As someone who's spent their entire career on the front lines of business—from large consumer goods companies to now helping drive...

The Four Habits of Data-Driven Influencers I was once told by a friend that all people make decisions in one of three ways: they rely on...

Great Innovators are Often Successful Because – Power Drivers After having the data, there is power. Even though I used to say that...

Great Innovators Are Often Successful Because of One Thing: Influence Innovation and influence go hand in hand. If you’ve ever wondered...

Personal Drivers are The Hidden Forces Behind Influence and Innovation When it comes to influence, personal drivers are everything....

For many years, being considered innovative was central to my identity. I thrived in roles that let me bring new ideas to the table,...

Coming up with big ideas is the easy part. As an innovator, ideas are like popcorn—put a little heat on, and they start popping. One idea...

How to Get the Money Right for Innovation Investment Have you ever come across an external partner who has exactly what your organization...

The Concept/Approach Principle: Finding the Real Disconnect How many times have you tried to drive change—only to get shut down by a...

Six months ago, I was sitting watching TV and I thought how cool it would be to find a way to work with other founders to both support...

When I became a founder I was amazed at how many times I heard the question from other founders, "You're taking the leap, huh?" The...

Founders are tasked by their investors to do one and only one thing...scale. It's like having a conversation about any topic with them...

When people want help from mentors, many of their desires center around getting support with accomplishing a task better.  Whether it’s...

Working as a change agent and innovation advocate for the past 25 years, I hear time and time again how we need to all work together as a...

I was having lunch with another co-founder the other day. We have known each other for about 10 years. He is significantly younger than...

The simple answer is no. They are not the same thing. They are clearly related, but in order to really unlock the Evangelist in you,...

Why define Evangelism? If I had a dollar every time someone asked me what I do I wouldn't have to work anymore. It is aggravating to do...

When you are the representative for your company in a partnership where does you loyalty lie? It seems like a strange question, right? ...

For an innovation partnership to start, someone has to make the first move. Good ideas don't magically appear. It takes someone to have...

No one likes to innovate alone. Frankly, doing it all by yourself is boring. Sure, there have been huge innovations birthed by people...