Episode 11: Conversation with Dan Putnam
Dan Putnam is a true industry leader that has seen a variety of the different sides of the mortgage business. Dan has advanced through a number of different leadership roles and has experience ranging from brokering, to running a small independent brokerage, to heading up one of the largest national broker franchises, to senior executive […]
Episode 10: Lessons from one of the top 100 most powerful women in Canada
Very pleased to bring you this interview with Kathy. She does a wonderful job of sharing her passions, practices and philosophies. You will find links to some of the things we discuss under her bio below. Please let me know if you find this valuable. Kathy Gregory has over 20 years of executive leadership experience […]
Episode 9: Embrace the Suck!
“The difference between a good race and a bad race is how you manage the (inevitable) pain” Chris “Macca” McCormack on triathlon. In 2013 I completed my first Iron Distance triathlon. In the lead up, and training to complete that race I started paying a lot of attention to those that had been there before me. […]
Episode 8: Hali Strandlund – Born to lead
Hali Strandlund is the Senior Vice President Residential Mortgages and Broker Relations at Fisgard Capital Corporation. Hali says she was born into the business and she is not kidding. Hali is a leader at Fisgard, she has been the president of the Mortgage Brokers Association of BC (Twice), she is a past chair of the […]
Men, it’s time to “Woman up”
For most of our lives we men have constantly been told to “man up”. To ‘grow a set’ or to suck it up. Often this means that we should be tough, we should stand up and be brave in the face of adversity. The unfortunate consequences to these statement is that most of us men interpret this to […]
Episode 7: Everyday Leadership; Conversation with Drew Dudley
I am very excited to share this interview with you. I first met Drew Dudley after we hired him to come and speak at the Axiom Leadership Summit in New Orleans. After watching Drews Ted talk on Everyday Leadership I knew he would be a good fit for our organizational values and vision. I was […]
Episode 6: It’s the simple things
This episode I wanted to introduce you to a friend and inspiration Drew Dudley. Drew gave a Ted talk entitled the lollipop moment. This episode is me telling the story of one of my lollipop moments. Drew picked it up and published it on his site. You can see Drew’s talk here http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership?language=en. I will have […]
Episode 5: The power of the podcast
As I continue to share my podcast with the world I am realizing that I am in fact not the last person on the planet to discover them. I thought I would take the time to talk a little about the value that I see in podcasts in general, talk a little about the technical […]
Episode 4: Two words to avoid in your professional life at all costs
It happened. I caught myself doing it today, September 2, 2014 . I swore I would never do it and there I was doing exactly that. As I started hanging up the phone I knew exactly what I had done. And it pissed me off. But let’s back up. It’s 2006 and I’m travelling back […]
Episode 3: Take my money please!
One of the things that I look for on a daily basis when I interact with other businesses is how they run their sales process and how it makes me feel as a customer . I had an interesting experience this summer that really highlights the need for a “Connecting the Dots” approach to your sales […]
Episode 2: The Challenge/Support Balance
I believe that the path to growth is paved with the right balance of challenge and support. Whether we are talking about an organization or an individual this holds true. Challenge is the catalyst for change. Finding the right balance between challenge and support is critical. If there is too much challenge without enough support […]
Episode 1: Connecting the Dots
If you have followed me on social media at all you know that I love to share. I love to share my experiences and more importantly I love to share my learning moments. I find that sharing really helps me solidify the lesson in my own life and hopefully I can help make an impact […]
Four questions you should ask about your prospect
As sales professionals most of us are, or should be familiar with the term “qualify your prospect”. The question though is what does that really mean in today’s environment? There are a lot more things going on today then in the past when it comes to this concept and I thought we should talk about them. […]
Sell it with a story
Since most of us were small children we have been fascinated with stories. From Dr. Suess to the brothers Grimm, we have all been captivated at one point or another by a great story. We use stories on a daily basis. Whether we are telling tall tales about our weekend to co-workers on Monday or […]
You have to suck before you succeed
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