The BigSpeak Podcast

Jia Jiang is a top rejection therapy keynote speaker with the most viewed TED Talk of 2017, Founder of Wuju Learning, and bestselling author. Jiang is famous for doing 100 Days of Rejection, which became the basis of his Amazon bestselling book Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection. Tune in to find out how intentionally being rejected will improve your sales abilities and confidence.

Learn from Molly's story of running an incredibly successful high-stakes underground poker game, to rebuilding her life after it all fell to pieces. Molly Bloom is an inspirational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Molly’s Game. She is best known for her memoir, Molly’s Game, which was adapted into an award-winning film of the same name by Aaron Sorkin. Tune in to find out why integrity is so important, and vital lessons about building a business, and rebuilding your life after a setback.

Alex Banayan is an entrepreneur and author of The Third Door (Crown/Penguin Random House, 2018), which chronicles his five-year quest tracking down Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, Warren Buffett, Maya Angelou, Steven Spielberg, Jane Goodall, Steve Wozniak, Jessica Alba, Larry King, and dozens more of the world’s most successful people. Tune in to find out how the world's most successful people broke through and launched their careers.

In this BigSpeak Podcast episode, host Mark Sylvester interviews Lisa Bodell, Founder and CEO of futurethink, an internationally recognized innovation research and training firm. Bodell is globally recognized as a leader and pioneering futurist in the field of innovation—creating a unique approach to an otherwise complicated topic. Listen to Lisa’s approach to corporate innovation to unlock new potential and create new value!

https://www.bigspeak.com/speakers/lisa-bodell/

In this episode, Jonas Kjellberg, co-creator of Skype, explains how product, sales, and profitability must interact in order to create a successful business. Jonas Kjellberg is a digital transformation speaker, entrepreneur, author, and investor. As co-creator of Skype, Kjellberg helped generate 90 percent of their revenue stream. . Tune into this BigSpeak podcast to hear a great conversation about the grit and mindset it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.

https://www.bigspeak.com/speakers/jonas-kjellberg/

In this episode, BigSpeak features Bob Sutton, who gives insight on his career and how he’s become the speaker he is today. Robert Sutton is an organizational change keynote speaker, Stanford Professor, and New York Times bestselling author. His research focuses on organizational change, leadership, innovation, and workplace dynamics. Using his psychology background he provides insightful consulting. Tune in to hear more about Sutton’s philosophy on organizational development.

https://www.bigspeak.com/speakers/robert-sutton/

In this episode, BigSpeak host, Mark Sylvester, dives into the speaking life of Robert Richman, culture architect and co-creator of Zappos Insights. Richman is best known for building one of the most idealized company cultures at Zappos and his speaking is designed to help other companies reach this optimized culture. Richman explains how his approach to 'hacking' culture with his open-space strategy allows you to take ownership and bond with your company culture. Listen to find out how he shapes culture based on his hand-crafted science. www.bigspeak.com/episode/robert-richman

In this episode, Michael Parrish DuDell breaks down his ten years of business speaking with BigSpeak host, Mark Sylvester. Parrish DuDell’s speaking focuses on the millennial’s new approach to work. He examines the three types of change– transformational, situational, and generational–and applies them to various aspects of business. He embodies the “millennial” ethos of quality over quantity as a marker of success but believes the term “millennial” doesn’t do the mindset justice because it won’t end with this generation. Listen to find out why Parrish DeDull believes millennials have changed the way business is run for good. https://www.bigspeak.com/episode/michael-parrish-dudell/

Adam Cheyer is a top technology and AI speaker, co-founder and VP of Engineering of Siri, and a founding advisor for Change.org. He is also a pioneer and expert in the areas of distributed computing, intelligent agents, and advanced user interfaces, with more than twenty issued patents to his name. Currently, he is the co-founder and VP of Engineering for Viv, a digital voice assistant, which has become the basis for Bixby on Samsung phones.

In this episode, Adam talks about the startups he created, how speaking to entrepreneurs inspired him, and his discovery that one person can change the world. Learn more: www.bigspeak.com/episode/adam-cheyer

In this episode BigSpeak host, Mark Sylvester, speaks with Vernice 'FlyGirl' Armour, first black women to pilot for the U.S. Marine Corp and motivational speaker.  She has served as a police officer, a combat pilot, and even played professional women's football. Her natural charisma got her into the world of keynote speaking by chance, but it turns out the team-building experience she gained from her time serving is a powerful tool for helping any industry overcome its challenges.

She shows how her unique experiences allow her to become part of your team and fight alongside you, whether you're in sales, services, tech, etc. She doesn't just tailor her motivational speaking to fit your company. Instead, she learns your company in and out and speaks to the heart of your business. FlyGirl's stories of triumph and collaboration are truly motivating. www.bigspeak.com/episode/vernice-flygirl-armour