Bold Encounters: Lead Life's Work!

Sean Milner was once asked by his multibillion-dollar executive with a household name to present in a large meeting. Another man presented first but didn’t handle Q&A well. The man was fired on the spot publicly. Sean went next...Sean shares the end of the story and his lessons from that day and many other career tech, go-to-market adventures.

My tribute & interview of Kyle Whittingham on his process of leading millennials and strategy. Kyle and Utah became PAC-12 Champions and a Rose Bowl team through Kyle's leadership process over decades. Kyle, Utah Football's Breakout Coach, has won a record number of games in a small market. Kyle was pre-pandemic, Dodd FBS Coach of the Year, Kyle leads millennial athletes and nearly 80 non-athletes to unprecedented academic, community and sports success—criteria of the Dodd award. How has he done this as a Utah coach for two decades? He preaches “trust the process”—one that works. So we share Whittingham’s team and individual leadership process. Photos provided by Rich Johnson, Whittingham and player families. See video at: https://youtu.be/SU3ssPkVux8.

Leading technology successes in 180 countries and orchestrating the innovations of nearly 10,000 teammates creates insight. Ken Lamneck shares his strategies of success built over decades upon a foundation set at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. If you lead any work, you must listen to this.

Agbor Agbor came from Nigeria to the US, faced huge obstacles and succeeds wildly. Agbor shares facing challenges in family life, a team member's theft and fight for citizenship only to overcome and break through in three areas of life.

Sharlene Wells has done what others only claim, become a legitimate, world-class multitasker. Taking on several major responsibilities at a time has changed her abilities and offered life challenges, which have stretched her expertise.

Dr. Martin Cooper, leader of the team that invented the first cell phone, shares secrets to raising results. "Marty" draws from his team's race to create true mobile communications (recorded via cell phone, of course, so try my youtube-channel version with quotes at Bold Breakthroughs - Mark Spencer Cook).

Heather Stone shares how to lead a culture of freedom to breakthrough with individual results and keep your identity as you cooperate for team success. She also explains the place of strategy and the focus of performance. If you lead, you have to listen to this!

Also see video editions of Bold Breakthroughs by Mark Cook on YouTube. Everyone has had a priority get stuck sometime. Success requires more than technical ability. Hear how to pivot problems and leap forward in life. Break through barriers. Listen to intimate, innovative bursts by real people who now lead tech pivots, selling, ops teams...and life. Attack your priorities, leaning on these examples and how-tos of bold breakthroughs. Now it's time to create your next breakthrough.

Benson Metcalf, CEO of Skylab Ventures, tells how he broke through three career challenges. He believes in people, focus and proper financing. Benson shares the ups, downs and personal impact of career life and describes how to make a business successful.