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Lead Through Crisis - with Dr. Mary Kelly

Making Waves at C-Level

Release Date: 03/19/2020

Making Friends After Age 50 show art Making Friends After Age 50

Making Waves at C-Level

It has been a bit since Making Waves at C-Level has had a new episode.  I am trying to get back into it.  As a host I have been recording "Austin Tech Connect" for the past 17 months (the official Podcast of the Austin Technology Council).... and it has been all I have had the bandwith for until now. This first episode is about making friends as we get older.  Too often people are feeling lonely in our society, and this is true for people of all ages. If you want to make friends at any age, you have to get involved in your community.  And what is a community...it is...

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Making Waves at C-Level

The Founder of Bloom Mary Jane is Scott McDowell better known as Strategic Scott on social media. He is a Maryland native who relocated to Colorado in 2016 after spending almost a decade in NYC working in the music industry. Upon arrival in Colorado Scott launched Strategic Leverage, LLC a boutique marketing agency. Strategic Leverage has a very niche focus on vendor booth immersive activations, event sponsorships, VIP product placement, and content creation.

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Twin Flame CBD Tea with Amada Sizemore show art Twin Flame CBD Tea with Amada Sizemore

Making Waves at C-Level

Amanda Sizemore is the owner at Twin Flame Tea. She founded the company almost two years ago. The idea came to her one afternoon walking through a farmer’s market with her significant other. She was craving an organic iced tea with real herbs. A tea with beautiful hand blended leaves, not the fanning’s you usually find at the grocery store. This craving led to her curiosity of starting what she didn’t know would become an amazing adventure.

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Who's In Your Room? with Dr. Ivan Misner show art Who's In Your Room? with Dr. Ivan Misner

Making Waves at C-Level

In this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level" we hear from Dr. Ivan Misner.  He is the founder of BNI and a very smart man who has built a large company and helped many other people find success through the connections they make in business.

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Making Waves at C-Level

Episode 629 is an interview with Jon Kazarian, CEO and Founder of Accelevents.  He has a great story of growing Accelevents during the pandemic and shares a lot advice for business leaders on how to pivot and grow.

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Growing Through Acquisition with Ryan Snow show art Growing Through Acquisition with Ryan Snow

Making Waves at C-Level

Episode 628 looks at how small and mid-sized companies can grow through acquisition like the big companies.  In this conversation, Ryan Snow shares his experience in helping entrepreneurs scale their companies. 

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Groundswell Marketing with Scott Martin show art Groundswell Marketing with Scott Martin

Making Waves at C-Level

In this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level" the conversation goes deep into marketing, culture, growth-hacks, etc...   Scott Martin is an expert in branding, marketing, and strategy.  He shares his insights in this candid conversation with Making Waves host, Thom Singer.

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The Know, Like, and Trust Factor with Ray Abram show art The Know, Like, and Trust Factor with Ray Abram

Making Waves at C-Level

Thom Singer sits down with Ray Abram to talk about networking, career advancement, human connection, and success in this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level".

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Making Waves at C-Level

This episode was originally recorded for the "Webinar Talk Show".  The conversation is a powerful chat and Thom Singer knew he had to share it here with the "Making Waves at C-Level".

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Making Waves at C-Level

In this episode we talk with the co-founder of one of the first Cannabis Dispensary Franchise companies.  The Open Dor is a new company that is helping Cannabis Entrepreneurs open up stores across several states, and reduce the first time business owner mistakes.  Will Chelsea Mulligan become the Ray Kroc of Cannabis?  Maybe.  

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About Mary Kelly
 
Mary Kelly improves profit growth.  As an economist, corporate strategist, and leadership development expert, Mary translates economic data that leaders can use to make the right decisions for their business.  Cited in Money Magazine, Entrepreneur, Success, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, and by over 500 TV and radio stations, Mary translates theory into action.   
 
One of the first women to graduate from the Naval Academy, Mary served 21 years as a commissioned officer on active duty in the Navy.  Some of her favorite jobs included being an intelligence officer, a counter terrorism officer, a chief of police, an HR director, running a pay and personnel organization, and being part of the team in charge of Pearl Harbor. With a PhD in economics, she was a military professor at the Naval Academy and a civilian professor at the Air Force Academy.
 
She grew up in a small business family, and started working trade shows when she was 10 years old.
 
 
Author of 13 business and leadership books including 15 Ways to Grow Your Business in Every Economy, Money Smart, Master Your World, 360 Degrees of Leadership, Stop the Barking, Why Leaders Fail and the 7 Prescriptions for Success, 5-Minutes Per Week and 52 Weeks to Building a Better Business, and Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy, Mary can be found at [email protected].  
 
About the Book "Who Comes Next, Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy
 
 
Leaders leave. It's inevitable. It might even happen today. Are you prepared?
 
Every organization needs a plan for leadership succession, but few leaders know how to start the process. WHO COMES NEXT? solves that problem and easily guides you through the steps of creating and implementing a viable succession plan.
 
This essential guidebook simplifies the process and gives you the tools you need to build and activate your leadership succession. You’ll find a comprehensive action plan, a library of all the tools needed to develop and sustain your plan, and a resource guide. You’ll learn how to:
 
*Communicate with customers about the change
*Identify talent gaps in your succession plan
*Decide which succession planning model to adapt
*Find your next generation of leadership within your organization
*Handle the unique emotional complexities of succession in a family-owned business
 
 
Whether you are part of a small, family business, a Fortune 500 company or a non-profit, you need to start now by answering the question: WHO COMES NEXT?