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Leaving a comfortable, well-paying job for a risky startup sounds scary, even if that startup is your lifelong dream.  What’s the tipping point that makes this a wise decision?  Join David as he talks with Projjal Ghatak, a superstar employee turned entrepreneur.  Projjal founded OnLoop in 2020 to create a category called Collaborative Team Development (CTD).  He hates the employee performance review process and wants to reinvent it.  Prior to founding OnLoop, Projjal spent three and a half years in strategy roles at Uber, ending up as their Head of Strategy, International Business Development.  Before that, he had years of strategy and consulting work, including four years at Accenture after he earned his MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business.  Do you hate something and have a passion to change it, or at least make it better?  Are you on that journey now, or contemplating whether to make the leap to becoming an entrepreneur?  Or would you like to spark more of an entrepreneurial spirit within your orga

How should new leaders jump from being a cog inside a team’s engine to becoming the main circuit board controlling how the vehicle drives?  One wrong move can mean failure.  The claim, “Some people are born leaders,” is a nice soundbite that’s false.  It’s just not true.  Never.  It’s not that simple.  Yes, people may have leadership aptitude, but that’s not leadership wisdom, hard skills, and people skills.  Every great leader must be trained, learn through experience, and wisely guided by those who have taken the path ahead of them.  Ramona Shaw is on a mission to help develop leaders and teams people love to work for.  She offers a master class, Leadership Accelerator program, and The Manager Track Podcast for new leaders.  Her wisdom has been featured in Forbes, Tribune, Rewire as well as Fairygodboss.com.  She has also written a book, The Confident & Competent New Manager: How to Rapidly Rise to Success in Your First Leadership Role.  Join David as he explores Ramona’s approach with new leaders.  Mos

Our guest, Michael Schein has been successful in doing so. In fact, he teaches it as success secret #2 in his book he Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable Success Secrets From the World’s Greatest Propagandists, Self-Promoters, Cult Leaders, Mischief Makers, and Boundary Breakers. Quite a title!  He and David dive into the topic of secret societies and what they really entail. How these can help promote your ventures and the importance of having other people involved.  Michael is also the founder and president of MicroFame Media, a company that specializes in making consultants and coaches famous in their fields. Some of his clients have included eBay, Magento, The Medici Group, University of Pennsylvania, Gordon College, University of California Irvine, United Methodist Publishing House, Ricoh, LinkedIn, and Citrix.   This is a conversation for all of those who have wondered what secret societies are all about. Why are they always mentioned in the same breath as so many successful people in America? Don’t miss ou

Would you like to have 1-2 hours back in your day, but don’t have anyone to delegate your less important work?  This podcast discusses the pros and cons of having a part-time U.S. virtual assistant.  Maybe you need to better organize your schedule, shift from overwhelmed to less stress, create time to fully engage with clients and staff, or simply work on that most important strategic initiative.  These are all positive outcomes others are achieving with virtual assistants.  Tonya Thomas is the founder of Team Delegate, a provider of elite virtual executive assistant support to seasoned executives turned small business owners.  In this podcast episode, she discusses the topic of virtual assistants with David and the added value that these can give to any growing business in America.  Tanya discusses just how to choose your strengths vs knowledge, and determine what to let go of in each area of your business.  She is a speaker, 20+ year business owner, host of the Unbottleneck Your Business podcast, and has be

To be candid, Matthew Stibbe’s writing tips got our juices flowing so quickly that one of us set everything else aside to immediately apply them.  Matthew has created marketing strategies, content, and campaigns for clients like Microsoft, Google, HP and LinkedIn. He also contributed to Wired, Forbes, and Popular Science.  This guy has great writer written all over him! This 30-minute conversation may change the way you write forever.  Why is writing so difficult? Sometime in the last couple of decades, writing has dramatically changed. We got lost in the new age of internet, and “21 reasons why you should be doing this” is the type of headline that fills up our Google search page daily.   So, where’s the sweet spot? Should we keep trying to fill up headlines and excruciatingly describe every detail to improve our SEO? Or should we simply write to our heart's content?  These questions and more are answered in this podcast. Matthew is CEO at Articulate Marketing, a UK marketing agency specializing in the tech

The traditional top-down leadership models often fail with today’s workforce of Gen Z-Y-X.... What if you could transform to a more conscious leadership style that would increase employee engagement and your bottom line?  Join us to hear from Jeffrey Deckman, a nationally recognized thought leader and award winning author, who is leading what he believes to be the next evolution of leadership: Conscious Leadership.   Jeff’s book, “Developing the Conscious Leadership Mindset for the 21st Century” has won a total of four national and international Stevie Awards® and is an Amazon best seller in the Occupational and Organizational Psychology category. He also won the 2021 International Business Awards bronze medal for 'Innovator of the Year'.  David and Jeff discuss how Conscious Leadership in Action mindsets, methods and models offer intuitive, processes that are both practical and designed to be actionable and effective under real life conditions.  This includes what Jeff calls “The Organizational Trinity,” whi

How often are you being manipulated or manipulating others? It’s probably more often than you think!  Noah Revoy helps individuals and businesses root out all forms of manipulation. This enables them to have relationships that are more honest and productive. His new book, Become Immune to Manipulation exposes how manipulation worms its way into our minds, how we convince ourselves it’s okay because we need (want) the outcome, and how that lie undermines everything we try to build.  David and Noah discuss the importance of relationships and how they are linked to every single aspect of life. It is impossible to have a productive, meaningful life without limiting our relationships to people who are not manipulating us.   It is also important that we avoid the temptation of becoming the manipulator ourselves.  Join this podcast to hear Noah’s advice on how to choose positive relationships that avoid manipulation, competition, and a desire to win at all costs.  As you listen to Noah’s experiences, you may find h

“Captain Crisis,” is what some people might call John Robertson, because companies pickup their “red Batphone” and call him when they have a people problem.      As a Culture Alignment Specialist, John has an interesting perspective on workforce wellness.  He develops an encouragement-based approach, resolving root workplace causes as opposed to treating crisis and transition in the workplace symptomatically.  Each is customized based on the needs of the client.    His goal is not to reinvent the mental health wheel, but instead implement actionable problem-solving strategies to gain results.  For leaders, this means you learn how to be a person your people want to follow through storms.    John likes to say, “the ‘event’ is never the real crisis.”  If you have recurring people issues in your organization, or want to avoid them, join David as he talks with John about how he works with companies to transform their traditional crisis response and strengthen their cultural leadership style.    John Robertson is

Jeremy Miner claims to be “one of the wealthiest sales professionals on the planet.”  He backs-up that promotion with his 7th Level sales process that leans on behavioral science and human psychology.  Jeremy gives us solid advice on this Manage 2 Win podcast whether you believe Jeremy’s approach is the next great holy grail, or you hate salespeople.  Don’t miss these valuable tips that Jeremy generously offers.  NOTE: At the end of the podcast, Jeremy also provides a website where you can download a bunch of free materials to help you learn and apply his proven approach.  David talks with Jeremy about his philosophy to “Be a problem finder and a problem solver... NOT a product pusher,” his methodology of NEPQ, how to prevent objections rather than overcome them, pressure vs persuasion, and how has the world of sales changed.  Again, we encourage you to join this podcast to see inside the mind of a salesperson.  It is a valuable conversation that’s well worth your time.  Jeremy’s success becomes evident with

Liam Martin has been leading as many as 150 remote employees in 43 different countries, without a single company office, for over 15 years.  Most of us have only been working remote for 2-3 years.    What results has he achieved?  Liam and his team have grown his companies’ revenue, Time Doctor and Staffing.com, well into eight figures.  That is tens of millions of dollars, and success by anyone’s measure!  So, what’s he doing that we should be doing?  Liam explains on this podcast and in his new book, Running Remote: Master the Lessons from the World’s Most Successful Remote-Work Pioneers.  Managing people remotely is not what most people think.  It is NOT simply transferring the same management style into the digital world.   Liam talks with David about how leading remotely is a completely different animal.  It requires a distinct methodology from the one used to manage people inside an office.    Join this podcast to learn some of the mindset and strategies that the world’s most successful remote work lead

Partnerships can be easy to get into, and very difficult to end amicably.  The reason is expectations of each party have too many assumptions, rather than being documented clearly in-writing with a lawyer.  I’ve been there, done that.  Had a partner decades ago who gave me no credit for the positives and blamed me for all the problems, even though his signature was on bank checks, internal approval documents, and more.  Who’s responsible for the problems?  Who gets the assets, or buyout funds? Jotham S. Stein is the principal of the Law Offices of Jotham S. Stein P.C.  He has discussed thousands of partner and employment agreements over the past few decades.  He has “seen it all.”  Unfortunately, too much of that experience is helping hard working entrepreneurs and C-Suite executives get what they deserve, or salvage what they can, when they failed to protect themselves from the outset. Stein’s new book, Negotiate Like a CEO, is an engaging look at how all employees can protect themselves with lessons learne

How does a leader change the dismal prospects for low income families living in Native American, rural, and urban underserved communities? By training them better work skills. Linc Kroeger, president at Knight Moves, is starting this work.  His progress is worthy of consideration.  His starting point is working to improve the lives of the young people who live in poorer areas of Iowa.  Programs like this may be one piece of the puzzle to overcome poverty, high drug use, gangs, and other challenges facing middle school to college age youth in America. Linc is a software development guy.  His current focus is Knight Moves programs teaching software development skills faster and more effectively than college.  U.S. Congressmember Ro Khanna, representing Silicon Valley, praised Linc as, “the most innovative leader on bringing tech jobs to rural in the nation.” Join David and Linc as they discuss Knight Moves’ work to help youth, and their families, break through social barriers and overcome trauma that plague ou

Johnny Sirpilla, founder of Encourage, LLC., has been incredibly successful in business.  One of his milestones was serving as Chief Business Development Officer and past President of Camping World and Good Sam. Yet, he’s also known hardship in life.  Balancing success and turmoil can break many leaders, but Johnny pushed through.  Today, Johnny leads Encourage LLC, and is the author of, Life Is Hard but I’ll Be OK: The Power of Hope, Emerging through Pain and Learning to Live with Gratitude. This podcast discusses passion, purpose, and how to live by the Golden Rule.  Johnny proves character trumps cash, but also good character and tenacity leads to success – whatever you define “success” to be. Join this discussion to gain insights into how to: Reshape your thoughts through difficult times; Use your business as an opportunity to be awesome in life; Be open to reframing your thoughts for good;  and Ways to run your business with a family mindset. Johnny’s been there, done that.  Don’t miss his advice on w

How do you engage over 4,000 employees?    Tim Brackney is President and COO of RGP is a global consulting firm.  RGP helps Fortune 1000 companies, along with small-midsize firms, execute on mission-critical projects and fill important skill gaps by providing experienced subject matter experts who successfully deliver for clients.    RGP feels it pioneered the gig economy for professional services.  How?  RGP gives employees the benefits and security of being an employee, but pays people when they are chargeable.  This gives employees the power to say “no.”  What does that mean?  For instance, RGP people can say they don’t want to travel this week, or work for a certain client.    There’s a lot to learn from Tim.  RGP was a hybrid work model prior to the pandemic.  Tim shares on this podcast how he and other RGP leaders embrace a human-first approach to attracting and retaining their top performers.  He discusses transparency, empathy, and listening skills every leader must have to fully engage with their peo

What’s the difference between a goal and a dream? How do you help your employees pursue their dreams without violating HR laws? Talking about dreams can be fun.  Follow-up is where most people fail.  So, what do you do? Dane Espegard is a culture consultant who teaches, assists, and executes the implementation of a new, more powerful company culture centered around every employee achieving their dreams.  He also shares his system in his latest book, The Dream Machine. Dane’s Dream Machine system is bottom-up.  It emphasizes the development and personal lives of every team member.  Dane works with companies to get the culture started and leaves them with a clear follow-up process for managers to connect your company and people’s work responsibilities to fulfilling their personal dreams. Can one person really have 1,100 dreams?  And someone else, over 400 dreams? Join David’s conversation with Dane to consider how helping your team members achieve their dreams may be one of the most powerful employee retentio

Have you ever regretted a decision? If you answered, “no,” then you are either joking or lying.  Everybody makes bad decisions, at least once in a while.  This is your opportunity to never fall for that attractive person again who is not a good match for you…  Never be tempted to gamble on that business venture again...  Never say “yes” when you should say “no,” or vice versa. Learn how to make better decisions on this podcast.  David talks with Dr. Frederic (“Fred”) Bahnson, a top decision-making expert.  Our future is defined by the decisions we make.  How do we make the right decisions?  What is the “right” decision when our beliefs and life experience vary from person to person? Dr. Bahnson wrote a book, Better than Destiny, that takes the guesswork out of making good decisions.  It helps you set and achieve the goals that truly matter to you.  Don’t we all want to make the best decisions about what is right for ourselves, and build the future we want? Life is too short to waste time on the wrong path.  

Marc Reifenrath believes people are his competitive advantage.   He is so focused on engaging his employees that Spinutech started with 10 years of zero turnover, and still has four of the first five team members on staff.  How does Marc do it?  And how is he still doing “it?”  His company’s turnover pre-COVID was less than 5% and is still very low.  Join this podcast to gain some key tips on how anyone in any company can create a strong culture that bonds people together. Do you feel you cannot affect your company?  Then strengthen the culture of your team, workgroup, or division.  Not the leader?  You can still strengthen the culture of your team. Join us to learn what Marc means by, “Get Better 24,” and explains other ways they fully engage as an organization. Marc Reifenrath is the CEO & Co-founder of Spinutech, a full-service digital marketing agency with 150+ team members across the U.S.   ------- The Manage 2 Win Podcast is sponsored by www.Habitly.com - where great companies train their employees

This is a podcast for leaders with discernment, wisdom, and courage.  Today’s episode challenges leaders to lead intentionally, and help our troops better discern the facts. This podcast’s guest is Dr. Travis Corcoran (“Cor-crin”).  He challenges us to consider how currently our intellectual freedom is threatened by everything from academia and Big Tech to the media and government.   If we do not take back personal control of how we discern truth and make decisions, then we soon will be totally controlled by a greedy, power-hungry, wealthy Elite class.  At least that is the current trajectory.  For us commoners to become human robots, twisted and turned at the whim of the Elites.  However, there is an alternative. Leaders, what do we do?  (This is NOT a doomsday discussion.) According to businessman, philosopher, and author, Dr. Travis Corcoran, the solution is to develop mental habits based on the ancient wisdom of the “trivium,” which are the first three liberal arts:  knowledge, understanding, and wisdom.

It’s culture.  But this begs the question, “How?” Luis Alvarez, CEO of Alvarez Technology Group in Salinas, California is totally committed to the culture of his company.  Part of this is the way every ATG employee lives out their values.  They incorporate them into their hiring discussions, management, customer service, and virtually every decision they make. What’s the result?  High employee retention and engagement.  Fulfilling careers and a high energy, positive work environment.  Super high customer satisfaction ratings and accelerated company growth. Isn’t this what every leader wants?  Isn’t this what every employee wants? Join this podcast to learn from Luis’ candor about his organization.  For some of you, this is a good reminder.  For others, there will be great ideas to try on your team or in your organization. ------- The Manage 2 Win Podcast is sponsored by www.Habitly.com - where great companies train their employees the competitive soft skills necessary to win in today’s crowded markets.

Alan Stein worked for years as a successful basketball performance coach training superstars like Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Kobe Bryant.  He has also been a speaker and trainer to major companies like Pepsi and American Express. However, now Alan is bringing what he’s learned to people like us – business people, nonprofit leaders, and others who are out of the national or global spotlight.  But we still want to hit our “three pointers” like the basketball stars Alan has inspired. What is the secret?  Return to the basics. They're simple, but they're not easy. Alan has just released his second book, titled Sustain Your Game, which teaches how to bring your A game to every area of life.  With advice from top CEOs, journalists, social scientists, and more, you can learn the framework for how to beat stress, stagnation, and burnout. Join us for this discussion about Alan Stein’s system to be your best. ------- The Manage 2 Win Podcast is sponsored by www.Habitly.com - where great companies train their emplo