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All in superpowers
Meet The Innovators is a series of interviews by David Knies with inspiring people across the Innovation Economy - and how they got to where they are.
In this post, meet John Peters, a Co-Founder of the Sports Lifestyle Network and former VP of Business Development for the Sports + Fitness Industry Association.
Meet The Innovators is a series of interviews by David Knies with inspiring people across the Innovation Economy - and how they got to where they are.
In this post, meet Shannon O’Brien, the Founder / CEO of WholeU Career and Life Coaching
Are you a firestarter or someone who fans the flame and turns it into a bonfire?
Winning cultures don't just happen. They are painstakingly built by leaders who get their teammates to buy into an ethos and way of doing things that becomes the norm. New Zealand's national rugby team, the All Blacks, has leveraged their culture as a Superpower that has made them the winningest team in the world.
Going to the gym is very different now, in many ways because of star trainers who inspire and motivate. I had the opportunity to interview Candice Peak and learn about her Superpowers that enable her to not only balance a full-time career in the financial industry, a very busy class schedule, a modeling career, running marathons, owning a dog and a very active social media presence - but to crush at it all at the highest level.
In a recent post, I explored the idea of company culture as a Superpower that fuels greatness. I've been watching Uber's culture closely for awhile - with the idea that its culture is becoming its achilles heel. Instead of being its greatest asset, it looks like Uber's culture has become cancerous - slowly killing it from the inside.
Peter Smith has spent thirty years building sales teams at retail at Tiffany & Co., Colibri, Hearts On Fire. He is currently executive vice president of diamond company Schachter & Co., a division of Leo Schachter, and recently put a lot of his branded sales experience and expertise into his first book, Hiring Squirrels (available on Amazon).
Peter is a longtime friend, mentor and former colleague from my days leading marketing at Hearts On Fire.
Jamie Cullum on how he built a successful career in music by harnessing his Superpowers.
I came across a live Jamie Cullum performance (below) while channel surfing on a Jet Blue flight a few years ago and became an instant fan. And was excited to hear him this weekend on NPR's Weekend Edition talking about his career while plugging his new album.
There are few things more inspiring than seeing a master perform their craft. No matter what it is - when someone is using their superpower and doing what they are born to do, its amazing.
