The Justin Brady Show

Why does your boss repeat the same broken leadership model, despite seeing poor results? It's because many business models are simply a warm security blanket, absolving the CEO responsibility. Best-selling author, Roger Martin calls out bad leadership and explains how data can crush imagination.  Martin is the former Dean of the Rotman School, best-selling author, the #1 Thinkers 50 for Management...

We hear the percentage. 90 - 95% of startups fail. But we only hear the success stories. No one has the guts to talk about losing it all, going bankrupt, and being forced to move out of their house. This week, we hear from Derian Baugh, former CEO and founder of Men's Style Lab. He tells how it all unraveled and what he's working on next.  Every startup founder fears the day the money dries up. Wh...

AI has turned into a marketing term, and the result is confusion for everyone on what AI is. So, what is AI, and what isn't AI? For example, did you know taking panorama photos or using HDR is computer vision, but not AI?  The difference is if the system, or machine, is learning through data, or if the process is fixed. Face recognition requires AI for example.  What is OpenCV for? Why do we need...

It's difficult to get a seat in Professor Arthur Brooks' happiness class at Harvard according to the WSJ . He explains how happiness is an effective productivity tool, and how leaders can avoid the hyperpolarizing political pitfalls being experienced by Disney and others.  We discuss why people are so quick to throw around racist accusations for those that oppose Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, how D...

Longtime retirement and money guy, Chris Hogan suddenly vanished from the web months ago leaving many to ask where he went and if we'd hear from him again. Now that he's "back" I ask him what happened, and what his new plans are.  We discuss inflation, interest rates, leadership, how he's learned from his failures, and what YOUR future looks like. What decisions should you be making right now, to...

What does the hybrid office look like as we come out of the pandemic? You will probably like it a lot, explained Reid Hiatt, CEO of Tactic. He believes the office is following the same path successful retailers took, building experiences for employees. We discussed how hybrid work actually saved the open workplace that most people hated, why massive corporate offices may be on their way out, and h...

Most successful entrepreneurs forget the people that helped, and tactics they used to become successful. But Kara Goldin, CEO and founder of Hint has incredible recall, sharing the good and bad of her journey to become a quarter billion dollar brand. She also has an inpsiring answer to the question: "is it hard raising money as a woman?" Goldin started her entreprenurial journey simply asking clev...

Is it nice to be your own boss? Not really. If you make a great product, will it spread via word of mouth? Probably not. Is your idea valuable? Unlikely. Steven Hoffman, CEO of Founders Space tells the honest truth about entrepreneurship and why 44% of businesses fail because they don't make products customers want. Crazy! If you're getting ready to launch a company, or are considering it, listen...

Is there a crisis of critical thinking? Instead of healthy debate, are we burying our heads in the sand, and demanding censorship of messages we don't like? Julie Bogart, author of Raising Critical Thinkers discusses being self-aware, how the Ostrich effect helps us justify erasing data we don't like, and questions to ask ourselves and our friends to get beyond our bias, and engage our critical th...

Store-bought tomatoes suck, beef is supposedly killing the planet, and organic food might not be as healthy as you think. The food we consume is questionable, but so are the suggested solutions. Paul Lightfoot, Founder and CEO Emeritus of BrightFarms walks me through a pragmatic, and reasonable way consumers can eat healthfully, and treat our planet better, without going to extremes.  View the sho...

You've heard the term "supply chain" tossed around, but do you know what it is, why it failed, or how it can be fixed? Grafton Elliot, CEO of Onward breaks it down so even a 12-year-old can understand. The supply chain is wildly complicated, but the solution is remarkably simple and could be dramatically improved in just a few weeks if (and that's a big if) the industry was willing to communicate...

In Drive he taught us what truly motivates you, in To Sell Is Human he explained why everyone is in sales, and in When he told us the secrets of perfect timing. Now, Dan Pink is back with the largest study on human regret ever completed. Pink conducted his own World Regret Survey, collecting regrets from more than 16,000 people in 105 countries, and he found 4 core regrets people have, and why reg...

Startups and large companies are making big moves to reduce friction in all its forms, but that might actually hurt the customer experience, explains Soon Yu, author of the forthcoming book Friction. He has concrete examples where adding more steps creates an affinity for your brand. This clever customer strategy is why Betty Crocker boosted sales by adding work for their customers, why Hermès put...

Is Meta and the metaverse the newest addiction you need to protect your family and employees from? Not really... Nir Eyal knows the tactics social media companies use to keep you hooked, and he explains how little power these companies actually have over you.   The New York Times best selling author of Hooked and Indistractable explains the word "addiction" is so easily tossed around, but the real...

Life changes both positive and negative can be a lot to handle. If you're a new parent, or if you lost a loved one, speaking to others who are going through something similar is healing, especially when done in a safe space with licensed therapists. But finding these groups is hard, and Irad Eichler, founder of Circles created the solution. Eichler got the idea during his mother's fight with cance...

In this special episode, Jay Ly, Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, Chief, US Navy, has jumped from planes, taken enemy fire, and diffused bombs in Afghanistan. As the US exits the country, I ask him the good that we accomplished, and what the media got right, and what they got wrong. Ly's positive attitude, and encouraging words are what we all need to hear these days. Sit back and li...

Dan Simon founded Qwoted as a matchmaking service for journalists and expert sources. He explains how broken the relationship is between PR people and journalists is, and how he's trying to change it with technology. We also discuss how many PR agencies operate and how it's highly offensive for most journalists. To learn about the FART Method, go to https://justinkbrady.com/perfect-pitch-email/ To...

80-hour workdays, sacrificing time with the family, and focusing only on work activities off the clock? It's not going to end well for you, explains Dr. Andrea Mata of the Bright Spot Podcast, and Bright Spot Families. Research shows aligning your work patterns to your circadian rhythm, resting, making time for family, and capping your work hours at 55 hours per week, makes you more productive eac...

Many of us have experienced anxiety as it relates to Zoom or Google Meet calls. We stage the room, and prepare ourselves, but we all wonder if we are being perceived well through the lens. Charles Hua, CEO of Poised invented a real-time AI coach to help you. Using your computer's microphone, Poised analyzes vocal stress and speech patterns, presenting improvements in a real-time heads-up display....

2020 and 2021 disrupted business as usual, and as business owners changed their strategy, some of it was good for us. John Jantsch, author of "Duct Tape Marketing," "The Referral Engine," and in September "The Ultimate Marketing Engine" compiled all the positive marketing lessons, and how can we apply those to future challenging events. To download John's hack to get you more customer referrals, a...

With remote work comes remote internships. And with remote internships, people in rural areas or foreign countries gain access to jobs they might not otherwise have access to; in addition, candidates' companies might otherwise not attract. But how will companies handle the collaboration and learning aspect? Ed Holroyd Pearce of Virtual Internships explains how they're solving the problem. To see t...

How do you actually invent a piece of hardware tech? Gabriel Glynn, CEO of MākuSafe discusses how he created a small device that monitors, tracks, and shows worker safety data to make workers safer. With no hardware or product experience, he goes into detail on how his cofounder created their first product by hand, how they found manufacturing partners, how he found the right people, and what part...

Is there a lack of funding for women entrepreneurs, immigrants, people of color, moms, people over 40? If so, why? Soulaima Gourani, CEO of Happioh discusses her new startup, pivoting during COVID, Zoom-fundraising, and how she overcame barriers to fundraising by not making excuses and pushing herself to constantly beat the odds.   To see the show notes go to https://justinbradyshow.com   To downl...

Troy Dunn has been interviewed on all the major TV networks, created three prime-time top-rated shows, and has been interviewed by Barbara Walters, Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Phil. I asked him to share his media methods and insight, and he didn't disappoint. Dunn explains the power of a story, how to craft one, why press releases are completely useless, why PR folks suck, and how to get top media cover...

Myths about successful founders are more prevalent than mosquitos in Minnesota. That's why I asked Ali Tamaseb, the author of Super Founders and parter at DCVC to explain the data. He went through 30,000 data points on all the unicorn companies founded in the last 15 years and all the non-unicorns who raised funding. He then compared and contrasted them. The data is insightful not just for major s...