Forces of Business Transformation

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Forces of Business Transformation

Beyond Technology! Is your customer growth static or declining? Are you struggling to keep up with the competition or looking for a way to maintain your lead? Are you still spending money on technology that is simply on autopilot? Does your leadership team present a unified message? Is your organization designed properly? How are you approaching remote and hybrid work? Are you actively employing technology advancements as a strategic advantage? Random episodes will also feature interesting experts that will give you valuable perspectives and actionable insights. https://travis-company.com

Episodes

  1. Constructal Law, Society, Economics, and Strategy with Adrian Bejan

    10/01/2021

    Constructal Law, Society, Economics, and Strategy with Adrian Bejan

    I've been talking about "Forces" of Business Transformation for many years. The ebbs and flows of business, technology, consumer sentiment, and other factors keep us busy leading our companies to the next wave to surf. Most people looked at me and asked "What do you mean 'Forces'?" Well, I recently discovered Professor Adrian Bejan earlier this year and couldn't be more excited to find someone else who speaks much more fluently that I about this fascinating subject called Constructal Law! And I'm very humbled that he gladly joined me on this podcast! More to come as I integrate his work in to mine!  Adrian Bejan (MIT, 1971, 1972, 1975) is an American professor and discoverer of the constructal law of design evolution in nature. He is J. A. Jones Distinguished Professor at Duke University. He has published more than 620 articles, 29 books and is in top 100 of most cited engineers in the world. He is a member of the Academy of Europe, and has received 18 honorary doctorates from universities in 11 countries. https://mems.duke.edu/faculty/adrian-bejan His forthcoming book: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12506

    1h 1m
  2. Beyond Technology: Software, Infrastructure, & Cybersecurity

    04/23/2021

    Beyond Technology: Software, Infrastructure, & Cybersecurity

    In this episode, I'll cover the top mindsets for software, infrastructure, & cybersecurity needed to run an effective Hybrid Workforce.

    27 min
  3. Beyond Technology: Ideal Leadership and Culture for the Hybrid and Remote Workforce

    04/18/2021

    Beyond Technology: Ideal Leadership and Culture for the Hybrid and Remote Workforce

    In this episode, I'll cover the 5 top attributes (plus a bonus!) of ideal leadership and the 5 top attributes of ideal culture needed to run an effective Hybrid Workforce.

    31 min

  4. 04/06/2020

    Secrets of High-Performance Teams in a Remote-Work Environment with Bernie Spang

    Many forces and pressures have been building and creating a desire for remote work, which is the topic of today’s episode. When you have a culture of mutual respect, trust, a clear and simple strategy, and outcome-based work, it doesn’t matter if your workforce is co-located or distributed around the globe. A culture that celebrates the remote workforce opens itself to a greater pool of top talent which could greatly improve the profitability of the company. When I was thinking about who to interview for this podcast, I couldn’t think of a better person than Bernie Spang, who I worked for on a remote team for a little over 2 years at the turn of the century. Bernie ran the WebSphere Studio Tools Marketing team that was part of the WebSphere Middleware Marketing team that was a part of the IBM Software Group. He currently is Program Director, Watson AI-powered virtual assistants, IBM.

    26 min

  5. 03/12/2020

    The Compassionate Capitalist - Funding the Sources of Innovation with Karen Rands

    Karen Rands experience with finance and innovation started with her career at IBM and the many projects she was involved in to introduce IBM’s innovations to the market and to finance the dot.coms that wanted to do business with IBM.  However, it wasn’t until she left IBM that she discovered the secret world of angel investing and how startups get started. With the release of her best selling book, Insides Secrets to Angel Investing, and the syndication of her podcast The Compassionate Capitalist Podcast©, Karen has the methods and means to create and lead the Compassionate Capitalist Movement™ and be the catalyst for true economic democratization of the capital markets and the American Dream. Join me in this podcast to learn a great way for executives and business owners to get involved in the leading edge of innovation without the actual risk of starting a brand-new venture. You might find a nice M&A deal if the marriage goes well, and you will get an insiders look at the dynamics and forces acting on the leading edge of innovation.  You can find out more at https://karenrands.co

    41 min
  6. The People Side of Business Transformation - Curve Benders with David Nour

    02/04/2020

    The People Side of Business Transformation - Curve Benders with David Nour

    Join me on this episode as I welcome David Nour, publisher of several books on building relationships (Relationship Economics) and the future of work. His new book, Curve Benders, talks about how people are affected by external and internal forces of business transformation. Want to learn how to think about the people side of rapidly accelerating, technology-driven business transformation? Tune in!

    22 min
  7. Marketing Forces with Kurt Uhlir

    01/28/2020

    Marketing Forces with Kurt Uhlir

    One of the biggest mistakes that companies make with their products and services is not testing various target markets BEFORE they build new products or features. Marketing serves as eyes and ears in the market to determine where the magnetic attractions are and begin to create marketing gravity around those features that resonate with the market.

    18 min
  8. The 80/20 Business Operating System with Bob Muscat

    01/22/2020

    The 80/20 Business Operating System with Bob Muscat

    I interview Bob Muscat, a Marketing and Business Transformation expert, who has developed a unique approach to a concept known as 80/20, where 20% of your customers deliver 80% of your value. (And 4% of your customers cost you over 50% of your overhead!)  CEOs and Product executives would be well served by understanding this business practice sourced from the Pareto principle.

    12 min
  9. What will you get in this podcast?

    SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    What will you get in this podcast?

    This is the first episode of our new podcast, Forces in Business Transformation, hosted by Mark Travis, CEO of Mark Travis & Company, Inc. In this episode, he talks about what this podcast hopes to accomplish and why you should listen!

    3 min

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Beyond Technology! Is your customer growth static or declining? Are you struggling to keep up with the competition or looking for a way to maintain your lead? Are you still spending money on technology that is simply on autopilot? Does your leadership team present a unified message? Is your organization designed properly? How are you approaching remote and hybrid work? Are you actively employing technology advancements as a strategic advantage? Random episodes will also feature interesting experts that will give you valuable perspectives and actionable insights. https://travis-company.com

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