The Kara Goldin Show

“You have to ask less to learn more. You don't do that with multiple-choice questions. You don't do that by just surveying people. You do it by observing and listening and thinking and understanding.” What’s the difference between a satisfied customer and a loyal customer? Rob Markey, Creator of the Net Promoter System and Partner at Bain & Company shares so many nuggets in the latest episode! Want to really understand your customer? Listen for the treasure trove of advice waiting for you today on #TheKaraGoldinShow #Customers #Loyalty #AlwaysBeLearning Show notes at https://karagoldin.com/podcast/147

“Literacy is the key to everything. If you can't read a ballot or read a medicine bottle, read a storytime to your child, you can't be a full participant, a full parent in society, a full citizen, a full worker.” Let’s have an inspiring chat with the incredible British Robinson, President & CEO at Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. We talk about her present mission to raise awareness and bring to light the issue of low literacy in America today. She shares the foundation’s technological efforts to disrupt and reach Americans wherever they are. Listen in and hear her amazing journey as a visionary leader and how her experiences brought her back full circle. It’s definitely an episode full of golden nuggets and inspiration on #TheKaraGoldinShow Show notes at https://karagoldin.com/podcast/146

“I think people like their habits. I think people like their engagement. So I would say we're going back a lot more than we think with a little bit more flexibility.” What’s going to change when we all go back to the office?  Will we go back to the office 5 days a week?  What new tools will we be using too? Listen in on this fun, interesting, and insightful conversation with Lindsey Pollak, New York Times Best-selling Author and Leading Career & Workplace Expert. In this episode, she shares valuable advice on how to figure out your career - especially if the pandemic affected your job. We will talk about her latest book, Recalculating: Navigating Your Career Through the Changing World of Work too.  Listen in with Lindsey on #KaraGoldinShow Show notes at https://karagoldin.com/podcast/145

“As an entrepreneur, you can teach yourself. If you can maintain a high level of unacceptance, meaning not willing to stand for the status quo, not willing to land or stay with the circumstances, you're in.” Brandon Steiner is full-on guts and continuing to disrupt! Brandon delightfully shares his tried and true philosophy in business, entrepreneurism and life. We hear his valuable wisdom - what he learned from his childhood and the experiences that helped him become the high level entrepreneur that he is today. Hear how aiming to become extraordinary at something and not stopping at your first success (or challenge) is the way to go! What an incredible episode on the latest on #TheKaraGoldinShow Enjoying this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow? Let Kara know by clicking on the link below and sending her a quick shout-out on social! Show notes at https://karagoldin.com/podcast/144 Follow Kara on IG: https://www.instagram.com/karagoldin/ Follow Kara on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karagoldin Follow Kara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/karagoldin Follow Kara on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraGoldin/ Have a question for Kara about one of our episodes? Reach out to Kara directly at karashow@drinkhint.com Brandon Steiner’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonsteiner/ Brandon Steiner’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandonSteiner/ Brandon Steiner's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandonsteiner/ Brandon Steiner's Website: https://brandonsteiner.com/

“You decide if you want your business to survive. It’s kind of a mental decision that you make. You’re going to just stick with it through thick and thin and just by brute force, make it happen.” Gracing us on #TheKaraGoldinShow today is the incredible Marla Beck, Co-Founder and Former CEO of Bluemercury, the first omni-channel beauty retailer. In this episode, we talk about how she decided to start beauty e-commerce in 1999 and disrupt the beauty industry. Listen to Marla’s insightful stories about the importance of pivoting in business and innovating to fill the gaps in consumer needs. If you’re looking for inspiration to innovate and pivot in your entrepreneurial journey, definitely check this one out! Show notes at https://karagoldin.com/podcast/marla-beck

“Every challenge in business gives us an opportunity to grow as a leader, but it's really how we show up in the world, how we show up with our team and then, our own mindset” Today, let's welcome the truly admirable Allison Maslan on #TheKaraGoldinShow! She is the author of the Wall Street Journal best-selling book, Scale or Fail, and the CEO of Pinnacle Global Network, a world leader in scaling companies and empowering business leaders. Listen to Allison’s entrepreneurial journey and the self-discoveries that led to her passion of helping businesses overcome the wall that she once hit. Allison also shares her revolutionary SCALEit Method, her signature process that has been proven to grow, replicate, and expand businesses. You definitely won’t want to miss out on this one! Show notes at https://karagoldin.com/podcast/allison-maslan

“You just gotta do things that are a little bit beyond people's expectations and imagination.” Meet Jeff Rosenthal, Co-Founder of Summit, an organization best known for its global community of thought leaders from across disciplines. Straight out of college in 2008, Jeff and his friends found the skeleton key to building connections in the midst of the recession. In this episode, Jeff shares his wonderful ventures and the golden nuggets of advice he picked up from some of the world’s most notable innovators. We’ll also talk about what drove Summit to move mountains and eventually own one, the Powder Mountain in Utah. Find out how to keep it surreal and globally impactful like Jeff, on this episode of #TheKaraGoldinShow Show notes at https://karagoldin.com/podcast/jeff-rosenthal

“We all kind of move at a certain frequency or vibration, and we have to raise it up if we want to grow.” Jon Dwoskin overcame every possible life experience that could’ve gotten him stuck! Today, he is the author of The Think Big Movement, and Founder of The Jon Dwoskin Experience. At the age of 18, Jon already knew what he wanted to do and that was to help people reach their potential. But at age 30, he was diagnosed with cancer. And in 2008, a month after getting into a C-suite exec position, the market crashed. In this episode, Jon shares how he leveraged each tragedy and managed to come out better every time. Hear Jon’s awe-inspiring story on #TheKaraGoldinShow Show notes at https://karagoldin.com/podcast/jonathan-dwoskin

"Life is not a series of crises to endure, it's to be enjoyed." Tara Schuster, former executive at Comedy Central and best-selling author of Buy Yourselves the F*ckin Lilies, wants you to nurture yourself. At the age of 25, she hit rock bottom and decided it was up to her to take responsibility to nurture herself. To save her life. Her exciting tale of bravery is one incredible story and one that so many can learn from. Incredibly, she found herself with a book that is currently making people feel less alone. We hope you will listen in and learn at #TheKaraGoldinShow Show notes at https://karagoldin.com/podcast/tara-schuster

“I think making people feel less alone has never been more important.” Zibby Owens gets it! Moms don’t have time to do anything but share with Zibby. Host of the wonderful Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books podcast has built an inspiring community of Moms or people looking to reach Moms. Her interviews with authors, writers, and talented moms have created stories that all want to listen to. She took stories from the past year, ones shared about challenges throughout the pandemic including her own, and turned those stories into a wonderful book by the same title. On our podcast together she shares even more! This is definitely an episode you don't want to miss! Check it out now on the #TheKaraGoldinShow Show notes at https://karagoldin.com/podcast/zibby-owens