My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership

Singer, recording artist, podcast host, radio host, and more... Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake26 Please subscribe, rate, and review via Apple Podcasts or Podchaser ! We also have a new Facebook page for the podcast . Joining me for Episode #26 is Yaya Diamond , a professional singer, recording artist, podcast host and (now) radio host . She's very dynamic and I've enjoyed our conve...

Val = leadership trainer, executive coach, "management muse" Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake25 Joining me for Episode #25 is Val Ries , a leadership trainer, an executive coach and a "management muse." She's a nurse with an MBA and her firm is called Executive Muse . Val has a book due out in April 2021 called Chief Inspiration Officer, so I'm looking forward to that. You can get th...

From England, former tennis coach, entrepreneur, founder of The Business Clubhouse, and more Show notes ://www.markgraban.com/mistake24 My guest for Episode #24 is Ash Taylor , our first guest from England. He is the Founder of The Business Clubhouse . He is also a speaker and a business coach supporting small business owners. Ash is also the author of the recently-released book titled Hitting the...

From Dallas, high-performance business coach, actor, and storyteller Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake23 My guest for Episode #23 is Coach Jimmy Nelson , who has been a high-performance business coach for over a decade. Using his 20+ years of experience as a stage and film performer, Coach Jimmy crafted his own personal story to create a 7-figure business and now dedicates his life to...

Consultant, award-winning author, and more Show notes https://www.markgraban.com/mistake22 Joining me for Episode #22 is Karen Martin , President of TKMG , and Founder and President of TKMG Academy . She is the author of many books including The Outstanding Organization and Clarity First . Today, we talk about Karen's "favorite mistake" of leaving a corporate job to go solo. Why was it a mistake t...

Game designer, entrepreneur, wordsmith, idea machine, and joy pusher Show notes https://www.markgraban.com/mistake21 Joining me for Episode #21 is Eran Thomson, our first guest joining us from Australia. The is the creator of the game " Song Saga ," which is now available for your holiday gift-giving needs. He's been the founder of many entrepreneurial ventures, and he describes himself as a "Word...

Author, founder and CEO of Seiler Tucker Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake20 Joining me for Episode #20 is Michelle Seiler Tucker , founder and CEO of the firm Seiler Tucker. Michelle has sold hundreds of businesses to date and currently owns and operates several successful businesses. Michelle is one of three American women to hold the Merger & Acquisition Master Intermediary (M&...

Former Deloitte partner, coach, speaker, and trainer Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake19 Joining me for Episode #19 is Carrie Sechel , a former Deloitte partner who now works as a coach, speaker, and trainer. As Carrie explains: "After years of building my career as a partner at Deloitte, I found my family broken by guilt, shame, resentment, and addiction. My husband, Todd, and I comm...

Management consultant Show notes: http://www.markgraban.com/mistake18 My guest for Episode #18 is Audie Penn , an operational performance consultant at Audie Penn Consulting . In today's episode, Audie tells a story about a job that he got fired from early in his career. Audie got results, but got fired, he thinks, for making people look bad for solving what had been viewed as a long-unsolvable pr...

Author, speaker, podcast host, coach, and entrepreneur Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake17 My guest for Episode #17 is Melanie Parish . She is an author, speaker , podcast host, founder of Experimental Leader Academy, and Master Certified Coach . She is the author of The Experimental Leader book and an expert in problem solving, constraints management, operations, strategic hiring, an...

The usual host of this podcast being interviewed this time... Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake16 My guest for Episode #16 of " My Favorite Mistake " is Jamie V. Parker. .. she's the guest host. This gets complicated... she was my guest (as the guest) for Episode #8 , where she shared her favorite mistake. Today, she's the guest host and she's interviewing me about a recent mistake th...

Retired Air Force pilot and Southwest pilot, book author Show notes https://www.markgraban.com/mistake15 My guest for Episode #15 of "My Favorite Mistake" is Rico Racosky , a retired 737 pilot for Southwest Airlines, who previously flew jets in the United States Air Force -- fighter jets ( (F-16 and A-7) and transports (C-141). From his bio: "Rico grew up in a small coal mining town full of self-d...

Consultant, CEO of VisionOne High Performance Group Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake14 Joining me for Episode #14 is Michelle Bonahoom , Founder and CEO of VisionOne High Performance Group and founder of the “We are Unstoppable” movement. She is also the author of the book Unstoppable: 7 Simple Steps to Get Unstuck, Make the Big Change, and Unlock Your Potential . Today, we talk abou...

Professional speaker, peak performance coach, entrepreneur Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake13 Joining me for Episode #13 is Brian Bogert . He is the President/Owner of the Brian Bogert Companies, LLC . Brian is a professional speaker and peak performance coach to executives, entrepreneurs, athletes and others looking to unlock what is inside. As his bio says, he lives his life by the...

Nurse practitioner, entrepreneur, CEO of two companies Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake12 Joining me for Episode #12 is Angel Cellucci , a nurse practitioner and an entrepreneur. She is owner and CEO of two firms related to fighting medical billing fraud and mistakes: Medical Fraud Fighters and Overbrook Consultants , Angel is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She has been...

Owner and Master Distiller from Garrison Brothers Distillery Show notes: ⁠http://www.markgraban.com/mistake11⁠ We have two special guests from ⁠Garrison Brothers Distillery⁠ joining us for Episode #11. They are ⁠Dan Garrison⁠ , founder and CEO of the distillery and ⁠Donnis Todd⁠ , their master distiller. I've known Dan and Donnis since I first had the chance to visit their distillery in Hye, TX ba...

Trainer, health coach, medical technologist Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake10 oining me for Episode #10 i s Jane Wenning , a Certified Medical Technologist, Certified Athletic Trainer, and Health Coach who has been helping women improve their mental and physical health for over 20 years. More from her bio: “During her high school and college years, she was overweight, struggling wit...

CEO and Chief Creative Officer Show notes: http://www.markgraban.com/mistake9 My guest for Episode #9 i s Jonathon Hensley , the CEO and Chief Creative Offer at Emerge Interactive , where he works with clients to transform business strategies, user needs and new technologies into valuable products and experiences. He is also author of the upcoming book, Alignment -- and you can register to get a f...

Consultant, podcaster, entrepreneur Show notes and transcript: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake8 My guest for Episode #8 is Jamie V. Parker , the founder of her consulting firm, Process Plus Results , where she is a trainer, speaker, and coach. She is also the host of a podcast called Lean Leadership for Ops Managers . As many guests have said, Jamie shares her favorite mistake that she's made "...

Consultant, coach, speaker, CEO Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake7 My guest for Episode #7 is Matt Granados, the cofounder of LifePulse, Inc., a consulting, coaching, and speaking organization. He is also the author of the recently-released book, Motivate The Unmotivated: The Proven System for Sustainable Motivation . He and his wife also have a podcast called REALationship . Today, M...

Consultant, entrepreneur, engineer, attorney, Black Belt Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake6 Joining me for Episode #6 is Brenda Batista , the president of her firm Inspiring Company Culture . She's an engineer and an attorney — she's a management consultant and an entrepreneur. And, today, she's sharing her “favorite mistake” from her time as a consultant. Brenda shares a story about...

What happens when a leader compromises the standard—even with good intentions? In Episode #5 of My Favorite Mistake, Billy Ray Taylor, a retired Goodyear executive and founder of LinkedXL, shares a formative mistake from early in his leadership career: allowing small deviations from standards in the name of being liked and fitting in. Show notes with links and more That choice nearly derailed his...

Consultant, author, "Personal Kanban" expert Notes: http://www.markgraban.com/mistake4 My guest for Episode #4 is Jim Benson , the creator of the "Personal Kanban" method and an expert making work flow and decisions easy. He is the CEO of Modus Cooperandi and is a Founding Partner in Modus Institute . And, he's co-creator of the " Lean Coffee " meeting format. Today, Jim shares a story about worki...

Author and consultant, entrepreneur, kindness enthusiast Show notes: http://www.markgraban.com/mistake3 Joining me for Episode #3 is Karyn Ross , an author and consultant who also works in my field of the “Lean” management system. Today, Karyn will discuss her favorite travel-related mistake and what she learned. We'll also talk about how we can be kind in our coaching of others (and how we can be...

Republican Representative from Texas Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake2 My guest for Episode #2 is not currently a business leader, but he is going back into the private sector in January 2021. He is Congressman Will Hurd , a Republican representing Texas’s 23rd Congressional District. Hurd was student body president at Texas A&M University , he served as a CIA undercover operatio...