Bertina Ceccarelli is on a mission to advance equality in the tech industry, disrupt the status quo, and build a more inclusive workplace as the CEO of NPower.

In this episode of Digital First Leadership, Richard and Bertina discuss the three main challenges that cause inequality in the tech industry and how NPower helps people overcome those barriers to find a successful career.

Host: Richard Bliss
Guest: Bertina Ceccarelli
Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith

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In this episode of the Digital First Leadership Podcast, Richard is joined by Charlene Li, a New York Times bestselling author and the Chief Research Officer at PA Consulting. They discuss how leadership needs to change, adapt, and pivot as we enter a new era of disruption. Also, what skills leaders need to adopt and how they will learn these skills, especially as we move into a new professional environment post-COVID.

You can find Charlene Li's book The Disruption Mindset on Amazon now.

Host: Richard Bliss
Guest: Charlene Li
Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith

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In this episode, Richard invites Lia Bliss to share why Everything Is Your Fault when it comes to living your bliss life.

In her new book, Everything Is Your Fault: Understanding the 6 Pillars to Unlocking Your Bliss Life,  Lia explains how empowering it is to take radical accountability for your actions. Balancing the 6 Pillars laid out in this book will help you maintain balance in your life and successfully achieve your goals. You will also discover the secret to becoming the person you want to become.

Everything Is Your Fault is available June 14, 2022 at www.BlissPointConsult.com and Amazon. Make sure to get your copy today and continue working towards your bliss life.

Host: Richard Bliss
Guest: Lia Bliss
Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith

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In this episode of Digital First Leadership, Richard is joined by Brian Bakstran, Senior Vice President Global Marketing at Veeam.  Brian shares lots of insight, such as how Veeam has found success on a global level by getting the sales and marketing teams working together on shared goals, and how leaders can make an impact to their employees during times of change and crisis.

Host: Richard Bliss
Guest: Brian Bakstran
Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith

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In this episode of the Digital First Leadership Podcast, Jeff Goldstein returns and gives us the final steps of his Winning the Six-Figure Sale process. Jeff is a consultant for sales leaders and teams and helps them win complex six and seven-figure sales. 

Host: Richard Bliss
Guest: Jeff Goldstein
Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith

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Our guest today is Thomas Stanley, President and Chief Revenue Officer of Chainalysis. Chainalysis is a blockchain data platform that provides cryptocurrency security and compliance. The revolutionary world of cryptocurrency and NFTs is changing the financial world as it evolves and becomes more prominent. Today we have the ability to handle everything in digital transactions, which creates more instantaneous transactions worldwide.  Having a system in place that helps identify legitimate vs. illicit transactions is what we discuss in this episode.

Host: Richard Bliss
Guest: Thomas Stanley
Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith

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In this episode, Richard is joined by Jeff Goldstein, former head of sales in major tech companies turned solopreneur. They discuss what a complex sales campaign is and the first 3 out of 10 steps needed to win more big deals.

Host: Richard Bliss
Guest: Jeff Goldstein
Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith

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In this episode, Richard Bliss and his guest, David Reilly, discuss what goes into forming partnerships between companies. They dive into what it takes for a vendor to become a partner and what companies look for when deciding which vendors will turn that corner to become partners.

Host: Richard Bliss
Guest: David Reilly
Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith

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In this episode, Richard Bliss and David Meerman Scott discuss the evolution of marketing and public relations from the days before the digital world and now. Learn the old rules and the new rules: what is the same and what has changed. Listen for what you should currently be doing to get the attention of your customers on various platforms, how algorithm changes impact the information your audience receives from you, and how you should best digitally present yourself, your messaging, and your company to get in front of the people you're trying to reach.

Host: Richard Bliss
Guest: David Meerman Scott
Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith

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In this episode, Richard dives into LinkedIn strategy again with Richard van der Blom, co-founder of Just Connecting, a LinkedIn and Sales Navigator training company. Richard and Richard discuss the updates, changes, and implications of the newly released 2021 LinkedIn Algorithm Report. 

Go to BlissPointConsult.com to download your copy of the report today.