Finding Focus | Protecting Your Attention in a Noisy Digital World

Gated Cofounder and CMO Melissa Moody hosts Alec Wons - a young man with big personality who recently wrote the book "Conquer Yourself" and is building a company to being better habits to sales professionals. Key topics include: Timeblocking and personal habits to get your inner voice on track, along with your physical self Watching out for the pitfall of tunnel vision, when it comes to chasing success Mental wellness and the resilient mindset Self-belief and strategies for confidence building Connecting sport to business Shout-outs in the episode: Alec's Book: Conquer Yourself Habit Hackers Sales Method: https://habithackermethod.com/sales Simon Sinek's Golden Circle

Cofounder and CMO Melissa Moody hosts Ryan Johansen - a professional stress management and productivity trainer who has real-life experience and carefully honed strategies in the areas of stress management and productivity. More informal than one of his developed courses, the episode uncovers Ryan's personal take on the challenge of staying focused, as well as the tips he recommends to clients (both individual and corporate). Key topics include: Lived life experiences that lead to radical change Asking the hard questions both about how we THINK and WORK when it comes to stress management and productivity Mental wellness and the resilient mindset Digital boundary setting The perils of social media when it comes to our focus (and losing it) The reality of a social media detox Hedonic adaptation and always chasing the next "good thing" Shout-outs in the episode: Chris Walker - and his rigorous priorities! Freedom app - https://freedom.to/ Call Newport - author of Deep Work - www.calnewport.com Ryan Johansen's work and consulting - https://www.ryanjohansen.me/

Logan Lyles, Head of Partnerships at Teamwork, sits down with Gated CMO Melissa Moody to explore how he finds focus as a busy thought leader in product management, partnerships, and storytelling. What does it all come down to? Asking the right questions of ourselves, to ensure we're building a story that supports our goals and what we know is most important. The episode touches on: the important skill of storytelling and the rise of journalism as a valuable background experience setting time as a boundary for focus and goals Tiago Forte's "building a second brain": https://fortelabs.com/ The use at Pavilion (from Kathleen Booth) of sharing how you communicate proactively the cost and impact of NOT being clear in your priorities using tools that help you make decisions quicker (Teamwork, Asana, Superhuman) James Clear's Atomic Habits and the idea of accountability as core to habit changing And don't miss Logan's "If you could wave a magic wand..." answer at the end of the episode!

Meet Sonia Nigam - CEO and Cofounder of Change (getchange.io) - a platform that enables any company to integrate immediately with 200k+ nonprofits to streamline giving and donations. Sonia's adventure as a founder and leader means she's incredibly busy - so the topic of staying focused is of critical importance to her personal and corporate success. Sonia and host Melissa Moody, CMO at Gated, touch on topics including: - finding fulfillment not just in your company's mission - but in the day-to-day work you are doing - personal strategies for staying focused, including grouping of weekly work into similar areas to be addressed in timeblocks - the influence of sound and music on focus, when you're trying to get work done - the role of human connection in operating as cofounders and business-people at large - Sonia's idea of Thoughtful Thursdays, to open up brainstorming and open up creative space for their hard-working teams

Jenn Steele, CEO at Kissmetrics, is a self-described "tangled knot" of expertise. With a background that includes being an early part of Hubspot, CMO at multiple well-known B2B SaaS companies, and a far-flung past in the IT world, Jenn is a fast-moving, brilliant thinker who needs to maintain laser focus in order to achieve her goals. With host Melissa Moody, CMO @ Gated, Jenn dives into her approach to identifying and focusing on problem areas as a CEO, her inspiration in pursuing an untraditional path in marketing and beyond, and her tendencies toward controlled chaos.

In this episode, host Melissa Moody (CMO @ Gated) chats with our first Engineering / Product leader guest, Chris Danner - Head of Product @ Charity : water.  Chris and Melissa discuss:  the archetypal (and real) product leader's approach to finding focus,  the challenge of beginning a project,  what is needed to set yourself up for successful deep work,  finding a role you get fulfillment from, the philosophical role of product development (and how it connects to brand) and why listening to your spouse is always important (seriously, though).

In this episode, sit down with Anthony Kennada - CEO & Founder of AudiencePlus and former CMO at Gainsight, Front, and Hopin - as he peels back the layers of his 'why' and what it takes to get there.  From family man to company leader, Anthony has a lot on his plate and shares how self-observation and taking care of his well-being leads to improved productivity, focus, and happiness.     In this episode, we'll dig into: the importance for marketers to understand their customer's WHY how family may take precedence over everything, and what that looks like in the day of a busy founder the critical importance of self-observation and listening to your body's signals to understand how you work best how to take the reins from the "never-slowing treadmill" - with examples of how Anthony operationalizes this in family life and company culture the undercurrent of social impact and meaning for Gen Z

Meet Rea Ross - a marketing expert currently with Finastra (financial software and solutions) - who explores how relationships are at the core of focus in your personal life as well as at work.  Previously at Bombbomb and part of the team that developed Human-Centric Communication, Rea is a passionate advocate for battling against digital pollution and developing more human connections in this increasingly noisy digital world.  She and host Melissa Moody, CMO at Gated, touch on topics including:  improving personal wellness through behavioral change the human need for connection and community finding your end goal / focus for life, not just work how to focus when starting in a new role the dangers of digital pollution to health and focus future evolution of the marketing landscape, thanks to the relationship-driven focus of Generation Z

In this episode of Finding Focus, host and Gated CMO Melissa Moody sits down with Dr. Jim Kanichirayil, Talent Strategy Transformation Evangelist at Circa, podcaster, showrunner, salesperson, and so much more.  The two fast-movers spend time reflecting on how people who love to go, go, go can still consider their focus as a means to success in this digitally noisy world.   Listen as Jim shares his perspective on: keeping your customer as the hero of the story, the secret to knowing when you are losing focus, the real intended meaning of the phrase 'master of none', and his own personal North Star.  

In this episode of Finding Focus, host and Gated CMO Melissa Moody sits down with Ali (French) Seibel to explore how leaders in RevOps find focus in such a chaotic role, at the center of many fast-growing companies today.  The two women discuss how listening is a core skill for any leader looking to reduce complexity, a few must-have traits for successful RevOps leadership, the importance of building in space and time for focus in both personal and work life, the value of unfocused time, and the slippery slope of always responding immediately in this noisy digital world.