Corporate Unplugged

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Clarity and Fulfillment Jul 01, 2019

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What if you knew exactly what you wanted, and went after it without a doubt? Today, TEDx keynote speaker Chris Baldwin talks about the importance of gaining clarity through curiosity, action-taking, and adventure, why your success is measured by your impact on others, the difference between happiness and fulfillment, and how storytelling is the cornerstone of creating a connection with your audience.

On today’s podcast:

How do you get to clarity, and what do you do with it.
The most beautiful gift you can give is to have the courage and tenacity to be yourself, and helping others do the same.
Effective communication is the foundation of all growth, success, and happiness in life.
If you can speak effectively to children, you can speak effectively to adults.
Happiness is acquired by getting things. Fulfillment is found by giving back.
Having a story and a giving mentality are key to long term business success.

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The Infinite Mindset Jun 18, 2019

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Imagine a world in which the vast majority of us wake up inspired, feel safe at work, and return home fulfilled at the end of the day. Simon Sinek and his team commit to finding and building the leaders who will work to make this vision a reality. Today Simon talks about playing the infinite game with a finite mindset, why companies have to believe in their purpose, how trust is essential to play in the infinite game, rivalry versus competition, the courage it takes to go against the status quo, and that the world needs love and connection the most right now..

On today’s podcast:

Playing the infinite game with a finite mindset
For companies to have purpose, they first have to believe in that purpose
Trust is essential to play in the infinite game
Rivalry versus competition
It takes courage to go against the status quo
What the world needs most right now is love and connection

Links:

SimonSinek.com

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Startup Forever. 100% of Yourself at Work May 27, 2019

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Sahar Hashemi is a keynote speaker, author, entrepreneur, and powerful authority on innovation. She is the co-founder of Coffee Republic, the first UK coffee bar chain, and she created Skinny Candy, the guilt-free confectionery brand. Today Sahar talks about her new book “Startup Forever,” abandoning institutionalized corporate culture, bringing 100% of yourself to your work, transformational points in her life, a company’s purpose, how bureaucracy is holding companies back, and daring as a leader.

On today’s podcast:

Sahar’s new book “Startup Forever”
Abandoning institutionalized corporate culture
Bringing 100% of yourself to your work
Transformational points in Sahar’s life
A company’s purpose
Bureaucracy is holding companies back
Daring as a leader

Links:

SaharHashemi.com

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Helping Companies Provide Value May 20, 2019

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Marco Bertini is professor of marketing at ESADE Business School, Barcelona. He is a co-founder of the school’s Institute for Data-Driven Decisions, and previously served as department chair. He completed his doctoral studies at Harvard Business School and was previously on the faculty of the London Business School. Today Marco talks about the shift from selling products to selling value, why companies are generally bad at turning a competitive advantage into revenue, his passion for behavioral economics, a four-step framework for monetizing anything, and why few organizations take customer orientation all the way to its logical end.

On today’s podcast:

The shift from selling products to selling value
Companies are generally bad at pricing strategies
Marco’s passion for behavioral economics
Four-step framework for revenue strategy
Customer orientation is a ongoing, cyclical process
The slow erosion of differentiation

Links:

MarcoBertini.com

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Innovating the fashion industry May 13, 2019

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Stanley Szeto is Executive Chairman of Lever Style, a Hong Kong-headquartered regional apparel supply partner for fashion leaders such as Theory, Hugo Boss, AllSaints, John Varvatos and Vince, and e-commerce pioneers including Bonobos, Stitch Fix, and Everlane. Today Stanley talks about innovation in the fashion industry, the importance of a team, sharing insights across companies, changing how clothes are made, how a company should be about its people, and why the world needs good leadership.

On today’s podcast:

Innovation in the fashion industry
The importance of a team
Sharing insights across companies
Changing how clothes are made
A company is about people
The world needs good leadership

Links:

LeverStyle.com

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Freedom and Finding Community Apr 08, 2019

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Sarah Grant was born in France and now lives in Rome. Her father introduced her to the world of cinema, and she now works as a director’s assistant and production assistant. Sarah is passionate about creating solutions to challenges and also works at Scomodo, a newspaper and community dedicated to growing a new cultural model for the city of Rome. Today Sarah talks about the goal of Scomodo, being passionate about freedom, impacting the lives of others through cinema, information overload in a world with the internet and social media, being grateful for difficult times, and creating something that lasts.

On today’s podcast:

Scomodo - a monthly newspaper to inspire a new cultural model
Passionate about freedom
Impacting the lives of others through cinema
Information overload, the internet, and social media
Being grateful for difficult times
Creating something that lasts

Links:

LeggiScomodo.org

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Finding power and purpose from the heart Apr 01, 2019

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Mark Sullivan is the acclaimed author of 18 novels including the #1 New York Times best selling Private series, which he writes with James Patterson, and Mark has received numerous awards for his writing. Today Mark talks about how the impossible just takes a little longer, the power of a story to change people’s lives, following your heart to find your power and purpose in life, the importance of balancing discipline and adventure, why everyone needs the skills of an investigative journalist, and choosing your values.

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On today’s podcast:

The impossible just takes a little longer
The power of a story to change people’s lives
Following your heart to find your power and purpose in life
A balance of discipline and adventure
Everyone needs the skills of an investigative journalist
What are the values you follow?

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Staying Relevant in an Unpredictable Future Mar 25, 2019

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Sangbreeta Moitra is a voice of the millennial future. She’s a speaker, global strategist, and startup mentor, and she’s on a mission to make our future human-centric by transforming mindset and behaviors that trigger exponential change. Today Sangbreeta talks about making our future human-centric, change and transformation in organizations, being true to ourselves and surrounding ourselves with great people, sticking to solutions rather than titles or products, earning the role of leader, and prioritizing human connections.

On today’s podcast:

Making our future human-centric
Change and transformation
Be true to yourself and surround yourself with great people
Sticking to solutions, not titles or products
Earning the role of leader
Prioritizing human connection

Links:

SangbreetaMoitra.com

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The value of connection and being truly present Mar 18, 2019

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Hollis Carter is a serial entrepreneur from the digital space with an incredible background in internet marketing, sales, and strategy, with? a modern-day philosopher’s outlook on life, and zest for living. Today, Hollis talks about the Baby Bathwater Institute, maintaining balance when working with a partner, transparency in leadership, the importance of quality over quantity, establishing a brand personality, and why we need to be physically present and truly connect with people.

On today’s podcast:

What is the Baby Bathwater Institute?
Maintaining balance when working with a partner
Transparency in leadership
Quality over quantity
Establishing a brand personality
The importance of connection and being truly present with others

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Stop Lying to Yourself. Vulnerability Mar 11, 2019

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Esmond Baring is a former corporate finance professional turned writer, speaker, and the creator of a coaching methodology called paradigmensional training. Today Esmond talks about the dramatic shift in his life from being in corporate finance to focusing on awakening himself and humanity, how our beliefs create our life experience, how to stop lying to ourselves, the pursuit of our subjective truth, collaborating rather than competing, and the importance of vulnerability.

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