Soul of Business with Blaine Bartlett

“The 'Dots' Are In Play” Join me and my guest Philippe Bouissou (philippebouissou.com), CEO of Blue Dots Partners and best-selling author of Aligning the Dots. Philippe founded and ran Apple’s eCommerce business and grew its revenue from zero to $350 million in less than one year under Steve Jobs (generated $55 billion in 2022). Inspired from his time with Jobs, Philippe’s accomplishments continued to skyrocket, including investing $43 million as a Venture Capitalist with double-digit returns. Philippe has served on 23 Boards of Directors and led over 210 management-consulting projects. He graduated from the prestigious École Normale Supérieure in Paris and holds a BS in Mathematics, a MS in Physics and a Ph.D. in non-linear physics in chaos theory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“IS YOUR WALLET FULLER THAN YOUR LIFE?” Join me and my guest Aaron Marcum, Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Author of EntreThrive (AMarcum@EntreThrive.com). Aaron founded and scaled several multi-million-dollar businesses. In 2015, he was burned out and struggling to find sustainable happiness. From that point on, he decided to make drastic changes that have propelled his success, including finishing a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and studying under Dr. Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology. Combining his entrepreneurial expertise with his unique positive psychology background, he has developed the entrepreneurs’ eight laws to eliminate unhealthy stress, flourish personally, and create “The Good Life.” Get a FREE tool from Aaron's book at www.entrethrive.com/soulofbusiness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“SOURCING TALENT…GLOBALLY” Join me and my guest Andy Hillard CEO of Accelerance (accelerance.com), recognized as the Global Software Outsourcing Authority. His newest book Synergia provides a blueprint for building effective, globally distributed teams including finding great talent, creating an ecosystem for collaboration, and promoting accountability and execution. Listen as we unbundle the evolution of outsourcing from one that historically took a transactional approach to the more collaborative and interactive process required today. Our conversation explores the importance of collaboration and building effective globally distributed teams by emphasizing the need for a shift from legacy transactional outsourcing to relational collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“LEAD LIKE A GENIUS” Join me and my guest Melanie van de Velde PhD, Founder Big Tree Global and author of LEAD LIKE A GENIUS: How To Outgrow The Competition And Transform Our World. Geniuses like Mozart, Einstein, Picasso, Van Gogh, and Da Vinci share one common trait that sets them apart from their peers. And it’s not their talent or a high IQ. What if you could use this secret to outgrow your competitors and increase your productivity and brand value? And create a 200–400% higher impact return and genuinely transform our world for the better? Her innovative and revelatory research was awarded the Adam Smith Prize for PhD Excellence and was nominated by the Social Innovation Research Director at Cambridge University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“THE GENEROUS LEADER” Join me and my guest Joe Davis, Regional Chair Emeritus and former head of Boston Consulting’s (BCG.com) North America group and currently the Chair of Boston Consulting’s Center for Inclusion and Equity. Our conversation highlights the need for leaders to connect with their employees on a deeper level and create an inclusive and engaging work environments. BCG’s Bias-Free, Leadership, Inclusion, Safety, and Support (BLISS Index) found that employees who feel happiness and empowerment at work are better able to fulfill their potential by 30%. This opens the question we deeply explore of how can leaders play a role in increasing employee engagement? Joe is the author of the best-selling book The Generous Leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“THE ULITMATE INVESTMENT” Join me and my guest Mark Murphy, CEO of Northeast Sequoia Private Client Group (northeastprivate.com). Mark is transforming the financial planning and wealth management industry with his innovative and forward-thinking approach. He is ranked #3 in the nation on the 2023 Forbes America's Top Financial Security Professionals List. On this episode we explore the importance of mindset and belief systems when it comes to money, and how investing in oneself and one's business is the ultimate investment. Mark shares insights from his book, The Ultimate Investment: A Roadmap to Grow Your Business and Build Multi-generational Wealth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ah Ha!! Join me and my guest Sunny Vanderbeck (sunnyvanderbeck.com), co-founder and Managing Partner of Satori Capital, an investment firm founded on the principles of conscious capitalism. As an investor, entrepreneur, best-selling author, and former Army Ranger he is focused on accelerating the growth of mid-market companies and creating best-in-class, built-to-last businesses. Sunny's best-selling book, Selling Without Selling Out: How to Sell Your Business Without Selling Your Soul, serves as a roadmap for entrepreneurs navigating the delicate balance between financial success and preserving their values. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join me and my guest Cari Jacobs-Crovetto (carijacobs.com), an executive coach and advisor specializing in leadership development. As the founder of The Force Majeure, she offers executive coaching to startup CEOs and founders, including clients from Linkedin, Coinbase, and Twitch. Additionally, she is an active coach at Stanford University and is regularly published in Forbes, as a Forbes Council Member. She spent three months in silence in the Himalayas, has attended Burning Man 17 times and was actively involved in organizing the LA Burning Man community in her 30s. She is also a published poet and has lived in diverse global locations like NYC, London, and India, which further enrich her holistic approach to coaching and leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“POSSIBILITY INTO REALITY” Join me and my guest Grace Hawthorne (graciemade.com), an entrepreneur, artist, author, and educator, as we explore her newest book Make Possibilities Happen: How to Transform Ideas into Reality. She is the Founder/CEO of Paper Punk, an award-winning Origami meets LEGO mashup that helps people exercise their creativity and Foldmade, an innovative work supply system that helps people get stuff done. As an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University’s design institute (the d.school), she teaches courses on creativity and failure and started a groundbreaking research project on creative capacity building published in Science and covered by Wired magazine. Previously, she founded ReadyMade, the culturally groundbreaking design magazine that ignited the maker movement, and led its acquisition by Meredith Corporation (NASDAQ: MDP). She co-authored the critically acclaimed book on reuse design, ReadyMade: How to Make Almost Everything (Random House/Potter). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Playing Small Is Cancelled! Join me and my guest Craig Siegel (www.cultivatelastingsymphony.com), Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best-Selling Author of “The Reinvention Formula”. After leaving a successful Wall Street career he has built one of the most engaging communities on the planet that has impacted millions of lives worldwide. Craig is a Global Keynote Speaker, Rising Thought Leader and Top Podcast Host of The CLS Experience and TEDx Speaker. He is a 7-time marathoner and has been featured in Entrepreneur and endorsed by some of the world’s most recognizable celebrities, entertainers, athletes, and entrepreneurs including Rob Dyrdek, Ed Mylett, Marie Forleo, Bethany Hamilton, Suzanne Somers, Jim Rome, Alicia Silverstone, Eric Thomas, and Darryl Strawberry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Lan Is A Jolt Of Inspiration" ~ Lynn Talutis, Exec. Director Morgan Stanley Join me and my returning guest Lan Phan (lanphan.co and communityofseven.com). Lan is a tour de force in the realm of purpose-driven leadership and personal excellence and a beacon of inspiration for top-tier executives across the globe. Her profound insights have illuminated the pages of The Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Money, offering cutting-edge strategies for thriving in today's fast-paced business environment. With a commanding presence that has captivated audiences from the United Nations to the hallowed halls of Stanford University and NYU Law, Lan's influence stretches far beyond the stage. Through her dynamic LinkedIn and YouTube channels, she empowers tens of millions each year, earning her recognition among the elite top 100 LinkedIn creators worldwide and top ten in Management and Leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“BEHAVIOR TALKS!!” Join me and my guest Justin Vandehey, Co-Founder of Disco (thebridgeround.com), the first company built on Slack & Microsoft Teams. Starting with no more than an idea, Justin raised capital from several top tier investors including General Catalyst, Marc Benioff, and SAP, grew the company to profitability, and sold Disco to Culture Amp for 13x their revenues in 2020. He currently leads partnerships and business development for Culture Amp. He is an advisor for the Alchemist Accelerator & invests in early stage B2B startups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stop the Shift!!! Join me and my guest acclaimed keynote speaker, author, and business consultant Scott Greenberg (scottgreenberg.com). As the author of "Stop the Shift Show" and "The Wealthy Franchisee," he provides insightful strategies for building high-performing teams, especially among hourly workers. Scott dives deep into the human elements that directly impact business performance. His innovative management tool, 30-Second Leadership™, has revolutionized the way businesses enhance employee mindset, skillset, and overall performance. Our conversation is rich with motivational insights, practical strategies, and actionable solutions, addressing challenges in resilience, decision-making, and customer service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FENG SHUI YOUR LIFE!! Join me and my good friend and guest Marie Diamond (MarieDiamond.com), one of the world’s top transformational leaders, bestselling author, and expert teacher on the Law of Attraction and Feng Shui. She is an Energy Master and was featured in the worldwide phenomenon The Secret. A “seer” in the modern context, Marie merges her profound intuitive knowledge with her extensive studies of quantum physics, Feng Shui, and meditation to help her clients attract financial success, improved health, long-lasting relationships, and spiritual growth. Marie has taught more than one million students over the last 30 years and has spoken in more than 30 different countries. Marie is a business and spiritual mentor to celebrities, CEOs, and top entrepreneurs alike. Her clients include Steven Spielberg, Jodie, Foster, Dan Aykroyd, Big Sean, and Paula Abdul as well as Fortune 500 companies such as BP-Amoco and Exxon Mobil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is untapped MAGIC in telling a story...What’s the power of your voice? Join me and my guest Antoniette Roze, a visionary Speaker Agent who is driven by an unwavering passion to empower health, wellbeing, and optimum-performance experts to make a lasting global impact. As the CEO of the Wellness Productions Co (wellnessproductionsco.com). Antoniette has developed a groundbreaking system that helps speakers increase their bookings by an average of 30% and beyond while, at the same time, building significant brand awareness and demand for them. If you are a Speaker, Author, or Thought Leader (or aspire to be) you’ll want to be sure to listen to this inspiring, entertaining and informative episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back By Popular Demand!!! Join me and my returning guest Dr. Jennifer Nash. Jennifer is a leadership expert and consultant to Fortune 50 organizations such as Google, Ford, Exxon Mobil, IBM, JP Morgan, Boeing, and Verizon. Jennifer helps successful leaders connect people and performance to deliver exceptional results. Her 25-year resume includes serving in executive and leadership roles at Deloitte Consulting and Ford Motor Company and as an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan. Jennifer contributes to Harvard Business Review, has presented her research at Columbia University, and is a Harvard Institute of Coaching Fellow. In this episode we pick up where we last left off and you won’t want to miss this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Driving for Good! Join me and my guest Trent Griffin-Braaf, CEO & Founder Tech Valley Shuttle (techvalleyshuttle.com). Trent has been honored as one of the "40 under 40" and featured in prestigious publications such as the New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Bloomberg Radio. Forbes recognized him in 2021 as one of the next 1000 entrepreneurs worldwide. Following a regrettable decision involving narcotics sales after high school, he found himself serving a 12-year prison sentence at the age of 19. Trent founded Tech Valley Shuttle in 2016 and today it boasts a workforce comprised of 100% underserved employees, with 80% having a history of justice involvement and 20% identified as having disabilities. It is the first black-owned business to be recognized as one of the best places to work by the Albany Business Review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Work Is Where Your Demons Go To Hide.” Join me and my guest Rachel Rider, Founder of MettaWorks (www.mettaworks.io). Rachel founded MettaWorks in 2015 after a distinguished career in HR, receiving executive coaching certification from Columbia University, and extensive training in meditation, Somatic Experiencing, and Polarity Therapy. She was formerly responsible for developing and coaching leaders and teams at Bloomberg and went on to specialize in leadership coaching at AppNexus (since acquired by AT&T) and Digital Ocean, the third-largest hosting company in the world. Ours is a fascinating conversation about honoring your authentic self while taking into account the impact your behavior has on others. She says “as long as a leader wants to do the work of looking at themselves with curiosity, there will be profound changes.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking To Grow? Don't Know Where To Start? Feeling Overwhelmed? Join me and my guest Nicole Zeno, CEO and Founder of Clever Cow Media (www.clevercowmedia.com). Nicole is a fierce female entrepreneur who has been through the good, bad, and ugly, and is helping others overcome obstacles and reach success. Nicole's expertise lies in creating growth strategies for both start ups and small to medium businesses (SMBs). She has built, grown, and run multi 6-7 figure businesses, including exits from three as a founder. Her extensive background and experience has led her to help small and mid-size businesses and startups build the processes and strategies to thrive. She is an Ultra Marathoner, one of Phoenix Business Journal ’s 40 Under 40 and and was named as a Top 100 Marketing Leader by MARSum in 2021 & 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Great leaders are Learn-It-Alls vs Know-It-Alls!! Join me and my guest Damon Lembi, CEO of Learnit (www.learnit.com). After dedicating the initial 22 years of his life to the pursuit of becoming a Major League Baseball player, Damon pivoted in 1995 to help his father (Walt Lembi, Founder of Learnit) by investing his heart and soul in Learnit to help individuals gain the knowledge and confidence they need in attaining their professional goals through the value of education. Damon has a deep commitment to the Learnit team past and present and attributes Learnit's longevity and success to the ability to remain connected to the company’s “soul” and surrounding himself with "A" players and taking advantage of learning / evolving through past mistakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices