Jun 15
Most Companies Are Built to Fail Their Mission. Here's the Fix.
We've built an economy that rewards destroying value. Eric Ries wants to know how we got here, and whether we can build our way out. Eric wrote The Lean Startup in 2011 and helped define a generation of entrepreneurs. Since then, he's watched promising, mission-driven companies g ... Show More
26m 29s
Jun 8
Lessons From a Year of Letting AI Do Everything
Joanna Stern spent a year using AI to do (almost) everything: write her emails, analyze her medical records, text her wife, drive her around, and even fold her laundry. The result is her new book, I Am Not a Robot, which documents what she learned testing AI as a journalist, a pa ... Show More
29m 53s
Feb 2025
Malcolm Gladwell, Social Engineering and The Magic Third
If you haven’t changed your mind on anything in the past two decades, you should reconsider your beliefs.
Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book is Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering and he is the host of the podcast Revisionis ... Show More
36m 51s
Apr 2024
#122 - Mark Hoffman-Davis, CEO of SYC Limited on Adapting and Thriving in Times of Change
Curious How a CEO Can Influence Both Corporate Success and Community Well-being?Don't miss our latest episode of the Creating Synergy Podcast, where we explore the profound impact of leadership through the lens of Mark Hoffman-Davis, CEO of SYC Limited. Here’s why you need to tun ... Show More
1h 54m
Sep 2024
How Change Can Be a Competitive Edge
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Bill and Bryan dive into the ever-present topic of change, both in sales and in life. They discuss how to approach shifts in your career, from minor territory redesigns to major life transitions. The guys offer valuable insights on reframing your ... Show More
19m 30s
Aug 2025
Throwback: Shaping the Future of Leadership with Praxis Lab’s Elise Smith
We’ll be back soon with a new episode. In the meantime, enjoy this throwback conversation with Elise Smith, Co-founder and CEO of Praxis Labs. Earlier this month, Praxis Labs was acquired—marking a major milestone in the company’s journey. This episode offers a look at the vision ... Show More
26m 21s
Oct 2024
Is the “godfather of influence” still relevant?
Robert Cialdini is known to most as the godfather of influence. But is his 40-year-old book still relevant? Today, with Bas Wouters, best-selling author and CEO of the Cialdini Influence, we debate whether Cialdini’s 1984 findings still apply.
How I persuaded 8 influencers to p ... Show More
39m 5s
“It’s not your fault.” This is the message Alissa Quart has spent over a decade trying to get people to believe when it comes to economic hardship. Right now, it feels harder than ever to embrace.
Alissa Quart is the executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, the nonprofit Barbara Ehrenreich built after writing her groundbreaking exposé ... Show More
<p>Today’s episode is a special one. It wasn’t recorded in our studio, but live from Balboa Theater in San Diego for a<em> </em><a href="https://livetalksla.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Live Talks LA</em></a><em> </em>event, where I had the incredible oppor ... Show More
