The world’s most entertaining marketing podcast! Mark Schaefer and a rotation of brilliant guest hosts provide new marketing insights and timely advice that help you navigate the future of digital business, The Marketing Companion is always fun, always interesting, and always on-target with ideas that will turn up your marketing intellect to an “11.”
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Luminaries - Talking to the Brightest Minds in Tech
Dell Technologies, Mark Schaefer, Douglas Karr
True visionaries in technology focus on enabling positive human progress. We invite you to meet exceptional technology leaders from our analyst, partner and customer communities as well as from the Dell Technologies family of IT companies. Hosts Mark Schaefer and Douglas Karr will be your guides on an expedition plotting the paths of IT transformation and business growth.
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The REACH OR MISS podcast is about the customer focused entrepreneur. Hayut Yogev chats with Guy Kawasaki, John Lee Dumas, Michael Stelzner, Kate Erickson, Chris Brogan, Mark Schaefer, Joe Pulizzi, Marcus Sheridan and more successful entrepreneurs and opinion leaders about their Customers Approach and Focus. The goal is to help entrepreneurs and startup founders to reach business success with the right strategy, marketing and sales approach.
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Partnering Leadership is a top global podcast designed to help CEOs and senior leaders navigate the complexities of leadership, strategy, culture, and innovation. Hosted by Mahan Tavakoli—a seasoned leadership advisor with over 25 years of experience and recognized as a top thought leader in management—the podcast brings you real-world insights and practical advice to drive meaningful results. Mahan’s experience as a trusted advisor shapes each discussion, driving deeper insights that challe ...
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Building a business is hard work and all encompassing. There’s no one size fits all, and no perfect way of doing things. She Talks Business dives into all aspects of what makes a business work—strategy, marketing, finance, operations and more. Many entrepreneurs fantasize about building a 7-figure business. But reaching that elusive milestone of success can seem unattainable. She Talks Business is a podcast that shares the strategies that are necessary to start and scale your business beyond ...
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Roger Dooley is the author of Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing, and has been studying the effects of psychology, behavior research, and neuroscience on persuasion and marketing in business, leadership and everyday life. In every episode, Roger shares brain-oriented tactics, along with the expertise of his guests, to increase persuasion with concrete, research-based neuromarketing advice. Guests include best-selling authors and thought leaders like ...
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The Business of Marketing podcast discusses how to win in the current marketing landscape. Hosted by A. Lee Judge, Digital Marketing Consultant along with a Mastermind Group of professional marketers. Stay up to date and sharp on your marketing knowledge while learning from these experienced marketers.
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Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter Dialogue
Evergreen Podcasts | Minter Dialogue
With the Minter Dialogue podcast, your host Minter Dial is on a mission to help elevate the debate and insert more meaningfulness into our lives. He gives weekly interviews around leadership, brand strategy and transformation, featuring top business leaders, personalities, entrepreneurs and authors from around the world who are making things happen! The show was ranked as the #6 Leadership and #5 Branding Podcast 2021 by Feedspot, Julie Livingstone’s Top 15 Marketing Podcasts 2020 and Top 50 ...
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"Sigrun is like the FEMALE James Bond of Online Marketing! ...a True INTERNATIONAL Woman of Mystery...and Inspiration!" - James Wedmore, host of the Mind Your Business podcast. ... Discover through inspiring stories, case studies, and interviews how you can create your own lifestyle business. Sigrun shares the ‘7 Stages of a Profitable Online Business’ and other proven strategies that help you turn your passion into profits. Her featured experts include entrepreneurs like James Wedmore, Kimr ...
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EDGE of the Web is a weekly digital marketing podcast discussing all things in Digital Marketing: SEO, Social Media, Content Marketing, and more. Host Erin Sparks discusses the latest news and trends in the digital marketing industry as well as interviews with some of the top names in marketing. Visit our website at edgeofthewebradio.com to see all of our past shows and videos.
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The Zee Marketing Podcast features insightful conversations about marketing, sales, entrepreneurship, and more with top experts, authors, and business leaders. Hosted by Zev Gotkin, founder/CEO of ZEV Media, a premier, boutique digital marketing agency.
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BRANDING MATTERS is one of the 40 Best Branding Podcasts worldwide. It's one of the 17 Branding Podcasts Worth Your Time in 2025. And it's one of the 20 Great Podcasts to Grow Your Brand. Join me, as I bring you exclusive interviews with visionaries, game-changers, and industry titans. Discover what drives customer loyalty, ignites innovation, and skyrockets revenue. From capturing hearts and minds with their authentic stories, to providing BADASS branding tips, my guests reveal the secrets ...
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The Recognized Authority: The Podcast that Guides Invisible Experts on the Journey to Becoming a Recognized Authority in Your Field Seeking to grow your audience, attract better clients, and make a bigger impact with your expertise? Look no further than "The Recognized Authority" podcast. Hosted by Alastair McDermott, this show features in-depth interviews with top consultants, coaches, and thought leaders who share practical, actionable insights on building a thriving independent business. ...
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WNYC, New York Public Radio, brings you Soundcheck, the arts and culture program hosted by John Schaefer, who engages guests and listeners in lively, inquisitive conversations with established and rising figures in New York City's creative arts scene. Guests come from all disciplines, including pop, indie rock, jazz, urban, world and classical music, technology, cultural affairs, TV and film. Recent episodes have included features on Michael Jackson,Crosby Stills & Nash, the Assad Brothers, ...
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Welcome to the 10 Minute podcast, the place where, in 10 minutes or less, you get insider tips and valuable insights from expert guests in business, law, tech, marketing and communication. Please subscribe on your favorite platform and share with others who will find these topics helpful. Thanks! Mitch Jackson, Esq
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Fifteen-time Emmy Award Winning Director/Producer, Nick Nanton, has become known for telling stories that connect. Why? Because he focuses on the most fascinating subject in the world: PEOPLE. As co-founder of the largest personal branding agency in the world, DNA: The Dicks + Nanton Celebrity Branding Agency®, representing more than 3000 clients in 60 countries around the world, Nick learned the art of storytelling through helping his clients tell their stories in order to share their uniqu ...
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The REACH Podcast explores the mindsets behind achievement through inspiring stories and applying lessons from researchers, experts, and practitioners to life, business, and marketing. Through the stories of inspirational achievers from various backgrounds and disciplines and collaborations with researchers, neuroscientists, authors, business leaders and expert practitioners, we hope to surface actionable insights for B2B and account-based marketers. Learn more about the show by visiting www ...
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We talk to you about baseball history & have been described as specializing in Boston Red Sox history. Only one of those are true. It’s isn’t the latter.
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The Adventurous Author | How to Write a Book, Write with AI, Character Development, Creative Writing Coach, Story Structure
Bonnie Jean Schaefer | Author & Coach, Founder of the League of Adventurous Authors
Hey, Time-Strapped Author! Wanna write great fiction? BUT writing is hard because you… - Have NO TIME because you work a full-time job or go to school full-time - Doubt your writing ability - Are unsure how to write the kind of captivating stories you love to read. Then welcome to The Adventurous Author, the podcast for underdog authors on a mission to achieve legendary feats in the publishing world but have to overcome impossible obstacles, limited time, and paralyzing inner skepticism alon ...
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Spiderworking's Blogcentric Podcast - Improve Your Blog With My Weekly Challenges
Amanda Webb - Spiderworking
Will you join me in my challenge? The Blogcentric podcast shares my stories and ideas as I strive to make my blog a better blog. I’m challenging myself and I’m challenging you to improve your blog one week at a time. When I decided to write a book on Blogging for small business I took a look at my blog and decided it wasn't good enough. I thought I was proud of my blog but as I scratched the surface I knew there was a lot that needed fixing. That was the inspiration behind this podcast. This ...
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websynradio : a radio program hosted by Dominique Balaÿ. WebSYNradio is an independent radio program whose broadcast is streamed 24/7. WebSYNradio brings together propositions from artists or intellectuals that are for the most part well-established on the international scene.http://synradio.fr/ Parmi les artistes participants : 0 (Joël Merah, Stéphane Garin, Sylvain Chauveau), Adam Nankervis, Alan Dunn, Alfredo Costa Monteiro, Amanda Belantara, Anna O et Alain Descarmes, Anna Raimondo, Anne ...
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CRANK THE 3RD is a weekly podcast in which we explore the entrepreneurial and creative side of life post 50. You've survived the first two professional chapters of your lives - 20s to mid-30s (chapter 1) and mid-30s and through your 40s (chapter 2). Welcome to the 3rd chapter! By this stage of your professional life, you've seen a lot, done most things, made some cash, expanded your horizons and probably are more comfortable in your skin than at any other time. But it’s not necessarily all s ...
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If the steady “ding” of fresh leads hitting your inbox sounds like music to your ears, then you’ve stumbled across the right real estate marketing podcast. Welcome to the Master Your Real Estate Marketing podcast, where each week I will be dishing out marketing strategies, tips and tools so you can toss those "expired listings leads" out the window! I’m your host Paige Schulte. A fellow realtor, philanthropist, marketing strategist, wife and mom of three. I moved to a new state and started m ...
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A quiz show where Josh Earl gets four funny guests to battle it out to discover who knows whom, who knows what because, well... who knows why. Created and hosted by Josh Earl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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LifeBites is no ordinary podcast. Nina Boski hosts. Featuring interviews with celebrities, personal growth, and business experts, along with everyday people, it delves into your psyche, stimulates your mind with thought-provoking topics, and gets you thinking about your life in a way you never thought possible. Each week, LifeBites gets you inspired in the areas of life, business, or media. We will help you dare, dream, do and be! So, get out of your head and into your soul and take a bite o ...
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WingCast is a podcast about all things Gold Wing and more. We have a thing for the Gold Wing. Do you? Join WingStuff President, Rick Arnoldo, as he interviews fellow riders and experts in the motorcycle industry and talks about the latest Gold Wing news. Whether you are new to Gold Wings or have ridden them for years and years, WingCast is the perfect podcast for you!
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The monthly little bit of "something for everyone" podcast with Producer & Host, Guido Piraino. Enjoy a variety of guest interviews including musicians, actors, sports personalities, professionals, and everyday people like you with interesting stories. You will be entertained with a wide variety of content while learning about yourself and others. Key themes include: Self-Help, Health, Education, Resiliency, Leadership, Inclusion, Diversity, Mental Health, Finance, Food, and Life Events.
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761 | Disrupt or Die: Leveraging Authenticity and Awe w/ Mark Schaefer
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37:56Mark Schaefer returns to EDGE of the Web to share his vision of marketing's future in an AI-saturated landscape. With a blend of insight and candor, Mark tackles the evolution of social media, the risks and rewards of AI, and how brands can stand out by tapping into authentic human emotion. Hear why traditional marketing is falling flat and discove…
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387 You Can’t Outsmart AI—But You Can Out-Human It: How Humans Win in an AI Marketing World with Mark Schaefer
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51:20In this compelling episode of the Partnering Leadership podcast, Mark Schaefer returns to share fresh, provocative insights from his latest book, Audacious: How Humans Win in an AI Marketing World. A globally respected marketing strategist, bestselling author, and deep observer of technological change, Schaefer brings sharp clarity to a pressing le…
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How Daily Writing Turns Regret Into Creative Gold | 189
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5:30You’ve got shadowlands. Every writer does. That memory you’d rather not revisit. That failure you try not to think about. That bitterness that still flickers when you write certain scenes. But what if those very things are the richest story fuel you’ve got? In this episode, I’ll walk you through: ✔️ Why your shadow stories aren’t enemies—they’re as…
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391 Thursday Refresh: Simon Bailey on Resilience and Brilliance: Unleashing Leadership Potential and Lessons from Disney
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33:15In this insightful episode of the Partnering Leadership podcast, Mahan Tavakoli engages in a deep and inspiring conversation with Simon T. Bailey, a renowned speaker, leadership expert, and author of Resilience@Work: How to Coach Yourself Into a Thriving Future. Simon is best known for his work on personal and professional brilliance, with a focus …
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Brooklyn Rider, Cross-Pollinating Chamber Music for 20 Years, and Counting
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42:42The string quartet known as Brooklyn Rider features the usual two violins, viola and cello. And that’s about all that’s usual with this band. Over the past two decades they have played with Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, Mexican singer Magos Herrera, Irish fiddler Martin Hayes, and banjo wiz Bela Fleck. They’ve commissioned a bunch of new pie…
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How Daily Writing Trains You to Catch Inspiration When It Falls | 188
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5:34You don’t need to wait for inspiration. You need to train for it. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, you’ll learn why inspiration doesn’t strike at random—it shows up for writers who are prepared to catch it. And the best preparation? Daily writing. Here’s what you’ll walk away with: ✔️ Why most writers miss breakthrough moments—and how …
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How Daily Writing Supercharges Your Intuition (Without You Noticing) | 187
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6:14Want to write faster without sacrificing depth? Build reflexes. In this episode of The Adventurous Author, I break down why intuitive storytelling isn’t a gift—it’s a trained instinct. I share how daily writing transforms your brain into a decision-making machine, and how you can reach creative clarity faster than ever. 🎙️ In this episode: ✔️ How 8…
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390 Beyond Engagement: What Great Leaders Actually Do Differently to Earn Commitment with Dave Garrison, Author, The Buy-In Advantage
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40:58What if your employees appear engaged, but aren’t truly committed? In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Dave Garrison, an experienced CEO, board member, and author of The Buy-In Advantage: Why Employees Stop Caring and How Great Leaders Inspire Commitment. Drawing on his work with companies like Ameritrade and his ex…
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Drill Deeper: Unlocking the Story Core Through Daily Writing | 186
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6:14What if your best scenes are buried deeper than your outline can reach? In this episode, you'll discover why most writers never tap into their creative core and how a five-minute daily practice can unlock surprising emotional depth, character truth, and story momentum. 🎙️ In this episode: ✔️ How a surprise defeat changed everything for one protagon…
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Other than AI, is there any word about marketing more prevalent than "authenticity?" And yet, it might be one of the most misunderstood and abused words out there. In this deeply personal show, Mark Schaefer and Amanda Russell discuss how authenticity can help you, how it can destroy you, and how it might be more of a strategy than a default settin…
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Kentucky Singer/Songwriter S.G. Goodman Passes Down Stories in Song
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36:13Kentucky-based singer and songwriter S. G. Goodman blends a deeply-rooted Americana sound with indie rock and sharply observed tales of life, love and loss. Her songs acknowledge the poverty, violence, and homophobia of the region while celebrating its beauty and the strength to be found in family, friends, and storytelling. Her new album, Planting…
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How Daily Writing Turns Real Life Into Story Fuel | 185
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7:01You lived it. But if you don’t write it down—it’s gone. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, I share the true story of a terrifying dog attack—and how writing about it became the key to reclaiming emotional clarity, creative depth, and future storytelling power. This episode challenges you to stop letting your best story material vanish in…
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Surface Stories vs. Soul Stories: Why Fiction Writers Must Show Up Daily | 184
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6:03🛠️ The first draft is rarely worth reading—but the hundredth just might change a life. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we uncover: ✔️ Why daily fiction writing is essential for discovering the real story beneath your first draft ✔️ How consistent character work unlocks surprising, powerful truths ✔️ What Proverbs 20:5 reveals about mi…
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Episode 288 - I Wanna Rock, Not Tim Raines Related
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1:11:30In this episode of Two Strike Noise, Jeff and Mark discuss the impact of baseball in music videos, particularly MC Hammer's 'Too Legit to Quit,' featuring several pro athletes. The hosts provide updates on real-life events and baseball history, including Dick Schofield's unique playing stats, the Rockies' poor performance, and controversies around …
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Sporadic Writing Won’t Build a Legacy—This Will | 183
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7:48Your characters don’t just live in your mind. If written with consistency and depth, they can outlive your name. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore: ✔️ Why daily writing is essential for building characters that leave legacy ✔️ How mirror neurons help readers experience your character’s transformation as if it were their own ✔…
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Write Daily to Leave a Mark That Cannot Be Duplicated | 182
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6:09Your writing voice is more than style. It’s your soulprint—the clearest record of how God wired you to see the world. In this episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore: ✔️ Why your writing voice is a fingerprint of your consciousness ✔️ How daily writing preserves your unique identity and testimony ✔️ What Psalm 102 reveals about writing as a l…
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How The Gathering Festival Elevates Your Brand - Mandy Balak
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28:43Send us a text In this episode, I’m thrilled to bring you a special conversation with Mandy Balak - a visionary leader who’s redefining what it means to connect, learn, and lead in the world of branding. Mandy is also the President of The Gathering Festival - an event that’s so much more than a business conference. It’s a brand festival designed fo…
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Brooklyn Bhangra Party With Red Baraat, In-Studio
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37:59The brass and dhol-led party band Red Baraat began as a Punjabi wedding band here in New York, but for the past 15 years they’ve brought their raucous energetic dance sound to everyone through a series of well-received albums and their memorable live shows. Drummer and bandleader Sunny Jain, infused the band with the sounds of his upbringing: music…
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How Daily Writing Unleashes Your God-Given Creativity | 181
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7:45You weren’t just born with creativity—you were entrusted with a storytelling legacy God intends for you to steward. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we go deep into: ✔️ Why storytelling is a sacred tradition—woven into both Scripture and your brain’s design ✔️ How modern distraction dulls your storytelling gift, and how to sharpen it a…
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The Invisible Cost of Skipping Your Writing Practice Today | 180
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6:33Ever skip a writing day and tell yourself, “It’s no big deal”? What if I told you your future self—the one waiting to finish the book, build the readership, live the author life—felt abandoned every time you don’t show up? In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we take a bold look at: ✔️ The neuroscience of “future self betrayal” ✔️ Why skip…
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389 Small Shifts, Big Impact: Leadership Lessons from Mike Mears, Former CIA HR Chief and Founder of the CIA Leadership Academy
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51:47What happens when even the most powerful leaders pull every lever they’ve been taught to use—bonuses, metrics, training—and nothing changes? That’s the question that set Mike Mears, former CIA Chief of Human Capital, on a mission to rethink leadership from the inside out. In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mike joins Mahan Tavakoli to share …
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How Daily Writing Physically Reinforces Your Professional Author Identity | 179
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6:27Most writers think identity is something they need to earn or wait for. But neuroscience and scripture agree: identity is cultivated through action. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we break open: ✔️ Why your self-concept is stored in your brain—and how writing physically rewires it ✔️ What daily writing does to the medial prefrontal c…
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Songwriter/Guitarist Jill Sobule Keeps Moving on 'Nostalgic' Record (From the Archives)
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31:29Denver-born songwriter, guitarist, singer, activist, and performer Jill Sobule, is possibly best-known because of her breakthrough hit of “I Kissed a Girl” (pre-dating Katy Perry by more a decade), and “Supermodel,” the anthem from the film Clueless. In her over seven albums, the troubadour has "mused on topics such as the death penalty, anorexia, …
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How to Rewire Your Brain So Writing Feels Necessary for Survival | 178
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5:03Ever feel like writing is optional—something you “should” do instead of something you must? In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we flip the survival switch. ✔️ Why your brain can literally recode writing as a survival need ✔️ How my first marathon at age 21 hardwired her identity as a runner—and how writing now functions the same way ✔️ T…
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Exploring Digital Wellbeing and Digital Detox with Petra Velzeboer (MDE613)
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55:49In this episode, I sit down with Petra Velzeboer, a psychotherapist, author, and mental health consultant. We explore her journey from growing up in a religious cult to becoming a leading voice in workplace well-being. Petra shares insights on digital detoxes, the importance of self-awareness, and aligning well-being strategies with business object…
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The Secret Advantage of a Daily Writing Practice | 177
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8:24What if daily writing didn’t just improve your craft… but rewired how you think? In this episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore the cognitive transformation that happens when you write every single day. It’s called Divergent Cognition Installation—and after about 60 days of consistent writing, your brain literally becomes something rare: a s…
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How Daily Writing Activates Your Authentic Voice | 176
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8:17Think your authentic writing voice is something you’ll stumble upon one day? Think again. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we reveal the neuroscience behind authentic voice development—and why it only emerges after you’ve shown up consistently enough for your brain to stop censoring and start trusting. Inside this episode: ✔️ What brai…
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How I Finally Became a Professional Author (It Wasn’t the Published Novels) | 175
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8:53What does it take for your brain to stop seeing writing as something you do and start recognizing it as who you are? In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore the identity tipping point. This is ****the neurological shift that happens when consistent writing transforms you from “someone who writes” into a professional author. Inside …
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The Haunted Atmospheric Guitar of WIlliam Tyler Unspools Time
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42:30Since releasing his first solo album in 2010, William Tyler has become associated with the so-called cosmic country style – his music has tended to be expansive, atmospheric, clearly rooted in Americana but with an experimental edge. Now comes Tyler’s new record, Time Indefinite – an album that might, paradoxically, be his most modern or avant-gard…
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Why Writing Daily Keeps Your Brain Curious and Flexible | 174
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7:21Remember when creativity was second nature? When stories spilled from your imagination without hesitation or fear? That’s not lost. It’s just dormant. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we unpack the science of creative neoteny—why daily writing may be your best shot at preserving the brain’s natural storytelling instincts. Inside this e…
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In this episode of Brainfluence, host Roger Dooley welcomes back Matt Dixon, founding partner of DCM Insights and co-author of the bestselling "The Challenger Sale." Dixon shares insights from his latest book, The Activator Advantage: What Today's Rainmakers Do Differently, which is rooted in groundbreaking research on how top professionals win and…
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Why Daily Writers Get Better Ideas (Even When They’re Not Writing) | 173
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6:15Ever solved a plot problem while folding laundry? Had a character breakthrough while driving or drifting off to sleep? That’s not luck. It’s your Default Mode Network—the brain’s creative engine—doing its job. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore: ✔️ What the Default Mode Network (DMN) actually is ✔️ Why it activates during mome…
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388 Mastering Uncertainty: Lessons from Former Navy SEAL Commander Rich Diviney on Leading Yourself and Your Team When Nothing Goes as Planned
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45:40In this timely and compelling episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli welcomes back Rich Diviney, retired Navy SEAL Commander and bestselling author of The Attributes. This conversation focuses on Rich’s latest book, Mastering Uncertainty, and delivers insights highly relevant to leaders navigating today’s volatile, complex environment. Wi…
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Want to Be an Author Who Understands People? Write Characters Daily | 172
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5:29Think writing fiction is just about storytelling? Think again. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we reveal how daily character creation actually transforms your real-life relationships—training your brain to understand people on a level most never reach. Inside this episode: ✔️ The neuroscience behind how writing fiction expands emotion…
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New research from Microsoft provides a glimpse of the near-term future of marketing agency life, including AI bosses, agentic employees, and new organizational charts. And, if you're a small agency, this might be your time to shine! Mark Schaefer and Andy Crestodina riff on the implications of te AI-first agency in this new episode of The Marketing…
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Jlin's Percussive-Driven, Math-Loving, Adventurous Electronic Music, In-Studio
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36:35The artist, producer, and educator Jlin, born Jerrilynn Patton, first came out of the electronic dance music scene – specifically, the Chicago style of house music known as footwork. But she’s also become a sought-after composer, and one of her works was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her collaborators include Icelandic pop star Bjork, composer…
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Train Your Brain to Find Patterns (And Write Better Stories) | 171
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6:04🧩 Feel like your writing life is a jumbled mess of scattered ideas? Good. That means you’re standing at the edge of a superpower most writers never develop—meta-pattern recognition. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author Podcast, we dive into: ✔️ Why daily writing trains your brain to detect hidden structure ✔️ How science links creative geni…
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Loïc Fery: Bridging the Gap Between Business Acumen and Sports Passion (MDE612)
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51:02In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Loïc Fery, a fascinating figure in both the business and sports worlds. Loïc shared insights from his diverse career, including his role as founding and running Chenavari, being the owner of French football club FC Lorient and his recent venture into the world of padel. We discussed the similariti…
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Why Daily Writing Turns You Into a Story-Detecting Machine | 170
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6:01Ever write something in fiction—only to watch it show up in real life? That’s not coincidence. It’s confirmation that your brain is tuning in to narrative patterns hiding in plain sight. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore: ✔️ Why daily fiction writing sharpens your pattern recognition ✔️ How storytelling trains your brain to n…
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Daily Fiction Writing: Plot Twists Begin With the Right Questions | 169
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6:14Think great stories come from having all the answers? Think again. In today’s episode of The Adventurous Author, we explore why the best fiction writers aren’t just storytellers—they’re master question-askers. The more you write, the sharper your creative questions become—and those questions unlock the kind of plots, characters, and insights that t…
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In this episode of Two Strike Noise, Jeff and Mark discuss Major League Baseball's lifting of lifetime bans on players like Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson amongst others, debating their Hall of Fame eligibility. They explore the legacy and off-field controversies of these players. Mark delves into the life of early 20th-century baseball figure …
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How to Build a Courageous Brand That Stands Out - Bill Petrie
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31:39Send us a text Today I’m thrilled to welcome back the amazing Bill Petrie, the founder and creative director of Brandivate - a purpose-driven agency that’s become a powerhouse in brand strategy, marketing, and sales innovation. With over 23 years of executive leadership in the promotional products industry, Bill is recognized for his ingenuity, gen…
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How Daily Fiction Writing Extracts Wisdom From Your Soul | 168
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5:32Ever had a character say something you didn’t plan—but it stopped you in your tracks? That’s not random. In today’s episode, we dive into how fiction becomes a wisdom extraction mechanism—helping you uncover insights your conscious brain can’t reach. Inside this episode: ✔️ Why daily fiction writing unlocks deep creative intuition ✔️ How your chara…
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Chicago-Based Composer Macie Stewart Makes Music Out of the Spaces In-Between
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36:43Macie Stewart is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who’s been a key player in the Chicago music scene, and a go-to collaborator for her string arrangements for pop stars like SZA, or playing with leading improvisers like Makaya McCraven or touring with Japanese Breakfast. Her current project is an album called When Distance Is Blue, ful…
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