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287: How to Grow Your Business Like Amazon

With Steve Anderson, author of The Bezos Letters

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It’s not often I can say that I’ve had the privilege to dine at the home of my podcast guest.

I can today, however.

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I’m talking about Steve Anderson. His wife Karen is his co-author (she also makes a fine dinner host).

This brand new book is called The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grown Your Business Like Amazon.

In it, Steve shows business owners, executives, and leaders how to apply Bezos’ same practices to watch their business become more efficient, productive, and successful – fast!

Steve has worked for years to help desiminate the “hidden in plain sight” roadmap Bezos used to lead and grow Amazon.

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286: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love, and Still Pay the Bills

With Marianne Cantwell, author, Be a Free Range Human

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You know when you go outside on a pleasant day and there’s that perfect breeze in combination with just the right amount of warmth from the sun on your face?

That’s pretty much the same feeling you’ll get from hanging out with my guest today.

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Delightful, effervescent, fun, and cool (yes, cool) are all words I would use to describe her.

Her name is Marianne Cantwell and her book is called Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love, and Still Pay the Bills.

Marianne’s book is about much more than quitting your job and becoming your own boss. It’s about life on your own terms, working when, where; and how you want – so you don’t have to fit yourself into someone else’s box to make a great income.

Be a Free Range Human won’t just inspire you, it will give you unconventional and practical steps you need to discover what you really want to do with your life.

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285: The 10 Laws of Trust with JetBlue Chairman Joel Peterson

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Every so often I get to have a conversation with someone I never dreamed I’d be talking to. Today is one of those days.

Several years ago he released a book with a publisher that has since been acquired.

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This new publisher decided today’s guest’s book needed a rerelease and we are the beneficiaries of it.

His name is Joel Peterson and his book is called The 10 Laws of Trust: Building the Bonds That Make a Business Great.

Joel says trust is the glue that holds an organization together. It turns deflection into transparency, suspicion into empowerment, and conflict into creativity.

10 Laws of Trust is the playbook for breaking through the operational silos and CYA mentality that plague so many organizations today.

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283: Creating a Remarkable Culture with Chick-fil-A Veteran Dee Ann Turner

Featuring the book Bet On Talent

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During my last stint in radio, which spanned a 14-year period, a Chick-fil-A restaurant was eventually erected less than a mile down the street.

I wasn’t yet familiar with the phenomenon that was the chicken sandwich, but I soon would be.

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To say that my interactions with this establishment’s staff were the best I’ve ever experienced doesn’t do them justice.

As I eventually made my way to other franchises around town, I quickly realized my initial experiences weren’t one-offs.

Every franchise I visited I encountered the same friendly, courteous, and helpful staff. Something about this place is just different, I realized.

How do they do it? And, just as important, why don’t more companies do it?

I answer these questions and more with my guest today, Dee Ann Turner, the former VP of Talent at Chick-fil-A.

She’s also authored a brand new book – her second – called Bet On Talent: How to Create a Remarkable Culture That Wins the Hearts of Customers.

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282: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination

With Becoming Dr. Seuss author Brian Jay Jones

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I love biographies. As it turns out, so do many listeners to Read to Lead.

Other than an audio summary once or twice, I’ve never featured an interview with a biographer on the show before.

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That is about to change as, today, I welcome author Brian Jay Jones.

His latest book, released earlier this year, is called Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination.

If you love biographies as much as I do, especially ones exploring the lives of creative people, be sure and check out Brian’s other books (linked below).

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