Having Purpose with Lindsey Coffey
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Designing Success with Luke Infinger
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In this insightful episode of Brand Retro, Mike Brevik sits down with Luke Infinger, a creative turned entrepreneur who has carved a niche in the marketing world. Starting his career immersed in the arts and motion graphics, Luke shares his journey from working on high-profile projects like the Game of Thrones season three promo to founding his own agency specialized in the orthodontic and dental markets. Discover how Luke's artistic background and competitive drive shaped his entrepreneurial spirit and led him to rethink traditional career paths. Tune in to learn how embracing creativity...
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Unleashing Potential with Zahra Karsan
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In this enlightening episode of Brand Retro, Mike Brevik sits down with Zahra Karsan, a Wall Street Journal bestselling author and certified coach renowned for her expertise in peak performance coaching. Dive into an in-depth conversation that explores the fascinating intersection of neuroscience and human behavior, and discover practical strategies for achieving extraordinary results both personally and professionally. Zahra shares her unique approach to unlocking potential through understanding the human factors that inhibit performance, offering a roadmap to overcome these challenges....
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Howie Chan: Marketing Insights + Legend Letters
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Arlington Strategy with Jennifer Mulchandani
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The Promo Guy (Swire Ho)
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Lil Shameless Plug with Lauren Litt
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Chaos to Clarity with Leah Leaves
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Enjoy The Ride with Jacob Cass
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Fried Design with Josh Sullivan
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In this vibrant episode of the Brand Retro Podcast, we sit down with Josh Sullivan, the Executive Creative Director, Brand Strategist, and Designer behind the acclaimed and sometimes infamous Fried Design Company. Josh shares his adventures and challenges as an agency owner, diving into the exhilarating world of branding and the importance of infusing fun into business, creativity, and teamwork. Throughout our conversation, Josh reveals how maintaining a playful approach to serious business can foster innovation, strengthen team dynamics, and create memorable brands that resonate deeply with...
info_outlineJoining Mike today is leadership guru Randy Hall of 4th Gear Consulting and Leadership Gym. Both strive to be the best leaders to their teams, and friends, and in life, they share their thoughts on why experience alone doesn't make someone a good leader. People think leadership is a personality-based thing, not a series of tools, processes, and repetitive systems you can use to help lead people to help them be at their best and reach the success that's important to them. Leaders are readers and never stop. Listen in to learn how leading by example is one of the best ways to make change happen on a personal and professional level.
Who’s The Guest?
Randy Hall is the founder of the Leadership Gym and the CEO, founder, and principal of 4th Gear Consulting. He is passionate about developing a greater impact on the economy, communities, and lives of people.
Randy has worked for and with organizations and groups to bring out more of their potential. He was the former Senior Vice President of Learning and Leadership Development at Bank of America and Global Director of Learning and Development at Pfizer. Before taking on leadership roles, he led his own teams and worked on sales.
Highlights
- How to take leadership and apply that to your business. - 1:00
- Leading by example. - 6:45
- Switching from being a follower to a leader. - 10:30
- Different ways that leaders and non-leaders are treated in a workplace. - 11:00
- Understanding why others don't want to be leaders. - 14:31
- The different sides of leadership. - 15:00
- Building a culture of people adapting to your leadership style. - 18:27
- Applying leadership to your different aspects of life. - 22:48
- Experiences working with leaders in a workplace. - 29:21
- Where to start? - 30:56
- The Proactive vs. Reactive leadership approach. - 38:08
- Using questions to lead. - 34:04
Episode Resources - Connect with Mike Brevik:
- http://www.cyberdogzmarketing.com/
- [email protected]
- Connect with Randy Hall
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/randyhall4thgear
- https://4thgearconsulting.com/
- https://leadershipgym.com/
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