Breakfast Leadership Show

A Citizen's Guide for shaping global prosperity   In Powering Prosperity, Dr Ghosh unpacks potential solutions for the key threats of our time: Winning back public trust in an era of inequality and social polarization Taking on the sustainable development challenges of poverty, aging, creating high-value work, and the climate crisis Revitalizing local communities left behind in the rush to globalize Dr Ghosh demonstrates how citizens can put aside divisive politics and use their key roles in society—as parents, teachers, consumers, investors, business leaders, elected representatives and many others—to drive positive change MIT-trained scientist Dr. Indranil Ghosh is a sustainable investor, author, and strategic advisor to governments and leading global corporations. Tiger Hill Capital is an advisory firm that partners with visionary leaders to build sustainable investing platforms and businesses with a societal impact mission. Prior to Tiger Hill Capital, Dr. Ghosh was Head of Strategy at Mubadala, Abu Dhabi’s Sovereign Investment and Development Fund, and held senior roles at Bridgewater Associates and McKinsey & Co. https://www.tigerhillcapital.com/powering-prosperity

BrEpic Communications LLC is guided by Justin Breen, who has 20+ years in the media business, has won dozens of editing and writing awards, and is an author of countless viral stories. BrEpic will write clicky stories that highlight you or your business, and find the right pitch for multiple media outlets. Let BrEpic build your brand with creative content and successful pitches to mainstream media today. BrEpic Communications LLC will grow your business brand with expert social media postings, crafting click-worthy stories craved by local, regional and national media, successfully pitching them to outlets and providing customer service second to none. At BrEpic, the goal is simple: Do everything to expand your business’ reach, build your brand and provide the best communications support possible. BrEpic is a growing business with several clients in the education, financial, hotel, insurance, IT, law, leadership development, medical, music, non-profit, public relations, religious, restaurant, self-storage, tech and other industries. I ABSOLUTELY KNOW THE 30 SECRETS IN THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU IN ENDLESS WAYS. IF YOU FOLLOW AND IMPLEMENT THESE TIPS THAT I’VE LEARNED FROM LISTENING TO SOME OF THE WORLD’S BEST AND BRIGHTEST VISIONARY ENTREPRENEURS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND JUST GREAT PEOPLE OUT THERE, YOUR LIFE SHOULD DRAMATICALLY CHANGE. https://brepicbusiness.com/ https://www.brepicllc.com/  

Leanne Townsend is a multifaceted entrepreneur and attorney experienced in the areas of family law and domestic violence. She provides a full range of family law legal services in addition to running workshops and other programs to support people as they go through divorce.   www.leannetownsend.ca Divorcing Well podcast:  https://leannetownsend.ca/divorcing-well/

Over the course of her long career, Diana Peterson-More has been a practicing employment lawyer, a corporate manager, director, executive officer, and a sought-after consultant and guest presenter. Throughout her varied career, she has been fascinated by what motivates herself and others to achieve results, to determine their own unique definitions of success, and then to facilitate a roadmap to get there. As a young manager, Diana faced the dilemma many confront today. She was promoted because she was a great individual contributor with proven results, and quick on the uptake. Yet she was not trained nor exposed to the fundamentals of supervision and management, and was left to her own devices to figure it out. Unhappy at first, and never one to quit (as the first lawyer promoted out of the Southern California Edison Company law department and the first female HR manager, all eyes were on her) Diana taught herself how to supervise, manage and lead – largely by making mistakes and learning from them. Those early days propelled her to self-examination, learning through expert advice, and the school of hard knocks. Along her journey, she received feedback that allowed her to grow from a “tell” boss to the empowering “asking and listening” boss she eventually became, and for whom many wanted to work. Her practice now is helping others learn from her mistakes and to achieve their own unique success. https://dianapetersonmore.com/about/

Repeat guest Aaron Smith joins Michael to discuss the new book Blank Check:  This intriguing, inspirational Young Adult novel takes place on a fictional U.S. island, but the story that evolves could help reshape public schools in America. Challenges young adults to think outside the box and care enough about how children are educated to participate in re-imagining public education Shares a discussion as to how education is currently viewed and the cultural impact on how one learns Asks the reader to think about what graduates should look like upon completing high school and how they should be prepared for a career Helps the reader understand why public education is not working for all students Allows the opportunity for readers to have empathy for the frustration educators face on a daily basis Inspiring young adults to reimagine public education, Blank Check is a novel about young people and a generation that is prepared to step in and re-engineer public education. The problem with gathering the forces of educators and businesses to advance the process of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with Career and Technical Education (CTE) education is not that it is unworthy of their attention. It’s not that it’s unimportant to the future kids coming through public schools. It’s not that people do not get cheered when they champion new standards. It’s ALL of these. STEM and CTE education need a story. Today’s culture advances things through storytelling. It needs a context. That’s what happens when there is allowed incremental advances to nonchalantly lead the way. It fails to inspire. Blank Check is that story. It’s a fictional tale grounded in pure reality. It is an intriguing, inspirational Young Adult novel that takes place on a fictional U.S. island, but the story that evolves could help reshape public schools in America. So here, for the first and hopefully not the last time, there is a tale offered that can inspire people because when the destination can be seen in the distance, it quickens one’s pace. https://aaronsmithphd.com/blank-check/

Jude Charles is a story-driven filmmaker, brand strategist & speaker. For over 13 years, he has been producing exponential returns for purpose-driven entrepreneurs through documentaries & videos. He lives and breathes YOUR brand. He digs deep to find the compelling stories that no one else knows & then leverages those stories to scale your business. http://judecharles.co

Jennifer has some great insights for how families can survive and thrive afterward with respect to COVID-19, including: If you have cash sitting in a savings account, consider whether to add to your investment portfolios.  A market correction is an excellent opportunity to put cash to work. If you are actively adding to your portfolio already, through regular investments, whether through 401K plans, your IRAs or taxable portfolios, rejoice!  You are being presented with a buying opportunity. . If you need an unexpected distribution from one of your investment accounts, sell bonds, or mostly bonds, depending on the composition of your portfolio, so you are not forced to sell into a down market. https://www.summitfinancialpartnersrva.com/our-team/

Michael touches base on COVID-19, asks people to only buy what they need at grocery stores, to allow people with limited income to get what they need. Book a call to discuss your burnout:  https://www.meetingbird.com/l/bfastleadership/Intro

Jules Pieri is Co-Founder and CEO of the product launch platform The Grommet. The company’s Citizen Commerce™ movement is reshaping how consumer products get discovered, shared, and bought. Jules started her career as an industrial designer for technology companies and was subsequently a senior executive for large brands, such as Keds, Stride Rite, and Playskool. The Grommet is her third startup, following roles as VP at Design Continuum and President of Ziggs.com. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and people tell her she is the first designer to graduate from Harvard Business School, where she is currently an Entrepreneur in Residence. Jules was named one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs in 2013. In June, 2014, Jules was invited to the White House Maker Faire to launch The Grommet Wholesale Platform, connecting Makers with Main Street Retailers. She writes a personal blog at jules.thegrommet.com, and the “CEO Unplugged column on Inc.com. She posts as @julespieri on Twitter and Instagram.

Here's Brenda's article on coping mechanisms: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/youve-been-stripped-your-usual-stress-coping-mechanisms-brenda-cross/ Brenda Cross is the founder and Chief Transformation Officer for CrossCraft Consulting. CrossCraft Consulting is a Learning and Development consultancy specializing in interpersonal communications and sales training. Brenda is a transformational facilitator, coach and business development consultant with extensive experience in the financial and real estate sectors. She has been training throughout her 15-year professional career. Six of those years where on Wall Street including a final project serving in the Office of the Chairman at JP Morgan Chase before she got the entrepreneurial call. Brenda then went into real estate and had a successful career as a real estate broker with a top luxury firm in Manhattan and affiliate of Christie’s International. Her success as a broker invited speaking and training opportunities both internally and externally. She launched her consultancy and has been training and coaching ever since. Brenda has consulted and trained for several international training companies serving corporate, start-up and small business clients and she’s facilitated throughout North America, UK, and SE Asia. Brenda specializes in experiential learning using gamification and simulations to put theory into practice, so people leave with hands-on experience and applicable tools.  She is skilled in many assessment tools including: BANK, DISC, MBTI, and Values Determination. Her passion for studying and understanding human behavior lends well to helping others build skills in Sales, Team Productivity and Communication, Negotiation, Performance Management, Personal Brand and more. Brenda has earned several coaching certifications and maintains accreditation with the premier ICF - International Coaching Federation. As a coach for executives, teams, and entrepreneurs, Brenda uses her extensive experience and perspective to help identify strategic solutions while aligning personal and organizational priorities and values. By fostering additional capabilities and understanding, Brenda helps companies and individuals reach their desired results.   https://www.crosscraftconsulting.com/