The NTM Growth Marketing Podcast (Andrew Gottlieb, CEO/Founder of No Typical Moments)

"The element that I enjoy most out of anything is the marriage of creativity and data, and I think that’s the thing that digital marketing does better than anything else." - Jon Norris

Jon Norris is the Marketing Lead for Codeworks, an intensive coding bootcamp built to nurture creative talent and empower their students to find success through their courses. Jon is a digitally-native marketer with experience in growth roles across tech, finance, B2B and B2C. He is passionate about emerging technologies and how they can be used to improve lives and is always working towards the greatest impact. In this interview, Jon discusses how he began working for Codeworks and shares some wonderful stories and insight related to marketing.

Website: www.codeworks.me
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/norrisjon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codeworks/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Codeworks

In her book Delusional Altruism, author and consultant Kris Putnam-Walkerly provides real-world advice and practical guidance to help philanthropists avoid common delusional thoughts and practices that prevent them from achieving transformational social change. Kris believes that how one gives is just as important as how much one gives, and uses that knowledge to help philanthropists increase the clarity, speed, impact and joy of their giving and ensure their contributions create impactful, sustainable change. 

In this episode, I speak with Kris Putnam-Walkerly about her mission and the impact Delusional Altruism is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

https://putnam-consulting.com/

Forrist, co-founder of Planetary C.A.R.E. is a researcher, synergist and strategist, working in the areas of blockchain, multi-stakeholder collaborations and cooperatives, and exponential organization platform development model toward accelerating Regenerative Agriculture. He is a Senior Fellow with the Carbon Farming Innovation and Supply Chain Network and has demonstrated his commitment to peak performance as a senior executive at several successful startups.

In this episode, I speak with Forrist about his mission and the impact Planetary Care is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

https://planetarycare.org/

Kris discusses the benefits and uses of innovative AI tools in digital marketing with Andrew. She introduces "add creative AI," likening it to an advanced Canva, which automates the creation of numerous ad variations. Kris has found success using this tool in campaigns, noting it significantly reduces costs and time compared to traditional design workflows. 

Kris also touches on eye-tracking and color trends for optimizing ad impact on platforms like Facebook. Despite potential efficiency gains, she emphasizes the importance of human oversight in finalizing ad creatives, especially for checking nuances like spelling errors.

She also discusses "midjourney," an AI that customizes images to a user's specific style, and she highlights its superiority to Dolly for creating realistic images suitable for advertising. She expresses her preference for midjourney due to better detail in images and a wider range of editing features. 

Website: https://notypicalmoments.com/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NTMoments
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notypicalmoments
TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTduwDLJt
Podcast: https://notypicalmoments.com/podcast/

“We need to allow people to categorize themselves as a form of identity if that’s useful to them but they get to choose. We don’t get to choose and we should not choose. Yet, our brains are constantly doing that.” -Bob Johansen

Bob Johansen is a distinguished fellow at the Institute for the Future (IFTF), the world’s leading futures organization, where he served as president from 1996 to 2004. He has written ten previous books on leadership and change management, including the bestselling Leaders Make the Future and The Reciprocity Advantage, and led workshops at global corporations from Intel to P&G as well as universities and nonprofits. Learn more about his decades of helping organizations prepare for the future and his latest book, Full-Spectrum Thinking: How to Escape Boxes in a Post-Categorical World by clicking the website link below. In this interview, we dive into Bob’s past and some fascinating discussions surrounding Full-Spectrum Thinking.

Website: https://legacy.iftf.org/fullspectrumthinkingbook/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-johansen/

Jeff Hays has been a filmmaker since the late nineties and is known for Fahrenhype 9/11 (2004), a response to Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 and On Native Soil (2006), a documentary focusing on surviving family members of 9/11 victims, that was short-listed for an Academy Award. In 2017, Jeff partnered with Dr. Patrick Gentempo to create Revealed Films and together, they have released nine multi-part series covering subjects including, health and nutrition, medical issues, wealth- building, religious and political topics. 

Jeff is excited to share the magnificent stories of three New York Times, Best Selling books via film.  Chasing The Scream, Lost Connections, both by Johann Hari and The Bad One, written by Erin Tyler are in production and will all be released in the upcoming future. 

Jeff resides in the mountains of Utah with the Love of his life, Dori.  Together they have 11 children and many grandchildren.

In this episode, I speak with Jeff about his mission and the impact he is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

https://www.jeffhaysfilms.com/

Ben Azadi is on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle. Ben is the author of three best-selling books, The Perfect Health Booklet, The Intermittent Fasting Cheat Sheet, and The Power of Sleep and is a go-to source for information regarding intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet. He is known as ‘The Health Detective’ because he investigates dysfunction, and believes in the power of education (not medication), to bring the body back to normal function. Ben also founded the Keto Kamp Academy, a community of like minded people that encourages people to become their healthiest selves by providing them with resources to virtually guarantee their success. 

In this episode, I speak with Ben Azadi about his mission and the impact Keto Kamp is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

http://www.benazadi.com/

“AlliancesHub came out of a concept that in life we need to have resources around us to be able to be successful. You can’t dive into this world without the support of alliances or teams, so the Hub in this case is you. So AlliancesHub means you are the Hub and everybody around you is connecting through you to support you to move forward.” - Joe Bacigalupo, AlliancesHub International, LLC.  

Joe is a Managing Partner and an Executive Advisor at AlliancesHub International, LLC. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering, an M.B.A. in General Management, and a Graduate Marketing Certification. Joe’s professional experience includes leadership roles managing domestic and international operations with Enterprise Application Software, IT consulting, Management Consulting, Telecommunications Equipment, and Technology companies. In this episode of The School for Humanity, I speak with Joe about how the AlliancesHub was created, developing an exceptional workforce, team building, and talent optimization.

Let’s dive in!

Website: https://www.allianceshub.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fernando.bacigalupo.5
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allianceshub-international/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jfbaci/

Have you ever thought about what people would say at your funeral?  In this episode, Bryan Pape dives into how a catastrophic ski trip completely shifted his perspective on what kind of legacy he wanted to leave for this world.

As the CEO of Miir, Bryan “woke up” after breaking his femur and committed to proposing to his girlfriend and providing clean water to those in need, one product at a time.  Frustrated with the lack of a simple and functional water bottle, Miir designs all of their products from the ground up and have made a commitment to never sell off-the-shelf product that is poorly designed and copied quickly.

Inspired to learn more about this legend?  Let’s get started.

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For more information on Miir, visit: https://www.miir.com/

Alex Gershenson and SupplyShift co-founder Jamie Barsimantov, both PhDs in Climate Science and Environmental Economics, founded SupplyShift to support businesses in creating more transparent, responsible, and resilient supply chains. SupplyShift is guided by two central premises: that today’s consumers are unique and want to buy from companies that reflect their values and that what’s good for a company’s bottom line is also good for people and the planet. 

In this episode, I speak with Alexander Gershenson about his mission and the impact SupplyShift is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

https://www.supplyshift.net/

"Fundamentals. There are marketing fundamentals that a lot of people forget about… Always make sure to go back to the marketing fundamentals: tracking the KPIs that are important to you. What gets measured, gets improved, so if you’re not measuring it… I guarantee you’re not really improving it." - Chris d’Eon

In this interview, Chris d’Eon, a Fractional CMO at NTM, speaks with Andrew about how to blend AI and Real Human components to humanify your business, how blogs and podcasts are being used to share a business’ story, and some tips on how businesses can continue to thrive during recessionary periods. 

Website: https://notypicalmoments.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/no-typical-moments-llc/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4G7csw9j7zpjdASvpMzqUA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notypicalmoments
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NTMoments

"You have to be in constant motion and that’s a clear advantage of being at a startup." - Christy Maver

Christy brings more than two decades of technology marketing and communications experience to Numenta while holding a BA in Economics from Princeton University. Previously, she launched analytics programs for the Retail and Healthcare industries as the Global Product Marketing Director of Analytics at Actian. Christy held a number of software marketing roles during her 13 years at IBM, where she managed user groups, produced live demos and developed big data video tutorials. She was also one of the founding members of IBM’s thought leadership group: the IBM Institute for Business Value. In this interview, Christy and I discuss her experience and knowledge in technology marketing and how to adapt with industry trends.

Website: https://numenta.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmaver/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cdmaver/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christy.maver

“Marketers that use AI smartly are going to replace marketers that don’t use AI at all.” -Michael Dillon

Michael Dillon is an impassioned Marketing Maestro & Revenue Growth Virtuoso with 20+ years of hands-on experience. From B2B, B2C, SaaS, DTC and healthcare, Michael has been the driving force behind businesses soaring to new heights. In this interview, Michael shares his marketing journey and expertise, from the music industry to becoming a Fractional CMO. Join us for insights on marketing strategies and AI integration. 

Website: https://askmichaeldillon.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelthomasdillon/

In this episode, we chat with the Co-Founder of Plant Power Fast Food about how a vegan lifestyle impacts our environment in addition to reducing animal suffering.  As a self-proclaimed “hippie” and animal-lover, Jeff Harris shares more about what it means to eat “cruelty-free” as a vegan.

Each of the comfort food dishes at Plant Power Fast Food are free from any animal ingredients, cholesterol, GMO, artificial colorings, flavorings and preservatives — providing a healthier fast-food option.  Whether or not you are inspired to eat more plant-based, Jeff shares how becoming more mindful in infusing all of our choices with kindness is the most important thing that we can do.

Hungry for more? This one is definitely delicious!

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For more information on Plant Power Fast Food, visit: https://www.plantpowerfastfood.com

“A good marketer has to be able to discover what the essence of an organization or market is… Once you have that… How do you take that and package it in a way that’s compelling?” -Ricky McRoskey

Ricky McRoskey is Head of Creative and Content Marketing at Bitwise Asset Management– one of the world’s largest leading crypto asset managers. Previously, he worked for twelve years as a communications strategist and creative director at Bessemer Trust. At Bessemer, Ricky led the firm’s efforts in video and creative media, internal communications, and financial education. Ricky holds a BA in History from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters in Science from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. In this interview, we explore the dynamacy of Ricky’s position at Bitwise and the various assets of the crypto industry. 

Website: https://bitwiseinvestments.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickymcroskey/

“We wanted to do great work that works great.” -Jim Rowe

Jim Rowe has over 45 years in marketing on both the client side and agency side, and over 30 years as an agency owner. He served as both an outsourced CMO for smaller firms and a vital marketing team member for larger corporations, helping correctly position and grow dozens of diverse companies. Since COVID, Jim leveraged his marketing expertise to address the top two issues facing all corporations– Poor Critical Thinking and Communication Skills among recent graduates. Realizing students weren’t learning these skills in school, he authored an innovative 2-Book FABLE series after his last name– “Get Your Ducks In A Rowe” to teach simple approaches he used to train young executives to think and communicate. In this episode, we dive into an incredibly insightful conversation with Jim about his journey into the heart of branding and marketing. 

Website: https://www.jimrowemarketing.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jimrowemarketing/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-rowe-8751166/

"The main value of having both marketing and sales under one person is that there's no break in the funnel." - Assaf Frances

Assaf Frances is a dedicated and passionate marketing professional who excels in creating growth engines, orchestrating brand management initiatives, and facilitating operational excellence. His strength lies in crafting compelling narratives and fostering impactful communication strategies within the dynamic SaaS landscape for government and beyond. Assaf has contributed significantly to enhancing brand visibility and facilitating expansion initiatives in alignment with company aspirations through both exceptional field marketing presences and unique digital marketing assets. In this interview, Assaf shares his journey and the strategic approach Gelt employs to integrate marketing and sales in order to streamline their growth.

Website: https://www.joingelt.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/assaf-frances-4a60b938/

Learn to read, then read to learn.

That’s what Ann McCormick’s mantra has been since starting her first company in 1978. Her educational software provides a platform for all children to learn the skills they need to thrive. She’s been working for over 30 years to develop interactive and colorful tools to support the next generation.

This episode tells the story of her journey, from her partnership with Apple in the late 70s to her newest venture – a toy to help all kids get familiar with the sounds of English.

Near Me is a customizable marketplace solution powering the sharing economy. Global brands and Entrepreneurs now have a turnkey platform supported with go-to market strategy and expert advice for creating peer-to-peer marketplaces. Marketplace owners are empowered to augment the sharing ecosystem with their own branded sites that allow users to share, trade, swap, resell or rent anything.

Near Me’s mission is to create premium marketplaces that connect people and foster the exchange of knowledge, products and services within communities. 

In this episode, I talk with co-founder and CEO, Adam Broadway about Near Me’s journey, goals and impact.

As a certified B-Corp corporation, SES is a values based, mission driven company. A company that inspires while making a difference, creates green jobs, and promotes a healthy economy – all while accelerating GHG emission reductions through energy conservation. SES measures their success each year with more than just profit. Staff life balance, GHG emission reductions, and promoting innovation are part of their bottom line.

Using traditional energy efficiency engineering as well as operator training, staff engagement, fault detection, and research into new technologies to increase impact, improve persistence, and continue the evolution of the building management industry.

On today’s episode I speak with Energy Efficiency Engineer, Christopher Naismith about the impact SES is making in the world.

Listen now!

Imagine that you could enjoy the sweetness of both donuts and a healthy lifestyle. Built on the foundations of passion and integrity, CEO of The San Diego Protein Company, Joey Wilder, shares more about the story behind the most delicious plant-based, gluten-free donuts.

In this episode, we discuss why health food doesn’t have to be boring and what it takes to embrace the entrepreneur mindset with a humble heart. Starting with $32 in his bank account, Joey emphasizes the power of a resilient work-ethic and shares advice for ambitious creatives who are inspired to build their first product.

Do you have a big “WHY” for your life and desire to create a positive legacy? Definitely stay tuned for some delicious inspiration on your adventure of entrepreneurship, here on The School For Humanity.

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For more information on The San Diego Protein Company, visit: www.sandiegoprotein.com

“I think we’re all in this place of trying to find our way of navigating what has been happening, and that all depends on the level of resilience you have already within you. What are the pillars that help people build resilience?” - Mary Stelletello

Mary Stelletello founded Vista Global Coaching & Consulting in 2010 to partner with individuals and organizations to create the world we want to live in through coaching, organizational development consulting, and professional development programs. In this episode of The School for Humanity, I speak with Mary about her early aspirations, her inspiration to create her own company, the six pillars of building resilience, reshaping the global economy with B-corps, and defining conversational intelligence.

Let’s dive in!

Website: https://www.vistaglobalcc.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vistaglobalcc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marystelletello/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vistaglobalcc/

Dr. Matthew Sleeth was at the peak of his career, an ER physician and chief of staff of his hospital. Matthew believed in science and what could be seen and measured. 

After several back to back tragedies, things shifted for Matthew and his wife Nancy. The Sleeths wrote several books, including Serving God, Saving the Planet, Almost Amish, 24/6: A Prescription to a Healthier, Happier Life, and Reforesting Faith (released April 2019).  In 2008, he founded Blessed Earth to teach at churches, schools, and retreats around the country. Dr. Sleeth was invited to be the monthly guest preacher at The Washington National Cathedral, and 2,500 groups in 45 countries and all 50 states participated in Blessed Earth’s Hope for Creation simulcast. Newsweek and Christianity Today have listed the Sleeths among the top fifty Christian leaders in America.

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Sleeth about his mission and the impact Blessed Earth is making in the world. 

Let’s do this!

http://www.blessedearth.org/

Allison Maslan, CEO of Pinnacle Global Network, is the Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author of Scale or Fail. Since the age of 19 Allison has been busy building 10 successful companies. Now she and her team of CEO Mentors pay it forward by helping business owners scale their companies, fast-track their success, and create more meaningful lives. Pinnacle Global Network®, a world leader in scaling companies and empowering business leaders—has guided thousands of CEOs and Founders to greater success over the past decade.

In this episode, I speak with Allison about her mission and the impact Pinnacle Global Network  is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

https://pinnacleglobalnetwork.com/

By changing people’s minds and behaviors in addition to offering new sustainable options to reduce the use of harmful chemicals in the home and in the environment, EarthKind is on a mission is to reduce humanity’s reliance on harmful pest control products from 90% today to 50% by 2020.

In this episode of The School For Humanity, Founder and CEO of EarthKind, Kari Warberg Block shares how they were the first to make effective botanical pest prevention products as an alternative to poisonous pest control. By using plant-based raw ingredients sourced from farmers, processors and suppliers who understand their responsibility as environmental stewards, and lean principles to continually eliminate waste in their operations, EarthKind’s manufacturing footprint is 98% carbon-free.

Inspiring, right? Subscribe to learn more about how EarthKind is leading a movement of women and families to build a more sustainable future industry-wide.

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For more information on Earthkind, visit: www.earthkind.com

"Adopt a fail-fast mentality. You don’t have time for five-year plans. You can plan for a year, but be prepared to pivot quickly." - Amotz Harari

Amotz Harari leads a team of marketing gentlemen and women dedicated to eradicating Death-by-PowerPoint wherever it lurks. Their mission is to enable decision-making by removing the affliction of bad content from the inboxes of businesses and individuals worldwide. With years of intensive marketing experience, Amotz merges a well-rounded background in SEO, content development, social, outreach, SEM, and analytics, with knowledge in UI/UX, consumer psychology, product, and competitive research. In this interview, Amotz teaches us how Storydoc uses AI and innovative marketing strategies to create compelling business presentations.

Website: www.storydoc.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amotz-harari/

“Why aren’t we doing this? Why haven’t we done this? Why not create a school of fish that’s bigger than the biggest sharks out there? That’s where the idea was really born for Dollar Donation Club, which was to unify in our big vision, to unify a billion people giving just a $1/month toward the world’s best social impact solutions out there, and ultimately creating the world’s first collective billionaire super philanthropist.” - Seth Blaustein, Dollar Donation Club  

Seth Blaustein is the founder & CEO of Dollar Donation Club, a micro-donation platform creating the world's first collective super-philanthropist, made up of millions of people giving just $1/month to top impact solutions. Seth is a futurist, social entrepreneur and filmmaker dedicated to inspiring global social impact through storytelling. His videos have generated over 70,000,000 views and helped raise more than $3,000,000 for good causes. In this episode of The School for Humanity, I speak with Seth about his love of story, what’s wrong with the social impact space, putting the fun in funding, and making an impact with micro donations. 

Let’s dive in!

Website: https://dollardonationclub.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DollarDonationClub/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-blaustein-0a858214/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dollardonationclub/

In between rock climbing, traveling, and salsa dancing with her husband and their baby, Sophia Mendelsohn was an inspiration to chat with in this School For Humanity episode.  We got to dive into her passion for balancing immediate financial imperatives with social and environmental considerations for long-term financial viability, as the head of sustainability at JetBlue.

With JetBlue, Sophia is shaping policies and practices that enhance the company’s competitive advantage and reduce environmental impact.

Stay tuned to get inspired about eco-friendly fuel and recycling all sorts of waste, from crew uniforms to plane parts to food, and how JetBlue is reducing its impact on the planet.

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For more information on JetBlue, visit: https://www.jetblue.com/

Tony Saldanha is a globally recognized expert and thought-leader in Global Business Services and Digital Technology. Tony is currently President of Transformant, a consulting organization that advises over 20 Fortune 100 companies around the world in digital transformation and global business services. He is also a founder of two blockchain and AI companies, and an adviser to venture capital companies. His book titled Why Digital Transformations Fail was released globally in July 2019 and ranked #1 on Amazon’s New Releases for Organizational Change.

In this episode, I speak with Tony Saldanha about his mission and the impact he is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

Learn more at https://transformant.io/

What started out as finding a way to brew their own beer in college, turned into a delicious adventure of creating their own nutritious and healthy granola bars.  Yes, that’s right! Bars packed with protein, prebiotic fiber, and micronutrients from leftover grain.

Founders of Regrained, Dan and Jordan, refer to this shift as “Edible Upcycling.”   In this episode Dan shares more about this mindset to food and how Edible Upcyclers look at what is left behind when making their favorite foods and see opportunity.

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For more information on Regrained, visit: https://www.regrained.com/

In this conversation with the Founder of 4P Foods, Tom McDougall, we discuss the importance of businesses being responsible for their impacts on the planet and the people that live here.

For 4P Foods, this means that they are committed to ensuring that all people have access to farm-fresh, healthy food, grown using sustainable and humane practices and that the people who produce that food are able to earn a fair and dignified living doing so.

This conscious community sources from environmentally responsible family farmers in the Washington DC foodshed in addition to donating 1 bag of food to one of their partners for every 10 bags that they deliver. Some of their partners include Fauquier Food Bank, Local Food Bank Partners, YMCA Capital View.

Stay tuned to learn more about the 4 P’s of food and business with Tom to get inspired in making a positive impact for Humanity!

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For more information on 4P Foods, visit: http://4pfoods.com/

“We have to make sure that we’re helping everybody, not just holding their hand, but not walking them into danger, either. That they really feel safe, that they’re in the right place, doing the right thing at the right time.” -Fiona Naughton

Adrianne is passionate about storytelling and loves helping brands effectively showcase their value and mission through the power of compelling content. She is a seasoned content creator and has experience managing digital copy, social media, email marketing and public relations campaigns to help nonprofits, corporations and startups successfully grow their organization. Fiona is a seasoned, international marketer who has thrived at the intersection of money and tech for over thirty years and loves new things. In this interview, we explore the stark contrasts between marketing in Web 2.0 and Web 3.0, mentioning the allure of Web 3.0's uncharted opportunities. Fiona notes a one-way door effect—once individuals engage deeply in Web 3.0, they're unlikely to return to Web 2.0. Adrianne highlights the educational aspects required for onboarding new users into Web 3.0. They also discuss their success with content differentiation, customer activations, and outreach through Discord, where they have built an engaged community. Finally, they share how CoinZoom handles Crypto's rapid pace and the continuous education required for users.

Website: https://www.coinzoom.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinZoom
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinzoomhq/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coinzoom/

"The emails are getting worse and worse and less personal, so it creates an opportunity for true differentiation with personalization." - Greg Grand

Greg Grand brings decades of experience to help businesses run and grow their sales. He manages your entire sales function on a fractional or virtual basis, developing and enhancing processes and structures, as well as building and implementing all the necessary tactical components and teams. In this interview, we discuss bridging marketing and sales gaps, tips on AI tools, and boosting collaboration. 

Website: https://gsquaredadvisors.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greggrand

Masami Sato is a social entrepreneur, CEO and founder of the global giving initiative, Buy1GIVE1 (B1G1). She is also a mother of two children and is a two-time TEDx speaker.

Masami's unique insights and methodologies are cultivated from the mixture of her Japanese heritage and her diverse experiences traveling around the world, working in many different industries and countries. Her keen interest and appreciation for different philosophies, concepts and ideologies of our world combined with her practical business experience has helped form the new and innovative ways B1G1 allows businesses and individuals to give and impact lives today. Since its founding in 2007, businesses and individuals working with B1G1 have created more than 78 million giving impacts.

In this episode, I speak with Masami about her mission and the impact B1G1 is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

Learn more at: https://masamisato.com/

"I try not to be reactionary and the pivoting should be based off data, not off of random ideas from across the staff, not that those aren’t valuable… So, I do think there is an important difference between data driven decision making and having very reactionary decision making." - Anna Murphy

While working at the Boys & Girls Club, Anna Murphy managed to land a marketing internship at an edtech company. She knew nothing about marketing, but she knew how to learn, so she set about studying every aspect of it. It didn't take long for Anna to realize that edtech was a decade or two behind every other industry. And it isn't because edtech buyers were different. It's because companies were complacent. Anna had a hypothesis: if you created great marketing programs, edtech brands could scale unlike ever before. So she set out to prove almost every edtech CEO out there wrong. And guess what: it's working. While she can't give away every secret, her favorite is quite simple, yet so underrated: hire teachers, y'all. In this interview, Anna Murphy discusses her experiences as a previous educator and how that shaped her journey into edtech and bloomed into a love for marketing.

Website: https://www.whyliveschool.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liveschool/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-lillian-murphy/ 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getliveschool/

“Our goal is to impact a million lives through better business, and we can do that through influencing the CEOs and therefore making the companies of those CEOs run better and impacting the employees in those companies. That is the significant purpose we are here for.” - Jim Schleckser

Jim Schleckser helps leaders grow companies. Jim and his team at the Inc. CEO Project work with over 100 CEOs of high growth companies to identify and obliterate the things that stand between them and continued organizational success. Jim is also the author of the book: Great CEOs are Lazy. In this episode of The School for Humanity, I speak with Jim about his early start in food service, his history in running companies and departure from the corporate world, what the Inc CEO Project is all about, providing safe spaces for CEOs, and why feedback is vital to growing your organization.

Let’s dive in!

Website: https://incceoproject.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IncCEOproject/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ceo-project?trk=top_nav_home

"The content is in the people, and everyone in the world is a gift to the world, and the world needs your gifts." - Darrell Stern

Darrell Stern is the Chief Marketing Officer of OsteoStrong, a company with a mission to improve bone health, increase strength, and improve your balance naturally. A self-proclaimed “Digital Marketing Jedi,” Darrell’s experience speaks for itself. He once turned a local auto mechanic into a million dollar business and its owner into an international influencer. In this interview, Darrell discusses what life experiences led him to be so passionate and successful in the world of marketing, talks about the amazing work he’s been doing with OsteoStrong, and goes into his concept of Stern Storming. 

Website: https://osteostrong.me/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrellstern/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/osteostrong
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/osteostrong.me/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/osteostrong

Saving pandas, creating free health clinics and increasing renewable energy in addition to positively affecting 10 million people around the globe - Thomas is creating a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and communities by overseeing all of South Pole Group's activities in these domains.  Not to mention, he holds a PhD in Business Administration.

Motivated by how well their own 5-disparate approaches melded as one, the South Pole Group decided to move forward and bring together people from innovative NGOs, multinational organizations and top notch business consultancies.  

We were inspired to dive into few examples of the impact the South Pole Group efforts, along with those of their partnering clients, have had on the commerce and communities of the world (so far).  

Stay tuned to join in on the conversation, with Thomas Schroder!

Johann Nogueira has spent his entire career solving problems and fixing businesses. He discovered the power of systemization and leverage in his early 20’s, where he built his first ecommerce business. This knowledge allowed him to grow not only his business but his clients as well. Johann has significantly increased the bottom lines of over 1,000 clients in more than 40 industries worldwide. He does this with a focus on technology and utilizing the systems he has built over the last two decades.

In this episode, I speak with Johann Nogueira about his mission and the impact Business Authorities is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

https://businessauthorities.com/

“Why would anybody do this by choice? Number one reason over and over and over again is not money, money is the way you measure success, but the thing they are looking for is freedom and autonomy. That’s why people launch their own ventures.” - Les McKeown, Predictable Success 

Les McKeown is the Founder and CEO of Predictable Success. Les first began to recognize recurring growth patterns early in his career as a serial entrepreneur. Les used the experience he gained during that time to co-found one of the first business incubators in the world, which he and his then business partner developed over a decade into a multi-national consulting company that advised on the creation and growth of hundreds of organizations worldwide. In this episode of the School for Humanity, I speak with Les about his early drive to get into business, how Predictable Success came about, the difference between scaling and growing your business, building systems and infrastructure, and effective team based decision making as the secret to scaling your organization.

Let’s dive in!

Website: https://predictablesuccess.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictablesuccess
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/predictable-success/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/predictablesuccess/

Models of Impact is a role-playing and ideation game that makes it easy to generate new and sustainable business models. With a pay-what-you-want business model, Models of Impact includes easy-to-understand instructions for gameplay, a glossary of 200+ business models, and a suite of other helpful resources. Model of Impact walks players through a series of activities in order to simulate the process of ideating and launching a social enterprise in just four steps: LEARN, INVENT, PROGRAM, and REPORT.

This week I speak with Models of Impact Founder, Matt Manos, who is an award-winning design strategist, social entrepreneur, and educator. Matthew is the Founder and Managing Director of Verynice, a design strategy consultancy that gives half of its work away for free to nonprofit organizations. Launched in 2008, Verynice is known across the globe for being one of the first social enterprises in the design industry. 

Called “crazy or genius” by Forbes Magazine, and named one of seven millennials changing the world by The Huffington Post, Matthew’s pioneering work in the field of social entrepreneurship has inspired thousands of practitioners to engage in socially and environmentally responsible business. Matthew speaks at institutions across the globe, and his work and ideas have also been featured in Entrepreneur, GOOD, Maxim, Inc, Fast Company, and Wired.

Let’s do this. 

http://www.modelsofimpact.co/

Advancing systems and solutions by design since 2004, evolveEA is a nimble multidisciplinary practice that involves both sustainability and the built environment of architecture.  The principal of evolveEA, Marc Mondor explains how this organization helps individuals, communities, and organizations take strategic action by filtering each solution through three lenses of sustainability: People, Process, and Place.  

Some examples of evolveEA’s work include helping living building projects achieve net-zero energy and water goals, in addition to improving mobility in cities by creating vibrant and connected places.  Whether starting from a focus on transit and mobility, or the quality of our air or water, evolveEA strives to improve these projects for each city, which means prioritizing the needs of under-served and marginalized communities.  

We know you’ll appreciate this new episode with Marc, so be sure to check it out today!

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For more information on evolveEA, visit: https://evolveea.com

As Chief Executive Officer at D-Orbit, Luca Rossettini and his team are on a mission to provide end-to-end solutions to improve new and traditional space businesses by streamlining in-space and on-ground operations with unique, innovative and proprietary technologies. 

D-Oribit has made it their mission to help build the new space infrastructures that it needs to grow and expand. As the first space transportation company with the ability to deliver small satellites with precision to any orbit, D-Orbit has cut down the phasing time of constellation segments by 90% 

In this episode, Luca shares his story and vision.

Let’s dive in.

“The Runga mission has really evolved quite a bit. It’s very much exploring this mindful side of everybody that often gets swept under the rug, and then at the same time combining that with modern science and technology that allows us to really boost your mitochondrial conduct and fitness very quickly, which allows us to regain your breath and regain your groundedness and presence.” - Joe DiStefano 

Over the last 14+ years as a certified professional in the fitness industry, Joe DiStefano has become a true global authority on how to optimize wellness and longevity on the path to improving fitness and sports performance. Joe has coached some of the world's top athletes, instructed over 100 live events in 15+ countries, spoken on the TED stage, and founded Runga LLC. In this episode of The School for Humanity, I speak to Joe about his early aspirations, the brain injury he suffered as a teenager, cumulative stress load, the role of nutrition, the origin of Runga, nurturing the way we see the world, and defining an optimized human being.

Let’s dive in!

Website: https://www.coachjoedi.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/coachjoedi
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/joedi
Instagram: http://instagram.com/coachjoedi

This week, we have a "throwback" episode from before we rebranded to The NTM Growth Marketing Podcast. Previously, this podcast was "School for Humanity" and this interview with Dr. Bronner was one of our favorites, too good not to re-share with our expanding audience.

If you have ever been lucky enough to participate in an eco-friendly foam party, you have probably heard of Dr. Bronner’s - the top-selling brand of natural soaps in North America and producer of other organic body care and food products.

In this episode, we get to chat about said foam parties, and the cosmic principles of soap-making to peace-making with the President of this heart-led company, Michael Bronner.  (The first ingredient for each of their products is: LOVE!)

As a philanthropist and activist, Michael is an advocate for many social and environmental justice causes including Fair Trade, organic standards, farm animal protection and ocean conservation as well as GMO labeling.

Stay tuned as we dive into the “All-One” vision!  It’s going to be a great time.

“When you learn to be aware of the possibilities that could flow to you from a place of less stress and struggle, then far more incredible things will happen.” -Janet McKee

Janet McKee is a speaker, bestselling author, and high performance consultant and CEO of SanaView. She is one of only 200 elite coaches in the World Certified in High Performance by the High Performance Institute and is inducted as a member of the National Association of Experts, Writers, and Speakers. She is the author of the book Stressless Success: The Surprising Secrets to a Life of Passion, Purpose and Prosperity. Janet created the acclaimed Accelerated High Performance Program and the emPower3 Leadership + Lifestyle Retreats to empower others to break negative patterns and achieve greater success. In this interview we discuss Janet’s journey and her motivations to get to this point.

Website: https://www.sanaview.com/meet-janet/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetmckee/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JanetMcKeefan

Since childhood Tara Teipel has been driven to finding the truth through spiritual ritual. After 25 years of traveling she craved a way to stay connected to the calm in her life amidst a busy life as a mother, active community member and business owner. 

In 2017 she created My Spiritual Ritual, a mission-based company passionate about helping others use spiritual ritual to connect with the sacred in everyday life. Tara is also the founder of The Lemongrass Aveda Spa and Salon in Encinitas, CA.

Let’s do this. 

https://myspiritualritual.com/about/

“Broadly, I think we’ve become more honest about the amount of human suffering that is happening around the globe, which is great.” -Glen Moriarty

Glen Moriarty is the Founder and CEO of 7 Cups, an online support network for people in need of emotional or mental health support. Launched in 2013, 7 Cups now draws millions of monthly visitors and utilizes the services of 320,000 trained “listeners” in 189 countries and 140 languages. Glen is a psychologist who is passionate about the internet’s power to help people lead healthier lives. His first startup focused on scaling up online learning and free access to education. 7 Cups is his most recent endeavor, marrying his background in psychology with his love of technology. He lives with his wife and four children in Southern California. In this interview, discover how 7 Cups provides free global emotional support. 

Website: https://www.7cups.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glen-moriarty/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/7cups/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@7CupsofteaGM

Gexsi stands for Global Exchange for Social Investment. The search engine works like a platform that connects innovative social entrepreneurs with a multitude of supporters. These users generate the capital Gexsi invest socially almost unnoticed with their daily search on the Internet. 

Gexsi is the only search engine entirely dedicated to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving the SDGs will require us to recognize that these big goals apply in our own backyard. The Global Goals are everyone’s goals. Therefore, Gexsi supports projects and innovative social startups that are dedicated to contributing to these Goals.

In this episode of The School For Humanity, Gexsi founder, Andreas Renner shares the story of Gexsi and their mission. 

https://gexsi.com/en/

Did you know that the average person uses 185 pounds of plastic each year? Much of this plastic waste ends up in the Earth’s oceans.

Plastic Bank Founder and CEO, David Katz, has made it his mission to stop ocean plastic and reduce poverty. By enabling the exchange of plastic for money, items or Blockchain secured digital tokens, Plastic Bank reveals the value of plastic.

Plastic Bank empowers recycling ecosystems around the world and stops the flow of plastic into our oceans all while helping people living in poverty build better futures.

Autumn Fladmo Smith is the co-founder of Paleovalley and Wild Pastures, holds a Masters in Holistic Nutrition, a Certified Eating Psychology Coach, and a Certified FDN Practitioner. Her passion for health began with her own struggles with IBS and anxiety: despite a career as a professional dancer and celebrity fitness trainer, Autumn’s own health was in shambles. Desperate for a cure, she and her husband Chas stumbled upon the paleo diet in 2011 and within a month of beginning it, her health was completely transformed. Autumn then made it her mission to share the information she had learned with as many people as possible: she is the co-founder of Paleovalley, an organic whole-food supplement and paleo snack food company that prioritizes nutrient density and food quality. In 2018, she took things a step further and launched her second business with her husband: Wild Pastures, a regenerative pasture-based meat delivery service. Wild Pastures makes supporting sustainable agriculture and local, small farms easy for consumers. She lives in Boulder, CO with her husband and their son, Maverick.

In this episode, I speak with Autumn about her mission and the impact Paleovalley is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

https://paleovalley.com/

“I made an extreme transformation in my life, and I now help others to be able to both make a living and have a life...As a digital habits habits coach, I help other business leaders, top performers, and entrepreneurs to reclaim 20-30 hours of productive time each week and grow their business faster, live life in flow state, and have more time off.” - Tommy Sobel, Brick

Tommy Sobel is the world’s premiere digital habits coach, having helped thousands of busy business leaders and top-performers reclaim tens of thousands of hours of productive time.  Using his background in neuroscience and behavior reconditioning, Tommy trains business leaders to improve their relationship with screens through coaching, proven systems and community, so they can reclaim 20-40 productive hours each week, live life in flow state and have more time off. In this episode of The School for Humanity, I speak with Tommy about his early fascination with space, breaking bad habits, creating the Brick community, what it means to be human, conscious control, and the phone smart method.

Let’s dive in!

Website: Go Brick Now
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thomas.sobel
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommy-sobel-6aa10ab/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tommysobel/

Bluestone Life, a member of 1% for the Planet, is the only consumer direct, full stack life insurance company built to dominate a large and growing consumer segment that makes purchasing decisions based on a company’s values and purpose.

In the current model, insurance companies are considered legacy businesses that have an inward focus that haven’t adapted to consumer demands to use business as a force for change.

And Bluestone Life is here to disrupt that market.

Their model is based on three pillars to differentiate itself from the typical life insurance company that we’re all used to.

• First, they're customer centric. This means that there are no commissions, efficient UI/UX for a better experience and self service, and no loads.
• Second, they're a values aligned company. The company is involved in impact investing of their portfolio and donates 1% of revenue to environmental non-profits through 1% for the Planet
• Third, their product features include limited rider options to reduce confusion and higher cash value on permanent products much earlier than competitors.

Let’s learn more with Nathan.

XCHG ingests data sourced from each commodity’s lifecycle and converts it into Intelligent Commodities™, digital assets that enable transactions based on comprehensive information linked to source data.

CEO  Joe Madden is a pioneering entrepreneur focused on the convergence of markets, data and impact on a global scale. 

They have assembled a team of global experts in data science, distributed ledger technology (DLT), commodity exchanges and quantitative “smart standards” policy innovation. Joe has positioned the company to drive the digital transformation of global commodity markets.

In this episode, Joe shares XCHG's journey to global impact. 

Listen now. 

“The question is: Can you have a model that gives control and ownership back to the individual?” -Shane Mac

Shane Mac is the CEO & Co-Founder of XMTP Labs, a company working on XMTP, the largest open protocol and network for secure Web3 messaging. With XMTP and over the last decade and a half, Shane has focused on improving communications technology and leading companies that constructively challenge how we work. Through his career, Shane has been working to reconcile the inevitable boundaries between being a founder, executive, investor, mentor, and friend. These days, he believes life works best by knowing there’s always more to learn, being aware of what he doesn’t know, and always challenging himself to ask better questions. In this interview, we discuss the important functionality XMTP brings to Web3, how the idea came to be, the journey to get to where they’re at now, and goals for the future.

Website: https://xmtp.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanemacsays/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanemacinstas/?hl=en

“The key to really making change, lasting change, is to start with where you can actually affect change, and that’s on yourself...If you can heal yourself, you’ll actually heal the world around you.” - Kash Khan

Kash Khan is a conscious minded entrepreneur, father to 3 amazing sons, motivational speaker, podcast host and plant medicine advocate who over the years has built a conscious community called Educate Inspire Change. In this episode of The School for Humanity, I speak to Kash about the origin of Educate Inspire Change, the key to lasting change, healing trauma, conscious business, self-love, and treating life like a ceremony. 

Let’s dive in!

Website: https://educateinspirechange.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EducateInspireChange.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kasim-khan-13593450/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/educate_inspire_change

“I think the dirty secret of marketing on a lot of things is sometimes things happen behind closed doors, and people just kind of make decisions without actually talking to people.” -Adrian Speyer

Adrian Speyer is an accomplished marketing and community leader, currently serving as the Vice-President of Marketing & Community at CLI, an education and research community focused on empowering customer-centric professionals in their career development. Adrian has successfully collaborated with global brands such as Qualtrics, IBM, Acer, TeamViewer, D2L, Smartsheet, SmartRecruiter, and TSIA to enhance their community programs. Adrian is author of "The Accidental Community Manager," a comprehensive guide for first-time B2B community builders. In this episode, Adrian and Andrew have a candid discussion on content strategies to engage modern audiences. Listen to this episode to gain insider tips from a marketing leader on trends like shorter formats, AI newsletters, and leveraging online communities.

Website: https://mycli.co/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/customerleadersinstitute

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianspeyer/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/customerleadersinstitute/

“I realized that we as a society have lost some of this innate affinity for storytelling. That it’s not as natural in the digital age for families to gather around to listen to stories as it was maybe 100 or 50 years ago. It’s something that’s not happening in so many families And yet there are so many reasons to support it and encourage it.” - Mary J. Cronin

Mary J. Cronin, Ph.D.,an advisor for Write the Family, an intergenerational family storytelling program affiliated with Write the World. She is a Research Professor at Boston College School of Management, and the President of 4Q Catalyst, a business strategy consulting firm. She serves as director of the Boston Authors Club, the Encore Boston Network, and the Center for Ageless Entrepreneurs, and has authored 12 books on managing digital innovation and social impact. In this episode of The School for Humanity, I speak with Mary about her lifelong aspirations to be a writer, writing and editing twelve books, her work as a research professor, and the importance of stories in family legacy. 

Let’s dive in!

Website: https://writetheworldworkshops.com/write-the-family/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/write_the_world/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writetheworlddotcom
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryjcronin/

Susan Hunt Stevens founded WeSpire in 2010 and has led the expansion of the company from the leading sustainability engagement platform into a full platform for engaging employees in positive impact initiatives. Her inspiration for combining technology-driven behavior change with health and sustainability came from the personal challenges she faced when her son was diagnosed with serious food and environmental allergies as an infant. 

In this episode, I speak with Susan Hunt Stevens about her mission and the impact WeSpire is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

https://www.wespire.com/

“I think there’s so many ways that we’re going to find that [AI] augments things versus takes people out of jobs.” -Kris Palouda

In this interview, Kris Palouda, a Fractional CMO and Strategist at No Typical Moments, speaks with Andrew about new AI tools such as ReadAI for meeting annotations and analytics, Qlip.ai for editing audio and video recordings into clips, Midjourney, and new ways to use ChatGPT in business including the differences between ChatGPT and ChatGPT 4.

Website: https://notypicalmoments.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krispalouda/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4G7csw9j7zpjdASvpMzqUA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notypicalmoments
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NTMoments

Catherine Rocheleau is a three-time best selling author, award winning leader and Business Impact Strategist who is passionate about creating positive social change through leadership. Catherine has worked in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors and now sees opportunities for the two to intersect to create a massive difference in the world around us. Catherine founded Ignite Leadership International® after a successful career in the food service and healthcare industries. She now leads a thriving values-based business and works with business leaders to change how business is done.

In this episode, I speak with Catherine about her mission and the impact Ignite Leadership is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

https://www.igniteleaders.com/

Did you know that over 600,000 tons of vinyl from banners and billboards end up in landfills each year?

Today on The School For Humanity, we have Kari who is the President of Relan to talk about how their organization is putting a dent into this metric.

Relan helps progressive companies meet their sustainability goals by recycling banners or billboards that would otherwise be thrown away and turns them into useful marketing items.

These ‘new’ marketing items are beneficial for brands because they can not only raise awareness about their organization, but they can position their company as environmentally conscious.

To date, they have helped their partners keep over 450,000 square feet of material out of landfills, close the loop on a current waste stream, and benefit their triple bottom line. As well, they’ve been named to the GameChangers500 list as part of the world’s top For-Benefit companies.

"The growth is huge now, and it's primatily always been more of a senior sport over time, but now that is not the case." -Teresa Jungling

Teresa is the co-founder of Pickleball Max, a business focused on promoting and growing the sport of pickleball. She and her husband started the business in 2015 and have since grown it through their blog, offering lessons and running tournaments. Pickleball is experiencing rapid growth in Ohio and across the Midwest, with new dedicated indoor pickleball facilities being built and increasing interest from players of all ages. The sport is also gaining recognition on mainstream channels like ESPN. Teresa discusses the importance of effective marketing, including storytelling and copywriting, to engage and educate their audience. She also shares insights on how they understand and cater to the needs of beginner pickleball players, as well as their efforts to build their email newsletter and gain subscribers. Teresa mentions some offline marketing strategies that have been effective for them, such as handing out cards and attending networking events. She acknowledges the challenges of keeping up with the rapid growth of the sport and staying on top of changes in the industry. Despite the challenges, she sees a bright future for pickleball, with more courts being built and the potential for college and Olympic involvement. Teresa advises those looking to turn their passion for pickleball into a business to identify a specific niche within the sport and focus their efforts there. To learn more about Pickleball Max, visit their website and follow them on social media platforms, listed below.

Website: https://www.pickleballmax.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresajungling/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pickleballmax

If humanity has changed the world by mistake, can we change it with intent? That is the question Interface asks. Interface VP and Chief Sustainability Officer, Erin Meezan are on a mission to change the mindset around climate change. Instead of solely focusing on how to limit the damage caused by climate change, their mission is to focus on how to create a climate fit for life.

Through their Climate Take Back mission’s four pillars, they inspire and enable people to live zero, love carbon, let nature cool and lead the industrial re-revolution.

Let’s dive in with Erin to learn more about this company’s mission for global healing.

“The riches are in the niches.” -Ryan Englin

Ryan Englin is passionate about supporting growing businesses, particularly in the blue-collar industries, to build amazingly productive companies by hiring the right people. Growing up, he saw his own father working 12-hour shifts and weekends as an owner/operator, witnessing firsthand the struggles that these companies have in hiring quality frontline employees. Ryan was determined to help them find a better way. His company, Core Matters, provides coaching and training on attracting, hiring, and retaining rock-star employees. Using his proven process, the Core Fit Hiring System, small and midsize businesses learn how to start hiring better people, faster. With almost a decade in the business, Ryan has worked with over a hundred clients, helping business owners achieve their goals by hiring the right people. In this interview, Ryan brings a refreshingly authentic perspective to an often misconstrued process. 

Website: https://corematters.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecorematters

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/corematters/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecorematters/

Nilima Bhat is a facilitator of personal transformation, coaching individuals and organizations in their quest for conscious evolution. She is an international speaker and trainer on organizational culture, conscious business, women in leadership, and self-awareness for work-life balance, as well as Indian wisdom and wellness traditions. Her book is titled Shakti Leadership: Embracing Feminine and Masculine Power in Business.  

In this episode, I speak with Nilima about her mission and the impact Shakti Leadership is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

https://shaktileadership.com/

"If you are the type of person who gets in the creative flow for a 24 hour period once a month. That is your flow, that works for you. Own it, go with it. Come up with your video and content ideas when you feel most inspired. You don't necessarily need to fit into someone else's box of output." - Lindsey Bast

In this interview, Lindsey Bast, Senior Strategist and Advertiser at NTM, speaks with Andrew about the big questions surrounding what the formula is these days and what’s working in digital marketing. She discusses the importance of authenticity in business and marketing, the benefits of testing multiple variations to find the formula that best fits your needs, and how omnipresence is more important than ever.

Website: https://notypicalmoments.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/no-typical-moments-llc/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4G7csw9j7zpjdASvpMzqUA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notypicalmoments

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NTMoments

“We’re working with residents in Cleveland that may be having trouble paying their bills… We need to make sure it’s not disproportionately affecting those from low to moderate income.” -Bryan Stubbs

Bryan Stubbs is a nationally recognized, innovative, and visionary Executive Director & President with 20+ years of experience leading teams, operations, and programs to maximize organizational effectiveness, productivity, and financial sustainability. His expertise is in utilizing policy in partnership with governmental, industry, and academic organizations to drive desired change. Although he has many accomplishments under his belt, changing how we value water through innovation is one of the major ones to note, designing and managing leading water innovation clusters through unique partnerships with diverse stakeholders from governmental through to industry and academic partnerships. In this interview, Bryan discusses how he got into a career that changes the world for the better and how Cleveland Water Alliance impacts his community. 

Website: https://www.clevelandwateralliance.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clevelandwateralliance
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stubbsbryan/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@clevelandwateralliance

"I think empathy has a different definition to different people, and so I think for me… the first step to understanding how to practice empathy in project management… you could start off with your agendas. These daily, weekly, monthly check-ins with your team, they’re not just about work." - Leona Snell

In this interview, Leona Snell, Project Manager at No Typical Moments, speaks with Andrew about her experience working as a Project Manager and how her position incorporates many roles under the scope of digital marketing. She discusses the different uses for various data collection and communication software, the demand for emotionally intelligent leaders, and the development of the project management role and how they’ve taken on more than they were initially intended to through the era of remote work. 

Website: https://notypicalmoments.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/no-typical-moments-llc/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4G7csw9j7zpjdASvpMzqUA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notypicalmoments
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NTMoments

“When you’re successful, you can open up doors for other people, you can encourage young people… the sky is really the limit.” -Carrie Melissa Jones

Carrie Melissa Jones is the founder of Gather Community Consulting and the former COO and founding partner of CMX. Her work has helped build communities with Google, Patreon, the American Medical Association, Coursera, and DoSomething.org. In 2016, Salesforce named her one of three experts to follow in community management. She is the co-author of the book Building Brand Communities: How Organizations Succeed by Creating Belonging. In this interview, we will cover Carrie’s book, her inspiration for it, and a lot of industry questions.

Website: https://www.buildingbrandcommunities.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carriemelissajones/

Today on The School for Humanity we’re speaking with Lindsey Bolton who is the Community Rockstar at All Good.

All Good, a 1% for the Planet member and B Corporation that’s nestled on the central coast of California, is a lifestyle brand with a clear vision: to live and inspire others to live in balance with nature.

They make organic body care products because they want you to feel amazing from the soothing natural benefits of botanical ingredients.

Their healing products are made from organic and botanical ingredients: healing balm, lip balms and tints, pain relief spray, sunscreens, and moisturizers. They aim high to walk the talk of a triple bottom line business philosophy, measuring success through environmental, social and economic health.

"In my opinion, people tend to view marketing as a heroic, all-in-one campaign you undertake that will scale your brand to the next level. In reality, 99.99% of brands don't have that type of budget for Superbowl ads, for this monumental, once in a lifetime experience." -Andrew Gottlieb

This week, we have our third installment of reading a passage from This is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See by Seth Godin and giving some insight into the passage. 

"One of the things I enjoy most about communication is the ability to influence people and then see a result, which to me is what marketing is all about." - Nicole Erceg

As the Director of Marketing at Agriculture Future of America (AFA), Nicole Erceg leads a talented team responsible for increasing brand awareness, engagement, and loyalty among diverse stakeholders, from college students to agriculture industry leaders. With nearly a decade of experience in communications and marketing roles, she has a passion for compelling content and strategies that add value and showcase the impact of agriculture and food systems. In this interview, Nicole shares her journey, experiences, and future predictions for marketing in agriculture. 

Website: https://www.agfuture.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleerceg/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AgFuture

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agfutureamerica/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agriculturefutureofamerica

Built on the values of trust, innovation, partnership, and performance, Patsy Doerr leads Thomson Reuters as the Global Head of Corporate Responsibility and Inclusion.  Thomson Reuters is considered The Answer Company that empowers leaders in taking confident action to advance their business and gain a competitive advantage in their industry.

With a global team of over 45,000 professionals, Thomson Reuters brings together crucial information and authoritative insight to unravel complex situations.

Looking for trustworthy answers related to independent journalism, human rights, women's empowerment, or the rule of law?  Join in on the conversation with Thomson Reuters to learn more about how they are supporting the Sustainable Development Goals as members of the United Nations Global Compact.

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For more information on Thomson Reuters, visit: www.thomsonreuters.com

“Language is more than just how we communicate and how we connect, right? It also can convey who you are and why you should or should not be monetized and taken seriously.” -Kanene Ayo Holder

Kanene Ayo Holder is a renowned inclusive marketing, AI ethics expert and diversity consultant. With three National Endowment for the Humanities awards and an extensive background in education and interactive theater, she transforms learning experiences for corporations, schools, and non-profit organizations. Her work has been awarded with a Colin Powell Fellowship for Policy Study and numerous published contributions and speaking engagements on equity and the future of work. As the AI Integrations Manager for DEIGPT, an ethical and inclusive AI model, Kanene empowers individuals and companies to develop effective, responsible AI strategies. She is excited to leverage her expertise to bridge the worlds of marketing, AI, and diversity, shaping the future of inclusion. Recently, Kanene launched FutureFixer (futurefixer.ai) to support companies and leaders be more inclusive by leveraging her academic and anecdotal research across sectors and industries to accelerate innovation informed by inclusion. In this episode, we see Kanene unravel the essence of making AI, Marketing, HR, and everything in between as inclusive and prepared for what lies ahead.

Website: https://www.futurefixer.ai/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kanene.holder

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaneneayoholder/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackissuesissues/

As Co-Founder and Global Strategy Director of 5 Gyres, Anne Cummins has made it her mission to help reduce the alarming danger to our ocean life and plastic pollution. 

By urging large product producers to reduce or eliminate the amount of microbeads in their products, over 16 billion microbeads have been diverted from oceans and lakes. The work of 5 Gyres has lead to pledges by major personal care companies including Johnson & Johnson, Proctor and Gamble and The Body Shop to voluntarily remove microbeads from their products. 

In this episode, Anne shares about the progress and mission of 5 Gyres. 

Let’s do this.

With the vision to increase availability certified sustainable seafood across the region, the Marine Stewardship Council appointed former commercial fisherman and international seafood trade show executive, Brian Perkins, as the Regional Director of Americas.

In this conversation, Brian brings a wealth of knowledge to inspire what the gold standard for third party certification of wild fisheries with MSC and why he believes this continued growth of MSC will bring both environmental and socio-economic benefits to the Americas.

Ready to dive in? Let’s get started!

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For more information about The Marine Stewardship Council, visit: https://www.msc.org/

"When you’re selling something that has higher stakes, in other words– there’s a higher investment or there’s more work involved… you’re going to have to do more friction removal." - Hailey Rowe

Hailey Rowe is a Marketing/Sales Coach & Linkedin Lead Generation Service Provider. She helps service-based business owners, especially coaches, get clients & sales consistently, save time in their business, & overcome social media overwhelm. She shares her F.A.S.T. framework, marketing, and business tips in her Health Coach Nation Podcast & in the Health Coach Nation Facebook Group. She’s been named as one of the Top 25 Coaches in Chicago & one of the top 10 podcasts for coaches. Since 2010, Hailey has worked in the coaching industry & in business development/marketing for startups with her philosophy: You can have an amazing service and impact to make, but without a strong mindset, and sales and marketing plan, your business will remain a hobby. In this interview, Hailey dives into everything she loves about marketing and gives some great insight into bits of her thoughts and processes in both the marketing and coaching industry.

Website: https://www.haileyrowe.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/haileyr
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hailey_rowe
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialhaileyrowe
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HaileyRowe

"Community is the best way to just get better results in your own life. For anybody, community is essential. When you’re thinking about building a business, communities are the best businesses to build." - Jane Stecyk

Jane is a manager and strategist who's focused on creating content that converts, and a life-long learner who's eager to take on new challenges. Her natural habitat is a collaborative environment that's looking for listeners who lead and leaders who listen. Currently, she is the VP of Marketing at Mighty Networks where she is building the creator middle class. In this interview, we learn how Jane landed her career as a marketer and go along on a journey as she tells us about the different roles she’s played at some amazing companies along the way. 

Website: https://www.mightynetworks.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janestecyk/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0kOOsZ55RofRas1uPIEZmg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mightynetworks/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mightynetworks/

Paula Alexander is the Sr. Director of Sustainability, at The Clorox Company, leading the Sustainability Center Commercial Team and responsible for sustainable brand building and integration, ensuring every brand at Clorox is sustainable.  Her source-to-disposal sustainability approach and culture building focus ensure that the company prioritizes social and environmental impact in all business functions at all levels.

Paula holds a BBA from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She is a frequent marketing and sustainability guest speaker at leading US business schools and industry conferences. Paula was named one of the Triangle Business Journal 2018 C-Suite Award Winners and received the 2013 Duke Fuqua Leader of Consequence Award.  

In this episode, I speak with Paula about her mission and the impact she is making in the world. 

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“You are your asset and if you don’t build on that asset and make it more interesting, more creative, more valuable… you will have atrophy in your career and in your life.” -Mark DeLuzio

Mark DeLuzio, President & CEO of Lean Horizons Consulting, LLC is known as a pioneer of Lean and the principal architect of the Danaher Business System (DBS). He serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders in global organizations whose financial and operational metrics have flatlined. Leveraging his unmatched and inventive experience, DeLuzio helps them think differently about how to optimize their approach system-wide. In this interview, we discuss his book, Flatlined: Why Lean Transformations Fail and What To Do About It, the topics it covers, and how Mark got to where he is today.

Website: https://markdeluzio.com/

Captain John "Coach" Havlik, U.S. Navy SEAL (Retired), led special operations teams around the world during his 31-year naval career, including the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, the SEAL’s most elite operational unit. Captain Havlik was a nationally ranked swimmer and is a member of the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame and Mountaineer Legends Society. He is the co-author of the new book The Leadership Killer: Reclaiming Humility in an Age of Arrogance. Learn more at CoachHavlik.com.

Bill Treasurer is the founder of Giant Leap Consulting and author of five books on courage and leadership, including the international bestseller Courage Goes to Work. He has led over 1,000 leadership programs across the world for clients that include NASA, Saks Fifth Avenue, UBS Bank, and eBay. He is the co-author of the new book The Leadership Killer: Reclaiming Humility in an Age of Arrogance. Learn more at BillTreasurer.com.

In this episode, I speak with Bill and John about their mission and the impact they are making in the world. 

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Amy Posey is a Silicon Valley-based leadership consultant focused on neuroscience and high performance. As both an adventurer and leadership development facilitator, she is co author of: Wild Success: 7 Key Lessons Business Leaders Can Learn from Extreme Adventures. 

In this episode, I speak with Amy Posey about her mission and the impact she is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

https://morewildsuccess.com/

This week on The School for Humanity we're speaking with Ali McMutrie who is the Co-Founder and Co-President of Haitian Families First.

Haitian Families First (HFF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing medical, nutritional and educational support to help Haitian families remain together and create a self-sufficient future. Their mission is to nurture and empower families in despair through emotional, social, and financial support, ensuring children remain with their biological families and out of unnecessary institutions. 30,000 children live in institutions, but more than 80% of them have parents.

In this episode of The School For Humanity, we chat with Greg Evans - the owner of Seeds Training.  We learn how his training programs build life, leadership, and learning skills in students, teachers, and professionals around the world.

When there is a better sense of community at schools, Greg shares that students will focus more on winning as a team, instead of competing against each other.  The Seeds Training program teaches skills that help students, teachers, and professionals to recalibrate their energy and effort into improving each day, moment by moment, instead of comparing ourselves to their peers, so that each person can become a more responsible leader.

Tune in to learn how Seeds Training prepares the communities around us to powerfully lead our world tomorrow.

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For more information on Seeds Training, visit: www.seedstraining.com

If you are seeking animal-related experiences as a volunteer, or a part of your life mission is related to helping animals all around the world - this is the episode with Animal Experience International for you!

In this conversation with Nora Livingstone, we dive into what inspired her and AEI’s CoFounder Heather Reid, in creating a certified B Corporation that connects people who love animals with travel and giving back to communities around the world.

They provide training and support for volunteers to work hands-on with animals under the guidance of vets, vet nurses/technicians and scientists. Imagine surrounding yourself in a new country, new culture, and new way of thinking while giving back to the animals of our world!

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For more information about Animal Experience International, visit: www.animalexperienceinternational.com

Today’s School for Humanity podcast features Richard Leftley, the founder and CEO of Microensure. By providing insurance to lower and middle income people in emerging markets in Africa and Asia, Richard’s company has done what was once considered impossible.

Richard was working at a conventional insurance agency when he had an idea to bring insurance to this overlooked market. In fact, only about 2 to 3% of the population in these areas had insurance at the time, yet they were prone to some of the most severe risks out there. From diseases and natural disasters to accidents that could ravage a family’s life savings, there was a clear gap in the market that needed to be filled.

In this episode, you’ll learn about Richard’s struggles and triumphs in his quest to build Miroensure, which now services nearly 44 million people across 11 countries. It’s a success story about staying true to the dream you’ve set out to achieve. We hope you’ll enjoy hearing his insights as much as we did.

Similar to the vision for The School For Humanity, the “triple bottom line” of sustainability as a foundation for Triple Pundit strive to be an example of how business can be used to make the world a better place.  Founder and CEO, Nick Aster shares more about the 3P philosophy of creating one of the web’s leading sources of news and ideas to further the conversation about People, Planet and Profit.

With over 6 million unique annual page views, they cover topics ranging from global water and energy challenges to social justice and economic equality, sustainable food to corporate social responsibility, and much more!

Get a taste of these kind of conversations with Nick Aster, here on episode #42 of The School For Humanity.

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For more information on Triple Pundit, visit: www.triplepundit.com

"A CMO Sidekick is whatever you want it to be, right? It’s your partner in crime. It’s your sounding board. It’s a person to help you fill in all of the tasks that you need done.” -Lindsey Scheftic

Lindsey is driven by tenacity, she is a multi-faceted marketing leader and “fixer” – adept at auditing businesses, pinpointing gaps and opportunities to accelerate growth. With expertise spanning digital media, emerging tech, entertainment partnerships, and innovative product launches, Lindsey embraces unique perspectives to tackle marketing challenges. In this interview, Lindsey discusses the evolving nature of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) role and the importance of adapting to changes in the industry. She coined the term "CMO sidekick" to describe the central idea behind her business model: providing a strategic support system for overburdened senior marketing leaders. According to Lindsey, the responsibilities of modern CMOs have expanded to include brand health, driving growth, as well as utilizing new technologies like AI and automation for resource efficiency and better strategy development.

Website: https://thecmosidekick.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseyscheftic/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecmosidekick/

Since founding Berlin Organics in 2015, Klaas Koolman has been providing contemporary organic foods. His company has made it their mission to enhance your daily diet easily.

They offer a range of seven different organic superfood blends which cater for a specific need. This makes it easy for you to add highly nutritious superfoods to your daily diet. You don't need to spend anymore time on getting your head around the overwhelming multitude of superfoods. 

In this episode of the School For Humanity, Klaas shares his story of bringing his quality contemporary organic food to market. 

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“The beauty of the innovation that’s happening today is that a lot of it is finally getting to a point where it’s sustainable.” -Fernando Pena

Fernando Pena is a digital marketing and technology executive with over 26 years of experience within financial services, consulting, and advertising industries. He has multiple successes initiating, developing, and executing digital marketing strategies in pursuit of growth, retention, and decreased attrition goals and objectives. In this interview, Fernando dives into financial services marketing, innovation, and leveraging AI in business.

Website: https://rokture.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandoapenajr/

“Things are always evolving… From the dawn of time, right? So those who don’t adapt, they get left behind.” -Claudia Buckley

Claudia Buckley is the Head of Content and Marketing at GoSkills, an online educational platform on a mission to make high-quality business education accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Under Claudia's strategic direction, GoSkills has repositioned itself from being known for its courses for individuals, to competing with large players in the SaaS space, offering learning solutions that are tailored to meet the evolving needs of today's businesses. In this episode, Claudia and Andrew discuss engaging edtech audiences through innovative formats like microlearning videos, AI chatbots, and more. 

Website: https://www.goskills.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoSkills/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-buckley-mba/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goskills/

"I’m not a critic, I’m a promoter. If I have an experience I don’t like, I just don’t talk about it. I’m not here to write a scathing review. The content that we push out, we really want it to be only positive things." - Chris Stone

Chris Stone runs the marketing end of SDFoodies and CAFoodies, a brand he started with his girlfriend that is dedicated to providing the foodies of California a guide to enjoying their state. From new restaurant openings, events, product recommendations, things to do, places to go, staycations and so much more. Chris is a foodie at heart and you can find him at the bar of the latest and greatest restaurant in San Diego enjoying a glass of wine and contemplating his next venture into the Food and Beverage Industry. In this interview, Chris talks about their content and marketing strategy and how they achieved their reach.

Website: https://cafoodies.me/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sdfoodies|
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdfoodies/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sdfoodies/

If you have ever been lucky enough to participate in an eco-friendly foam party, you have probably heard of Dr. Bronner’s - the top-selling brand of natural soaps in North America and producer of other organic body care and food products.

In this episode, we get to chat about said foam parties, and the cosmic principles of soap-making to peace-making with the President of this heart-led company, Michael Bronner. (The first ingredient for each of their products is: LOVE!)

As a philanthropist and activist, Michael is an advocate for many social and environmental justice causes including Fair Trade, organic standards, farm animal protection and ocean conservation as well as GMO labeling.

Tune in today, as we dive into the “All-One” vision!

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For more information on Dr. Bronner's, visit: https://www.drbronner.com

​​Dr. Chris Wedding is a former private equity investor, startup founder, professor, investment banker, and teacher with over a billion dollars in investment experience and 30,000 students taught over the last 20 years. As an entrepreneur, private equity investor, and investment banker, he has self-admittedly made and seen too many mistakes to count. Chris founded Entrepreneurs for Impact with the hope that he can share the lessons he’s learned with fellow entrepreneurs and executives in businesses addressing climate change and other big environmental challenges.

In this episode, I speak with Chris about his mission and the impact he is making in the world. 

Let’s dive in!

https://www.entrepreneursforimpact.com/

As the founder and CEO of Business for America, Sarah Bonk is on a mission to strengthen representative democracy. Business for America is a business group dedicated exclusively to educating and engaging the business community to help advance popular, bipartisan political reforms and technology solutions that strengthen and reform representative democracy. 

In this episode, I speak with Sarah Bonk about her mission and the impact Business for America is making in the world. 

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https://www.bfa.us/

“The most successful element has been keeping our message simple and consistent.” -Nate Workman

Nate Workman has been an integral part of Workman Success Systems since its inception, joining the pioneering team during its formative years. In the early days, when systems and support were scarce, Nate embraced the challenge of building a robust and high-performing sales department from the ground up. His leadership and determination laid the foundation for enduring success. Over time, Nate has expanded his role, taking charge of the Marketing and Events team to foster synergy across departments and amplify impact on both the company and clients they serve. His strategic vision and collaborative approach have been instrumental in driving growth and enhancing brand presence in the marketplace. In this episode, we explore an insider’s take on crafting standout marketing campaigns.

Website: https://workmansuccess.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/n8.workman/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-workman-20a28359/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealn8workman/

Jerry Power has over 30 years’ experience in strategic marketing and business analysis in the communications industry. Jerry is a founder of the I3 Consortium, a community driven non-profit Internet-of-Things (IOT) organization which has created an opensource IOT data governance and marketplace to democratize IOT data networks.  He is also the founder of I3 Systems Inc, a for-profit that was created to service and support IOT networks that span organizational and geographical constraints.   I3 recognizes the importance and the personalized nature of privacy, trust, and incentives as key enablers of a sustainable, managed, and networked IOT infrastructure in order to support collaborative IOT environments where data transcend organization boundaries.   

Jerry is also the co-author of the book “The Real Time Revolution:  Transforming your organization to value customer Time.”

In this episode, I speak with Jerry about his mission and the impact he is making in the world. 

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Stu is the author of the acclaimed book The Law of Small Things: Creating a habit of integrity in a Culture of Mistrust. He consults with business and political leaders and lectures nationally to promote the practice of integrity in private and public life. He is Founder of IntegrityIntensive, a consulting firm concentrating on decision-making, leadership and personal development and has commented on these issues for Fox Business TV. 

In this episode, I speak with Stuart Brody about his mission and the impact he is making in the world. 

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Learn more at https://www.integrityintensive.com/