Loosen you grip! Join my guest Garry Ridge, Chairman and CEO of WD-40 Company and an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego where he teaches the principles and practices of corporate culture in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership program. In 2009, Garry co-authored a book with Ken Blanchard outlining his effective leadership techniques, titled “Helping People Win at Work: A Business Philosophy called ‘Don’t Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A.’ ” Garry is passionate about the learning and empowering organizational culture he has helped establish at the WD-40 Company, and his vision and leadership have positively impacted the WD-40 Company in both measurable and immeasurable ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Garry Ridge, Chairman and CEO of WD-40 Company

Bill Prater, Founder of Business Mastery & Scaleology®. Bill earned his reputation as America’s Business Alchemist™ by helping business owners and entrepreneurs break free of inertia and accelerate into the future they dream of. He loves nothing better than sharing what he has learned by working with those who are dissatisfied with the status quo and eager to transform themselves and their business. He created Scaleology® and the Business Mastery System™ as the core foundational principles of dynamic and continuous business growth. A typical client of his sees their company rising to a position of preeminence and is not satisfied with just “getting to the next level”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Prater, Founder of Business Mastery & Scaleology®

Simon Cohen is President of the Board at Henco Global, one of the world’s most successful logistics firms. Recognized by the London Business School for his strategic ability, Simon was “The Most Trusted CEO 2017”, has been nominated twice as Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and was recently named one of the most influential people in the transport and logistics industry. His leadership, his contribution to the industry and his business model has led to Henco being certified for 11 consecutive years as the best logistics company to work for in Mexico by Great Place to Work Institute. In 2020, his work was turned into a media case study by Harvard University and is currently being taught at professional Master’s and Executive education levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Cohen, President of the Board at Henco Global

Lead a life of significance! Join me with my friend and guest Jimmy Mistry, Founder and CEO of Della Leaders Club, the world's first and foremost business network. Jimmy is a social entrepreneur intent on helping leaders and other change makers transform their life of success into a life of significance. As one of India's most successful business leaders Jimmy successfully set new standards in design architecture and development and brought together his experience in real estate and hospitality to found Della Resorts, Adventure Park & Villas as a way to marry modern design with luxury. Acting on the belief that the purpose of entrepreneurism is to change the way a system acts and thinks he is spearheading the global launch of Della Leaders Club (https://www.dellaleaders.com). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy Mistry, Founder and CEO of Della Leaders Club

Meet the "da Vinci" of Visionary Leadership! Join me with my guest Dr. Oleg Konovalov (https://www.olegkonovalov.com), global thought leader, author, business educator, consultant, and C-suite coach. His latest book is The Vision Code. We have a fascinating and wide ranging conversation about the future of business, the "true" role of vision in business success and ideas about sustainable success. Oleg is on the short list for this year's Leadership Award at Thinkers50 - the Oscars in management - and has been named as #1 Global Leading Coach by Marshall Goldsmith's Thinkers50. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Oleg Konovalov, one of the Top 10 Most Inspiring Global Thought Leaders.

All small businesses need an edge! Join me with my guest Pete Romano, Founder and Chief Solutions Architect of Segwik (segwik.com), the revolutionary new Customer Journey Management platform that makes running a small business easier. The average business today operates with no less than 12 different pieces of software. No small business owner should ever be expected to find scalability for their business while having to integrate and sync all these platforms. Segwik's unique solution successfully addresses this challenge and my interview with Pete will open possibilities for you that you didn't know existed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete Romano, Founder and Chief Solutions Architect of Segwik

Our future is truly in the hands of our youth - who's preparing them! Join me and my guest Asheesh Advani, CEO of Junior Achievement Worldwide, one of the largest NGOs in the world dedicated to preparing youth for employment and entrepreneurship. Asheesh is a lifelong innovator with a passion for entrepreneurship in all of its forms and that passion fueled our conversation as we explored how Junior Achievement Worldwide is innovatively preparing the world's youth for the challenges presented by today's economic and societal challenges. Asheesh started his career as a consultant at Monitor Group and the World Bank, where he conducted research on industrial clusters as a source of economic growth. He is a graduate of the Wharton School and Oxford University, where he was a Commonwealth Scholar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Asheesh Advani, CEO of Junior Achievement Worldwide

The future is NOT in plastic! Join me and my guest David Katz, founder and CEO of the Plastic Bank, an internationally recognized solution to the existential threat that is ocean plastic. David has been named one of the world's most compassionate entrepreneurs and is the recipient of the United Nations Lighthouse award for Planetary Health. His humanitarian work has earned him international recognition and he's been featured in hundreds of international news and investigative articles including Forbes, Time, Fast Company, Business Week and National Geographic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Katz, founder and CEO of the Plastic Bank

Fishing is is not the same as catching and leaders need to know this difference! Join me with my guest John Childress, co-founder and Chairman of Pyxis Culture Technologies, Ltd., a London based consultancy providing cultural assessment and development tools for the workplace. John also co-founded the groundbreaking leadership and culture consultancy Senn-Delany in 1978 and built it into an international firm working with senior leadership teams of some of the largest companies in the world on turnaround and culture change programs. He has authored 12 books and his latest - Fly Fishing for Leadership - is an absolute must read! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Childress, co-founder and Chairman of Pyxis Culture Technologies, Ltd.

Knowing is NOT the same as doing! Meredith Bell is co-founder and President of Performance Support Systems, a global software company providing assessment and development tools for the workplace. Their award-winning software and books guide leaders and team members to make the shift from KNOWING to DOING. The result is permanent improvements in the way people interact with each other at work. Experts estimate that 70-90% of the investment in learning and development is wasted because participants don’t apply what they learned. This means companies don’t get the return-on-investment they hoped for. Meredith knows why this happens and, more importantly, what you can do to improve your ROI.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meredith Bell, co-founder and President of Performance Support Systems

Making a difference matters! Join me with my guest and good friend Simon Mainwaring, CEO of We First, Inc., the creative consultancy that strategizes, integrates and activates the growth, productivity and impact of the world’s most successful brands. As a global keynote speaker, New York Times bestselling author, and highly-awarded brand futurist, Simon works with leading CEO’s, CMOs, and entrepreneurs to define their business strategy, company culture, and brand communications. His clients include Fortune 500 companies and leading purpose brands and he's been featured in the BBC World News, The Guardian, Advertising Age, Inc., and Fast Company. Simon previously worked at top creative advertising agencies in Australia, Europe and North America, and now travels the globe delivering speeches, leading workshops, and consulting with clients to unlock their full potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Mainwaring, brand futurist and CEO of We First, a creative consultancy.

Imposter syndrome - who, me!? You have to catch this episode with my guest Michael Zipursky, CEO and co-founder of Consulting Success. Michael is the international bestselling author of three consulting books that cover the mindset, strategies and principles required to be a successful consultant. Michael's built 6 companies, sold 2 and worked with clients all over the world. Over 35,000 consultants read his weekly newsletter and he hosts one of the top podcasts in his industry, the Consulting Success® Podcast. Michael's been featured in various media and podcasts such as Jay Abraham's Ultimate Entrepreneur Podcast, Duct Tape Marketing's Podcast with John Jantsch, and What’s next with Tiffany Bova of Salesforce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Zipursky, CEO and co-founder of Consulting Success

Lots of stuff won't work! Join me with my guest Scott Miller, Wall Street Journal best selling author and senior advisor on thought leadership at FranklinCovey. Scott hosts the FranklinCovey sponsored On Leadership with Scott Miller, the world’s largest and fastest-growing leadership podcast, reaching more than six million people weekly. Our spirited and wide ranging conversation pulls from the second book in his Mess to Success series and explores 30 career challenging obstacles you may encounter in marketing and how they can be transformed into profit-enhancing opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Miller, Wall Street Journal best selling author and senior advisor on thought leadership at FranklinCovey

WE"VE BEEN HACKED!! Join me with my guest Mark Sangster, VP and Industry Security Strategist at eSentire, the world’s largest Managed Detection and Response (MDR) company. Mark is the author of No Safe Harbor: The Inside Truth About Cybercrime and How to Protect Your Business and an award-winning speaker who has spoken at the Harvard Law School and RSAConference. His thought provoking work and perspective on shifting risk trends has influenced industry thought leaders, and he’s a go-to subject matter expert for major data breach events for leading publications and media outlets including the Wall Street Journal and Forbes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Sangster, VP and Industry Security Strategist at eSentire, the world’s largest Managed Detection and Response (MDR) company.

Every organization has a “soul” or spirit that is its founding source. It is a non-replicable competitive advantage and knowing how to access and leverage this unique “soul” is a crucial key to sustainable success!

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Soul of Business with Blaine Bartlett

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