it takes to turn subject matter expertise, operational chaos, and big idea…

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Culture Over Quota: Why Scaling Without Soul Always Fails 17:15

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Welcome to Culture Over Quota — a new segment within The E1B2 Collective Podcast hosted by Anthony “AJ” Vaughan. In this series, AJ merges two worlds that rarely speak the same language: HR and Revenue. Drawing from his journey as a founder, CHRO, CRO, and builder of multiple HR tech ventures, AJ unpacks what it truly means to scale businesses with…

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The Race for Impact With Egle Vinauskaite 44:28

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In this episode, Egle Vinauskaite joins David to discuss the very latest AI in L&D report, The Race for Impact, and why L&D is at a pivotal moment. They explore the shift from AI experimentation to implementation, the barriers holding teams back, and the new models of impact outlined in her “Transformation Triangle.” With case studies from Leyton a…

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What Executives Really Want from L&D with Danika Mitcham 26:08

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Sometimes, when we work with nonprofit executive leaders, it's easy to jump to an assumption about what they thought or what they wanted. The problem is that when we act on that, things don't turn out the way either of us expects. I don't want that to be you, so in this episode, I'm having a chat with Danika Mitcham, the Vice President of Supporter…

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Ep. 29: Showing Up Authentically in a Noisy World with Connie Malamed 51:54

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In this episode of The Learning+ Podcast, Vidya speaks with Connie about what it really means to be visible in today’s professional world. Together, they unpack why visibility is no longer vanity but service, and how consistency, authenticity, and self-awareness shape lasting credibility. Connie shares practical ways to overcome imposter thoughts, …

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Freedom: The Business Superfans Engine at Full Power 8:27

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155 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) Freddy D emphasizes the ultimate goal of achieving true freedom in business, where one can step away for weeks while everything continues to run smoothly. He elaborates on how this isn’t just a distant dream but a tangible reality attainable through building a network of superfans—loyal stakeholders who actively suppo…

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Rethinking Microlearning: Moving Beyond 'Short and Cheap' 46:16

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Stop treating microlearning as "just short training" — and start tackling the misconceptions that kill most implementations. Robyn A. Defelice cuts through the hype to reveal what L&D leaders consistently miss when rolling out microlearning initiatives. Robyn will arm you with the critical questions that expose whether your organization is truly re…

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Too Honest, Too Fast, Too Human 5:58

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In this raw morning reflection, Anthony “AJ” Vaughan digs into the tension between honesty and comfort what it means to lead with empathy, intensity, and truth in a world that often prefers silence over candor. He unpacks how being “on the pulse,” sensing people, performance, and emotion in real time, can make you seem relentless, but is actually w…

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From Stability to Scale — How to Expand Through Advocacy and Alignment 8:36

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154 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) Freddy D dives into the concept of expansion in this enlightening episode, emphasizing how businesses can grow without the burdens of increased weight. He advocates for the creation of business superfans—loyal customers, engaged employees, and supportive partners—as a key strategy to elevate success exponentially. By …

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From Growth to Control — How to Turn Acceleration into Momentum 9:12

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153 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) Freddy D emphasizes the crucial stage of growth in business during this episode, focusing on how to maintain control while accelerating success. He discusses the importance of building a strong foundation of business Super Fans—customers, employees, and partners—who can amplify growth through referrals and reviews. As…

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Getting to the Point: Video Best Practices from Techsmith’s Customer Education Manager 49:53

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From Firefighting to Focus: How to Finally Stabilize Your Service Business 9:58

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152 Frederick Dudek (Freddy D) Freddy D dives into the essential strategies for moving a business from chaos to clarity in this insightful episode of the Business Superfans Podcast. He emphasizes that if a business runs more than its owner, it’s time to embrace the concept of creating business superfans—advocates who can significantly enhance succe…