Starting the conversation: Business teams live and die by the attitude at the top. You influence and uplift the environment, making an impact through internal clarity and external presence. Coach Cudjo, President at Human Optimization 3.0, shares that you are creating all the time, and it is BOLD to steer your company’s outcomes by conscious […]
Starting the conversation: The cost of distraction isn’t just mental—it hits your bottom line. Clarity now sets you up to quickly spot opportunities and threats next year. And, like threading a needle, focus and discernment unlock your full potential—whether you’re mending, creating, or collaborating. Unlock your competitive edge by planning earlier than everyone else. Strategic […]
Starting the conversation: There are invisible signals separating bold business moves from costly missteps. Calculated risk, financial, emotional, and business, is what unlocks opportunity. Scott Kelly, CEO at Black Dog Venture Partners, shares how to survive mistakes by listening for your next big clue. Rapid change is normal for a modern business to embrace, and […]
Starting the conversation: How do you innovate and take chances with mouths to feed and mortgages due? Forget the theory — practical risk in action is bold, pragmatic, and profitable — Rich Kahn, CEO and Co-Founder at Anura Solutions, LLC, shares real-world experience in the art of controlled risk. Constraints are a part of life, […]
Starting the conversation: Not every industry trend is worth following. Where you spend your time is the one thing you truly can control. Mahesh Guruswamy, Technical Advisor at Luster, shares how getting out of your comfort zone by raising your hand for messy business problems builds beyond confidence to generate authority. Use your experience to […]
Starting the conversation: The decisions you avoid are the ones that cost you the most. Facing “no” allows you to discover the biggest wins. Small bold actions over time prepare you for the bigger leaps to come. Rosco Graves Jr., Managing Director at Polaxis, shares about integrating optimism and realism to face the discomfort needed […]
Starting the conversation: The potential in your business has a gatekeeper: the day-to-day conversations you have in your business. From great ideas never taking or to the changes that promises make, finding our own communication patterns can help us unlock growth. Chuck Wisner, CEO at Wisner Inc., shares about being BOLD and busting through conversational […]
Starting the conversation: What would you give to forgive yourself — and unleash your business’ real potential? This is possible when you regularly assess honestly, without judgment. Tom Gegax, Gramercy Fund / Confessions of a CEO Film, discusses that it is BOLD to break your current expectations of what the CEO role entails. Servant leadership […]
Starting the conversation: Is the way you define success actually sabotaging your business? How you develop and execute goals, choose connections to become relationships, and push past your limiting beliefs may be at odds with your definition. David Steele, Founder / CEO of One Wealth Advisors and Co-Founder / Executive Chairman of Flour + Water […]
Starting the conversation: Most businesses don’t fail because of the idea—they fail because the partnership went sideways. Get actionable steps to future-proof your partnership before your big goals derail. Jess Dewell, Red Direction, Christy Maxfield, Purpose First Advisors, and Dean Barta, Barta Business Group, talk candidly about developing value through the strength of partnership with […]
Starting the conversation: Commitment is your real accelerator. Your level of commitment influences the forward-looking lens that drives change management readiness. La Tonya Roberts, Fractional COO at Harmony Consulting Group, shares about believing in yourself and staying true to your commitment — especially when it feels like no one else sees your vision.Product market fit […]
Starting the conversation: Knowing your numbers is more than a survival skill in today’s fast-moving marketplace because candid productive conversations with clients occur with hard proof of where bottlenecks exist and why. Colby Varley, Vice President – Partner at Advanced Transportation Services, shares how he manages constant change in the fast-paced world of transportation logistics, […]
Starting the conversation: The “grind” is glamorized, yet there is more life, joy, and achievement waiting for you on the other side of burnout. Scott Anderson, Burnout Breakthrough by Doubledare Coaching, shares about why self-care isn’t enough and can worsen burnout — and that internal mindset reset is the real burnout gamechanger. Challenging internal beliefs, […]
Starting the conversation: From building self-confidence by keeping promises to yourself, to embracing the unknown at every fork in the road, bravery is how you grow. Tessa Thomas, Co-Founder at Pipeline Solutions, shares how to tap into the power of persistence and resilience while facing uncertainty every day. What happens if you take the less […]
Starting the conversation: Who actually owns the responsibility for your company culture — and does that person have the power to influence and direct development of culture (or, is it just talk)? Brett Hoogeveen, Co-Founder at BetterCulture, talks about what the invisible 20% of culture is and how to use it to outperform the competition. […]
Starting the conversation: Every choice has a consequence — success is intentional. The decisions we make for our companies have a ripple effect on society and the environment. Kevin Howard, Principal Consultant at Climate Changes Everything®, LLC, shares his perspective on how leadership is evolving and that even in change, with planning, you can shape […]