Unmessable podcast explores what it takes to be a great leader via candid discussions with successful business operators and renown thought leaders.

Being of Service: By Far the Most Effective Way of Selling

John O'Leary's journey taught him valuable lessons around how to truly live a purposeful life and be of service.

If there is one skill to master in life, it is selling. Why? Because no matter what you do, whether you are a product designer, an executive, an entrepreneur, or a preacher, if you develop the ability to sell your idea, your vision, your strategy, or your product/service, the sky is the limit. And more […]

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What Leadership Will Look Like Over The Next 10 Years

Best-selling author Jacob Morgan shares his research findings on what CEOs of global companies think leadership will require over the next decade.

What will it take to lead effectively over the next decade? How can you prepare yourself for what will likely be called for as we navigate times ahead? Well, according to the author of Future Leader Jacob Morgan, who interviewed 140 global CEOs (of companies like Audi, Mastercard, Unilever, Oracle, and SAP) and surveyed over 14,000 […]

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Trust is Directly Correlated to Individual and Team Performance

Joel Peterson, Stanford Professor and Chairman of Jetblue, explains that without trust, what’s possible gets truncated. Here's why.

What role does trust play, within your company, when it comes to your individual and team performance?  Well, it turns out a lot. As Joel Peterson  — Chairman of JetBlue, Consulting Stanford Professor, Author, and Founder of Peterson Partners which is part Private Equity and Venture Capital firm with over $1 billion under management– puts […]

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A Framework To Have It All (Not Do It All – There’s a Difference)

As author Romi Neustadt argues, most women confuse having it all with doing it all. You certainly cannot do it all, but you can have it all. Here's how.

How many women do you know want it all and try their best to have it? Work full-time, be there for the kids, volunteer for Parent Association at the kids’ school, run the household (which is a full-time job in itself) and have somewhat of a life? There’s a lot, right? As Romi Neustadt — […]

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Female Leadership: Dismantling This Inherited Bias Will Help To Even Out The Playing Field

Dr. Amel Karboul, former minister of tourism in Tunisia, author, speaker, philanthropist, shares how she stood for women leadership in her teams.

To put this female versus male diversity deficiency into perspective at senior levels in Corporate America, among chief executives of S&P. 1500 firms, for each woman, there are four men named John, Robert, William or James according to the New York Times. There’s been a lot of talk these past years about the need to […]

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Commander’s Intent: One Wildly Effective Leadership Strategy For Aligning Your Team

Rach Ranton shares her biggest leadership lesson from her time in the Australian Army. (Hint: it's a 3-part strategy)

If there is one organization that is highly effective in aligning their troops, it’s the army. But ever wonder how they do it? Or if their strategy is replicable in business or with your team? Rach Ranton is a TED speaker, corporate leader, author, and motivational consultant who served in the Australian Army for 11 […]

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The Economic Return of Compassion

Dr. Stephen Trzeciak scientific research proves that compassion positively impacts patient outcomes (and this finding is not only limited to the medical field).

Dr. Stephen Trzeciak is a Physician-Scientist, TED speaker, and Professor of Medicine at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, who’s dedicated a large portion of his career to helping patients in the intensive care unit. More recently, he authored the book Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference where he studies how […]

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How To Access The Power of Leadership

Lynne Twist's life exemplifies this universal truth: leadership is not something that's learned conceptually, but rather born from a place in which you stand.

Leadership as a keyword has over 4.4 billion search results on Google. The corporate leadership training industry is big too. Organizations in the US alone spend upwards of $14 billion annually on training their employees to be leaders and leadership development is ranked as one of the top three things senior executives (and business leaders) […]

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How Confirmation Biases Distort Reality

Professor of Finance at the London Business School and rigorous academic researcher, Alex Edmans discusses how confirmation biases warp perceptions of reality.

Most of us like to think that we use data to inform our decision-making process and path forward, but there’s one challenge. It’s possible and quite common that we seek out data to validate what we already believe. That’s called confirmation bias. In speaking with Alex Edmans, a TED and Davos speaker, rigorous academic researcher […]

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How Cultivating Creativity Drives Critical Thinking and Innovation

Grammy-nominated musician and composer, Matt Goldman, also founder of Blue Man Group (an off-Broadway production) and Blue School shares how he uses creativity to drive innovation.

Innovation and critical thinking are key skillsets in business, but have you ever wondered what makes them possible? The answer is creativity. In speaking with the co-founder of acclaimed off-broadway show Blue Man Group, which was acquired in 2017 by one of the most renowned entertainment companies out there — Cirque du Soleil — whose […]

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How to Develop Your Mental Resilience and Emotional Intelligence (A.K.A Dial-in Your Leadership Skills)

Dr. Tara Swart, a senior lecturer at MIT, author, TED Speaker and executive coach shares a 4-step process to rewire your brain.

Did you ever react to someone or something and know it was not going to end well? Have you ever been triggered by a boss or colleague and behaved in a way that you knew was not going to be effective? Sure, we all have. But did you ever stop to think why that happens? Here’s the […]

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The Science Behind Teaching Your Body To Heal Faster

As one of Forbes 30 under 30 in science, Dr. Kaitlyn Sadtler opens up about her commitment to producing a scientific discovery and her journey along the way.

How amazing would it be to regrow diseased or missing body parts? I am hopeful it will happen someday, but science is not quite there yet. What is more realistic short-term is to teach your body how to heal faster, and that’s precisely what Dr. Kaitlyn Sadtler– an immunologist by trade and former postdoctoral fellow […]

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Leadership: What You Can Learn From Chimpanzees

Dr. Frans de Waal --12X author, Professor and TED speaker-- debunks long believed myths about primates and highlights striking similarities in our leadership principles.

Dr. Frans de Waal, a two-time TED Speaker, twelve-time author, biologist, and ethologist spent the majority of his life studying primate behavior and social interactions. In our oddly fascinating conversation, he debunks commonly held beliefs we hold about our closest relatives and draws interesting parallels in our leadership practices. Who knew we were so similar […]

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How To Grab Life by The Horns

Lizzie Velasquez -- internationally renown motivational speaker -- took one of the most horrifying moments of cyberbullying and turned into a life-long message of love and courage.

Have you ever heard the expression when life gives you lemons, make lemonade? Few people truly embody this concept like Lizzie Velasquez does, who is an ordinary woman standing for something extraordinary: love, acceptance, and peace. Lizzie is a uniquely petite powerhouse that weighs in at 65 pounds because she, and only 2 other people […]

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Money Shame: Getting Real About our Relationship with Money

Tammy Lally, certified money coach and TED speaker, addresses head-on the potentially destructive relationship many of us have with money. Time to get real. And it's uncomfortable.

Tammy Lally — a certified money coach, author of Money Detox and TED Speaker — works with her clients on the one thing that prevents people from reaching financial freedom, and that is our relationship with money. Financial planning is not a mysterious thing that only certain people understand and get access to. It’s actually […]

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Synthetic Forests: A Possible Way To Remove CO2 From The Air

Dr.Jennifer Wilcox (A Chemical Engineering Professor) Discusses a Clever Way To Clean the Air And Help Stabilize Climate Change

In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Wilcox, who is the James H. Manning Chaired Professor of Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a former Stanford Professor and acclaimed TED speaker shares her research findings on how we could remove CO2 from the air to help fight against the global climate crisis.  “We have the capability to […]

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How To Boost Your Performance at Work and in Life, According to Science

Dr. Mathias Basner's research findings support what you knew intuitively all along but ignored. Sleep matters and if you don't get enough, you are putting yourself at risk (on many levels).

Does your full schedule eat into how much you sleep at night? Are you frequently in noisy areas? Have you ever thought that maybe your sleep deprivation and surroundings (even if you can function well) are impacting your short-term performance and long-term health? Well, it is. And science can prove it. Dr. Mathias Basner — […]

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Climate Crisis: What’s Likely To Happen If We Don’t Rise To The Challenge

Former NASA Meteorologist and Distinguished Professor, Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd lays out the current state of climate change and what will happen if we continue doing business as usual.

The state of our climate and the advancement of global warming is top of mind these days. It’s in the news. Just this week, crowds in the millions, around the world united (#strikeforclimate) to show our political leaders the urgency and importance of the issue. Teenage activist, Greta Thunberg addressed the United Nations in an […]

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Dr. Paula Williams is Transgender and Shares Key Differences On How She Was Treated as a Man Versus a Woman

The treatment of men and women is so culturally ingrained that most of the time, it goes unnoticed. But Paula knows better.

Dr. Paula Williams spent 13 years as the host of a national television show (viewed by millions) and served as the Chairman and CEO of The Orchard Group — a non-profit organization that starts new churches in the US– for 34 years. Then her name was Paul. From a very young age, Paula knew she […]

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Former Naval Meteorologist and Oceanographer, Dr. David Titley, Gets Real About What To Expect From Global Warming

What you can expect and how to become part of the solution

If you are like most people and know something bad is happening with global warming but are not sure how it will impact you, and more importantly, how to help slow it down, this podcast episode is for you. Retired Rear Admiral David Titley, and former Naval Meteorologist and Oceanographer was tasked with assessing and […]

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Harvard Leadership Professor, Dr. Amy Edmondson, Dives Into What Makes Teams High-Performing

Sure, hiring top talent is key but if they don't feel safe to speak up, as a leader, you are missing out big time.

Dr. Amy Edmondson is a seven-time author who got her PhD in Organizational Behavior from Harvard, then went on to teach Leadership at Harvard Business School (for the past 23 years and counting) as the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, where she has tenure. In this episode, Amy discusses some of the groundbreaking principles […]

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Erika Hamden Shares What Launching Telescopes Into Space Taught Her About Failure

Dr.Erika Hamden is a TED fellow, Ph.D. Astrophysicist, and Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona who has been nominated by NASA for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2019. Erika leads the team building FIREBALL, a project funded by NASA which is a large telescope that hangs from a giant balloon […]

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Dr. Andrew Newberg, Renowned Neuroscientist, Explains How Your Words (And Thoughts) Change Your Brain

Dr. Andrew Newberg, is a ten-time author, TEDx speaker and leading researcher who studies the relationship between brain function and various mental states.

Dr. Andrew Newberg, is a ten-time author, TEDx speaker, leading researcher, and neuroscientist who studies the relationship between brain function and various mental states. He’s appeared on Dr. Oz and a Netflix documentary hosted by Morgan Freeman called God, and his work referenced in countless media publications including The New York Times, O Magazine, and […]

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Manny Medina Founder of Outreach.IO On Almost Shutting Down His Company To Raising $250 Million

This immigrant founder pulled off the pivot of a lifetime and went from inventorying computers to pay outstanding invoices to building a multi-million dollar producing business in less than 3 years.

Manny Medina grew up in Ecuador and spent most of his summers on his stepmother’s shrimp farm helping during harvest. In addition to working on the shrimp farm, Manny was obliged to read a number of books during his summer vacation. A little unusual, but it served Manny well in developing a curiosity for learning. The […]

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Heini Zachariassen (Vivino Founder) On Going From The 600th Wine App In The Market To #1

5 Strategies To Become A Dominant Player In A Crowded Market

Heini Zachariassen grew up on a little island logged between Iceland and Norway where the total population hovers around 49,000 habitants. While Heini thinks it’s the most beautiful place on earth, the weather is not always great. He stayed there until the age of 22 years old, then moved to Denmark. From a young age, […]

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Ander Michelena On Selling His Company Ticketbis to Ebay for €165 Million With 2 Weeks of Cash Left In The Bank

This first-time founder and former Morgan Stanley investment banker shares his wild journey to executing one of the biggest 2016 startup acquisitions in Spain at that time.

As an insatiable kid, Ander Michelena, originally born in Spain, intuitively knew he was destined for the entrepreneurial journey. Although he kicked off his career in finance at Morgan Stanley in London, specifically focused on merger, acquisitions and IPOs of European financial institutions, his vision was always to create a high-growth business. During his time […]

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Mark Tercek, Former CEO of The Nature Conservancy, Opens Up About What It’s Like To Lead

Learnings from a 35 year career on Wall Street and leading a global organization with 4,150 employees operating in 72 countries

Leadership: what works and what doesn’t from on an 11 year run as CEO of TNC.

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Alex Mashinsky On Failing Miserably, Bouncing Back And Generating $3 Billion (and counting) in Exits

How this serial entrepreneur, whose company once lost billions in funding to Uber, used failure as a catalyst to reinvent himself and grow.

As a serial entrepreneur, Alex Mashinsky raised over $1 Billion in financing across his eight startups, generating over $3 Billion in exits and authored over 35 patents that cover aspects of Smart Grid, Ad Exchanges, Twitter, Skype, and Netflix. But his journey was everything but easy. Raised in the USSR — Ukraine, a communist country […]

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Carlos Reines On Turning A Devastating Childhood Accident Into A Thriving Business

Recently nominated by the World Economic Forum as Young Global Leader, Reines' impact in the healthcare industry has saved over 2.5 Million days of patients waiting for specialist consults.

First-time founder and Harvard grad Carlos Reines, who was nominated by the World Economic Forum as Young Global Leader opens up about his tragic childhood accident and how that shaped his life-work today through RubiconMD — an eConsult platform that connects clinicians to top specialists. Now serving over 5,000 primary care physicians in 37 States, RubiconMD has […]

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Eswar Priyadarshan On Selling 3 Companies For $575 Million And Working With Steve Jobs

When Eswar worked with Steve Jobs, a unique experience few share, he learned a lot from the wins, but one thing in particular stood out from a failure.

Born in Bangalore, India, Eswar dedicated ninety-five percent of his time growing up playing cricket, and didn’t apply himself much to school. His parents, both English professors weren’t overly concerned because he did one thing consistently: read. Eswar was fascinated with military history books and read vivaciously about the topic. In many ways, military history […]

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Anthemos Georgiades On Building A Marketplace That Helps 70 Million Renters Annually

After his beloved mother passed when he was 18 years old, Anthemos felt a deep-seated need to make her proud and strategically utilize the time he has left to do something meaningful.

Born to a Greek father, but British mother, Anthemos had a pretty normal childhood, where his natural tendency was to be introverted, but with time, trained himself to be more extraverted. He loved to read or play video games, and despite his inclination to keep to himself, he had lots of friends. At 18 years old, […]

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Julie Clark On Building A $23 Million In Revenue Company that Disney Turned Into $300 Million in 2 Years

Founder of Baby Einstein (acquired by Disney) and Stage 4 cancer survivor, Julie Clark, unveils the 1 thing she used to move forward in the face of fear.

Former school teacher, Julie Clark hit the jackpot when she created enriching entertainment videos for her kids, in her basement. It turned out, other babies loved it too. Within five years, what was a fun side project grew into a $23 Million dollar generating business which had only five employees, that Disney acquired for $25 Million. Within a few years of selling to Disney, the company was producing close to $300

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Will Herman On How This One Tool Enabled Him To Generate $4 Billion in Shareholder Value

After building several companies, bringing two public and with over $500 Million in exits, Will Herman shares that the source of his continued success is mentorship.

Serial entrepreneur and author, Will Herman founded and scaled five companies, two of which IPO’ed, for a combined shareholder value of $4 Billion. Along the way, he made a bunch of mistakes, but this one tool, in particular, helped him gain perspective and surface insights, real time, which enabled deep leadership growth. Although he naturally fell into this, he credits his long-time mentor/coach for much of his success as a leader, which stands at the foundation of building and exiting successful businesses. In this Unmessable episode, Will shares some key learnings he derived from his entrepreneurial journey, which might just help you along yours.

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Ron Palmeri

Ron Palmeri Practiced This One Strategic Exercise That Helped Him Be More Effective In Conversations

Serial entrepreneur and venture investor, Ron Palmeri discusses how taming gut reactions helped him become a more effective communicator and business leader.

Ron Palmeri, serial entrepreneur who turned to venture investing with a special twist, scored some lucky wins early on at Minor Ventures. The fund would incubate and build the businesses itself while Ron was actively involved from a strategy perspective. Included in some of the companies they launched was OpenDNS which was acquired by Cisco for $635 Million and Google Voice (previously Grand Central), which was acquired by Google. Shifting from the venture strategy side, Ron took his luck as an operator when he launched Layer, which was originally announced at TechCrunch Disrupt 2013 and took home the winning prize. Through his experience as a venture investor and operator, Ron candidly shares key insights he learned on how mastering his own personality helped him move passed his leadership limitations and identifies an exercise he found particularly helpful to be more effective in conversations.

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Dane Madsen On What It Took To Build Yellowpages.com and Sell It For $100 Million

After selling his business, Dane Madsen shares his rollercoaster journey to self-discovery and discusses five key exercises that help jumpstart the process.

Dane Madsen grew up in a small farm town in Idaho, on the lower income side of the equation, but was trained to problem solve and fix things from a young age. His upbringing forced him to be nimble and creative in the solutions he brought forward and this core way of being was at the source of his ability to uncover a huge opportunity in the market when he built Yellowpages.com, which he later sold to what is known today as AT&T, for $100 Million. In this Unmessable episode, Dane shares his internal struggles as he built and sold his company, and more importantly what he learned from his fascinating journey.

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Mike Teng On How Infertility Struggles Taught Him One Critical Leadership Lesson

Years of infertility challenges trained this Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Mike Teng from Swing Education, to be a better leader through empathizing with his teammates.

Mike Teng, following in his father’s footsteps, became a software engineer and worked in the area of education where he noticed a big problem- there wasn’t a good way to find and schedule substitute teachers, and practically every school experienced the same challenge. With two college friends, he built Swing Education, raised $23 Million from Venture Capitals in Silicon Valley and is now filling over 10,000 teacher absence days per month, across 1,000 schools. Before his entrepreneurial journey, however, Mike experienced the hardship of infertility. For three years, he and his wife tried tirelessly to conceive and through that process, a lightbulb went off in Mike’s head. For the first time, he understood the power of empathy in seeing his wife’s struggle despite being emotionally impacted himself. Through empathy, he was able to connect with her in ways that he didn’t before and it brought them closer. He took that lesson as he led his company which resulted in unbelievable effectiveness- and his stat’s prove it. Swing Education has less than a 7 percent turnover rate annually, while the average is 17.8 percent, and he was able to grow the company’s revenues to $20 Million in 3 years. In this episode, he shares what events shaped who he is today and how he approaches leadership.

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