The Power of Saying No: Unlocking Success Through Selective Opportunities

Mastering the Art of Saying No. In today's fast-paced world, where opportunities seem to present themselves at every turn, the ability to say "no" can be a powerful tool for achieving success. Steven J. Manning, a seasoned entrepreneur with over 47 Billion of commerce under his belt and marketing expert, shares his insights on the importance of being selective and the benefits of saying no to the right opportunities. The Perils of Being a "Soft Touch" Manning acknowledges that he has often been chastised by his wife for being a "soft touch" - someone who finds it difficult to turn down requests from others. This tendency can lead to taking on projects or commitments that may not align with one's goals or provide meaningful value. As Manning explains, "people can take me as a bit of a soft touch. So they ask me to do things that perhaps benefit them more than they benefit me." The Power of Saying No Manning emphasizes that the ability to say no is a crucial skill for success. He believes that the most important word in business language is not "free" or "yes," but rather, "no." Saying no allows individuals to focus on the opportunities that truly align with their vision and priorities, rather than getting sidetracked by requests that may not contribute to their long-term goals. Tune in to learn more about this crucial topic!

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This week was a wild ride – internet outages, jujitsu injuries, the whole nine yards. Steven J. Manning talks about failure not being an option and about turning challenges into wins? His advice was golden this week!

First, the internet went out three times in two weeks! Construction took the blame initially, but the third one...well, let's just say I might have been the culprit (details coming!).

But here's the thing, even with a sore eye from a wayward knee at jujitsu (ouch!), I wasn't giving up. Washing the car with sunglasses on became a funny adventure, and my determination only grew.

This week was a test, for sure, but one that led to some unexpected victories and valuable lessons. Stick around to hear how I tackled the internet myself, even with blurry vision, and the cool new skill I learned in the process. Get ready for some laughs, some learnings, and a whole lot of triumph over setbacks. Let's do this!

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You can also get it on Audible here.

Despite this being one of the first days of the new year we want you to be able to maintain focus throughout the year.

You may be burned out still from before Christmas and that is ok.

Check out this blog on goal-setting methods: https://legacymediahub.com/goal-setting-methods/

You can also reach out to Nathaniel Schooler or Nelly Shein anytime on LinkedIn 

Nelly Shein - Author / Business Journalist and Ex Media CEO

Story Of Build Business Acumen

We discussed what has happened in our lives since 2018.

We have decided to launch a load more episodes here to help people to Navigate Uncertainty and Upskill Themselves so watch this space in February 2023.

We mentioned phase two of the Positive Personal Power Podcast where Nat Schooler and Steven J Manning share their lessons, tools, and the path and motivation to succeed that are indispensable to all those already on their way and those who desire to be! 

There is a definitive method to taking a station in life, an idea, or a nearly bankrupt business to a hugely successful billion dollars enterprise! All that and more from Steve’s millions of business and life miles, and some $47 Billion in revenue he has generated thus far!

Subscribe to Positive Personal Power Podcast on all major channels and you can follow the @LegacyMediaHub on YouTube for Videos from Build Business Acumen and their friends too.

Grab the trailer here: https://bit.ly/ppp-bba

More from Nelly and Nat in February 2023.

Now that you have delved into resilience you probably want to create some goals for yourself.  Becoming better at regulating your moods and not letting anything push you down into a negative state of mind really helps in this context. From my own experience, I think that becoming aware of your shortcomings is a huge gift.

People are constantly looking for ways to increase resilience in their organizations. But where do you even begin? This interview will provide some insights into how to get started and where to go from there. 

Resilience is a complex concept that can be difficult to grasp, however, it's essential for executives and CEOs to grasp if they want their companies to thrive in the face of adversity. Nelly Shein and Nathaniel Schooler discuss the ins and outs of where to begin in understanding resilience. Do not miss this conversation.

Remembering why you started in the first place and finding your key emotional drivers are key elements to becoming more resilient. Nelly Shein and Nathaniel Schooler discuss. 

Why You Need Resilience to Achieve Your Goals With Nelly Shein and Nathaniel Schooler

As you know, we here at Legacy Media Hub, Nelly Shein and Nathaniel Schooler have been exploring the concept of resilience. 

In addition to interviewing resilient people from all walks of life, we also explore what it means in a practical sense and have researched some of the greatest people to ever walk the planet.

Please meet some people that were/are resilient.

"It always seems impossible until it's done."

"Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."
Nelson Mandela

Nelly Shein and Nathaniel Schooler discussed some amazing resilient people and how they managed to stay resilient! 

Read the article and get the tools here: https://legacymediahub.com/resilient-people/

Resilience is one of the most important skills to learn and in this episode Nelly Shein and Nathaniel Schooler discuss the ins and outs. 

"If only I had known why resilience is important I may have taken the time to learn more about it before. It is in fact such an important topic in business leadership and in life that I would recommend everyone study it and try to at least embrace the qualities of resilient people. They will prepare themselves for tough times." Nelly Shein

“Psychological resilience is the ability to mentally or emotionally cope with a crisis or to return to pre-crisis status quickly. Resilience exists when the person uses “mental processes and behaviors in promoting personal assets and protecting self from the potential negative effects of stressors” –

Wikipedia

Visit the webpage for the full transcription and short article: https://legacymediahub.com/why-resilience-is-important/

In January Nathaniel Schooler and Nelly Shein wrote a book on resilience. We have created a series of audios to introduce the topic and here is part one "acquiring resilience" we really hope it delivers value. Our book will be released later this year which will also cover business resilience.

We hope this adds value and please share if you agree.

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Legacy Media Hub 

Here’s a personal branding forecast sure to intrigue you in the coming years: – The world is moving at an extremely high speed, and it’ll take the self-proclaimed “fastest gun alive” to keep up. Think of how quickly things change today compared to 20 years ago. It’s all about the growth mindset & coolness; staying current with what’s trending. According to Entrepreneur.com, when building a personal brand for business: 561% more reach from employees sharing messaging Content is shared 24X more frequently 8 X more engagement from employees VS brand – Branding has become more complex due to technology, the internet, and rapidly changing consumer trends. Therefore, understanding how to build a good profile will be crucial for your long term success. Following a 10+ year study into the subject, Nathaniel Schooler shared his secrets here. You can also grab his book Cheers To You here at www.brandinggrader.com and his website is here www.natschooler.com You can also checkout the Ultimate Guide to Personal Branding here https://natschooler.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-personal-branding/

Scaling Up Your Business: Essential Tips from a Seasoned Entrepreneur

Identifying Market Needs and Creating Demand

As an experienced entrepreneur who has grown a business from $1 million to $1 billion in revenue, Steven J. Manning shares his insights on the essential tips for rapid business expansion. He emphasizes that the key lies in identifying specific needs in the market and either fulfilling them or creating new ones.

"The opportunities lay in identifying specific needs that you can fulfil either as a primary or secondary. By that, I mean, you're the first one or you need to, or you actually create a need."

Manning cites the example of the "pet rock" craze, where a friend of his created a product and a need around it through clever marketing and copywriting. This illustrates how an entrepreneur can succeed by understanding the market and crafting the right message to capture attention and demand.

Steven is grateful for the great early reviews of his book, THE BUSINESS OF LIFE. Taking a wrecking ball to conventions and norms, in search for independent thought.

The eBook is now available on Amazon

The Audiobook will be available on Audible shortly.

Thank you in advance for reading Steven's book. We know you will enjoy it! I will be most appreciative for a five-star review on Amazon, helping make my book a BEST SELLER.

Please tell family, friends and colleagues about THE BUSINESS OF LIFE.

Whether it is a white paper, a deep dive industry report or an explainer video or podcast, Manning and Schooler create custom generated, hard-core information and guidance for business clients, publishers., broadcasters.

 

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- captivate and entice them to engage fully with you

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Your personal brand is a representation of who you are. Creating a personal brand that works in your favour is time-consuming but a necessity in today’s world. It’s about how people perceive you and interact with you. The way in which they feel about what they see on social media, read online or hear in person. Creating an authentic personal brand is important to ensure successful connections both professionally and personally.

We all know that we need to create a personal brand, but what many of us don’t know is how to make it work in our favour. Whether you’re an executive or entrepreneur, establishing a personal brand can be the key to getting ahead in your field. But with so much competition out there, how do you make sure your personal brand stands out? Check out these tips for creating a personal brand that will help you achieve your goals.

And do listen to this interview above with Ian Moyse to learn more!

These are just some of the points we discussed:

1. What is a personal brand and why does it matter
2. Defining your goals so you know what you want to achieve
3. How to choose the right social media platforms for your needs
4. The dos and don’ts of building an online presence that will help build trust in yourself as well as others.
5. Why should I care about my personal brand, after all, isn’t it just me who’s going to see this stuff anyways…?

This interview was recorded in 2017, despite all the branding consultants telling you everything has changed it has not! And if you would like to also download my book Cheers to You you can grab that here FREE: www.brandinggrader.com

What is your personal brand? The answer to this question may be different for you than it is for someone else. Personal branding is one of those topics that doesn’t have a right or wrong way to go about things – as long as what you’re doing resonates with who you are and how you want others to perceive and remember you, then the rest will work out just fine. Your first step should be identifying who YOU really are and what YOU stand for, both personally and professionally. Once that’s done, then it becomes much easier to figure out how best to connect with people on a more meaningful level by sharing information in an authentic way using social media channels like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc. This interview will explain how!

When it comes to your personal brand, there are a lot of things you need to keep in mind. How you dress, how you speak, how you act – all of these things contribute to how people see you and what they think of you. But creating a personal brand that works in your favour doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, with a few simple tips, you can easily create a brand that reflects the best version of yourself and helps you achieve your goals.

It’s not easy to create a personal brand that works in your favour. There are many considerations, such as what words should you use on social media? What tone should you adopt? How do you present yourself online without coming across as disingenuous or fake? We’ve put together this blog post for those who want to learn how they can develop their own personal brand and make it work for them.

Visit https://natschooler.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-personal-branding/

Sam Morhaim has helped startups create and deploy ideas into reality. From web and mobile applications to IoT and everything in-between. His skills have been applied in many industries like Healthcare, Marketing Automation, and FinTech and for clients of all sizes from startups to Fortune 500’s.
And this is a really, really interesting conversation that we have here.

Sam is Founder & CEO Vantage IO

Well, it’s really great to speak to you Samuel. I’m quite interested to learn about what you’ve been up to after the amazing startups you’ve been involved with over the last few years.

Mentoring Stephen Gillen CEO: shares massive insight to his important work here! So today I'm joined by Stephen Gillen, and he is the CEO and executive producer of Shooting Stars Events. Recently, he was nominated by the UKs peace ambassador for the 2020 'Sunhak' International Peace Prize. Stephen Gillen'S YouTube Channel (top business/life/Crime Content) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw-gTnVyH3DqOlh3eiGlxGQ Stephen Gillen personal brand & to buy a limited Edition of his bestselling book 'The Monkey Puzzle Tree' , www.stephengillen.com Also Listen to Business Etiquette; with Entrepreneur and CEO Stephen Gillen Episode 61 And listen below to our latest interview from the Positive Personal Power Podcast From Sharing Jail with Charles Bronson to Owning the UN Stage With an Ex-Policeman

Today I'm interviewing Laura Gassner Otting and she is a confidence catalyst who works with leaders, entrepreneurs and change-makers to help them get unstuck and accomplish extraordinary results. Her new book "Limitless - How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path and Live Your Best Life." 

Limitless debuted at number two on the Washington Post's bestseller list, right under Michelle...This is a really interesting episode, and we're really talking about growth thinking here. And I think you're going to love it. It's lovely to speak with you, Laura. 

Shownotes are here: https://legacymediahub.com/limitless-life/

In this episode, Max shares the secrets of successful learning and giving feedback and you will understand so much more about Lessonly as a business and how he managed to get to grow to over 2 million users! In this interview we learn more about successful learning and giving feedback Max Yoder CEO and co-founder of Lessonly – “The powerfully simple training software that helps teams learn, practice and Do Better Work.” And don't forget to buy Max's new book. Do Better Work. Checkout our Previous Interview:- Compassionate Communication Delivers 2 Million Users with Max Yoder

Nathaniel Schooler 0:05So today I'm joined by Stephen Gillen, and he is the CEO and executive producer of Shooting Stars Events. Stephen Gillen'S YouTube Channel (top business/life/Crime Content) link below https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw-gTnVyH3DqOlh3eiGlxGQ Stephen Gillen personal brand & to buy a limited Edition of his bestselling book 'The Monkey Puzzle Tree' , : www.stephengillen.com Recently, he was nominated by the UKs peace ambassador for the 2020 'Sunhak' International Peace Prize.

Customer service and retention are so important and Jon Bostock Co Founder of Trumans shares his leadership insights from nearly a decade at General Electric and his time at Big Ass Fans before they sold for 500 Million USD. Trumans is disrupting the cleaning category with a innovative new range of cleaning products, reducing wastage and environmental damage. "Fast Company has honored Truman’s as part of its World Changing Ideas Awards, which were announced today. Launched just two months ago, Truman’s brings stark simplicity to the $30 billion home cleaning products industry. The company’s lineup of four cleaners, which are shipped directly to customers, tackle virtually all of a home’s hard surfaces. Beyond convenience and simplicity, Truman's boasts today’s greenest cleaners by offering patented refill cartridges that eliminate single-use plastic bottles. All you do is fill your bottle with water and pop in a cartridge. When the bottle’s empty, admire your cleanliness and simply refill the same bottle with water and a new cartridge. To compare carbon footprints, it takes 31 semi-trucks filled with ready-to-use cleaners to equal just one semi-truck of the equivalent of Truman’s refill cartridges." Also you may want to checkout this episode:- Revenue Blindspots with Bryan Eisenberg – Episode 12 To learn more about Jon Visit Trumans

Internal Communications and Teamwork are two really important topics and who better to discuss them with than the Microsoft Insiders: Jeremiah Marble and Dona Sarkar Jeremiah Marble and Dona Sarkar from Microsoft were such inspirational guests. This episode was really fun to record and we packed in so much information into this it is insane... Jeremiah is Director of Developer Marketing for Windows and was the founder of the windows insider program with well over 16 Million members. Dona Sarkar is Head of the Insider Program at Microsoft -You know how everyone calls you for tech help like "which laptop should I get" or "do I need anti-virus" The Windows Insiders are a community of 16M+ people who constantly get asked those questions. 

In this episode I have been joined by Sheri Hinish "Supply Chain Queen" and she shares with me :- The Latest in Reimagined Supply Chain, Sustainability, Talent Management, and Leading Transformations. For anyone in technology, purchasing and in particular business management it is important to understand the threats and opportunities around supply chain management. These are some of the questions she answered and the value she delivered here is huge! 

• 1) How is the supply chain changing? 
• 2) What are the biggest challenges facing supply chain leaders? 
• 3) What constitutes a strong innovator? 
• 4) What are the best ways to improve supplier performance? 
• 5) What does an alliance with a key supplier look like? 6) What are the most important considerations for supply chain managers and other key stakeholders? 
• 7) What excites you most about the use of technology in the supply chain and why? 

Recent media engagements include: highlight in Industrious Magazine (January 2019), featured Guest on Building Business Acumen Podcast with Nathaniel Schooler (March 2019), featured Guest Panelist on webinar discussing the Future of AI, Edge, and Analytics in Supply Chain Technology hosted by Frost & Sullivan (May 2019), Thought Leadership at Gartner's IT Expo (October 2018), and Guest on "Let's Talk Supply Chain" (Season 2, Episode 27). She has presented to Gartner's Special Interest Group on Sourcing & Procurement leading practice and was a guest speaker at the Chinese Association of Science & Technology (August 2018), where she discussed the future of blockchain and supply chain technology. Sheri holds two credentials from Rutgers Business School with highest distinction (Beta Gamma Sigma), a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management, and a Mini-MBA, with focus in Digital Supply Chain. She is a Masters Candidate at Harvard University in Sustainability with emphasis in Industrial Ecology (Circular Economy) and Product Life Cycle Management. She is certified in Organizational Behavior and Change Leadership from Cornell University. She also has a Bachelor of Science in Business, Supply Chain Management (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Maryland. Additionally, Sheri is a licensed Project Management Professional (PMP), and Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt. Find more about Sheri here on her website :- https://www.supplychainqueen.com/Home

Gaby Juergens - CEO and founder of Homefront Girl, a lovely person and such a powerful story. Founder and CEO of “Homefront Girl”, an organization that has donated over $100,000 to military charities, Gaby Juergens sat down with Big League Politics to discuss her involvement with military families. Juergens has created close to 2,000 designs with inspirational quotes on merchandise like coffee mugs, pillows, candles, and the newly announced clothing line that are meant to encourage and show support for family members of the military. She seeks to inspire those who have relatives in the military that, “we are the other Half of the Brave.” Homefront Girl has been licensed with partnerships like Hallmark, Walmart, and Yankee Candle. Perhaps the most popular item available on the website is their Signature Teddy Bears which were donated to military children at the 2017 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Juergens has hopes that the same will be accomplished this year. Homefront Girl donates to charities like “Operation Homefront” and “United Through Reading” which seek to encourage military families as they deal with the emotional rollercoaster of having a family member deployed. Her uplifting merchandise has not only significantly helped other charities, it also has proved to be a memorial for family members of fallen heroes. Gaby Juergens has worked tirelessly to ensure that deployed and fallen men and women of the military are given the acknowledgement and respect that they deserve. You can also catch Gaby Juergens interviewing Nat Schooler here: Learn more about Homefront Girl at homefrontgirl.com 

Feeling trapped in a customer service nightmare? This week, the internet went rogue on me, thanks to some overzealous construction.

But hey, sometimes a forced detox leads to rediscovering hidden gems! In this talk, I'll share my story of battling bad customer service and unearth a powerful discussion about the state of telecom care. Have you ever felt like you're stuck in a customer service obstacle course designed by a comedian? Join me as we explore the challenges and uncover solutions that might just change the way you think about staying connected!

Do take the time to listen to the talk that Steven J Manning and I did on this topic and pre order Steven’s new book: Amazon for pre-orders

Do take the time to listen to the talk that Steven J Manning and I did on this topic and pre order Steven’s new book: Amazon for pre-orders

Steven is grateful for the great early reviews of his book, THE BUSINESS OF LIFE. Taking a wrecking ball to conventions and norms, in search for independent thought.

The eBook is now available on Amazon for pre-orders to be automatically delivered on July 11, 2024. Also on July 11, 2024, the eBook, paperback and Audiobook will be available on Amazon and everywhere else books are sold.

Thank you in advance for reading Steven's book. I know you will enjoy it! He will be most appreciative for a five-star review on Amazon, helping make my book a BEST SELLER.

Please tell family, friends and colleagues about THE BUSINESS OF LIFE.

Many companies struggle with creating the right content. AI writing tools and content creation tools have amplified this. Many companies, big and small, do not differentiate between the utilitarian need for all manner of AI and the window dressing they feel they must have.

Some services that we provide to our clients follow.

✓ Content Production for Forward Thinking Brands, Ambitious Individuals, Mature, Nascent and Startup Businesses.

✓ Podcasts, White Papers, Deep Dive Industry Reports, Explainer Videos.

✓ Whether it is a white paper, a deep dive industry report or an explainer video or podcast, Manning and Schooler create custom generated, hard-core information and guidance for business clients and publishers.

✓ If you have an audience, we will provide you with all yo need to tell your story to captivate and entice your that to insure that your audience and other interested prospects understand who you are, what you do and why they should pay attention to you. And, of course, buy from you. Remember a Manning-ism: “Nothing happens until you sell something!”

If you would like more, to the point, no frills and usable applications of AI, Steven J. Manning and I are creating industry specific reports and white papers on much of the breadth of this massive topic.

Of course, the big pink elephant in the room: how AI will affect your job and industry moving forward.

Contact Nat on LinkedIn or on contact@legacymediahub.com if you would like us to tailor something specifically for you.

Product marketing, writing skills and copywriting are important to understand, getting your message across is a great skill to have. In this interesting interview Eric Moeller and I discuss product marketing and copywriting and creative writing. 

I have known Eric online for about 6 years and met up with him in Exeter a few times and discussed marketing and branding and all those exciting business topics that make us tick! He shares a lot of value in this episode and some great resources to help you improve your copywriting and writing skills in general! Find Eric Moeller here https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmoeller/ 

Stacking your sales pipeline is a key topic for management teams and sales profs alike and Steve is no stranger to building pipeline... More often than not sales profs and management are too focused on what is already in the quarter to even think about the most important part of selling:- "Stacking Your Sales Pipeline". In this no holds barred interview Steven Dickens shares insight from 20+ years in Technology sales. He oversees a team of 50+ sales representatives for IBM. We discuss the all famous Glengarry Glen Ross movie which would probably be banned in most sales meetings these days. Steven helps people to understand where they should be spending their time to create the best results. His close link with the marketing department is very refreshing, we are all on the same team after all! *NB Steven Has since left IBM.

Vendor negotiation is very important, seeing the "vendor" as a partner is crucial to success in business. Being flexible and understanding how you can work together is key. Making sure your "vendor negotiation" is done ethically is also so important. As opposed to seeing the vendor negotiation as just another way to win and you lose. Fortunately now many vendor negotiation has become Win / Win scenarios, enabling both you the purchaser and the seller to make a strong long term working relationship. Trust takes many years to build and thankfully there are many ethical companies out there and many ethically driven procurement professionals driving the right kind of vendor negotiation. Renegade Rum and Waterford Distillery: from History to Terroir and Data with Mark Reynier CEO – Episode 31 Visit the Art Of Procurement Podcast 

Digital Transformation and digitization are two huge topics and Brian Gracely shares his insights here in this great interview! Brian Gracely (@bgracely) is Director of Product Strategy at Red Hat, the world's leading open source software company. He brings 20+ years of experience (Red Hat, Wikibon, EMC, Virtustream, NetApp, Cisco) in Strategy, Product Management, Systems Engineering, Marketing and M&A. He is recognized as an industry thought-leader in Cloud Computing and DevOps, as well as being co-host of the award-winning podcast, The Cloudcast. He has a BS/MBA from Wake Forest University. Brian Gracely On LinkedIn The Cloudcast Podcast The Cloudcast Video Channel.

We discuss Big Data and Gamification and how they work together. Nicolas Babin is an agile senior executive with over 30 years international multi lingual and multicultural experience. A strong leader with working and living experiences in North America, the UK, France Benelux Germany, Japan and China. He has a proven track record in marketing sales, communication and digital transformation, management experience of all European Eastern West countries set up and management of international teams and start-ups, Europe, US and Japan IPO experience on the NASDAQ and on NYSE next Paris digital transformation of companies and factories worldwide. AI and robotic experience since 1996, fundraising experience more than five m&a experience international keynote speaker on innovation, e health, digital and robotics. Find Nicolas on Twitter @NicoChan33 Or Nicolas Babin on LinkedIn Gamification: - what is gamification - why did you start using gamification? - what is the purpose of gamification - how can you use gamification - which area is best for gamification - what results can you see with gamification - could gamification be misused? - could you give us some examples of gamification you have used in the past? - pros and cons of gamification - could you find gamification in everyday online tools? Data and technology: - Are we talking on line or off line data? - What is open data? - what marketing techniques use data? - how can data and technology go together? - does AI use data? - what is predictive analytics? - what is big data and how can anyone use it? - what activities use big data? - should I be scared of data being available so widely? - could anyone access all data, is there any type of safety involved?   

In this episode we discuss digital inclusion and who is better than DR Melissa Sassi who is a pioneer in this space, she runs her own non-profit on top of her day job at IBM.

Today I'm interviewing Dawna Jones and She's the author of Decision Making for Dummies for the 21st century. She's also a best selling co-author From Hierarchy to Performance. She's unearthing human organizational potential in leaders and decision makers for expanding adaptability. She also runs the Insight to action Inspirational Insights Podcast, she also contributes to the Huffington Post, hosts workshops and speaks to of course transform mindsets and business culture. Decision-Making Strategy For Dummies Organisational Strategy Management  - How strategy changes when there's exponential change underway.. a mindset shift 22.02 Change Management: Why play and people work more effectively to respond to change - 37.00 Emotional Social Intuitive Intelligence: the role of sensing over thinking - 49.44 Corporate Social Responsibility: Why it isn't a department or a tagline - 58.56 People Management: Trust versus controlling. The difference between autonomy and chaos - 113.33 Buy Dawna's DMFD Book Here  If you want to learn more about Decision Making for Dummies visit From Insight to Action 

In a competitive world communicating with maximum "impact" is a core competitive advantage. As an Impactologist Martin Brooks helps people make sure their impact is top notch by analysing their; body language, voice, language and structure and also ensures they have the confidence & business appropriate stories to "land" their messages. Get Martin Brooks here  PR and Crisis Communications : Expert Sandra Coyle Demystifies – Episode 34 Nathaniel Schooler 0:24 I'd like to introduce you to Martin Brooks Impactology. In a competitive world. Communicating with maximum impact is a core competitive advantage. As an "Impactologist." Martin helps people make sure that impact is top notch, by analysing their body language, voice, language and structure and also ensures that they have the confidence and business appropriate stories to land their messages. And this is a really interesting conversation!

This is my third interview with maverick tech entrepreneur Michael Tobin OBE. "Success is a journey not a destination" Michael Tobin We discuss how to get the most out of your work life balance or as he calls it work life integration. If you like the episode don't forget to share and review us! If you want to buy one of his books :- Forget Strategy Get Results Live, Love, Work, Prosper And you can visit Mike Tobin's Website Here  Nathaniel Schooler 0:23 Today, I'm interviewing MIchael Tobin OBE, and he's actually the founder of the CEO sleep out, which is a really great charitable event that happens once a year in London. He's an English technology entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist. He was the CEO of FTSE 250 data centre operator called Telecity group. In 2014, he was awarded an OBE for his services to the digital economy in the Queen's Birthday list, and I've always really enjoyed talking with him. He's always been very generous with his time and I've learned a lot from listening to him and we're going to delve into some really, interesting topics and I think you will love this episode.

Online marketing basics is where it all begins and in this episode Tim Elliott shares some great content. Nathaniel Schooler 0:37 Today, I'd like to introduce Tim Elliott:- by day he is head of marketing for an acquisition and investment company in the East Midlands in the UK, where he spends his days helping great companies grow. Outside of the day job he has a real passion for startups and was awarded Virgin startup mentor at the start of 2018. So that's quite interesting. And he's also been a Chartered Institute of Marketing tutor. Tim shares some really great information in this episode with me. Well, Hi there, Tim, it's great to have you on the show. I'm really excited about this expert talk today. Because you've got oodles of experience in the marketing world. 

Ready to transform your mornings and supercharge your success?

Join Nathaniel Schooler and Steven J. Manning as they crack the code on powerful habits. Uncover the secrets to skyrocketing productivity and unlock your potential with:

• The 2-Liter Water Hack: Discover how this simple morning ritual can boost your energy and optimize your health.
• Fueling Your Fire: Learn the science behind proper nutrition, supplementation, and recovery for peak performance.
• Conquering Consistency: Get practical tips on building and maintaining positive habits, even with a busy schedule.
• Knowledge is Power: Sharpen your mind by learning 3 new things every day and unlock your problem-solving prowess.
• The Gratitude Advantage: Train your brain for happiness and resilience by practicing gratitude.
• Building Your Dream Team: Surround yourself with supportive relationships to accelerate your growth.

This episode is your roadmap to a transformative morning routine and a life of success. Buckle up and get ready to dominate your day!

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Responsible use of AI is so important and the first topic we discuss in this great interview, where Monique shares so much value. In today's day and age it is so important to understand what is happening with technology and how it can help or hurt the society that we live in. 

Who better to interview than Monique Morrow, she is doing amazing things in the world of technology. If you want to visit her website to learn more here is the link Monique Morrow In addition check out some other episodes around this key topic:- Artificial Intelligence in Business Dan Yarmoluk – Episode 19 AI+ IoT + Machine Learning + Cloud the Real Facts with Adjunct Prof Dan Yarmoluk and AI Expert Craig Truempi – Episode 32 How Robot Lawyer Lisa Helps Entrepreneurs with the “Naked Lawyer” Chrissie Lightfoot- Episode 28 Neuromarketing + Emotional AI: Secret Weapons to Help Drive Competitive Advantage for Brands in 2019 – Episode 27 Nathaniel Schooler I'd like to introduce Monique Morrow. Monique is a Chief Technology strategist, groundbreaking technologist and proven innovator. Monique is a former CTO at Cisco who has worked tirelessly to align technologies to society's needs. Monique is also the co-founder of the humanized internet.

If you want to absorb more about visual communications, career and talent management then this is the episode for you. CEOs, seasoned marketing and hr professionals will learn a lot from this episode, the full transcription can be found below. Ana Lissansky can be found here on LinkedIn 0:23 Today, I would like to introduce you to Ana Lissansky. Ana is a marketing and communications leader. Fluent in five languages, with stints in everything from a fast scaling tech start-up to large government departments, to advising the Prime Minister's Office of Canada. Ana also recently helped launch a new globally-focused federal agency with a focus on setting up its digital presence.

We discuss our experiences with sexual harassment and how we handled it at the time! If you do need help then contact your local organisation, in the UK we have Citizens Advice But of course, elsewhere in the world there will be local organisations, or talk to a friend who will help you to work out what to do. Nathaniel Schooler 0:24 In this episode, I'm interviewing Melissa Sassi from across the pond, she's actually an ex Microsoftie turned IBM-er who brings passion and purpose to the tech industry with her belief that digital literacy is a human right. So about sexual harassment. I mean, this is something that, you know, happens to guys as well, right. But how do you deal with it?

Homeless Veterans and Mentally Disabled Adults are Suffering! Tackling homelessness with Raji Rykert, She is the founder of something called “Helping America Now” (HAN), is a non-profit organization created by Raji Rykert to address some of the needs of homeless veterans and mentally disabled adults. She has successfully turned four decades of business experience into a legacy for helping others. We talk a lot about homelessness and you know, the difficulties that people face, it's part of my mission in life to actually raise awareness around these really important topics and to help people so I hope you enjoy this episode. If you want to read the full transcription you will find it below. Follow Helping America Now on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelpingAmericaNowOrg/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HelpingAmericaNow Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HelpingAmerica1 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icqHbPpcE2k Contact Raji on LinkedIn Here 

Innovation and design thinking are such relevant topics in today's hi-tech world and Mike Briercliffe and I provide our perspective on how to handle disruption and we also discuss the way to innovate safely in business. Mike shares some of his wisdom from 50 years in business management and I always learn a lot from talking with him.

Social Entrepreneur Nadya Rousseau Today I'm interviewing social entrepreneur Nadya Rousseau. She is a Los Angeles based social entrepreneur, multimedia journalist and founder of Alter New Media. A purpose forward marketing agency. In just over a year, Alter New Media has helped over 140 companies worldwide achieve their business goals, while also making a difference in the world. 

Innovative thinking and time management, they can go together. Here Brian and Nat Discuss how. Brian has spent the last 20 plus years helping America's entrepreneurs realize their dreams. Prior to starting his third company in 2012, he was the executive director of sales development at the Wall Street Journal overseeing the financial and small business markets across the Wall Street Journal franchise. And he is someone that I've spent quite a bit of time learning from. He's a very interesting individual, and I'm sure you'll find this very valuable. We discuss innovative thinking and time management. 

Relationship Management with CRM Nathaniel Schooler 0:21 Today I'm interviewing Jon, a CRM and Relationship Management entrepreneur and noted speaker about Social Media's effects on Sales and Marketing. He has re-imagined CRM by building a Simply Smarter Social Sales and Marketing platform for GSuite and Office 365, his most recent venture Nimble.com. It is the first CRM that works for you by building and updating contact data for you, then works with you, everywhere you work. Ferrara is best known as the co-founder of GoldMine Software Corp, one of the early pioneers in the Sales Force Automation (SFA) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software categories for Small to Medium sized Businesses (SMBs). He has recently been recognized on Forbes as one of the Top 10 Social CEO’s, Top 10 Social Salespeople In The World and Top 100 Marketing Influencers. 

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Succession Planning in Business  In this episode I am interviewing best selling author and Ex media CEO Nelly Shein, the book she wrote on succession planning in business, which was a best seller. 

Growing an Agency for Exit Nathaniel Schooler 0:19 Today I'm interviewing Spencer Gallagher; who is the CEO and co founder of Cactus. Cactus is the UK's leading agency growth consultancy and they have supported over 1000 agencies globally over the past eight years. Cactus works with the next generation of independent agencies to help them scale. Spencer is also the co author of Agencynomics, the Amazon five star rated, best selling book and audio book aimed to help all types of agencies scale from startup to the first three to 5 million in revenue. Spencer started his agency life in 1999 and exited his agency Blue Halo to Gyro in 2008 and took Blue Halo and Gyro to the eighth largest digital agency in the UK in 2009. Gyro is now part of the Dentsu network. We just have a general chit-chat really is quite an interesting episode if you're in the agency world and want to scale and exit! 

Discover the advantages and disadvantages of wasting time in this engaging and informative article. Learn how moments of reflection, nourishing relationships, and self-awareness can be beneficial, while also exploring the drawbacks of procrastination and missed opportunities. Nathaniel Schooler and Steven J Manning discuss.

Today I’d like to introduce one of my mentors and associates. I have been working with Douglas for five years and he is an experienced bilingual business director, transformational brand marketing leader.

I think many of you who listen to this will have seen my personal brand changed over the last 10 years. And Douglas has helped me to position my personal brand and, you know, get me in the right place to do business.

We discuss Luxury Branding with Krug Champagne and some other key luxury brands.

Like all my associates he is someone that I have huge respect for. He was commercial director at The Lab at Leo Burnett, which was a time old advertising agency. He’s done all sorts of different things, but he’s also a barrister in law and a very, very interesting individual. And I think, you know, he shares some insights here from his time working at Krug Champagne and many of the other big brands in the world. He also used to write speeches for the Prime Minister of Malaysia. So I think you’re going to enjoy this as a great episode.

So Douglas, when you are working with Krug Champagne, what did you learn about their branding?

PR and Crisis Communications Pr and Crisis Communications are two really interesting topics, and both of which my guest Sandra Coyle has a lot of experience in. Nathaniel Schooler 0:36 I'd like to introduce today's guest, who I really have enjoyed speaking with a lot over the years, she's called Sandra Coyle. And she specialises in global communications, strategic planning, expanding market share, and brand influence for organisations. We discuss PR and communications and this kind of stuff. 

I am joined by Alex Mcallian who is the founder of Greater Change, which is a great charity actually that supports people who really need it most. And I'm looking forward to speaking with you Alex. Alex McCallion 0:41 So Greater Change is a nonprofit social enterprise, helping people experiencing homelessness move on. Obviously, I'll go into more detail. But essentially what we're looking at is that there's a whole community of people that want to offer people who are experiencing homelessness support, but often they don't feel like there's any way they can do that effectively. So what we do is we provide a way of offering long term financial support to help people move on and make a make a real difference to their lives. 

AI | IoT | Machine Learning | Cloud and The Real Facts! So today I'm joined by Dan Yarmoluk who's an adjunct professor in artificial intelligence machine learning and he loves a bit of IoT as well as industrial internet of things kind of stuff and Craig Truempi and he's into AI, Big Data and machine learning. The same as Dan really and he's a director of AI and IoT digital ecosystems. So we just talked about latest updates from think 2019 what's kind of happening in machine learning, AI hype... Nathaniel Schooler 1:01 And also we talk about how to set an early warning system for your mother in law.