Running a business is not as glamorous as instagram may make it seem. It’s not all fancy cars and nice watches, in reality running a company or leading an organization is more often about making light altering decisions than than flexing or gaining clout.
The Business Leaders Handbook is a look story based podcast all about beating the odds and overcoming the difficulties of running a company. A direct look about what it takes to become a real leader, with stories told by the leaders themselves.
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Nick is a mental health advocate, not because he runs a cool company that sells cool T-shirts online to people struggling with mental health and mental illness, but because he’s running numerous companies and has grown personally, and has struggled himself with mental illness. I hope this interview is a slight departure from previous episodes where we can focus more on the struggles of what’s going on in your head as opposed to the exterior struggles and difficulties that business leaders face. I myself struggle with mental health and I hope you enjoy and gain something from this episode today.
Struggling with anxiety and depression 1:07
It’s scary to share this issue with others 4:12
How to respond when people open up 10:36
The first time is the hardest 14:23
What things look like now 16:14
“There’s also a fear when you’re dealing with these things of telling someone and having that person A) judge you, B) feel panic, like ‘Well I have to be the one to fix the problem,’ or C) retreat from you because they don’t know how to fix the problem, so they just remove themselves, and then you on the other end feel like you’re a leper.” 8:13
wearemind.org
@wearemind_
12 Jul 2022
Transparency Generates Customer Trust | Tori Dundas
Every company has a weak spot. Needs, things they need to accomplish, whether that is needing to secure more funding, being outside and defining their market more effectively, executing on sales and marketing, or simply hiring the right people, every company is struggling or trying to gain the upper hand in some way. We often get so myopically focused on our own company, whether that’s establishing a mural on the wall or getting something cool for our team, we often forget about the needs of our customers and how intimately we need to understand them. Today, I talk to Tori Dundas who has seen this, felt this, and made a fantastic company surrounding a very important need.
Breaking away from the pack 1:04
Coming up with the idea 3:22
Getting through the hard times 7:10
Her tactics for gaining people’s trust 12:06
“The industry will tell you that this is what you should buy, but this is as much as you’re going to see with the naked eye. So is it more important to you that something is microscopically beautiful? Or just do you want something that you can maybe get a bit bigger of a diamond or clearer of a diamond and the clarity to the naked eye is good enough. Having those conversations is how I’ve been able to build that trust as myself, as my brand.” 13:07
truecurateddesigns.com
26 Apr 2022
Gaining Perspective at Work and Home | Jesse Parent
Today’s interviewee, Jesse Parent, is a fantastic example of what it means to be able to understand who you are, understand what you are trying to accomplish, and then articulate that in a fashion that is not only impactful, but also is poetic. “I think good communication is about listening and adjusting, and not catering, but honoring. It’s one of those things where you have to work with what you have, recognizing who you are.” Jesse’s wife was diagnosed with cancer and he shares how initially it was one of the worst things to deal with, but then he and his wife saw it as something that really helped them grow and strengthen their relationship between each other.
Sorenson Media and deaf videos 1:07
Origin of communication skill 5:09
Handling the hard conversations 6:54
Coping with his wife’s cancer diagnosis 12:21
Emerging from sorrow 18:00
“I always say, ‘How can I keep you? Let’s have conversations about how we can work on you.’ And sometimes people just don’t want to do that work or they can’t. It’s one of those things where like, ‘Hey look, I think we both realize or both understand that we’ve tried, and we didn’t make it. So it’s time to say goodbye and move on to other things.’ It feels like the worst thing in the world, but sometimes it’s just the best thing for that person.” 8:07
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