The Blank Slate Podcast

On today's episode we talk to Randy Ford, Writer & Storytelling Strategist, First Story Strategies about how storytelling has become a buzzword, the Neural Story Net (and the ways our brain uses story-structure to organize the data we take in through the five senses), The Hero's Journey and helping organizations explore what people want and share what they need to know.

On today's episode we talk to Peter Simon Grenis, Attorney, The Grenis Law Office about survival, the ins and outs of divorce and family law, meeting clients who don't want to meet him (and how very personal his work is), treating people right because doing so will come back around, the need for lawyers to specialize (and identifying one's niche) and finding a market where your competition is aging (while you're not yet).

On today's episode we talk to Annmarie Lanesey, Cofounder and President, Greane Tree Technology and Founder and CEO, ALBANYCANCODE about advocating for more diversity in the tech sector, paying it forward, the belief that most of us can do this work (and how if you expose people to tech, they'll see that they're good at it) and getting peeved when someone uses the phrase "lifestyle business" as a negative.

On today's episode we talk to Mark Yonaty, Owner, Greater Binghamton Development about rebranding one's business through partnerships, staying the course, revitalizing downtown Binghamton, NY (producer Ben Tanzer's hometown), extracting lessons from the pandemic (and recognizing today's show signals a shift towards the post-pandemic episodes to come), extending respect to one's fellow business owners and competitors, the need for all of us to work together in harmony and our collective obligation to make the world a better place.

On today's very special 50th episode we talk to Daniel Cooney, Owner of Daniel Cooney Fine Art about doing what he wants to be doing, selecting work that is both close to his heart and work he wants to sell, showing amazing artists no one has heard of, having a voice in the world and how everything changed when instead of thinking about money, getting bigger and more prestige, he asked, how can I be of service?

On today's episode we talk to Diane Grimard Wilson, Founder of Grimard Wilson Consulting, Inc. about Neuroscience based coaching, the clarity that comes with your brain being more clear, her love of excellence (and people who are difficult), how a lot of things that get us in trouble are hard wired, her recovery from concussion and post-concussion syndrome and the upcoming May 11th release of her critically acclaimed medical memoir Brain Dance.

On today's episode we talk to Mark Yee, Abstract Artist about shopping (and eating) local, imposter syndrome, endless warriors, The Happiness Trap, dialectical thinking (or holding two thoughts at the same time), being present (as well as the tension between the future and the past), circles of feedback, not living a life of regret (and not wanting to die unremembered), the push-pull between legacy and mission and how we all have a purpose.

On today's episode we talk to David Fausel, Consultant to big companies and startups alike, about feeling optimistic, skating to where the puck is going, not where it is, missing the serendipity that comes with being in an office (and how someone will find a way to to address that even as we continue to work from home), keeping people motivated and retaining the stuff that's great from the last twelve months (and getting rid of the stuff that isn't), while ensuring a broader range of people benefit from those great things.

On today's episode we talk to Charlene King, Founder of King Communications (which is in the process of a rebrand that will launch in April, new name charleneking.co) about asking yourself how someone can start a business without knowing who they are first, learning your pain points, determining that spirituality had to come first, vulnerability, having an effective ritual at the start of your day (and creating moments of serendipity) and being called to work with mission driven leaders, change agent warriors and entrepreneurs.

On today's episode we talk to Elliot Richardson, Co-Founder & President of the Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC) about getting tired of yelling at his television, how there's never been a more important time to support small business, getting involved with issues that are important to you, moving legislation, the SBAC's support for The Recovery Initiative to Support Employment (or the R.I.S.E. Act), staying positive and how we're all in this together.