Michael Stillman, CEO of Quality Branded Restaurants:  “Lighting Something on Fire Always Helps”

🎙️On the future of local community, journalism, and business   🎙️How AI is making the web … kinder?   🎙️Advice to our younger selves: don’t try to be perfect, try to be curious   This episode will make you want to hug your neighbors!    Explore More:   📚 Books recommended during the episode: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Available at Transom Bookshop)   📚 Bowling Alone (Available at Transom Bookshop)   🤘 More about The Career Manifesto, including free resources, at mikesteib.com.   🌟 Upcoming episodes: another great episode on local tech and community, something special from the artworld, a nonprofit tech revolutionary, and a pioneering world champion poker player. Text or call your questions at (213) 419.0596 or DM me on Linkedin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

🎙️ A fan of The Career Manifesto shares her path to CEO   🎙️ How AI and data are lighting the way to a cure for cancer   🎙️ And finally an honest answer: is it any fun to be the CEO?   A genuinely uplifting episode that will make you optimistic about the future of technology and human health!   Explore more:   🤘 More about The Career Manifesto, including free resources, at mikesteib.com.   🌟 Upcoming episodes: a founder and a CEO who have each helped to revolutionize how we engage with our local communities. Text or call your questions at (213) 419.0596.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

🎙️ On pioneering internet advertising at DoubleClick and their transformative $3.1B sale to Google     🎙️ How the internet is transforming luxury … and everything else   🎙️ Views on the new X.com from a long time Twitter board director    🎙️ And why a leader’s job is “not to make the music, but to be the conductor”   Tune in this week for a great hang with a terrific leader and Silicon Alley OG.     Explore more   🤘 Discover more at mikesteib.com.   🌟 Send in your questions for our next episode at 213.419.0596.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

🎙️ On launching the first major online cosmetics company, despite being told repeatedly “women won’t shop online”   🎙️ How Minted.com unlocked the creative genius of thousands of designers around the world   🎙️ Why the more we live online, the more we value art and handcrafted objects   🎙️ What it’s like to raise $400 million … and counting   This episode is for anyone who enjoys entrepreneurship, art, and the power of perseverance!   Explore More    ⁉️ Exclusive tease: Mariam’s new venture, arcade.ai, launching soon!   🤘 Mike's favorite art picks every week, recommended books for leaders, and more: mikesteib.com.   🎉 Up next:  More from the world of art and design with another one of my favorite CEOs. Submit your questions at 213.419.0596.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

🎙️ Saeju’s immigrant journey from an unheated basement apartment to unicorn founder    🎙️ Decoding human behavior: insights from the Noom data treasure trove    🎙️ Building new habits with Cognitive Behavior Therapy    🎙️ Even in the age of Ozempic… there are still no shortcuts    This episode will help you get inspired and make a plan to be the best you in 2024!    Explore More 💪    🤘 Dive into Mike's recommended reads and resources at mikesteib.com.   🎉 Up next: A serial entrepreneur, a CEO on a mission to cure cancer, and more inspiring guests. Submit your questions at 213.419.0596.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

🎙️ Scaling joy while pouring 100,000 martinis a year   🎙️ Why the restaurant on your block went out of business   🎙️ Running a family business: a lot of happiness and a lot of yelling   🎙️ How to start being treated like a VIP at your favorite local joint    This episode is a party in your ears—just in time for the holidays. Enjoy, subscribe, and please share with a friend who will love it.   Go Deeper   🤘 The Career Manifesto, Mike's full reading list, art picks, and other resources here: mikesteib.com   🎄 Up next: We’re taking a week off for Christmas, and then it’s the New Year’s pod. Get your resolutions ready! Submit your questions at 213.419.0596.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode includes:   🎙️ The #1 most important operating principle   🎙️ To thine own self be … ENTJ?   🎙️ When to switch jobs, and why   🎙️ How inclusivity makes us better   🎙️ Self driving cars are here! (Almost.)   If you’re an operator, or aspire to be one, this is the episode for you!   Go Deeper   📚 Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building by Claire Hughes Johnson    📚 The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni    Find links, plus Mike's full reading list, and other resources here: www.mikesteib.com   Next Week’s Guest   🚨 Tune in for our next guest, Michael Stillman, CEO of Quality Branded Restaurants. DM your questions on LinkedIn or call 213.419.0596.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk about corporate communications, influence, and the future of political discourse with the world’s preeminent language strategist.  We're diving into the power of empathy in communication, exploring how it influences everything from high-stakes business outcomes to our daily interactions with loved ones. Highlights include…   🎙️ The “Four Ps” of communications: personal, plain spoken, positive, and plausible   🎙️ How ESG went from insider acronym to “Eggs Grits and Sausage” to politicized buzzword   🎙️ The trick to changing minds: Tell them they're right?   🎙️ Politics and polarization: bridging divides by understanding the other side   A down-to-earth, insightful episode for anyone looking to communicate with impact   Go Deeper   📚 The Language of Trust: Selling Ideas in a World of Skeptics, by Michael Maslansky    📚 Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini   📚 Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, by Dan Ariely   📚 Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein   Find links, plus Mike's full reading list, and other resources here: www.mikesteib.com   Next Week’s Guest   🚨 Claire Hughes Johnson, COO of Stripe and author of Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building. DM me your questions on Linkedin or leave a voicemail at 213.419.0596.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we sit down with a highly respected product leader, founder, and CEO who is revolutionizing your work docs with Coda, the all-in-one collaborative workspace. We talk about:   🎙️ How YouTube, Coda, and Artsy each found product market fit and scaled   🎙️ The “Golden Rituals” that create culture and help teams cooperate     🎙️ Under the hood: how AI really works in the products you love   🎙️ When bureaucracy ruins innovation—and mechanical bull office parties    You’ll come away thinking differently about the routines that drive your work and the algorithms that shape your life.    Go Deeper:     📚 Shishir’s book-in-progress: Rituals of Great Teams    🌐 The Art of Framing Problems: Eigenquestions    💪 The Career Manifesto, Mike's full reading list, and other resources at mikesteib.com   Next Week’s Guest:   🚨 Michael Maslansky, founder and CEO of maslansky + partners, the world’s leading expert on language strategy and crisis communications. DM me your questions on Linkedin or call 213.419.0596See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether you’re just starting out, trying to make a change, or gunning for the C-suite, this conversation with the #1 CEO recruiter in the world and best selling author on career and leadership will get you to the next level. Tons of incredible advice, including:    🎙️ When to be a generalist, and when to “declare your major”    🎙️ The biggest mistake people make in interviews   🎙️ Solving the permission paradox: getting the job without the experience   🎙️ Making a career pivot—it’s never too late   Whether you’re at the beginning of an ambitious career or looking to make a surge to the top, this conversation is essential.      Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.  https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-office-hours-with-mike-st-122602026/   🚨And coming up next week: Shishir Mehrotra, founder and CEO of Coda, former product leader for YouTube. DM your questions or call 213.419.0596   Go Deeper   📚 The Five Patterns of an Extraordinary Career     📚 The Career Playbook    📚 Thinking Fast and Slow     📚 From Strength to Strength     🌐 Don't Just Network — Build Your 'Meaningful Network' to Maximize Your Impact   💪  The Career Manifesto, Mike's full reading list, and other resources here: www.mikesteib.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.