Business901

Keatron Evans is the Managing Partner at KM Cyber Security, LLCand responsible for global information security consulting business which includes penetration testing, incident response management/consulting, digital forensics, and training.   I will be hosting a webinar with Keatron on August 20th   FIND OUT HOW THE MOST SECURE PLACES IN THE WORLD GET HACKED   Keatron is also a Senior Security Advisor at Savvius, and a top-rated instructor for ISACA a global association of 140,000 professionals in 180 countries that helps business and IT leaders maximize value and manage risk related to information and technology. He is also one of the authors of Chained Exploits: Advancing Hacking Attacks from Start to Finish, a textbook still used by U.S. Government Security Agencies.   Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast    

A recognized data analytics expert with Big 3 and Fortune 50 experience, McKey's new book, LEVERAGE THE FIELD FOR SUCCESS: Using Quantum Reality to Succeed in the Corporate World, explains how to use the scientifically-proven energy mechanism called "the Field" to achieve success in corporate America.   “I’ve written this book to accomplish two goals,” says McKey. “The first is to help businesspeople understand how the energetic field is really at the core of everything we see, hear, feel and do, from the world around us, to our perceptions as we move about our daily lives. Science has already proven the existence of the Field, and many have written about using it to improve our personal lives. But it can have tremendous ramifications on our professional lives as well.” McKey continues by explaining his second goal is to provide a pragmatic application of this knowledge for business professionals, managers and organizations, so they may learn how to leverage this structure to their own advantage.   About the Author: John Jay McKey is an accomplished data analytics expert and successful business leader. He has helped some of the largest corporations in the world minimize risk and maximize results. After a personal epiphany led him on a deep dive into the world of quantum physics, McKey realized that a practical framework exists that could focus the power of the universal energy field, resulting in greater business success.   P.S. I read the book and did the podcast to learn a totally different way of approaching "marketing space" and it delivered.   Amazon Book Link: https://amzn.to/2NCXMos   Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast  

Getting Things Done for Teens: Take Control of Your Life in a Distracting World   This new book, Getting Things Done for Teens offers a fresh take on the GTD methodology, framing life as a game to play and GTD as the game pieces and strategies to play your most effective game. It presents GTD in a highly visual way and frames the methodology as not only as a system for being productive in school but as a set of tools for everyday life. It is described as a how-to manual for the next generation--a strategic guidebook for creating the conditions for a fruitful and effective future.   About: Mike Williams was president and CEO of the David Allen Company from 2011 to 2016, is on the board of directors for the Association for Talent Development and is the Getting Things Done Enterprise Architect at Zappos.com.  Mike describes himself as a family man, business executive, author, speaker, and executive coach - who happens to ride an electronic skateboard to work for fun.   P.S. I think the book is suited for any visual learner. I was immediately drawn to is and as I say in the podcast, it was not a book that I read cover to cover, Instead, I noticed a certain graphics and read around it (pages before and after). As a result, I ended up reading all the book and certain parts several times. If you really want to give it to your teenager, I would buy two, one for yourself.    Amazon Book Link: https://amzn.to/2NCXMos   Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast

Elizabeth Shanahan grew up in the foothills of North Carolina, a rural area that is nevertheless saturated with fine and performing arts. This being the case, she was exposed to and fascinated with the arts from a young age. Her homeschool education had a deep focus on art, music, theater, and literature, and these early exposures have a significant impact on her work and life today.   Since 2015, Shanahan's work has been shown in group exhibitions throughout the Southeast, as well as New York and the Louvre Museum in Paris. She has had solo exhibitions at the Looking Glass Gallery in Boone, NC, and the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum in Blowing Rock, NC, and a two-person exhibition with artist Rebecca Bremer at the Nth Degree Gallery in Boone, NC. In 2017, she began traveling to show in art fairs in the Southeast and has shown at art fairs from Virginia to Florida.   Upcoming Events: June 15-17 American Artisan Festival, Nashville, TN June 20 Early Morning Limited Edition Collection ClosesJuly 7-8 Downtown Asheville Festival of the ArtsSeptember 1-2 Labor Day Weekend Downtown Asheville Festival of the Arts

SSD Nodes is an SSD hosting provider that offers simple, high-performance cloud computing with personal support, live upgrades, and incredible speed to enable growth and deliver an outstanding experience. Founded by Matt Connor, in 2011 and bootstrapped it into one of the fastest growing cloud hosting providers.  Regarded as an industry leader in hybrid computing strategies and solutions, they have established world-class data centers having multiple layers of physical and operational security to ensure the safety and integrity of every customer’s data. Headquartered in Tustin, CA they have grown from a single server to multiple servers throughout North America servicing a global population.   Designed for developers, startups, and small businesses seeking a secure and scalable hosting solution that can be deployed quickly. SSD Nodes is part of Strasmore, which offers hosting for larger enterprises. SSD Nodes Celebrates 7-year anniversary as a leader in SSD Web Hosting Services. Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast

Rob Cross is the Edward A. Madden Professor of Global Business at Babson College. For almost twenty years, his research, teaching and consulting have focused on applying social network analysis ideas to critical business issues for actionable insights and bottom-line results. He has worked with over 300 leading organizations (companies, government agencies, and non-profit organizations) across industries on a variety of solutions including innovation, revenue growth, leadership effectiveness and talent management.   His Personal Website: https://www.robcross.org   Rob is also part of the Connected Commons: http://www.connectedcommons.com/   The Connected Commons is an open source community dedicated to sharing how Social Network Science improves the performance and well-being of individuals, organizations and society in three areas: Innovate & Align ORganizations, Empower Talent, and Enhance Leadership. In the Connected Economy, value will be increasingly generated by a focus on the purpose, positivity and precision of network connections. The new engine of economic growth and social well-being is connections. While machines were the dominate metaphor of the industrial economy, the dominant metaphor of our time is the NETWORK – both social and technological.   Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast

Stefanie Jansen trained in designing, implementing, and interpreting qualitative and quantitative research and uncovering consumer insight. Although an all-rounder, Stefanie’s target group specialization (and her passion) has always been children, youth, and families. In 2007 she became self-employed and established herself as a co-creation expert. Stefanie always puts the consumer first, and to her, co-creation is the only logical way to get from key insight to successful innovation. She is the co-founder The CoCreators.    Stefanie's new book The 7 Principles of Complete Co-Creation presents a comprehensive view on co-creation. Illustrated by various international case studies, it explains co-creation not as a method, tool or project, but as a new paradigm in which end-users play an ongoing, active role with and for organizations that are relevant to them.   Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast

Where does great culture come from? How do you build and sustain it in your group, or strengthen a culture that needs fixing? Culture is not something you are—it’s something you do. The Culture Code puts the power in your hands. No matter the size of your group or your goal, this book can teach you the principles of cultural chemistry that transform individuals into teams that can accomplish amazing things together.   In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the world’s most successful organizations—including Pixar, the San Antonio Spurs, and U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six—and reveals what makes them tick. Dan is also the New York Times bestselling author of The Talent Code comes a book that unlocks the secrets of highly successful groups and provides tomorrow’s leaders with the tools to build a cohesive, motivated culture.   Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast

The first edition of the toolkit was made possible by 271 backers on Kickstarter in 2015 and from crowdfunded, self-publishing success to bookstores across the world: Brand the Change is now published by BIS publishers.   With over twelve years of experience as a brand developer, Anne Miltenburg has worked with organizations and people as diverse as tech companies, artisans, women’s rights activists and bankers, from Zambia to Tunisia and from the USA to Saudi Arabia. To help her clients and workshop participants think like brand strategists, Anne has furthered developed tools and exercises to make the branding process easy to comprehend and apply at here company The Brandling.   Amazon Link for Brand the Change: http://amzn.to/2CnFD6W   Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast

Marion McGovern was the founder and CEO of M Squared Consulting, one of the first gig- economy talent intermediaries before the term was even coined. She also founded Collabrus, a company focused on independent contractor compliance. She now sits on several private company and nonprofit boards and actively mentors entrepreneurs in the human capital space.    McGovern wrote the book A New Brand of Expertise: How Independent Consultants, Free Agents, and Interim Managers Are Transforming the World of Work over a decade ago. This positioned herself to lead this transformation of work. In her new book, Thriving in the Gig Economy, she has once again shown the way of how both freelancers and employers need to thrive in this new world.     Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast

Annie Duke brings her background in cognitive science and poker together to understand how we make decisions. In the workplace, success depends on how we make those choices through decision strategy. Everyone, from the newest employees to the principals, is part of the continuous cycle of deciding and learning. These same strategies determine the quality of choices in relationships, health, and lifestyle, investing and consumerism, and parenting. Drawing on the unique combination of training as a behavioral scientist and 20 years as a professional poker player, Annie Duke offers frank assessments of the challenges presented by decision strategy and practical ways of confronting those challenges.   Annie's new book, Thinking in Bets http://amzn.to/2E1FBGT, publishes February 6th but is available for pre-order. This is one of a handful of books that I read cover to cover this year.    Do you encourage objections? How are dissenters viewed? A short excerpt from the podcast: https://youtu.be/x6hbPKjkkys   Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast

While we may think that we need to follow some kind of prescription to get results, the most amazing leaders are those who dare to be their true selves, powerfully. People want to give them their best. But in a business world that’s so competitive and uncertain, how do you connect with others more authentically to tap into their illusive want?   Brave Leadership: Unleash Your Most Confident, Powerful, and Authentic Self to Get the Results You Need   About: Kimberly Davis life on the stage has taken many forms, forging a circuitous path that has given her more than 25 years’ experience in front of groups and audiences of all sizes. Her rich career includes work as a professional actress; designing and leading cross-cultural workshops throughout Japan; “Customer Experience Programs” in the US, UK, France, Germany, and Hong Kong; and employee engagement/leadership development workshops for a multitude of Fortune 500’s throughout the US.   Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast

If there’s one shared trait among the companies Bob Bethel took over, it was their approach to accounting. Each one of them was using what Bob calls “taillight accounting” – looking backward to see how the business is doing financially. He does not blame them for using this method of accounting, as this approach is preferred by the majority of companies in this country. The problem is that taillight accounting encourages business failure.   His new book, Strengthen Your Business: Fail-Proof Strategies From The Man Who Has Rescued 77 Businesses, stems from witnessing other business owners’ struggles, and a desire to step in and turn things around. In it, you will see that Bethel takes a practical approach to business advisory rather than an inspirational one, focusing on the fundamentals of what makes a business profitable.   About: Bob Bethel is the orchestrator of seventy-seven business turnarounds over the past fifty years. His early successes and troubles in his career inspired Bob’s passion for taking over struggling businesses and making them profitable. Bob has turned around companies in every industry imaginable and has helped save over ten thousand jobs.   Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast

The Excellent Education System: Using Six Sigma to Transform Schools helps you discover and understand the technique of evidence-based learning and operations through which the modern school satisfies the need to increase the flow of successful students through the educational system from Kindergarten through Grade 12. This book explains, in clear terms, what educational excellence means and the principles of process improvement. In addition, it gives you an introduction to the Six Sigma methodology. Included in the discussion are case studies of educational professionals who have found a new world centered on the evidence-based educational processes. These processes lead to many examples of dramatic turnarounds in some failing schools.   Daniel T. Bloom SPHR, SSBB, SCRP is a well-respected author, speaker, and human resource strategist, who during his career has worked within a wide variety of industries. He has been an educator, a contingency executive recruiter, a member of a Fortune 1000 divisional HR staff and the Corporate Relocation Director for several real estate firms in the Tampa Bay area. He is an active member of the HR social media scene since 2006 with contributions to Best Thinking.com, WordPress, Human Capital League, and Recruiting Blogs.   Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast

Dan Jones is a management thought leader and advisor on applying lean, process thinking to every type of business across the world. He is the founding Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Academy in the UK, dedicated to pushing forward the frontiers of lean thinking and helping others with its implementation. He is also the co-author of the original books on Lean, The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production and Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Revised and Updated.   His new book, The Lean Strategy: Using Lean to Create Competitive Advantage, Unleash Innovation, and Deliver Sustainable Growth is outstanding. I enjoyed reading it and putting it to use. In typical Dan Jones fashion, the podcast delivered some great insight.   Transcription, Video and Audio Versions   Transcription: Putting A Lean Strategy into Action   Video: Dan Jones discusses his new book The Lean Strategy   Business901 iTunes Store   Mobile Version   New Accessibility for the Business901 Podcast