Corporate Thought

This is the first of a shorter version of the show. Today Marc tells a couple of stories and shares why his mom is his hero.

My conversation with Dr. Tom Tonkin. We had a wide ranging conversation. He dropped a lot of knowledge on us including the following tidbits: Tom has a background in NLP . Here is a brief overview of the inputs that Tom spoke of. Tom’s favorite British Statistician of the 1700s actually turns out is George E.P. Box of the 1900s, but no matter. The quote is “ All models are wrong but some are usefu...

I had a fantastic conversation with Sean Folkson. Here are some notes from our conversation: Sean grew up in Douglaston, in Queens. He was thankfully a New York Yankees fan but is mostly a hockey fan – New York Rangers fan. This started a 5 minute conversation about hockey. He mentioned the famous Mark Messier Hat-Trick vs. the NJ Devils in Game 6. He worked for Enterprise Rent a Car. Here is a hi...

My conversation with Debbie Levin was one of my favorite conversations this year. Some notes from our conversation: Debbie went to USC film school and wanted to be a film critic. She did celebrity interviews that she got just by calling them. These included George Segal , Richard Dreyfuss and Henry “the Fonz” Winkler . The Environmental Media Association , which Debbie has spent her career with wa...

Jeff is a transformational business coach. He the owner of Admentus and can be reached at Admentus.com.  His website is full of great free resources and is a treasure trove of good information. He is also the host of the Building to Scale Podcast, available on his website and wherever you get podcasts.

Denver mentioned getting in fights at Friendly’s. There are not many of the iconic ice cream shops left. I failed to ask him what his favorite treat there was…I still remember the Jim Dandy fondly. We talk extensively about Denver’s book – but here is the link to Bigfoot, It’s Complicated . Denver challenged me about looking up his name and Bigfoot on Google images…well, you know I had to do it ....

Uluru also known at Ayers Rock is a massive sandstone monolith in the “Red Center” of Australia. For more, watch this video . Never heard of the magpie or “Swoopers” attacking people – I wasn’t kidding . Gabrielle mentioned Stephen Denning. I was not familiar with him. I found numerous books he authored including The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling . Aristotle’s Three Types of Rhetoric: Ethos, Logo...

Anthony grew up in Enid Oklahoma This is the Motorola Startac Flip-phone for those who don’t know Shonda Rhimes wrote The Year of Yes For the episode with Dave Almacy – see here This was recorded before the news became big about the Colonial Oil Pipeline but boy, was he prescient. Olivia Pope is a character on the TV series Scandal You can reach Anthony Hayes at The Hayes Initiative

Delphine references Sweet Valley High . She was a product manager. To learn more about that job, check out this article What makes for an MVP (minimally viable product) Malcolm Gladwell’s TED Talk about Spaghetti Sauce Boulo is available at boulosolutions.com You can find Delphine and Boulo on LinkedIn, Indeed and follow them on Instagram

I had a great conversation with Tony.  A couple of items we discussed: RISD – Rhode Island School of Design Whitney Johnson , author of Disrupt Yourself and podcast of the same nam and Build an A Team Tony used to buy people The Book of Mistakes by Skip Pritchard.  He also recommends the classic The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey Tony can be found at Inspiredpur...

Marc and Elizabeth talk about personal vs. corporate branding and reputation management.

Marc mentioned using Fiverr , a great resource for gig economy projects.  We use Fiverr and Upwork (another similar site) to find experts on discrete projects. Marc and Mike talked about the book Delivering Happiness by Tony Hseih Mike’s product is the Sieve not unlike a food sieve They can be found at resumesieve.com Mike can also be reached on LinkedIn and other social media.

Pranam is a sanscrit word. Here is the definition . Pranam’s student club business – Door of Clubs Pranam mentioned one of my favorite books, Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari He also mentioned Principles by Ray Dalio Two other books by Harari – Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century Pranam’s daily ritual really captivated me and I want to get him back on the show to discuss this. 20 Yes or No q...

Today we talk about just doing something to get over your fears as well as podcasting and opera and we drop knowledge bombs for 31 Minutes

Erin’s words that changed everything: WHAT IS THE POINT OF ALL OF THIS? WHERE IS THE MEANING? Erin tells the story of the Jessica Zweig retreat and her book “Be. - A No-Bullshi*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself” Marc mentioned Shonda Rhimes book, The Year of Yes . The word that Marc could not come up with is Schadenfreude Erin mentioned a TED Talk by Jill...

Marc and Yvan were talking about the NY Giants and Joe Pisarcik which made me think about his infamous fumble . Yvan owns Hamilton Demo with a partner… www.hamiltondemo.com He can be reached at 513-257-9683 – first guest to give out his phone number!

Toni is from Alicante.  Check out this article about living in Alicante . Toni told us about Lady Marshmallow and how the business closed.  You can still find some of the fashion on their old Instagram account @ladymarshmallow Toni started Crmble after working with Harper & Bros . Crmble is based on Trello . Toni’s reading list includes: Zero to One by Peter Thiel Thinking Fast and S...

Join Marc and Elizabeth as they discuss hearing one another, Clubhouse and the question of tribes vs. humankind

Daphna enjoyed watching the Queen’s Gambit. The Queen’s Gambit created a surge in interest in chess. You can find the conversation with Chris Ruddick here. Climbing Kilimanjaro doesn’t require technical skills. Books that Daphna recommends: Start with Why and Leaders Eat Last both by Simon Sinek The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer Ask and it is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks Factfulness by Hans...

Marc and Elizabeth discuss the development of COVID-19 vaccines and what we can learn when brilliant minds come together for the greater good and how to apply that concept to business.

Today I get expert coaching by Daphna Horowitz as it appears on her podcast Leadership Live with Daphna Horowitz

Join us once again for a 31 Minute conversation about leadership, business, politics and relationships

Mitch told us a long story with a crazy amount of issues he suffered from.  I did a lot of research to keep up with the story he told me.  Here are some of the things I learned along the way. I didn’t know about the effects of Black Mold before. Mitch mentioned Dave Aspry and Bulletproof Coffee When Mitch was talking about detoxification, he mentioned hyperbaric oxygen therapy and infrar...

Marc is joined again by Elizabeth to discuss leaders who need to feel in control over everything.

John gave me so much to consider during out conversation.  I brought up a couple of books with him: Team of Teams by Stanley McChrystal Competing Against Luck by Clayton Christensen I have been diving into this question of the ideal customer further and I found this article . John recently completed reading MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom by Tony Robbins He also men...