The Jon Gordon Podcast

Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast. In this episode Jon is joined by Zuby. Zuby is an independent rapper, author, podcast host, public speaker and creative entrepreneur, with over 1 million followers on social media, 10 million+ video views online and he's been featured on numerous media outlets including the Joe Rogan Experience, BBC, Fox News, and many others. Zuby is well known for his outspoken thoughts and real talk about many popular issues including health, freedom, the pandemic and more. Jon and Zuby address several of those in this conversation today. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to let others know. Post on social and tag Jon (@jongordon11) and Zuby (@zubymusic). Our featured resource today is our free ONE WORD CHALLENGE. Instead of creating endless goals and resolutions for the new year, choose One Word to be your driving force for the year. No goals. No wish lists. Just one word. In our free 7 day One Word Challenge, we’ll help you pick your one word and you’ll discover how it can help you overcome distractions and bring more focus, purpose, commitment and success in 2022. Sign up now at onewordchallenge.com

Trust is the currency of success today and a significant way to build trust is through intentionally developing a personal brand. Why? Because people follow people and the more they know, like and trust you, the more likely they are to do business with you. This isn't just about being an instagram influencer, it extends beyond and is applicable for all types of business, companies, executives, entrepreneurs and even more. Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast. Today Jon is joined by AJ Vaden, CEO of Brand Builders Group, a personal brand strategy firm. AJ is going to unpack the power of a personal brand, why it matters, and several things you can do right away to increase your influence. AJ also shares key findings from research that will blow you away on just how significant a personal brand is for the future. And she even gives a link where you can download that research but you have to listen all the way through to get it. It's phenomenal. If you enjoy this, be sure to share it with others and encourage them to listen as well. Post your greatest takeaways on social and tag Jon and AJ so they can engage. Our featured resource today is… books! Not just books in general but Jon Gordon's bestselling books. Jump over to jongordon.com/books to see a complete list. From The Energy Bus, The Power of Positive Leadership, The Power of a Positive Team, Stay Positive and more… Jon's books make great resources for you or gifts for others to help overcome challenges and create positive results.

How different would you life look if you could create passive income (the kind that just comes in automatically each month) to cover your car payment or house payment? Now imagine taking that even further where you generate enough passive income that allow's you to control your time and live the lifestyle you want while working less. That's what you'll learn how to do in this episode of the Positive University Podcast. And the best part, it’s not too good to be true and you don’t have to be rich to start. Today Jon Gordon is joined by Justin Donald, the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Lifestyle Investor book. Entrepreneur Magazine calls Justin the "Warren Buffett of Lifestyle Investing." He's a master of low-risk cash flow investing that consistently produce profitable results. Justin shares his proven formula and how you too can start to generate financial freedom. If you enjoy this, be sure to share it with others. Post on social and share your greatest takeaways. Tag Jon and Justin so they can respond. Justin: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Jon: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram FREE DAILY POSITIVE QUOTE Our featured resource today is Daily Positive. It's a free daily email with a short encouraging message or quote to help you stay positive and win the day. You can sign up for free at dailypositive.com

If you’ve ever struggled with confidence, limiting beliefs or just need help finding the courage to pursue your full potential, this episode is for you!    Welcome to Jon Gordon’s Positive University Podcast. Today Jon is joined by, Heather Monahan.   Heather is a top podcaster, acclaimed keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and founder of Boss in Heels. Heather has achieved a great deal of success including being named one of the Most Influential Women in Radio, and Thrive Global named her a Limit Breaking Female Founder.   Heather is also the author of Confidence Creator and her new book, Overcome Your Villains, which we’ll hear lessons from both in this conversation today.    Let us know your biggest takeaways. Post on social and be sure to tag Jon @jongordon11 and Heather @heathermonahan so they can share.    Our featured resource today is from our friends at Belay Solutions. It’s a free guide with 10 strategies to help you multiply your productivity… which really means get more done with less stress. Sign me up right? Seriously though, the is a great guide with practical strategies. Download it for free by testing the word POSITIVE to 55123. That’s POSITIVE to 55123.

In this episode Jon Gordon is joined by Chef Andrew Gruel. Andrew is the Founder and Executive Chef of Slapfish Restaurant, the award-winning food truck turned international brick and mortar restaurant sensation with nearly 30 locations nationwide. Chef Andrew has appeared on multiple Food Network shows, the TODAY Show", PBS, Cooking Channel and more. During this conversation Andrew shares his story and how he’s created the success he’s had as well as how he has addressed the biggest challenges brought on by the pandemic to his restaurants and others. One of those is how He was able to make a difference by raising over $400 thousand dollars to directly help restaurant workers during the lockdowns of the pandemic. It’s really amazing. If you enjoy this, be sure to share it. Post on social and let us know your favorite takeaways. Tag Jon and Andrew so they can share as well. Our featured resource today is our upcoming LEAD POSITIVE CONFERENCE. It’s a free one day leadership learning experience ONLINE on November 17th. It features 12 speakers including Jon Gordon, Miles McPherson, Valorie Benton, Erwin McManus, Candy Valentino and more. Go to LeadPositiveConference.com to learn more and sign up for FREE online access.

Welcome to Jon Gordon’s Positive University Podcast. In this episode Jon is joined by Seth Radwell for a fascinating discussion on how certain historical events reveal the secrets of how we can unite our deeply divided nation. This is more than a podcast, it’s basically a masterclass on how we got here and how we move forward. Seth is an internationally known business executive, thought leader and bestselling author of the book American Schism. He previously served as President of e-Scholastic, the digital arm of the global children’s publishing and education company, as President of Bookspan/Bertelsmann, where he overall iconic brands such as Book of the Month Club, Doubleday Book Club, and Literary Guild. He also served as CEO of The Proactiv Company, the leading skincare brand for acne; as President & Chief Revenue Officer of Guthy-Renker, the worldwide direct-to-consumer beauty company. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College, Columbia University. Seth knows his stuff and brings a lot to think about as we seek to create a better tomorrow than we have today. If you enjoy this, be sure to share it. Post on social and let us know your favorite takeaways. Tag Jon and Seth so they can share as well. Our featured resource today is our upcoming LEAD POSITIVE CONFERENCE. It’s a free one day leadership learning experience ONLINE on November 17th. It features 12 speakers including Jon Gordon, Miles McPherson, Valorie Benton, Erwin McManus, Candy Valentino and more. Go to LeadPositiveConference.com to learn more and sign up for FREE online access.

My story and why I believe what I do. 

Jon Gordon is joined by Jonathan Isaac, NBA player for the Orlando Magic. In addition to being a star on the court, Jonathan has received a lot of attention for his public stance on certain popular issues. He's a very insightful young man with a big heart to make a positive difference in the world. During this episode Jonathan talks about taking a stand for what you believe in and also announces two new ventures that he's working on that he hasn’t talked about much yet anywhere else. Make sure you listen all the way through! Connect with Jonathan via Twitter | Instagram | or at https://judahsnation.com/ If you enjoy this, share it with others and encourage them to listen as well. Our featured resource today is Daily Positive. It's a free daily email with a short encouraging message or quote to help you take on the day. You can sign up to receive it for free at dailypositive.com

Today Jon Gordon is joined by Howard Behar. Howard was the North American president of Starbucks for 21 years. During his tenure, he helped grow the franchise from 28 stores to more than 15,000 across five continents and served on the Starbucks board of directors for 12 years until his retirement. He’' actually the one who coined the term "We aren’t in the coffee business serving people, we’re in the people business serving coffee." This entire interview is gold. Howard shares so many great insights on building a great culture and organization by focusing on people. He shares a lot of practical things that Starbucks did and what you can do as well to build something great. If you enjoy this, tell others and encourage them to listen as well. Tag Jon and Howard on social. You can also leave a review on Apple, Spotify or wherever you’re listening. Get Howard's book, It's Not About the Coffee. Our featured resource this week is our upcoming Power of Positive Leadership Training. If you want to become a better leader, one who creates positive results, this is for you. It’s training that develops resilience, mental toughness, grit and provides strategies to overcome negativity, and lead positive change. You can sign up for our next LIVE training at POPLTraining.com

Welcome to Jon Gordon's Positive University Podcast. Today Jon is joined by Jade McCarthy, former sports broadcaster for ESPN. Jade is also a writer and storyteller. Jade's story is a great example of showing up, doing the work and how when you do, opportunity will find you. Loved when she said: Availability is the best ability. If you aren’t available, you’ll never have opportunities to grow. There’s a lot of great takeaways from Jade during this. Our featured resources today is our Training Camp. Its one of Jon's many bestselling books but in this one Jon shares what the best do better than everyone else. It's a short small book with big lessons that will help you be your best and bring out the best in others. Check out the book, download free posters and access the online video training program here.