Unleashed - How To Thrive As An Independent Professional

Gleb Tsipursky has a PhD in the history of behavioral science, and his research focused on decision-making, emotional and social intelligence, and meaning and purpose. In this episode we discuss his recent book, Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters, his work advising clients on how to avoid disasters, and his speaking career. Learn more about Gleb’s work at his firm’s website: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/

Gemma Toner is the Founder of Tone Networks, a video-based learning and leadership development platform that empowers female employees through expert content, live coaching and a vibrant online community. Website: https://www.tonenetworks.com/ Tone Networks LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/tone-networks/ Tone Networks FB:  https://www.facebook.com/tonenetworks/ Tone Networks Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ToneNetworks Tone Networks Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tonenetworks/

Carolina Miranda is the Founder of Cultivating Capital, whose mission is to help bring about a more just and peaceful world by supporting businesses in implementing better social and environmental practices. In this episode we discuss B-Certification, and Miranda answers my questions, including: - What is B-certification? - Why pursue B-certification? - How to get B-certification? Learn more about Cultivating Capital at: https://www.cultivatingcapital.com/

Jason Bernd is the President of the Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital. In this episode, Jason discusses his experience leading his hospital through the coronavirus pandemic. For more on Novant Health, visit: https://www.novanthealth.org/  

Mike Freed is the COO of Mirion Technologies, a leader in radiation safety, measurement and science. In today’s episode, Mike discusses the steps Mirion has taken during the coronavirus pandemic to protect its customers and its 1,800 employees. Learn more about Mirion Technologies on their website and their LinkedIn company page.

Jonathan Stark is on a mission to rid the world of hourly billing: he is the author of Hourly Billing is Nuts and three other books. Definitely check out Jonathan's website, jonathanstark.com, where you can find free resources, including links to his two podcasts, his Youtube channel, a free email-based course titled Value Pricing Bootcamp and the archive of his daily email list.  

Jeremy Bieger is the co-founder and CEO of Pulse Insights, a voice of the customer platform that takes a new approach to collecting and leveraging customer feedback. In today’s episode, Jeremy discusses how online voice of the customer feedback technology has evolved, and how Pulse Insights works with enterprise clients to capture insights from customers at the relevant time. To learn more about Pulse Insights, visit their website: https://pulseinsights.com/

Rebecca Winn, founder of the boutique residential landscape design firm Whimsical Gardens, has won over 300 horticulture awards and five consecutive Texas Excellence in Landscaping Awards.  Her inspirational Facebook blog has over 600,000 followers. In today’s episode, we discuss Rebecca’s recently published book One Hundred Daffodils, the story of hear search for meaning, identify, and purpose. www.RebeccaWinn.com www.facebook.com/WhimsicalGardens www.facebook.com/WinnRebecca     IG  @rebeccawinn.writer TW @RebeccaOWinn Purchase One Hundred Daffodils at your favorite retailer: INDIE BOUND: https://bit.ly/2VB9c2b BOOKSHOP.ORG https://bit.ly/2RYZyUJ BARNES AND NOBLE https://bit.ly/2UMn7kd AMAZON - USA https://amzn.to/32bft4h WATERSTONES -  UK https://bit.ly/2JbhuX4 AMAZON - CANADA https://amzn.to/2IJi52d AMAZON - AUSTRALIA https://amzn.to/2WUTAr5 AUDIO LIBRO.FM -100 DAFFODILS https://bit.ly/2ygXiB0 AUDIBLE https://amzn.to/346lS3m

Angelique Rewers is the Founder of The Corporate Agent. Inc. Magazine has called her the undisputed champion at helping small businesses land big clients. In today’s discussion, Angelique shares tips on how to get the attention of corporate decision makers. We focus in particular on how you can create engaging events – virtual or in person. Do check out the website of The Corporate Agent, where you can find a range of free resources to get started. Also, follow The Corporate Agent at: https://www.instagram.com/angeliquerewers/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/angeliquerewers/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/GetCorporateClients

Lawrence Adjah is an alum of Harvard, McKinsey, Stanford. He is a community builder, business advisor, and pastor. Several years ago, Lawrence organized a family-style dinner for some acquaintances at a restaurant in NYC. Rule: no phones at the table, no discussing work. Treat tablemates like family. Participants wanted to attend another dinner and bring people they knew. A movement was born. Now, the Family Dinner Foundation that Lawrence founded has 50,000 participants.  Last year, Lawrence and his board began exploring how to build community beyond the dinner table, and that focus has now taken center-stage in the age of the coronavirus. http://lawrenceadjah.com/

Jon S. Rennie is a former nuclear-trained submarine officer with more than twenty years of experience leading industrial businesses. Jon is the co-founder and CEO of Peak Demand, a global manufacturer of electrical transmission and distribution components. He is also the author of I Have the Watch: Becoming a Leader Worth Following. In this episode, Jon shares a perspective on what it means to be a leader in the age of the coronavirus. Learn more about Jon on his website: https://jonsrennie.com/

In today’s episode, Olivia Chioma Elee shares her experience fighting the Ebola epidemic in Nigeria and Liberia. She coordinated a range of programs including contact tracing and coordinating the logistics for the command centers throughout Liberia. Her work involved participating in the daily briefings at the Health Ministry, running training campaigns targeted at healthcare workers, and visiting sick patients in the field. Olivia has a Masters degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and previously worked at Deloitte and Booz Allen Hamilton. Today she is an independent consultant with a focus on strategy and operations. You can find Olivia on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviachiomaelee/  

David A. Fields had scheduled an in-person two-day workshop  for early April – his Solo Practice Accelerator. When the coronavirus pandemic made it impossible to conduct the event in person, David and his team converted the event into a highly interactive, world-class virtual workshop. That took planning, technology, and setting up a studio in David’s living room. In today’s episode, David shares very practical tips on what it took to run a world-class virtual workshop that engaged attendees as much as an in-person event. I strongly encourage all my friends to sign up for David's weekly newsletter - the first thing I read every Wednesday morning: https://www.davidafields.com/blog/ David also kindly shared this checklist: People (not equipment, but will make some of the buying list clearer) Presenter Video controller (managing the different inputs) Zoom controller (managing breakout rooms, etc.)   Computers Laptop for the presenter – any laptop will do Laptop for the Video controller – this is a dedicated l

Hacking attempts have spiked upwards during the coronavirus epidemic as more employees work from home. Gary Chan is an information security consultant and shares 12 actions that independent consultants can take to enhance their information security profile. Visit www.alfizo.com/unleashed to download the list of actions we discuss on the show.    

Our guest today is Robert Glazer, an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and best-selling author. Glazer writes Friday Forward, a weekly email that goes out to 100,000 subscribers. That started as a weekly inspiration email to his team, they forwarded it to friends, and – boom. He is also the Founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners, an award winning global affiliate marketing agency – and on this episode he explains what an affiliate marketing agency does. Glazer was selected by Marshall Goldsmith as one of the 100 coaches that Marshall is mentoring – an incredible honor to be part of that select group. AND he is the author of Elevate: Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success in Yourself and Others, which we discuss on this episode. You can find links to his podcast, his books, his columns, and sign up for Friday Forward at his website, https://www.robertglazer.com/

[Note: this episode was recorded before the pandemic.] Our guest today is Josh Dick, who accomplished the dream of many entrepreneurs. In the year 2000, after stints as an investment banker at Salomon Brothers and as a Marketing Manager at Unilever, Josh joined Urnex, a small manufacturing business that was founded by his great-grandfather. Josh would go on to lead the company through fifteen straight years of 15% annual growth, and then he sold the business to a private equity firm for a sum that allows him the flexibility to choose what to do with his time. And what he’s done is move his family to Florence, Italy, learn Italian, begin advising other entrepreneurs, and write a book titled Grow Like a Lobster: Plan and Prepare for Extraordinary Business Results. You can find Josh’s blog and contact him via his website, https://www.joshua-dick.com/

In this episode I discuss how to write a consulting proposal. You can download the consulting proposal template that I discuss on the show.

Our guest today is David A. Fields, author of The Irresistible Consultant’s Guide to Winning Clients. In this episode, David shares his advice on the actions consultants should take during the coronavirus epidemic. He reminds us of his number one rule: to practice right-side-up thinking, that is, consulting is about the client, it’s not about us. David covers: How to reach out to clients during the pandemic How to establish new partnerships during the pandemic How to manage pricing during the pandemic David has been a popular guest on the show and I encourage you to check out our past discussions, including Episode 1: Winning clients Episode 170: Outbound calls Episode 172: Implementing a CRM system Episode 190: What makes for a successful consulting partnership Episode 221: How to convert leads into confirmed projects I also recommend you sign up to receive his weekly blog post straight to your inbox.  

[Note: Today's episode was recorded in January 2020.] Our guest today is Gary Pritts, the President of Eagle Consulting Partners, a firm that was a specialty in helping clients adhere to the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, usually referred to as HIPAA. In this episode we discuss how Gary built a thriving practice focused on this specialty, and how they have expanded to supporting compliance with other types of regulation. You can learn more about Eagle Consulting Partners on their website, https://eagleconsultingpartners.com/

[Note: this episode was recorded prior to the coronavirus pandemic.] Our guest today is Sophia Ononye, who earned a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Connecticut and did a postdoctoral fellowship in oncology at the Yale School of Medicine. Sophia is the founder of The Sophia Consulting Firm, and her focus is in creating value via scientific storytelling, primarily serving pharmaceutical and biotech firms. In this episode we discuss several of the service lines she offers, including strategic marketing, medical affairs, public relations, and scientific communications. You can learn more about Sophia’s firm at https://sophiaconsultingfirm.com/