John Danner On Personality (1007)

John Danner is a trusted advisor, teacher, author, and speaker. John has spent decades helping leaders and their organizations navigate rapidly changing environments to their advantage.

John is the co-author with Chris Kuenne of Built for Growth: How Builder Personality Shapes Your Business, Your Team, and Your Ability to Win. Discover your entrepreneurial builder personality with a free online assessment by going to BuiltForGrowth.com.

John also co-authored THE OTHER “F” WORD: How Successful Leaders, Teams, and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work with Mark Coopersmith.

John anchors executive education programs on five continents. And he teaches tomorrow’s leaders at UC Berkeley and Princeton. Find out more about John by going to his website at JohnDanner.com.

 

 

 

 

James Orsini On Humans (1006)

James Orsini is the Chief Operating Officer for one of the largest independent social media digital advertising agencies, VaynerMedia in New York City. James has about 30 years experience in Social and Mobile Media, Advertising, Brand Management, Public Relations and on Wall Street.

Follow him on Twitter @JimmyThePencil.

 

Book Talk: What Anyone Can Do (Season 2, Episode 3)

Get a preview of Leo Bottary’s new book, What Anyone Can Do: How Surrounding Yourself With the Right People Will Drive Change, Opportunity and Personal Growth!

 

Christine Comaford – Your Sensei of the Day!

For over 30 years Leadership and Culture Coach, Serial Entrepreneur, and New York Times bestselling author Christine Comaford has helped leaders navigate growth and change. Christine’s coaching, consulting and strategies have created hundreds of billions of dollars in new revenue and company value for her clients. Christine authored SmartTribes: How Teams Become Brilliant Together, and in January 2018 she’s releasing a new book, Power Your Tribe: Create Resilient Teams in Turbulent Times.

Dan Hoffman: We Learn Better in Circles Than in Rows

Dan Hoffman loves growing companies, delivering great service, and applying technology. He believes that business is philosophy in action, culture eats strategy for breakfast, and learning is leverage. Over the course of 12 years Dan started, grew and sold M5, a pioneer in the cloud communications industry. In 2014, Dan was selected as a Henry Crown Fellow and spent two years with his family in Spain. Today, Dan is building Circl.es, an idea that came out a recent sabbatical in Barcelona. Circles fosters deeper conversations to create enduring connections and learning.

Peter Shankman Talks About Helping People

Peter Shankman is a multiple-startup founder with several successful exits under his belt. He’s the founder of Help a Reporter Out (HARO), the world’s largest source/journalist matching tool, and he runs ShankMinds: Breakthrough, a private, online entrepreneur community with hundreds of members around the world, as well as Faster Than Normal, a leading ADD/ADHD podcast and best-selling book, focusing on the benefits of being gifted with ADD/HD. He can be found at www.shankman.com

Jeff Hoffman Speaks To The Value Of Real Conversations

Jeff Hoffman is a successful entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, published author, Hollywood film producer, and a producer of a Grammy-winning jazz album in 2015. He has been the founder of multiple startups, has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and has served as a senior executive in many capacities. Jeff has been part of a number of well-known companies, including Priceline.com. uBid.com, ColorJar, and more.

Brian Solis on Peers, Customers and Shared Experiences

Brian Solis is a principal analyst at Altimeter Group, a Prophet company. He is also an award-winning author, prominent blogger/writer, and keynote speaker. Brian is a digital analyst, anthropologist, and futurist, studying and influencing the effects of emerging technology on business, marketing, and culture. His research and his books help executives, and also everyday people, better understand the relationship between the evolution of technology and its impact on business and society and also the role we each play in it. As a result of his work, Brian also helps leading brands, celebrities, and startups develop new digital transformation, culture 2.0, and innovation strategies that enable businesses to adapt to new connected markets from the inside out.

Ryan Foland on Engaging Your Peers: Listen more, talk less!

Ryan Foland coaches leaders worldwide on the art of simplifying spoken and written messaging for greater impact. Ryan was recognized in 2016 by Inc. Magazine as a Top Youth Marketer and, in 2017, was named by Entrepreneur Magazine as a Top Personal Branding Expert.  Ryan’s company InfluenceTree, specializes in helping individuals discover, build and grow their personal brands. Ryan hosts the radio show Get Notified on KUCI and is a gifted speaker on the topics of communication and personal branding.  Ryan is also a sought after TEDx host, having worked with TEDxUCIrvine, TEDxSantaMonica, and most recently TEDxLA.

Next week’s guest is Arment-Dietrich CEO, Gini Dietrich.