Troublemakers

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When I run into someone whose job title on LinkedIn is Chief Disruption Officer, I know the podcast will be terrific. Alan F3 Zorro Blakeborough did not disappoint. He is packed with energy and pulls people into his orbit simply based on his total optimism. While solving a critical issue for the ac…

Jessica Wolf has had six jobs. All of them were focused on community building. She is a great example of finding a career path you like and sticking to it. Her latest is Skye, a platform for coaching and serving leaders and their teams. A 2022 paper from Statista found the  United Kingdom and the U…

When troublemaker CEOs find ways to disrupt sleepy business sectors there's always a lot they can teach us. Founder and CEO of Bunafr, Anjani Annumalla, set his sights on a business sector 200 years old - the coffee industry.For centuries, coffee enthusiasts had no control of the part of the p…

The more I do these podcasts, the more optimistic I am that opportunities are all around us entrepreneurs. If you have the instinct to see them, and the bravery to jump in, you can be like my next guests.Perry Griffith and Harry Dubke spotted, a gap in the three-to-four month rental market for stud…

We who are comfortable with technology, navigating social media, and working the web naturally think everyone else is just as adept. But that's not the case. All across America, HVAC installers, restaurants, and fashion stores are trying to survive post Covid and keep the lights on. Many don&a…

The consumer loyalty market worldwide is valued at more than four billion U.S. dollars and it's expected to surpass 18 billion by the end of 2028. - Statista  I remember when customer loyalty programs meant airline miles and credit card rewards. When Generation Z came along the rewards program…

Confidence isn't binary. It manifests in degrees. Doug Standley, CEO of niolabs is 100% confident. Deeply driven. Yet, humble. Most of his career was at Deloitte, helping companies not get too spun up about all the new digital solutions out there. Instead, Doug's team helped companies und…

618 BCE - The toothbrush was invented during the Tang Dynasty. 2021 CE - After 3 years of research and invention, Dr. Keith Arbeitman launched the SymplBrush. It cleans more effectively, and it’s safer (and faster) than any other toothbrush. Dr. Arbeitman - "As a dentist, a lot of the work I d…