Ayelet Baron On Priorities

Ayelet Baron is a visionary author, speaker, coach, workshop facilitator, and former tech executive committed to making a transformational impact on business.

She climbed the corporate ladder for more than a decade at Cisco Systems, where she was the Chief Strategy Officer for Cisco Canada.

Her leadership helped propel Canada from the sixth to the second largest revenue generating country for Cisco at nearly $2B. She served on the Emerging Markets and IT executive leadership teams at Cisco, where she led pioneering programs for the company.

You can find out more about Ayelet and her work at AyeletBaron.com.

Scott Monty On Community

Scott Monty is an internationally recognized Fortune 10 leader whose background in classics positioned him to see through the shiny objects and drill down to understand the common human needs that drive us all.

Scott speaks to and advises businesses and groups on how to move at the speed of customers online.

Scott spent six years as an executive at Ford Motor Company, as a strategic adviser on crisis communications, influencer relations, marketing, customer service, innovative product launches and more. He also has another decade and a half of experience in communications and marketing agencies.

Scott Monty writes about the changing landscape of business, technology, communications, marketing, and leadership at ScottMonty.com, and produces the widely acclaimed weekly newsletter and podcast The Full Monty.

Ronan Leonard On Masterminds

Ronan Leonard is The Mastermind Guy. He connects small business owners to support groups through the innovative concept of virtual masterminds. Ronan believes there is high value in making real peer-to-peer connections. You can find out more about Ronan and his work by visiting Eccountability.io.

He joins us today from Melbourne, Australia.

Deb Calvert On Connecting

Deb Calvert is the founder of People First Productivity Solutions and co-author with Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner of Stop Selling and Start Leading: How to Make Extraordinary Sales Happen. Deb Calvert is also the author of DISCOVER Questions® and founder of The Sales Experts Channel, a UC-Berkeley instructor, and a certified sales and executive coach. Deb is a Certified Master of The Leadership Challenge®, working with her clients to build leaders at every level. She has been named one of the “65 Most Influential Women in Business” and a Top 30 Global Sales Guru.

BONUS GIFT: Deb Calvert has generously supplied our readers, listeners and viewers with a free sample, Chapter 1 of Stop Selling and Start Leading.  Just click here to download the PDF. No opt-in required!

Leo Bottary & Randy Cantrell On Reframing

Did you ever wonder how your own circumstances and challenges can appear to be so complicated, while you can assess another person’s situation with crystal clear clarity? Check out this week’s conversation about how the people who surround us can help re-frame how we see ourselves, our situations, and our possibilities in exciting new ways.

Also, get an update on Leo Bottary’s new book, What Anyone Can Do: How Surrounding Yourself With the Right People Will Drive Change, Opportunity, and Personal Growth.

*Illustration by Ryan Foland

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Kelly Riggs on Mentoring (1008)

Kelly Riggs is an author, speaker, and business performance coach for executives and companies throughout the United States and Canada. He has written two books: 1-on-1 Management: What Every Great Manager Knows That You Don’t and Quit Whining and Start SELLING! A Step-by-Step Guide to a Hall of Fame Career in Sales. His third book, co-written with his son, Robby Riggs, is titled Counter Mentor Leadership: How to Unlock the Potential of the 4-Generation Workplace. Find out more by visiting his website at BizLockerRoom.com.

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.

 

Eric Barker On Success (1005)

Eric Barker is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong. He studied Japanese in college because he thought it would be cool. He blogs at bakadesuyo.com, which is based on the Japanese translation of his last name meaning, “I am an idiot.” To be fair, it also means, “I am Barker.” Eric’s blog presents science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life.

Larry Senn On Culture (1004)

Dr. Larry Senn is a pioneer in the field of corporate culture. He founded Senn Delaney as a culture-shaping firm in 1978. Today, Senn Delaney is the oldest, most experienced organizational culture-shaping firm in the world.

Larry has authored many books including Up The Mood Elevator: Your Guide to Success Without Stress in 2012, Winning Teams, Winning Cultures in 2013, and most recently The Mood Elevator: Take Charge of Your Feelings, Become a Better You in 2017.

Find out more by visiting his company website at senndelaney.com or his book website at themoodelevator.com.