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Season 6 coming soon! Enjoy this Best Of episode from Season 3 with Jeana Anderson Cohen, Founder of aSweatLife, and explored imposter syndrome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 6 coming soon! Enjoy this Best Of episode from Season 4 when we sat down with Chris Johnson, Cofounder and CEO of Uncubed, and explored growth hacking as it relates to business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 1/2 years ago we decided to create a networking platform to meet interesting people, have authentic conversations, and learn new information. That platform was Idea Lemon. What started as networking events evolved into personal brand workshops, 1-on-1 coaching, a blog, a podcast, an online course, and more. Now it's time we say goodbye to Idea Lemon.In this Season 5 finale, we tell all and explain why we're closing Idea Lemon (but still continuing the podcast). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Skynet seemed like a far off possibility a couple decades ago. Now with the advent of wearable technology, bio-tracking, and digital monitoring, perhaps we're closer than we thought. This week we sit down with Mark-Anthony Marshall, Founder of Bricks Creative Group, and discuss the good and bad of technology's influence on decision-making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From music to business, to everything in between, some of the greatest and most creative work is accomplished in collaboration. This week, sales expert and Speaker Jeff Davis joins us to explore the ins and outs of what it takes to work together.We explore:+Why no one wants to steal your idea+Collaborations in hip hop versus other music genres+Finding what unique skill or style you bring to the table+Creating a culture of Togetherness+Identifying a decision-maker+Asking ‘What’s the objective?’ in a group setting+The Zappos open concept office layout+The problem with consensus-driven decisions+How strong leaders act during meetings+The Occupy Wall Street movement+Organizational bottlenecks+Technology’s impact on collaborationFind Jeff online:Twitter @Jeff_Davis2www.smasummit.comwww.jeffdavis2.comReferences/Resources:Simon Sinek - Leaders Eat Last — https://amzn.com/B00G3L0ZTQ Kanye West - Crack Music — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGSH72Jw8QE Eminem - Without Me — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVkUvmDQ3HY Season 5 Theme Song:cLOUD9 - After Party — available at www.chicagoloud9.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Taking on a new phase of your career oftentimes involves redefining yourself. This week we sit down with someone who has made redefinition part of his DNA. Doctor turned consultant turned speaker turned aspiring actor and screenwriter Ravi Rao joins us to discuss the nuances of finding what’s next.We explore:+Ravi’s journey redefining himself 3 times+Living up to other’s expectations+How significantly emotional events shake up complacency+Changing people’s perception of you+The shift in creativity from childhood to adulthood+Improv comedy’s direction to pull from your real life to create a new identity+Finding your character’s motivation+Paying attention to the positive interactions in your life+The real meaning of passion+Our tendency to look at what we lose if we make a change+Selling yourself short+How fear creates irrational decision-making+Fighting through first impressions+How we make decisions based on what we see around us+Breaking cultural expectations+How not being your authentic self makes you feelFind Ravi online:Twitter and Instagram @RaviActorWriterSeason 5 Theme Song:cLOUD9 - After Party-- available at www.chicagoloud9.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether it’s a political cause, social cause, big career move, or entrepreneurial endeavor, there’s a big difference between thinking about doing something, and actually doing something. This week, actor and activist Lancelot Newton joins us for a conversation about taking action on what’s important to you:We explore:+Using art to reflect everyday situations+Applying pressure to a situation that speaks to you+Creating a habit/routine of taking action+Asking yourself what you have to offer the larger culture+Judging yourself before you produce anything+Finding YOUR way to execute, even if other people have already created in that field+Providing action steps for others+Not assuming that someone else will take care of it+Taking control of YOUR situation+Taking responsibility for what you do best+Letting your art reflect your heart+How your action can create a ripple effect+Having an opinion, and taking ownership of that opinion+Not letting lack of expertise prevent you from getting started+Finding your medium+Giving yourself the ability to create waste+Sharing where you are in the journey+Fighting confirmation biasFind Lance Online:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lifeofanactor Find Lance In Person:Live at Steppenwolf Theatre - www.steppenwolf.org Live at Goodman Theatre - www.goodmantheatre.orgSeason 5 Theme Song:cLOUD9 - After Party-- available at www.chicagoloud9.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Having conviction and standing your ground is easy when things are going your way, but can be tough when things go awry. This week we chat with Shaan Puri, Cofounder of Blab, and discuss staying true to what you believe.We explore:+The backstory of Blaab and how it grew+Identifying the real problem+Putting constraints around the execution of your ideas+Knowing the purpose behind your work+The impact of “Generational Products”+The fight against mediocrity+Evaluating the+Connor McGregor’s “Win or Learn” philosophy+Fighting the sunk cost feeling+AIM’s impact on our childhood’s+Understanding the skill you’re building for life+Asking yourself if you’re willing to look like an idiot until you look like a genius+Knowing whose opinions to care about+Having a set of habitual questions you ask yourself+The improv of approach of making it happen now, instead of in the future+Finding what +Becoming aware of your excusesFind Shaan online at:Twitter @ShaanVPReferences/Resources:Shaan’s Medium article about shutting down Blaab-- https://medium.com/@shaanvp/blab-is-dead-long-live-blab-d2f72449ddb8#.ouylh4wh1Paul Graham Essay-- Cities & Ambitions-- http://paulgraham.com/cities.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creativity comes in all different forms, but oftentimes it’s tough to think you can be creative if you’re not a traditional artist or entertainer. This week Jason Bay returns to the show (S2E3) as not only the founder of GenY Success, but as someone who has recently embarked on a journey to become a standup comedian. We explore:+The Creative Discipline mindset+Luck is created through opportunity, and you create opportunities for yourself+The Jerry Seinfeld daily discipline habit+Understanding your worldview+Being creative in the moment+The difference between stand up comedy and improv comedy+Continuing your creative stream of consciousness regardless of your audience+Learning to be confident in material you put out for the first time+Soliciting feedback and creating feedback loops+Creativity can be intentional+The fear of being put on the spot+How to use social media in your favor and to inspire others+The importance of putting your work out there even it’s not good+Placing an emphasis on quality over quantity when getting started+The Lil Wayne Volume approach+Having your work publicly archived+Practicing empathy+The leap from quantity to quality once you have experience+Embracing process and patience+Being the tortoise instead of the hairFind Jason at:www.genysuccess.comJason’s first standup showcase --http://youtu.be/-KITLuEeRQo References/Resources:The Tim Ferris Show podcast episode with Whitney Cummings: http://fourhourworkweek.com/2015/06/26/whitney-cummings/ Lil Wayne - Something You Forgot--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tk1n6kukNk Jerry Seinfeld - The Comedian (Documentary)--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8JrjXmkwUQ You Made It Weird Podcast with John Mulaney--http://nerdist.com/you-made-it-weird-75-john-mulaney/ Season 5 Theme Song:cLOUD9 - After Party-- available at www.chicagoloud9.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey, want another drink? Want to go to that event with me? Can you pick me up from the airport? When it’s so easy to say yes, when are you supposed to say no? This week we sit down with Ben Brooks, Founder & CEO of the executive coaching company PILOT, and dive into one of the hardest words in the English language.We explore:+Discerning between “have to” or “need to” and “want to”+Avoiding the “Tetris” Approach to scheduling+Committing to the portion that you’re able to do+How technology impacts our decision-making+The Opt Out Phenomenon+Delegating work and automating systems+”Don’t spend dollar time on penny tasks”+Having a regimented schedule in order to be more efficient+Behavioral Economics and Choice Architecture+Choice Theory and the Path of Least Resistance+Being aware of what comes next to make better decisions in the moment+Having your needs met before meeting someone else’s+Understanding the finite amount of time you have left to spend with someone or accomplish something+FOMO vs MO+Playing offense instead of defense with decision-making+Are you into something or up to something?+What conversations do you want to have, versus what conversations are you okay being left out?Find Ben at:www.pilot.coachTwitter, Instagram, and Snapchat @BenBrooksNYReferences/Resources:Mary Kay book: https://amzn.com/B0018QUCMG Dan Ariely: http://danariely.com/ Wait But Why Blog Post, “The Tail End” - http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.htmlSeason 5 Theme Song:cLOUD9 - After Party-- available at www.chicagoloud9.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.