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452: Results of My Listener-Reader 2022 Survey

Today, I’ve pulled together the responses from my listener-reader survey and sharing them with you. I’ve collected feedback from hundreds of Read to Lead listeners and readers to help inform the future of the Read to Lead Podcast, and the potential launch of a brand new Read to Lead Community. And I’ve managed to package […]

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451: How to Create, Live, and Sell a Powerful Personal Brand with Dr. Cindy McGovern

My guest today used to live just a few miles away from me in Franklin, Tennessee. She also taught for a time at a well-regarded Nashville university (Belmont). Something I too have done (MTSU). Her name is Dr. Cindy McGovern. And her newest book just released in September. It’s called Sell Yourself: How to Create, […]

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450: Primal Storytelling: Marketing for Humans with Anthony Butler

Today’s guest has an incredible background. He served in Baghdad during the invasion of Iraq. And, somehow, he managed to take the corporate world by storm shortly after finishing his time in the service, despite not having previous business experience. His name is Anthony Butler. Anthony has written a book that just came out in […]

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449: Communication Secrets of the World’s Greatest Salesman with Carmine Gallo

Today’s guest is a favorite of mine. That’s right. He’s been here before. In fact, today marks his third visit as a guest. His name is Carmine Gallo. He’s written bestselling books like Talk Like TED and The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs. His brand new book, out today, is called The Bezos Blueprint: Communication […]

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448: Transform How You Communicate and Lead with René Rodriguez

My guest today is truly one of the best-prepared and most articulate guests I’ve ever had the privilege to welcome to the show. And that voice. I often get compliments on my own voice, but wow! Wait until you hear the voice of René Rodriguez. You just might melt. But more importantly, I can’t wait […]

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Criticism and Success

During my reading early this morning, a part of my morning ritual, I ran across this quote from Ziglar… Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you. Zig Ziglar In an interview with author Seth Godin several years ago, I asked about […]

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A Four-Part Framework to Better Note-Taking

I find that a lot of professionals and creatives take copious notes on the content they consume…with the best of intentions.​Unfortunately, for many of them, much of that work goes to waste. Generally speaking, they rarely—if ever—do anything with their notes, making the whole practice meaningless.​And if they do attempt to leverage their notes, the experience […]

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447: The Inside Story of a Multibillion Dollar Behemoth with Mike Evans

It’s not every day I get to interview the founder of a multiBILLION dollar startup. Today, however, is indeed such a day. That founder is Mike Evans of Grubhub and—more recently—Fixer fame. Mike has a brand new book out today that unpacks his story in entertaining fashion. The book is called HANGRY: A Startup Journey. […]

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Three Ways to Read with Purpose (according to Carmine Gallo)

In The Bezos Blueprint: Communication Secrets of the World’s Greatest Salesman, Carmine Gallo includes a chapter called Leaders are Readers.  Color me intrigued. 🙂  In this chapter, he shares three tips for reading with purpose, something I find a lot of people struggle with.  1. Follow Leaders in Relevant Categories  Did you know Amazon adds a new book […]

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446: The Only Business Metric That Matters with Jeremy Utley

My guest today asserts that we all want great ideas, but few of us actually understand how great ideas are born. Innovation, he says, is not an event, a workshop, a sprint, or a hackathon. It’s a result of mastering ideaflow, a practice that elevates everything else you do. His name is Jeremy Utley, and […]

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