Behavioral scientist and author of the new book Cultivating Influence Jon Levy explains how one of the most effective strategies for success is making meaningful connections with people who can positively impact you, your life, and the things that mean the most to you.By building deep and meaningful connections based on shared community, interest, or values, you can create an influential network capable of great impact. Jon discusses creating vulnerability loops as an opportunity to build trust and to identify shared values as well as other connection strategies for cultivating influence to grow a robust network that provides value and trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Entrepreneur, public speaker, and best-selling author Chris Gardner discusses his new book Permission to Dream, and how an inspirational declaration from his mother as a small child empowered him to dream, persevere, and eventually succeed to such heights he inspired an award-winning film about his life starring Will Smith. Inspired by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to be the best he could be, Chris shares how his unwavering dedication to dream big paved the way for his hard work to manifest itself into opportunity and success. Chris chooses to focus on the possibilities, not improbabilities, in order to turn a dream into a plan and a plan into action. Whether you need to give yourself permission to dream or you need some support in your own pursuit of happiness, Chris shares insights on perspective and adaptability in order to reach your dreams and accomplish your goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Reddit COO Jen Wong steers one of the largest social networks on the internet, and the one you probably hear about the least. Despite not being a media darling, Reddit is probably one of the largest, if not the largest, repositories of discussion in the digital world. Reddit cleaves to old-school Internet values of free expression and user anonymity, balanced by the moderated forums that are its backbone- a model that has made it a place for robust engagement for both community members and advertisers. The future of Reddit's ecosystem- and its growth model is as fascinating as it is unpredictable, as it moves to scale to larger community appeal and other profit models, like cryptocurrency and video, without changing its DNA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Stacy’s Pita Chip and BeBOLD Bars founder Stacy Madison, who evolved from food cart owner to a household name, shares insights on the key to building a successful food brand, how to scale growth, and, how sometimes, you have no other choice but to learn the hard way.From packing to transportation, from vendor procurement to order fulfillment, Stacy and her partner learned quickly as their business grew that selling and shipping a food product has its own set of complexities that not every entrepreneur would anticipate. Stacy shares the lessons she learned along the way that helped her to become a multi million-dollar pita chip mogul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Have you ever been faced with a problem and there wasn’t a ready-made solution? Have you ever been frustrated trying to complete a project and couldn’t find a video or article online for guidance or support? These are challenges that require innovative thinking and novel invention, but they also create some of the best entrepreneurs. Serial entrepreneur, inventor, author, and billionaire philanthropist Jim McKelvey discusses his new book The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time and how the practice of true entrepreneurial thinking inevitably leads to innovation and invention.In his new book, McKelvey explains how to create an unbeatable business that solves previously unsolvable problems through radical, entrepreneurial thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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