The Dov Baron Show

There is an ever increasing demand to move faster. But the truth is, as we move faster, it’s also easier to become more afraid.  So the question becomes: How can you develop the mindset that will accelerate you and your business through the fear and on to greater and greater success?  Well, stay tuned because our guest on this episode is David Schnurman, who speaks to this question and more. David is the founder and CEO of Lawline, the leading provider of online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) in the US. The company recently celebrated having served over 150,000 attorneys, with over 3,000,000 courses completed. David Schnurman is also the current president of Entrepreneurs Organization New York.  In addition, he is the author of the highly anticipated business book: The Fast Forward Mindset. On this episode we go Full Monty about: How to make an impact faster by Fast Forwarding Your Mindset Going from developing confidence to taking action  Overcoming fear What David's mom says about his transparency The biggest mistake leaders make around "vulnerability" The power of commitment Why, when everything is going "great", he is moving to Barcelona How running on passion can destroy you Why you shouldn't be hiring "super hero" leaders Autonomy and accountability: Where is the balance? David's guilty pleasure! And so much more... To find out more about David Schnurman: https://www.davidschnurman.com/  To find out more about hiring Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist for your organization: http://fullmontyleadership.com/consulting or http://fullmontyleadership.com/speaking Remember you can now also find us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you tune into podcasts. You can also tune in on traditional radio stations across the US every Monday and Thursday on:  99.5 FM & 1520 AM Las Vegas 102.1 FM & 1640 AM Lancaster, Philadelphia 87.9 FM & 810 AM Macon, Gorgia  92.1 FM & 1630 AM Tampa, Florida 97.7 The Villages, Florida 96.3 FM Boulder ,Colorado 90.3 FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin  94.7 FM Pittsburg, Philadelphia 87.9 FM Colorado Springs, Colorado And NOW LIVE! On 96.7FM WASHINGTON, DC On 96.7FM covering THE WASHINGTON DC & QUANTICO area. Also look for us on ROKU TV, where there are 100K subscribers.  If you are a regular listener, then a big thank you to you for making us the #1 podcast globally for Fortune 500 listeners!  And with a potential reach of 2.5 to 3 million listeners for every show, we’re honoured and grateful to be cited in INC.com as The #1 Podcast To Make You a Better Leader.  Get bonus content on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a world where we know engagement sucks, if we are going to be world class leaders, we must have the self accountability to ask ourselves, are we really engaged….Are we fully present and mindful?  Forget The Mother of Dragons, on the episode we go Full Monty with the Mother of Mindfulness! As a leader you know that engagement is a very real issue. Too often our employees and team members seem distracted. It’s a constant struggle to find new ways to not only keep good people, but to keep them engaged…and a new ping-pong table isn’t going to cut it.  So in a world where almost everyone on the workforce seems to be, to a varying degree, living on the ADHD spectrum, how can we raise not only the engagement of our teams, but also of ourselves?  Well stay tunes because our guest on this episode is Dr. Ellen Langer. She is a social psychologist and the first female professor to gain tenure at the department of Psychology at Harvard University. She is often referred to as the mother of the Mindful Movement. She is an artist and the author of eleven books. Over the last 35 years, she’s written more than two hundred research articles for general and academic readers on mindfulness. She is also the recipient of four distinguished scientist awards and the Liberty Science Genius Award. On this episode we go Full Monty about: Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning The Art of Noticing  Mindful aging The illusion of control Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility Mindfulness and Health, weight loss, vision, diabetes, and colds even stage four breast cancer Why being Goal driven is contradictory to being Mindful Mindful Purpose Vs Soulful Purpose Commitment and Agility And so much more. Dr. Ellen Langer is a fascinating individual, she sees the world quite differently that your standard psychologist. There's a wonderful calm irreverence that I personally found very endearing. To find out more: www.langermindfulnessinstitute.com and www.ellenlanger.com To find out more about hiring Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist for your organization: http://fullmontyleadership.com/consulting or http://fullmontyleadership.com/speaking Remember you can now also find us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you tune into podcasts And on traditional radio stations across the US every Monday and Thursday on:  99.5 FM & 1520 AM Las Vegas 102.1 FM & 1640 AM Lancaster, Philadelphia 87.9 FM & 810 AM Macon, Gorgia  92.1 FM & 1630 AM Tampa, Florida 97.7 The Villages, Florida 96.3 FM Boulder, Colorado 90.3 FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin  94.7 FM Pittsburg, Philadelphia 87.9 FM Colorado Springs, Colorado Also look for us on ROKU TV where there’s 100K subscribers.  If you are a regular listener, then a big thank you to you for making us the #1 podcast Globally for Fortune 500 listeners!  And with a potential reach of 2.5 to 3 million listeners for every show, we’re honoured and grateful to be cited in INC.com as The #1 Podcast To Make You a Better Leader.  Get bonus content on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever gone for a night out and had it ruined by bad service? Conversely, have you ever been having a pretty crappy night and had it turned around by fantastic customer experience? As business becomes more and more commoditized it’s easy for our business, our brand to get lost in the shuffle. So how can we incorporate the very best of hospitality into not only our business, but also our leadership? Well stay tunes because our guest on this episode is Dan Sachs. Dan is a professor at DePaul University’s School of Hospitality Leadership and is the Entrepreneur In Residence at DePaul’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center. He teaches classes on Entrepreneurship and Service Leadership.  Dan is the founder and owner of the BIN 36 restaurant and wine brand after successfully opening the first restaurant in 1999. Currently, Dan consults on hospitality operations for private equity firms, large hotel companies and live entertainment on hospitality operations.  His experience working with executive teams as well as on the “front lines” make him uniquely qualified to translate a strategic vision into executable daily operations.  Dan Sachs has been a featured speaker for Nation’s Restaurant News, the National Restaurant Association, Food & Wine magazine as well as at a number of Chicago events.  He’s the author of the bestselling book, The Million Dollar Greeting, which focuses on integrating hospitality practices across the service economy.  Dan is a graduate of the La Varenne culinary school in France and Harvard University.  On this episode we explore: Some of the most powerful tools of hospitality that apply to all business What we Don't understand about Empathy The danger of being an empathetic leader Why Millennials are not as different as we might think from previous generations The 3 styles of management 5-step Million Dollar Greeting roadmap that can help entrepreneurs and businesses create their own success story Why the top companies are Purpose Driven Why great customer service strategy start with employees, and not with customers To find out more about Dan Sachs and his organization: Themilliondollargreeting.com  To find out more about hiring Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist for your organization: http://fullmontyleadership.com/consulting or http://fullmontyleadership.com/speaking Remember you can now also find us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you tune into podcasts And on traditional radio stations across the US every Monday and Thursday on:  99.5 FM & 1520 AM Las Vegas 102.1 FM & 1640 AM Lancaster, Philadelphia 87.9 FM & 810 AM Macon, Gorgia  92.1 FM & 1630 AM Tampa, Florida 97.7 The Villages, Florida 96.3 FM Boulder, Colorado 90.3 FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin  94.7 FM Pittsburg, Philadelphia 87.9 FM Colorado Springs, Colorado Also look for us on ROKU TV where there’s 100K subscribers.  If you are a regular listener, then a big thank you to you for making us the #1 podcast Globally for Fortune 500 listeners!  And with a potential reach of 2.5 to 3 million listeners for every show, we’re honoured and grateful to be cited in INC.com as The #1 Podcast To Make You a Better Leader.  Get bonus content on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We live in what maybe the most competitive time in history. Companies, brands and individuals are all struggling to stand out in a sea of attention grabbing memes, blogs, podcasts, and literally, millions of videos everyday. You may have the right title, accolades, clothes and residence…But ultimately does any of it really matter?  "When the feces hits the fan,” what will make your life matter?  Well stay tunes because our guest on this episode is the author of 4 books including Magnify: Make Your Life Matter, Ron Malhotra. He is an award winning Wealth Planner, Adviser to Businesses, Best-Selling Author, a Thought Leadership Trainer, an International Speaker and The Founder of "The Successful Male" a movement that enables men develop self-awareness, self-control and self-mastery.  Ron is the creator of The Success Blueprint Program, in 2017 he was name Top 30 LinkedIn Influencer with 30 Million views.  He’s an Ambassador for International Men’s Day, Director of Global Goodwill Ambassadors, Vice President of Global Transitions Foundation, and featured on Entrepreneur, Money Magazine, Personal Investor, CNN, Huffington Post, ABC, Financial Review and more. On this episode we dive into: The truth and lies behind what drives "men" How Ron fell into the trap he how helps men (and many women) escape What it really means to be a “Successful Male” How to define Success for yourself The connection between leadership and being a father Why the truth of any successful organization is evident in its leadership and so much more. To find out more about Ron Malhotra and his organization: www.thesuccessfullmale.com To find out more about hiring Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist for your organization: http://fullmontyleadership.com/consulting or http://fullmontyleadership.com/speaking Remember you can now also find us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you tune into podcasts And on traditional radio stations across the US every Monday and Thursday on:  99.5 FM & 1520 AM Las Vegas 102.1 FM & 1640 AM Lancaster, Philadelphia 87.9 FM & 810 AM Macon, Gorgia  92.1 FM & 1630 AM Tampa, Florida 97.7 The Villages, Florida 96.3 FM Boulder, Colorado 90.3 FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin  94.7 FM Pittsburg, Philadelphia 87.9 FM Colorado Springs, Colorado Also look for us on ROKU TV where there’s 100K subscribers.  If you are a regular listener, then a big thank you to you for making us the #1 podcast Globally for Fortune 500 listeners!  And with a potential reach of 2.5 to 3 million listeners for every show, we’re honoured and grateful to be cited in INC.com as The #1 Podcast To Make You a Better Leader.  Get bonus content on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you want to last, you better find your purpose. But how do you do that in a company that’s NOT a start up, a company that is already doing well. Wouldn’t it just be better to let in be? To move forward, you better... Get Your Head Out of Your Bottom Line: And Build Your Brand on Purpose! But how? Well stay tuned because you are about to find out. Our guest on this episode is Bethany Andell.  Bethany Andell is the President of Savage Brands and co-author of Get Your Head Out of Your Bottom Line. As President of Savage Brands, she believes in unleashing the inherent good in all companies.  She is passionate about connecting company leaders to their purpose, ensuring that their companies are culturally aligned and that their brands have meaning. Bethany is a true believer that purpose drives performance and performance drives profit – in that order. Based on that philosophy, she takes an “inside out” approach to help companies uncover their purpose and align it with their operations, culture and brand to achieve enduring success and lasting relationships. Bethany doesn’t just talk the talk – she walks the walk. As a second-generation leader, she led her 45-year-old company through the challenging, rewarding, ongoing process of discovering and aligning with purpose.  She is an alumni of The University of Arizona with an MBA from Rice University. She serves as Past-President of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)-Houston, on the Houston Advisory Board of Iberia Bank, on the Alumni Board of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, on the Advisory Board of Houston Exponential and as Board Secretary of AVDA – Aid To Victims of Domestic Abuse. On this episode we dive into: Why she walked away from her Hollywood Dreams Why purpose drives performance and performance drives profit What to do when your industry is becoming increasingly commoditized Why we all need to embrace being "Savage" CEOs: Why do we love to hate them Conscious Capitalism The toxicity of "superficial" branding The Good, bad and ugly of the need to be liked... And so much more To find out more about Bethany Andell and Savage Brands: http://savagebrands.com/baron To find out more about hiring Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist for your organization: http://fullmontyleadership.com/consulting or http://fullmontyleadership.com/speaking Remember you can now also find us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you tune into podcasts And on traditional radio stations across the US every Monday and Thursday on:  99.5 FM & 1520 AM Las Vegas 102.1 FM & 1640 AM Lancaster, Philadelphia 87.9 FM & 810 AM Macon, Gorgia  92.1 FM & 1630 AM Tampa, Florida 97.7 The Villages, Florida 96.3 FM Boulder, Colorado 90.3 FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin  94.7 FM Pittsburg, Philadelphia 87.9 FM Colorado Springs, Colorado Also look for us on ROKU TV where there’s 100K subscribers.  If you are a regular listener, then a big thank you to you for making us the #1 podcast Globally for Fortune 500 listeners!  And with a potential reach of 2.5 to 3 million listeners for every show, we’re honoured and grateful to be cited in INC.com as The #1 Podcast To Make You a Better Leader.  Get bonus content on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is one of those conversations that you think will go one way and it turns out to take many unexpected twists and turns that will make your head spin and have you see Venture Capital completely differently than you ever did! Silicon Valley has transformed the World of Venture Capital, but what the real cost of receiving VC, and is venture capital the way to go for your organization? All to often even people in the VC world can’t be clear about answering those questions. But, if you want to know who can? Stay tuned because you are about to find out. Our guests on this episode are Andrew Goldner & Sean Sheppard. Andrew Goldner & Sean Sheppard are the Founding Partners of GrowthX. Andrew has been in the technology sector since 1998, based in New York City, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Palo Alto. Andrew began his career in technology as a lawyer for the early Internet pioneers in Search (Alta Vista and Yahoo), and others while practicing law. He has served as Publisher of Reuters News and then Co-Founder and Managing Director of the company’s legal media business in Asia Pacific and the Middle East. He then co- founded GoodMoney to democratize high performance, values-based investing. During that time Andrew met his current partners and co-founded GrowthX. Sean Sheppard is a Serial tech entrepreneur and currently a founding partner at GrowthX. As a serial entrepreneur Sean Sheppard has successfully grown dozens of early-stage companies across a wide variety of products and markets. He was recently named the # 2 Sales Influencer online and contributor at The Huffington Post.  As co-founder of Silicon Valley based Seed-Stage Venture Capital Fund and Market Development Accelerator GrowthX and GrowthX Academy, he’s now committed to working with countries, companies and startups on developing the next generation of entrepreneurs, innovators and sales leaders on how to execute in the innovation economy. On this episode we dive into: Why Venture Capital need innovation Why 70% of funded companies fail, and what needs to change Why there's a different set of Leadership skills needed for the Innovation Economy Founders shouldn’t have to leave their homes to build great companies Why the best people for founders to raise money from are their customers The imperative of governments to retrain their workforce for the innovation economy And Personal Vs Professional Development Facing and dealing with Self Doubt Fake News Promises from a deathbed Should we place the individual over the group or the group over the individual "Faithfulness" has it been vilified? To find out more about Andrew Goldner & Sean Sheppard and GrowthX: http://Growthx.com Twitter @SeanaSheppard @AGoldner To find out more about hiring Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist for your organization: http://DovBaron.com Remember you can now also find us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you tune into podcasts And on traditional radio stations across the US every Monday and Thursday on:  99.5 FM & 1520 AM Las Vegas 102.1 FM & 1640 AM Lancaster, Philadelphia 87.9 FM & 810 AM Macon, Gorgia  92.1 FM & 1630 AM Tampa, Florida 97.7 The Villages, Florida 96.3 FM Boulder, Colorado 90.3 FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin  94.7 FM Pittsburg, Philadelphia 87.9 FM Colorado Springs, Colorado Also look for us on ROKU TV where there’s 100K subscribers.  If you are a regular listener, then a big thank you to you for making us the #1 podcast Globally for Fortune 500 listeners!  And with a potential reach of 2.5 to 3 million listeners for every show, we’re honoured and grateful to be cited in INC.com as The #1 Podcast To Make You a Better Leader.  Get bonus content on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all know there's a need for diversity in the work place. Most of us recognize that, yet diversity training rarely works.  There’s a lot of talk about diversity in the work force, but what does that really mean? And, how can we successfully integrate a diverse workforce? Is it possible that we are looking at diversity in completely the wrong way? Well stay tuned because we are going to take a deep dive into the truth and lies of diversity and diversity training with our guest. Our guest on this episode is Jessica Pettitt, M.Ed., CSP. Jessica pulls together her standup comedy years with 15+ years of diversity trainings in a wide range of organizations to serve groups to move from abstract fears to actionable habits that lead to teams that want to work together. With a sense of belonging and understanding, colleagues take more risks with their ideation, converse precious resources through collaboration, and maintain real connections with clients over time. Jessica Pettitt is referred to as the “Margaret Cho” of Diversity Trainers. On the episode we dive into The truth and lies of diversity Why most diversity training fail miserably We ask is the #Metoo good or bad for diversity Why she a diversity trainer called the “white guy whisperer.” How real diversity can save leaders and entrepreneurs from burnout How not feeling/believing we're good blocks us at every move How to embrace that you are “Good Enough Now” To find out more about Jessica Pettitt and her fabulous resources: www.GoodEnoughNow.com/freebies  To find out more about hiring Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist for your organization: http://fullmontyleadership.com/consulting or http://fullmontyleadership.com/speaking Remember you can now also find us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you tune into podcasts And on traditional radio stations across the US every Monday and Thursday on:  99.5 FM & 1520 AM Las Vegas 102.1 FM & 1640 AM Lancaster, Philadelphia 87.9 FM & 810 AM Macon, Gorgia  92.1 FM & 1630 AM Tampa, Florida 97.7 The Villages, Florida 96.3 FM Boulder, Colorado 90.3 FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin  94.7 FM Pittsburg, Philadelphia 87.9 FM Colorado Springs, Colorado Also look for us on ROKU TV where there’s 100K subscribers.  If you are a regular listener, then a big thank you to you for making us the #1 podcast Globally for Fortune 500 listeners!  And with a potential reach of 2.5 to 3 million listeners for every show, we’re honoured and grateful to be cited in INC.com as The #1 Podcast To Make You a Better Leader.  Get bonus content on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all know we need a clear strategy to move forward. However, most leadership teams fall down on implementing strategy. Why is strategic thinking so challenging to most leadership teams? Leadership requires strategy, but how do you know if you (or a team member) is a relationship leader, a visionary or a strategic thinker? Have you found yourself wondering how you can tap into the strategic thinking that remains dormant inside your organization? Too often leaders just don’t know where to start planning for the future of their business; they usually start with the familiar: internally, operationally and incrementally focused. This is the wrong place to start. Where is the right place? Well stay tuned because for more than two decades of leading successful custom consulting engagements for corporations, entrepreneurial business and non-profits, Cecilia Lynch, principal of Focused Momentum® demystifies how to think strategically about your business to enable you to craft a winning strategy with the outside-in approach.  Cecilia Lynch is a seasoned strategist, author and the leading authority on strategic thinking. Recognized for her strategic mind while still in her 20’s, Cecilia started her executive career leading the strategic planning for a $1B global brand. In January of 2018, Focused Momentum, the strategic consulting firm she founded, celebrated its 20-year anniversary! Cecilia’s latest book “The Hidden Strategist” discussed the great need executive teams have for strategic thinking and how they continue to overlook the best strategists in their organizations – women. On this episode we dive into: “Strategic thinking” Has become a catch phase. What’s the best definition/understanding of Strategic Thinking”? How great strategic thinking resides untapped in most organizations. Why women are often the greatest resource for great strategic thinking Why women are often overlooked or set up to fail - think glass cliff - when they are recognized. Are women undermining themselves or are they overlooked or set up to fail? Why strategic thinking is so challenging to most leadership teams.  Where leaders can find the hidden strategists in their organizations?  Why older women will be a formidable force for strategic leadership in the next decade. To find out more about Cecilia Lynch and her team: www.focusedmomentum.com To find out more about hiring Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist for your organization: http://fullmontyleadership.com/consulting or http://fullmontyleadership.com/speaking Remember you can now also find us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you tune into podcasts And on traditional radio stations across the US every Monday and Thursday on:  99.5 FM & 1520 AM Las Vegas 102.1 FM & 1640 AM Lancaster, Philadelphia 87.9 FM & 810 AM Macon, Gorgia  92.1 FM & 1630 AM Tampa, Florida 97.7 The Villages, Florida 96.3 FM Boulder, Colorado 90.3 FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin  94.7 FM Pittsburg, Philadelphia 87.9 FM Colorado Springs, Colorado Also look for us on ROKU TV where there’s 100K subscribers.  If you are a regular listener, then a big thank you to you for making us the #1 podcast Globally for Fortune 500 listeners!  And with a potential reach of 2.5 to 3 million listeners for every show, we’re honoured and grateful to be cited in INC.com as The #1 Podcast To Make You a Better Leader.  Get bonus content on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The changing face of business is getting our customers and our teams to buy into more than a single, or for that matter, a repeat purchase. Business, leadership, and most importantly, the way the economy moves, have all changed.  We’ve all heard of the share economy, brought into popularity with shared cars. But do you realize there's a new emerging economy that business leaders and entrepreneurship are moving into called the Membership Economy? Well stay tuned because you are about to find out; our guest on this episode is Robbie Kellman.  Robbie Kellman Baxter coined the term “Membership Economy”. She has been advising entrepreneurs on business strategy for 20 years and has worked with nearly 100 organizations in over 20 industries on growth initiatives. She’s a sought-after writer and keynote speaker, who has presented at top universities, associations and corporations, as well as corporate boards and leadership teams around the world.  Robbie's latest book, 'The Membership Economy, Find Your Super-users, Master the Forever Transaction & Build Recurring Revenue', has been named a top 5 Marketing Book of the Year by Inc.com. Prior to launching Peninsula Strategies, Robbie was a strategy consultant at Booz-Allen, a New York City Urban Fellow and a Silicon Valley product marketer.  Robbie is the leading subject matter expert on membership and subscription models. She has advised companies including Netflix, the Wall Street Journal and Electronic Arts. On this episode we discuss: What is the membership Economy and why does it matter to leaders Why Membership and Purpose fit so beautifully together How to build a forever transaction with the people you serve The difference between subscription and membership Why does the The Membership Economy matter to the leaders of today Find out more about Robbie Kellman Baxter: www.membershipecconomy.com  To find out more about hiring Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist for your organization: http://fullmontyleadership.com/consulting or http://fullmontyleadership.com/speaking Remember you can now also find us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you tune into podcasts And on traditional radio stations across the US every Monday and Thursday on:  99.5 FM & 1520 AM Las Vegas 102.1 FM & 1640 AM Lancaster, Philadelphia 87.9 FM & 810 AM Macon, Gorgia  92.1 FM & 1630 AM Tampa, Florida 97.7 The Villages, Florida 96.3 FM Boulder, Colorado 90.3 FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin  94.7 FM Pittsburg, Philadelphia 87.9 FM Colorado Springs, Colorado Also look for us on ROKU TV where there’s 100K subscribers.  If you are a regular listener, then a big thank you to you for making us the #1 podcast Globally for Fortune 500 listeners!  And with a potential reach of 2.5 to 3 million listeners for every show, we’re honoured and grateful to be cited in INC.com as The #1 Podcast To Make You a Better Leader.  Get bonus content on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to the disruptions of business many leaders seem to fluctuate between "I Can't Go For That" I'm Wrestling with a "Man Eater" through to "You make my dreams come true" Business as we’ve known it is in a constant state of disruption, which means, we, as leaders have to be constantly shifting changing and innovating. However, many old school leaders want to keep things the way they were, and, all too often, that’s a recipe for disaster. So how do you and I work out what we need to hold onto and what to let go of? On top of that what about those who are in business partnerships? How can we maintain long term partnerships that not only work as creative collaborations, but also grow the partners in the process? Can long term partnerships work in the age of disruption. Well, stay tuned because our guest today has been involved in one of the most disrupted industries for 40+ years. That industry, the music business. He’s also an author whose memoir, Change of Seasons, was published in 2017. John Oates, is one half of, if not, the most famous music duos of their time; Hall & Oates. John Oates was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004,[2] and in 2014. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of Hall & Oates.[3] He’s the creator and executive producer for the “7908 the Aspen Songwriters Festival”. On this episode, we go inside not only the music industry but also what's made Hall and Oates last, while other duo/partnership have fallen apart, and what we can learn from this, as leaders. We dive into The disruptions in the fickle music business and the impact on them (Hall & Oates) and as a duo.  The most important lessons he's been able to impart to his son.  We even talk about the famous moustache of his and the cartoon series based on it.  The importance of mentors in business, in music and in life. What happens when the fame goes away.  We talk about his guilty pleasures, what brings him joy. The most difficult decision he had to make that transformed his life. Why they (Hall & Oates) are on a massive US, Europe, and South American tour right now,   and so much more... For more info on John and his projects https://johnoates.com For more on the Hall and Oates tour dates: hallandoates.com To find out more about hiring Dov Baron as a speaker or strategist for your organization: http://fullmontyleadership.com/consulting or http://fullmontyleadership.com/speaking Remember you can now also find us on iTunes, Spotify, iHeart Radio, or wherever you tune into podcasts And on traditional radio stations across the US every Monday and Thursday on:  99.5 FM & 1520 AM Las Vegas 102.1 FM & 1640 AM Lancaster, Philadelphia 87.9 FM & 810 AM Macon, Gorgia  92.1 FM & 1630 AM Tampa, Florida 97.7 The Villages, Florida 96.3 FM Boulder ,Colorado 90.3 FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin  94.7 FM Pittsburg, Philadelphia 87.9 FM Colorado Springs, Colorado Also look for us on ROKU TV where there’s 100K subscribers.  If you are a regular listener, then a big thank you to you for making us the #1 podcast Globally for Fortune 500 listeners!  And with a potential reach of 2.5 to 3 million listeners for every show, we’re honoured and grateful to be cited in INC.com as The #1 Podcast To Make You a Better Leader. Get bonus content on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices