Monthly Archives: May 2017

2 Guest: Steve Farber – Best Selling Author & INC Columnist

Steve Farber

Long-time friend, former colleague and best-selling author Steve Farber joins me as Guest and has me laughing & inspired. Steve has been named one of Inc's global Top 50 Leadership & Management Experts.

In this interview, he shares the keys to Extreme Leadership, his passionate belief that LOVE is the foundation of good business, as well as his own humbling moments with unexpected feedback.

Steve’s first book, The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership, received Fast Company’s Readers’ Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time. His second book, The Radical Edge, was hailed as “a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit.” His third book, Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson In Leadership, was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller.

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  • 7 years ago

1 Guest: Vanessa Russell – Tech Leader & Nonprofit Founder

Vanessa Russell has spent over 20 years leading technology and sales organizations in the tech industry. By day, Vanessa is a leader at Cisco Systems, running a 3.4 billion dollar global business, driving the adoption of new business models, products and services as a Senior Sales Business Development Manager, and leading a team of 22 systems engineers.

On top of that, Vanessa is the founder of Love Never Fails, a non-profit dedicated to the protection and restoration of women and youth who are being exploited by domestic human trafficking. Love Never Fails has educated thousands of children and community members and provides rescue, safe housing and transformative opportunities for dozens of women and their children each year.

Vanessa has been honored with numerous awards in global go-to-market sales, systems engineering leadership, diversity, and community impact. Her leadership, her story, and her efforts are truly inspiring. In this interview, Vanessa shares her journey from foster care to tech leader, and how she's now working with many others to put an end to modern day slavery.

To learn more about helping to end human trafficking, go to: LoveNeverFailsUs.com

  • 7 years ago

2 Guest: Terry Pearce – Author of Leading Out Loud

Terry Pearce has authored four books; the most popular, Leading Out Loud, is currently in its third edition. He also wrote, Clicks and Mortar with then Charles Schwab CEO David Pottruck, which was hailed by New York Times as the "best handbook for operating in the new economy of the internet."

Terry is Founder and President of Leadership Communication, consulting with high-profile corporate, political and community leaders. Business Week magazine called him the “èminence grise” of leadership coaches.

He spent 17 years with IBM early in his career. In the '80s he worked extensively in citizen diplomacy, and pioneered American business activities in the Soviet Union. He’s also a former Senior Vice President for Charles Schwab & Co. Terry was an Adjunct Professor at The Haas Graduate School of Business, at UC Berkeley, and has served as visiting faculty at The London Business School for the MBA program and the Sloan Fellowship Programme, and thought leader in Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business Ethics and Leadership Roundtable.

Terry has partnered with Leadership Development & Employee Engagement expert BlessingWhite to bring his core principles to life in a Leading Out Loud workshop that enables leaders to drive business results through authentic communication.

  • 7 years ago