How Success Happens

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How a Near-Death Experience Inspired This Entrepreneur to Change Her Career and Plug Into Her Purpose Dec 27, 2017

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Melinda Richter of JLABs never imagined she’d run a health sciences incubator. But a near-death experience inspired her to tap into a new purpose -- helping entrepreneurs in the health sciences. The shift would require her to rebuild her life and tap into every experience she'd been exposed to, from her tech background to her humble upbringing growing up with 8 brothers and sisters in rural Canada.

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This Entrepreneur's Simple Brain Hacks Will Make You More Effective and Help You Have a Better Day, Every Day Dec 20, 2017

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Is there a shortcut to feeling good, handling difficult people and situations, and, in short, having a good day? Maybe. Caroline Webb, the founder of Sevenshift, studies how behavioral science can boost effectiveness and productivity. She has packed many of these strategies into her book, How To Have a Good Day, a sort of Manual for your Head packed with science-based shortcuts that work across cultures, ages and backgrounds. She’ll chat about how better understanding our brains can help us manage our reactions and our days -- and the shortcuts she puts into practice every day.

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The Woman Who Got a Forest Planted for a 22nd-Century Library Can Teach You Something About Listening and Tactical Thinking Dec 13, 2017

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To Harness Creativity, First Understand Its Neural Magic. This Expert Can Help. Dec 06, 2017

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What lies at the heart of humanity's ability to create? That's just what composer Anthony Brandt and neuroscientist David Eagleman set out to understand with their new book The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World. Brandt joins us to chat about how innovation really happens -- and how it's been used to remake business and our lives. He'll discuss -- and what we should all understand.

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Want to Keep Moving and Keep Doing? This Cybersecurity Expert Says You’ll Need to Start By Asking the Right Questions Nov 29, 2017

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As the founder of Uplevel Security, a first-of-its kind cybersecurity platform, Liz Maida knows risk. She’ll talk to us about why we should consider a sharing economy for cybersecurity and what’s standing in its way. She’ll also explain why the conversation needs to change about everything from security hacks to more everyday failures -- and risk management’s role in making that happen.

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A Beauty Entrepreneur’s Practical Tenacity is Helping Her Build Something Rare Nov 22, 2017

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This Imagination Expert Can Help You Get Your Best Creative Work Done Nov 15, 2017

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Jim Davies knows creativity. A cognitive scientist, he’s the director of the Science of Imagination Laboratory at Carleton University, in Ottawa Ontario. He’s been called the next Malcolm Gladwell and he’s used scientific findings to explain everything from how we portray aliens on TV to why religion makes us feel one with the universe. He’s also a professional artist, swing dancer, calligraphist and published author who is usually working on 5 books at once. He’ll help us understand the systems that make creativity possible. He’ll also share the personal strategies he puts in place to ensure no idea ever goes to waste.

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This Architect Shares What You Gain When You Think Like an Outsider Nov 08, 2017

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Witold Rybczynski an architect, professor and writer whose books often study the everyday things we sometimes take for granted, from the humble screwdriver to the ubiquitous plastic patio chair. He’ll talk to us about what we learn when we take time to study the things we might otherwise overlook -- and how an outsider’s perspective can give anyone an advantage.

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This Founder Made Space for an Unusual Obsession -- and It Led to a One-of-a-Kind Kayak Company Nov 01, 2017

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Several years ago, kayaker and small apartment dweller Anton Willis became obsessed with origami. He had tapped the ancient art of paper folding to solve a unique problem -- designing a collapsible boat that could be stored in a closet. This obsession eventually became a business, and this architect became the founder of Oru Kayak. In this podcast he’ll talk about the long nights he spent tinkering in his living room and how it took 25 prototypes to perfect the design over several years. He’ll also talk about the importance of making room for obsessions -- and they’ve taught him.

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How Inner Mantras Helped Robin Arzon Thrive After a Near-Death Experience and Later Transform Into a One-Woman Fitness Brand Oct 25, 2017

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Ever work hard for something only to realize you don't want it anymore? Robin Arzon, a former corporate litigator, knew she needed a change and transformed herself into an ultra marathoner, cycler, best-selling author and one-woman fitness brand. She'll explain how she made the change -- and other crucial decisions -- by being her own mentor and with the help of some simple but powerful inner mantras.

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