My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership

Author of Escaping the Build Trap Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake96 My guest for Episode #96 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Melissa Perri . She is the author of the book Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value . Melissa does many things, including hosting the podcast Product Thinking with Melissa Perri. She is Founder & CEO of Produx L...

Serial Entrepreneur and author of Power Your Profits Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake95 My guest for Episode #95 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Susie Carder . She is a Profit Coach & Founder at SC Consulting . Susie has over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, building seven multi-million dollar companies, selling two that she built to $10M. She is the author of a b...

Founder and master distiller, Glenn's Creek Distilling Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake94 My guest for Episode #94 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is an old friend of mine from professional circles, David Meier. When I first met him, he had left his career at Toyota, and became a consultant in the Lean methodology around the world. He is co-Author of the books The Toyota Way Field...

Creator of the Good News Guide Links and show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake93 I've lost my voice due to allergies, so I want to thank my wife for bailing me out, again, by serving as an announcer for this episode. My guest for Episode #93 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Lisa Winneke . An expert in self-empowerment, Lisa knows all about leadership, growth, and love and she helps p...

Show notes and links: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake92 I've lost my voice due to allergies, so I want to thank my wife for bailing me out by serving as an announcer for this episode. My guest for Episode #92 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Sunil Godse . He's an engineer who has a company called Intuitionology and he teaches “businesses how to boost their productivity by using intuitive r...

Author of the new book "Digital Body Language" Show notes and links: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake91 My guest for Episode #91 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Erica Dhawan , a globally recognized leadership expert, and keynote speaker. She helps organizations and leaders innovate faster and further, together. Her new book DIGITAL BODY LANGUAGE: How to Build Trust & Connection No Matt...

Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake90 My guest for Episode #90 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Bob Rush, a Lean manufacturing expert, a management consultant (Bob Rush Consulting), and a contributor to the anthology book Practicing Lean . His bio from his chapter read: "Bob has over 35 years of operations experience and has had over 25 years of Lean practice. His experience is in...

My guest for Episode #89 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Christine Handy , a motivational speaker, author, and breast cancer survivor. Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake89 In 2016, Christine released her first book Walk Beside Me , a fictional depiction of her illness and a long road to recovery. After her diagnosis, Christine now aims to serve as a spokesperson, speaker, and Amb...

Author, CEO & Founder of The Creator Mindset, LLC. Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake88 My guest for Episode #88 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Nir Bashan , CEO & Founder of The Creator Mindset, LLC. Nir is a world-renowned creativity expert. He has taught thousands of leaders and individuals across the globe how to harness the power of creativity to improve profitabilit...

CEO and founder of Shufflrr Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake87 My guest for Episode #87 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is AlexAnndra Ontra . As President and co-founder of Shufflrr , AlexAnndra is blazing a trail in the emerging new discipline of presentation management. The technology she helped create is already powering the presentation strategies of hundreds of Fortune-level...

Global President and CEO at AposHealth Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake86 My guest for Episode #86 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Cliff Bleustein, MD, MBA , the Global President and CEO at AposHealth. Read his full corporate bio here . Dr. Bleustein graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his internship at the New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens. H...

Author of "Hold Successful Meetings" Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake85 My guest for Episode #85 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Caterina Kostoula . She is an executive coach and founder of The Leaderpath . Prior to The Leaderpath, Caterina was a Global Business Leader at Google where she managed some of the company's largest C-level partnerships. She was also an internal coach...

Business coach from the UK Show notes and links: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake84 My guest for Episode #84 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is John Paragon , a business coach based in the UK — John is focused on coaching struggling fathers on discovering and launching their ideal business in 30 days. His website is www.paragonhustle.com . Warning and disclaimer: There is a brief mention of t...

Manager of Strategy & Organizational Change My guest for Episode #83 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Sabrina Malter, a Manager of Strategy and Organizational Change at Roche Diagnostics (in Germany). Show notes:

Entrepreneur and financial services process improvement leader Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake82 My guest for Episode #82 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Kyle Kumpf . He has founded a few businesses, has been a consultant, and is currently working in the financial services industry. Kyle has a bachelor's degree in packaging engineering technology from Indiana State University....

Mom, wife, entrepreneur, speaker, and CEO of MGS Global Group Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake81 My guest for Episode #81 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Aya Shlachter , a mom, wife, entrepreneur, speaker, and CEO of MGS Global Group , a built environment, architectural and graphic design consulting firm serving the creative industry. Her team specializes in architectural suppo...

Founder of “The Aperio” and author of The Only Leaders Worth Following Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake80 My guest for Episode #80 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Tim Spiker, founder of his company The Aperio and author of the book The Only Leaders Worth* Following: Why Some Leaders Succeed, Others Fail, and How the Quality of Our Lives Hangs in the Balance.  Other topics and q...

Health insurance advisor, physician, and surgeon Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake79 My guest for Episode #79 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Dr. Noor Ali, a physician from Bangladesh who struggled to find a job here in the U.S. She describes herself as a “passionate and strong-willed mother, wife, doctor, researcher, entrepreneur, and champion of women in science who want it al...

Zoologist, and Communicators Director, Zoo Miami Show notes and links: https://www.markgraban.com/magill My guest for this BONUS episode of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Ron Magill, the communications director for the Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens (or Zoo Miami) — he’s a zoologist and his “favorite mistake” story is one that only a zoologist could tell. I recently did another bonus e...

Author of books including FOREVER EMPLOYABLE: How to stop looking for work and let your next job find you Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake78 My guest for Episode #78 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Jeff Gothelf , author of books including Sense and Respond, Lean UX, and Lean vs Agile vs Design Thinking. His latest book is FOREVER EMPLOYABLE: How to stop looking for work and let...

CEO of Momentum, Inc. Show notes, enter to win her books, and more: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake77 My guest for Episode #77 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Moe Carrick , the CEO of her company, Momentum, Inc. She is a best-selling author, consultant, relentless optimist, and bee keeper. Yes, I'll ask her about that last part. Moe has a new podcast coming soon called Work: Beyond HR . M...

Director of Strategy for The Industrious https://www.markgraban.com/mistake76 My guest for Episode #76 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Matthew Boos . We were classmates in elementary school back in our hometown of Livonia, Michigan. Now, he is the Director of Strategy for The Industrious and he's the keyboard player for Blizzard of Ozzy, a Black Sabbath Tribute band. In today's episode, Matt...

World-renowned jewelry designer and entrepreneur Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake75 My guest for Episode #75 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Victoria Wieck , a world-renowed jewelry designer, entrepreneur, author, and someone who has spent more than two decades on two different cable TV shopping channels. Victoria's parents immigrated from South Korea when she was very young an...

President & CEO at Iverson & Company Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake74 My guest for Episode #74 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Terry Iverson, the President & CEO at Iverson & Company , a third-generation family-owned company that produces machine tooling. Terry is the author of Finding America's Greatest Champion: Building Prosperity Through Manufacturing, Men...

Leader of the Accounting Professionals Program at FreshBooks. Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake73 My guest for Episode #73 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Twyla Verhelst . She lives and breathes accounting. As a CPA, tech entrepreneur, and now leader of the Accounting Professionals Program at FreshBooks, she’s working to empower accounting professionals with the tools they need...