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Staying Aligned & Leading While Running Multiple Businesses w/Ryan Kugler Ep#154

Ryan Kugler is the owner of #MultipleBusinesses - a distribution business, a nation-wide event company, and a specialized marketing company.
On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Ryan joins us to discuss staying aligned and leading a team while running three companies, where his success in business comes from, getting into business accidentally, & more. #BusinessOwnership
Learn more about Ryan's distribution business, A Plan B: https://aplanb.com/
Planning an event in the United States? Check out Ryan's event company: https://a5events.com/
Looking for specialized marketing material? Check out Ryan's marketing business, Ideal Content: https://idealcontent.com/
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How to Become a More Agile Business w/Sanjiv Augustine, CEO at LitheSpeed Ep#153

Sanjiv Augustine is the CEO at LitheSpeed, an Executive Consultant, and the author of From PMO to VMO: Managing for Value Delivery.
On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Sanjiv joins us to discuss what agile management is and isn't, how to become more agile as a business, building a foundation of communication, & more. #AgileManagement #BusinessAgility
Learn more about LitheSpeed and how they support business agility: https://lithespeed.com/
Check out the book Sanjiv has co-authored, From PMO to VMO: Managing for Value Delivery: https://www.amazon.ca/PMO-VMO-Managing-Value-Delivery/dp/1523091363
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Creating the New Future Workplace w/Mo Hamzian, CEO of VEL Ep#152

Mo Hamzian is the CEO of VEL, the premium technologically forward work café for the 21st Century, helping people transition to a new flexible era of work. #FutureWorkplace
He's also a Sloan Fellow, a mentor at the London Business School, an investor, a founder of several organizations, and a policy advisor at a DEI think tank, with business experience around the world.
On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Mo joins us to discuss how entrepreneurship isn't glamorous, creating the 'lovechild of Starbucks and We Work', the downsides of coworking and coffee shops, creating a culture of excellence, and more.
Learn more about VEL and their new work café's coming soon: https://www.myvel.com/
Connect with Mo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamzian/
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How to Measure Your Leadership Effectiveness w/Michael Tanner Ep#151

Michael Tanner is the founder of Credible Leaders, where he works with businesses on team development and leadership coaching. He's also the VP of Research & Development at Automated Logic, a building automation and control systems company.
On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Michael joins us to discuss his definition of leadership, the need for leadership credibility, measuring #LeadershipEffectiveness, & more. #MeasureLeadership #CredibleLeaders
Learn more about Credible Leaders and calculate your leadership effectiveness score: https://www.credibleleaders.com/
Connect with Michael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/1tanner/
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Leading Through Uncertainty, Unknowns & Regulation w/David Lucatch, CEO of Liquid Avatar Ep#150

David Lucatch is the CEO, President and Chair at Liquid Avatar Technologies, a company that focuses on developing digital identity technologies. Starting his career in the mid-80’s as an early Internet adopter, David has spent more than 35 years inventing technology and business solutions.
On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, David joins us to discuss focusing on the future of tech, his approach to retaining talent, addressing unknowns and uncertainty, moving faster than regulation, & more.
Learn more about Liquid Avatar Technologies and get in touch by visiting: https://liquidavatartechnologies.com/
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Corporate Explorers: Who They Are, What They Do, & How to Become One w/Andy Binns Ep#149

Andy Binns is the Co-founder and Director at Change Logic, working with clients that are ideating, incubating, and scaling new businesses inside existing organizations. He's also the author of Corporate Explorer: How Corporations Beat Startups at the Innovation Game: https://thecorporateexplorer.com/book
He's also an Executive Board Member at Fast Company and an Executive Fellow at the Drucker School of Management.
On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Andy joins us to discuss corporate explorers - who they are, what they do, and how to become one. He also poses an important question near the end: What's the scale of your ambition?
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An Approach to DEI Training that Inspires Change w/Jared Karol Ep#148

Jared Karol is a facilitator of difficult conversations at Translator, Inc., an inclusive leadership coach, and the author of A White Guy Confronting Racism: An Invitation to Reflect and Act.
On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Jared joins us to discuss growing up with privilege, his approach to #DEITraining, why these #ToughConversations are so necessary, & more.
Be sure to check out Jared's book, A White Guy Confronting Racism: An Invitation to Reflect and Act: https://www.awhiteguyconfrontingracism.com/
To learn more about Jared's DEI work or to request him as a speaker, head over to his website: https://jaredkarol.com/
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Every Company Has Culture - Only Some Have a Soul w/Ralf Specht Ep#147

Ralf Specht is on a mission to make soul-less companies a thing of the past. He's also the author of Building Corporate Soul. Formerly, he was the CEO of Spark44, a global advertising agency, and Managing Director at McCann Erickson.
On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Ralf joins us to discuss creating an environment where people do their best, developing your company soul, a company with a really strong purpose, & more.
Check out Ralf's book, Building Corporate Soul: Powering Culture & Success with the Soul System: https://www.amazon.com/Building-Corporate-Soul-Powering-SystemTM/dp/1639080023
To learn more about Ralf's work, head over to his website: https://buildingcorporatesoul.com/
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A Communication Framework for Having the Tough Conversations w/Mike Lalor Ep#146

Mike Lalor is the Chief Medical Officer at Trellis Supportive Care. As a seasoned executive level leader and a medical doctor, Mike brings a unique set of experience to the table.
On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Mike joins us to discuss a #CommunicationFramework for delivering bad news, leading people at the top of their field, communicating with different levels of experience, & more.
To get ahold of Mike, connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-j-lalor-md/
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How to Re-think Your Virtual Meetings & Communication w/Darin Dawson Ep#145

Darin Dawson is the President & Co-founder of BombBomb, a video #Communication tool helping organizations rehumanize their communication.
On this episode of the Strategy & Leadership Podcast, Darin joins us to discuss what he learned growing the product, the importance of #HumanCenteredCommunication, how to re-think #VirtualMeetings using video & more.
Connect with Darin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darin-dawson-6a62351/
To learn more about BombBomb and their work, head to their website & be sure to check out their most recent book, Human Centered Communication: https://bombbomb.com/book/
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