I'm A People Person

It's amazing how far a little initiative and imagination can take you. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Lizzy de la Garza Putegnat shares with us how she combines both to drive innovation that provides massive value. She also shares how she thinks about delivering real value to her leaders, her team, and the community. Lizzy gives us her key to success which is really a simple question that drives everything. As the Executive Director of Marketing and PR and Total Fuel, Lizzy shares her story of turning company values into innovative programs that serve her community and engage employees. She also opens up about how she deals with being afraid to take bold steps and how she thinks the biggest thing we should fear is lack of progress, i.e. staying in place. Lizzy's Everyday Innovator style: Tweaker Imaginative Connect with Lizzy on LinkedIn Check out 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

Self-doubt can be debilitating. It seeps into your subconscious and then shows up in how you think, act and respond to the world around you. In this Friday episode, I share my personal experience with self-doubt, how it impacted my life and what I did to overcome it and move forward. Then, I share my major insight from each of the Everyday Innovators. First is Richard Fertig (Risk Taker Instinctual) in the real estate and investing space, then Ayal Annac (Imaginative Inquisitive) in the healthcare innovation arena, Stephan Parent (Collaborative Tweaker) in the meetings and events industry, and Matt Ley (Collaborative Inquisitive) an expert in leadership and people development. Tamara's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Experiential Connect with Tamara on LinkedIn Check out our sponsor Howdy Puppy Code 'Tamara' for 20% off your order Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody's Business Book

As founder of Flip The Script, Matt Ley describes himself as a lover of people and a chaser of shiny things. His goal in life is to have interesting conversations with interesting people, and in his eyes, everybody is interesting, in some way. He shares how he's learned that when people fight things it's not a cue that they are disengaged but in fact a cue that they are incredibly engaged. As he says, it takes a lot of energy to fight ideas and people. He also opens up about how most failures or misunderstandings start with a lack of clear or explicit expectations. He also gives some great advice about moving from right versus wrong to optimal versus suboptimal. Matt also digs into how for him being an innovator is about growing on the edges, not in the center. Matt's Everday Innovator style is Collaborative Inquisitive. Check out 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

We throw around the words "pivot" or "adapt" a lot. But, what does it really mean to do either of those things? Our Everyday Innovator guest, Stephan Parent, shares his stories of having to truly pivot and find new opportunities for himself and his business when COVID pulled the rug out. He opens up about how almost overnight he had to rethink his business and in doing so found surprising ways to add value to his customers. As the President of Novam Interactive, he helps us see how the questions you ask at the front end can drastically change how the solutions you create on the back end. He also opens up about how pushing your ideas and thoughts on people actually pushes them away and why respect and value are a give and take. Stephan's Everyday Innovator style: Collaborative Tweaker Connect with Stephan on LinkedIn Check out 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

When you are a pioneer in your field you have to recognize that lack of recognition and acceptance is the price of being ahead of your competition, But, like our Everyday Innovator guest, Ayla Annac shares with us, being a leader is highly rewarding in other ways. As the CEO and President of InvivoSciences (innovation in heart care) Ayla shares with us how she leads from the heart both in terms of her passion and how she leads her team. She also opens up about how she thinks about taking risks, the power of intent, and how you differentiate between the naysayers and the supporters. She also talks about why as a leader it's important to be and show positivity to your team so that you can get through the good and tough times. Ayla also opens up about how her personal experience of losing her dad to heart failure is the driving force behind her work. Ayla's Everyday Innovator style: Imaginative Instinctual Connect with Ayla on LinkedIn Check out Howdy Puppy Use code 'Tamara' at checkout for a discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody's Business Book

One of the hardest things to do is admit you are wrong, or made a mistake? It's hard on our identities and our egos. But, as our Everyday Innovator guest, Richard Fertig, shares with us, admitting you are wrong pays off ten fold. He also digs deep into his strategy for building a global lifestyle. Richard also talks very honestly about the highs and lows of finding a new job after the 2008 crash and how his exciting ride on Wall Street put him in uncharted territory. Richard also shares his approach to getting unstuck with includes asking, "How do I move towards what I want?" not "How do I get away from that?" He also shares how he's always willing to be wrong, even rewards it and why having the right metrics of success will keep you from getting trapped chasing the wrong goals. Richard's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Instinctual Connect with Richard on LinkedIn Check out 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

Do you feel like you have to wait to stretch your mind? Are you waiting for that right moment appear? Our Everyday Innovator guest, Margie Mauldin, shares with us how she finds way to tap her creative mind in the most mundane tasks, why pivoting is essential to success in uncertain times and how to get over decision-fear when dealing with changing times. As the President of Executive Forum, Margie also shares a story of adapting to the new needs of her customers while maintaining what her organization does best. Margie's Everyday Innovator style: Collaborative Inquisitive Connect with Margie on LinkedIn Check out 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

Does it ever feel like there's a big gap between where you are and where you want to be? Or perhaps you big goals that almost seem almost too daunting? Our Everyday Innovator guest, Emmanual Bello shares with us how focusing on the first step, and then the next step has helped him accomplish more than he thought possible. He also talks about how he thinks about learning new skills, how he searches for inspiration all around him, and why sometimes you just need to take a break. As a software engineer and designer he also opens up about the challenges he faced in learned a new skill and how he had to think differently than his competition when it comes to pounding the pavement to get new clients in a field that is crowded and cluttered. Emmanuel's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Tweaker Connect with Emmanuel on LinkedIn Check out Emmanuel's work in software and design Check out 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

There comes a time when the path we are on no longer serves us. Or perhaps the goal you worked so hard to achieve didn't come through. Or maybe you are bored, feeling like you've mastered your current role, and are ready for a new challenge. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Robin Glickstein, shares with us her journey of reinvention, why being bold often works out, and sometimes doesn't, and why sparking her creative mind is a top priority (and how she does it). Robin also gives us her unique journaling technique, that we can all do, that has helped her build her dreams and execute on them. She also opens up about what traps she sometimes falls into that sabotage her and how keeping your eyes and ears open to new ways of thinking is essential to being an innovator. Robin's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Instinctual Connect with Robin on LinkedIn Check out 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 easy to miss the ideas and opportunities all around us. Tunnel vision, stress and everyday tasks keep us in our lane. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Sandy Lardinois, shows us the power of always having your eyes open for problems to solve. She even shares with us a story of how she is trying to tackle a challenge that's much bigger than her. Sandy also opens up about what it feels like to be filled with ideas with no outlet to make them happen, and why getting older is both an advantage and disadvantage when it comes to launching new ideas into the world. She also gives some great advice for how to recognize opportunities for new ideas. Sandy's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Imaginative 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