I'm Pierre Hamel, your experienced, non-certified life coach just trying to make the world a better place, one disgruntled individual at a time.
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Dave Bailey gets up close and personal with scale-up tech CEOs so you can hear the unvarnished truth about growing a business. Dave is one of Europe's top CEO coaches and his blog, The Founder Coach, is read by millions of entrepreneurs each year. Now, Dave's on a mission to help other CEOs share their stories about what it really means to be CEO. Listen in as Dave discusses what happens after you raise a Series A—growing the team, managing the board, and the challenges that keep founders up ...
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Building a team is what we do at BTFI. We are an arts-based Learning and Development Consultancy. We offer intelligent Team Building, Leadership Training, Culture Change programmes and Facilitation. We work with organisations to create a jolt in both thinking and action. We are founded on the belief that many organisations get to 'good' and few are brave enough to strive for extraordinary! Richard Tyler - Westend star, speaker, Director of Performance and Possibility at BTFI, facilitator, co ...
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David Oscar Markus, a Miami trial attorney who has been called “a reincarnation of the old school criminal defense lawyer” and has represented clients from the head of the Cali Cartel to Fortune 500 companies and their CEOs, has partnered with rakontur, the lauded storytellers behind Cocaine Cowboys, The U and 537 Votes, to launch a new podcast series called For the Defense. The podcast focuses on the work of the least-respected but perhaps the most important profession in America: the crimi ...
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Margot Moss (and I) for Mayor Andrew Gillum
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In the Season 5 finale, partners Margot Moss and David Oscar Markus discuss their successful representation of Mayor Andrew Gillum. Mayor Gillum was a hairbreadth away from being Florida’s Governor. Had the FBI not started and leaked an unjustified investigation, he would have won. But once they did so, they kept the target on Gillum’s back, eventu…
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Craig Albee for Mark Jensen (letter from the grave case)
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Was it suicide or was it murder? Craig Albee sits down with David Oscar Markus to discuss whether Mark Jensen murdered his wife with antifreeze or whether she committed suicide. Craig Albee is the federal defender in Wisconsin. And he's tried lots of cases. But nothing like this one, which has led to books, movies, and of course, podcasts. Known as…
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Barry Scheck put DNA evidence on the map during the O.J. Simpson trial and now runs the amazing Innocence Project. Barry Scheck, a titan of the criminal defense bar, sits down with David Oscar Markus to discuss high profile cases, exonerating the innocent, and the practice of law. He's one of the best and it shows.…
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John Lauro is not sitting back in his defense of Donald Trump. Listen to him discuss his defense strategy with David Oscar Markus on this special episode of For the Defense. John Lauro is former President Trump's lawyer in the January 6 case in Washington D.C. In this interview with David Oscar Markus, he goes in depth on how he got involved in the…
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Matthew Menchel for UBS banker Raoul Weil
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David Oscar Markus interviews Matthew Menchel, one of the best trial lawyers in the country, on his acquittal for UBS banker Raoul Weil. The U.S. had enough with wealthy tax cheats hiding their money in Swiss bank accounts. So it decided to go after the foreign bankers to send a message, including Raoul Weil, one of the top executives at UBS. Enter…
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Lisa Wayne for New Orleans DA Jason Williams
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David Oscar Markus interviews Lisa Wayne, the executive director of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, on her most recent trial win, for New Orleans district attorney Jason Williams. Progressive prosecutors have been pretty controversial around the country. The recently elected district attorney in New Orleans was no exception as…
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Gerald Lefcourt for Abbie Hoffman (Chicago 8)
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David Oscar Markus interviews legendary Jerry Lefcourt about one of the most important trials in American history, the Chicago 8 case. Jerry Lefcourt had recently been fired as a legal aid lawyer in the late 1960s when he got a call from Abbie Hoffman. They spoke all night at Hoffman’s apartment. Hoffman told him “I'll start a revolution; you keep …
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David Oscar Markus sits down with former President Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, who has not yet spoken in detail with the media. Todd Blanche was a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, prosecuting violent criminals in federal court. He then left for the oldest law firm in New York – Cadwalader. There, he quickly developed a reputation …
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Season 5 starts off with a grand slam – Milton Hirsch, one of the country’s finest trial lawyers, current judge, and David Oscar Markus’ former partner, represented World Series MVP Pedro Guerrero in his federal trial in Miami. Too dumb to do the drug deal? That defense could never work, right? Wrong -- if your lawyer is Milton Hirsch, who beat the…
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Douglas Brooks for Harvard Fencing Coach Peter Brand
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Well-known Boston lawyer Douglas Brooks sits down with David Oscar Markus to discuss the Harvard Fencing Coach case, an off-shoot of the Varsity Blues prosecution. The college admissions process gives all applicants – and their parents! – stress. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston charged over 50 defendants in the biggest college scandal of our t…
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S2-Episode 34 – What Did Working Too Hard Ever Give You?
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Overworking is not the badge of honour you think it is, and it's killing you slowly.First, definitions and quotations. Then we'll talk about how overwork harms you and what you can do about it, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also thx to Audionautix and Partners …
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S2-Episode 33 – Screen Time Is Scream Time
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Without even knowing you, I know you spend too much time in front of a screen, so let's fix that. First, definitions and quotations. Then we'll tackle your screen addictions and why you nee to stop it, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also thx to Audionautix and P…
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Barry Pollack for Ric Blake (Chicken Antitrust)
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DOJ’s antitrust division has gotten crazy aggressive in recent months, bringing criminal cases with new theories never tested before in federal court. These new cases haven’t done well, however. In a recent case alleging that 10 defendants agreed to fix prices for chicken, all defendants proceeded to trial. The jury hung as to all the defendants. I…
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S2-Episode 32 – Less Dramatic, But Still Post Traumatic
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You may know what PTSD is, but did you know the pandemic may be creating its own version? First, definitions and quotations. Then we'll talk about how you can find some comfort after the trauma and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also thx to Audionautix and Partners …
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S2-Episode 31 – Leave The Bullshit, Take The Cannoli
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Social media and attention seeking rallies have spread misinformation far and wide, and we need to look at why. First, definitions and quotations. Then we'll talk about how you need to get a grip on reality, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also thx to Audionautix…
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So you think a coffee break will do it, but you really need to take a hike, literally. First, definitions and quotations. Then we'll talk about the healing power of nature, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also thx to Audionautix and Partners In Rhyme for the musi…
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S2-Episode 29 – Don't Keep Calm, But Do Carry On
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We are told to be more resilient in the face of adversity, but is that just bullshit? First, definitions and quotations. The main segmentwill deal with the pros and cons of resilience, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also thx to Audionautix and Partners In Rhyme …
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S2-Episode 28 – The Lowdown On High Anxiety
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Are you a workaholic or an over-achiever, and you're super proud about it? Maybe it's killing you. First, definitions and quotations. Then in the main segment, we’ll talk high functioning anxiety and why it's so bad for you, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also t…
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The 1980s was the wild west of drug trials. And there was no bigger cocaine cowboy than Carlos Lehder, who co-founded the Medellin Cartel. Lehder turned to Edward Shohat to represent him in a 7-month trial in which the prosecutor, nicknamed Mad Dog, called 29 snitches. In this episode, the finale of Season 4, David Oscar Markus takes Ed through the…
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So why is it so easy to be lazy. Well, there's a short and long answer to that/ First, definitions and quotations. Then in the main segment, we'll get into the weeds about whether lazy is good or bad for you, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also thx to Audionauti…
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John Gleeson for the Holloway Project
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John Gleeson has done it all. He’s been a federal prosecutor. A federal judge. And now he’s a criminal defense lawyer. Having seen the injustices in the criminal justice system, Gleeson started the Holloway project in which he and a team of lawyers are trying to free defendants who have been crushed by the system and minimum mandatory sentences. In…
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S2-Episode 26 – Your Procrastination Issues Can Wait
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We all have a penchant and a fear of procrastinating and wasting time, but why is that? First, definitions and quotations. Then in the main segment, we’ll talk about why it may not be as bad as you think, and what you can do about it, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t ca…
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There's prosecutorial misconduct and then there's what happened in the case of Ali Sadr in the Southern District of New York. Sadr's lawyer, Brian Heberlig, sits down with David Oscar Markus at his White Collar Law seminar at the University of Miami School of Law to discuss the absolutely insane misconduct committed by federal prosecutors in this t…
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Dr. Jack Kevorkian, also known as Dr. Death, was the center of debate at every dinner table – should a doctor be permitted to assist a patient in committing suicide if that’s what the patient wanted because of excruciating pain and a terminal illness. Prosecutors in Michigan said no and went after Dr. Kevorkian, who turned to Geoffrey Fieger to rep…
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S2-Episode 25 – You Can Win The Grudge Match
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Let’s take a look at why you can’t let go of that stupid grudge, and why it holds you back. But first, definitions and quotations. Then in the main segment, we’ll talk about taking the mental weight of grudges and revenge off your shoulders, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I d…
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Back in the 1970s, prosecutors started to go after what they deemed to be “obscene.” They went absolutely crazy when the movie Deep Throat was released. So they decided to arrest the projectionist, Richard Dexter, to send a message. Gerry Goldstein was a young firebrand lawyer who took on the case to trial and even all the way to the Supreme Court.…
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S2-Episode 24 – Clutter Is Your Ball And Chain
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Do you have rooms that you can’t use because they’re filled with stuff? We’re going to fix that today. But first, definitions and quotations. Then in the main segment, we’ll talk about taking the mental weight of clutter off your shoulders, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I do…
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Everyone knows of DeLorean cars, which were made famous in Back to the Future. What folks may not know is that the car's namesake -- John DeLorean -- was charged in two different federal cases in the 1980s. In one case in Detroit, he was charged with racketeering and embezzlement. Enter Juanita Brooks, who was one of the few women criminal defense …
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S2-Episode 23 – Don’t Be Anxious For A New Year
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The only thing to fear is fear itself, and anxiety, and poison spiders of course, but today we’ll focus on anxiety. First though, definitions and quotations, then the main segment talk about anxiety and what to do about it, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also th…
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Mark Geragos, trial lawyer and fellow podcaster, discusses the Susan McDougal trials with host David Oscar Markus. In the 90's, Ken Starr was pursuing Bill Clinton. And anyone who got in Starr's way became a target. This included Susan McDougal, who refused to testify against Clinton because she believed that Starr was pressuring her to lie. Enter …
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Bruce Rogow for Luther Campbell and 2 Live Crew
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Season 4 of For the Defense premieres with Bruce Rogow who sits down with David Oscar Markus to discuss the groundbreaking criminal trial against 2 Live Crew and its front man Luther Campbell. Bruce Rogow discusses the 2 Live Crew case, an only in South Florida story in which a rap band was prosecuted because of its dirty lyrics. Rogow and David Os…
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This is my Season 1 Finale. Let’s review the pillars, things we talked about, and things to look forward to in Season 2, which starts January 13, 2022. We’re going to skip the definitions and quotations, but we’ll probably finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also thx to Audion…
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Do you ever feel like life isn’t fair? Of course you do, because it’s not, but I can show you how you can deal with that world view.First though, definitions and quotations, then the main segment will deal with your perceptions of fairness, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I do…
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The Disgruntled Life Coach Podcast is not something to fear, so what are you REALLY afraid of? First though, definitions and quotations, then the main segment talks about how fear and anxiety can be self-perpetuating, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also thx to A…
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Episode 19 – Go Ahead, Look Back In Anger
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The Disgruntled Life Coach Podcast is trying to make you less angry today, we’ll see if it sticks. First though, definitions and quotations, then the main segment talks about how to stop your downward anger spiral, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also thx to Audi…
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Why Communication is Critical To Scale | Ed Klinger, CEO of Flock
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How can scale-ups maintain good communication as they scale? My guest, Ed Leon Klinger, is the CEO of Flock—a company that uses data to provide usage-based insurance for drones, cars and vans. In this episode, Ed explains why he likes to transcribe fundraising meetings to hunt for learnings, he shares why he's grateful that his board let him fail, …
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Episode 18 – Mission Control, We Have A Failure
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In this episode of the Disgruntled Life Coach Podcast, let’s measure your success, or lack thereof.We’ll start off with definitions and quotations, then the main segment talks about why pursuit of success won’t make you happy, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also…
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What It's Like to Be Always on Show | Raoul Fraser, CEO of Lovat Parks
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As a founder you're always on show. My guest, Raoul Fraser, is the CEO of Lovat Parks—a scale-up building residential and holiday caravan parks across the UK. In this episode, Raoul walks us through his vision for the caravan park industry, he explains the challenges of having physical locations, and we discuss the difficulty of feeling like you're…
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Episode 17 – You Can Spell Succeed Without Greed
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In this episode of the Disgruntled Life Coach Podcast, we’re going to get greedy. We’ll start off with definitions and quotations, then the main segment will get serious about why you think you need more stuff (spoiler, you don’t), and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care.…
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Why Jewellery Needs a New Model | Ilana Lever, CEO of Motley
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Why have traditional marketplace models failed in the jewellery sector? My guest, Ilana Lever, is the CEO of Motley—a company that enables jewellery designers to bring their designs to market at scale. In this episode, Ilana walks us through Motley’s business model, she explains what stopped her letting go of the details sooner, and we discuss chal…
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Episode 16 – Imperfection Is Perfectly Fine
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In this episode of the Disgruntled Life Coach Podcast, It’s all about perfectionism. We’ll start off with definitions and quotations, then the main segment will help your flawed life be remarkable, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also thx to Audionautix and Partn…
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In this episode of the Disgruntled Life Coach Podcast, let’s change it up – quite literally. We’ll start off with definitions and quotations, then the main segment will set the stage for how to deal with change, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t care. Also thx to Audiona…
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When to Step Back as CEO | James Routledge, Founder of Sanctus
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What would make a founder give up their role as CEO? My guest, James Routledge, is the founder of Sanctus—a company that offers coaching services to businesses to support employee mental health. In this episode, James walks us through his decision to step back from the CEO role, he explains why he decided not to hire a COO, and we discuss how ego c…
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Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman on Willy & Sal
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The trials and tribulations of Willy Falcon and Salvador Magluta are the stuff of legal legend in Miami. Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman of rakontur are the producers of Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami, a six-part documentary miniseries that recently premiered on Netflix. The filmmakers join David Markus on For the Defense to discuss the rise …
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Why an Inspiring Mission is Everything | Simon Mellin, CEO of The Modern Milkman (Series A)
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How much plastic do you consume? Meet Simon Mellin, CEO of The Modern Milkman a company that delivers plastic-free milk and groceries to your door. In this episode, Simon talks about how a milk cart became venture-backed, we discuss his journey to Series B, and the importance of hiring when building a low-ego culture. Key links: The Modern Milkman …
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In this episode of the Disgruntled Life Coach Podcast, we’ll blame it all on the rain, or we won’t. We’ll start off with definitions and quotations, then the main segment will be dedicated to taking responsibility and not blaming others, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I don’t…
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Why You Need To Train Your Workforce | Rajeeb Dey, CEO of Learnerbly (Series A)
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Why do you need to train your workforce? Meet Rajeeb Dey, CEO of Learnerbly—a company that helps businesses train their employees. In this episode, Rajeeb shares how he dealt with a life-threatening back issue as CEO, we discuss the hard decisions that come with internalisation and talk about how the training space is changing. Key links: Learnerbl…
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In this episode of the Disgruntled Life Coach Podcast, we’re going to communicate about how to communicate, and how not to. We’ll start off with definitions and quotations, then the main segment will discuss how and when to to speak your mind, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, or not, I…
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Eleventh Circuit Chief Judge William H. Pryor joins David Oscar Markus on the Finale of Season Three of For the Defense. Judge Pryor brings a totally different perspective to the show, as he is the former Attorney General of Alabama, is on the conservative wing of the Eleventh Circuit, and even made President Trump's short list for the United State…
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Episode 12 – You’re Not As Dumb As I Look
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In this episode of the Disgruntled Life Coach Podcast, we’re going to explore when to try to fix someone else, and when not to. We’ll start off with definitions and quotations, then the main segment will discuss when to leave stupid well enough alone, and we’ll finish off with a Disgruntled Nugget – a little piece of wisdom you can take with you, o…
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