Nice with Dave Delaney - leadership, communication, retention, culture‪.‬ Dave Delaney

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Jason Falls is the EVP of Marketing for CIPIO.ai; hosts the widely-downloaded Winfluence podcast; is the author of three books; and is the executive producer of the Marketing Podcast Network.
What we talked about...

Jason says “influence marketing” rather than “influencer marketing.”

Community influencers are more likely to create authentic content about brands. 

Affiliate and partner relationships. 


Winfluence: Reframing Influencer Marketing to Ignite Your Brand.

Warnings when running influencer campaigns.

The state of social media, according to Falls. 

Artificial Intelligence and the future of content marketing.

Read Happywork: A Business Parable About the Journey to Teamwork, Profit, and Purpose by Chris Reimer.

The power of meditation and hiking.

TM transcendental meditation.

Contact Jason at JasonFalls.com.


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Nick Westergaard is an author, educator, and speaker. He’s spent his career building standout brands at organizations of all sizes—from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies to President Obama’s Jobs Council. 
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What we talked about...

Nick Westergaard’s StoryLab program.


Dave’s guest appearance on Nick’s podcast.

Telling your story is foundational. The ability to craft, hone, and shape your story with others. 

Stories that come from saying yes, saying no, and making mistakes.

Story starter ideas.


Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling by Matthew Dicks. 

Generate stories by thinking of a theme.

First _____

Last _____

Best _____

Worst _____

From blogging to books.

Strategies for writing a book.


Moth Storyslam.

Advice for TEDx speakers. 

Staging information.


Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds by Carmine Gallo.

Summaries, scenes, and reflections.

Personal vs. professional brand storytelling tips.

Brand coaching.

The value of mentors.

Read The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown.

Check out Nick’s books.

Contact Nick at nickwestergaard.com.


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Diana Kander is a serial entrepreneur who entered the US as a refugee from Ukraine at the age of eight. Today, she is an innovation consultant, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author.
What we talked about...

“The Eye of Delaney.” - Best surprise ever!


Juggling, handstands, doing the splits! Each year she takes on a physical feat. 

How to unlearn your blindspots.

She tried standup comedy for the first time in front of 260 women. 

My attempts at standup comedy.


The Curiosity Muscle book.


Go Big or Go Home: 5 Ways to Create a Customer Experience That Will Close the Deal.

How standup comedy can improve your presentation skills. 

Being memorable hinges on understanding how forgetting works. Audiences forget 50% of a presentation one hour after; one week later, they have forgotten 90%. We don’t get to choose the 10% they remember.

Five tools that spell out MAGIC. 

M - make it surprising. 

A - analyze them on a deeper level.

G - give the pitch in the right order.

I - include 3D objects.

C - co-create together. 


Ronni Bennett interview about slowing time. 

The Golden Window - first 30 seconds with the audience. 

After they laugh, they listen.

Your gravy is not an appetizer.


The Master Communicator Secret Weapon.

The Nice mug photo! 


What’s the Deal With Water Bottles? By Jason Zinoman.

Stalk and awe! 

How to get a meeting with anyone using LinkedIn.

Read Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Through the Noise, Increase Referrals, and Strengthen Client Retention by John Ruhlin.

TEDX talk, Discover the Three Keys of Gratitude to Unlock Your Happiest Life! by Jane Ransom.

Connect with Diana Kander.

Get a free copy of her book by emailing Diana@diaanakander.com.


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Shirley Bloomfield is the CEO of NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association, and a huge fan of collaboration, partnerships, and getting broadband to all Americans.

What we talked about...

What is the NTCA?

Eight-hundred and fifty community-based providers who bring essential services across the country.

NTCA members are small businesses that serve from 1,000 to 100,000 people.

Shirley is the “Master Dot Connector.” 

To run an association for so many people, she has created special interest groups (SIGs) to serve them. 

Approximately 17 M - 33 M Americans still do not have broadband access. However, they are changing this with help from the White House’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal.


Infrastructure Week finally included broadband thanks to the NTCA and the pandemic proving Americans’ need for adequate broadband.

Leading and communicating with transparency and humor using the NTCA blog’s “Thoughts From Shirley.”

Employee retention is greatly improved when teams are mission based.

The White House Talent Pipeline Challenge.

NTCA programs help rural employers retain talent by providing benefits. 

The power of mentorship. 

A Chief Storyteller. 

Dave’s Nice Method Presentation Skills workshop he delivered for NTCA.

Get in touch. sbloomfield@ntca.org

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Fred Stutzman is the Founder and CEO of Freedom, software that helps you be more focused and productive by blocking distractions. Stutzman holds a Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master's degree in Information Science, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the same institution.
What we talked about...


Freedom is a company that was never intended to be a company.

He was studying and noticed how much time people spent on social media, so he created a free Mac app to lock the internet for 45 minutes. It went viral.

In 2015 they created the first iteration of Freedom. 

They have grown to over 25 employees. 

He gets excited about human-computer interface problems. 

When companies shelf the best ideas. 

His study, “In Evaluation of Identity-Sharing Behavior in Social Network Communities" (2006) - This paper examines the motivations behind users' decisions to share personal information on social networking sites and how this behavior affects their privacy.

The Internet Identity Workshops. 

ClaimID.

The Wild West of the early days of the internet.

Early concerns and thoughts about online privacy.

How to work with social media and avoid falling down rabbit holes.

Artificial intelligence and our future with AI. 

How social media can be helpful during life transitions.

The future of social media, search, and voice interfaces.

Sensemaking in research and use of artificial intelligence like GPT.

Stopping doom scrolling and getting sleep. 

Running Remote Conference.

Read The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande.


Try Freedom for free.

Connect with Fred on Twitter @fstutzman and LinkedIn.


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Andrew Kintz is Executive Vice President of the Music Industry Group and Private Client Services at First Horizon Bank.
What we talked about...


Andrew Kintz started working at Sun Trust Bank in 1998 in Atlanta.

Music industry finance and banking since 2009.

Full bank within a bank only for music industry, corporations, businesses, and individuals in the music industry.

Andrew introduced this in 2016 when he joined the bank.

Andrew sings and can play guitar and piano.

The Basement and Grimey’s.

Nashville oozes musical talent!

Talents from commercial bankers.


Dave Briggs interview.

Specialty divisions tend to have high retention rates.

Complexities of how copyright works on music played internationally.

All Along the Watch Tower.

We geek out on Neil Young.

Brian Williams at Third National and Sun Trust.

How to leave a lasting impression on young talent.

Southern hospitality and the Golden Rule.

Changing clothes depends on who you are working with.

Providing top levels of service.

Human capital management for high network families.

Communication challenges.

PPP loans during Covid.

Read And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham.

Contact Andrew on LinkedIn.


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