Does your company have a community behind it? 

Not just some janky web-portal, I’m talking about a true community — a place where people come together to help one another. 

Because without that, you’re driving people away. 

In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Brent Turner , EVP, Strategy and Solutions at Opus Agency , about how to get people to rally around your brand and build a truly thriving community. 

Join us as we discuss:

- Why events are more important than ever

- Why brands like Peloton have built such thriving communities

- Where most companies go wrong when it comes to community-building 

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When it comes to technology, it’s all too easy to get distracted by the shiny things that promise to change the world, yet change almost nothing meaningful about your business.  

True transformation isn’t about the technology waiting, it’s about how you make the most of the technology you have. 

Today’s guest, Tom Goodwin , Author, Influencer and Co-Founder of ALL WE HAVE IS NOW , joins the show to share how we can optimize technology to help deliver value and make our businesses more human.  

Join us as we discuss:

• The problem with futurism

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As far as buzzwords go, digital transformation reigns supreme.

But it’s also essential to the continued success of an organization…

So how do you avoid the shiny, buzzword traps and ensure yours is a success?

To find the answer, today I’m speaking with Jeff Kushmerek, CEO - Founder of Jeff Kushmerek Consulting Group, who has been involved in digitally transforming organizations since a time when the term hadn’t even been conceived — much less used to death.

Join us as we discuss:

• The evolution of digital transformation

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Digital transformation is messy. 

If you want to succeed in yours, your team needs to understand everything that goes into digitally transforming a business — and be prepared to handle it in stride. 

That’s one of the key insights Erin Bonsang , Senior Director, Global Consumer Engagement at iRobot , learned while spearheading the company’s digital transformation efforts. She joins the show today to explain this and everything else she learned along the way. 

Join us as we discuss:

- Why digital transformation is no longer optional

- The value of checking your gut instinct against testing

- The vital role change management plays any successful digital transformation  

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A good leader knows to look outside their industry for insights and inspiration…

And that’s a whole lot easier when the content is fascinating.

Today’s guest Toby Harnden, Author of First Casualty, has a story that goes well beyond fascinating — it’s positively gripping.

Toby joins the show to share insights from the CIA team he profiles in the book, and more from how he got the story.

Join us as we discuss:

• The fascinating post-9/11 CIA mission Toby chronicles in the book

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The Silicon Valley playbook has been thrown endlessly at many of the world’s toughest problems…

And it almost always fails. Why?

It’s because those hurling the book around usually don’t even understand the game they are playing.

So says Evan Burfield, CEO at Helm, who believes that the tools for playing the game are out there — but they’ll only work once the rules are clear. He joins the show to discuss how Helm is making it easier for the players through the idea of Power Maps.

Join us as we discuss:

• Why a good idea isn’t enough by itself

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Never underestimate the power of a strong internal communications function.

When the pandemic hit, some companies found themselves at a severe disadvantage without it.

But even if you already have an internal communications function, are you getting the most out of it?

To make sure you are, Alison Drakeford, Director of Internal Communications at Foundation Medicine, joins the show to share her top tips for optimizing your internal comms.

Join us as we discuss:

• Why internal comms helps shape a company’s culture

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Business leaders need to think like scientists.

They need the courage to adapt their ideas in the face of new evidence.

Because if they don’t…

Well, just ask Blockbuster where that road leads.

Today, I’m joined by the legendary internet pioneer Vint Cerf, VP and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google, whose valuable insights on the intersection between science and business are something every business leader needs to hear.

Join us as we discuss:

• The (deliberate) role flexibility played in the internet’s evolution

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Innovation labs can get a rep as an insular hangout for moonshot goofballs, an expensive office with a whole bunch of wacky furniture off in the corner somewhere — an unfulfilled promise.

That’s why it’s crucial to craft your innovative initiative from the inside out and build a human-centered, embedded lab that will empower your employees and generate a homegrown army of SMEs.

My guests today are revolutionary thinkers, teachers, and iconoclasts:

• Karen Tilstra, Ph.D., the Founder and President of Creativity Effect, a visiting professor at AdventHealth University and Rollins College, and the Executive Fellow for Innovation at the University of Santa Clara.

Join us as we dive into:

• Manifesting highly engaged employees and frontline workers through participation and ownership of innovation

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When you put a group of professionals together in a safe environment, each with a different specialty, you not only get a rich conversation but one that no one can monopolize.

And if some of those professionals are digital natives with a chip on their shoulder, it’s all the more important.

My guest today, Coach Kathy Kemper, CEO and Founder at Institute for Education, discusses creating safe environments to bring digital natives and non-natives together in an effort to facilitate value through the conversations.

Join us as we discuss:

• Creating safe environments so relationships can form

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