Corporate Thought

Conversation 67: Now We’re Cooking with Gas with Peter and Ginhee Ungar

The Tasting Counter is a unique dining experience – dining as theater as Minhee put it.

You can buy a ticket to attend a lunch or dinner here.

I told Peter and Ginhee about my conversation with Jesse Cole.

To learn more about the Tasting Counter, you can check out their website at tastingcounter.com

Conversation 66: Learning how to communicate with Lisa Beth Lentini Walker and Stef Tschida

I loved the concept of the Portfolio Lifestyle and did some deep digging into it, finding numerous articles including this one.

Okay so I researched Problemtunity and of course found this video from Lisa Beth.

The book by Lisa Beth and Stef is Raise your Game, Not Your Voice

The six types of stories that we discussed are:

1)  Rags to Riches

2)  Riches to Rags

3)  Man in a Hole – a fall and then a rise

4)  Icarus – a rise and then a fall

5)  Cinderella

6)  Oedipus – a fall and then a rise and then a fall

Well, I guess I did hear the name of the book earlier but clearly forgot!

Going Shopping with Rick Neuman

Rick told us about Canadian Tire, a chain I was completely unfamiliar with.

Grocery Gateway was the expensive online grocery chain that Rick talked about.

Rick works at Flipp which he explains at length.  He told me that they are a great app to download before you start planning for Black Friday sales too.

Go to Getflipp.com to download it or go to flipp.com for the web based version.

My “fan”tastic conversation with Jesse Cole

We discussed 10 Ideas a Day, which I first learned about from James Altucher.

Jesse mentioned Seth Godin’s quote on What is Remarkable? “Something worth talking about."

Jesse mentioned a quote by Henry Ford about faster horses.

Jesse was excited about the 2022 Banana Ball World Tour. I hope to make it to a game.

I mentioned having my legal team read “Delivering Happiness” by Tony Hsieh

Jesse talked about dropping shipping charges and building fans by reducing “friction points”. I had an amazing experience ordering a t-shirt from the Savannah Bananas. (Check out social media for more about this).

Jesse mentioned Jeff Bezos being terrified of his customers.

Jesse also mentioned the history of Grayson Stadium

Jesse favorite moments included the Breakdancing First Base Coach and the player introducing himself.

Jesse wrote Find Your Yellow Tux but doesn’t want to tell you to buy it.

He is currently reading The Long Game by Dorie Clark and Blitzscaling by Reid Hoffman to juxtapose two competing ideas.

O what a conversation with Alicia Davon

Alicia talks about 5 Parts (Keys to a Successful Relationship) in the Davon Method:

1. Consciousness

2. Contact

3. Chemistry

4. Choreography

5. Cultivation

Alicia is offering a free “love life” consultation. She can be reached by texting her at 415-308-9580 or through this link: https://erwandavon.com/consult/

Also, their website is pleasurecourse.com

Conversation 61: Talking social media with Chris Naghibi

Chris talks about the power of personal branding in social media. Chris realized put out good advice without selling anything has been key.

I am highly confused by NFTs. Here is a primer.

Chris mentioned understanding NFTs for the music industry.

We discuss how on social media sites, we are the product.

We discussed the authenticity of Gary Vaynerchuk and we discussed the $2.00 strategy except I had it wrong.  Gary recommends 9 posts – a $1.80 strategy.

Chris has the coveted blue checkmark on Instagram and he says it does make a difference.

Chris can be found @chrisnaghibi on all the social media platforms

Conversation 60: Road Tripping with Stephanie Stuckey

Stephanie and I took a trip down memory lane for this episode but also discussed how her brand is being found by a new batch of fans.

For those who don’t know South of the Border – it is a roadside attraction on the border of North Carolina and South Carolina.

Stephanie recalled rubber alligators dunking birds, among other nostalgic items.

Roadtrips bring National Lampoon’s Vacation to mind.

Stephanie is a huge fan of Gary Vaynerchuk and Seth Godin

I never knew about Muffler Men until Stephanie described them to me, along with the Lunchbox Museum in Columbus, Georgia.

I think it is really cool that Stuckey’s is sponsoring the Gravel Roll Series and I love that Stephanie used a bike for commuting. I had to check out the Radio Flyer E-bike she mentioned.

Stephanie dropped mentions of a few nostalgic brands including Moon Pie, Little Debbies (I know most people think of the Oatmeal Crème Pie but I was always a fan of the Pecan Spinwheels), and the famous Claxton Fruit Cake as well as Stephanie’s favorite,

GooGoo Clusters.

Next time you are on a roadtrip, check out a Stuckey’s.

Conversation 59: 10xing with Michael Solomon

Okay so first things first, is there a Brazilian fire ant? Yes there is!

We spend a lot of time discussing 10x people and Michael does a great job of explaining it but here is a little piece of information to add to the discussion.

Michael mentioned following a non profit path and worked with a group to create The Kristin Ann Carr Fund to provide grants to research Sarcoma.

Michael and Rishon founded 10x Management to provide 10xers in tech with talent management akin to artist management for musicians.

Michael mentions going into a flow state. If you want to know more about Flow state, I recommend reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

Michael and Rishon also own 10x Ascend and Brick Wall Management

I loved Michael’s annual anonymous feedback solicitation. I went searching for more on this idea – a 360 survey of self.

If you are interested in Michael and Rishon’s book, it is Gamechanger: How to be 10x in the Talent Economy

I had a great conversation with Anne Gannon.  Anne is the principal of the Largo Group.  I couldn’t remember where I lived so I had to remember that I lived in Middlesex County but Union County had great golf courses.

Sleepy Hollow County Club was the location of Anne’s favorite golf memory.

There were a lot of animal sounds during the recording of our conversation as Anne and her husband own a African Grey, which is a type of parrot.

Anne offers many free resources and courses for entrepreneurs and business owners on her website, under what she has dubbed The Largo Group Academy.