Archives from June 2017
Jeff Rosenblum on Stopping Friction for Your Customers
Stop getting in the way of people who want to give you money.
June 30, 2017 / Podcast # 17-26
Friction is an unfortunate part of life but it can be overcome. Jeff Rosenblum, co-director of the new documentary The Naked Brand, joins us to talk about the various kinds of friction we encounter and how brands can remove what is stopping their customers from making purchasing decisions.
David Braun on Mergers and Acquisitions
Separating the reality from Hollywood.
June 23, 2017 / Podcast # 17-25
You’ve probably seen Pretty Woman, Wall Street, or Working Girl and think you have an idea of how mergers and acquisitions work: a big scary company comes to buy a small company and sell it for scrap. David Braun, founder and CEO of Capstone, is here to tell you that is so outside the realm of reality “you could actually call it science fiction.” He joins us on Edgewise to bust some more myths about how mergers and acquisitions work from both sides of the table.
Crystal Kadakia on The Millennial Myth
Adapting to the changing workforce.
June 16, 2017 / Podcast # 17-24
There has been and probably always will be a culture clash when a new generation enters the workforce. With new technologies emerging every day, the clash between Millennials and their elders seems more pronounced than ever. Crystal Kadakia, author of the new book The Millennial Myth, joins us to talk about some companies that are accepting the cultural differences between generations and adapting to the changing workforce.
Anne Marie Knott on Measuring Your Company’s IQ
How intelligent is your company?
June 9, 2017 / Podcast # 17-23
We know people can be measured on a scale on intelligence, but what if we could do the same for businesses? Our guest Anne Marie Knott has done just that. She’s here to talk about her RQ scale and how she uses it to measure the innovation output for companies worldwide.
Kristi Hedges on The Inspiration Code
How to make your life more inspiring.
June 2, 2017 / Podcast # 17-22
When we think about inspirational leaders we tend to think about the big dreamers and the iconoclasts. It seems like it’s impossible to be inspiring ourselves. Kristi Hedges, author of the new book The Inspiration Code, joins us to talk about how we can make our words and actions more inspiring to others.