Growth Igniters® Radio

Pam Harper & Scott Harper
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Growth Igniters® Radio

Join global keynote speaker, author, and business leadership advisor Pamela S. (“Pam”) Harper, Founding Partner and CEO of Business Advancement Inc., and her business partner/husband D. Scott (“Scott”) Harper, a global innovation advisor, for thought-provoking conversations with visionary leaders who are changing the face of business. Established in 2015, Growth Igniters® Radio has been named a top business podcast in 2022, 2023, and 2024 by the PopCon Podcast Awards and Thinkers 360 Thought Leaders. Each week, a new show focuses on sparking fresh insights, inspiration, and immediately useful ideas to take you and your organization to new heights of innovation, transformation, and game-changing growth in this rapidly changing world.

  1. Turn Crisis Into a Springboard For Growth – With Luis Velasquez, MBA / PhD

    3 DAYS AGO

    Turn Crisis Into a Springboard For Growth – With Luis Velasquez, MBA / PhD

    One of the toughest tests of leadership—both for yourself and others—is rising above an unprecedented crisis. How can you go beyond mere survival and turn crisis into a springboard for extraordinary growth? This week, we revisit our fan-favorite conversation about this question with Luis Velasquez, MBA /PhD, Founder and Managing Partner of Velas Coaching LLC. He shares his deeply personal story of how he was able to draw upon what he calls “ordinary resilience” to literally reinvent his life and career as the result of a brain tumor. Today, Luis is an executive coach to leaders worldwide to turn challenges into opportunities. He’s also a speaker and author of the award-winning book, “Ordinary Resilience: Rethinking How Effective Leaders Adapt and Thrive,” published in June 2024. Luis’s strategic thinking is regularly featured in Harvard Business Review and Fast Company. He’s also spotlighted in Dorie Clark’s bestseller book “The Long Game.”  In addition to his professional accomplishments, Luis is  an ultra-marathon runner and an Ironman Triathlete. How are you going to use what is happening now so you can come back on the other side in a much better way? — Luis Velasquez This week on Growth Igniters Radio: * Why Luis says a major crisis can become “the best thing that ever happens to you” * A story about how Luis’ brain tumor led him into a whole new life he’d never have imagined otherwise * The mindset it takes to tap into the power of what Luis calls “ordinary resilience” * Three immediately useful ideas for building ordinary resilience to survive & thrive in the face of a crisis Resources for This Episode: * Learn more about Luis Velasquez and connect with him on LinkedIn * Read Luis’ award-winning book, Ordinary Resilience: Rethinking How Effective Leaders Adapt and Thrive * Download the first chapter of “Ordinary Resilience” * Find out more about Pam’s keynote “Break Orbit: Achieving Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World” Accelerate to YOUR Next Level of Success Thanks for listening to Growth Igniters® Radio. If you enjoyed this episode, spread the good word! Just leave a quick review wherever you get your podcasts and share on LinkedIn or Facebook. Join us on Facebook and a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-advancement-inc.

    30 min
  2. Leadership and AI – Maximizing Potential and Minimizing Risks

    JAN 29

    Leadership and AI – Maximizing Potential and Minimizing Risks

    These days, AI technology is ubiquitous. Since 2023, we’ve seen that conversations about leadership and AI have evolved from “Should we use AI?” to “What is the best way to leverage AI to maximize potential while minimizing risks? While it’s natural to consider this as a technology question, in reality, it’s a leadership question. In this week’s Quick Take episode, Scott and I discuss how top leadership can successfully leverage AI’s full potential while minimizing the risks.  This includes considering not only the strategic potential of AI but also the potential cultural impacts of  what we call “AI Transformation.” Gaining employee and other stakeholder perspectives about these often emotional issues, especially before making technology decisions, can make a critical difference in your decision about the most strategic way to apply AI to create new value.  When people are enthusiastically committed to the AI transformation for their own reasons (rather than merely consenting to change), the more likely it is that they’ll work to overcome any challenges that come up along the way so your company can realize the full value of AI. The more aware you are of the leadership issues of business transformation, the more likely it is that you’ll be able to reach the full value of AI for your company. – Pam Harper This week on Growth Igniters Radio: * Why successfully leveraging AI is as much a leadership challenge as a technological one * The key challenges top leaders face when considering how to best use AI in their companies * Three actionable ideas for increasing the success of maximizing the potential of AI while minimizing the risks Resources Mentioned: * How many of your “Conventional” & “Unconventional” Stakeholders do you know? Download Pam Harper & Scott Harper’s Expanding Your Company’s Stakeholder Perspectives Checklist * Learn more about Pam’s keynote address at Pam Harper Speaks Accelerate to YOUR Next Level of Success Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Growth Igniters Radio. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Join us on Facebook and LinkedIn. For more exclusive content and information, visit our website

    11 min
  3. A CEO’s View: Leveraging Capitalism to Change Our World – With Ben Erwin

    JAN 22

    A CEO’s View: Leveraging Capitalism to Change Our World – With Ben Erwin

    Find out how one CEO has led his organization to break the status quo and create transformational value in their industry. Join us for our eye-opening conversation with Ben Erwin, CEO of CharityBuzz. He shares his passion and bold vision of leveraging capitalism to change our world and create a positive social impact. We also discuss the innovative leadership it takes to engage employees, partners, and other stakeholders to bring this game-changing vision to life and continue to grow the company. CharityBuzz is an organization that helps non-profits improve their digital fundraising strategies to reach more donors and generate more unrestricted funds for their missions of positive social impact.  Since joining the company in 2008, Ben has spearheaded efforts to develop a unique business model for charitable fundraising that has generated over $500 million in incremental funds for over 5,000 charities. As CEO, he’s led the company to achieve a 2.5x increase in revenue while successfully transforming it into a profitable enterprise. Drawing on his proven track record of building and scaling profitable businesses, Ben shares the story of what led him to apply his talents to leading CharityBuzz and becoming their CEO. We discuss the difference between the CharityBuzz model and Cause Marketing. Ben also shares what is most important for the business community to know about CharityBuzz and leveraging capitalism as a vehicle for good. Let’s stop thinking of “capitalism” as a bad word, especially when it comes to philanthropy, and start leveraging it to ensure positive outcomes happen sooner. | Ben Erwin This week on Growth Igniters® Radio, we discuss: * What led Ben to apply his proven track record of building and scaling profitable businesses to leading CharityBuzz * A story describing the difference between the CharityBuzz model of leveraging capitalism for social good and Cause Marketing * What is most important for the business community to know about CharityBuzz and leveraging capitalism as a vehicle for good * Immediately useful ideas for leading to leverage capitalism to change our world and create positive social impact Resources for This Episode * Read more about Ben Erwin and connect with him on LinkedIn * Explore unique auctions to benefit a host of world-changing causes at CharityBuzz * Visit PamHarperSpeaks.com to find out more about her new keynote “Break Orbit: Leading for Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World” Accelerate to YOUR Next Level of Success Thanks for listening to Growth Igniters® Radio. If you enjoyed this episode, spread the good word! Just leave a quick review wherever you get your podcasts and share on LinkedIn or Facebook. a href="https://www.audible.

    38 min
  4. Burst Decision-Making Bubbles to Accelerate Growth

    JAN 15

    Burst Decision-Making Bubbles to Accelerate Growth

    Even as 2025 is just beginning to unfold, many leadership teams are already making it a high priority to also look  beyond this year and into the future. Not only that, they’re bursting their “decision making bubbles” to accelerate transformational growth. How can you maximize the benefits and minimize the challenges of doing this? That’s what we discuss in this week’s Quick Take episode. At first, it may seem contrarian to bring in more stakeholder perspectives to shape strategy and execution. However bursting your traditional “decision-making bubble” to include stakeholders beyond those you usually rely upon can actually help you accelerate transformational growth. All of these different perspectives can enable you to more quickly discover unexpected emerging markets, customer needs, and innovative paths to business growth that might have taken much longer to identify. For example, find out what one of  Fast Company’s Most  Innovative Companies in the World” does to gain these perspectives on a regular basis.  Finally, to overcome the challenges of bursting decision-making bubbles, we discuss three immediately useful ideas for gaining a variety of perspectives for staying relevant and achieving long-term growth in the rapidly changing world. Bursting your traditional decision-making bubbles can help your team more quickly discover new markets, new needs, and innovative paths to business growth – Pam Harper This week on Growth Igniters Radio: * How expanding strategic thinking beyond traditional “decision-making bubbles” can help leadership teams dramatically expand perspectives and discover hidden opportunities for driving game-changing growth * A list of stakeholders to consider when you’re looking to expand your perspectives  (including some under-appreciated stakeholders) * How one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies in the World” engages a broader range of external stakeholders to help them accelerate both short- and long-term  transformational growth * Three actionable ideas for gaining diverse perspectives that can help your company stay relevant and achieve long-term growth in the rapidly changing world. Resources Mentioned: * How many of your “Conventional” & “Unconventional” Stakeholders do you know? Download Pam Harper & Scott Harper’s Expanding Your Company’s Stakeholder Perspectives Checklist * Learn more about Pam’s keynote address at Pam Harper Speaks Accelerate to YOUR Next Level of Success Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Growth Igniters Radio. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.

    11 min
  5. Helping Others Feel Respected Can Be a Game-Changer

    JAN 8

    Helping Others Feel Respected Can Be a Game-Changer

    Are you looking for new ways to increase the impact of your leadership to accelerate profitable growth?  The good news is that there’s growing evidence that fostering a culture of respect can measurably improve innovation and collaboration among employees and other stakeholders in the rapidly changing business environment. That’s why this week, we’re revisiting our Fan-Favorite conversation about new ways to look at leading respect with Strategic Executive Coach and Speaker Gena Cox, PhD. She is an organizational psychologist, speaker, executive advisor, author, and CEO of Feels Human, LLC. In 2024, Gena was also recognized as one of the top global coaches by Thinkers50.  We first spoke with Gena after the publication of her award-winning book “Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel.” Her latest ebook is “25 Ways Anyone Can Help Build a Culture of Respect at Work.” Previously at IBM and Perceptyx, Gena is a noted voice on human-centered leadership. She has advised leaders in the Fortune 500 and other large global companies to build psychologically healthy and engaging organizational cultures that drive business innovation, collaboration and growth.  Respect is in the eye of the beholder. — Gena Cox This week on Growth Igniters Radio: * Why leading to shape a business culture of respect can  be a game changer * A story about how our encounters with others can be interpreted as respectful or disrespectful * The mindset it takes to live into the aspiration of helping others feel respected * Three immediately useful ideas for helping others feel respected Resources for This Episode: * Learn more about Gena Cox and connect with her on LinkedIn * Download Gina’s latest ebook, “25 Ways Anyone Can Help Build a Culture of Respect at Work” * Read Gena’s award-winning book, Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel * Download Gena’s  R.E.D.I. “Respect First” Model & e-book * Download Gena’s “Bold Discussions Context Brief & Starter Script“ * Watch Gena’s TEDx talk: “Yes … And Careers: How to Optimize for Purpose“ * Find out more about Pam’s keynote “Break Orbit: Achieving Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World” Accelerate to YOUR Next Level of Success Thanks for listening to Growth Igniters® Radio. If you enjoyed this episode, spread the good word! Just leave a quick review wherever you get your podcasts and share on LinkedIn or Facebook. a hre...

    37 min
  6. New Year, New You; Seizing 2025 With Purpose – with Kuda Biza

    JAN 1

    New Year, New You; Seizing 2025 With Purpose – with Kuda Biza

    Happy New Year! Maybe along with celebrating, you’re also thinking about leading yourself to new levels of success and growth in 2025. After all, it’s a New Year; why not a New You?  For inspiration and some immediately useful ideas for moving beyond resolutions, listen to our Fan-Favorite New Year’s conversation with guest Kuda Biza. He shares his approach to seizing life with purpose. Kuda Biza is a serial entrepreneur dedicated to building profitable companies to solve the world’s biggest problems of education and hunger. His business journey started with starting his first company in Zimbabwe when he was just nine years old to co-founding three multimillion-dollar businesses in the U.S. Every company he builds and manages is designed to deliver profit and value while empowering vulnerable people everywhere to become the best versions of themselves. Kuda is also a compelling speaker who has delivered keynote addresses at more than 40 institutions in four countries, including Harvard and the United Nations. He inspires audiences to take action, achieve dreams, and impact social change through a purposeful entrepreneurship. He’s also author of the book, The S.P.E.A.R Method, Five Simple Steps to Balance Success and Fulfillment.    As you’re starting the year, assess what truly matters to you, and how your current path aligns with your deeper values. | Kuda Biza This week on Growth Igniters® Radio, we discuss: * The most important lessons Kuda learned about seizing life with purpose * The keys to setting purpose-driven goals and implementing a daily purpose practice * Immediately useful ideas for leading with the power of purpose Resources for This Episode * Read more about Kuda Biza and connect with him on LinkedIn * Listen to Kuda’s TEDx talk, “Growth Only Comes Out of Your Comfort Zone“ * Find out more about Kuda’s book, The S.P.E.A.R Method – 5 Simple Steps to Balanced Success and Fulfillment * Visit PamHarperSpeaks.com to find out more about her new keynote “Break Orbit: Leading for Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World” Accelerate to YOUR Next Level of Success Thanks for listening to Growth Igniters® Radio. If you enjoyed this episode, spread the good word! Just leave a quick review wherever you get your podcasts and share on LinkedIn or Facebook. Join us on Facebook and a href="https://www.linkedin.

    38 min
  7. Increasing Your Luck in the Year Ahead

    12/25/2024

    Increasing Your Luck in the Year Ahead

    Happy Holidays! Wishing you peace, connection, good health, and abundance!  Along these lines, what if there were ways to predictably increase your luck and create even more abundance in the year ahead? This week, we revisit our Fan Favorite conversation with Monica Laurence, a TEDx speaker, global entrepreneur, business strategist, and mentor. We discuss what she’s learned about using what she calls “lucky behaviors” to become more predictably lucky. Monica draws upon her experiences as an executive at Lucasfilm, Disney, and Accenture, international consulting, and veteran of Silicon Valley startups with 7 exits, along with her MBA from UCLA.  An explorer at heart, Monica is the creator of Tavola Fiji – her luxe private villa and venue for transformational retreats. Monica shares what she discovered about the behaviors that can make the difference between lucky and unlucky people. She discusses the practice of  “quantum surfing.” This is a mindset training that combines quantum mechanics, neuroscience, and spiritual principles to create a winning mental game and new business opportunities. She also recommends three immediately useful ideas for increasing luck. Lucky people remain curious and open and engaged with their environment, even when they’re under time pressure or under stress. | Monica Laurence This week on Growth Igniters® Radio, we discuss: * Contrasting conventional wisdoms about being lucky vs. the social science around attracting luck * The difference between lucky and unlucky behaviors * Monica’s practice of “quantum surfing,” a mindset training to create a winning mental game * Immediately useful ideas for reimagining your approach to life and increasing your luck more predictably Resources for This Episode * Read more about Monica Laurence and connect with her on LinkedIn * Find out more about Quantum Surfing and download Monica’s “Be Lucky” ebook * Explore Robbie Samuels’ Thought Leadership Resources * Visit PamHarperSpeaks.com to find out more about her new keynote  “Break Orbit: Leading for Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World” Accelerate to YOUR Next Level of Success Thanks for listening to Growth Igniters® Radio. If you enjoyed this episode, spread the good word! Just leave a quick review wherever you get your podcasts and share on LinkedIn or Facebook. Join us on Facebook and a href="https://www.linkedin.

    42 min
  8. What is Your Resilience Plan for 2025?

    12/18/2024

    What is Your Resilience Plan for 2025?

    While we don’t have a crystal ball, it’s already clear that 2025 is going to be a year of unprecedented changes. Of course, if you’re like many of the top leaders we work with, you have a can-do attitude that enables you to take on tough issues and do what it takes to exceed expectations. You assume that you’re resilient. But in the face of unrelenting demands, anyone can burn out and not even realize it. Building your resilience plan for 2025, starting today, could be a game-changer. That’s why this week, we’re revisiting our Fan-Favorite conversation with Marie-Helene Pelletier PhD, MBA, also known as MH. Her book, “The Resilience Plan: A Strategic Approach to Optimizing Your Work Performance and Mental Health,” was published in early 2024. Since then it’s become a best seller and received rave reviews from a variety of global media. Throughout her career in business management and psychology, MH has spearheaded a dialogue on the crucial issues of leadership resilience and workplace health. Drawing on her extensive background in corporate, insurance, governance, and public sectors, she brings national and international perspectives and expertise on mental health and resilience as a key pillar of overall health. MH is also a bilingual practicing psychologist with over 20 years of experience in clinical psychology and advisory workplace psychology. She holds a Ph.D. and an MBA from the University of British Columbia. MH is a Member of the Global Clinical Practice Network of the World Health Organization, and past Director on the boards of the Canadian Psychological Association and the International Association of Applied Psychology. She is the author and co-author of numerous industry and academic publications and has won numerous academic and industry awards. Resilience is not a given – you need a strategy. — Marie-Hélène Pelletier This week on Growth Igniters Radio: * The factors that can unintentionally put highly successful people at risk of burnout * The reason MH says that rather than being a trait, resilience is a resource that can be developed * Why MH says “taking a strategic approach to developing your resilience plan is good business” * A story of a CEO who increased her productivity through developing a personal resilience plan * Three immediately useful ideas for designing and developing a custom resilience plan Resources for This Episode: * Learn more about MH Pelletier and connect with her on LinkedIn * Find out more about MH’s book, The Resilience Plan: A Strategic Approach to Optimize Your Work Performance and Mental Health * Find out more about Pam’s keynote “Break Orbit: Achieving Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World” Accelerate to YOUR Next Level of Success Thanks for listening to Growth Igniters® Radio. If you enjoyed this episode, spread the good word! Just leave a quick review wherever you get your podcasts and share on LinkedIn or Facebook. ...

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Join global keynote speaker, author, and business leadership advisor Pamela S. (“Pam”) Harper, Founding Partner and CEO of Business Advancement Inc., and her business partner/husband D. Scott (“Scott”) Harper, a global innovation advisor, for thought-provoking conversations with visionary leaders who are changing the face of business. Established in 2015, Growth Igniters® Radio has been named a top business podcast in 2022, 2023, and 2024 by the PopCon Podcast Awards and Thinkers 360 Thought Leaders. Each week, a new show focuses on sparking fresh insights, inspiration, and immediately useful ideas to take you and your organization to new heights of innovation, transformation, and game-changing growth in this rapidly changing world.

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    Pam Harper & Scott Harper
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