Gated Cofounder and CMO Melissa Moody hosts Alec Wons - a young man with big personality who recently wrote the book "Conquer Yourself" and is building a company to being better habits to sales professionals.

Key topics include:

Timeblocking and personal habits to get your inner voice on track, along with your physical self

Watching out for the pitfall of tunnel vision, when it comes to chasing success

Mental wellness and the resilient mindset

Self-belief and strategies for confidence building

Connecting sport to business

Shout-outs in the episode:

Alec's Book: Conquer Yourself

Habit Hackers Sales Method: https://habithackermethod.com/sales

Simon Sinek's Golden Circle

Cofounder and CMO Melissa Moody hosts Ryan Johansen - a professional stress management and productivity trainer who has real-life experience and carefully honed strategies in the areas of stress management and productivity. More informal than one of his developed courses, the episode uncovers Ryan's personal take on the challenge of staying focused, as well as the tips he recommends to clients (both individual and corporate).

Key topics include:

Shout-outs in the episode:

Logan Lyles, Head of Partnerships at Teamwork, sits down with Gated CMO Melissa Moody to explore how he finds focus as a busy thought leader in product management, partnerships, and storytelling. What does it all come down to? Asking the right questions of ourselves, to ensure we're building a story that supports our goals and what we know is most important.

The episode touches on:

And don't miss Logan's "If you could wave a magic wand..." answer at the end of the episode!

Meet Sonia Nigam - CEO and Cofounder of Change (getchange.io) - a platform that enables any company to integrate immediately with 200k+ nonprofits to streamline giving and donations. Sonia's adventure as a founder and leader means she's incredibly busy - so the topic of staying focused is of critical importance to her personal and corporate success.

Jenn Steele, CEO at Kissmetrics, is a self-described "tangled knot" of expertise. With a background that includes being an early part of Hubspot, CMO at multiple well-known B2B SaaS companies, and a far-flung past in the IT world, Jenn is a fast-moving, brilliant thinker who needs to maintain laser focus in order to achieve her goals. With host Melissa Moody, CMO @ Gated, Jenn dives into her approach to identifying and focusing on problem areas as a CEO, her inspiration in pursuing an untraditional path in marketing and beyond, and her tendencies toward controlled chaos.

In this episode, host Melissa Moody (CMO @ Gated) chats with our first Engineering / Product leader guest, Chris Danner - Head of Product @ Charity : water.  Chris and Melissa discuss:

In this episode, sit down with Anthony Kennada - CEO & Founder of AudiencePlus and former CMO at Gainsight, Front, and Hopin - as he peels back the layers of his 'why' and what it takes to get there.  From family man to company leader, Anthony has a lot on his plate and shares how self-observation and taking care of his well-being leads to improved productivity, focus, and happiness.    

In this episode, we'll dig into:

Meet Rea Ross - a marketing expert currently with Finastra (financial software and solutions) - who explores how relationships are at the core of focus in your personal life as well as at work.  Previously at Bombbomb and part of the team that developed Human-Centric Communication, Rea is a passionate advocate for battling against digital pollution and developing more human connections in this increasingly noisy digital world.  She and host Melissa Moody, CMO at Gated, touch on topics including: 

In this episode of Finding Focus, host and Gated CMO Melissa Moody sits down with Dr. Jim Kanichirayil, Talent Strategy Transformation Evangelist at Circa, podcaster, showrunner, salesperson, and so much more.  The two fast-movers spend time reflecting on how people who love to go, go, go can still consider their focus as a means to success in this digitally noisy world.  

Listen as Jim shares his perspective on: keeping your customer as the hero of the story, the secret to knowing when you are losing focus, the real intended meaning of the phrase 'master of none', and his own personal North Star.  

In this episode of Finding Focus, host and Gated CMO Melissa Moody sits down with Ali (French) Seibel to explore how leaders in RevOps find focus in such a chaotic role, at the center of many fast-growing companies today.  The two women discuss how listening is a core skill for any leader looking to reduce complexity, a few must-have traits for successful RevOps leadership, the importance of building in space and time for focus in both personal and work life, the value of unfocused time, and the slippery slope of always responding immediately in this noisy digital world.