Ben Wise, co-founder of Captivate and head of programmatic media at Google, joins Rob Kalwarowsky to talk about the psychology of influence. We talk about tactical tools to help you increase your powers of persuasion.

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Bio:

Ben Wise is the co-founder of Captivate, providing tactical tools to help you increase your powers of persuasion. He is a sought after speaker and corporate trainer on the psychology of persuasion and has appeared at industry events, conferences and corporate training programs. 

Beyond Captivate, Ben Wise is a 15 year advertising industry veteran who has held successive sales and leadership roles at Google, where he is currently the Head of Programmatic Media. Ben is active in his community where he serves on the Board of the Daily Bread Food Bank and advises multiple startups on sales

and go to market strategy.

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Stephanie Curcio, Founder & CEO of NLPatent, joins Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky to talk disrupting an industry, using artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize the patent process and how to lead a high-performance team.

Stephanie Curcio is an IP lawyer and the CEO & Co-Founder of NLPatent, an industry-leading AI patent search platform used by top law firms, innovative companies, and research universities worldwide. Her work at the intersection between AI and patent law has made her a sought-after expert on matters regarding AI & IP, including advising national patent offices on AI policy. She holds prominent leadership positions at IP organizations in Canada and the U.S., and has consistently been recognized as a global leader in IP strategy (IAM Strategy 300) and a "Powerful Woman in IP" (WIPF). Her contributions to the innovation economy have recently earned her recognition as one of The DMZ's "Women of the Year" and The Peak's "Emerging Leaders" in the Legal category.

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Sonya Shorey, President and CEO, for Invest Ottawa, Bayview Yards, and Area X.O, joins Rob Kalwarowsky to talk about goal setting.  She shares how going for big audacious goals or moonshots is the way to make huge impact, why working together and community matter and how you can use goal-setting to achieve massive results.

Sonya Shorey, President and CEO, for Invest Ottawa, Bayview Yards, and Area X.O, is a strategy executive and management consultant with more than 22 years of leadership experience with private and public organizations. With expertise in regional, national, and global technology, entrepreneurial, economic development, and innovation-based organizations, she specializes in corporate and communications strategy development and execution. This includes investment strategies that secure new cash and in-kind contributions from public and private sources. Since 2005, Sonya has led, strategized, authored and/or made a significant contribution to successful multi-year funding proposals and initiatives valued at more than $203 million from municipal, provincial, federal, and international governments. Within her executive leadership role with Invest Ottawa, Bayview Yards and Area X.O, Sonya plays a pivotal role in developing, leading, and executing strategy for all three organizations. 

This includes:

• Area X.O, the futureplex of innovation and collaboration for next-generation smart mobility,

connectivity and autonomy technologies;

• The Women Founders and Owners Strategy and Action Plan. This includes co-founding SheBoot,

the investment-ready bootcamp for women tech founders designed and delivered by women

entrepreneurs and investors, and founding International Women’s Week in Canada’s Capital; and

International Women’s Week.

• The first Pan-Ontario Scale-Up Platform of its kind aimed at enabling and accelerating the growth,

scaleup and commercial success of more $100 million revenue-generating tech companies in

Canada.

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Leadership Tips for Tech Startup Founders: A Masterclass in Adaptability and Resilience

Robin Daniels, Chief Business & Product Officer at Zensai, joins Susan Hobson on the Leadership Launchpad Podcast to talk about the duty of leaders to maximize their people’s potential, to create happy workplaces and measuring the impact of happy employees.

Robin Daniels is an experienced executive focused on growth, marketing, GTM, product innovation, and leadership development to deliver epic results through ground-breaking, fun, and highly differentiated activities, while empowering people and teams to do the best work of their lives. Throughout his career, Robin has held executive leadership roles in high growth companies of all sizes, including Matterport (IPO) WeWork (near IPO), Salesforce, LinkedIn, Box (IPO), Veritas, and Vera (acquired).

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robingdaniels/ 

Zensai - https://zensai.com/ 

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Davin Fan, GM of North America at Mews, joins Susan Hobson on the Leadership Launchpad Podcast to talk about crafting a career to his strengths, focusing on future goals and leadership have built his success.

Davin Fan has spent the past 15 years in tech leading various GTM functions including strategy & operations, sales, and marketing. His resume includes stints at Salesforce, Gusto, Toast, and he currently leads the North America business unit for Mews, a unicorn hotel management software startup. He has deep expertise in scaling startups as well as operating large multinational businesses.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davinfan/

Mews: https://www.mews.com/en 

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Rasto Racz, Head of Transformation at a leading chocolate company, joins Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky on the Leadership Launchpad Podcast to talk about how to transform organizations, lead culture change and lead global teams through change.

Connect with Rasto

-https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasto-racz-1852257/ 

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Derrick Mains, CEO & Founder of The Process Fixer, joins Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky on the Leadership Launchpad Podcast to talk about how to improve your processes, quality and profitability.

Emmy Award-winning content creator, four-time author, operations podcaster with more than 160,000 monthly listeners, and optimization consultant renowned for his pioneering work in process engineering, design, and transformation. Mains work spans more than 20 years and 150 companies across nearly every industry, from early-stage companies on through the Fortune 10. Mains approach melds essentialism with a keen focus on human-centric system design, emphasizing the need for regular audits, reflection, and reinvestment to achieve optimization.

Mains believes that all organizational systems share a fundamental purpose: transforming the input of resources into value, through outputs. He highlights how, without active management, systems degrade, leading to inefficiency and value and margin fade. His philosophy underscores the criticality of understanding the interconnectedness of systems and their natural progression towards entropy.

Connect with Derrick

-Process Triage

-The Process Fixer

-Derrick's LinkedIn

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Elizabeth Dodson, Co-Founder of HomeZada, joins Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky on the Leadership Launchpad Podcast to talk about home ownership, leading businesses and growing as an entrepreneur.

Elizabeth Dodson is the co-founder of HomeZada, an online and mobile home

management solution. HomeZada strives to educate and provide resources for

homeowners in all areas of home management, including home inventory, home

maintenance, home finances and home improvement projects.  Beth has had

roles in marketing, sales, partner management, business development and

finance. As a cofounder or HomeZada, she manages many aspects of the company including marketing and business development. Beth grew up in Maryland where she received her MBA from Loyola University.

Connect with Elizabeth

https://www.linkedin.com/in/edodson/ 

https://www.homezada.com/ 

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Aziz Albahar, Founder of Mojo, joins Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky on the Leadership Launchpad Podcast to talk about entrepreneurship, his journey from MIT & Harvard, to Haliburton & Apple, to founding his own startups, rebounding from failure to success and more!

With a focus on embracing uncertainty and leveraging it into opportunities for growth, this talk encourages a reevaluation of how we perceive and interact with risk.  As CEO of Mojo, Abdulaziz is a trailblazer in the modern tech landscape. An MIT and Harvard Business School alum, Abdulaziz's journey is a testament to continuous learning, adaptability, and unwavering dedication to excellence. 

Connect with Aziz:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aalbahar/

https://getmojoapp.com/ 

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