Our guest in this episode is Soulaima Gourani, co-founder of Happioh, a virtual meeting, and online collaboration software. Soulaima was appointed a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum. In 2019, she received the Ideas Into Practice Award from Thinkers50 followed by a Radar30 award from the organization in 2020. She also been named the Entrepreneur Of The Year Judge and has served as a TED Mentor. She is a frequent motivational keynote speaker at major conferences, and has co-authored several bestselling books on how to succeed in life, life design, and the "future of work."

In our conversation Soulaima talked to me about

• The future of work and new way of working
• Finding clarity of purpose and values in your life
• What we can all do to bring happiness to our life

Neal Sperling in episode 200 introduced us to Soulaima.

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Our guest in this episode is Jim Euchner, Honorary Professor at Aston Business School (UK) and Editor in Chief of Research-Technology Management, a peer-reviewed journal for practitioners of innovation, technology and research management. Jim was previously Vice President of Global Innovation at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, where he led the development of new businesses and helped launch five businesses on three continents. Prior to his work at Goodyear, Jim held positions as Vice President of Growth Strategy and Innovation at Pitney Bowes, Inc. and Vice President, Network Systems Advanced Technology at Bell Atlantic (now Verizon).

Jim has worked in the field of intelligent systems for over 25 years. In his consulting practice, he helps companies to implement businesses enabled by emerging technologies, including AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), automation, and predictive analytics.

In our conversation Jim talked to me about

• innovation in large vs small organisations, and how each need to be approached differently
• The importance of really getting to know your customers - even literally walking in their shoes!
• What a “lead user” is and how they are immensely valuable for innovation

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Sunir Shah, the founder and CEO of AppBind which lets digital agencies manage subscriptions to software and ads for the clients without getting stuck in the middle of the billing. He formerly ran partnerships at FreshBooks, marketing at Olark live chat, and founded the Cloud Software Association, the 4,000+ SaaS partnership network. AppBind helps digital agencies deliver projects faster by taking care of their clients' entire marketing system.

In our discussion, Sunir talked to me about:

• Creating a solution by building a system
• Making things easy for your customers
• How the subscription economy helps businesses grow sustainably

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Will Reed, a Japanologist with over four decades of experience in Japan, and in-depth knowledge of the Japanese language and culture.

Will is a Professor of Japan Studies at the International College of Liberal Arts (iCLA) at Yamanashi Gakuin University, where he teaches Japanese and International Students from over 30 Countries. He is the author of several books in English on Aikido and Shodo (The Way of the Brush), and has written a number of books in Japanese as well. Today, we talk about his just released book “Song of the Brush, Dance of the Ink”

In our discussion, Will talked to me about:

• What lessons we can take from Shodo - the way of the brush
• Finding balance, space, and inspiration through focus
• Being fully present in every performance and getting out of your own way.

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Steve Brody, an expert at helping people prepare to exit their businesses. He wrote a book called, “What Happens after the Sale” and has helped hundreds of business owners think through their exit plans.

Steve has over thirty years of marketing, general management, and consulting experience within large corporations and privately held firms. Steve’s experience has been in the consumer packaged goods and services industry, including beverages, pasta, frozen and refrigerated prepared foods, electronic information services, and distribution services.

Steve is active in consulting at the Executive Management level. He currently operates Advisory Boards for CEOs of firms from diverse industries. In addition, Steve has consulted with clients in the areas of Strategic Business Plans, Marketing Plans, Market Research, Business Plans for equity investors and executive coaching.

In our discussion, Steve talked to me about:

• A leader’s role in building and sustaining the culture of an organization
• Steps to identify the 3-4 most important core values of an organization
• Why leaders don’t need to have all the answers and what they need to do and be instead

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Cait Donovan, one of New York City’s leading burnout experts, host of “Fried – The Burnout Podcast,” and author of the book "The Bouncebackability Factor: End Burnout, Gain Resilience, and Change the World". Her master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine enables Cait to combine Eastern wisdom with her natural practicality.

After performing more than 25,000 acupuncture treatments, Cait added 1:1 coaching, corporate workshops, and keynotes for companies such as PTC, Lululemon, Nexthink, Teradata, Vedder Price, Marsh and Mclennan, and Workplaceless – all with a focus on ending burnout culture. She is also author of Target Funding - a proven system to get the money and resources you need to start or grow your business.

She has been featured on podcasts and online magazines such as “Forbes”, “NPR”, “The New York Post”, “Thrive Global”, as well as quoted in Oprah Magazine.

In our discussion, Caitlin talked to me about:

• The three core symptoms of impending burnout
• Setting boundaries that are clear, kind and concise - external and internal
• The power of human connection

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Jess Dewell, Founder and CEO of Red Direction. Jess brings over 20 years of advising, consulting, and facilitation experience in operational strategy and organizational culture where values and purpose intersect. Both practical and unexpected, her views tune into the uniqueness of your organization. Companies working closely with Jess learn to ask the right questions and think effectively on their feet.

In our discussion, Jess talked to me about:

• Planning in a way that is fun (Ladder to the Moon)
• Conducting self-reviews and self-reflection in a constructive and powerful way
• What can we learn from Jess’ Winnie the Pooh story

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Monica Laurence, business and brand strategist, CEO of Venture Studio, serial entrepreneur and Creator of Quantum Surfing. Monica also owns and runs the Tavola Fiji Boutique Resort.

In our discussion, Monica talked to me about:

• Quantum surfing - what it is and how to use it to engineer luck
• Tapping into our intuition and strengthening our intuition muscle
• Playful experiments with no expectation of the outcome

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Khaled Ghorab who is known as "The Relationship Architect”. He is a Leadership & Business Coach, a Simplifier for CEOs & Leaders. He helps businesses and people envision their company’s growth and leadership enhancement.

His passion lies in bridging relationship gaps between leadership generations in the company, so that a legacy can seed, grow, and make the transition smooth whether at the Founder, CEO, or Family Business Owner, level.

In our discussion, Khaled talked to me about:

• Communicating in a way that creates the best result for everyone (communication is fuel to the team relationship)
• Creating practices that sustain growth
• Getting clarity about and emotional connection with our vision and our why

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In this episode, I’m really excited to have as my guest, Sheryl Plouffe, a video and content marketing strategist, former Canadian TV broadcaster, and the creator of Cash In On Camera live stream and video podcast. She has been seen by millions over the course of her twenty-five-year career in news media, has produced thousands of videos, and has broadcast over 20,000 hours of live television.

In our discussion, Sheryl talked to me about:

• The power of video and live streaming to engage your community and build content
• How to easily produce a lot of content from one conversation recording
• Building relationships through conversations

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