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One of the hardest things to do is admit you are wrong, or made a mistake? It's hard on our identities and our egos. But, as our Everyday Innovator guest, Richard Fertig, shares with us, admitting you are wrong pays off ten fold. He also digs deep into his strategy for building a global lifestyle. Richard also talks very honestly about the highs and lows of finding a new job after the 2008 crash and how his exciting ride on Wall Street put him in uncharted territory. Richard also shares his approach to getting unstuck with includes asking, "How do I move towards what I want?" not "How do I get away from that?" He also shares how he's always willing to be wrong, even rewards it and why having the right metrics of success will keep you from getting trapped chasing the wrong goals. Richard's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Instinctual Connect with Richard on LinkedIn Check out Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook

Do you feel like you have to wait to stretch your mind? Are you waiting for that right moment appear? Our Everyday Innovator guest, Margie Mauldin, shares with us how she finds way to tap her creative mind in the most mundane tasks, why pivoting is essential to success in uncertain times and how to get over decision-fear when dealing with changing times. As the President of Executive Forum, Margie also shares a story of adapting to the new needs of her customers while maintaining what her organization does best.  Margie's Everyday Innovator style: Collaborative Inquisitive Connect with Margie on LinkedIn Check out Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

Does it ever feel like there's a big gap between where you are and where you want to be? Or perhaps you big goals that almost seem almost too daunting? Our Everyday Innovator guest, Emmanual Bello shares with us how focusing on the first step, and then the next step has helped him accomplish more than he thought possible. He also talks about how he thinks about learning new skills, how he searches for inspiration all around him, and why sometimes you just need to take a break. As a software engineer and designer he also opens up about the challenges he faced in learned a new skill and how he had to think differently than his competition when it comes to pounding the pavement to get new clients in a field that is crowded and cluttered.  Emmanuel's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Tweaker Connect with Emmanuel on LinkedIn Check out Emmanuel's work in software and design Check out Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Faceb

There comes a time when the path we are on no longer serves us. Or perhaps the goal you worked so hard to achieve didn't come through. Or maybe you are bored, feeling like you've mastered your current role, and are ready for a new challenge. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Robin Glickstein, shares with us her journey of reinvention, why being bold often works out, and sometimes doesn't, and why sparking her creative mind is a top priority (and how she does it). Robin also gives us her unique journaling technique, that we can all do, that has helped her build her dreams and execute on them. She also opens up about what traps she sometimes falls into that sabotage her and how keeping your eyes and ears open to new ways of thinking is essential to being an innovator.  Robin's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Instinctual Connect with Robin on LinkedIn Check out Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation

It's easy to miss the ideas and opportunities all around us. Tunnel vision, stress and everyday tasks keep us in our lane. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Sandy Lardinois, shows us the power of always having your eyes open for problems to solve. She even shares with us a story of how she is trying to tackle a challenge that's much bigger than her. Sandy also opens up about what it feels like to be filled with ideas with no outlet to make them happen, and why getting older is both an advantage and disadvantage when it comes to launching new ideas into the world. She also gives some great advice for how to recognize opportunities for new ideas.  Sandy's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Imaginative Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

This week's insights are all about problems as benefits, being certain, listening to your ahas and taking out the fear. I also share a story and a few insights around staying ahead, as an innovative leader. The Everyday Innovators came for a diverse set of experiences, backgrounds and Everyday Innovator styles. Dawnna St. Louis (Instinctual Risk taker)  founder or FyreBrand,  Jenny Glick  (Instinctual Inquisitive) marriage and sex counselor, Philip Winter (Risk Taker Fluid) founder of Nebia, and Jonah Lupton (Tweaker Inquisitive) founder of Soundguard paint. I'm going to share my big insights and experiments and in doing so I hope you find ways to take what you are learning and transfer it into action. Click and listen to any of the episodes.  Tamara's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Experiential   Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Check out our sponsor Howdy Puppy Code 'Tamara' for 20% off your order Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

There are many factors that make or break the success of a new idea, especially an innovative one that bumps up against a traditional industry. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Johan Lupton, shares how to solve a big enough problem that you create a massive market for your product, and how to actually leverage instead of fighting the traditional players in the industry. As the founder of SoundGuard, Jonah open sup about his mistakes, successes, and how he thought differently about where his product fits in the bigger picture. He also opens up about and why staying focused on who you serve is key. Jonah's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Tweaker Connect with Jonah on LInkedIn Check out SoundGuard Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

Aha moments often happen at the most surprising moments - in the shower, while driving, doing the dishes, or going for a walk. As our guest Everyday Innovator, Philip Winter, discovered his aha moment came in the shower. He shares with us how he realized there was an opportunity to change water consumption, why we need to think of ourselves and "innoventors," and why he thinks doing the same job you did six months ago is a sign of stagnation. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Nebia, Philip digs into his process of ideation and how he believes the key to momentum is actually in narrowing down your choices.  He also opens up about the importance of listening to your intuition, especially in the face of resistance.  Connect with Philip on LinkedIn Check out Nebia Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

Did you know that desire has a lot to do with creativity? Our Everyday Innovator guest, Jenny Glick, shares with us how desire is actually source energy for your creative mind, why you should get out into nature and decouple from the conditioning created by the noise in this world, and how she approaches innovation in her work and life. She also digs into how holding certainty lightly has helped her walk away from the “someone has to be right or wrong” narrative and be open to new perspectives. As a licensed marriage, family and sex therapist, Jenny shares how part of going after what she wanted in life also meant taking her business to a place she never thought possible, and the success and impact she created.  She also opens up about the resistance and push back she got for going after her desires, and why slowing down to speed up has been a blessing in her life.   Jenny’s Everyday Innovator style: Instinctual Inquisitive   Connect with Jenny on Facebook Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’

The world seems full of challenges, some in our control, and a lot out of our control. Our Everyday Innovator guest today, Dawnna St.Louis shares with us how a shift in focus can turn any challenge into an opportunity, if you look at it differently. She also talks about why you need to keep innovating in a world that commoditizes everything and how she faced her biggest challenge head on. As the founder of Fyrebrand.net she digs into some real world stories of turning obstacles into big opportunity and she opens up about how to get through the moments that scare you most.  Dawnna's Everyday Innovator style: Instinctual Risk Taker Connect with Dawnna on LinkedIn Check out Fyrebrand.net Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

This week's insights are all about going big, putting failure behind you, getting motivated and being transparent. I also share some insights around getting buy-in from legacy thinkers and the power of empathy. The Everyday Innovators came for a diverse set of experiences, backgrounds and Everyday Innovator styles. Juliana Whitney (Instinctual Inquisitive)  in the cannabis industry,  Jason O. Harris (Inquisitive Imaginative) Air Force and commercial airline pilot, Tamara Ghandour (Experiential Risk Taker) founder of LaunchStreet and creator of the IQE assessment, and Thor Olof Philogene (Inquisitive Tweaker) founder of a technology company in the market research space. I'm going to share my big insights and experiments and in doing so I hope you find ways to take what you are learning and transfer it into action. Click and listen to any of the episodes.  Tamara's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Experiential Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Check out our sponsor Howdy Puppy Code 'Tamara' for

Radical transparency can be very uncomfortable. It's challenging to admit the good, bad and ugly, both personally and professionally. We are afraid of being judged or even looking like a failure. But, the output is trust and trust is the foundation of collaboration, innovation and success. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Thor Olof Philogene shares how he uses radical transparency to grow his team, why he believes you should show the way and then get out of the way, and why you should stop listening to others and start listen to yourself. As the CEO of Stravito he also digs into disrupting and industry and helping his clients look the future. He also opens up about the challenges he faced during the 2008 recession and the questions he asked to help pivot his business in a way that found innovative paths to new opportunities. He also shares how tapping into your own experiences and trusting your inner guide is the real key to personal growth and success. Thor's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Tweaker Conn

Often times it's the assumed rules or "ways of doing things" in our work and life that hold us back and keep us from innovating. They keep us in a defined box that is crowded, noisy and competitive. In this episode I'm going to share how to break free from those handcuffs that hold you back, my experience realizing how the rules weren't for me, and why it's so important to create a culture of solutions, not problems. I also open up about my most recent challenges staying motivated during chaotic times, and how I found 5 daily habits that keep me from staying in bed and binge watching Arrested Development all day.  In fact, they keep me energized, excited and moving myself, my family and my work forward.  Tamara's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Experiential   Connect with Jason on LinkedIn Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book  

It's so easy to let yesterday's failures get in the way of tomorrow's successes. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Jason O. Harris, shares with us how he views failure in the rear view mirror and how that has helped him lead, innovate and move forward. He also shares how leading is more about leaning out to listen than leaning in to speak, the importance of collaboration with like minded individuals, and why it's so easy to sabotage your own success. He also shares an incredible story of innovation as a commander in the US Air Force, in having to learn to fly a plane based on entirely new technology, and leading others to embrace the change too.  Jason's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Imaginative Connect with Jason on LinkedIn Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

Sometimes it's hard to distinguish between that voice that's telling you something isn't right for you and your fear voice. Fear of failure, fear of looking stupid, fear of putting yourself out there. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Juliana Whitney, shares how she differentiates between the two voices, her bold journey into a booming industry and why it's important to know who you are. As the founder of Cann Strategy and co-founder of LeafSheet Juliana opens up about her incredible story of seizing an opportunity others were afraid to take, the successes and failures along the way, and how thinking differently than her competition helped her get ahead. She also shares a great example of innovative thinking when she "read between the lines" of a new business pitch...and won!  Juliana's Everyday Innovator style: Instinctual Inquisitive Connect with Juliana on LinkedIn Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online F

This week's insights are all about being solution minded, trusting yourself, and making it feel easy. I also share a story and some insights around overcoming decision fatigue, something so many are facing right now.  The Everyday Innovators came for a diverse set of experiences, backgrounds and Everyday Innovator styles. Susan and Paul Kadilak (Tweaker Experiential & Experiential Inquisitive)  in home remodeling, design and construction,  Denise Allman (part one and part two) (Instinctual Inquisitive) co-owner of kid's strength and conditioning - Mighty Movement, Mariekie Quinn (Instinctual Collaborative)  program coordinator at Linkedin and health coach. I'm going to share my big insights and experiments and in doing so I hope you find ways to take what you are learning and transfer it into action. Click and listen to any of the episodes.  Tamara's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Experiential Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Check out our sponsor Howdy Puppy Code 'Tamara' for 20% off y

It's funny how you know when things aren't right. It feels difficult and uneasy. But, as our Everyday Innovator guest, Mariekie Quinn, shares for her when it feels right it also feels easy. She also talks about how transformation comes from being willing to do things in a new way, and how being willing to learn a new skill is essential to success. She also opens up about how looking to other's positivity helps her when she struggles to have a positive mindset. As a program manager at LinkedIn, and health coach, Mariekie also digs into  the importance of transformation and the struggles and wins along the journey.  Mariekie's Everyday Innovator style: Instinctual Collaborative Connect with Mariekie on facebook Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

It's so easy to put all the different aspects of our lives in different and separate boxes, each to be treated individually. But as our Everyday Innovator guest, Denise Allman, shows us, we must view our work and lives as a whole and integrated system. She shares how creating shifts in one area impacts the other areas, how distraction is comfort seeking in disguise, and why worrying about other people's opinions is a waste of time. As the co-founder of Mighty Movement she also shares how she and her husband found a way to leverage technology to serve their clients. And, she opens up about why it's important to both serve your goals and massively support others in reaching their goals, and how people that ask questions, are the ones that get the answers they seek. This is part two of an incredible interview so be sure to loop back and check out the first episode if you missed it.  Denise's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Instinctual Connect with Denise on facebook Check out their Renovation Rekindle

If you truly knew what you wanted in life would you be willing to make the hard sacrifices? According the our Everyday Innovator guest, Denise Allman, the answer is yes. In fact she is proof that when you get clear about what you want, the sacrifice becomes just a step towards your goals. Denise shares with us some of the tenets that have led to her life transformation, the importance of the voice in your head, and how we actually all have the script for success inside of us, we just need to remember it. As the co-founder of Mighty Movement she also opens up about the innovation they've leveraged to build a thriving business in the face of all the crazy changes the world has experienced. This is a two part episode because our conversation was so good that we went way over the usual time. Today is part one, and tomorrow is part two.  Denise's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Instinctual Connect with Denise on facebook Check out their Renovation Rekindle Show Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code

Success doesn't happen overnight, but knowing who you are and your worth can definitely accelerate it. Our Everyday Innovator guests, Paul and Susan Kadilak, share with us how running their business their way was a major key to success. They also dig into why being the solution provider in a world of problems drives innovation and results, how setting expectations is the key to navigating change, and why knowledge is no longer power. They also open up about some of the challenges they've faced and big wins they've earned as owners of Kadilak Homes, and what they've done to continually add massive value to their clients and the world.  Susan's Everyday Innovator style: Experiential Inquisitive Paul's Everyday Innovator style: Experiential Tweaker SUBSCRIBE: iTunes| Stitcher Radio | Spotify Connect with Paul and Susan Check out their Renovation Rekindle Show Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebo