Strive For More

Lewis Matthews - Consultant Turned Tech Head On Goal Setting, Grit, & Resilience

"Everything is either a blessing or a lesson." -- Lewis Matthews

Lewis is an ex-management consultant who made the jump into the tech world, specifically food-technology where he now heads up the Sales Strategy & Operations function for DoorDash Canada, the on-demand food delivery platform started out of San Francisco in 2013. Lewis shares great insights about how to move fast and break things in the tech space, and what he’s done to overcome his resistance to this necessity. Lewis also dives deep into the goal setting process that he uses to improve his productivity and accomplish more. We talk about the bias for action and how crucial this is to overcome if you want to achieve great things in your business, life, or relationships.

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Ally is the Program Manager of Talent Acceleration at Clio, a legal technology company, where she's helping prove it's possible to build and scale a Human and High Performing organization. Ally completed her Master’s degree at The London School of Economics in organizational psychology where she wrote her thesis on psychological safety in teams. 

In this episode we talk about:

Why you’re not forming your teams correctly (and what to do about it)

How to improve the culture of your organization

What role ‘shocking rules’ have in an organization and how you can implement these yourself

Why you’re not hiring right (and how to optimize it)

Tips and tricks on how to manage teams better so that you’re not spending as much time or energy

How to MASSIVELY improve your own personal growth

And a whole lot more...

Book Recommendations:

Robert Kegan - An Everyone Culture https://amzn.to/3eFEb4W

Kim Scott - Radical Candor https://amzn.to/2GD1rnm

Michael Bungay Stanier - The Coaching Habit https://amzn.to/2U4HcCe

Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen - Thanks For the Feedback https://amzn.to/358GUAt

Aaron Dignan - Brave New Work https://amzn.to/3p6VLmV

If you want to learn more about Ally, you can find her personally on LinkedIn at Allison McGerrigle or if you want to learn more about Clio, you can find them on their website at clio.com

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Our next guest, Tate Hackert, originated more than $300,000 in loans through sourced-leads on Craigslist between the ages of 15-23. Tate is currently the founder and President of Zayzoon, which is an HR-technology company on a mission to improve employee health through the use of responsible financial products.

In this episode we talk about:

Why he took a unique approach in University to build relationships and connect with entrepreneurs (and how you can do the same thing)

Why you have to do things that can’t scale in the early days (so that you can scale)

How a focus on hiring great people has impacted his business

Why Zayzoon focuses on creating a great culture (and how you can too) 

And a whole lot more...

Book Recommendations:

Phil Knight - Shoe Dog https://amzn.to/3k9PtiE

Peter Thiel - Zero to One https://amzn.to/36iLPOC

Stephen Witt - How Music Got Free https://amzn.to/2GD1X4M

David Epstein - Range https://amzn.to/3l9W6D8

If you want to learn more about Tate, you can find Zayzoon on Instagram at Zayzoon.transfer or on their website at Zayzoon.com, you can also find Tate personally on LinkedIn at Tate Hackert.

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Today’s guest is Conner Molander, guitarist, vocalist, and keyboardist for the Montreal indie band Half Moon Run.

In this episode we talk about:

Why starting something new is so hard (and what he means when he says “plunging into the uncertain”)

Why TFQA is so important to him (and what it means)

What kickstarted the founding of Half Moon Run and what they credit their success to

How he balances the creative aspect and the business side of music

What it’s like being on the road

Debunking of some common training myths

And a whole lot more...

If you want to learn more about Conner, you can find Half Moon Run on Instagram at HalfMoonRun or on their website at HalfMoonRun.com, you can also find Conner personally on Instagram @MolanderConner or on Twitter @ConnerMolander

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Our next guest, Jonathan Barlow, is a performance specialist who leads the pro and elite sports division at EXOS in Arizona.

Jonathan coaches a wide range of pro and collegiate athletes including NFL, NBA, MLB, UFC fighters, as well as members of the US Special Forces.

In this episode we talk about:

Why you shouldn’t get your nutrition advice from Netflix

Easy-to-use rules for your own fitness and health

What it’s like training professional athletes (and some funny anecdotes)

Debunking of some common training myths

And a whole lot more...

Book recommendation:

Chip and Dan Heath - Switch https://amzn.to/38nvsDc

If you want to learn more about Jon, you can find him personally on LinkedIn at Jonathan Barlow, you can find him on Instagram @jbarloww and you can find EXOS online at teamexos.com

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Our next guest is Sunny Gakhal, who is the youngest partner at DuMoulin Boskovich LLP, a law firm in downtown Vancouver.

Sunny has also co-founded Myelin Athlete Management, which is a start-up sports management company with offices in Vancouver, Toronto, and Los Angeles. Sunny is currently a sports agent with Myelin Athlete Management.

In this episode we talk about:

Why failing to get a job as a sports agent prompted him to start his own agency

Why the transition from his day job to being an entrepreneur was easier than expected

The lessons he’s learned on his entrepreneurial journey

Why accountability is so important to success

How to overcome fear to achieve anything you want

And a whole lot more...

Book recommendation:

Keith Ferrazi - Never Eat Alone https://amzn.to/3eAlzDc

If you want to learn more about Sunny, you can find him personally on LinkedIn at Sunny Gakhal, you can find Myelin Athlete Management on Instagram @myelinmanagement and you can find Myelin Athlete Management at myelinmanagement.com

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In this episode we are joined by Femi Bode-George, who gives us advice on how to get over the fear of getting started in a new venture. Listen in to find out what post-it note Femi looks at every day to inspire him for greater things, and for a proven strategy on overcoming the biggest challenges in your life. 

Femi knows that, “Discipline is freedom,” and that “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like hard work.”

Book recommendation:

Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich https://amzn.to/3n4iD4U

Chris Salmon helps senior leaders design and deliver sustainable programs around strategy, governance, organizational performance and leadership. He has served as a UK Crown Servant within the UK Intelligence Community, and currently serves the community as Chair with the Provincial Emergency Medical Services Foundation in Alberta and he previously served as Police Commissioner & Vice Chair with the Calgary Police Commission. He is also on the Advisory Board for Change Management Programs at Mount Royal University.

Chris is a graduate of the University of London, the University of Manchester, and the University of Wales. He is also a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, and the proud holder of the Freedom of the City of London.

We talk about:

Why the meaning of life is to find meaning of life (and how you can find it too)

Why habits are so important

The mental models he uses to improve his decision making

How he improves his strategic thinking (and how you can too)

And a whole lot more...

Book recommendations:

Annie Duke - Thinking In Bets https://amzn.to/2GI6yTs

Rene Girard - Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World https://amzn.to/2I8qPSW

If you want to learn more about Chris, you can find him on LinkedIn at Chris Salmon.

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Our next guest is currently a resident physician specializing in emergency medicine at the Vancouver General Hospital with subspecialty interest in Aerospace Medicine and holds a MSc in Aerospace Medicine from King's College London. He is interested in the application of medicine to deep spaceflight and currently does research for the European Space Agency where he looks at innovative countermeasures to long duration human spaceflight. He has also invented and patented multiple medical devices and is part of a biomedical start-up company.

We talk about:

Why routines are the most important thing ensuring his success

How he schedules his day to optimize his productivity

What he does differently than everyone else that allows him to achieve such a high level of success

Why embracing discomfort is so important

What taking a long-term perspective would do for all of us looking to build something in the world

And a whole lot more...

Book recommendation:

Fred Schwed - Where Are The Customer’s Yachts https://amzn.to/3k8gP97

If you want to learn more about David, you can find him on Twitter @_DavidKim and you can find Difinity Solutions at Difinity.ca

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Do you think the habits and mindsets you currently have will be with you for life? In other words, do you have one problem that’s been a HUGE challenge in your life for years, and you’ve never been able to get past it? Maybe that’s a fear of heights, or the inability to speak with women, or maybe you think you can’t make that cold-call sales call. In this episode we explore the radical concept of an “Alter-Ego,” and how this can radically transform your life through rewiring your brain. Listen in to learn how to implement this easy-to-use system for yourself, and I promise it will change your life.