People Business w/ O'Brien McMahon

Iwo Szapar is the Co-founder and CEO of Remote-how, the world's leading marketplace with remote & hybrid work experts. Since 2017, he has advised 600+ companies (including Walmart, ING Bank, and Microsoft) to help them optimize their distributed workforce. As a remote work expert, he co-created "Remote-how Academy," - the world's first certification program for remote teams, and co-hosts the annual Remote Future Summit. Iwo wrote the book "Remote Work Is The Way - a guide to making the most of our office-optional future," and was featured in Forbes, BBC, and Business Insider. Links:Iwo on LinkedInRemote How AcademyRemote Future SummitRemote First InstituteRemote Work is The Way by Iwo SzaparTime Codes:(2:34) - What’s your origin story with remote working?(6:23) - Do you have a specific definition for Remote Work?(9:31) - How should leaders considering remote work be thinking about culture and aspects of a business that are really built with in-person interactions?(16:43) - Is there jealousy or animosity between employees when there are roles that absolutely require you to be in person?(20:23) - What needs to change in a company that has previously not been remote-first?(29:03) - Who do you see being accountable for making the shift to remote-first within a company?(31:04) - What results are you seeing from companies who are testing out a 4-day workweek model?(33:42) - Does better measurement mean we need better project management software?(35:59) - What is the purpose of business?(36:40) - Where can people get in touch with you?

In this special episode, Andy Riise returns to the podcast joined by retired Navy SEAL Jon Macaskill and retired Green Beret Jason Van Camp. Andy (Army) and Jon (Navy) are competing in a half ironman to raise awareness (and money) for Warrior Rising, a nonprofit helping veterans become entrepreneurs. The military-to-civilian transition can be tough and Warrior Rising is arming those who served with the skills they need to build a business and serve their communities. If you enjoy this episode, I hope you will join the People Business team in donating to their efforts. Click the link to get in on the fun and support your favorite service branch: https://www.warriorrising.org/armyvnavy2022/ Time Codes:(2:11) - Introductions: Andy & John (6:55) - Where is the overlap between mindfulness and mental toughness?(8:36) - Introductions: Jason Van Camp(9:49) - What was the genesis for starting Warrior Rising?(12:35) - What is the challenge and how did it come to be? (19:26) -  How did you reorient your life around such a massive challenge like this?(22:14) - How do you help veterans understand the consistency required to build a business?(24:34) - How do you think about friendly competition and striking the balance between community and competitiveness?(26:41) - What are some other specifics of the challenge and how Warrior Rising is helping veterans?

Kevin Bailey is the founder and CEO of Dreamfuel, a company that helps high-performers and their teams get the mental edge they need to exceed their goals and fuel the long game. Time Codes: (1:50) - What is the Dream Fuel origin story?(5:18) - How do you define mindset?(6:38) - What’s the difference between emotions and feelings?(14:52) - Mindset and mental performance in corporate athletes(19:53) - How do you monitor your vitality?(21:40) - Where can someone get started in improving their performance?(24:58) - What are the right and wrong ways to meditate?(32:23) - What is visualization?(37:59) - Where is the line between visualization and manifesting?(40:37) - When is the best time to visualize?(43:19) - How do you help your clients make this part of their identity?(44:44) - What are you sick of talking about?(45:53) - What is the purpose of business?

Billie Shepard has been a professional actor and coach for over forty years. Through Billie Shepard & Associates, she leverages her acting experience and unique training methods to transform corporate speakers into influential leaders. This includes both in-person and virtual presentation skills, both of which are crucial in today’s business environment. She presents her methods in her book The Billie Shepard Presentation Method.Mentioned in this Episode:Film: ZuluNew Zealand Rugby Pregame HakaTony Robbins’ Priming RoutineTime Codes:(2:29) - What makes a good actor?(6:22) - How do you define intention?(11:13) - How do you coach business people to set their intentions?(20:19) - What’s the difference between being honest and truthful?(24:18) - How do you coach people to find the right energy for a presentation?(28:35) - What are the simplest exercises someone can do to get their body engaged without drawing too much attention to themselves?(36:27) - How do improv skills relate to business presentations?(44:12) - When you think about your work, what are you sick of talking about?(45:26) - What aren’t people paying enough attention to?(45:57) - What is the purpose of business?(47:58) - Where is the best place for people to find and engage with you?

Sam Jacobs is the Founder and CEO of Pavilion, the premier community and career development platform for high-growth leaders and their teams in every function. He is also the author of Kind Folks Finish First: The Considerate Path to Success in Business and Life. This episode is all about community and how to build one so that everyone in it thrives.  Mentioned in this EpisodeThe Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan HaidtTime Codes:(2:42) - What is the origin story for Pavilion?(10:02) - What makes a good dinner club?(19:01) - Did you get any feedback from the group on what they valued the most?(20:23) - How do you think about the value you bring as a member of a community and the value you will be getting from the community?(27:16) - Was there an inflection point in your career that led you to operate this way?(37:31) - What more can you share with us about your forthcoming book?(40:07) - What are you sick of talking about?(44:53) - What is the purpose of business?(46:15) - Final thoughts.

Bryan Gillette is a former Silicon Valley human resource executive, founder of his own leadership consulting business, and amateur ultra-endurance athlete. He has ridden his bike across the United States and run 205 miles around Lake Tahoe. After interviewing 100 leaders on how they reach their peak and from his own experience in both roles, he wrote EPIC Performance: Lessons from 100 Executives and Endurance Athletes on Reaching Your Peak. In his speaking engagements and podcast interviews, he talks about the key aspects to push oneself and one’s team further. Mentioned in this Episode:Summiting GroupAbout BryanThe Jordan Harbinger Show w/ Benjamin Hardy #703Meditations by Marcus AureliusAtomic Habits by James ClearRegrets of the DyingTime Codes:(3:04) - What is an "ultra" and why would anyone run that far?(5:33) - What is your day job?(6:42) - How do you coach clients to pick their goals? How do you pick your goals?(9:02) - Do you have any exercises for thinking about values?(15:53) - How do you help clients prioritize their goals?(18:53) - How do you get your clients to their starting line?(25:34) - How do you get people to stick to their stretch goals?(33:07) - Overcoming the pull to quit when you're tired.(41:08) - How does training for a marathon translate to business goals?(48:22) - What are you sick of talking about?(52:08) - What aren’t people talking enough about when it comes to performance?(55:19) - What is the purpose of life?

Emily Tsitrian is the author of Make Me the Boss: Surviving as a Millennial Manager in the Corporate World and coach to new managers experiencing the pressures of leadership for the first time.  Mentioned in this Episode:Emily’s Manager.Flow PodcastEmily on LinkedInExtreme Ownership By Jocko WillinkThe Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko WillinkSaving Private Ryan: Gripes go up, not downCoach Carter: What is your greatest fear?Time Codes:(4:25) - What prompted you to write a book?(6:35) - What are the biggest misconceptions from first-time leaders in organizations?(9:30) - What changes do new leaders need to make as they step into these roles?(11:24) - Do you have tips for organizing your priorities?(14:28) - How should leaders change how they think about their place in the bigger picture of an organization?(20:09) - Can you speak to what it means to prove yourself as a new leader?(29:04) - How should a new leader deal with mistakes they make?(33:29) - How should leaders react when their team makes a mistake?(36:57) - If you don’t have formal coaches or mentors, how should leaders build mentoring into their practices?(43:19) - Do you see younger millennials struggling with interpersonal communication?(45:55) - Do you have any tips for improving communication skills?(50:16) - How often do you see imposter syndrome?(56:55) - Why would success scare someone?(1:02:23) - What is the purpose of business?(1:04:31) - Wrap up.

Francine Parham is a career expert focused on female leadership and the advancement of women and women of color into positions of leadership and authority in the workplace. Having spent two decades in the corporate sector advancing to the position of global vice president in two Fortune 500 companies (General Electric and Johnson & Johnson), Francine understands the importance of having the right skills (explicit and implicit) for career success. Francine’s experience being one of few Black women at her level resulted in her founding Francine Parham & Co. Mentioned in this Episode:The Compound Effect by Darren HardyPlease Sit Over There by Francine ParhamTime Codes:(3:09) - Francine’s origin story.(5:15) - Does your work shore up skills gaps or opportunities gaps?(8:14) - What are the pieces of an organization’s infrastructure that are creating boundaries for certain groups of people?(15:38) - How should a leader be thinking in a way that allows for growing their business but also closing opportunity gaps?(19:14) - What should people’s goals be when seeking to improve their DEI?(24:58) - How would you guide a client to deal with blowback from groups not selected for focus on advancement?(29:38) - What are your goals for your book?(36:26) - How should aspiring professionals think about power in a corporate environment?(41:51) - Do you have an example of how two companies have valued different things?(52:32) - What is the purpose of business?(55:18) - Wrap up.

Ryan McCrea is passionate about helping others own their career. He is currently the Head of Career Development at Atlassian, leading development and mobility programs for a growing global technology company with more than 7,000 employees. Prior to Atlassian, Ryan was Vice President and Manager of Talent Development at Commerce Bank where he built their corporate-wide professional development program from scratch. Mentioned in this Episode:Grit by Angela DuckworthThe Medici Effect by Frans JohanssonDare to Lead Hub with Brené BrownTime Codes:(2:49) - How does one become a Learning & Development Leader?(4:16) - What drew you to this aspect within HR?(4:59) - How have you developed your knowledge base?(6:38) - Where does a company start to develop its internal training?(10:10) - How do you get buy-in from organizational leaders?(12:13) - What skills have you developed to have an impact in your role?(14:06) - What do you see as the staples of being a good marketer?(17:28) - How do you structure learning environments?(21:26) - What are you seeing when it comes to attention spans in employees?(24:56) - Do you consider yourself a niche expert or a jack-of-all-trades?(31:41) - Do you have an example of using the Agile framework for building programs?(36:42) - What is a Scrum Master?(37:53) - Is part of Agile breaking the entire process down into micro-steps?(39:27) - How do you build recovery into your processes?(41:52) - What’s the right way to roll out a Pilot?(45:28) - How do you test and demonstrate ROI?(48:54) - Where do you see leadership changing?(56:53) - What is the purpose of business?(58:13) - Where can people connect with you?

David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup, the largest platform for finding and building local communities. He has 25 years of experience as a technology and digital media executive leading organizations through innovative product development, rapid revenue growth, and digital traffic acceleration. Prior to joining Meetup, David was CEO of Investopedia and before that, President of Seeking Alpha. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia University, teaching strategic planning and entrepreneurship. He is the author of Decide & Conquer: 44 Decisions That Make or Break All Leaders and hosts the podcast Keep Connected, which is dedicated to the power of community. Mentioned in this Episode:WeCrashed Series on Apple+Built to LeadThe Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben HorowitzIn Search of Excellence by Tom PetersTime Codes:(4:02) - When did your core principles become clear to you?(9:44) - Have you done anything since writing the book to apply your values day-to-day?(12:35) - Writing and reflecting on your career journey to help you grow.(14:54) - Interviewing for a leadership role.(19:23) - How do you deal with the fear that comes with a new leadership role?(21:56) - What is a process plan versus a business plan?(25:42) - What are the different frameworks you use and why are they important?(30:19) - Why was moving fast so important to you?(37:28) - WarTime & PeaceTime CEOs.(45:55) - How do you create luck?(49:01) - What are some examples of decisions you’ve made that led to doors opening or doors closing?(57:38) - How do you create a successful community?(1:04:08) - What is the purpose of business?