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070: Dr. Sharon Melnick – Success Under Stress: Breathing Exercises & Other Tips To Improve Your 50% Nov 09, 2015

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Episode 070: Dr. Sharon Melnick – Success Under Stress: Breathing Exercises & Other Tips To Improve Your 50%

Sharon Melnick is an incredibly interesting person. She truly understands the importance of physiology, psychology, and your response. We are extremely fortunate to have Sharon share her knowledge with us, the loyal listeners of The Learning Leader Show.

Sharon Melnick, PhD is a leading authority on business psychology, stress resilience, and women’s leadership. Her methods are informed by 10 years of research at Harvard Medical School and field tested by over 15,000 clients and training participants.

As CEO of her firm Horizon Point Inc, Sharon Melnick, PhD is an internationally renowned speaker and sought after trainer. Her presentations on Resilience during Change and Success under Stress receive highest ratings and multiple repeat invites from organizations such as Procter and Gamble, MeLife, Novartis, NYLife, GE, Sodexo, Merck, Moody’s, OmniCom, AIG, Morgan Stanley, and many others.

Episode 070: Dr. Sharon Melnick – Success Under Stress: Breathing Exercises & Other Techniques To Improve Your 50%

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“The average human being has 60,000 thoughts a day.”

Some Questions I Ask:

What are some common characteristics all high achievers share?
What is the confidence revolution?
What specific moments are most stressful in a person’s life?
How can we control our own psychology?
What can a regular person do in order to become a thought leader?
How can we deal with difficult colleagues? Tough people to work with… What are specific ways to handle these situations?
What does being a learning leader mean to you?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

How to successfully control your 50%
A breathing exercise that you can implement immediately that will improve your well-being and state of mind
Cooling Breath
How studying at Harvard for 10 years helped accelerate learning
Analyzing thought processes… How to do it
Goal setting practices
Great books to read: “Essentialism.” “The Power of Full Engagement.”
How to create 50% cultures

“A Leader Creates The Weather On Their Team.”

Continue Learning:

Go To Sharon’s website: com
Read Sharon’s Book: Success Under Stress
Follow Sharon on Twitter: @DrSharonMelnick

You may also like these episodes:

Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks

Episode 034: Jimmy Hatch – Shot While Searching For Bowe Bergdahl And Sky Diving With Gabby Giffords

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts

Did you enjoy the podcast?

This was a jam packed episode full of great content. Sharon Melnick is a leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this? Send them to The Learning Leader Show!

Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

Bio From SharonMelnick.com

069: Jesse Itzler – Taking Risks, Selling For Millions, Living With A (Navy) SEAL, Married To A Billionaire Nov 05, 2015

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Episode 069: Jesse Itzler – Taking Risks, Selling For Millions, Living With A (Navy) SEAL, Married To A Billionaire

Jesse Itzler is an incredibly interesting person. Despite all of his (massive) success, he’s one of the most down to earth people I’ve ever spoken with. This conversation felt like I was reconnecting with an old friend. I absolutely loved it.

Jesse cofounded Marquis Jet, the world’s largest prepaid private jet card company in 2001, which he and his partner sold to Berkshire Hathaway/NetJets. He then helped pioneer the coconut water craze with Zico coconut water, which he and his partners sold to The Coca-Cola Company in 2013. He is a former rapper on MTV and he produced both the NBA’s Emmy Award-winning “I Love This Game” music campaign and the popular New York Knicks anthem “Go NY Go.” When he is not running ultra-marathons or being a dad to his three kids, Jesse can be found at the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks games, where he is an owner of the team. He is married to Spanx founder Sara Blakely whom Forbes listed as one of the “100 most powerful women in the world.” Forbes labeled her as the one of the richest self-made American Woman with a net worth of $1.1 Billion.

Most recently, Jesse has written a new book titled, “Living With A SEAL.” When Jesse felt himself drifting on autopilot, he hired a rather unconventional trainer to live with him for a month-an accomplished Navy SEAL widely considered to be "the toughest man on the planet"! Lebron James says the book is “Hilarious!”

Episode 069: Jesse Itzler – Taking Risks, Selling For Millions, Living With A (Navy) SEAL, Married To A Billionaire

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“I am a huge fan of Sara. When the light is shining bright on her, I’m her #1 fan. And the same way when it’s shining on me. Sara is 50% Einstein and 50% Lucille Ball.” – Jesse Itzler describing the relationship with his self-made billionaire wife, Sara Blakely

"Jesse is a risk taker and is always trying different things to get better. Plus, he fun's to go out with." – Tom Brady, New England Patriots Four-Time Super Bowl Champion

The Learning Leader Show

Some Questions I Ask:

What are the common characteristics of high achievers?
What made you start Marquis Jets?
What was the process like to sell the company?
Discuss the importance of leaping outside your comfort zone…
How did you meet Sara? How quickly did you know she was the one for you?
What is it like being married to a self-made billionaire?
Why did you write “Living With A SEAL?”
What are some of the key life lessons you learned from the experience?
How do you stay so grounded?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The importance of a singular focus
The process for partnering with the right person when creating a business
What it was like to sell his company to Berkshire Hathaway
What it’s like at home being married to a self-made billionaire and raising 3 kids together
Why specifically Jesse needed to get off auto-pilot and how SEAL helped him do that
Takings risks and how to do it wisely
The importance of finding great people to work with
Being willing and able to adapt on a daily basis

“Money is a great magnifying glass. If you’re an asshole, you become a bigger asshole when you get money.” – Jesse Itzler

Continue Learning:

Go To Jesse’s website: com
Read: "Living With A SEAL"
Read about Jesse and his wife Sara: The Ultimate Partnership
Follow Jesse on Twitter: @the100MileMan

You may also like these episodes:

Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks

Episode 034: Jimmy Hatch – Shot While Searching For Bowe Bergdahl And Sky Diving With Gabby Giffords

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts

Did you enjoy the podcast?

This was a jam packed episode full of great content. Jesse Itzler is a leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this? Send them to The Learning Leader Show!

Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

Bio From The100MileMan.com

Living with a SEAL is like a buddy movie if it starred the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air... and Rambo. Jesse is about as easy-going as you can get. SEAL is...not. He even shows up at Jesse's apartment with an inflatable raft just in case the Itzler family ever has to escape Manhattan by crossing the Hudson River. Lebron James calls the book “Hilarious!”

068: Joey Coleman – What Is Your Personal Brand? Nov 02, 2015

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Episode 068: Joey Coleman – What Is Your Personal Brand?

This is a special episode for me as I’ve been fortunate to get to know Joey over the last month and he’s become a great friend. I had the distinct pleasure of attending a professional development workshop recently where Joey was the facilitator/speaker/lead engager. It was the best 2 and a half day training event I have ever been to in my life. And Joey is the best presenter I’ve ever seen. This conversation was incredible and I really appreciate how honest, transparent, and truly helpful Joey is. A huge thank you to Jayson Gaignard (from episode 001) for introducing me to Joey.

Joey Coleman is the Chief Experience Composer at Design Symphony - a customer experience branding firm that specializes in creating unique, attention-grabbing customer experiences. His clients include individual entrepreneurs, start-ups, small businesses, non-profits, government entities, and Fortune 500 companies. For over a decade he's worked with clients that include NASA, Network for Good, Hyatt Hotels, Zappos, the Save Darfur Coalition, and the World Bank - not to mention dozens of regional and local organizations around the world.

Episode 068: Joey Coleman – What Is Your Personal Brand?

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The Learning Leader Show

“There is no better investment than an investment in yourself and your personal development.”

Some Questions I Ask:

What are the common characteristics of high achievers?
How would you define “personal brand?”
How can you improve your personal brand?
Why is it important to leap outside your comfort zone?
What made you invest over $100,000 for Tony Robbins Platinum Partners Group?
What did the conversation sound like with your wife when you broached this topic?
What is your morning routine?
What does being a learning leader mean to you?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The importance of being full of gratitude mixed with a growth mindset, yet still being gentle on yourself
How Tony Robbins and President Bill Clinton have achieved so much
The importance of having an extremely high level of optimism
Gaining life experiences and the importance of getting exposure to different cultures and people
The 3 boxes we are all put into and how to manage it
The mindset needed prior to giving a keynote to thousands of people
The power and the importance on having a true partner as your spouse who supports you 100%
Viewing life with the eyes of a child… Being curious. How that can help us all

“We are the sum of our life experiences.”

Continue Learning:

Go To Joey’s website: com
Joey’s company website: com
Watch Joey’s award winning speech from Mastermind Talks: Joey Coleman - Mastermind Talks

You may also like these episodes:

Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks

Episode 034: Jimmy Hatch – Shot While Searching For Bowe Bergdahl And Sky Diving With Gabby Giffords

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts

Did you enjoy the podcast?

This was a jam packed episode full of great content. Joey Coleman is leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this? Send them to The Learning Leader Show!

Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

Bio From CreativeLive.com

Joey is a recognized expert in customer experience design, an award-winning speaker at national and international conferences, and has taught business and creativity courses at both the college and graduate school level. Past appearances include presentations at the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management, Google, the Georgetown University School of Business, Stanford University, Zappos, YouTube, and numerous undergraduate, Private Corporation, and non-profit events.

Prior to founding Design Symphony, Joey held positions with the Corporate Executive Board (NASDAQ: EXBD), the White House (Office of Counsel to the President during the Clinton Administration), the United States Secret Service, and the Central Intelligence Agency. He holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame and the George Washington University Law School. An avid reader and experiencer of life, when not traveling the world (44 countries and counting) for speaking and consulting engagements, he enjoys time at home with his family in the mountains of Colorado.

067: Roger Dooley – How To Persuade And Convince Others With Neuromarketing Oct 29, 2015

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Episode 067: Roger Dooley – How To Persuade And Convince Others With Neuromarketing

This episode was absolutely packed full of action oriented takeaways to help us all gain a better understanding of how our brain works to process information. It was an extremely interesting talk on a topic that fascinates me.

Roger Dooley is a speaker and author of Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing, the popular blog Neuromarketing, and Brainy Marketing at Forbes.

He is the founder of Dooley Direct, a marketing consultancy, and co-founded College Confidential, the leading college-bound website. That business was acquired by Hobsons, a unit of UK-based DMGT, where Dooley served as VP Digital Marketing and continues in a consulting role.

Episode 067: Roger Dooley – How To Persuade And Convince Others With Neuromarketing

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The Learning Leader Show

“According to leading neuroscientists, 95% of all thoughts, emotions, and learning occur before we are ever aware of it.”

Some Questions I Ask:

What one common characteristic do all high achievers leaders share?
How can someone ease the pain of high prices?
What are your thoughts on “high price = high value object?”
Why is it smarter to share a cup of coffee with someone as opposed to a cold beverage?
Why is oxytocin so important?
What is The Persuasion Slide Model? How can it help people in their everyday lives?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The power of focus and why it’s so important
How certain phrases or word choices can manipulate you
Why it’s important to think of the other person in the conversation
A deep dive in persuasion and why it must be ethical
How it can help to briefly touch someone’s shoulder

Great qualities for leaders: Humility and having an open mind

“I work to translate the findings from neuroscience into actionable advice.”

Continue Learning

Read: Brainfluence: 100 Ways To Persuade And Convince Consumers With Neuromarketing
Go To: www.RogerDolley.com
Follow Roger on Twitter: @rogerdooley

You may also like these episodes:

Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks

Episode 002: How To Take Over And Set Bigger Goals With Chris Brogan

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts

Did you enjoy the podcast?

This was a jam packed episode full of great content. Roger Dooley is leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this? Send them to The Learning Leader Show!

Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

Bio From RogerDooley.com

Roger Dooley is a speaker and author of Brainfluence: 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing, the popular blog Neuromarketing, and Brainy Marketing at Forbes.

Dooley spent years in direct marketing as the co-founder of a successful catalog firm and also was director of corporate planning for a Fortune 1000 company. He has an engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Tennessee.

066: Judy Robinett – Creating A Titanium Digital Rolodex: The 5+50+150 Rule Oct 26, 2015

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Episode 066: Judy Robinett – Creating A Titanium Digital Rolodex: The 5+50+150 Rule

I would like to thank John Corcoran for introducing me to Judy Robinett. Both John and Judy are such great givers… Always trying to help others and they’ve done so much for me. I was fascinated with Judy. She is incredibly intelligent and is a very deep thinker. It was a joy to get her to put some of those thoughts on tape for this great podcast episode.

Judy Robinett is the author of How to Be a Power Connector: The 5+50+150 Rule (McGraw-Hill, May 2014), a book that provides instant, effective strategies for meeting the people you need to know and bonding with them fast to further your goals and theirs. Robinett is a business thought leader who is known as “the woman with the titanium digital Rolodex.” She has been profiled in Fast Company, Forbes, Venture Beat, Huffington Post, and Bloomberg Businessweek as a sterling example of the new breed of “super connectors” who use their experience and networks to accelerate growth and enhance profitability.

In her more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur and corporate leader, Robinett has served as the CEO of both public and private companies and in management positions at Fortune 500 companies. She has been on the advisory boards of Illuminate Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California; Pereg Ventures, a venture capital firm based in New York; Springboard Enterprises based in Washington, DC; and Women Innovate Mobile (WIM) accelerators based in New York.

Episode 066: Judy Robinett – Creating A Titanium Digital Rolodex: The 5+50+150 Rule

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The Learning Leader Show

“Forget an MBA… Learn to network.” – Jack Welch

Some Questions I Ask:

What are common characteristics of high achievers?
How have you learned how to create luck?
What did the book “How To Win Friends and Influence People” help you?
What is the 5 + 50 + 150 rule?
How did you become known as the “woman with the titanium rolodex?”
What are the 5 things to never do and say?
What does being a “giver” mean to you?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The importance of “guts and luck”
How being shy and bullied helped propel Judy to big things
You are the average of the 5 people you surround yourself with
Keeping a “victory log” of achievements
How to connect others and make important introductions
Process to create a TED Talk
The definition of a Learning Leader

“Creating value is how you create wealth.” – Judy Robinett

Continue Learning

Read this Forbes Article about Judy: Forbes: Judy Robinett
Read her book: "How To Be A Power Connector"
Follow Judy on Twitter @judyrobinett

You may also like these episodes:

Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks

Episode 002: How To Take Over And Set Bigger Goals With Chris Brogan

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts

Did you enjoy the podcast?

I love discussing how we can all become at connecting people. It’s a fascinating topic and Judy is one of the best at it! I really enjoyed speaking with her. Who do you know that needs to hear this? Send them to The Learning Leader Show!

Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

Bio From JudyRobinett.com

065: Linda Kaplan Thaler – GRIT = Guts, Resilience, Initiative, & Tenacity Oct 22, 2015

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Episode 065: Linda Kaplan Thaler – GRIT = Guts, Resilience, Initiative, & Tenacity

Linda Kaplan Thaler is an incredibly interesting person. She truly understands the importance of an intense focus on continuous improvement. Linda and her team have some massive achievements from a Marketing perspective as well as the work Linda has down as a bestselling author and keynote speaker. We are extremely fortunate to have Linda share her knowledge with us, the loyal listeners of The Learning Leader Show.

Linda Kaplan Thaler is the CEO of Publicis New York and a bestselling author. She has written and composed advertising jingles such as: “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, I’m a Toys ‘R’ Us Kid” (Toys "R" Us); “Kodak Moments” (Eastman Kodak) and “The Heart of Communication” (Bell Atlantic). She is responsible for the “Yes, Yes, Yes” Herbal Essences campaign, and her agency created the well-known Aflac duck advertising. Her most recent book (she wrote along with Robin Koval is titled, “Grit To Great” How perseverance passion, and pluck take you from ordinary to extraordinary.”

Episode 065: Linda Kaplan Thaler – GRIT = Guts, Resilience, Initiative, & Tenacity

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The Learning Leader Show

“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder

Some Questions I Ask:

What are the common characteristics of high achievers?
What are your thoughts on David McCullough’s famous commencement speech titled, “You’re nothing special”
Why should we retire the word retirement?
How can someone use their “grit for good?”
Why do you coach people to “ditch the dream?”
How can a leader build up GRIT in their organization? What specific steps need to be taken in order to do that?
What does being a learning leader mean to you?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

GRIT = Guts, Resilience, Initiative, & Tenacity
“Playing Up” and the power of playing against great competition
The importance of being over prepared
How Linda helped Aflac become so well known
The definition of happiness
The detailed process showing how Linda’s small agency (at the time) earned the over $200m Wendy’s account (incredible story)
The story behind James Patterson waking up extremely early every morning to write for 21 years straight
GRIT builders that we can all implement – Exercises and action tips

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry Truman

Continue Learning:

Read more about Linda: Linda Kaplan Thaler
Read: GRIT TO GREAT
Read: The Power Of Nice
Follow Linda on Twitter: @lindathaler2

You may also like these episodes:

Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks

Episode 034: Jimmy Hatch – Shot While Searching For Bowe Bergdahl And Sky Diving With Gabby Giffords

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts

Did you enjoy the podcast?

This was a jam packed episode full of great content. Linda Kaplan Thaler is leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this? Send them to The Learning Leader Show!

Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

Bio

Linda Kaplan Thaler (is the CEO of Publicis New York and a bestselling author. She has written and composed advertising jingles such as: “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, I’m a Toys ‘R’ Us Kid” (Toys "R" Us); “Kodak Moments” (Eastman Kodak) and “The Heart of Communication” (Bell Atlantic). She is responsible for the “Yes, Yes, Yes” Herbal Essences campaign, and her agency created the well-known Aflac duck advertising. Her most recent book (she wrote along with Robin Koval is titled, “Grit To Great” How perseverance passion, and pluck take you from ordinary to extraordinary.”

064: Kevin Lavelle – CEO of Mizzen+Main: Intellectual Curiosity Leads To Growing 500% Oct 19, 2015

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Episode 064: Kevin Lavelle – CEO of Mizzen+Main: Intellectual Curiosity Leads To Growing 500%

Kevin Lavelle is an incredibly intelligent leader. He truly understands the importance of possessing three qualities as a leader: An overwhelming amount of optimism, an intellectual curiosity, and persistence. We are extremely fortunate to have Kevin share his knowledge with us, the loyal listeners of The Learning Leader Show.

Kevin Lavelle is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the founder of Mizzen+Main, a men's clothing brand where he serves as the company's CEO. Kevin was named to the 40 Under 40 list by Dallas Business Journal in 2013. He was also named to Men's Fitness list of Game Changers in 2014. Investors in the company, which makes its products in the United States, include Zappos founder Tony Hsieh's Vegas Tech Fund and Navy SEAL Marcus Lutrell. They have grown 500% year over year!

And most recently, he has partnered with NFL star JJ Watt on an endorsement deal that gives JJ an equity stake in the business.

Episode 064: Kevin Lavelle – CEO of Mizzen+Main: Intellectual Curiosity Leads To Growing 500%

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The Learning Leader Show

“I want to build the next great American brand.” – Kevin Lavelle

Some Questions I Ask:

What are the common characteristics of high achievers?
What is unique about Mizzen+Main?
How did you initially fund your company?
What effect did it have on your brand when you advertised on a podcast? (Tim Ferriss)
What do you say to critics who claim you should make your product outside of America?
Take us into your pitch meetings… What specifically did it sound like in those meetings?
What was it like negotiating with JJ Watt?
Why is the name Mizzen+Main?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The importance of: Optimism, curiosity, & persistence
Pitch meetings (to investors) and the specific verbiage used in them
The power of advertising on a podcast
Working with JJ Watt
Getting started… Specifically starting to sell immediately (prior to quitting day job)
Mentors and how they’ve helped
The importance of taking a complicated message and making it clear

“The best business decision for us is to make our products in America.” – Kevin Lavelle

Continue Learning:

Go To Kevin’s website: com
Read the article Kevin wrote about the power of advertising on a podcast: com/@kevinslavelle
Follow Kevin on Twitter: @kevinslavelle

You may also like these episodes:

Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks

Episode 034: Jimmy Hatch – Shot While Searching For Bowe Bergdahl And Sky Diving With Gabby Giffords

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts

Did you enjoy the podcast?

This was a jam packed episode full of great content. Kevin is leader who is constantly learning in order to help us all live a better life. Who do you know that needs to hear this? Send them to The Learning Leader Show!

Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

Biography

063: Whitney Johnson – How To Disrupt Yourself To Dare, Dream, and DO Remarkable Things Oct 15, 2015

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Episode 063: Whitney Johnson – How To Disrupt Yourself To Dare, Dream, and DO Remarkable Things

This was a very interesting conversation with Whitney Johnson... She has an extremely interesting story to tell about how she disrupted herself in order to do something bigger. She was an incredibly successful equity analyst and she quit in order to follow a dream of doing something bigger and helping others.

Whitney Johnson is an investor, speaker, author, and leading thinker on driving innovation through personal disruption. Johnson is the co-founder of Rose Park Advisors, along with Clayton Christensen where they led the seed round for Korea’s Coupang, currently valued at $5+ billion.

Whitney is a frequent contributor and writer, including to the Harvard Business Review, as a LinkedINfluencer, and through other channels. She is the author of two books, Dare, Dream, Do (2012), and the Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work (2015). She is also a prolific speaker and has spoken to audiences of more than 25,000 on her ideas and vision. Johnson is represented by the New Leaf Speakers bureau, along with other thought leaders in business and innovation.

Episode 063: Whitney Johnson – How To Disrupt Yourself To Dare, Dream, and DO Remarkable Things

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The Learning Leader Show

“What does disruptive innovation look like for an individual?”

Some Questions I Ask:

What are common characteristics of people who have achieved success?
What does it mean to “disrupt yourself?”
Why did you write “Dare, Dream, Do?”
What possessed you to quit your job as an extremely successful Equity Analyst?
Why do we fail to implement and execute our plans?
What does the first 60 minutes of your look like?
What is the first thing that pops in your mind when you hear the phrase, “Learning Leader?”

“Too often we hear people say, I don’t have permission to dream.”

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

What it means to disrupt yourself
The importance of curiosity and drive
Deliberate practice and implementation of new ideas. A “how to” guide to making this happen
How this theory can apply and be done by anyone
Why we must be uncomfortable to grow
The need to take risks
A learning leader is continually asking questions

Continue Learning

Go to Whitney’s website: whitneyjohnson.com
Buy her book and read the incredibly impressive reviews on Amazon: Disrupt Yourself
Read: "Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen when you Dare to Dream"
Follow Whitney on Twitter: @johnsonwhitney

You may also like these episodes:

Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks

Episode 002: How To Take Over And Set Bigger Goals With Chris Brogan

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts

Did you enjoy the podcast?

I love learning from people who bring a new idea to the table… That is what Whitney Johnson has done. She is an extremely interesting and inspiring person. Who do you know that needs to hear this? Send them to The Learning Leader Show!

Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

Bio From WhitneyJohnson.com

062: Jim Tressel – Coaching Ohio State: President of Youngstown State: Servant Leadership: #QuietTime Oct 12, 2015

Show notes

Episode 062: Jim Tressel – Coaching Ohio State: President of Youngstown State: Servant Leadership: #QuietTime

I’ve been fortunate to know Jim Tressel since 2002 when he recruited my younger brother AJ to play football at Ohio State University. He has always been a phenomenal example of what it means to be a servant leader. Always calm, composed, and measured in his approach… He’s someone who I admire a great deal. It was a thrill for me to have this in depth conversation with him.

Jim Tressel a former college football coach who served as head coach of the Youngstown State Penguins from 1986 to 2000 and the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2001 to 2010, winning five national championships between the two schools and 12 “Coach of the Year” awards during his career. He is currently the president of Youngstown State University.

Episode 062: Jim Tressel – Coaching Ohio State: President of Youngstown State: Servant Leadership: #QuietTime

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The Learning Leader Show

“It’s not where you’re coaching, but with whom you’re doing it with.”

Some Questions I Ask:

What are common characteristics amongst high achievers?
Would you consider going back to coaching football at the collegiate level?
What is your relationship like with Urban Meyer?
How could colleges better set up student athletes for success post University life?
How specifically do you help people follow through on their goal setting practices?
What is quiet time? What does it mean to you? How can quite time help everyone?
What occurs during the first 60 minutes of your day?
What does it mean to be a learning leader?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The importance of being a servant leader and what that specifically means
The emotions he feels as he watches Ohio State play on Saturdays
His identity and the importance of being an educator
Maurice Clarett and their relationship
Leadership is not a position or a ranking. Most people have it wrong. It’s about serving others
The importance of writing down what you’re grateful for everyday

“You can’t influence unless you are willing to be influenced.”

Continue Learning

Read more about Jim Tressel: ysu.edu/president
Follow Jim on Twitter @JimTressel5
Read: The Travelers-Gift-Decisions-Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success

You may also like these episodes:

Episode 003: The Incredibly Interesting Story Of Maurice Clarett And How He Built A 6 Figure Income After Spending 4 Years In Prison

Episode 002: How To Take Over And Set Bigger Goals With Chris Brogan

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts

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This episode was absolutely jam packed with great information on a variety of topics. I love how open Jim Tressel is. Who do you know that needs to hear this? Send them to The Learning Leader Show!

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Jim Tressel became the ninth president of Youngstown State University on July 1, 2014.

A native of Northeast Ohio, Tressel graduated from Berea High School in suburban Cleveland in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Education from Baldwin-Wallace College in 1975 and a master’s degree in Education from the University of Akron in 1977. He also received honorary degrees from YSU in 2001 and Baldwin-Wallace in 2003.

He previously was executive vice president for Student Success at the University of Akron, where he was charged with restructuring and leading the efforts of a newly created division dedicated to the academic and career success of students. Tressel’s areas of responsibility included recruitment and admissions, financial aid and career services, advising and adult/transfer services, the military services center and multicultural academic programs. He spent a great deal of time in the Northeast Ohio region, emphasizing the need for top-notch higher education, innovation and collaboration.

Prior to joining the University of Akron, Tressel was head football coach at Ohio State University from 2001 to 2010, where his teams won the national championship in 2002 and seven Big Ten championships and appeared in eight BCS post-season bowl games. As head football coach at YSU from 1986 to 2000, Tressel’s teams won four Division I-AA national championships. He also was executive director of Athletics at YSU from 1994 to 2000.

061: Chris Hogan – The 7 Baby Steps To Take Control Of Your Money… Retire Inspired Oct 08, 2015

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Episode 061: Chris Hogan – The 7 Baby Steps To Take Control Of Your Money… Retire Inspired

Chris Hogan is a really interesting leader. I’ve seen him speak to large groups of people on two separate occasions and he always brings a ton of energy to the stage. Mix that with his deep baritone voice and it makes for a unique leader!

A former national champion and all-American football player, Chris Hogan has never backed down from a challenge. But how did he find his way off the gridiron and onto the path of helping others achieve financial peace?

Once his playing days were over, Hogan served as the vice president of a well-respected mortgage company helping clients manage their money and their businesses. In the process, he realized that too many marriages and families were being adversely impacted by financial issues because they could not communicate openly and honestly about money. Hogan realized that the way people were counseled about money had to change. That’s when he met Dave Ramsey.

Today, Hogan helps spread the message of hope and financial peace to audiences across the country. Chris helps people plan for their future and reach their retirement goals through his Retire Inspired Live Events and R:IQ Assessment tool. Hogan works with high profile clients, including business leaders, professional athletes and entertainers, to help them develop financial strategies to generate revenue, protect their wealth, and secure their futures.

Episode 061: Chris Hogan – The 7 Baby Steps… Retire Inspired

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“The 7 baby steps: 1) Start an emergency fund 2)Pay off all debt but the house 3) 3 to 6 months of expenses in savings 4) Invest 15% of Household Income Into Retirement 5) College Funding For Children 6)Pay Off Home Early 7) Build Wealth and Give.”

Some Questions I Ask:

What are common characteristics all high performers share?
What are DISC profiles and how do they help you lead?
How did you meet Dave Ramsey?
How do highly demanding people work successfully with relational type people?
If you had only 5 minutes to give financial advice to a person, what would you say?
Why did you feel the need to write the book “Retire Inspired”?
Would you ever branch off away from Dave Ramsey?
How do you handle people who doubt your message and your “haters?”

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

The 7 baby steps and how you can implement them into your life
Having a growth mindset and the importance of it
Public speaking preparation skills
The process to become a millionaire
Why it’s bad for a startup to have all “high D’s”
The many different ways to lead

“There are 15,000 to 19,000 people retiring daily. I want to help them.” – Chris Hogan

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Read more about Chris: chrishogan360.com
Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisHogan360
Read articles written by Chris: CHris Hogan Articles

You may also like these episodes:

Episode 003: The Incredibly Interesting Story Of Maurice Clarett And How He Built A 6 Figure Income After Spending 4 Years In Prison

Episode 002: How To Take Over And Set Bigger Goals With Chris Brogan

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Episode 010: Shane Snow – How To Accelerate Success Using Smart Cuts

Did you enjoy the podcast?

This episode was absolutely jam packed with great information on a variety of topics. Chris Hogan is definitely a leader who is always striving to improve and help others. Who do you know that needs to hear this? Send them to The Learning Leader Show!

Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

Bio from ChrisHogan360.com

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