Greg Rortvedt on Focus, Standards & Ownership

Mike Williams is a speaker, author, executive, and coach who helps leaders obtain small wins with a big impact on their lives and businesses. He gives people the actionable tools to succeed on their terms with less effort AND be at the top of their game in all areas of life. Through his leadership roles with General Electric, The David Allen Company, and Zappos, Mike kept noticing that people were desperate for a better path to productivity to help them fight digital distractions, mind clutter, and wasteful uses of their time. But the only resources available involved complex approaches, reading thick self-help books, or participating in boring seminars. He knew a better way existed—one rooted in simplicity and realism. So in his pursuit, he spent two decades working with thousands of people across different industries--from rocket scientists to students to nonprofit organizations. Today, Mike assists clients using an effective coaching methodology that's far from complicated. He also used what works to create Doing to Done—Productivity Made Simple, Illustrated for Busy People Like Us, a visually engaging book about quick wins with significant impacts. Bringing a bit of Southern California energy to his work, he firmly believes that managing stress through better productivity shouldn't be so stressful.

Alan has worked with the highest-performing athletes on the planet (including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Kobe Bryant) as a championship-level performance coach. He now teaches proven strategies to improve organizational performance, create effective leadership, increase team cohesion and collaboration, and develop winning mindsets, rituals, and routines."}},"slug":"et_pb_text"}" data-et-multi-view-load-tablet-hidden="true">Alan utilizes the same principles he used in working with the highest-performing athletes on the planet (including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Kobe Bryant) to teach proven strategies to improve performance for individuals, leaders, organizations, and sales professionals. He offers practical, actionable approaches to develop a winning mindset, championship habits, and unparalleled focus.

Ali Nasser is a best selling author, passionate entrepreneur, communicator, and life enthusiast. His goal is to help business owners find their best path forward. After serving as a guide and partner to some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs for almost two decades, Ali identified three critical dilemmas challenging their minds. He has successfully turned those challenges into opportunities via the Wealth Integration System for Entrepreneurs™ and in his book, "The Business Owner's Dilemma" Ali reveals how business owners can integrate business, wealth, and life decisions to create the life experience they truly desire.

Dr. Brian Glibkowski is an author and researcher passionate about the role of questions and answers in business and society. His journey started with his research on questions. He authored an article on questions that has been recognized by the Association of Human Resource Development as one of ten articles that will shape the 21st century. During his research on questions, one simple observation stopped him in his tracks. We know a lot about questions. We know very little about answers. In grade school we teach children about questions, not answers. Our children learn about the six wh-questions (why, what when, where, who, how) and they learn about open and closed questions. There is no typology of answers we teach our children. Journalists, physicians, sales reps, executive coaches, and almost all professionals are trained in questions, not answers. Business books with question in the title outnumber books with answer in the title 3 to 1. His new book Answer Intelligence: Raise Your AQ is nominated for a 2022 PROSE award which celebrates landmark works in professional and scholarly publishing.

Kari Turner Davis (The Well- Health and Wholeness Podcast), is founder of thewellteam.com and a certified Holistic Life Coach and an essential oils educator. Kari is passionate about empowering women with the tools they need to find freedom while embracing the idea of a natural and non-toxic lifestyle in their products and mindset. Kari and her husband, Bobby, live in Naples, Florida with their combined five children. They enjoy boating, spending time together as a family and creating an enjoyable lifestyle that revolves around filling up your tank to serve others in a higher capacity. You can connect with Kari at www.thewellteam.com or on Instagram @kari_turner_davis

Dr. Russell Barkley is a clinical psychologist and one of the world's foremost experts on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He recently retired as the clinical professor of psychiatry at the VCU Medical Center. He's an author of many books on ADHD, including his latest best-seller, "12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD". Dr. Barkley has been Involved in research since 1973 and a licensed psychologist since 1977. He has devoted much of his scientific career to studying ADHD and related fields.

Dominic Caruso is the CEO of Caruso's Coffee. After spending time in the Chicago wine business and then trading coffee in New York City, he's spent the last 17 years helping run the family business. He lives outside of Cleveland, OH with his wife Christina and their two children.

Jeff Fromm is a Partner at Barkley, one of the top creative firms in the world.  He's also the best-selling author of "The Purpose Advantage" & "Marketing to Millennials".  Jeff led the first public study of Millennials in 2010 through a partnership with the Boston Consulting Group and is also a regular contributor to Forbes. Jeff earned an economics degree with an emphasis in marketing from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and attended The London School of Economics. He's also the president of Futurecast, a forwardthinking trends consultancy. He's also a big Chiefs fan but we won't hold that against him (I'm a Browns fan and they have our number! : ) You can learn more about Jeff at jefffromm.com

NY Times & WSJ Best-selling author and one of the world's top speaking coaches, Michael Port, joins me in this conversation.  Michael is the co-founder of Heroic Public Speaking along with his wife, Amy.  They train some of the best keynote speakers on the planet.  Michael has his MFA from NYU and his written eight books, including his most recent, The Referable Speaker (along with his friend, Andrew Davis).  You can learn more about Michael at michaelport.com & heroicpublicspeaking.com

Greg Rortvedt, Senior National Account Manager at CCC Intelligent Solutions, and I talk about life, leadership, standards and family.  Greg is a great example of someone living intentionally.  He's a proud dad to two beautiful kiddos and a husband.  He's also a successful business development leader and tremendous servant leader.   Greg has recently completed his MBA at Northwestern and has made the most of his time during the Covid pandemic.   I hope you enjoy the conversation!