On the Brink with Andi Simon

Hear how to really think about the conversations you're having What if you could see the world through a fresh lens? In today's podcast, I interview Rose Fass, an author, a business executive, and an inspiration to me and to you. Rose has written one book and is on her way with her next one. Her first book,  The Chocolate Conversation , focuses on how our conversations become who we are, what we h...

Learn how to become the person you really want to be I met Linda Vettrus-Nichols through her lovely husband Terry Earthwind Nichols, with whom I've done two podcasts. Here is our  most recent one . Linda brings you a different perspective on how you can take control of your life and become the person you have always wanted to be. She talks about her own journey and how she got to where she is now,...

Hear how your organization should embrace change to grow   George Swisher is a former marketing entrepreneur and management consultant. He has a 15-year track record of improving company performance and shifting cultures to effective change management. He currently is co-founder and CEO of  www.changeforce.ai , a software platform that helps leaders manage organizational change more precisely by a...

Hear why a great customer experience means  everything I am always excited to share a great woman's story with you, our audience. Melissa Copeland is a great woman to know. She had a wonderful career, as so many women have had, only to discover that flying all over the world was not great for her family, or even herself. She pivoted and launched Blue Orbit Consulting, which allowed her to refocus...

Hear how when teams work together, everybody succeeds You may have not paid much attention to the cultures inside law firms. Law firms are really no different than other firms. Some have strong cultures that seem to work smoothly. Others need a hand. One hand they often reach for is Amy Gardner, our interviewee in today's podcast. Amy is charming. A smart woman who has worked in law firms and now...

Hear how anthropology can send your business zooming to the top I love to read the  Financial Times . It provides a very different perspective of the world from our US papers. As I was browsing recently, I came upon a story about Gillian Tett,  FT's  US Managing Editor, and her new book,  Anthro-Vision . Curious as I am, my question was, What is a journalist doing writing a book about anthropology...

Hear how sleep affects every aspect of your work and your life I had the pleasure of meeting Riley Jarvis and learning all about his sleep program. Sleep doesn't come easily to me—or to lots of people. And staying asleep is often a challenge. Riley struggled with his own health and well-being, then discovered that sleep was the answer to his health issues. As you listen to his story, you are going...

Hear how to build a culture that values men  and  women  There are times when you are fortunate to meet exceptional women. Kim Graham Lee is one wonderful woman who is moving in a very important direction — how to build allyship for men and women. Kim is the CEO of  Integrating Women Leaders  (IWL) which is joining with  Women Business Collaborative , of which I am a member, to conduct the first n...

Hear how to discover what really matters to you At times, my podcast,  On the Brink with Andi Simon , brings me guests whom I would never have had the opportunity to meet otherwise. Sumit Gupta is one such person. As you listen to his story, you too are going to say, "Wow." What an interesting journey he has had. How has he been able to succeed, rethink himself and his career, focus on new directi...

Hear how to find your own true happiness Each podcast is a story for our guest to share with you, our audience, so you can "see, feel and think" in new ways. Today's podcast is with Rebecca "Becky" Morrison. She shares with you a recurring theme which we have found with many of our own clients: success is not what it is meant to be. Happiness, that thing we all aspire to achieve, is somewhere beyo...

Hear how to create an environment where people love to work! I always enjoy talking with Terry Nichols (H.E. Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols). We had a great conversation during our  first podcast  in January of last year. Today we discuss how Terry's life story has taken him in many directions, leading him to a splendid place where he is helping people find their own way. After learning that he is a...

Hear how you can build wealth AND a happy life  Laura Rotter and I met through the Business Council of Westchester, a wonderful organization that brings together great people, men and women. Laura is the founder of  True Abundance Advisors , a financial life planning and wealth management firm. As she tells you her life journey, her story will resonate with you. She is a great woman to interview a...

Hear how to navigate change so you can grow and thrive Laurie Hirsch Schulz did something quite awesome: she left corporate life to pursue her calling as a coach and a champion for small businesses, particularly for women solopreneurs. She had a great job, only to discover that she had had enough. Sounds like a recurring theme among many of our podcast guests. They are talented women ready to stee...

Learn how to grow your business through your employees What is a great performance coach? Meet Kathy D'Agostino. Kathy and I met through the Business Council of Westchester where I was giving a talk about my book,  Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Business . Like so many women, Kathy had a great corporate job until it wasn't such a great corporate job. Her passion was in coaching people. As...

Hear how to rethink your life's journey and find your purpose Meg Nocero has several books that reflect her own journey from grief to a meaningful life. Her latest book,  Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief ,  takes you through her story which could easily be your own. How many of you are doing a job you thought was your purpose in life, only to realize that you are bored,...

Learn how you can reach or exceed your income goals! Jessica Yarborough brings to you, our listeners, her highly successful approach to helping consultants and businesses significantly accelerate their growth. Her process is an interesting one. In today's podcast, we talk about the challenges people face who have created courses or are selling low-end programs who are not reaching their income goa...

Hear about the amazing innovations in our food supply You are going to love learning from Anne Greven. Anne is the Global Head of Food and Agribusiness Innovation and the FoodBytes! Platform at Rabobank. Our shared interests are all around change, specifically, how to create a new way to produce food at a time when agriculture is facing escalating crises in soil, water and the environment. In toda...

Hear about amazing innovations in our food supply! You are going to love learning from Anne Greven. Anne is the Global Head of Food and Agribusiness Innovation and the FoodBytes! Platform at Rabobank. Our shared interests are all around change, specifically, how to create a new way to produce food at a time when agriculture is facing escalating crises in soil, water and the environment. In today's...

Hear how to overcome the difficulties that block change In our podcast today, Linda Coughlin and I get deep into a conversation about the challenges of working with organizations that need to change. You are going to love this interview. Lin is an expert on how to help companies rethink their processes and develop new ways to bring together new teams, engage different generations and successfully...

Hear how Blue Ocean Strategy helps you own your market! In this podcast, Brian Gladden and I go digging into the whys and hows of creating  Blue Ocean Strategies ®. Brian is a trained Blue Ocean Strategist who helps businesses  find unmet customer needs and create uncontested market space  by using the tools and methods of Blue Ocean thinking. After conducting 500 workshops and dozens of client en...

Hear how to launch your own business, successfully In this podcast you are going to meet Maggie Karshner. She loves to work with people who want to set themselves up in a new business or grow the one they currently have. She and I talk about how to help solo-preneurs take their ideas and become coaches, consultants, therapists, chefs, specialists helping kids get into college, branding experts...y...

Learn how to publish your very own book!  Are you interested in learning how to write your first book, or maybe your second or third? Listen in today to hear what Vikrant Shaurya, founder of  BestsellingBook.com , will teach us about how to write a bestseller. Enjoy the journey with him. You will hear all about my favorite topics: story creating and storytelling. As humans, we all have this wonder...

Learn a new way of thinking for new types of solutions Have you ever really wanted to know how to think about a problem in a new way? Maybe you need to improve your company's communications and conversations. Or your employees' motivation and productivity. Perhaps a Design Thinker could help you step back and objectively observe what the problem is and how you could conceptualize different ways to...

Learn how to amp up your sales process for amazing success!  In our podcast today, Doug Brown and I are going to help you sell better. As CEO of  Business Success Factors , Doug has amazing ideas about how the sales process really works, and how to help you make yours deliver the results you have always wanted it to. We will also dig into the emotional blocks that hold people back from becoming th...

Hear how change can really, actually happen for you While I have known Marie-Claude Stockl a long time and we are both devoted horse lovers, I never had the pleasure of really getting to know her back story, and how she became so successful doing interesting and important things in teaching people how to better communicate. Today we have a splendid conversation about the challenges women face in t...