Secrets of Success

Bill Horan talks with Dr. Paul Napper, author of THE POWER OF AGENCY. Dr. Napper will discuss what "agency" means, how lack of agency affects business, why the quality of our life depends on what enters our mind, how confidence fends off anxiety, and what the 7 principles of agency are.

Bill Horan talks with David R. Cook, author of HOW TO BE A GREAT SALESPERSON...BY MONDAY MORNING. David will discuss what the difference between selling and demonstrating is, what the 3 key ingredients of a successful salesperson are, how people decide to do, or not do, business with you in the first 7 seconds, how your attitude becomes your clients attitude, and why the letters WIIFM (What’s In I...

Bill Horan talks with Rhonda Scharf, author of ALEXA IS STEALING YOUR JOB. Rhonda will discuss why we must get to know "ALEXA," what artificial intelligence is, why she says artificial intelligence is a cultural shift, mind shift and organizational shift, why emotional intelligence will be the number one skill in 2020, and what college majors will be most valuable in the future.

Bill Horan talks with Liz Bywater, author of SLOW DOWN TO SPEED UP. Liz will discuss why people resist slowing down, why we must be pro-active not reactive, what the 6 decisions we make for every email are, why taking a pause is a good strategy, and what she means by pivot points in life.

Bill Horan talks with Jodie Jackson, author of YOU ARE WHAT YOU READ. Jodie will discuss why we see more negative messages, how bad news affects our well-being, why modern life calls for new operating instructions, what availability theory is, and how the media creates false headlines.

Bill Horan talks with Richard Boyatzis, author of HELPING PEOPLE CHANGE. Richard will discuss why we should help people articulate a personal vision, what he means by " coaching with compassion," why he says coaches should "open up possibilities , not just set goals," why he asks people "what makes you feel good on Friday afternoon," and why change occurs in bursts.

Bill Horan talks with Kevin Guest, author of ALL THE RIGHT REASONS. Kevin will discuss what he means by "living a life in harmony," why we want to be like the person who could "sleep through a storm," what THE PIANO PRINCIPLE is, and why it is important, how a college final exam with only one question changed his life, and why we should always listen to understand, not just respond.

Bill Horan talks to Nick Liddell, author of WILD THINKING. Nick will discuss which person at work is most efficient at sabotaging your brand, why every hero needs a villain, how having a villain can be a motivational tool, what the philosophy of marginal gains is, and what you could eliminate from your business that no one would miss.

Bill Horan talks with Monica Main, author of THE LOST SECRET. Monica will discuss who Napoleon Hill was, why she says "success comes to those who are success conscious" and "failure comes to those who are failure conscious," why it is so important to have a "burning desire," what the 6 steps to getting what you want are, and what she found in the lost secrets of Napoleon Hill.

Scott Young author of ULTRALEARNING. Scott will discuss what ULTRALEARNING is, what ULTRALEARNERS have in common, how ULTRALEARNING can be used to get a job or just learn more about a subject, how ULTRALEARNING allows us to study a subject with the best teachers at the best schools for almost no cost, and what the fields and careers where ULTRALEARNING works best are.

Bill Horan talks with Bill Treasurer, author of “Courage Goes To Work.” Bill will discuss why a manager's problems always involve "comfort " and "fear," how a manager's success will be determined by how he/she handles workers who are too comfortable, too afraid or both, what the 3 buckets of courage are, why work directed by comfort or fear will always result in underperformance, and how courage i...

Bill Horan talks with William Ammerman, author of THE INVISIBLE BRAND. William will discuss how artificial intelligence gives marketers a new type of influence, why consumers are unaware of digital marketing techniques, why power is now shifting from buyers to sellers, how a major department store knew a teenager was pregnant before the teenagers’ parents knew, and what the term "native marketing"...

Bill Horan talks to Kris Ostergaardm author of TRANSFORMING LEGACY ORGANIZATIONS. Kris will discuss what a legacy organization is, why innovation is more difficult in established organizations, why we must understand an organization's immune system, why the "rules of thumb" we start with are often wrong, and how biases affect an organization's decisions.

Bill Horan talks with Ora Nadrich, author of LIVE TRUE. Ora will discuss why you are exactly where you need to be, why the time we waste is the time we pray for at the end of life, how we create the thoughts and images we hold in our mind, how when we bypass observing and just react we are unable to think clearly, and what “life gazing” is.

Host Bill Horan talks with Rosa Yordan, author of RE-IMAGINE YOUR LIFE, about what it means to re-imagine your life, why we should identify our strengths, why we should compare the problems we have now with the problems we had when we were young, why we should set up a time line for our goals, and what the six key words that we must prioritize are.

Bill Horan talks with John Brandt, author of ‘Nincompoopery.’ John will discuss the difference between nincompoop and nincompoopery, why companies get stuck because of tradition inertia and apathy, why he says we are our own worst enemies, how customers perceptions of value has changed, and why we must abandon industry biases.

Bill Horan talks with Mark Perna, author of ANSWERING WHY. Mark will discuss what the awareness gap is, why he says what worked in the past isn't working anymore, why growth only happens when we step outside our safe place, why future jobs will make it necessary to change the educational paradigm, and why so many college graduates are either unemployed or underemployed.

Bill Horan talks with Jane Finkle, author of INTROVERT'S COMPLETE CAREER GUIDE about how she defines an introvert, the problems introverts face, how setting goals will help boost an introvert's confidence, why it helps to have others describe you by using 3 adjectives, and why it is important for an introvert to to know his/her most important values before looking for a job.

Bill Horan talks with Tom and Lindy Schneider, authors of COLLEGE SECRETS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE, about the one important element that is missing when we seek success, why we must lay out a path to success, why we must think like a super hero and become fireproof, why internships are so important, and how keeping track of new people on an index card helped 2 former presidents.

Bill Horan talks with Zvi Band, author of SUCCESS IS IN YOUR SPHERE. Zvi will discuss what he means by" social proof," what has priority urgent matters or important matters, why we must be intentional about our relationships and what that means, what relationship marketing is, and why people do more business with people they know.

Bill Horan talks with Dave Boller and Bob Russo, owners of Garden Social, a Beer Garden and Kitchen in East Meadow. Dave and Bob will discuss how they came up with the name and location of their restaurant, what they have to do to meet and beat the competition of chain restaurants on Long Island, what their biggest mistake was, what they look for when hiring an employee, and how to establish the r...

Bill Horan talks to Art Markman, author of BRING YOUR BRAIN TO WORK. Art will discuss why he says the path to success runs through cognitive science, why the word "success" is a problem because it is a noun, what the 3 phases of the job cycle are, why following your passion may not be the best advice, and how understanding the "recruiter's brain" can help us get a job.

Bill Horan talks to Michael Goldsby, author of ENTREPRENEURSHIP THE DISNEY WAY. Michael will discuss why students in his college course on entrepreneurship take a field trip to Disney World each year, how Walt Disney succeeded despite numerous failures early in his life, what the 4 types of entrepreneurs are, why he says unique circumstances provide unique opportunities, and why mission statements...

Bill Horan talks to Henry Hutcheson, author of DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS OF FAMILY BUSINESS. Henry will discuss how 70% of businesses are family businesses, why 2 out of 3 family businesses do not survive the next generation, why family businesses outperform non family businesses, what the role of a spouse in a family business is, and how to handle conflict resolution between family members.

Bill Horan talks to Elizabeth Trinkaus, author of ENOUGH ALREADY. Elizabeth will discuss why her book is for people who want to live life with more joy today, not "someday," why we are not our beliefs, why our everyday experiences depend on who we listen to, what the 10 things people regret most before they die are, and why we should make a list of our 10 greatest accomplishments.