Wish I Knew . . .

I'm your host Gary Nowak and what a wonderful conversation I had with my guest Maya 

Doueihy.  Maya brought so much energy, passion and beautiful perspective to her career and I know you'll enjoy it. 

Career Background:

Grew up in Beirut, Lebanon

Studied at the Lebanese American University studying International Relations and affairs

Worked as a project coordinator for:

• Lebanese center for policy studies
• Lebanese American University

Project manager for 

• A political party
• Foreign and commonwealth office
• Department of international development

Now working in Dublin with WhatsApp

Highlight

• The Magic of Dublin and it's not just the Guinness
• News Anchor for Dad at 5 years old
• Don’t want to just record the news, but rather analyze the news
• Following Dad's path
• Think tank work in Lebanon
• Discussing with parents what to study
• Learning and focus brings out strategic thinking
• Combine practicality and emotion for success
• Making an impact with other peoples lives
   
  • Areas of conflict
  • Humanitarian issues
• Engaging youths for elections in Lebanon
• Learning to accept other opinions
• Growing up in Lebanon 
  • Being conservative and liberal at the same time
• Witnessing trying to make a change to the system
• Going to get more education
• Political party consultancy
• Working at the British embassy in Beirut
• Delivering education for underprivileged children
• Maya is a very determined person
  • Discipline and perseverance
  • Taking people to the Edge
  •  Every human needs to be pushed 
  • Loves to argue
  • Pushing people to the limit
• Don't go to Maya with a problem 
  • Being very solution driven
• Taking a sabbatical to focus on Maya for one year
• Leading from the heart
• Great Regret discussion
• Advice - Never give up
• Money can't buy happiness but it can buy Nutella
• Frank Sinatra

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I'm your host Gary Nowak and I am honored to have as a guest a young man who has served our country with 5 years in the military.  Adam Mowl is a self proclaimed Renaissance man with a great foundation for life and very strong character.

Career Background:

• Served at a Marine for 5 years and spent 1 year in Afghanistan tracking high value targets
• Since returning 
  • Finished up his education with a Bachelors in International / Global Studies
  • Working as:
     
    • An Account Executive 
    • Operations support specialist 
    • Customer service specialist
  • Currently focusing on Cyber security

Highlights:

• Fear the beard
• Very persistent for his first job Hosting like his Mom at 16 years old
• Going to college early wasn't his thing and he recognized it quickly
• Finding the military to grow up a bit
• How he chose the military branch and trying NOT to be memorable
• Helping those in leadership throughout
• Linguist training in the military and some great stations including Hawaii
• Fulfilling the needs of the marines not vice versa
• Getting trained to intercept information to provide intelligence to his superiors
• Great advice during his first job that stuck
• The 7 P's of the Military
• Going to Afghanistan and his perspective
• Using Oreo packaging wisely
• Becoming a trainer, full circle upon return to the US
• Having beaucracy get in the way of continuing his military career
• An issue with our educational system that will make you crazy
• What the future holds
• Adam has a high morale compass

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I'm your host Gary Nowak and today I've had the great honor of reconnecting with a former colleague and extremely successful consultant @Greg Tucker

Career Background:

• Award winning CXO, CMO, Chief Customer Officer 
• Chief Journey mapper, heling companies better understand the customer journey
• Self employed with his highly successful consulting company for over 10 years
• Held positions with great companies like Clorox, AAA, Copart, CSC Index and mercer Management Consulting
• Education
   
  • Undergrad at Kansas State in Mechanical Engineering 
  • MBA from Stanford University in Strategy & Marketing Operations 

Highlights

• Great first job, those were the days and being the #1 Sticker
• Growing up in Middle America
• Studied Engineering but always knew in his heart he would be a businessman
• Making Stanford wait for him
• Doesn't like working outside all that much
• Engineering to business subjects
• Kansas to New York to the Bay
• Wine thread throughout
• Shifting between industry and consulting
• Working for some major clients
• Getting the best thinking in the room
• Consulting is like fixing a gourmet meal
• Asking a consulting questions to consultants
• How coming from a farming family helps you become a practical consultant
• Hiring people smarter than yourself
• "Live in the Question"
• Listening in a conversation for Context / Process / Content
• Turn the data around to the client and ask a question
• Getting a "Big Bang Theory" & "Ozark" references into the podcast
• Best advice is asking a question
• Customer Experience deep dive conversation
• Missing out on working with 2 high profile individuals
• Being surrounded by great leaders
• Chris Botti Stalker list
• Getting out of your wife's way

Want to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!

Want to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!

Want to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!

Want to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!

Want to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!

I'm grateful to have a fantastic guest - Rocky Biasi

• CEO of Human Connections for over 15 years
• Creator and presenter of the Accidental Counsellor training
• Passionate about mental health and wellbeing
• Realized when he was a teacher the impact that they have on students and wanted to make a difference

humanconnections.com.au 

 Introduction Highlights

• He got some bad advice early, so don't always listen to your teachers growing up
• Avoiding labels and carving out your own path
• How 2020 impacted him professionally and personally
• Being open, flexible, determined and the power of perseverance 
• Executing the technical skills requires the right mindset
• If you want to help someone you sometimes have to connect with their pain
• One simple approach to changing the World (Empathetic Listening)

Want to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!

Want to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!

Want to be a guest? Email me at [email protected]!