Corporate Thought

Today we get into politics, leadership and crazy so please check it out.

Ellie gave us a great glimpse into her origin story and left us with some fantastic information on everything from angel investing to how to grow an audience and fan base for your new business.   You can learn more about Ellie and UBQFIT by downloading the app on the Apple Store or check out ubqfit.com or drop her a line at info@ubqfit.com Oh, and I mentioned Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsie...

We are at it again for another 31 Minutes

The 31 Minutes Podcast is joining Corporate Thought in February but here’s a taste (if you aren’t already subscribing).

Dave Almacy was on the podcast. Check out his episode too. Loved that Tim knows him too. Tim binge watched a show called Ted Lasso on Apple+ Tim reads Robinhood Snacks every day Tim recommended the book Neuro Web Design by Susan Weinschenk Tim can be found at NextAfter.com He is @digitaldonor on Twitter and can be found at http://linkedin.com/in/timkachuriak on Linkedin.

Combating anxiety – Jason made sure to build a nest egg as financial anxiety was big for him. Jason reads biggerpockets.com, the first blog he read religiously In the world of finance, Jason recommends two books that have been mentioned on this show previously: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and The One Thing by Gary Keller Jason listens to Gary Vaynerchuk I referenced Gary’s start with The...

Richard Medcalf Richard and I spoke about cell phones and as he said: Don’t put your phone on the table at lunch or dinner . Although there is nothing on this, I loved the idea of “I have a saying” followed by a mantra. Richard spoke about language defining the culture.  Here is more about that concept. I mentioned The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz to Richard and the first agreement to b...

Conversation 33 with Howard Polansky I made a pitch for O.H. Ingram Whiskey - Hank Ingram, thinking you need to be the official whiskey of Corporate Thought! I referenced the episode of this podcast with Joan Samson With regard to meditation, I am referring to Dan Harris.  His meltdown .  The book I was talking about is 10% Happier . Howard talked about the app Think Up . Howard mentione...

Jacob Glenn Jacob started his career with Hyland Software .  Jacob had a difficult business divorce and told us how he dealt with it. This article may have been helpful to Jacob at the start of his businesses. www.thebalancesmb.com/why-business-partnerships-fail-4107045 Jacob speaks proudly of his team and brought the interesting point of asking potential employees about the hobbies and proje...

Brant dropped a list of books on me and I have been very busy reading! These include: The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton Goliath by Mathew Stoller Team of Teams by Stanley McCrystal and Dare to Lead by Brene Brown Brant is the bestselling author of The Lean Entrepreneur Brant started the advisory company Moves the Needle . I introduced Brant to the Cautionary Tales podcast with Tim Harford Brant...

Adrianne used the expression “Building the airplane mid flight “ which reminded me of the similar metaphor “building the bicycle while riding it”. So I found this. Adrianne told us about her “do not do list”. I had never heard about those before but clearly its a thing . I mentioned Team of Teams to Adrianne. I’ve mentioned the book before but here is an article on the takeaways from the book . Ad...

Marc Summe is an amazing entrepreneur and CEO of Minute7, a cloud based time and expense tracking tool. Why do lawyers use 6 minute increments? I found this interesting article about the move away from billable hours for lawyers, Marc is watching Ozark which I caught up on after the episode was recorded.  He just re-watched B ack to The Future  and reported it is still good after all the...

There were some connection issues that affected the quality of the recording but in typical Corporate Thought fashion, the episode is presented here with all the flaws so please bear with it as you learn about the impressive Jessica Katz Jessica coaches businesses in Agile. She also talks about the subset Scrum. Here is an overview . Jessica spoke about Gravity Payments and their CEO Dan Price and...

Ritesh and his brother Jigar are clearly both serial entrepreneurs. Ritesh told the story of Justin Kan and the start up of Twitch I taught Ritesh about Oblique Strategies , the card set developed by Brian Eno Ritesh caught up on a show called Humans and he is currently watching Into the Night with his brother and dad. Ritesh and Jigar can be found at theticketfairy.com

This was a deep and very personal conversation with Michele starting in high school and going through her career at Donna Karan and then her own fashion consulting business to raising her autistic son.  Michele does an amazing job of showing how she manages all of the things she deals with and somehow finds the time to do it all. April 19 is the birthday of many including James Franco, Tim Cu...

Noah is a self-described Recreational Mathematician Our conversation started off discussing the restaurants and features of living in Charlottesville, Virginia. These restaurants included: Ace Biscuit & BBQ , Wayside Chicken and Moose’s By The Creek Noah mentioned The Putnam Competition which he explained is essentially The Smartest Person on the Planet Exam Noah is disrupting the Commodities...

Melanie is a leading expert in Tax Lien Investments.  You can learn more about tax lien investing from her great white paper.  You can download it . Melanie talks about fear and how it can hold you back .  She talks about zero confidence and about grinding it out for purposes of putting a roof over her and her son’s head and food on the table. Melanie talks about her mentor Ken who...

This was a fantastic conversation and I love how Mario navigated his life into finding and pursuing his passion. Mario’s reference to three movies that influenced him: 1.   Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 2.   The Wizard of Oz 3.   Dumbo I stumped Mario with an old school Food Network show staring Bobby Flay and Jack McDavid – Grillin’ and Chillin’ . Mario would come home from...

Marsha’s early jobs included being a California Raisin.  I couldn’t resist this. Marsha drops a lot of books and articles worthy of our attention: Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr and George Spafford Booster Rockets in the Workforce – article by Phillip Shoemaker Marsha’s recommendations – never use password123! or anything similar.  She references 2 Factor Authentication – Here i...

Marc is joined by his daughters Annalee and Emerson to discuss what school might look like int eh fall as well as social media platforms and the power of influencers on Generation Z.

Don is a successful author of two books – Sell or Don’t Eat and The Blueprint of God Don was instrumental in the creation of the EPIC In Business Conference Don is an avid reader and believes that leaders should be lifelong learners and readers.  He mentioned many books as recommendations including: Start with Why by Simon Sinek The Infinite Game also by Simon Sinek The 21 Irrefutable Laws of...

This is the final episode of the special summer series of conversations between Marc and his daughter Annalee.

Today, Annalee Marling and Alexandra Kerr, hosts of The Ketchup Sesh join me to discuss social media, the future of Tik Tok, how Gen Z communicates and the effects of the Cancel Culture on history.

Marc is joined by a very special guest, his daughter Annalee Marling.  They discuss the effects of the Corona Virus Pandemic on the lives of teenagers as well as her thoughts on race relations in the United States.

Starting July 1, please join us with special guest Annalee behind the microphone discussing life from the viewpoint of a teenager.  We will return at the end of July with new conversations with entrepreneurs and business leaders but we believe hearing from Generation Z is important and provides a more varied and enriched collection of voices as we develop businesses to meet the needs of many.