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About Purdeep Purdeep helps entrepreneurs master themselves so they can master their life. His personal mission is to help men live more fulfilling lives, have passionate relationships and raise happy families. As an entrepreneur, husband and father, Purdeep knows exactly how tough it can be to balance a successful business with a happy family. Purdeep is a pioneer in the Inner Force Formula (IFF). A system developed using transformation psychology, latest neuroscience and the ancient art of mindfulness to align a man’s life energy, mind and emotions to create exponential confidence, performance, vitality, wealth, time, options, joy and fulfillment. Prior to creating his own firm, Purdeep was a successful executive at a multi-billion-dollar organization. Purdeep has spent two decades studying the top business around the world. He is an expert in Marketing, Sales, Operations, High-Performance Teams, and taking an average business to the top of its industry.   Listeners to the podcast get  a 10% discount on his upcoming 360 Abundance program. Here is the coupon code “malepodcast10”. The listeners must attend the webinar first to see if it’s the right fit for them. Here is the link http://be.themaleentrepreneur.com/360 We Talked About Self Mastery Skills Master yourself, master life Mindset Life Energy Forces and Balances Focus Confidence - roughly 20% of achieving the goal built on past experience Self-esteem Put your oxygen mask on 1st Small wins Modeling behaviors Self-talk Physical State Managing emotions Connect with Pudeep Website Book LinkedIn Twitter Podcast 360 Abundance I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to iTunes and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Captain John Coach Havlik CAPT John "Coach" Havlik, U. S. Navy (Retired), is the CEO of JRH Consulting, offering individual/team consulting on building and leading high-performance teams. He is also the Special Advisor for Giant Leap Consulting. He retired in 2014 after 31+ years of distinguished military service, 29 of those years in the Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) community. John graduated from West Virginia University with a B.S. in Business Administration (Accounting). He was a 4-year swimming letterman, and his career was highlighted by being the first swimmer in school history to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials (1980), qualifying for the NCAA Division 1A Swimming Championships (3 times), and serving as tri-captain of the first undefeated men’s swim team in school history his senior year. He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. In 2018, John became the first former WVU male swimmer selected for the Mountaineer Legends Society, WVU’s version of a sports Ring of Honor. John enlisted in the Navy in 1982, and was subsequently assigned to the U. S Naval Academy as a swim coach/physical education instructor. He was later commissioned as a naval officer via Officer Candidate School in 1984. He successfully completed Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training in 1985. His subsequent military assignments included a full range of duties in the SEAL community, to include the elite Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He commanded several times, and completed numerous deployments in key leadership positions to named and contingency operations around the world during his career. While in the Navy, John completed graduate studies at the Naval War College in Newport, RI, receiving a M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies. Connect with John through social media: website: www.coachhavlik.com, Twitter (@coachhavlik), and LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/john-r-havlik). Coach’s book, coauthored with his WVU buddy Bill Treasurer, is The Leadership Killer: Reclaiming Humility in an Age of Arrogance, which focuses on humility as the fundamental leadership attribute. Jim Kouzes, one of the world’s most renowned authorities on leadership, calls the book “one of the most unique and valuable books you will read all year.” Learn more at www.leadershipkiller.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxBMg5uenMg Today We Talked About How Coach got into the seals The Dangers of Hubris Why is leadership so seductive? Why this book? Leadership Triad Find someone to keep you in check (Master Chief) Lessons of Humility Ego Issues "Make it Happen" 360 Reviews "The needs of the many out way the needs of the few." Connect to Coach Twitter Website LinkedIn The Leadership Killer Book Leadership Kill Website I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to iTunes and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Adam Gordon Bell Adam Gordon Bell has spent 14+ years in the trenches as a software developer. His recent interests include functional programming and using type systems to build better software. Currently, Adam works on static analysis of docker containers for security vulnerabilities at Tenable. In his spare time, Adam hosts CoRecursive Podcast and has a personal blog. Adam is also a advocate of distributed software development teams and, though he lives in Canada, he works daily with teammates in the EU and the US. Say hello on twitter at adamgordonbell. CoRecursive features interviews on technical topics of interest to software developers. If you are a professional software developer or someone who likes to code or has an interest in programming languages, you will love our podcast. Today We Talked About How Adam started in tech Deep Learning Passion for learning Empathy Perspective taking Connect with Adam Twitter Website CoRecursive Podcast I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to iTunes and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Roger American conductor Roger Nierenberg is the creator of The Music Paradigm which has brought him to the podium of The London Philharmonic, The Residentie Orkest, The New Zealand Symphony, The National Symphony, the symphony orchestras of Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and Baltimore. He has collaborated with musicians from more than one hundred orchestras around the world. Mr. Nierenberg enjoyed long tenures as Music Director of both The Jacksonville Symphony (Florida) and the Stamford Symphony (Connecticut). His career began with an auspicious debut at Lincoln Center with the Pro Arte Chorale and subsequent performances at the Mostly Mozart Festival. Numerous guest conducting engagements followed with many of the great American orchestras, including the symphony orchestras of Austin, Baltimore, Charleston, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, New Jersey, San Diego, St. Louis, and Utah as well as New York's American Symphony Orchestra, Washington D.C.'s National Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Abroad, he has recorded with the London Philharmonic, and has conducted concerts at the Prague Spring Festival with the Czech Radio Orchestra and at the Beijing Festival with the Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra. Other performances include engagements with the London Mozart Players, Mexico's National Symphony Orchestra, the Nova Scotia Symphony and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. Nierenberg has conducted operatic performances with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, the Chautauqua Opera, the American Opera Center at Lincoln Center and opera in concert with the Dallas Opera (with Frederica von Stade) and the Santa Barbara Symphony (with Ms. Von Stade and Thomas Hampson). He has appeared at numerous summer festivals including the Tanglewood Institute, the Grand Teton Music Festival, the Colorado Festival, the National Repertory Orchestra, and the Madeira Bach Festival. The Music Paradigm is a powerful learning experience that uses symphonic music to illuminate compelling insights about people at work. Participants are seated directly amongst the orchestra musicians where they gain fresh understandings about the opportunities and challenges faced by their own organization. Over the past twenty years, Nierenberg has presented to hundreds of different organizations, from civic groups to Fortune 500 companies, in two dozen different countries. Today We Talked About Leadership Learning Events Listening to the Music Reading a Map and Giving Directions Early Mistakes that lead Roger to be a great leader The Music Paradigm Don't underestimate the task of management and leadership Leadership shouldn't finger point Roger Nierenberg The Music Paradigm Maestro Book Twitter LinkedIn I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to iTunes and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Joel Joel Beasley is the author of ModernCTO and host of the #1 Technology Leadership Podcast in the world with 70k active listeners. The podcast Modern CTO hosts a wide range of Chief Technology Officers from Startup to Enterprise. Recent guests include the CTOs of Microsoft, VMware, T-Mobile and NASA. Joel has a clear vision and passion for modern technology leadership and is the Founder of LeaderBits.io - Leadership and Professional Development for technologists. Joel began writing code at age 13 selling his first technology by age 18 with a 7 figure exit. In his first three transactions, he developed key relationships with Investors and Chief Technology Officers collaborating and building products in Real Estate, Law, Finance, and Fitness. Joel is the President of BeasleyFoundation.org a charity that designs STEM related children's books Back to the Moon and Princess Physicist. These books are then donated to orphanages, homeless pregnant woman, and in-need children. Beasley Foundation was formed in February 2017 after Joel, Mitch and Valerie lost their Mother to Leukemia after being diagnosed 6 weeks earlier. Joel and his siblings wanted to do something unique with her life insurance money and the Beasley Foundation was formed. Joel is a native to Sarasota, FL along with his wife Michelle, daughter Aria and new baby son, Lachlan. Today We Talked About Modern CTO Podcast App Building Ask your leader how you can be more valuable Consistency Put accountability in place Make your goal big enough to keep you excited Reputation Grit Discipline Benefits for networking Growing a business Getting Venture Capitol Connect with Joel Modern CTO Podcast Modern CTO Book Twitter LinkedIn Leaderbits.io I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to iTunes and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Dr. Sharon Jones Dr. Sharon Jones, Ed.D is the founder and CEO of thedot.consulting and The Dottie Rose Foundation, where she leads and implements technology focused education and innovation. Dr. Jones has found her passion in education and has served as a Career and Technical Education teacher in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and Wake County Schools as well as a Sr. Technical Trainer with Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC). Additionally, she is a well-known industry teacher, trainer, and mentor working for organizations with like-minded missions and has taught courses in computer programming, web design, eCommerce, Computer Science Principles and SAS programming. Dr. Jones has presented and been published nationally and internationally on data analytics, educational practices and technology. Her book A Recipe for Success Using SAS University: How to Plan Your First Analytics Project is being used in curriculum and classrooms around the country. When not running the technology-world, Dr. Jones spends her time with her husband Ricky, and two sons, Ethan (7) and Dylan (4), and their beloved dog, Cooper (10). Click to find out more about Sharon Things We Talked About Today: Getting girls involved in code Learning problem solving skills Women in Tech Resume writing Volunteering and using Tech Never giving up when things don't go the way you planned How she got started in Tech "Girly things" with tech "Copy & Paste" to learn Introducing Kids to coding Adult Education The Dot Consulting The Dottie Rose Foundation - Girls in Computer Science Constructed by Girls (wearable fashion) Carolina Women in Tech Her Podcast Her Tech Passion Keeping Trying If you don't use it, you'll lose it. https://www.bestcolleges.com/careers/career-guide-women-in-tech/ Connect with Dr. Sharon Jones: Podcast - Lady Tech Charmers LinkedIn Twitter Lady Tech Twitter Lady Tech Facebook Instagram The Dot Consulting The Dottie Rose Foundation Carolina Women in Tech   I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to iTunes and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again! Leave me a tip $ Click here to Donate to the show

About Sergey Razin CTO, Faculty Member @ USC and Serial Entrepreneur As CTO, Sergey is responsible for driving product strategy and innovation. As noted authority in advanced analytics and machine learning, Sergey pioneered and hold patents in the application of these technologies in the areas of security and media analysis, expert systems and natural language processing. He is an expert in applied behavior analytics and creator of Topological Behavior Analysis (TBA). Sergey has also served as Principal Investigator (PI), leader in research, development and architecture in areas of big data analytics, speech recognition, telephony, and networking. Sergey is a faculty member at the University of South Carolina covering topics of AI and Entrepreneurial Engineering as well as Industry Advisory board member at USC. Sergey holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Moscow State Scientific Center of Informatics. He also holds a BS in computer science from the University of South Carolina. Today We Talked About How he got started in Technology Accidental Ph.D. Being a Professor AI for Customer Experience Awareness The importance of Data https://thispersondoesnotexist.com AI being proactive for customer benefits Leaders and AI Learning about Machine Learning and AI AI showing its work is up to the developer Connect with Sergey Twitter Swampfox LinkedIn   I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to iTunes and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Jeff Jeff Ton is a sought-after Information Technology speaker, author and thought leader, having led powerful teams and built successful IT departments for thepast 30+ years. For over a decade, Jeff has served as Chief Information Officer with Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana and Lauth Property Group, as well as 14 years in various technology roles with Thomson Multimedia (RCA). In his current role as Senior Vice President of Product and Strategic Alliances at InterVision, Jeff thrives on developing people while driving the company’s product strategy, service vision and strategic approach. Speaking to audiences from 5 to 1,000, Jeff has mastered the art of simplifying complex IT issues and is always looking for opportunities to drive value in organizations now and in the future. Jeff is the author of Amplify Your Value (2018) and is a frequent keynote speaker on topics related to the evolving IT landscape and the changing role of the CIO. See his frequent keynotes below. Meet Jeff and learn more at www.JeffreySTon.com. We Talked About How he got into Tech Being a Rock Star Commodore 64 The Path to CIO - get a Commodore 64 Loving writing code Tranis Challenges of a CIO/CTO Stop talking about Technology and start talking about the Business Get involved in the business Ride Alongs (field trips) Must have a well ran department Guiding Principals Grading your projects Minimize technology issues Lewis and Clark Mentorship and Executive Coaching Connect with Jeff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Website Book I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to iTunes and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Jay Jay Karen has been the CEO of National Golf Course Owners Association since 2015, where he leads the golf industry's trade association and initiatives to support the success of the golf course business, a critical element of an $84B industry in the United States. Prior to his appointment at NGCOA, Jay was CEO of Select Registry, a portfolio of over 300 premier boutique hotels, inns and B&Bs. For seven years before that, Jay was President and CEO of the trade association representing owners of small, independent lodging businesses. Jay was also with the NGCOA for ten years early in his career, having served the association in several roles. Jay holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Winthrop University, a Master of Arts degree in American History from the College of Charleston and is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) by the American Society of Association Executives. Jay serves as Chairman of the industry-wide advocacy coalition, We Are Golf, and as a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame advisory board and the Golf USA Tee Time Coalition, a joint initiative with the PGA of America.  He has also served on the boards of directors of the United States Travel Association and the College of Charleston's Hospitality and Tourism Management degree program. The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CBS Radio, NBC News, the Golf Channel, Golf Digest and many others call upon Jay for his insights on the golf industry. Within the association community, Jay has become well known as a thought leader and progressive practitioner.  He has been asked by ASAE to author articles and make presentations on effective leadership and membership growth at many ASAE Annual Meetings.  Recently, he contributed to the books Membership Essentials and the ASAE Handbook of Professional Practices in Association Management.  Jay serves on ASAE's Executive Management section council, Public Policy Committee and board of directors for ASAE Business Solutions Inc (for-profit subsidiary of ASAE).  In addition, Jay serves on the Advisory Board to McKinley Advisors, one of the association industry's most respected consulting companies, and is an advisor to the board of the Charleston Wine + Food Festival. On a personal note, Jay has been married for 18 years to an amazing woman, who is an independent college counselor, and they have two children: a 13-year old daughter and 10-year old son. His primary interests include spending as much time with his family as possible (priorities), playing golf (since the age of 10), amateur photography (who isn't these days?), social media (he keeps Facebook in business), contemplating the meaning of life (doesn't everyone?), swinging a kettlebell or running trails as often as he can (you should too), and eating foods that are really bad for him (one foot on the gas, one foot on the brake). Today we Talked About Getting Started with Associations Leadership Best skill a CEO can have is Communication Curiosity of understanding the layers Binary decisions in a scale of gray world The answer is always maybe Managing Time Don't listen to the squeaky wheel, get to know your members Supply and Demand Building your team Moving for Good to Great Hire Slow and Fire Fast Find ways to say yes How to Connect with Jay NGCOA LinkedIn Twitter Podcast I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to iTunes and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!

About Sergey Sergey Sundukovskiy, Ph. D. – Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer, Raken Before Co-Founding Raken, Dr. Sergey Sundukovskiy served in capacities of Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Product Officer. Sergey is a serial entrepreneur co-founding multiple successful Startups focused on Small Business Marketing and eCommerce. The last Startup co-founded by Sergey was acquired by Capital One in 2014.   Sergey specializes in implementation of subscription-based high volume SaaS platforms, with a strong emphasis on early stage product development, product marketing, and customer acquisition. Specific areas of expertise include User Testing, A/B Testing, Marketing, Big Data, Video Management, eCommerce, RTB platforms and Cloud Computing.   Sergey has B.A. in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego, M.S. in Information Technology from the University of Liverpool, and Ph.D. in Information Technology Management from the School of Business and Technology, Capella University. We talked about: How he got into tech Starting a company The importance of business knowledge Pre-sales Minimal testable products Net promoter score Approach problems the way investors do Is it a pain killer or a vitamin? clarify and simplify 10 shades of gray will work either way Testing mentality Build an idea into a product, build a product in a company Culture is huge Find your passion and see if you can make a business out of it Connect with Sergey Rakenapp.com Twitter LinkedIn I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to iTunes and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word.  Thanks again!