Jul 27
Put Down The Business Book. Read Fiction Instead
Look at your bookshelf. Business books, biographies, the ones everyone said you had to read. Now be honest: how many did you finish? Jay Papasan should be the last person making this case. He's spent 30 years in business books - first as an editor at HarperCollins, then as coauth ... Show More
26m 50s
Jul 20
The Science of Excellence: How To Master Your Craft, Passion vs. Obsession, The Myth of Balance, and More w/ Brad Stulberg
The version of success you’ve been sold is really just stress with better branding. Brad Stulberg has spent 20 years researching and reporting on the top 1% in their field - Olympians, powerlifters, bestselling authors - and has written 5 books on what he’s learned, including Pea ... Show More
50m 56s
Jul 13
How to Reinvent Yourself: A 4 Step Framework for Starting Over
Jay Papasan talks with Steve Kamb, founder of Nerd Fitness and author of How to Try Again, about what it takes to change course. Steve shares his PACT framework: Pause, Accept, Change, and Try, and explains why real change often feels messy before it feels clear. Together, Jay an ... Show More
46m 7s
May 2024
293 - Mastering the Language of Business Success - With Phil M. Jones
The Power of Words
In this episode, host Chris Do interviews Phil M. Jones, a renowned business communication and sales expert, and author of 'Exactly What to Say.' Phil shares his journey from young entrepreneur to successful author and speaker, discussing his creative strategie ... Show More
1h 13m
Sep 2025
How To Speak Like A Top 1% CEO
In this solo episode of The BigDeal Podcast, I’m breaking down how to communicate like a CEO so people actually listen when you talk. You’ll learn how to speak with authority, use body language that signals confidence, master the pause so you control the room, and frame conversat ... Show More
23m 7s
Do you have the same ol’ generic value proposition as your competition? You probably do and it’s not working, according to communications expert Phil M. Jones. In this episode, Phil takes us through how to pick the right words, the right framing, and the right timing in sales, and in life.
A lot of times we tend to be careless or unprepared in our communicat ... Show More
<p dir="ltr">Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 477, an interview with Hollywood insiders and the authors of <em>Briefly Speaking</em>, Deborah Shames and David Booth.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, we discuss effective communication and presentation strateg ... Show More
