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The former CEO of Ben & Jerry’s and Stonyfield Farm; Walt has been building Iconic Brands for decades.We are excited to welcome our dear friend and learn from his experience and impact over the years. Also, get ready to listen as Walt shares how Ben & Jerry’s impacted the culture and strategy at Facebook and eventually the entire world of online marketing. Its remarkable!Support NYAGI: https://www.nyagi.org/Support The Honor Foundation: www.honor.org

We host the one and only Garry Ridge, chairman and CEO of the household name - WD-40.Listen as Garry shares about getting out of the way; Empathy Eats Your Ego; what values mean; what their tribe means to them; his meaning statements; and his 3 most powerful words! This is packed full of nuggets. You will want to listen again and again!- Culture Force Linktree - Gary on LinkedIn - All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten- Chester Elton’s Leading with gratitude - Impact yourse...

Chris sits down with Kyle for this season’s last episode to discuss getting corrected by Gary Vaynerchuk, turning around a flailing department, and how to stay energized when you get bored quickly. Kyle hosts Mentioned ResourcesBuy-ology: Truth and Lies about Why We Buy by Martin Lindstrom Building a Story Brand by Donald MillerMarketing Made Simple by Donald Miller with Dr. JJ PetersonLinchpin by Seth Godin Moneyball by Michael LewisOther: Culture Force One More WaveQontent Agency...

Join Chris as his quizzes Kyle on all his best stories and tips, from the tactics they use to ensure SEAL trainees stay alive during Hell Week to the best way to build team trust if you don’t have a lot of time. Resources:Culture ForceOne More WaveQontent AgencyFortisᴺ Partners

This episode’s guest, Ty Smith, is a 20-year SEAL veteran and business school golden boy – one of the few students who can say he launched his own business in a matter of weeks. For Ty, two decades of SEAL training came in handy when friends began to call on him for help in the wake of the San Bernadino shootings. These friends were scared for their own safety and the safety of their employees at work, and Ty knew he needed to seize on a gaping hole in the market – practical, impactful confli...

Tom Kereszti is a Hungarian immigrant, globetrotter, devoted father, and business guru who has lived or worked on every continent except Antarctica. After Tom graduated from NYU, he spent 11 years working his way up the corporate ladder before serendipity struck. Tom was working at Colgate Palmolive when his manager put together a development plan for him which included having to present to four executive Vice Presidents. In that same year, the Iron Curtain came down, and when those VPs were ...

President and Founder of YouSchool Scott Schimmel has spent his entire career in either ministry work, non-profits, or education, despite a relatively secular upbringing and an undergraduate degree in finance. Scott recalls graduating from college and planning to do something meaningful in the short term, only to find himself deeply immersed in ministry work ten years later. Around that ten year mark, Scott began to wonder how much of an impact he was truly making. After 400 interviews with f...

Marc Brown is a fascinating blend of likable characteristics: kind, quirky, humble, curious, cerebral in the way he approaches business, but most of all genuine. Marc describes himself as “the kid who took things apart” and admits that he’s an "odd duck in the HR space," perhaps as much for his introversion as his fascination with understanding how things are made – from ring laser gyros to pet food.Mentioned Resources Books Level 5 by William LedbetterHow to Be Anti-Racist by Ibra...

This week’s guest is a mentor and dear friend of Kyle’s, as well as a decorated officer with a distinguished career of military service. Rob Newson has spent over 30 years as a SEAL and top DoD senior executive, serving under multiple presidents and bringing together cross-functional teams. This year, Rob decided to take his passion for culture to the NBA as the Vice President of Strategy and Vision for the 76ers.Mentioned ResourcesBooksMan’s Search for Meaning by Viktor FranklThe Obstacle Is...

Congressman Dan Crenshaw joins Culture Force to talk about American cancel culture, the importance of local politics, and his small but meaningful contribution to Space Force. Dan Crenshaw is not just a U.S. congressman for the second district of Texas, he’s a retired Navy SEAL who served three tours of duty before losing his right eye to an IED in Afghanistan. Not one to let hardship hold him back, Dan served two more tours of duty following his injury before retiring and enrolling at H...