Armchair Strategists

Armchair Strategists

By Kent Gustavson and Randy BakerBusinessMarketing
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Armchair Strategists episodes

  • 42. Dogs, Books, and 100 Years

    👩Celebrating Women in our lives. 0:28

    ⏳100 years of voting rights and all changes that occurred within one century. 1:30

    🐶Looking at the world from a dog's perspective: what is wrong with people? 3:29

    🐕‍🦺Simplicity and trust dogs have. 4:33

    ✍️Writing a book on how to make your business alive 5:41

    🎸Every musician's dream: I play for a living. 6:30

    🐩Having a good dog's life: a job you love and keeping it alive. 7:20

    🤓Learn how to keep your business alive:  https://home.thoughtleaderpath.com/

    📱https://www.talktokent.com/

    💼https://www.talktorandybaker.com/


    10 min
  • 41. When Remote Works

    😒Zoom got zoomed and it went down. 1:43

    🍰 It is a good time to re-position and take a piece of cake from Zoom. 3:02

    🖥️When does remote work--work? 7:38

    🧠It is a good idea to have backup systems when working remotely. 7:47
    📲 https://www.talktorandybaker.com/
    📱https://www.talktokent.com/
    🔗 https://thoughtleaderpath.com/

    11 min
  • 40. All That Glitters is...

    💍 Lord of the Rings and gold. 0:32

    💰Goldrush today. 2:22

    🪙Chasing alternative investments. 3:46

    🌟Where is the best place to invest your money? 5:55

    🤔Is it a smart idea to hire a coach? 7:17
    https://www.talktorandybaker.com/
    https://www.talktokent.com/
    🔗 https://thoughtleaderpath.com/


    11 min
  • 39. Would that it Were for Active Verbs

    📚 Books we are reading these days. 0:40

    😲 Active, short verbs are so important in business. 3:23

    📧Emails and texts: do we take a moment and write emails carefully? 4:01

    ✅ Usage of active verbs in business shows call-to-action and simplicity. 7:31
    📞 https://www.talktorandybaker.com/
    ☎️ https://www.talktokent.com/
    🖥️ https://thoughtleaderpath.com/

    11 min
  • 38. Talking Size and Business

    🤭 Size definitely matters. 00:39

    🦬 Randy's safari adventures. Bison and ostriches, oh my! 00:57

    🚩 Ostriches put their heads in the sand, but can a buffalo do it? 02:24

    🪥 Small? You can clean the shark's teeth or feed together with large birds. 04:20

    📏 Size and dysfunction in business. 05:39

    👖 Gotta know what fits you. 06:37

    👔 Just like in nature: regardless of the size, there is a role for you in business. 07:24

    🌐 Visit Randy at https://book.thoughtleaderpath.com/RandyBaker  and Kent at  https://book.thoughtleaderpath.com/drkent 08:11
    https://home.thoughtleaderpath.com/

    10 min
  • 37. Ice Cream and Business

    ☀️ A sunny day 00:28
     🍦 Fishsticks or state-flavored ice cream? 00:50
    🍨 Randy's ice cream making adventure 01:42
    🍓 Fresh ingredients and following the recipe make the end meal great. 03:56
    📏 In order to be able to improvise later, you have to do it by the book first. 04:21
    🏗️ For a system, you need to have all the parts built the right way. 05:47
    🔜 Figuring out one thing can help you figure out the other. 06:44
    💸 "How do you generate revenue so you can afford to do the next step?" 07:43
    🏋️‍♂️ Many "business bros" sell only parts of the recipe. 09:03
    🤙Book a call with Randy at and Kent  https://book.thoughtleaderpath.com/RandyBaker at https://book.thoughtleaderpath.com/drkent 09:43
    🖥️Visit: https://thoughtleaderpath.com/

    11 min
  • 35. Bird Bones and Business

     🦅Big bird 0:34

    🦴Kent is amazed by bird bones 1:31
    🧱Different building approaches for cathedrals in Europe and the Olympic pool in Australia. 3:06
    😲People get amazed because you're doing something innovative 5:40
    🦩Build your business on totally different bones 5:52
    🦩If you need support: http://www.talktokent.com/ and https://www.talktorandybaker.com/
    🐦Fly around: https://thoughtleaderpath.com/

    9 min
  • 34. Taboo Topics and Business

    👀What is taboo? 0:36
    😲There's a whole lot of new taboo topics. 2:44
    👉Triggers. 4:07
    🖌️We are camouflaging the truth. 5:05
    🧐Is it good to be careful about expressing yourself? 6:50
    😒Spoken and unspoken biases in business and in life. 11:50
    ✌️Thought Leader Path Program and conversations that are right on the edge of taboo.13:32
    🤸Exercise your thoughts and opinions. 14:44
    🤔What is an HR dilemma? 16:40
    👥We like to facilitate healthy discussions. 17:21

    🌟www.talktokent.com and www.talktorandybaker.com

    🌟https://thoughtleaderpath.com/

    20 min
  • 33. Fire Ants and Business

     🐜Fire ants are fiery. 1:01
    🔍Soldier ants walk in rows. 3:49
    🛣️Competition on your way. 4:52
    🤔There are two ways you can think about the competition. 6:00
    🧱Poisoning environment or creative environment. 9:09
    💾Are you a CEO with programmed ants around you? 11:40
    👀The herd mentality in business. 14:39
    🔥Be fierce even if you are small. 15:44

    Connect: https://www.talktokent.com/ and http://www.talktorandybaker.com/ 

    🥡 https://thoughtleaderpath.com/  

    20 min

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