Leadovation (Dean Newlund, Mission Facilitators International)

Elizabeth Rosenberg is the founder of The Good Advice Company, a marketing and communications consultancy that coaches agencies, brands, and C-suite leaders on global messaging strategies, brand positioning, and thought leadership. Elizabeth is the embodiment of a true new-era global PR and marketing executive, standing for resourcefulness, creativity, and effectiveness in a time fueled by heightened social and cultural awareness.

An entrepreneur at her core, Elizabeth's true passion lies in working with new or re-imagined, cutting-edge brands that are bringing consumers products and tools that make life more enjoyable, accessible, and healthy. Based in Los Angeles, Elizabeth is also currently working on her book and speaking about her health and wellness journey while maintaining a high-profile position working with some of the best-known and innovative brands in the world. She truly believes there is a future where wellness, intuition, and the corporate world collide.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Elizabeth Rosenberg discuss:

• Money can’t solve the problem of purpose
• Recognizing burnout and growing from it
• Knitting corporate purpose with personal purpose
• Spiritual bias and the uniqueness of each purpose

Key Takeaways:

• Throwing money into the problem doesn’t always solve it - especially if the problem is resignation and employee retention. People want more money, yes, but while they work they’re going to always be longing for something else, costing each one psychologically.
• People are often unaware that they are burning out and it’s good to recognize the signs early and to remember that burnout can be a place that one can grow exponentially from.
• The best organizations serve their people and make it a part of their company’s purpose to help their people fulfill each one’s personal purpose.
• Purpose is not one-size-fits-all, it’s going to be different for everybody. What works for your professional growth might not work for someone else.

"What someone’s purpose is is not gonna be the same as another and what works for somebody’s personal and professional growth is not gonna work for the other. So we need to be really compassionate… about accepting and making it a safe space for people to talk about what they need." —  Elizabeth Rosenberg 
  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Elizabeth Rosenberg:  

Website: www.thegoodadvicecompany.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/goodadviceco

Instagram: www.instagram.com/goodadviceco

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethrosenberg/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 
 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Robin S. Rosenberg: She is the CEO and Founder of Live in Their World. Robin is a clinical psychologist and author. She has had both psychotherapy and executive coaching practices in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City. She is board certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Psychology, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She has taught psychology classes at Harvard University and Lesley University.

Robin has been interested in virtual reality (VR) for years, and was the lead author of a study to investigate using “VR for good.” She has combined her interest in immersive technologies with her coaching and clinical experiences to foster in employees a deeper understanding of how and why other people may feel slighted or marginalized, and how to approach such interactions differently. Robin is the author of both college-level psychology textbooks, and books for a general audience about the psychological underpinnings of (other people’s) fictional characters, such as Harry Potter, Batman, and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. 

After decades with successful psychotherapy and coaching practices, she founded Live in Their World, which enables lasting change in organizational civility and respectful engagement. The program applies the science of psychology to combine emotional and cognitive learning, using both immersive virtual reality and online learning. Robin also started a “Dear Robin” column, addressing people’s questions about civility and respect in the workplace.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Robin Rosenberg discuss:

• Deeper empathy and understanding through virtual reality 
• Encouraging transformation in people in the workplace
• Upskilling people in three perspectives
• Identifying and harnessing biases

Key Takeaways:

• Virtual reality is a beautiful way to not only be in the shoes of someone, but be in their feet - see the world through someone's perspective. 
• You need specific guidelines, team accountability, and consistency to align everyone in the same direction towards diversity, equity, and inclusion. You can't just throw around an abstract idea and expect people to change. 
• Virtual reality is a very effective tool, when used correctly and when it works well, for bringing back engagement and connection between co-workers without risking anybody's health - except for people who might be motion sick. 
• Change people in three perspectives: as a target, bystander, or instigator. If you're a target, how should you respond to disrespectful behavior? If you're a bystander, how should you intervene? If you're the instigator, how are you affecting people both negatively, unintentionally and intentionally? 
• Biases are tools, cognitive shortcuts. We cannot live in a world without biases. We would be paralyzed if we had to view every individual stimulus that comes our way and think deeply about it before we evaluate it. The issue about bias is when it influences behavior. The main reason to have unconscious bias training is for people to be aware what their biases are so they can understand how they may play out and address that.
   

"We're born with the mechanism of biases but we're not born with the content of the biases." — Robin Rosenberg

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Robin Rosenberg:  

Website: https://www.liveintheirworld.com/ | https://podcastconnection.org/robinrosenberg/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LiveNTheirWorld

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-s-rosenberg-b6942329

  

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Kerry Robinson:

Growing up, Kerry Robinson wanted to be the Prime Minister or a CEO. Fortunately for the world of AI, his career path never led him to Downing Street. An Oxford-trained physicist with a Master's in Artificial Intelligence, Kerry excels in turning complex tech into practical business solutions. As VP of Conversational AI at Waterfield Tech, he puts his 20+ years of experience to work leading their R&D team, enhancing business interactions through advanced chatbot and voice strategies, and reshaping the way they connect with customers. Welcome to the brighter, smarter, stronger side of AI. Kerry may have arrived first, but he’s committed to fostering the innovation that allows others to join him.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Kerry Robinson discuss:

• AI leadership in business transformation
• AI’s role in streamlining customer service
• Generative AI’s expanding capabilities and automation
• Ethical challenges and bias in AI systems
• The future of AI from general intelligence to superintelligence

Key Takeaways:

• Contact centers should focus on problem-solving, not just customer engagement – AI helps streamline customer service, reducing the need for human interaction by addressing root problems instead of just managing calls.
• AI can outperform humans in specific tasks – In fields like radiology, AI is already more effective than humans at detecting issues like breast cancer, raising questions about human-AI collaboration.
• Generative AI improves through continuous training and feedback – AI models, like those used in customer service, can analyze conversations, learn from mistakes, and optimize themselves for better performance.
• Bias in AI models is inevitable and influenced by human decisions – Generative AI systems, like ChatGPT, are shaped by the biases of their human trainers, which affects the objectivity of the results.

"The most important human task we have is to ask the right questions and have really good discussions with each other about [AI].” — Kerry Robinson

Connect with Kerry Robinson:  

Website: https://waterfieldtech.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/k3rryrobinson/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Does this sound familiar? You're a leader or manager in an organization, struggling to manage meetings and foster team collaboration. You've been told to take charge and lead from the front, but it often leads to disengagement and a lack of input from your team. The pain of feeling like you're shouldering all the responsibility and not getting the desired results is overwhelming. But there's a better way to balance leading and collaboration, and it starts with understanding the role of facilitation in leadership.

About Marsha Acker:

Marsha is the founder and CEO of TeamCatapult, a respected and sought-after leadership development firm that equips leaders at all levels to facilitate and lead sustainable behavioral change. She partners with leaders and leadership teams to clarify their desired change, develop communicative competence, and think together - accessing their collective intelligence to bring about change. 

TeamCatapult is a partner to mid-size start-ups and global Fortune 500 companies across sectors like entertainment, game development, banking, insurance, healthcare, communications, government, information technology, consumer goods, and retail. 

Marsha Acker is an executive & leadership team coach, author, speaker, facilitator, and host of the Defining Moments of Leadership Podcast. Marsha is unparalleled at helping leaders identify and break through stuck patterns of communication that get in the way of high performance. She is known internationally as a facilitator of meaningful conversations, a host of dialogue, and a passionate agilest. She is the author of The Art and Science of Facilitation: How to Lead Effective Collaboration with Agile Teams and Build Your Model for Leading Change: A Guided Workbook To Catalyze Clarity And Confidence In Leading Yourself And Others.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Marsha Acker discuss how to:

• Unlock the secret to maximizing productivity and enjoyment through better meeting management.
• Explore the crucial role of facilitative leadership in encouraging collaboration.
• Scrutinize how decision-making processes morph the effectiveness of your meetings.
• Tackle behavioral model conflicts in meetings for fruitful conversations and diverse ideas.
• Develop acute clarity, robust preparation, and smooth facilitation for superior meetings.

"Facilitation is a magical skill that brings clarity, engagement, and meaningful conversations to your team.” —  Marsha Acker

Connect with Marsha Acker:  

Website URL: http://www.teamcatapult.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marsha-acker-3486a72/

X (Twitter): @marshaacker 

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Renee Moorefield:

Dr. Renee is the Co-founder and CEO of Wisdom Works, a social enterprise offering science-backed services to help leaders and teams thrive. They developed the holistic Be Well Lead Well Pulse® tool, which measures 19 psychometrics of well-being, resilience, and leadership impact. The tool has supported over 3,000 leaders in integrating the science of thriving into their lives and workplaces.

Wisdom Works has collaborated with C-Suite executives from top global companies like Coca-Cola, Nike, AT&T, Hyatt, Roche, Barilla, Sainsbury, and Western Union. With 35+ years of experience coaching leaders, from Fortune 500 teams to social entrepreneurs, Dr. Renee is renowned for inspiring individuals and organizations to reach their full potential.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Renee Moorefield discuss:

• Thriving as defined in leadership and life
• Personalized leadership assessment tools
• Integrating well-being in workplaces
• Cultural shifts for sustainable leadership
• The power of vision and purpose

Key Takeaways:

• Thriving is defined as feeling internally well-resourced and capable of meeting life and work complexities with vitality, competence, and a growth mindset, shifting from depletion to flourishing.
• The 'Be Well Lead Well Pulse' tool uses 19 psychosocial metrics, such as resilience and purpose, to identify where leaders and teams stand and to create actionable strategies for thriving.
• Organizations that integrate thriving into their practices see tangible benefits, including higher morale, engagement, and creativity, even during challenging times like the pandemic.
• Thriving requires the courage to question deeply ingrained habits, cultural norms, and personal identities, fostering alignment between values, energy, and actions in work and life.

"Thriving is courageous work. It's not just about behaving normally. It is not just about changing behavior. It's about re-looking at how we are living, what we identify with, and the energy we're getting from that identity.” — Renee Moorefield

Connect with Renee Moorefield:  

Website: https://www.wisdom-works.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneemoorefield/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisdomworksgroup

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Dean Newlund is the founder and CEO of Mission Facilitators International, a boutique training and development firm based out of Phoenix, Arizona, with the sole purpose of helping organizations become more connected to their purpose and their people. Dean also has a popular podcast called The Business of Intuition. 

Dean is grounded in these beliefs: that when we understand our purpose, acknowledge our truth, honor our intuition and forge genuine connections with others, we all have the power to transform our lives and the workplace. As each person cultivates new mindsets and new skills, the fabric of our society is gradually repaired.

In this episode, Dean Newlund discusses:

• The current challenge for today’s leaders and managers 
• The difference between coaching, therapy and mentoring
• How to do effective coaching and what good coaching looks like 
• The five steps of making coaching work 

Key Takeaways:

• It’s a lot easier to be an effective coach if you know what it’s like to be coached. The first step to being a good coach is by being on the receiving end of good coaching. 
• A good characteristic of a good coachee is someone who can turn feedback into positive change 
• Behavior follows perception - people won’t change their behavior unless they change their perception or mindset. 
• As a coach, you’re not supposed to coach for the sake of increasing the client or team member’s performance to make yourself look good. Healthy coaching is all about helping people develop personally. 
• When coaching, remember to ask and not tell. 
  
   

"Coaching is all about saying ‘I don’t have the answers. I’m just a Sherpa helping you find your answer. I won’t bring my issues, my desires, my need for control in the conversation. I need it to be about you. I need to let you find your way.’" —  Dean Newlund

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I


Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Dr. Jen O'Ryan is an Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity strategist focused on helping people build authentically inclusive and welcoming companies. She brings a unique perspective to organizational change, combining a Ph.D. in Human Behavior with over 20 years of experience leading global launches of new consumer experiences, products, and policies.

 A data geek at heart, Jen brings an extensive grasp of how people interact with technology, with each other, and with change. She is also the author of "Inclusive AF: A Field Guide for 'Accidental' Diversity Experts." Designed for anyone thinking about Inclusion and Diversity, IAF explains how to launch meaningful and lasting change safely.

Outside of Inclusion and Diversity Consulting, Jen is a travel enthusiast and avid runner. She also has a strange affinity for bad 80's music, getting lost in new cities, and scary movies.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Jen O'Ryan discuss:

• The transition back to working in an office with others
• How interpersonal relationships change when you only see co-workers via Zoom
• The subtleties of communication details are lost with Zoom. What should be preserved, and what should change about meetings?
• What to think about with your "back to the office" plan after Covid

Key Takeaways:

• Company cultures need to change to accommodate remote workers 
• Culture is not always the same across a company; it often comes from each team
• We need to connect as humans first, and the business comes after
• Covid has changed company cultures in ways we never thought of previously

 "if you look at corporate culture, it's not like a blanket statement; people don't align with that anymore. And it's really 'What is the culture of the team? What is the culture of the two or three people who work together all the time?' That's, that's where the culture lives, not in the mission statement." — Dr. Jen O'Ryan

See Dean's TedTalk "Why Business Needs Intuition" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dr. Jen O’Ryan: 

Website: https://www.doubletallllc.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PagingDrJen

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenoryan/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pagingdrjen/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Dr. Marcia Reynolds, president of Covisioning LLC, is fascinated by the brain, especially what triggers feelings of connection, commitment, and possibility. She has trained and coached leaders in 41 countries and has presented at the Harvard Kennedy School and Cornell University as well as universities in Europe and Asia. 

Dr. Reynolds is a pioneer in the coaching profession. She was the 5th global president of the International Coach Federation. Currently, she is the training director for the Healthcare Coaching Institute in North Carolina. She is also on faculty coaching schools in Russia, The Philippines, and China. Outside of the schools, she teaches Leader as Coach classes to organizations around the world and consults with them to build coaching cultures. She is recognized by Global Gurus as the #5 coach in the world. 

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Marcia discuss:

• How to outsmart our brains and change our behavior.
• Recognizing intuition: our nervous system signals.
• That we usually make our decisions with emotions and then try to justify them with logic.
• Pulling our decisions out of our head and examining how our emotions played into it. 

Key Takeaways:

• It takes courage and curiosity to open your head. Gratitude, compassion, and care to open your heart. While our emotions and gut are our command center.
• A “Baby stare”, or an experience a person may have never encountered or made sense of before, takes time to process because we interpret things based on our past experiences.
• Trust yourself, step back and take a look at your emotions. Ask yourself  what you expected to happen, and if you can.
• To develop your self awareness give yourself permission to react, and then examine the physical reaction to adapt and learn from it.
• Knowing the difference between an emotional reaction and my intuition. Understanding they are both possible at the same time, and both play a factor in making a conscious choice 
   

"If you can understand what triggers your emotions then maybe you can get your needs met." —  Dr. Marcia Reynolds

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

 

Connect with Dr. Marcia Reynolds:  

Twitter: @MarciaReynolds
Website: Covisioning.com
Email: Marcia@covisioning.com
LinkedIn: Marcia Reynolds
Books: The Discomfort Zone
Coach the Person Not the Problem

Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw
Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/
The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com
Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Kristen Braun
  

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Margie Oleson:

Margie Oleson is an executive coach and leadership/team development expert with a doctorate in Organization Development. She delivers her coaching with practical strategies and actions for leaders and their leadership teams to build the right foundation for teamwork and productivity. Clients have included companies in most industries, such as Aeronautics, Agriculture, Financial Services, FinTech, Health Care, Higher Education, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Nonprofit, Retail, and more.

Margie developed Top Team Accelerator, which helps senior leaders and their leadership teams build systems and habits for successful change and sustain improvements going forward. With an emphasis on the organization, Margie works with senior leaders and leadership teams to become cohesive, high-performing teams – which translates to high performance among their own teams.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Margie Oleson discuss:

• The gap between knowing and practicing leadership
• Team cohesion and communication
• Enhancing meetings for better productivity and culture
• Leadership's impact on company culture and performance
• The importance of openly discussing behaviors and accountability

Key Takeaways:

• Leadership development is a company’s most important investment, as strong leaders drive success and influence everyone else in the organization.
• A lack of alignment in leadership teams creates silos, miscommunication, and dysfunction, which can be resolved by ensuring top teams share and communicate the same goals.
• Ineffective meetings waste resources and signal larger issues, but addressing root causes like politics, fear of missing out, and silos leads to a cultural and productivity shift.
• Leadership sets the tone for the organization; when senior leaders fail to model alignment and transparency, it trickles down, creating a culture of mediocrity and disengagement that stifles progress and innovation.

"Culture is the outcome of how you're leading your decisions, the things you say, the things you don't say, and the things you reinforce.” — Margie Oleson

Connect with Margie Oleson:  

Websites: https://www.topteamaccelerator.com/ & https://www.oleson-consulting.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@margieoleson891

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margieoleson/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Shoshanna is an Intuition Expert, a Coach, and a Business Consultant specializing in training conscious leaders, founders of million and billion-dollar companies, and entrepreneurs. Applying intuition in decision-making creates excellent success and ease in business. In each part of her entrepreneurial journey over the last 16 years, she navigated using her intuition. 

Her clients do business in 23 countries around the world. From NFL coaches, million and billion-dollar founders to prominent corporations executives, social justice activists, small business owners, and leadership teams her work has allowed her to work in multiple industries, for-profit and non-profit organizations impacting 1,000s of people. 

She offers corporate and personal retreats, training programs, and one on one executive coaching. You might have heard her talking about Intuition on The Grit and Grace, Prosperity Place or A Dose of Disruption Podcast, or seen her in the Denver Post, The Boston Globe, The Miami Herald, LA Daily News, and Daily Herald. 

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Shoshanna French discuss:

• What would the world look like without intuition?
• Tips on learning to trust yourself and intuition in business
• How you can help others understand your intuitive decisions
• The four types of intuitive “orientation” of people in the workplace and how you can communicate to them effectively

Key Takeaways:

• You can trust and use your intuition effectively when you let go of pre-conditioned beliefs,
• Intuition is an innate and legitimate sense - not a mystical type of force,
• The trick to communicating your intuition is by translating it into language that sounds practical,
• Go in the direction that would get you the most excited and lit up.

"When you ask the right questions, that’s when intuition starts to respond." —  Shoshanna French


  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Shoshanna French

Website: https://simplespirit.com/

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/shoshannafrenchstokes

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplespirittips

Email: shoshanna@simplespirit.com

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Evan Nierman is a crisis management expert who serves as the Founder and CEO of Red Banyan, a globally renowned public relations firm recognized for its ability to deliver the right messages at the right time to those who matter most. With more than 20 years of experience, Nierman's crisis management agency is rooted in the company philosophy "Press the Truth." Nierman has guided international, celebrity, and corporate clients through complex high-stakes situations and has become a valued resource whose expertise is regularly tapped by the media. He is also the bestselling author of CRISIS AVERTED: PR Strategies to Protect Your Reputation and the Bottom Line.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Evan Nierman discuss:

• Defending your reputation from today's most common crisis
• Averting a crisis from true accusations 
• Incongruence between public and personal identity
• Crisis management for non-profit organizations

Key Takeaways:

• The advent of the internet has allowed the battle for an individual or company's reputation to be more brutal and urgent, with multiplicative damage that borders permanence.
• Never lose the opportunity to correct your company's internal narrative. Explain the truth to your members so that you can avoid confusion, discomfort, and fear that might make matters even worse. Internal unity is a huge advantage when it comes to making it through crises. 
• Don't cover up the truth - it will make you look worse when it comes up if you lie about it or if you don't address it directly. Understand the facts, map out the target audience, and understand the implicated person's or people's intent - once you've identified all this, plan out activities and make your move. For the best results, bring in an outsider's opinion. 
• Walk your talk - live your brand identity. But even the best fall down, and so no matter how new or unique your brand is, you need to invest in a crisis management team. It can even be argued that the more unique your brand is, the more critical it is for your company to keep it that way.
• Don't let the public form misconceptions - educate the public, press the truth, push a narrative clearly and assertively. That's how you change perceptions and attitudes. You can't just keep wishing or hoping that the public will come up with the truth themselves. Educate and inform the public to alleviate crises when it happens. 

 
"In cases where you have made a mistake... guess what, there's no individual... no organization in existence today that hasn't made mistakes... I think the general public understands that, but if you own it and you're transparent about it, and you're accountable, pledge to do better, and follow through with actions... you can regain trust. The public will forgive you and understand."  — Evan Nierman

See Dean's TedTalk "Why Business Needs Intuition" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

 Connect with Evan Nierman: 

Website: https://evannierman.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/redbanyan

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redbanyanpr/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedBanyan/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-nierman/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Dean Newlund is the founder and CEO of Mission Facilitators International, a boutique training and development firm based out of Phoenix, Arizona, with the sole purpose of helping organizations become more connected to their purpose and their people.

Today, Mission Facilitators is a respected company, having worked with scores of Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, educational institutions, and family-owned companies nationally and in 19 countries. Grounded in age-old wisdom, modern-day learning models, neuroscience, business acumen, and organizational development, their approach has helped companies increase sales, and engagement, create high-performing teams, and cultivate leaders.

He has trained and facilitated teams in China, the UK, South America, the Middle East, India, Eastern Europe, and Indonesia. For years he had a weekly column on leadership at the Arizona Republic Newspaper. He’s authored dozens of articles and white papers and has presented on the TEDx stage in Bend, Oregon, in 2019. And he also has a popular podcast called The Business of Intuition.

Dean is grounded in these beliefs: that when we understand our purpose, acknowledge our truth, honor our intuition and forge real connections with others, we all have the power to transform our lives and the workplace. As each person cultivates new mindsets and new skills, the fabric of our society is gradually repaired.

In this episode, Dean Newlund discussed the three challenges in:

• Creating a roadmap 
• Focusing on the purpose
• Effective communication 

Key Takeaways:

• We miss opportunities and risks by developing only part of the business instead of seeing it as an interdependent whole. Employees don’t see how they add value to the organization. Lastly, we tend to address the symptom and not the root cause. 
• We need a roadmap that aligns the individual to the team, from the team to the end-user, to the customer. If we have that spine, that connectivity, we now know that our work is valued by others and we see the benefit of our efforts to something greater than ourselves. We also can start to uncover where the symptoms are and find the root source. 
• We need to focus on the individual, team, organizational purpose, and service. We need to be doing quality metrics, and cutting costs, we need to also keep closely connected to the reason why we’re here in the first place. What is our purpose? What is the product of our product? Why are we doing what we’re doing? 
• We need to be able to say what we know in a way that we can hear it and we need an upstream tool that can help us answer fundamental questions that are vital for all the major aspects of the employee, leadership, team, and organizational development.
• Find Dean’s diagram for organizational value alignment here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1srP1Pm5BiKklHRfYwNctpUcVRenA0D4Y/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116511858661867461136&rtpof=true&sd=true

"We have a huge opportunity to be able to find a way to engage people in meaningful work that satisfies this need for connection and that they’re doing something bigger than themself." — Dean Newlund

 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I


Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

If you're feeling trapped in a cycle of endless work and unfulfilled accomplishments, then you are not alone! You may already be taking on more responsibilities, seeking external validation, and sacrificing your well-being in the process. Instead of finding fulfillment and purpose, you may be feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, and dissatisfied with your professional endeavors. By infusing intuition, heart, and soul into your work, you can break free from this cycle and experience enhanced personal fulfillment and professional alignment.

About Tirzah Shirai:

Tirzah Shirai started a business out of pure necessity after she hit a lull in paychecks as an Award-Winning Film Director and had less than $1,000 to her name. Though she started Blinkbar out of need, she quickly grew the company from $0 - $30M in 5 years as she applied her skill for storytelling with her ability to paint a big vision and develop a strategy to get there. 

Tirzah is a YPO member, featured in Forbes, Good Morning America, and NYT. 

Tirzah experienced growing from almost nothing and a childhood of poverty to a quick rise of amazing successes in both the business and film world. This put her in rooms with other high-achievers who were “hustling” their way to a dream. And it was through that proximity that she realized, that most successful people are not living the good life everyone thinks they are.

What is the difference between those who were happy and those who weren’t? It wasn’t the business they built, but who they were while they did it. 

Tirzah has now stepped away from a 30M company to focus on the Venusian School Of Business, a place for light-seeking entrepreneurs to step out of the antiquated journey of entrepreneurship to create a purpose-centered business that calls you to align your potential and tap into a wellspring of abundance in a way that feels good along the way.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Tirzah Shirai  discuss:

• Infusing intuition, heart, and soul into professional endeavors to heighten fulfillment and success.
• Overcoming societal expectations and aligning with the true purpose for unparalleled fulfillment and achievement.
• Addressing the disconnection between the modern workplace and society to foster a more harmonious and productive environment.
• Embracing intuition, heart, and soul in the business world to unlock untapped potential and drive innovation.
• Realigning and reinventing in response to societal changes to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving business landscape.

"I've always been a very spiritual person, but until 2020, my spiritual and type A hardworking worlds were very separate. They collided, and I realized I'll never be able to untangle this mess again.” —  Tirzah Shirai 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Tirzah Shirai:  

Website URL: thevenusianschoolofbusiness.com  | Wearehoneymilk.com

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Mark Carpenter is a serial storyteller. Even as a child, he loved to tell stories (mainly to get attention). He leveraged that ability into a career in marketing communications and public relations, then as a college professor and corporate facilitator. 

Now, he teaches people how to more intentionally tell stories that teach, lead, sell, and inspire to accomplish business and personal goals. He is the co-author of the best-selling book “Master Storytelling: How to Turn Your Experiences Into Stories that Teach, Lead, and Inspire” and co-creator of the Master Storytelling Workshop. Leveraging a 20-year career in corporate communication, 10 years working as an adjunct professor of communication, and 15 years facilitating training, Mark couples a lively, engaging style with purposeful, impactful learning. 

When he’s not training, speaking, coaching, or creating new content, Mark is likely hiking or snowshoeing in the mountains near his home in Utah, playing the piano, bragging about his grandchildren, or writing children's books.

 

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Mark Carpenter discuss:

• Showing rather than telling when it comes to culture 
• Storytelling is a skill that you should master 
• The purpose of storytelling 
• Understanding the point of a story 

Key Takeaways:

• Culture is not about what you write in your mission statement or company values, it’s the actual environment and overall behavior that you have in your company. To show that, you need to use storytelling. 
• Storytelling is a skill. Once you learn it and try it, you’ll be able to experience the benefit of creating a connection with somebody. The benefits of mastering storytelling go beyond the numbers. 
• Storytelling can create a connection between you and an audience, it can also entertain, but that’s not all that it can do. Storytelling has the power to lead and inspire people to take action. 
• Understand the point that you have in your story. Once you have a clear understanding of it, you’ll be able to be more succinct in telling your story while still including details that are going to make the story come to life. 
   

"Culture is much more about the behaviors in the hall than it is the values on the wall. It's what people are actually doing. That shows this is what we believe in collectively." —  Mark Carpenter
  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Download Mark Carpenter’s Ebook, "Master Storytelling" for FREE by going to www.master-storytelling.com/podcastgift/

Connect with Mark Carpenter:  

Website: www.master-storytelling.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MasterStorytelling

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/43261825/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjUZRg9IxkejFioE2mnDr6w

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

If you're feeling the pressure of fostering organizational growth but struggling to retain top talent, then you are not alone! Despite efforts to envision a future of employee longevity, the allure of the gig economy and the fast-paced market creates challenges. The need to align individual aspirations with the organizational vision, cultivate a culture of continuous personal and professional development, and redefine roles to resonate with evolving interests and skills is more crucial than ever. However, the disconnect between vision and strategy may be hindering this goal.

About Claire Chandler:

President and Founder of Talent Boost, Claire Chandler specializes in aligning HR and business leaders so they can deliver strategic outcomes... both today and in the future. She taps into over 25 years of experience in people leadership, human resources, and business ownership to help leadership teams work together more effectively in less time, with less cultural resistance, so they can accelerate their business growth. Claire holds a certificate in strategic HR leadership from Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, a master’s degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University. She has appeared as a guest on over 100 podcasts and is the author of several books on leadership and business strategy.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Claire Chandler discuss:

• Aligning vision and strategy optimizes organizational performance and drives sustainable growth.
• Fostering a culture of belonging at work enhances employee engagement and productivity.
• Overcoming challenges in employee retention strategies secures talent and strengthens team continuity.
• Building a resilient organizational culture cultivates adaptability and fortifies against disruptions.
• Leadership development and personal growth empower individuals to drive impactful change.

"Jot it down on a post-it note your A-players, because you can then build around that and see what does make them different, what makes them special.” — Claire Chandler

Connect with Claire Chandler:  

Website URL: https://www.clairechandler.net/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairechandlersphr/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Claire_Talent

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYpMhSpzxANcreairxMzM0bKAJuceGnNT

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Do you want to revolutionize communication and engagement through immersive storytelling? Look no further! Heather Smith has the solution to help individuals interested in interactive storytelling learn from celebrities and experts, and achieve unparalleled levels of connection and engagement with their audiences.

About Heather Smith:

Heather Smith is the Co-Founder and CVO of Storyfile - an interactive Conversational Video AI Platform that uses advanced natural language processing and artificial intelligence to make video interaction feel just like a real conversation. StoryFile’s technology will allow people to have conversations with video, removing the boundaries of time and space, so that we can experience all kinds of conversations and learn from individuals whenever and wherever we want. At the heart of Heather’s work is the underlying need to share, preserve and learn from the human experience. Heather Smith has been featured on NBC’s The Today Show, The New Yorker, The BBC, and on 60 Minutes.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Heather Smith discuss:

• Embracing the exciting possibilities of Story File's AI-facilitated conversational video platform across various scenarios
• Grasping the crucial importance of human interaction and nonverbal signals in enriching training and communication experiences
• Evaluating the versatility of Story File for developing interactive memoirs, employee bios, and other captivating content
• Examining the utility of Vigilant's cutting-edge AI voice analysis system in cultivating emotional intelligence and effective communication in professional environments
• Recognizing the role of voice analysis in gauging emotional states and nurturing stronger bonds

"It's that curiosity that when you ask questions and you engage with an individual and you're able to have a conversation, you learn six times more effectively.” —  Heather Smith

Connect with Heather:

Website: https://storyfile.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storyfile/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoryFileApp

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/storyfile/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-maio-smith

Twitter: https://twitter.com/storyfile

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez


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See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Phyllis Haynes is an award-winning producer and media personality.  She has served as a media and communications advisor for organizations and corporations in the US and Europe.  She has worked for the last 25 years to help create inclusive environments in institutions including Citibank, NCAA,  At&t, Ernst and Young, and many more.  Currently, she produces and hosts Profonde TV which airs out of Princetontv.org and has a huge following on social media.  She is a member of Jack Canfield's Transformational Leadership Council and is on the board of the Coach Initiative.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Phyllis Haynes discuss:

• Being a present listener and not being easily distracted.
• The value of your intuition to your employer.
• Do you need intuition to survive in the workplace?
• Making inclusion and relationships a value to your team.

Key Takeaways:

• Engaging your intuition in your decision making is your strongest skill, 
• If you are at the top in your career your intuition is valued, but if you are working your way up it may be discredited.
• Safety and intuition need to be utilized in unison. 
• There are different ways to get to an answer or solve a problem; be willing to listen. 
   

"Of all the things you need in the 21st century, it’s an ability to listen to others and to listen to your own inner voices."

—  Phyllis Haynes

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I
 

Connect with Phyllis Haynes:  

Website: Haynes Media Works
    Soul of Discourse
YouTube: PROFONDE TV
Email: interchangeone@msn.com

  

Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw
Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/
The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com
Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Rabi Gupta is a serial entrepreneur who has worked alongside his current founding team for 10+ years. Throughout his career, Rabi and his team have worked on AI, Recommendation engines, social platforms, and enterprise software. His first startup iDubba/iCouchapp was a “TV show recommendations + social engagement” app that had 2M+ monthly active users at the time it got acquired. After that Rabi took a bold step moving to Silicon Valley to start a new company. While being there Rabi realized the importance of “relationship building” using gifts but got frustrated by the lack of technological innovation in the space. So he and his team used their prior experience to come up with the idea of using AI to solve the problem. That’s how EvaBot was born. Today EvaBot serves more than 1000 businesses including Fortune 50 companies and brands like Zendesk, Silicon Valley Bank, and Cigna to name a few.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Rabi Gupta discuss:

• Utilizing technology to improve relationships 
• Hyperpersonal conversations and how they happen
• Turning a lukewarm lead warmer through gifts 
• The best way you can give a gift 

Key Takeaways:

• Technology is becoming more and more like an appendage, an extension of a person’s self and it can aid in relationship building if we use it with that intent. 
• When people believe they are talking to computers or machines, they tend to be more open and share more data. This is called hyperpersonal conversation.  
• Giving personalized gifts is one of the best ways to boost your relationship with another person. It’s one of the fastest ways to turn a lukewarm lead warmer. 
• A good gift is one that is unexpected and is something that they’ve wanted all along. Giving the perfect gift is all about finding the balance between those two factors. 

"It’s called hyperpersonal conversations. When humans talk to computers or machines, they are more open and they share more data." —  Rabi Gupta
  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I
 

Connect with Rabi Gupta:  

Website: www.evabot.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tryevabot

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TryEvaBot/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evabot

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc7RTmcDyHGH-6Ev7dn3n5A

  
Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

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See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Tune in to the latest episode of "The Business of Intuition" where intuition meets strategy in the corporate world. Dean Newlund is joined by Susan Meier, a branding connoisseur hailing from the Big Apple, where the crossroads of art and business converge. Take advantage of this insightful dialogue that melds the imaginative mindset with corporate savvy, evidencing that the heart of successful branding lies within the innovative fusion of contrasting elements.

About Susan Meier:

Susan Hamilton Meier is a branding expert and career coach who helps women find the through-line of their work history, write a focused, memorable elevator pitch, and design a vision and action plan for the next phase of their journey.

An alum of Harvard Business School, the Boston Consulting Group, and 20 years as a Fortune 500 brand strategist, Susan is now on a mission to empower other women to own their stories and unlock their promises.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Susan Meier discuss:

• Breaking the Mold at Harvard

Susan narrates her serendipitous experience at Harvard Business School, defying the typical Myers-Briggs profiles you'd see in the business sphere, and how this outlier approach has advantageously shaped her career.

• Personas and Precision

By focusing on the development of detailed personas, brands can achieve a tone of voice and message that truly connects with their audience, whether it's patients, nurses, or physicians in the healthcare industry.

• Untangling Messy Stories

Whether you're at the corporate, small business, or CEO level, Susan's expertise lies in distilling convoluted narratives into clear, potent branding messages.

• Value Alignment

What's your North Star? Understanding what fundamentally drives you or your business is crucial. Susan and Dean discuss the necessity of aligning with core values to establish authentic and efficient branding.

• Prioritizing with Purpose

With infinite possibilities but finite resources, prioritization is key. Learn to identify the vital few objectives that will propel your brand forward.

"You can't create a brand that's for everyone. In fact, that's the definition of bad branding. Right. You need to have a point of view, a perspective. You need to say, this is for these folks, and it's not for these folks, because otherwise it's very hard for people to find you.” — Susan Meier

Susan’s Exclusive Offer:

Susan Meier also offers a 5-week course called ENVISION, available as either one-on-one or small-group coaching sessions, where we work together to write your brand story and chart a course for what’s next in your career. More info at https://www.susanmeierstudio.com/career-coach

There are also free downloads at https://www.susanmeierstudio.com/downloads including the Brand Story Quick-Start Guide and the Work Happy Big 5.

Connect with Susan Meier:  

Website URL: www.susanmeierstudio.com   

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanhamiltonmeier/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embracethezigzag/

       https://www.instagram.com/susanmeierart/

       https://www.instagram.com/shfinesunshine/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/susanhmeier

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Christine is a human resources strategist, author, public speaker, and consultant.  Breaking down the barriers of human resources has become Christine’s mission.  She isn’t afraid to have hard conversations, engage in taboo topics, and keep things real with her clients.  Christine will write your employee handbook, provide training, help develop HR strategy and be there to help you handle the most challenging HR issues.  Her unique approach to HR, people, and use of humor to convey complicated concepts is what has kept her in this intense career for over three decades.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Christine Frazer discuss:

• What one can learn from working as HR in a prison system 
• Using intuition in hiring people and cultivating new employees
• Hiring people for culture amid a crisis
• Standing out in the pandemic job rush 

Key Takeaways:

• To be a good HR person, you need to learn every component of the business. You need to know everything about how the whole operation works to be able to support people well. Speak the language of the other departments so that you could communicate well together. 
• Go with your gut in hiring, and be mindful when they get into your organization. Then, cultivate a good employee out of them. 
• It depends on the organization’s situation, but generally, it’s so much more beneficial in the long run to hire people to be a fit in the company culture. 
• There’s been many interview “ghosting” happening right now - the first step to getting hired is by actually showing up, being presentable, and being on time. Act like you want to have a job, be sincere about it.
   

"This is an exciting time for intuition in hiring… we need to look for those gems that are out there. Be willing to take a chance on somebody that maybe their resume isn’t that great… this is a good opportunity for somebody who wants to work and has never got a break." —  Christine Frazer.

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Christine Frazer:  

Website: www.christinefrazer.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-frazer-hranyday/  

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Pascale Brady, founder and President of Global Life Coaching LLC is The Challenge Coach ©. 
 

A business coach and consultant, life coach, and mentor coach with 30+ years of professional experience, both in the corporate world and as an entrepreneur, she guides executives and managers individually or as part of groups or teams to successfully master their challenges and effectively resolve problems. In her work, she draws upon The Coaches Training Institute's (CTI) Co-Active model of coaching, Relationship Systems Coaching, Adlerian Psychology, Positive Psychology, Imago Theory, and Action Learning, to encourage courageous growth, respectful communication, and meaningful conversations. With a keen awareness of each client's bottom line, Pascale draws upon vast corporate experience to productively lead executives and managers to realize better performance. Her unique style of coaching – fearless, energetic, and enthusiastic – is wrapped in deep human compassion, which has helped her many clients plow through obstacles to achieve desired results.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Pascale Brady discuss:

• Calming your brain and facing your day while persevering through tough situations.
• Being aware of the energy you are putting out into the universe.
• Being grateful and showing gratitude even when faced with hardship. 
• Play your life: the coaching game.

Key Takeaways:

• Most problems compared to dealing with this pandemic are trivial, it puts things in perspective.
• A challenge requires daily structure and a daily plan to get through while still being appreciative of yourself. 
• The importance of recognizing the emotions the most strongly experienced in difficult situations.
• Creating a structure to give us back a sense of control.
   

"Coaches and therapists are a needed profession right now." —  Pascale Brady

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

 

Connect with Pascale Brady:  

Website: www.thechallengecoach.com
Twitter: @pascalbrady
Facebook: Pascale.Brady.TheChallengeCoach
LinkedIn: The Challenge Coach
Email: pascale.brady@thechallengecoach.com

  

Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw
Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/
The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com
Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Michael Schill is a 21st-century entrepreneur who has managed to marry skill sets in business, music, fashion, and professional sports into a one-stop tour de force brand name. Under the tutelage of New York Times Bestselling author and Real Estate mogul Grant Cardone, Michael has earned an Ivy League level of schooling in the Public Relations game from a ground zero perspective. Leveraging his credibility in a multitude of verticals, Michael has been able to demonstrate sustained production and mastery of SAAS sales over a host of platforms using BI Visualization & Data Analysis all while spearheading the nation's premier Sales Team.

Working hand in hand with C-Level Executives and Stakeholders Michael has a proven track record of implementing and executing big-business initiatives that have been able to drive consistent growth in revenue over a large sample size.

Michael Schill is also an Executive Producer & Stakeholder of ‘The Crib Radio Show’ on DASH Radio, an Internet radio platform that reaches over 10 million people monthly. The show, ‘The Crib’, is a vehicle Michael uses to shed light on the Hip Hop/Urban scene by introducing musical acts, social influencers, and industry shakers.

Michael holds a BA in Exercise Science from Florida State University where he had the privilege of playing for their perennial national championship level football program.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Michael Schill discuss:

• Giving a common goal to your people 
• The success of the company and of the individual 
• Treating members like customers 
• Reaching your success 

Key Takeaways:

• For people to stay, stick together, and move forward united, they must be given a common goal or a common purpose. 
• People don’t come into work to accomplish their bosses’ goals, but to accomplish their own. The challenge then for employers is figuring out how they can tie in the overall success of the organization with the success of the individual. 
• You can’t motivate your people, you need to inspire them to be motivated. In the same way that you strive to meet the needs and desires of your customers, you must also treat your own members the same way. 
• Success is relative to who you are as an individual. Being able to fulfill promises that you’ve made to yourself can already be considered a huge success. 

"We all know that it’s not businesses that grow people, it’s people that grow businesses." —  Michael Schill
 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Michael Schill:  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeschill_/ 

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Are you tired of hearing about the latest fad diets and quick fixes, only to be left feeling frustrated and defeated? Have you been told that the key to better health lies in strict calorie counting and intense exercise regimens, yet you're still struggling to see any real results? If this sounds familiar, it's time to break free from the cycle of ineffective actions that only leave you feeling drained and discouraged. In this episode, we delve into the power of the Blue Zone Movement, a revolutionary approach to community health that focuses on sustainable lifestyle changes and holistic well-being. Say goodbye to empty promises and hello to a transformation that will leave you feeling empowered, fulfilled, and truly healthy.

About Todd LaPorte:

With more than 35 years of diverse healthcare experience, Todd LaPorte leads an integrated health system with six acute-care hospitals, numerous outpatient facilities, a research institute, and various community services impacting social determinants of health and military preparedness.

HonorHealth is Arizona’s seventh largest employer, with a presence throughout much of the growing Phoenix metropolitan area. For most of his twenty years at HonorHealth, Todd served as the CFO. In April 2017, he became the 10th CEO in more than 150 years of its legacy firm history.

Before joining HonorHealth, Todd held senior management roles for an international CPA firm that served Arizona healthcare clients, as well as clients in high-tech manufacturing and consumer services. He was also the CFO of a privately held healthcare company that served more than a half million Arizonans.

Todd is the current board chair for the Health System Alliance of Arizona, an association of the five largest healthcare systems throughout the State. He is a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership (a CEO advocacy group) and is a board member of Experience Scottsdale (a visitor’s bureau). He speaks frequently to Arizona State University MBA classes and community service organizations throughout the Valley of the Sun.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Todd LaPorte discuss how to:

• Discover the transformative power of the Blue Zone Movement and its impact on community health.
• Unlock the secrets to a successful personal health journey and proactively implement strategies for optimal well-being.
• Harness the power of collaboration and stakeholder involvement to drive positive change in community health.
• Gain insights into the importance of education and awareness for making healthy choices and promoting well-being.
• Learn the art of self-care and understand its profound impact on personal well-being and the overall health of the community.

"If we can improve the health of individuals, we can improve the economic health of the community.” — Todd LaPorte

Connect with Todd LaPorte:  

Website URL: https://www.honorhealth.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-laporte-223611123/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

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Mandi will solve your company’s sales problems, quickly. Through her one-on-one or group coaching, she has a track record for increasing sales & the speed of closing deals. She curates creative closing tactics, inspires clever ways of finding new business, teaches more effective time management & educates the best ways to listen to the voice of the customer. She is your company's fun & creative secret weapon. Her 23 years of experience in leadership roles in sales, management, business, and hospitality give her a unique edge to help your company thrive. Most importantly, Mandi uses humor, fun, and stories to motivate you or your team to make your business better. 

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Mandi Graziano discuss:

• What makes a salesperson great
• Utilizing technology to socialize
• Having a quick response time
• Looking into pink flags

Key Takeaways:

• A good salesperson has passion for their product or service, knowledge of their product and service, and is a good listener. 
• Technology doesn’t have to separate us. We can use it to our advantage to connect with people in meaningful ways that we couldn’t have otherwise. 
• If you can get responses back better than your competitors, you’ll probably win. One thing that could help you have a faster response time is by making sure that you have product knowledge. 
• Don’t ignore pink flags. Acknowledge them and plan for them before they turn into a red flag. Listen to your gut feeling. 

"If you are an educator and a good listener, you can be a good sales person." —  Mandi Graziano

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Check out Mandi’s book, “Sales Tales: The Hustle, Humor, and Lessons from a

Life in Sales” by clicking here: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Tales-Hustle-Humor-Lessons-ebook/dp/B09CLRS7R9

For the audiobook version of “Sales Tales”, click this link: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Tales-Hustle-Humor-Lessons/dp/B09WRSQW6V/

Connect with Mandi Graziano:  

Website: https://www.mandigraziano.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Mandi_Graziano/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandigraziano/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi4xtdxqZWuNLrTRNV1NwLQ/videos

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla   

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See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Kevin started his career in the accounting software industry and transferred into e-commerce in 2000.  His first startup reached 20M in sales in the online tool industry, and with his experience, he then became the director of eCommerce at Harbor Freight tools, driving business from 30M a year to 100M a year in 2 short years.  Looking for a new challenge, he joined a Safety Supply company and quickly turned the online business unit from 1/4M dollar a year loss to over 1/2M a year in profit.
 

After his experiences there, Kevin left to start his own company, Ecommerce Clarity and successfully partnered with businesses to analyze their data to provide actionable recommendations with measurable expectations.  After several years of running this business, Kevin partnered up and formed Enceiba, a world-class Amazon.com agency supporting online companies such as Cardinal Health, Owens Corning, and more.  

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Kevin Hill discuss:

• Learning from your successes and failures.
• Accessing your subconscious through sleep and meditation.
• The elephant in the room syndrome.
• The definition of success surrounding the wow moment. 

Key Takeaways:

• Intuition gives you a gut feeling; data supports that intuitive feeling.
• Your history of experiences builds up your intuition, both conscious and subconscious.
• Don’t be afraid to stand up and be heard. It’s about being persistent in business. 
• Don’t just listen to the so-called experts; take the time to listen to people from all aspects of the company. 
   

"Persistence is the recipe for success." —  Kevin Hill.

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

 

Connect with Kevin Hill:  

Website: www.enceiba.com
Facebook:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinehill/
Email: kevin@enceiba.com

  

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw
Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/
The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com
Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Rachel Richter is the Founder and Managing Partner of INLIGN, the premier alignment coaching and advisory practice for teams and organizations seeking to rectify misalignment and enable optimal functioning. Rachel describes alignment as “culture in action.” Out of further demand, she also founded align&thrive, the alignment coaching practice for individuals with the purpose of making thriving attainable personally and professionally.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Rachel Richter discuss:

• What alignment means 
• Scaling alignment from the individual 
• Rooting out the cause of misalignment 
• The connection between alignment and intuition

Key Takeaways:

• We intuitively understand to a certain extent what alignment means since we can feel it when we are not in alignment. There is alignment when actions accurately reflect priorities and intentions. 
• Organizational alignment scales from the individual. Each one must see if they align with themselves while creating space between themselves and their role. 
• If you are a leader in your organization and you can see a serious lack of alignment, then you need to seek out where the source of misalignment is. Each part of your organizational structure must be incentivized to work towards the same thing.  
• Bringing more resurgence to alignment will bring more resurgence to intention and intuition and all these will maximize business performance and overall success. 
   

"We don't come to a place of seeing each other and being able to collaborate if we don't have the same or mutually beneficial intentions." —  Rachel Richter

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Rachel Richter:  

Website: https://www.getinlign.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imrachelrichter
 

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla
 

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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If you're feeling overwhelmed by the rapid advancements in AI and the fear of being left behind in the business world, then you are not alone! The struggle to keep up with AI tools and the worry about becoming obsolete can be paralyzing. The pressure to adapt to this new technological landscape is real, and it's time to find the right path forward.

About Thomas Ryan:

Thomas Ryan, CEO and founder of Bigly Sales, is a visionary leader reshaping the sales landscape through innovative AI solutions. With a background in staffing and executive experience at Workbeast LLC, Thomas identified the need for streamlined sales processes in the evolving market. His journey from the staffing industry to the forefront of AI-driven sales reflects his dedication to leveraging technology, evident in Bigly Sales' cutting-edge tools for Lead Generation and customizable landing pages. Thomas's commitment to efficiency and client appreciation positions Bigly Sales as a trailblazer in the tech industry, showcasing his ongoing dedication to enhancing the sales experience through the power of artificial intelligence.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Thomas Ryan discuss:

• The Impact of AI on Business Operations: Gain insights into how AI is revolutionizing workflow efficiency and decision-making processes in organizations.
• Implementing AI Tools in Sales Processes: Discover how to leverage AI to optimize sales strategies and enhance customer interactions for improved conversion rates.
• Enhancing Cybersecurity with AI: Learn how AI is transforming cybersecurity for businesses, providing advanced threat detection and proactive defense mechanisms.
• Accessible AI for Smaller Companies: Explore the possibilities of integrating AI solutions into the operations of smaller businesses, leveling the playing field with larger competitors.
• The Evolution of AI Technology Capabilities: Uncover the latest advancements in AI technology and how they are reshaping the business landscape.

"I think the best skill you can use is how to use AI right now.”

“The revolution is here. We need to be on board.”

— Thomas Ryan

Connect with Thomas Ryan:  

Website URL: https://biglysales.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biglysales/  (902 followers)

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR120Q_VlAzeoa1QSGU8gGA  (499 Subscribers)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BiglySales01 / (1.3 K followers)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-ryan-5302751 / (3359 followers)

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Dane Jensen is the CEO of Third Factor, an acclaimed speaker, an instructor at Queen’s University and the University of North Carolina, a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and The Power of Pressure (HarperCollins).

Dane oversees Third Factor’s leadership development programs to leading firms across North America, including SAP, RBC, Uber, Twitter, the USGA, etc. In addition, he teaches in the Full-Time and Executive MBAs at Queen’s Smith School of Business in Canada. He is Affiliate Faculty with UNC Executive Development at the Kenan-Flagler Business School in Chapel Hill.

In addition to his corporate work, Dane works extensively with athletes, coaches, leaders, and Boards across Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic sport system to enhance National competitiveness. He has worked as an advisor to Senior Executives in 23 countries on five continents and is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Dane Jensen discuss:

• The different types and flavors of pressure
• Seeing patterns in pressure 
• How to make your pressure an ally rather than a foe
• Managing conflict productively 

Key Takeaways:

• Pressure can be uncomfortable, and there are downsides, but what gets people through high-pressure times is the energy that comes with the stress. 
• Bring your pressure into awareness. Once you’re aware of what you’re feeling, you can give yourself the freedom to choose. Harness pressure as an energy, or get burned by it. 
• As a leader, when you see negative emotion in your team, you want to surface it and figure out what you can do with it. 
• When resolving conflict, you have two good options. First, you can have some space and wait for each other to cool down. Or you can also try bringing your emotions into awareness and choose to switch into the perspective that others might be right. 
• You don’t have to agree with what others believe, but until you’re able to bring people into a place where they feel like they’re being heard and that you understand, it’s doubtful that they’ll be open to influence or understand you as well. 

"Pressure is a form of energy; it’s a double-edged sword. Electricity can heat our house, run our stove and our air-conditioning but it can also burn your house down. Because it is energy, it can be helpful, but if left unchecked, it can lead to the garden path." —  Dane Jensen.

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dane Jensen:  

Website: https://www.thirdfactor.com/the-power-of-pressure/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaneJensen

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danejensen/

  

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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About Jeff Patterson:

Jeff Patterson, from Portland, OR, USA, has over 36 years of experience practicing and teaching meditative and martial arts. He is the founder of The Yielding Warrior and Northwest Fighting Arts/Portland Tai Chi Academy, where he emphasizes the transformative power of meditative and martial arts practices, particularly the concept of yielding. He has published two books and hundreds of instructional videos, created The Yielding Warrior online program, and has worked with thousands of students from around the world.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Jeff Patterson discuss:

• Managing stress through meditative practices
• The benefits of consistent meditation routines
• Integrating meditation and martial arts
• The concept of yielding in physical and mental practices
• Ways to develop personalized meditation programs

Key Takeaways:

• Developing a daily meditation routine, even for 20 minutes, can significantly improve mental clarity, emotional stability, and overall well-being.
• Yielding in both physical and mental contexts—like moving with an opponent's force in martial arts or adapting one's mindset during conflicts—allows for strategic and effective responses with minimal resistance.
• Incorporating active meditation, such as focusing on the breath, or performing mindful movements, reinforces a continuous state of mindfulness and enhances formal meditation sessions.
• Regular practice of meditation and martial arts deepens self-connection, improving physical coordination, empathy, creativity, and leadership skills.
• Applying the concept of 'yielding'—embracing physical, mental, and emotional flexibility—improves interpersonal dynamics, leading to better conflict resolution and harmonious interactions.

"Meditation isn't meant to be a hobby we do once in a while. It's meant to be a way of life, and we want to try to integrate these practices into everything we do.” — Jeff Patterson

Connect with Jeff Patterson:  

Website: https://www.theyieldingwarrior.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-patterson-b691819/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaichiYielding/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theyieldingwarrior/

Unlock your potential with Jeff’s "The Yielding Warrior"—get your free copy today to boost focus, reduce stress, and thrive in life: theyieldingwarrior.com/book

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Dr. Paul J. Zak is a Professor at Claremont Graduate University and is ranked in the top 0.3% of most-cited scientists with over 180 published papers and more than 19,000 citations to his research. Paul’s two decades of research have taken him from the Pentagon to Fortune 50 boardrooms to the rainforest of Papua New Guinea. Along the way, he helped start several interdisciplinary fields including neuroeconomics, neuro management, and neuromarketing. He has written three general audience books and is a regular TED speaker. His newest book is Immersion: The Science of the Extraordinary and Source of Happiness.

Paul is also a four-time tech entrepreneur; his current company, Immersion Neuroscience, is a software platform that allows anyone to measure what the brain loves in real-time to improve outcomes in entertainment, education and training, live events and to help people sustain emotional wellness. He frequently appears in the media in such places as Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, Fox & Friends, and ABC Evening News, and his work has been reported in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time, The Economist, Scientific American, Fast Company, Forbes, and various podcasts. Fun fact: he is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and has created dialog for two movies.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Paul J. Zak discuss:

• The suite of chemicals associated with cooperation
• What is immersion? 
• Creating an immersive culture 
• Keeping your employees productive and satisfied 

Key Takeaways:

• The neurological chemicals associated with the feeling of safety, purposefulness, and motivation are this suite of chemicals: oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin. 
• Immersion is a neurological status in which a person has an emotional commitment to what’s happening or what they’re involved in. 
• Creating an immersive culture starts with establishing psychological safety. Then, build trust and relationships with each other. Lastly, make sure that people are clear about where the organization is at and where it’s going. 
• Human resource is becoming very scarce. That’s why, as employers, you have to do your best to keep people working for you and to keep them productive and satisfied. You’ve got to help your employee see what is it that they love doing and put them in that position for them to be continually satisfied. 

"I'm a big believer in the inverted pyramid: It's the people on the bottom who are creating value so my job as a leader is to be of service to them, to help them be more productive and to be more satisfied." —  Paul J. Zak
 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Paul J. Zak:  

Website: https://www.getimmersion.com/ | https://pauljzak.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pauljzak

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-zak-91123510/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

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See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Do you want to achieve success and balance by prioritizing personal fulfillment? Discover the solution as we delve into Peter Schroeder's journey of resilience and innovation, where he transformed from a burned-out DJ to the visionary founder of a successful phone company. Join us to uncover profound insights on how adversities can catalyze transformative business strategies and personal growth.

About Peter Schroeder:

Peter Schroeder is a groundbreaking force in music, entrepreneurship, and technology. As a multi-award-winning DJ and visionary founder of Telzio, a unified communications company, he has redefined work and communication, making tasks seamless and efficient.

With over two decades of innovation, Peter has collaborated with industry giants like Facebook, Samsung, and Airbnb.

From a young age, Peter captivated audiences as a radio host and appeared on popular TV shows in Denmark. He founded Scandinavia's largest artist community at just 14 years old, later selling it to pursue his passion for music. As one of Denmark's top DJs, he earned over 20 platinum records, 40 gold records, and a triple nomination for the prestigious Danish DJ awards.

Despite challenges, including surviving a plane crash and embracing fatherhood with twins, Peter's spirit knows no bounds, inspiring those around him.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Peter Schroeder discuss:

• Overcoming adversity and thriving: Peter Schroeder's journey of resilience.
• Creating a successful phone company with minimal investment: A blueprint for entrepreneurial success.
• Thriving in competition: Pelzio's approach to rivaling larger companies.
• Mastering prioritization and avoiding burnout: Key to sustainable success.
• Nurturing personal fulfillment and self-care: The ultimate path to balance and achievement.

"If someone tells me no or tells me this cannot be done, then it fuels me. And I'm definitely going to show you that it can be done. There's no doubt about it.” — Peter Schroeder

Connect with Peter Schroeder:  

Website URL: https://peterschroeder.com/  and https://telzio.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petefox/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peterrankschroeder

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrankschroeder/   

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@peterrankschroeder/streams

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez


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See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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About Nick Shaw:

Nick Shaw is the co-founder and CEO of RP Strength, a company that has helped millions of individuals worldwide achieve peak physical fitness. RP Strength is recognized as a global leader in hypertrophy training, with its YouTube channel reaching tens of millions of viewers each month. Nick has personally coached numerous elite athletes, including CrossFit Games champions, international weightlifting medalists, UFC fighters, Navy SEALs, and Olympians. Under his leadership, RP Strength has sold hundreds of thousands of books on nutrition, training, recovery, and healthy habit formation.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Nick Shaw discuss:

• Role of digital platforms in scaling businesses
• Importance of evidence-based approaches in fitness and health
• Power of social media for driving brand growth and engagement
• Strategies for maintaining motivation in fitness and business
• Challenges and rewards of prioritizing key growth opportunities

Key Takeaways:

• Transitioning services from in-person to digital formats can help businesses reach a wider audience while reducing time and resource constraints.
• Sharing customer success stories and results on social media can amplify brand growth and generate organic engagement.
• Catering specifically to a targeted, well-defined group of customers often leads to higher satisfaction and better business outcomes, especially for advanced or specialized services.
• Saying "no" to smaller or less profitable opportunities helps businesses concentrate their efforts on high-impact projects, leading to more sustainable growth.
• Regularly posting engaging and informative content on digital platforms not only builds an audience but can also generate direct revenue and drive product sales.

"Saying ‘no’ more often allows you to focus on the bigger opportunities, and that’s led to some pretty serious growth for us in the last year and a half.” — Nick Shaw

Connect with Nick Shaw:  

Website: https://rpstrength.com/

Book: Fit For Success - Lessons on Achievement and Leading Your Best Life: https://www.amazon.com/Fit-Success-Lessons-Achievement-Leading/dp/0578765551

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfQgsKhHjSyRLOp9mnffqVg

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-shaw-b078068b/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nick.shaw.rp/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Have you ever heard these myths about workplace inclusivity? Myth #1: Inclusivity is just another buzzword and doesn't impact organizational success. Myth #2: Hiring diverse talent means compromising on qualifications and skills. Myth #3: Inclusivity efforts only benefit underrepresented groups, neglecting the needs of the majority of employees. Stay tuned as Dr. James Pogue debunks these myths and reveals the truth about the importance of inclusivity in organizations.

About Dr. James Pogue:

Dr. Pogue provides thought leadership to leaders and organizations to push them to address Diversity, Inclusion, and Bias (DIBs)™; directly and significantly. As the President and CEO of JP Enterprises, he has spearheaded the development of The DIBs Model™, a critical component of the organization’s work and success. An outgrowth of research and grounded in theory, this model spawned the DIBs Assessment ™, a tool used to measure where an organization, team, or individual is on their diversity journey, thus providing the best opportunity for strategic recommendations and change. 

Dr. Pogue is also the creator of The No-Nonsense Experience™, a diversity discussion series that leverages cohort learning and emergent best practices to keep participants in ‘The RIGHT Kind of Uncomfortable’™. Dr. Pogue supports leaders in making decisions that attract, engage, and retain talent at all levels; and deepens the learning around diversity, inclusion, and bias.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Dr. James Pogue discuss how to:

• Enhance workplace productivity and innovation through a focus on inclusivity.
• Drive better customer satisfaction and loyalty by creating a diverse and inclusive workforce.
• Measure and track inclusivity to identify areas for improvement and set meaningful goals.
• Provide individualized coaching and professional development plans to support the growth and success of all employees.
• Foster senior leader buy-in for inclusivity to establish a culture of diversity from the top down.

"Equality is giving everyone the same thing, but equity is about giving people what they need to succeed. We can't expect everyone to thrive if we don't provide the necessary support and resources. ” — Dr. James Pogue

Connect with Dr. James Pogue:  

Website URL: www.jamespogue.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-h-pogue-ph-d-4813338/

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/JamesPoguePhD/?fref=ts&_rdc=1&_rdr

X/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesPoguePhD

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamespoguephd/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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As CEO, Heather leans into her passion for listening – to the SignatureFD team, its clients, and the industry – to create and implement the organization’s vision and mission to impact the lives of 10,000 families.

Practicing a “coach with empathy” leadership style, Heather leverages her unique ability to harmonize people’s passions and talents to build teams and lead organizations that deliver excellent and inspiring client experiences.

Prior to joining SignatureFD in February of 2003, Heather was senior operations supervisor at a trust company, managing all portfolio and security operations. She also worked for an investment management firm in Marietta, Georgia, as a financial associate.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Heather Fortner discuss:

• What it takes to live a Net Worthwhile life 
• Shifting your mindset about money 
• Internal baggage on financial discussions 
• Developing financial literacy while young

Key Takeaways:

• Living a Net Worthwhile life means aligning your wealth in service to what you consider worthwhile in life. 
• Working on investing in what's worthwhile in your life starts with an internal mindshift. You have to trust the financial planning experts, because if you don’t learn to let go you’ll be stuck. 
• A lot of people carry a lot of baggage and a lot of fear around the discussion of money. This fear often causes people to become stuck. It takes some skill to have financial conversations. Letting go of those fears and baggage starts with identifying and discussing them. 
• Financial literacy should start young. We need to catch them while they are young before they are able to make any big decisions that would cost them huge consequences so that they’ll grow up as financially healthy and responsible adults. 
   

"We are able to meet people where they’re at, help them on the journey to identifying those things that are worthwhile to them but then we also have this beautiful, technical expertise to help them align all of their wealth to the service of those things they find worthwhile. The overlap of those two things is what we call ‘Net Worthwhile’." —  Heather Fortner

 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Heather Fortner:  
Website: https://signaturefd.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherfortner/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/signaturefd/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SignatureFD

  

Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla
  

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See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Bryan has been in the lawn care industry his entire working life starting with mowing neighbor’s lawns in high school to ultimately founding Peach Tree Inc, a market-leading landscape company in the southeast, and growing the firm to over 125 employees. In 2013 he navigated the successful acquisition of Peach Tree to Landscapes USA a national provider of commercial landscape services. The inspiration for GreenPal is born out of the frustration Bryan observed while operating the landscape business, and how difficult it is for homeowners to find, schedule, and pay a reliable small lawn care professional. Bryan is in charge of GreenPal’s strategic direction and growth to become the platform that powers the lawn care industry.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Bryan Clayton discuss:

• How culture can be an advantage
• Leaders are responsible for the culture 
• How you could fix a bad culture 
• Building a culture vs cultivating a culture

Key Takeaways:

• People choose companies based on how they feel and one of the things that affect how they feel about the company is its culture. 
• If you’re a leader in a space, then you are primarily responsible for the office culture. You get what you give out, your people reflect how you are and how you treat them. If going to work feels like a chain around your neck, guess how your team members feel. 
• If you want to fix your culture, focus on doing small things consistently and build up from there. Learn to genuinely care about the people in your company, know their names, and be sincerely curious about their lives and how they are doing. 
• Building a culture in your company is less like being a construction worker and more like being a gardener. The culture of your company needs constant tending, it’s not a project that has an endpoint - it’s a living thing that needs continuous nourishment and growth. 
  
   

"As the CEO, chief, boss, or whatever you call yourself, you get exactly the culture that you deserve.  You hired these people, you brought them on to the mission with you, and believe it or not, they are reflecting your level of enthusiasm." —  Bryan Clayton
 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Bryan Clayton:  
Website: https://www.yourgreenpal.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-clayton-a96b33214

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanmclayton/   

Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla
  

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Joanne Newlund:

Joanne Newlund is a coach and facilitator at Mission Facilitators.  She works to help individual leaders and their teams understand, use, and perfect their leadership and the creative side of leading teams and companies.  Joanne has advanced training in executive coaching, and emotional intelligence, and has owned and led several successful businesses. At Mission Facilitators, she is a senior associate with experience in coaching and facilitating team-building training for small to large companies, such as Microsoft, Boeing, Parker Aerospace, San Marco Unified School District, ExxonMobil, HonorHealth, Salt River Project, and Geiger-Cribbins.

Joanne’s belief matches McKinsey and Company’s 10-year global study of senior knowledge workers that found employees who spend the most time trusting their intuition and experiencing the creative state of “flow" are up to five times more effective than their counterparts. 

Joanne’s three-part process overlays her coaching, speaking, and training.  

1. Discovering.  Getting to the ‘root cause’ by listening and asking probing questions, 

2. Preparing.  Developing game plans for her clients, 

3. Leading.  Reframing and suggesting new approaches.   

Joanne speaks on leadership, using intuition in decision-making and team building.  She has traveled worldwide and led or owned healthcare, design, and home construction companies. She spends most of her time now in Bend, Oregon, or Phoenix, Arizona.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Joanne Newlund discuss:

• The importance of fostering creativity, active listening, and the establishment of connection through intuitive coaching practices.
• Adapting leadership and innovation strategies in a rapidly changing technological landscape and workforce demographic.
• Tackling the psychological challenges in innovation, emphasizing the essential balance of work, rest, and mindfulness.
• Incorporating play and purpose into leadership to prevent burnout and to embrace change with enthusiasm and adaptability.
• Providing listeners with practical advice, innovative tools, and compelling examples to transform leadership and encourage personal growth.

Key Takeaways:

• Talent and creativity in podcasts serve as sources of inspiration, as well as reflective opportunities to maximize one's potential.
• The synergy of a shared vision fosters a productive work environment, which is essential for couples working together professionally.
• Embracing a rebranding that resonates with the evolving landscape of leadership reflects the need for discourse on broader themes to remain relevant in business.
• Leadership and innovation extend beyond mere skills; they require a mindset that cultivates creativity, adaptability, and the capacity to embrace rapidly advancing changes.
• Understanding and harnessing the power of brain science can empower individuals to manage the pace of innovation without succumbing to the pressures of constant change.

"You have to take the time to allow yourself to play, to be able to refill yourself.” — Joanne Newlund

Connect with Joanne Newlund:  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-newlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joanne.newlund

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jnewlund/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

I once heard some of the best poetry is written by mathematicians.  I notice this oddity in our work.  I find some of the most creative people we encounter are engineers, scientists and IT professionals.   Innovation and creativity, it seems, is not just for the actors, marketers and artists.  A balance between analysis and creativity, data and out of the box thinking create a wonderful balance, and a desirable leader within a company.  

My next guest on the Business of Intuition possesses that balance, and more.  Bill Serva has been working in IT for over 20 years across several different industries including foodservice distribution, grocery, and not for profit companies. For the last 9 years, he has worked for Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona and is currently the Vice President of Information Technology. 

Bill may not identify himself as intuitive, but clearly, he has a way of tapping into a cousin of intuition, creativity, and uses it to transform the way Goodwill of Central and Northern AZ is seeking to fulfill its vision of ending poverty in Arizona through the power of work.  He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Arizona and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

In this episode Dean and Bill discuss:

• Intuition as something that comes naturally, versus something you have to work at intentionally.
• How important it is when people have ideas or a gut feeling about things to let them explore it and see where it goes before shutting it down.
• Stepping outside of the data and the ground floor to see from a higher vantage point, and make connections from a different perspective.

Key Takeaways: 

• People stop creating and listening to their gut about things if they know that you're not going to listen.
• Good leaders surround themselves with people that balance out their weaknesses.
• If we want to work in an environment of trust, we need to be honest, which sometimes means having a hard conversation.
• Be teachable. Ask questions and reach out to other people that are good at whatever it is that you want to be good at.

Great resources 

The innovator’s dilemma.  

Blue ocean strategy 

Connect with Bill Serva:

Website: www.billserva.com

LinkedIn: Bill Serva - VP of IT - Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona

Email: bserva@gmail.com

Connect with Dean Newlund:  

Twitter: Mission Facilitators (@mfileadership)

Facebook: Mission Facilitators - Home

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

Email: info@mfileadership.com  

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Chip Conley:

Chip Conley is a renowned entrepreneur, best-selling author, and dynamic speaker celebrated for his innovative approach to leadership and hospitality. He founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality, transforming a single boutique hotel into the second-largest boutique hotel brand in the United States. In 2013, he joined Airbnb as Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, mentoring its Millennial founders and guiding the company to become the world’s most valuable hospitality brand. Inspired by his own midlife journey and experiences, Chip co-founded the Modern Elder Academy (MEA) in 2018, the world’s first midlife wisdom school. Located in Baja California, MEA helps individuals navigate midlife transitions and cultivate a renewed sense of purpose.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Chip Conley discuss:

• Happiness, Wisdom, and Emotional Growth in the Second Half of Life
• The role of emotional intelligence in aging and leadership
• Cultivating awe and wisdom
• Redefining aging and the midlife experience
• Social infrastructure and community building

Key Takeaways:

• The "U-curve of happiness" shows that after hitting a low point around age 47-50, people often experience increasing happiness due to emotional intelligence and growing contentment.
• Midlife can be seen as a chrysalis for personal transformation, offering opportunities to repurpose one’s life rather than succumbing to societal narratives of crisis.
• Viewing friendship as a practice, with intentional deep conversations and emotional openness, strengthens connections and provides resilience during challenges.
• Reframing aging involves shifting from a negative perception of decline to a positive focus on growth, allowing midlife to become a transformative period for cultivating wisdom, discovering purpose, and fostering meaningful connections.

"Our painful life lessons are the raw material for our future wisdom.” — Chip Conley

Connect with Chip Conley:  

Website: https://chipconley.com/ & https://www.meawisdom.com/

Email: chip@chipconley.com

Book: https://chipconley.com/my-books/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chipconleysf/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Katie Burkhart is the mastermind behind mlOS™, the system for running a purpose-driven business, and has quickly become one of the go-to experts in the space. She's a serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, minimalist designer, jargon slayer, and sharp communicator. She synthesizes connections that enable humans to make the most of the time they invest in their work.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Katie Burkhart discuss:

• What does a non-purpose-driven organization look like
• Being efficient for a purpose 
• The first step to being a purpose-driven company
• Adapting your mission and vision 

Key Takeaways:

• A company that's not purpose-driven is hyper-focused on efficiency - their most significant concern is how they can make as much money as possible and nothing else. 
• Efficiency for efficiency's sake doesn't work for human beings. Efficiency is excellent, but it's a means to an end - the end being your organization's purpose. 
• The first step to becoming a purpose-driven company is to listen. Listen to your team, listen to your leaders, listen to your customers, and of course, listen to your intuition. We need to understand what's happening and engage our people in what must be done while getting the leadership involved. 
• It could last you for a hundred years if you set a powerful purpose. However, do check your mission and vision statement - once a year for the former and once every three years for the latter at least. We live in a world that constantly changes, and our mission and vision can adapt to that while still being aligned to our purpose. 

 "Money is not the purpose of the company; it's the outcome of effectively pursuing your focus purpose… Making money as a resource, not as the goal…" — Katie Burkhart

See Dean's TedTalk "Why Business Needs Intuition" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Katie Burkhart: 

Website: www.matterlogic.co

Medium: https://medium.com/matterlogic | https://medium.com/@katieburkhart

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/matterlogic | https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharineburkhart

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

As Chief Sales Energizer, Alice is internationally known for her expertise in elevating sales to increase valuation for companies with a B2B sale with exceptional growth potential. Her passion is to strategize with CEOs, company leaders, and their sales leadership to build strategies that find new business and grow existing accounts. Her clients love her spirit and the way she energizes their sales organization. She's the host of the popular podcast Sales Talk for CEOs. In addition, Alice dedicates time to local entrepreneurs by teaching at the University of Nevada in the entrepreneurship minor she helped inspire. Alice also serves on the board of several growing companies to energize and elevate their sales. When she is not guiding CEOs to promote their sales, she can be found hanging out with her family, walking, snow skiing, sailing in Lake Tahoe, volunteering in the community, or reading a book in her backyard.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Alice Heiman discuss:

• How organizations can survive and succeed
• Having a Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C
• Agility and authenticity in communication
• Prioritizing customer experience

Key Takeaways:

• The world is constantly changing - the most agile and flexible companies will survive and succeed. If you've successfully pivoted this year, get ready to do it again!
• There's a saying that if you need to have a plan b and a c, then your plan a isn't good enough - but that's not true in modern reality. Give some space in your strategy for flexibility. Prepare for the event when things don't go your way.
• Make virtual calls better by making them more interactive and more similar to their pre-pandemic counterpart, but at the same time, be prepared to adjust to what other people are comfortable with doing.
• The CEOs whose companies will win are CEOs who look entirely differently at making sales today. Sales aren't about the sellers or the tools, it's about how customers want to buy, and sellers aren't the only ones impacting the customer experience.

 "Ask this simple question: 'What are we doing to make it easier to be our customer and harder to be our competitor?' That's it." — Alice Heiman

See Dean's TedTalk "Why Business Needs Intuition" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I.

Check out Alice's recommended vineyard: https://halleckvineyard.com/. 

 Connect with Alice Heiman: 

Website: https://aliceheiman.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/aliceheiman

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliceheiman/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AliceHeimanLLC

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceheiman   

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Alejandra Slatapolsky is a communications and marketing leader with over 20 years of experience in B2B financial services, fintech, and technology. She has helped dozens of companies expand their businesses and create awareness through thought leadership strategies. She has designed and implemented successful communication strategies drawing from a background in marketing, strategic event planning, journalism, public relations, digital strategies, and education.

Ms. Slatapolsky is currently the Co-Founder of Scalto, a creative consultancy focused on helping companies become truly scalable, from a branding and communications perspective. 

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Alejandra Slatapolsky discuss:

• Ways on how you could find your passion 
• How important personal branding is for interviewees 
• Finding your audience in the right place 
• The difference between connections and relationship 

Key Takeaways:

• Figure out your message, your passion, or your “why”. A good way to find it is to ask yourself what makes you tick or what makes you angry. 
• Your personal branding as an interviewee is important. A resume is in essence a document of showing who you are, what you got, and how you want to be perceived. Present yourself and present your passion. 
• Reaching out to your ideal audience is a matter of finding the right forum or the right place to share your brand and your message. Each forum has a specific subculture that you have to explore in order to communicate effectively. 
• There’s a big difference between connection and relationship. Technology has made creating connections a lot easier but it isn’t a good substitute for solid, real-world relationships. 
   

"What makes you angry… that’s a way of finding your passion." —  Alejandra Slatapolsky

 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Alejandra Slatapolsky:  
Website: www.scalto.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandraslatapolsky

Twitter: https://twitter.com/aleslata

  

Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Our guest today is Adam Alfia, a serial entrepreneur, and the Founder & Managing Director at Real Time Feedback. Real Time Feedback is an award-winning customer engagement platform that allows customers & employees in your stores/venues to easily & instantly communicate with management. By using smart QR codes, customers/guests & employees can easily let management know not only about issues and concerns as they happen, but also about employee accolades as well as recognition. Adam is a customer service aficionado and can’t stand when companies deliver a sub-par experience. He hopes that Real Time Feedback will help companies learn more about customer experiences as they happen and give them a chance to correct the issues. Adam Alfia graduated from SMU in only 2.5 years on an academic scholarship and started a European auto repair shop, motivated by a business plan project assigned by his professor. Within five years, he expanded the auto repair facility to four locations and sold them all in 2005 for $7.5m.

In 2010 Adam secured a national contract with Infiniti, the auto manufacturer, to include the personal assistant service on every vehicle they sell. Since then, his company Maestro has grown to include Nissan, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, and Subaru. Along the way, Adam has launched a successful chain of restaurants called Shell Shack. Adam has 6 kids and has been involved in over 25 businesses thus far.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Adam Alfia discuss:

• What customers want from giving feedback 
• Why it’s important to act upon people’s feedback 
• The two benefits of making feedback accessible
• Don’t be afraid of asking for feedback 

Key Takeaways:

• Consumers rarely ever get something in return for sharing information based on their experience. What they really want is for somebody to respond immediately when they give feedback. 
• The customer experience would be absurd when they see the feedback they submitted immediately realized in the establishment. Seeing their feedback come to life will make the customer feel heard and cared for. 
• When you have immediate feedback freely available in the area of your business, there are two benefits. If it’s positive feedback, you can turn that into a google review and if it’s negative feedback, then you can catch that review and respond accordingly before it turns into a bad review. 
• Don’t be afraid of asking for feedback. It’s better to hear it and be hurt in the present than to keep going forward unaware of what is eventually going to cause your business’s downfall. 

  
"Not only does the customer have something to say that they want a response, they want a response now." —  Adam Alfia

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I
 

Connect with Adam Alfia:  

Website: https://www.realtimefeedback.com/

Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/GetFeedbackNow

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GiveFeedbackNow/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamalfia/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/real-timefeedback/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaadnwAH1Q9U2pq5r3iapnQ

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Geoff Thatcher :

Geoff Thatcher is the founder and CEO of Creative Principals, an experienced design firm delivering creative leadership for world-class brand experiences, corporate visitor centers, museums, theme parks, and more.

From the Al Ain Zoo in the UAE to the Zippo Museum in Bradford, PA, Creative Principals has worked with attractions both big and small. Whether it’s the Petronas AMG Formula 1 Team or quarterbacks at the College Football Hall of Fame, he knows how to bring great stories to life in some of the world’s most memorable experiences.  

Geoff has been in the experience industry for 40+ years, and as a creative leader has worked on everything from the opening ceremonies for the Rio 2007 Pan American Games to the grand opening of Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi, the world's largest indoor theme park, in 2018. 

Before starting Creative Principals, he worked as Executive Creative Director at The Brand Experience, where he led a talented team of writers, designers, videographers, programmers, producers, and multi-media experts who delivered award-winning brand experiences for Fortune 500 companies, including Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, and IBM.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Geoff Thatcher discuss:

• The intersection of creativity and leadership for transformative outcomes.
• Overcoming the challenges of getting teams to adopt and implement creative visions.
• Identifying individual strengths and weaknesses within teams to promote creativity.
• Client engagement in the creative process and managing expectations for novel ideas.
• The transformative impact of AI tools on creative processes including design and concept illustration.

Key Takeaways:

• The fusion of innovation and visionary guidance is crucial for actualizing creative ideas, illustrating that leadership is as much about nurturing others' ideas as it is about having them.
• A fertile ground for innovation and collaborative success is created when each team member's unique talents and 'allowable weaknesses' are acknowledged.
• Involving clients and team members in the genesis of an idea fosters a sense of ownership and eases the adoption process.
• Artificial intelligence is reshaping the landscape of creativity, as Dean Newlund and Geoff Thatcher explore tools like Mid Journey, DALL-E, and Suno, recognizing their dual role as enablers and disruptors in the artistic realm.
• As brought to life by the collaborative production of an AI-composed song, embracing the synergy between human ingenuity and artificial intelligence blossoms into extraordinary and pioneering creations.

"What scores the highest...is combining human creativity with AI and working together to create something special.” — Geoff Thatcher 

Connect with Geoff Thatcher:  

Website URL: https://www.creativeprincipals.com/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/geoffthatcher

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffthatcher/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geoffthatcher/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Nick Morgan: 

About Dr. Nick Morgan: He is one of America’s top communication theorists and coaches. He is a passionate teacher committed to helping people find clarity in their thinking and ideas and then delivering them with panache.  Fortune 50 companies have commissioned him to write for many CEOs and presidents.  He has coached people to give Congressional testimony, appear on the Today Show, and deliver unforgettable TED talks.  He has worked widely with political and educational leaders.  And he has himself spoken, led conferences, and moderated panels at venues around the world.  His latest book, on virtual communication, is Can You Hear Me? published by Harvard in 2018.  

Nick’s methods, which are well-known for challenging conventional thinking, have been published worldwide.  His acclaimed book on public speaking, Working the Room:  How to Move People to Action through audience-centered Speaking, was published by Harvard in 2003 and reprinted in paperback in 2005 as Give Your Speech, Change the World:  How to Move Your Audience to Action.  His book on authentic communications, Trust Me, was published by Jossey-Bass in January 2009.   His book on brain science and communication, Power Cues, was published by Harvard in 2014.  

Nick served as editor of the Harvard Management Communication Letter from 1998 – 2003.  In addition, he has written hundreds of articles for local and national publications.  Nick is a former Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.    After earning his PhD. in literature and rhetoric, Nick spent several years teaching Shakespeare and Public Speaking at the University of Virginia, Lehigh University, and Princeton University.  He first started writing speeches for Virginia Governor Charles S. Robb and found his own communications consulting organization, Public Words, in 1997.    Nick attributes his success to his honest and direct approach that challenges even the most confident orators to rethink how they communicate.  

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Nick Morgan discuss:

• Blindspots in communication 
• Some tips on dealing with nerves 
• Overcoming limitations in virtual communications 
• Delegating tasks during a meeting

Key Takeaways:

• Our fear response when communicating is a primordial instinct that is not relevant in our current day anymore. The tribe will not leave you to die to apex predators if you say something the wrong way anymore. 
• Redefine nervousness into a feeling of fun, thrill, or excitement - like lining up for a rollercoaster ride. 
• Virtual communications mess with our senses, and that affects our ability to communicate well and understand others. To combat this, play with the space a bit, use more hand gestures and try not to look at the screen that shows your face. 
• Delegate an MC to keep track of and encourage audience participation in the meeting. It has to be someone other than the speaker, and it would be too much to handle for one person. 
   

"All virtual relationships degrade over time; you need to have face-to-face meetings with business folks you have long-term relationships with." —  Nick Morgan.

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Nick Morgan:  

Website: https://publicwords.com/ | http://drnickmorgan.com/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/DrNickMorgan

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drnickmorgan

  

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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In a world where James Fair seemed destined for mediocrity, an unexpected twist of fate sent him hurtling towards a transformative journey of personal growth. From the depths of low self-esteem and limited opportunities, he defied the odds and rose above his circumstances. But just as James thought he had conquered his demons, a new challenge emerged, threatening to unravel everything he had worked so hard for. Stay tuned as we delve into the gripping tale of James Fair's resilience and leadership, where the path to success takes an unexpected turn…

About James Fair:

With over 35 years of experience in IT, 30 years in Leadership, and a dozen years in the interpersonal workspace, James Fair combines his love for IT and cybersecurity with his passion for Leadership development.

Now, James teaches other IT professionals and IT Leaders how to be their best.  He believes in creating high-performance teams through people-first focused leadership.  From corporate teams to individual coaching, James leads with passion and purpose.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and James Fair discuss how to:

• Develop resilience by learning key strategies for personal transformation in leadership.
• Embrace change and confront fears to unlock personal growth and achieve success in your career.
• Discover the transformative power of rock-bottom moments and how they can propel you forward in your leadership journey.
• Harness the importance of intuition and decision-making to make impactful life choices that lead to personal and professional fulfillment.
• Build trust with your team through open dialogue and courageous conversations that foster collaboration and growth.

"If you take care of the people, everything else will follow. ” — James Fair

Connect with James Fair: 

Website URL: https://www.executech.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmfair/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Executech/

X/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/executech  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/executech

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Marilyn Gist, Ph.D., is an executive coach, researcher, professor, and author of  The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility: Thriving Organizations & Great Results. Gist’s work has garnered over 12,000 citations. She is a Howard University graduate with years of teaching at the University of Washington and Seattle University. Her academic career spans the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Washington where she held the Boeing Endowed Professorship of Business Management, and Seattle University where she served as Associate Dean, Professor of Management, and Executive Director of the Center for Leadership Formation. 

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Marilyn Gist discuss:

• Leaders with humility and self-awareness.
• Increasing employee engagement and happiness. 
• Establishing company-wide leadership and employee behavior expectations.
• The six keys to leader humility.

Key Takeaways:

• Leaders need to have the correct balance and ratio of confidence to reserve. 
• When someone’s dignity is supported, you get more effort and engagement from them.
• Take the time to consider and understand the needs and stressors that people have endured through the pandemic.
• The founder and CEO aren’t more important than any other employee in the company. Let your behavior as a leader tell your employees that know, see and respect them. 
   

"Nobody’s self-worth is more important than anyone else’s." —  Marilyn Gist

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Marilyn Gist:  

Website: https://www.marilyngist.com/

              https://www.mgleadership.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarilynGistPhD

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilyngistphd/

Email: marilyn@marilyngist.com

  

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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In this powerful and insightful episode, leadership coach Gerardo Sagat shares his journey of infusing empathy and intuition into the world of leadership. Discover the power of Vebate, a format designed to involve stakeholders in corporate decisions, and learn how Gerardo's show "Out as Humans" combines performing arts, powerful questioning, and storytelling to liberate the humanity of world leaders.

About Gerardo Segat:

With 20 years of experience in the family office industry, Gerardo Segat transitioned his career in 2016, becoming a certified coach with the International Coach Federation (ICF). Since 2017, he has focused on leadership coaching, aiming to humanize leaders and organizations worldwide.

As an active member of YPO for over a decade, Gerardo founded and chaired two chapters, contributing significantly to the organization's growth.

Gerardo is known for his innovative approach to coaching, having developed various programs and formats, including corporate coaching, decision-making debates, and interview techniques. His latest creation, "Out As Humans," is a performing arts show designed for C-level executives.

Outside of work, Gerardo enjoys heli-skiing and deejaying, balancing his passion for adventure with creative pursuits.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Gerardo Segat discuss some key topics:

• Gerardo Sagat aims to infuse leadership with empathy and intuition by connecting leaders to their humanity
• Gerardo shares a story about how his intuition led him to an unexpected meeting with an Italian prime minister, changing his career path
• Gerardo helped mediate a high-stakes soccer club negotiation between an Italian prime minister and a potential buyer
• The speaker focuses on coaching world leaders and top executives to help humanize them and their organizations
• Gerardo created "Out as Humans," a show combining performing arts, powerful questioning, and storytelling to liberate the humanity of world leaders
• Vebate, or voting debate, is a format created by Gerardo to involve stakeholders in corporate decision-making

"Humanity makes the impossible become possible. Humanity turns intuition, which is your safety, into clarity.” — Gerardo Segat

Connect with Gerardo Segat:  

Website URL: www.gerardosegat.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gerardosegat

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Kelly Beattie is the President at FirstStar Consulting Group and an expert in Train-the-Trainer programs for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Kelly started FirstStar to help individuals and organizations develop their staff and build their leadership teams - Emotional Intelligence is a critical element in how she teaches and trains. With nearly three decades of experience training top teams and executives on Emotional Intelligence, she has become a renowned leader in the area of leadership development.

As a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion expert, Kelly's approach to culture-building and change focuses on the importance of communicating complex topics and having difficult conversations in the workplace. She provides teams and executives with the tools they need to feel emotionally comfortable dealing with some of the most contentious social topics today. As a teacher, her focus on the importance of communication, empathetic leadership, and emotional growth give business leaders relevant insights into managing people better.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Kelly Beattie discuss:

• Getting people into challenging conversations in a climate of fear
• Receiving feedback that's difficult to hear  
• Accountability or blame, responsibility or fault
• Navigating through difficult conversations

Key Takeaways:

• Make it okay for people to speak truthfully and authentically. When you hear people out, don't outright say that they're wrong. Hear the feedback and hold it, accept it. 
• If somebody is telling you something difficult, regard it as something that's not a personal attack on you but something about a situation that happened. 
• Money is a temporary solution to a problem; organizations must look into the culture of people. People need to feel like the organization cares about them for them to be loyal to it. 
• Holding people accountable doesn't mean getting them to blame for something but instead getting people to take responsibility for their actions and be clear about how others can best support them in doing the role they got. 
• Don't be judgemental; lean into the conversation. Your goal shouldn't be to change someone's mind or attack someone's view but to understand the process and motivation behind how they came up with what they believe in. See it as something interesting, something fascinating and curious. 

 "The strongest of the leaders develops a team around them where everybody has ownership." — Kelly Beattie.

See Dean's TedTalk "Why Business Needs Intuition" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

 Connect with Kelly Beattie: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rkbeattie

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellybeattie1ststar/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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In this episode, our esteemed guest Rich Bruno, a seasoned supply chain leader who ran the New York City marathon in his early fifties, shares his profound journey and the lessons he's gleaned on becoming a well-balanced leader. Tune in to learn about Rich's inspiring journey and gain insights on creating a fulfilling work-life balance and planning for a fulfilling retirement.

About Rich Bruno:

As a 30-year career supply chain leader and recent Johnson & Johnson retiree, Rich led numerous teams and divisions, always focusing on talent management and development. For the last ten years, he’s been fortunate enough to live out his entrepreneurial spirit and lead two of the largest Max Challenge franchise locations as a successful Franchisee. In August 2019, he became a John Maxwell certified Coach, Speaker, and Trainer. In January 2020, he was honored to be appointed as First Vice President of the Old Bridge, Sayreville, and South Amboy Chamber of Commerce. The combination of Rich’s corporate experience, coupled with building successful businesses and helping to improve the lives of others through his coaching and consulting experience over the last four years, positions Rich to help C-suite executives, small business owners, leaders, and people looking to achieve work-life balance, and individuals planning their life post-retirement.

Rich’s philosophy is to give more than you get, live an intentional life of continuous improvement and total fulfillment, and embrace challenges as opportunities, not problems.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Rich Bruno discuss:

• Running for a Cause

Rich talks about his experience running the New York City marathon for Jar of Hope, a charity focused on battling Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 

• The Essence of Well-Balanced Leadership

Amidst the buzz around work-life balance and resilience, Rich and I delve into what truly constitutes a well-balanced leader—especially how to cut through fear and maintain equilibrium in both professional and personal spheres.

• Prioritizing for Fulfillment

Rich retired at 55 to focus on family and his small business. His advice is to do what you love, adjust priorities to meet all your needs, and avoid getting trapped in a life of one-dimensional pursuits.

• Retirement and Identity

It's a poignant reminder that planning and self-development are keys to a successful transition.

• Walking the Talk

In our roles as influencers and coaches, we stress the need to practice what we preach. Personal investments often reflect on our professional guidance, reinforcing the message of leading by example.

• Energy and Self-Care

It's about consciously making time for self-renewal to ensure the energy we give to others remains potent and pure.

"That's what the well-balanced corporate leader is all about. The philosophy there is, that you can have a totally fulfilled life so long as you're different, self-aware, and you shift priorities to make sure you're addressing the things that you need for yourself.” — Rich Bruno

Connect with Rich Bruno:  

Website URL: www.linktr.ee/richbrunoconsulting

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rbruno420/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@richbrunoconsulting8478

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richbrunoconsulting/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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There are two quotes that set the tone for this week’s The Business of intuition: “How you do one thing is how you do everything.”, which I heard from a yoga instructor, and, “wherever you go, there you are”, which is the title of a book by Jon Kabat-Zinn.  

Both quotes tell us:  

• We can never escape ourselves,
• Every action, relationship, experience contains a lesson,
• And, if we want to change the outside world, we first need to change ourselves.

My guest this week on The Business of Intuition teaches based on these principles.  Mr. Scott Gonzalez is a 7th degree black belt and owner of Desert Dragons Kenpo Karate. Scott conducts Kenpo seminars worldwide, and teaches hundreds of students, young and old, every week.  His art is not just Kenpo Karate, but the art of facilitating, seeing and drawing out the best in people, and helping his students make the connection between what happens on the karate mat and what happens at work, school or at home with family.  

In this fascinating discussion Scott shares many gems about life, art, intuition and reaching one’s highest and best potential.  

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Scott Gonzalez discuss:

•  Be present. This is where all innovation, creativity and connection happen,
• Take people where they are at, not where you want them to be,
• Help people transition from analytical to intuitive thinking. Provide a foundation (for karate that might be a foundation of techniques, kicking, striking, footwork), then encourage learning through asking questions, and give them time to learn at their own pace,
• Develop a personal relationship with everyone you work with,
• “Don’t be in fight”, when confronted with conflict. Negative energy meeting negative energy only creates more.  You can still maintain boundaries and hold people accountable without being in the fight. In fact, it’s more effective if you don’t match their negative energy,
• Create a personal challenge.  People won’t push themselves, won’t have the desire to transform if they don’t have a goal that will challenge them,
• Learn through your body. The physical holds the unconscious patterns and blocks.  By introducing new movement patterns, you break old physical and emotional patterns.

Key Takeaways:

• Being in a state of flow while assessing clients. Having a heightened sense of awareness, accessing the intuition, tuning into your feeling, and senses.
• Tuning into your mind and body’s ability to meld around things. Be able to move and not absorb negative energy, instead, allowing it to go through or around you.
• Use language in a way that helps people think in a different way through using their senses using their brains to create an image or story. 
• Build a personal relationship by giving your undivided attention. Make every person that you are working with feel special, even if it’s just for a few seconds. 
• Create direction by providing a challenge in building toward larger goals to enable a stronger person to emerge. 
   

"Combat is a battle of energy. Defend yourself but don’t engage in with the energy of anger and revenge.”   —  Scott Gonzalez

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I
 

Connect with Scott Gonzalez:  

Website: DesertDragonsAZ.com
Email: Scott@Desertdragonsaz.com
Facebook: Scott Gonzalez
                 Desert Dragons Kenpo Karate
Phone: 623-670-7979

  

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw
Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/
The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com
Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Kristen Braun
  

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See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Dave Valentine's insatiable drive for success nearly caused him to have a heart attack at 29, but his journey to prioritize his health and lead conscious, people-oriented businesses has resulted in explosive growth and success. While attaining sustainable business expansion through mindful leadership is a dream for many, look no further as Dave Valentine has the solution to help you attain your goal of building a successful venture with conscious leadership.

About Dave Valentine:

Dave Valentine owns seven businesses that have generated over a billion dollars collectively for over 1,000 clients, including major brands and Fortune 100 companies like Target, Time Magazine, and American Express. When his doctor asked him at the age of 29 “Are you prepared for your heart attack?” he realized he needed to learn how to scale businesses without the stress killing him. Dave now runs his companies from the mountains next to a river and three waterfalls.

Using conscious capitalism and an unconventional marketing approach, he was able to rapidly grow his businesses by investing money into his people instead of paid advertising. After selling his first business, he acquired 3 companies and has invested $3 million into companies this year. His mission is to employ over 200,000 people and revolutionize the way we reward good talent.

He wants to be so big that governments can’t ignore him because his companies take up too much of their GDP. Or, put simply … he wants to buy the freedom that was stolen by greedy individuals and corporations.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Dave Valentine discuss how to:

• Embrace the potential of conscious capitalism by leveraging remote work and value-driven marketing techniques to scale your business.
• Discover the connection between maintaining personal health and well-being, and driving business success.
• Identify the core values essential for both successful hiring and evaluating employees.
• Grasp the importance of mental and emotional resilience for powerful leadership and effective team-building.
• Master the art of setting and focusing on clear goals and expectations to stay aligned with your mission.

"It's taking the idea of the triple bottom line, we're going to care about not only our profits, but people and the planet as well.” —  Dave Valentine

Connect with Dave:  

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/david-valentine-95564891

Website URL: https://davevalentine.co/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/realdval

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realdavevalentine

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realdval/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Joe Keeley is a dynamic, yet thoughtful entrepreneur and conscious leader. As such, Keeley is the CEO and Co-founder of JustiFi Technologies, a venture-backed fintech business providing payments and fintech infrastructure and strategy for vertical SaaS platforms. JustiFi exists to accelerate the potential of vertical SaaS platforms by bringing optimized embedded payments and beyond payments fintech solutions to bear resulting in increased value for the platform of 3-5X with a remarkably lower cost of ownership.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Joe Keeley discuss:

• What is FinTech and what can it do for your business? 
• Disrupting yourself with FinTech
• Making relationships with your customers stickier 
• Preparing for a disruption 

Key Takeaways:

• FinTech allows companies to be able to provide services that traditionally only banks could, like storing money or giving their customers loans to avail of their products and services. 
• Open up your mind to the possibility of your company having FinTech potential. It’s a good way of disrupting yourself before another company can disrupt you. 
• Embedding financial products and services into your company’s ecosystem makes your relationship with your clients and customers stronger and stickier. There’s a lot of money to be made from implementing FinTech in your business. 
• If you want to prepare for disruption, you’ve got to think about how customers today and tomorrow would want their consumer experience to be. How would they like to interact? 

"By embedding financial products and services inside of one's ecosystem, you make that relationship more sticky. You're adding value to those customers, which makes you look good. It's also a defensive strategy, because you know, someone else is gonna have a harder time taking them away from you. The final kicker is, there's actually a lot of money to be made." —  Joe Keeley
 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Joe Keeley:  
Website: https://www.justifi.ai/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joekeeley/

  

Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla
  

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Robb Munger:

Robb Munger, founder of Exodus Place, advocates for transitional housing for homeless men. With a finance background, Munger built a leading financial firm in manufactured housing before joining the board of Guiding Light Mission. There, he revitalized a struggling rescue mission and converted a former state corrections facility into Michigan’s largest non-governmental transitional housing.

A former Army Officer, Munger’s dedication to service is evident in his philanthropic work and community development efforts. His collaboration with the Salvation Army and Goodwill in a small American town highlights an innovative approach to homelessness, demonstrating the impact of combining compassion with action. Under his leadership, this initiative showcases the power of collaborative community efforts in making a real difference.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Robb Munger discuss:

• Homelessness and its root causes
• The impact of mindset shifts on life outcomes
• Nonprofit leadership and social change
• Supporting communities and social responsibility
• Benefits of empathy in leadership

Key Takeaways:

• Treating homeless individuals like employees, with responsibility and respect, can drastically reduce recidivism rates, as shown by Exodus Place’s drop from 45-50% to just 1%.
• The most significant factor in solving homelessness is addressing personal issues first, like mental health and addiction, rather than simply providing housing.
• Emotional intelligence and asking deeper, upstream questions can reveal underlying issues leading to homelessness, like trauma or addiction, which allows for more effective intervention.
• Building a supportive organizational culture focused on love, compassion, and accountability helps empower both the individuals being served and the staff or volunteers providing aid.

"If you treat everybody as a person, as an individual, and you are with them when you are with them, it makes a big difference.” — Robb Munger

Connect with Robb Munger:  

Website: https://www.exodusplace.org/

Email: robb@robbmunger.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMrDXQpIbWhBJbOV-dhJQZA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbmunger/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExodusPlace/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/exodus.place.gr/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

In a world where many leaders overlook the importance of mental health, one CEO dared to break the mold. Brian Murray, the Chief Executive Officer at Ryan Companies, embarked on a journey that would forever change the workplace landscape. Little did he know, his personal struggles would become the driving force behind a movement that would transform the lives of his employees. But what was the unexpected twist that propelled Murray to become a champion for mental health? Stay tuned as we uncover the profound impact of his vulnerability and accountability on the Ryan Companies team.

About Brian Murray:

Brian Murray, currently the Chief Executive Officer of Ryan Companies, is responsible for overseeing the company's strategic initiatives, with a particular focus on organizational finances, operations, and administration. He joined Ryan in 2009, initially as Chief Financial Officer and later as Chief Operating Officer, where he led construction operations and shared services functions.

Brian actively engages with industry leaders through the Construction Industry Roundtable and serves as a board member of the PrairieCare Fund, promoting mental health awareness in schools. He also has a history of leadership, having been the former board chair of the Twin Cities Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, a college preparatory institution for under-resourced youth. His affiliations include the Construction Industry Roundtable, the PrairieCare Fund, and past roles on the boards of The Saint Paul Seminary, Saint John Vianney College Seminary, and the Catholic Community Foundation.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Brian Murray discuss how to:

• Cultivate a supportive workplace culture: Discover how to create an environment that fosters employee well-being and boosts team productivity.
• Empower leaders through empathy and vulnerability: Learn the transformative power of empathy and vulnerability in building strong and effective teams.
• Harness belief as a unifying force: Uncover how to inspire and rally your team around a shared vision, driving collaboration and success.
• The impact of mental health on leadership: Gain insights into the importance of prioritizing mental health in leadership to enhance individual and organizational performance.
• Open communication as a catalyst for success: Explore the benefits of fostering open and transparent communication in teams, leading to increased trust, innovation, and problem-solving.

"Good leadership looks and feels like serving others, being vulnerable and holding people accountable.” — Brian Murray

Connect with Brian Murray:  

Website URL: https://www.ryancompanies.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-murray-07403829/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Preston Smiles:

Preston Smiles is a transformational leader, speaker, and author who teaches how to become a "spiritual millionaire"—achieving financial abundance while aligning wealth with spiritual values. He views money as a spiritual tool, believing that true abundance comes from harmonizing wealth with one’s soul purpose. 

Through his program "The Abundance Reset," Preston delves into concepts like the Laws of Abundance, Wealth Energetics, and an "Advanced Money Manifestation Formula." He emphasizes "millionaire habits" that merge spiritual practices with practical money management. Preston advocates using wealth for good through service and "intentional acts of love," integrating spiritual growth and financial mastery for genuine abundance.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Preston Smiles discuss:

• The connection between financial success and spiritual alignment
• Intuition and its role in life decisions and personal growth
• The importance of mindset in attracting abundance and opportunities
• Integrating body, mind, and soul to manifest desired outcomes and abundance
• Merging personal development with leadership in life and business

Key Takeaways:

• Transitioning from a limited income to significant financial success is possible through aligning wealth with spiritual values and purpose.
• Holding onto one's talents or gifts can lead to stagnation while sharing them freely fosters growth and abundance.
• Life-changing events often prompt radical lifestyle shifts, with an emphasis on health, mindfulness, and spiritual practices.
• A powerful technique for cultivating abundance is using "Joy Alarms" to reconnect the body and emotions with joy multiple times a day.
• In corporate environments, addressing stored trauma and emotional energy helps foster connection, healing, and a more positive workplace culture.

"An unhappy journey will never produce a happy ending.” — Preston Smiles

Connect with Preston Smiles:  

Website: https://prestonsmiles.com/

Spiritual Millionaire: The 7 Inner Laws of Abundance and Money: https://prestonsmiles.com/book

Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Preston-Smiles/author/B01CWS7DDE

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@prestonsmilesabundance

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prestonsmiles

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonsmiles

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Robert Slattery is the founder of Blackwell Real Estate. His signature process has helped many clients and Blackwell’s agents grow their net worth and cash flow. Robert is the author of the upcoming book “Math Wins” that outlines his model for achieving financial freedom and complete-time control using Cash Flow Assets. Robert’s team is currently expanding its brokerage activities into multiple cities across the United States. The Blackwell Team is on a mission to help three million Americans break free of the rat race and take complete control of their time before the end of 2030.

When Robert is not busy helping clients and coaching Blackwell agents, he loves spending time with his beautiful wife Pam and their three exceptional children. He is an avid fan of the outdoors and enjoys hands-on projects around his home, church, or helping friends. Robert and his family live in the shadow of Mount Rainier in Tacoma, Washington. 

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Robert Slattery discuss:

• Applying the “Do or Die” mindset in real estate, coming from the IT department 
• How you can get into real estate investing even if you don’t have any money
• The algorithm of how you can get started in investing in real estate 
• If using intuition is compatible with algorithm-based decision making in real estate investing

Key Takeaways:

• There isn’t a one size fits all solution or path in entrepreneurship; you must learn from others, but know that you may have to find your way.
• You don’t get what you deserve; you get what you negotiate. 
• Don’t know where to begin? Start by asking yourself “why.”
• Ask yourself where you want to be in 10 years. Then, work backward from there. Don’t give regrets to your future self. 
• Design your life in a way where you can have “mini-retirements.” 
   

"Accept that you’re not going to hit everything, but you can learn how to swing better next time. You’ll keep moving the ball down the field." —  Robert Slattery

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Robert Slattery :  

Website: www.blackwellworkshop.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/therentalpropertywealthcoach

Facebook: www.facebook.com/roberteslattery

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Rick West is the CEO and Co-Founder of Field Agent, a global Work-On-Demand Platform.

Before starting Field Agent, Rick worked 16 years with Procter & Gamble in various assignments in the United States, Hong Kong, and Bangkok. Since leaving P&G, he has been a start-up Entrepreneur for 19 years.

Rick has co-founded multiple start-ups, including the Northstar Partnering Group, CORE4 Research, JOYN, and most recently Field Agent. He is a mentor and speaker within the entrepreneurial community and an active board member. He is also a member of the global Endeavor Entrepreneur network. Rick is an 8 wing 7 and has a BBA in Personnel and Industrial Relations with a minor in Economics from the University of Kentucky.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Rick West discuss:

• Creating a solution 
• From corporate to entrepreneur
• Creative people in the corporate space
• Testing your idea 

Key Takeaways:

• Explore different innovative ways in which you can provide a service that not many companies currently do. 
• Some mindset shifts are needed when shifting from the corporate world to the entrepreneurial world. One of the most important ones is that in the entrepreneurial world, you need somebody’s help in order to succeed.
• Someone creative will find it hard to stay in the corporate space. If you’re one of those people that have an entrepreneurial spirit, you’ll have to decide if you are able to pursue your idea now or after you retire. 
• Before you launch your business idea, you need to test it against the opinion of complete strangers. If a complete stranger isn’t willing to buy it, then you’re selling an idea and not a solution. 

"Even if you find a great problem to solve, you are only as good as you invoice and collect. If you can’t invoice and collect, you’re just working on an expensive hobby. If you can find a problem to solve and you can get a complete stranger to pay you - oh my goodness - who cares what it looks like!" —  Rick West

 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Rick West:  
Website: https://www.fieldagent.net/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwest01/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/field-agent/

  

Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by

 Turnkey Podcast Productions.

 You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Tracy L. Lawrence is the Founder and CEO of The Lawrence Advisory. The Lawrence Advisory is known for hiring, coaching, and building high-performing teams, emphasizing innovation and performance. Lawrence was recently named the first Executive-in-Residence at USC’s Marshall School of Business.

Before launching The Lawrence Advisory, Tracy Lawrence led the Los Angeles-based consumer and Entertainment practice at Russell Reynolds Associates, one of the world’s largest recruiting and assessment firms. Previously, Lawrence served as General Manager of Fox Family Channel, leading the cable network until its sale to The Walt Disney Company for more than five billion dollars, the most significant price ever paid for a cable network.

Lawrence uses her real-world expertise to advise Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, asset management companies, media and technology companies, and nonprofits in creating teams that drive growth and performance. She has held leadership roles at Viacom, Kraft, Nestle, and PWC.

Lawrence frequently speaks about her “hire//build//lead” model of organizational development, which focuses on incorporating strategic goals into the hiring process for long-term sustainability. Stanford University, Harvard Business School, the Aspen Institute, and the University of Southern California are among the places where Lawrence has lectured and shared her experience and knowledge.

Lawrence earned her BA in Economics from Stanford University and her MBA from Harvard Business School.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Tracy Lawrence discuss:

• What it means to “Hire, Build and Lead.”
• The company’s culture and perspectives on how.
• Using intuition in the hiring and interviewing process.
• Creative ways of how you can interview someone

Key Takeaways:

• Your culture can make or break your company’s success
• Determine what you want your organization’s identity is, figure out your culture, and find how the organization can grow.
• Sometimes, culture just happens, but successful organizations should be intentional about growing a strong culture.
• A lot of people have fascinating stories - asking questions to have them get those stories out is an art you have to learn through study and experience. 
   

"There are a lot of organizations that have strong cultures develop this belief that it’s the culture that has gotten them the success that they have, that may be true, but it may also be the culture that keeps you from being able to grow and innovate in the long run." —  Tracy Lawrence.

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Tracy Lawrence :  

Website: https://thelawrenceadvisory.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyllawrence

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Sanjiv Augustine is the Founder and CEO of LitheSpeed, LLC and the Agile Leadership Academy. Sanjiv is an entrepreneur, industry-leading Agile and Lean expert, author, speaker, management consultant, and trainer. For over 30 years, Sanjiv has served as a trusted advisor to executives and management at leading firms, including Capital One, The Capital Group, CNBC, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Huntington Bank, The Motley Fool, National Geographic, Nationwide Insurance, Royal Bank of Canada, Samsung, and Walmart. Sanjiv is the host of the Agile Caravanserai podcast and the author of the books "From PMO to VMO: Managing for Value Delivery", "Managing Agile Projects", "Scaling Agile: A Lean JumpStart". As well as several publications including, Transitioning to Agile Project Management, The Lean-Agile PMO: Using Lean Thinking to Accelerate

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Sanjiv Augustine discuss:

• Making an agile strategy 
• Fixing workflow problems 
• Working as a team of teams
• Retraining leadership focus 

Key Takeaways:

• Lay out a strategy, or plan out scenarios, make sure the work in your portfolio is working and that you’re focusing on the right things, break down big projects into smaller manageable chunks. 
• If you can’t see it, you can’t measure it. If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. Make sure that all the work is visible and figure out if you’re working on too much stuff. 
• Work as a team of teams, or a cross-functional group. Figure out how you can make the departments of your organization work together and how they can help each other complete goals. With unity like this, you can keep the value flowing, not only in one department but throughout the whole organization. 
• As a middle manager, you get rewarded for being able to get stuff done and push your own agenda, but as a leader at an executive level, what will grant you the most success is if you learn to work more collaboratively and tap into the genius of other people.

 "Getting things done more quickly, getting the right things done, and doing it in a fun and collaborative way." — Sanjiv Augustine

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Sanjiv Augustine:  

Website: http://www.lithespeed.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/lithespeed

Instagram: http://instagram.com/lithespeed

Meet Up: https://www.meetup.com/DC-Lean-Agile/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjivaugustine/

YouTube: http://youtube.com/lithespeed

  

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370
 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Rick Jordan:

Rick Jordan is the definition of Self Made. He forged his success by going ALL IN, not only in business but in life, building a public company without external financial help, all while creating a family. Host of ALL IN with Rick Jordan Podcast, badass keynote speaker, an influential presence as a media personality & a connoisseur of fine scotch.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Rick Jordan discuss:

• Strategies for innovative and resilient leadership
• Scaling businesses and taking companies public
• The importance of self-awareness and personal growth in leadership
• Overcoming fear and hesitation to achieve bold goals
• Navigating relationships and their evolution in personal and professional settings

Key Takeaways:

• Taking a company public involves navigating intricate processes, such as audits, industry disruptions, and financial realignments, often requiring resilience and adaptability.
• True resilience is cultivated through overcoming personal and professional adversities, which can reveal untapped potential and strength.
• Success often hinges on acting in the present moment, focusing on what can be done now rather than succumbing to fear of past mistakes or anxiety about the future.
• Bold pursuits can lead to evolving relationships, as not everyone may align with new directions, emphasizing the importance of surrounding oneself with like-minded, driven individuals.

"The only way I believe you can grow and actually go after what you really want is by being all in with it. There's no fallback plan, and there's no Plan B.” — Rick Jordan

Connect with Rick Jordan:  

Website: https://www.rickjordan.tv/

Email: rick@rickjordan.tv

Show: ALL IN with Rick Jordan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in-with-rick-jordan/id1450998120

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe2_SL846ZeMvI5PMaOL5bg

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrrickjordan/

X (Twitter): https://x.com/mrrickjordan

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrrickjordan

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrrickjordan/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Kris’ 20+ combined years of experience as a therapist and business consultant help her laser right to the root of an issue and provide her clients with effective and practical solutions. Maybe it’s because she prefers cowboy boots to heels, but she’s been described as an intuitive sharp-shooter who knows exactly what an individual or company needs to eliminate AND do more of in order to bring them into alignment for a greater purpose, productivity, & profit. Her 2015 TED talk has over 234k views, and while she spoke about ‘how to get your kids to listen & engage’, the principles hold true in business as well. Kris is also a TEDx speaker coach and the author of Life Well

Spoken: Free Your Inner Voice & Prosper. She is a Certified BG5 Human Design Business Consultant & Human Design Profit Potential Coach.

In this episode Dean and Kris discuss:

• How we communicate energetically first and foremost, and intuition comes from that energy.
• Making space at the table for intuition by developing empathetic communication skills that honor both the data and intuitive thinking.
• Learning and developing energy intelligence so you can tap into the energy we are all either receiving or transmitting.
• Mapping people’s communication and interaction styles using Human Design to build an effective, productive team with no energy gaps.

Key Takeaways: 

• Intuition is the ability to perceive and be aware of energy without any preconceived notions about it.
• Effective leaders create an atmosphere where intuition is socially acceptable.
• An intuitive hit has no emotion attached to it, it is neutral. It is pure in its original form. 
• When people are aligned with the right position that fits their energy, they will blossom.

Connect with Kris Prochaska:

Website: www.krisprochaska.com

Instagram: Living Design Institute

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kris-prochaska-consultant

Email: kris@krisprochaska.com

Book: Life Well Spoken: Free Your Inner Voice & Prosper

Connect with Dean Newlund:  

Twitter: Mission Facilitators (@mfileadership)

Facebook: Mission Facilitators - Home

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

Email: info@mfileadership.com  

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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About Claire Milligan:

Whether she’s helping businesses transform their cloud spending or hitting the slopes as a ski patroller, Claire Milligan thrives on distilling complex problems down to their core issues — and turning these pragmatic findings into groundbreaking solutions. Through a journey spanning marketing, UX, and leadership roles at tech companies like Tallie and SpringAhead, she’s meticulously constructed a diverse skill set built upon hands-on expertise and an unrelenting thirst for knowledge. Now, as the CEO of startup Aimably, she’s applying her unique superpowers to help businesses grow by spending smarter and dramatically reducing their cloud costs.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Claire Milligan discuss:

• Private equity’s role in transforming and growing companies
• The expanding financial responsibilities of CTOs
• Cost reduction and financial efficiency in software companies
• Leadership continuity through acquisitions and turnover
• Aligning operations with long-term financial objectives

Key Takeaways:

• Private equity helps companies transition from good to great by rigorously assessing core operations, eliminating inefficiencies, and focusing on mission-driven growth.
• Successful CTOs in private equity contexts must adopt a financial mindset, overseeing budgets, cost management, and return on investment for technology spending.
• Evaluating every role within a team based on adaptability and alignment with evolving business priorities is essential for CTOs managing acquisitions.
• Companies preparing for potential acquisition can benefit from acting as though they are selling, which enhances operational efficiency and scalability.
• Cloud infrastructure spending can significantly impact profitability, so companies should regularly audit and optimize their cloud costs.

"The whole goal of private equity is to take a good company and make it great by examining everything as an opportunity to stop, reset, re-evaluate, and make sure you’re not wasting time or resources on things that aren’t core to your values or mission, driving much more success out of the same core architecture.” — Claire Milligan

Connect with Claire Milligan:  

Website: https://www.aimably.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairemilligan/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Jenn Beninger is the Genius Unlocked Founder and CEO of Genius Unlocked Institute, a board-certified company, where she coaches, mentors, and transforms leaders' personal and professional lives. Through her thousands of hours of executive experience, Jenn has refined the art of coaching others on how to delve into what's holding them back and guiding them to successfully live in their purpose by calling on their intuition. With her deep understanding of energy work, intuition, communication skills, and mindset work, Jenn is able to produce more breakthrough results than she or her clients could dream of.

“Achieving Mastery” is one of Jenn’s core values, and it has been at the center of her education, training, and work. From fortune 500 companies to holding executive positions in the coaching industry, managing teams of coaches, developing coaching curricula, teaching business development skills, and running transformational leadership events, Jenn has helped coaches in nearly every area reach their full potential.

Jenn has developed her genius and true purpose by combining her numerous accolades. Jenn boasts a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and is also a board-certified trainer at the master level in Neuro Linguistic Programs (NLP), NLP Coaching, Hypnotherapy, Time Line Therapy®, as a Certified Coach through John Maxwell, and a Master Reiki Teacher.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Jenn Beninger discuss:

• Going from functional to optimal 
• Doing a mind dump to get to deeper thoughts 
• Assessments are just tools 
• The goal of communication 

Key Takeaways:

• Being optimal is all about going beyond functional. It’s about operating in excellence, manifesting everything that one’s heart desires knowing that one deserves it, can maintain it and that it’s going to create the life one wants. 
• To get to the unconscious mind, you have to do a mind dump by consciously asking yourself questions repeatedly and getting deeper and deeper into the issue. 
• Assessments are just tools. People change and characteristics and values are not set in stone. You’re not forever doomed to whatever a test describes you as, you have the power to change and create the life you want. 
• Don’t focus only on the outcome, focus on the quality of the communication because that is the goal of communication. 

"Your conscious mind is the goal setter, your unconscious mind is the goal getter." —  Jenn Beninger
 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Jenn Beninger:  

Website: https://geniusunlocked.coach/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geniusunlocked_/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/geniusunlockednexus

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GeniusUnlockedCoachingInstitute

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Tom Hardison helps leaders build great teams and organizations with a culture of collective leadership so they can scale from 200-1000+ employees. He led change and business growth initiatives at Hewlett-Packard for 28 years, a period when revenue grew from 5 billion to 127 billion. He now uses this extensive experience to guide leaders and their teams to leverage the generative power of people working together to achieve sustainable growth.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Tom Hardison discuss:

• Should you prioritize getting customers or capacity? 
• Starting with clarity of purpose 
• Inspiring accountability within your team
• Setting a great purpose 

Key Takeaways:

• Get more customers while building infrastructure to support that growth. If you start doing it and you don’t have the capacity, you’ll disappoint people. You need to develop the capacity as you are scaling to customers. 
• Clarity of purpose will be the source of unity in an organization. Start with the purpose and the core values and build up your plans and strategies from that foundation. 
• One of the things that could make teams most effective is by having a culture of people that can step forward with courageous authenticity and take responsibility for their actions. 
• The purpose that every member of your organization embodies must be something that can’t be fulfilled by one person alone, it has to transcend the individual. The purpose must be to change the world in a great way. 

"Adding more people can add more complexity and what's most important is to get a well-functioning system with the people you have today. Get a collective leadership system in place so that you have a cohesive way of acting as one coherent organization." — Tom Hardison

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Tom Hardison:  

Website: www.generativeleadershipgroup.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tomhardison 

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Simon Severino helps business owners in SaaS and Services run their company more effectively which results in sales that soar. Trusted by Google, Roche, Consilience Ventures, Amgen, AbbVie. He created the Strategy Sprints™ Method that doubles revenue in 90 days by getting owners out of the weeds. TEDx speaker, Contributor to Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, member of the SVBS Silicon Valley Blockchain Society.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Simon Severino discuss:

• What is a strategy sprint? 
• The difference between planning and strategy 
• Looking at the whole picture when strategizing 
• The three things that are in your control 

Key Takeaways:

• A strategy sprint is about creating a habit of executing based on information that you’ve gathered and doing it better each time. It’s not about planning, it’s about building. 
• The difference between planning and strategy is that planning is a list of activities while strategy is an assumption of how you are going to win the game. 
• When working on strategy, you’ve got to look at the organization as a whole and not only at one area. In sports, you’ve got to improve both your offense and defense if you want to win the game. The same is true for companies. 
• You have no control over most of your business and what happens to it. What you do have control of is your response, how you allocate your time and attention, and how you re-budget. 

"The difference between planning and strategy planning is a list of activities, but strategy is an assumption [of] ‘this is how we are going to win the game’." —  Simon Severino

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Simon Severino:  

Website: https://www.strategysprints.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/strategysprints

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strategysprints/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Strategy-Sprints-Accelerate-Growth-Business/dp/139860349X

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonseverino/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnSFgJd0CrsEdQdO21txR2A

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strategy-sprints/id1299008831

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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In this episode of The Business of Intuition, Clint Ladine, a leadership coach, shares transformative insights on motivating teams and fostering personal growth. But just as leaders are ready to implement these strategies, disruptive technology enters the picture, leaving them questioning their entire approach. Find out how leaders navigate this challenging situation in the latest episode of The Business of Intuition.

About Dr. Clint Ladine:

Dr. Clint Ladine is on a mission to help leaders utilize coaching techniques to unleash the power of their teams, optimize their leadership skills and drive performance to new heights. As a leadership/success coach and former professional basketball player, Dr. Clint knows the difference between a bad coach and a good coach. A bad coach is self-focused, believes that they are the only expert, and expects you to fall in line no matter what. A good coach unlocks hidden potential, nurtures natural abilities, and encourages people to fly.

To that end, he has written, Power Coaching, which many are calling a “must have”, in their leadership toolbox. Dr. Clint Ladine is also the owner of Successfully Coaching, a leadership coaching business whose mission is to help leaders overcome obstacles to achieving success. He has also been featured on Fox, CBS, ABC and NBC affiliated outlets.

Dr. Clint’s mission began with a life-changing encounter with coaching. While in the midst of his career, he was introduced to coaching, finding it to be transformative for him, his team, and his organization. He quickly enrolled in a doctoral program to learn more about the psychology and methodology of coaching and has since become a sought-after writer, author, and speaker on the subject of Leadership Coaching.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Dr. Clint Ladine discuss how to:

• Discover proven methods that inspire productivity and magnify team success
• Learn unique approaches to personal and professional development for sustainable leadership
• Gain insights into the transformative impact of disruptive technologies, like AI, in the professional hemisphere
• Uncover best practices for smooth transitions and effective communication during technological epochs
• Understand the importance of humility in leadership and explore strategies that enable employees to achieve remarkable results

"A key component to start with is to begin to reframe some of the issues that you're going through. Understand that a limiting belief is going to hold you back, whereas a realistic outlook will keep you moving forward.” —  Dr. Clint Ladine

Connect with Dr. Clint:  

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077471985713&mibextid=LQQJ4d

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/successfullycoaching/

Website URL: www.successfullycoaching.com

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Tom is an executive in Professional Services and Software Sales with over 25 years of business and technology experience. He is currently serving as Senior Principal, Change Management and Transformation, Thought Leadership, and Advisory Services. 

Tom spent a significant part of his career at Oracle Corporation, 19 years to be exact. He was the Senior Director of the Sales Performance Group in Oracle’s Global Sales Academy. He has also served in various leadership roles at Oracle in both Sales and Consulting, across midsize and enterprise customers, in North America and globally.

He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA) and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership, with honors, with a focus on Leadership and Management from Regis University (Denver, CO). Tom has also received multiple business certifications and is an award-winning researcher and author.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Tom Tonkin discuss:

• Leveling the playing field
• Sitting in the discomfort of the unknown 
• Trusting your convictions 
• Boldness contains fear 

Key Takeaways:

• When somebody from the lower hierarchy contradicts or speaks an idea that isn’t aligned with someone from the upper hierarchy, it tends to create a lot of discomfort. It’s essential for good leaders to hear people out and ask questions, no matter what their position is. 
• Give yourself and your team the opportunity to sit in the discomfort of brainstorming in the unknown, of figuring out something that’s beyond what they know and are comfortable with. 
• Guarantee your work. Be bold and trust your convictions no matter how you got there, whether through data or intuition. 
• Boldness always contains fear and just making the difference of being bold won’t guarantee that all your ideas will take off. Still, you’ve got to keep trying. 

"Everyone will get this feeling of ‘what have I done that has lasted or has made a difference?’ Somewhere along your career, you're gonna want to point back to something. " —  Tom Tonkin

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

 

Connect with Tom Tonkin:  

Website: https://salesconservatory.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtomtonkin/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 
 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Carlos is a speaker, author, and consultant with over 30 years of experience supporting global corporations, including Mars, Inc., and IBM. He has written two books on teamwork: "Lessons from Mars: How One Global Company Cracked the Code on High-Performance Collaboration and Teamwork" and “Virtual Teams: Holding the Center When You Can’t Meet Face-to-Face.” Both books are based on original research Carlos conducted during his 17 years as an internal consultant at Mars, Inc.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Carlos Valdes-Dapena discuss:

• Negotiation skills are used in collaboration.
• How to build an effective team.
• Mindful and conscious interaction.
• Creating value through collaborative work and non-collaborative work.

Key Takeaways:

• Make the workplace a location where we can truly be ourselves and still have great, productive relationships with others.
• Get to know your co-workers through meaningful work that requires you all to commit to the outcome you want to create.
• Build teams virtually with meaningful motivation and a way to feed the soul.
• Practice mindfulness through the use of individual and group intuition.
   

"Trust is a valuable component of team effectiveness, but it is not the foundation." —  Carlos Valdes-Dapena.

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Carlos Valdes-Dapena:  

Website: www.carlosvdapena.com

Email: carlos@corporatecollaboration.com

Twitter:https://twitter.com/Carlos_CCollab

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlosvdapena/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crvdapena

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-valdes-dapena/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL46hrmqVfQEvdXELtsPSoFvjlZIXMDoK0

Podcast: https://www.carlosvdapena.com/podcast 

 

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370
 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

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Christie Garcia is an Ego Management Expert, Leadership Coach, Speaker, Facilitator, and Founder of Mindful Choice Leadership Academy. She has 18 years of experience in sales, recruiting, and coaching. For the last 10 years, she has worked with current and upcoming leaders from fast-growing organizations including Airbnb, Twitter, Movement For Life, and Sunrun. One of Christie’s super-powers is helping her clients manage their Egos and build authentic confidence so they can maximize their success at work and at home. Christie’s modern approach is designed to be simple. You just have to choose to be 1% better every day. Christie's services include Leadership Development, Executive and Management Coaching, Co-Founder Relationship Alignment, Team Building, Communication Training, and Keynote Speaking.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Christie Garcia discuss:

• The power of the unconscious mind 
• The three types of ego 
• How to counter your own ego 
• Growing in understanding of yourself and others

Key Takeaways:

• The unconscious mind got you where you are and it will lead you to that next chapter where ego is going to play a role in your life, relationship, and business. Your unconscious mind impacts everything. 
• There are three types of ego: the controller, the compiler, and the protector. Each of us typically has all three of those egos, but with one or two of them being dominant. 
• Your ego thinks fast, it’s triggered by emotion, and when it’s triggered it becomes defensive. The way to counter this is by taking a breath, being calm, and being conscious of your mindset. Once you bring awareness to yourself, look at what’s really happening in the room and try to correct the direction of the discussion.
• Normalize it, get to the root, and just carry it. Don’t give yourself any judgment, but make sure to recognize that you have ownership. Then, you are able to empathize with other perspectives around the situation. 

"Normalize it, get to the root, then now just carry it. Once you have a level of self awareness and ownership, you can get really curious as to why do [you] do that.  That's how you uncover those belief systems and mindset." —  Christie Garcia

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Christie Garcia:  

Website: www.mindfulchoiceacademy.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/mindfulchoice_

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindfulchoice

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiegarcia/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Jay is the founder and former CEO of Blinds.com, the world’s largest online window coverings retailer, acquired by The Home Depot in 2014. Jay remained as its CEO and later joined The Home Depot Online Leadership Team. After stepping away from these roles in early 2020, he began teaching entrepreneurship at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business and has increased his involvement on numerous private company boards and serves as a director of the public company, Masonite. 

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Jay Steinfeld discuss:

• The counter productiveness of generosity 
• Caring for your people genuinely 
• Being serious about your culture 
• Tips for creating startup businesses 

Key Takeaways:

• A lot of people think that what you need to do to succeed in business is to spend as little as possible and give away as little as you can get away with and you’ll get more money. However, the opposite is true. If you give more, you’ll get more. 
• Not every person wants to dedicate their whole life to one company. People have dreams, aspirations, and goals of their own. When you start making people feel that you genuinely care about them, they’ll start trusting you more. 
• You have to communicate to your team that embodying the culture and values of the organization is the most important thing. Be serious about culture, and hold people to your expectations. 
• It’s better to be prepared yet humble enough to know that there is a lot that you don’t know. When experimenting, try the small and fast ideas that have any potential rather than big ideas that would take a lot of time to execute. 

"It’s better to give as much as you can away because you’ll actually get people more loyal, more satisfied, and that goes with not just your customers - it’s especially true with your employees." —  Jay Steinfeld

 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

 

Connect with Jay Steinfeld:  
Website: https://www.jaysteinfeld.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlindscomCEO

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaysteinfeld/ 

 

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla
  
Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Jen Hope is a certified DISC workshop facilitator and Leadership Circle, practitioner. With a background as the Vice President of Marketing for multiple high-growth startup companies, Jen uses evidence-based techniques and strategies to help you live into the future you truly desire.

Jen trains and coaches leaders and leadership teams, arming them with the skills they need to develop, grow personally and professionally, and retain their top-tier talent.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Jen Hope discuss:

• What the pandemic taught us 
• Making movement a part of life
• Building internal emotional resources
• Slowing down to listen 

Key Takeaways:

• The pandemic taught us that each one of us is human, even leaders. Moving forward right now means seeking new solutions instead of looking for a reference point in the past. 
• Normalize movement in the workplace. Make it a part of people’s daily life that everyone doesn’t have to sit still on their chairs for their whole shift but each one is driven to move around from the start of our body. 
• Think of self-care as building internal emotional resources. It’s not a luxury, it’s an essential - both for leaders and the people they serve. 
• Slow down and pause to listen. We can’t hear our intuition if we’re running in every direction, going from one thing to the next. 

"What I really wanna be mindful of when working with my clients is getting folks other skills… Generative versus reactive approach - drive and ambition, these are gifts. However, if we rely on them as the only two tools that we ever pick up, we’re going to hit places where this feels depleting versus generative." — Jen Hope

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Jen Hope:  

Website: https://heyjenhope.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyjenhope/

Facebook: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heyjenhope/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

In this podcast, we explore the fundamental relationship we have with ourselves and how it impacts our relationships with others, especially in leadership roles. Our guest, Tiffany Houser, shares insights on how childhood experiences shape our self-worth and how we can break free from false beliefs and conditioning. We delve into the common struggles leaders face, such as self-doubt and imposter syndrome, and discuss practical strategies to overcome these challenges. 

About Tiffany Houser:

Tiffany Houser is an executive & leadership coach and founder of EVOLVE, and is on a mission to create experiences for senior leaders and founders to transform self-worth, authentic leadership style, vision, and purpose. Tiffany believes in cultivating compassionate, responsible, inclusive, and empowered leaders at all levels in your organization. Through her 1:1 coaching, she uncovers hidden self-worth struggles and equips leaders with the tools to create clarity, confidence, trust and impact. Tiffany is also the Creator of  Self Worth Advantage® which provides leaders and their people partners with strategies and a framework to leave the imposter feelings behind for good. Tiffany is a Michigan alum, a former SoulCycle Instructor and DJ, and serves on the Board of Becky's Fund. Tiffany fills up her cup with her partner Jay, their dog Coconut, and their adventurous life together.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Tiffany Houser discuss:

• Discover the fundamental relationship with ourselves and its impact on building strong relationships with others
• Learn how CEOs and leaders can overcome self-doubt and imposter syndrome during challenging times
• Understand the origins of self-worth issues and their manifestation in the workplace
• Explore the connection between childhood experiences and adult behaviors related to validation and feedback
• Recognize the importance of self-trust, growth mindset, and self-care in maintaining a strong sense of self-worth
• Gain strategies for dealing with self-doubt and burnout, emphasizing the value of self-care
• Learn how emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and an agile learning mindset contribute to showing up with worth and value in relationships and work

"You get to trust yourself. That's one of the biggest gifts you can ever give yourself. Trust yourself.” — Tiffany Houser

Connect with Tiffany Houser:  

Website URL: https://www.selfworthadvantage.com/   

https://evolveeq.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyhouser/

Instagram: instagram.com/tiffanyhouser

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Dana Barbato is Founder and CEO of InvestiPro, a cloud-based workforce investigation platform designed to hold employees and leaders accountable to safety and behavior standards and encourage engagement with a portal that collects ideas and feedback from employees and delivers them to HR or management.  

In this episode Dean and Dana discuss:

• How accountability and engagement are both integral to successful and sustainable company culture.
• How 2-way accountability between employees and management creates growth opportunities for everyone.
• Simple ways to improve communication amongst peers and between employees and company leadership.
• How intuition is the key to connecting with anyone on a more meaningful level.

Key Takeaways: 

• A focus on accountability creates an environment where engagement, retention and performance will naturally improve.
• Communicating through real-time dialogue instead of via the inbox makes both conflict resolution and everyday communication easier.
• Learning to lean into intuition instead of always doing things by the book leads to more effective and authentic communication.
• Talking out your disagreements in a thoughtful way leads to more trust among team members.

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dana Barbato:

Website: www.investipro.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danabarbatosphr

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanaBarbato

Email: Dana@investipro.com

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Laura Bull:

Laura Bull is a CEO, bestselling author, and brand strategist known for transforming personal brands into competitive, sustainable business brands. She spent ten years with Sony Music Entertainment, becoming one of its youngest executives at twenty-eight. Laura spearheaded artist development and marketing for globally recognized brands like Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, and Johnny Cash. A veteran of the music industry, she has served on the National Advisory Board for Musicians On Call for over a decade.

An Amazon bestselling author in categories like Women in Business and Marketing, Laura's book "From Individual to Empire: A Guide to Building an Authentic and Powerful Brand" teaches what it takes to become a powerful influencer. She redefines “influencer” by expanding its scope offline, highlighting positive psychology in branding, and introducing a proprietary Brand Matrix. Laura is also a consultant, speaker, and adjunct professor, holding a BBA from Belmont University and a Master of Liberal Studies from Southern Methodist University.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Laura Bull discuss:

• The significance of authentic personal branding in scaling a business and enhancing trust with clients
• Strategies for overcoming the fear and impostor syndrome associated with becoming the face of a brand
• Laura Bull's three-phase process of developing a powerful personal brand, including internal audit and strategic implementation
• The branding challenges faced by celebrities and indicators for when a rebrand is necessary
• How generational perspectives shape the understanding of brand importance and authenticity

Key Takeaways:

• Personal branding requires overcoming fear and impostor syndrome, focusing instead on authenticity and connection with your audience.
• A systematic approach to personal branding can significantly impact consumer awareness and is essential in client acquisition and retention.
• The development of a brand must be aligned with the business owner's long-term vision and requires a strategic and thoughtful process to resonate with the target audience.
• Knowing when and how to rebrand is crucial for keeping up with market changes and ensuring cost-effectiveness and timely adaptability.
• It's essential to strike a balance between maintaining authenticity and setting privacy boundaries in your branding strategy, which can reinforce trust in your professional narrative.

"I help individuals gain clarity and confidence in transforming their personal brands into business ones, navigating the delicate balance between public image and personal authenticity.” — Laura Bull

Don’t miss out on Laura’s Book “From Individual to Empire: A Guide to Building an Authentic and Powerful Brand”

Link: https://a.co/d/bfWqtTE  

(Details on Amazon and here: https://www.thebrandmgmt.com/the-book )

Free download - Brand Checklist at www.thebrandmgmt.com

Connect with Laura Bull:  

Website URL: www.thebrandmgmt.com

Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/thelaurabull/

Instagram (company): https://www.instagram.com/thebrandmgmtco/

Twitter (personal): https://x.com/thelaurabull?lang=en

Twitter (company): https://twitter.com/thebrandmgmtco

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/laurabullbranding

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Daniel Todd:

Daniel Todd is a highly accomplished entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in mobile advertising, digital marketing, and business strategy. As the CEO of Influence Mobile, Daniel has a track record of creating positive work environments that have earned his companies numerous "Best Places to Work" awards. With two companies that have been placed on the Inc. 5000 list and recognition from publications such as Puget Sound Business Journal, Daniel has proven his ability to lead companies to success. As a monthly contributor to Inc.com and Entrepreneur.com, Daniel is a recognized thought leader in the fields of entrepreneurship, marketing, and business growth.

With his expertise in culture, leadership, team building, entrepreneurship, and remote work, Daniel would be an excellent fit as a guest on podcasts with an audience of CEOs and founders. Furthermore, his experience as a mentor and adviser to dozens of startups through the Disney Accelerator and TechStars programs, along with his previous role as co-founder of online media company Zango, has equipped him with a unique perspective and set of skills that would make him an invaluable guest on any podcast. 

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Daniel Todd discuss:

• Effective strategies for scaling company culture in tandem with business growth
• The critical role managers play in maintaining a robust company culture and the generational perspectives on work-life balance and the shift towards valuing leisure
• The transformative influence of AI on the workforce and potential benefits for employees
• The effects of AI and digitalization on reading, writing, and critical thinking skills essential for leadership
• Introducing Daniel Todd's new podcast, 'Remote Revolution', focused on how CEOs build and improve company culture

Key Takeaways:

• Company culture must scale strategically with business growth, and this requires collective leadership and innovative engagement methods to maintain a productivity-driven yet enjoyable workplace.
• Managers play a critical part in fostering culture, especially in smaller businesses, and the judicious use of in-person events can bridge the gaps that remote work might create, even with financial constraints.
• Seminars and authenticity in communication are key in a virtual setup, where frequent, genuine conversations lead to deeper connections and a robust, agile work culture.
• CEOs need to find equilibrium in their roles, seeking feedback and hobbies outside their corporate responsibilities to sustain personal health and ultimately contribute to better company results.
• As AI reshapes the workforce, the need for employees to upskill quickly becomes apparent, while the persisting value of reading and writing stands out in cultivating leadership capabilities.

"We're not just building a company; we're cultivating a community, and every conversation, every connection, matters.” — Daniel Todd

Connect with Daniel Todd:  

Website URL: https://www.influencemobile.com/

Podcast: https://legendarypodcasts.com/daniel-todd/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieltodd/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

If you're feeling frustrated with your employees' lack of motivation and commitment, despite offering incentives and rewards, then you are not alone! Many HR managers and leaders are struggling to achieve the desired result of improved performance and productivity. Instead of seeing positive changes, you may be witnessing a decline in work ethic and engagement.

About David Carter:

David Carter is a serial entrepreneur otherwise known as ‘the World's Leading CEO Mentor’, with 40+ years' track record in creating innovative businesses, and mentoring leaders and influencers around the globe. Entelechy Academy is the entelechy of David’s career and his legacy project, where he gathered brilliant minds in education, coaching, and professional organizations to support millions in becoming the best version of themselves.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and David Carter discuss how to:

• Recognize the significance of sculpting your character to mark a successful professional and personal life.
• Learn how strengthening your fundamental skills can address the prevailing 'soft skills crisis.'
• Realize how coaching can profoundly aid your character development and catalyze your growth journey.
• Grasp the capacity of every individual to morph their personalities and beat the challenges we carry from the past.
• Discern the unexpected influence of technological advancement and the dire necessity to hone human traits not yet available to AI.

"Character determines destiny. Where we end up in life is a direct function of our character.” —  David Carter

Connect with David:  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcmcarter/

Website: http://www.entelechy.academy

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Kanu Kogod is an Anthropologist. Ph.D., Master Certified Coach, and founder of Bridges in Organizations. She developed and facilitated an award-winning transformational leadership program called Leadership Alchemy for NASA. She has worked with individuals and now teams on transformations. In this fascinating discussion, Kanu talks about four key energy types that govern all behavior, wherein the body to tap into our intuition, and how we all can transform ourselves, teams, and companies by allowing the inner world of intuition to take on greater importance in how we live our lives.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Kanu Kogod discuss:

• Redirecting our attention during the COVID pandemic, creating our own retreats during this time.
• Making life adjustments so that your actions are sustainable to reduce burn out.  
• Allowing new things to manifest in your life.
• The role our intuition plays during dangerous situations.

Key Takeaways:

•  Utilizing and nurturing the 4 energies: push, pull, stop, and allow, to benefit your language, body, emotions, and energetic presence.
• Create better boundaries about what you will allow taking place in your life.
• Stopping anxiety (fire) by putting another practice in its place. Pull the new practice toward you, create a new habit, and then reinforce it to stop your anxiety.
• Let your body’s intuition override your anxiety by coming into the present moment and moving the body to quiet anxiety through yoga and breathing exercises.
   

"Whatever you focus on expands, energy follows attention." —  Kanu Kogod

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

 

Connect with Kanu Kogod:  

Website: kanu@leadershipalchemy.com
    kanu@bridges-in-orgs.com

  

Connect with Dean:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw
Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/
The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com
Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Embark on an emotional journey with Massoud Alibakhsh as he unveils the unexpected twist in his quest to revolutionize industries through AI. Witness the transformative impact of AI on traditional programming through Massoud's unique approach, and be prepared to be inspired by the potential for innovation. But the story doesn't end here... there's more to Massoud's vision that will leave you eager for the next chapter in his groundbreaking exploration of AI's impact on industries.

About Massoud Alibakhsh:

Massoud is a tech entrepreneur with a background in electrical engineering and computer science. He's currently leading the task of creating the next revolution in human and machine communication at Xeba Technologies. From 2000 to 2018 Massoud was founder, CEO, and chief architect for one of the first cloud-based, medical practice management, and electronic health record systems marketed under the NueMD brand. 

NueMD was a small offshoot startup that survived the dot com era and grew from a handful of talents to over 250 employees when it was acquired in 2018. Today it is part of Global Payment Network, a Fortune 500 company. Creating multiple software technology startups & building comprehensive operations consisting of production, marketing, sales, support, implementation, and administration has given him a true and unique insight into the fundamental challenges and the urgent need for optimal and synchronized communication, especially in tech-producing organizations.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Massoud Alibakhsh discuss:

• Understanding the transformative impact of AI on industries.
• Insights into the potential of large language models in AI.
• How AI is revolutionizing education for the future.
• The power of intelligent systems and object messaging in AI.
• The automation and optimization capabilities of AI in workflows.

"I'm an engineer. I build things, but not aimlessly. I aim to make life easier for humans, for people, for us. And I think technology needs to be at our service. ” — Massoud Alibakhsh

Connect with Massoud Alibakhsh:  

Website URL: www.xeba.tech

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/massoud-alibakhsh-7b139753/

Visit the Omadeus AI Website: www.xeba.tech

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

In a moment that would change everything, Misha Rubin sat among colleagues and heard a quiet voice urging a departure from the corporate path. This unexpected twist in Misha's story led to a courageous leap, ultimately shaping the development of the Career Leap Method. What could have prompted such a drastic change? The answer lies in Misha's compelling journey of self-discovery and purpose-driven career choices.

About Misha Rubin:

Misha Rubin is a career educator and CEO of The Career Leap. His mission is to facilitate meaningful intentional changes at work and in life. He helps executives and professionals reinvent careers, find dream jobs, and thrive at work.

He was a Partner at Ernst & Young, where he spent 15 fruitful years of his career. He sold and managed hundreds of millions worth of projects and guided the careers of hundreds of professionals.

His 20-year corporate experience, personal quest for meaning, and work with hundreds, birthed The Career Leap method, a guided actionable inquiry that is structured for you to discover and pursue your next career move. Misha has worked with hundreds to reinvent their careers, start new businesses, and re-energize their lives.

Born and raised in Ukraine, Misha is on the board of Worldwide Orphans (WWO), a non-profit that supports children at risk globally, and in 2022 he founded Children of Ukraine to support children with trauma during and post Russian invasion. Misha received the 2022 Humanitarian Award for his work in Ukraine. Misha is an adoptive parent of 3. He is the recording artist of “Are We Ready”, an album of his original songs, which was released in 2013 under the artist name Misha Lyuve.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Misha Rubin discuss:

• Exploring the alignment between career development and personal values to achieve fulfillment in your professional life.
• Discovering the significance of self-discovery and exploration in various career paths for informed decision-making.
• Recognizing the crucial role of managers in supporting and nurturing individual career growth and development.
• Strategizing intentional career shifts by making informed choices for meaningful professional advancement.
• Embracing The Career Leap Method as a transformative approach for achieving meaningful and fulfilling career changes.

"Exploration is risk-free. If you do a thorough exploration, you can actually eliminate a lot of risks and fears.” — Misha Rubin

Connect with Misha Rubin:  

Website URL: thecareerleap.com  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/misharubin/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Do you want to successfully offload your small business and maximize your profits? I will reveal the key to achieving this desired outcome, allowing you to transition to the next phase of your career with confidence. Are you eager to secure a lucrative deal when selling your small business? I will equip you with the essential knowledge and strategies needed to make a profitable sale.

About Paul Spradling:

As the co-founder of Pacifica Advisors, named one of the top 25 investment banks in 2022 by Axial, Paul Spradling is in charge of strategy and helping hundreds of businesses exit and get growth capital investors. Paul’s business portfolio runs the gamut from raising over $350 million in capital before the age of 30 to working on transactions with the largest names - Blackstone, and Goldman Sachs to name a few. Today, the majority of business Paul conducts is from direct relationships, utilizing a direct angle approach, only working with a handful of investors that tend to always execute.

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Paul Spradling discuss:

• Mastering the Art of Selling Small Businesses: Uncover the secrets to maximizing profits and navigating the selling process with ease.
• Unlocking the Secrets of Small Business Valuation: Learn the key factors that determine the true value of your business and how to leverage them for maximum gain.
• Perfect Timing: The Critical Aspect of Selling a Business: Discover the optimal timing strategies for selling your business to secure the best deal possible.
• Navigating Industry Impact on Business Valuation: Gain insights into how industry dynamics can significantly influence the valuation of your business, and how to use this knowledge to your advantage.
• Finding the Right Buyer: Uncover the essential tactics for identifying and attracting the ideal buyer for your small business, ensuring a seamless and profitable transition.

"More money is not always the best thing. Ask a lot of questions, see their synergies, and make sure they have the same vision for your business as you do.” — Paul Spradling

Connect with Paul Spradling:  

Website URL: https://www.pacificaadvisors.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pacificaadvisors/

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

About Steve Brody: Former VP Mktg Coca-Cola | Getting Successful CEOs to their Top Level | Help CEOs Answer 'What's Next for Me?' | Vistage Master Chair | Your CEO Coach. Author of What Happens After the Sale (on Amazon.com) For Mid-Market firms, he focuses on the intersection of Leadership, Strategic Plans, plus Exit Planning.  

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Steve Brody discuss:

• How leaders can prepare the company for transition
• Building an exit plan
• Considering a candidate for succession
• Deciding on payout

Key Takeaways:

• How a leader leaf is indicative of how he leads. How they show is a reflection of their personality.
• Think about the exit plan as a road map. There are numerous steps to exit in a good way. First, look if you've got an appropriate successor in the organization. If you're not able to find anyone suitable, that's when you can look outside for one - though that will take more time.
• Succession doesn't have to be based on loyalty or popularity - it depends on the organization's size. In small companies, popularity and commitment come into play more intensely. In contrast, in more prominent companies, often, leaders look at who's suitable or who they can train to do the job.
• There are two types of founders - one type takes some money out of the organization, and another constantly reinvests their money back into the organization. The founder who reinvests their money back into the business should have more payout than the former type.

 "Understand what behavior you have, what you enjoy, and what you're passionate about - that's one of the components that's important before somebody can figure out how to let go or help develop someone else because they have to look at what area do they need complementary skill around them." — Steve Brody.

See Dean's TedTalk "Why Business Needs Intuition" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

 Connect with Steve Brody: 

Website: https://brodyassociates.net

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/stevenbtx

Calendly: https://calendly.com/stevenbtx_ceocoach

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrodyAssociates

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebrody/

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Erica is the Founder & CEO of Claxon, a marketing firm that helps mission-driven clients unleash the power of words. She hosts the Marketing for Good podcast and teaches at the University of Washington, where she co-directs the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy. 

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Erica Mills Barnhart discuss:

• Searching for and centering on signature words.
• Brain processing speeds of images vs. words.
• Set the company voice and tone to engage clarity, confidence, and values.
• Marketing that arouses intuition and feeling.

Key Takeaways:

• Engage the energetics and physics of language, helping people to feel the words being spoken.
• The cause and effect of your words, what do you want people to feel, know, and do?
• Focus your writing on the verbs to create your action. 
• Take out the extraneous language and get to the point.
   

"Our brains don’t like cognitive dissonance; it does everything it can to make everything come to one truth." —  Erica Mills Barnhart

  

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

 

Connect with Erica Mills Barnhart:  

Website: www.claxonmarketing.com
               https://evans.uw.edu/profile/erica-barnhart/
Email: erica@claxonmarketing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricaMillsBarn
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericamillsbarnhart/   
Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-for-good/id1510085905

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw
Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/
The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/deannewlund
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/
Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlund

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/

Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.com

Phone: 1-800-926-7370

Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

Miriam Meima has been a coach & facilitator for over twenty years, dedicating her life to studying the overlap between business and psychology. Miriam has coached founders and executives at hundreds of companies, including a dozen $1B+. She often partners with companies from Series B all the way through going public. She works 1:1 with senior leaders, facilitates team offsites, and develops customized leadership development journeys for leaders at all levels. Her specialty is in helping people unlock the next level of performance while maximizing authenticity. 

Miriam’s credentials include an MA in Organizational & Management Development and a BA in Business & Psychology. She is a Master Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Coaching, and a member of Forbes Coaches Council. 

In this episode, Dean Newlund and Miriam Meima discuss:

• What’s the difference between therapy and coaching? 
• The gift of things shutting down around us 
• Relationship between competence and intuition
• Accepting yourself and relaxing into your wisdom

Key Takeaways:

• Therapy is standing in the present and looking backward while coaching is about standing in the present and looking forwards. The two have different vantage points and different intentions.  
• When things shut down, we were forced to look in the mirror and think about who are the people that matter and what are the experiences that matter. We had the opportunity individually and collectively to reset. 
• Being competent is what unlocks your ability to trust yourself and therefore allows you to be drawn to a certain direction through your intuition. 
• A lot of challenge at all ages for humans comes from feeling like we have to prove ourselves - the breeding grounds for insecurity. If we allow ourselves to feel accepted, we could trust ourselves more and relax into our wisdom. 

"If we can all become students of ourselves we’ll start to notice we feel pulled in certain places, and that's usually tuition at work." —  Miriam Meima

Access free resources by clicking on this link: www.leaderswhosmile.com

See Dean’s TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I

Connect with Miriam Meima:  

Website: https://www.2mleaders.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/miriam-meima

Connect with Dean:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkw

Website: https://www.mfileadership.com/

The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/