Backstage Pass Podcast

Backstage Pass: Ep. 11 - More Than Heroes - The Ultimate Story of Love, Teamwork, and Trust with Nando Parrado by GDA Speakers

Backstage Pass: Ep. 10 - Memory Mastery: The Key to Winning in Business and Life with Ron White by GDA Speakers

Backstage Pass: Ep. 9 - Broadway Edu-tainment with Sandra Joseph & Ron Bohmer by GDA Speakers

Backstage Pass: Ep. 8 - Behind The Scenes With Seasoned Event Strategist Heather Davis by GDA Speakers

Backstage Pass: Ep. 7 - Eliminating Complexity Through the Power of Simplicity with Lisa Bodell by GDA Speakers

Backstage Pass: Ep. 6 - Amputate to Amplify with John Register by GDA Speakers

Backstage Pass: Ep. 1 - Maximizing AI Through A Business Lens with Tim Sanders by GDA Speakers

Backstage Pass: Ep. 2 - Setting New Norms in Today's Digital Culture with Erica Dhawan by GDA Speakers

Backstage Pass: Ep. 3 - The Interconnected Impact of Women's Issues with Leslie Morgan Steiner by GDA Speakers

Backstage Pass: Ep. 4 - Exploring AI Through Neuroscience & Business Strategy with John Sanei by GDA Speakers

Backstage Pass: Ep. 5 - Owning & Accelerating Transformation with Peter Sheahan by GDA Speakers

While backpacking around the world, Jeff Kirschner saw first hand the challenges we face on a global scale. In many ways, this experience led to his most recent venture. Inspired by his 4 year old girl and a cigarette butt, Litterati is a global movement using technology & data to “crowdsource-clean” the planet -- one piece at a time. Featured in National Geographic, Time Magazine, USA Today and F...

Jim Carroll is one of the world's leading international futurists, trends, and innovation experts, with a client list that ranges from Dupont to Johnson & Johnson, the Swiss Innovation Forum to the National Australia Bank; the Walt Disney Organization to NASA. His focus is on helping to transform growth oriented organizations into high-velocity innovation heroes. Jim will discuss his recent articl...

David Polinchock has over 30 years experience with the use of emerging technologies, event marketing and brand storytelling. He is a pioneer in the use of VR for advertising and has run his own media lab, as well as a lab for AT&T AdWorks. He has spoken around the world on marketing innovation and the future of advertising. Link to this episode: http://bit.ly/2jEJo31 Transcripts, blogs, and more:...

Herb Meyer served in the Ronald Reagan's Administration as Special Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence and Vice Chairman of the CIA's National Intelligence Council. In these positions, he managed production of the US National Intelligence Estimates and other top-secret projections for the President and his national security advisers. He is widely credited with being the first senior...

War. Economic Security. Elections. All the things you need to know about in our rapidly changing world is what Dr. Michael “Misha” Auslin deals with every day. A columnist for The Wall Street Journal, an award-winning author, government adviser, and Resident Scholar and Director of Japanese Studies at the American Enterprise Institute -- Misha is considered to be one of the leading geopolitical an...

Richard Resnick began his career working on the Human Genome Project as a software engineer under Eric Lander. Since then, he has gone on to bridge the research and commercial worlds as a serial entrepreneur. Most recently, he led GQ Life Sciences, a company that focused on innovation in genomics and how industry players could best create competitive advantages using genomics. GQ Life Sciences was...

From the time the plane crashed on October 13, 1972 until their rescue on December 22, Nando Parrado and his fellow Uruguayan rugby teammates were forced to cross both physical and mental boundaries. After waking from a concussion only to learn that his mother had died on impact and his sister was near death, Nando became obsessed with surviving and emerged a hero after he and teammate Roberto Can...

Jason Schenker is the president of the consulting firm Prestige Economics and one of the most accurate financial market forecasters in the world. Jason has been top-ranked by Bloomberg News in 35 different categories since 2010, and his research is frequently quoted in the press, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He frequently appears on Bloomberg and CNBC, and he has been...

Patrick Sweeney is the son of a first generation Irish immigrant who paid his way through state college where he took up rowing. With just two years of experience he decided to take on the world and try out for the USA Olympic team. Five years later, he finished second in the Olympic trials and won national and international championships in the process. After the Olympics, Patrick attended a Top...

Jason Lauritsen is a talent strategist and innovator who will challenge you to think differently about talent and the workplace. A former corporate Human Resources executive, Jason is today the Director of Client Success for Quantum Workplace where he leads a team dedicated to helping organizations make work better for employees every day. He also leads the research team behind Quantum’s Best Plac...

Very few people have the ability to combine the adventure world and the business world quite like Matt McFadyen. For over a decade Matt has worked with organizations all over the world to align leaders, energize culture and build winning teams. Matt is a world-class speaker and facilitator who addresses, leadership, building high performing teams, motivation and inspiration. From dragging heavy sl...

Amy Blankson is the only person to be named a Point of Light by two Presidents (President Bush and President Clinton). She received a Presidential appointment to serve a five-year term on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National Service, and was one of the youngest delegates to the Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future. Amy received her BA from Harvard and MBA from Yale School of M...

Mel Robbins is best known for delivering one of the most popular TEDxTalk’s in the world: “How To Stop Screwing Yourself Over”. Mel is a powerful keynote speaker who jumps into the audience (literally); creating motivational experiences with unforgettable engagement, surprising research, vivid imagery, original videos, and music. Mel is a third generation entrepreneur who’s launched and sold two c...

Todd’s journey towards authenticity began with degrees from the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee. Next came process improvement and team-building experience with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and Ernst & Young. He then earned a Ph. D. in Management from the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, as well as a prestigious Post Doctoral Fellowship, and eventually a p...