Best Stephen E Davis Podcasts (2025)

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Faisal Hoque, How Does Humanity Fit into AI? 55:00

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Faisal Hoque is the founder of SHADOKA and NextChapter and serves as a transformation and innovation partner for CACI, an $8 billion company focused on U.S. national security. He is a #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author with ten award-winning books to his name. His new book, TRANSCEND: Unlocking Humanity in the Age of AI, was named a ‘must re…

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The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show 57:27

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My guest... Award winner International seasoned performer/vocalist Berklee Conservatory School of Music, own Alumni with honors, Grammy Voting member, flourishing multi talented pianist,and guitarist ,Whitney Marchelle Jackson has performed at prominent concert events for the World Cup , Dubai Hotel, United Nations, Apollo, New York Blue Note, Park…

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The Strange Afterlife of an American Football Story from China 45:20

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In 2014, the writer Christopher Beam published a humorous, heartwarming story in The New Republic about an unlikely team of American football enthusiasts in Chongqing who went on to defeat their archrivals in Shanghai to win a championship. The piece was optioned by Sony Pictures, and had some big names attached, but was ultimately never made — not…

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Gabe Freyaldenhoven, PT, DPT, Grassroots Activism and Collaboration Leads to Progress 58:45

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Gabe is the owner of River Valley Therapy and Sports Medicine, a series of outpatient therapy clinics in northcentral Arkansas where the focus is delivering phenomenal patient care with a focus on customer service. In addition to serving the communities where these clinics are located, he enjoys working with payers and regulators to ensure that pat…

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The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show 59:19

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My guest, Bobby Sanabria, is a 7 time Grammy nominee. He is noted drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, documentary filmmaker, bandleader...and most important to me, educator. He has played with some of the all time greats, including Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Randy Brecker, …

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The Raider: China and the Life of Evans Carlson, with Historian Stephen Platt 1:22:06

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This week on Sinica, I chat with Stephen Platt, historian at UMass Amherst and author, most recently, of the book The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II. Like his previous works, Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom and Imperial Twilight, it offers a compelling narrative history of an overlo…

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Leslie Grandy, Creative Leadership in a World of AI and Connection 1:03:30

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Leslie Grandy is an author, speaker, and CEO advisor who guides companies, teams, and product leaders to expand their creative capacity to invent and innovate for customers, disrupt and grow their market opportunities, and maintain relevance in a fast-changing world. Organizations like Oracle, Starbucks, and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers turn to Leslie…

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Industrial Policy, "Overcapacity," and U.S.-China Trade: A Conversation with Cambridge's Jostein Hauge 1:08:02

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This week on Sinica, I chat with Jostein Hauge, political economist and an Assistant Professor in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge, based at the Centre of Development Studies and the Department of Politics and International Studies, and author of the book The Future of the Factory: How Megatrends are Changing Industrialization. 3:…

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Joe Davis, Be A Generous Leader and Watch Your People Thrive 57:00

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Joeserved as MD and Senior Partner at BCG. In The Generous Leader,Joeshares a performance review: He was told he was not the best at problem-solving solo; but with others, he could solve any challenge. His manager identified his key strength - a person who could connect. Joespent 37 years with BCG, co-founded the Washington DC office, led office sy…

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The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show 1:25:17

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My guest is Hon. Jerleen Hollimon-Miller, former 12 year Mayor of Maysville, SC. She was born in Maysville, also birth place of her illustrious, famous Great Grand aunt, Dr Mary McLeod Bethune, confidante of former First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt and a member of FDR's kitchen cabinet. She is former teacher and children's author o…

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Seeking the Next DeepSeek: the Chinese Generative AI Algorithm Registry, with Kendra Schaefer 1:03:57

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This week on Sinica, I speak with Kendra Schaefer, the partner at Trivium China who heads their tech practice. She recently published a fascinating paper looking at the Cyberspace Administration of China's comprehensive database of generative AI tools released in China, and she shares the insights and big takeaways from her research on that databas…

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Todd Holzman, Leadership is Knowing How to Get to Candor 59:18

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Former leadership coach to IBM’s top executives, Head of Organization Development at Honeywell, and fellow with McKinsey’s Change Center, Todd has taught world leaders at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, developed doctoral students at Columbia University, and trained tens of thousands of leaders globally to “Get to Candor”. As the founder of…

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Bonus Ep: Rubio's Visa Revocations, with Jeremy Goldkorn [Explicit] 49:42

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Jeremy Goldkorn joins for this largely unedited throwback to the early, sweary days of the show. We talk about the announcement made on Wednesday, 28 May 2025, on the "aggressive" revocation of Chinese student visas for students with Party "connections" or who study "critical fields." You've been warned! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv…

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The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show 1:15:37

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My guest is award-winning, world known American playwright, poet, novelist, essayist, song writer, composer, editor and publisher, Ishmael Reed. He is known for his satirical works challenging the American political culture. He is best known for his 1972 release of Mumbo Jumbo. Produced, directed, edited and host by Stephen E Davis.…

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Amy Lafko, Physical Therapist Helps Businesses Put People First 58:30

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Amy Lafko is a leadership and organizational design expert, mainstage speaker, author, and facilitator. Known for her “People First” method, she brings a step-by-step process to put employee engagement and empowerment into practice. Having spent 20+ years in healthcare leadership roles, her work is inspired by her personal transformation as a leade…

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Dr. Laura Gallaher, Radical Self Acceptance is the Key to Great Leadership 1:02:00

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Dr. Laura is a professional speaker and organizational psychologist who inspires driven self-starters to transform their relationship with themselves to accomplish more than ever while making everything easier! While sharing revelations on radical self-acceptance she uniquely leverages humor to resonate with audiences. She is an approachable, funny…

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Ukraine, China, and the Emerging Geopolitics of Resource Security 1:28:57

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A bonus episode this week. On May 22, I moderated a panel organized by Vita Golod and the UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies. The focus was on the U.S.-Ukraine Mineral Security Partnership, and it features Ivan Us, Chief Consultant at the Center for Foreign Policy at the National Institute for Strategic Studies; Jim Mullinax…

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The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show 1:16:02

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This wonderful episode features three members of the generation that came of age in the 50's and 60s. They are a shining example of this show's mantra... PROGRESS DESPITE OBSTACLES. They deliver a powerful message to this generation of what life was like for them growing, the obstacles they faced as they reached the pinnacles of success in their li…

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House of Huawei: Eva Dou of the Washington Post on Her New "Secret History" of Huawei 1:08:40

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This week on Sinica, I chat with Eva Dou, technology reporter for the Washington Post, about her terrific new book about Huawei. From its prehistory to its fight for its life under tremendous U.S. pressure, she tells its story in a way that's both deeply engaging and very evenhanded. 04:53 – Meng Wanzhou’s case and its impact on media interest in H…

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Bill Benjamin, A Math Guy Discovers Emotional Intelligence. Leadership Requires both Right and Left Brain Thinking 56:00

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Bill is a world-renowned keynote speaker, business owner, and partner at the Institute for Health and Human Potential (IHHP). Over the last 30 years, he’s worked with leaders and high-pressure performers around the world — from the U.S. military and Olympic athletes to executives at global organizations like IBM, Marriott and Rolls Royce. As a part…

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The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show 1:04:52

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Just a great episode with the marvelous vocalist, producer, actor/director and Banana Puddin' Jazz impresario Rome Neal! He is a stable on the NYC jazz scene. He is know for his laid back jazz style as well as serving Banana pudding at his Banana Puddin" Jazz series beginning in 2003 at the legendary Nuyorican Poet's Cafe in NYC, which he is also C…

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Dr. Stephen E. Gardner - Health & Wellness In Focus #19 - Our topic: Coping With Grief & Loss: Light in Your Valley - Audio 52:00

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Health & Wellness In Focus Episode #19 – Coping With Grief & Loss: “Light in Your Valley”Host: Dr. Bryan Hudson | Guest: Dr. Stephen E. GardnerProgram SummaryDr. Gardner’s links:LinkedIN, www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-e-gardner-edd-ma-ct-6823b4bEveryday Consulting, www.everydayconsulting.orgCrown of Hope International. www.crownofhope.orgIn this insi…

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NEW! China Talking Points Ep. 1: Trade Truce, J-10C Dogfight, and What Comes Next 1:04:49

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The Sinica Network proudly presents a new podcast: China Talking Points, featuring Kaiser Kuo (host of the Sinica Podcast), Eric Olander (host of the China-Global South Podcast and China In Africa Podcast) and Andrew Polk, co-founder of Trivium China and host of its podcast. We'll be joined regularly by Lizzi Lee, Fellow on Chinese Economy at the A…

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Rebecca Shaddix, Leadership in Marketing, Healthcare and Education 59:00

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Rebecca Shaddix is a seasoned marketing executive and go-to-market strategist with a proven track record of driving significant revenue growth across various industries. With a unique background that combines deep technical expertise, data-driven marketing, and empathetic leadership, Rebecca has led high-growth companies in education, healthcare, a…

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China's DeepSeek Moment — a talk given April 17 2025 at Carnegie Mellon 30:45

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I had scheduled a show to record while I was in Providence last week, but it fell through and had to be rescheduled, so please give this talk I delivered at Carnegie Mellon last month a listen! Hope you enjoy. Kaiser See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Claudia Longo, Turning Hardship into Opportunity, An Inspiring Tale of Hope 45:00

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Claudia Longo is a dynamic leader and social entrepreneur whose journey is one of resilience and purpose. A former Division 1 athlete, she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at 18, just months before beginning her collegiate soccer career at the University of Washington. Despite this challenge, she returned to the field, playing several successf…

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The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show 55:10

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Part 2 of a marvelous conversation with Dr Hattie Washington, tenured professor and former vice president at Coppin State University in Baltimore. She was the operator of a foster care home, Aunt Hattie's Place. She is also the author of DRIVEN TO SUCCEED and AUNT HATTIE'S COOKBOOK. A simply wonderful episode you don't want to miss! Produced, direc…

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Broken Engagement: Veteran China reporter Bob Davis on his new collection of interviews 1:15:47

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This week on Sinica, I chat with veteran Wall Street Journal reporter Bob Davis, who has covered the U.S.-China relationship for decades. He recently published a new book called Broken Engagement, which consists of interviews with U.S. policymakers who were instrumental in shaping American policy toward China from the George H.W. Bush administratio…

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Discussion with Jimmy McKay, 10 Impactful Moments on Profiles in Leadership Podcast 44:25

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Jimmy McKay and I sit down and discuss what I have learned doing interviews for my Podcast over 8 years and more than 235 interviews. He wanted me to rank my top 10 impactful moments but I just couldn't do it because there are so many to choose from. So I picked 10 I thought were great and didn't rank them but shared them as they were profound to m…

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The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show 57:20

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A marvelous conversation with Dr Hattie Washington, tenured professor and former vice president at Coppin State University in Baltimore. She was the operator of a foster care home, Aunt Hattie's Place. She is also the author of DRIVEN TO SUCCEED and AUNT HATTIE'S COOKBOOK. A simply wonderful episode you don't want to miss! Produced, directed, edite…

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Franklin J. Rooks Jr., A Healthcare Entreprenuer Melding Physical Therapy, Law and Business 1:02:00

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Franklin J. Rooks Jr. is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science (“PCPS”), where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science and a Master of Physical Therapy Degree. After graduating from PCPS, he earned a Master of Business Administration (“MBA”), with a concentration in finance, from Drexel University, in Philadelphia, …

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The EU-China Relationship in the Age of Trumpian Disruption, with Finbarr Bermingham of the SCMP 1:06:46

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This week on Sinica, I chat with SCMP Senior Europe Correspondent Finbarr Bermingham, who joins from Brussels where he's been covering the EU-China relationship in fantastic depth and with great insight. 3:17 – EU-China relations in early 2025: the effect of the 2021 sanctions, who advocated for engagement versus confrontation with China, and the i…

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Lora Henderson - Health & Wellness In Focus #18 - ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING: Releasing Worry, Embracing Peace & Stress Relief - Audio 30:11

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Guest: Lora Henderson, MA,MBSR,MEI, Beautiful Mindz LLChttps://www.beautifulmindz.meHost: Min. Corey JonesProducer: Bryan Hudson, Vision Communications Media LLCOur guest is Lora Henderson, a highly experienced advocate in health, mental health, and community outreach. Henderson holds degrees in sociology and organizational management, is a certifi…

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Israel David Duran, Algin Purpose with Strategy 1:00:00

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Israel David Duran, compelling speaker and business growth partner, has empowered countless entrepreneurs worldwide to unleash their potential. After a transformative car accident in 2018, Duran dedicated himself to serving others, guiding them to personal and professional growth. He inspires purposeful leaders to build profitable businesses that i…

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The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show 53:40

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This episode is with the distinguished Rev Frederick Davie, former Chairman of the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board and retired executive vice president of the world famous Union Theological Seminary in New York on. Rev Davie has worked along side-by-side with some of the most influential figures of the late 20th and early centuries! He worked i…

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Live at Pitt: CMU's Benno Weiner on the Evolution of China's Minzu Policy 52:07

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This week on Sinica, in a show recorded at the University of Pittsburgh, I speak with Benno Weiner, Associate Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University, about how China's policy toward its minority nationalities (or minzu) have shifted from their older, Soviet-inspired form to the policies of assimilation we now see. 2:29 – How the so-call…

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Dan J. Berger, Belonging is an Essential Human Emotion that Leaders Must Understand 57:45

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DanJ.Berger(www.danjberger.com) is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, author, and community builder dedicated to fostering connection and belonging. His book,The Quest: The Definitive Guide to Finding Belonging(Forbes Books), cements his place as a thought leader on this essential human need. As the founder of Social Tables, an award-winning event d…

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Sinica Live at Columbia University, with Yawei Liu and Yukon Huang 58:15

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This week on the Sinica Podcast, I chat with Yawei Liu, Senior Advisor for China at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and Yukon Huang, former China country head of the World Bank and now Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The show was taped live at the 2025 Columbia China Summit at Columbia University, put on by t…

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The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show 1:02:10

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My guest is Lady Dr Dhyana Ziegler...a great Educator, Scholar, Professor, Jornalist, Radio, Author and TV Host, Digital Content Creator and Musician.👏🤗 Learn about what her affiliation was with Gladys Knight and the Pips. Also...how she earned the title "Lady"!👏It's a wonderfully funny yet informative and inspirational episode not to be missed!😊 P…

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Dan Rootenberg, Culture and Leadership Development are Key to Sustained Growth 59:00

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Dan Rootenberg is the CEO of Spear, which he co-founded in 1999, working out of a small treatment room in midtown Manhattan. He had a singular vision for combining clinical excellence with a five-star customer service experience. Spear has since grown to 55+ locations throughout NYC, Westchester, Long Island, New Jersey and CT, employing over 950+ …

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The Show About Stuff! Stephen. Davis Show 1:20:10

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My guests are Sheila Evans-Trannum, former Associate Commissioner of Education for NY State Board of Education, former Chairperson of Casey Family Programs and Education Advisor to President G W Bush and Joyce Johnson, former Joseph E Seagrams Co executive, former Special Assistant to former Manhattan President Ruth Messenger and Executive Assistan…

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Rebecca Fitzsimmons, Holistic Leadership is the New Focus for Great Leaders 52:23

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Interview on Profiles in Leadership with Rebecca Fitzsimmons Outline Introduction and Background of Rebecca Fitzsimmons Rebecca Fitzsimmons, founder of Tactical Harmony, an online business focused on holistic leadership and mindset strategies. Rebecca shares her background, starting from her upbringing in a small town in northeastern Ohio, her degr…

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Bob Kaplan, Grappling for Self Improvement in Leadership 59:10

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BobKaplan just brought out a new book, GRAPPLING: Leaders Striving To Improve. It’s short stories, fictionalized cases, meant to bring executive coaching to life, which is often a struggle, a wrestling match with yourself. GRAPPLING is a novel approach to writing about leadership and self-improvement, and very readable.Bob’s previous book is Fear Y…

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Life, Love, and Loss in China: Hazza Harding's story of resilience 1:19:20

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This week on Sinica, I chat with Hazza Harding, a young Australian who began learning Chinese and made his way to China where he became a pop singer with hits on Chinese pop charts and a state media newscaster — and also lost his husband tragically, suffered through the COVID lockdowns while grieving for his loss. Yet he remains committed to furthe…

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Neil Trickett, PT, Marketing Your Physical Therapy Business is Essential to Success 1:00:00

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NeilTrickettis a physical therapist, and private practice marketing expert. Neil built a 7 figure PT practice with his wife, Amy, in which he transitioned out of in 2010. He then founded Practice Promotions, and has built that to be one of the largest multi-7 figure marketing agencies in North America, specializing in Rehabilitation. Neil's passion…

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The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show 1:06:34

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A wonderful must see episode with guests: Extradinary Film Producers/Film and Television Directors/ and Film and TV Actors Bill Duke (Acting in Car Wash, Commando, Predator, American Gigolo, Menace II Society...directing Hoodlum, A Rage in Harlem, Sister Act II films... episodes of Knots Landing, Dallas, Hunter) and Kenya Cagle, whose film MY KING,…

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Is China Gaining Ground in Technology Diffusion? A Conversation with Jeffrey Ding 45:52

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This week on Sinica, I chat with Jeffrey Ding, author of Technology and the Rise of Great Powers, a book that argues that a nation's ability to invent foundational technologies matters ultimately less in its overall national power than its ability to diffuse those "general purpose technologies," like electricity, digital technology, the internet, a…

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Adrian Koehler, Leadership Coaching Through Experience in Philanthropy, Ministry, Activism and Medicine 1:01:13

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Adrian Koehler, the no-nonsense leadership engagement expert and Senior Partner at Take New Ground, is the go-to guide for fast-moving leaders. Dedicated to breaking through barriers, he spends his time helping entrepreneurs and enterprise leaders cut through the noise and create transformative outcomes. Adrian coaches executives globally, encourag…

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Evolutionary Psychology and International Relations, with Jeremy Garlick 1:26:24

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This week on the Sinica Podcast, I chat with Jeremy Garlick, Director of the Jan Masaryk Centre for International Studies, Prague University, and a scholar of China’s international relations. Jeremy is the author of the book Advantage China: Agent of Change in an Era of Global Disruption, but the book we're talking about this week is his new Cambri…

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The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show 50:42

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My guest Omar Mesa is...formerly the original lead guitarist of the great Afro-Cuban band...MANDRILL. They had such recording hit as FENCEWALK, HANG LOOSE and my favorite POLK STREET CARNIVAL. https://images.app.goo.gl/KQ2oBbrzS74qfqpJ9 He has out a recent single I LOVE THE WAY YOU READ MY MIND. Take a listen below: (I LOVE THE WAY YOU READ MY MIND…