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Innovation Nation episodes
- Risk Management, Not Risk Averse with Amanda Hunt
Innovation is where every company should be headed, but finding out what innovation means to your company is crucial. Hear how coming up through underwriting has created a unique path in risk management for Amanda Hunt, and what innovation means to her team.
Listen to the conversation with Amanda Hunt, Senior Risk Manager at Wilbur Ellis, to learn more about:
- Coming up through underwriting to a successful path in risk management
- The benefits of incremental change
- Fostering innovation through communication
More information about Amanda and today’s topics:
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-hunt-322a569
- Company Website: https://www.wilburellis.com/
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17 min - How Product Design Innovation Prevents Consumer Injury & Death w/ Marc Schoem
Safety and sustainability have to be built into the design of consumer products from the ground up. Learn how innovation is making products safer and more sustainable.
Hear our conversation with Marc J. Schoem, Executive Director at ICPHSO:
- The vision and goals of ICPHSO
- Attaining more preventative design best practices
- Promoting a regulator community for consumer wellbeing
More information about Marc and today’s topics:
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-j-schoem-374aaa11/
- Company Website: https://icphso.org/
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19 min - Innovation Through Teamwork & Collaboration w/ Rick Bullotta
Innovation only happens with a strong foundation built from collaboration and a drive for success.
Creating that drive is where the challenge lies. But can it be acquired?
In this episode, I speak with Rick Bullota, Advisor an d Mentor for various companies - Founder of ThingWorx , about how working with founders and making a difference in a company to set it up for success.
Join us as we discuss:
- The importance of the customer
- Advising founders and the importance of teams
- Real world examples of success and failure in startups
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34 min - How Dale Carnegie Stays Innovative a Century Since Founding w/ Joe Hart
At its core, true innovation is about more than just futuristic technologies or industry disruptors — it’s about the human component.
If you want to truly innovate, start with people, connection, and purpose. If you do, you’ll foster a culture of innovation that will outlive you.
Just ask Dale Carnegie…
Today, I’m speaking with Joe Hart, President & CEO at Dale Carnegie & Associates , about how he’s helping the legacy of creativity and innovation Dale Carnegie left behind live on.
Join us as we discuss:
- What makes Dale Carnegie such an inspiring innovator
- Why psychological safety is key to creating a culture of innovation
- Why everyone can be creative and innovative if they just let themselves
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27 min - Stressed at Work? There is an app to address that w/ Steve Glaser
Wellness apps have exploded in popularity in recent years — and that’s a good thing. We all need support, because we are all human.
But none of them have tackled one of the biggest root-causes of stress in most people’s lives: the workplace.
Well, none until now.
In this episode, Steve Glaser, CEO of ComfortZones Digital, explains how he’s helping to innovate away workplace stress and make sure people can return to their loved ones without hauling home their stressful office baggage.
Join us as we discuss:
- How ComfortZones Digital’s app works
- The different kinds of work-related stress
- Mindfulness and the power of being present
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23 min - Paying Forward Positivity w/ Innovation & Authenticity w/ Chris Bower
Innovation isn’t always flashy gadgets or software.
Sometimes, it’s making an effort to meet your employees where they’re at through authenticity and patience. As a leader, innovation can be as straightforward as reevaluating pay structures to address the needs of your team.
In this episode, I speak with Chris Bower, CEO of Endurance Federal Credit Union, about how building positive company culture comes from authenticity and paying it forward in your community.
Join us as we discuss:
- Community impact
- Innovation and inspiration
- Building company culture
- Navigating change through the pandemic
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22 min - Bringing Value To Customers By Listening to Understand w/ Dr. Hajo Rapp
Are you having trouble navigating the rapidly changing landscape of technology? Not sure how to adapt your methods to new expectations?
The crux of the matter comes down to analyzing your customers' behaviors and learning their pain points like the back of your hand. Listen to them. Seek understanding.
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Hajo Rapp, SVP Strategic Account Management and Sales Excellence at TÜV SÜD, about how tech and sales are changing and what to do to embrace those changes.
Join us as we discuss:
- Digital transformation
- Customer connections
- Top salesperson traits
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20 min - Choosing Growth: Innovation in Leadership w/ Tammy Bohen
What can leaders do today to keep the innovative juices flowing and support their teams during a state of flux?
Take a strong listening strategy to understand what challenges and struggles your team, staff, and organization are facing. Leverage the soft skills of empathy, kindness, and caring to speak to the basic need for health and wellness that is the foundation for innovation.
In this episode, I speak with Tammy Bohen, CHRO at SVP Worldwide, about how leaders can both stay innovative and foster innovation in their teams with continual growth, networking, and soft skills like empathy.
Join us as we discuss:
- Learning from positive and negative experiences
- Championing for your teams with listening and empathy
- Keeping up a high energy with international travel
- Advocating for parity and equity for women in business
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22 min - How To Navigate Change With Innovation & Keeping Communications Human w/ Bruce Tulgan
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, the world saw the beginning of big changes in regards to tech and work norms. Now, having the whole transition expedited, leaders everywhere are dealing with the aftermath. And if they want to maintain those high-level employees, they’ll need to know how to navigate through the change.
In this episode of Innovation Nation, I interview Bruce Tulgan, Founder and CEO of Rainmaker Thinking, about setting manager expectations, the technological transformation, and how to innovate when the stakes are high.
Join us as we discuss:
- Innovations that every manager should be focusing on
- How to keep communications & interactions more human
- Finding innovation through troubling situations
- Bridging the soft skills gap
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26 min - Think beyond Compliance – Think Security w/ Edward Chandler
Over the years, the focus of cybersecurity professionals has switched from breach prevention to breach response. Most now agree that it’s unlikely you’ll be able to avoid a breach these days, so the next best thing is to be prepared when one happens.
In this episode of Innovation Nation, I interview Edward Chandler, Account Executive at TÜV SÜD, about the steps companies can take to prepare for the negative innovations of cyber criminals.
Join us as we discuss:
- The three elements of a successful security program
- How to prepare for a security breach
- How cybersecurity plays into the viability of the supply chain
- Compliance versus security
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About Innovation Nation
From the publisher's feed
Innovation is all around us. In fact, everyone innovates, often unbeknownst to themselves. Many mistakenly assume that innovation is either a big capital project, or a figurative bolt of lightning…
that brings inspiration, or the province of some exceptionally gifted people. This is the myth of innovation.Those people and organizations that are not beholden to this myth, in fact, have practices and processes that encourage innovation systematically. This is true of manufacturing, high-tech, medical device, or any other industry that keeps evolving to answer the demands of the day, both locally and globally. Those that are mystified by innovation are the ones that resist change, avoid digital transformation, and, over time, become extinct.Innovation Nation is the podcast that speaks with top executives and industry experts, harnessing their expertise and sharing their insights to empower our listeners to grow. You’ll hear from these industry experts, their stories of grit, determination, experimentation, and core creative solutions to help embrace innovation. This podcast will help you innovate in practice. We’ll focus on industry trends and how certain companies stay ahead of the curve by driving their own innovation and building a safer and more sustainable future.