Working on Purpose

Gary Alan has made a life as American talk show host and journalist. He is an ardent researcher who exchanges ideas on current events and looking into the lives of guests with national eminence. In this conversation, he shares some of the ideas and insights he’s gained by interviewing on his “The Express” radio show extraordinary people up to remarkable things. Become a supporter of this podcast:...

People are the engine that companies run on. Yet, many companies struggle with their human capital practices as they are first established or as they grow over time. Creating an environment and job tasks that motivate employees to want to give their best is no small order. And finding ways to keep employees engaged and persisting even through organizational challenges or restructuring can perplex...

People are the engine that companies run on. Yet, many companies struggle with their human capital practices as they are first established or as they grow over time. Creating an environment and job tasks that motivate employees to want to give their best is no small order. And finding ways to keep employees engaged and persisting even through organizational challenges or restructuring can perplex...

Advances in technology are constantly changing the way we live and work. Soon in the future, technology will continue to evolve to include driverless cars that shuttle us to work that is situated in smart cities. Energy and other necessities of life and industry will be further networked into a central heartbeat. What possibilities does this new frontier open for us in our everyday lives and how w...

Society and the workplace are undergoing transformation as gender dynamics shift in initiative taken and roles assumed. More women are graduating college today than men. Men in committed relationships are opting to stay at home to care for the children. Male counterparts are on the receiving end of companies granting them assistance to find jobs in their new cities of residence, alongside their ca...

Society and the workplace are undergoing transformation as gender dynamics shift in initiative taken and roles assumed. More women are graduating college today than men. Men in committed relationships are opting to stay at home to care for the children. Male counterparts are on the receiving end of companies granting them assistance to find jobs in their new cities of residence, alongside their ca...

What does it take for leaders to encourage or even cause innovation in their organizations today? It takes a strategic focus and a rigorously applied set of ongoing actions across and through the organization. The right mix of talent and the conversational tone and culture are potent components of the ingredient mix as a platform to launch innovation. To stimulate the environment toward ongoing in...

Advances in technology are constantly changing the way we live and work. Think back not that long ago when we physically went to the library to check out books or sent a courier to ferry a document from one office to another. Now, thanks to the internet, we just click a few buttons and have the information or service we want. The number of new technology apps being launched daily is mind boggling....

Advances in technology are constantly changing the way we live and work. Think back not that long ago when we physically went to the library to check out books or sent a courier to ferry a document from one office to another. Now, thanks to the internet, we just click a few buttons and have the information or service we want. The number of new technology apps being launched daily is mind boggling....

What we do with life’s challenges makes us the people we ultimately are – it’s how we respond to life’s curve balls especially that determines our character and what we achieve. It’s truly astounding, and can be incredibly intimidating, that possibility is boundless. We can reinvent ourselves over and again, if we summon the courage and put forth the worthwhile effort. Question is – what is it tha...

What does it take for leaders to encourage or even cause innovation in their organizations today? It takes a strategic focus and a rigorously applied set of ongoing actions across and through the organization. The right mix of talent and the conversational tone and culture are potent components of the ingredient mix as a platform to launch innovation. To stimulate the environment toward ongoing in...

What does it take for leaders to encourage or even cause innovation in their organizations today? It takes a strategic focus and a rigorously applied set of ongoing actions across and through the organization. The right mix of talent and the conversational tone and culture are potent components of the ingredient mix as a platform to launch innovation. To stimulate the environment toward ongoing in...

Creating successful customers—with a memorable and satisfying experience—is increasingly the differentiator in a competitive marketplace, according to Bill Lee. After all, your buyers, your prospects, your market will find out how much your customers value you. Marketing and sales no longer sell to customers—customers sell to other customers. Responding to that reality is not just good for the bot...

What we do with life’s challenges makes us the people we ultimately are – it’s how we respond to life’s curve balls especially that determines our character and what we achieve. It’s truly astounding, and can be incredibly intimidating, that possibility is boundless. We can reinvent ourselves over and again, if we summon the courage and put forth the worthwhile effort. We’re only as stuck in our l...

What we do with life’s challenges makes us the people we ultimately are – it’s how we respond to life’s curve balls especially that determines our character and what we achieve. It’s truly astounding, and can be incredibly intimidating, that possibility is boundless. We can reinvent ourselves over and again, if we summon the courage and put forth the worthwhile effort. We’re only as stuck in our l...

Are you one of the lucky people out there who literally grew up in the business you’d ultimately work in as an adult? Having grown up working in his parents’ horse race training business, Blaine Wright learned early that he was good with animals and that he especially found race horses to be magnificent animals in their own right. Today he owns his own stable and trains 55-65 horses and employs 25...

What’s cookin’ in Texas? Ask Dotty Griffith! Her humorous insights and instruction reveal what makes Texas cuisine so big, bold, and beautiful. This is a woman who not only knows her way around the kitchen but has also hob-knobbed with some of the most loved and celebrated Texas chefs. Whether it’s a simple grilled peach salad or a perfectly smoked beef brisket, Dotty knows the secrets to make foo...

Today’s dynamic international marketplace is driven by innovation. And that innovation often comes to us at the hands of entrepreneurs who somehow see an opportunity in the marketplace most of us simply can’t visualize. That is, unless you’re an innovating entrepreneur yourself. These enterprising business people have a special knack for the creation of a product or service - and here’s the import...

The manner in which people seek and apply for work, engage in their jobs, and whether they choose to remain in one field or with a single company is constantly evolving. In this episode, we’ll gain insight from Matt Youngquist, a preeminent career coach and counselor, to learn how job seekers can set themselves apart from their competition, take a pulse on the general economy and see how people ar...

Croatia Dream is a tourism business in the city of Split in the country of Croatia, nestled along the Adriatic Sea. Founded four years ago as an agency for villas and apartments in Croatia, the nimble company now offers full service in seven languages for travelers to Croatia - amazing accommodation, all kind of transfers, excursions, and adventure tours. Guests: Dijana Sinovcic, Dragan Kovadevic...

As more companies do business across cultures, having a set of strong people skills that enable leaders to empower, motivate, and continue to develop their teams is good business. Everyone wins – the team whose skills are continually being developed, the leader who now does more interesting work because she’s empowered and developed her people to work at higher levels of output, and the employer,...

Getting people in organizations to perform at extraordinary levels may be at the very heart of outstanding leadership. And building a solid team that executes on a leader’s vision and strategy is key. But what does it take to find the right talent, assemble a strong team collection, and elicit their best performance? In this episode, we talk with Mareo McCracken who has carefully studied and now c...

Customers, especially successful ones, are the lifeblood of any business. Creating successful customers—with a memorable customer experience—is increasingly the differentiator in a competitive marketplace, according to Bill Lee. After all, your buyers, your prospects, your market will find out how much your customers value you—whether you want them to or not—in today’s uber-connected world. Market...

Customers, especially successful ones, are the lifeblood of any business. Creating successful customers—with a memorable customer experience—is increasingly the differentiator in a competitive marketplace, according to Bill Lee. After all, your buyers, your prospects, your market will find out how much your customers value you—whether you want them to or not—in today’s uber-connected world. Market...

Do you know your LeaderType(s)? And did you know that you just might have more in common with great leaders, even those who have occupied the United States Oval Office? In this episode, we talk with leadership expert Cash Keahey who has researched 42 presidents and distilled 8 distinct LeaderTypes. Tune in and catch a glimpse of what your LeaderType(s) might be and consider how you can leverage th...