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Voice of Influence: Personal Brand and Communication Strategy for Message-Driven Leaders is a podcast featuring interviews with thought leaders and experts who have a highly developed voice of influence. Creative, message-driven leaders will appreciate the support, insight and advice that will help them develop their own voice and compelling communication that makes a difference in the world.
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Author of the book 'The Brain-Based Boss', people engagement expert (and humorist) Terry Williams talks workplace cultures and leadership. Provocative thinking about the past, present and future of work. Tools, tips and techniques on what makes people tick (and stick.)
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Become the GOAT To Market! This is the go-to show for founders to learn go-to-market strategy from other Founders, CXOs, VCs, and Creatives. Every episode our guest unpacks a specific and tactical strategy they've deployed to grow and scale their venture (and sometimes they share what didn't work so you don't make the same mistake!). Hosted by Startup Hypeman founder & Chief Pitch Artist, RajNATION. New episodes on Sundays. Want to go behind-the-scenes and get 1-on-1 time with our guests? Ev ...
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Pod Paper Scissors considers the glitches in our society due to the hidden games in everyday human interactions. Each week, hosts Ben Klemens and Liz Landau discuss a different topic relating to social interaction including markets, politics, trends, and other core facets of our society, in a causal conversation format with original songs and interviews with knowledgeable guests.
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Every successful founder and investor will tell you 10 out of 10 times that TEAM matters more than anything else. As you scale, WHO you hire and HOW you hire them is the difference between 3x growth and falling 6 months behind target. That's why your PROCESS needs to be ironclad. Alex Levin is the Cofounder and CEO of Regal. Since launching in 2020…
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Cheryl Lynn Mobley is CEO and founder of reCalibrate, and is here with us to share what she and her team perfected when she served as a hospital president. Her boutique advisory firm has impacted global brands and Mid-Market organizations around the world with her Epic WorkplaceTM Framework. She is a speaker and the author of the newly released lea…
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Need a revenue boost AND a way to promote your company in a meaningful and impactful way? Try public speaking. Jen Allen-Knuth made $77k from speaking gigs in just THREE months and championed her companies in the process. But this is not some 'get rich quick' strategy. It took time building credibility, finding her niche, saying yes to unpaid gigs,…
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Lori Poland is the CEO of the National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect. She shares openly and genuinely about the effects of trauma, the journey of healing, and the impact that relationships have on our growth by being open about her own traumatic experience of being abducted, abused and left for dead in the pit of an outhouse toilet at t…
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What if you could have one of Apple's pioneering innovators, or the co-founder of Netflix, or Nike, on your Board of Advisors? Simon Hudson, Founder of Cheeze, has Guy Kawasaki, Marc Randolph, and more on his board and cap table. When you essentially have celebrity backing, new doors open up, more media outlets want to promote your startup, and tra…
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May is Military Appreciation month and we are truly grateful for the sacrifice and service members and their families. Gail Williams is the clinical director of At Ease USA (AEU), a nonprofit committed to providing access to confidential trauma treatment and support for active military, veterans, frontline healthcare workers and their loved ones, r…
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Say it with me friends: PRODUCT alone doesn't win! Especially when there's competition, your brand is what will convert prospects into customers into champions, and advocates. There is perhaps no better example of this than the meteoric rise of ClickUp. At its core, ClickUp is a project management software. But their BRAND is someone you'd want to …
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Ignite Nebraska is an apprenticeship program fueling the way toward a more equitable future. Through this workforce development model, community partners, employers and educational institutions collaborate to provide paid apprenticeship opportunities with the promise of a full-time job offer in a high-demand, high-skilled, high-paying (H3) career f…
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Want to get Steve Wozniak to come speak at your event? You don't need a million-dollar speaking budget. Instead, you need a name that will create Pull Attention. What goes into your company and product names influences how your target audience will receive you, how you grow, and how you market. Adam Fulham has experienced this firsthand launching S…
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As we move further into the Age of Artificial Intelligence, we all can see how important it is to highlight what makes us human. In this solo episode, Andrea talks about why some leaders struggle with the fundamental skill of seeing and acknowledging other people, why it's vital to getting buy-in, and how to do it even if you feel awkward. Read the…
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Elisa Schmitz is an award-winning entrepreneur and journalist, and the author of "Become the Fire: Transform Life’s Chaos into Business and Personal Success." She’s the Latina founder and CEO of 30Seconds.com, an inspiring digital media platform that makes the world a happier, healthier, and more delicious place — 30 seconds at a time. She’s also t…
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Do you feel uncomfortable selling? In this episode, Andrea talks with sales expert and author Finka Jerkovic about the difference between transactional, relational, and transformational selling and how understanding when to use each helps you keep your integrity intact and have sales success. With 25 years’ sales experience in the financial world, …
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Hidden disabilities are all around us. It's vitally important that we don't just react to others, but we get curious about what they might be experiencing under the surface. In this interview, Lonna Bell talks about hidden disabilities and her own journey to rebuild after a traumatic brain injury. Lonna is the founder of POISE, Inc. Which stands fo…
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In today's episode, Andrea shares a summary of the insights gained from the Winter 2023 CEO Series. 257: Steven Sashen, CEO Xero Shoes 258: Matt Plooster, CEO Bridgepoint Investment Banking 259: Colin McIntosh, CEO Sheets & Giggles 260: Nick Lopez CEO LIME Painting 262: Scott J. Lewis CEO Spartan Investment Group 263: Marc Reifenrath CEO Spinutech …
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In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it? Are you the CEO of a mid-sized compa…
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In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it? Are you the CEO of a mid-sized compa…
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In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it? Are you the CEO of a mid-sized compa…
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In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it? Are you the CEO of a mid-sized compa…
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Kamales Lardi the author of The Human Side of Digital Transformation. She is a bold and strategic thinker in digital and business transformation. She combines over 23 years of deep cross-industry experience with the latest digital and technology solutions. Kamales is listed in the “Top 10 Global Thought Leaders in Digital Transformation” (Thinkers3…
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In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it? Are you the CEO of a mid-sized compa…
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We are gearing up for Season 19, but in the meantime, enjoy one of our favorites from Season 17! Everyone talks about how startup life is crazy. At any given point you're working on 5 different things. Decisions made an hour ago might change an hour later. What you thought you were doing yesterday might not be what you're doing tomorrow. In a weird…
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In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it? Are you the CEO of a mid-sized compa…
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We are gearing up for Season 19, but in the meantime, enjoy one of our favorites from Season 16! Most people believe deals are won or lost at the proposal stage. But that's only true if you've done a poor job managing your sales process. In reality, deals are confirmed or revised at the proposal stage. This is something I fundamentally didn't under…
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In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it? Are you the CEO of a mid-sized compa…
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We are gearing up for Season 19, but in the meantime, enjoy one of our favorites from Season 13! I didn't think it was possible, but I found someone who is as passionate about storytelling as I am. Enter: Michele Kelly, Cofounder & CEO of K+L Storytellers, a corporate storytelling agency focused on brand development and content creation. There was …
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In this series we're interviewing CEOs of successful companies who strive to do good in the world. What makes their companies successful? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for them in 2023? What advice do they have for expedited growth and building the organizational infrastructure that can sustain it? Are you the CEO of a mid-sized compa…
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We are gearing up for Season 19, but in the meantime, enjoy one of our favorites from Season 15! Most conversations in B2B sales are about how you sell to the person you're speaking with. Ask them the right questions, learn their pains, needs, and goals, give them pricing, send them proposals, etc. There is A TON of content in this area. The oft-ov…
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In the past few months we've spoken with many business leaders who are highly concerned about the mental health of their employees. They're concerned because they care about individuals and the impact that employee well-being has on their company's success. In this episode Andrea shares how the frameworks, tools, coaching, and consulting that Voice…
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Jessica VanRokel is a Voice of Influence Manager Success Coach and Training Facilitator. In this episode we discuss Jessica's forthcoming book, REFRAMING REJECTION: How Looking through a Different Lens Changes Everything.” Listen in as Jessica shares about four different types of rejection and how to reframe each type to live a life of freedom. Rea…
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When should a company use LinkedIn Learning for professional development and when does it make more sense to call a leadership development company for help? When should a CEO address a symptom and when is time to search for a longer-term diagnosis and solution? In this conversation between our CEO Andrea Wenburg and our manager coach and trainer, J…
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Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS) mission is to strengthen educator and system leader capacity to break down barriers to increase access, belonging, and success in rigorous college and career-prep secondary school courses for students of color and low-income students so that they may thrive in their postsecondary pursuits and life goals. Eddie is pas…
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Did you know that the questions you ask yourself drive your thinking? In today's episode, Dr. Marilee Adams shares the difference between a Learner Mindset and a Judger Mindset, the Choice Map, and what makes a quality question. Dr. Marilee Adams is an award-winning author and pioneer in the fields of inquiry-based coaching, leadership and organiza…
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From resigning to quiet quitting, corporate leaders are trying to figure out how to keep people around and interested in their work, all the while struggling to feel engaged themselves. It's unrealistic for a leader to inject energy into their team and have it be sustainable. It's impossible for a supervisor to demand energy from their team and be …
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Today we have Nicole Kalil, speaker and author of the new book, Validation is for Parking: How Women Can Beat The Confidence Con. Nicole Kalil’s passion for eliminating gender expectations and redefining “Woman’s Work” is both what keeps her up at night, and what gets her up in the morning. An in-demand speaker, leadership strategist, respected coa…
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Dr. Judith Rich worked in the transformation and coaching industry for over 40 years before she wrote the book "Beyond the Box: Lean Out, Break Free, Rise Up!" at the age of 76. Then last spring she started The New Beyond podcast at the age of 80. Join the conversation between Judith and Andrea as they discuss the impact of generational trauma, how…
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8-figure revenue. $123 million raise. A community of 100,000+ members. The buzzword in Silicon Valley is 'Product-Led Growth', but is PLG really the future? Lloyed Lobo Lobo thinks its CLG -- COMMUNITY-Led Growth. Building COMMUNITY is a low-cost, high-growth option that can become your ultimate moat. Lloyed would know — building up the Tractioncon…
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Dr. Akhtar Badshah is Chief Catalyst at Catalytic Innovators Group, where he advises organizations and individuals to catalyze their strategy focused on social and philanthropic investments. {A seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in international development, managing a corporate philanthropic program and co-founding a global nonpro…
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When we think of raising capital we usually default to VCs, Angels, Friends & Family, and maybe Family Offices. But there are a whole host of other funding instruments that can put you on the map, like alumni groups, sovereign wealth funds, and more. Randall Crowder raised over $100 million for Phunware, then took the company public via a SPAC and …
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Trust is something that is built or torn down based on how we interact with one another. Randy Conley is the co-author of the book Simple Truths of Leadership with Ken Blanchard. In this conversation with Randy shares the unique value of trust in relationships and teams, what extending trust looks like for servant leaders, and how to build instead …
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Matthew Dicks is the author of Someday Is Today and nine other books. A bestselling novelist, nationally recognized storyteller, and award-winning elementary school teacher, he teaches storytelling and communications at universities, corporate workplaces, and community organizations. Dicks has won multiple Moth GrandSLAM story competitions and, tog…
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When we work on investor pitch decks, one of our questions to founders is, "What's your G2M / distribution strategy?" Too often we hear, "Social media", "buying ads", or "SEO". Now, it's not that these channels don't work, it's that it usually requires a ton of upfront capital to even start to figure out what's working and what's not. Capital that …
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Naz Beheshti is the author of Pause. Breathe. Choose.: Become the CEO of Your Well-Being. She is an executive wellness coach, speaker, Forbes contributor, CEO, and founder of Prananaz, a corporate wellness company improving leadership effectiveness, employee well-being and engagement, and company culture. Clients include Google, Facebook, Nike, JPM…
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Turning a culture around can be a daunting task for any leader, but it is a challenge worth taking. In this interview with Joni Wheeler, Senior Vice President of Talent and Enterprise Solutions at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska, we discuss practical ways to encourage human connection and maintain culture in a hybrid environment. Joni also share…
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You've seen it in the news, in your Linkedin feeds, and from industry experts. Y-Combinator sent out their doomsday letter. All the classic characteristics have started to show themselves already. I'm talking of course about 'The R Word'. What does a potential recession mean for you as a founder, both in running your company and raising capital? Wh…
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I'm a firm believer that the majority if not all, problems that exist are ultimately a communication problem. And as your company scales, how you communicate sets the precedent for your leadership style. Aviva Rosman and her Cofounder Alex Niemczewski have scaled BallotReady to 100 employees with 300+ customers including names like Spotify, TikTok,…
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If there's one emoji you never want to describe your product, it's the cricket emoji 🦗. Yet every day, hundreds of startups launch to crickets — no interest, no adoption, no future. Rishabh Jain successfully brought hundreds of creators and dozens of brands to Fermat, securing agreements to billing terms or down payments, before ever building the p…
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Ever notice how whenever you watch a sports game on TV that the name of the arena is sponsored by a brand, there are decals and signs along the field featuring additional sponsors, the pre-game show is sponsored, the highlight reel, the halftime show, the postgame show are all sponsored, I think you get the idea... What these teams, venues, and net…
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Did you see the images coming out of NASA recently? In this episode, Andrea talks about the amazing feat of the successful Webb telescope creation, launch, and set-up; relates the experience of seeing these clear images of space with the importance of presenting a clear and compelling vision as a leader; and shares her personal reflections on what …
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Imagine this: Your company accidentally prints the "C" word onto thousands of diaper packages for the largest diaper brand in the world. What do you do? Several years ago, as General Counsel of ePrize, Gabe Karp found himself in this exact situation. It taught him a valuable lesson on how to approach conflict. But not only that, as a former litigat…
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