Best Think Fast Talk Smart Podcasts (2024)

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162. Unlock Career Opportunities: How to Make the Right Moves 19:23

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Being present in the moment and staying open to whatever unfolds. We all want to lead lives and careers full of joy and fulfillment. Maggie Baird certainly has, and the key, she says, is to stay open to new possibilities and “let your passion lead.” Baird is an accomplished actress, improv teacher at the Groundlings Theater, mother to music sensati…

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Bonus: How to Manage Speaking Anxiety the Think Faster, Talk Smarter Way 20:29

5d ago20:29

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Gain control over your speaking and excel in your communication. For the first anniversary of his book Think Faster, Talk Smarter, Matt Abrahams shares strategies from the first chapter, focusing on managing speaking anxiety and improving spontaneous communication. Through personal anecdotes and practical techniques, he explains how to handle unexp…

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Why I Research: Findings Fueled by the Head and the Heart 9:22

7d ago9:22

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This special episode of If/Then: Business, Leadership, Society explores the personal stories behind Stanford GSB faculty's groundbreaking research. Discover how individual experiences shape scholarly inquiry. Baba Shiv, professor of marketing, examines decision-making and the brain's liking and wanting systems. His self-proclaimed "irrational" natu…

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161. Do Your Homework: Know What to Say by Knowing Who You’re Talking To 21:49

7d ago21:49

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Know your audience and tailor the message for them. In high-stakes communication, every word counts. For Jen Psaki, that means knowing who she’s talking to — so she knows just what to say. As the former White House Press Secretary and current host of Inside with Jen Psaki on MSNBC, Psaki has discovered that communication isn’t about “saying the mos…

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160. Best of: How to Communicate Your Gameplan 25:26

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Why organizational strategy can be both top-down and bottom-up. As Professor Jesper Sørensen sees it, a winning strategy is the result of conversations, not commands, and that strategy can be directed from the C-suite, but it doesn’t have to be. “Lots of great strategies are discovered,” he says, “they’re discovered because the leaders were able to…

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159. Earn Your Audience: You Can’t Lead If No One’s Listening 20:25

21d ago20:25

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What it takes to develop as a leader. Great leaders and great communicators aren't born, they're made. That's why John Hennessy and Tina Seelig, directors of Stanford University’s Knight-Hennessy Scholars, are working to create the great storytellers of tomorrow, today. "We decided that there was a leadership void, and that was a driving motivation…

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Podcast 45: What is aging, and how can we slow it down? 1:05:04

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Send us a text There is definitely one thing that every person on the planet has in common: we will all eventually die. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. If you can avoid dying in an accident, from a rampant disease or at the hands of an axe-wielding maniac, how long do you think you could live for, until old age takes you away? What are you like…

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158. Hope for Cynics: Building Trusting Relationships through Communication 26:33

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“Acts of trust are the bedrock on which relationships are formed.” There’s a lot in the world to make us cynical about other people and their motives and intentions. But by “trusting loudly,” Professor Jamil Zaki believes we can renew our faith in one another. Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford, director of the Stanford Social Neuroscien…

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Leading in Turbulent Times: How to Develop a Risk-Tolerant Mindset 30:30

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Behavioral economist and Professor of Marketing Baba Shiv works with entrepreneurs on how to build a risk-tolerant mindset. A mindset, Shiv believes, that is crucial in times of crisis. While we take a break and prepare for season two of If/Then, we're sharing an episode of Grit & Growth, a podcast from our partners at Stanford Seed. Here, Baba exp…

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Podcast 44: With Roman Simon. If you think 72 hours is a long fast, then listen to this podcast! 1:15:01

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Send us a text Fasting has several health benefits. It helps your body "spring clean" all your damaged and unhealthy cells. It breaks them down and uses their building blocks to build new healthy cells. It also changes all sorts of chemical & hormonal processes inside your body. Extended fasting uses your body-fat for energy, so you are not permane…

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157. Communicating the Future: Defining Where We Want AI to Take Us 23:08

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Artificial intelligence can now do a lot of things. But if you’re worried about it taking your place as a communicator, Russ Altman says you need to question why you’re communicating in the first place. Altman is a professor of bioengineering, a senior fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, and host of Stanford…

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Podcast 43: Are you lacking in Iodine? This simple nutrient could save your life. 35:48

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Send us a text What's the big deal about a simple little trace element called Iodine? Did you know that iodine helps combat breast cancer, prostate cancer, miscarriage, still birth, and infant mortality? Did you know it can destroy Covid-19 in infected patients, quickly and efficiently and without side effects? Iodine also have several beneficial p…

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156. Creative Communication: How Our Design Choices Illustrate Our Values 25:26

1M ago25:26

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As a designer, Scott Doorley is interested in how humans create the world around them. It’s a conversation, he says, that starts with the question: What kind of world do we want? Doorley is the creative director of the Stanford d.school and co-author of the book, Assembling Tomorrow: A Guide to Designing a Thriving Future. In designing everything f…

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155. Can We Be Candid? How to Communicate Clearly and Directly 17:59

2M ago17:59

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Navigators know the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. In charting a course through communication, Susan Rice says the best route is often the most direct. Throughout her career at the forefront of American diplomacy and foreign policy, Rice has been no stranger to high-stakes situations that hinge on clear and candid communic…

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Podcast 42: Why we get old, and how can we slow ageing down? 1:00:48

2M ago1:00:48

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Send us a text When you're a teenager, getting old is something that happens to other people in a far away world. But when you're in your 40s or 50s (or older), getting older suddenly becomes much more significant. We've seen our parents deteriorate, and many of us have seen them finally perish. Dying becomes a harsh reality, and it would be nice t…

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All Else Equal: “Disentangling Causation and Correlation” with Guido Imbens 29:02

2M ago29:02

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It can be tempting to think one thing causes another because they happen in succession, but there’s a lot to unwrap in the idea of causality. This week, If/Then is featuring an episode from the podcast All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions. Listen as hosts and finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen explain the difference betwee…

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154. Best of: Communicating Better as a Leader 17:00

2M ago17:00

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"In a leadership role, so much more of communication is about connecting with people, establishing shared humanity, motivating them, inspiring them, sometimes challenging them." On August 1, 2024, Jonathan D. Levin, the tenth dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business, was appointed the President of Stanford University. In this Think Fast, Talk S…

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Podcast 41: Why lose weight and get healthier? Why, why, why? 52:46

2M ago52:46

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Send us a text The reason you might want to lose weight and / or get healthier will vary between people & at different times of your life. But having a clear reason why will help you attain your goals. This episode discusses your reasons why, and also why you might not want to lose weight and get healthier, and attempts to put them into perspective…

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153. Listen Up, Leaders: A Record-Setting Coach’s Guide to Communication 27:57

2M ago27:57

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Tara VanDerveer has more wins than any other coach in NCAA basketball history. But as she says, motivating and leading teams isn’t about barking orders. Communication, she says, “It starts, number one, with listening.” For VanDerveer, leadership isn’t about a power dynamic, but a collaboration between her and her team. “I can't do it by myself and …

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Podcast 40 Your New fat-loss Revolution, and rebooting if you've stalled. 1:10:47

2M ago1:10:47

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Send us a text Is it time for you to get your act together; lose some weight & get healthier? Most chronic illnesses have taken 20 years to manifest themselves inside your body. But it's not too late to reverse their impact. Today's podcast discusses the reasons why you might want to lose weight and get healthier. I also chat about why you might ha…

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If/Then: Why Research Matters 16:51

2M ago16:51

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To wrap up the first season of If/Then: Business, Leadership, Society, we invited Senior Associate Dean Jesper B. Sørensen into the studio to talk about the importance of research at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He shares insights on what motivates faculty to study what they do and how it impacts practitioners across industries. “One of th…

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152. Fix Your Communication: Why It’s About Connection Over Perfection 36:46

2M ago36:46

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“Anything is fixable,” say Frances Frei and Anne Morriss. As cohosts of the Fixable podcast, they’re typically the ones doing the fixing, but on this special episode, they turn to Matt Abrahams for tips on what to do when communication breaks down. Both Frei and her wife Morriss are public speakers; the former, a professor at Harvard Business Schoo…

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E463 - The 7 Universal Principles of Persuasion & Thinking Fast & Slow (David Aaronson, Digital Inbound) 24:36

2M ago24:36

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Persuasion can have a huge impact on your sales. But how do you use persuasion without being sleazy or manipulative? Well, David Aaronson of Digital Inbound has the answer. As the owner of Digital Inbound, David is a Cialdini Institute Certified Coach, trainer, and practitioner, specializing in the field of marketing. Our focus is leveraging the Un…

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151. Get Hired: How the Right Communication Can Advance Your Career 27:57

3M ago27:57

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Whether winning over a hiring manager or winning new business, career success often hinges on how we communicate. That’s why Andrew Seaman is on a mission to help people find the words that work — to get work. Seaman is the senior managing editor for jobs and career development at LinkedIn, and as the creator and host of the Get Hired podcast and n…

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Podcast 39: Understanding why you are fat & the smart way to lose body-fat. 30:31

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Send us a text Body-fat is an amazing product; it has been designed over thousands & thousands of years as a means to store energy for difficult times when food is scarce. These days however, body-fat is a frustrating curse for many people. Your body is generally in one of two states: Fat -creating, or fat burning. It is very difficult to simultane…

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E462 - Marketing for eCommerce Businesses (Tifany Mazza, Tykio) 20:41

3M ago20:41

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If you have an eCommerce business, are you marketing effectively? eCommerce marketing is a different animal than B2B marketing. So how do you know if you're doing it right? That's where Tifany Mazza, Founder of Tykio comes in. With more than a decade of experience, Tifany has successfully crafted multiple cross-channel media strategies that have re…

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Stay Tuned for If/Then's Summer Series 0:30

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While our team starts working on our second season, we'll still be sharing insights, bonus content, behind-the-scenes audio, and "class takeaways" from Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty throughout the summer. Stay Tuned! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell…

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150. Communication Tips from the Classroom and Around the World 21:54

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Sometimes, what’s communicated to us can have a big impact on how we communicate to others. This episode explores some of the best communication advice — from experts and Think Fast, Talk Smart listeners around the world. As teachers of Strategic Communication, lecturers Shawon Jackson and Matt Abrahams have plenty of advice on how to be a better c…

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Episode 38 : A life of mental suffering and how one strong woman turned it around 1:30:43

3M ago1:30:43

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Send us a text If you are at your wits' end from your mental anguish, if you have considered ending everything, and if you can't see any way to rid the mental pain then please listen to this episode. You owe it to yourself, and to the people who love you. This is the compelling story of Mia Mendez, who has suffered from depression, anxiety & eventu…

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E461 - Maximizing Profits- Mastering Your Agency's P&L Structure and Key Performance Benchmarks (Garrett Mehrguth, Directive Consulting) 24:57

3M ago24:57

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Are you a "profit first" agency? Well, maybe you shouldn't be... What if there was a better way to maximize your profits while putting other metrics first? On this episode, we have Garrett Mehrguth, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Directive Consulting, a leading performance marketing agency. Garrett has a different take on structuring your P…

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149. Best of: How to Take Risks in Your Communication, Relationships, and Career 27:30

3M ago27:30

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“What people regret over time are things they didn’t do. They didn’t take that trip, they didn’t ask that person out on a date. They didn’t start that business,” says former political speechwriter and author Dan Pink. “I think it’s because we are slightly over-indexed on risk. We overstate the risk in many circumstances.” In this episode of Think F…

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E460 - How to Generate Leads With Your Podcast (Ryan Sullivan, Podcast Principles) 23:32

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Have you been thinking about starting a podcast? Do you have a podcast and wonder how you can generate leads from it? Well wonder no more! On this episode of the IBO podcast, we have Ryan R. Sullivan, Founder of Podcast Principles. Most companies "produce" your podcast. Podcast Principles takes the opposite approach. They help founders and CEOs lau…

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Who Wants to Run? Incentivizing Better Participation in Politics, with Andrew B. Hall 29:37

3M ago29:37

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Getting to elect our leaders is certainly a privilege. Yet, even in a representative democracy, the choice that citizens have is often only as good as the candidates they have to choose from. That’s why Professor Andrew B. Hall, The Davies Family Professor of Political Economy, wonders: How do we get society’s best and brightest to participate in p…

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148. Conviction and Compassion: How to Have Hard Conversations 28:09

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In our personal and professional lives, some conversations are harder than others. To navigate the difficulties of discussing what matters most, Professor Irv Grousbeck says we need the right balance of conviction and compassion. At both Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford School of Medicine, Grousbeck teaches courses on managing diff…

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E459 - Living and LOVING Your Agency's Mission and Core Values (Emily Green, Grace Communications) 25:25

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When was the last time you thought about your business' core values? Do you even have core values for your business? If not, you could be hurting your business! On this episode, we have Emily Green, CEO and Founder of Grace Communications. Emily is here to tell you how to fully live and love your agency's mission and core values every day! Emily ha…

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Podcast 37: One therapist’s fight to help patients escape from Mental Health medications, Part 2 43:01

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Send us a text This is Part 2 of a 2-part podcast with Neseret Bemient, a therapist with a difference. Part 1 was on podcast 36. Are you on medications to help alleviate your mental health? Have you noticed a number of side effects that nobody warned you about? Did you know that suicidal thoughts are often directly linked with anti-depressants? If …

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147. Disrupt Yourself: How to Innovate Who You Are and Become Who You Can Be 24:48

4M ago24:48

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Innovation and disruption aren’t just for organizations. According to Whitney Johnson, we can find new possibilities for personal and professional growth — by disrupting ourselves. As an executive coach, author, and podcaster, Johnson teaches people how to level up their lives and careers through the power of personal disruption. Her book, Disrupt …

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Podcast 36: One therapist’s fight to help patients escape from Mental Health medications Part 1 45:47

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Send us a text Part 1 of a 2-part podcast with Therapist Neseret Bemient. Are you on medications to help alleviate your mental health? Have you noticed a list of side effects that nobody warned you about? Did you know that suicidal thoughts are often directly linked with anti-depressants? If you believe that the current mental health system is desi…

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E458 - The Potential Impact of SMS Marketing for Agencies and Businesses (Shannon Panaro, SP Marketing) 21:04

4M ago21:04

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Are you offering SMS Texting as a service yet? If not you may be missing out! There is huge potential in SMS for your clients and your agency. And Shannon Panaro, Owner of SP Marketing is on the IBO podcast to explain how. Shannon specilizes in SMS/Text marketing and loyalty offer alerts to help businesses and organizations of all kinds to generate…

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Podcast 35: Fighting Parkinson’s Disease with Mimi Morgan 1:15:08

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Send us a text What would you do if you had symptoms of an incurable disease, and after visiting 3 different specialist clinics you were told each time that you in fact had Parkinson’s? This is exactly the news that today’s guest was given. Did she roll over and accept her fate? Of course not! She fought it with every ounce of energy, but only afte…

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Invisible Matchmakers: How Algorithms Pair People with Opportunities, with Daniela Saban 23:32

4M ago23:32

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If we want to get fair outcomes, then we need to build fairness into algorithms. Whether you’re looking for a job, a house, or a romantic partner, there’s an app for that. But as people increasingly turn to digital platforms in search of opportunity, Daniela Saban says it’s time we took a critical look at the role of algorithms, the invisible match…

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146. Stress Resets: How to Change Your Internal Dialogue to Communicate Better 19:51

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Stress can get in the way of our communication with others. To manage our stress, psychologist Jenny Taitz says, we first need to adjust the conversations that we have with ourselves. Taitz is an assistant clinical professor in psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of several books, including Stress Resets: How to …

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Podcast 34: Tackling Schizophrenia & Obesity with Harmony Bright – Part 2 55:16

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Send us a text This is Part 2 of the conversation with Harmony, so if you haven’t listened to Part 1 (Podcast 33) I strongly suggest you do so first, because this conversation won’t make much sense without it. How would you cope if you were diagnosed early in your life with schizophrenia? This followed years of anxiety, hallucinations, and other se…

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Podcast 33 : Tackling Schizophrenia & Obesity with Harmony Bright – Part 1 40:34

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Send us a text Part 1: How would you cope if you were diagnosed early in your life with schizophrenia? This followed years of anxiety, hallucinations, and other serious mental illnesses to the extent that she was prescribed an assortment of drugs to help her cope. But the drugs had two major side effects; (a) they made her drowsy to the extent that…

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E457 - Marketing Jargon & How Agencies Talk to Their Clients and Prospective Clients (Mark Whittaker, Whitmark Digital) 23:59

4M ago23:59

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Are you being clear to your audience? Or are you using marketing jargon that only those in the industry can understand? On this episode, we have Mark Whittaker, Owner of Whitmark Digital who is chatting about marketing jargon and how important it is for agencies to talk to clients and potential clients in language they can understand. Mark spent 30…

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145. Best of: The Art of Negotiation, How to Get More of What You Want 16:04

4M ago16:04

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Whether we realize it or not, we negotiate everyday. But when we approach these situations as a win-or-lose battle, we’re already showing resistance, and setting ourselves up for difficulty. But what if you reframed the whole idea, to think of a negotiation not as a fight, but as a problem-solving exercise involving emotions? In this episode of Thi…

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Podcast 32 - Fighting obesity, fatty liver, an ovarian cyst and metabolic syndrome using the simple tool of food – Part 2 39:39

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Send us a text Imagine how you’d feel if you have been obese for 30 years, ever since being a teenager. Imagine then, being told by your doctor that on top of having metabolic syndrome, sleep apnoea, and fatty liver, that you now have an ovarian cyst! This is the story of a brilliant lady who, despite the odds, has fought back. This is Christine Tr…

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Podcast 31 - Fighting obesity, fatty liver, an ovarian cyst and metabolic syndrome using the simple tool of food – Part 1 50:37

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Send us a text This is Part 1 of a 2-part conversation. Imagine how you’d feel if you have been obese for 30 years, ever since being a teenager. Imagine then, being told by your doctor that on top of having metabolic syndrome, sleep apnoea, and fatty liver, that you now have an ovarian cyst! This is the story of a brilliant lady who, despite the od…

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E456 - Indoor Digital Billboards (Digital Wave Marketing Solutions, Austin Wolfe) 23:49

4M ago23:49

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What if you could offer your clients a new and profitable way of advertising? Enter indoor digital billboards. Never heard of them? Well you're in luck because on this episode we have Austin Wolfe, Owner of Digital Wave Marketing Solutions, who is giving all the ins and outs of indoor digital billboards. Austin started his marketing firm while in C…

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Money Talks: Understanding the Language of Business, with Ed deHaan 26:43

4M ago26:43

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Unless you’re a CPA or own a large business, it might be hard to see the relevance of accounting. While it’s true that the average person doesn’t necessarily need to be able to read a corporate balance sheet, Professor Ed deHaan says a deeper understanding of accounting — a greater fluency in the “language of business” — can help everyone get a gri…

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