The Blank Slate Podcast

On today's episode we talk to Carrie Waible, President of CW&Co. about bringing the heart and the grit, how she had always been about the how and what, but is now focused on her why and a big part of her why is working with founders, small business people, creatives and those who try to get from A-Z everyday, living smaller, needing to love what you do and being more connected to her work and learning that she doesn't have to have all of the answers.

On today's episode we talk to Barbara Newman, Brand Whisperer about listening to one self, her life in advertising, creating emotional connections, cowgirl spirit, saying yes, staying curious, not managing teams, but inspiring them, how feeling good is what drove her, that she's winding down from always wanting to power through and instead now wants to thrive and the release of her eco fiction YA novel The Dreamcatcher Codes.

On today's episode we talk* to Barbra Dillon, Editor-in-Chief, Co-Founder & Director of Jedi Recruitment at Fanbase Press about how Dillon (and her co-founder + husband Bryant) take their morals from the stories they love, while telling stories that are meaningful to them (such as the comic book series Quince) and giving people the chance to tell their stories, loving every fandom possible (and their belief that a fanbase ought speak to everyone), creating a safe and inclusive community and not serving as gatekeepers, but focusing on supporting creators and sharing what to expect in the comics industry with them.

*Please excuse the occasional, mostly early, Zoom glitch.

On today's episode we talk to Matt Fitzpatrick, Partner at Salt Works Energy about marrying the old school with the new, abandoning Wall Street for the entrepreneurial life (and how that involves starting at ground zero, belt tightening, and embracing patience and risk), the impact of solar energy on both the world and one's bottom line, reimagining stale business models through vision, planning and implementation and the upcoming release of his novel Demon Tide, the third book in the widely acclaimed Justin McGee crime series.

On today's episode we talk to D. Yvonne Rivers, CEO and Founder of Phoebe Marketing Group, Business Success Coach & Podcaster about seeking work that's aligned with one's mission and vision (and knowing what one's mission and vision are), focusing on your why, how everday is a chance to fill-in a blank check, the benefits of engaging in a SWOT Analysis, helping people achieve their fullest potential, the Birth Moms Real Talk podcast and the three Ps, Ms and Knows.

On today's episode we talk to Matt Simpson, Author, Podcaster & Empowerment Life Coach about giving oneself permission to dream big, the benefits of ayahuasca, forging a path of passion, purpose and service to others, leaning into the darkness, examining how we start our days, including a focus on rituals, daily discipline and intentional habits, childhood sexual trauma and the Worth The Fight podcast and book.

On today's episode we talk to Jeremy Gershfeld, Director of Culture and Learning, goodcounsel about his career as a classical musician, seeking consistency and The Quartet Approach, creating a decisionmaking process that welcomes argument and dissent, the Subject-Object Interview model, the benefits of leaders showing vulnerability, neuronormality and reflecting on one's past experiences of how they learned and making new meaning from them.

On today's episode we talk to Robin Joyce Tillotson, Chief Cultural Officer, This I Do For Me (and host of the This I Do For Me: Women Over 50, Black and Fabulous! podcast) about how everthing she does is based on bringing other people along, recognizing that most people want to make a change, but being comfortable is the next big thing, experiencing travel and culture as self-care, recognizing that even what she was doing before the pandemic was helpful, deepening her understanding of other people helps her deepen the understanding of herself and that there are no limits.

On today's episode we talk to researcher, speaker and thought entrepreneur Jon Mertz about balancing profit and purpose, the future of work and the line between work and life, empathy, stakeholder value, businesses doing what's best for the common good, betterment, social impact, his book Activate Leadership: Aspen Truths to Empower Millenial Leaders and virtues, including, but not limited to honesty, transparency and courage (as well as how we put these virtues into practice).

On today's episode we talk to Cartoonist & Writer Chris Schweizer and Liz Schweizer, his life and business partner, about not usually being in the same room, how Chris spends most of his time drawing (and how their division of labor affords Chris the ability to create because he doesn't have to do the normal adult things), being unable to attend comic book conventions during the pandemic (and what this means in terms of cash flow), utilizing Patreon and why even though Chris likes his solitude, he misses being helpful to other artists who are looking to get started.