Episode 115 The 5% Methodology with Ebony Smith
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We are living in a time of extreme disruption, there's no denying it. Ebony Smith has centered her life around extremes. She specializes in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (V.U.C.A.) work environments. Smith worked for BP and Sunoco, before pivoting her career to leadership.
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Episode 114: Vulnerable Leadership with Scott Miller
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Scott Miller is Franklin Covey's executive VP of thought leadership and the best-selling author of "Management Mess to Leadership Success," which is the first book in the Mess to Success series. He's also the co-author of recent bestseller: Everyone Deserves a Great Manager. Scott is the host of the popular Franklin Covey On Leadership with Scott Miller podcast show. In this episode Scott talks with Jon about vulnerable leadership, finding your smallest viable market, and his drive to be a thought leader.
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Episode 113: The Office After COVID with Anthony Vaughan
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Anthony Vaughan is the host of the popular E1B2 podcast show, a strategic advisor to multiple companies, and he recently launched the E1B2 Collective, where his team is focused on helping startups, improve their employee experience and put their people first by launching people operations divisions. Vaughan discusses the post-COVID working world, the focus on a return to work, a new working normal, and how to make the employee experience even better than before.
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Episode 112: Make Your Own Luck with Neal Taparia
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Neal Taparia might have saved you in high school or college when you needed to quickly format the citations on your term paper. In 2001, Neal Taparia and his friend created EasyBib, a well-known citation formatter. After selling it to Chegg, he cofounded SOTA Partners, where they incubate, invest in, and advise new businesses.
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Episode 111: Let's Play a Game with Trent Howell
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Trent Howell is the VP of marketing at eLearning Brothers, but we're not talking about that today. In this episode, we're discussing board games!
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Episode 110: I Own Me with Faith Jones
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Faith Jones is back with a new book and valuable insight into human rights and the intersection of morality and legality.
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Episode 109: Pivot with Ryan Mason
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Ryan Mason is a savvy entrepreneur and author who is making waves as one of Yahoo's top 12 entrepreneurs to watch in 2020. He founded Luxe Brand, a luxury shoelace provider featured on Good Morning America, the NFL, and with over 30 athletes and celebrities. Ryan also founded Bizbuzz Digital, an award-winning marketing automation software company. In his first book, The Digital Playbook, he shares proven processes to increase your visibility, grow awareness, and supercharge engagement and conversion.
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Episode 108: Meaningful Culture with Tom Frank
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Tom Frank is a lifelong culture engineer who works to help local and national companies create a better world for their employees.
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Episode 107: Secure Your Personal Data with Erik Rind
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Big Tech Companies are making money off of your personal data, why shouldn't you? Erik Rind is the founder of ImagineBC, a platform where blockchain secures your data and helps you profit. Think Youtube but with blockchain and more opportunities to profit from your personal data or creative content.
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Episode 106: Embrace Mistakes with Adam Larson
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As a musician-turned-learning-designer, Adam Larson brings his critical eye for entertainment to eLearning and instructional design at IMA. Larson embraces chaos, learns from his mistakes, and keeps improving. You can catch Adam making moments for guests to tell their stories on the Count Me In Podcast and delivering just-in-time learning that is worth your time. He shares his keys to get people to webinars and the ideal length of a learning session.
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