Executive Commute With Jayson Krause

In part 2 of my interview with Lance Mortlock, author of Disaster Proof - Scenario Planning for a Post-Pandemic World, Lance shared why organizations fail despite a great plan as well as his biggest success story. 

Hello and welcome to the Executive Commute, I recently sat down to talk with Lance Mortlock. Lance is a senior strategy consultant with Ernst & Young and he has worked with over 60 organizations in 11 countries over his career that has spanned over 20 years. He has studied at Stanford, MIT, Harvard and INSEAD and he specializes in helping companies become disaster proof. Which is also the name of his new book titled Disaster Proof - Scenario Planning for a Post-Pandemic World. In part one of this interview, Lance told us about a critical turning point in his life when one of his teachers told him he’d never make anything in his life. He chose to use that as an activation point which led him into being a highly in demand strategic partner around the world. Lance shared what scenario planning is and the mental traps that put your organization at risk. Thanks for listening to part 1. Check out part 2 next where Lance talked about the desirability bias, how good scenarios fail, and his biggest success helping

In this final part of my interview with Bant Breen, Bant shared his insights on powerful thought leadership, finding yourself, and cultivating your points of view. He also shared his advice to entrepreneurs on how to get traction on their ideas. 

In part 2 of my interview with Bant Breen, Bant shared his lessons from his rock bottom moment, how he recovered and brought the team together to facilitate rapid innovation. We discussed the transition from a brick and mortar business to building a remote culture, and why if you don’t get diversity, inclusion, and equity - you don’t get business.

As you’ll soon find out, Bant Breen is a dynamic person. And we explored several topics in this discussion from navigating the covid crisis, building a remote culture, and the importance of diversity, inclusion, and equity. We also talk about what it takes to be an entrepreneur and the importance of thought leadership - how to find yourself and cultivate clear points of view. In part one of this interview, Bant shared how his inspiration in marketing and advertising was born through a school trip he took when he was 10-years old. He started his first advertising agency when he was 16 and learned that there is more to building a business than having a great business card. Bant fought the pressure to become a lawyer so he could pursue his passion which led him to a long career in marketing and advertising before self-diagnosing what he calls 'entrepreneurs disease', which ultimately led him to leaving the corporate world as an employee and building Qnary, which was named one of Inc. Magazine's fastest growing c

In this final part of my interview, Kevin shared his wisdom about the difference between excitement and energy and why it’s important, the necessity of "No," his secret to creating lasting family memories, and he shared his answers to my rapid fire questions.

In part 2 of my interview with Kevin Delaney, Kevin shared his lessons from his past failures and the awakening he received when he was given 24-hours to live and needed an urgent and unlikely liver transplant. 

How does someone transform from being an industrial painter with no experience in the corporate world to becoming the VP of a tech darling like LinkedIn? And more importantly how might your life change after you’ve been given 24 hours to live? In part one of this interview, Kevin Delaney shared his early days growing up in Campbell, California and how the surprising and frequent tragedies in his community helped shape his mindset and his unlikely introduction into the corporate world. This interview is a remarkable and inspiring story that will change the way you see yourself and the remaining days of your life.

Former NASA Inventor of the Year Paul Baffes and Jayson Krause talk about the power of experimenting in business to creatively come up with innovations. He explained the upsides and downsides of AI for both humans and machines. Listen in to learn whether Paul thinks AI is progressing in right direction.

Paul Baffes continues his conversation about a missed opportunity to become an astronaut. He described why he believes this miss might have saved him from perishing with the Challenger. Listen in to learn how Paul self-taught himself business to become a CEO three times, plus valuable life and business lessons. 

Paul Baffes, High-Performance Coach and NASA Inventor of the Year, talked about his childhood and educational experience at Harvard. He explained how his parents’ idea of being the best became an albatross in his early life. Hear how he pivoted in college and later pursued a career at NASA as he had always spent his life dreaming of.

Iggy Domagalski talked about Tundra’s acquisition by Wajax. He explained how Tundra is going to benefit from the acquisition and how they are prepared to handle the changes. Listen in to learn how leadership roles change once a company is acquired.

Iggy Domagalski explained how bad decisions and investments had almost rendered Tundra bankrupt a couple of times. He shared some of the crucial lessons he learned through those near-bankrupt situations. Listen in to learn the importance of being cautious with business opportunities that don’t align with your company’s mission, purpose, and values.

Iggy Domagalski, CEO at Tundra Process Solutions, shared how he developed his love for business from his parents in childhood. He explained how his small businesses as a teenager put him through college and his career journey from Investor’s Group to running a mid-sized industrial company. Listen in to learn business lessons that Iggy adopted from his parents’ small business and is still carrying them through his leadership position today.

Tyler Chisholm and Jayson Krause talk about the leadership strategy Tyler has been utilizing as a CEO for the last 18 months. He discussed the importance of the right feedback within teams and building trust for it to happen. Learn how the future will be positively and negatively affected by the development of technology and entrepreneurship.

Tyler Chisholm described how he overcame his rock bottom moment through resiliency- a quality he learned in childhood. He talked about great leadership and the importance of adopting a positive mindset from other leaders. Listen in to learn how you can achieve great leadership by allowing your team to show up authentically.

Tyler Chisholm and Jayson Krause talked about the evolvement of the digital marketing space over the years and how it has changed the B2B and B2C customer relationships. He explained how he discovered the marketing aspect of business and pivoted to start his digital marketing agency, clearmotive marketing. Listen in to learn the power of following your passion as a career path.

Alana talks about her book, The Adventures of Women in Tech, what it’s about, and who she wrote it for. She goes deeper into the impacts of impostor syndrome, especially for women in tech, and how to overcome it. Listen in to learn how you can practice inclusivity as a leader while eliminating limiting beliefs in your team members.

Alana Karen shares the story behind her rock bottom moment when her people-serving nature went too far leading to a possible job loss. She explains the positive challenge it was to see Google grow from a small organization to a huge tech conglomerate. Listen in to learn Alana’s leadership strategies, which are about conveying management and leadership practices to her team.

Alana Karen, Google’s Search Platforms Director, talks about her very intellectual and independent upbringing. She explains how she transitioned her career interest from history to tech in college and worked her way from the bottom up. Listen in to hear her explain how she is influenced by her teams and handles team feedback as a leader.