Premier Chess: Conquer the Game; Master Your Life

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In 44th episode, I converse with Keith Greer, an executive coach who, challenges all to explore their culture, relationships and the quality of their communication through the lens of Conversational Intelligence. He works with educational institutions, busineses and individuals.We discuss the definition of Conversational Intelligence, ways for coaches, teachers and managers to gain trust, the art of questioning and much more.

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In Episode 43, I converse with National Master Kola Adeyemi, who’s been a great friend and colleague ever since I met him in Washington Square Park back in 2006. Since then we’ve spent countless hours playing speed chess against one another, traveling to the North American Open in Las Vegas in December 2010, teaching together with Make a Difference in Tanzania in July 2018 and much more. By day, Kola is Strategy and Operations Lead at Google. We discuss chess communities, the correlations between chess, finance and technology, the importance of constant improvement, volunteering in Tanzania and much more.

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In Episode 42, I converse with Bradford Fyffe, the owner of Five Star Painting Brooklyn, which does painting jobs in commercial and residental properties all over New York City.We talk about seeking one's true passion, the benefits of franchising and the relationship of chess and painting.

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In Episode 41, I converse with Robby Alex Robertson, a relationship coach and founder of Dynamite Dads, who I recently met through our mutual friend Michael Deutsch, Owner of Hands on Hoops and former podcast guest. We discuss the art of coaching, ways to motivate others, the importance of getting outside of one's comfort zone, the relationships between mothers and fathers and much more.

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In our milestone 40th episode, I coverse with leadership and life coach Tanja Bogataj, who hails from Slovenia but deals with clients all over the globe. She is the founder of #bepowerfulandfree community. We talk about the importance of getting outside of one's comfort zone (Ufaratzta in Hebrew), the relationship of chess and leadership, transferrable skills between various industries and much more.

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In our 39th episode, I interview Elizabeth Drivas, who's been our Paychex Account Executive since January 2019. We talk about the benefits of payroll for services businesses, ways for growing businesses to stay a float during the COVID-19 challenges and analologies between HR and chess.

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In Episode 38, I converse with Molly Coy, Founder of Coys Camps and Classes and A Tale of Two Kings. The episode photo was from a camp we did in her Sonoran Science Academy Tucson classroom when Pima County Superintendent Dustin Williams came to visit our winter break camp in January, 2019. We discuss the relationship of chess and business, chess pedagogy, chess parenting and more.

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In Episode 37, I converse with Harriett Erskine-Joseph, Founder of Interiors by Harriet, a fellow member of BNI Manhattan Chapter 54. Her company Interiors by Harriet designs and installs window treatments and cleans draperies throughout the Greater NYC area. We talk about the process of window treatments and how it relates to a chess game, the importance of preemptive measure and more.

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In our special double Chai Episode #36, I converse with Adam Torres, the founder of Mission Matters Media, a media, publishing and podcast marketing agency dedicated to the needs of business owners, entrepreneurs and executives. Adam is an international speaker, author of multiple books and host of the Mission Matters series of podcasts which has an 1,800+ episode catalogue. I was on his podcast a few weeks ago:https://missionmatters.com/benefits-of-chess-in-life-and-business-with-evan-rabin/We discuss our mutual passion for entrepreneurship, the concept of shared authorship, the benefits publishing can bring, especially to chess players, and much more.

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In Episode #35, I converse with Benjamin Steinman, an Account Executive for Konica Business Solutions, which supplies copy machines, security cameras and other equipment to businesses in the New York area. While on the surface his business and chess do not have all that much in common, we were able to uncover quite a bit! We chatted about business networking, buying equipment as preemptive measure, just as you would castle your king before your opponent starts to attack, the importance of referral partners, and the requirement to add value in every conversation.