Everyday MBA

Laurie Barkman discusses perspectives and strategies needed to grow and sell your business for big profit. Laurie is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University and the CEO and founder of Small Dot Big , a value acceleration and growth advisory firm working with business owners to maximize company value and return. It's one thing to start a business, but another to grow...

Kara Goldin discusses her book " Undaunted " and the making of a national brand. Kara is the founder of Hint Water. Fortune named her one of today's most powerful women entrepreneurs. Fast Company called her one of the most creative people in business. She started Hint purely out the necessity as a busy mom (four kids) for healthy flavored water. Now Kara is leading one of America's must successfu...

Oleg Konovalov discusses his book " The Vision Code " and ways to create and execute a compelling vision for your business. Leadership vision is a subject that is often talked, but much more difficult to implement in practical terms. Oleg says that vision is a leadership skill that can be developed as a practical business tool. Listen for three action items. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a...

Adam Bryant discusses the book " The CEO Test " and how to master the challenges that make or break all leaders. After interviewing more than 600 CEOs, Adam has identified seven key reasons why leaders either succeed or fail. Adam is a senior adviser at Columbia University. Prior to that he was a journalist with The New York Times where he interviewed scores of leading executives for his popular C...

Ian Shive discusses " The Last Unknown " now streaming on Discovery+. Ian takes viewers on an incredible journey to Alaska's Aleutian Islands -- one of the most inaccessible, remote and wild places on the planet. We talk about the journey, as well as his entrepreneurial journey as an award-winning author, photographer, and film producer. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to...

Bill Carr discusses the book " Working Backwards " (a #1 new release on Amazon) and insights, secrets and stories from inside Amazon. Bill spent more than 15 years at Amazon as VP of Digital Media and we'll get unprecedented access to the inner workings of one of the most successful companies in modern history.  Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Suzanne Evans discusses her book " The Way You Do Anything is the Way You Do Everything " and why your business isn't making more money.  In less than three years, Suzanne went from being a secretary to running a 7- Figure business. Now she is the founder of the advisory firm DrivenInc.com . Find out how to select the right business and craft a meaningful plan for growth. Host, Kevin Craine Do you...

William Bonvillian discusses "Workforce Education – A New Roadmap" , a new book from MIT's Task Force on the Work of the Future. Bill is the Director of the MIT Office of Digital Learning and he leads major research projects on workforce education. He argues that we need to train more workers more quickly, and provides a roadmap for how we can rebuild America's working class by transforming workfo...

Olivia Bushe discusses how 2021 should be the year that we win the war on paper. Olivia is CEO of FlowForma , an innovative provider of process automation and no-code solutions. Organizations everywhere are looking to find new ways of working in order to embrace remote work and deal with the disruption in business-as-usual. But that's hard to do with paper-based processes. Listen as we explore usi...

Jim Hemerling discusses the book " Beyond Great " and strategies for thriving in an era of social tension, economic nationalism, and technological revolution. The book is an Amazon #1 new release. Jim is senior partner at Boston Consulting and a leader in the firm's People and Organization and Transformation Practices. Listen as we take an incisive look at the disruptive forces transforming global...

Michael Landers discusses his book " Present Company " and ways to cultivate a culture of presence in life and work. Michael is founder and president of Culture Crossing , global consulting company dedicated to finding innovative solutions for groups and individuals working in the multicultural marketplace. Over the past twenty years, Michael has worked with leading organizations to build essentia...

Michael Schrage discusses his book Recommendation Engines and how companies like Amazon and Netflix recommend content based on our past viewing. Michael is with the MIT Sloan School of Management's Initiative on the Digital Economy. His book is part of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series. Listen as we explore both the benefits and the dangers of these AI-fueled systems and their influence on...

Nick Jankel discusses his book " Now Lead The Change ," and ways to repurpose your career, future-proof your organization, and regenerate our crisis-hit world by mastering transformational change. Nick has worked with brands we know like Google, Nike,  and Wal-Mart, and has lectured at Yale, Oxford, and the London Business School. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine...

Elaine Culotti talks with Kevin Craine about season two of Undercover Billionaire on Discovery TV. Elaine and her co-star entrepreneurs are given the assignment to build a million dollar business in 90 days, under an assumed name, in a city they've never been to, with only a $100 in cash. And...the season was shot in early 2020 just as the COVID-19 pandemic was emerging. What happens? You don't wa...

David Morgan discusses his book " The Silver Manifesto " and financial investing strategies using precious metals and cryptocurrencies. David is a macroeconomist and the founder of The Morgan Report, a publication and podcast designed to teach people how to build and secure wealth. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?  

Brian Rue , Founder and CEO at Rollbar , discusses continuous code improvement. Brian envisions a world where software is easy to understand, bugs are easy to reproduce and fix, and software can fix itself. Explore how building software can indeed be "quick and painless"....and how quicker release cycles bring the ability to be more creative and profitable.  Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a...

Kristen Cox discusses the book " Stop Decorating The Fish " and ways to determine which problems to ignore and which problems really matter. Listen for advice on how to identify the right problem, set an appropriate objective to solve it, and avoid seductive solutions that won't make any impact.  Host Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Thomas Charlton , CEO of Goliath Technologies , discusses alternatives to venture capital funding. Thomas has been a CEO of five venture-backed technology companies, but chose to forego VC for his latest venture, Goliath Technologies. He talks about some techniques to take-off without venture capital and we explore the advantages and disadvantages of outside funding. Listen for three action items...

Martin Lindstrom discusses his book " The Ministry of Common Sense " and how to eliminate bureaucratic red tape and corporate B.S. Martin is the author of seven New York Times best-selling books. His book "Brand Sense" was acclaimed by The Wall Street Journal as "one of the five best marketing books ever published." Listen for action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a...

Steve Cakebread discusses " The IPO Playbook " and how to your company public. Steve brought Salesforce, Pandora, and Yext public, and is an expert in preparing companies for their IPOs. Listen for action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Jawad Ahsan discusses his book " What They Didn't Tell Me " and how to be a resilient leader and build teams you can trust. In these changing and challenging times, it is important to be resilient as a leader and as an organization....and have teams that are resilient and engaged. How can you be a more resilient leader...and how can you build qualities in your teams that help them be resilient? Fi...

Jeff Schwartz , founding partner of Deloitte Consulting's Future of Work practice, discusses his book "Work Disrupted" and the accelerated future of work. Jeff warns us that the pace of disruption is only accelerating - 2025 is the new 2030. What can you do to survive, and thrive, in the new norm? Listen for action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want...

Special Episode - Excerpts from interviews over the past year with members of our knowledge leader circle. Thank you everyone for listening in 2020. It's been a challenging year, but I hope we've done our part, in some small way, to making it more bearable, informative...and perhaps inspirational. Thank you for supporting the show, and stay tuned for more great interviews and content in the coming...

Kevin Shulman discusses his book " Goal-Setting Boot Camp " and steps to take to make and meet your goals in 2021. Kevin is President of Shulman and Associates, a Sandler sales training firm. He works with sales people, executives and entrepreneurs to grow and achieve not only their business goals, but also their personal dreams and visions. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you wan...

Deanna Mulligan discusses her book " Hire Purpose " and how smart companies can close the skills gap. One of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business," Deanna is the Fortune 500 CEO of Guardian Life Insurance, one of the largest mutual life insurance companies in the United States. She is a member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council.  Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a...