Digital-First Leadership

In this episode of the Digital First Leadership podcast, Richard and Lia discuss how understanding and following the rules of LinkedIn's algorithm will build your brand, contacts, engagement, visibility, reach, and open doors of opportunity for you. Listen to find out which strategy will have the most impact with LinkedIn. Hosts: Richard Bliss and Lia Bliss Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith Fol...

Bertina Ceccarelli is on a mission to advance equality in the tech industry, disrupt the status quo, and build a more inclusive workplace as the CEO of NPower. In this episode of Digital First Leadership, Richard and Bertina discuss the three main challenges that cause inequality in the tech industry and how NPower helps people overcome those barriers to find a successful career. Host: Richard Bli...

In this episode of the Digital First Leadership Podcast, Richard is joined by Charlene Li, a New York Times bestselling author and the Chief Research Officer at PA Consulting. They discuss how leadership needs to change, adapt, and pivot as we enter a new era of disruption. Also, what skills leaders need to adopt and how they will learn these skills, especially as we move into a new professional e...

In this episode, Richard invites Lia Bliss to share why Everything Is Your Fault when it comes to living your bliss life. In her new book, Everything Is Your Fault: Understanding the 6 Pillars to Unlocking Your Bliss Life,  Lia explains how empowering it is to take radical accountability for your actions. Balancing the 6 Pillars laid out in this book will help you maintain balance in your life and...

In this episode of Digital First Leadership, Richard is joined by Brian Bakstran, Senior Vice President Global Marketing at Veeam.  Brian shares lots of insight, such as how Veeam has found success on a global level by getting the sales and marketing teams working together on shared goals, and how leaders can make an impact to their employees during times of change and crisis. Host: Richard Bliss...

In this episode of the Digital First Leadership Podcast, Jeff Goldstein returns and gives us the final steps of his Winning the Six-Figure Sale process. Jeff is a consultant for sales leaders and teams and helps them win complex six and seven-figure sales.  Host: Richard Bliss Guest: Jeff Goldstein Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith Follow Richard Bliss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bliss/...

Our guest today is Thomas Stanley, President and Chief Revenue Officer of Chainalysis. Chainalysis is a blockchain data platform that provides cryptocurrency security and compliance. The revolutionary world of cryptocurrency and NFTs is changing the financial world as it evolves and becomes more prominent. Today we have the ability to handle everything in digital transactions, which creates more i...

In this episode, Richard is joined by Jeff Goldstein, former head of sales in major tech companies turned solopreneur. They discuss what a complex sales campaign is and the first 3 out of 10 steps needed to win more big deals. Host: Richard Bliss Guest: Jeff Goldstein Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith Follow Richard Bliss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bliss/ Find Jeff Goldstein on LinkedI...

In this episode, Richard Bliss and his guest, David Reilly, discuss what goes into forming partnerships between companies. They dive into what it takes for a vendor to become a partner and what companies look for when deciding which vendors will turn that corner to become partners. Host: Richard Bliss Guest: David Reilly Podcast Manager: Kimberly Smith Follow Richard Bliss on LinkedIn: https://www...

In this episode, Richard Bliss and David Meerman Scott discuss the evolution of marketing and public relations from the days before the digital world and now. Learn the old rules and the new rules: what is the same and what has changed. Listen for what you should currently be doing to get the attention of your customers on various platforms, how algorithm changes impact the information your audien...

In this episode, Richard dives into LinkedIn strategy again with Richard van der Blom, co-founder of Just Connecting, a LinkedIn and Sales Navigator training company. Richard and Richard discuss the updates, changes, and implications of the newly released 2021 LinkedIn Algorithm Report.  Go to BlissPointConsult.com to download your copy of the report today.

In this episode, Richard Bliss gives specific action items and clearly explains how to hack the LinkedIn algorithm. These teachings are the foundation of his work training remote sales teams and empowering leaders to action through his keynote speaking engagements and weekly newsletters.

In this episode, Richard Bliss helps teams bring LinkedIn strategy and action together, as he talks about social selling as a team boosting strategy. Richard has helped hundreds of sales teams implement these online strategies and encourages digital-first leaders to empower their own teams.

In this episode, Richard dives into LinkedIn strategy with Richard van der Blom, the founder of Just Connected, a LinkedIn and Sales Navigator training company that is responsible for the yearly LinkedIn Algorithm Report. Both Richards are deeply knowledgeable on the strategies of LinkedIn engagement. As Richard van der Blom says, "Working on LinkedIn is like playing a board game, and a lot o...

In this episode, Richard speaks with Jared Karol, a long time friend and author of an upcoming book on Racism. Jared is self described as a Facilitator of Difficult Conversations and works as an Inclusive Leadership Coach aiding corporations in expanding and addressing diversity.  Richard and Jared explore topics around diversity and inclusivity and the importance of seeing humanity in every perso...

In this episode, Richard sat down with Howard Tiersky, the CEO and founder of FROM, a Digital Transformation Agency that helps companies deliver digitally-powered customer experiences. Howard is also recognized at a Top Digital Transformation Influencer. During the conversation, Richard and Howard talk about companies and brands generating strong emotional relationships with their customers and ho...

In this episode, Richard sits down with Hang Black, the VP of Revenue Enablement at Juniper Networks and author of recent book titled Embrace your Edge, focusing on inclusivity and accessibility.  Like many of the high performing executives Richard’s sat down with over the years, Hang was tentative to take on the Digital Leadership approach. During their conversation, Hang uses her talent for stor...

In this episode, Richard speaks with Peter McKay, the current CEO of Snyk, a network security company currently experiencing tremendous growth.  Peter and Richard talk about the experience Peter has had with this concept of being a digital leader, and how he’s leveraged it for the impressive success of his company and the strides he’s made with his own personal brand. https://www.linkedin.com/in/p...

In this first episode of season two, Richard sits down with Tom Mendoza, a current  Member of the Board of Directors at UiPath, Varonis and VAST Data. He’s also the Vice Chairman and former President at NetApp.  Tom and Richard have been working together for years, and in this episode they tell the story of Tom’s hesitant transition to Digital-First Leadership as well as the Tom Mendoza goal setti...

In the final episode of the season Richard talks about the changes you can make in your approach to social media and the fantastic results you’ll see because of it.  Social can't be a side note. It can't be just a takeaway. It's what’s covered in the book coming out next month, Digital-First Leadership. And it's one of the things we covered deeply in our training, is how to fig...

Richard sits down with Scott Pfeiffer, Strategist at Strategy Business Consulting, and co-host of the podcast Tech After 5.  They discuss Scott’s Mastermind Networking group that is solo practitioners who are interested in building a tribe and in moving their solo practice business forward. Understanding that networking groups flourish by bringing together people with similar interests and similar...

In this episode, Richard drives home the idea that you need to stand up and begin to lead.  However, now it’s all done through social media presence. Richard discusses the idea that the best way to begin building a tribe is to focus on giving before asking, focusing on what your tribe needs and what they need from you. It’s about “picking your platform”, you don’t need to be everywhere,  you need...

Richard sits down with Phil Yanov, Founder of Tech After Five, a technology networking event series. Phil is a natural when it comes to networking and has figured out this idea of building a tribe. In the interview he points out that there is a specific way you can grow your tribe, a way to digitally pivot with more effect than in-person events can bring.  Phil Yanov is a technologist with persona...

In this episode, Richard dives into personal branding and what that looks like in a Digital-First world. He reminds us that personal branding is the consistency of look, consistency of  professionalism, and an understanding of, “what do you choose to participate in?” posts, conversations, platforms. Personal branding is knowing what you have to say on social topics, leadership ideas and demonstrat...

This episode’s guest is Gail Mercer-MacKay, founder and president of Mercer-MacKay solutions, a digital storytelling company. Gail is an advocate for the digital executive social voice and has been a thought leader on the concept of Digital First Leadership since 2007. Richard and Gail discuss the idea of “controlling your own narrative”. During the conversation, they talk about Imposter Syndrome...