WTW017 What's the worst that can happen to Danusia Malina-Derben, Founder and CEO of DMD Global?

What's The Worst That Can Happen?

Today on the podcast Suzanne is delighted to be joined by Danusia Malina-Derben - author, podcast host, mother of 10 (yes 10!), global leadership consultant and trusted advisor, and founder of DMD Global/C-Suite Consultant.

If that’s not compelling and fascinating enough, Danusia also brings with her two fascinating stories…

Danusia tells us about the time she came up with a new concept for a television show and pitched it. The pitch went very well, what followed turned into a fascinating legal experience as her show format was essentially stolen from beneath her.

In this gripping episode Danusia chats to Suzanne about how she was able to regain ownership of her show by auditioning for, and winning the expert spot she had been removed from in the first place!

Suzanne and Danusia then go on to discuss the worst that could happen in her business, only in this episode it isn’t hypothetical, it actually happened. A major bank, a contract with a CEO who suddenly passed away, and a very interesting resolution… listen in to find out more.

In this episode:

[2:01] Danusia shares some of her life and accomplishments, including enjoying a long academic career, building a successful business, writing books, and hosting podcasts.

[3:44] Suzanne and Danusia talk about the fact that Danusia did everything listed above while also giving birth to 10 children!

[7:01] Danusia talks about the exciting and very unexpected opportunity to pitch a TV show she had written, and how it ultimately led to her show idea being stolen.

[12:38] Danusia tells a story about how she attended an audition for a show that sounded alarmingly like the one she pitched, and how that audition presented the legal opportunity to regain ownership of her show.

[22:58] Suzanne asks Danusia about the worst thing that could happen in her business, and it turns out that it had already happened.

[25:16] Suzanne explains how Danusia had left herself legally exposed, and Danusia shares how the issue was resolved surrounding a contract that could no longer be honored because of an unexpected death.

Learn more about Danusia:http://www.danusiamalinaderben.com/

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