10 leadership lessons from How I Built This podcasts

If you haven’t listened to the How I Built This podcast on NPR, you’re really missing out. Guy Raz is the host and he interviews successful entrepreneurs in 30 – 60 minute podcasts. Whether you’re a leader, an entrepreneur, or none of the above, you’re bound to love these stories. These are the 10 lessons…

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How I think about personal and company Purpose

I had the chance recently to be interviewed by Nathan Havey at Thrive Consulting, on their Deep Dive podcast. I rarely get the chance to talk about how I found my personal Purpose and how we developed Dragon Army’s, and even why I think businesses should be a force for good, which is why I…

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Hell Yeah or No

I’m a fan of the content that Derek Sivers puts out, and I’m one of his loyal email subscribers*. In a recent email, he shared the concept of “Hell Yeah or No.” I asked him for some background on the concept (by replying to his email) and he was kind enough to respond and share…

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It’s all about the systems

I’m a big believer in having systems (or constructs) to help guide decisions and to put structure around what might otherwise be chaos. I didn’t realize this until recently a friend of mine was asking for advice and pointed it out to me. And upon reflection, yep, I definitely do try to find a way…

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