Episode 192 – Six-Figure Freelance Action Items. This special episode explores three steps to strengthen your solo freelance success using proven concepts like a sales pipeline, automated scheduling software and leveraging your niche with a beachhead strategy. It takes careful planning to be a successful freelancer. Action items any entrepreneu ...…

Episode 191 – Neil Braun, Dean of the Lubin School of Business at Pace University, discusses STEM education. Are graduating students prepared for the real world? Professor Braun warns us that more is needed in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. What is the future of business education and its integration with other sectors ...…

Episode 190 – Sam Conniff Ellende discusses his book “Be More Pirate” and how you can take on the world and win. Sam explores the tactics and strategies of Golden Age pirates, drawing parallels modern business rebels like Elon Musk. Pirates didn’t just break the rules, they rewrote them. Learn how you can do it too. Listen for three action item ...…

Episode 189 – Dr. Timothy Tobin discusses his book “Peak Leadership Fitness” and ways to elevate your leadership game. Tim is Vice President of Franchisee Onboarding and Learning at Choice Hotels International and a leadership coach and fitness expert. What does physical fitness have to do with leadership? Find out in this interview and listen ...…

Episode 188 – David Jenness, portfolio marketing manager for digital business automation at IBM, discusses advanced data capture, process automation and intelligent information management. What steps should you take in order to take advantage of advancements in business automation? What are the roadblocks to automation? And what is IBM’s roadma ...…

Episode 187 – Mark Samuel discusses his new book B State and a new roadmap for bold leadership, brave culture and breakthrough results. Mark is the author of The Power of Personal Accountability, which was recently named Best New Business Book by the International Book Awards. Mark is the President and Founder of IMPAQ. Listen for three action ...…

Episode 186 – Tom Murry, retired CEO of Calvin Klein, discusses C-Suite business techniques that get results. Tom retired as CEO after 17 prosperous years during which he facilitated the brand’s growth from 2.8 billion to $8 billion. He has worked with, and learned from, the most recognized names in fashion, as well as titans of the business wo ...…

Special Year End Episode – Listen to unheard action items from 2018 interviews. Kevin Craine speaks with guests Derek Lidow, Rick Miller, Best-Seller Tim Caulkins, Dr. Kathleen Allen, Nazim Agabekov and Volkswagon VP Jason Bradshaw. Quick action success techniques directly from thought leaders, best selling authors, and C-suite executives in th ...…

Episode 184 – Cheryl Heller discusses her book The Intergalactic Design Guide and ways to harness the power and potential of social design. Cheryl is the Founding Chair of the first Master of Fine Arts program in Design for Social Innovation at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and the founder of the design lab CommonWise. She’s worke ...…

Episode 183 – Dale Chrystie, Business Fellow, Blockchain Strategist at FedEx, discusses business opportunities with Blockchain. By allowing digital information to be distributed but not copied, blockchain technology is creating a backbone of a new type of internet. . What is blockchain, how is it different than bitcoin, and what are some of the ...…

Episode 182 - Techniques to drive revenue using Facebook advertising. Kevin Craine speaks with Nazim Agabekov, founder at Lead Gen Black Belt. Nazim says he can help entrepreneurs and startups grow their online business to 7-figures using Facebook and marketing funnels. How does it work? What are the strategies to consider? We’ll find out. List ...…

Karen Wickre discusses her book Taking the Work out of Networking and ways to make connections that count. Karen is the former editorial director at Twitter, where she landed after a decade-long career at Google, and a self-described introvert. However, she is regarded in Silicon Valley as a champion networker. How did she do it?... The post Ta ...…

Episode 180 – Dr. Michele Gelfand discusses her book Rule Makers, Rule Breakers and how ‘tight and loose’ cultures wire our world. Michele is a highly distinguished professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her groundbreaking research has been featured in places like the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Boston ...…

Episode 179 – Leo Bottary discusses his book What Anyone Can Do and how surrounding yourself with the right people will drive change, opportunity and personal growth. Leo is an instructor for both Rutgers and Northeastern Universities. Prior to that, he was an adjunct professor for Seton Hall University, where he was named adjunct teacher... Th ...…

Episode 178 – Sami Saydjari discusses his book Engineering Trustworthy Systems and how organizations must react in order to withstand threats of cyber terrorism and data breaches. Sami has worked with the National Security Agency and NASA and consulted with national leadership on cybersecurity policy. You’ve seen him in places like CNN, ABC, th ...…

Episode 176 – Joel Gurin, President and Founder at Center for Open Data Enterprise, discusses the many business opportunities in Open Data. Joel is today’s preeminent advocate and authority on Open Data. He is a former senior advisor at the GovLab at NYU and the author of the book “Open Data Now.” What is Open... The post Opportunities in Open ...…

Episode 177 – Author and futurist Alexandra Levit discusses her new book Humanity Works and ways organizations need to merge technologies and people for the workforce of the future. Alexandra writes for the New York Times, Fast Company, and Forbes, and she is a former nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal. She is... The po ...…

Special Episode – Jason Bradshaw discusses his book “It’s All About CEX – The Essential Guide to Customer and Employee Experience.” What is CEX? How are customer and employee experience the same, and different? How will CEX impact organizations over the next 10-15 years? Jason is currently Chief Customer Officer at Volkswagen Group Australia. B ...…

Episode 175 – Kevin Craine speaks with Doug O’Brien, President and CEO of the National Cooperative Business Association. More than 120 million Americans are members of co-operatives and cooperative credit unions…that is 30 million more people than are owners of mutual funds. And yet co-ops are an often overlooked part of the US economy. What... ...…

Episode 173 – Dr. Kathleen Allen discusses her book “Leading from the Roots” and nature-inspired leadership lessons. Explore the concept of biomimicry – the design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes. Plus ways to build business success using examples from nature. Listen for ...…

Episode 174 - Harley Davis, VP, Decision Management at IBM discusses the future of business automation and ways to use advancements in AI, machine learning and robotic process automation to automate the decision-making process. More so than ever before, agility matters, and operational decision management provides critical link to business agil ...…

Episode 172 – Tim Caulkins discusses his book How To Wash a Chicken (a #1 Amazon Best-Seller) and practical ways to master your business presentation. Tim is an award-winning professor at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the author of the books Breakthrough Marketing Plans and Defending Your Brand, which was named 2013 ...…

Episode 171 – Pam Didner discusses her book “Effective Sales Enablement” and ways to achieve sales growth through collaborative sales and marketing. Pam is a B2B marketing consultant and a former adjunct professor at West Virginia University and the University of Oregon. She spent time at Intel, among others, in senior roles in marketing. Pam.. ...…

Episode 170 – Kevin Craine speaks with Rick Harris, Executive Director of The Association of Proposal Management Professionals about ways to write and present better bids, RFP responses and proposals. Great proposals get more sales and winning the bid is an essential part of the survival and success of every company. This show is full... The po ...…

Episode 169 – Dr. Dileep Rao discusses his book “Nothing Ventured, Everything Gained” …now a #1 best-seller on Amazon… and how entrepreneurs and startups often have better success without venture capital. Dr. Rao is a clinical professor of entrepreneurship at Florida International University and a former venture capitalist where he was chairman ...…

Episode 168 – Rick Miller discusses his book “Be Chief” and how the time has come to turn conventional leadership wisdom on its head. Rick served as a successful business executive in roles including President and/or CEO in a Fortune 100 companies as well as for startup and a non-profit organizations. Rick has earned a... The post Be Chief with ...…

Episode 167 – Kevin Craine and Billee Howard discuss the use of nuero-powered technology to quantify, measure and understand human thought. Explore using artificial intelligence and sentiment analysis to connect customer emotion directly to business performance. Understand the convergence of ‘big emotion’ and ‘big data’ and how it is valuable f ...…

Episode 165 – Richard Chasdi discusses his book “Corporate Security Crossroads” and how to respond to corporate terrorism and cyber-threats. Richard is professor and associate director of the Center for Complex and Strategic Decisions at Walsh College. He serves on the editorial board of Armed Forces & Society and Perspectives on Terrorism. He ...…

Episode 165 – Sean Geehan discusses his book “The B2B Executive Playbook” and ways to achieve sustainable and profitable growth – business to business. Sean received the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2002 and has been inducted into the E&Y National Hall of Fame. Stay tuned after the interview for... The post The B2 ...…

Episode 164 – Ann Handley discusses her book “Everybody Writes” and success tips for creating ridiculously good content in this Best of Everyday MBA episode. Ann is a best-selling author and was cited in Forbes as the most influential woman in Social Media. She was recognized by ForbesWoman as one of the top 20 women... The post Success Tips fo ...…

Episode 163 – Futurist and author Byron Reese discusses his book “The Fourth Age” and how smart robots, conscious computers and artificial intelligence will shape the future of humanity. Byron is the CEO and publisher of Gigaom, an industry-leading technology research company. You’ve seen him in places like the New York Times, Washington Post, ...…

Episode 162 – Sandra Stahl discusses her book “The Art and Craft of PR” and the mindset and skills needed to succeed in public relations today. Sandra is the co-founder of the PR firm, JacobStahl, and she is an adjunct professor in the Brand and Integrated Communications master’s degree program at the City College of... The post The Art and Cra ...…

Episode 161 – Joris Merks-Benjaminsen, head of Digital Transformation at Google joins Kevin Craine in this “best of” episode. Joris discusses his book “Think and Grow Digital” and what the ‘net generation’ needs to do to survive and thrive in any organization. Joris joined Google in 2010. He serves as European Head of Insights Communication,... ...…

Episode 159 – This “Best of” episode features Shama Hyder discussing her book The Zen of Social Media Marketing and ways to build credibility, generate buzz and increase revenue. Shama is known as the “Zen Master of Social Medai Marketing” and you’ve seen her in places like Fox news, CBS, The New York Times, The... The post The Zen of Social Me ...…

Episode 160 – Charles Arthur discusses his book “Cyber Wars” and the dramatic inside stories of some of the world’s biggest cyber attacks. Explore data breaches at Equifax, Sony Pictures, TJ Maxx and more. Charles was the technology editor at The Guardian, where he investigated scores of cybersecurity threats as well as WikiLeaks, Anonymous, an ...…

Episode 158 – Sally Helgesen discusses her book “How Women Rise” and how women can break the habits holding them back from their next raise, promotion or job. Sally’s work is widely regarded as the gold standard when it comes to women’s leadership. Since the publication of “The Female Advantage” in 1990, she has written... The post How Women Ri ...…

Episode 157 – Bryce Austin discusses his book “Secure Enough?” and the top cybersecurity questions that every executive and business owner should ask. Bryce wasn’t always a cybersecurity expert….but he quickly became one as a senior group manager at Target when they had that famous data breach in 2013/2014. Now he shares the lessons learned... ...…

Episode 156 – Jeanne Bliss discusses her book “Would You Do That To Your Mother” and the ‘Make Mom Proud’ standard for how to treat your customers. Jean is a customer experience expert who has held executive positions for Microsoft, Allstate and Mazda, among others. She is the author of “Chief Customer Officer” and “I... The post The ‘Make Mom ...…

Episode 155 – Gary Burnison discusses his book “Lose the Resume, Land the Job” and job-seeking strategies that work. Gary is the CEO of Korn Ferry, a firm that puts a professional in a new job every three minutes. He is a New York Times bestselling author of the book “No Fear of Failure” and... The post Lose the Resume, Land the Job with Gary B ...…

Episode 154 – Chris Dyer discusses his book “The Power of Company Culture” and ways you can improve the productivity, performance and profits of your company. The difference between merely good and really great companies lies not in the quality of their products, but in the shared beliefs and attitudes that employees hold about the... The post ...…

Episode 153 – Kevin Craine discusses five action items to create killer marketing content in this special action item episode. Are you putting a lot of money and effort into content marketing but wondering why it doesn’t really get you much business? These are things you can do immediately to ensure that your content marketing... The post Actio ...…

Episode 152 – Ray Rothrock discusses his book “Digital Resilience” and what executives, business owners and technical experts should know about potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities and breaches in network and data security. Ray is the CEO at RedSeal, a leader in network modeling and cyber risk scoring. He’s got a masters in nuclear engineeri ...…

Episode 150 – Kevin Craine speaks with Whitney Johnson about her new book “Build Your A-Team” and top team building techniques. Whitney is a former award-winning Wall Street analyst and the author of the critically acclaimed book “Disrupt Yourself“. She co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen ...…

Episode 149 – Brad Murphy discusses his book, co-authored with Dr. Carol Mase, called “The Age of Surge,” and ways companies can successfully navigate digital transformation. Brad says digital transformation is not just about technology and proposes human centered framework for scaling company wide agility. Listen in the later part of the show ...…

Episode 148 – Kevin Craine speaks with author Alex Vorobieff about his new book “Transform Your Company.” As a former crisis CPA, Alex spent years cleaning up the financial messes of companies in a wide range of industries. He consistently tracked the financial problems back to larger management dysfunctions within these companies – and they... ...…

Episode 147 – Kevin Craine speaks with Carrie Kerpen about her book “Work It” and secrets for success from the boldest women in business. Carrie interviewed 50 of today’s most successful women including Sheryl Sandberg, Aliza Licht and Reshma Saujani, for their secrets for success. Carrie is the co-founder and CEO of Likeable Media and... The p ...…

Episode 146 – Kevin Craine shares three ways you can make your business writing better in this special action item episode. Listen for three action items you can use to keep readers engaged, boost your message and build your brand credibility. Kevin has been the written voice for some of North America’s leading brands. Find... The post Three Wa ...…

Episode 145 -Kevin Craine speaks with Tanya Hall, CEO of the Greenleaf Book Group, about her new book “Ideas, Influence & Income.” The book launches May 27. Learn ways you can write a book, build your brand and lead your industry. Before joining the publishing industry, Tanya worked as a television producer for Extra! and... The post Write a Bo ...…

Marc Gruber discusses his book “Where To Play” and ways to discover the best startup market opportunities. Most start-ups fail because they rush to market only to discover too late that it’s the wrong market. Marc is Vice President for Innovation at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology where he is also the Chair of... The post How To Disco ...…

Episode 143 – Kevin Craine discusses three action items to market your brand one customer interaction at a time. Your company’s brand is your most important marketing asset. And that brand is embodied in the “vibe” and perception customers get from your company. If it’s positive you win; if it’s negative: beware. These action items... The post ...…