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What does the new world of work mean? I’m Aaron Levy, the Founder of Raise The Bar, and over the last decade I’ve been immersing myself in this question. Everyday I get to talk to fascinating leaders about what the new world of work looks like and how they are working to create it. I’m excited to start sharing those conversations with you all on this podcast, Raising The Bar on Leadership.
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Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Tuesday Nov 19, 2019
Doesn’t it seem that some people are just born with an entrepreneurial gene? Dan Novaes, the co-founder and CEO of Current Media, is one of those born entrepreneurs. He started his first company at the age of 15 with only $1000, bootstrapped it up to over $2M/year and now is on his 10th company, a blockchain enabled multimedia platform that empowers a new generation of media streamers where users are rewarded by streaming music. Novaes talks about his evolution as an entrepreneur and a leader. He describes how focus, empathy and emotional intelligence have helped him take his business to the next level.
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Can best buddies also be effective business partners? In the case of Monarch & Company - a creative merchandising agency based in Chicago and Denver - Founder and CEO Yvonne Lyngaas Zeman and her business partner, best friend, and COO Anna Nguyen have made it work. In today’s episode we talk about the realities of working with your best friend, the trials that come along with negotiating equity, a partnership agreement, and leading a company where half of your team works on the other side of the country.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Alex O’Brien, COO of The Cardinal Group, talks about how his 5 years as a Marine were instrumental in helping him grow his company from one single family home development to over 1,000 employees today and how the Marine playbook turned into their company’s core values which guide his team on a daily basis.
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Kim Scott, author, entrepreneur, and badass. Prior to writing her best-selling book, Radical Candor, Kim was a senior leader at Google, a faculty member at Apple University and served as a coach to the CEOs of several well-known tech firms. Scott discusses why radical candor with kindness is integral in the workplace, why it’s still hard for her to do, and how fear of retribution can stifle it.
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
At the age of 16, Dana Gordon sold out her first jewelry collection within 48 hours. Now, nearly 15 years later, her jewelry is worn by countless celebrities and women of all ages and lifestyles. Gordon discusses the difficulty of finding balance as a female founder, mother, wife, and human being!
Wednesday Aug 07, 2019
Wednesday Aug 07, 2019
John Havel is the co-founder and former president of The Hustle, which curates business and tech news in a fun-to-read daily email. Havel shares the secret that helped them grow to over 1.3 million daily subscribers in just a few short years: radical authenticity.
Friday Jul 26, 2019
Friday Jul 26, 2019
Dr. Teddy Scott co-founded PharmaCann in 2015, acting on an opportunity that presented itself at the right time. With his background in law, pharmaceutical research and entrepreneurship, he grew the company quickly to over 275 full-time employees and recently sold the business for $682 million, making it one of the largest medical cannabis sales in US history. Dr. Scott discovered that culture, people, and the way they work together are the most important assets a company can have.
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Friday Jul 12, 2019
Jason VandeBoom, Founder & CEO of ActiveCampaign, discusses how he’s been able to keep the team performing, as they’ve added over 400 employees and expanded to offices around the world in the last 3 years. Jason emphasizes the importance of listening to his people and in turn asking them to listen to their thousands of clients. In doing this, ActiveCampaign is not only able to create a better customer experience, but more importantly, create a better employee experience.