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Steve Anderson is the author of the bestselling book, The Bezos Letters, where he deconstructs Jeff Bezos' 21 letters to Amazon shareowners through his unique lens of risk.

He provides listeners with a guide on the key takeaways and principles that Bezos leveraged in turning an online bookstore into a trillion- dollar company in just over two decades.

The four cycles -- Test, Build, Accelerate and Scale, along with the 14 Principles can help any business grow like Amazon.

STEVE AND I DISCUSS

      • The Amazon Growth Principles that are hidden in plain sight in the Shareowner letters

     • What can a small business learn from Jeff Bezos?

• How high-velocity decision making is key to moving fast.
• Wouldn't you like to have Jeff Bezos as your business mentor?
• Why the key to innovation is experimentation.
• Why Bezos is the “master of risk” and how to know when you’re taking too much or not enough
• Why it’s crucial that you become a customer-obsessed business and not just customer-focused
• Amazon's Customer Experience Pillars and how you can implement them in your own company
• How high-velocity decision-making can catapult growth using Bezos’ 2 main types of decisions
• The 4 key growth cycles that every successful company is always intentionally moving through
• Why you’ll never think or grow big enough if you’re not willing to risk “failure”
• Why the flywheel is Amazon's secret growth weapon

The Bezos Letters

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This is my second interview with Brian Cates, a political columnist for the Epoch Times and UnCover DC. He entered the political arena following the death of Andrew Breitbart in March 2012. He makes his home in South Texas and is the author of Nobody Asked For My Opinion But Here It Is Anyway! and Tex Randle: Brotherhood of the Gun. He can be followed at his Telegram channel

BRIAN AND I DISCUSS

• Election fraud, including a summary of Brian's must-see interview with Col. Waldron
• Latest developments in AZ, GA, CO, PA
• Early Trump administration leaks investigation and grand jury
• Mueller Special Counsel and Russia Hoax
• Mainstream Media Disease
• Red states coordinating to end run around Washington. First Presidential winner in history with no honeymoon glow
• Red Strate Firewall
• 1/6 was a False Flag!
  
  

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Nobody Asked For My Opinion But Here It Is Anyway! and Tex Randle: Brotherhood of the Gun.  Brian can be followed at his Telegram channel
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Storm Cunningham is Executive Director of RECONOMICS Institute: The Society of Revitalization & Resilience Professionals, which helps ensure that communities worldwide have certified Revitalization & Resilience Facilitators (RE Facilitators). Look for the “RE” after their names.

As editor of REVITALIZATION: The Journal of Economic & Environmental Resilience, Storm tracks the latest trends and techniques in urban/rural regeneration, natural resource restoration, and resilience worldwide.

Storm is the author of 2002’s The Restoration Economy, which has been hailed by government and business leaders around the world as “Extraordinary”, “Remarkable”, “A modern classic”, “A landmark work”, “Required reading”, and “The most important and valuable business book I have read in many years.”

His second book, reWealth, was published by McGraw-Hill in 2008. George Ochs, Director of Real Asset Investment at JP Morgan calls Storm “the world’s thought leader on community revitalization and natural resource restoration” and calls reWealth: “The secret weapon…for economic recovery at both local and global scales.”

Storm’s third book, RECONOMICS: The Path to Resilient Prosperity was published in both paperback and e-book form on January 9, 2020. It’s a guide for policymakers, real estate investors and social entrepreneurs.

From 2006-2009 Storm was Distinguished Visiting Professor at Seneca College (Canada’s largest college) in Toronto. From 1996 to 2002, he was Director, Strategic Initiatives at the Construction Specifications Institute, a 60+ year-old association of 14,000 architects, engineers, contractors, and manufacturers.

A former Green Beret SCUBA medic with the U.S. Army’s 7th Special Forces Group, he is an avid SCUBA diver, motorcyclist, and amateur herpetologist. He lives in Arlington, Virginia, USA.

STORM AND I DISCUSS

• What's the best way to help a community economically recover from the COVID-19 calamity?
  
  
• What should I study if I want to help restore our planet for a living?
  
  
• What are some of the most inspiring and dramatic stories of places coming back to life?
  
  
• How can I refocus my current expertise to a local leader of community renewal?
  
  
• What causes most community revitalization or resilience initiatives to fail?
  
  
• What's the difference between a vision, a strategy and a plan?
  
  
• How can we grow our local economy in a way that benefits low-income minorities and helps heal past injustices?

To enjoy videos and podcasts on community revitalization, climate resilience and nature restoration, join the Global Regeneration Team on Patreon
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Mike Acker is an executive and communication coach, a keynote speaker, and the author of four books

including the bestselling Speak With No Fear ( https://amzn.to/3gD1mhF ), which has appeared on numerous booklists even getting designated as the #1 book on overcoming fear of speaking on Forbes.com.

Mike passionately coaches business professionals to lead and speak with confidence. In presentations, he entertains and inspires audiences using stories of growing up as the son to drug smugglers who turned missionaries. He retells and relates lessons learned on how to overcome insecurity and exclusion in a cross- cultural setting. And he unpacks the path from employee to manager to leader.

You can find out more at MikeAcker.com

MIKE AND I DISCUSS

1. What made you decide to write a book called Speak With No Fear?
2. You frequently write, “where you are is not where you stay.” What makes this so important?
3. Of the seven strategies one you describe is labeled “it is not about us”. Can you explain what you mean and why it’s important for us in speaking or even leadership?
4. In another strategy (You Be You), you write about two weights you carry as a communicator. Can you describe what that means and how that affects confidence?
5. This book doesn’t talk about presentation skills or writing speeches. Why didn’t you include those? Why can’t someone just improve their skills or prepare more?
6. You also frequently suggest people to smile, pause, and breathe. Can you explain your emphasis?
7. This book has received over 300 positive reviews on Amazon since June of 2019, what do you think different about this book from many others written on the topic?
8. You have 3 other books (Write to Speak, Lead With No Fear, & Grow Your Soul), can you give a one sentence intro to these?
9. How did growing up in a different setting (Mexico) affect your communication and leadership
10. How can people get your book and learn more about you?

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Chelle Johnson is a first-generation college graduate that grew up with limiting beliefs, fear, and dysfunction.  Through faith, resilience, grit and determination, she held executive leadership roles in Fortune 50 companies such as: Comcast, Lockheed Martin, Quest Diagnostics and Honeywell.  She lived and worked in Asia, Latin America, has an MBA, and speaks Spanish and English.  She now helps high achievers and diversity allies amplify their awesome and have abundance in their career and life.

Chelle is a career ally, change maker, and positive mental fitness authority that helps people be their best.  She loves helping people get crystal clear on who they are and what they want, and building courage and confidence so that they can live abundantly.  She is known for coaching and guiding people to listen to their inner wisdom, take risks, build their bravery and have the courage to seek their best life.

Chelle is an energetic, fun, thoughtful, creative and authentic speaker, and is not afraid to laugh at herself.  Listeners have benefited from her speaking engagements by learning from her courageous stories, understanding how to boost and amplify their connection to themselves and others, and how positive mental fitness is the key to their success. 

CHELLE AND I DISCUSS

• What tips do you have to help our listeners feel more connected and engaged in their careers?
• What advice do you have to fast track a job search?
• What is the Sunday Night Problem, and how is it used to be THE candidate of choice in a job search?
• What is mental fitness and what does it have to do with effective career strategies?
• What's the best way to approach hiring managers or Recruiters on Linkedin?
• What is your guidance on gaining clarity, confidence and courage while going through a transition?
• What's the biggest mistake you see job seekers making?

Send audience to: https://www.bestyoucareeradvantage.com/consult

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Mike Solitro is a consultative leader and the founder of AccomplishedRE. He helps real estate professionals become more effective and efficient, solve problems and deliver an exceptional client experience. He is also a Real Estate Attorney, and an Associate Broker with Kinlin Grover Real Estate. 

Mike graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Public Relations and has a Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University Law. 

He studied in the Honors Program, was named to the Dean’s list, and was the recipient of the Jurisprudence Award for Academic Excellence. He twice won the American Bar Association Student Negotiation Competition, is a trained Mediator, and is Lean and Six Sigma certified. He twice won Real Estate Information Services (REIS) Excellence in Survey and Research award. 

Mike has worn many different real estate hats, and when looking back at his successes, a few common ingredients were at play - delivering exceptional client outcomes, clear and consistent communication, all while relentlessly solving problems. He has played a key role in hundreds of transactions and been involved with real estate deals from countless angles. 

Mike now calls Cape Cod home with his amazing wife, two young sons, and their energetic dog. He serves on Leadership Cape Cod's Board of Directors, and is also a member of Cape Cod Young Professionals, and Entrepreneurship for All’s Business Accelerator. 

MIKE AND I DISCUSS

• Real Estate
• Cape Cod Property Market
• Real Estate Contracts
• Client Experience
• Coaching
• Continuous Improvement

To learn more about Mike Solitro and his real estate coaching programs, see AccomplishedRE. 

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There is some "slippage" in the video creating apparent crosstalk, especially near the end. But the transcription does a great job of clarifying most of that crosstalk.
 
Brian Cates is a political columnist for the Epoch Times and UnCover DC. He entered the political arena following the death of Andrew Breitbart in March 2012. He makes his home in South Texas.

Brian is the author of two books: Nobody Asked For My Opinion But Here It Is Anyway! and Tex Randle: Brotherhood of the Gun. He can be followed at his Telegram channel

BRIAN AND I DISCUSS

• Who was Andrew Breitbart and how did his death in 2012 impact you?
• Most of us noticed something unique about the 2016 election cycle and in hindsight of course it was. Do you recall the moment you realized this cycle would be different than any other?
• Were you initially a Ted Cruz supporter, when did that change and why?
• What do you think makes Donald Trump so different than almost all other politicians?
• Trump carrying on the legacy of Breitbart (exposing the fake news) and you and other non-MSM writers, how has this changed the industry?
• What happened on November 3, 2020, and since then?
• What's next for the issues surrounding 11/3/20? How do you see this resolving?
• Briefly about Covid, lockdowns, Fauci (maybe a second interview if this one goes well?)

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Jefferson Rogers is a hard-working family man from Saint George, Utah, who built his window replacement business from zero to 10 million in just 2 years.

Jefferson's claim to fame is his incredible story of huge commitments that shifted his trajectory from a life on the couch to now being a CEO of a rapidly-accelerating company.

Jefferson’s new book, “All In,” takes you through the out-of-the-norm experiences he conquered to become the successful business owner he is today. He doesn’t have a regular CEO story. His story begins on a couch of all places, where he decided he would move to a different state to get away from his comfortable environment. It’s Jefferson’s mission to help people like himself 10 years ago become millionaires too.

Jefferson likes to say he runs a people development business, that just so happens to also sell windows. He leads from the front and believes that anything you set your mind to can be accomplished if you make big commitments and follow through for yourself.

JEFFERSON AND I DISCUSS

• His experience with following through and how his burning desire to be a man of his word changed his life trajectory.

• How personal development is an essential part of growing a business. 

• How synchronicities begin to happen when you make big commitments to go all in to achieve a goal.

• The power of choosing great mentors

• Constantly reinvesting in yourself

Find out more about Jefferson and his amazing business: https://jkrwindows.com

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Regina Huber is Founder & CEO of TRANSFORM YOUR PERFORMANCE, where she drives transformational leadership and guides her coaching clients to increase their influence and impact as leaders. With eclectic experience on five continents, she is a multicultural and multilingual Transformational Leadership Coach, an International Inspirational Speaker, and Author of the book Speak up, Stand out and Shine , a white paper, and her signature framework Powerful Leadership Transformation (PLT)TM.

Regina is a Conversational Intelligence (C-IQ)® Advanced Skills Practitioner, an Expert Contributor at SheSource Women’s Media Center, a Thought Leader at WIN (Women’s Information Network), and an Advisory Board Member of a Nigeria-based foundation. Over the years, she has been actively supporting multiple organizations in Africa, Australia and the Americas.

Everything she does is in the service of freedom, her top leadership trait is curiosity, and her big passions are humanizing inclusiveness, co-creation and dance.

For more details, visit Transform Your Performance and Follow Regina

REGINA AND I DISCUSS

• What inspired her to create her current business and the story behind it

• All about Powerful Leadership Transformation (PLT)

• Self-empowering Mindset and Heartset. Why Mindset is not enough

• Why passion is so important and how it is related to our Distinctive Uniqueness

• Body and Energy-Conscious Presence and how it can help us show up more powerfully in business

• Tips for people who want to distinguish themselves as leaders or leadership candidates

• Argentina, Miami, San Francisco!

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John Davis has lived the life of an action hero. He has been a professional Fight Director and stuntman for stage and screen; An Artistic Director of three regional theme parks; A sword-fighting comedian, and a motivational speaker, author and coach.  He has been featured on the Today Show and the Discovery channel.

Since 2001 John has brought his inspirational message to sixteen countries around the world including the front lines of both Iraq and Afghanistan on six USO tours. Prepare to become Action heroes!

JOHN AND I DISCUSS

• What is a comedy sword-fighter?
• Why Do you call yourself the Corporate Action Hero?
• How do we overcome our fears and keep moving forward?
• What do you think is the key to reaching our Maximum potential?
• How do we address negative people?
• Was there a moment in your life that was pivotal in all you've achieved?
• Can you share a scary Moment that you used your techniques to overcome?
• How does mindset play into this?
• What's the difference between and Action Hero and a Super Hero?

JOHN HAS A FREE GIFT FOR OUR LISTENERS:

https://www.corporateactionhero.com/free-gift-page.html

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