

Business Minds Coffee Chat
Jay Scherr
Conversations with extraordinary business leaders, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and others who are changing the world through the work they do. The goal is to share insights, help to inspire and lift others, and deliver practical, meaningful, and actionable content.
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Aug 31, 2023 • 58min
175: Dan Lyons | The Power of Silence
Dan Lyons, New York Times bestselling author, screenwriter, journalist, and speaker joins me on this episode. Dan was a writer on HBO’s hit comedy series, “Silicon Valley”, and has worked as a technology journalist at Forbes, Fortune, and Newsweek. He’s been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Guardian, and many other media outlets. Topics we cover include Dan’s backstory, becoming an accidental journalist, identity and belief, the greatest mistake of Dan’s entire life, the negative side of talking too much, why some people talk too much, tools and strategies to STFU, and more. Get connected with Dan: Website: https://danlyons.io/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realdanlyons LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/realdanlyons/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/realdanlyons Purchase a copy of STFU: https://www.amazon.com/STFU-Power-Keeping-Mouth-Talking-ebook/dp/B09X427GK8 The Talkaholic Scale: https://talkaholicscale.com/ Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324 Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Aug 24, 2023 • 1h 2min
174: Mike Lee | The Internal Game Drives External Results
Mike Lee, founder of MindShift Labs, author, keynote speaker, performance and leadership coach, and podcast host joins me on this episode. For 15 years, Mike worked with some of basketball’s elite NBA players such as MVP Steph Curry and All-Star Joel Embiid. Today, he helps individuals develop purpose-driven, mindfully aware and heart-centered leadership skills. His list of clients includes IBM, Lululemon, CISCO, Morgan Stanley, and others. Topics we cover include the challenges Mike has faced managing anxiety and depression, identity and self-worth, mindfulness, self-leadership, the illusion of control, an unexpected lesson learned from Steph Curry, and more. Get connected with Mike: Website: https://mindshiftlabs.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whoismikelee/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whoismikelee/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeleewhois Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324 Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Aug 17, 2023 • 59min
173: Dr. Ethan Kross | Harnessing Our Inner Chatter
Dr. Ethan Kross, an experimental psychologist and neuroscientist, a world leading expert on controlling the conscious mind, and author of the national bestselling book, Chatter, joins me on this episode. Ethan’s research has been published in Science, The New England Journal of Medicine, and The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, among other peer-reviewed journals. He has participated in policy discussion at the White House and has been interviewed on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper Full Circle, and NPR’s Morning Edition. His pioneering research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Harvard Business Review, USA Today, The Economist, The Atlantic, Forbes, and Time. Topics we cover include why we talk to ourselves, how our inner voice helps us make meaning and interpret the world, when chatter strikes and its impact on our health and relationships, the tools to harness the power of our inner voice, and more. Get connected with Ethan: Website: https://www.ethankross.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekross/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethankross/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethan_kross Purchase a copy of Chatter: https://www.amazon.com/Chatter-Voice-Head-Matters-Harness/dp/0525575243 Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324 Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Aug 10, 2023 • 1h 3min
172: Shawn Kanungo | Be Bold and Become Indispensable
Shawn Kanungo, a globally recognized innovation strategist and disruption expert, bestselling author, and a wildly popular keynote speaker who was named in Forbes as the “Best Virtual Keynote Speaker I’ve Ever Seen” joins me on this episode. Shawn previously spent 12 years at Deloitte working closely with leaders to better plan for the opportunities associated with disruptive innovation. Shawn is a partner with Queen & Rook, where he advises leading organizations and executives on disruptive trends. His work and interviews have been featured in various media outlets including Forbes, The Globe & Mail, The Guardian, CBC, and CTV. Topics we cover include the pivotal moment that changed the trajectory of Shawn’s life, embracing the darkness, unlearning limiting mindsets, a brief discussion of The Bold Ones, the #1 question Shawn is asked, and more. Get connected with Shawn: Website: https://shawnkanungo.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shawnkanungo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnkanungo/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnkanungo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShawnKanungo Purchase a copy of The Bold Ones: https://www.amazon.com/Bold-Ones-Innovate-Disrupt-Indispensable/dp/1264669151 Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324 Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

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Aug 3, 2023 • 1h 10min
171: Andre Young | Stop Being Busy and Start Being Better
Andre Young, founder of You Evolving Now, leadership trainer, speaker, author, and podcast host joins me on this episode. Andre worked as a mental health therapist for 19 years. His mission is to enhance leadership and work/life harmony for organizations, leaders, employees, and teams with his high-energy, interactive, culture-impacting leadership training programs and speaking engagements. Topics we cover include Andre’s backstory, key lessons learned from his parents, a leader’s blueprint, the meaning of personal leadership, the 3 bullies, the 5 points of the day, creating culture, and more. Get connected with Andre: Website: https://youevolvingnow.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MenEvolvingNow/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youevolvingnow/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youevolvingnow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/youevolvingnow Listen to Andre’s podcast, The Leader’s Toolbox: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-leaders-toolbox/id1511813855 Learn about The Andre Young Foundation: https://theandreyoungfoundation.com/ Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324 Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Jul 27, 2023 • 52min
170: Brooke Schnittman | How to Be Successful with ADHD
Brooke Schnittman, ADHD management and support expert, ADHD and executive function coach, international keynote and public speaker, author, and podcast host joins me on the latest Business Minds Coffee Chat. Brooke has been featured in numerous media outlets including Forbes, Entrepreneur, Additude Magazine, CBS, and NBC, and has received a number of prestigious awards and accolades. Topics we cover include the importance of setting boundaries, what ADHD is and is not, categories of ADHD, the diagnosis process, treatment for ADHD, supporting those with ADHD in the workplace, and more. Get connected with Brooke: Website: https://www.coachingwithbrooke.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachingwithbrooke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachingwithbrooke Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coachingwbrooke Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachingwithbrooke/ Listen to Brooke's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/successfull-with-adhd/id1674069554 Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324 Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Jul 20, 2023 • 59min
169: Hal Hershfield | Making Tomorrow Better Today
Hal Hershfield, social psychologist, professor of marketing, behavioral decision making, and psychology at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, author, and TEDx speaker joins me on this episode. Hal has been published in top academic journals and he also contributes to op-eds in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and other outlets. He was named one of the “40 Under 40 Top Business School Professors” by business education website Poets & Quants. Topics we cover include Hal’s professional journey, the concept of self, the connection between our current and future self, key insights from Hal’s book, Your Future Self, using AI tools to connect with our future selves, and more. Get connected with Hal: Website: https://www.halhershfield.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hal-hershfield-a2b91510/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HalHershfield Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hal.hershfield/ Purchase a copy of Your Future Self here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316421251 Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324 Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Jul 13, 2023 • 1h
168: Alden Mills | Making the Choice to Be Unstoppable
Alden Mills, former Navy SEAL and Division One athlete, Inc. 500 CEO, bestselling author, keynote speaker, coach, advisor, and inventor who has been awarded over 40 patents worldwide joins me on this episode. Topics we cover include the 3 levels of leadership, teamwork, culture, becoming unstoppable, the belief loop, the two basic sets of fears, identity, and more. Get connected with Alden: Website: https://www.alden-mills.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnstoppableAldenMills/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alden_mills/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aldenmills LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aldenmills/ Purchase a copy of the Unstoppable books here: https://www.alden-mills.com/books Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324 Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Jul 6, 2023 • 50min
167: Colin Johnson | The Impact and Legacy of Maya Angelou
Colin Johnson, grandson of author, poet, and civil rights activist, Dr. Maya Angelou, joins me on this episode. Colin holds a BA from Georgia State University and an MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Topics we cover include the importance of being present, building confidence, lessons from Colin's mother and father, Maya Angelou’s early life, Colin’s kidnapping as a child, the impact of his grandmother on his life and the world, letting go and moving on, and more. Get connected with Colin: Website: https://mayaangelou.com/ D.C. Central Kitchen Website: https://dccentralkitchen.org/ Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324 Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay

Jun 29, 2023 • 1h 2min
166: Dr. Michael Breus | Optimizing Sleep for Peak Performance
Dr. Michael Breus, The Sleep Doctor, double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist, and bestselling author joins me on this episode. Dr. Breus is a sought after lecturer and his knowledge is shared daily in major national media worldwide including Today, Dr. Oz, and Oprah, and for fourteen years as the sleep expert on WebMD. Dr. Breus is also the bestselling author of 4 books including his latest, Energize! Topics we cover include Dr. Breus’s professional journey, becoming The Sleep Doctor, the 4 Chronotypes, the impact of melatonin and other supplements on your sleep, technology and bedding, and more. Get connected with Dr. Breus: Website: https://thesleepdoctor.com/best-mattress/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesleepdoctor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesleepdoctor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesleepdoctor/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thesleepdoctor/ Take the Chronotype quiz: https://thesleepdoctor.com/sleep-quizzes/chronotype-quiz/ Purchase a copy of Energize!: https://www.amazon.com/Energize-Dragging-Ass-Kicking-Days/dp/0316707023 Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324 Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend! To your success, Jay