The Jon Gordon Podcast

In this episode, Jon Gordon talks with Rick Schirmer about How to Build a Viral Brand and Multiply Your Impact. Rick is a pioneer of viral and influencer marketing. He began his career at Disney/Pixar in their Corporate Alliance, Brand Strategy and Motion Picture Marketing groups. He left his internal role at Disney to launch over 200 campaigns and viral brand programs, in over 12 countries, for entertainment brands like Universal Pictures, Lionsgate, NBC, ABC, and consumer brands Chick-fil-A, Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble, Whole Foods, Coca-Cola and more. Rick completed his master's studies at Oxford University (Global Enterprise Management) and Pepperdine University (MBA). https://www.viralbrand.io/

A Positive Moment is a short mid-week message from Jon Gordon as part of the Positive University Podcast. In this message Jon shares 10 Thoughts About Leadership: -- Whether you are a leader of a business, team, hospital, sports team, classroom, church or home, I hope you'll be encouraged to be a better leader. 1. People follow the leader first and the leader's vision second - It doesn't matter if the leader shares a powerful vision, if the leader is not someone who people will follow the vision will never be realized. As a leader, who you are makes a difference. The most important message you can share is yourself. 2. Trust is the force that connects people to the leader and his/her vision - Without trust there is a huge gap between the leader and the vision. Without trust people will stay off the bus. However if people trust the leader they will hop on the bus with the leader and help move the bus forward towards the vision. 3. Leadership is not just about what you do but what you can inspire, encourage and empower others to do. 4. A leader brings out the best within others by sharing the best within themselves. 5. Just because you're driving the bus doesn't mean you have the right to run people over - Abraham Lincoln said "Most anyone can stand adversity, but to test a man's character give him power." The more power you are granted the more it is your responsibility to serve, develop and empower others. When you help them grow they'll help you grow. 6. "Rules without Relationship Leads to Rebellion" - Andy Stanley said this and it's one of my favorite quotes. As a leader you can have all the rules you want but if you don't invest in your people and develop a relationship with them they will rebel. This applies amazingly to children as well. It's all about relationships. 7. Lead with optimism, enthusiasm and positive energy, guard against pessimism and weed out negativity. 8. Great Leaders know they don't have all the answers - Rather they build a team of people who either know the answers or will find them. 9. Leaders inspire and teach their people to focus on solutions, not complaints. (The No Complaining Rule) 10. Great leaders know that success is a process not a destination - One of my heroesJohn Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach, never focused on winning. He knew that winning was the by product of great leadership, teamwork, focus, commitment and execution of the fundamentals. As a leader focus on your people and process, not the outcome.

In this episode of the Positive University Podcast, Jon Gordon talks with Joel Marion. Joel's story is compelling. He went from broke at age 25 to $100 Million by age 30. Now, he's leveraging his success for significance and sharing the lessons he's learned along the way. A few highlights from this interview: How Joel went from 25 and struggling to making it BIG. How what seemed like a major failure in Joel's career actually become a significant opportunity. The importance of adding value to others and building relationships. How Joel handled constant rejection to learn, grow, get better and overcome. Why it's important to not just think about what's best in the moment but to think about what's best to get you to where you want to be in the future. Why you must commit and be willing if you want to achieve your dreams. Learn more about Joel by listening to his BORN TO IMPACT podcast. You can sign up for his inspirational emails at TransformationInsider.com About Joel Marion: Joel Marion is a man of faith, husband, father, entrepreneur, 5-time best-selling author, and fitness personality. Joel has appeared on NBC, ABC, and CBS, SIRIUS satellite radio, and has been featured in world renown publications including Men's Fitness, Entrepreneur Magazine, Inc. Magazine, Forbes, Woman's Day, Maximum Fitness, Oxygen, Clean Eating, MuscleMag International, and Muscle & Fitness Hers.

Every day we have a choice. We can broadcast positive energy (love, joy, hope) or negative energy (fear, resentment, anger). Become positively contagious today! Listen to this special Positive University Positive Moment, a short encouraging message from Jon Gordon.

This is a special release of a Power of Positive Leadership webinar with Jon Gordon and his Head of Training, Julie Nee where they share 3 Ways to Lead Positive and Drive Positive Results. Learn more about our Power of Positive Leadership Trainings at www.jongordon.com/leader or www.powerofpositiveleadership.com

Interview with Aaron Hinde Co-Founder & President of LIFEAID Beverage Company ♦ Clean Nutrition for Your Active Life

Dana Cavalea spent 12 years with the New York Yankees Organization, many of those years as the Director of Strength and Conditioning & Performance Enhancement winning a World Series in 2009. Currently he is a high performance speaker and consultant to Pro Athletes, Entrepreneurs, Business Executives, Workforces and Universities on lifestyle strategies to reduce stress, improve work/life balance, and most importantly improve daily performance/outcomes. All of this is known as Performance Enhancement. www.danacavalea.com

What is it like to grow up a Yankee fan and dream of playing in the major leagues to making your rookie debut as a pitcher against the New York Yankees and face your idol Don Mattingly? Jim Mecir knows what it's like because it happened to him. What makes the story even more special is the fact that Jim was born with a peg leg and had to overcome many obstacles and beat the odds to realize his dream. In this episode of the Positive U Podcast, Jon Gordon talks with Jim Mecir, Former MLB Pitcher, Speaker, Coach. Learn more about Jim at https://www.jimmecir.com/ Learn more about Jon at http://www.jongordon.com

In this episode of the Positive U Podcast, Jon Gordon talks with Brandon Steiner. Brandon teaches winning strategies to make you more productive every single day. He is an Inspirational speaker, author of " You Gotta Have Balls: How a Kid from Brooklyn Started From Scratch, Bought Yankee Stadium, and Created a Sports Empire" and CEO of Steiner Sports, the leading producer of authentic hand-signed collectibles and sports experiences. Brandon also host's the Unplugged Podcast. Learn more at www.brandonsteiner.com

In this episode of the Positive U Podcast, Jon Gordon talks with Jason Romano about pursuing purpose, forgiveness and how to move forward when others hurt you. Jason Romano is a speaker, author, media consultant and host of the Sports Spectrum Podcast with over 20 years of professional broadcasting experience on the regional and network level. For 17 years, Jason was an Emmy-Award winning Producer and Senior Manager at ESPN. He has created and produced content for shows such as SportsCenter, Monday Night Football, Mike and Mike in the Morning, Sunday NFL Countdown, College Gameday, MLB's All Star Game and many more. Connect with Jason at www.jasonromano.com www.jongordon.com