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This week's insights are all about problems as benefits, being certain, listening to your ahas and taking out the fear. I also share a story and a few insights around staying ahead, as an innovative leader. The Everyday Innovators came for a diverse set of experiences, backgrounds and Everyday Innovator styles. Dawnna St. Louis (Instinctual Risk taker) founder or FyreBrand, Jenny Glick (Instinctual Inquisitive) marriage and sex counselor, Philip Winter (Risk Taker Fluid) founder of Nebia, and Jonah Lupton (Tweaker Inquisitive) founder of Soundguard paint. I'm going to share my big insights and experiments and in doing so I hope you find ways to take what you are learning and transfer it into action. Click and listen to any of the episodes. Tamara's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Experiential Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Check out our sponsor Howdy Puppy Code 'Tamara' for 20% off your order Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody's Business Book

There are many factors that make or break the success of a new idea, especially an innovative one that bumps up against a traditional industry. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Johan Lupton, shares how to solve a big enough problem that you create a massive market for your product, and how to actually leverage instead of fighting the traditional players in the industry. As the founder of SoundGuard, Jonah open sup about his mistakes, successes, and how he thought differently about where his product fits in the bigger picture. He also opens up about and why staying focused on who you serve is key. Jonah's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Tweaker Connect with Jonah on LInkedIn Check out SoundGuard Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code 'Tamara' at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody's Business Book

Aha moments often happen at the most surprising moments - in the shower, while driving, doing the dishes, or going for a walk. As our guest Everyday Innovator, Philip Winter, discovered his aha moment came in the shower. He shares with us how he realized there was an opportunity to change water consumption, why we need to think of ourselves and "innoventors," and why he thinks doing the same job you did six months ago is a sign of stagnation. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Nebia, Philip digs into his process of ideation and how he believes the key to momentum is actually in narrowing down your choices. He also opens up about the importance of listening to your intuition, especially in the face of resistance. Connect with Philip on LinkedIn Check out Nebia Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code 'Tamara' at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody's Business Book

Did you know that desire has a lot to do with creativity? Our Everyday Innovator guest, Jenny Glick, shares with us how desire is actually source energy for your creative mind, why you should get out into nature and decouple from the conditioning created by the noise in this world, and how she approaches innovation in her work and life. She also digs into how holding certainty lightly has helped her walk away from the "someone has to be right or wrong" narrative and be open to new perspectives. As a licensed marriage, family and sex therapist, Jenny shares how part of going after what she wanted in life also meant taking her business to a place she never thought possible, and the success and impact she created. She also opens up about the resistance and push back she got for going after her desires, and why slowing down to speed up has been a blessing in her life. Jenny's Everyday Innovator style: Instinctual Inquisitive Connect with Jenny on Facebook Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code 'Tamara' at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody's Business Book

The world seems full of challenges, some in our control, and a lot out of our control. Our Everyday Innovator guest today, Dawnna St.Louis shares with us how a shift in focus can turn any challenge into an opportunity, if you look at it differently. She also talks about why you need to keep innovating in a world that commoditizes everything and how she faced her biggest challenge head on. As the founder of Fyrebrand.net she digs into some real world stories of turning obstacles into big opportunity and she opens up about how to get through the moments that scare you most. Dawnna's Everyday Innovator style: Instinctual Risk Taker Connect with Dawnna on LinkedIn Check out Fyrebrand.net Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code 'Tamara' at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody's Business Book

This week's insights are all about going big, putting failure behind you, getting motivated and being transparent. I also share some insights around getting buy-in from legacy thinkers and the power of empathy. The Everyday Innovators came for a diverse set of experiences, backgrounds and Everyday Innovator styles. Juliana Whitney (Instinctual Inquisitive) in the cannabis industry, Jason O. Harris (Inquisitive Imaginative) Air Force and commercial airline pilot, Tamara Ghandour (Experiential Risk Taker) founder of LaunchStreet and creator of the IQE assessment, and Thor Olof Philogene (Inquisitive Tweaker) founder of a technology company in the market research space. I'm going to share my big insights and experiments and in doing so I hope you find ways to take what you are learning and transfer it into action. Click and listen to any of the episodes. Tamara's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Experiential Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Check out our sponsor Howdy Puppy Code 'Tamara' for 20% off your order Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody's Business Book

Radical transparency can be very uncomfortable. It's challenging to admit the good, bad and ugly, both personally and professionally. We are afraid of being judged or even looking like a failure. But, the output is trust and trust is the foundation of collaboration, innovation and success. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Thor Olof Philogene shares how he uses radical transparency to grow his team, why he believes you should show the way and then get out of the way, and why you should stop listening to others and start listen to yourself. As the CEO of Stravito he also digs into disrupting and industry and helping his clients look the future. He also opens up about the challenges he faced during the 2008 recession and the questions he asked to help pivot his business in a way that found innovative paths to new opportunities. He also shares how tapping into your own experiences and trusting your inner guide is the real key to personal growth and success. Thor's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Tweaker Connect with Thor on LinkedIn Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code 'Tamara' at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody's Business Book

Often times it's the assumed rules or "ways of doing things" in our work and life that hold us back and keep us from innovating. They keep us in a defined box that is crowded, noisy and competitive. In this episode I'm going to share how to break free from those handcuffs that hold you back, my experience realizing how the rules weren't for me, and why it's so important to create a culture of solutions, not problems. I also open up about my most recent challenges staying motivated during chaotic times, and how I found 5 daily habits that keep me from staying in bed and binge watching Arrested Development all day. In fact, they keep me energized, excited and moving myself, my family and my work forward. Tamara's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Experiential Connect with Jason on LinkedIn Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code 'Tamara' at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody's Business Book

It's so easy to let yesterday's failures get in the way of tomorrow's successes. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Jason O. Harris, shares with us how he views failure in the rear view mirror and how that has helped him lead, innovate and move forward. He also shares how leading is more about leaning out to listen than leaning in to speak, the importance of collaboration with like minded individuals, and why it's so easy to sabotage your own success. He also shares an incredible story of innovation as a commander in the US Air Force, in having to learn to fly a plane based on entirely new technology, and leading others to embrace the change too. Jason's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Imaginative Connect with Jason on LinkedIn Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code 'Tamara' at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody's Business Book

Sometimes it's hard to distinguish between that voice that's telling you something isn't right for you and your fear voice. Fear of failure, fear of looking stupid, fear of putting yourself out there. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Juliana Whitney, shares how she differentiates between the two voices, her bold journey into a booming industry and why it's important to know who you are. As the founder of Cann Strategy and co-founder of LeafSheet Juliana opens up about her incredible story of seizing an opportunity others were afraid to take, the successes and failures along the way, and how thinking differently than her competition helped her get ahead. She also shares a great example of innovative thinking when she "read between the lines" of a new business pitch...and won! Juliana's Everyday Innovator style: Instinctual Inquisitive Connect with Juliana on LinkedIn Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code 'Tamara' at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody's Business Book