In this episode, we are joined by a true legend, Blaine Bartlett. Blaine is President and CEO of Avatar Resources, Inc., and the Founder of the Institute for Compassionate Capitalism. He is a worldwide motivational speaker, a trendsetter, and a thought leader in the spaces of leadership and conscious capitalism.

Blaine discussed what Compassionate Capitalism is and how leadership can carry this throughout the organization. They also talked about key mindsets and principles that develop a culture that allows expression, expansion, and life. So, hop into Tim and Blaine’s conversation and learn all these and more!

Quotes:

“When you really begin to understand how life works, it's magic. Because it's predicated on imagination, and imagination is magical.” - Blaine Bartlett

"Awareness precedes choice.” - Blaine Bartlett

“When you see yourself as a center of ‘distribution’, not a center of ‘accumulation’, life works.” - Blaine Bartlett

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Blaine on Facebook

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Show Notes:

[00:30] Greetings and introduction of Blaine Bartlett

[01:25] Compassionate Capitalism

[05:12] Leadership from a position of abundance

[07:21] Everything dies in service of a new beginning

[11:18] Developing the capacity to continuously start over

[16:35] Imagination is a spiritual sensation  

[18:14] Awareness precedes choice 

[20:20] Focusing on people and relationships because life seeks expression and growth

[25:58] Enjoying life is a mindset

[28:56] The examined life

[31:33] Life is magic

Make Your Day Mesmerizing!

In this episode, we have a guest that is truly a definition of mesmerizing, Trudy Bourgeois. Trudy is CEO and founder of The Center for Workforce Excellence. She's an impactful and highly respected thought leader, author, and expert on helping organizations build diverse cultures and equality in the workplace.

Tim and Trudy talk about equality and inclusion as a true business imperative with accountability, and not just lip service. Trudy shed light on issues that companies need to face and make intentional efforts, especially on investing in defining inclusive leadership behaviors. She also shares the three things that will make or break organizations and what we can do to achieve the change we aim for.

So, come and join Tim and Trudy in this difficult conversation that brings healing and true transformation to your organization and to people’s lives.

Quotes:

“Your culture is born out of what you say you value.” - Trudy Bourgeois

"It's about all of us winning together, and not leaving anybody to the side.” - Trudy Bourgeois

"It's going to be generations and generations that are going to pay the price for the good or the bad, that we leave them behind." - Trudy Bourgeois

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Trudy on LinkedIn

Trudy on Twitter

Show Notes:

[00:43] Greetings and introduction of Trudy Bourgeois

[01:28] Equality in the workplace as a true business imperative, and not just lip service

[03:50] Measuring cultural transformation and not steering away from analytics

[05:32] The link between the consumer inside (employees) and the consumer outside (customers)

[07:29] We are right at the beginning of inventing a new way to work

[12:20] The resistance that comes from fear and from passed down learned behavior

[17:31] Silence speaks out 

[20:19] Investing in defining inclusive leadership behaviors

[22:08] 3 things that will make or break organizations

[26:24] It’s because of these stereotypes and the stories that people make up

[32:57] People are now more conscious of how you are getting your profits

[34:27] Let’s keep having these difficult conversations that cause healing and change

[37:20] We need for leaders to get intentional and personal to make changes for inclusivity

[41:41] The pain that brings healing

Make Your Day Mesmerizing!

In this episode, we have one of the legends, Lisa Patrick. Lisa is a successful serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, leader, and former private investigator. She's known for her unique ability to quickly make complex principles simple to execute so that entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders can reach their fullest potential specifically with their businesses. She's also written a book with our mutual friend Jim Cathcart, titled Intelligent Curiosity - The Art of Finding More.

Lisa shares valuable insights about creating a personal brand and the key elements to help thought leaders stand out. She also talks about principles on being real and belongingness, and what the relevancy framework is.

So, let’s join in the conversation now and understand these priceless principles.

Quotes:

“Whether we're an employee in an organization of tens of thousands, or we're a solopreneur, we're an entrepreneur, we do have an online footprint, and we need to take control of that.” - Lisa Patrick

"I think the most important thing is that when you are an investigator, a personal investigator of your own life, never ever not walk through the door when the opportunity knocks.” - Lisa Patrick

"When you have a ‘belongifyed’ organization, you have a company that advances forward together." - Lisa Patrick

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Show Notes:

[00:37] Greetings and introduction of Lisa Patrick

[01:35] Creating a personal brand

[03:16] Four key elements to help thought leaders stand out

[05:19] Have somebody to help you see the different aspects of your goal/brand

[08:08] The importance of branding in the culture today

[09:07] From being a private investigator to being an amazing speaker, author, and brand expert

[14:00] Your personal and brand your company brand are different

[18:07] Just be real, walk the talk, and foster belongingness

[21:50] The relevancy framework

[23:29] Step out, not step down

[27:44] Intelligent curiosity 

Make Your Day Mesmerizing!

This is an exciting series on building mesmerizing workplace cultures. There is no greater competitive advantage than having happy and mentally-devoted employees who want to do good for their company and the world.

In this episode, we have a wonderful guest, Ravi Prakash. Ravi has led teams from a five-person team to 800 plus people in 80 countries across South America, North America, Asia, and all over the world. He shares insightful experiences with lots of golden nuggets about leadership and bringing your whole self as you lead and work with people. He also talks about the importance of building healthy relationships and experiencing the value it brings to the work culture, gave practical tips on how to create an environment that is conducive for to a work and life culture. 

Tune in now and enjoy this wisdom-packed episode with Tim Shurr and Ravi Prakash.

Quotes:

“Leadership is first it starts with you, you have to lead yourself. If you cannot lead yourself, then you cannot lead other people.” - Ravi Prakash

"When people come and tell you as a boss or as a leader, ‘Hey, this is happening…’ we cannot tell people, no, that cannot be happening. We have to try to understand where is that coming from.” - Ravi Prakash

"You cannot probably solve everybody's human problem that they have because problems are solutions. That is a sign of life saying life is asking you to become more, do something different." - Ravi Prakash

“Projects will come and go but relationships last.” - Ravi Prakash

“We need to make sure that we are bringing our full self to work as we bring our full self to anything we do in life.” - Ravi Prakash

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Show Notes:

[00:39] Greetings and introduction of 

[01:18] Ravi’s experience with a company in Argentina 

[10:02] Creating an environment that is conducive for to a work and life culture

[15:19] Projects will come and go but relationships last

[23:21] Making sure that we bring our full self to work

[24:00] Leadership demands sacrifice

[26:03] Looking at the inflection points in your life and learn to connect the dots

[28:00] You are the original version

[28:37] Having the element of faith

Make Your Day Mesmerizing!

This is an exciting series on building mesmerizing workplace cultures. There is no greater competitive advantage than having happy and mentally-devoted employees who want to do good for their company and the world.

In this episode, we have with us, Sumit Gupta. Sumit has created two for-profit companies, and one non-profit organization; he has spent his last 20 years designing software. He has a passion for photography, which he's been doing for about eight years, taking breathtaking photos. He also coached profit and non-profit founders, including a leader at the UN, and many top business leaders.

Sumit shares wise insights about dealing with fear and shifting how we see it. Listen in now and learn ways on how to deal with the pressures of constant uncertainty and many more brilliant principles!

Quotes:

“Leadership is a skill. It is not about introversion or extroversion. And I think there are certain skills which are required for you as a leader, but which can be learned or which can be practiced irrespective of your personality style.” - Sumit Gupta

"What I am realizing now is that confidence is an outcome of doing something repeatedly, not a prerequisite.” - Sumit Gupta

"Emotions are meant to be felt not to be analytically judged, or solved, or labeled even as positive or negative." - Sumit Gupta

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Show Notes:

[00:48] Greetings and introduction of Sumit Gupta

[01:35] Becoming a better leader even from behind the computer

[04:55] Introvert leaders

[07:26] There has to be more!

[09:33] Realizing that fear never stops us

[12:36] Emotions are meant to be felt

[14:05] Paying more attention to who people really are

[16:33] Diversity brings productivity

[18:59] Dealing with the pressures of constant uncertainty

[23:47] Our mind is a beautiful servant a bad master

[26:31] Working with our minds and emotions

[28:05] People need sincere and genuine acknowledgement

[28:46] Learnings from photography

[35:27] If I can't do this, then what can I do?

Make Your Day Mesmerizing!

In this episode, our very special guest is one of the authorities on the entrepreneurial mindset, Gino Wickman. Gino helped thousands of people and have done over 1900 programs. He created a system called EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System, and have over 140,000 companies running on this. He also wrote a book called Traction, and that book has sold over a million copies.

Gino shed light on the difference between being a true entrepreneur and being self-employed. He also shared the six traits of a true entrepreneur and his 10 disciplines for optimizing your energy. So, tune in now and learn more about these insights and get access to resources that will help you identify your path to success.

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Quotes:

“A true entrepreneur in the making or an entrepreneur is somebody that possesses six essential traits. I call them visionary, passionate, problem solver, driven, risk-taker, and responsible, and you are born with these traits.” - Gino Wickman

“You must know yourself to be yourself.” - Gino Wickman

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​Entrepreneurial Leap, book by Gino Wickman

https://e-leap.com/ - The Entrepreneur-In-The-Making Assessment 

https://ginowickman.com/ 

Traction, book by Gino Wickman

Show Notes:

[00:32] Greetings and introduction of Gino Wickman

[01:09] How Gino started and became the entrepreneur he is now

[04:04] Being born with the six entrepreneurial traits

[08:50] Harnessing discipline 

[11:23] The entrepreneurial range

[16:25] Degamorizing the word “Entrepreneur”  

[20:07] The psychology that works behind the entrepreneurs’ traits

[23:13] 10 disciplines for optimizing your energy

[27:27] Learn more about Gino and his resources

Make Your Day Mesmerizing!

In this episode, Tim Shurr is with a guest, Shane Jackson, an extraordinary leader who is a president of Jackson healthcare,  and also an author of the book, fostering culture which is a leader's guide to purposefully shaping culture. Shane Jackson shared his experiences and how he turned his early experiences into a billion dollar organization. 

Quotes: 

“Think about others before yourself” 

“Seek first to understand then be understood” 

“Focus on caring about the person in front of you, and find out what they need, not just what you want to give them, and then just keep building that relationship. And it's going to come full circle”

“Most lessons are caught not taught” 

“If you know what is important to you, you’ll figure it out even if they don’t say it with someone else” 

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Show Notes: 

[00:00] Greetings and introduction of Shane Jackson 

[01:52] How he turned his experiences into a billion dollar organization

[05:07] Company culture 

[09:55] Core Values 

[15:55] Definition of Culture and Values 

[31:57] Handling upset customers reveals what your culture is really like 

[36:20] Tips on how to continue to keep the conversation going 

[46:21] How you keep everybody secure and resourceful in this time of pandemic 

Quotes: 

“Do your due diligence, but don’t wait for everything to be perfect” 

“You can learn as you go” 

“One of the most important things is to take action” 

“For success, you need confidence” 

“We create our own luck” 

“Look for the opportunities, and act on them as fast as possible” 

“You grow through making mistakes and learning” 

“Don’t put yourself in the back row, put yourself in the front row of life” 

“Mentorship is a real important thing that we all need” 

“Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams” 

“Don’t think big, think bigger. Become a bigger container” 

“Timing is very important” 

“Make sure you have an exit strategy because everything is cyclical” 

“Take a few hours to reflect, write and see what happened, take two days. And every six months, take a few days. And every year, take a week. And just step back, get creative, and reflect and look at your business and see every aspect of the spoke, what's going on with it” 

“Get the mind, move the body” 

“Put God first and let him handle the heaviness” 

“Come to the banquet of life with a forklift not a teaspoon” 

“God gives you the ingredients. You got to make the bread” 

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Show Notes: 

[00:23] Greetings and introduction of Omar Periu 

[02:00] Personal secret to success 

[03:33] Building confidence 

[08:30] Advice for entrepreneurs based on experience on how to grow their business especially with what is going on with covid right now 

[11:04] Advice or suggestion of what not to do 

[12:51] Exit strategy 

[13:50] Personal self limiting beliefs 

[18:38] The area of your life where you felt you personally had to grow the most to become the person you are today 

[20:15] Get yourself back on track 

[24:23] Best advice you were ever given