Making Waves at C-Level: Business Tips for Executives, Leaders, and Entrepreneurs

Dr. Richard B. Gasaway entered the fire service in 1979 and has served as firefighter, paramedic, lieutenant, captain, assistant chief and fire chief in 6 fire and EMS agencies in West Virginia, Ohio and Minnesota. After completing his 30-year fire service career, Chief Gasaway founded Situational Awareness Matters! a consulting and teaching organization dedicated to improving how individuals, teams and organizations make decisions in stressful environments.

Chief Gasaway earned a doctor of philosophy degree while researching how individuals and teams use situational awareness to improve high- risk decision making. His research is rooted in cognitive neuroscience and human factor analysis.

Dr. Gasaway is a resident faculty member in the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and has been a long-standing instructor for the Executive Development Program at the Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute. He is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and is a Credentialed Chief Fire Officer through the Commission for Public Safety Excellence.

A prolific speaker and author, Dr. Gasaway has contributed to more than 450 books, book chapters and journal articles on topics related to leadership, safety, situational awareness and decision making. His best selling books, Situational Awareness Volumes 1, 2 and 3, Fireground Command Decision Making and Situational Awareness for Emergency Response (Fire Engineering Books & Videos) serve as essential guides for both developing and experienced company officers and Situational Awareness Matters!incident commanders. His high-energy, humor filled presentations are a favorite with emergency service providers and have earned him over 2,200 program and keynote address invitations throughout the United States, Canada, The United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Australia.

In 2014 Dr. Gasaway earned the National Speaker’s Association’s highest honor, Certified Speaking Professional. In 2016, he received the Next Level award from the National Speaker’s Association Minnesota Chapter for the exceptional growth his speaking business has achieved.

Dr. Gasaway has been the recipient of several prestigious honors including the American Heart Association’s Phoenix Award, the C. B. Shingleton Academic Scholarship, the William J. Litzinger Outstanding Instructor Award, and the British Fire Journal – W.L. Gore Research Excellence Award.

Chief Gasaway hosts the SAMatters Radio podcast show (available on iTunes and Stitcher Radio. The show features close call survivor stories and shares lessons on how to improve situational awareness and high risk decision making. The show has been downloaded over 100,000 times making it one of the most popular fire service safety-oriened podcast shows on the Internet.

http://www.samatters.com

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Dr. Richard B. Gasaway entered the fire service in 1979 and has served as firefighter, paramedic, lieutenant, captain, assistant chief and fire chief in 6 fire and EMS agencies in West Virginia, Ohio and Minnesota. After completing his 30-year fire service career, Chief Gasaway founded Situational Awareness Matters! a consulting and teaching organization dedicated to improving how individuals, teams and organizations make decisions in stressful environments.

Chief Gasaway earned a doctor of philosophy degree while researching how individuals and teams use situational awareness to improve high- risk decision making. His research is rooted in cognitive neuroscience and human factor analysis.

Dr. Gasaway is a resident faculty member in the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and has been a long-standing instructor for the Executive Development Program at the Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute. He is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and is a Credentialed Chief Fire Officer through the Commission for Public Safety Excellence.

A prolific speaker and author, Dr. Gasaway has contributed to more than 450 books, book chapters and journal articles on topics related to leadership, safety, situational awareness and decision making. His best selling books, Situational Awareness Volumes 1, 2 and 3, Fireground Command Decision Making and Situational Awareness for Emergency Response (Fire Engineering Books & Videos) serve as essential guides for both developing and experienced company officers and Situational Awareness Matters!incident commanders. His high-energy, humor filled presentations are a favorite with emergency service providers and have earned him over 2,200 program and keynote address invitations throughout the United States, Canada, The United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Australia.

In 2014 Dr. Gasaway earned the National Speaker’s Association’s highest honor, Certified Speaking Professional. In 2016, he received the Next Level award from the National Speaker’s Association Minnesota Chapter for the exceptional growth his speaking business has achieved.

Dr. Gasaway has been the recipient of several prestigious honors including the American Heart Association’s Phoenix Award, the C. B. Shingleton Academic Scholarship, the William J. Litzinger Outstanding Instructor Award, and the British Fire Journal – W.L. Gore Research Excellence Award.

Chief Gasaway hosts the SAMatters Radio podcast show (available on iTunes and Stitcher Radio. The show features close call survivor stories and shares lessons on how to improve situational awareness and high risk decision making. The show has been downloaded over 100,000 times making it one of the most popular fire service safety-oriened podcast shows on the Internet.

http://www.samatters.com

Phil M Jones is the world’s most prestigious sales trainer – having spoken to more than two million people in 56 countries across five continents.

In this episode of CTED he shares his journey in life and entrepreneurship. He has come to know that building a business takes hard work, and too many people just want the "Frosting and sprinkles part of a cupcake".

Phil’s entertaining yet thought-provoking style empowers non-sales people to become linguistic influencers through the use of his famous “Magic Words” philosophy.

By using specific word choices and understanding exactly what to say to work around difficult situations, Phil leaves your audience feeling enthused and sharp-tongued, ready to make an impact in both their personal and professional lives.

By delivering his compelling message through his unique style, Phil drives thought-pattern and behavioural changes that lead to implementable action, masked by his unforgettable “laugh out loud” and lovable style of delivery.

In 2013, Phil’s dedication to his passion was awarded with both the prestigious Sales Trainer of The Year Award and the fellowship of the Professional Speaking Association.

Phil’s passion to “Teach The World To Sell”, now sees him travelling the globe speaking to a breadth of audiences, from small business owners to workforces and mass organisations, spreading his message and sharing his highly credited teachings.

Find out more at http://www.philmjones.com and pre-order his new book "Exactly What To Say" on Amazon.com.

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Phil M Jones is the world’s most prestigious sales trainer – having spoken to more than two million people in 56 countries across five continents.

In this episode of CTED he shares his journey in life and entrepreneurship. He has come to know that building a business takes hard work, and too many people just want the "Frosting and sprinkles part of a cupcake".

Phil’s entertaining yet thought-provoking style empowers non-sales people to become linguistic influencers through the use of his famous “Magic Words” philosophy.

By using specific word choices and understanding exactly what to say to work around difficult situations, Phil leaves your audience feeling enthused and sharp-tongued, ready to make an impact in both their personal and professional lives.

By delivering his compelling message through his unique style, Phil drives thought-pattern and behavioural changes that lead to implementable action, masked by his unforgettable “laugh out loud” and lovable style of delivery.

In 2013, Phil’s dedication to his passion was awarded with both the prestigious Sales Trainer of The Year Award and the fellowship of the Professional Speaking Association.

Phil’s passion to “Teach The World To Sell”, now sees him travelling the globe speaking to a breadth of audiences, from small business owners to workforces and mass organisations, spreading his message and sharing his highly credited teachings.

Find out more at http://www.philmjones.com and pre-order his new book "Exactly What To Say" on Amazon.com.

"The Universe won't give you a ham sandwich" - Part of the great advice on this episode (episode 264).

Joe Payton is a real estate developer, serial entrepreneur and angel investor.

Payton began his career selling advertising and publishing and moved into investor relations getting a graduate degree in 1994 from the University of Denver and working in-house in the mid 1990’s for Corporate Express, a startup that grew from $50M when he joined - to $1B in sales through acquisition and multiple public offerings. Joe was on the core Investor Relations team for the IPO and four secondary offerings.

Joe left corporate to invest in real estate full time in 1996. As a real estate investor Joe began buying and selling single family homes and parlayed his capital into larger developments and then small startups of his own and as angel investor. Joe was a member of the Rockies Venture club in Denver Colorado and the Central Texas Angel Network in Austin. Nothing he invested in went “big”, but he’s seen several hundred deal pitches, run diligence on a couple of dozen investments and gotten to know the process from the Angel side as well as the IPO experience when he was in Corporate.

In Dallas, Joe is focused on his business startups and real estate developments.

GeniusDen:
-Targets founders of startups with core management team, product, customers, revenue and scalable market potential.
-Provides member executives with community, peer support and actionable relevant lessons from qualified speakers to drive growth in operational excellence, fiscal discipline and sales performance.

Once accepted, Members pay rent for space they need - from a seat at an open desk to a full office. The rent is market rate on par with coworking spaces. GeniusDen does not take equity from Member's companies at this time.

If you are a Startup Founder - you are invited to come for a tour or attend a lecture to meet the community and share your vision and mission.

Reach Joe Payton at [email protected] or schedule a tour: www.GeniusDen.com.

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"The Universe won't give you a ham sandwich" - Part of the great advice on this episode (episode 264).

Joe Payton is a real estate developer, serial entrepreneur and angel investor.

Payton began his career selling advertising and publishing and moved into investor relations getting a graduate degree in 1994 from the University of Denver and working in-house in the mid 1990’s for Corporate Express, a startup that grew from $50M when he joined - to $1B in sales through acquisition and multiple public offerings. Joe was on the core Investor Relations team for the IPO and four secondary offerings.

Joe left corporate to invest in real estate full time in 1996. As a real estate investor Joe began buying and selling single family homes and parlayed his capital into larger developments and then small startups of his own and as angel investor. Joe was a member of the Rockies Venture club in Denver Colorado and the Central Texas Angel Network in Austin. Nothing he invested in went “big”, but he’s seen several hundred deal pitches, run diligence on a couple of dozen investments and gotten to know the process from the Angel side as well as the IPO experience when he was in Corporate.

In Dallas, Joe is focused on his business startups and real estate developments.

GeniusDen:
-Targets founders of startups with core management team, product, customers, revenue and scalable market potential.
-Provides member executives with community, peer support and actionable relevant lessons from qualified speakers to drive growth in operational excellence, fiscal discipline and sales performance.

Once accepted, Members pay rent for space they need - from a seat at an open desk to a full office. The rent is market rate on par with coworking spaces. GeniusDen does not take equity from Member's companies at this time.

If you are a Startup Founder - you are invited to come for a tour or attend a lecture to meet the community and share your vision and mission.

Reach Joe Payton at [email protected] or schedule a tour: www.GeniusDen.com.

Entrepreneurs need to try new things. Times change and the expectations from our customers morph over time. Finding ways to remain relevant and to provide unique ways to deliver our products or services are important in a world of change.

Thom Singer recently participated as a Table Leader in a special first time conference called XDP. This event was hosted by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in partnership with 360Live. Dozens of people donated hundreds of hours to create a two-day conference that would redesign many elements of live meetings.

Meetings are an important part of the world of associations. But the same event year over year can become stale, Yet, there are not a lot of options on ways to arrange an experience when bringing together large crowds at a hotel or conference center. But without exploration and trying new things, nothing will ever change.

ASAE undertook a new and exciting event with the Xperience Design Project (XDP). They took many things we expect at a live conference and turned them upside down. Most of the event was interactive discussions in small groups, and it all took place in once ballroom with a round center stage. From the moment participants entered the room, it was clear this conference was going to be different.

Thom Singer got to be a table leader, and the impact of seeing a major organization take such a big risk was inspiring. In your business, are you taking risks? Trying new things? Looking for ways to make your products or services more engaging for your customers? We can all benefit when we step out of our comfort zone.

Also, not everything at the event was perfect. Trying new things means that some parts may not work,... and thus some might complain (They certainly received some some negative feedback). But overall people were excited by what was new and unique, and next year they will build on the feedback.

This episode should make you think about how the XDP experiment could be inspirational for your own entrepreneurial journey.

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Entrepreneurs need to try new things. Times change and the expectations from our customers morph over time. Finding ways to remain relevant and to provide unique ways to deliver our products or services are important in a world of change.

Thom Singer recently participated as a Table Leader in a special first time conference called XDP. This event was hosted by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in partnership with 360Live. Dozens of people donated hundreds of hours to create a two-day conference that would redesign many elements of live meetings.

Meetings are an important part of the world of associations. But the same event year over year can become stale, Yet, there are not a lot of options on ways to arrange an experience when bringing together large crowds at a hotel or conference center. But without exploration and trying new things, nothing will ever change.

ASAE undertook a new and exciting event with the Xperience Design Project (XDP). They took many things we expect at a live conference and turned them upside down. Most of the event was interactive discussions in small groups, and it all took place in once ballroom with a round center stage. From the moment participants entered the room, it was clear this conference was going to be different.

Thom Singer got to be a table leader, and the impact of seeing a major organization take such a big risk was inspiring. In your business, are you taking risks? Trying new things? Looking for ways to make your products or services more engaging for your customers? We can all benefit when we step out of our comfort zone.

Also, not everything at the event was perfect. Trying new things means that some parts may not work,... and thus some might complain (They certainly received some some negative feedback). But overall people were excited by what was new and unique, and next year they will build on the feedback.

This episode should make you think about how the XDP experiment could be inspirational for your own entrepreneurial journey.

Imagine living your whole life as a writer, storyteller, performer and solopreneur.
Bob Stromberg has done just that. He started following his dream a young man, and never looked back.

From his home in St. Paul, MN Bob Stromberg travels continually performing
his very unique blend of original story, standup and shtick. His work has left
lasting impressions on Fortune 500 companies, raised multimillions for nonprofits,
garnered literary and theater awards and broken box office records
in the US and Europe. The London Times said “ He’s a genuinely funny man”.
The Chicago Sun Times called him, “… a mesmerizing physical comedian.”
Most impressively, Bob has joined a very small group of elite artists who
have stayed prolific and profitably busy for over forty years. How’s he done
it? By “Mastering the Craft of Creativity”. In his online class, Bob shares three
profound, transforming disciplines that lead to creating a rich, personal
reservoir of original ideas.

In this episode of CTED Bob shares his advice, ideas and unique long-term point of view with those who want to be more creative as an entrepreneur.

http://www.BobStromberg.com/coolthings

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Imagine living your whole life as a writer, storyteller, performer and solopreneur.
Bob Stromberg has done just that. He started following his dream a young man, and never looked back.

From his home in St. Paul, MN Bob Stromberg travels continually performing
his very unique blend of original story, standup and shtick. His work has left
lasting impressions on Fortune 500 companies, raised multimillions for nonprofits,
garnered literary and theater awards and broken box office records
in the US and Europe. The London Times said “ He’s a genuinely funny man”.
The Chicago Sun Times called him, “… a mesmerizing physical comedian.”
Most impressively, Bob has joined a very small group of elite artists who
have stayed prolific and profitably busy for over forty years. How’s he done
it? By “Mastering the Craft of Creativity”. In his online class, Bob shares three
profound, transforming disciplines that lead to creating a rich, personal
reservoir of original ideas.

In this episode of CTED Bob shares his advice, ideas and unique long-term point of view with those who want to be more creative as an entrepreneur.

http://www.BobStromberg.com/coolthings