Corporate Thought

Conversation 61: Talking social media with Chris Naghibi Chris talks about the power of personal branding in social media. Chris realized put out good advice without selling anything has been key. I am highly confused by NFTs. Here is a primer. Chris mentioned understanding NFTs for the music industry. We discuss how on social media sites, we are the product. We discussed the authenticity of Gary Vaynerchuk and we discussed the $2.00 strategy except I had it wrong.  Gary recommends 9 posts – a $1.80 strategy. Chris has the coveted blue checkmark on Instagram and he says it does make a difference. Chris can be found @chrisnaghibi on all the social media platforms --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corporatethought/support

Conversation 60: Road Tripping with Stephanie Stuckey Stephanie and I took a trip down memory lane for this episode but also discussed how her brand is being found by a new batch of fans. For those who don’t know South of the Border – it is a roadside attraction on the border of North Carolina and South Carolina. Stephanie recalled rubber alligators dunking birds, among other nostalgic items. Roadtrips bring National Lampoon’s Vacation to mind. Stephanie is a huge fan of Gary Vaynerchuk and Seth Godin I never knew about Muffler Men until Stephanie described them to me, along with the Lunchbox Museum in Columbus, Georgia. I think it is really cool that Stuckey’s is sponsoring the Gravel Roll Series and I love that Stephanie used a bike for commuting. I had to check out the Radio Flyer E-bike she mentioned. Stephanie dropped mentions of a few nostalgic brands including Moon Pie, Little Debbies (I know most people think of the Oatmeal Crème Pie but I was always a fan of the Pecan Spinwheels), and the famous Clax

Conversation 59: 10xing with Michael Solomon Okay so first things first, is there a Brazilian fire ant? Yes there is! We spend a lot of time discussing 10x people and Michael does a great job of explaining it but here is a little piece of information to add to the discussion. Michael mentioned following a non profit path and worked with a group to create The Kristin Ann Carr Fund to provide grants to research Sarcoma. Michael and Rishon founded 10x Management to provide 10xers in tech with talent management akin to artist management for musicians. Michael mentions going into a flow state. If you want to know more about Flow state, I recommend reading Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Michael and Rishon also own 10x Ascend and Brick Wall Management I loved Michael’s annual anonymous feedback solicitation. I went searching for more on this idea – a 360 survey of self. If you are interested in Michael and Rishon’s book, it is Gamechanger: How to be 10x in the Talent Economy

I had a great conversation with Anne Gannon.  Anne is the principal of the Largo Group.  I couldn’t remember where I lived so I had to remember that I lived in Middlesex County but Union County had great golf courses. Sleepy Hollow County Club was the location of Anne’s favorite golf memory. There were a lot of animal sounds during the recording of our conversation as Anne and her husband own a African Grey, which is a type of parrot. Anne offers many free resources and courses for entrepreneurs and business owners on her website, under what she has dubbed The Largo Group Academy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corporatethought/support

Hank Ingram is the proprietor of O.H. Ingram River Aged Whiskey. He brought some by for a tasting. We starting tasting his Flagship. Hank mentioned the term white dog, the clear spirit prior to aging, so I was curious to look up a bit more. I’m a lawyer so of course I was interested in the Supreme Court case Hank mentioned as the basis for getting his floating rickhouse approved. For the non lawyers, here is an article, and here is the real deal. By the way, speaking of rickhouses, here is why they are called that. You can learn more about Hank and his whiskey at ingramwhiskey.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corporatethought/support

This is the first of a shorter version of the show. Today Marc tells a couple of stories and shares why his mom is his hero.

My conversation with Dr. Tom Tonkin. We had a wide ranging conversation. He dropped a lot of knowledge on us including the following tidbits: Tom has a background in NLP. Here is a brief overview of the inputs that Tom spoke of. Tom’s favorite British Statistician of the 1700s actually turns out is George E.P. Boxof the 1900s, but no matter. The quote is “All models are wrong but some are useful.” I mentioned the concept that it is not a lack of resources but rather a lack of resourcefulness that stops you attributed to Tony Robbins. This lead to a conversation about Self Directed Learning. Tom mentioned four components to self directed learning: 1) Being Resourceful 2) Having a Desire 3) Having Persistence and 4) Having Initiative. Tom introduced us to the conative, the third area of the brain. Ok, so the backpack review guy is Chase Reeves. And my backpack is the Pro Executive from Waterfield. Tom introduced us to the Google Ngram Viewer. I went down a rabbit hole playing with it. Tom mentioned one of my fa

I had a fantastic conversation with Sean Folkson. Here are some notes from our conversation: Sean grew up in Douglaston, in Queens. He was thankfully a New York Yankees fan but is mostly a hockey fan – New York Rangers fan. This started a 5 minute conversation about hockey. He mentioned the famous Mark Messier Hat-Trick vs. the NJ Devils in Game 6. He worked for Enterprise Rent a Car. Here is a history of them. I mentioned Tony Robbins idea of not a lack of resources but rather a lack of resourcefulness. Sean explained what a floor scraper is. However, a picture is worth 1000 words and this video even more! Sean mentioned Halo Top – the ice cream alternative that started a market segment. As he was discussing the taste of his ice cream, Sean named dropped Chef Chris Santos. I was unaware of the American Pregnancy Association which Sean mentioned and of course his highly unusual pickle flavor, Pickles For Two. Sean’s company is Nightfood. You can find the company on all the socials and you can find Sean too on

My conversation with Debbie Levin was one of my favorite conversations this year. Some notes from our conversation: Debbie went to USC film school and wanted to be a film critic. She did celebrity interviews that she got just by calling them. These included George Segal, Richard Dreyfuss and Henry “the Fonz” Winkler. The Environmental Media Association, which Debbie has spent her career with was started by Norman Lear and Alan Horn. Debbie’s good friend is Wendie Malick who starred on Just Shoot Me! I mentioned Ed Begley Jr. who was on a documentary about the EV1, Who Killed the Electric Car. Debbie told a story about Ed riding his bicycle to the Oscars. Debbie convinced Wendie Malick to get David Spade to host the 10thanniversary of the EMA awards ceremony with her. Debbie helped build the brand around the EMA by recruiting Amy Smart to help out (She later set Amy up with her future husband.) Debbie mentioned not knowing what a Step and Repeat is…in case you don’t either. So I told Debbie I don’t love the pa

Jeff is a transformational business coach. He the owner of Admentus and can be reached at Admentus.com.  His website is full of great free resources and is a treasure trove of good information. He is also the host of the Building to Scale Podcast, available on his website and wherever you get podcasts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corporatethought/support

Denver mentioned getting in fights at Friendly’s. There are not many of the iconic ice cream shops left. I failed to ask him what his favorite treat there was…I still remember the Jim Dandy fondly. We talk extensively about Denver’s book – but here is the link to Bigfoot, It’s Complicated. Denver challenged me about looking up his name and Bigfoot on Google images…well, you know I had to do it. Olympic National Park is where Denver took his wife for their 15th anniversary. Denver referenced getting skewered on Saturday Night Live and the late night talk shows. I couldn’t find the episodes for the Jimmys – Kimmel and Fallon but here is Stephen Colbert. All of this proves – you really make it when the late night shows make fun of you. I love how Denver “hugged the cactus” and embraced the disinformation two times – coming from both sides of the aisle. See this recent article in the New York Times. Denver told the story of how they got into the distilling business and it started with a trip to oh Ben Nevis Disti

Uluru also known at Ayers Rock is a massive sandstone monolith in the “Red Center” of Australia. For more, watch this video. Never heard of the magpie or “Swoopers” attacking people – I wasn’t kidding. Gabrielle mentioned Stephen Denning. I was not familiar with him. I found numerous books he authored including The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling. Aristotle’s Three Types of Rhetoric: Ethos, Logos and Pathos. Gabrielle is the author of several books including Stories for Work and Magnetic Stories Gabrielle can be found at https://gabrielledolan.com/ and you can subscribe to her newsletter and get a 7 Day Storytelling Starter Kit for free. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corporatethought/support

Anthony grew up in Enid Oklahoma This is the Motorola Startac Flip-phone for those who don’t know Shonda Rhimes wrote The Year of Yes For the episode with Dave Almacy – see here This was recorded before the news became big about the Colonial Oil Pipeline but boy, was he prescient. Olivia Pope is a character on the TV series Scandal You can reach Anthony Hayes at The Hayes Initiative --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corporatethought/support

Delphine references Sweet Valley High. She was a product manager. To learn more about that job, check out this article What makes for an MVP (minimally viable product) Malcolm Gladwell’s TED Talk about Spaghetti Sauce Boulo is available at boulosolutions.com You can find Delphine and Boulo on LinkedIn, Indeed and follow them on Instagram --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corporatethought/support

I had a great conversation with Tony.  A couple of items we discussed: RISD – Rhode Island School of Design Whitney Johnson, author of Disrupt Yourself and podcast of the same nam and Build an A Team Tony used to buy people The Book of Mistakes by Skip Pritchard.  He also recommends the classic The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey Tony can be found at Inspiredpurposecoach.com and his podcast is The Virtual Campfire --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corporatethought/support

Marc and Elizabeth talk about personal vs. corporate branding and reputation management.

Marc mentioned using Fiverr, a great resource for gig economy projects.  We use Fiverr and Upwork (another similar site) to find experts on discrete projects. Marc and Mike talked about the book Delivering Happiness by Tony Hseih Mike’s product is the Sieve not unlike a food sieve They can be found at resumesieve.com Mike can also be reached on LinkedIn and other social media. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corporatethought/support

Pranam is a sanscrit word. Here is the definition. Pranam’s student club business – Door of Clubs Pranam mentioned one of my favorite books, Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari He also mentioned Principles by Ray Dalio Two other books by Harari – Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century Pranam’s daily ritual really captivated me and I want to get him back on the show to discuss this. 20 Yes or No questions that keeps you accountable – this alone gives me a lot to think about I found an online tool for determining the most used words in a document – similar to what Pranam referenced. Pranam spoke of his daily practice stemming from St. Ignatius and the Daily Examen as well as Ben Franklin’s Thirteen Virtues as well as Jim Collins’ Twelve Questions. A cline is an infinite spectrum – learning new things from every podcast episode. Pranam can be reached at pranam@doorofclubs.com  On Instagram @pranam1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corporatethought/support

Today we talk about just doing something to get over your fears as well as podcasting and opera and we drop knowledge bombs for 31 Minutes

Erin’s words that changed everything: WHAT IS THE POINT OF ALL OF THIS? WHERE IS THE MEANING? Erin tells the story of the Jessica Zweig retreat and her book “Be. - A No-Bullshi*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself” Marc mentioned Shonda Rhimes book, The Year of Yes. The word that Marc could not come up with is Schadenfreude Erin mentioned a TED Talk by Jill Bolte Taylor – My Stroke of Insight. Erin taught us to use her secret of 4 As to be present with an emotion and allow it to pass through us.  She briefed us on each phase: Awareness – Be aware of it Acknowledgement – Acknowledge you are feeling it Acceptance – Accept it Action from Spirit – as it leaves you, take action from your heart or spirit Erin realized the meaning she was looking for was within her the whole time. Marc attended a virtual seminar by Tony Robbins – Unleash the Power Within Erin recommends The Buddha Walks into a Bar by Lodro Rinzler, the first book she ever read on mindfulness and The Untet