Leadovation

Olly Wood was a former athlete turned entrepreneur, obsessed with performance and achievement. But as the demands of running a company took over, he found himself drowning in stress and burnout. That's when something unexpected happened. A study on stress management in mice caught his attention and set him on a path to explore the impact of stress on the human body. Through his journey, Olly disco...

Dave Valentine's insatiable drive for success nearly caused him to have a heart attack at 29, but his journey to prioritize his health and lead conscious, people-oriented businesses has resulted in explosive growth and success. While attaining sustainable business expansion through mindful leadership is a dream for many, look no further as Dave Valentine has the solution to help you attain your go...

Just when Angela Johnson thought her career was set in stone, an unexpected twist taught her the importance of agility in business. This realization not only revolutionized her approach but also opened doors to a whole new world of opportunities. What was this twist? Keep reading to find out!   About Angela Johnson: Angela Johnson is a Certified Scrum Trainer and a Business Agility Coach with Coll...

From staunch believer to ethical crusader: one man's journey through the dark side of technology. But just when he thought he knew the answer, an unexpected twist would leave him questioning everything. What was this twist? Stay tuned to find out.   About Brian Beckcom: Brian Beckcom is a Computer Scientist, Philosopher, & Trial Lawyer based in Houston, Texas. He has been voted a Texas Super Lawye...

Navid Alipour, the co-founder of Cure Metrics and Cure Match, reveals the power of AI in detecting breast cancer and heart disease while advocating for early detection and second opinions in a world where cancer rates are skyrocketing due to delayed doctor visits during the pandemic.   About Navid Alipour: Navid Alipour is the Chief Executive Officer at AI Med Global, a company focused on Artifici...

Do you want to revolutionize communication and engagement through immersive storytelling? Look no further! Heather Smith has the solution to help individuals interested in interactive storytelling learn from celebrities and experts, and achieve unparalleled levels of connection and engagement with their audiences.   About Heather Smith: Heather Smith is the Co-Founder and CVO of Storyfile - an int...

Eric Thomas leads the DE&I practice at Genesys where he is charged with developing global programs that deliver progressive diversity and foster an inclusive culture throughout the company. He focuses on programs that aid to attract, develop and promote talent that is representative of the communities the company serves.  Prior to his current role, Eric served as vice president of Global Delivery,...

A serial entrepreneur, John Ovrom founded his first company in 1991 and ran it along with several other companies for 14 years. After going through the process of selling his company, he realized other business owners needed the support of a service provider who could step into the business, develop a strategic exit plan, and manage their transition. What started as John helping friends and busine...

Projjal founded OnLoop in 2020 to create a category called Collaborative Team Development (CTD) to fundamentally reinvent how hybrid teams are assessed and developed. This was after over a decade of frustration with clunky, traditional enterprise performance management and learning processes and tools that were either hated or ignored by his teams at companies like Uber and Accenture where he spen...

Leigh Marz is an author, leadership coach, and collaboration consultant. She has led diverse initiatives, including a training program to promote an experimental mindset among multi-generational teams at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and a decade-long cross-sector collaboration to reduce toxic chemicals in partnership with the Green Science Policy Institute, Harvard University, IKEA, Google...

Jadi has built a very successful career helping entrepreneurs build successful businesses using intuition as their guide. She's a Canadian-born author, entrepreneur, and world traveler. She has written a book called Intuitive Business Connections. She is passionate about helping other entrepreneurs and business professionals live more intuitively, and authentically, and have a balanced joyful life...

Eric Bland and Ronnie Richter started trying cases together in 1997 when they subsequently established Bland Richter, LLP. Today, Bland Richter offers over 75 years of combined legal experience, focusing on complex and high-risk litigation cases that other firms either can’t or won’t handle. They believe in fighting and winning litigation battles only by using honesty, and integrity and providing...

Joe Keeley is a dynamic, yet thoughtful entrepreneur and conscious leader. As such, Keeley is the CEO and Co-founder of JustiFi Technologies, a venture-backed fintech business providing payments and fintech infrastructure and strategy for vertical SaaS platforms. JustiFi exists to accelerate the potential of vertical SaaS platforms by bringing optimized embedded payments and beyond payments fintec...

Jenn Beninger is the Genius Unlocked Founder and CEO of Genius Unlocked Institute, a board-certified company, where she coaches, mentors, and transforms leaders' personal and professional lives. Through her thousands of hours of executive experience, Jenn has refined the art of coaching others on how to delve into what's holding them back and guiding them to successfully live in their purpose by c...

Orrin Klopper is the CEO of Netsurit, a $35M MSP firm, that grew to 300+ people and $35M in revenue through acquisitions and organic growth. Globally awarded Dreams program as a key part of the Netsurit aspirational culture.   In this episode, Dean Newlund and Orrin Klopper discuss: The power of full engagement  Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence Why you should be a better listener  D...

Dr. Paul J. Zak is a Professor at Claremont Graduate University and is ranked in the top 0.3% of most-cited scientists with over 180 published papers and more than 19,000 citations to his research. Paul’s two decades of research have taken him from the Pentagon to Fortune 50 boardrooms to the rainforest of Papua New Guinea. Along the way, he helped start several interdisciplinary fields including...

Christie Garcia is an Ego Management Expert, Leadership Coach, Speaker, Facilitator, and Founder of Mindful Choice Leadership Academy. She has 18 years of experience in sales, recruiting, and coaching. For the last 10 years, she has worked with current and upcoming leaders from fast-growing organizations including Airbnb, Twitter, Movement For Life, and Sunrun. One of Christie’s super-powers is he...

Simon Severino helps business owners in SaaS and Services run their company more effectively which results in sales that soar. Trusted by Google, Roche, Consilience Ventures, Amgen, AbbVie. He created the Strategy Sprints™ Method that doubles revenue in 90 days by getting owners out of the weeds. TEDx speaker, Contributor to Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, member of the SVBS Silicon Valley Block...

Hadi Radwan is a serial entrepreneur, venture builder, and insurtech expert. He is the Co-Founder of Asteya, an insurance company that aims to make income insurance accessible to everyone regardless of gender, income, or age. Hadi has over 15 years of experience in managing, creating, and developing growth strategies for start-ups and large organizations. As a venture builder, Hadi specializes in...

Yaro is the co-founder of InboxDone.com, an email management company with a team of 45+ serving clients including restaurant owners, venture capitalists, accountants, doctors, lawyers, real estate agents, car retailers, online coaches and more.   In this episode, Dean Newlund and Yaro Starak discuss: The problem with Email  Automation and delegation  How to break the addiction to email  Staying in...

Our guest today is Adam Alfia, a serial entrepreneur, and the Founder & Managing Director at Real Time Feedback. Real Time Feedback is an award-winning customer engagement platform that allows customers & employees in your stores/venues to easily & instantly communicate with management. By using smart QR codes, customers/guests & employees can easily let management know not only about issues and c...

Andy McDowell is an engineer by trade and creative by nature. He is the founder of the entrepreneurial, and small business coaching and consulting firm, Generate Your Value, and is the co-host of The Generate Your Value Podcast. Andy spent 22 years with the Boeing Company, where he always felt more like a life coach than a boss. In 2002, he began his journey into entrepreneurship within a corporat...

Crista Grasso is the go-to strategic planning and systems expert for online businesses when they want to scale. Known as the "Business Optimizer", Crista can quickly cut through the noise and provide clarity on the core things that will make the biggest impact to scale a business simply and sustainably. She is the founder of the Lean Out Method, creator of the Lean Business Scaling System, and hos...

Tom Hardison helps leaders build great teams and organizations with a culture of collective leadership so they can scale from 200-1000+ employees. He led change and business growth initiatives at Hewlett-Packard for 28 years, a period when revenue grew from 5 billion to 127 billion. He now uses this extensive experience to guide leaders and their teams to leverage the generative power of people wo...

Indus Khaitan is the founder of Quolum, an On Deck Scale company funded by Sequoia and Nexus. He founded Bitzer Mobile that was created on the heels of the ‘08 recession, and exited, in what was Oracle’s first acquisition in mobile. He led growth at Chargebee where revenue grew 3X. In his free time, he flies a single-engine Cessna 172 over the bay area.   In this episode, Dean Newlund and Indus Kh...