What's Next! With Tiffani Bova

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.  This week I am excited to welcome Mark A. Herschberg to the What’s Next! Podcast. Mark is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” where he teaches annually. At MIT, he received a B.S. in physics, a B.S. in electrical engineering & computer science, and a M.Eng. in electrical engineering & computer science, focusing on cryptography. At Harvard Business School, Mark helped create a platform used to teach finance at prominent business schools. He also works with many non-profits, including Techie Youth and Plant A Million Corals. He was one of the top-ranked ballroom dance

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.  This week I am excited to welcome Jeff Wald to the What’s Next! Podcast. Jeff is the Founder of Work Market, an enterprise software platform that enables companies to manage freelancers (acquired by ADP). Jeff has founded several other technology companies, including Spinback, a social sharing platform (eventually purchased by salesforce.com). Jeff began his career in finance, serving as Managing Director at activist hedge fund Barington Capital Group, a Vice President at venture capital firm GlenRock and various roles in the M&A Group at JP Morgan. He is an active angel investor and startup advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors. He also formerly served as an officer in the Auxiliary Unit of the New York Police Department and is the author of The Birthday Rules and The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations. Jeff frequently speaks at conferences and in media on startups and labor

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.      This week I am beyond thrilled to be bringing you our sixth What’s Next! BONUS Episode with the Tom Peters (a second-time What’s Next! Guest)! For this special episode, I'm sharing my January, 14th LinkedIn Live chat with the “Red Bull of Management Thinkers” as we discuss excellence.   Tom Peters is the co-author of In Search of Excellence—the book that changed the way the world does business and often tagged as the best business book ever. Seventeen books and thirty-five years later, Tom is still at the forefront of the “management guru industry” he single-handedly invented. As CNN said, “While most business gurus milk the same mantra for all it’s worth, the one-man brand called Tom Peters is still reinventing himself.” His most recent effort is The Excellence Dividend: Meeting the Tech Tide with Work That Wows and Jobs That Last (Vintage, 2018). Tom’s bedrock belief: “Execution is strategy—it’s all about the people and the doing, not the talk

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week I am excited to welcome Matthew Pollard to the What’s Next! Podcast. Matthew is responsible for five multi-million-dollar business success stories (all before the age of 30). Forbes calls him “the real deal,” Global Gurus lists him as a Top 30 Sales Professional, Top Sales World Magazine named him a Top 50 Speaker, and BigSpeak lists him as an international Top 10 Sales Trainer. He’s also the bestselling author of The Introvert’s Edge, which hit the Amazon charts as the 8th Most-Sold Book of the Week, appears on HubSpot’s list of the “Most Highly-Rated Sales Books of All Time,” and was selected by BookAuthority as the #2 “Best Introvert Book of All Time.” His soon-to-be-released second book, The Introvert’s Edge to Networking, has already received endorsements from Harvard, Princeton, Neil Patel, Michael Gerber, Dr. Ivan Misner, and Marshall Goldsmith. I am absolutely thrilled to be speaking with Matthew Pollard on the What’s Next! Podcast! 

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.     This week I am thrilled to welcome Michael Zipursky to the What’s Next! Podcast. Michael is the CEO of Consulting Success and Coach to Consultants. He has advised organizations like Financial Times, Dow Jones, RBC, and helped Panasonic launch new products into global markets. He’s also helped over 450 consultants from around the world in over 75 industries add 6 and 7 figures to their annual revenues. Michael is also the author of the Amazon Best Sellers: ACT NOW: How successful consultants thrive during chaos and uncertainty, The Elite Consulting Mind and Consulting Success.      THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… consultants seeking a more successful outcome, those making the transition to consulting, and even those just considering making the transition to consulting.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… This is a great time to introduce Michael’s experience in building confidence around something you are passionate about, finding clients, and identifyi

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.     This week I am excited to welcome Doug Dennerline to the show. Doug began his technology career as an HP sales representative in the San Francisco Bay Area. He moved from there to 3Com where he held numerous leadership positions across 10 years. After transitioning to Cisco, Doug became the General Manager of Cisco WebEx and SVP/GM of the collaboration software group post the acquisition of WebEx. He spent 11 years at Cisco Systems and was responsible for running the 6000+ person enterprise sales organization, and growing their revenue to $9.5B. Since then, Doug served as the CEO of Alfresco for over 5 years, and is now the CEO of Betterworks where they seek to create organizational unity that also delivers results. I am absolutely thrilled to be speaking with Doug Dennerline on the What’s Next! Podcast!     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… leaders struggling to lead their teams during this unprecedented time and team members feeling burned out a

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am thrilled to bring you an encore of a What’s Next! Linked Live episode I recorded earlier this year with the absolutely delightful Bonin Bough! This conversation was high-energy, high-impact, and extremely insightful, so I’m bringing it back as this week’s episode of the What’s Next! Podcast. Bonin is one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives in the world, the host of CNBC’s Cleveland Hustles, and the author of Txt Me (646) 759-1837.  As one of the youngest-C-suite executives at a Fortune 50 Company, he has worked for billion-dollar CPG brands including Mondelez and PepsiCo before starting Bonin Ventures - a growth accelerator that helps businesses of all shapes and sizes achieve revenue growth faster than they ever believed possible. He has been responsible for some of the most successful organization transformations, and the rapid growth of some of the world's most-loved billion-dollar brands including Oreo, Cadbury's, Pepsi, G

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am excited to welcome Michael Canic to the What’s Next Podcast! Michael is the President of Making Strategy Happen, a consulting firm that helps committed leaders turn ambition into strategy, and strategy into reality. For the past 20+ years, he has instituted the structure and discipline of his strategic management system in organizations across North America. Previously, he managed the consulting division at The Atlanta Consulting Group, and prior to that held a leadership role at FedEx. He earned a Ph.D. in the Psychology of Human Performance from the University of British Columbia and is a former national championship-winning college football coach–he is also a member of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches global initiative. His new book,  RUTHLESS CONSISTENCY: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change and Build Organizations That Win published in September of 2020.     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… leaders and organiza

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.       This week I am beyond thrilled to be speaking with Dave Smith and Brad Johnson on the What’s Next Podcast! David G. Smith, Ph.D., is a professor of sociology in the National Security Affairs Department at the U.S. Naval War College. As a sociologist trained in military sociology and social psychology, he focuses his research on gender, work, and family issues. He is the co-author of Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women along with Brad Johnson. W. Brad Johnson, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology in the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Law at the United States Naval Academy and a faculty associate in the Graduate School of Education at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of thirteen books, including Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women and his newest book, also co-authored with Dave Smith, Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… men in positio

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am beyond thrilled to welcome the absolutely lovely Mitzi Perdue to the What’s Next Podcast! Mitzi is an author, speaker, and businesswoman. She is the founder of CERES Farms, the second-generation, family-owned, commercial and agricultural real estate investment company that has owned rice fields, commercial and residential real estate, and today the family vineyards sell wine grapes to wineries such as Mondavi, Bogle, Folie a Deux, and Toasted Head.  Her talk, Timeless Secrets of Success, comes from observing how her father, co-founder of the Sheraton Hotel Chain, and her late husband, Frank Perdue, each built their companies from no employees to more than 20,000 employees strong! Mitzi is also the Founder and Chair of Win This Fight, a novel approach to combatting human trafficking.  PBS has recently filmed a half-hour documentary on the organization.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… everyone!    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… We all cra

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.      This week I am thrilled to bring you our fifth What’s Next! Bonus Episode with the unstoppable Kara Goldin! For this special episode, I'm sharing my recent LinkedIn Live chat with the CEO of Hint Inc.   Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. She has received numerous accolades, including being named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Northern California, one of InStyle’s 2019 Badass 50, FastCompany’s Most Creative People in Business, WWDBeauty Inc.’s Feel Good Force, and Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs. The Huffington Post listed her as one of six disruptors in business, alongside Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. Previously, Kara was VP of Shopping and Ecommerce at America Online where she helped lead the growth of its shopping and ecommerce business to over $1 billion in revenue. She is an active speaker and writer and, in 2017, she launched

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am thrilled to welcome  Steve Herz to the What’s Next Podcast! Steve is President of The Montag Group, a sports and entertainment talent and marketing consultancy. He is also a career advisor to CEOs, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and young professionals. Prior to joining TMG, Steve was the President and Founding Partner of IF Management, an industry leader whose broadcasting division became one of the largest in the space, representing over 200 television and radio personalities.     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… Anyone looking to improve their non-verbal communication.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Steve breaks down the importance of body language, voice, and energy on the impressions you make! We discuss the influence of and interaction created by your body language, the often forgotten but highly influential nuances in your voice that make or break a conversation (or keynote), the undeniable influence of your energy and how you modulate y

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.  This week I am thrilled to bring you our fourth What’s Next! Bonus Episode with the wonderful Roger Martin! For this special episode, I'm sharing my recent LinkedIn Live chat with my friend Roger. In 2017, Roger was named the world’s #1 management thinker by Thinkers50, a biannual ranking of the most influential global business thinkers. He is a trusted strategy advisor to the CEOs of companies worldwide including Procter & Gamble, Lego, and Ford. He is also a Professor Emeritus at the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto where he served as Dean from 1998-2013, Academic Director of the Michael Lee-Chin Family Institute for Corporate Citizenship from 2004-2019 and Institute Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute from 2013-2019. In 2013, he was named global Dean of the Year by the leading business school website, Poets & Quants. His newest book is When More is Not Better: Overcoming America’s Obsession with Economic Efficiency.

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am thrilled to welcome Stephen Shedletsky to the What’s Next Podcast! Stephen leads Brand Experience and lead igniter at Simon Sinek, Inc. He ensures that every product, partnership, and communication reflect the organization’s most deeply-held beliefs. As an Igniter himself, Stephen is first in line to support those who seek to discover, articulate, and bring their WHY to life. With a knack for sharing the right words at the right moment, he delivers evidence-based content in a provocative, captivating, and light-hearted way. Stephen joined Simon Sinek’s team in 2012, answering fan email.   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone looking to be inspired, find their “why,” and pivot themselves and/or their businesses into a purpose-driven, fulfilling venture in this strange new world!  TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Stephen is all about inspiring people to live their purpose and live more fulfilled life. It’s very powerful when you can move around

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am thrilled to welcome Jim McKelvey to the What’s Next Podcast!  Jim is a serial entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, artist, and author of The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time. He's the co-founder of Square and served as the chairman of its board until 2010, and still serves on the board of directors. In 2011, his iconic card reader design was inducted into the Museum of Modern Art. Jim also founded Invisibly, an ambitious project to rewire the economics of online content. In 2016, he became a deputy chair of the St. Louis Federal Reserve.  THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… budding entrepreneurs and those who never saw themselves as the fabled “entrepreneurial type.”  TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… Jim shares his own history with and relationship to entrepreneurship, as well as the process of writing his exciting new book The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time! Ji

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am excited to welcome Alison McCauley to the What’s Next Podcast!  Alison is the founder and CEO of Unblocked Future, a firm that helps organizations pushing the frontier of emerging technology to communicate vision, build ecosystems, and go to market. Alison is also the best-selling author of Unblocked: How Blockchains Will Change Your Business, and a frequent keynote speaker about the impact of emerging technology on our lives and our world.   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone working on or interested in data science and analytics or blockchain technology and anyone intimidated by it and seeking to learn!  TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… We’ve seen a dramatic breakdown in supply chains during this time and this pandemic… In this episode, Alison McCauley breaks down emerging technologies in a way that informs the laymen and the savvy professional alike. She discusses the reshaping of the ways in which we conduct business, supply chains, sell

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am thrilled to bring you our third What’s Next! Bonus Episode with the incomparable Seth Godin! For this special episode, I'm sharing my recent LinkedIn Live chat with the best-selling author of Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable!  Seth is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 19 best-selling books, including The Dip, Linchpin, Purple Cow, Tribes, and What To Do When It's Your Turn (And It's Always Your Turn). His most recent book, This is Marketing, was an instant bestseller in countries around the world. Though renowned for his writing and speaking, Seth also founded two companies, Squidoo and Yoyodyne (acquired by Yahoo!). By focusing on everything from effective marketing and leadership, to the spread of ideas and changing everything, Seth has been able to motivate and inspire countless people around the world.  In

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.       This week I am thrilled to bring the What’s Next! audience my first double-interview with brilliant academics Leon Prieto and Simone Phipps! Their book, African American Management History: Insights on Gaining a Cooperative Advantage, comes after having been recognized by the Academy of Management for publishing "ground-breaking African-American management history research," much of which has been included in a number of other prominent management books.     Leon is an Associate Professor of Management at Clayton State University. His research areas are in African American management history, social issues in management, and minority social entrepreneurship. His research is focused on the contributions of minorities (gender as well as racial & ethnic) to the development of management as a discipline and the interrelationship between organizational management and society.     Simone is an Associate Professor of Management in the Scho

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.     This week I am thrilled to bring you another What’s Next! Bonus Episode with dynamic duo Mark Victor Hansen and Crystal Dwyer Hansen! For this special episode, I'm sharing my recent LinkedIn Live chat with the best-selling authors of the new book: Ask! Our conversation was truly Chicken Soup for the Soul and I just knew my What’s Next! Podcast listeners needed to hear this too!    Mark Victor Hansen is probably best known as the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series and brand, setting world records in book sales, with over 500 million books sold. Having spoken to over 6000 audiences worldwide, he continues to receive high accolades from his audiences as one of the most dynamic and compelling speakers and leaders of our time.    Crystal Dwyer Hansen is an international speaker, researcher, corporate consultant, author, and entrepreneur. Her expertise is in the field of human potential. Through her years spent as a Transformational Life

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I am thrilled to welcome 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