Joseph Jaffe is Not Famous

Bob Pearson is restless. He’s not content to sit back and let others do the work. Perhaps that’s why he launched a new agency network during a global pandemic no less. Today we learned more about the Next Practice Group, a “a founder-driven collective of firms that spans the marketing, communications and technology needs of organizations of all sizes.” We also talked about his cowboy boots, his weight loss and even some of his four books he’s written, including “Countering Hate.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Morris had me at “I'm a public philosopher.” In addition, he’s the author of 30 published books, has spoken to more than 1,000 public audiences, taught at Notre Dame and his latest book is “Plato's Lemonade Stand,” which is about making life's lemons into lemonade. We had a really incredible conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian Altman built companies from zero to hero (aka over $1 billion in value.) He is the co-author of Same Side Selling and founder of Same Side Selling Academy. So what is same side selling, I hear you ask? Well, you’ll just have to listen to this episode of CoronaTV! All I know is that I suck at selling. It’s so hard, especially during these tough times. I’m hoping Ian can help me and many others. I’m sure he will. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan Kramer is one of those people I really should have spent more time with. Fortunately, I got to do that on CoronaTV. We talked about how he founded the Human 2 Human (H2H) movement and if being human is our competitive advantage, why do so many companies botch this completely? We also covered how you spot opportunities during this time…how you know when your timing is right…how you create movement when the landscape keeps changing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go to Christopher S. Penn’s website and you’ll see a “hero” video clip of him speaking. The screenshot of the clip shows Penn on stage adjacent a presentation slide of a red circle with a diagonal line through it on top of a bull taking a dump. Translation: No bullsh1t! That tells you what you need to know about Christopher S. Penn. Oh and when I asked him what he wanted to talk about, his response: “The show is called CoronaTV. We’ll talk about Corona.” Beer it is! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donnovan Andrews lives at the intersection of innovation, human development and the culture of change. Or at least the company he founded, does. Overture Global is a media platform and thought leadership community built to inspire those working across boundaries, industries, disciplines, and generations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charlene Li is one of my strategic soulmates. She is a thought leader and multiple author. From Groundswell to Open Leadership to The Engaged Leader to The Disruption Mindset: Why Some Organizations Transform While Others Fail. Both our books came out in 2019 and so I was looking forward to chating about our common focus: the demise or rise of the corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lane is the language columnist and an editor at The Economist. Today we discussed a few of his latest contributions, which are both topical and relevant: 1) why papers should print racist language when it occurs in the news, 2) The "racialization" of words like "thug" and "urban" and on the lighter side, 3) how to come up with a good portmanteau word (apropos of all the new corona slang) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martin Lindstrom is a bit of a legend. With his boyish looks and unusual accent (he’s Danish), Martin has wowed audiences around the world and back. He has written a bunch of books, including a new one planned for January 2021 titled: “The Ministry of Common Sense: How to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, and Corporate BS.” Halleluyah! I chatted to him about this, that and maybe the other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Lawson is CEO of 3rd Power Outlet, an online retail clothing and accessories company he founded. With millions of dollars in ecommerce merchandise sold and over 500,000 transactions online facilitated, he has achieved the status of Platinum eBay Power Seller. He's a 3-time Amazon #1 best-selling author, entrepreneur and international speaker, and is celebrated as one of the Top 100 SMB Influencers and The 50 Most Influential in SMB Marketing, but none of this is why he’s on my show today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices