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Episode 122: Sarah Robb O’Hagan – EXTREME YOU: Unlocking Your Potential Executive, activist and entrepreneur, Sarah Robb O’Hagan is described by the media as everything from “Superwoman undercover” to the “Queen of the Jocks” to the ultimate example of where fierce business woman, mother and fitness fanatic combine. Named among Forbes “Most Powerful Women in Sports” and recognized as one of Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business” Sarah is an internationally recognized re-inventor of brands, but if you ask Sarah, she’ll say she’s in business to help individuals and teams achieve their potential. Sarah was born in New Zealand – the first country in the world to give women the vote and home to the first man to climb Mt Everest. The pioneering spirit of her country cultivated Sarah’s drive and imagination for “what’s possible” enabling her to found a movement she currently leads called “Extreme Living” – helping individuals, teams and businesses unlock their potential by discovering their own uniquely exploitable traits. Her book EXTREMEYOU will be published by HarperCollins in 2017. (From CAASpeakers.com) Episode 122: Sarah Robb O’Hagan - EXTREME YOU: Unlocking Your Potential Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “Don’t worry about making the right decision, worry about making the decision right.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: Curiosity and humility leads to sustained excellence How to build a career that builds upon itself How to be persistent when going for a job you really want What it was like to work for Nike, Virgin, Gatorade, Equinox, and now as an entrepreneur ExtremeYOU – Building the platform and writing the book What Sarah learned from getting fired – The embarrassing moment when she had to pack her box and leave Resilience is key The importance of mentors – How they can fast track your career The biggest mistake young leaders/managers make Expect your team to be extraordinary – Watch them live up to your expectations The reason for leaving massive jobs to start her own company The best piece of advice she ever received and how Sarah implements it Being a learning leader to Sarah – “I love it!”  “If you don’t experience failure early, then you begin to fail it later.  You can’t fear it.” Continue Learning: Go To: ExtremeYOU.com     Follow Sarah on Twitter: @ExtremeSRO Read: Getting Things Done To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector W/ Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 082: Dan Pink – The Science of Motivation, Legendary Writer & Ted Talk Episode 086: Seth Godin – How To Become Indispensable & Build Your Tribe Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Sarah Robb O’Hagan on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From Fortune.com Sarah Robb O’Hagan is the founder and Chief Extremer at EXTREMEYOU which is a a content platform of inspirational and educational articles, as well as programs, tools, workshops and experiences for ALL Extremers of ALL levels who have the guts and drive to achieve their potential and want to learn how to get it done.” Prior to that she was the President of Equinox -- the world’s premier fitness lifestyle company, comprising the Equinox, Soul Cycle, Blink Fitness and Pure Yoga brands. Before earning the role of leading Equinox, she was the President of Gatorade. During her tenure, the Gatorade brand was returned to healthy growth and succeeded in evolving into sports nutrition with successful launches of the G Series platform in the USA, Latin America, UK and Australia. Robb O’Hagan joined Gatorade after nearly six years at Nike where she held marketing and general management roles. She was a member of the team that launched Nike Plus in collaboration with Apple. Prior to Nike she worked at Atari Interactive, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Megastores and Air New Zealand.

Episode 121: Ryan Michler – How To Build Your 1,000 True Fans If you have a desire to build your own tribe full of raving, engaged fans, then this is a great episode for you.  I originally met Ryan Michler over a year ago… He was in the midst of building his community, “The Order of Man.”  It’s incredible to see how far and impactful his community has become in just 12 months.  In addition… Ryan and his wife had their 4th child the DAY BEFORE we recorded this episode.  Ryan is a man of his word and didn’t want to cancel even in the midst of having a child!  Incredible. Ryan Michler is the creator of “The Order of Man” and “The Iron Council.”  The Order of Man is a website that provides fantastic value to leaders who strive to improve on a daily basis.  Ryan also has a podcast with the same name.  I was fortunate to be a guest on his show in May of 2015.  You can listen to that episode HERE  if you would like. Episode 121: Ryan Michler – How To Build Your 1,000 True Fans Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “The Reality Is You Get To Choose Your Environment” In This Episode, You Will Learn: The ability to take action on a consistent basis leads to sustained excellence Read Teddy Roosevelt’s “The Strenuous Life” How and Why Ryan created “The Order of Man” The impact it had on Ryan’s life by not having a father figure The Iron Council – Why he created it and what they do for their members Spending a year in Ramadi (Iraq) in a combat zone Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook – Gary Vaynerchuk The benefits of having an accountability partner How to build your own community “Decentralized Command” – Having team leaders Focusing on the ONE thing that will yield the most impact The 3 P’s of Masculinity Learning Leader = Being Humble, realizing you don’t have it all figured out yet and you never will Continue Learning: Go To: OrderOfMan.com Follow Jane on Twitter: @orderofman Read: Theodore Roosevelt - The Strenuous Life To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector W/ Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 082: Dan Pink – The Science of Motivation, Legendary Writer & Ted Talk Episode 086: Seth Godin – How To Become Indispensable & Build Your Tribe Episode 107: Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Ryan Michler on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From OrderOfMan.com (In Ryan’s Words) Most of my childhood was spent without a permanent father figure in my life. I never learned how to work on my car, I never had the chance to roughhouse with my dad, and I didn’t even learn how to throw a baseball correctly until I was a freshman in high school. Looking back on it now, I wonder how my life would have been different if I had a permanent male influence in my life. What would the world look like if there were more men in it? I’m not talking about males. I’m talking about MEN (there is a difference). Now that I have sons, I’m committed to being the dad that I never had. We do all kinds of great things together-sports (I coach ALL their teams), build tree houses, and roughhouse ’til we’re exhausted. As I talk with other men, I can see that there is a huge need for learning how to be a better father. But I’ve also seen a need for strong and honorable men outside of the home. Guys, we’re losing the meaning of manhood. We’ve gone away from being strong, rugged, independent, and tough to a collection of wimpy, dependent, whiners. Something has got to be done!

Episode 120: Andrew Brandt – Learning From A World Class Negotiator Andrew Brandt leads a fascinating life.  A great mentor of mine told me to always be on the lookout for others who have had “success in multiple life categories.” In Andrew’s case, he’s done that throughout his life: Stanford graduating Cum Laude à Georgetown Law à NFL Player agent à VP and head negotiator for The Green Bay Packers à Top Business analyst for ESPN/Writer for The MMQB/ Leader at Villanova.  This is a very insightful conversation on The Learning Leader Show. Andrew Brandt is an ESPN Business Analyst. He’s a weekly columnist; at The MMQB.com Andrew is also the Exec. Director, Moorad Center at Villanova. He focuses on trying to stay true to the good and never peaking.  Previously, he was the Vice President of Player Finance and General Counsel of Green Bay Packers.  He was in charge of The Packers Salary Cap as well as negotiating all of the player contracts for the team. Episode 120: Andrew Brandt – Learning From A World Class Negotiator Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “There are a lot of fathers of success but few of failure.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: Self-discipline, internal motivation, having a lack of complacency leads to sustained excellence The story of Ricky Williams asking him to work for Master P! What it was like being in the middle of an NFL “war room” on draft day Working as an NFL agent with David Falk and Bobby Orr Writing, teaching, broadcasting are the three pillars of his career Wharton to Villanova Supporting coaches who are forward thinking and innovative like Chip Kelly Unfortunately, most coaches and GM’s are just trying not to get fired How to become a great negotiator Never let emotion override focus – “Emotions fade, focus doesn’t” Keeping Aaron Rodgers on hold while waiting for a trade offer prior to drafting him! An incredible Drew Rosenhaus story Not using the word “former” in the description for anything he does – Looking forward, living in the present.  Learn from the past but moving forward Stay true to the good and being in “constant beta mode” is the definition of a learning leader  “Stay true to the good… And never peak.” – Andrew Brandt Continue Learning: See Why Over 200,000 People Follow Tim on Twitter: @AndrewBrandt Read: Andrew's Work On The MMQB To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector W/ Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 082: Dan Pink – The Science of Motivation, Legendary Writer & Ted Talk Episode 086: Seth Godin – How To Become Indispensable & Build Your Tribe Episode 107: Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Andrew Brandt on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From Twitter Andrew Brandt is an ESPN Business Analyst. He’s a weekly columnist; at The MMQB.com Andrew is also the Exec. Director, Moorad Center at Villanova. He focuses on trying to stay true to the good and never peaking.  Previously, he was the Vice President of Player Finance and General Counsel of Green Bay Packers.  He was in charge of The Packers Salary Cap as well as negotiating all of the player contracts for the team.

Episode 119: Jane Atkinson – How To Launch Your Speaking Career If you ever plan to speak in front of a group of people, then you’ll want to listen to this episode with Jane Atkinson.  If you have a desire to speak professionally and get paid, then you’ll love this conversation.  I really enjoyed this conversation, specifically the portion of the talk where Jane did a live workshop with me.   I learned a great deal about the speaking profession from Jane Atkinson has been helping speakers catapult their businesses for over 20 years. As a former speaker’s agent, she has represented numerous speakers, celebrities and best-selling authors. Today, as a speaker coach, Jane has helped some of the industry’s hottest stars. Many of Jane’s clients have vaulted to the top 3% of the field. Her clients are the who’s who…. Executive VP’s of Fortune 100 companies, Editors-in-Chief of Top Magazines, Bestselling Authors, Adventurers, Ivy League Professors and regular everyday people who have a strong message. Jane’s book entitled “The Wealthy Speaker 2.0: A Proven Formula for Building a Successful Speaking Business” has been touted “the bible” of the speaking. Her follow up book “The Epic Keynote: Presentation Skills and Styles of The Wealthy Speaker” has become the speakers “presentations reference guide”. Episode 119: Jane Atkinson – How To Launch Your Speaking Career Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “What changed for me working with Jane? Everything…we’ve been together since the beginning and 3 years later we are well on our way to building a million dollar business. She is the definitive Speaker Launcher!” – Ryan Estis In This Episode, You Will Learn: Focusing… Choosing something you want to be known for leads to sustained excellence Be a specialist… A thought leader in one area How speakers bureaus can be helpful The beginnings of Ryan Estis’ career and how Jane helped him Direct, Live, 1 on 1 coaching Why building in surprise elements to your speech will differentiate you Read The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs How to “make the audience the heroes of your story” Creating audience interaction and engagement – A “How To” Why everyone should invest in a coach (She pays $25K/year for hers) Personal growth, self-development = Learning Leader Continue Learning: Go To: SpeakerLauncher.com Follow Jane on Twitter: @janeatkinson Read: The Wealthy Speaker 2.0 To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector W/ Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 082: Dan Pink – The Science of Motivation, Legendary Writer & Ted Talk Episode 086: Seth Godin – How To Become Indispensable & Build Your Tribe Episode 107: Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Jane Atkinson on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From SpeakerLauncher.com Jane Atkinson has been helping speakers catapult their businesses for over 20 years. As a former speaker’s agent, she has represented numerous speakers, celebrities and best-selling authors. Today, as a speaker coach, Jane has helped some of the industry’s hottest stars. Many of Jane’s clients have vaulted to the top 3% of the field. Her clients are the who’s who…. Executive VP’s of Fortune 100 companies, Editors-in-Chief of Top Magazines, Bestselling Authors, Adventurers, Ivy League Professors and regular everyday people who have a strong message. Jane’s book entitled “The Wealthy Speaker 2.0: A Proven Formula for Building a Successful Speaking Business” has been touted “the bible” of the speaking. Her follow up book “The Epic Keynote: Presentation Skills and Styles of The Wealthy Speaker” has become the speakers “presentations reference guide”.

Episode 118: Greg McKeown – Essentialism: The Discipline Of Saying No I’ve been a big fan of Greg McKeown’s message and his writing since his best-selling book, “Essentialism” came out.  Greg has mastered the art and science behind optimizing his day, creating routines, and always asking the question, “Is this the absolute best use of my time?”  This is a very important and helpful conversation that we all can learn from.  How can we say no more often and eliminate everything that is not essential? Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people break through to the next level—and others don’t. The definitive treatment of this issue is addressed in McKeown’s latest project: the instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.  As well as frequently being the #1 Time Management book on Amazon, this book challenges core assumptions about achievement to get to the essence of what really drives success. Episode 118: Greg McKeown – Essentialism: The Discipline Of Saying No Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “Very Successful People Say No To Almost Everything.” -  Greg McKeown In This Episode, You Will Learn: Saying “No” to almost everything leads to sustained excellence Essentialism is defined as “The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” What would you do if you could do anything? Success creates an increase in options and opportunities which can actually create failure Ronda Rousey – Her success led to an abundance of opportunities which may have caused her loss to Holly Holm Always think, “Is this the very best use for me?” The word priority initially meant “the one thing.”  For some reason it’s evolved to now priorities. There is no such thing as having 20 priorities Explore, Eliminate, Create a Routine Learn to say No gracefully Set up systems to optimize your work Learning Leader as a noun = Focus Learning Leader as a verb = Constantly adjusting to maintain clarity, reflecting, asking, “What’s the most important thing I can be doing right now?”  “What Would You Do If You Could Do Anything? Continue Learning: Go To: GregMcKeown.com Follow Greg on Twitter: @GregoryMcKeown Read: Essentialism To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector W/ Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 082: Dan Pink – The Science of Motivation, Legendary Writer & Ted Talk Episode 086: Seth Godin – How To Become Indispensable & Build Your Tribe Episode 107: Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Greg McKeown on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From GregMcKeown.com Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people break through to the next level—and others don’t. The definitive treatment of this issue is addressed in McKeown’s latest project: the instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.  As well as frequently being the #1 Time Management book on Amazon, this book challenges core assumptions about achievement to get to the essence of what really drives success. McKeown is the CEO of THIS Inc, a company whose mission is to assist people and companies to spend 80 percent of their time on the vital few rather than the trivial many. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. His writing has appeared or been covered by Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Inc. Magazine. He is among the most popular bloggers for the Harvard Business Review and LinkedIn’s Influencers group: averaging a million views a month. McKeown has been interviewed on numerous television and radio shows including NPR’s All Things Considered and NBC’s Press: Here. Entrepreneur Magazine voted his interview at Stanford University the #1 Must-See Video on Business, Creativity and Success.

Episode 117: Tim Urban –  Using Procrastination to Perform A Ted Talk & Befriend Elon Musk Listen carefully to both the beginning and the end of this conversation.  Tim Urban is one of the most thoughtful leaders that I have ever met.  As a listener I found Tim to be patient and thoughtful in his responses to my questions, sometimes taking a minute or so before his point came across.  Genuinely, I loved that about him.  Be prepared for an incredibly funny, yet insightful conversation on The Learning Leader Show. Tim Urban has become one of the Internet’s most popular writers. With wry stick-figure illustrations and occasionally epic prose on everything from procrastination to artificial intelligence, Urban's blog, Wait But Why, has garnered millions of unique page views, thousands of patrons and famous fans like Elon Musk. (Bio from Ted.com) Episode 117: Tim Urban –  Using Procrastination to Perform A Ted Talk & Befriend Elon Musk Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “Life is like a white canvas.  Most people paint in white.  White paint on white canvas.  You don’t even notice them.  The people who paint in different colors make things happen.  They lead.  You notice them.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: Doing something that makes a splash… Changing what others do, continuing to reinvent yourself leads to sustained excellence Seth Godin has a great knack for constantly reinventing himself because he’s always searching and noticing How writing about a number of different topics helps you learn 7 Ways to be insufferable on Facebook The secret (not really) to getting 4,000 people to pay you for your blog content Getting invited to the main TED conference The pain of coming up with a topic for his TED speech The imposter syndrome… Feeling like he didn’t belong with the other TED speakers The process for writing and delivering a world class TED talk How Elon Musk became a fan of Tim’s work Getting a phone call from Elon and discussing how they could work together Humility and confidence are the qualities of great learning leaders The opposite of arrogance… Having an open mind and being humble is the definition of a learning leader  “One of the few things I feel like an expert on is procrastination.” – Tim Urban Continue Learning: Go To: WaitButWhy.com    See Why Over 70,000 People Follow Tim on Twitter: @waitbutwhy Read: The Elon Musk Blog Series To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector W/ Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 082: Dan Pink – The Science of Motivation, Legendary Writer & Ted Talk Episode 086: Seth Godin – How To Become Indispensable & Build Your Tribe Episode 107: Simon Sinek – Leadership: It Starts With Why Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Tim Urban on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From Ted.com Tim Urban has become one of the Internet’s most popular writers. With wry stick-figure illustrations and occasionally epic prose on everything from procrastination to artificial intelligence, Urban's blog, Wait But Why, has garnered millions of unique page views, thousands of patrons and famous fans like Elon Musk. What others say: With “Wait But Why,” Tim Urban demonstrates that complex and long-form writing can stand out in an online wilderness choked with listicles and clickbait. “Wait But Why has captured a level of reader engagement that even the new-media giants would be envious of.” — FastCompany, 2015

Episode 116: Paul Madera – Why He Invested $10 Million In Facebook In 2005 Paul Madera is one of the most down to earth and humble people I’ve ever spoken to… Considering the immense level of success in multiple life categories, I initially expected that he would have at least a semblance of an ego.  As you’ll hear, that does not exist within Paul.  What a refreshing and enjoyable conversation on this episode of The Learning Leader Show. Paul Madera is the founder of Meritech (1999).  Meritech is known as the pioneer of late stage investing. Paul currently focuses on the SaaS, storage, e-commerce, financial technology, digital consumer, and medical device sectors.  In 2005, Paul sat down with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and made the decision to invest $10 million to earn 2% of Facebook at the time ($500m valuation).  As most people know, Facebook is now worth hundreds of billions of dollars.  Paul also led the charge for Meritech to be an early investor in Salesforce.com among many other great decisions. Paul holds a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and currently serves as the Chairman of the US Air Force Academy Endowment. Previously he flew F 16’s on missions that included dropping bombs on targets and dealing with enemy aircrafts (dogfighting). Episode 116: Paul Madera – Why He Invested $10 Million In Facebook In 2005 Subscribe on iTunes  or Stitcher Radio The Learning Leader Show “I Love To Invest In Leaders Who Are Obsessed About Their Company.  Those Who Absolutely Love What They Are Doing.” In This Episode, You Will Learn: The most dedicated, focused individuals who stress personal excellence tend to sustaine excellence Why Paul initially wanted to invest in MySpace What his first thoughts of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg were in 2005 Agreeing to a deal with Mark Zuckerberg – Investing $10m at a $500m company valuation How his company makes decisions on who to invest in The specific qualities he looks for in a CEO to invest in (He loves leaders who are obsessed with their company and certain of their future success) The biggest mistakes young leaders/managers make The specific missions he flew as a fighter pilot – dropping bombs on enemy targets and dealing with combative opposing aircrafts Dogfighting like they did in the movie “Top Gun” – incredible stories! Great leaders are always “doing” – Always striving to learn more  “It’s Important To Have a Commitment Strategy… Not An Exit Strategy” Continue Learning: Go To: MeritechCapital.com See Paul on The Forbes Midas List: Forbes Midas List: Paul Madera Connect with Paul on LinkedIn: com/in/paulmadera To Follow Me on Twitter: @RyanHawk12 You may also like these episodes: Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector W/ Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks Episode 078: Kat Cole – From Hooters Waitress To President of Cinnabon Episode 082: Dan Pink – The Science of Motivation, Legendary Writer & Ted Talk Episode 086: Seth Godin – How To Become Indispensable & Build Your Tribe Did you enjoy the podcast? If you enjoyed hearing Jay Baer on the show, please don’t hesitate to send me a note on Twitter or email me. Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell Bio From MeritechCapital.com Paul Madera founded Meritech in 1999. He currently focuses on the SaaS, storage, e-commerce, financial technology, digital consumer, and medical device sectors. He has led Meritech's investments into 2Wire (Pace), Acopia (F5), BlueArc (Hitachi Data), DataStax, DealerSocket, Facebook (FB), Force10 Networks (DELL), Glaukos, Homestead Technologies (INTU), IntraLase (AMO), Openlane (KAR), Panzura, Prosper, Riverbed Technology (RVBD), Salesforce.com (CRM), Tegile, Tensilica (CDNS), Topspin (Cisco), Wonga, Yammer (MSFT) and 21Vianet (VNET). Prior to Meritech, Paul was Managing Director and Head of the Private Equity Group at Montgomery Securities/Banc of America where he assisted tech and consumer-based startups in raising capital. He began his career in finance as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York. Before joining Morgan Stanley, he served in the United States Air Force as an F-16 Instructor Pilot based in South Korea, Spain, and Utah. He also spent a tour at the Pentagon as a member of the Air Force Legislative Liaison Office. Paul holds a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and currently serves as the Chairman of the US Air Force Academy Endowment. Paul spends his off hours cycling the hills west of Palo Alto to prepare for "century" rides as well as jogging throughout the San Francisco Peninsula (when he is not gathering material to terrorize his partner Mike Gordon).

Amy Porterfield, co-author of “Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies” and social media strategist, shares her insights from over 12 years in marketing. She discusses her six-year journey with Tony Robbins, emphasizing the importance of consistency in building trust. Amy highlights the challenges of transitioning from a stable job to entrepreneurship and the lessons learned from her experiences at Harley Davidson. She also offers actionable strategies for audience engagement and the significance of nurturing a growth mindset in leadership.

Cal Newport, an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University and author of 'Deep Work', dives into the significance of focus in today’s knowledge economy. He critiques the prevalent idea of 'following your passion', advocating instead for skill development through hard work. Newport introduces the concept of the 'eudaimonia machine', a model for optimizing personal productivity while nurturing deep work habits. He emphasizes that mastering focus, time management, and intentional learning are crucial for sustained leadership excellence and fulfillment in one’s career.

David Meerman Scott, author of 'The New Rules of Marketing & PR,' shares his expertise in newsjacking and real-time marketing. He discusses how Trump effectively utilizes newsjacking to engage audiences and the transition from traditional advertising to innovative social media tactics. Scott highlights the importance of curiosity and adaptability in personal growth, drawing lessons from various public figures. He also shares strategies for individuals and small businesses to amplify their messages through current events, enriching the marketing landscape.