Kevin Craine Podcasts

Best of Everyday MBA - Dr. Ram Charan, NYT bestselling author and award-winning Harvard Business School professor, discusses his book "Rethinking Competitive Advantage". Ram is a world-wide expert on business strategy. For years, he has worked with the CEOs of some of the world's most successful companies, including GE, Bank of America, Verizon, Co…

Emma Burstow, Director of Developer Relations at Umbraco, discusses how we can marry community needs with business needs, and her concept of "profitability without price tags." We explore some of the common misconceptions when it comes to measuring success or profitability beyond monetary considerations, and the importance of community and relation…

Best-selling author Marshall Goldsmith is the author of 41 books, which have sold over 2.5 million copies and been best-sellers in 12 countries. He’s a member of the Thinkers 50 Hall of Fame and ranked as the World’s #1 Executive Coach. Enjoy this BEST OF Everyday MBA episode as Kevin and Marshall discuss ways live a fulfilled live without being ad…

Justin Nelson, CEO of Sphere Rocket, discusses ways to leverage the use of virtual assistants. Sphere Rocket connects VA's with Employers across the world and Justin is focused on helping business owners use improve lead generation, digital marketing and client support through the use of virtual assistants. And if you’ve ever wondered about using a…

Polina Marinova Pompliano discusses her book “Hidden Genius” and the secret ways of thinking that power the world’s most successful people. Polina spent five years as an author and editor at Fortune Magazine where she interviewed some of todays most influential and high-profile dealmakers. Polina realized that the highest performers use mental fram…

Lloyed Lobo discusses his book “From Grassroots to Greatness” and ways to build iconic brands with community-led growth. Lloyed is the co-founder of Boast.Al where he leveraged the community-led growth model to bootstrap the company to eight-figure revenue. He is also co-founder of Traction, a community empowering over 100k innovators through conne…

Filip Bech-Larsen, Chief Technology Officer at Umbraco, talks about building sustainability into your web presence. In business, sustainability refers to doing business without negatively impacting the environment, community, or society as a whole. A growing number of organizations are integrating sustainability into their business strategy—realizi…

Punit Dhillon discusses his book “Catapult,” and how to think like a corporate athlete. When Punit was nine when he almost drowned in a swimming pool. Twenty years later, he became a competitive swimmer and completed his first of several Ironman Triathlons. At thirty, Punit became one of the youngest biotech CEOs in the life sciences industry and a…

Matt Durham, Head of Market Strategy at Digibee, discusses enterprise integration Platform-as-a-Service. You’ve heard of software as a service, or infrastructure as a service, iPaaS provides a low-code integration platform that allows users to integrate company systems and modernize legacy architectures more quickly and affordably. Host, Kevin Crai…

Steven Kowalski discusses his book Creative Together and ways to spark innovation in the new world of work. Steven holds a PhD in adult learning and organizational creativity from UCLA and is a leading voice in the global movement for conscious creativity. Listen as we explore how organizations can shape their cultures and reinvigorate how teams co…

Emily Frolick and Atif Zaim from KPMG discuss the impact of Artificial Intelligence. The pair worked on a new KPMG survey focused on the impact of Generative AI on businesses, and why most organizations say they are unprepared for immediate adoption. Emily is Advisory Partner in the KPMG Technology Risk Management practice and Leader of KPMG’s Trus…

BEST OF Everyday MBA - Mauro Porcini discusses his book "The Human Side of Innovation" and the characteristics of great innovators. Mauro Porcini is PepsiCo’s first ever Chief Design Officer. He was named by Fast Company as one of the top 50 Most Influential Designers in the United States. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevi…

BEST OF Everyday MBA - Best-selling author Faisal Hoque discusses his book "Lift" and how to foster the leader within you amid revolutionary global changes. "Lift" is a #1 Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-seller. The business of being a business leader is changing rapidly. What are the opportunities that change affords leaders, entrepreneurs,…

Stu Johnson, VP of Product Marketing at Rootstock, discusses digital transformation in Manufacturing. Rootstock recently published its 2023 State of Manufacturing Technology Survey, which looks at trends in digital transformation in manufacturing and the drivers behind enterprise system modernization. Listen as we explore some of the main takeaways…

BEST OF Everyday MBA - Adi Ignatius, Editor in Chief of the Harvard Business Review Group, discusses his book "HBR at 100" and some of the most influential and innovative articles from Harvard Business Review's first century. Adi studied HBR's archive all the way back to its first issue in 1922 to bring us a historical perspective on business that …

Robert Lengel discusses his book “A Place for T” and ways to give voice to the tortoise in our “hare-brained” world. Bob is the president of the consulting firm LeaderWork Inc, and Associate Professor emeritus at the University of Texas at San Antonio where, over his 32 year tenure, he founded and directed the Center for Professional Excellence and…

Glenn Mansfield, Director at Flare Solutions, discusses “Intelligent Search.” Managing and securing the growing amount of information today is a challenge often beyond our ability to keep up. Terabytes and terabytes exist in content management systems, line of business systems and an array of repositories both inside and outside of the organization…

Joanna Hardis discusses her book “Just Do Nothing: A Paradoxical Guide to Getting Out of Your Own Way.” Joanna is a cognitive behavioral therapist committed to using evidence-based treatments to help people better deal with and respond to anxiety and being uncomfortable. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?…

Rich Nanda discusses his book “The Transformation Myth” and ways to lead your organization through uncertain times. Rich is a Principal at Deloitte Consulting where he serves as the leader of the US Monitor Deloitte strategy practice. He routinely advises the boards, CEOs and executive teams of Consumer Product companies on topics of growth, innova…

Dr. David Mou discusses the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare and the emergence of virtual mental health services. David is the CEO of Cerebral, a leading online provider of psychiatric and behavioral therapy services. In addition to his role as CEO of Cerebral, he serves as the Director of the Innovations Council for Massachusetts General Hosp…

Penny Tremblay discusses her book “Sandbox Strategies for the New Workplace,” and best practices for modern conflict resolution. Now that many workers are collaborating online and teams are becoming ever-more virtual in nature, the best practices to resolve conflict are changing. Listen to learn how you can “play nice” and still be true to your obj…

Professor Michael Lenox discusses his book “Strategy in the Digital Age” and approaches to master digital transformation. Mike is is Professor of Business Administration and Chief Strategy Officer at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. He has served on the faculty at Duke and NYU and as a visiting professor at Harvard, Stanford,…

Sally Jenkins discusses her book “The Right Call” and what sports teach us about work and life. Sally is a Pulitzer Prize finalist, New York Times bestselling author, and award-winning Washington Post columnist. She is the first woman inducted into the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. Listen for three action items you can use …

Michael Crawford discusses his book “From the Mouse’s House to the Penthouse”. Michael is an International deal maker and corporate executive that has helped some of the most powerful brands grow and operate globally, including with Disney, Four Seasons, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. You will truly find no one more qualified in international b…

Luke Hohmann discusses his book, co-authored Jason Tanner, “Software Profit Streams.” Luke is Chief Innovation Officer of Applied Frameworks and an expert in the art and practice of Agile and Scrum. In fact, Luke is one of six people in the world recognized as a principal contributor to the Scaled Agile Framework. Listen for advice and action items…

Atif Rafiq discusses his book “Decision Sprint” and new ways to innovate. Atif has blazed trails in Silicon Valley and the Fortune 500 for over 25 years. After rising through digital native companies like Amazon, Yahoo!, and AOL, Atif held C-suite roles at Volvo, and MGM Resorts. He was the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune …

Brad McLain discusses his book “Designing Transformative Experiences.” Brad is a social scientist from the University of Colorado where he serves as the Director of the Center for STEM Learning. He is also a senior research scientist at the National Center for Women in Information Technology. Brad has worked with the Space Science Institute, the NA…

Ian Williams discusses his book "Soil and Spirit" and ways to establish your purpose, gain insight and manage transformational change. Ian is the founder of Still Point Insight, a company that helps scale business impact and employee wellbeing through process optimization. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?…

Naveen Poonian discusses digital transformation in Manufacturing. Naveen is President and CEO of iBASEt, a solution provider that simplifies complex manufacturing processes by replacing disparate production, quality, and MRO applications with paperless, digitally integrated solutions. Naveen is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and an exper…

Matt Durham, Head of Market Strategy at Digibee, discusses the new Digibee 2023 State of Enterprise Integration Report. It’s their second annual analysis of the market and it examines the progression of integration within finance, manufacturing, and retail organizations, including year-over-year comparisons with the report published in 2022. Listen…