Lead by Asking Stupid Questions
As a leader, have you ever felt the pressure to know it all? It’s a common misconception that leaders have all the answers and that’s why it is so refreshing to hear successful entrepreneurs like Sahar Hashemi who urge leaders to embrace the title, “Chief Stupid Question Asker”. According to Sahar, companies often lose the […]
Get to Know Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely is the founder and CEO of SPANX, Inc. The dynamic women’s brand has revolutionized an industry and changed the way women around the world get dressed. Spanx is known for inventing smarter, more comfortable, must-haves for women including bras, leggings, activewear, undies, Arm Tights™, and of course their famous shapewear which creates the […]
Leveraging Machine Learning Technology
Data doesn’t always tell you the full story – would you agree? Avinash Kaushik is a bestselling author on the value of data and metrics, and he has come to realize that companies know that they should be using data. They just don’t know how. Avinash Kaushik is an authority on marketing methods of tomorrow […]
Get to Know Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak is a Silicon Valley icon and has been a philanthropist for more than thirty years. Steve has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products the Apple I and II and influenced the popular Macintosh. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. with Wozniak’s […]
This is Why You’re Doing Marketing Wrong
The marketing funnel is obsolete. If you use it and aren’t seeing results, that may be the root cause of your stress. At least, that is according to Avinash Kaushik who claims that the funnel is one of the biggest problems with marketing today. If you know one thing about Avinash, it should be that […]
Get to Know Randi Zuckerberg
Randi Zuckerberg is an entrepreneur, investor, bestselling author, and tech media personality. She is the founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media, developing technology, content, and live events all with the mission of putting intelligent, tech-savvy, entrepreneurial women and girls at the center of pop culture and media. Randi travels the world, speaking about technology, entrepreneurship, […]
Do You Want to be Number One?
If your goal is simply to be better than the rest, you may be headed down the wrong path, suggests leadership expert Simon Sinek. Simon Sinek sees business play two types of games – the finite game and the infinite game. Finite games, as he likens to chess and football, have set rules, players, and […]
Get to Know George Clooney
George Clooney is an American award-winning actor who is recognized as much for his global humanitarian efforts as he is for his accomplishments in the entertainment industry. Clooney’s achievements as a performer and filmmaker have earned him two Academy Awards, five Golden Globes including the Cecil B. DeMille Award, four SAG awards, one BAFTA award, […]
The 3 Cs Blocking Your Productivity
Productivity. We all need it, and we all struggle to bottle it. As busy business leaders in the modern world, we are faced with a barrage of distractions that are calling for our attention. We’re used to hearing about quick ways to get productive and overcome an immediate productivity block. Sometimes, it’s meditation. Sometimes, it’s […]
Parag Khanna Joins NBForum 2019 Lineup
Parag Khanna will be joining our prestigious lineup at Nordic Business Forum 2019. He will be addressing an audience of 7,500 people about “Understanding Asia: Opportunities in the future of business” in October. Exciting news for all the fans of the Asian business market! We have a new addition to our speaker lineup at Nordic […]
How Business Leaders Can Unblock Productivity
Are you being efficient? Everyone always seems to be looking for ways to be more productive. Perhaps it’s a question of the environment; are your people comfortable enough to do their work without additional stress? Maybe they’re not being paid enough if they’re underperforming – maybe they’re acting out. Or maybe they are under-resourced. We […]
Taking the Busyness Out of Business with Juliet Funt
In this episode of Business as Unusual, Pep talks to Juliet Funt. Juliet is the CEO of WhiteSpace at Work, a training and consulting firm that focuses on increasing productivity. The two discuss what it takes to beat the “busyness” syndrome so that leaders and employees can reclaim their creativity, productivity and engagement.