What's Next! with Tiffani Bova

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.  This week I am thrilled to bring you a What’s Next! Bonus Episode with a real estate powerhouse, Tracy Tutor of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles! For this special episode, I'm sharing my recent LinkedIn Live chat with Tracy, author of the new book: Fear Is Just a Four Letter Word. It was a fantastic conversation and one I just knew my What’s Next! Listeners would enjoy! With almost 20 years of experience, Tracy Tutor is one of the top agents at Douglas Elliman Beverly Hills and is an integral part of their Sports & Entertainment division. Tracy’s undeniable confidence has propelled her into rooms with some of the most powerful people in LA, representing some of the most noteworthy brands in real estate, and iconic architects such as Frank Gehry, John Lautner, and Pierre Koenig. Tracy has consulted for the luxury five-star hotel and resort, Amangiri in Canyon Point, Utah on the sales of over $400 million dollars in branded real estate. She is also a representative of one of the most exciting new developments to come to Los Angeles, the West Hollywood EDITION Hotel and Residences, designed by British architect John Pawson and created by visionary hotelier Ian Schrager. Most recently, she has been chosen to be The US Ambassador for the Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences in Dubai, a breathtaking structure designed by award-winning architects Kohn Pederson Fox, and is also an Ambassador for Costa Palmas, on the East Cape of Los Cabos, where the Amanvari and Four Seasons have a robust villa offering luxury beachfront living at its finest.   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone interested in luxury real estate, anyone who watches Million Dollar Listing LA, women interested in hearing from a confident businesswoman on the frontlines, and ANYONE who wants to OWN THE ROOM!   TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Tracy shares her journey to real estate, talks the nitty-gritty of sales and not letting anyone shake your confidence, and following your passion–even through an unprecedented quarantine! She also shares the growing role of technology in real estate and how to navigate expectations for something that is likely to be the single largest investment anyone can and will make. Tracy breaks it down for the What’s Next audience and expands on the conversation–with a healthy dose of her signature wit!   WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… Tracy’s candor and her eagerness to share her journey in embracing her own power and confidence so that others can do the same!     Running time: 37:57       Subscribe on iTunes     Check out the Live video interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI6sGqluPAE     Find Tiffani on social:   Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Instagram     Find Tracy online:   LinkedIn  Facebook  Instagram  Twitter  Fear Is Just a Four Letter Word Book 

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am thrilled to welcome the incomparable Chester Elton. Chester is a Coach, Keynote Speaker, Organizational Culture, Employee Engagement, and Teamwork Expert, and the #1 Bestselling Business Author! Along with writing partner Adrian Gostick, he is a Bestselling Author of multiple Business and Leadership titles like The Carrot Principle, The Best Team Wins, and The Orange Revolution. His latest title, co-authored by writing partner Adrian Gostick, is Leading with Gratitude: Eight Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results.     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… extroverts, introverts, sales, leaders, individuals...    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… When it comes to now, Chester digs deep on building momentum, building community, and nurturing relationships remotely, and what that might look like going forward. We are all having to learn quickly and are often leading from a place of uncertainty. Chester is here to help us lead from a place of gratitude. He’s do just that addressing how we can adjust, better communicate, and really lead with gratitude!     WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… Chester’s big asks: be more grateful, be more kind, be more patient.    Running time: 30:55      Subscribe on iTunes       Find Tiffani on social:   Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Instagram      Find Chester online:   LinkedIn  Facebook  Instagram  Twitter  YouTube  Leading with Gratitude Book 

Author Maria Konnikova discusses her journey from writing to becoming a poker champion, winning $300,000. She explores the impact of positive news, deception, decision-making, and growth. Maria emphasizes embracing uncertainty and continuous learning in navigating life's challenges.

Mike Walsh, CEO of Tomorrow, discusses innovation, disruption, and algorithms of leadership. Topics include biases in algorithms, critical design choices, data granularity, and reinventing leadership in the era of machine intelligence.

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am beyond thrilled to welcome Chris Schembra to the show. Chris is the bestselling author of "Gratitude and Pasta: The Secret Sauce for Human Connection", chronicling his adventures as one of the most sought-after dinner hosts in the World. Forbes has just ranked his book as the #2 book of 2020 to create Human Connection and USA Today calls him the "Gratitude Guru.” He is the Founder + Chief Question Asker of 7:47, an advisory firm that helps companies give the GIFT of community and belonging to their VIP clients and partners. Having used their signature pasta sauce to spark over 400,000 relationships around the dinner table, their core hypothesis is that giving gratitude to others is the key to fulfillment, and ultimately good for business. Currently, 7:47 is leading a year-long study on how gratitude and empathy affect entrepreneurship and the values their companies stand for. Their research revolves around a singular question, “If you could give credit or thanks to one person in your life, that you don’t give enough credit or thanks to, who would that be?”     I am beyond delighted to have Chris Schembra on the What’s Next! Podcast for a timely and moving conversation you don’t want to miss.      THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… people who need and/or want connection, people who want to do better and succeed more, and people who love pasta.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Chris shares his journey through success and plenty, as well as loneliness and rebuilding, and through it all, what gratitude, connection, and pasta have meant to him and to the people around him. He shares the value of connection from catharsis and physical health, to the strengthening of both personal and business connections that directly affect how successful, fulfilled, and prosperous you ultimately are. He also discusses the importance of connection in our current, COVID-19-locked-down reality, how to do it better and drive innovation and creativity, and how his dinners are going virtual!   WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… When in doubt, show gratitude!    Running time: 34:06      Subscribe on iTunes     Find Tiffani on social:   Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Instagram      Find Chris online:   Chris' Website (747)  LinkedIn  Facebook  Instagram  YouTube  Gratitude and Pasta 

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am thrilled to welcome Joel Peterson to the show. Joel is the Chairman of the Board of Overseers at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, as well as the Chairman of the Board at JetBlue Airways. He has served on more than three dozen boards over the past 45 years, most notable among them being The Dallas Market Center, Texas Commerce Bank (Dallas), and Asurion. He currently serves on the boards of Franklin Covey and Packsize, and is also the Founding Partner and Chairman of Peterson Partners, a Salt Lake City-based investment management firm. Peterson Partners has invested in over 200 companies through 13 funds in four primary asset classes: growth-oriented private equity, venture capital, real estate, and search funds. Joel earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and now teaches at Stanford University. He has been awarded the 2005 Distinguished Teaching Award and the 2016 Robert K. Jaedicke Silver Apple Award at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. I am beyond delighted to have Joel Peterson on the What’s Next! Podcast.     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… leaders, entrepreneurs, and those wanting to move into entrepreneurial and leadership roles.  TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Joel discusses the crisis of trust, entrepreneurial leadership, the future of travel in the face of a global pandemic, and remote learning. Building a high-trust culture within your organization is the best and most powerful way to manage a company–and come back from this pandemic. That kind of trust isn’t possible to achieve in an instant, but it can be lost in an instant. It is powerful but fragile. So, to help us navigate trust and leadership, Joel breaks down the laws that underpin trust and the skills that underpin a true entrepreneurial leader!   WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… Talking about the culture of trust and the competitive edge that it brings!   Running time: 25:57      Subscribe on iTunes     Find Tiffani on social:   Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Instagram      Find Joel online:   Twitter  LinkedIn  Joel’s Website  The 10 Laws of Trust  Entrepreneurial Leadership 

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I have the absolute pleasure of welcoming Gretchen Carlson to the show. Gretchen is a journalist, author, and empowerment advocate who paved the way for the #MeToo movement with her historic 2016 sexual harassment complaint against the chairman of Fox News, Roger Ailes. Named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World,” Carlson is one of America’s most successful news anchors, as well as a globally recognized advocate for female empowerment–her TED Talk on the subject garnering almost 2 million views.  She is also the celebrated author of the New York Times bestseller “Be Fierce,” and a main character in the 2019 film, Bombshell, where she is played by Oscar-winner, Nicole Kidman. In December 2019, Carlson founded the organization “Lift Our Voices” with former Fox News colleagues Julie Roginsky and Diana Falzone. Its mission is to end the practice of Non-Disclosure Agreements, confidentiality provisions and forced arbitration clauses that have prevented employees from publicly discussing and disclosing toxic workplace conditions, including sexual harassment and assault.     An honors graduate of Stanford University, Carlson was valedictorian of her high school class and studied at Oxford University in England. A violin prodigy, she performed as a soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra at age 13, and in 1989 became the first classical violinist to win the Miss America crown.  I am beyond thrilled to have Gretchen Carlson on the What’s Next! Podcast.      THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone and everyone looking to build their courage, stand up for what’s right and feel safe in telling your own story.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Gretchen shares her story of moving from opportunity to opportunity and witnessing her life work in mysterious ways. She impresses upon us the importance of being prepared to rise to the opportunity and building your courage along the way. Throughout her storied career, Gretchen says she was building courage–the courage that would ultimately serve her in her advocacy for women. She shares her experience in journalism and television and her advocacy work to help lift the voice of other women and keep them from being silenced. If you don’t tell the truth, who will?    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… I love talking to Gretchen about courage, taking chances, and standing up for what you believe in!    Running time: 36:16      Subscribe on iTunes     Find Tiffani on social:   Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Instagram      Find Gretchen online:   Twitter  Instagram  Facebook  LinkedIn  GretchenCarlson.com  LiftOurVoices.org 

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.       This week I am beyond delighted to be speaking with Alain Hunkins. Alain is a sought-after speaker, consultant, trainer, and coach. He is the author of the gound-breaking new book about leadership, Cracking The Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders. Over his twenty-year career, he has led over 2,000 groups in 25 countries himself. Alain’s clients include Wal-Mart, Pfizer, Citigroup, General Electric, State Farm Insurance, IBM, General Motors, and Microsoft. He has designed and facilitated seminars on numerous leadership topics, including teambuilding, conflict management, communication, peak performance, innovation, engagement, and change. Alain serves on the faculty of Duke Corporate Education and has published over 400 articles on leadership. I am thrilled to have Alain Hunkins on the What’s Next! Podcast.      THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… leaders both new and old, aspiring and current! Anyone who wants to shorten the leadership learning curve and accelerate their growth.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Why do people choose to do what they do? Where is the disconnect between intention and actual performance? Are we truly self-aware? Alain breaks down how we can crack the leadership code and how we can learn from great leaders as well as mediocre ones to get the best results! Alain is all about shortening the learning curve and accelerating your growth. He analyzes the principles and what he terms “shadow principles,” to help you get there too.    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… I love how timely this conversation on Leadership, as well as working from home, is!      Running time: 28:36      Subscribe on iTunes     Find Tiffani on social:   Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Instagram      Find Alain online:   Twitter  Alain’s Book  Alain Hunkins Website   LinkedIn 

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am beyond delighted to be speaking with Molly Bloom. Molly is an inspirational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and the bestselling author of Molly’s Game, a memoir which was adapted into an award-winning film of the same name by Aaron Sorkin. Molly began her career as a world-class skier. While training as a pre-teen she was diagnosed with severe scoliosis and had to undergo surgery that doctors said would end her athletic career. A year later, fully recovered, she was back on the slopes and went on to join the U.S. Ski Team. But, her Olympic dreams would go unrealized and this would lead her to what she thought would be a year sabbatical in LA. She was finishing her degree in Political Science at the University of Colorado – Boulder and was in the process of applying to top tier Law Schools, when her assistant job turned her into an accidental entrepreneur running one of  the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world, pulling in as much as $4 million per year. What happened next is where her story truly begins!     The film Molly’s Game, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, stars Jessica Chastain (as Molly), Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Brian d’Arcy James, and Chris O’Dowd. Bloom has appeared on numerous shows and in media outlets such as Ellen, Vice, The Los Angeles Times, NPR, Vulture, and has been asked to speak at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, for companies like Blackrock Financial, SiriusXM Radio, and delivered the 2018 commencement speech at Colorado State University.  I am truly delighted to have Molly Bloom on the What’s Next! Podcast.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… everyone! Everybody and anybody will find Molly’s story fascinating and intriguing.   TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Molly shares her story of inspiration, intrigue, and events straight out of a Hollywood movie! She recounts her journey from Olympic-hopeful and college student, to LA waitress, to building and operating the largest and most notorious private poker game in the world. Molly’s story is one of innovation, inspiration, ambition, redemption, and entrepreneurship.    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… I love what Molly has to say about owning your name, and really being seen and heard. I also love how clear she is on finding what you stand for and getting clear on what you are and are not willing to do.    Running time: 32:40      Subscribe on iTunes     Find Tiffani on social:   Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Instagram      Find Molly on social:   Twitter   LinkedIn  Instagram 

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.       This week I am thrilled to be speaking with Mitch Lowe. Mitch was one of the early pioneers in the movie rental industry opening video rental stores in the early 1980’s. In the late 90’s Mitch joined Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings at Netflix as the video industry expert. As VP of Business Development and Strategic Alliances for Netflix’s first 5 years, and as a member of its core executive team, Mitch led many of the partnerships that drove new subscribers to join Netflix. Mitch left Netflix in 2003 after a very successful IPO and joined the business development team at McDonalds Ventures to build a DVD evening machine business called Redbox. Mitch served as its COO and President for 8 years, growing the company from $36k in first-year revenue to over $1.5B in revenue 8 years later. Today Mitch invests in startups and gives inspirational speeches around the world to corporations, conferences, and students sharing stories of innovation, disruption and facing the challenges of building new products and services. I am truly delighted to have Mitch Lowe on the What’s Next! Podcast.      THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… executives, managers, founders of small and large organizations – anyone looking to hear from someone who has been part of one of the biggest disruption stories in the new digital age.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Mitch shares his proven experience and tips on how to become more innovative and disruptive in your own organization. What should you do and when? Mitch shares how you can identify a need on the frontlines of your customer base and use that data to create a company that truly addresses that need.     WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… I get to chat with an innovator whose work I covered in my own book, and I love the concept of the order and sequence in which you do things! Mitch gives you actionable items you can implement Monday morning to start making that progress.     Running time: 32:48      Subscribe on iTunes     Find Tiffani on social:   Facebook   Twitter   LinkedIn   Instagram      Find Mitch on social:   Twitter   LinkedIn  Facebook  Mitch’s Website