The Sydcast

 Episode Summary

Ken Shropshire is the master of making lemonade when life hands you lemons. Told by his coach that he would never make it as a professional athlete, Ken took what he knew and became a sports attorney and then parlayed that knowledge into a thirty-year career at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. His insight to the practical sociology of sports spans the Olympics, college, and professional sports worlds. Today he is an author and consultant in sports and he shares his epic journey with The Sydcast.    

Syd Finkelstein

Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the Global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein’s research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. 

Ken Shropshire

Kenneth L. Shropshire joined Arizona State University after having served for more than 30 years as the David W. Hauck Professor at the Wharton School in the department of legal studies and business ethics at the University of Pennsylvania. He also served as the director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative and carries the title Wharton Professor Emeritus. 

Ken is the first Adidas Distinguished Professor of Global Sport and the founding CEO of the Global Sport Institute, with additional appointments in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, and the African and African American Studies program in the School of Social Transformation.

Professor Shropshire's research centers on a wide range of sports-related issues, including sports business, sports business law, sports and social impact, race and the law, negotiations, franchise relocation, antitrust issues, contracts, negotiation and dispute resolution, and the broader sports industry. His research has been published in a dozen books and law journals, including Stanford Law and Policy Review, American Business Law Journal, Hastings Law Journal, Marquette Sports Law Journal, Seton Hall Journal of Sports Law, Denver University Law Review, and University of Colorado Law Review.

Insights from this episode:

• Details on Ken’s work on the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and the reasons why he still calls it the job of a lifetime.  
• Benefits of focusing on the task at hand and “working smart, not long” to accomplish your goals.
• How to be successful in the presence of obstacles by using what you have learned and applying that experience to a new path to success.  
• Strategies being employed to combat injuries in football and create diverse representation in coaching. 
• Details on how sports continue to evolve, how they remain the same, and what we can learn about ourselves through sports.

Quotes from the show:

• On negotiation strategy: “In the negotiation, you throw something really far out there, that you won’t get, so you can try to get the fallback.” – Ken Shropshire
• On why players were not compensated in early sports clubs: “There is a sector of society that is able to participate in sport, for the glory of sport alone, without compensation, and these are rich people.” – Ken Shropshire
• “There was a time when inheritance was considered the honorable way to have your wealth and not to work for it.” – Syd Finkelstein
• On whether college athletes should be compensated monetarily: “The primary question should be are we working to give them an opportunity to earn a meaningful degree.” – Ken Shropshire
• “As us failed athletes realize, part of the reason we weren’t successful [even] if we had the physical tools, we were not focused enough on having that success.” – Ken Shropshire
• On accepting your limitations and pursuing new options: “A journey would dictate that you might try something else especially if you don’t have the characteristics to be successful.” – Ken Shropshire
• “The key in all of this is: the journey is okay, making mistakes along the way is okay, if you get it right the first time then you are the exception, and everybody is not an entrepreneur.” – Ken Shropshire
• On modern football’s similarities to early boxing: “We used to see the latest immigrant group was the most successful group in that sport because it was a path out.” – Ken Shropshire
• On people from lower socio-economic backgrounds: “People that have fewer advantages are the ones that are going into the places where there is a lot of danger in those jobs.” – Syd Finkelstein
• “Baseball has really become suburbanized in terms of where you get instruction and somehow football has survived in high schools of America.” – Ken Shropshire
• On diversity hiring: “It’s actually the smart thing to do, it’s not just the good thing … it’s going to make you more successful.” – Syd Finkelstein

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Episode Summary

From a young security guard at IBM to a white-hat hacker to a titan of technology in Silicon Valley, Maynard Webb has digitally done it all.  Serving on the boards of some of the biggest players in the digital corporate world, Maynard has seen the industry rise and evolve and he’s still helping to make the world a safer, better, and more inclusive place.  Maynard and Syd discuss how the COVID pandemic has affected the workspace, the insidious effects of systemic racism, and the journey he’s on to be more informed, in this episode of The Sydcast.

Syd Finkelstein 

Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.  He holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.”  He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the Global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus.  Professor Finkelstein’s research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. 

Maynard Webb

Maynard Webb is a 40-year veteran of the technology industry.  As an active leader in the technology and business community, Maynard serves as a board member, investor, philanthropist, and mentor to young entrepreneurs.  As the founder of the Webb Investment Network (WIN), a seed investment firm dedicated to nurturing entrepreneurs, Maynard brings his experience developing and leading high-growth companies.

Maynard currently serves on the boards of Salesforce and Visa.  Previously, Maynard served as Chairman of the Board of Yahoo!, CEO of LiveOps, COO of eBay, and held executive roles at Gateway, Bay Networks, and Quantum.

In 2004, he and his wife created the Webb Family Foundation, which provides underprivileged, motivated young individuals access to quality education and supports individuals who are struggling against the odds to make a positive impact on the world through innovation and hard work.

Maynard is the author of two bestsellers, Rebooting Work: Transform How You Work in the Age of Entrepreneurship and Dear Founder: Letters of Advice for Anyone Who Leads, Manages, or Wants to Start a Business.

Insights from this episode:

• Benefits and drawbacks to living in the digital age on personal, business, and political levels.
• Reasons why cybercrime has recently become such a huge issue including better criminals and poor products.
• How Salesforce pivoted during the pandemic to help people get back to work and into the workplace.
• Details on the company culture in the technology industry; how it used to be, how it is now, and the direction it is heading.
• Strategies for going beyond affirmative action to create a truly diverse workplace and details on Visa’s plan to tackle the diversity problem.

Quotes from the show:

• On being a hacker: “I have to say it’s quite fun because it’s like solving a big puzzle with how do you actually get into something.”  – Maynard Webb
• On cybercrime: “I think it’s a consequence of how successful we’ve been in digitizing everything.”  – Maynard Webb
• On the benefits of video conference: “It’s a lot better to have a conversation when you can see somebody.”  – Syd Finkelstein
• “The bad guys are the most innovative folks in the world and they change every week, every day, there’s a new threat.  Yet, our biggest threats still are from sloppy behavior.  People not patching systems that leave them open.”  – Maynard Webb
• “It’s a different organizational system that has been created in the world of cybercrime that seems to be beating us who are following a more traditional and ‘sophisticated’ way of organizing and managing.”  – Syd Finkelstein
• On COVID changing the relationship between employees and businesses: “I think that the whole work relationship is going to change and where people live and I think there’s a lot of ramifications still to come from this.”  – Maynard Webb
• “What you don’t want to lose is some of the magic that comes from being in person but maybe we don’t need to be in person, together, all the time.”  – Maynard Webb
• On operating a business during COVID: “The need for effective communication is really through the roof and transparency is critical.”  – Syd Finkelstein
• On networking: “You want to have a following but you want to be inclusive of new thoughts as well.”  – Maynard Webb
• On systemic racism: “I don’t think it’s enough anymore to feel bad; we have to take action and we have to do things that are going to make a meaningful difference.”  – Maynard Webb

Resources Mentioned:

www.work.com by SalesForce

Brotopia: Breaking up the Boys’ Club of Silicone Valley by Emily Chang

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Episode Summary

In 1995, Rob Tod poured a Belgian-style white beer into a pint-sized hole in the US craft beer market and sipped his way to success.  As the founder of the award-winning Allagash Brewing Company, Rob proves that if you do what you love you’ll never work a day in your life.  Sharing his success with his employees and his community has created a company based on values, not profits.  Rob and Syd also talk beer, business, B Corps, and more, in this episode of The Sydcast.

Syd Finkelstein

 Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.  He holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.”  He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the Global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus.  Professor Finkelstein’s research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. 

Rob Tod

After graduating from Middlebury College with a major in Geology, Rob headed west. Following a couple of years in Colorado, he suspected his track would eventually lead him either back to Geology or woodworking. Before heading down one of those paths, he took a detour to Vermont where he washed kegs at Otter Creek Brewery. While at Otter Creek, he happened upon the beers of Belgium. In these inventive and surprising brews, Rob saw an opportunity to give American beer drinkers an experience they’d never had before. So he left steady pay and founded Allagash Brewing Company in 1995. The brewery has since grown from a one-man operation into one of the Top 50 Craft Breweries in the U.S. (by sales volume) and has earned a spot on Maine’s Best Places to Work list for seven years running. Rob is the Past Chair of the Brewers Association trade group and received the James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine, Beer or Spirits Producer in 2019.

Insights from this episode:

• The benefits of finding a career that you truly love and the importance of taking a step back sometimes.
• Strategies for overcoming challenges in the early days of entrepreneurship including finance and business structure.
• How to gain customers for your product and differentiate yourself from the competition in a saturated market space.
• Details on beer-making, the history of Belgian-style beers, and why Rob chose to brew white beers.
• How to continue to find motivation and purpose for you and your business during not only challenging times but successful ones as well.
• Strategies Rob has employed during the COVID-19 pandemic for his business, employees, and community.

Quotes from the show: 

• “I knew nothing about beer but really from the moment I set foot in the brewery I was just mesmerized with everything that I saw.”  – Rob Tod
• “I really felt like I was discovering a career that I didn’t think could exist. That basically combined all the things that I was passionate about.” – Rob Tod
• “You don’t want to fall into the trap of doing something you aren’t really going to love.”  – Syd Finkelstein
• “I think it’s really important, that when you choose a career, do something you love.” – Rob Tod
• “You were seen, really, as producing and selling something different than almost everybody else out there.”  – Syd Finkelstein
• On choosing to brew Belgian-style beers: “I was looking to give people as unique an experience as possible.” – Rob Tod
• “Philanthropy is a super important part of our culture and I think that we have an obligation to give back to the community that’s been so supportive of us over the years.” – Rob Tod
• “I am required to not just consider the shareholders when we make decisions but consider the community, the employees, and the environment.” – Rob Tod
• On Allagash’s pandemic plan: “It’s a great example really of innovating in the face of giant headwinds.”   – Syd Finkelstein
• “When we do get through this … we will be farther along on a plan that we already had anyway than we would have been in the absence of this COVID crisis.” – Rob Tod
• “The job of the entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial CEO is to go from doing everything to doing nothing.” – Syd Finkelstein

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Rob Tod 

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Instagram: @allagashbrewing

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Bees, Business, and Well-Being with Entrepreneur Carly Stein

Episode Summary

Like bees turning pollen into honey, Carly Stein turned tonsillitis in Tuscany into Beekeepers Naturals, a company with the mission to bring a worldwide natural remedy to the medicine cabinets of North America and save the bees in the process.  Overcoming negativity and pushing past anxiety, Carly is an inspiration to find happiness by following your heart and your dreams, in this episode of The Sydcast.

Syd Finkelstein 

Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.”  He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus.  Professor Finkelstein’s research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. 

Carly Stein

As founder and CEO of the wellness brand Beekeeper’s Naturals, Carly’s mission is to improve the health of humans and bees alike, which is why she left her job on the trading floor at Goldman Sachs to launch Beekeeper’s Naturals full-time in 2016. 

Beekeeper’s Naturals is an innovative wellness company developing nutraceutical products from healing plant-based ingredients and the powerful hive superfoods—like royal jelly, propolis, and bee pollen. Carly and her team use scientific rigor to craft all-natural products that deliver powerful and effective solutions to everyday health issues—like brain fog, stress support, and immunity.  

As a beekeeper and a tireless advocate for the preservation of the waning global bee population, Carly is dedicated to using her company as a platform to make a difference and raise awareness for the bee cause. Carly was recently recognized as a game-changing entrepreneur on the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

Insights from this episode:

• Details on why Carly founded Beekeepers Naturals, her approach to creating a unique company, and future prospects for innovation and growth. 
• Benefits of bee propolis, what it is, and how it is used worldwide. 
• How to create a happiness spreadsheet to help determine what career path will fulfill you.
• Strategies for raising initial capital for smaller companies through online platforms and angel investor groups.
• Details on the testing and protocols Beekeepers Naturals has in place to ensure the highest quality products.
• How to determine product development based on market trends and consumer demand.
• Secret of finding talented people and the number one trait quality employees possess.

Quotes from the show:

• “Before I verbalized that I wanted to start a company, I was just building a product line for myself to help me feel better.”  – Carly Stein
• “In the natural category … you can’t patent an all-natural formula.  You cannot patent nature.” – Carly Stein
• “The organic certification doesn’t exactly hold up because unlike cattle where you can fence them in or blueberries which stay in one spot, the bees fly and you can’t put a leash on the bees.” – Carly Stein
• “Even in other cultures where [bee products] are well known there is not one unifying brand so there is an opportunity to become the category king.” – Carly Stein
• “We have an edge when it comes to creating products.  We have a really innovative team and we create great products that work and I think our brand is one that has a lot to say.” – Carly Stein
• On small companies getting national contracts: “You have to gear up your production, that’s the biggest challenge for small companies when they get these giant contracts.” – Syd Finkelstein
• “We have a lot of consumer education we have to do.  Most people don’t know what propolis or royal jelly are and we have to really work hard at creating educational campaigns to teach people how these products work, how they can incorporate them into their life.” – Carly Stein
• “We are aiming to reinvent the medicine cabinet and hopefully over the next few years we’ll launch some more great products to help people feel good.” – Carly Stein
• “I am a big believer in finding talent under your nose, everywhere you go, you just have to open your eyes to see it.  One of the places that many people have found talent are servers in restaurants.” – Syd Finkelstein
• “When it comes to team-building, it’s about the attitude towards learning and growth and it’s not about experience and it’s not about academic accolades.” – Carly Stein
• “Negligence is different than failure.  Negligence can be frustrating, failure is a great opportunity to learn, always.” – Carly Stein
• “If you’re going to make a mistake, make the mistake by going a little bit farther rather than being afraid to get out of your chair.” – Syd Finkelstein

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Episode Summary

From inside the hallowed walls of Fenway Park, Sam Kennedy shares how a mediocre baseball player from the South End of Boston who dreamt about playing for the Red Sox instead became their President and CEO. Sam and Syd talk about all things baseball, New England, and what it takes to turn a business into a dynasty when you are surrounded by excellence. Red Sox lovers (and haters) won't want to miss this inside look at how the Sox baseball machine plays the game, in this episode of The Sydcast.  

Syd Finkelstein

Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein’s research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. 

Sam Kennedy

Sam Kennedy is entering his 18th season with the Red Sox and his third as President and Chief Executive Officer. In addition to his role with the Red Sox, Sam also acts as Chief Executive of Fenway Sports Management, a sports marketing and sales agency that is a sister company to the Red Sox under the Fenway Sports Group family. 

A native of Brookline, MA, who grew up within walking distance of Fenway Park, Sam joined the Red Sox in 2002 and has played a key role in the dramatic growth of the Red Sox brand. His particular focus the past few years has been on encouraging kids to come to the ballpark to experience Fenway Park through the creation of a "Kids Only" Gate K and a free ticket for all kids that sign up for Red Sox Kid Nation. Sam has also been instrumental in the transformation of Fenway Park into a year-round venue, including concerts, hockey, soccer, football, and even a "Big Air" skiing and snowboarding competition requiring construction of a 150-foot high ramp from centerfield to home plate. 

Sam has received many recognitions during his time with the Red Sox, including Boston Business Journal's 40 under 40 Award and his induction into the Sports Business Journal's 40 under 40 Hall of Fame which includes multiple-time recipients of the honor. This national honor placed him in the company of the most influential and creative young professionals in the business of sports.

Sam is active in the community and serves on the MLB International Committee and MLB Ticketing Committee as well as the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Trustee/Advisory Board and Marketing Committee; the Trinity College Board of Fellows; Winsor School Board of Trustees; Dana-Farber's Visiting Committee for Institute Initiatives; The BASE's Advisory Committee; and Camp Harbor View Board of Directors.

Insights from this episode:

• Details on Sam growing up in Boston, going to school with Theo Epstein, and how mentorship influenced his career.
• Benefits of being a part of the unique, regional New England dynasty of champion sports teams that include the New England Patriots and the Yankees.
• Strategies on competing for sponsors and fans despite the many sports teams and entertainment options in Boston and creating a team culture that is built to win. 
• How to overcome challenges during the pre- and post-season and reposition for the next championship team.
• Secrets of how deals are made to move teams and stadiums and how Sam recruits top talent to build a high-level management team. 
• Strategies on creating the next generation of fans by engaging young kids in baseball and getting them into Fenway Park to fall in love with baseball. 

Quotes from the show:

• “You realize when you are in a position of leadership that the most important part or quality of that job is making sure you have people around you, on your team that are smarter, better, bigger, faster, stronger, helping you achieve what you are trying to do.” – Sam Kennedy
• “You want to make sure at all levels … that you are getting the best, most talented people you can.” – Sam Kennedy
• On being a sports team in New England: “When you surround yourself with excellence, it usually will raise your game … it drives you toward excellence.” – Syd Finkelstein
• “It’s harder and harder every single year to be competitive, especially in this division, but it’s what makes it fun and interesting.” – Sam Kennedy
• “There is a trend toward younger leadership in baseball and it is really remarkable.” – Syd Finkelstein
• On hiring talent for baseball operations: “Sometimes there is a premium on experience and having done the job before … we were more concerned with hiring someone who would fit in with our top four [managers].” – Sam Kennedy
• On the bond between affiliate organizations: “You’re competitors, but you’re also in this crazy business together and you build these friendships.” – Sam Kennedy
• On growing business: “We are in more competition from a business perspective with local entertainment options than we are with the Kansas City Royals.” – Sam Kennedy
• “Baseball has been the innovator when it comes to sports analytics.” – Syd Finkelstein
• On the unique Boston sports market: “It hurts to lose here [Boston], but there is nothing like winning in Boston.” – Sam Kennedy
• Sam’s number one piece of advice: “Cherish and treasure the relationships that you are able to forge in high school and college because you never know, they could stay with you throughout your career.” – Sam Kennedy
• On what Syd has learned about what makes a good business: “You think hard-core business, you’ve got to hit the numbers, but (those businesses) care about people and therefore people care about them, the company, and the organization.” – Syd Finkelstein

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Episode Summary

Experimental musician Mary Halvorson shares her story of how a practical person made the impractical leap to pursue a music career when she met a truly inspiring teacher in college. Mary discusses creating music that is out of the mainstream, finding acceptance by going her own way, and how receiving the prestigious MacArthur Grant has impacted her life. Syd and Mary talk leadership, women in music, quarantine, and more, in this episode of The Sydcast.

Syd Finkelstein

Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein’s research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. 

Mary Halvorson

Guitarist and composer Mary Halvorson has been described as “a singular talent” (Lloyd Sachs, JazzTimes), ”NYC’s least-predictable improviser” (Howard Mandel, City Arts), “one of the most exciting and original guitarists in jazz—or otherwise” (Steve Dollar, Wall Street Journal), and “one of today’s most formidable bandleaders” (Francis Davis, Village Voice). In recent Downbeat Critics Polls, Halvorson has been celebrated as a guitarist, rising star jazz artist, and rising star composer of the year, and in 2019 she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship.

Halvorson has released a series of critically acclaimed albums on the Firehouse 12 label, from Dragon’s Head (2008), her trio debut featuring bassist John Hébert and drummer Ches Smith, expanding to a quintet with trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson and alto saxophonist Jon Irabagon on Saturn Sings (2010) and Bending Bridges (2012), a septet with tenor saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and trombonist Jacob Garchik on Illusionary Sea (2014), and finally an octet with pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn on Away With You (2016). She also released the solo recording Meltframe (2015) and most recently debuted Code Girl (2018), a new ensemble featuring vocalist Amirtha Kidambi (singing Halvorson’s own lyrics), trumpeter Adam O’Farrill, saxophonist/ vocalist Maria Grand, bassist Michael Formanek, and drummer Tomas Fujiwara. 

One of New York City’s most in-demand guitarists, over the past decade Halvorson has worked with such diverse musicians as Tim Berne, Anthony Braxton, Taylor Ho Bynum, John Dieterich, Trevor Dunn, Bill Frisell, Ingrid Laubrock, Jason Moran, Joe Morris, Tom Rainey, Jessica Pavone, Tomeka Reid, Marc Ribot, and John Zorn. She is also part of several collaborative projects, most notably the longstanding trio Thumbscrew with Michael Formanek on bass and Tomas Fujiwara on drums.

Insights from this episode:

• The benefits of studying musical traditions to build your own strong musical foundation.
• Reasons why you should play different types and styles of music to enhance and further your career.
• Differences between listening to music through a streaming service versus on a CD or vinyl album and the impact of listening to only one song versus an entire album.
• How to find a balance between instinct and editing when creating music.
• Benefits of performing music live that can not be achieved through streaming concerts. 
• How to be a good bandleader and how to deal with the pressure that comes with being a leader in any situation.

Quotes from the show:

• “I realized music was much more than I had initially thought, it was much bigger. There were so many more possibilities.” – Mary Halvorson
• “I think there’s a misconception that people who play experimental music only like experimental music or can’t play other types of music and vice versa. I’ve found that that’s often not the case.” – Mary Halvorson
• “I think of an academic career as an entrepreneurial career where you can always try something new if you want to try something new.” – Syd Finkelstein
• “We know, in so many walks of life, narrative flow and storytelling is everything.” – Syd Finkelstein
• “I’ve always found it un-intuitive to have music and then put lyrics in later.” – Mary Halvorson
• “I’m just writing music that I find exciting or that I think is beautiful or that I like and I think that tends to be a little bit left of center.” – Mary Halvorson
• “I’m very lucky to do music that I believe in.” – Mary Halvorson
• “What I’ve realized during this [quarantine] period is there’s no substitute for live music. Doing live-stream performances is not a substitute for live music.” – Mary Halvorson
• On what advice Mary would give to her younger self: “Take your time with things and make sure to do things thoroughly … get really deep into something.” – Mary Halvorson
• “I think focusing on the process and not the end result is also a good thing to think about.” – Mary Halvorson

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Historian and optimist Eric Foner grew up through McCarthyism and the Civil Rights Movement and learned that one of the best ways to interpret history is that no matter how things are there is an opportunity to make them better. Syd and Eric talk about how the issues of the past are the issues of today, the dangers of romanticizing our history, and how some things never change. Professor Foner gives an unvarnished primer in American History and you might be surprised at how current it sounds, in this episode of The Sydcast.

Syd Finkelstein

Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein’s research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. 

Eric Foner

Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, is one of this country's most prominent historians. He received his doctoral degree at Columbia under the supervision of Richard Hofstadter. He is one of only two persons to serve as president of the three major professional organizations: the Organization of American Historians, American Historical Association, and Society of American Historians, and one of a handful to have won the Bancroft and Pulitzer Prizes in the same year.

Professor Foner's publications have concentrated on the intersections of intellectual, political, and social history and the history of American race relations. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. 

Eric Foner is a winner of the Great Teacher Award from the Society of Columbia Graduates (1991), and the Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching from Columbia University (2006). He was named Scholar of the Year by the New York Council for the Humanities in 1995. In 2006, he received the Kidger Award for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship from the New England History Teachers Association. In 2014 he was awarded the Gold Medal by the National Institute of Social Sciences. In 2020 he received the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Lifetime Achievement (the award honors literature that confronts racism and explores diversity), and the Roy Rosenzweig Distinguished Service Award from the Organization of American Historians. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the British Academy, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Political and Social Science. He has been awarded honorary degrees by Iona College, Queen Mary University of London, the State University of New York, Dartmouth College, Lehigh University, and Princeton University. He serves on the editorial boards of Past and Present and The Nation, and has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, London Review of Books, and many other publications, and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows, including Charlie Rose, Book Notes, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, Bill Moyers Journal, Fresh Air, and All Things Considered, and in historical documentaries on PBS and the History Channel. He was the on-camera historian for "Freedom: A History of Us," on PBS in 2003 and the chief historical advisor for the award-winning PBS documentary series on Reconstruction and its aftermath broadcast in 2019. He has lectured extensively to both academic and non-academic audiences. Professor Foner retired from teaching in 2018. 

Insights from this episode:

• Details on Reconstruction in America, what it was, what went wrong, and how it changed the world.
• Strategies for staying objective and finding truth when everyone seems to be living in different realities at the same time in history.
• How to be hopeful about when current events make the future seem bleak.
• Benefits of learning history, how it shapes our ideals today, and what our present can teach us about our future.
• Details about Abraham Lincoln and what his principles and methods can teach us today about developing our own standards.
• Reasons why books written about history are subjective and need to be more objective.

Quotes from the show:

• “Things are always inevitable after they’ve happened.” – Eric Foner
• “I grew up understanding how fragile liberty is in our country, or in any other country.” – Eric Foner
• “It’s not just a historical debate. The issues of Reconstruction are the issues of today.” – Eric Foner
• On Reconstruction: “The tragedy was not that it was attempted, but that it failed and that left, for a century almost, this question of racial justice in the United States.” – Eric Foner
• “History is in the eye of the beholder.” – Syd Finkelstein
• “Being objective does not mean you have an empty mind … it means you have an open mind. You have to be willing to change your mind.” – Eric Foner
• “History is an ongoing process of reevaluation reinterpretation. There is never just the end of the story.” – Eric Foner
• On Professor Foner’s lecture on Reconstruction: “It’s a statement about what kind of country should America be.” – Syd Finkelstein
• On what a professor does: “The creation and dissemination of knowledge.” – Syd Finkelstein
• On Abraham Lincoln: “We’ve had many presidents, including the current one, who can not stand criticism, Lincoln welcomed it. He thought he could learn. He thought his entire life he could learn new things.” – Eric Foner
• “That’s what makes you a historian. You have to be able to weigh evidence, judge evidence, balance things out.” – Eric Foner
• “The historical narrative is an act of the imagination by the historian … what you leave out is as important as what you put in.” – Eric Foner
• On the primary system of voting: “It enables the motivated electorate, which is a small percentage, to have an unbelievable influence.” – Syd Finkelstein

Books by Eric Foner

Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party Before the Civil War (1970; reissued with new preface 1995) 

Tom Paine and Revolutionary America (1976)

Nothing But Freedom: Emancipation and Its Legacy (1983)

Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 (1988) (winner, among other awards, of the Bancroft Prize, Parkman Prize, and Los Angeles Times Book Award) 

The Reader's Companion to American History (with John A. Garraty, 1991)

The Story of American Freedom (1998)

Who Owns History? Rethinking the Past in a Changing World (2002) 

Give Me Liberty! An American History (2004) 

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery (2010) (winner, among other awards, of the Bancroft Prize, Pulitzer Prize for History, and The Lincoln Prize) 

Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad (2015) (winner of the American History Book Prize by the New-York Historical Society)

The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution (2019)

Lectures by Eric Foner

During the 2014-15 academic year, his Columbia University course on The Civil War and Reconstruction was made available online, free of charge, via ColumbiaX and EdX. They can also be found on YouTube.

PART 1: THE COMING OF THE CIVIL WAR

PART 2: THE CIVIL WAR

PART 3: RECONSTRUCTION

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Episode Summary

Sometimes Western medicine does not have all the answers. Evan Golub discovered this first hand after seeing over 30 different practitioners and receiving numerous misdiagnoses which left him frustrated and alone. This frustration lasted for 4 years until a functional medicine doctor finally got to the root cause of his sickness and properly diagnosed him with Lyme disease. Evan started interacting with other “Lyme buddies” and he realized the world needed a social media platform that is entirely dedicated to health conditions. Evan co-founded Wana (we are not alone) which created a simple way for people with chronic and invisible illnesses to find support, comfort, and also discover new ways to manage symptoms.

Syd Finkelstein

Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein’s research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. 

Evan Golub:

Evan Golub is the co-founder and CEO of Wana (we are not alone), a community platform that fosters hope, direction, and healing for people with chronic and invisible conditions. Before launching Wana, Evan spent 13 years working in the hedge fund industry. His decision to pivot direction stemmed from his own experience with chronic illness, which included seeing 30 practitioners over four years before finally learning he had Lyme. After his diagnosis, Evan began to dedicate himself to getting smart on his condition and helping others do the same. Creating a community of “Lyme buddies” brought him incredible satisfaction and purpose, and it ultimately led to Wana, which he co-founded in 2018. Evan lives and breathes wellness, and when he’s not exploring the newest trend in integrative health, he can be found on his yoga mat or at acupuncture.

Insight from this episode:

• Secrets to navigating health crises
• Tips to help avoid misdiagnosis of Lyme disease
• How to decide between Western medicine and functional medicine
• Strategies on starting your own company and the risks associated with it
• Details on how Wana is becoming one of the leading platforms in health social media
• How to find inspiration out of a frustrating situation

Quotes from the show:

• Learning to deal with numerous misdiagnoses: “This was four years of being really frustrated and alone and no one understanding that this was not just an inner-ear infection.”- Evan Golub, Episode #57
• “I never had a headache my whole life. For twenty-nine years I never took an Advil and then all of a sudden I have daily vestibular migraines.”- Evan Golub, Episode #57
• “The most helpful people are the people who have been through these battles and experience them and have the wisdom of what’s helpful.”- Evan Golub, Episode #57
• “The world needs this.”- Evan Golub, Episode #57
• “There’s no shortage of good ideas but there’s a shortage of great talent.”- Syd Finkelstein, Episode #57
• “Execution is everything.”- Evan Golub, Episode #57
• “The ideas 1% and execution is 99%.”- Evan Golub, Episode #57
• “Having passion is what is going to spring you out of bed in the morning.”- Evan Golub, Episode #57
• “Respect your elders and learn from them.”- Evan Golub, Episode #57

Resources Mentioned:

Rita Charon

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Most people look at the life of the entrepreneur and think, they’ve got it made. You’re your own boss, you call the shots, you’re making money, what a great life. But, the reality is very different. Incredible stress, ultra-long hours, doubts about everything that can never be shared with anyone else, and sometimes much worse. Even with a long lineage of entrepreneurs behind her, start-up founder Cherry Rose Tan found herself underestimating how tough and personal the start-up journey would be. Drawing on her own personal and professional experience, Cherry Rose is creating a mental health movement in entrepreneurship and her podcast #realtalk is helping others create solid emotional foundations for success. She talks about the stuff no one is saying out loud, and she’s making a difference. Syd and Cherry Rose dig deep into the emotional world of the entrepreneur, in this episode of The Sydcast.

Syd Finkelstein 

Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein’s research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. 

Cherry Rose Tan

With twelve years of expertise in psychology, Cherry Rose has guided thousands through the trenches of mental health. A fifth-generation entrepreneur, her superpower is helping leaders talk about the really hard things, so they can lead powerfully at home and at work. A mentor for the Inc. Founders Project, she coaches CEOs on emotional resilience and psychological safety. As the CEO of #realtalk, the mental health movement for the tech industry, she is shedding a light on tech’s darkest secrets. With 70+ champions across North America, tech CEOs share their mental health stories on her Top 14 Business podcast on iTunes. A mental health authority, she has been featured in Forbes, Inc., and more. She teaches at the Schulich School of Business.

Insights from this episode:

• Reasons why entrepreneurs suffer from higher rates of depression and other instances of mental illness.
• The secret skill key to being a good and effective leader and how you can train yourself in that skill.
• Benefits of emotional management on mental health.  
• Strategies for dealing with the leadership and power systems currently in place around us to increase our emotional capacity and create a space for healing.
• How to share difficult or painful experiences with others to help normalize conversations about mental health.

Quotes from the show:

• “When I got into entrepreneurship it was really a lot tougher than I thought.” – Cherry Rose Tan
• “It’s so important for a leader to be a great listener. It’s an old story, everybody talks about it, very few are all that great at it in my experience.” – Syd Finkelstein
• “You can not outsource the ability to listen effectively, you’ve got to do it as a leader.” – Syd Finkelstein
• “When people are going through those [painful] things it’s so important for us to be in a space where we can actually be with the pain.” – Cherry Rose Tan
• “I know we talk about the pandemic in terms of COVID, but there’s also a second pandemic in the sense of what’s happening with mental health and I mean it very seriously.” – Cherry Rose Tan
• “Emotional management is one of the most important skills that we could possibly have because the way that we relate to our emotions completely affects how we show up as a leader.” – Cherry Rose Tan
• On sharing emotional, personal stories: “I think we’d be healthier if somehow we could share some of those stories with others. We put on a mask, don’t we.” – Syd Finkelstein
• “One of the best risk mitigation tools is actually listening because when you listen and you can observe you can actually see the warning signs early.” – Cherry Rose Tan
• “I’m the kind of person that gets really excited about creating solutions, especially at the systems level and creating solutions to problems that I know are ready-coming.” – Cherry Rose Tan
• On the process of starting a business: “My fascination is why haven’t we thought about tracking the mental health conditions that occur across the stages.” – Cherry Rose Tan

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Podcast: #realtalk movement [for the tech industry]

Book: Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg

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With Father's Day (and Mother's Day) just recently celebrated, it seems a good time to talk about parents and their unwavering role as leaders in the household. That's right, leaders. My friend Professor Stewart Friedman has spent a good part of his career advising leaders on life, and in his most recent book, Parents Who Lead, he connects the dots between parenting and leadership. It’s a fabulous idea, immediately practical and meaningful for so many of us. Stewart and I discuss what parents do and how they can do it even better, why striving for work-life balance is the wrong goal, and what practical exercises couples can do to be happier individuals, and parents.

Syd Finkelstein

Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein’s research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. 

Stewart Friedman

Professor Stewart Friedman is a podcast host, program leader, and author of the book Total Leadership as well as Co-author of the book Parents Who Lead, a new publication. Stewart has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and has presented doctorial work within the area of Organizational Psychology. Stewart spent some years of his academic career working at The Wharton School where he developed the Wharton Work/Life Project which was an initiative that collected data from students and alumni in hopes of uncovering the intersection between career and life interests. 

In 1999, Dr. Friedman took his academic findings to the corporate world where he worked at helping organizational leaders to better integrate home life with work life. While working at Ford Motor Company Friedman was the senior executive for leadership development, there he created Total Leadership which is a program to help leaders develop not only qualities for work but also everyday home life. 

In the latest publication, Parents Who Lead, Dr. Friedman, and his co-author translate their experiences and research findings into helping parents who are leaders within the household- although that may not be how they see it. 

Insights from the episode: 

• Information on how leadership can help people to become better parents not only for their own kids but for communities as a whole. 
• Details on tactics that can be implemented to improve partner relationships such as activities that ask people to write a leadership vision statement.
• Advice for people wanting to be successful while raising kids - Work-Life Integration. 
• How to create a sense of harmony, consistent with your values and living the life you want to live. 
• Advice for parents working from home with kids who are now homeschooled during COVID-19. 
• Information on the importance of creating boundaries for the family as well as creating boundaries for employer-employee relationships. 
• Strategies for managing and maximizing time both for work-life and parenting. 

Quotes from the show: 

• On creating a work-life balance and why Stewart Friedman prefers to use the term ‘work-life integration’. - “The idea of balance is faulty and impossible” - Stewart Friedman
• On creating a work-life balance and why Stewart Friedman prefers to use the term ‘work-life integration’. - “The problem with the balance metaphor is that it assumes win-lose. For one part of your life to be successful the other has to sacrifice”. - Stewart Friedman
• On creating a work-life balance and why Stewart Friedman prefers to use the term ‘work-life integration’. - “You can’t have everything all at once but you can find creative ways to integrate all the things you want “ Stewart Friedman 
• On leadership “Social comparison is such a powerful mechanism for motivation -for- almost anything in life” - Syd Finkelstein 
• On leadership and social comparison - “Social comparison is a losing game -unless you are the miracle one person who wins all the time- but you cannot ignore it at the same time.” - Syd Finkelstein 
• On Parenting during COVID-19 and being honest when speaking with children “That’s a recipe for psychological disaster to pretend that it’s not real” - Stewart Friedman
• On COVID-19 “Don’t be afraid to be afraid” - Stewart Friedman
• On setting boundaries “You have to speak up. You are in control of your own life” - Syd Finkelstein 
• On managing and maximizing time - “If you tell me how people are spending their time, I can tell you how they are living their life” - Syd Finkelstein 

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Podcast: Work and Life

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