Secrets to Win Big With Arjun Sen

Stacey Yudin is Chief Executive Officer of NEP Services. A tech leader, Stacey is known for her unstoppable drive and creating transformative technology to advance non-profits and build strong communities. She is passionate about the industrial 4.0 and believes tech is the bridge to building a better future for non-profits.

Here are some key insights from this week’s show:

- Non-Profits are businesses too, they just give back their profits.

- Leadership is a team sport; play, lead and win like a team.

- ⁠Your business is a reflection of the individuals you hire.

- ⁠The goal of a business should be to deliver the best.

- Always keep an eye out for gaps in the marketplace.

- Have high energy and a high tolerance to build a world the way you see it.

- Being flexible and resilient is the key to success.

- Failure is an opportunity to reflect, be curious, and ask questions to overcome.

- ⁠Life is a winding journey. ⁠Learn to enjoy the little moments.

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Lifelong friends Sahil Rahman and Rahul Vinod said they opened RASA, a growing Indian fast-casual eatery, to make Indian food more accessible and to be a “bright spot” in people’s days. Sahil and Rahul grew up in the restaurant industry and witnessed the way that food impacted our community and spread joy. RASA, today, has expanded to 5 locations.

Founded by second generation restaurateurs, RASA has been named a Breakout Brand by Nation's Restaurant News, Best Concept Mid-Atlantic by Starchefs, highlighted in the Washington Post Fall Dining Guide, and featured on the cover of QSR Magazine's 40/40 list, which highlights emerging restaurant brands nationwide.

Here are some key insights from this week’s show:

- Just take the leap. We often regret the leaps we don’t take.

- New products start with authenticity and maintain consistency.

- Create an environment where everyone feels welcome.

- Service starts with the mindset of a tour guide.

- How we introduce new products defines them.

- Partnerships need positive intent, conscious effort, and commitment.

- Always be your authentic self.

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Craig Woolridge excels in building and managing relationships, developing long-term business strategies, and delivering innovative client solutions. He prioritizes business growth and innovation and has exceptional skills in operations management and sales strategy development.

With extensive experience working for notable companies like Cantor Fitzgerald, Morgan Stanley, LibertyView Capital Management, Blacklock & Partners, Toronto Dominion, Microsoft, and BNP Paribas, Craig is well-positioned to implement cutting-edge solutions and continue driving success.

Here are some key insights from this week’s show:

- Work ethic and empathy are the building blocks for success.

- ⁠Leverage something that you are strong at in order to succeed.

- Don’t let your blind spots get in the way of your success.

- Failures are opportunities to learn.

- Some things just don’t work out. That’s just the way life is.

- Always chasing perfection can lead to an unhappy life.

- Take a balanced approach towards the highs and lows in life.

- ⁠Surround yourself with people smarter than yourself.

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Stacy Pederson is a Funny Motivational Keynote Speaker. After failing in every conceivable way (including life itself-literally-) Stacy chose to reinvent herself. She is now a sought-after Keynote Motivational Speaker who gives audiences fun—yet practical actions on how to overcome stress, handle change, be more resilient, and live a life that matters.

Here are some key insights from this week’s show:

- People know when you are not being authentic.

- Find more joy by being open to different ideas.

- Give hope and joy to someone who is struggling. It is one of the best feelings.

- We make different choices when we aren’t afraid of failure.

- When we look at failure differently, the world seems bigger and better.

- Hardships make us better people.

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Mike Domitrz, Hall-of-Fame Speaker, Author, Subject Matter Expert, Educator, and Certified Speaking Professional, is the Founder of The Center for Respect, Inc. He has devoted his life to the mission of creating a culture of respect for ALL. You may have seen Mike quoted in NBC Dateline, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal and other renowned publications.

In 2022, Mike was inducted into the National Speakers Association Hall of Fame and was the first expert focused on respect in the workplace to ever be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Here are some key insights from this week’s show:

- Tiny cracks in respect become bigger over time and changes everything.

- When one has to earn your respect, it becomes a game of power.

- People are way more productive when they feel respected.

- Respect often gets ignored because it’s considered a soft skill.

- People shut down when they do not feel respected.

- When somebody feels they are living a life of choice, they feel respected.

- A great test for a leader is how many people can say no to them.

- Empower people to really have a choice in the workplace.

- The failure in most organizations is to not really learn about their people.

- Empathy is one of the most important traits of a great leader.

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Bruce Somers, Jr. is the Chief Storyteller at Sincbox, a company Bruce founded after a decade in the direct response TV field. He pioneered the brand response category and, to date, has directed and produced over 500 campaigns for clients such as DIRECTV, VISA, Microsoft, Citibank, United Airlines, Starbucks, Dell, Bounce, Cascade, Dawn, CoverGirl, Hamilton Beach, Epson, Disney, Whirlpool, Weber Grills, Omaha Steaks,... to name a few.

Here are some key insights from this week’s show:

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Liz Weber is a strategic leadership advisor and works with C-Suite leaders and boards on strategic and succession planning to simplify the process, accelerate implementation, and enhance impact organization wide.

Liz has written leadership books, has supervised business activities in 129 countries, and has consulted in over 20 countries.

Here are some key insights from this week’s show:

- Start with goal clarity, which leads to cultural clarity.

- To drive growth, understand what needs to be focused on and in what order.

- Gaining confidence and credibility leads to earning trust.

- First ask questions; then stop talking and listen; then rephrase the questions.

- Understand how the pieces connect for the domino effect to go in the right direction and not the wrong direction.

- Think, behave, and lead differently in different positions of leadership.

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Peter Voss, a Pioneer in AI who coined the term ‘Artificial General Intelligence’ and the CEO and Chief Scientist at Aigo.ai. For the past 15 years, Voss and his team at Aigo have been perfecting an industry disruptive, highly intelligent and hyper-personalized Chatbot, with a brain, for large enterprise customers.

Here are some key insights from this week’s show:

- Unlike AI, for humans, reasoning is an evolutionary afterthought. Data can direct but not decide.

- Flowcharts don’t often cover the way people actually want their problems solved.

- Studying human intelligence can be a powerful tool to improve AI.

- AI needs infusion of common sense.

- When software starts to think, learn and reason, it can lead to a better life for everyone.

- The ultimate goal is to have technology benefit humanity.

- A fundamental limitation of current AI systems is that they cannot learn in real time and cannot think about their own cognitive abilities.

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Professor Ravikumar Bhaskaran is a legendary figure for IIT Kharagpur alumni who graduated between 1982 and 2005 when he was the Professor in Charge of Training and Placement. He was responsible for making IIT Kharagpur the nation most sought after IIT campus for recruitment, a position the Institute enjoys even today. I graduated from IIT Kharagpur in 1986 and was fortunate to benefit from the vision and leadership of the genius and leadership of Prof. Bhaskaran.

Here are some key insights from this week’s show:

- The excitement to face a challenge and the intent to deliver is enough to get the ball rolling.

- Learn to grab the opportunities that come your way.

- Make an impact by living up to the trust that others place in you.

- Discipline and standards can make one stand out in a crowd.

- The smallest of small details matter to put up the best show.

- Building bonds plays a major role in earning trust.

- There is no place for discrimination when you’re fully committed to serve.

- Not imposing conditions and graciously accepting results can sometimes work better than persuasion in the long run.

- Self-evaluation leads to figuring out your true passion, which in turn leads you in the direction where you shine and blossom.

- Human emotions are very tricky. Hesitation and panic can often lead to desperation.

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