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All great leaders are striving to build an inclusive culture and improve team engagement. But you can’t just take a class, read a book, or even listen to a podcast and be able to develop and execute a diversity and inclusion program. You may need to call Arlene Roane. For over 20 years, Arlene has been a trusted advisor to chief diversity officers, operational leaders, and HR/talent professionals who have the desire to create a culture where people can speak candidly, challenge respectfully and build trust-based relationships. Arlene talks to Joe about her career and the work she's doing today as founder and president of Redhouse Performance Consulting.

Serial entrepreneurs are a fascinating breed. We all know starting and running a successful company is really hard, but to do it over and over again seems almost impossible. And when it comes to scaling, how can you scale all of those businesses for growth? Joe's guest this week has unlocked the key to scalability and is on a mission to show other entrepreneurs how to enhance their lives by demonstrating how to improve every single day. Tony DiSilvestro is an entrepreneur and coach who has founded over 30 businesses and employs over 400 people across several verticals.

Branded entrainment has been defined as the insertion of a brand within an entertainment property in such a way that the line between entertainment and advertising becomes blurred. It’s a lot easier said than done, but Joe's guest this week has discovered the secret sauce. His name is Patrick Hughes, the CEO of Foundation Media and his company’s work with Build-A-Bear, Sony, Netflix, and others has provided a model for success in how brands can interact with the entertainment industry.

According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 70 percent of small businesses fail in their first 10 years. But what if it was OK to like failure? Even love it. This week, Joe welcomes Olakunle Soriyan AKA PK, the co-author of the best-selling book, “A Love Affair with Failure” he co-wrote with Akintoye Akindele. On the podcast, PK talks about the difference between failing and failure, and why they’re on a mission to empower one million entrepreneurs across Africa over the next decade.

Netflix, Redbox, and MoviePass revolutionized the way we watch movies in many ways, but they all have one common denominator: Mitch Lowe. This week on the podcast, Joe talks to Mitch about his career in show business, how he disrupted the entertainment industry, and his new book, Watch and Learn: How I Turned Hollywood Upside Down with Netflix, Redbox, and MoviePass.

Joe's guest this week might have trouble renting a car, but he has no issues when it comes to starting a business. Even though he’s only 23, he’s already founded a record label, a digital marketplace, and an online publication. But his latest company aims to disrupt the education industrial complex. His name is Milan Kordestani, and he’s the founder and CEO of Audo.  On the podcast, Milan shares how his company is helping Gen-Z find new ways to gain professional skills without attending college.

Sharon Price John is living the dream of pretty much any child on the planet…she runs a company that makes teddy bears.  On the podcast, Sharon talks about what it's like to be the CEO of the Build-A-Bear Workshop, how she steered the company during the pandemic, and how she helped turn Build-A-Bear into an E-Com Giant.Sign up for updates for Sharon's book at storiesandheart.com.

With the pandemic lockdowns way back in the rearview mirror, people are traveling like never before. One recent study showed that the Adventure Tourism Market Size will be worth $1.009 Trillion by 2030. But we all know, that traveling isn't easy. This week's guests are the founders of Landng, Devon Keakulina DeAngelo and Nacera Belal, and they're on a mission to make the experience of travel planning frictionless, inclusive and creative.

Joe welcomes Leanne Meyer to the podcast. Leanne directs the Carnegie Mellon Women’s Executive Leadership Academy and is the former Executive Director of the University’s Accelerate Leadership Center at the Tepper School of Business. She’s also the author of Climbing the Spiral Staircase: How Women Can Navigate Their Careers and Accelerate Success. Leanne shares why she's made it her mission in life to help women reclaim purpose and passion.

This week, Joe welcomes Jarrod Guy Randolph to the podcast, an entrepreneur who has spent 20 years in the world of New York City real estate and is now on a mission to help people build wealth through real estate investment. Jarrod has been described as part strategist, part guru, and 100% committed to sharing the same practices that brought him his own success.