Best Instinct To Innovate Podcasts (2024)

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Cloud breakthrough with NTT DATA's Charlie Li 35:21

2d ago35:21

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Charlie Li on enterprise approaches to cloud infrastructure What’s the real promise of moving to the cloud? And how did moving to the cloud become the solution to everyone’s problems? This week on Catalyst, Clinton is joined by Charlie Li, NTT DATA’s Senior Executive Vice President and Global Head of Cloud and Security Services, to discuss some of …

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How Renee Parsons Innovated Golf Apparel in a Male-Dominated Industry 48:28

3d ago48:28

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“Just surround yourself with people that are not necessarily better than you, but that bring something to the table you don't—and [don’t] be intimidated by that or threatened by that. I love collaborating and I love having people on my team that bring something to the table and can teach me, and I feel like we've done a good job of that.” In this e…

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#195 CEO Salesforce AI, Clara Shih: Above the Clouds 45:02

3d ago45:02

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Guest: Clara Shih, CEO of Salesforce AI In 2020, Clara Shih quit Hearsay, the company she founded and ran for 11 years; in hindsight, she says “I probably should have quit a little bit sooner.” But at the time, she cared a lot — too much — about what everyone else thought. “There's a lot of guilt around leaving initially and feeling bad for feeling…

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257: Horse Admirer to Wild Horse Advocate & The Movement Transforms, by HandsOnGloves 53:30

5d ago53:30

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Born with a love for horses, it was 20 years before Sumee Chang headed to an equestrian center and inquired about horseback riding lessons. When her heart was captured by a documentary about wild horses, she decided to become equipped to adopt a few! We also hear the line up for Monty Roberts' The Movement 2024. Listen in… Show Host: Debbie Loucks …

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The People Side of Product: On Building Collaborative Relationships 34:07

9d ago34:07

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Chris and Gina on how to build trust with clients Great product can only happen with trust. This week Chris and Gina sit down to chat about something that is arguably more important than fulfilling a contract - your relationship with your stakeholders. Chris and Gina share the dos and don'ts of stakeholder engagement so you can create an open dialo…

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How Tisha Thompson Launched the First Black-Owned Clean Makeup Brand at Sephora 52:05

10d ago52:05

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“There's a lot of things that come with being able to support a retailer like that… If you're not ready for those things, then go DTC first because you also have to have: Is your product merchandisable? Do you have unit cartons? Do you have UPCs? All of these kinds of operational tactical things that you can really kind of speak to, but high-level …

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#194 CEO and Founder Sunshine, Marissa Mayer: Innovative Instincts 1:25:50

10d ago1:25:50

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Guest: Marissa Mayer, CEO and Founder of Sunshine and former CEO of Yahoo When Marissa Mayer was first hired as the CEO of Yahoo, the company had lost nearly a quarter of its workforce in the preceding six months. Early on, she was chatting with employees in the cafeteria and one of them got her attention by smacking her tray. “Is it go time?” he a…

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One Gripe: With Jim Brusnahan 39:26

16d ago39:26

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Clarios’ Jim Brusnahan on his leadership ideology where you get to complain…but just once When Jim Brusnahan sees that his team is hurting or encountering blockers he invites them to a gripe session. They go around the table and share their complaints. As Global Functions IT Business Partnership Lead Jim is well versed in dealing with people, relat…

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Taryn Jones Laeben on Bridging Founders and Investors for Startup Success 45:18

17d ago45:18

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“So many of us, me included, suffer from imposter syndrome. And it's so misleading because we know so much more than we think we do—and more importantly, we know how to navigate what we don't know.” In this episode of Entreprenista, we sat down with Taryn Jones Laeben, president and founder of IRL Ventures, a bespoke early-stage advisory and invest…

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#193 Former CEO Nextdoor, Sarah Friar: Four Circles 1:17:17

17d ago1:17:17

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Guest: Sarah Friar, former CEO of Nextdoor Sarah Friar has worked with some of the top leaders in Silicon Valley, including Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, Block CEO Jack Dorsey, and most recently Nextdoor founder Nirav Tolia, who just replaced her as CEO in May. And one of the things that sets top performers apart from the …

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256: Does Your Horse's Tack Really Fit?, Lusitanos Inspire a Movie by HandsOnGloves 1:05:35

19d ago1:05:35

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Katarina Koefoed shares how anatomical bridles are designed to creates happier and healthier horses who can perform at their best. Also, we hear the story of how a love for horses drove a young Portuguese boy to find his way to use his talents to make a movie about a rare breed of horses. Listen in... Show Host: Debbie Loucks Title Sponsor: HandsOn…

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From the Archives: Design Led Exploration 37:36

23d ago37:36

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Clinton chats with Ash Howell and Dave Schell on how to involve design early on When should design be brought into the process? In this archived episode, we learn from NTT DATA’s own Dave Schell and Vectorform’s Ash Howell that it should be brought in as early as possible. They share tips on how to get the design conversation started early and why …

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April Gargiulo on Addressing the Luxury Skincare Market Gap 42:32

24d ago42:32

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“So often in the beauty world the purpose of the communication is to create a sense of fear and insecurity and I refuse to participate in that.” In this episode of Entreprenista, we sat down with April Gargiulo, founder and CEO of Vintner’s Daughter, a Nutritional Skincare brand founded on the principles of unparalleled quality and efficacy. When c…

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#192 CTO and Co-Founder Discord, Stanislav Vishnevskiy: Ship It 1:03:34

24d ago1:03:34

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Guest: Stanislav Vishnevskiy, CTO and co-founder of Discord For many years, the conventional wisdom was the gaming was not social because it was something you usually did at home. “But people who play games are often the most social,” says Discord CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy. “They’re spending 10, 20 hours with other people online, hanging out.” As a…

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From The Archives: On The Public Sector 30:04

1M ago30:04

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Gina, Natalie Kurz and Cathy LoDucato discuss the importance of digital development in the public sector All too often users come away from using a public sector website or app feeling frustrated and confused. In this archived episode, Gina is joined by Natalie Kurz and Cathy LoDuca to discuss the unique product challenges that are faced when worki…

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Mastering the Art of Serial Entrepreneurship with Divya Gugnani of Wander Beauty & 5 SENS 51:52

1M ago51:52

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“Every email that goes out with a pitch to tell someone about the brand—they may not answer, they may not opt in for product, and we may not gift them, but I built one more touch point of brand awareness and maybe [they] read that email and discovered our brand. You have to be what 99% of the world is not, which is consistent.” In this episode of E…

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#191 CEO and Co-Founder Intercom, Eoghan McCabe: Second Beginning 59:16

1M ago59:16

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Guest: Eoghan McCabe, CEO, Chairman, and Co-Founder of Intercom “We are not ready for the degree to which our world is going to change,” says Intercom CEO Eoghan McCabe, “in insane and incredible ways.” When he co-founded the company in 2011, the Irish-born entrepreneur was making it easier for companies to offer human customer service to their cus…

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255: Does Your Horse Speak With An Accent? by HandsOnGloves 48:35

1M ago48:35

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Monty is back to tell us some specific and fascinating insights about how the horse's language is formed and how we can learn it to help train our horses in partnership and without violence. Listen in… Show Host: Debbie Loucks Title Sponsor: HandsOn Gloves, All-In-One Shedding/Bathing/GroomingGloves For tips on Good Horsemanship: Ask Monty Learn mo…

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Product Portfolio: On the Stocks and Bonds Analogy 31:08

1M ago31:08

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Chris and Gina on looking at your business like a portfolio When it comes to personal finances bonds are generally low-risk and stable and stocks are high-risk, high-reward. Ideally you have a mix of both. Why not look at your business product portfolio in a similar way? This week Chris and Gina take a look at this analogy and talk about the import…

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Building a Beauty Empire from the Ground Up with Kitsch Founder, Cassandra Thurswell 47:49

1M ago47:49

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“I realized with every business that I've ever had, that is my strength, being of service. I'm an excellent waitress. I am an excellent people pleaser. I will serve until the day I die because I genuinely love doing it so much.” In this episode of Entreprenista, we sat down with Cassandra Thurswell, Founder and CEO of Kitsch, an international brand…

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#190 Co-Founder Cost Plus Drugs, Mark Cuban: Mavs to Meds 46:33

1M ago46:33

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Guest: Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs and costar, Shark Tank “I just love to compete,” says Mark Cuban. “And the day I stop is the day I’m dead.” Previously the co-founder of MicroSolutions and Broadcast.com, Cuban is probably best known to the public today for competing with the likes of Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran on the reality …

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Deep Work: On Quality Over Quantity 30:12

1M ago30:12

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Chris and Clinton on how to focus more on less Some work days can feel like you’re stuck on a hamster wheel, you’re busy all day but then you realize that you haven’t moved an inch on any meaningful work. This week, Chris and Clinton help us get off the hamster wheel. Drawing on ideas from Cal Newport’s book Slow Productivity, they break down how y…

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From Gut Instinct to Global Impact with Lifeway Food's Julie Smolyansky 49:08

2M ago49:08

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“Step after step, it’s like climbing a mountain. You don’t necessarily get to the peak really fast—it’s consistent, steady growth.” In this episode of Entreprenista, we sat down with Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods, a company specializing in kefir to support the gut microbiome. Born in Ukraine, Julie immigrated to the US and watched her pare…

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#189 Co-Founder Watershed, Taylor Francis: Worthy Missions 1:00:03

2M ago1:00:03

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Guest: Taylor Francis, co-founder of Watershed One day when he was 13, Taylor Francis walked out of the movie theater, and he was pissed off. He had just seen Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth and internalized a “generational call to arms, that my parents had screwed our generation” by causing the climate crisis, he says. 14 years later, …

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254: Student's Insights from Monty Roberts International Learning Center, by HandsOnGloves 49:38

2M ago49:38

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What brings students as far away as the Middle East to the Monty Roberts International Learning Center? Horses and effective horse training techniques! Listen in as Monty and his Advanced Course Instructor Denise Heinlein share insights to the very current issues facing trainers of horses today. Listen in... Show Host: Debbie Loucks Title Sponsor: …

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From the Archive: Frictionless Enterprise 40:19

2M ago40:19

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Nate Berent-Spillson on reducing friction and improving momentum In tech, change is a constant. In this archived episode, Nate Berent-Spillson, the author of Frictionless Enterprise, chats with Clinton about how to embrace change in your enterprise. What if instead of fighting change, you could use change as a driving force to empower innovation? I…

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Building a Family Legacy into a Multi-Million Hydration Success with Jesslyn Rollins 46:20

2M ago46:20

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“That journey of self reflection and really being humbled by the business punching you in the face was not something I anticipated. I knew there were going to be hurdles to climb. But actually challenging yourself with ‘I might need to look at myself in the mirror and take a second to reflect on how I can be a better leader’ and then actually doing…

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#188 CEO and Co-Founder Synthesia, Victor Riparbelli w/ Josh Coyne: Gorilla in the Room 59:27

2M ago59:27

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Guests: Victor Riparbelli, CEO and co-founder of Synthesia; and Josh Coyne, partner at Kleiner Perkins When Victor Riparbelli wants to learn something, he’ll start with a YouTube video or a podcast: “I maybe buy the book on Amazon as like the fifth step,” the Synthesia CEO says. His company is trying to change the text-first (or text-only) way info…

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CancerBuddy: With Christina Merrill 30:10

2M ago30:10

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Christina Merrill on why and how she developed CancerBuddy Being diagnosed with cancer or supporting a friend or family member through a cancer diagnosis can be a lonely thing. Luckily there is a new app that’s trying to change that. This week, Chris and Gina sit down with Christina Merrill, the President and CEO of the Bone Marrow and Cancer Found…

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Conquering Fear and Finding Your Purpose with Tracy Litt 49:26

2M ago49:26

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“There's a lot of beautiful healing things that we do and they're all amazing, but the thing that will heal those old versions of you the fastest and most effectively is when you embody the version of you who no longer believes that.” In this episode of Entreprenista, we sat down with Tracy Litt, a rapid transformational hypnotherapist, best-sellin…

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#187 President & COO of AG1, Kat Cole: Wings to Supplements 1:00:22

2M ago1:00:22

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Guest: Kat Cole, COO of Athletic Greens You can’t make smart decisions if you don’t know the truth — the “true truth,” as Athletic Greens COO Kat Cole puts it. “As you get bigger and you have success, innovator’s dilemma, you end up talking to yourself instead of really being rooted in what’s going on.” That’s why she has embraced the anxiety of th…

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Paid vs Free: On the New Subscription Model 35:19

2M ago35:19

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Chris and Gina on what payment model works best for users Back in the day people paid for cable packages and big bundled deals. Then many products moved to a free, ad-supported model. Now it seems the industry is leaning somewhere in the middle. This week Chris and Gina talk about the history of product payment models and discuss current trends in …

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253: Science and Innovation Thermoregulation in Equine Athletes, by HandsOnGloves 37:43

2M ago37:43

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Polo wraps, brushing boots, and leg protection in general is a hot topic right now, and for good reason. Medical research shows the dangers of over heating horse tendons and muscles. With both in mind, Louise Butcher set out to find a protection proven to create a breathable, cooling effect. Listen in... Show Host: Debbie Loucks Title Sponsor: Hand…

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Self-Care as a Leadership Strategy with BetterHelp's Haesue Jo 42:48

2M ago42:48

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“You're pushing yourself beyond what you feel is comfortable, which means you're gonna have chapters of discomfort or feeling like, ‘I'm not really sure if I'm there yet. And sometimes that's true. Sometimes you're not there yet. It's good to tune into that because then you know where you should be focusing to improve.” In this episode of Entrepren…

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#186 COO Asana, Anne Raimondi: Recovering Perfectionist 1:06:26

2M ago1:06:26

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Guest: Anne Raimondi, COO and Head of Business at Asana Asana COO Anne Raimondi feels pressure to perform in her job “every day, all the time.” But that pressure doesn’t come from her fellow executives; she imposes it on herself, trying to think carefully about how much each of her decisions will impact her team. “I have a lot of privilege and choi…

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Is Design Dead? 43:50

2M ago43:50

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NTT Data’s Dave and Chappell join Chris to debrief on an important question: is design dead? Bringing the slack discussion into the real world - NTT Data’s David and Chappell Ellison discuss the state of design with host Chris LoSacco. Sparked from the article “The big design freak-out” by Robert Fabricant, the three grapple with the state of desig…

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Personalizing Maternal Wellness through One Tribe with Emilie Fritz Veloso 37:54

2M ago37:54

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“Keep the momentum going. And that's continuous meetings, continuous networking. And then set dates really set a, ‘We are looking to raise this by this time,’ so that you give yourself a deadline, and you give the investors a deadline, and you can hold yourself to it.” In this episode of Entreprenista, we sat down with Emilie Fritz Veloso, founder …

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#185 CEO and Founder Netskope, Sanjay Beri: The Trenches 54:32

2M ago54:32

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Guest: Sanjay Beri, CEO and Founder of Netskope “You can be waiting your whole life to do something, and then your life’s over,” says Sanjay Beri. After nine years at Juniper Networks, he left his comfortable job, moved his family to a house with a pricier mortgage, and launched the cloud security firm Netskope. His entrepreneurial story would make…

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Making Maps Easy: With Felt 34:47

3M ago34:47

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Loren Baxter from Felt on how to build maps for the browser Making maps is no easy feat, there’s large data sets and layers upon layers of spatial information. Luckily, Felt is simplifying the art of map making. This week, Loren Baxter, the Head of Design at Felt, joins Clinton to chat about developing a collaborative, web-based app that is democra…

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252: Why Doesn't My Horse Do What I Want? by HandsOnGloves 46:48

3M ago46:48

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University of Zurich's Professor Emeritus and veterinarian Dr. Brigitte von Rechenberg met Monty Roberts when she attended Monty's horse demonstration in Switzerland more than twenty years ago. Expecting another guru horseman, she was surprised how much science was behind the methods and how well the horses understood and cooperated with Monty. It …

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Creating a Meal-Kit Revolution with Ooshma Garg 46:43

3M ago46:43

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“[You’re] spending money and growing not at a sustainable pace, but at this hyper-accelerated pace in order to rapidly take up market share and drown out competitors. When you keep raising money to do that, you keep giving more and more people big chunks of your business. The only way it works is if you have a little bit of luck, but also great exe…

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#184 Former CEO and Co-Founder Sun, Scott McNealy: In the Piñata 1:18:03

3M ago1:18:03

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Guest: Scott McNealy, former CEO and co-founder of Sun Microsystems & co-founder of Curriki Scott McNealy never wanted to be CEO of Sun, and in his 22-year tenure before selling to Oracle, he knows there were times he failed to execute, or to rein in the once-iconic Silicon Valley firm’s worst impulses. But like his pro golfer son, Maverick, Scott …

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Open Talent Revolution with John Winsor 47:07

3M ago47:07

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Author and entrepreneur John Winsor discusses the open talent landscape with Clinton. In this episode Clinton discusses the future of work with John Windsor, a renowned expert on open talent, author and entrepreneur. They explore how enterprises are adopting a blended workforce, integrating full-time employees with freelancers and third-party provi…

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Reinventing Yourself and Your Business With Lori Harder 50:59

3M ago50:59

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“Expose all of the elephants in the room. We just try to hide them… We're trying to throw our skirt up over the elephant… I have gone into everything. It's been a superpower. I'm like, ‘Here's the elephant. Here's the elephant. Here's the elephant. Yes, I'm new at this. Yes, you might be afraid of this. Yes, I understand that fear of yours around t…

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#183 CEO and Co-Founder Harness, Jyoti Bansal: Three-Layered Cake 59:28

3M ago59:28

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Guest: Jyoti Bansal, CEO and co-founder of Harness Cisco bought Jyoti Bansal’s first company AppDynamics for $3.7 billion, making him a very wealthy man. But after two African safaris, a week of Michelin-starred meals in Tokyo, and more adventures all around the world, he realized that spending his money didn’t truly make him happy. After some soul…

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The Best Sales People? Givers, Not Takers 38:36

3M ago38:36

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Gina and Chris start with the premise that we are all salespeople, whether the word is in our title or not. If you’re delivering the product, you’re selling. If you’re asking your boss for a promotion, you’re selling. If you’re trying to persuade your kid to go to the museum - you’re selling! But in this episode Chris and Gina argue that what motiv…

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Innovating Clean Hair Care with Nadine Ramos 43:15

3M ago43:15

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“It's not just about selling your products anymore. You need to know how your products work, you need to know what you're putting out there, and you need to be the expert at it so that you can educate your consumer. That also builds trust, so it's like, ‘Okay, she did the work. She has her license in cosmetology. She's a hair expert.’ And then bein…

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#182 CEO and Co-Founder Cribl, Clint Sharp: Finding Traction 1:12:26

3M ago1:12:26

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Guest: Clint Sharp, CEO and co-founder of Cribl New employees are joining the remote data platform Cribl every week, and as the staff grows, CEO Clint Sharp has noticed a problem: He can’t file a bug report without a lot of caveats. When there were a handful of users, no one would bat an eye at the CEO posting a bug on Slack, but now he has had to …

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251: The Cowboy & The Jump Jockey, How A Champion Racehorse Was Saved, by HandsOnGloves 52:24

3M ago52:24

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Amazing stories unfold in this episode about how champion horses are made when the trainers get it right for the horse. Born in the UK and famous in Germany for working with Monty Roberts on some remarkable horses, Simon Stokes is a fearless Jump Jockey and patient trainer. When the talented but troubled Thoroughbred named Lomitas teamed up with Mo…

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Looking Into the Future: With Scott Campagna 39:04

3M ago39:04

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Scott Campagna reviews the Apple Vision Pro In February 2024, Apple launched their new Apple Vision Pro (AVP), a wearable spatial headset that you operate with your eyes, hands and voice. This week Clinton is joined by tinkerer and Launch by NTT DATA’s Lead of Emerging and Immersive Technologies Scott Campagna to share his initial thoughts on the A…

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