Build Your Success
By Brian Brogen
Build Your SuccessApr 04, 2023
Service Oriented Leadership with William Flippin Jr.
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When Your Goals Win with Ken Rusk
On this episode of the Build Your Success podcast Brian interviews Blue Collar Entrepreneur Ken Rusk. Ken has spent decades in the construction industry helping his employees define and achieve their personal and professional goals. Ken is the author of Blue Collar Cash where he encourages readers to develop a clear plan of what goals they want and to define how to achieve those goals by a certain date.
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Impactful Storytelling with Olivia Cream
On this episode Brian shares the Voices For Leadership pre-retreat interview with guest speaker Olivia Cream. Olivia shares what to expect from her presentation: Impactful Storytelling. Listen in to hear how stories create connection, why sharpening your storytelling skills will increase your influence and much more.
Join us for the Retreat: https://www.vflcommunity.com/2024_retreat_registration
Your Trusted Signature with Velma Knowles
On this episode Brian shares the Voices For Leadership pre-retreat interview with guest speaker Velma Knowles. Velma shares what to expect from her presentation: Your Trusted Signature. Listen in to hear why trust is critical to relationships, how to use your unique signature to create opportunities and much more.
Join us for the Retreat: https://www.vflcommunity.com/2024_retreat_registration
Compounding with Collaboration with Rob "YB" Youngblood
author, The LinkedIn Locksmith and founding author of Collaboration Creates
Currency. Listen in as YB shares techniques for using LinkedIn effectively, how
collaboration can be the key to your success and much more…
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Why Your Story is Important with Jeff Bartsch
This episode features an interview with Jeff Bartsch, a musician and communication expert who shares his journey from playing the piano to working in Hollywood and eventually transitioning into coaching and consulting. Jeff emphasizes the importance of storytelling in leadership, highlighting the impact of overcoming obstacles and the transformation that results.
The conversation delves into personal narratives, leadership philosophies, and the ability to rewrite one's story.
How Leadership Impacts Profitability, with Wes Dove
Welcome back to the Build Your Success
Podcast. I'm your host Brian, and in this episode, I interview Wes Dove, an experienced coach, trainer, and author.
Wes shares insights from his latest book, "What's Killing Your
Profitability? It All Boils Down to Leadership." Wes discusses the
importance of leadership in driving profitability and offers strategies for improving culture, communication, and setting high expectations.
In his book, he addresses ten key areas impacting profitability. From culture and communication to turnover and recruiting, Wes's book offers practical advice for leaders looking to drive positive results. His approach is a must-read for anyone aiming to scale their leadership and drive business
success.
Learn valuable tips for enhancing leadership skills
and building a high-performing team. Stay tuned for an engaging conversation that will inspire you to take your leadership to the next level.
Your Point and Time to Lead with Dave Sanderson
Yesterday January 15, 2024 was the 15th anniversary of the Miracle on the Hudson. This podcast replay is a conversation with Dave Sanderson, who was the last passenger to exit the plane ahead of Capt. Sully, Dave assisted with evacuating all passengers out of the plane and onto the wings.
Dave is the author of Moments Matter. Please listen, subscribe and share.
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Stuckey's Route to Success: Brand Resilience and Road Trips, with Stephanie Stuckey
Welcome back to the Build Your Success Podcast. I'm your host Brian, and in this episode, we're going into an inspiring comeback story with Stephanie Stuckey, an attorney and former Georgia State Representative, who breathed new life into her family's business, a beloved roadside retail chain.
Today, Steph shares with us the emotional rollercoaster of reviving a fading brand, and how she leveraged the power of nostalgia and people's deep emotional connection to Stuckey's to turn around the company. We’ll hear how she aims to bridge the gap between generations and make the road trip experience memorable once again.
Steph's story is one of passion, perseverance, and the power of a community, as she engages in conferences, events, and tradeshows, not just to share the Stuckey story, but to fuel her energy through interactions and learning from other entrepreneurs.
Get ready to be motivated and even pick up a few strategies that you can apply in your own pursuits. Let's get into the episode
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From Military Service to Entrepreneurship, with Daniel Hammond
Welcome back to another episode on the Build Your Success
Podcast! In today's episode, I have a special guest, Daniel Hammond, Managing
Partner at Customer Driven Leadership, LLC.
Daniel shares his journey from a military veteran to a business interrogator,
and how he's utilized his experiences to become a transformational leader.
We also discuss the essence of leadership, emphasizing the importance of
serving others and helping them progress to the next level. He reflects on the
significance of collaborating and understanding that no one has all the
answers; thus, the power of seeking diverse expertise and working together for
mutual growth.
Daniel's approach to "business interrogation" is highlighted through
insightful questions that unveil underlying business issues and inspire the
pursuit of continual growth.
Join us as we uncover the key elements of leadership, collaboration, and
unlocking potential in this enriching episode of the Build Your Success
podcast.
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Making Culture Simple (not easy) with LaDawn Townsend
On this episode Brian interviews LaDawn Townsend CEO of Next Season Collective about her recent article in Inc. Magazine. LaDawn shares tips on how to reduce stress in stressful positions, what it means to be authentic in leadership, recognizing and embracing your gifts and much more during this interview.
Contact Brian:
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Why Being Proactive in Problem Solving Makes You a Better Leader with Mikel Bowman
Welcome back to another episode on the Build
Your Success Podcast! In today's episode, I have a special guest returning for part two, Mikel Bowman.
In this episode, Mikel and I talk about the importance of being close to the problems on a job site and how it can lead to effective leadership and problem-solving.
Learn more about transforming a job site and the value of focusing on one problem at a time, transformation of a job site and the role of leadership and the impact of sacrifices made by construction workers.
Let's get started with this episode of the Build Your Success Podcast!
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Lead From The Middle with Mikel Bowman
Welcome
back to another episode on the Build Your Success Podcast! In today's episode, I
have a special guest, Mikel Bowman, President at the Bowman Legacies.
In this episode, Mikel and I talk about leadership, mental health, and personal
development in the context of the construction industry.
Learn more about the importance of leaders getting involved in the trenches,
dealing with job site jerks, and supporting mental health in the workforce.
Ready to build a stronger, and successful team in the construction industry?
Tune in, be inspired, and start making a positive impact today. Don't miss
out—subscribe and listen now!
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Creating Communities of Opportunity with Kyle Nurminen
On this episode Kyle Nurminen shares how communities can bring new life to old buildings by developing makerspaces for workforce development. These community collaborations are a win win for society as a whole. Listen in to hear these innovative ideas.
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Culture Over Compliance
On this episode Brian talks about how you can create a culture to thrive in. A team where employees are rewarded for good behaviors and feel they have a voice at the table. When you cultivate a healthy work culture, compliance will take care of itself.
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The Value of Being a Mentor with Jacquelyn Blakley
Brian interviews Jacquelyn Blakley on The Value of Being a Mentor and Being Mentored. Jackie is the Director of EPC at Southern Power Company and a founding member of Alabama Power's iCan Girls in Engineering. We discuss how mentoring can sharpen your individual presentation and professional skills, how it can enhance your personal and company image in the community and industry. You will also get to make connections with talented young people to plant seeds in them to consider your company and / or industry for a career. Please subscribe, share and give us an honest rating / review for the Build Your Success Podcast! http://www.icanengineer.com and https://www.acementor.org for mentorship opportunities.
Building a Culture of Growth, with Mark Musselman
Learn more about the challenges and nuances of working in a family business, the importance of establishing clear boundaries and role specificity, how to cultivate a culture of growth, and a lot more. buildcs.net
Nuturing Yourself In Order To Give with Chip Baker
Our guest in this episode is Chip Baker, a teacher, educator, coach, and best-selling Author.
Chip and I talked about Leadership, being a good example, the role of versatility in influencing others, the value educators bring to the world, and also about his new book!
Learn from Chip's wisdom and her brilliant and inspiring thoughts and insights in this episode. Make sure to tune in and pick up some gems that can be helpful for you personally or your organization.
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Listen Up Elevate Your Awareness
Your host Brian Brogen shares tips and tidbits from the Listen Up Communication workshop. What is effective listening? How to establish the number of communication channels on team. Give everyone and every personality type a voice.
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Leading and Managing Change with Lata Hamilton
Going From Nothing to Something With a Single Step
from Culture Shift Labs. As the Founder and CEO, she is also a co-author of two
books: Black is the New Green and 50 Billion Dollar Boss.
Andrea and I talked about her expertise which is diversity and innovation. We
also talked about concepts that signify the transformative nature of taking
action, leadership, narrowing down problems, and making huge impacts through
small efforts.
Learn more from Andrea and her brilliant thoughts and insights in this episode.
Make sure to tune in and pick up some gems that can be helpful for you
personally or your organization.
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Culture Shift Labs – Management consultancy, strategy and activation firm specializing in diversity.
The Go Giver with Bob Burg - Replay
On this episode Brian interviews the best selling author Bob Burg on his book The Go Giver. Bob has great insights on shifting your focus from getting to giving. The five laws that are shared in the book, Excellence, Consistency, Empathy, Appreciation and Attention. You can visit Bob's website www.burg.com. Thanks for listening, please subscribe, give us an honest rating/review and share with others. www.buildcs.net
Turning Obstacles into Opportunities with Richard Yeargin
Our guest in this episode is Richard Yeargin
from Richard Yeargin Enterprises, LLC. He is a transformational keynote speaker
who uses his life experience and powerful storytelling to inspire his
audiences. Richard and I talked about his mission to inspire others and help
them have a brighter perspective in life. We also talked about leading people's
growth and achieving collective success.
Learn more about Richard’s story and his mission in this episode, so make sure
to tune in and pick up some gems that can be helpful for you personally or your
organization.
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Creating the Right Atmosphere Through Leadership with Dennis Odisho
Our guest in this episode is Dennis Odisho from Barton Malow. Dennis is a Business Strategy Senior Manager with 25 years of experience in the Construction Industry. He shared some wonderful insights about the new generation of leaders and how the old generation is bridging the gap between them. We also talked about the attributes of a good leader and the importance of acquiring and applying them to make the industry such a fantastic place to work in.There's more to learn from Dennis in this episode, so make sure to tune in and pick up some gems that can be helpful to your organization.
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Vision to Execute as a Team with Captain Ryan Batchelor
Captain Ryan Batchelor is a military officer in the United States Navy. He is a leadership consultant with 26 years of leadership experience, currently leading a unit of 250 people located on-site with a major defense contractor. “Batch” is also a certified Change Your World facilitator for John Maxwell and a Working Genius facilitator.
On this episode Ryan and Brian discuss their involvement in the Voices For Leadership Community as contributing authors. Ryan’s definition of leadership: Coalescing a group of people around a vision to execute as a team.
Listen in as Captain Batchelor shares the thing that will rapidly improve your organization.
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Leading Through Example with Sean Fahey
Sean Fahey is the founder and CEO of Vidcruiter, a company focused on streamlining the recruiting process and reducing the time to hire qualified candidates. Listen in as we discuss, leading through example, learning about leadership from successful people, adapting new solutions and much more...
Sean gives us the example of “plugging into people doing great things”
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Stirring Into Action with Michelle Mras
Michelle Mras is an award-winning, internationally recognized speaker. She is a number one bestselling author, an intuitive leader, a wife and mother who has been stirring audiences into action through a compelling message of self-leadership, resilience and living a life of intention.
Listen in as we discuss embracing the toddler mindset, rising up after a fall, and how Michelle is known for creating clarity for others as the conductor of clarity.
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Getting the Most From Your Association Membership
On this episode our guest is Ananth Prasad the President of the Florida Transportation Builders Association. Ananth has extensive experience in creating solutions through collaboration. Listen in as we discuss getting the most from your association membership, making sustainable investments in infrastructure, recognizing key stakeholders and encouraging developing win-win scenarios.
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Developing Your Successor with Matthew Winklestine
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Heart Influenced Purpose with Velma Knowles
Our guest for this episode is Velma Knowles. Velma is a coach, trainer, speaker. She is the best-selling author of The Valuable Leader. Brian and Velma discuss the value of a heart influenced purpose. Velma proposes the question: Imagine a world where everyone knows their value, where you are aware of your value. Learning your leadership gifts is a great way to become a valuable leader and share your gifts with others.
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Lifelong Leadership Lessons with Enrique Acosta Gonzalez
Enrique Acosta Gonzalez is the CEO of Triad Leadership Solutions, his focus is on leadership and the development of others. He is also a best-selling author, award winning podcast host and my friend.
On this episode Enrique shares lifelong leadership lessons from his experience as a Navy veteran, corporate program manager and his exposure to world class leaders he interviews on the Developing The Leader Within Podcast.
Enrique is an author in the Voices For Leadership series and values the diversity of thought from other leaders and cultures. He also shares some signs of poor leadership.
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What Does Leadership Mean to the Host Brian Brogen?
On this episode I ask myself the question I have asked hundreds of people both on my podcast and while talking about Voices For Leadership the Anthology book series I founded.
I give you my thoughts on the importance of a clear vision, why character is essential to leadership, how important is attitude in leadership and life, and how trust can be the bridge to achieving your goals.
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Are You Coachable? with Brian Covey
Brian Covey is the Founder of Covey Holdings and EVP at Revolution Mortgage. Over the last 2 decades Brian has been building and leading multi-billion-dollar teams. Covey is an authority in driving consistent results and building high performing teams.
Brian is a contributing author to the Voices For Leadership Series. On this episode Brian discusses how the best producer may not be the best leader, the benefits of having frequent one-on-one meetings with employees, engaging the team through social media and many other lessons from his extensive experience. Please listen, subscribe, and share.
Replay - Embracing and Overcoming Challenges with Jessica Cox
Using Love in Business with Helen Fanucci
Helen Fanucci is an MIT-trained engineer who has built her reputation and career managing teams responsible for billions of dollars of quota. She is the best-selling author of Love Your Team, A Survival Guide for Sales Managers in a Hybrid World.
Listen in as Helen shares how to get comfortable with using love in business. Helen answers questions on the secrets to retaining talent in 2022 and what you can do as a leader to support your team’s career goals. Please listen, subscribe and share.
Character is the Foundation of Influence with Brian Smith
Our guest for this episode Brian Smith is founder IA Business Advisors and best-selling author of Individual Influence: Find the “I” in Team.
Listen in as Brian answers the question: What is individual influence?
When asked the definition of leadership Brian stated: Leadership is non hierarchical, you don’t have to be the CEO to be a leader. Brian also shares the adage slow down to go further and tips for removing distractions in life, plus many more leadership insights.
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Developing Positive Impact with Dan Dominguez
Today’s guest is Dan Dominguez Chief Growth Officer of the WHY Institute. When asked about his definition of leadership, Dan responded: leadership is a unique responsibility, very few people want to be leaders.
Caring for those you lead is an amazing step to developing a positive impact. Listen in as Dan shares how the WHY Institute asks individuals are you aligned with your passion? Discovering your why in life is transformational and reduces the imposter syndrome.
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The New Ecology of Work with Brian Sanders
Our guest for this episode is Brian Sanders market leader for COhatch a work and social space built in communities and designed so that coworking members can flourish. Brian is a Tampa Bay, FL native, he and his wife are raising 6 kids and are deeply committed to the wellbeing of their community. Brian has helped start hundreds of missional enterprises and businesses all over the world.
On this episode we discuss the new ecology of work, your leadership edge, creating a community of leaders and creating a culture of change. The pandemic has exploded remote work opportunities and not everyone can thrive by working from home, many have the need to work with others. A coworking space creates the best of both worlds where you can learn from a diverse group of members who serve the community with their unique talents and fulfill your service to your community.
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Improve Your Success With a Mentor Featuring Bert Thornton
It is a pleasure to have Bert Thornton for part two of our interview. Bert is the President/ COO – Vice Chairman Emeritus of Waffle House. As President and COO Bert felt his number one priority was investing in the development of others to produce quality leaders within the Waffle House management team.
Bert understood that you can accelerate your career and improve your success with a mentor. Attracting and retaining the best employees is a goal of Waffle House and Bert learned the importance of having a mentor in life and how this could be a distinguishing characteristic in the fast-food industry and give his team a competitive edge.
Bert now shares the lessons he has learned as an author and speaker and shares his message across the country. You can get his latest book High-Impact Mentoring via the link below. Please subscribe and share this podcast with your family and friends.
BONUS Episode: Serving in Times of Need - The Waffle House Index Story with Bert Thornton
Are you familiar with the Waffle House Index?
After Hurricane Ian devastated the peninsula of Florida Brian interviewed Bert Thornton President/COO – Vice Chairman Emeritus of Waffle House.
Listen in as Bert describes the Waffle House Leadership model, how serving in times of need is a top priority for the Waffle House team. The team is dedicated to keeping their stores open to provide food and a place of rest to first responders and those in the community without power or food.
Those who respond to storms can count on Waffle House, this is a distinguishing characteristic in fast food. The leadership at Waffle House has resolved they will not “turn tail and run during bad times” but will work intentionally to provide ground support to the restaurants to get them open immediately when safe to do so.
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Crafting Your Message to the Audience with Matt Abrahams
Matt Abrahams is a passionate, collaborative, and innovative educator and coach. He teaches essential strategic communication at Stanford University. Matt also helps people improve their presentation and communication skills. Matt is the host of Think Fast, Talk Smart podcast.
On this episode Matt shares ideas for crafting your message to the audience and communicating effectively as a leader. He explains to us why strategic communication is important and how you can directly connect to your audience whether that be one-on-one, speaking from a stage or presenting virtually. Engagement is sustained attention and attention is a precious commodity that is being vied for from many directions.
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Challenging People to Lead with David Ousley
David Ousley learned servant leadership at an early age, his mother made many sacrifices as a single parent to raise her children and prepare them for life. Serving 18 years in management and leadership with the #1 insurance company in Florida prepared David for his newly launched leadership development company. David challenges businesses to improve their teams, leading to phenomenal industry distinguishing results. Listen in as David shares personal examples of how to increase engagement with the team through one-on-one interactions that are intentional and sincere.
Developing Deep Listening Skills with Oscar Trimboli
Oscar Trimboli is on a quest to create 100 million Deep Listeners. He is an author, host of the Apple award-winning podcast Deep Listening and a sought-after keynote speaker.
Listen in as Oscar teaches us the importance of developing deep listening skills. Learn how to ask clarifying questions that increase your retention and show that you value what others are saying.
Consider where the other person is coming from and what they are facing in the moment. Please subscribe and share.
Being Intentional with Your Time - Alexis Haselberger
Alexis Haselberger is a time management and productivity coach, who helps people do more, and stress less. On this episode Alexis shares ideas for being intentional with your time. Brian and Alexis discuss the age-old question of “Why is it important to prioritize your time?” Avoiding daily distractions is just one of the methods for tactical time management shared in this episode, listen in for more tips and techniques on finding time for what is important.
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Engaging Emotions with Language
Levent Yildizgoren is an international translation expert and the author of Good Business In Any Language. On this episode of the Build Your Success podcast, Levent shares his experience in engaging emotions with language and tailoring your message to your target audience. He defines leadership as leading to positive outcomes for others. While working with his team to help companies do business in over 100 languages, Levent has learned that honoring cultural differences is a key to working with international teams. Please enjoy, subscribe and share.
Don't Worry, Choose Happy with Ulunda Baker
Choosing a positive outlook on life, this is truly a choice. Ulunda Baker is our special guest and you will feel her smile through the recording :) We all have trials and life isn’t fair at times, but we need a mindset to recover, overcome and move on, choosing happiness as our "go to" state of mind.
This episode is a replay of Episode 9 from August of 2019. Both Ulunda Baker and I have grown over the last three years and many changes have taken place since this was recorded. However, choosing to be happy is still a principle that serves us well and I decided to pull this up from the archives for our new listeners. Please enjoy, subscribe and share.
Character, Culture and Consistency with Steve Robinson
Steve Robinson joins us on this episode, Steve is the former Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Chick-fil-A. Steve was part of the team at Chick-fil-A who lived out Character, Culture and Consistency across the brand. The Chick-fil-A business model is one that sets an example for company culture and leadership development. In his book Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A, Steve pulls back the curtain on some of the value-based vision of Truett Cathy, Jimmy Collins and the executive team. Clear vision casting was imperative to the success of this iconic brand. Please listen, share, and subscribe to the Build Your Success Podcast.
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Clarity From Heart-Based Leadership with Melahni Ake
Melahni Ake is a friend and fellow John Maxwell Team Member; she is also a fellow author in the Voices For Leadership book. In her chapter Melahni wrote about the importance of leaving a legacy in leadership.
I am grateful to finally introduce her to my podcast audience. Melahni is the host of the Everyday Leaders podcast.
On this episode we discuss getting clarity from heart-based leadership. Melahni gives great examples of how consistency has compounded in her life and how she helps others by being consistent. Please enjoy, subscribe, and share.
Principle Based Leadership with Michael Mariner
Michael Mariner is a motivational speaker, author and success coach. On this episode Michael encourages us to utilize principle-based leadership. In his latest book The Blueprint 2 Success Michael shares tools and techniques for successful living. Michael is known as the shift motivator and teaches the importance of creating momentum for change. Please listen, share and subscribe to the podcast.
The Team Model of Leadership with Dr. Benjamin Ritter
Dr. Benjamin Ritter is our guest on this episode. Dr. Ritter is leadership and career coach, a values geek, international speaker and author. Listen in as Dr. Ritter shares his perspective on leadership and how to lead teams. T- is for Trust, E- is for Environment, A- is for Actual Work, and M- for Meaning. Trust is a critical component of leadership and the foundation of the TEAM Model of Leadership.
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