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TFP-032-Disruptive Design & Systems Thinking-Leyla Acaroglu

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Using Disruptive Design and Systems Thinking to Build a Better World

As entrepreneurs, we create products and services. As we create them we often are thinking of the use of the product or service but we rarely think about what happens at the end of a product lifecycle. What if we thought about those very products and services as a complete system? What is the lifecycle of that product or service? What happens when the products initial use case is finished? Listen to this inspiring conversation about disrupting the way we think about what we create.

Links:

Leyla Acarcglu

Disruptive Design Method

The UnSchool Project

Leyla Acaroglu

Design disruptor, creative boundary pusher, and cultural provocateur, Dr. Leyla Acaroglu (A-jar-a-loo) embodies the innovation that instigates positive environmental and social change. A New York-based Australian designer, social scientist, and sustainability expert, she is internationally recognized as a leader in the use of disruptive design across sustainability and educational initiatives. Leyla was awarded 2016 Champion of the Earth by the United Nations Environment Programme, and her 2013 mainstage TED talk that has collected over one million views is one of the most watched TED talks on sustainability.

In 2014, Leyla completed her PhD at RMIT in change-centric disruptive design and started developing the Disruptive Design Method, which is the backbone of her unique approach to design-led social change. She has won a host of awards for her work, was named one of Melbourne’s 100 Most Influential People, and has been forging positive change through creative practice in multiple ways for over a decade. Her systems-based thinking coupled with her highly-skilled communication techniques is featured in several publications, including the New York Times.

Leyla is the founder of two design agencies, Disrupt Design in New York and Melbourne-based Eco Innovators, as well as the UnSchool, her uniquely rebellious experimental knowledge lab that is all about disrupting the mainstream way that knowledge is gained and shared. It runs innovative pop-up programs around the world and recently won a CORE77 Design Education Initiative Award. With Leyla’s expertise at the helm, each of these operatives serve as multidisciplinary approaches to pioneering social and environmental change through design.

As a designer, her works such as Design Play Cards, Game Changer Game, Secret Life of Things, Designercise, and the AIGA Gender Equity Toolkit are at the forefront of activated experience design. She has authored several handbooks for change makers and continues to agitate for new ways of solving complex social problems through beautifully designed interventions. Leyla’s creative work is highly acclaimed, having been featured in a permanent exhibition in the Leonardo di Vinci museum in Milan and earning commissions from the National Gallery of Victoria.

She is an internationally respected keynote speaker and trusted expert, having led thousands of hours of workshops, lectures, activations, and educational experiences around the world. Leyla was a visiting scholar at NYU and an Innovator in Residence at the Center for Social Innovation NYC. She was also an invited Artist in Residence with Autodesk and managed the development of ‘Greenfly,’one of the first online life cycle assessment tools for designers. Leyla is regularly invited to provide her professional opinions on radio and TV, having been a regular judge on the ABC TV show The New Inventors, along with a host of international programs.

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TFP-031-Entrepreneurship, passion, and communities – Ernesto Sirolli

Why passion is the ultimate driver in entrepreneurship and economic development

Entrepreneurship is really about doing what you are passionate about, then finding others to help you by doing what they are passionate about.  Working alone in the garage to build a business is just a myth, it never happens. Even Steve had Woz, and virtually every successful business ever built has been a group effort.  Businesses and people thrive when each individual is able to focus on what they love and do best. Instead of becoming the typical “superhero entrepreneur” by doing everything on their own.

In this episode, I am speaking with Ernesto Sirolli. For 35 years he has helped communities and organizations grow entrepreneurs through what he calls “Enterprise Facilitation” and Social Infrastructures. He has worked all over the world and they have helped start over 50 thousand businesses.  Listen in to this insightful conversation.

Some of the things we discuss

  • What the word entrepreneur really means.
  • The psychology of entrepreneurship.
  • Why you should only work at the things you are passionate about.
  • Where communities can find new entrepreneurs.
  • Rebuilding our social infrastructures to help each other become the fullest human they can be.

Ernesto Sirolli

Ernesto Sirolli is a noted authority in the field of sustainable economic development and is the Founder of the Sirolli Institute, an international non-profit organization that teaches community leaders how to establish and maintain Enterprise Facilitation projects in their community. The Institute is now training communities in the USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Africa, Asia, Central and Latin America. In 1985, he pioneered in Esperance, a small rural community in Western Australia, a unique economic development approach based on harnessing the passion, determination, intelligence, and resourcefulness of the local people. The striking results of “The Esperance Experience” have prompted more than 250 communities around the world to adopt responsive, person-centered approaches to local economic development similar to the Enterprise Facilitation® model pioneered in Esperance.

Sirolli Institute- International Enterprise Facilitation Inc. www.sirolli.com

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TFP-029-How Spending Time In Nature Can Make Us Happier and Healthier- Florence Williams

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Something as simple as a walk in the woods can help us live a better life

In this episode, I am talking with Journalist and prize-winning author Florence Williams about her latest book Nature Fix.  We discuss the current problems with our hyper-connected and indoor life and how getting outside can actually help make use happier, healthier and more creative.

Some of the points we talk about

  • What happens to our brain and body when we go outside
  • Programs that some countries are putting in place to get people in nature
  • Things that you can do
  • Getting outside under trees
  • Spending a few hours every week in nature
  • How longer bouts in nature can help

About the guest

Florence Williams is a journalist, bestselling author, podcaster and public speaker. She is a contributing editor at Outside Magazine and a freelance writer for the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, The New York Review of Books, Slate, Mother Jones and numerous other publications. She is also the writer and host of the new Audible Original series, Breasts Unbound, as well as Outside Magazine’s Double-X Factor podcast. Her public speaking includes keynotes at Google, the Smithsonian, the Seattle Zoo, the Aspen Ideas Festival and many other corporate, academic and nonprofit venues.

Learn more about Florence and her work. http://www.florencewilliams.com/

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TFP-028-Knowing Yourself- Dr Tasha Eurich

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How self-awareness can lead to a better business and a more fulfilling life

We all know, that to be a smart entrepreneur or leader of our community, we need strong self-awareness so that we can understand people and their motivations.  Yet often, we operate from the mistaken assumption that we understand our own motivations.

In this episode, my guest, organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich talks about how research shows that we are not as self-aware as we think we are. We also talk about how developing this skill can help us be more successful, build stronger relationships and can help us build better and more meaningful businesses and lives.

Some of the points we touch on

  • Defining Self-awareness
  • Why we often overestimate our awareness
  • Why journaling and introspection might not be helping
  • The seven pillars of insight
  • How to look at yourself from different points of view
  • and much more.

We also talked about a simple quiz that can help you understand your current state of self-awareness. Here is the link to the quiz. Insight quiz

About Insight

From Insight-Book.com

“Most people feel like they know themselves pretty well. But what if you could know yourself just a little bit better—and with this small improvement, get a big payoff…not just in your career, but in your life?

Research shows that self-awareness is the meta-skill of the 21st century—self-aware people are more successful, more confident, build better relationships, and are more respected and effective leaders. There’s just one problem: most people don’t see themselves quite as clearly as they could, and it’s rare to get candid, objective feedback from colleagues, employees, and even friends and family.

Fortunately, reveals organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich, self-awareness is a surprisingly developable skill. Drawing on her research with thousands of people around the world, hundreds of scientific studies, and 15 years of working with Fortune 500 clients, Eurich helps audiences discover the surprising myths, unseen roadblocks, and scientifically supported path to self-awareness.”

Dr Tasha EurichAbout the guest:

Tasha Eurich is an organizational psychologist, researcher, and New York Times best-selling author. She’s built a reputation as a fresh, modern voice in the leadership world by pairing her scientific grounding in human behavior with a pragmatic approach to business challenges. With a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Colorado State University, Dr. Eurich has spent the last 15 years helping thousands of professionals—from Fortune 500 executives to early-stage entrepreneurs—improve their self-awareness and success.

As a writer, she’s contributed to The Guardian, TED.com, The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, and CNBC.com and her work has been featured in Business Insider, Fortune, Forbes, The New York Times, Fast Company, and New York Magazine, as well as several peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Eurich’s first book, Bankable Leadership, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2013, and has since become a popular resource for managers and executives who want to make their employees happy and produce bottom-line results for their business. Her second book, Insight, delves into the connection between our self-awareness – what she calls the meta-skill of the twenty-first century – and our performance and success, both in life and the workplace.

Dr. Eurich has been named one of Denver Business Journal‘s “40 Under 40,” a “Top 100 Thought Leader” by Trust Across America, and a “Leader to Watch” by the American Management Association alongside the likes of Patrick Lencioni, Ram Charan, and Chip Heath. Her 2014 TEDxMileHigh talk has been viewed more than one million times on YouTube.

In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, cycling, historical biographies, and is an unapologetic theater nerd. She lives in her hometown of Denver, Colorado with her husband and their rambunctious dogs.

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TFP-027-What is your Relationship with Money? – Dr. Sarah Newcomb

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Money :

It’s a loaded word and idea.

We all have stories that we tell ourselves about money, what it is and how we interact with it.  Some people pursue it as an end goal while others avoid it like the plague. Either way, these ideas are guiding many decisions and relationships that we have in our lives.  Relationships with our families, friends, and society as a whole.  As entrepreneurs and business owners, we carry all of those personal ideas into our businesses and it can have a tremendous impact on how we operate and grow.

In this episode, my guest Dr. Sarah Newcomb and I have an in-depth discussion about how to unpack and understand our relationship with finances so that we can make better decisions without leaving our values behind. She is the author of Loaded: Money, Psychology, and How to Get Ahead without Leaving Your Values Behind

Some of the things we discuss

  • What it’s really is about
  • Why we have such different relationships with money
  • How to align it with your needs values
  • How to uncover where we get our ideas

Loaded: Money, Psychology, and How to Get Ahead without Leaving Your Values Behind

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Does money represent luxury, security, and peace of mind, or stress, inequality, barriers, and greed? LOADED is written for anyone who struggles with their complex relationship with the so-called “root of all evil.”

Rather than offering traditional financial advice, Sarah Newcomb (a Morningstar behavioral economist) digs deeper and approaches money management from a fresh angle. LOADED explains how our experiences with money have a psychological basis and can often run counter to our core values.

Our personal history has a profound influence on how we handle or mishandle money. In reality, however, money is a simple tool, a neutral resource that is full of possibilities. It can be used for good or for ill, and how we use it is entirely a matter of personal choice. Our relationship with money is almost never about the numbers. It is about the stories we tell ourselves because of those numbers. We all come to believe certain stories based on our upbringing and our experiences with money. This is where our relationship with money is rooted, and this is where sound money management begins.

Based on years of research and filled with illustrative stories, LOADED offers an important guide for identifying the harmful core beliefs about money and what can be done to challenge and overcome those negative beliefs. Once a clear understanding of an individual’s beliefs about money is established, the human-centered approach to budgeting and money management can be put into action. This budgeting structure incorporates several principles from psychology that are missing or misaligned in traditional budgeting methods.

The fresh approach outlined in this book is a money management method rooted in psychology that offers a way of changing one’s financial life by creating a plan for money that is both deeply satisfying and also sustainable over the long term. The author also includes a wealth of worksheets and personal money psychology assessments to aid in the LOADED process.

LOADED offers an approach for discovering and understanding your relationship with money that will lead to more peace and satisfaction in your financial life.

Dr Sarah NewcombDR. SARAH NEWCOMB is an expert in the psychology of financial decision-making. As a behavioral economist at Morningstar, Inc. she works to integrate behavioral science into financial management applications. Dr. Newcomb holds a PhD in behavioral economics, a master’s degree in financial economics, and a master’s certification in personal financial planning. Through speaking, writing, and product development, she aims to translate the findings from scholarly research into practical and useful tools for everyone. She lives with her daughter in Washington, DC.

Read her column in Psychology Today called Loaded: Link

Twitter: @finance_therapy

Linkedin: Dr. Sarah Newcomb

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TFP-024-Compassion in Business- Monica Worline

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Compassion-One of Our Best Business Tools.

Since the beginning of the industrial revolution (likely earlier), societies have treated business and work as something separate from our humanity and our compassion.  We tend to think as if we can compartmentalize and keep various parts of our lives separate.  In practice, this is not the case at all. While many of us are good at masking personal suffering in the context of our work, it’s still there, behind the scenes. It makes us less productive, less creative and possibly keeping us from finding meaning in our work and lives.

In this important episode, I talk with one of the world’s top researchers on compassion in organizations and the workplace, Monica Worline Ph.D.

During the conversation, you will learn why it’s so important and how entrepreneurs and organizations can build a more meaningful business by creating a culture of compassion.

    • We discuss the four keys to awakening compassion in our work.
    • The role of recognizing suffering as one of the keys to being compassionate.
    • The role of leadership in creating a culture of recognizing suffering even in tiny businesses and startups.
  • Pitfalls and common mistakes that leaders make when trying to awaken compassion at work.

We talk about Monica Worline’s Ph.D. new book, co-authored with researcher Jane Dutton; Awakening Compassion At Work “The quiet power that elevates people and organizations”

About the book

Caring Is a Competitive AdvantageAwakening Compassion at Work

Suffering in the workplace can rob our colleagues and coworkers of humanity, dignity, and motivation and is an unrecognized and costly drain on organizational potential. Marshaling evidence from two decades of field research, scholars and consultants Monica Worline and Jane Dutton show that alleviating such suffering confers measurable competitive advantages in areas like innovation, collaboration, service quality, and talent attraction and retention. They outline four steps for meeting suffering with compassion and show how to build a capacity for compassion into the structures and practices of an organization—because ultimately, as they write, “Compassion is an irreplaceable dimension of excellence for any organization that wants to make the most of its human capabilities.”

Book link to Amazon: Awakening Compassion at Work

Links Mentioned on this episode:

awakeningcompassionatwork.com — book website; downloadable chapter; 100 Days of Awakening Compassion and more content coming soon
compassionlab.com — research site; downloadable papers for those who want to read the original research

About the Authors of Awakening Compassion at Work

The guest on this podcast

Monica Worline Ph.D.Monica C. Worline, Ph.D., is founder and CEO of EnlivenWork, an innovation organization that teaches businesses and others how to tap into courageous thinking, compassionate leadership, and the curiosity to bring their best work to life. She is a research scientist at Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education and Executive Director of CompassionLab, the world’s leading research collaboratory focused on compassion at work. Monica holds a lectureship at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, and is affiliate faculty at the Center for Positive Organizations.

Jane E. Dutton, Ph.D., is the Robert L. Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Business Administration and Psychology at the Ross School of Business. She is a co-founder of the Center for Positive Organizations, and passionate about cultivating human flourishing at work. Her research focuses on compassion, job crafting, high-quality connections, and meaning making at work.  She has written over 100 articles and published 13 books (see http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/janedut/), including How to be a Positive Leader: Small Actions, Big Impact. She is a founding member of the Compassionlab—visit us and read more about our research at www.compassionlab.com.

Related posts:

Creating Meaning In your Business with Emily Esfahani Smith

Building Communities That Inspire Connection with Charles Vogel

People-Centered Workplace

Relationships at The Core of Your Business

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TFP-023-Should Your Business Be Not For Profit?-Donnie Maclurcan

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Why you should consider not for profit as a structure for your business

On this podcast and in many other business circles people are talking about creating meaning and purpose in their business. We talk about social and environmental justice and creating a more humane future for everyone. But typically we don’t talk about the idea of not for profit businesses.

The truth is that most entrepreneurs shun the idea of not for profit and I think that may be a big mistake. The title of the post Post Growth referred to the inherent finite resources of resources on this planet.

There is a lot of really interesting ways to use a not-for-profit to create a business that not only is financially sustainable for you and your family but also for the broader community and the planet.

Listen in on this conversation about creating an economy that is more equitable for all involved.

Donnie Maclurcan - HeadshotDonnie Maclurcan

A facilitator, author and social entrepreneur, Donnie Maclurcan is passionate about all things not-for-profit. Originally from Australia, he moved to the U.S. in 2013, from where he runs thePost Growth Institute: an international group exploring how we flourish without our economy having to constantly expand. As a consultant, Donnie has helped more than 350 not-for-profit projects start, scale and sustain their work, while his own initiatives include co-founding: Free Money Day, the Post Growth Alliance, the (En)Rich List, Cascades Hub, and Project Australia. An Affiliate Professor of Social Science at Southern Oregon University, a Distinguished Fellow with the U.K. Schumacher Institute for Sustainable Systems, an Associate with the Australian-based Institute for Sustainable Futures and a Fellow of the Findhorn Foundation, Donnie holds a PhD in social science that explored how nanotechnology might impact global inequality. He is currently completing his third book, titled: How on Earth: our future is not for profit.

Twitter: @donmacca, @postgrowth

Facebook: /postgrowthinstitute

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

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TFP-022-Creating Meaning in Your Business-Emily Esfahani Smith

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Man’s search for meaning is fundamental to what makes us human. Yet we live in a culture that encourages us to set this search aside when it comes to work and business. In this episode, my guest and I are talking about here book The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters.

We talk about the four pillars of finding and creating meaning in your business and in life.The Power of MeaningThe Power of Meaning

The Four Pillars:

  • Belonging
  • Purpose
  • Story Telling
  • Transcendence

I would love to hear your comments, questions and especially how you find meaning in your life.

Emily Esfahani SmithEmily Esfahani Smith is the author of The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters (Crown). She writes about psychology, culture, and relationships. Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Time, The Atlantic, and other publications.

Emily is also a columnist for The New Criterion, as well as an editor at the Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where she manages the Ben Franklin Circles project, a collaboration with the 92nd Street Y and Citizen University to build meaning in local communities.

Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Emily grew up in Montreal, Canada. She graduated from Dartmouth College and earned a master of applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.

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TFP-021 The Art of Building Community

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Building Communities That Inspire Connection

In this episode, we are talking about community and connection.  Consider this, most businesses rise and fall based on the strength and depth of connection Communitythey build with employees, partners, and even their customers. Many of us don’t give a lot of thought about building a structure that can create a sense of belonging within our broader community and the micro-communities that form as a result of doing business.

Building that belonging takes work and strong leadership and commitment. Listen carefully to this episode and learn some of the principles that create and maintain those connections.

Some of the ideas we touch on that make strong communities

    • Boundaries
    • Space and safety
    • Implicit and explicit values
    • Creating paths to growth
    • Leadership

Please listen and share your ideas and stories about communities.

Charles Vogl - Author The Art of CommunityCharles Vogl

An author and executive consultant, Charles Vogl uses principles drawn from more than 3000 years of community and spiritual tradition to teach others how to inspire powerful connections and produce the kind of change that lasts for generations. He works with leaders in technology, finance, media, government, and social good organizations to inspire powerful connections in critical relationships and create cultures of belonging.The Art of CommunityThe Art of Community

Making a difference has always been a key part of Charles’ life. In his early 20s, he volunteered full time at a homeless shelter in Santa Ana, California, before entering the Peace Corps and relocating to northern Zambia. There, he witnessed inspirational community in the face of extreme poverty, as neighbors with very little shared with those who had even less. Charles then moved to New York City to become a PBS filmmaker, producing documentaries including 2006’s “New Year Baby,” which chronicled the lives of Cambodian genocide survivors becoming Americans. The film won numerous honors including Amnesty International’s prestigious “Movies That Matter” award. He also volunteered as a labor organizer, working to empower abused workers in the restaurant industry.      

Charles received his B.S. from the Annenberg School at the University of Southern California and a Master of Divinity at Yale University. A regular guest lecturer at several Yale departments, his first book, “The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging”, was recently published by Berrett-Koehler. Building on the concept that community and belonging can be developed through time-tested ideas and rituals, the book is a guide to creating and fostering meaningful cultures of belonging that benefit individuals and humanity.    

Charles lives in Oakland, California, with his wife Socheata. He includes surviving a plane crash, a spitting cobra attack, and acute malaria (all in one year) among his life-changing experiences.

CharlesVogl.com

The Art of Community Book

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TFP-020 Liminal Thinking – Dave Gray

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How do we begin to understand another point of view so that we can create and embrace change?

Dave Grey - Liminal ThinkingCreating change is difficult. It requires us to think differently and be open to new possibilities and different views of reality. But this is not easy because we have our own beliefs that to us are 100% true and correct. Yet others have their own set of beliefs that are 100% true and correct to them. So how can we possibly create any sort of change, be it settling an argument with your spouse, convincing your team on a new direction with your company, or even selling a solution to a client?

In this episode, my guest Dave Gray and I unpack some of these questions and ideas in an hour long discussion on some interesting ways to use something called Liminal Thinking.

I would love to hear your questions and comments on this episode. Please leave a comment below.

If you enjoy this podcast please show your support by heading over to Itunes and leaving a review.

Links from episodeLiminal Thinking BookLiminal Thinking Book

Liminal Thinking – The book website

Dave Gray’s Personal Blog – XPLANR

Design Consultancy – XPLANE

Two Waves Books – Use discount code XPLANE to get 20% off Liminal Thinking

Guest

Dave GreyDave Gray is a leader and manager with a background in design. He has worked with many of the world’s largest companies, as well as mid-sized businesses, startups, executives, and individuals.

He is the founder of XPLANE, a strategic design consultancy, and co-founder of Boardthing, a collaboration platform for distributed teams.

He is the author of two books on design, change, and innovation: Gamestorming: A playbook for innovators, rule-breakers and changemakers; and The Connected Company.

His area of focus is the human side of change and innovation, specifically: How can you get people to adopt new ideas? How can you win their hearts and minds? How can you get people, including yourself, to change deeply embedded habits and behaviors? How can you transform a business strategy from a good idea to a living fact in the real world?

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TFP-019 Building a People-Centered Business- Jeb Banner

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Are you building a people-centered business?

Ask any business owner or CEO,  Who the most important people in their business are, and most will say “the customer is of course.”

But what if we refocus that lens and make our employees and colleagues most important?  What happens when we create a business that gives meaning to our employees? How will they interact differently with customers and how does that affect the bottom line?

Listen in to this episode where I talk with Jeb Banner the CEO of Small Box creative agency.

Jeb BannerJeb Banner CEO, Co-Founder of Small Box

Jeb was born in Chicago but moved to South Bend, Indiana when he was 6. Childhood was spent fidgeting at school, raising tadpoles in pools while building go-karts and tree forts in the rain.

Growing up it seemed that starting a business was the furthest thing from Jeb’s mind. After graduating with an English degree from IU in 1996, Jeb moved to Chicago to live in a ballroom with some friends, work odd jobs and play music. This lost weekend turned into a two-year stretch that brought Jeb to Indianapolis in 1998.

Finally the business bug bit. In 1999, Jeb discovered eBay. A few months and a large record collection later and StuffE was launched. It should be noted that said record collection also inaugurated Jeb’s record collecting habit which he has yet to kick. His vinyl collection clocks in around 3000 albums. After building StuffE into a mildly successful eBay consignment business he partnered with Dan Ripley to launch Antique Helper, an online auction house that married Dan’s knowledge and network with Jeb’s online auction systems.

In the meantime, Jeb and fellow Antique Helper employee Joe Downey collaborated on building Musical Family Tree, an online archive of Indiana music, which was founded in January of 2004. By the end of 2005, Antique Helper had grown into a successful business with $3 million in annual sales, but Jeb decided it was time to move on. Antiques were fun but the internet was calling.

In 2006 Jeb and Joe founded SmallBox, landing NUVO Newsweekly as their first client. As the company grew it moved beyond websites to become a fully integrated web marketing company. In early 2012, Jeb began to lead the company towards deeper consulting engagements, working with clients on organizational health issues. 2016 has seen a transition to what the SmallBox team calls 3.0. In essence, a quest to turn work into play and help clients do the same. Learn about this new direction here.

Jeb is very happily married to the amazing Jenny Banner and they have three strong, smart and bold girls. They live about 4 miles north of Broad Ripple with 2 cats, 1 dog, and 1 tiki bar.

Small Box Website

Twitter: @jebbanner

Personal Blog: www.jebbanner.com

SmallBox is a creative agency focused on helping clients find opportunities, solve big, fuzzy challenges, and build meaningful employee, brand and service experiences. We take a people-centered approach to designing solutions with you. Our services, from branding to strategic consulting to employee engagement, all speak to one goal: partnering with people to create distinctive and meaningful experiences. We thrive on curiosity, courage, collaboration and persistence, and these core values drive everything we do.

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TFP-018 Becoming The Creative Entrepreneur You Are – Carl Nordgren

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Are you really creative?

Many people don’t think of themselves as creative or entrepreneurial. In this episode, my guest and I discuss how incredibly wrong this is and how we are literally born as creative entrepreneurs.

Becoming A Creative Genius - Carl NordgrenMy guest, Carl Nordgren is a veteran entrepreneur and creative professional. We talk about some of the ideas in his latest book called Becoming a Creative Genius (again).

Some of the ideas we touch on

  • What it is to be creative
  • Generative
  • Mindset
  • the Importance of action
  • Practice and more

The lessons in the episode are important for every entrepreneur whether you are just starting out or a start-up veteran.

Links and Resources

Creative Genius

Research on walking to boost your creativity

Carls Blog

Carl Nordgren

Carl Nordgren was born in Greenville, Mississippi where his great grandmother’s house was across the street from the boyhood home of author Walker Percy. Carl has worked as a fishing guide on the English River in Northwestern Ontario and on the White River in the Arkansas Ozarks, as a bartender, a foundry man, and an entrepreneur. He lived with his family in Ireland for a year where he researched the IRA, and for 14 years he taught courses in Creativity and Entrepreneurship at Duke University. He graduated from Knox College and lives in Durham, North Carolina with his wife Marie where they have raised three daughters.

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TFP-016 Building Connections with Podcasting

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Building connections through podcasting.

Most people think about podcasting as a way to reach and build an audience. It is a great medium for building an audience, but there are many other ways to use podcasting to grow our network and build connection within your area of expertise.

Listen to this episode and learn

  • How to grow your network with podcasting
  • The important aspects of designing a show
  • Why the number of listeners may not be so important.

Kevin Anselmo is the Founder and Principal of Experiential Communications. He helps individuals and groups communicate with stakeholders. He also teaches communications and public relations workshops. He primarily serves the higher education, research, and entrepreneurial communities. Kevin is the host of the For Immediate Release on Higher Education podcast. The interview show – published twice per month since 2013 – provides communications insights for stakeholders within higher education.

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TFP-017- Are You Using Stories in Your Business?

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What is it about stories?

I have always been interested in stories. How they help us convey what can be otherwise very difficult to express. They also have a way, (if told well) to create lasting memories and learning.

In this episode, I brought on a master at structuring stories for businesses and organizations.

Some of the things we touch on are

  • What exactly stories are.
  • When and how to use stories.
  • Different story structures and how to find them.
  • What is not a story
  • When not to use stories
  • and so much more

My guest David Hutchens is an absolute master at breaking down story structure and making it simple for each of us to see how we can start using stories in our businesses and in our lives.

David Hutchens is and author and creator of learning experiences for organizations around the world. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Learn more at David Hutchens.com

I hope you will pick up Davids amazing Circle of the 9 Muses. It’s now my go-to manual for creating stories in business.

Circle of the 9 Muses

Outlearning the Wolves

http://www.davidhutchens.com/

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TFP-015-Finding your Way with Purpose Mapping-Craig Filek

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Are you living your purpose through your business?

It sounds so cliche, (What is your purpose?) yet it is one of the most important things to think about in your business. If you On the right trail
can get crystal clear on your purpose then you have a much lower risk of getting burned out in your business and you will add much more value to your customers, employees and colleagues. In this episode , my guest is Craig Filek creator of a process called Purpose Mapping.  Both of us share our stories of how we built financially successful businesses that left us feeling less than fulfilled.

  • We talk about the question; How can we create something that feels authentic?
  • How we can use the top 5 regrets of the dying to help us. Link
  • We talk about my guiding principles and how I use them.
  • How to separate purpose and mission. 
  • We touch on creating a business as a flow state.

Books Mentioned in this episode

Good To Great – Jim Collins

Built To Last – Jim Collins

EMyth – Michael Gerber

craig-filek-creator-of-purpose-mappingCraig Filek, Creator of Purpose Mapping

Craig Filek knows success and significance are not the same things. After building a 7-figure business, he walked away from it all to focus on what matters most — raising his daughter and living his purpose. With over 20 years experience coaching and facilitating deep, transformative work, Craig developed Purpose Mapping® to bring his own life into alignment. Now, he guides High-Achieving Misfits to reclaim their authenticity and find true fulfillment by using their talents to full capacity in service to a larger mission.

Executives, entrepreneurs, investors and professionals in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe seek Craig’s support when making life-changing decisions. If you’re ready to unlock your full potential without blowing up the success you’ve already created, request an invitation to speak with Craig.

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TFP-014-Becoming an Expert in a New Business -Tim Christen

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Building a business around your passion and becoming an expert.

Most entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs never start because they have the mistaken belief that they need to be anOORR Cycling Clothing
expert in the area.  In most cases, it’s not the expertise you need but rather its the interest or passion that moves the business forward.

In this episode, my guest shares his journey as an entrepreneur and how he has been able to become an expert in cycling clothing and sustainability. He started out because of a health issue that kept him from working at his normal job and now as we publish this he is launching  a Kickstarter campaign to launch his new line of “coffee infused” cycling clothing.

His company is called OORR (Out Of the Rat Race) and makes technical cycling clothing with a keen eye towards sustainability.

This is a great episode and I think that entrepreneurs at any level would find some great nuggets in our conversation.

Tim Christian - OORRTim Christian

A 37-year-old, a father of 3 boys under 6, airline pilot of 17yrs and founder of OORR. I live in Chatswood, a satellite CBD just 10 minutes north of Sydney, Australia. I love riding my bike and am a voracious consumer of cycling related news, and student of self-improvement. Everything I do tends to be about making this world better for my family, for others, and for future generations. Go to his site here.

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TFP-013- The Neuroscience of Creativity- Dr. Andrew Newberg

What happens in your brain when you are creating?

In this fascinating episode, I am talking with Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Newberg. We talk about his research field of Neurotheology and the connection between brain activity during creative states and religious or spiritual experiences.Creative Shadows

Have you ever wondered what happens in your brain during a creative process, meditation or even during a spiritual or religious practice? Turns out many of these experiences are closely related in terms of what is happening inside our brain.  Dr. Newberg talks about how they have used brain scan studies as well as looking into the subjective research into what people actually experience.

One of the most interesting areas we discuss in this episode is how words can actually change your brain and how you can use language in ways that create a deeper understanding and better relationships.

He touches on his research on the importance of communicating with our own personal values base actually creates a more meaningful connection.

Dr. Newberg talks about a simple values exercise that you can do to help you get clear on what your values actually are and how you can use them to help form better relationships.  We also talk about how values seem to change from materialistic oriented to more empathetic or outward oriented values when people practice compassionate communication skills.

One of the questions I am always exploring the how we connect in the online world and what that might mean to how humans communicate.  We talk about how some brief forms of virtual communication can actually be more effective than some types of in-person communications.

Listen to this fascinating episode and please share your comments and experiences.

 

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Dr. Andrew Newberg

Dr. Andrew Newberg is the director of research at the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine and a physician at Jefferson University Hospital. He is board certified in internal medicine and nuclear medicine.

Andrew has been asking questions about reality, truth, and God since he was very young, and he has long been fascinated by the human mind and its complex workings. While a medical student, he met Dr. Eugene d’Aquili, who was studying religious experiences. Combining their interests with Andrew’s background in neuroscience and brain imaging, they were able to break new theoretical and empirical ground on the relationship between the brain and religion.

Andrew’s research now largely focuses on how brain function is associated with various mental states—in particular, religious and mystical experiences. His research has included brain scans of people in prayer, meditation, rituals, and trance states, as well as surveys of people’s spiritual experiences and attitudes. He has also evaluated the relationship between religious or spiritual phenomena and health, and the effect of meditation on memory. He believes that it is important to keep science rigorous and words-can-change-your-brainreligion religious.

Andrew has also used neuroimaging research projects to study aging and dementia, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, depression, and
other neurological and psychiatric disorders. Learn more at his website http://www.andrewnewberg.com/

Learn about his recent book “How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain” as well as the book we mentioned
during the show “Words Can Change Your Brain” as well as other books, and current research projects

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TFP-012- Putting Your Intuition To Work – Lynn Robinson

Do you use your intuition in your business?

As an entrepreneur, you are in a constant state of making decisions.  Which projects to pursue, which clients to work with and even Jellybeansif the business you are in is worthwhile. Sometimes data and advisors are helpful but often, even if data supports it we somehow know the right choice in our gut.

In this show, I talk with Author Lynn Robinson about using your intuition in your business. Listen to the story about how I went against all the data and advisors, trusting my instinct and purchased a business that turned into an amazing success.

  • Lynn explains the two main areas where this guide comes from.
  • How we can learn to listen to this “inner CEO”.
  • Cultivating ah-ha moments.
  • The role of mindfulness in developing this skill.
  • How fear can be a good guide.
  • How we can listen to our dreams to find answers.

Every entrepreneur needs to constantly hone this skill of intuition. Just like going to the gym to lift weights, learning to listen to your inner CEO takes time and effort. But the rewards can be amazing. Lynn shares a story of how she nearly won the lottery using her inner GPS.

Lynn RobinsonLynn Robinson, author, Put Your Intuition to Work.

She suggests that intuition is our “Inner GPS.” When we listen to it and act on its wisdom, it willPut Intuition to Work Book point us in the right direction — towards success! She knows how our intuition can get us what we want and take us where we want to go. Lynn has been sought out internationally for her intuitive advice and counsel. She’s a popular and widely recognized author and motivational speaker who works with businesses and individuals as a trusted intuitive advisor, offering valuable insights into goals, decisions, and strategies. Lynn has authored seven books on intuition, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. She has a passion for teaching people how to access their intuition and develop it for practical use in everyday life. You can find out more at LynnRobinson.com.

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TFP-011- Relationships at the Core of your Business? – Robert MacNaughton

How can we deepen the relationships we have in business and in our lives?

In this episode, we are talking about building meaningful relationships in eRelationshipsvery aspect of our lives.

My guest and I talk about building relational intelligence. Not just personal relationships with your family and friends but also within your business.

Somehow we have been taught that it’s ok to be more guarded in business relationships. Most of us have heard someone say “but this is business”, especially when it comes to sales. Typically this is the opposite of what it really takes to have a meaningful transaction that leaves both parties a feeling of fulfillment.

I share a story where I felt like I was only looking out for my agenda and not the customers that left both parties feeling like they got the bad end of the transaction.

We pay a relational game where Robert and I try and guess what the others emotions are during our conversation.

He did really well at picking up on my feelings at that particular moment but missed one key element. What’s interesting is what happened next when I told Robert that I was a bit nervous. It opened up a whole new depth of the conversation and how we were relating.

This is incredibly powerful personal development. I truly believe that we could solve most of the world problems if each of us takes down our guard and try to connect on a deeper level with each other.

Listen to this show and send in your comments.

We mentioned the Invisiblia podcast and a show they had about deepening relationships. It is a must listen. The episode is called The New Norm and there is a powerful story about oil rig workers.

R25b5ccae-4f1f-4afa-9b5f-b2b2904b0c80obert MacNaughton,

Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Integral Center in Boulder Colorado, has been facilitating experiential group education and been in the trenches of Integral community development for over a decade. Robert believes that before he can save the world, he should start by cleaning up his own room.  He organized the Integral Center with the vision of fostering more Integral consciousness through community practice and has trained thousands of people in relational and evolutionary leadership.

The Integral Center

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TFP-010-Time Off Creates More Time

The importance of taking time off

In this show I talked about the problems within our culture of working harder and longer and how time off can really help with creativity and problem solving.

How working harder and longer doesn’t help us get more done and really can take away from our own happiness and fulfillment.

Our ability to focus on a task is extremely limited. What I mean is that sitting at your computer for 6 hours is not really effective. Some studies show that we only have the ability to focus for just a few minutes at a time.

Most of us are only about 25% effective at executing at task or job at work.

If we are so ineffective, why do we spend so much time at work?

One solution

Making space in our lives for clearing our minds. This can happen in many ways but most of us are notoriously bad at this exercise.

Its really a practice. Its similar to going to the gym and lifting weights. You will get better at taking time off if you practice.  Many creatives and entrepreneurs start of projects and a mind clearing exercise.

Try this simple exercise on some problem you are working on right now. It could be anything, what to write in a sales email, what to have for dinner, etc. Step outside for a few minutes and focus of something in nature. Possibly a plant or tree, or the way the sunlight reflects off the side of a building.  Just try and notice as many details about your focus item as possible. If you find yourself starting to think back to your problem, refocus.  Imagine you are a photographer looking for textures and details.

Once your done, go back to your problem of project and see if you feel a little more energized.

Here is a simple breakdown of what time off can look like.

  • Short Term- This may be taking a minute away from what you are doing.
  • Mid Term- This is usually a long daily break – in the show I talk about my long walks with my dog
  • Longer Term- These are weekly, monthly, quarterly, retreats where we take time completely away from our normal routine.

Listen in to this show on what you will actually do during this time off and how it can help you bring more of yourself to your business and life.

All of this is part of a bigger practice of mindfulness in business. Listen to this earlier episode about meditation and mindfulness. 

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TFP-009 Mindful Communication in Business and Life – Dan Huston

What if we really pay attention and listen to our customers, employees and even ourselves? 

Today we are talking about bringing mindful communication and attention into business.Mindful Buddha

In this show I talk with Dan Huston. Dan is a professor and expert on communicating mindfully. We talk about what it means to communicate mindfully, and how you might think about incorporating this type of communication into your business.

Some of the areas relating to mindfulness that we talked about.

  • Victor shared a story that is unfortunately typical of how we often communicate.
  • What is mindfulness?
  • Where does it fit into business?
  • How does mindfulness give us context?
  • How can we communicate fully when we are not fully present, e.g., while texting, during video calls, etc. ?
  • Why positive thinking may be adding to your own stress.
  • How simple awareness can diffuse many feelings of stress.
  • How can mindfulness help us be more authentic?

I encourage you to think about incorporating mindfulness into your business. Whether you are a one person business or an operation with a larger team, it can help you, your customers, colleagues, and employees be happier people and will lead to a stronger bottom line.

Links mentioned in this show

Communicating Mindfully

Book 10% happier

App 10% Happier

Dan Huston - mindful communication expertDan Huston: As a Full Professor in the English Department at NHTI, Concord’s Community College, Dan teaches mindful communication and writing, and he serves as assistant to the department head. He has been incorporating mindfulness, meditation, and emotional intelligence into his communication curriculum for over fifteen years and was awarded NHTI’s 2008 Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Huston is the author of the textbook Communicating Mindfully: Mindfulness-Based Communication and Emotional Intelligence, as well as numerous other
publications on mindful communication.   His Communicating Mindfully course doubles as a form of professional development for faculty at his college and elsewhere. This training has inspired curriculum development to infuse mindfulness into a variety of courses ranging from literature to information technology.   He regularly presents at national and regional conferences, as well as at public and private institutions, and he provides business training in Communicating Mindfully. Huston has received training at the renowned Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

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TFP-008 The Power of Story – Noah Rosenberg CEO of Narratively

Why do we connect with stories?

In todays episode I talk with the Noah Rosenberg, CEO of Narratively. We talk about his journey from an on the street reporter for the New York Times, GQ, Salon, Wall Street Journal,  as well as many other news outlets.  How he is building a business built completely around in-depth human stories.

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Listen to how Noah grew and incubated his idea. How he was able to connect with an incredible array of jounralists from all over the world.

  • What is it that we like about storytelling?
  • How storytelling helps us learn about ourselves.
  • How Narratively creates very emotional stories.
  • How their niche is evolving and how they are presenting their content the way that fits the story.
  • How they have built one of the most engaged audiences on the web.

Noah talks about his view on the future of publishing and how brands of all sizes can use storytelling to connect with their customers in a way that is much more engaging.

Did you like this story? I would love to hear from you. Please leave a comment below.

Noah RosenbergNoah Rosenberg is the founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of Narratively, an award-winning digital publication and content studio devoted to ordinary people with extraordinary stories. Narratively has over 2,000 leading freelancers in its global contributors network and was named one of TIME’s “50 Best Websites” and Columbia Journalism Review’s “11 Best Experiments in Journalism.” Narratively Creative, the company’s creative agency, produces content and strategy for partners ranging from GE to SundanceTV, Expedia, Squarespace, Pernod Ricard and CBS, among many others. Previously, Rosenberg was a full-time freelancer for The New York Times in print, photography, and video, and he has also worked for CBS News’ documentary production unit; was a Wall Street Journal video correspondent and writer/photographer from the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa; and a product manager at Univision Interactive Media. Rosenberg was also head of digital at The Queens Courier newspaper group, where he pioneered the company’s use of video and multimedia and was founding editor-in-chief of Long Island City Courier Magazine. His storytelling has been featured by GQ, Salon, New York magazine, and New York Public Radio, among other outlets, and he was a 2012 fellow at the City University of New York’s Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism.

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TFP-006-Jumping Into Uncertainty – Darryl Kotyk

Inspiring story of how Darryl Kotyk sets his focus on his passions and embraces uncertainty.

Darryl talks about how he picked up his family and moved to a new country (several times) and created the life that he wanted. How he deals with uncertainty and just follows his passions.

Do what you want to do and make that leap of faith things will just work out. Darryl is actually my very close friend and co-host over on the Cycling 360 Podcast.

He really has a great unfolding story and worth a listen for anybody.Bikes and Coffee

  • How uncertainty stops a lot of people from starting that new business or project
  • How Darryl flipped the idea of the entrepreneur making lots of money then sitting on the beach
  • How to know what you are doing is the “right thing”
  • How his cycling blog led to other opportunities

Taking that leap of faith is always scary for everybody. Every time we take a serious leap of faith it just somehow works out. You can stay within the status quo and wish you started that new business or project but you will always have that nagging in the back of your mind.

What if

No there are no guarantees and often things may not work out. But at least you are actively living your own dream instead of one that was laid out by the company you work for , schools and society norms.  Listen to the inspiring show and let me know what you think.

Darryl Kotyk

Darryl Kotyk

“I have two main loves: my Family and Cycling. My goal is to create a life where these two things are at the forefront of all that I do.
I know myself well and I know what my strengths are….with this in mind, I strive for work that allows me to work from home on my computer and staying involved with businesses and industries that interest me most.
In a nutshell, my objective is to live a great life….and this attitude shines through greatly in the work I put out.”

Loving The Bike               Mocha Spoke           Cycling 360 Podcast

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TFP-005 Clothing Design-Embracing Change-Kids-and Business

On being a mother of twins and running a creative freelance design business.

There are a lot of freelancers that are always working to balance work and time at home with kids. It can be especially challenging if your work is creative.  There really is not one solution that works for everyone but we can learn some insight from how others are managing. One common thread with small business owners is the mindset of embracing change.

A Conversation with a Clothing DesignerClothing Designers Work Table-Marissa Borelli

In this episode I talk with activewear designer Marissa Borelli Casellini. We talked about how she goes about designing activewear and how she embraces change. From selecting fabrics to sketching out ideas.

  • How the design process starts
  • Why she starts with material first
  • Where she looks for inspiration
  • The pull of her work and being a mother
  • Whats in the future for Marissa, She shares a big goal that keeps her focus on the types of work she takes on.

Integration of Work and Family Life

How she has figured out how to integrate her work into being with her young children. How she is able to be much more productive and creative as a mother because of her limited time.

How do you work?

Do you have a creative business and kids? Please leave a comment below and lets have a conversation.

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Marissa Borelli or Borelli DesignMarissa Borelli wears the many hats of active lifestyle consultant, apparel designer and blogger with ease. Given her sky-high energy, passion for travel and fashion, and frequent habit of completing races, it’s no wonder. Marissa draws from a deep well of education and professional experience when advising clients and developing her own innovative products.

She is a graduate of the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York City. Before attending Parsons, Marissa excelled as an undergraduate at UCLA, in addition to playing volleyball for the nationally ranked women’s varsity team. During her time at UCLA, Marissa studied fashion design and Renaissance architecture at the renowned Lorenzo de Medici University in Florence, Italy.

Marissa’s fascination with combining fashion and athletics led her to work for companies such as Lululemon Athletica, Ralph Lauren, Swiss Army Victorinox, K-Active by Kerri Walsh and Green Apple Active. In 2011, she founded her own line of activewear, BORELLI Design.

When she’s not helping clients build healthy brands, Marissa competes in half marathons and triathlons. She also loves to travel, bake for neighbors, and practice yoga. With an aesthetic that could be described as global, energetic and modern, Marissa brings a fresh and innovative approach to the active lifestyle market. Learn more about Marissa and her work here

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TFP-004 Is Now The Time to Write A Book?

Have you thought about writing a book to put you and your business on the map?

Todays episode is about exactly that, writing a book. Not just any book but a book to share your thoughts and ideas with the world. When I talk to business owners and creatives, I hear them them say, “I really should write a book about this” or “I started a book and someday I will finish it between helping clients”.

The Problem

The problem is that we are entrepreneurs and creatives and not really book writers. We are busy coming up with big ideas and new projects and its really hard to see how we can find time to write that book.

Writing your book

In this episode I brought in an expert guest that is an entrepreneur just like you , that has written several books and is a business book coach and publisher.  Lynne Klippel is a writer, book publisher, and writing coach. (learn more about Lynne in her bio below)

  • We talked about the three different types of books business owners should write.
  • When you should think about writing a book.
  • What to write about.
  • Finding an editor.
  • Self Publishing vs Traditional.

We also talked about the most common mistakes the writers make and how to approach your writing and get your book finished in a timely manner.

  • Creating your outline.
  • The importance of setting a realistic writing schedule.
  • How to market your book.
  • Costs associated with hiring an editor and publisher.

Links

Lynne’s Website

IA Writer Software Victor Mentioned

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I would love to hear your comments about your experiences with writing your business book and any thoughts your have on this show.

Guest: Lynne Klippel

Lynne KlippleBest-selling Author Lynne Klippel has been an author, publisher, ghost writer, and book coach since 2003. She’s taught thousands of aspiring authors who rave about her ability to remove overwhelm from the process of writing and publishing. Her company, BusinessBuildingBooks.com, focuses on the marriage of internet marketing and publishing so that her clients not only create great books but related products and services to extend their brand and create additional revenue streams. The books Lynne publishes are known for their quality, professionalism and contribution to the author’s business income. Lynne’s published more than 200 projects and taught thousands of aspiring authors who rave about her ability to remove overwhelm from the process of writing and publishing. She’s been featured on Lifetime Television, Working Mother magazine, and scores of radio interviews. In 2012 Lynne fulfilled a life-long dream and moved with her family to the Andes Mountains in Ecuador where she writes and works with aspiring authors from all over the globe.

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TFP-003 Using Design Thinking In Your Business

Design Thinking

As entrepreneurs we are creators. By nature we are always innovating and creating new products, services, businesses, and art. Media has led us to believe that if we sit in our garage we can have this magical aha moment and create the next amazing product that is going to change the world. The problem with this is that the things we create may not accurately solve the problems that need solving.

There is another way. Its called Design Thinking.

Design thinking is really about asking and observing. Gathering input from many sources then iterating your idea. Its about discovering what the problem that you are really solving and how will it benefit the end users.

In this episode Akira Morita (see his bio below) discuss how he uses the process of design thinking to help entrepreneurs and organizations to solve real world problems.

  • How design thinking can help you launch a product that sells and is well received.
  • Why starting with your idea is not the best way to start creating your product.
  • One great way to start is to create 50 ways to solve the problem that you are addressing.
  • Why this process is essential to do before you launch.
  • Listen in to the story that Akira shares about generating power through playgrounds in the 3rd world. Why this product failed and what they possibly could have done to avoid this by using a more iterative process.

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I would love to hear your comments about your experiences with writing your business book and any thoughts your have on this show.

Guest: Akira Morita

Idea Practitioner and Innovation Consultant

Akira MoritaInnovation building is a process and a practice. Akira Morita helps leaders take the first steps. Branding practitioner for small to medium enterprises and organizations for eighteen years, Akira Morita now focuses his energy on making Design Thinking accessible to leaders in startups, social enterprises and development sectors.

Specialties: Ideation. Prototyping. Design Thinking. Design, growth and change process facilitation, Brand management and re-branding facilitation, graphic design, art direction, event management.

You can reach him on Twitter @akiramorita

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TFP-002 The Myth of Work Life Balance

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The Myth of Work Life Balance and Entrepreneurship

Todays show is about work life balance.

Actually its not. Its about work life integration.

Its hard to read any article on business that doesn’t talk about the need for your work life balance. Would we be better off if we didn’t try  to balance things? What if maybe we try to integrate them better?

In this episode Victor talks about how we can live better and more complete lives if we combine our work with our non working activities.

  • Why its impossible to separate different aspects of our lives
  • Why your personal heath is the first item to fall
  • About happiness and work
  • How your values are one key aspect to becoming more integrated
  • How your daily activities should connect with your values.

If you are just starting your business or have a business that is maturing its not to late. You can build or rebuild your business so that it is structured in a way that it becomes an extension of who you are.

  1. Start with doing something that excites you
  2. Try and only do business with people of companies that you relate to
  3. Do tasks that are within your natural ability
  4. Why the experts are wrong about your tasks
  5. Pay attention to the people in your life
  6. How to incorporate play time

Right now business has a culture of working too much and too hard.  Our culture actually rewards this kind of behavior, but it comes at a high cost. At some point other aspects of our lives suffer, sometimes its our health, other times if the business and often it is out very own happiness. I challenge you to think about what you are doing in your business and how you can better connect different parts of your life.

Listen to this show and share your thoughts on integrating your work into your life.

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TFP-001 Why are You in Business?

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Why are you in Business?

Todays show is about your big Why.

Why are you in business?

On the surface it seems like an easy enough question. When asked, most people say that they are in business to make money.

But being in business only for the money falls up short. If that is your primary motivation then at some point you will likely burn out or just get tired of your business.

In this podcast Victor talks about how to start to think about your business in a new light.

  • Why money is rarely why we are actually in business
  • How to communicate your Why in business
  • Communication becomes easier when you communicate your why

The best why is when you can communicate to the basic human need for connection.

How does your product or service help customers build connection with others?

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TFP-000 The Flywheel Podcast – Introduction

Introduction to The Flywheel Podcast

 

This podcast covers a range of topics, focusing on the theme that creative individuals are the ones who drive change in this world. It’s the small businesses, the artists, the risk takers; these are the ones in the driver’s seat.

We are the outliers, that believe that every person can create their own culture. Business and the world economy is not just about money, it’s much more than that. It’s about helping people, and learning to be better human beings in our very short time on this earth.

Please join your host Victor Jimenez and occasional interesting guests to discuss, learn, and explore how to navigate our business and personal lives.

Each weekly show will focus on business philosophy, strategy, and techniques with a blend of personal development. Please join us.

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