The POZCAST: Decoding Success with Adam Posner

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John & Jessica Waller: Corporate Life to a Nut Butter Entrepreneurial Journey Jun 04, 2021

Show notes

2:09 - John and Jessica Love Story
4:16 - Early Career Lessons from Groupon
8:19 - Move in to Educational Department
9:03 - Origin of Humble nut Butter
13:46 - The Aha Moment
14:26 - Honest Feedback from friends
15:57 - Thought Process and Decision Making
19:37 - Biggest Challenge of working together
22:09 - Balance between work and personal life
23::22 - Takeaway for kids
25:09 - Company in next few years
27:01 - Humanity and Injustice
28:22 - Feeling of Guilt/Responsibility
30:32 - Change in Perspective in terms of Diversity
32:48 - Brand's Insight/Takeaway
34:05 - Greatest Piece of Advice
34:54 - John's Super Power
35:55 - John and Jess North Star

Gary Vaynerchuk: The Story Behind Our Story - Self Awareness & Growth After Failure Jun 01, 2021

Show notes

1:25 - A Top 15 Firing
3:22 - Help Others / Keep it Real
4:24 - How to find your Passion
5:40 - Money is not my LOVE
7:00 - Hardest part as a Leader - Letting go
9:08 - How has Gary changed as a Leader
9:26 - Feedback in early process
9:48 - Mental Health and Well-Being of employees being fired
10:42 - How to deal with Anxiety
12:08 - Take Ownership
12:54 - Advice for Success
14:27 - Pride in the Confidence
16:21 - Start with Accountability
18:08 - Glassdoor Negativity
20:07 - Vayner steps to improve diversity
21:32 - Gary Vee shifting to Daddy Vee
23:07 - Greatest Piece of Advice
24:42 - Gary Vee's North Star

Chris Carr: From Near Death to Digital Marketing Success - Unpacking The Journey May 28, 2021

Show notes

2:34 - Chris' Mountain Story
5:44 - Sudden Realization of Fear/Uncertainty
6:43 - Rely on Friend and Vice Versa
8:34 - Ability to make Decisions
8:53 - Gratitude and Silver Lining
11:18 - Strong Faith
12:28 - Biggest Impact
13:57 - Mountain Adventure to Corporate World
15:18 - Taking water for granted
16:40 - Biggest innovation in Digital Marketing
17:47 - Chris Car Journey though internet
19:52 - Concept of Overnight Success
21:14 - Regrets from the past
22:28 - Natural Storyteller
24:47 - How to build a team
26:40 - Mutual Interest
27:36 - Go-to Interview Questions
28:30 - Biased judgement
29:54 - Proud Moment
31:19 - Keeping the culture and vibe alive
34:16 - Thought Leader Magazine - Podcast
35:44 - Greatest piece of advice
37:07 - Chris SuperPower
39:14 - Chris's North Star

Glenn Zweig: Applying the Art of Excellence to All Aspects in Life: Top Podcast Host & Leadership Advisor May 21, 2021

Show notes

1:37 - The other side of the Mic
2:22 - Glen's Early days/starting from Disney
3:40 - Side Hustles
5:09 - Lessons learned from workplace (Disney)
7:14 - Starting own company
10:03 - Challenges in Fundraising
11:48 - Why startups fail?
13:46 - The thought process
17:38 - Glen's entry into recruiting
21:07 - Biggest takeaway from Mentorship
22:34 - Art of Excellence Podcast
26:08 - Definition of Success
29:47 - Take accountability for failures
31:03 - Best Guest on show
35:05 - Glen's favorite episode
37:18 - Secret to book a great guest
40:01 - Dream Guest
40:59 - Go-to Joke
44:00 - Greatest Piece of Advice
44:27 - Define Excellence
45:20 - Glen's North Star

Lindsey Pollak: Early Career Success & The Future Workplace- NYT Bestselling Author May 14, 2021

Show notes

1:54 - Lindsey's background
4:11 - Decision making
5:00 - Big Lesson Learned as an RA
5:58 - Paralysis of Choice
7:52 - Job Hopping
8:40 - Difference between Boomers & Millennials (Leadership wise)
10:48 - Young Leaders - Where is the gap?
12:19 - Concept of Feedback
14:11 - Impetus behind writing the first book
15:37 - Multi-generational Workforce
18:59 - Need of physical workplace vs remote work (uncertainty)
21:53 - Magic Formula
23:20 - Lindsey's book title struggle
25:18 - Early Career Guidance
26:45 - Insightful Interview Questions
29:06 - Who should read the book
29:47 - Golden key takeaway
30:41 - Biggest challenge in writing this book
31:52 - Vulnerability
32:26 - Greatest piece of advice
34:20 - Lindsey's Super Power
34:35 - Personal/Professional Silver Linings
35:54 - Lindsey's North Star

Best Of #thePOZcast: What Is Your North Star? May 08, 2021

Show notes

2:01 - E131 (Grant Cardone) / https://thepozcast.com/grant-cardone-stripped-of-everything-on-undercover-billionaire-founder-of-the-10x-movement-ceo-cardone-capital/

3:21 - E133 (Laurie Ruettimann)/ https://thepozcast.com/laurie-ruettimann-betting-on-you-punk-rock-hr/

4:19 - E124 (Michael Loeb) / https://thepozcast.com/part-2michael-loeb-a-masterclass-redefining-venture-capital-helping-startups-become-billion-dollar-businesses/

5:56 - E107 (Zachary Babcock) / https://thepozcast.com/zachary-babcock-true-underdog-from-the-big-house-to-the-podcast-penthouse/

7:13 - E91 (Matt Gagnon) / https://thepozcast.com/matt-gagnon-rulebreaker/

8:46 - E42 (Hala Taha) / https://thepozcast.com/matt-gagnon-rulebreaker/

9:46 - E87 (Sarah Sheehan) / https://thepozcast.com/sarah-sheehan-passionate-about-making-life-at-work-better-for-everyone/

10:44 - E59 (Belinde Aramide) / https://thepozcast.com/belinda-aramide-sales-coach-social-selling/

12:18 - E99 (Governor David Paterson) / https://thepozcast.com/episode-99-governor-david-paterson-black-blind-in-charge

13:33 - E113 (Matt Higgins) / https://thepozcast.com/matt-higgins-from-poverty-to-the-board-room-a-success-story-for-the-ages/

15:59 - E50 (Claude Silver) / https://thepozcast.com/claude-silver-hr-leading-from-the-heart-at-vaynermedia/

BEST OF #thePOZcast E86: Michael Kascsak: Talent Acquisition Industry Leader Shares His Journey at Google & PayPal May 05, 2021

Show notes

2:44 – Start of Michael’s Career
5:52 – Opportunity with Google
6:39 – in-house recruiters
9:12 – Coaching & Development
11:36 – Big teams vs Small teams
13:45 – Vulnerability in the workforce
15:27 – Golden Advice to Newbies
16:34 – Make Workplace comfortable
19:27 – Michael’s Philosophy
22:15 – Getting into a big company
24:10 – Recruiters are Brand Ambassadors
25:50 – Advantages of working for Big companies like Google
26:23 – Candidate Experience
28:32 – Company / Employee Branding
30:47- Effect of Covid on Talent Acquisition
33:19 – Remote Interviews and Work from home

Joe Mullings & Adam Posner: The Future of Talent Access & The New Workplace May 03, 2021

Show notes

3:07 - Survival Mode
5:28 - Remote Work / Cost of Talent Pool
7:11 - Choice of Remote vs. working in office
9:40 - Lack of Mentorship
13:57 - Zoom Interview Process
18:10 - Resumes are a relic
20:59 - Migration of Talent
23:24 - Job Performance of working parents
25:08 - Talent Retention as a parameter of success (Empathy and Burnout)
27:52 - What keeps Joe up at night
28:47 - Joe as a Leader
29:09 - The journey of flying
30:22 - Mental Health perspective
32:40 - Next big thing !!
34:03 - Personal/Professional Silver Linings

BEST OF #thePOZcast: The Greatest Piece of Advice I Ever Received May 01, 2021

Show notes

1:01 - E130 (Gwen Whiting) / https://thepozcast.com/gwen-whiting-founder-of-the-laundress-revolutionizing-the-home-cleaning-industry/

2:57 - E128 (Jordan Harbinger) / https://thepozcast.com/jordan-harbinger-master-storyteller-and-top-podcast-host-distilling-untapped-wisdom-from-the-worlds-top-humans/

5:09 - E108 (Lea Turner) / https://thepozcast.com/lea-turner-linkedin-growth-a-bad-ass-only-parent/

5:56 - E121 (Tamara Keller) / https://thepozcast.com/tamara-keller-from-civil-engineer-to-marketing-agency-founder-the-sax-agency/

7:16 - E126 (Arah Sims) / https://thepozcast.com/arah-sims-founder-ceo-exploring-the-intersection-between-beauty-purpose/

8:47 - E69 ( Cathy Heller) / https://thepozcast.com/cathy-heller-dontkeepyourdayjob-podcast-host-entrepreneurship-inspiration/

10:24 - E96 (Steve Nudelberg) / https://thepozcast.com/steve-nudelberg-massive-action-massive-results-sales-leader/

11:51 - E87 (Sarah Sheehan) / https://thepozcast.com/sarah-sheehan-passionate-about-making-life-at-work-better-for-everyone/

12:56 - E110 (Erik Huberman) / https://thepozcast.com/erik-huberman-founder-ceo-at-hawke-media-real-entrepreneurship/

13:40 - E63 (Reena Friedman) / https://thepozcast.com/reena-friedman-watts-asking-masterclass-influencers-sponsorships/

15:39 - E49 (Heather Monahan) / https://thepozcast.com/heather-monahan-courage-confidence/

17:15 - E106 (Chiara Adin Moore) / https://thepozcast.com/e106-chiara-adin-moore-co-founder-of-n-a-collective-yak-live/

Tucker Max: From Fratire King to Self Publishing Empire- 4x NY Times Best Selling Author Apr 29, 2021

Show notes

2;25 - Process of recording an Audio Book
4:11 - Read the book before publish
4:48 - Practical application of the technique
5:47 - Honesty overrated or under-rated
8:07 - What motivates Tucker to write
10:12 - Self-fulfilling Prophecy
10:27 - How did the book come into existence
12:18 - Early self-awareness
14:16 - Process of Elimination
15:20 - Movie Release and reactions
17:27 Rebranding yourself
20:25 - Different perspectives on rebranding
21:40 - Challenges in Professional world
22:42 - All about Scribe (Writing Process)
26:05 - A Billionaire Business
26:55 - Coaching by Tucker Max
27:53 - Coaching on Content Perspective
29:03 - Feedback on Story Writing
30:05 - Thinking at 45
31:08 - Parenting Advice
32:52 - Tucker Max Collection
35:15 - Greatest piece of advice
36:22 - Tucker Max Super Power
36:37 - Personal and Professional Silver Linings
39:04 - Tucker Max North Star

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