What's Next! With Tiffani Bova

Welcome to the What’s Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week, we're replaying an exciting conversation with guest, Tamara McCleary. Tamara is an international branding expert, a technology futurist, and the CEO of Thulium. She was named the #1 Most Influential Woman in MarTech by B2B Marketing, and ranked by LeadTail as the 3rd most mentioned person on Twitter by CMOs.       THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone intrigued by the potential AI has to revolutionize the future of commerce.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… people have changed, expectations have changed, and the future of retail, artificial intelligence, and customer success is changing daily.   WHAT I LOVE MOST… how Tamara fits marketing, AI, customer experience, and 3D-printed shoes into one conversation! It's fascinating how all of these components fit together.    Running Time: 33:15  Subscribe on iTunes  Find Tiffani on Social Media:  Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn  Find Tamara on Social Media:  Website  LinkedIn  Tw

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m thrilled to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Nick Sonnenberg.   Nick Sonnenberg is an entrepreneur, WSJ Bestselling Author, Inc. columnist, and guest lecturer at Columbia University. He’s the Founder and CEO of Leverage, a leading operational efficiency consultancy that helps companies implement the CPR Business Efficiency Framework defined in Nick’s book, Come Up for Air.    Before founding Leverage, Nick spent eight years working as a high-frequency trader on Wall Street, where he developed a love for efficiency.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… leaders who want to pinpoint areas of inefficiency in their organizations.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… the lack of organized systems and clear training on tools is a source of inefficiency for many companies but isn’t something that is given much attention. Creating order across the organization creates valuable time - as much as an extra business day per week - for more focused and

RELOAD: Three Days with a Shark with Naomi Simson   Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I’m thrilled to bring back a conversation of the What’s Next! Podcast with Naomi Simson.   Naomi has held corporate careers in marketing with Apple, IBM, Ansett and KPMG before founding RedBalloon, an online marketplace for experiences, in 2001. RedBalloon now sits within Big Red Group, which she co-founded in 2017.    Naomi is known as an entrepreneur and business leader, and media commentator for business owners. She’s a regular panelist on ABC The Drum and is a best-selling author, podcaster, and speaker. You might recognize her from Shark Tank Australia, where she was the ‘Red Shark.’   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone who wants a peek at what Naomi’s life is like. After spending three days with her, I know I had to invite her to the show!   TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… it’s about doing your best work. It doesn’t matter if you’re starting a business in your 20s, in your 60s, or even if you’re

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m thrilled to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman   Gabriella has served as Chief Product Officer and Chief Innovation Officer at BetterUp, head of BetterUp Labs, founding CEO of LifeLink, and an advisor to healthcare, coaching, and behavior change technology companies.    Gabriella is trained in psychiatry and fMRI research and holds an MD with honors from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a BA summa cum laude from Harvard University. Her work has been published and featured in The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and many more. She is also the author of Tomorrowmind.   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… organizations seeking to foster greater resilience and creativity in their teams.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… when the going gets tough, there’s a natural inclination to retreat to our foxholes and safe places. Gabriella suggests we can prepare for these moments by learning and teaching our tea

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.       This week I am thrilled to be bring back an insightful conversation I had with Raja Rajamannar! For this special episode, I'm sharing my February, 12th LinkedIn Live chat with the Chief Marketing & Communications Officer for Mastercard, and President of the company’s healthcare business.     Raja joined Mastercard in 2013, bringing with him more than 25 years of experience as a global executive, managing large P&Ls and driving business transformation across multiple industries and geographies. Raja served as Chief Transformation Officer of the health insurance firm Anthem (formerly WellPoint). He helped craft the company’s new business direction and strategy, managed its $11 billion Medicare Advantage business, and led large M&A initiatives for the company. Prior to that, he also served as Chief Innovation & Marketing Officer and Chief Executive of International Operations at Humana. Raja is consistently recognized globally

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.  This week I’m excited to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with a dear friend of mine, Laura Gassner Otting. For this episode, I’m sharing my February 22nd LinkedIn Live chat with Laura as we dive into the tricky territory that lies between success and happiness. Laura Gassner Otting’s rebellious and entrepreneurial edge has been well-honed over a 25-year career that started when she dropped out of law school to join an unknown southern governor’s presidential campaign, and ended up as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, where she helped shape AmeriCorps. She left a leadership role as the youngest Vice President at a nationally respected search firm when she realized that her boss’s definition of success didn’t align with hers and, instead, founded and ran one of the fastest-growing search firms in the country. In 2015, Laura sold that firm to the team who helped her build it and since that time, has appeared regularly on G

  Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.       This week I am thrilled to bring back an amazing conversation I had with Nick Davis! Nick is a managing partner at Reaching the Future Faster and author of the Amazon Best-Seller: Future Ready: A Change Makers Guide to the Exponential Revolution. He is the prior V.P. of Enterprise Solutions and the current Faculty Chair for Corporate Innovation at Singularity University. Nick is a recognized thought leader in the innovation space who specializes in identifying exponential trends that enable enterprise organizations to deliver customer value through new and existing technology platforms. He is also a Venture Partner at Bold Capital, which invests in high-growth startups that leverage exponential technologies. He’s previously served as External Innovation Leader for PwC and the Director of Corporate Development for The Anderson School of Management at UCLA.    ​​THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone looking to be Future Ready!​    TODAY’S

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m thrilled to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Robert Glazer.    Robert is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency, and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards, including Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards two years in a row.   He is the author of the inspirational newsletter Friday Forward. He’s also the #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestselling author of five books: Elevate, Friday Forward, How To Thrive In The Virtual Workplace, Moving To Outcomes, and Performance Partnerships. He is a sought-after speaker by companies and organizations around the world and is the host of The Elevate Podcast.     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… leaders who want to foster a culture of growth and anybody who is managing a virtual team.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… the growth of an organization is proportionate to the growth of the individuals

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.  This week I have the pleasure of re-sharing one of my favorite episodes with our first Grammy-nominated recording artist, record producer, and musician, Ryan Leslie. If that isn’t impressive enough, Ryan is also a technophile, entrepreneur, and genius Harvard graduate who conferred his degrees in political science and macroeconomics at the ripe old age of 19. While at Harvard, Ryan taught himself basic production skills and also developed a musical style all his own. This led him to produce music for a variety of prominent artists, including Usher and Britney Spears, in multiple musical genres ranging from R & B and hip-hop, to pop and gospel. But, it doesn’t end there, Ryan co-founded Super Phone to help track conversations via text and interact more personally and effectively with his fans. Now, he's turning Super Phone into a full-fledged CRM with a new app and funding from the likes of venture capitalist Ben Horowitz. I am very excited for you

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m excited to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Liz Wiseman, who is the first guest to join me on the podcast three times! For this special episode, I’m sharing my January 31st LinkedIn Live chat as Liz and I discuss the distinctive qualities of impact players who take action in the throes of ambiguity and uncertainty in the workplace.    Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive adviser who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She's the author of the New York Times bestseller Multipliers (which is one of my favorite books of all time), The Multiplier Effect, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody who wants to become the person who takes action in situations that may be unclear or ambiguous instead of going through the motions until somebody else steps in.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… impact players approach situations that may be unclear or conf

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I’m excited to revisit a conversation I had with Soledad O’Brien. Soledad is an award-winning journalist, speaker, author, and philanthropist who anchors and produces the Hearst Television political magazine program “Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien.” Soledad is also the founder and CEO of Starfish Media Group, and reports for HBO Real Sports, the PBS NewsHour, WebMD, and has authored two books. She has appeared on networks, Fox and Oxygen, and anchored and reported for NBC, MSNBC, and CNN. She has won numerous awards, including three Emmys, the George Peabody award, an Alfred I DuPont prize, and the Gracie, and Newsweek Magazine named her one of the “15 People Who Make America Great.” With her husband, she is the founder of the PowHERful  Foundation which helps young women get to and through college. I am absolutely thrilled to be speaking with Soledad O’Brien on the What’s Next! Podcast.      THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone looking t

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I’m thrilled to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Scott Simon.    Scott Simon is a happiness entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of Scare Your Soul, a movement inspiring individual and global change through small acts of courage.    He has spoken around the world, motivated people at schools and companies, given a TEDx Talk, co-founded a happiness incubator, and studied and worked with international thought leaders in the areas of courage and happiness.    Scott is the author of Scare Your Soul: 7 Powerful Principles to Harness Fear and Lead Your Most Courageous Life, a book that guides others to find the courage to face their fears and live in freedom.      THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… people who want to face their fears head-on and take a courageous step, whether personally, professionally, or in another area.      TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… fear is an inevitable part of the human experience. Having fear isn’t what holds us back, i

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova for this What’s Next! Reload.  This week I have the pleasure of bringing back an episode with Tiffany Pham who is the Founder and CEO of Mogul, an award-winning, worldwide platform that connects women to trending content and courses, and personalizes it to meet the needs of the individual users. Mogul is visited by millions of women from over 196 countries and territories and 20,000+ cities worldwide. Mogul was named one of the top sites for marketing your company online by Forbes in 2015 and Tiffany was named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Media in 2014 as well as Business Insider’s 30 Most Important Women Under 30 in Technology in 2014. She is the co-author of the book From Business Strategy to Information Technology Roadmap and a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School. Her newest book You Are a Mogul, is in bookstores now.   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… aspiring millennial moguls, parents of teens, or anyone who is interested in att

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova. I’m excited to share this conversation with Mindy Weinstein who shares her personal philsophy and corporate experience with consumer psychology. Mindy Weinstein is the founder and CEO of Market MindShift, as well as a national speaker, trainer, and digital marketing strategist. She has worked with and trained companies of all sizes. Throughout her career, Mindy has trained such companies as Facebook, The Weather Channel, World Fuel Services, Hampton Products, Putman Media and more. Other digital marketing agencies come to Mindy to learn the latest trends, concepts and methodologies. Mindy has been named as one of the top women in SEO and has presented at such conferences as Digital Summit, Pubcon, SMX, the SEJ Summit and more. She is an Ask the SEO Expert columnist for SearchEngineJournal.com. Mindy has often appeared in the media, with television interviews that aired on Fox, NBC and ABC as well as various other multimedia platforms. Mindy is the author

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm happy to revisit my conversation with luminary, and world-famous juggler, Michael J. Gelb. Michael is the world’s leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development. He is the author of 16 books including "How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci," "Innovate Like Edison," and "Discover Your Genius."  Michael’s books have been translated into 25 languages and have sold more than one million copies. His new book "The Healing Organization: Awakening the Conscience of Business to Help Save the World," co-authored with Professor Raj Sisodia, was released on September 17, 2019. I am thrilled to have Michael J. Gelb on the What’s Next! Podcast.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone and everyone wanting to approach life with genius and mastery.   TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Michael Gelb breaks down how we too can think like innovation master and genius, Leonardo Da Vinci. It is a conceptual roadmap that is sure to change

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week I’m welcoming the New Year alongside new author Alex Budak to talk about how to help people create positive change. As a social entrepreneur, UC Berkeley faculty member, and author of Becoming a Changemaker, Alex dedicates his life to helping people from all walks of life make a positive impact in their lives, careers, and communities. He co-founded StartSomeGood.com, a platform that breaks down the barriers that prevent people from enacting change. StartSomeGood.com has now helped over 1,000 changemakers in 50 countries raise over $12 million to catalyze new initiatives. He previously ran Sweden’s leading social innovation incubator, Reach for Change, and worked at Change.org At UC Berkeley Haas, Alex puts his heart and soul into teaching students and executives from around the globe the mindset, leadership skills and action steps required to become changemakers. He also serves as Executive Director of the Berkeley Haas Global Access Program an

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova. As this year comes to a close, I’m revisiting one of my favorite episodes with retired U.S. Army colonel and Silicon Valley investor Peter Newell! Pete is the co-founder and a managing partner of BMNT, an investment company that provides early-stage investment to companies developing technology for the commercial market that have relevant applications in solving national security problems. He is a co-author of Hacking for Defense, a platform that merged the rapid problem-solving techniques curated on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan with a lean startup methodology developed by Steve Blank in Silicon Valley. Pete is a former Army Ranger who has received numerous military awards and decorations, including the Silver Star and the Presidential Unit Citation. It's an honor to have Pete on with us today to discuss innovation, deploying, and forward-thinking.   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR…  Leaders who are interested in identifying and fixing problems an

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.    In the search for life’s purpose, Bill George has an authentic perspective. His brilliant insight hones in on the characteristics needed to shape the next generation of leaders, inspiring others through courage, empathy, and vision for the future. In his latest remastering of the subject, The Emerging Leaders Edition of North, Bill explores the topic of leadership with top executives of the business world with honest conversation about their fears, failures, and ultimately how they overcame those hardships and emerged successful.   Bill George is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic.  He joined Medtronic in 1989 as president and chief operating officer, was chief executive officer from 1991-2001, and board chair from 1996-2002. He is currently a senior fellow at Harvard Business School, where he has taught leadership since 2004.     Bill is the author of: Discover Your True North and The Discover Your True North Field book, Auth

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova. Flashback to the week when we welcomed Jeremy Gutsche to the show! Jeremy is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning innovation expert, and the CEO of Trend Hunter, the world's largest trend firm with 3 billion views, 200,000 idea hunters from 150 million visitors. He even got to help NASA prototype the journey to Mars! Jeremy has been interviewed by media ranging from The Economist and The New York Times to CNN, Bloomberg and WIRED. He is the winner of the Canadian Young Entrepreneur Award and Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Award.   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone looking to create opportunity and be a part of driving innovation!   TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Trend Hunter Jeremy Gutsche is here to define what innovation really means to him and what it can mean for you. He also breaks down the difference between chaos and crisis, and how to create opportunity and innovation out of chaos. Heard of Path Dependency? Well, Jeremy breaks down what he cal

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week I am grateful to revisit my conversation with Chris Schembra on the show. Chris is the bestselling author of "Gratitude and Pasta: The Secret Sauce for Human Connection", chronicling his adventures as one of the most sought-after dinner hosts in the World. Forbes has just ranked his book as the #2 book of 2020 to create Human Connection and USA Today calls him the "Gratitude Guru.” He is the Founder + Chief Question Asker of 7:47, an advisory firm that helps companies give the GIFT of community and belonging to their VIP clients and partners. Having used their signature pasta sauce to spark over 400,000 relationships around the dinner table, their core hypothesis is that giving gratitude to others is the key to fulfillment, and ultimately good for business. At the time of recording, 7:47 is leading a year-long study on how gratitude and empathy affect entrepreneurship and the values their companies stand for. Their research revolves around a sin