Atul Minocha discusses his book " Lies, Damned Lies, and Marketing " and how to separate fact from fiction in marketing strategies. Atul Minocha is a partner at Chief Outsiders, a marketing consulting firm that helps CEOs accelerate growth, and a professor at the Hult International Business School. He is a frequent Forbes contributor. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?...
Nov 27, 2021•22 min
Roy Sharples discusses his book " Creativity Without Frontiers " and ways to boost and leverage your creativity. Roy has researched what makes the creative mind tick and how highly-successful innovators like Andrew Carnegie, Walt Disney, Henry Ford, and Steve Jobs leverage their creative nature for huge success. How can you do it too? Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Nov 20, 2021•25 min
Fiona McDonnell discusses her book " Two Mirrors and a Cheetah ," and ways to think differently, own your career, and succeed by being yourself. Fiona is a business leader with over 30 years working at large brands like Nike, McCormick and most recently at Amazon as a Retail Director in Europe. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?...
Nov 13, 2021•23 min
Jon Picoult discusses his book " From Impressed to Obsessed " and principles for turning customers and employees into lifelong fans. Jon has worked with some of the world’s top companies and been featured in places like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today and Forbes.com (where he’s a regular contributor). Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Nov 06, 2021•24 min
Derek Penn discusses his book " Diary of a Black Man on Wall Street. " He tells a story of hope and perseverance through the trials of life as a black man and banker in America as he rises to become one of Wall Street’s top traders. Derek received his MBA from Duke University and has worked at many of the top investment firms including Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and Fidelity. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees at Charles Schwab. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want ...
Oct 30, 2021•25 min
Derek Lusk discusses leadership effectiveness and how to find it, measure it, and improve it. Derek is Head of Executive Assessment at AIIR Consulting and an expert at using data and science to predict leadership effectiveness in the C-Suite. He's a columnist for Psychology Today and the Harvard Business Review . Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Oct 23, 2021•23 min
Adam Levin discusses the latest issues surrounding hackers, scammers and identity thieves. Adam is an expert in cybersecurity and consumer protection. He is the co-author of the book Swiped - How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers and Identity Thieves, and the host of " What The Hack ," a podcast that takes a light-hearted look at the heavy issues surrounding online security, fraud and cyber-crime. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you ...
Oct 16, 2021•25 min
Leon Kuperman discusses AI-driven cloud optimization and how organizations can reduce their cloud spending and boost their application development efforts. Leon is the co-founder and CTO of CAST.AI , a technology startup that combines AI with Kubernetes to provide savings and competitive advantage. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Oct 09, 2021•25 min
Bryan Cressey discusses his book " Be A Winner ," and steps for entrepreneurial success. Bryan is a nationally recognized pioneer in the venture capital and private equity fields. He has co-founded four Private Equity firms and has been named by Time Magazine as one of four leading venture capitalists in America. Bryan was inducted recently inducted into the Chicago Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Oct 02, 2021•23 min
Karen Hewitt discusses her book " People Power " and how to transform your business in the era of safety and wellbeing. Karen is CEO of Leaderlike Limited, a firm helping senior managers build sustainable and transformational cultures for health, safety and wellbeing. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Sep 28, 2021•21 min
Sarah Stein Greenberg from Standford University discusses " Creative Acts for Curious People " and how to think, create and lead in unconventional ways. Sarah is the executive director of the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. (aka Standford d.school). She leads a community of designers, faculty, and other innovative thinkers who help people unlock their creative abilities and apply them to the world. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to...
Sep 25, 2021•21 min
Jesse Randall discusses venture capital investing for everyday investors. Until now, investing in venture capital has been available exclusively to only select agents and brokers. As the founder and CEO of Sweater Ventures, a VC fund for everyone, Jesse is changing all that. Sweater is poised to transform the investment landscape with a mobile-first experience that allows everyone direct access to the world's most exclusive asset class. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Sep 18, 2021•28 min
Bryan Adams discusses the book " Give and Get Employer Branding " and best practices for talent acquisition. Bryan is CEO and founder of Ph.Creative , an employer-branding agency with offices and clients across the world. He’s worked with many big brands that we know like Apple, American Airlines, and Blizzard Entertainment. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Sep 11, 2021•27 min
Professor Tiziana Casciaro discusses the book " Power, for All " and how to recognize and navigate organizational power dynamics. Tiziana, and her co-author Harvard professor Julie Battilana, present new research on interpersonal and organizational networks, gender-bias and power. Tiziana has received distinguished scientific achievement awards from the Academy of Management and has been covered in the New York Times , Washington Post , CNN, TIME , and many more. Listen for three action items yo...
Sep 04, 2021•27 min
Zach Giglio discusses corporate identity and purpose-driven success. Zach is the founder and CEO of GCM , a global communications and marketing firm where they work to create human connections through communications and marketing. Their method for increasing profit and impact through identity-driven storytelling is celebrated by some of the world’s largest companies. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Aug 31, 2021•24 min
Peter Oliver discusses his book " Making the Climb " and ways that sales professionals can make the transition from sales rep to sales manager. Peter is CEO & Chief Sales Officer at SaleFish, a Sandler Training firm, and an expert in professional sales. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Aug 28, 2021•24 min
Dorie Clark returns to the show to discuss " The Long Game " and how to be a long-term thinker in a short-term world. It's no secret that today's professionals feel rushed, overwhelmed, and perennially behind. Dorie is a best-selling author, a Harvard business review contributor, a professor at Duke University and The Long Game shares unique principles you can apply to finally break out of the frenetic day-to-day routine and transform your life and your career. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to ...
Aug 21, 2021•28 min
Itai Sudan discusses modern website design and digital marketing, Itai is founder and CEO at Duda , a leading web design platform for freelancers, creatives and small businesses. Duda was named PCMagazine’s Editors’ Choice website builder in 2017, 2018 and 2019, and currently hosts more than 14 million websites. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Aug 14, 2021•19 min
Rocco Carriero discusses his book " Three Cords Approach: To Life And Wealth Management For Business Owners ." Rocco is a private wealth advisor at Ameriprise Financial Services and an expert in personal financial management for business owners. He has appeared on Fox and NBC, and his financial insights have been featured in publications including the Wall Street Journal and Forbes. Rocco helps his clients create balance in their work, health, and relationships...and says all three are necessary...
Aug 07, 2021•22 min
Rick Ness is one of the stars of Discovery's #1 series "Gold Rush." Discovery has launched a spin-off of the the series called "Winter's Fortune" that takes an inside look at the brutal off season prep work that goes into gold mining. The industry is estimated to top $12 billion in 2021 in the US alone. Rick talks about the series premier, the big business of gold mining, and some of the business skills that he has learned along the way. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Jul 31, 2021•12 min
Deborah Westphal discusses her book " Convergence: Technology, Business, and the Human-Centric Future ." Deb is an executive advisor and futurist, with a career that spans more than 30 years in Fortune 100 companies on virtually every continent. She has guided many of the world’s most innovative business leaders, including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Marriott, Heinz, Microsoft, and others. Listen for action items to drive disruption, tackle transformation and stimulate growth in an increa...
Jul 24, 2021•28 min
Steven Wiideman discusses Search Engine Optimization and digital marketing. Most people may be familiar with the term SEO, but how do you really make it work for you? What are some of the advantages and opportunities that we should be capturing? And what should business owners do to leverage digital marketing today? Steve is president of Wiideman Consulting Group and an expert in search engine optimization and digital marketing. He’s worked with big brands that we know, like Applebees, IHOP, Ske...
Jul 17, 2021•25 min
Harvard professor Sandra Sucher discusses her book " The Power of Trust " and how companies build it, lose it, and regain it. Trust has declined in every sector and 65% of people today feel CEOs should be more accountable. Why is there such a negative trust issue? And what can you do about it? Learn from today's top researcher and thought-leader on the issue of trust. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Jul 10, 2021•28 min
Shantanu Nundy discusses his book " Care After COVID " and what the pandemic revealed is broken in Healthcare and how to reinvent it. Shantanu is a primary care physician, technologist, and executive who serves as Chief Medical Officer for Accolade, which delivers personalized health services to companies that cover over 2 million working Americans. Host, Kevin Craine...
Jul 03, 2021•23 min
Felix Velarde discusses his book " Scale at Speed ," and how to triple the size of your business. Felix is CEO and co-founder of 2Y3X, an innovative business growth consultancy. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Hult International Business School teaching in its MBA and International Masters programs and an expert in customer relationship management, business acceleration and strategy design. For business owners who feel that their business may have stalled, or are wondering how they may need to...
Jun 29, 2021•27 min
Jen Fisher discusses the new book " Work Better Together " and how employee well-being boosts bottom line results. Jen is the Chief Well-Being Officer at Deloitte. Along with co-author/researcher Anh Phillips, Jen's book explains how working remotely, over-relying on digital communication, and always being “on” is fast-increasing feelings of isolation and burnout―and that now is the time to focus on positive social interactions and relationships in the workplace. Listen for three action items yo...
Jun 29, 2021•23 min
Professor Ed Hess discusses his book " Hyper-Learning " and how to adapt at the speed of change. Digital Age raises the question of how we humans will stay relevant in the workplace. Ed says we have to be able to excel cognitively, behaviorally, and emotionally in ways that technology can't. Find out how in this interview. Ed Hess is a Professor of Business Administration and an Executive-in-Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business. Listen for three action items you can use today. Hos...
Jun 26, 2021•17 min
Mike Zani discusses his book " The Science of Dream Teams ," and how talent optimization can drive engagement, productivity, and performance. Mike was coach of the 1996 US Olympic Team. He holds a BS from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Why do some teams succeed while others stumble? Find out more in this interview. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?...
Jun 19, 2021•23 min
David Jenness from IBM joins us in this special episode to discuss the IBM "Build A Bot" Challenge. Between June 15 and July 15, 2021 IBM is offering two $10,000 cash prizes to anyone who can build and RPA application that makes a difference in the world. This challenge is open world wide to everyone who is not an IBM employee or a government employee. Listen to find out more. Click here to enter the challenge -- Robotic Process Automation for the common good. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to b...
Jun 18, 2021•12 min
Heather Moyer discusses talent acquisition and the future of work. Heather is CEO and Founder of HNM Systems , an award-winning staffing firm and a member of the Forbes Business Council. Listen for advice on finding, keeping and maximizing the people talent of your organization, and ways to gain advantage in the future of work, today. Host, Kevin Craine...
Jun 15, 2021•25 min
