The POZCAST: Decoding Success with Adam Posner

Joining us in this rare installment of #thePOZcastLIVE is Heather Parady, Andy Storch and Kevin Logan. Heather Parady is the host of the Community Builders in Web 3.0 podcast. Andy Storch is my OG in the Web3 space, an author, and host of the My NFT Journey podcast. Kevin Logan is a rockstar recruiter and my business partner in Probably Nothing Talent. In this episode, we dig right into the wonder...

1:36 - Journey from Vietnam 2:40 - Experience make you 'YOU' 4:18 - Chris's Father journey 6:49 - Biggest Parenting Lesson 8:15 - Choose your Poison 9:35 - Toxic Relationships 13:40 - The design Heroes 16:17 - Business side of Agency 17:29 - Big Lessons learned / Early days 18:58 - Journey of Confidence 20:00 - The 'one' project 21:58 - The right way to Hire 23:14 - The progress in Hiring 25:28 -...

1:30 - Origin of Wisdome. LA 3:40 - Be in the moment (With/without phones) 4:40 - Giving back 5:44 - First ever Concert 6:16 - Tragic Incident 10:32 - Another tragic incident / Time for grief 13:40 - Person of Faith 14:39 - Early Lessons (1973) 17:41 - Discovering Talent 19:14 - Big Fish in the Small Pond 21:35 - Olympics Experience 23:00 - Lack of Exposure / Miscommunication in different culture...

1:08 - Start of the Passion 3:06 - Series of Accidents 6:10 - Self-awareness of being an Atheist 7:47 -  What is Soul and how to find it 15:42 - Comparison between Prince and Michael Jackson 17:01 - Unparallel Astonishment 24:00 - Hypothesis 24:47 - Standing behind  Rock Music Group  33:58 - PR Nowadays / The Marketing Machine 37:38 - Application of the Quote in Life 41:24 - Silver Lining 45:32 -...

1:32 - Where did Manda come from? 3:01 - Passion/Love for Horse 4:40 - Spiritual Attachment with the Horse 5:55 - Horse's Personality 7:56 - Conflict around Wild Horses 13:45 - Number of wild horses remaining in North America 16:00 - Start of the Organization 18:01 - Early Challenges 19:27 - Role of Education 20:05 - Responsible for Failure 20:56 - Uphill Battle 22:43 - Cows are Polluters 24:49 -...

1:30 -  2022 Show 2:44 - Things that could go wrong 4:57 - Eminem's viral video 5:54 - Todd's Career Journey 7:04 - Todd's establishment 9:19 - Consumer Psychology / The Aha Moment 10:20 - In-house role 11:31 - Power of Internships 14:10 - Flexibility and non-working environment 15:09 - Meeting with Indra 16:30 - Credit to confidence 18:54 - Trajectory at Pepsi 21:12 - Mistakes along the way / Key...

1:03 - Theatre Background 2:38 - Skills to face the audience 4:06 - Stepping into Corporate World 6:27 - Amalgamation of skills 6:49 - Leadership Lessons 8:47 - Sarah as a Professor 9:24 - Servant Leadership 11:18 - Self-Awareness Exercises 12:52 - Journey to Build own company 14:29 - Pre-conceived Notion 16:50 - Evolution of own Business 17:16 - Tricks and Tools 20:05 - Book Writing Process 23:08...

1:40 - Early days/ school days/ Entrepreneurial bug 3:50 - Consumer Psychology 4:58 - Idea to build something 6:16 - The good, the bad, and the ugly 7:55 - Advice based on a mistake made earlier 8:58 - Mindset change 9:50 - Passion for cooking 11:04 - Promoted to CEO 12:12 - Big Early mistakes 13:23 - How to stay focused 14:10 - Leaving the pan ON 15:29 - The inspiration to build 16:50 - Make it C...

0:36 - When in Boston 1:19 - Adaptation 3:20 - Return to Office / Hybrid or Remote work  5:15 - Missing the One on One Coaching 6:52 - Future of the workplace 10:33 - The Great Recalibration 12:00 - Promotion based on Soft skills 14:27 - Emotional Agility vs Empathy 15:59 - Hiring Trends 17:39 - Salary Asks 20:58 - Concept of Resume Locker 24:10 - Avatar on Metaverse 26:00 - Personal and Professio...

1:44 - First Memory of News Room 3:19 - Extrovert - Critical to Success 4:14 - Moved to Egypt 9:09 - Working in Biggest IPO of Egypt 14:34- Biggest Takeaway/Lessons Learned 15:28 - Working with a Company vs. with a Government 17:15 - Speech Writing 19:57 - Journey into Entrepreneurship 22:02 - Advice to new Entrepreneurs 24:18 - Managing Global Crisis 27:20 - Maha's Confidant 28:40 - Approach to R...

1:30 - Moving to US from India 2:50 - First visit to the US 3:45 - Lessons learned from past 4:48 - The Visa Process 6:42 - First real Culture shock 8:30 - Fav American Meal 9:03 - First job in US 10:20 - Preconceive Notion of Dell 11:13 - Move over to Ebay 12:16 - Pandemic Effect 14:10 - Firs itch to start your own business 14:52 - Story about cofounder 16:00 - Choice of a cofounder 17:22 - Early...

0:13 - Career and Life Journey of the PozCast 3:14 - The big takeaway 5:19 - Compare from the start 6:40 - The LIVE shows 7:42 - Livestreams vs Podcasts 8:50 - The Preparation/ Research 10:11 - Fired from Vayner 11:03 - Turning Podcast into a Business Model 13:50 - Getting the great guest! 14:59 - Increase the Audience Engagement 17:38 - The SEO Power 18:26 - The word 'POZ' 20:01 - Path to Monetiz...

1:28 - Path of Life 2:29 - Value of Internships 3:59 - First Sale Gig 5:05 - People and Human Behavior 6:50 - How to Build Trustworthiness 7:07 - Key Success of Growth 9:25 - Early Mistakes as a Leader 11:09 - Fine line between Humble Bragging and Confidence 12:22 - Initial Opportunity 14:50 - Need of a Co-Founder 16:26 - Decision Making Process 18:14 - Moment to remember 22:03 - Fear Factor  / Pr...

2:53 – Prediction on American Politics 3:54 – Start of the Career Journey 8:32 – How important is HAPPINESS? 11:20 – How to Lead People 12:41 – Best Mentor for Jackson 13:32 – How much to trust your Gut? 15:07 – Agency Background is Desirable? 19:14 – Job Search 22:35 – The Box Story 24:03 – How do you define Brand? 25:35 – Be a Customer First, before you become an Employee 27:02 – Title is just E...

1:33 - The Origin Story 3:38 - The past Trauma 4:36 - Earliest Childhood Memory of Dad 7:04 - Self Analysis 10:04 - Accountability 11:21 - Course of Action 11:58 - Role Model / Male Figure in Life 13:42 - Countrywide Mortgage 14:29 - Back in 2008 / Mortgage Crisis 17:00 - Bottom Up / Role as CEO 18:19 - Servant Leadership 19:24 - Approach to Hiring 21:12 - Pen on Paper / The Process 23:35 - Learne...

1:12 - Chemistry and Vibe is Important 1:39 - Rewind Button 1:52 - Early Days/ First Job after School 3:35 - Balance of Interaction 4:11 - Marketing in Blood 5:33 - Getting to the Root Cause 6:30 - Approach to Hiring / Signature Interview Questions 8:10 - How to Assess a character/Finding the Right Fit 9:20 - Time and Decision Process 11:06 - Risk Involved/ Collective Decision Making / Getting int...

1:11 - Tenacity is the thing 2:46 - Always been tenacious 3:33 - Origin of Tippie Toes 6:04 - Getting into Family Business 7:29 - Family Support 9:08 - Moments of Critical Failure 10:29 - Customer Service 12:58 - Shark Tank Experience 15:45 - Brand Exposure/ Brand Funding 16:45 - In between the show (Editing and Time out) 17:35 - Any disadvantage of coming to the show 19:05 - Working with Mark Cub...

1:25 - Sports Weekend (End of January) 2:51 - Prediction for Next Week (Football) 3:45 - Adam and Emeka meetup 5:22 - Emeka before injury 8:26 - The incident/accident 11:40 - Family/friends during diagnosis 12:50 - Rehab and Body State now 14:13 - Deep Dark Thoughts 16:39 - The Hard Time ' Losing Relationship' 17:16 - Lack of Support 22:56 - What is Life? 26:49 - Moment of Sunshine 31:01 - Going b...

1:54 – Lindsey’s background 4:11 – Decision making 5:00 – Big Lesson Learned as an RA 5:58 – Paralysis of Choice 7:52 – Job Hopping 8:40 – Difference between Boomers & Millennials (Leadership wise) 10:48 – Young Leaders – Where is the gap? 12:19 – Concept of Feedback 14:11 – Impetus behind writing the first book 15:37 – Multi-generational Workforce 18:59 – Need of physical workplace vs remote work...

1:07 - While in Brooklyn 1:53 - High School Teacher Experience 4:05 - Jumping into High School 5:14 - Biggest Lesson Learned 6:10 - Turning Moment 7:25 - Job Experience at Golf Club 8:34 - Key takeaway from Bain 10:50 - Experience as a Founder - Wayout! 14:29 - Reaching out to Wayout 15:09 - Self-awareness epiphany 19:13 - Business Plan 19:48 - Speed bumps/ Entrepreneurial Journey 21:44 - Sessiona...

1:21 - Introduction 3:03 - Legend's Past days 9:10 - Be Open-minded  10:07 - Early stages of Creativity 12:37 - DMX 13:26 - High school years 18:04 - Getting into Physical Training/ Martial Arts 18:45 - Batman SuperHero 21:35 - What does it feel like during the fight?  24:29 - Kids training 27:20 - How Rebels become Legends 32:59 - Accountability / Take Ownership 36:03 - Legend's Philosophy 38:45...

1:17 - Introduction 2:05 - FunFact 4:10 - Podcast with Alex 5:30 - Overnight Success 6:00 - Why do a Podcast? 6:32 - Alex's Vision 7:09 - Who is the Podcast for? Audience? 8:15 - Have a Hat! The right Gadgets 9:48 - Have a SWAG! 10:22 - Do and Dont's of a Podcast 12:00 - First Podcast vs Today 13:53 - Listening Ability/Power 17:13 - Shows in Batches 20:35 - Business in Podcast 24:32 - The Halo Eff...

BEST OF #thePOZcast: Episode 1. To celebrate the 3 year anniversary of my show, let's take it back to the very first episode of the POZ Cast! Adam & Q Connect the online, offline. Here is a look into a raw first-time networking conversation. What I love most about listening back is seeing how far I have come. And, how I predicted the type of show I wanted to build, the guests and stories I wanted...

2:08 - Foundation for Entrepreneurship 4:26 - Immigrant Work Ethic 6:06 - Early days 11:15 - Mental Callouses 11:51 - Learn from bad experiences 12:22 - Hustle and grinding 14:40 - Being Inquisitive 20:10 - Corrupt President? 26:05 - Owning your losses - Key to Success 42:00 - Small Changes make Small Optimization 43:22 - What is the 'Why' 46:15 - On the Horizon 48:48 - Go-to interview questions 5...

1:20 - Introduction 2:43 - Early Dreams / Vision 3:27 - Imposter Syndrome 4:04 - Where it all started 4:30 - Education predicts future success 5:14 - Youngest Algo 5:36 - How he got into Linkedin 6:40 - First interaction with Jeff Weiner 7:20 - Parents' Vision 8:24 - Timeline of Early days 9:34 - Fight the urge for dopamine/ Quick Fix 11:09 - Advice to anyone hooked on Dopamine 11:51 - Polls getti...