Breakfast Leadership Show

John is the co-founder of Email on Acid - a dynamic email workflow with the primary mission and focus of simplifying the complex task of email marketing. Email marketing itself is a daunting task to many and, under John’s watchful eye, Email on Acid is continuously working to make sure consumers have the confidence to hit “send” each and every time. As an engaging speaker, he has given successful keynotes and presentations at conferences across the country. Plus, he’s extremely tuned-in to his employees and what’s next for Email on Acid and the marketing industry in general. John is also extremely passionate about making sure users and consumers with disabilities have the same access and extraordinary email experiences as others. He’s making sure that accessibility and ADA compliance is at the forefront of email’s future. https://www.emailonacid.com/

Laura Steward, often referred to as the Queen of Questions, is a Master Strategist, an International Speaker, and an Award Winning and International Bestselling Author. She specializes in educating and inspiring entrepreneurs to gain mastery of themselves and unlock their hidden gold. Through interviews with entrepreneurs, business and health experts and her own experience running a multi-state technology services company she founded and eventually sold, business strategist, speaker, radio host and award winning international bestselling author Laura Steward will guide you to asking better questions for your business and life all with actionable advice and a few laughs along the way. https://www.laurasteward.com/

Your organization’s culture: It’s either an asset or a liability. At this very moment, your culture is helping business performance. Or hurting it. http://5Frequencies.com FIVE FREQUENCIES (Logos Institute; June 26, 2019; Hardcover) demystifies culture, with proven and practical tools for leaders. Written by Jeff Grimshaw, Tanya Mann, Lynne Viscio, and Jennifer Landis of leadership consultancy MGStrategy https://mgstrat.com/ Five Frequencies answers one of the most critical questions facing leaders and organizations today: How do you turn into a sustainable source of competitive advantage? Based on 20 years of research, the answer couldn’t be clearer: Intentionally or unintentionally, leaders create culture through the signals they broadcast on Five Frequencies: 1. Their decisions and actions - It’s about showing more than telling, role modeling what you want to see more of, and operating “long-term greedy.” 2. What they reward and recognize - You always get more of what you reward and recognize. The authors reveal what behavioral economists say about making rewards and recognition truly motivating. 3. What they tolerate (or don’t) - Leaders and cultures are ultimately defined by what they do and don’t tolerate...even when it’s unpleasant. 4. How they show up informally - You must build trust and affiliation to make it easier to confront and solve problems—without egos getting in the way. 5. Their formal communications - Sometimes leaders think they can shape a strong culture simply with a robust formal communication program - that doesn’t work. But you can use formal communication to amplify your signals on the other frequencies—and the authors show you how. In Five Frequencies, the authors break down each frequency with several case studies and real-world examples of where leaders and companies have failed (such as Wells Fargo, Enron) and succeeded (the Detroit Fire Department and DBS Bank, Asia) and the specific reasons and action points related to each. Five Frequencies includes follow up assessments to show what’s working and why—so leaders can double-down on what’s effective, and recalibrate what isn’t.

LEGACY IN THE MAKING: Building a Long-Term Brand in a Short-Term World (McGraw-Hill).   Award-winning author of "Obsessive Branding Disorder" (one of Strategy+Business's Best Books of 2008), "The Method Method" (an Advertising Age Top Ten Marketing Book of 2011), and "Legacy in the Making" (a Washington Post and 800CEOREAD bestseller, Business Book Awards Book of the Year 2019 Finalist, Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards Notable Book of 2018, and one of the “Top Ten Business Books of 2018”--Shep Hyken, Leadership Strategy Contributor, Forbes). Reporter for The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Fast Company, ESPN: The Magazine, SPIN, Entrepreneur, and MarketWatch, among others. Media appearances include ABC World News, CNN’s BookTV, NPR, South by Southwest, and The Colbert Report. Critical acclaim: “[A] timely call to arms... Conley is a keen observer and a trenchant critic” (The Boston Globe); “offers jaw-dropping reports” (The Wall Street Journal); “likably acid... tells great anecdotes [and] has a serious message for commerce” (The Guardian); “a deft journalist [who] asks a lot of good questions” (The Miami Herald); “his well-executed argument is convincing… a great read... a sophisticated, no-nonsense analysis” (GOOD Magazine); “an incisive investigation… Conley's perspective... is as alarming as it is stimulating” (Publisher’s Weekly); "Well, the doctor's prescription for you is to please come again, sir" (Stephen Colbert).

Michael, Serge Velbovets and Evelina Riguer discuss the importance of video in branding, and the significant challenge of financial illiteracy in society today.   https://www.velbix.com/   https://www.linkedin.com/company/27054225/   https://www.instagram.com/velbix/              

Here's the link to Dr. Oz's video that was discussed during our interview:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1XNllFiEpo&feature=youtu.be The best employers inherently know that taking care of their employees means their employees will take care of their customers. Offering a benefits plan that takes care of the employee and doesn’t break the bank, that’s the dream. It can drive higher job satisfaction, improve morale and help with the ever-present issue of employee engagement. Most employers don’t know how to accomplish this – or even that it is possible!  Allison De Paoli (dih-PAULY) wants every employer she works with to be in complete control of their healthcare spend – driving the maximum value from every dollar and allowing those saved dollars to grow the business and the bottom line. AND she’d like to deliver a world-class benefits program to those employees. Understanding how to drive those savings while finding a world class benefits package can be intimidating. Few insurance professionals understand how to get under the hood and tinker to make the plan work better.  Allison does. And she’s here today to show us how.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My mission is to rid the world of "zombies in the workforce and life." Why? Because, I was one. Though I professed that my faith and family were most important, I did not demonstrate it.  Eventually, I crashed. I sought and pursued a better way. I am now inspired, productive, and fulfilled in my personal and professional life. I eventually started my own consulting business and authored a book on the topic of healthy life balance (Navigate Chaos).  I hope my story can inspire others to "Take the CONN" in pursuit of healthy balance and personal fulfillment. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stwiley https://Ceekllc.com/balance for the assessment @CeekLLC (Twitter/Instagram) Book:  Navigate Chaos :  https://www.amazon.com/Navigate-Chaos-5-Step-Balance-Priorities/dp/1732517606 stevewiley@ceekllc.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Businesses need to plan for the future, and for protecting the interest of the owners, customers, and for the potential exit from the business. Find out more: https://www.conductlaw.com/ https://cplspa.com/team-members/jeffrey-mcavoy/ https://open.spotify.com/show/6jGXEOlDQmejNWts9qhj2Y https://JPMcAvoy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone makes mistakes and learning from them is the only way to truly improve performance—but how many people take a clear, focused approach to building on the foundations of failure?  Too few.  In FAIL MORE: Embrace, Learn, and Adapt to Failure as a Way to Success (March 29, 2019; McGraw Hill Education; ISBN: 978-1-260-441512) author Bill Wooditch, shows the surprising lessons we can all learn from his own path of hard failures that ultimately led him to found and lead as CEO a company with annual sales of $100 million. Wooditch advises business leaders to capitalize on every failure that they encounter―large and small―to transform it into a stepping stone along the path to a successful business. Revealing how setbacks are both inevitable and valuable, and introducing practical methods for moving past self- doubt and self-recrimination, Wooditch can offer such insights as how to:  Recognize when fear is disguising itself as procrastination or distraction Learn to minimize imagined fear that can overwhelm and cloud decision making Cultivate allies and advocates who can help you see the blind spots Discover that nonchoice is also a choice and, why sometimes nonchoices are the best bet Work with a model to determine the worst-case and best-case results of a situation·         Use  all emotions as a tool—even the negative ones Perfect isn’t part of the human condition. With examples from the careers of Jack Ma, Mark Cuban and David Neeleman to Steve Harvey, J.K. Rowling and Sara Blakely, Fail More explores the common thread of failure that connects every successful person and how those failures became essential and instructive in their pursuit of greatness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael gets all philosophical in this short episode. If you're a guest on a podcast show, please do the host a favor and let them know if you're unable to make it.  Even if last minute, don't leave the host hanging on the line, wondering if you would show up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices