I once was told that taking things personally is one of the most selfish things a person could do. This statement stuck with me, and I found myself sharing it often. Not wanting to be a hypocrite (or selfish), I decided I had better start paying more attention to...

Guest: Sid Mohasseb is known as The Entrepreneur Philosopher. He is a published author, serial entrepreneur, venture investor, university professor, innovation leader, business thought provoker, and public speaker. At 16, he migrated from Iran to the US without his...

Likeable, authentic, and respected: great leaders are all three. I know I am not supposed to say this, but I'm going to anyway…I want to be liked as a leader. Can you believe I just admitted that? I don't know how many times I've heard people say that you must get...

Guest: Mike Arzt believes in building a brand that gives back. He is the founder of The Public Works and has been a force of the winter sports industry for over nineteen years, helping shape an industry close to his heart. Mike grew up snowboarding the mountains of...

Welcome to my first solo episode in my new Reflect Forward Series: Advice From a CEO. Beginning this week, I am going to a new format where one week, I will be posting my interviews with exceptional leaders. Then in the other weeks, I will be answering questions and...

Guest: Rawi Abdelal is a Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management at the Harvard School of Business. He's also the director of HBS's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, faculty co-chair of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative,...

Guest: Susan McPherson is a serial connector, seasoned communicator, and founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy firm focused on the intersection of brands and social impact. She is the author of The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather,...

Guest: Paul Rees is now the Director of Professional Services at Financial Force, the leading provider of ERP and Services Automation solutions on the Salesforce platform, based in San Francisco. Before this role, he was the co-founder of VFP Consulting, a...

Quick Background: Steve Burrows is not your typical engineer. First, he is literally a Commander of the British Empire, bestowed by Her Majesty the Queen in 2009. His curiosity about the ancient past and ideas on approaching the future make him one of the most...

Guest: Jamie Gorrono is an engaging and thoughtful coach who helps her clients evolve into a better, more fulfilled version of themselves. Episode in a Tweet: Think you’re not smart enough? Not worthy enough? Stop that negative thinking and overcome your destructive...

Guest: Yosh Eisbart is a serial entrepreneur and a mindfulness practitioner. As the CEO of Fulfilld, he regularly authors and posts “The Startup Sutras” to capture and share the key lessons he’s learned over the years in an effort to help others avoid making the same...

Guest: Gabor George Burt is the author of “Slingshot: Re-imagine Your Business, Re-imagine Your Life,” and is a mastermind of innovation, creativity, and strategy. Built upon his expertise in Blue Ocean Strategy, he now helps businesses shape their future by breaking...

Guest: Ahad Ghadimi is Managing Director of Core Work Capital, an international advisory firm that helps companies transition to employee-ownership and founder of Forums@Work whose mission is to democratize the Forum experience, a peer-to-peer intimate ‘experience...

Guest: Howard Shore is a business strategist, executive coach, speaker, and author. His firm, Activate Group, helps businesses tap into the true potential of their people, develop a winning strategy, and execute by staying focused and aligned. His passion is obvious...

Guest: Andy Petranek is a life and leadership coach and works with successful executives, leaders, and entrepreneurs who are stuck. He opened the first CrossFit gym in Los Angeles and co-founded the Whole Life Challenge's wildly popular online social health game. He...

Guest: Ben Wright is the founder of Velocity Global, a global employment solutions firm based in Denver, Colorado. He has built Velocity Global at an epic pace! He is also a member of YPO Colorado, which is where I had the opportunity to get to know him better. ...

Guest: Heather Monahan is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, and highly sought-after keynote speaker. She is the Founder of Boss in Heels and her new book, Confidence Creator, shot to #1 on Amazon’s Business Biographies and Business Motivation lists in the first...

Guest: Chris is a Partner at CEO Coaching International, a member of the firm’s Executive Leadership Team, and an active executive coach. He has a proven record leading, growing, and reinvigorating large and medium companies across a wide variety of industries. And...

Reflect Forward isn’t your everyday leadership podcast. This show is about exceptional leadership. Game-changing leadership. Learn from peers, experts, authors, and more on how to be an uber-successful leader…one that stands out from the rest. One that inspires others...