Episodes

Bob began as a numbers-driven, data-only style manager with the not-so-affectionate nickname in the workplace of “Robo-Bob.”  At age 52 he went back to college and obtained a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree both in Management & Leadership.  Then after much hard work and personal transformation, a colleague declared on LinkedIn that, “…he is one of the best leaders that I have ever had the privilege of working for.” Bob has also been a leadership instructor for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission for the past ten years.https://www.toptierleadershiptraining.com/Michael and Bob discuss key traits of successful leaders and share real life examples of their experiences to bring it to life.

Greg Wieting is a healer who helps leaders and entrepreneurs heal the anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and trauma they can't think or talk their way out of. He is the founder of PRISMA – a framework overlaying trauma, neuroscience, and energy medicine with somatic and mindfulness-based practices. He developed this while healing his own anxiety, depression, and chronic pain rooted in trauma. This included unraveling a severe spinal curvature and standing three inches taller today! Over the last...

Simon Severino is an Author, CEO of Strategy Sprints and Host of the Strategy Sprints podcast. He has interviewed powerhouse entrepreneurs like Rita McGrath, David Allen, Nir Eyal, Perry Marshall, Verne Harnish, Brian Kurtz and hundreds more on business, productivity and growth. He helps business owners in SaaS and Services run their company more effectively which results in sales that soar. He created the Strategy Sprints™ Method that doubles revenue in 90 days by getting owners out of the weed...

Antoni Lacinai, Workplace communication wizard, support conscious leaders and organizations who want to be world class communicators, have more fun at work and get better results. Quick facts: International keynote speaker and communication coach Author and co-author of 14 books Rated as the top 100 most popular speakers in Sweden Bronze medalist in the Swedish championship of storytelling Member of National Speakers Association - Sweden and Virtual speakers association international https://www...

Arjun Rai is a serial entrepreneur, and Founder of HelloWoofy.com, a smart marketing dashboard. He holds fast in his mantra that every small business and entrepreneur should have an unfair advantage that allows them to compete with the unlimited marketing budgets of their corporate competitors. With HelloWoofy, he’s used his skills to create a seamless, innovative, and efficient digital marketing experience that leverages the power of visualized data science and artificial intelligence—boasting ...

Chris Lalomia is a successful entrepreneur and change leader that has built on his experience working with the largest companies in America to start his own business from scratch. He brings his unique style to leadership to build a culture of professionalism to the blue collar world of home renovations. He left the corporate zoo and ventured into the entrepreneurial wild and started The Trusted Toolbox: Home Repair and Projects in 2008. YES, he started a business right before the Great Recess...

Satyam Kantamneni, Chief Experience Officer at UX Reactor , to suggest him as a potential guest expert for the Tech Pro Unicorn podcast. Satyam can offer your audience a deep dive into innovative user experience design and a profound discussion on why so many companies lose their edge as they move towards solutions over experience. Prior to founding UXReactor, Satyam led various in-house design organizations such as Citrix and PayPal. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School. While at Ha...

British-born CEO Marcus Sawyerr is founder of EQ Community, was an executive board member to Microsoft, former Head of Global Partnerships at The Adecco Group in Switzerland, and Senior Director at CareerBuilder. His latest tech platform is a unique online community that’s cultivating and connecting multicultural professionals interested in tech— accelerating diverse and inclusive executive recruitment, globally. www.eq.community Michael and Marcus discuss how to build a sense of belonging where...

EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA) is a trusted global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analytics. We operate worldwide, partnering with governmental, commercial, and scientific organizations. The scope of the company’s technologies embraces Earth observation solutions for smart decision-making in 22 industries including agriculture, mining, oil, and military. We are soon launching EOS SAT - the world's first agri-focused satellite constellation Such constellation will be the first among compani...

Guy Powell is a global thought leader in marketing strategy and ROI. He provides marketers with the strategies, tools, and tactics to continuously improve their marketing ROI and exceed their company’s sales and profit goals. He helps them build marketing machines to properly organize and collect their marketing data, connect marketing activities to sales, structure their operations for continuous improvement and make fact-based, strategic and tactical marketing decisions. Fellow podcast host of...

Anthony Nitsos provides proven scaling strategies for SaaS CEOs and Founders with best-in-class finance and stakeholder “ecosystems” that always produce the right numbers, save cash, protect assets, and free CEOs and Founders to focus on what matters most–growth. Anthony brings a unique mix of medical school training, Six Sigma Black Belt process expertise, and the financial skills of a CFO with two unicorn exits and numerous other start-ups to his credit to provide the world’s most sought-after...

Daniel Moss - Co-Founder of We & Goliath. We & Goliath empower organizations to host more meaningful, inspiring events online. Their full-service formula combines smart strategy, platform savvy and innovative video that captivates, awes and inspires. Whether you want just livestream production or full-service virtual event management including event planning, technology, and marketing strategy for a multi-day event ... they can help tackle your Goliath. Daniel Moss is a senior event strategist w...

Donna Loughlin is the Founder of LMG PR known for her work with futurists and innovators. She has launched more than 500 companies taking them from stealth to market leaders since forming her agency in 2002. She is also the host of BeforeItHappened, a leading narrative podcast featuring visionaries and the moments, events, and realizations that inspired them to change our lives for the better. Donna excels in the realm of storytelling, and uses those skills to propel new companies into the main...

Nicky Billou is the #1 International Best Selling Author of the book: Finish Line ThinkingTM: How to Think and Win Like a Champion, The Thought Leader’s Journey: A Fable of Life, and The Power Of Connecting: How To Activate Profitable Relationships By Serving Your Network. He is an in-demand and highly inspirational speaker to corporate audiences such as RBC, Lululemon, Royal LePage, and TorStar Media. He is and advisor and confidante to some of the most successful and dynamic entrepreneurs in...

Gregory Offner is a globally recognized expert on performance; the Founder and CEO of Global Performance Institute; and an award winning, international keynote speaker. His Performance Agreement methodology has helped organizations around the world develop the skills necessary to thrive under pressure, and create cultures of high-performing, highly fulfilled people. In addition to his international business and leadership experience, he holds advanced professional designations in the fields of R...

Robert is the Founder and CTO of 3Forge , a tech company that works with IoT applications to provide data aggregation and modeling solutions. 3Forge is currently utilized by one of the world’s largest crypto platforms as well as ranking #1 in data management for financial institutions. In addition, 3Forge is currently used by 3 of the world’s 5 largest banks. With nearly two decades of experience in IT, Robert has a wealth of knowledge across the industry and would love to chat about: Why compan...

Justin is an entrepreneurially minded business leader with experience in software as a service. He co-founded three Silicon Valley startups and was selected by The Guardian as a rising star in AI and conversational commerce. Prior to startups Justin led product and marketing efforts for Fortune 500 software companies including Intel, Oracle, and Adobe. Founder and CEO of Allset. Allset is a fully automated messaging platform for home service businesses. Our software leverages customers CRM data ...

Dave is the host of the Business of Tech podcast, and owner of MSP Radio. Dave is regarded as a leading expert in the delivery of technology services, with broad experience in both technology and business. He owned and operated an IT Solution Provider and MSP for over a decade, both acquiring other organizations and eventually being acquired. This firm was a winner of multiple awards, including being a finalist for Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner of the Year in the Small Business Specialist cat...

Soumyadeb is the founder and CEO of RudderStack. He started RudderStack in 2019 and recently raised a $56 million Series B round led by Insight Partners, with support from previous investors Kleiner Perkins and S28 Capital. RudderStack is Soumyadeb’s 3rd startup. He sold his previous startup, a B2B ad-tech platform called MarianaIQ, to 8×8 where he then spent a year building customer data pipelines. While at 8×8, Soumyadeb’s challenges collecting and processing customer data at enterprise scale ...

Dave Farrow is the two-time Guinness World Record holder for Greatest Memory, a title he earned by recalling the exact order of 59 decks of shuffled playing cards using 'The Farrow Memory Method'. Dave has been a featured guest expert on over 2000 interviews in the media including multiple appearances on Dr. Oz, The Today Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, Steve Harvey, Discovery Channel, and many others. Today, Dave uses his keen understanding of the brain in the public relations and media sector...

After working in enrollment management where she focused on strategic recruitment and marketing, Erica managed a team of online marketers at the largest digital marketing company in the Gulf South. There, she supported the web development, SEO, online advertising, and content marketing teams in executing strategies which elevated organizations to stand out and be seen amongst the chaos of the online marketplace. Now, as the COO of rasa.io , she gets to blend her love of digital marketing technol...

Ruslan is the Chief Technology Officer of Filmustage, a technology company that is streamlining the film production process using neural network technology. With 10 years of development experience, Ruslan has been able to develop the Filmustage technology to automate the script breakdown process, a painstaking task that is necessary in the production industry. Also a lifelong musician, Ruslan is well-versed in sound design. He would be happy to discuss Filmustage in context of the changes curren...

Sarah Concannon is a Change Wizard at RPI Consultants - okay that is a title we gave her, but still she knows change management. Prosci certified and a revering PM, Sarah can talk from both sides of the fence. She shares the difference in being a PM and a Change Manager, why they are both important. If you have any curiosity about change management - this is the episode that makes it all clear.

Malcom Hawker , the former Senior Director Analyst of Gartner is a thought leader in the field of Master Data Management and Data Governance. Malcolm has consulted some of the largest businesses in the world on their enterprise information management strategies. As the Head of Data Strategy for Profisee , his goal is to empower companies with the confidence and knowledge needed to become truly data-driven. Michael and Malcolm "geek out" over data - and define what master data management really i...