Hi everyone, After 183 episodes of the Business Bookshelf podcast I have decided to bring it to an end. Like for most people the last two years have been challenging. The constant source of joy has been this podcast. It has taken me from my study here in South Africa and allowed me to speak to incredible people around the world. I am very appreciative of everyone who has been involved in the podcast - the authors who were interviewed, the companies that sent me authors to interview, ...
Feb 20, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 183
Episode 182 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Linda Cohen - author of "The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line" Linda has been a Kindness Catalyst for over 10 years. She presents to organizations and businesses on the Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottomline. She lives in Oregon with her husband, their two spirited teenagers and two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. She loves yoga and meditation and will never pass up a good cup of Earl G...
Feb 13, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 182
Episode 181 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Jeff Finney - author of "That's It, I'm Fired " Perhaps you're one of those business owners who forgets to eat lunch. Or, if you do, you pick up a sandwich while checking your email. Maybe you haven't been on a real vacation in years and your family time is limited to an hour or two a day. Sound familiar? Entrepreneur and CEO Jeff Finney can certainly empathize with your struggle. He wrote his upcoming book That's It, I'm Fired in order to aid hand...
Feb 06, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 181
Episode 180 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Dr. Gregory Bott - author of “Faster Safer Wealthier" Dr. Gregory Bott is an entrepreneur, investor, and university instructor. At the age of 24, he quit his full-time corporate employment in pursuit of both higher education and entrepreneurship. Since then, he has owned and operated numerous businesses across multiple industries, including hospitality, real estate, and agriculture. His businesses have ranged from franchised to independent, f...
Jan 30, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 180
Episode 179 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - David Ehrlichman - author of “Impact Networks" David is cofounder and coordinator of Converge a network of systems strategists, designers, facilitators, educators, and evaluators who partner with people, organizations, and networks to navigate complexity and co-create meaningful change. David is the author of “ Impact Networks: Creating Connection, Sparking Collaboration, and Catalyzing Systemic Change ”. The social and environmental ch...
Jan 23, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 179
Episode 178 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Erika Andersen - author of “Change from the Inside Out" Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. Over the past 30 years, Erika has developed a reputation for creating approaches to learning and business-building that are custom tailored to her clients’ challenges, goals, and culture. Erika is the author of “Change from the Inside Out: Making You, Your Team, a...
Jan 16, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 178
Episode 177 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Joseph Armentano - author of "A Helluva Ride" Joseph is Chief Executive Officer of Paraco Gas Corporation, a privately held energy and industrial distribution company serving the Northeast region. Paraco is the 13th largest propane marketer in the U.S. with more than 300 employees headquartered in Rye Brook, New York Joe is the author of “A Helluva Ride”. Joe's memoir is a tribute to his father's out-sized personality, his passion for l...
Jan 09, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 177
Episode 178 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Emily Bermes - author of "Bomb Proof - A Field Proven Guide for the New-to-Role Executive" Being a new executive is hard. In fact, more than 50% of new executives fail within 18 months. A lack of contextual knowledge, chronic corporate misalignment, and early costly missteps can doom new leaders before they really have a chance to lead. But it doesn't have to be this way. With the right information, new executives can thrive. Today our guest ...
Jan 02, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 178
Episode 176 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Justin Goodbread - author of "Your baby is ugly" Justin is a nationally recognized financial educator, wealth manager, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Armed with 25+ years of experience starting, buying, owning, and selling businesses, Justin has dedicated himself to offering business owners strategies that increase the long-term value of their companies. Justin is the author of “Your baby is ugly”. Are you creating a business that’s...
Dec 26, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 176
Episode 175 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Raj Sundarason - author of "The DAP Strategy: A New Way of Working to De-Risk & Accelerate Your Digital Transformation" Raj is the regional vice president and chief evangelist of WalkMe, the world's premier DAP provider, and a pioneer of digital adoption, with over 20 years of experience in digital programs. Fueled by his ideology of the Power of How, he collaborates with international senior digital transformation leaders to match busine...
Dec 19, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 175
Episode 174 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Scott Miller - author of "Master Mentors: 30 Transformative Insights from Our Greatest Minds" Scott serves as FranklinCovey’s senior advisor on thought leadership, leading the strategy and development of the firm’s speaker’s bureau, as well as the publication of podcasts, webcasts, and bestselling books. Scott hosts the FranklinCovey-sponsored On Leadership with Scott Miller, the world’s largest and fastest-growing leadership podcast, reachin...
Dec 12, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 174
Episode 173 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Yael Sivi - author of "Growing Up at Work: How to Transform Personally, Evolve Professionally, and Lead Authentically" Yael C. Sivi is a licensed Gestalt psychotherapist, executive coach and organizational consultant who has helped thousands of employees, managers and leaders in Fortune 1000 companies and nonprofit organizations on topics related to authentic leadership, emotional intelligence, and conscious collaboration. Yael is the co-author of ...
Dec 05, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 173
Episode 172 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Eisha Armstrong - author of "Productize: The Ultimate Guide to Turning Professional Services into Scalable Products" Eisha is a business leader with expertise in product innovation and product portfolio management. She currently serves as an advisor to B2B C-Suite executives, guiding them through market research, new product innovation, new product design and launch, and digital transformation journeys. Eisha is the author of “Productize: The...
Nov 28, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 172
Episode 171 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Adam Kahane - author of "Facilitating Breakthrough: How to Remove Obstacles, Bridge Differences, and Move Forward Together" Adam is a leading organizer, designer and facilitator of processes through which business, government, and civil society leaders can work together to address such challenges. He has worked in more than fifty countries, in every part of the world, with executives and politicians, generals and guerrillas, civil servants and trad...
Nov 21, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 171
Episode 170 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Todd Nils Nyholm - Author of "Ah, Brain, Why Do You Trouble Me So Much?" Todd is a Somatic Therapist who, through personal experience, has discovered the undeniable relationship between mind and body. Tod is the author of “Ah, Brain, Why Do You Trouble Me So Much?”. Happiness and balance can often feel just out of reach. While we strive to build the perfect home and enjoy our work and a thriving family, often the first sacrifice is our ...
Nov 14, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 170
Episode 169 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Michael Haynes - co-author of “Listen, Innovate, Grow: A Guidebook for Startups and Small Businesses Looking to Acquire and Grow Business Customers". Michael Haynes is a B2B Customer Strategy Specialist. Michael has over 20 years' experience working with companies in Australia, Brazil and Canada ranging from sole traders (1 person operations) to large SMBs/SMEs with over 250 staff. He has worked with startups and SMEs across a range of indust...
Nov 07, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 169
Episode 168 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Rob White - author of "The Maestro Monologue: Discover Your Genius. Defeat Your Intruder. Design Your Destiny". Rob is an international best-selling author and intriguing philosopher. He is a remarkably discerning detective when it comes to solving the mystery of being a human being. From humble beginnings to his current status as a real estate developer, restauranteur, world traveler, international best-selling author, he has revolutionized his va...
Oct 31, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 168
Episode 167 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Robert J. Kohlhepp - author of " Build a Better Organization: How Effective Leadership and Strong Culture Can Create a High-Performance Organization". Robert joined Cintas Corporation in July 1967 as controller. Over a span of 50 years with Cintas, he was promoted to positions of general manager, vice president and treasurer, executive vice president, president, and CEO, then served as Vice Chair and Board Chair until retiring in 2016. Additionally...
Oct 24, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 167
Episode 166 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Dr Timothy Franz - author of "Meaningful Partnership at Work: How the Workplace Covenant Ensures Mutual Accountability and Success between Leaders and Teams". Dr Timothy Franz is an Organizational Psychologist, Professor of Psychology, and Chair at St. John Fisher College. In addition to his academic role, he also works as an organizational consultant through his firm, Franz Consulting. He is the co-author of “Meaningful Partnership at Work: How th...
Oct 17, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 166
Episode 165 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Richard Vague - author of "An Illustrated Business History of the United States". Richard is Secretary of Banking and Securities for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is the author of A Brief History of Doom, a chronicle of major world financial crises, The Next Economic Disaster, a book with a new approach for predicting and preventing financial crises, and the Illustrated Business History of the United States - which is the subject of ou...
Oct 10, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 165
Episode 164 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Alistair Gordon - Co-author of "Master Expert: How to use Expertship to achieve peak performance, influence and seniority in a technical role". Alistair is the CEO of Expertunity, an expert coach, speaker and author. A long-time veteran of the media and organisational development worlds, he has been publisher of one of Australia's best-known business magazines, BRW. Alistair is the co-author of “Master Expert: How to use Expertship to achieve...
Oct 03, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Episode 163 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Tamsen Webster - Author of " Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible". Tamsen Webster has spent the last twenty years helping experts drive action from their ideas. Part message strategist, part storyteller, part English-to-English translator, her work focuses on how to find and build the stories partners, investors, clients, and customers will tell themselves--and others. Tamsen is the author of “Find Your Red Thread: Make You...
Sep 26, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Episode 162 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Hana Ben-Shabat - Author of "Gen Z 360: Preparing for the Inevitable Change in Culture, Work, and Commerce". Hana is the founder of Gen Z Planet, a research and advisory firm that helps leaders across sectors and industries to prepare for the next generation of culture creators, employees, and consumers. In this role, Hana combines her passion for turning insights into a growth engine with her commitment to support the integration of the next gener...
Sep 19, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 162
Episode 161 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Fabrice Testa - Author of "Super Entrepreneurship Decoded". Fabrice is an exponential thinker, innovator, serial tech entrepreneur, business angel investor, trusted advisor, public speaker, author, and highly sought-after mentor. He has successfully founded, co-founded, or participated in the launch of multiple companies that created hundreds of jobs and generated multi millions in revenue. He is the creator of the Superpreneur Blueprint framework ...
Sep 12, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 161
Episode 160 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Joel Schwartzberg - Author of "The Language of Leadership". Joel is a communications coach and writer. He is an expert in the practice of successful presentations and point-making, Joel's articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Toastmaster Magazine, and The Huffington Post, and he's been the featured guest on many business and communication podcasts. Joel is the author of “The Language of Leadership”. Everyone s...
Sep 05, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Episode 159 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Dr Zina Sutch - co-author of "Leading with love and laughter". Zina is an innovative and visionary leader in the area of education, executive development, diversity and inclusion, with expertise in strategic planning, communication, and change management. Zina is the co-author of “Leading with love and laughter”. Science tells us that humans are deeply wired for empathy and compassion and that our emotional selves help us make better de...
Aug 29, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Episode 158 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Matthew L. Moseley - co-author of "Ignition: Superior Communication Strategies for Creating Stronger Connections". Matthew is a communication strategist, author, speaker, and he holds three world records for long-distance swimming. Spending his career at the intersection of public policy, business and government, he is principal and CEO of the Ignition Strategy Group , which specializes in high-stakes communications and issue management for organiz...
Aug 22, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Episode 157 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Dr Graham Boyd - co-author of "Rebuild: the Economy, Leadership, and You". Graham is an experienced entrepreneur and consultant leading businesses to become deliberately developmental and self-governing with a FairShares Commons incorporation. He recently completed transforming an international non-profit into 3 for-profits, and now growing a company making it easy for businesses and leaders to continuously adapt themselves, to rise to the ad...
Aug 15, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Episode 156 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Dr Tshilidzi Marwala - author of "Leadership Lessons From Books I Have Read". Tshilidzi Marwala is currently the Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg. He has published 9 books (one has been translated into Chinese), over 280 refereed papers and holds three international patents. He is an associate editor of the International Journal of Systems Science (Taylor and Francis Publishers...
Aug 06, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 156
Episode 155 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Angie Morgan - co-author of "Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success". Shortly after launching her professional career, Angie saw a need in the workplace: professionals consistently showed the capacity to be leaders, but no one was actively helping them get there. Angie founded Lead Star to help professionals understand how they can achieve greater success by implementing leadership practices into their work routines. Her r...
Aug 01, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 155
