Hi everyone, After 183 episodes of the Business Bookshelf podcast I have decided to bring it to an end. Like for most people the last two years have been challenging. The constant source of joy has been this podcast. It has taken me from my study here in South Africa and allowed me to speak to incredible people around the world. I am very appreciat…

Episode 182 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Linda Cohen - author of "The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line" Linda has been a Kindness Catalyst for over 10 years. She presents to organizations and businesses on the Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottomline. She lives in Oregon with her husband, thei…

Episode 181 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Jeff Finney - author of "That's It, I'm Fired" Perhaps you're one of those business owners who forgets to eat lunch. Or, if you do, you pick up a sandwich while checking your email. Maybe you haven't been on a real vacation in years and your family time is limited to an hour or two a day. Sound famili…

Episode 180 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Dr. Gregory Bott - author of “Faster Safer Wealthier" Dr. Gregory Bott is an entrepreneur, investor, and university instructor. At the age of 24, he quit his full-time corporate employment in pursuit of both higher education and entrepreneurship. Since then, he has owned and operated numerous business…

Episode 179 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - David Ehrlichman - author of “Impact Networks" David is cofounder and coordinator of Converge a network of systems strategists, designers, facilitators, educators, and evaluators who partner with people, organizations, and networks to navigate complexity and co-create meaningful change. David is the a…

Episode 178 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Erika Andersen - author of “Change from the Inside Out" Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. Over the past 30 years, Erika has developed a reputation for creating approaches to learning and business-building that …

Episode 177 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Joseph Armentano - author of "A Helluva Ride" Joseph is Chief Executive Officer of Paraco Gas Corporation, a privately held energy and industrial distribution company serving the Northeast region. Paraco is the 13th largest propane marketer in the U.S. with more than 300 employees headquartered in Rye…

Episode 178 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Emily Bermes - author of "Bomb Proof - A Field Proven Guide for the New-to-Role Executive" Being a new executive is hard. In fact, more than 50% of new executives fail within 18 months. A lack of contextual knowledge, chronic corporate misalignment, and early costly missteps can doom new leaders befor…

Episode 176 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Justin Goodbread - author of "Your baby is ugly" Justin is a nationally recognized financial educator, wealth manager, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. Armed with 25+ years of experience starting, buying, owning, and selling businesses, Justin has dedicated himself to offering business owners strate…

Episode 175 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Raj Sundarason - author of "The DAP Strategy: A New Way of Working to De-Risk & Accelerate Your Digital Transformation" Raj is the regional vice president and chief evangelist of WalkMe, the world's premier DAP provider, and a pioneer of digital adoption, with over 20 years of experience in digital pr…

Episode 174 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Scott Miller - author of "Master Mentors: 30 Transformative Insights from Our Greatest Minds" Scott serves as FranklinCovey’s senior advisor on thought leadership, leading the strategy and development of the firm’s speaker’s bureau, as well as the publication of podcasts, webcasts, and bestselling boo…

Episode 173 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Yael Sivi - author of "Growing Up at Work: How to Transform Personally, Evolve Professionally, and Lead Authentically" Yael C. Sivi is a licensed Gestalt psychotherapist, executive coach and organizational consultant who has helped thousands of employees, managers and leaders in Fortune 1000 companies…

Episode 172 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Eisha Armstrong - author of "Productize: The Ultimate Guide to Turning Professional Services into Scalable Products" Eisha is a business leader with expertise in product innovation and product portfolio management. She currently serves as an advisor to B2B C-Suite executives, guiding them through mark…

Episode 171 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Adam Kahane - author of "Facilitating Breakthrough: How to Remove Obstacles, Bridge Differences, and Move Forward Together" Adam is a leading organizer, designer and facilitator of processes through which business, government, and civil society leaders can work together to address such challenges. He …

Episode 170 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Todd Nils Nyholm - Author of "Ah, Brain, Why Do You Trouble Me So Much?" Todd is a Somatic Therapist who, through personal experience, has discovered the undeniable relationship between mind and body. Tod is the author of “Ah, Brain, Why Do You Trouble Me So Much?”. Happiness and balance can often fee…

Episode 169 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Michael Haynes - co-author of “Listen, Innovate, Grow: A Guidebook for Startups and Small Businesses Looking to Acquire and Grow Business Customers". Michael Haynes is a B2B Customer Strategy Specialist. Michael has over 20 years' experience working with companies in Australia, Brazil and Canada rangi…

Episode 168 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Rob White - author of "The Maestro Monologue: Discover Your Genius. Defeat Your Intruder. Design Your Destiny". Rob is an international best-selling author and intriguing philosopher. He is a remarkably discerning detective when it comes to solving the mystery of being a human being. From humble begin…

Episode 167 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Robert J. Kohlhepp - author of "Build a Better Organization: How Effective Leadership and Strong Culture Can Create a High-Performance Organization". Robert joined Cintas Corporation in July 1967 as controller. Over a span of 50 years with Cintas, he was promoted to positions of general manager, vice …

Episode 166 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Dr Timothy Franz - author of "Meaningful Partnership at Work: How the Workplace Covenant Ensures Mutual Accountability and Success between Leaders and Teams". Dr Timothy Franz is an Organizational Psychologist, Professor of Psychology, and Chair at St. John Fisher College. In addition to his academic …

Episode 165 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Richard Vague - author of "An Illustrated Business History of the United States". Richard is Secretary of Banking and Securities for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is the author of A Brief History of Doom, a chronicle of major world financial crises, The Next Economic Disaster, a book with a new…

Episode 164 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Alistair Gordon - Co-author of "Master Expert: How to use Expertship to achieve peak performance, influence and seniority in a technical role". Alistair is the CEO of Expertunity, an expert coach, speaker and author. A long-time veteran of the media and organisational development worlds, he has been p…

Episode 163 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Tamsen Webster - Author of "Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible". Tamsen Webster has spent the last twenty years helping experts drive action from their ideas. Part message strategist, part storyteller, part English-to-English translator, her work focuses on how to find and build th…

Episode 162 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Hana Ben-Shabat - Author of "Gen Z 360: Preparing for the Inevitable Change in Culture, Work, and Commerce". Hana is the founder of Gen Z Planet, a research and advisory firm that helps leaders across sectors and industries to prepare for the next generation of culture creators, employees, and consume…

Episode 161 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Fabrice Testa - Author of "Super Entrepreneurship Decoded". Fabrice is an exponential thinker, innovator, serial tech entrepreneur, business angel investor, trusted advisor, public speaker, author, and highly sought-after mentor. He has successfully founded, co-founded, or participated in the launch o…

Episode 160 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Joel Schwartzberg - Author of "The Language of Leadership". Joel is a communications coach and writer. He is an expert in the practice of successful presentations and point-making, Joel's articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Toastmaster Magazine, and The Huffington Post, an…

Episode 159 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Dr Zina Sutch - co-author of "Leading with love and laughter". Zina is an innovative and visionary leader in the area of education, executive development, diversity and inclusion, with expertise in strategic planning, communication, and change management. Zina is the co-author of “Leading with love an…

Episode 158 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Matthew L. Moseley - co-author of "Ignition: Superior Communication Strategies for Creating Stronger Connections". Matthew is a communication strategist, author, speaker, and he holds three world records for long-distance swimming. Spending his career at the intersection of public policy, business and…

Episode 157 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Dr Graham Boyd - co-author of "Rebuild: the Economy, Leadership, and You". Graham is an experienced entrepreneur and consultant leading businesses to become deliberately developmental and self-governing with a FairShares Commons incorporation. He recently completed transforming an international non-pr…

Episode 156 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Dr Tshilidzi Marwala - author of "Leadership Lessons From Books I Have Read". Tshilidzi Marwala is currently the Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg. He has published 9 books (one has been translated into Chinese), over 280 refereed papers and ho…

Episode 155 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Angie Morgan - co-author of "Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success". Shortly after launching her professional career, Angie saw a need in the workplace: professionals consistently showed the capacity to be leaders, but no one was actively helping them get there. Angie founded Lead …

Episode 154 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Sean Dowdell - co-author of "Brand Renegades: Our Fearless Path from Startup to Global Brand". Sean is known as the Tattooed Millionaire, which is also the title of his first book (2017). In addition to his role as founder and CEO of Club Tattoo, he is a drummer with Grey Daze. He’s a frequent speaker…

Episode 153 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - David Buckmaster - Author of "Fair Pay: How to Get a Raise, Close the Wage Gap, and Build Stronger Businesses". David is an expert on pay. He has led corporate compensation teams at companies like Nike, Starbucks, and Yum! Brands, and worked with business leaders on pay projects all over the world. Da…

Episode 152 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Patrick Burke - Author of "The 10 Biggest Business Mistakes: And How To Avoid Them". Patrick is the managing partner of Burke & Schindler, CPAs, a firm he founded in 1984. Burke is a respected expert in business acquisitions and sales, deal structuring, value building, and succession planning. Current…

Episode 151 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Helen Yu - Author of "Ascend Your Start-Up: Conquer the 5 Disconnects to Accelerate Growth". Helen is passionate about the voice of the customer to deliver game-changing digital transformations. As a customer success executive, $100M plus P&L owner, board member and advisor, she drives profitable grow…

Episode 150 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Pamela Hackett - Author of "Manage to Engage: How Great Managers Create Remarkable Results" Pamela Hackett is on a quest to help companies and their teams build businesses that are both fit and healthy - productive and engaged. Leaders can make their numbers and have people who love coming to work. It…

Episode 149 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Mark Herschberg - Author of "The Career Toolkit" The podcast can be found here. Mark is a seasoned executive and cybersecurity expert who can bridge the divide between business and technology. He has started, grown, and fixed startup companies spanning 10 different verticals as well as helped two Fort…

Episode 148 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Steve Shallenberger - Co-author of "Do What Matters Most: Lead with a Vision, Manage with a Plan, and Prioritize Your Time". Steve is the Founder and Chairman of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, a company based on his breakthrough book, Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful L…

Episode 147 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Jon Levy - Author of "You're Invited: The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence". Jon Levy is a behavioral scientist best known for his work in influence, networking, and adventure. He does research in collaboration with C-Lab, affiliated with Kellogg School of Management. Levy specializes in apply…

Episode 146 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Donald F. White - Author of "Always End with the Beginning in Mind". Donald F. White is the founder of Treasure Coast Financial in Stuart, FL and succeeded as CEO in 2020. His company grew 21% after exiting. He is the author of two audio series entitled "Legacy Planning" and "Building a Great Business…

Episode 145 of the Dr Nirit Weiss-Blatt - Author of "The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication". Nirit is a former Research Fellow at the University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Her specialty is in the tech news field. Nirit is the author of the book “The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication”. This b…

Episode 144 of the Business Bookshelf - Chris Cicchinelli - Author of "the secret is YOU". Chris Cicchinelli is not only the President and CEO of the world's largest in-home party company specializing in intimacy and sexual health. He's also an advocate for women across the globe, inspiring and motivating each woman he meets to stand up and take co…

Episode 143 of the Business Bookshelf - Peggy Smedley - Author of "“Sustainable in a Circular World" Peggy is a radio host, author, editorial director, and president of Specialty Publishing Media, she provides a panorama of the disruption and digital rejuvenation that is required to achieve sustainability and circularity. Her role is to help guide …

Episode 142 of the Business Bookshelf - Paul Cowan - Author of "Connecting with Clients" Paul is a relationship specialist who had a successful career in leading international advertising agencies, then opened his own agency. As a psychotherapist he worked with individuals and couples and consulted with teams and organizations. Specializing in clie…

Episode 141 of the Business Bookshelf - Atholl Duncan - Author of "Leaders in Lockdown" Athol is chair of Black Isle Group - leadership development and performance improvement business which works with many of the world’s best-known companies to change behaviours and deliver results. Chair of Scottish Salmon, which represents an industry which is t…

Episode 140 of the Business Bookshelf - Eric Karpinski - Author of "Put Happiness to Work". Eric Karpinski has been on the cutting edge of bringing positive psychology tools to workplaces for over 10 years, with clients that include Intel, Facebook, IBM, T-Mobile, Genentech and many others. He is a key member of Shawn Achor’s GoodThink team, traine…

Episode 139 of the Business Bookshelf - Tevis Trower - Author of "The Game-Changer's Guide to Radical Success" Today our guest is Tevis Trower. Tevis works with executive firekeepers, visionaries, & actionaries in organizations to foster leadership vision & behaviors to optimize their business. Working with the C-Suite she has crafted leadership al…

Episode 138 of the Business Bookshelf - Shellye Archambeau - Author of "Unapologetically Ambitious" Today our guest is Shellye Archambeau. Shellye Archambeau is one of Silicon Valley's first female African American CEOs. Formerly an executive at IBM and CMO at two public companies, Shellye was recruited to be the CEO of a then-struggling Silicon Va…

Episode 137 of the Business Bookshelf - Brad Shorkend - Author of "We Are Still Human: And Work Shouldn't Suck" Today our guest is Brad Shorkend. Brad Shorkend is an agitator & thought provoker, and co-CEO of Still Human. As a behavioral specialist he works with organisations around the world helping them to be constantly innovation ready and to cr…

Episode 136 of the Business Bookshelf - Dr Paula Caligiuri - Author of "Build Your Cultural Agility" Today our guest is Dr Paula Caligiuri. Paula is a work psychologist dedicated to helping companies, business teams, and executives become effective in today's complex global environment. Through her consulting firm, TASCA Global Paula works extensiv…

Episode 136 of the Business Bookshelf - Jim Irving - Author of "B2B Selling Leaders Guide Book" Today it is fantastic to welcome back Jim Irving. Jim is an incredibly successful sales person with over 43 years in the IT industry in various sales and marketing roles. Several senior sales and marketing directorships. EMEA Channels Director at SGI (Si…