Francesca Gargaglia is the COO and co-founder of Amity, a tech company that builds ready to use social features that companies can easily incorporate in their websites and app to create their own communities. What’s unique about Amity is that even though the company&nbsp;was started very recently, it already has a very global feel: it has over 250 employees, of 30 nationalities, and it has offices in Thailand, Italy, the UK and the US. The companymirrors the personality and experience of Francesca. She is a relatively young founder, but she has lived and worked in four continents already.In our conversation we discuss how her experiences working abroad in several countries have shaped her into the leader she is, and helped her face the challenges of building a globally distributed high-growth startup.KEY TAKEAWAYS[01:36] - What makes Amity unique.&nbsp;&nbsp;[02:25] - Francesca shares how her travel led to the introductions that birthed Amity.[04:05] - The travel experience that changed everything for Francesca.&nbsp;[06:20] - Francesca shares how the variety of experiences in her career and her travels shaped her as a leader.&nbsp;[08:00] - How the elements of being a passionate expert fed into her work at startup Amity.&nbsp;[09:56] - Francesca shares how studying law helped her provide a structured framework for the growing team around her.&nbsp;[11:17] - How her curiosity and desire to create a significant impact led to Francesca's entrepreneurial path.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[14:08] - Amity's fast trek growth from its roots in Bangkok to Milan, London, and the US.&nbsp;[15:34] - How Amity grew from a group of passionate people who wanted to change the world of social networking to a company bound by a set of core values.[18:00] - Francesca shares how the name Amity, meaning friendship, is embedded in the company's culture.&nbsp;[19:22] - Measuring success by measuring the impact of Amity's product on the end user and by personal growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;[21:30] - How being a woman in a male-dominated industry made Francesca more eager to keep pushing forward to prove herself.&nbsp;[23:46] - Francesca shares her secret sauce of leadership.&nbsp;[25:55] - Why she hires people with a focus on soft skills and a flair for accountability.&nbsp;&nbsp;[28:28] - Amity's mission to help organizations curate a positive social network to deliver a quality experience to their community.&nbsp;[31:13] - Where you can learn more about Amity and its mission to help companies worldwide use their technology to connect.&nbsp;[31:47] - How Francesca's background and love of travel feed into the multicultural diversity of Amity.[33:20] -Francesca shares the business expression she finds the most inauthentic.&nbsp;[34:21] - Francesca shares her food obsession, that's a nod to her Italian culture.&nbsp;[36:41] - CreditsContactDino at: [email protected]:al4ep.com or authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.com<a href="https://www.amity.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Wil Reynolds, is the Founder of Seer Interactive, one of the best digital marketing agencies in the country.&nbsp;Wil started the company as a solo practitioner and grew it to over 200 people. At some point, he realizedided that with the success of the company he had accumulated enough wealth for himself. Yet, he still wanted to grow the company, so he decided that from that point on all the company's growth was going to benefit his employees and his community.KEY TAKEAWAYS&nbsp;[02:40] - Wil shares how he took Seer Interactive from a one-person operation in 2000 to a thriving company with 200 team members across the U.S. today.[04:20] -Wil shares how stripping away the financial aspect changed his approach to work.&nbsp;[05:39] - The things that have grown Seer Interactive to this point as a company differ from what will sustain its growth going forward.&nbsp;[07:27] - Wil shares how the company's most successful year surprisingly led to their most turnover ever.&nbsp;[10:29] - Building a business that's built to scale.&nbsp;[12:09] - Wil shares the learning curve of scaling and the business layers he's adding to catapult Seer's growth.[15:22] - Learning the skillset of client/customer management at home in larger organizations.&nbsp;&nbsp;[17:09] - Deep insight into why humility is a liability as much as an asset.[19:20] - The most challenging transition for entrepreneurs as they grow into company leaders.[20:01] - Wil shares how he learned to lead and get out of the way.[21:20] - How Wil transitioned into the role where he creates the most value in Seer Interactive.[24:25] - Somebody who can operate a business needs a growing business to operate.[25:59] - Wil shares how Seer is targeting the next level of growth.&nbsp;[28:00] - Beyond culture: building the tools into the business for successful teams.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[30:06] - Will shares how he leads with intention to keep Seer from getting 'over their skis' in growth.[31:21] - Transitioning from carbon copy hiring: when is it time to start bringing in people with different perspectives and skill sets as you grow.&nbsp;&nbsp;[34:10] - How Wil is using phantom equity to give back to his employees while reinvesting in the business.&nbsp;[37:40] - Pillars of the company, pillars of the community: Wil shares how his heart for giving back to his community is built into every aspect of Seers.[40:30] - Employing the tools to help people find the time to serve their communities.[42:26] - Sharing about the dangers and distractions of social media.[43:47] - Wil shares his 12-year mission to support the Covenant House in Philadelphia through sleeping in the street for one night each year.&nbsp;[45:02] - Keeping your life in check through volunteering: how spending time with people facing real challenges builds empathy.&nbsp;[46:35] - Wil shares why runnning, self-growth and self-discipline are his main hobbies.&nbsp;[48:09] - Wil shares the business expression that drives him crazy.&nbsp;[48:55] - Fostering a belief in putting what you want to come back to you into the world.&nbsp;[50:14] - How the process of self-discovery helps Wil be a better father and leader for Seer.&nbsp;[51:50] - Why Wil doesn't like the idea of putting a business on a pedestal.&nbsp;[52:04] - Summarizing the AL4EP podcast.&nbsp;Contact Dino at: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

This episode is part two of our look back at the start of the podcast through an anthology of leadership lessons from guests: Erin Barra, Dr. Steve Yacovelli, Rand Fishkin, and Marcel Quiroga.We look at leadership from a broader point of view, tackling topic such as how do you build a music education program that gives access to underrepresented groups, the benefits of adding diversity to an organization, what founders should take into consideration when they build company values and the impact of being a woman of latina descent on the decision to start a wealth management company.KEY TAKEAWAYS[00:08] - Introduction[01:21] - Songwriter, educator, and creative entrepreneur Erin Barra, Director of popular music at Arizona State University, shares how she transitioned from artist to full-time educator.[02:57] - Erin shares her profoundly ingrained sense of community service.[04:41] - Erin shares why leaders who meet people where they are and create a safe space for people to be who they are, are more powerful.[05:58] - Why excellence and empathy don't have to be mutually exclusive.[07:24] - Erin shares why joy should be central to any creative journey.&nbsp;[08:18] - The delicate balance of constructive feedback and accountability that catapults growth.[10:06] - Erin shares the probing questions she asks to garner constructive feedback.[11:58] - Dr. Steve Yacovelli, Founder and Principal of TopDog Learning Group, discusses why self-awareness is the key to improving equity.&nbsp;[13:50] - Steve shares the three-point continuum he uses to introduce the diversity, inclusion, and belonging conversation with his clients to help people get on board.[16:13] - Steve shares why a more diverse business culture is essential to profitability.&nbsp;[18:11] - The FOUR LAYERS OF DIVERSITY created by Gardenswartz and Rowe.[19:31] - Steve shares his decision to lead from who he is - the Gay Leadership Dude™.&nbsp;&nbsp;[21:33] - Why Steve filters all of his branding through the lens of who he is.&nbsp;[24:48] - Rand Fishkin, Founder and CEO of SparkToro shares the pivotal moments in his leadership journey.&nbsp;[26:12] -Rand shares the catalyst that led him to write, Lost and Founder.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[27:27] -" It's really terrible to have a set of stated values, of expressed values that you sort of put on the wall and the website that are not lived up to...

In this episode we look back at the start of the podcast and present an anthology of leadership lessons from the first four guests: Raj Kapoor, Katarin Dyer, Rishad Tobaccowala and Dave Edelman.They talk about how they formed their own leadership style, what makes a great leader and how to build and run successful teams.KEY TAKEAWAYS[00:53] - Rewinding the best of episodes focusing on leadership traits&nbsp;[01:01] - Raj Kapoor, former Chief Strategy Officer at Lyft, shares how his leadership style has evolved throughout his career.[03:04] - Raj shares how failure helped him learn to step out of his ego for the greater good and more success.&nbsp;[07:08] - How Raj learned to reinvent himself as a leader, becoming a coach instead of a driver.[08:15] - Raj’s top tips for becoming a more impactful leader.[10:09] - Kathy Dyer shares the two biggest leadership lessons she learned while working with CARE.[12:12] - Kathy shares an interesting story of how a team member depicted her leadership style using a boat analogy.[13:47] - Kathy shares why she believes multidimensional leaders are more effective.&nbsp;[14:58] - The mistake Kathy has seen other leaders make when working with teams.[17:13] - Kathy shares her top three leadership tips and why letting things go for better outcomes is vital.&nbsp;&nbsp;[20:00] - Why it’s important to open ourselves up to new ideas in order to find the ‘better way’ to do things in this day and age.&nbsp;[20:23] - Introducing Rishad Tobaccowala, one of the leading thinkers in the world of marketing and advertising.&nbsp;[21:13] - Rishad shares the five characteristics of a good leader.[23:57] - Rishad describes the characteristics of the bad bosses: the narcissist, the micromanaging fiddler, the Oscar contender, and the double-crossing assassin.[25:44] - Why good teams are like winning sports teams.&nbsp;[26:43] - How Rishad creates a culture of safety and freedom for his teams.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[27:29] - How to empower any team.[30:31] - Dave Edelman shares the two things that helped him advance into his leadership role.[33:10] - Dave shares how his role at Digitas pushed him to engage with a broader scope of talent on a higher level.&nbsp;[36:43] - Dave shares why asking questions is the key to creating a more cohesive team.[39:47] - Dave shares what he looks for in a good leader.[41:32] - A good leader must be both in the moment and two steps ahead of the curve at all times.&nbsp;Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast...

Chris Lynch is the Executive Chairman, and CEO at AtScale, the industry leader in data federation and cloud transformation. Sometimes known as the Punk Rock VC, Chris is a VC investor, operator, advisor, and mentor to dozens of entrepreneurs and startups. He has been in the founding team of Arrow Point, Acopia Networks and Vertica.We talk about the influence of punk rock and the Sex Pistols on his approach to work, why connection is the key to success in any industry. Chris is also pushing for more transparency and disclosure in equity compensation in privately owned companies, especially in high tech and private equity/venture capital environments. So we talked about the changes needed, and most importantly, about what questions people should ask before accepting a job in a privately owned company where equity is a significant part of the compensation.KEY TAKEAWAYS[02:40] - Chris shares how he arrived at where he is today.[05:01] - How work, love, and punk rock influenced Chris' business career.&nbsp;[08:23] - From dreams of playing bass in a punk rock band to inventing a persona that helped him 'fake it until he made it.'[11:04] - Why connection and authenticity are the keys to success no matter what you are 'selling.'[13:10] - How accepting failure as part of the process ultimately leads to success.[16:21] - "Celebrating success is fine. But it doesn't make you more successful. Overcoming failure makes you more successful."[19:41] - Chris shares how his definition of success has evolved over his career.&nbsp;&nbsp;[24:43] - What are the traits of a good Venture Capitalist (VC)?[26:25] - Chris shares his answer to the 'trick question' that opened the door to him working with the Godfather of VC (and a top 5 IPO).[28:50] - Chris shares the secret to his success and his message for those he mentors.[30:18] - How to join Chris in his mission to create more transparency in the private equity market.[34:57] - The most important questions to ask before joining a startup or a privately owned venture that features equity compensation.&nbsp;[37:51] - Why employees need to negotiate equity compensation the same way they would for cash.&nbsp;[39:47] - How to find more information about Chris and the types of investments he is&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[41:28] - Crowdsourcing the power of music and the tech entrepreneur ecosystem to do good through Tech Tackles X.[44:13] - Why perfection is the enemy of progress.[46:05] - Chris shares a question for listeners to answer for a special opportunity to meet with him via ZOOM. Jean dot O'Neill at escale.com.[47:16] - Chis shares the VC jargon that leaves him empty.[50:34] - Why we all need to stop fighting amongst ourselves to connect with what's real.[53:04] - Chis shares his favorite meal and drink.[53:50] - Why Chris believes the Sex Pistols changed the world with just one record.Contact Dino at: [email protected]&nbsp;Websites:al4ep.com AtScale.comreverbadvisors.comTech Tackles Cancer / Tech Tackles X: techtacklesx.orgOther Christopher Lynch links:LinkedIn:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chlynch/"...

Laura Cesaro is the Founder &amp; CEO of Siriusgame, a gamified platform that helps high school students in Italy learn Latin.&nbsp;She started her venture during the pandemic, working across two continents as she was pursuing her Masters of Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education.We talked about the impact of her international experience, the inspiration behind Laura's passion project, the challenges of being a young founder, the influence of her entrepreneurial family, and how Siriusgame is putting a modern spin on a dead language, giving it new life for the next generation.&nbsp;&nbsp;KEY TAKEAWAYS[02:46] - Laura shares how her formative years shaped her approach to collaboration in her company and career.&nbsp;[04:36] - How becoming an activist and volunteer creating programs during the refugee crisis in Greece opened her thinking to creating something of her own.&nbsp;[06:42] - Armed with a Master's in Education from Harvard and lineage from a family of entrepreneurs, Laura sets out on her mission of inclusive learning through Siriusgame. [09:34] - The three elements of Laura's passion project, Siriusgame.[10:13] - How her own struggles with learning inspired her passion project.[12:12] - How putting a modern spin on a 'dead language' gave it new life for the next generation of learners.&nbsp;[14:10] - "Life is the art of encounters" — the critical connections that helped Laura develop the project she'd had in mind since she was 17.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[18:41] - How starting her project in the US gave her the confidence to be one of the first startups in the Italian EdTech ecosystem.&nbsp;&nbsp;[20:28] - What Laura learned from her father about being a founder that helped her develop her unique leadership style.[22:36] - “For me, it's always been important to be upfront and open about my shortcomings and what could be my weaknesses and surround myself with people who can balance those out.”&nbsp;[25:26] - Laura shares the challenges and triumphs of starting her venture as a young entrepreneur during the COVID pandemic.&nbsp;[28:56] - Laura shares her desire to be a part of fostering the entrepreneurial spirit of the next generation.[31:29] - Why Laura is focused on sustainability and impact rather than being the next 'unicorn.’[34:01] - The biggest gift of being a founder.&nbsp;[37:34] - Where you can find Siriusgame.[38:31] - Laura shares what defines who she is outside of work.&nbsp;[41:23] - The dish from Laura’s home city of Verona that is very dear to her heart.[43:17] - Thank you and closing remarks.[43:36] - Music: A Place Called Love by Susan CattaneoContact Dino at: [email protected]&nbsp;Websites:al4ep.com Siriusgamecesaroassociati.it&nbsp;Other Laura Cesaro links:Facebook: facebook.com/heysiriusInstagram:...

Arielle Nissenblatt's is the community team manager at SquadCast, a remote recording software solution. Her obsession with podcasts began when she learned she loved being entertained by audio. An advocate and influencer in the podcast community, she founded EarBuds Podcast Collective in 2017. EarBuds is a weekly podcast recommendation engine that sends a newsletter with a theme and 5 podcast episodes on that theme, with each weekly issue curated by a different person. Arielle is also a founder of Podcast Taxonomy, an international multidisciplinary effort to standardize roles and credits in the podcast space.We talk about building a community as a long-term investment. Arielle shares her insight into what it takes to engage a community over the long haul successfully and how Arielle's podcasting influencer involvement is turning into a win-win for all.&nbsp;&nbsp;KEY TAKEAWAYS[03:02] - Arielle shares the history of her longtime love of being entertained by audio.&nbsp;[04:42] - The passion that led Arielle to start the EarBuds Podcast Collective newsletter in 2017.[06:42] - The bold move Arielle made that granted her entry into Podcast Movement and opened the door to a full-time job in the podcasting industry.[07:47] - The questions Arielle and her team are asking to build a thriving community team at SquadCast.[10:39] - Why community engagement and growth is a long-term investment.&nbsp;[12:08] - Digging in to successfully define community for an organization.[15:30] - The key teams that make the SquadCast community a success.&nbsp;[17:15] - How SquadCast employs social content and feed drops to promote and determine the community's needs.&nbsp;[19:00] - How the product development team is leveraging the community's input to bring about big design changes.&nbsp;[20:00] - The advantages of employing your community as the human side of marketing.&nbsp;[21:30] - Arielle shares how her position as manager of the community team and her involvement in the podcasting community creates a win-win for SquadCast.&nbsp;[22:44] - The pivotal moments in her journey that helped Arielle prepare for her job as an influencer.&nbsp;[25:53] - Half the battle is just being aware of what's going on and having an opinion that you really believe and can back up.&nbsp;[27:08] - I asked Arielle when she learned to delegate.&nbsp;[28:37] - Arielle shares the growth journey of Earbuds Collective—from its upstart beginning to fully monetized.&nbsp;[31:35] - Arielle offers her insight into other ways podcasters can profit from their shows outside of a financial return to make their investment worthwhile.&nbsp;[34:23] - I ask Arielle to share some of her passions outside of work.&nbsp;[36:45] - Arielle offers up the one expression about podcasts she's tired of hearing.[37:57] - Arielle shares her favorite book.[38:30] - Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:<a...

The first half of Cindy Gallop’s career would have been enough for most people: she was instrumental in building Bartle, Bogle and Hagerty into a global advertising firm, opening and growing both their Asia and US offices. But for the past almost 15 years Cindy has blazed her way into a new uncharted territory. Her company Make Love Not Porn is driving a really important conversation around sex, sex education and consent. In the process, Cindy has also become a powerful voice in support of women entrepreneurs and women equality in general.This episode is marked as explicit because some of the topics discussed include sex.KEY TAKEAWAYS&nbsp;[02:57] - The great tagline on Cindy's LinkedIn that piqued my curiosity and made me want to have her on the show.[04:50] - Cindy shares her intro to advertising and why 'do interesting things, and interesting things will happen to you is her life's motto.[06:37] - A leader puts their people ahead of themselves.[07:46] - The influential bosses who championed Cindy's career in the male-dominated advertising industry.[10:21] - To operate with authenticity, identify what you stand for, what you believe in, what you value, and what you're all about. And then live your life and operate your business accordingly.[10:37] - Cindy shares the story of how she came up with her "I am the Michael Bay of business" tagline.&nbsp;&nbsp;[13:33] - The women supporting women's movement to build a female financial ecosystem.&nbsp;[15:30] - Cindy shares how Make Love Not Porn celebrates real bodies and real relationships to educate and change people's sexual attitudes and behavior for the better.&nbsp;&nbsp;21:07] - The TED talk that went viral pitting the porn world against the real world uncovering a huge global social issue that solidified Cindy's mission for Make Love Not Porn.[23:41] - Cindy shares the obstacles to funding and advertising for an adult-based business.&nbsp;[26:49] - When you have a world-changing startup, you have to change the world to fit it, not the other way around.[28:21] - The strategies Cindy has used to find investors and raise capital through social channels such as LinkedIn.[31:20] - I ask Cindy to share her win-win brand-building model for businesses and investors.[34:06] - Cindy clears up the misconceptions about owning a successful start-up as an over-50 entrepreneur.&nbsp;[35:33] - I ask Cindy the expression or business jargon that drives her crazy.[36:58] - Food for the body or food for the soul.[37:57] - Cindy shares her favorite cocktail.[38:03] - Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:cindygallop.comal4ep.comAdditional Cindy Gallop Links:Cindy's Ted Talk: ted.com/talks/cindy_gallop_make_love_not_pornMake Love Not Porn: makelovenotporn.tv/LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cindygallop/Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cindygallop/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Our guest today is Jackie Indrisano, General Manager of the Off Cabot comedy club. Jackie spent the bulk of her career in entertainment, booking music and comedy venues. She built not one but two college venues, one at Northeastern and one at Berklee College of Music. We talked about what it means to run a business where your team members are students, so your goal as a manager is to run a successful business while also preparing your employees for a long term career in the industry.Jackie also had to overcome a series of personal tragedies, so her story is also an inspirational story of overcoming adversity.KEY TAKEAWAYS&nbsp;[02:43] – I shared with Jackie that I selected her as my birthday guest.[03:59] - Authenticity is accepting who you are, being truthful to your core, and being willing to put yourself out there.[06:07] - Jackie shares a little bit of her experience.[08:06] - Being on campus is not where you would put somebody who's going to have a career in the music industry.[10:24] - Jackie just got thrown into it, and she learned how to book in that environment.[14:32] - The main thing is knowing your audience and constituents.[16:47] - It was a team; it was a collaboration. Jackie elevated what she knew, but if she didn't know something, she would try to find out who did and learn.[19:51] - Jackie was in constant research mode, but she was also a super fan.[21:27] - The music industry or the music business is because those two words coexist. You can't have one without the other. You need to understand that it can't just be about talent.[24:37] - Jackie shares a story about a New York City artist.[26:44] - It usually boils down to the marketing and promotion of a show. It's all about that because the talent is there.[30:21] - Jackie shares a part of her tragic story.[32:50] - The support of people surrounding Jackie kept her persevering.[36:52] - The way Jackie was received after being gone so long from the business surprised her.[37:40] - It was people Jackie didn't even know who were paying attention and waiting for her to come back.[39:32] - It is about being tenacious about the right opportunity, otherwise someone else would've gotten the job.[42:14] - There are a lot of transferable skills for those trying to hire people.[45:34] - Know who you are, know what kind of environment you want, and then add to that culture. And if you can't add to that culture, it's time for you to go.[48:38] - Jackie shares the interests she has outside of work.[50:35] - I ask Jackie the expression or business jargon that drives her crazy.[52:38] - Food for the body or food for the soul.[52:48] - Tell our listeners who are some of the comedians that they should listen to &amp; look out for.[54:42] - Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comoffcabot.orgAdditional Guest Links:Jackie's Voiceover Site: rebelindrisano.icanvoice.comLinkedIn: &nbsp;linkedin.com/in/jacquelineindrisanoTwitter: twitter.com/jackiejustwait Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo"...

Can there be such a thing as being authentic in sales? Our guest, Ronnell Richards is an entrepreneur who spent over two decades in sales. He has been a producer, has built and led sales organizations in tech and telecom, and he runs a very successful sales training business. His upcoming book, Shut The Hell Up And Sell puts forward a vision of selling that is based on building genuine relationships and meeting your client needs.Ronnell’s belief is that successful long-term sales careers are based on constantly delivering more value to your clients than what you are getting in return, the exact opposite position of the traditional myth of the great negotiator as someone who captures an overwhelming majority of the value.KEY TAKEAWAYS&nbsp;&nbsp;[02:32] – In general, salespeople often get a bad rap, and at its best, sales is one ofthe most authentic disciplines.[04:13] - I ask Ronnell to introduce himself, tell us where he came from, and where heis now.[08:26] - Ronnell had the opportunity to identify a very valuable talent.[10:58] - Ronnell shares a brief story that comes from his new book.[13:46] - As sellers, it's your job to always advocate for the customer and be on theirside.[14:48] - The most successful sellers understand that it's all about connecting andbuilding relationships.[18:07] - Sales happen organically when you are truly in service of your customer andproviding impactful solutions.[21:58] - It took years for the lightbulb to go off and realized there was no repeatcustomers.[25:37] - The track to becoming a sales leader starts with becoming a successful seller.[29:14] - You must start by managing and leading people as individuals. Get withthem on their level and understand what matters to them.[31:52] - Ronnell encourages sellers to be active on social media and to be theirauthentic selves on social media.[33:08] - The key to long-term success in business, is connecting with people.[38:21] - At the end of the day, it’s not just about what is good for the customer but also for your business.[40:17] - It all comes back to building great relationships with people you have great alignment with.[41:00] - I ask Ronnell if he has a hobby or interest outside his work.[41:50] - Ronnell shares the business expression that drives him crazy.[42:21] - Food for the Body or Food for the Soul.[43:59] - Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:ronnellrichards.comal4ep.comAdditional Ronnell Richards Links:Business and Bourbon: businessandbourbon.liveBook site: shutthehellupandsell.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ronnellrichardsInstagram: @imabusiness.manTwitter: @ImABizManFacebook: facebook.com/ronnellrich/Authentic Leadership For Everyday People /...

Christina Wallace is a former entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience building companies, and and currently a professor of entrepreneurship and marketing at Harvard Business School. She is writing a book about the Portfolio Life. It’s a concept that acknowledges that we all have multiple interests, and that given how business has evolved, the idea of a linear career no longer applies. In this world, we look at our life as a portfolio of experiences, that may or may not build on each other. And in a world with increasing speed, uncertainty and complexity, in the long run managing our career as a portfolio makes us happier and more effective.In this episode, we also discuss Christina's experiences as an entrepreneur, the cost of failure and how to manage risk and create opportunities for second chances.KEY TAKEAWAYS&nbsp;&nbsp;[02:34] – Christina shares her story with us.[03:47] – One of Christina’s pressures is focusing on being just one thing.[05:16] – Christina landed on a phrase that helped with introducing herself.[08:22] – Giving the skill, that ability to see connections between currently unconnected ideas or unconnected, a name legitimized it and gave value to Christina.&nbsp;[10:28] – Christina feared that the business world would look at her background, think less of her, or not take her seriously.[13:04] – If you can’t answer any of the “Why” questions, and if any of those answers are inauthentic, no one is getting on board.[15:51] – Christina and her team got to have an honest conversation about what failure means and had the opportunity to teach it to the students at HBS.[17:13] – It is only a question of, when, not if, that failure will be part of your story.[20:47] – When taking advice from anyone, you have to filter for how much of it is relevant to your circumstances.[23:53] - There are all of these different models that someone could use to prove themself and to gain some traction without the shoot for the moon approach.[26:35] – Christina realized she needed to practice being bad at things if she wanted to be able to keep going down the path as an entrepreneur.[28:20] - Control over her time became one of Christina’s primary metrics of success.[30:46] – It is hard to walk the path that has been prescribed, but sometimes you have to make the best decision for yourself.[33:06] – Christina shares some classroom advice: as you progress in your career, as you hit through these stages of success, you will always have two choices.[35:17] - Be thoughtful about the operational model, or the business model, for the life that you set up.[37:41] - The portfolio life is giving everyone a term to legitimize something that many of us are already doing.[39:17] – A portfolio life is predicated on three ideas that Christina shares with us.[42:42] - Someone who has other things that they do outside of the job means they're more likely to be a highly motivated, engaged employee on the job.[44:57] – I ask Christina if she has a hobby or passion that she does outside of work that has helped influence her work.[46:58] - Which business cliches, processes, or jargon drives Christina crazy?[48:51] – Food for the body or food for the soul.[50:45] – Thank you and closing remarks. Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comchristinawallace.comAdditional Christina Wallace Links:Contact at: <a href=" https://www.christinawallace.com/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Sean Fahey has been an entrepreneur his whole life. He spent the last 13 years building Vidcruiter, an HR tech company that uses software and video to significantly improve the recruiting process for organizations.Sean shared his experience as an entrepreneur, the advantages and disadvantages of starting early and had plenty of helpful advice and suggestions for people who want to start their own business. KEY TAKEAWAYS&nbsp;[01:44] – I ask Sean to share his story and how he got there.[03:42] - Sean reveals when his path started being an entrepreneur at the age of 19.[05:31] - Being an entrepreneur is not something that you even hear about as a career path.[08:15] - You need to be looking at and evolving your thought process in terms of, "what do I need to improve on the current status quo".[11:15] - You need to find a way into the business that suits your lifestyle, your model, what you want to invest in, what your outcome is, and, you know, do you want a lifestyle business or not?[13:59] - Sean expresses his views on investors, "If I can't convince someone to work for free on my idea and see if it's going to develop, why should I try to convince an investor to give me money on the idea?"[15:33] - It's too hard to tell if someone's going to be good long-term within three coffee dates, but this share trade for work concept is what Sean recommends to everyone.[18:44] - The goal is to have a win-win outcome. And so, the only way to do that is that everyone has realistic expectations about what the business is worth and where it is.[19:15] - Sean didn't set out to be a leader instead he set out to accomplish something.[22:17] - It's sort of like letting people decide the level of engagement that they want to have within the organization.[23:46] - One of the most essential things Sean thinks a business owner needs to realize and have in their operational mindset, is that if something is not flowing perfectly, there's a process that's missing.[24:45] - One of Sean's goals is to try and make sure everyone has fun at work.&nbsp;[26:04] - Sean realizes that walking into work with a happy mindset, makes for happy people.[31:48] - If you want to be an entrepreneur, Sean recommends completing the grit test.[33:25] - Sean fell in love with the process: the process of building the business and the process of improving the business.[36:08] - Sean's definition of success is about being able to walk away and have the business keep growing and making an impact.[39:35] - The pandemic has made video interviewing popular, or maybe not popular, but normal.[40:35] - Sean shares his hobby or interest outside of work.[40:50] - Food for the body or food for the soul?[42:06] - Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:vidcruiter.comal4ep.comAdditional Guest Links:Contact at: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/vidcruiter/Facebook: facebook.com/VidCruiterTwitter: @VidCruiterYouTube: youtube.com/user/VidCruiterAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn:<a...

Dr. Wayne Markman is is the co-founder and CEO of SYMBYX Biome, an Australian medical technology company developing light (photobiomodulation) therapies and&nbsp;devices for previously intractable, chronic diseases.&nbsp;One of their first applications, the treatment of Parkinson's disease, has proved to be revolutionary both in its approach and results. Wayne's story is unusual, because he dropped out of a successful career in investment banking in his mid-forties returned to school in his forties to go back to medical school to pursue his passion in neuroscience. And it was his love for science and research in that area that ultimately led him to found SYMBYX. KEY TAKEAWAYS&nbsp;[02:28] – Wayne and I have known each other for 30 years.[03:58] - At 53, Wayne founded a business in Australia to commercialize laser therapy and medical lasers for Parkinson's disease.[05:55] - Wayne went back to medical school at 43.[08:24] - At the end of the day, Wayne's philosophy is you have to answer why you're here.[09:40] - When you're in an area you love, all these possibilities can start to present themselves.[11:47] - When somebody tells Wayne to go left, he goes right, just because it's not left.&nbsp;[13:47] - Just because you are good at something doesn't mean you should do it.[16:17] - If you are clock-watching, that's a big red flag.[18:02] - The skill of being the mediator or the person who pulls it all together, that skill ultimately makes a difference between things happening and not happening.[20:42] - Do what you love because then you will love what you do.[24:10] - Wayne didn't have a vision of where he wanted to be, but he knew what he'd enjoyed doing.[26:40] - If you are prepared to invest in anything, you take more out of it than the person who is not.[29:04] -Wayne learned what not to do, and that's not a good basis for managing or setting your principles and philosophy of management.[31:57] - Wayne is a massive fan of doing what you're good at and leaving what you're not good at to other people who are good at it.[35:08] - Wayne gives people clear instructions and then leaves them, and they either swim or sink.[36:01] - Wayne is deeply influenced by his experiences on competitive teams and lives and dies by the team.[37:57] - Passion, energy, and obsessive focus on a goal are not enough in the longer term to run a business.&nbsp;[39:16] - I ask Wayne to give us a non-science explanation of what he is trying to accomplish.[43:56] - Why has there been no innovation in this medication?[46:13] - The company has gone around the gatekeepers and directly to the consumer.[50:18] - Wayne's company has been widely recognized as having a legitimate therapy for Parkinson's.[51:02] - I ask Wayne if he has a passion or a hobby outside his work. And what impact has it had on his professional life?[53:07] - Food for the body of food for the soul?[53:28] - What is a business jargon or cliche that drives you crazy?[55:32] - Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected] Dr Markman Links:Dr. MarkmanLinkedIn: &nbsp;linkedin.com/in/dr-wayne-markman-83a35720Twitter: @markman_wayneSYMBYX BiomePDCare Laser:&nbsp;<a...

Today's guest is Jim Young . My guest is my friend Jim Young, also known as The Centered Coach. Jim had a long career in tech, rising in his company until he was the president. And then, he experienced a serious burnout, that led him to a serious recalibration of his life and priorities. Now he is an executive coach, speaker and facilitator who specializes in Burnout and DEI work. His book, Expansive Intimacy: How "Tough Guys" Defeat Burnout, helps men create a roadmap for more fulfilling lives. We had a very frank and candid conversation about his experience, and then what people and companies can do to prevent burnout and what to do when they experience it. And given that right now there is a big debate about so called “quiet quitting”, we also took a little bit of time to discuss our perspective on it.KEY TAKEAWAYS&nbsp;&nbsp;[02:50] – Jim shares his story with us.[04:36] – I ask Jim to share what challenges help develop his leadership style.[06:35] – Jim recounts examples when he didn’t need to be the strongest voice in the room.[08:22] – Giving up control when in a new leadership role starts with trust.[09:42] – The key strategy for Jim was fostering a real sense of teamwork.[11:45] – Jim gives an account of a setback in his career that helped him grow.[13:04] – Jim voices some steps he took to pause and reset.[14:42] – We talk about Jim's definition of success and how it has changed over time.[16:04] – Jim talks about the drives him to succeed externally and internally.[18:05] – The primary question Jim would ask is, what do I want?[19:14] – I ask Jim how he defines authenticity.[20:27] – Jim mentions the classic symptoms of burnout.[22:49] – Asking uncomfortable questions is a way to assess the people around you.[25:04] – People sometimes need to see a perspective reflected in them.[25:34] – I ask Jim what some of the first places to seek help are.[27:05] – Burnout is often happening because of the tone that’s being set by leadership.[29:29] - Workload is one of the six factors that drive people into burnout.[31:00] - Until you know your values, you might not know what decision to make.[34:03] – I shift the conversation to the TikTok term, “quiet quitting."[36:57] – We talk about the boundaries and expectations of the worker and the organization.[40:38] – Leverage is a dangerous word that makes us more adversarial than a unit.[42:51] - Thriving requires that all of us are doing well, not one or the other.[43:09] – Jim tells us about his fun hobby.[44:45] – I ask Jim which business express drives him crazy.[45:30] - Food for the body or food for the soul.[46:50] – Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comthecenteredcoach.comAdditional Jim Young Links:Read a chapter and preorder the book at: thecenteredcoach.com/bookContact at: thecenteredcoach.com/contactLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thecenteredcoachAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn:<a...

Tonya Montella is a coach helps women manage their career. Often, when people look for help in managing their career, it’s when they feel the need to make a change. The reality though is that to have a successful career, you need to manage it proactively at every step. Tonya had great advice covering every aspect of career management, from making sure that you thrive and are recognized at your current job, to figuring out when it is time to change, and how to go about changing your job.Key Takeaways[02:12] – Let's introduce you to our listeners. What are you doing now? And tell us a little bit about your journey. What is relevant for them to know as to how you got here?[04:16] - Is there a personal experience you'd be willing to share as to how you have applied these principles to your career thinking?[05:32] - If you look back far back in your career, what was the first moment when you had to face a transition, and what were some of the challenges that you overcame in that situation?[07:02] - At what point in your career did you start narrowing down? Sort of like consciously thinking of like, okay, this is what I like doing. This is sort of the passion that I want to pursue. And what were some of the aha moments into getting into there?[08:41] - As you look back at sort of some of the experiences that may not be intuitively tied to this teaching. What is an example of something that didn't seem related to your passion, but ultimately helped you?[10:07] - What was a challenging moment for you that maybe led to, you know, a turn or learning that you were not expecting?[11:37] - How was the experience of working so closely with your husband as he was launching his own business? And how has that experience prepared you for your own business launch?[13:05] - What was the experience of working with your husband?&nbsp;[14:41] - How do some of that dynamics translate in your work with your clients right now?[16:28] - What are some of the steps that everybody should take? Whether or not they like their current job, you know, steps to be proactive in managing their career.&nbsp;[18:06] - What are some of the deeper, less intuitive questions; areas that you should work on in your work environment to kind like assess where you are and how your current position is playing out in your career overall?[19:29] - What are some of the steps and what benefits could they get in working with a career coach even to stay within their company and progress within their company?[20:57] - What is fair for somebody to expect out of the manager? And how should you assess the conversation in terms of the response that you get? So, you know, just to summarize. What should anybody expect to be able to ask their manager if they ask it in a polite and civilized way?[23:46] - What are some courses of action that you can take if you still want to keep this job that you love where maybe you have a problematic relationship with your manager?[25:52] - What are some things that you should do in case one, which is definitely not a place you want to work for in the long run?[26:50] - What do you need to do to avoid making a mistake? Just because your decision is driven by the need to leave.[28:29] - What are two or three things that you can say to somebody in that position to say, there's hope and don't give up?[30:00] - What are some of the challenges that are unique to women in managing their careers? And what is some of the advice that you have for them?[31:29] - What's a hobby or a passion that you have? And how has that shown up in your work?[32:27] - What is the business cliche or expression or jargon that drives you crazy?[33:03] - Food for the body or food for the soul?[34:11] - Thank you and closing remarks.&nbsp;Contact Dino at: <a href="mailto:[email protected]"...

Today's guest is Zenica Chatman. Zenica was working in corporate America as a communication manager when she was the victim of a bullying episode at work. She took her own experience overcoming her situation and now she is a coach who works with women of color who have been bullied in the workplace.In our conversation, we first focused on the problem of bullying in the workplace in general. We had a very practical conversation on what people can do to address and prevent the problem. Zenica had excellent specific advice from all perspectives, and she shared what victims, HR people, corporate leaders and peers can do. Then we zeroed in on the specific challenges that women of color face in the workplace, and why it is important to tackle the problem specifically for them.KEY TAKEAWAYS [03:15] – Welcome, let’s start by giving my listeners, who you are and a little bit of what’s relevant in your story, and how you got to the point where you are.[05:51] - What were some of the other drivers in your decision to leave corporate America and dedicate fully yourself to this?[07:26] - I would love our listeners to hear a little bit more about your personal journey. You started your own business and was that in the middle of the pandemic or before?[08:06] - As you thought about building your business, what were some of the steps that you took?[09:51] - What were some of the factors that helped you find the courage?[11:50] - If you think back about your journey up to, you know, when you started experiencing the bullying, what were some moments in your life that you. Helped you prepare for making that transition?[14:38] - What were some of the key experiences that helped you get to that point? [17:12] - What was it like to get the first client?[18:00] - When was the moment that you knew that it was actually going to last?[19:31] - What are some of the examples of bullying in the workplace? And if you're an employee that's on the receiving side of it, what may be some early warning signs?[21:30] - Is there a way when you are looking at a potential employer to start screening for this type of things to say like, oh, maybe that's really a place where there's a higher risk?[24:53] - What are some steps that HR departments can take to start preventing this type of behavior?[27:48] - What can a leader of a big team or a department, or even a CEO, what should they be looking for, looking from the top to find and prevent instances of some of their subordinates, some of their middle manager, et cetera, be bullies? What are some of the steps that they can take to prevent that?[30:01] - What do you do if you are a peer of the person that's being bullied and you witness that happening?[31:42] - How do you recommend a bystander take action? [34:30] - What makes the bullying of women of color unique and what makes it so relevant? [37:15] - What are some of the other elements and common themes that you've heard from your peers? Who’s gone through similar experiences?[38:58] - What are some additional steps that relate specifically to bullying of people and, then specifically women of color?[40:53] - Have you encountered places that have an example of a great practice that is actually helping and creating impact? [41:26] - Have there been cases of some of your clients that have been able to overcome this and then been in a mentoring position and been effective at mentoring to prevent other people in the same situation?[42:45] - What are two or three actions that you would want somebody who's listening now, to be like I can take these steps and make the environment better in my company?[44:27] - What is an interest or a hobby or a passion that you have that is not work-related and has in any way, shape, or form also influenced the way that you work?[45:55] -...

Governing, running a city, a state or a country is an increasing complex job, and we need specialists who are passionate about that job if we want our society to thrive. Kim Driscoll comes very close to that ideal: she is smart, pragmatic, and she is truly following a calling. She was part of a team that turned around the city of Chelsea in Massachusetts after it entered receivership, and then went on to become mayor of Salem, an office she has held for for 16 years. Currently, she is running for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. This interview is focused more on Kim’s journey and her experience in public service than her campaign, so even if you don’t agree with her politics, you will find a lot of helpful and practical advice.KEY TAKEAWAYS[02:41] – Kim, welcome to the show, tell us about yourself and where your journey started, and what led you to choose at some point to enter into public service?[05:09] - What drew you initially to, you know, urban planning to working for the city? Was there something that was in your interest or was it more like an opportunity out of college?[06:43] - What were some of the early lessons for you as you were progressing from intern to urban planner? Like what really, what it took to get decisions made?[08:54] – What are some of the lessons and qualities that help move things along with your peers and colleagues?[10:14] - When did you start thinking about who you were as a civic leader and what were the qualities that you were trying to model and you know how to embrace it? Were there people who were mentors or inspirations to you and what did you learn from?[12:48] - Was there a moment that was like a particularly challenging situation that you had to navigate? And what did you learn from it?[14:30] - What are some of the examples of the programs in a situation that goes from “a community that is not showing up” to “a community that decides to participate”? And what are some of the lessons that can be drawn out of that?[16:22] - What made you decide to make the jump into sort of the elected path? How does that happen for somebody to decide, to get involved in politics?[17:55] - How did you start thinking about what else you needed in order to be successful in that process and to make the decision to actually tackle that?[20:06] - How do you think about and how did you prepare yourself for having difficult conversations?[21:52] - How does one find that balance and how long does it take before you're in a place where you're really comfortable that you are in the right spot?[23:14] - How do you think about your leadership style and who you want to be as a leader?[25:59] - What do you think you brought into who you are right now from your experiences resettling every few years?[28:14] - What is the attractiveness of the Lieutenant Governor role?[30:04] - How do you think about your sort of career past the Lieutenant Governor? Do you have bigger political aspirations in the long run?[31:44] - If you were to think back at what has helped you be successful and were to distill two or three leadership tips that people can apply in any area of their professional life, what are the two or three most important things that you say people would use?[33:42] - Do you have a hobby or an interest outside of work and government that is important to you and maybe how has that influenced the way that you work and govern?[34:39] - What is the one cliche or expression that makes you crazy?[34:58] – Food for your body or food for your soul.[35:58] – Thank you and closing remarks.&nbsp;Contact Dino at: [email protected]:<a href="https://authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Today's guest is Erin sharoni who right now is the Chief Product Officer at Foxotech. Erin had a fascinating journey to her current position. She left a 6 year career on Wall Street to become a sports reporter for NBC, CBS, Showtime, but after 5 years she decided to leave that field too and followed her passion for science and wellness. She decided to go back to school for science and she is in the process of getting her second scientific Masters at Harvard.We spent a lot of time discussing how to find one’s passion, and the trade-offs in pursuing it. And since she is an expert in longevity and epigenetics, we closed our conversation talking about what we can learn from epigenetics and what decisions we can make in our daily life to improve our health and longevity.KEY TAKEAWAYS[02:58] – Give us a little bit of your background and then we can talk about what drove some of your choices.[04:56] - What were the drivers of those decisions to leave the field and restart from scratch?[09:40] - Was there a moment when you started realizing that these are the important things for me and how was that moment? When did you transition into making decisions more intentionally in alignment with whatever the values were?[14:10] - What was the moment when you started saying, okay, I want to serve my purpose, and then identifying what the purpose was and started making decisions, chasing whatever the purpose was?[19:31] - What drove the decision to go back to school at that point? And what were some of the challenges that you faced?[22:57] - What are some of the things you did before that could make the transition successful in the experience, less daunting?[25:54] - You look at where you are now and, and how you are working now, what part of your overall experience coming back and saying, hey, that helped more than I thought at the time.[28:04] - What is your leadership style and what have you taken from the different environments that you've been working through?[32:31] - What is epigenetics? What are the core elements of the science of longevity and maybe what are some things that people can look into as they try to leave longer or just better?[38:28] - Are there other examples of this type of application that come to mind and you're aware of?[42:41] - What are some of the main areas of intervention that people can start thinking about?[45:36] - Is there an interest or a hobby outside of your regular work that is important to you and how has that impacted your life at work?[47:40] - Every era has expressions or business cliches, or pieces of jargon that are so overused, that they lose, meaning, which is one expression that drives you crazy?[50:01] - To work hard and push something doesn't mean that that's a mindset you need to be in all the time.[51:12] – Food for your body or food for your soul?[52:47] – Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comfoxolife.comerinsharoni.comAdditional Guest Links:Corporate web site: foxotechnologies.com Foxolife Instagram: @foxolifeFoxolife Twitter: @FOXOLIFELinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinsharoni/"...

Ever since Eric Ries published The Lean Startup in 2011, conventional startup wisdom has been to adopt the MVP (minimum viable product) approach in building a new company. Our guest today, Jon Darbyshire, founder and CEO of SmartSuite, decided to take a different approach, and build the whole product before launching. In this episode, he explains why he chose that path, and how founders can figure out when the MVP approach works for their companies and when it doesn't.Jon is a seasoned entrepreneur, as he had already successfully built Archer Technologies, a SaaS business he later sold to EMC (now Dell). Prior to founding Archer he also had a full career in technology consulting, becoming a partner EY. We discussed how starting later in life made him an effective entrepreneur, how his leadership and management style was informed by his previous experience. We also talked about how a disciplined sales strategy, holding out for the right customers upfront can be crucial in building a successful business.KEY TAKEAWAYS[03:07] – Jon welcome, it’s great to have you here on the podcast. Why do we start and have you introduce yourself to our listeners, what you’re doing now, and your journey that took you here?[05:55] – what was the logic behind your decision to not go down the MVP path?[07:28] – If a founder starts a business, they have an idea, what are some of the questions they should ask themselves before deciding whether to go the MVP route or whether to build a little more?[09:03] – Were you funded by the VCs in these three years or did you start with angel investors? What is the strategy to make sure you have the ability and the control to roll it out the way that you want it?[10:08] – Assuming that you fall a little bit in-between, what are some of the things that a founder could do to manage that pressure and be able to get to the product that they want to launch?[13:42] – What are some of the benefits of taking the entrepreneur leap, later in your career?[14:54] – How did you start forming your vision of who you wanted to be as a leader and as a manager? What were some of the key moments? And then if you are comfortable, share what are your leadership principles?[19:25] – What was the process of installing the discipline and creating the comfort in the sales team of saying no?[22:11] – When you turn down a client, how is that conversation happening? And how are you keeping that salesperson motivated?[23:31] – How has your perspective on being the leader shifted across this role and how are you living the role of the CEO now versus earlier on in your career?[25:18] – How has your definition of success changed over the years and what is success to you now versus what it was when you started Archer or even Ernst &amp; Young?[27:08] – What were some of the moments you realized this is great but it is not what I am looking for right now?[25:03] – When did you realize that was your passion and was there a specific moment? What was the journey there?[30:35] – Let's talk about the problem you’re solving now with SmartSuite. What is it and how did you go about solving it?[33:20] – What were some of the main challenges that companies are facing, in that specific arena?[36:26] – You have been working with some sample clients before the big launch?[37:23] – In terms of who you are selling to, it is a little bit of the opposite than say Archer where you wanted the top 30 whereas here it is maybe smaller and medium size businesses?[38:40] – What are some of the success stories and maybe some strategies that could be successful for anybody who is onboarding a team to a big new tool that requires a significant shift in the way that people are working that you have seen with some of your larger clients?[41:07] – Do you have an interest outside of work or a passion that has...

Today's guest is Matt Sawyer. Matt and I worked together a long time ago, and he taught me a lot about how to develop successful partnership with people who have a different work style or strengths. I still consider him a great mentor and friend. After a long and successful career as a marketing leader, Matt now divides his time between consulting and teaching at NYU and Columbia University. He is also the author of the upcoming book Make It In America, a book that explains the success factors and considerations for international companies interested in entering the US Market.KEY TAKEAWAYS[04:03] – Matt Sawyer introduction[07:16] – What are some of the ways that you drove transformation through this organization? And what can we learn from that?[09:45] – As you think about your style as a leader and sort of what you admire and respect in leaders, what were some of the key moments in your career? What are some of the key traits you see as fundamental when you are your best self as a leader?[11:33] – What made you decide to fully dedicate yourself to communicating and teaching?[15:30] – What are some of the lessons, a leader in a corporate world, can take and be successful in a classroom?[18:57] – How has your definition of success changed over the years?[19:40] – You have just finished writing a book, which is coming out in December.[21:58] – What are a couple of interesting areas that are unique to the American system that people need to be aware of?[24:56] – Is there another case study you can share?[27:55] – Is there any case of something that you see as a great best practice from a company that is coming into the US or is the book focusing on the topic of explaining what can go wrong?[30:24] – What are the three or four key things for someone who is starting a business to think about?[31:30] – What are some of the best practices for a company to maintain its own culture while also embracing the local culture?[33:45] – Are there some best practices processes that you have seen in some of your case studies?[34:52] – Are there lessons that can apply the other way, to American companies that want to go abroad?[35:57] – Is there an interest outside of your professional interest or hobby or a passion that you have? And how has that helped you in your professional world?[37:10] – What is the business expression or jargon that drives you crazy?[38:04] – Food for the body or food for the soul?[39:21] – Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.commatthewleesawyer.comAdditional Links for Matt Sawyer:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/matthewsawyerFacebook: facebook.com/MakeItInUSA/Twitter: @MattS124Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Twitter – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Facebook:<a...

This s the second and final part of the conversation with Susan Cattaneo about the writing of her latest album All Is Quiet. Susan is one of Boston's best Americana singer-songwriters. You can also listen to the first part of this conversation in episode 41.KEY TAKEAWAYS[03:10] - Let’s talk about the song Borrowed Blue, and discuss the mother-daughter bond.[04:50] - Listening to a snippet of Borrowed Blue.[05:47] - A discussion on the song Blackbirds, and the song’s origin.[08:11] - The song wrote itself.[10:06] - Sometimes you need to let go of an idea to get to an idea that fits the context.[12:50] - Listening to a snippet of Blackbirds (special appearance by the Lonesome Seagull).[14:05] - A discussion on the song Broken Things, and the process of co-writing a song.[16:34] - What is the beautiful story behind Broken Things?[19:12] - Listening to a snippet of Broken Things.[21:18] - A discussion on the song Diamond Days, and the right to happiness.[24:15] - Listening to a snippet of Diamond Days.[26:38] - A discussion on the song No Hearts Here, and the connection to human rights.[28:50] - Listening to a snippet of No Hearts Here.[30:50] - A discussion on the song Hold Onto Hope, and how to organize song ideas.[33:28] - Listening to a snippet of Hold Onto Hope.[34:51] - A discussion on the song Follow, and following intuition.[37:49] - A talk about mutual support.[38:55] - Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comsusanmusic.comAdditional Susan Cattaneo Links:Click here for streaming links: Apple Music SpotifyBandcamp: susanonbandcamp.comInstagram: @susancmusicTwitter: @susancattaneoFacebook: facebook.com/susancmusicAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Twitter – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Our guest today is Cody Hall, CEO and founder of Octiva. Cody is a marines veteran who after spending time in larger organizations decided to start a company that solves a big healthcare issue: the transition care of patients post hospital dismissal. In our conversation, Cody talked about how the different experiences he had, from the military to working in companies like Apple led him to the insight that he needed to operate in nimbler and more entrepreneurial environment. He also shared how he is building a company culture that emphasizes the need for employee self-care even in a fast paced start-up environment. Finally, we discussed some of the upcoming trends in healthcare, specifically, the impact Value Based Care will have on all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem.Key Takeaways[02:29] - Let’s talk about what you are currently doing, and what’s the journey that led you to where you are now.[03:42] - How did you start defining yourself as a person in your work environments?[05:37] - Everyone has a voice.[07:18] - An example of a constructive team discussion.[09:23] - What support does Octiva give to clients?[11:12] - How do you come up with a business idea?[12:34] - What is success?[13:56] - Is there a balance between purpose and finances?[15:01] - The company must survive in order to make the desired impact.[16:12] - Finances are finite.[17:44] - I think being the most genuine version of myself gets a lot of credit from the team.[19:27] - I don’t break the rules, and I don’t violate who I am.[20:25] - Understand when you’re not the right person for the job.[21:42] - What is value-based care, and what are the advantages?[23:08] - Make everyone invested in the patient’s success.[25:03] - What is the infrastructure that will support value-based care?[27:16] - Leadership starts from taking care of yourself.[29:34] - The team knows how to manage what we need to achieve alongside taking care of themselves.[30:49] - I focus on my relationships.[31:48] - Disruption has collateral damage.[32:25] - I have a routine to take care of my physical health and mental health.[33:37] - Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comoctivahealthcare.comAdditional Octiva Links:Contact at: octivahealthcare.com/contact/Facebook: facebook.com/Octiva.healthcare/LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/octivahealthcare/Crunchbase: crunchbase.com/organization/octiva-incCody on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/codhal/Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Twitter – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/al4edp"...

This is the second annual 4th of July Holiday Special - Best of Business Jargon that Drives You Crazy. It compiles all the answers to the question: "What is the business cliche, jargon or expression that drives you crazy?" that were given in the past 12 months.Key Takeaways[01:07] –It’s my second annual “best of the business jargon that drives you crazy show”.[02:00] – Vikrant Shurya, episode 15.[05:34] – Kristin Yoshida, episode 32.[07:27] – Mike Horne, episode 28.[08:48] – Kristen Standish, episode 33.[09:15] – Bill Prinzivalli, episode 40.[10:29] – Roger Brown, episode 30.[12:45] – Kurt Landon, episode 39.[14:38] – Debora Spar, episode 18.[15:39] – Mo Hamzian, episode 34.[16:40] – Dino Cattaneo, episode 21.[18:22] – Susan Cattaneo, episode 36.[19:12] – Matt Wigler, episode 14.[21:30] – Brandon Harding, episode 27.[22:25] – Dorie Clark, episode 22.[22:57] – Randy Wilburn, episode 19&nbsp;[24:23] – Jason Greer, episode 31.&nbsp;[25:27] – Jackie Hermes, episode 24.[26:11] – Jonathan Jacobs, episode 35.[27:45] – Maryalice Morro, episode 29.[28:36] – Marzio Schena, episode 37.[30:52] – Thank you and closing remarks.&nbsp;Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Twitter – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edpMusicSusan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com

This is a special episode, produced in partnership with Enspira HR. Human capital and HR experts Kurt Landon and Jenna Cohen discuss the actions and steps corporate leaders need to take in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.How should leaders consider whether to take a public stance on either side of the topic? What is the best way to communicate the stance? Which resources are necessary? Which areas of the company are impacted? What are the challenges and the risks?KEY TAKEAWAYS[03:06] – We are going to have a conversation today on how the turning over of Roe vs Wade impacts corporate leaders.[03:47] – Let’s start from the beginning.[04:12] – What are some of the steps a leader, who has not taken a stance, should be taking?[06:22] – Depending on what kind of industry, sector, or subsector you are in, there could be additional factors to consider.[09:24] – What are the steps you can take before you roll out the communication to ensure that is successful within the company?[12:39] – Who are the people and what are the conversations that you should be having? What are the questions you should be asking to get ready?[14:20] – Jenna shares the three things that need to coexist.[15:33] – Really determine how will the leadership of the company will align on complex topics.[17:50] – Kurt shares a very important boundary when running a business.[19:30] – Examples of challenging topics companies have had to deal with in the past couple of years[23:50] – The choice of language matters.[25:19] – What are the risks of taking or trying to stay neutral?[28:05] – Silence is a message. Neutrality is a message.[29:18] – Is there anything that we haven’t discussed that people should know or think about?[33:20] – Create permissions, as a leader and organization, to not have all the answers to a complex topic like this one.[34:55] – What is the minimum sets of actions that a leader should be thinking about this week in order to navigate the aftermath of this decision and to prepare for the complexity that lies ahead on this specific topic and issue for their organization?[37:55] – Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comDownload Roe vs. Briefing Document from Enspira: enspirahr.com/downloadsAdditional Guest Links:Contact at: enspirahr.com/about/contactLinkedIn: Kurt LandonJenna CohenAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Twitter – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Today's episode is a little different. In Episode 36 singer-songwriter Susan Cattaneo and I discussed the lessons that leaders can learn from those who lead and teach in creative environments. Since she is my wife, we also discussed the pros and cons of working with your spouse. In this episode, Susan comes back and we talk about the process of writing, recording and producing her album All Is Quiet.Key Takeaways[02:40] – Let’s talk about All Is Quiet and let’s start with the type of record that it is.[03:51] – The last record took us six months to record, we had like 5 studios, and people were there. I remember talking about this record, let’s just get two guitar players, a studio, and we’ll do it in three days.[05:03] – What was the original title meaning?[07:39] – Don’t be bummed out, everyone is having a different pandemic.[10:01] – It was a very trusted team, for us.[14:26] – I think it really is a testament to their artistry that allowed me to shine, and they supported me really beautifully.[17:28] – Recording remotely because we couldn’t get together in real life.[18:16] – I want to talk for a second about the harmonies.[20:50] – Discuss the song All Is Quiet[22:44] – The album is done a little bit old school, in that the order of the songs is well thought out.[23:49] - A music track is being played.[26:04] – Another music track is being played.[26:48] – So one can say that the album begins with an end and ends with a beginning.[27:00] – Let’s go back to the beginning.[28:20] – The spelling of the title, is intentional.[29:50] – The verb choices that I use are really important.[30:39] – Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comsusanmusic.comAdditional Susan Cattaneo Links:Click here for streaming links: Apple Music SpotifyBandcamp: susanonbandcamp.comInstagram: @susancmusicTwitter: @susancattaneoFacebook: facebook.com/susancmusicAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Twitter – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. Today's guest is Bill Prinzivalli, a serial entrepreneur, author, coach and consultant. Bill started 4 successful businesses, beginning in the mid 80s, and is now focusing primarily on helping CEOs and small business owners succeedBill has used mindfulness practices to improve and support his own business performance for over 30 years. His book Improvisational Leaders, integrates mindfulness and improv comedy techniques to improve business performance. In our conversation, Bill and I also had a great discussion on a different definition of success, and how being the sole owner of his business allowed him to make choices that were not solely dictated by profit.KEY TAKEAWAYS&nbsp;[02:55] – Let’s start by giving our listeners a background of who you are, what you’re doing now, and what have been the key moments in your journey.[03:37] – I ask Bill about incorporating mindfulness into business.[05:40] – How has being in leadership positions, over the last 50 years, impacted your approach to leadership, and how do you define yourself as a leader?[08:40] – What was the name of the company and when did you start it?[09:41] – We talk about Bill’s book called, Improvisational Leaders, and the three disciplines.[12:54] – What are two or three key principles that a manager or CEO can start applying to their daily decision management, and decision process with your techniques?[14:35] – When did you start articulating for yourself, who you wanted to be as a leader and CEO, and what were some of your traits and aspirations?[17:25] – Do you have examples, of your new and true self, or a success story that you would be willing to share?[18:51] – How did you come to form that view in your role as CEO, running the company as a family?[20:15] – What lessons did you carry through from business to business?[24:22] – Did you ever have a definition of what success was for you? And how has it changed?[26:17] – What were the positives that came out of managing the company like a family approach?[27:27] – By choosing that approach, what do you think were the positives you got in the era the company was growing?[29:55] – What do you think are some of the key skills and principles from improvisation, and improvisational comedy that translates to business and business leadership?[33:26] – I share the 3 most powerful things that I found in improvisation.[36:18] – What do you think were the biggest benefits you got out of your career history?[38:32] – Do you have any other hobby or interest that you would like to share? And maybe also had a bearing on how you think about business?[40:24] – Is there a business expression, jargon, or business cliché that drives you crazy, and what is it?[41:38] – Food for the body or food for the soul?[42:51] – Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:billprinzivalli.comal4ep.comAdditional Guest Links:Book: Improvisational Leaders: Integrating Business, Mindfulness, and Improvisation by Bill Prinzivalli...

Today's guest is Kurt Landon. This is part 2, make sure you also listen to part one of the interview. The focus of the discussion in this episode is how Kurt built Enspira as a new type of HR Consultancy, by focusing on mission critical HR issues and building solutions at the intersection of Human Capital management, talent search and technology.KEY TAKEAWAYS[02:23] – I ask Kurt to share what inspired Enspira, from where he started to where he is now, and some of the key points that formed his strategy.[06:54] – One of the reasons Kurt started Enspira is to make meaningful change.[09:23] – What is the sweet point to get your services?[13:05] – What are some of the particular challenges that start-ups face, that you help them solve?[14:09] – Kurt gives an example of one of the most fractured and problematic areas.[17:06] – There are two types of HR professionals, the ones who love recruiting and hiring people and the ones that want to have nothing to do with it.[18:43] – Who better to run the search for specific positions, than the people who have been working in that organization for years?[21:15] - The ability to assess talent is superior.[25:30] – As a CEO, how do you decide what not to do as a company?[26:03] – The number one thing that differentiates effective leaders from ineffective leaders is the ability to focus and prioritize.[29:31] – Final question, business expression, or jargon that drives you crazy?[31:14] – Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]'s Flourless Chocolate cake recipe: bit.ly/kurtcakeContact Dino at: [email protected]:enspirahr.comal4ep.comAdditional Guest Links:LinkedIn Enspira: linkedin.com/company/enspiraLinkedIn Kurt: &nbsp;linkedin.com/in/kurt-landon-he-him-3791015/Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Twitter – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edpMusicSusan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com

Today's guest is Kurt Landon - founder of Enspira, an HR Consulting and Human Capital firm. This is the first of two episodes. In this episode, we focus on how Kurt became a leader, and how working in HR and human capital at firms like Expedia, Biogen and Pinterest prepared him to become a leader.Kurt's Flourless Chocolate cake recipe: bit.ly/kurtcakeKEY TAKEAWAYS&nbsp;[03:30] – Welcome to the podcast, let’s start, why don’t you give our listeners your background, story, and how you got here.&nbsp;[05:17] – You started your entrepreneur career fairly late in your professional journey. What was the driver to go on your own after so many years?[09:25] – What are the advantages, as an entrepreneur, do you think you got from going this route, which is not as traditional.[11:30] – When did you start being intentional about defining your leadership style? How do you define your leadership style?[13:54] – Kurt talks about a chapter from the book, The Feiner Points of Leadership by Michael Feiner.[17:27] – Is there one of those experiences that you would be willing to share 2 or 3 lessons that you learned from that specific experience?[20:09] – Kurt later learned that a new leader did not like him because of his sexuality.[24:27] – Kurt recaps multiple lessons.[27:23] – You are going into every experience with trust.[30:29] – How do you think of your best self as a leader? What are the qualities that you try and embody?[35:08] – Do you have any interests or hobbies outside of work that are important to you and how have they shaped or influenced your work?[37:04] – Food for your body or food for your thought?[41:57] – Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:enspirahr.comal4ep.comAdditional Guest Links:LinkedIn Enspira: linkedin.com/company/enspiraLinkedIn Kurt: &nbsp;linkedin.com/in/kurt-landon-he-him-3791015/Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Twitter – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edpMusicHonest Mechanik: honestmechanik.bandcamp.comBooksThe Feiner Points of Leadership by Michael Feiner

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. Today's guest is Marzio Schena, founder and CEO of Anote Music. He is a relatively young founder, and he is very candid about the pros and cons of starting a company early in your career, so there are plenty of great insights for founders.The company is also a great new concept in music: a trading platform that allows music fans and investors to invest in and earn royalties from current catalogues owned by record labels, publishers and artists. It’s a fascinating concept that expands access to funding to a much broader group of artists and at the same time gives access to this market to a broader pool of investors. And it is also a great application of blockchain, which Anote uses to support a portion of its process as you will hear.KEY TAKEAWAYS[02:50] – Marzio, welcome. Why don’t we start by having you introduce yourself to our listeners and tell us a little bit of your story?[3:57] – You are a very young founder, what made you decide to start your own company so early in your career?[05:05] – How did you go about finding co-founders? Did you have an idea of what type of co-founder would be the right co-founder? And what made a good co-founder in your mind at the time?[06:22] – How many people are in the company right now, other than the three of you?[06:47] – As the CEO, how did you decide what the roles would be?[08:09] – If you think about what kind of CEO you want to be, how would you describe that?[09:30] – What are the biggest two or three lessons about leading that you have learned in the first few years?[11:39] – What are the qualities that you look for in people that are coming into your team?[13:00] – Marzio explains what ANotes does.[16:47] – How did you start gaining the trust and start making progress in this industry?[19:37] – What were the two or three moments you had significant progress, a step towards being a viable business?[20:52] – Roughly how many artists are on your marketplace?[20:28] – What are some of the key barriers and how did you overcome them with the individual investors and consumers?[23:40] – As the CEO, how are some of the challenges you face, when you have to rethink the whole approach and communicate that to your team?[26:35] – What does success look like for you in ten years?[28:00] – What are the two or three things for someone who wants to start their own business, needs to think about?[29:18] – For an individual fan who is coming to your marketplace, how does it work?[31:25] – Simply explaining blockchain.[33:26] – Do you have any interests or passions outside of work? Is there one that has informed or been helpful in your work?[34:27] – Is there an expression in business that drives you crazy?[36:30] – Food for your body or food for your soul?[38:05] – Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comanotemusic.comAdditional Guest Links:Anote Music platform: app.anotemusic.comDiscord: discord.com/invite/9ZWfskUPucTwitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/anotemusic"...

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. Today's guest is award winning Americana singer-songwriter Susan Cattaneo. Susan started her career as a writer-producer in television, where she ended up running on air promotion for WPIX, New York's number 1 independent channel. She left that career to attend Berklee College of Music on a vocal scolarship and was hired to teach songwriting there upon graduation. Susan talks about what it is like to teach and work with creative people, and the lessons that leaders can take from that process. Since we are married, and I am also her manager, we also talk about what are some factors that make a work partnership between life partners successful.KEY TAKEAWAYS[03:36] - Susan, welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, how are you doing?[04:22] – Why don’t you start by giving my listeners, our listeners, a background of how you started some key changes though your career.[07:31] – This interruption, part of our dynamic, you do have the tendency to under play your accomplishments.[09:42] – If any body listening here is interesting in learning about writing lyrics, check out Pat Pattison on Coursear.[10:21] – Take me to the moment when you actually made the decision to[11:12] – What was the moment, of saying, “that is okay, I am willing to step away from this” and what was the driver?[14:47] – You made the discovery of a new professional path, that you didn’t know at the time, which was the staff-song writer.[16:33] – We both had to make an adjustment, I think, and we moved back to Boston. And that is when you started teaching.[17:56] – If you were to step in the shoes of a manager or senior leader who is coaching new younger employees that are coming, and they may have some skills, what are some of the things that you learn in terms of being effective?[20:48] – What are some of the elements that make a successful co-writing session?[24:15] – There is obviously the scenario where you know that you are writing something that is going to be for you.[25:22] – I remember the day I told you, “You went to Berkley cause you wanted to be an artist, you have this enormous catalog of songs, no body is buying records anymore, let’s have you become an artist”.[27:27] – I think this is a really important part in this podcast, I always ask people was there a moment when something didn’t go the way you wanted.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comsusanmusic.comAdditional Guest Links:Facebook: facebook.com/susancmusicInstagram: @susancmusicTwitter: @susancattaneoAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Twitter –<a href="https://twitter.com/al4edp" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. Today's guest is today is Jonathan Jacobs, the founder of Rawkstars, a non-profit that provides free music education programs and instruments to kids and young adults. His vision is that music education should not be a luxury, because music education provides great life skills. This belief comes from Jonathan’s own journey. He had an amazing career: he toured the world as a live sound engineer for many years, then spent 20 years in technology, and now he is a leader in the Global Philantropy Group at Hasbro. In our conversation you will hear how his passion for music gave Jonathan a focus and helped him find confidence in his own skills, and how all the lessons he learned while working in music helped him become a better leader in a corporate environment. He founded Rawkstars many years ago to start giving back. The expertise he built and the success he had with Rawkstars helped him ultimately transition from technology to philanthropy within Hasbro, so we talked about how to make big career shift within an organization. A lot of our conversation revolves around purpose and vision: how to find your own purpose, what purpose can do for an organization, and the power of finding ways to have people experience the vision rather than just talking about it.KEY TAKEAWAYS[03:17] - Jonathan, it’s great to have you here. Let's start by telling our listeners your story.[04:30] - Through participation in music, I really found myself. I can literally point to a lightbulb moment.[05:21] - It turned me from kind of uninspired, aimless, directionless, lazy kid; into a very focused, career orientated, organized, and driven person.[08:54] - What are the key skills and key habits that you learned while doing the job, then you brought into the rest of your career?[12:12] - What are some of the lessons you have learned, in terms of building and developing relationships and working in the context where ultimately you are responsible for an outcome but you need people to help you with that outcome and sometimes you may not have authority over those people?[14:26] - Basically need to have people experience the vision, so they can get excited to dive into the details to bring it to life.[15:11] - What were some of the key moments that you realized you actually enjoyed and were good at managing people? What were some of the key lessons that you used from your past and brought into that?[17:47] - What are some of the challenges you faced and how did you work through them?[20:27] - Were there moments where you were overcorrected to try and fit in or were those ah-ha moments?[22:50 ] - How did you go about making that shift? If there are people who are thinking about attempting a similar shift in their company or organization, what is some of the advice you would give them?[25:57] - Why don't you tell us a little bit about what Rawkstar was, what you did, and then if and how that played actually into your ability to get your current position?[26:22] - Let’s take a second to tell our listeners what Rawkstar is.[28:50] - What were some of the lessons that you bought from playing that role and making things up in that world and then how have those lessons impacted your ability to work with people where you are now?[30:48] - We have talked about the vulnerable moments when you opened up yourself within your corporate environment, in terms of sharing your passions. How does that translate into stepping into the role that you’re in now?[33:15] - What are the challenges of advocating for a non-profit activities or for philanthropy...

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. Today's guest is Mo Hamzian , founder of Vel, a start-up that is building premium work cafes, designed specifically for people who want to go and do their work there. Mo shares his experiences as an investor and entrepreneur in different ventures, and how his approach to leadership has evolved throughout the years. And as we discussed what led him to the idea of a premium work café, we had a great discussion on how remote work, the possibilities it opens, and some of the key factors companies should consider in this evolving environment.KEY TAKEAWAYS[02:15] - Mo, welcome to the podcast. I am very excited to have you here. Why don't we start with you introducing yourself to our listeners.[02:47] - Tell me more about your life, what was your journey, how did you grow up, and what led you here?[04:23] - you have started several ventures before this one, your career has been mostly entrepreneurial, right?[05:10] - Which was the first company you started?[07:04] - How do you crystallize your leadership style&nbsp; to become the type of leader you want to be?[10:00] - How do you define good people, when you are looking for them? What qualities are you looking for in them?[11:37] - How is the exposure to so many different cultures, inform the way you work with people?[13:50] - How do you think about success right now, talking about your personal success, and how has that definition changed since you started out?[15:48] - Valued measures include more than dollars or pounds.[16:50] - What advice do you have for people who are working in environments where they have to deal with very different types of employees and stakeholders?[19:37] - What does it mean to build the utopian work cafe that we deserve?[21:50] - We were talking about the mission of Vel and I would love for you to elaborate&nbsp; a little on that and share with our listeners what you were telling me earlier.[23:39] - What are some of the elements that make this extreme version of the coffee shop and make up the experience?[25:33] - Is your initial target customer the individual freelancer or the big economy worker? Or is it more about a combination of that and then creating a space or companies that may need overflow or additional space beyond the traditional office?[27:16] - What is your personal view? What are some of the conversations you are having with investors, advisors, to how work is evolving and what we can expect to see over the next 3-5 years?[31:10] - So Vel is a fully remote company right now, you don’t have any office space?[31:53] - What are the two or three most important things that people need to think about as they adapt to a permanent hybrid or remote system? To maintain the culture, to ensure productivity, to ensure engagement?[32:42] - Where would you recommend people invest, if they are investing in their employees for the remote?[33:32] - I am wondering if there was a mistake you made when setting the company remote and then you had to correct it, that you would be willing to share?[35:27] - Is Vels product just a physical cafe or do you have a technology suite on top of it, that then can enable people to stay connected &amp; extend the virtual cafe?[36:42] - Sometimes you find yourself facing a decision which may be good in the short term but in the long term runs the risk of undermining the culture of the company.[38:38] - Were you ever in a situation where you actually decided to walk away from money?[39:22] - What is an interest that you have outside of work or passion and how has...

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. Today's guest is Kristen Standish, founder of RazHer, an accelerator agency, and member community for women founded and minority founded mission driven brands. Kristen started this company after a career of over 20 years in Boston media. She worked for radios, newspaper and for a long time she was the publisher of the prestigious Boston magazine.Kristen is accomplished, fun and a true force of nature. Most importantly, she is fully confident in who she is, so she didn’t hold back. We talked about what it takes to be successful in sales. She also had great advice on how to build a passion driven business and the advantages of becoming an entrepreneur later in life. Finally she also talked very directly and openly about some of the challenges she faced as a strong and energetic woman who is not afraid to go against archaic practices.KEY TAKEAWAYS[02:54] - Kristen, welcome to the podcast, it's great to have you. Let’s start by having you introduce yourself to our listeners. Tell us a little bit of your story and how you got where you are now.[09:14] - How do you define authenticity and what does it mean for you to be authentic?[11:53] - How do you think about being a leader of sales people? What qualities are you trying to model for them? How do you teach them? How do you train them?[14:48] - What advice do you have to help people overcome their initial shyness?[16:16] - How did you rethink your role as a leader as a publisher? And how did your sales skill help you in the new leadership position?[18:54] - You mentioned, early on, a couple of challenges that you went through and I am wondering if you would be willing to talk to us about them. And share maybe the important lessons that you gathered from those experiences and how that shaped you into the leader you are now?[20:14] - Owning who you are and being comfortable with who you are, I think is great.[22:42] - It was almost like working for the Catholic Church, I have to say. I mean so many rules, regulations, you didn’t step aside, you didn’t step up, you never spoke up, you never said anything. So you can imagine I was not loved.[26:00] - There is an organizational change, and all of a sudden the people above you who may have brought you in or who really believe in you are gone. What advice would you have for somebody who finds themselves in that position?[27:10] - Let's talk about how do you start a mission based business? What suggestions would you have for someone who has a passion and they want to start a business based on their passion?[29:47] - How does one get from “figuring out that's the mission they want to support”, to start thinking about “this is how this turns into a business”, but then take the right early steps?[32:40] - You have mentioned relationships and experience, what are the things you think are the other benefits to starting your business later on in life?[35:05] - In a trade off where you need to take investor money to build the next unicorn or not build a unicorn but keep full control, you would probably take the latter, is that correct?&nbsp;[36:24] - What is a passion that you have outside of work? And how has that impacted your work and professional life?[40:10] - Every era has expressions in business and jargon that at some point drive us crazy, which is the one that drives you crazy?[40:42] - Food for the body or food for the soul?Contact Dino at: [email protected]:<a...

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. Today's guest is Kristin Yoshida. She&nbsp;is dedicated to supporting and elevating under-represented minorities and People of Color in their professional journeys define and find success for themselves, through her organization, Crescendum. She has over 20 years of experience in global professional services, having been a partner at one of the big 4. We talk today about her family, roots, and how aspects helped influence some of her life decisions. We also touch on how her international experience has helped her broaden her perspective.We dive in on being intentional in one's career and how someone can manage their own career. I hope you enjoy this conversation.KEY TAKEAWAYS[02:51] - Welcome Kristin, it's great to have you on the podcast. Why don't we start by introducing yourself to our listeners.[03:57] - Why don’t we start by telling us how you chose the field and where your journey and career began?[06:26] - You went to school in Europe, where did you go and what was the experience like?[08:25] - You mention that a lot of your choices were guided by your ideas of culture, safety and then you fling yourself into a foregin country where you don't even speak the language.[09:26] - What did that do for your mindset, as you were taking more challenges in your career and making choices, in terms of having just gone through that, and what you learned there?[11:17] - What was the next step in your journey that led you to becoming a tax strategy expert and ultimately landing you where you are today in Texas?[13:57] - As you were progressing through your career and within your organization, what were some of the ways that you started broadening your skills from just being a technical expert and what were some of the building blocks in becoming a leader?[17:20] - If you were talking to someone right now, who is starting to demonstrate that they are ready to be at the next level, within the service industries, what are some of the behaviors and choices that you would suggest they make to show that they are ready to be at the next level?[20:18] - You made your way up to a pretty senior level of partnership in the last organization that you worked at, is that correct?[22:33] - What were some of the steps that you took to break down the network and ultimately build a successful partnership practice?[25:43] - If you would be willing to share how you thought about additional skills and then how to lead within that context?[30:12} - What are some of the lessons for people who may end up in situations where they are countable for something but they don’t have the formal authority and some of the lessons they could gather from your experiences?[32:58] - How did you form your leadership style? And then how would you define your leadership style when you are leading people directly?[35:35] - What are the two or three most important things that they should do?[38:19] - What makes a good mentor? And what makes a good sponsor?[40:04] - Do you have passions outside of work? Is there one that has served you well and has impacted the way that you work?[42:55] - What is a business expression that drives you crazy right now?[44:42] - Final question, food for the soul or food for the body?[46:23] - Thank you and closing remarks.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:<a href="https://authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. Today's guest is Jason Greer, he is an entrepreneur who specializes in labor relations. With a focus on creating a positive environment and has been dubbed the “employee whisperer”. Greer started his own consulting firm and is ranked in the top 5% of consulting businesses in his field. Greer is also an author of the book called Bias, Racism &amp; the Brain: How we got here &amp; what needs to happen.In this episode Jason talks about his leadership style and how to bridge the tension between managers and employees in the work place. We also have a very candid situation about race and diversity in the workplace, and why increasing diversity in the long run benefits everyone.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.comGreer Consulting, INC: hiregci.comKEY TAKEAWAYS[02:19] - To start out, why don't you introduce yourself to our listeners.[02:44] - Jason, how did you go down this career path? What was the inspiration that made you enter the field of labor and management relations?[04:58] - Take me back to the moment, what was it like to realize you had found your calling?[06:13] - Are there moments when you are talking to one side, that you are helping consulting to one side, that you draw on your experience from being on the other side? And what’s the conversation like&nbsp; at that point?[08:11] - What techniques do you use to teach managers to incorporate the idea of vulnerability as an ongoing practice when they are dealing with their counterparts?[10:32] - Was there a specific moment when you realized the type of leader you wanted to be? And what type of leader do you want to be?[14:07] - If you would be comfortable sharing a situation where you were forced to make a choice like that and how you naviaged it.[16:38] - How do you pass this mindset to your team? And how do you coach them on how to make the right decision according to the right values?[18:48] - What was your definition of success when you started out? And how has that changed now?[21:21] - It is very clear to me that a lot of what is driving you is the idea of fulfilling your mission. So, what is your mission?[25:18] - A good way to get into this topic, it would be for you to tell us a little bit about your book[30:39] - Where should they start? What are the most important elements for it?[33:37] - What are some of the changes that companies can make to actually start generating a broader pipeline, a broader number of opportunities for people from the&nbsp; beginning of their career?[38:03] - What has been your experience, creating this type of program within corporate america?[40:05] - Trying to build this type of mentorship program in corporate america, and what has worked, if anything? And what has been your experience?[42:56] - What do you think it is going to take for more diverse candidates to actually make that next step to become chief people officers?[44:57] - Do you have a hobby or a passion that is really important to you? And how has that impacted your professional life?[46:33] - There are expressions in business, business jargon in every era. That after a while loses its meaning. Which is the expression that drives you crazy right now?[47:39] - Final question, food for the soul or food for...

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place.Our guest today is Roger Brown, former President of Berklee College of Music and founder of Bright Horizons Family solutions. Roger talked about his career building and managing two very different education institutions. He shares how he found his passion and drive, and how to bring strategy and a business approach to those institutions, using his business skills to support their ultimate mission.KEY TAKEAWAYS[04:15] - Why don't we start by giving our audience just a sense of who you are, and the things that you've done?[06:42] - How did you blend the two? And where did you start getting a sense of who you want to be as a leader? And, what was your calling and your goals?[08:13] - If there were like moments or episodes where you started really crystallizing who you wanted to be? You know within the work environment. Which values you wanted to lead with? And you know, what was important to you?[11:17] - What was the driver? And what was the process that you went through to realize that that was not right for you?[12:22] - Was there a moment in your career when you realized that about yourself? And was there an impetus to make you say, “Oh, this is who I am, this is how I operate”.[13:55] - I’m wondering if there was a moment where things maybe didn't work out the way you were expecting them. But it still kind of reinforced your decision to like, stick to your own way.[15:47] - I don't know how you build in that resilience. But I do think successful people are, you know, everybody has failures, everybody, even the world's most successful people.&nbsp;[16:15] - In an interview saying, like, “What's the most important quality that you have?” And he said, “you know, I always forget the last play”.[16:37] - Did you have a definition, a personal definition of success and how you measured it? And what's the process that you went through to do that?[19:08] - Did you have a point when you realized, sort of what type of leader you want to be? And what were the key traits of that?[21:53] - How did you start figuring out who you wanted to be as the leader? How you wanted to manage people? And what are some of the key traits that you looked for in yourself? And in the people that you would hire to work for you.[23:51] - I think an early revelation for me was, you don't need to know at all. And the sooner you admit that, the more likely these other people are to want to help.&nbsp;[24:55] - Do you have advice on how to start thinking about it? Was there an experience, you know, where you started coming into this realization that as a leader, you are more effective when you asked for help or in a place where you didn't know anything?[27:38] - I think the same can be true when you feel yourself defensive about you know, one of your, either your peers or a direct reporter, a boss is upset that you don't know something and you get defensive. Usually, that's going to get in the way of you getting better.[28:53] - I'm wondering if you have any tips for people who find themselves on either side of the equation. Whether the, you know, the creative person who is focused on delivering the best product possible and he's faced with somebody who's telling them “you can't spend that” or “you need to charge more to your client”. And then the sort of the business leader, who is the person telling you that to the creative person.[32:18] - If you would be willing to articulate when you took Berkeley, you know, the three or four like big themes of what you are trying to do?[35:11] - We changed the whole way we do admissions, the way we do...

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place.Today we are talking with Maryalice Morro. She has had a distinguished career as a healthcare leader in the Navy, ultimately serving as Chief of Staff for Navy Medicine East (15 commands East of the Mississippi and all the way to Europe).&nbsp;In our fascinating conversation, she talked about the importance of making sure that people feel comfortable doing their job in life or death situations, managing complex healthcare organizations, operating in teams, and leading as a nurse in environments where physicians are considered the leaders. We also touched on the challenges and opportunities presented to frontline caregivers by the current environment.Contact Dino at: [email protected]:al4ep.com or authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.comKEY TAKEAWAYS&nbsp;[03:16] - Alright Maryalice, it’s great to see you again. It’s great to have you on the podcast. Why don’t we start and have you introduce yourself to our listeners, a little bit of your story and your career and we’ll go from there.[06:18] - As you started thinking about what type of leader you wanted to be, what were a couple of crucial moments, where you realized that you wanted to be a certain type of leader, maybe as opposed to other types of leaders?[09:02] - What are some of the practices that leaders can adopt to make sure that everybody working with them is comfortable in situations of high uncertainty and risk?[11:05] - What are some of the approaches that leading from a position, that technically within the team is not considered the leader, one can take to bring leadership to the team? .[13:20] - You went from CEO of a hospital as a nurse to chief of staff as a nurse; how was that transition in leading a much even larger staff and probably with even more bias towards physicians versus nurses? What were some of the challenges that you faced and how you tackled that?[15:32] - If you think about the skill sets and the activities that you were required to do as a leader, where is your passion? What are the things that you really loved doing in that role and what are the things you did because it’s what the role required?[17:50] - What are some of the lessons that you took from interacting with people so young, sent out so quickly, to high level responsibility?[19:55] - I’m wondering if you’d be willing to share if there was a setback or something that happened in your career and what you learned from that.[22:16] - In an institution like the Navy and even the VA organization; there’s a lot of set rules and I’m sure there’s been situations where you have not personal agreed with a rule or you felt that is was maybe archaic and didn’t help the situation, how did you navigate that?[23:45] - Was there a moment when you started articulating these are my core principles as a leader? As I operate as a leader, these are the four or five things that are important to me.[26:26] - One thing that is really important is the idea that the people who work for you may have different styles; what are some of the things that you did to accept people of different styles and to make sure they were put in a position to be their best selves?[28:18] - What are the driving principles that informed this program and what do you want to achieve for somebody who has

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. Today we talk to Mike Horne, an executive coach and leadership expert with over 30 years of experience leading human resources development in life sciences and high-tech organizations. Mike is also an author and the host of the podcast Authentic Change. Mike helps executives and aspiring leaders and their teams to avoid, minimize, or reduce poor outcomes related to people and culture actions and decisions. He coaches clients on how to close the gap between probable (the best they can do) and possible (what they are capable of doing).Contact Dino: [email protected]: al4ep.com or authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.commike-horne.comOther Links for Mike Horne:LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mikehorne1/Twitter: @mikehorneauthorInstagram: @mikehorneauthorAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Twitter – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edpBooks:Integrity by Design: Working and Living Authentically by Mike HorneMusic:Susan Cattaneo - Love Takes What It Takes

Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. Today we talk to Brandon Harding, a military chaplain and leadership and relationships coach. Brandon's military experience includes 3 tours to Iraq and a deployment on an aircraft carrier. In our conversation, Brandon explains why humanity is a fundamental component in leadership, even in the military. He also shares his approach to leading as a chaplain in an institution like the military. He also discusses how he combined his love for the outdoors and his experience in the military to create programs designed to improve team relationships and ultimately increase productivity and more deeply satisfying personal and professional relationships.KEY TAKEAWAYS[03:06] - Brandon, welcome. It’s great to have you here. Brandon shares a little bit of who he is and his background.[04:03] - What were the relevant points in your life that led you to start following down this path?[05:16] - The role of the chaplain in an institution like an army, even though it comes from a place of faith, though it is not a denominational role, correct?[07:10] - Where you’re serving every spiritual system of beliefs versus your own, how has that changed your own relationship with your faith?[08:46] - What are like the most important lessons that you took from the environment you are in and how did you work to make them your own?[10:50] - How you effectively lead within a context like the military and what are some of the traits?[12:56] - How do you teach a concept like that in an institution when there is such a rooted belief?[15:18] - Overview of the key mechanics of immunity to change.[17:38] - What is the responsibility that the leader has with the organization?&nbsp;[19:30] - What are some steps that an effective leader can take in building the trust with their team?[21:05] - What are some of the other traits you are trying to instill within your leaders?[23:48] - How are these programs structured, what are some of the key activities and events?[28:21] - Have you gone through a process of accessing who you wanted to be as a leader and how you want to show up as a leader, and what that has been like?&nbsp;[29:39] - Do you have an event or anecdote that you would be willing to share?[33:24] - What are some of the skills and the advice that you have developed, and that you would have for other people?[37:37] - What are some suggestions that you may have for somebody who walks into the office of someone who has power, with a really strong conviction, and doesn’t manage to get the outcome that they want? How do you live with that and how do you maintain the courage and the willingness to keep going back at it?[39:40] - Is there one anecdote of an event that you have been witness too or been a part of that has actually shown you humanity in action?[42:48] - What interests do you have outside of your professional life? Do you have a particular one that has maybe impacted your professional life?[44:05] - Is there an expression or business cliche that is driving you crazy and why? Or Military expression?[45:05] - Food for the soul or food for the body?[46:39] - Thank you and wrapping up the episode.Contact Dino: [email protected]: al4ep.com or <a href="https://authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

We celebrate the end of the year with a bonus episode, shared courtesy of Between Two Mics - the Squadcast.fm podcast. In this episode Rock Felder, co-founder of Squadcast, interviewed me and 4 other members of the Squadcast community who, like me, publish business related podcasts.The support that Squadcast offers its community is a great example of a company walking the walk, so as I close my first year as podcaster, I am celebrating by introducing you to some of my fellow Squadcasters, and by expressing my gratitude for all the help and support I received by this community.Full episode Notes on the Between Two Mics episode page.Links to the podcasts featured here:Chaz Volk’s&nbsp;Mr. Thrive MediaShubham Agarwal’s&nbsp;Secrets of StorytellersJessica Stewart’s&nbsp;My Modern MetTom Fox’s&nbsp;Compliance NetworkFind me at authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.com

Key Takeaways[02:08] - Wendy I am so glad to have you as a guest today.[03:30] - For my American listeners, what are the three or four things they should do when they come to Italy? Or the things that you love about the country? But let’s start, Wendy, why don’t you tell our listeners your story?[07:03] - What was the experience of opening an office in Rome?[09:24] - What was it like for you at the time to open an office in Rome as an American?[11:13] - What do you think made it successful for you to do business in two or three different settings as an American in Italy? And what are some advice that you could give to somebody who is about to go and say, “I am going to start working in country X”? So more general than rather specific to a specific country.[11:54] - What were some of the things that to you, were helpful?[13:58] - Take the things that may look like barriers because you’re doing differently and say that actually may have advantages that I am willing to take over.[13:34] - But it sounds like you made a very conscious decisions.[13:52] - Accept and embrace the fact that I’m in a different environment, would that be a correct restatement?[15:52] - So you started your baby product business?[18:34] - How long ago was that?[19:32] - I have this passion, how do I turn it into my life long occupation so what was that process like for you?[22:23] - When you decided that your passion was food, how did it start turning into what then evolved into what’s Flavor of Italy today?[26:11] - What are the three or four really special things to come to Italy and experience?[29:32] - What are some of the maybe, more off the beaten track places?[31:07] - Those are great opportunities as well, to experience something absolutely different.&nbsp;[32:08] - You find so many amazing places, just by going off on your own. Don’t tick everybody else's box for travel to Italy, find your own.[39:15] - Italy is a country of great architecture and design.[41:04] - I love your perspective on my country, I think it is always interesting the outsider whose become the insider perspective. It's a very different way to look at the world.Contact Dino: [email protected]:Authentic Leadership for Everyday People: al4ep.com or authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.comFlavor of Italy by Wendy HollowayOther Links:Wendy Holloway/Flavor of ItalyFlavor of Italy on FacebookFlavor of Italy on InstagramFlavor of Italy on TwitterWendy Holloway on LinkedInAuthentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoDino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Twitter – <a href="https://twitter.com/al4edp" rel="noopener...

Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, , the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. Today we talk to Jackie Hermes, Founder and CEO of Accelity, a B2B Marketing Agency that specializes in helping SaaS Software companies grow their business, and host of The Art of Entrepreneurship podcast.Jackie shares her journey to growing her agency to a 7 figures business without any external funding and support, and gives us her perspective on the most important things new founders need to focus on.KEY TAKEAWAYS[02:34] - Jackie, it's great to have you here. Why don't we start, give our listeners a little bit of your story; your background and get them to know you.[03:51] - What led to the drive of being an entrepreneur? Have you always been interested?[05:37] - Tell me a little bit about how that process worked for you when you realize that maybe it was okay, if you weren’t going to turn out what your parents or friends expected and how you went about that.[07:01] - What are some of the key lessons that you’ve learned along the way?&nbsp;[08:46] - How was the process to learn what type of leader you wanted it to be? And when did you start articulating like, “okay, this is my leadership style”.[10:50] - As you are building your company and your own team, what are some of the key lessons that you bring in, as you bring people to work under you to make sure that you're setting the right culture that you want for your company?[12:38] - What is true and authentic to you? How do you define authenticity? And then, how do you define it for yourself?[13:41] - You mentioned that there were situations that maybe have taught you a little bit of a lesson or like, where you are not confident? Is there an example that you would be comfortable to share?[16:28] - What is your vision for the business? What's your goal in terms of scale? And how do you define success?[18:11] - Do you have a perspective on what you'd like to do?[19:12] - How do you define success for yourself?[20:10] - How important is that a part overall of the culture that you're setting within the company?[22:22] - do you do anything in terms of helping them manage clients expectations and helping manage client expectations to support your team?[24:00] - How do you think about which clients you want to take on and maybe clients that you may decide to pass on? Hmm,[25:40] - There's an episode in your podcast that I really liked, which is when you talk about how to react, about feedback and comments from external people and negative feedback. So I don't want you to give away the whole thing, but can you talk a little bit about that?[27:42] - if somebody was either building an internal team or a new internal venture inside a company or starting their own company right now, what would be the like, two or three most important things that you think they should be thinking about?[28:39] - Anything else people should be thinking about?[29:05] - Let's move a little bit to the personal side. What is a passion that is not directly work related, that is important to you? And how was it informed, your work?[30:32] - We all live in an era with big business cliched, jargon expression, which is one that drives you crazy, once makes you want to rip your head out.[31:11] - Food for the soul, or food for the body. So is there a particular, either recipe or drink? Or if you want to go to the soul site, a book, a movie, some music, a piece of art, that really speaks to you?Contact dino at: [email protected]: <a...

Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, , the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. Today we talk to Andy Alsop, the President and CEO of The Receptionist, the company that made the original iPad based visitor management system. Andy is a serial entrepreneur. In the past 30 and more years, he was part of the founding or c-level team of at least 6 different&nbsp;startups.&nbsp;He acquired The Receptionist in April of 2015, and he used all his previous experiences to adopt a new approach to leadership. He calls it "Employee Supremacy", and it is grounded in the principle that if run a company with the primary goal of helping the employees flourish, in the long run the company will be more successful and more profitable. Key Takeaways[02:20] - Andy, welcome, I am very excited to have you on the show. Why don’t we start, why don’t you give me a sort of a sense of your background.[05:32] - That is fabulous. I assume by removing the name iPad maybe at some point you can do the android version as well?[06:17] - What are like the biggest lessons from Pre Receptionist that you brought in terms of what to do and what not to do with The Receptionist as setting up the company?[08:29] - I wanted to have employees that felt satisfied and that felt fulfilled.[11:36] - What are you seeing in your employee base, in terms of your retention and sort of the results of this investment that you obviously decided to make in them?[13:02] - As you were starting the company and, if you took the time to think about what were the values of the company, and what was the process to determine those values? And then starting making sure that the people within the company lived according to those values.[15:42] - We do have them on the walls. But more importantly through this exercise, I recognized&nbsp; that I wanted to make sure that everybody in the company adhered to those core values.[18:12] - How do you personally define authenticity and then what’s the definition within the core values and the expectations within, for your employees?[19:04] - How deeply do you go into definitions as you sort of socialize the employees to them? So you give them one definition of authenticity and then do you have, for the values, do you also have practical examples of situations, and how the values live in there?[21:29] - There is a decision that needs to be made that may impact the company negatively in the short term but if you take the decision to keep the company in a positive state, the decision goes against the core values. Did you have to navigate any situation like that?[23:40] - How large is your team overall?[23:52] - What do you think would be some of the challenges maintaining that strength if you were like, scaling it X times, not going from 16 to 20 but if you were to 160, 1600?[26:19] - How can we make a company that is really the long game, not just a short term we’re going to be growing as quickly as we can but as something that can last for the long time?[27:24] - I remember that I was on this one walk that I came to the point of what my why was.[30:12] - The ones who suffer the most from that are employees, right? Employees become part of the balance sheet.[36:00] - In a situation where it is a public corporation, where shareholders have the option of where they put their capital, how that would play? Have you, is that something you have asked yourself?[39:24] - That’s what I want to do, I want to start thinking about running my company using employee supremacy as a criteria, what are the two or three things that you would recommend they do?[42:28] - Do you have any interest or hobby outside of work

Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, , the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place. The featured guest of this episode is Dorie Clark, who was named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards.&nbsp;She is also a Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. In this episode we discuss how leaders can become better communicators, how to think about setting personal goals for success, and how to become a recognized expert.Key Takeaways[01:14] - Today I am thrilled to get back to the interviewer side of the mic and welcome a fabulous guest, Dorie Clark.&nbsp;[02:33] - I announce the winner of my favorite review for October.[03:31] - Why don’t you give your background and your story to our listeners?[05:03] - How did you end up there? And how did you find your passion in that?[07:17] - What are some of the sort of three or four most important things that people need to think about as they develop their communication styles and how to build effective communication?[09:14] - What are some examples of situations where you had to work with leaders with to deliver a very difficult message or, you know, get your organization to, to make a decision that on the surface could have been controversial? And what is some of the advice that you would give to somebody who is in that situation?[11:33] - What were some of the differences that you observe in terms of, like getting people to act between the two worlds and some of the challenges that people may face in the two worlds?[13:19] - If you, you know, talking to somebody who is thinking about starting their own business. What would be some of the steps that they should take, to make sure that they're pricing themselves within the correct band?[15:38] - How did you do it when you first got started, Dino?&nbsp;[17:32] - What is the right client for them? Did you go through that process? And what were some of the key steps for you to identify, what an ideal client would be for you?[19:19] - What were some of the key moments in your journey where you sort of developed your authentic self? Who your true person is and how that person shows up in your work?[21:28] - What are your magic, secret, things that you love doing?[22:51] - How do you think about goals? And how do you help your clients think about their goals?[25:29] - If you're somebody that is starting out and maybe does not have a clear view of what their passion is, or also doesn't want to optimize solely for money, what are some of the steps that you could take?[26:53] - Do you have some interesting stories of maybe clients, once again, always, without revealing, that explore something unusual, and found out that it was either great or not so great?[29:28] - For the people who are thinking about maybe expanding from just being great leader, to also becoming a recognized expert through through publishing and writing. What are the first steps to take?[31:32] - Once you have understood this framework, is there a sequence in these three steps, three areas? Is this something that needs to happen at the same time?&nbsp; Are they self-sustaining with each other?[33:39] - What are your hobbies or interests outside of your work? And is the one particularly that maybe has also helped you with your work?[35:19] - What are the business jargon / expressions that drive you crazy?[36:09] - Food for the body or food for the soulDorie Clark Links<a href="https://dorieclark.com/thelonggame" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. In my show my guests are asked to share their story, be authentic, transparent and vulnerable. It is only fair that I do the same for them and for you, my listeners. This is part two of the episodes where I am turning the microphone over to my new friend Randy Wilburn, who will ask me the same questions I ask my guests. How do I define authenticity? What is my definition of success? What makes a good leader?Key Takeaways[02:37] - What do you consider your leadership style to be?[05:23] - I was always treated as an equal, my voice was treated as an equal.[07:41] - You don’t always have to be the smartest person in the room.[09:40] - As a leader you have the responsibility to set direction, and then you have the responsibility to make the decision, and you have the responsibility to understand the style of the people that work for you.[12:10] - It’s your responsibility as a leader, to serve your team.[13:43] - Not only do you need to fundamentally understand your leadership style but you need to understand leadership styles of people around you. That will make for a much better work environment.[16:22] - When things just didn’t go your way, what were the challenges and what were the lessons learned from that personal crisis or failure?[18:41] - It does matter for me, in terms of the work that I do, the amount of belief that I have in the actual work.[21:42] - I’m curious to know, were you able to go through or did you participate in any type of therapy?[23:22] - I think getting help, having a sounding board, having somebody that you can actually talk to, to walk you through these situations is critically important for our mental and our physical well being.[25:01] - I want you to give three leadership tips for our listeners.&nbsp;&nbsp;[26:24] - I think we all have a lot more career and life in front of us than we perceive.[28:12] - What are some of your passions outside of the workspace and how do they shape the leader that you are?[31:20] - Certain keywords that are so overused they become hollow, and I have several in my head right now, but which ones are the ones that bother you the most and what images do they conjure up?[33:07] - I think one of the most important questions to ask, this whole idea of food for the body or food for the soul, which one would you choose?[35:54] - These are people that are really unhappy with their state, their station in life but they are starting to do something about it.[38:07] - What did it feel like being on the other side of the equation when it came to the interview?Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoWebsite: al4ep.com or authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.comDino’s Email – [email protected]&nbsp;Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneoPodcast Instagram – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Twitter – @al4edp&nbsp;Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edpEPISODES MENTIONED:Episode 4: <a...

Dino Cattaneo - My Story Part 1 - Authenticity and Measuring SuccessWelcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. In my show my guests are asked to share their story, be authentic, transparent and vulnerable. It is only fair that I do the same for them and for you, my listeners. So in the next two episodes, I am turning the microphone over to my new friend Randy Wilburn, who will ask me the same questions I ask my guests. How do I define authenticity? What is my definition of success? What makes a good leader?When I created the podcast, I knew that this would be an important episode to create at some point. The question was: who would be the right interviewer? The first requirement was that this person would be someone who still didn’t know me very well, to create opportunity for the two of us to surprise each other. The perfect interviewer would also be someone with a strong background in podcasting, able to conduct a good interview. And finally, it needed to be someone that I connected with, so that they would create a space that made me feel safe being fully authentic and transparent.&nbsp;When Randy and I met this summer at Podcast Movement (a podcasting conference), it was immediately clear that he was the right person for the job. And the interview did not disappoint. As a matter of fact, we had so much fun in our conversation that we ran a lot longer than my episodes normally do, so I decided to break the episode in two parts. Part 1 focuses on my story, my definition of authenticity, and how I measure success. You will hear about my career choices, the good ones and the bad ones, what I learned from going through a major episode of depression, and the parallels between teaching clients how to look at their digital marketing campaigns and setting measures for success in your own life.&nbsp;Key Takeaways&nbsp;[03:16] - Randy, I’m turning the mic over to you.[04:10] - This is a podcast that you started back in December of 2020. So are we calling this a pandemic podcast?[06:11] - I’ve always learned that you need to look at the, there’s some silver linings in this pandemic that I think a lot of people are going to experience.[07:20] - One of things I wanted to mention as we move into this interview is I thought it was interesting the way that we met.[10:38] - I like to always ask about your superhero origin story, but I want to find out from you, what is authenticity to you? And how did you find your authentic self?[13:46] - Could you share some key moments, some a-ha moments for you where you found your true voice? And how that informed your leadership style?[17:00] - As much as I love my work, I didn't want to be somebody who was fulfilled only by work.[20:25] - How do you now measure success? How do you keep yourself in line with that measure?[23:35] - As a coach, your role is not really to tell people what to do, but it’s to help them figure out what they want to do.[24:20] - What are the challenges that you have dealing with that, and not staying focused and true to yourself?[27:20] - Do you really want to be doing that? And really think about the activities that it takes to be successful at the job.&nbsp;Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino CattaneoWebsite: al4ep.com or authenticleadershipforeverydaypeople.comDino’s Email –...

Episode 19: Randy Wilburn - Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship and LeadershipWelcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. Our guest today is Randy Wilburn. Over the course of his career, Randy developed deep expertise in multiple disciplines. In a world that pushes people to specialize, Randy has followed his entrepreneurial passion to create a firm where he can integrate all the facets of his personality. He is the founder of Encourage, Build, Grow, a leadership consulting, coaching and training firm that serves the construction, design and architecture industries. Randy is also the host and producer of I Am Northwest Arkansas, a podcast with over 130 episodes.During our conversation Randy tapped into his experience as an intrapreneur first, and entrepreneur later, to discuss what qualities make a great leader. We also talked about building trust with your team and within your community. At the core of Randy’s leadership is the idea of character, and the importance of keeping one’s word.We dove into Randy’s long journey, started at a young age, when he was delivering newspapers. We cover his years working at a firm where he was greatly empowered, becoming essentially an intrapreneur, and we follow with the years when he started his own business. Randy shares the lessons he learned throughout, and how his understanding of what it means to be a leader, and an authentic leader evolved as he navigated these different experiences.An important part of Randy’s ability is his full awareness of all the parties involved at any point in time, whether it is clients or the internal teams. He also stresses the importance of giving back, and the importance of keeping an open mind.This is a special multi-part episode. Here, I am interviewing Randy. In the next, he will interview me.Key Takeaways[02:06] - Today’s guest is Randy Wilburn.[03:26] - Randy, welcome. It is great to have you on the show and why don’t we start and give our listeners your background.[05:48] - Randy always understood how to get out and hustle and do some things. Randy also fully embraced working for other people.[06:33] - You graduated from college, took your first job, and then there was a point I believe when you started your own firm for the first time. And, and that’s probably a different perspective when you are doing that after having been in the workplace and deciding, “okay no, now I want to go on my own”, tell me about that moment.[09:45] - Randy explains what an intrapreneur is and how it is different from an entrepreneur[10:52] - When did you start thinking about who you wanted to be as a leader?[12:39] - What were some of the moments, when you started formulating: this is who I am as a leader, I am in this position, and these are like the key 3 or 4 things that I’m going to try and do and communicate.[15:33] - When Randy did leadership training years ago, he would tell people, tell leaders, “your job as a leader is to work yourself out of a job”.[16:23] - Was there any leader that you worked with that did that for you?[17:50] - Randy shares the moniker he lives by, “if you’re the smartest person in the room you need to find a different room”.[19:31] - How do you measure success and has that definition changed over time?[22:35] - You mention the need to ask yourself, what you need to do better and that you’re fallible. Is there a moment of crisis or something that you know went wrong, that you think of as a point where you actually got a lot of learning?[25:36] - How do you build trust?[27:04] - Tell our listeners a little bit about what you’re doing with encourage, build, grow.[29:50] - We learn from Randy that he encourages firms to tell their story through voice.[32:21] - Why don’t you tell our...

Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. Today, I am speaking with my former professor from Harvard Business School, Debora Spar. In addition to her role at Harvard, Debora served as the President of Barnard College from 2008 to 2017, where she led initiatives to highlight women’s leadership and advancement, including the creation of the Athena Center for Leadership Studies and the development of Barnard’s Global Symposium series. Her current research focuses on issues of gender and technology, and the interplay between technological change and broader social structures.&nbsp;Debora and I engage in an insightful conversation about the leadership lessons she learned in leadership throughout her career. Debora gets specific and talks about how listening and delivering are crucial to any leader’s success. Debora goes into detail about the Case Method and how she’s applied those tactics from academia to the business world. Finally, Debora provides very practical and powerful advice on how to successfully transition into a leadership role and speaks to some of her latest research as well as all of the trends of which we should be aware.&nbsp;Key Takeaways:04:32 – This episode is dedicated to the memory of two of my former classmates, Jay and Greg&nbsp;06:13 – Today, I’m speaking with Debora Spar who shares her extensive background in academia and business and the major lessons she learned about leadership along the way&nbsp;11:20 – The Case Method&nbsp;16:13 – How leading a Case Method class is similar to leading a symphony orchestra&nbsp;17:57 – Key traits that make up Debora’s leadership style&nbsp;21:53 – Becoming a leader as an outsider to an organization&nbsp;23:46 – Listening and getting early wins&nbsp;26:24 – Biggest lessons Debora learned throughout her career&nbsp;30:58 – Debora goes into detail on her research&nbsp;38:23 – Trends we should all be paying attention to&nbsp;40:30 – Debora’s passions and hobbies outside of work and how they influence how she shows up at work&nbsp;41:40 – The business clichés that drive Debora absolutely crazy&nbsp;43:13 – Debora shares some food for your soul&nbsp;46:39 – And now here’s ‘Haunted Heart,’ a song written and performed by my wife, Susan CattaneoTweetable Quotes:“I think it’s actually a brilliant way of bringing groups of people to a decision because that’s essentially what the Case Method is.” (15:10)“One of the things I try to do is find people who, in fact, have different leadership styles because I’ve always felt like I need to balance who I am.” (18:20)&nbsp;“I think there’s a big difference in terms of growing up in a place and becoming a leader versus coming in as a leader when you’re also coming in as an outsider.” (21:53)“People are only gonna follow you if you deliver some things early on. So, I was always looking for sincere opportunities to understand what people really need and what they want and how to fix that. Trying to see where you can get the early wins is really important.” (25:22)“Economics is not just an abstract, dismal science. Economics affects the lives of people, particularly poor people. And we need to bring those people into our understanding of economics, otherwise we’re gonna fail them or fail the system.” (34:37)Links Mentioned:&nbsp;&nbsp;Debora’s Website – <a href="https://www.deboraspar.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...