Success Story with Scott D. Clary

➡️ About The GuestChris Upperman is currently the Manager of Governance & Strategic Initiatives for Facebook (including working with their Oversight Board). Previous to his role at Facebook, he has worked in the Obama administration as well as on the Biden Harris transition team.Chris currently serves on several advisory councils including the Obama Foundation’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, the National Black MBA Association, NextGen Chamber of Commerce, most recently, has been named Chairman of the Advisory Board of Law Champs, as well as a Member of its Board of Directors, and was a Center for American Progress (CAP) Leadership Institute Fellow in 2012. Christopher attended Georgia State University, and received his Bachelors of Arts in Sociology. He was honored as a Georgia State University 40 Under 40 in 2019.➡️ Talking Points00:00 - Intro02:54 - Chris’s origin story.10:24 - Working for free in the mailroom of the White House.13:52 - Civic engagement ecosystem.23:38 - Eleanor Holmes.32:49 - Where did you have the greater impact? Government or Facebook?37:37 - Capitol Hill, back to the White House, and then over to the SBA.45:36 - Equal opportunity legal access.1:01:57 - Benefiting marginalized groups.1:05:10 - Career challenges.1:19:10 - Don’t internalize too much & tips for Chris’s younger self.➡️ Show Linkshttps://twitter.com/cupprmnhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherupperman/https://www.lawchamps.com/➡️ Show SponsorGusto - gusto.com/scott (3 months free payroll / platform services)Gusto's people platform helps businesses like yours onboard, pay, insure, and support your hardworking team. Payroll, benefits, and more.➡️ Success Story PodcastStories worth telling.Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary.On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship.Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights.He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between.Website: https://www.scottdclary.comPodcast: https://www.successstorypodcast.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/scottdclaryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottdclaryTwitter: https://twitter.com/scottdclaryFacebook: https://facebook.com/scottdclarypageLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/scottdclary

➡️ For More Episodes Visit: successstorypodcast.comToday we're going to break down Noah Kagan's (App Sumo Founder) strategy for finding your first 1000 customers. We'll talk sales, marketing and a little demand gen strategy to get your new company off the ground.Take some of these lessons and apply them to your own business, when you're first trying to take your product to market.Tweet Me: twitter.com/scottdclaryMy Newsletter: newsletter.scottdclary.com/subscribe

➡️ About The GuestChris McChesney is a Wall Street Journal #1 National Best-Selling Author – The 4 Disciplines of Execution. In his current role of Global Practice Leader of Execution for FranklinCovey, Chris is one of the primary developers of The 4 Disciplines of Execution.Chris has personally been at the helm of the most noted implementations of the 4 Disciplines, including the State of Georgia, Marriott International, Shaw Industries, Ritz Carlton, Kroger, Coca Cola, Comcast, FritoLay, Lockheed Martin and Gaylord Entertainment.➡️ Talking Points02:45 - 30 years with one company!06:27 - A brief history of FranklinCovey.09:58 - Lessons learned through Covid.12:14 - Covid & the human condition.14:28 - What are the four disciplines of execution?16:40 - Leaders of leaders.18:20 - Urgent / important matrix.27:56 - How organizations pivoted, during Covid.32:19 - 80/20 principle.37:08 - How to get people to adopt innovation.41:26 - How to manage up in your company51:53 - Advice for young professionals.➡️ Show Linkslinkedin.com/in/mcchesney4dxtwitter.com/franklincovey➡️ Show SponsorGusto - gusto.com/scott (3 months free payroll / platform services)➡️ Success Story PodcastStories worth telling.Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary.On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship.Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights.He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between.Website: https://www.scottdclary.comPodcast: https://www.successstorypodcast.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/scottdclaryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottdclaryTwitter: https://twitter.com/scottdclaryFacebook: https://facebook.com/scottdclarypageLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/scottdclary

➡️ For More Episodes Visit: successstorypodcast.comToday's show is a great conversation about innovation with Clayton Huckle on the Something About Innovation podcast. We spoke about innovation, leadership and pandemic lessons.Tweet Me: twitter.com/scottdclaryMy Newsletter: newsletter.scottdclary.com/subscribe

➡️ For More Episodes Visit: successstorypodcast.comOn the SoLead Saturday podcast we spoke about passions, career advice, some ama from the audience and my favorite topics ... sales & marketing.Tweet Me: twitter.com/scottdclaryMy Newsletter: newsletter.scottdclary.com/subscribe

➡️ For More Episodes Visit: successstorypodcast.comOn the Zero to a Million Pod (produced by Unstack and hosted by Zack Rego), we beak down some tips, tricks and advice to scale startup organizations.Tweet Me: twitter.com/scottdclaryMy Newsletter: newsletter.scottdclary.com/subscribe

➡️ For More Episodes, Visit: successstorypodcast.com➡️ Like The Show? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstoryToday, you'll hear me on the 'Better Call Daddy' podcast, hosted by Reena Friedman Watts. We chat about sales & marketing, side hustles and ambition.Subscribe to the 'Better Call Daddy: https://podcasts.apple.com/az/podcast/161-get-after-it-if-you-want-success-scott-d-clary/id1525296416?i=1000535469872Tweet Me: twitter.com/scottdclaryMy Newsletter: newsletter.scottdclary.com/subscribe

➡️ For More Episodes Visit: successstorypodcast.comIn this clip, I'm presenting at the Ampliz B2B Summit. I break down what a 10x playbook looks like for businesses, and how they can use it to help them grow.Tweet Me: twitter.com/scottdclaryMy Newsletter: newsletter.scottdclary.com/subscribe

➡️ About The GuestAfter more than a decade of pioneering the tech-business economy in North America and Europe for companies such as Amazon.com, IMDb.com, and Fox, Sarah realized she was experiencing a drive and hunger for a different kind of fulfillment.Sarah now works with leaders who have been so focused on their career, they've pushed all other responsibilities, duties and personal development opportunities to the wayside.She challenges and refocuses these highly successful individuals and helps them achieve better balance in their life - something we can all learn from her today... before it's too late.➡️ Talking Points06:22 - Pivoting from corporate to entrepreneurship.12:14 - What does fulfillment really mean, and what does it have to do with non-linear, exponential growth?15:53 - Challenging the definition of leadership.18:36 - Do you know what your values are?22:57 - Spiritual psychology and how to stop yourself from getting triggered.27:09 - Quantifying the ROI of coaching.31:12 - Feedback loops & habits.33:23 - Coaching red flags.39:45 - Life lessons for entrepreneurs.➡️ Show Linkssarahgibbons.cotwitter.com/sarahgibbonscoinstagram.com/sarahgibbonsco➡️ Show SponsorGusto - gusto.com/scott (3 months free payroll / platform services)➡️ Success Story PodcastStories worth telling.Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary.On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship.Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights.He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between.Website: https://www.scottdclary.comPodcast: https://www.successstorypodcast.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/scottdclaryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottdclaryTwitter: https://twitter.com/scottdclaryFacebook: https://facebook.com/scottdclarypageLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/scottdclary

➡️ For More Episodes Visit: successstorypodcast.comHaving a career does not mean you cannot do other things to fulfill your passions.In this conversation with Robert, I break down my process for doing more, starting side hustles, building processes and getting more hours out of your day, to do whatever it is, you want to do.Tweet Me: twitter.com/scottdclaryMy Newsletter: newsletter.scottdclary.com/subscribe