What's Next! With Tiffani Bova

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week we’re bringing back a fan-favorite episode of the What’s Next! Podcast with Whitney Johnson. Whitney was recognized as one of the world's most influential management thinkers in 2015, was a finalist for the Top Thinkers on Talent at the biennial Thinkers50 ceremony in London, and is best known for her work on driving corporate innovation through personal disruption. She's the author of the critically acclaimed Disrupt Yourself, one of Tiffani’s favorite books.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody who wants to learn how to harness change and meet disruption head-on.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… disruption is bound to happen at work and in your personal life. There are ways to adapt to change so you (and your company) aren’t left behind as the rest of the world moves forward.    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… the idea that sometimes leaders need to disrupt themselves to kick-start innovation inside of their company.    Running Time: 32:46   Subscribe on

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m thrilled to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with a leading voice on the Future of Work, Heather McGowan.    Heather’s groundbreaking approach to learning has made employees more fulfilled and innovative, leaders more potent and empathetic, and businesses more effective at reaching their goals in a rapidly evolving market.    Her new book is called The Empathy Advantage, which she wrote with her coauthor, Kris Shipley.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody who wants to lead with empathy and infuse it into their culture.   TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… during the pandemic, we saw a natural rise in empathy in professional settings - we were compassionate, we checked in on each other, we were human - and it worked. We sustained strong performance and economic growth, only seeing a decline in the post-pandemic quarters. Heather digs into what exactly we tapped into during the pandemic and explains why we need to bring that type of empat

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I’m thrilled to bring back an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Lisa Bodell.  Lisa is a globally recognized innovation leader, futurist, and CEO of futurethink. As an expert on the topic of change, she is also the author of two best-selling books: Why Simple Wins (2016), and Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution (2012).  Lisa serves as a global council member of the World Economic Forum and is a frequent contributor to Forbes and Harvard Business Review.  THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… leaders thinking about disruptive innovation.  TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… innovation doesn’t come down to creating something new. That's fairly easy. For innovation to be disruptive, it needs to be productive and valuable.  WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… ideas are everywhere. It’s what you do with those ideas that make them special.     Running Time: 34:42 Subscribe on iTunes  Find Tiffani on Social: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn   Find Lisa on Soc

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week on the What’s Next! Podcast, we’re talking to Atif Rafiq, the first Chief Digital Officer in the history of the Fortune 500.   Atif has worked in Silicon Valley and the Fortune 500 for over the past 25 years. After rising through digital native companies like Amazon, Yahoo, and AOL. Atif held C-suite roles at McDonald's, Volvo, and MGM Resorts. He oversaw thousands of employees as a global PNL owner, transformation, and innovation leader. Atif was the first Chief Digital Officer at McDonald's.    He has recently released a book titled Decision Sprint.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… leaders who want to learn how to make business decisions strategically and confidently.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… many problem-solving strategies are outdated and, frankly, ineffective for our modern world. Atif looks at how teams can collaborate and use an upstream approach to lead innovation with powerful solutions.    WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… the decision tables are

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week, I have the pleasure of bringing back an insightful conversation with Mark Bonchek. Mark is the Founder and Chief Epiphany Officer of Shift Thinking. He leads organizations to make the shift from incremental to exponential growth and to achieve transformational change so that they can more effectively compete in their market, engage their customers, and organize their teams.     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody willing to reimagine their business framework to create industry disruption.   TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… we seldom look past the surface of a business model. But every business creating waves in the market is creating a strategy around the deeper layer, the mental model.   WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… you don’t need to get rid of everything to transform your business. It might just be a matter of gaining a better understanding of your mental model.    Running Time: 32:46   Subscribe on iTunes    Find Tiffani on Social:  Facebook  Twitter  Lin

Welcome to the What’s Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week on the podcast, I’m looking back to a conversation I had with Nancy Duarte.  Nancy is a communications expert who's been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and on CNN. Her firm, Duarte Inc., is the largest design firm in Silicon Valley as well as one of the top women-owned businesses in the area. It's the global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture, creating more than a quarter of a million presentations.      As a persuasion expert, she has cracked the code for effectively incorporating story patterns into business communications. She's written five best-selling books and is ranked #1 on the list of the World's Top 30 Communication Professionals. Her TED Talk, The Secret Structure of Great Talks, has over 1 million views.     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone wanting to learn how to use stories to make real connections.   TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m thrilled to share a LinkedIn Live chat with a guest whose book has changed the way we look at business growth.    Renée Mauborgne is the co-author of Blue Ocean Strategy, which has sold more than 4 million copies. She is also a fellow and a professor of strategy at INSEAD. She is also the co-director of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute.    I’m really excited about Renée’s new book Beyond Disruption, written with her co-author, Chan Kim. I got an early copy of it, and it’s fantastic!   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody who is thinking about how to stand out from their competition as well as anybody who has adopted the Blue Ocean Strategy and is eager to take it a step further.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… market disruption is the go-to strategy for business growth, but it can be reckless and destructive for others in the path. Renée presents a different strategy that she calls nondisruptive creation, or entering new markets without

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m thrilled to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Mitch Joel.   Mitch Joel is the Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that empowers companies with personalized and bite-sized thought leadership from the best thinkers in the world.    He's written two amazing books, which I love. His first was Six Pixels of Separation, named after his successful blog and podcast, and is a business bestseller. His second book, CTRL ALT Delete, was named one of the best business books of 2013 by Amazon.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody wondering what the rapid rate of AI implementation means for organizations and the future of the work.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… there’s no doubt we are living through an exponential shift in technology and we’re seeing AI inject itself into every domain of our workflows. While some fear it will make many jobs obsolete, Mitch sees it as an aid for creativity and accessibility.   WHAT  I  LOVE  MOST… any gre

Welcome to the What’s Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week, we're replaying an exciting conversation with guest, Tamara McCleary. Tamara is an international branding expert, a technology futurist, and the CEO of Thulium. She was named the #1 Most Influential Woman in MarTech by B2B Marketing, and ranked by LeadTail as the 3rd most mentioned person on Twitter by CMOs.       THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone intrigued by the potential AI has to revolutionize the future of commerce.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… people have changed, expectations have changed, and the future of retail, artificial intelligence, and customer success is changing daily.   WHAT I LOVE MOST… how Tamara fits marketing, AI, customer experience, and 3D-printed shoes into one conversation! It's fascinating how all of these components fit together.    Running Time: 33:15  Subscribe on iTunes  Find Tiffani on Social Media:  Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn  Find Tamara on Social Media:  Website  LinkedIn  Tw

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m thrilled to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Nick Sonnenberg.   Nick Sonnenberg is an entrepreneur, WSJ Bestselling Author, Inc. columnist, and guest lecturer at Columbia University. He’s the Founder and CEO of Leverage, a leading operational efficiency consultancy that helps companies implement the CPR Business Efficiency Framework defined in Nick’s book, Come Up for Air.    Before founding Leverage, Nick spent eight years working as a high-frequency trader on Wall Street, where he developed a love for efficiency.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… leaders who want to pinpoint areas of inefficiency in their organizations.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… the lack of organized systems and clear training on tools is a source of inefficiency for many companies but isn’t something that is given much attention. Creating order across the organization creates valuable time - as much as an extra business day per week - for more focused and

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I’m thrilled to bring back a conversation of the What’s Next! Podcast with Naomi Simson.   Naomi has held corporate careers in marketing with Apple, IBM, Ansett and KPMG before founding RedBalloon, an online marketplace for experiences, in 2001. RedBalloon now sits within Big Red Group, which she co-founded in 2017.    Naomi is known as an entrepreneur and business leader, and media commentator for business owners. She’s a regular panelist on ABC The Drum and is a best-selling author, podcaster, and speaker. You might recognize her from Shark Tank Australia, where she was the ‘Red Shark.’   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone who wants a peek at what Naomi’s life is like. After spending three days with her, I know I had to invite her to the show!   TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… it’s about doing your best work. It doesn’t matter if you’re starting a business in your 20s, in your 60s, or even if you’re making a pivot in your current career. Naomi teache

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m thrilled to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Dr. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman   Gabriella has served as Chief Product Officer and Chief Innovation Officer at BetterUp, head of BetterUp Labs, founding CEO of LifeLink, and an advisor to healthcare, coaching, and behavior change technology companies.    Gabriella is trained in psychiatry and fMRI research and holds an MD with honors from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a BA summa cum laude from Harvard University. Her work has been published and featured in The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and many more. She is also the author of Tomorrowmind.   THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… organizations seeking to foster greater resilience and creativity in their teams.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… when the going gets tough, there’s a natural inclination to retreat to our foxholes and safe places. Gabriella suggests we can prepare for these moments by learning and teaching our tea

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.       This week I am thrilled to be bring back an insightful conversation I had with Raja Rajamannar! For this special episode, I'm sharing my February, 12th LinkedIn Live chat with the Chief Marketing & Communications Officer for Mastercard, and President of the company’s healthcare business.     Raja joined Mastercard in 2013, bringing with him more than 25 years of experience as a global executive, managing large P&Ls and driving business transformation across multiple industries and geographies. Raja served as Chief Transformation Officer of the health insurance firm Anthem (formerly WellPoint). He helped craft the company’s new business direction and strategy, managed its $11 billion Medicare Advantage business, and led large M&A initiatives for the company. Prior to that, he also served as Chief Innovation & Marketing Officer and Chief Executive of International Operations at Humana. Raja is consistently recognized globally

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.  This week I’m excited to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with a dear friend of mine, Laura Gassner Otting. For this episode, I’m sharing my February 22nd LinkedIn Live chat with Laura as we dive into the tricky territory that lies between success and happiness. Laura Gassner Otting’s rebellious and entrepreneurial edge has been well-honed over a 25-year career that started when she dropped out of law school to join an unknown southern governor’s presidential campaign, and ended up as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, where she helped shape AmeriCorps. She left a leadership role as the youngest Vice President at a nationally respected search firm when she realized that her boss’s definition of success didn’t align with hers and, instead, founded and ran one of the fastest-growing search firms in the country. In 2015, Laura sold that firm to the team who helped her build it and since that time, has appeared regularly on G

  Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.       This week I am thrilled to bring back an amazing conversation I had with Nick Davis! Nick is a managing partner at Reaching the Future Faster and author of the Amazon Best-Seller: Future Ready: A Change Makers Guide to the Exponential Revolution. He is the prior V.P. of Enterprise Solutions and the current Faculty Chair for Corporate Innovation at Singularity University. Nick is a recognized thought leader in the innovation space who specializes in identifying exponential trends that enable enterprise organizations to deliver customer value through new and existing technology platforms. He is also a Venture Partner at Bold Capital, which invests in high-growth startups that leverage exponential technologies. He’s previously served as External Innovation Leader for PwC and the Director of Corporate Development for The Anderson School of Management at UCLA.    ​​THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone looking to be Future Ready!​    TODAY’S

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m thrilled to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Robert Glazer.    Robert is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency, and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards, including Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards two years in a row.   He is the author of the inspirational newsletter Friday Forward. He’s also the #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestselling author of five books: Elevate, Friday Forward, How To Thrive In The Virtual Workplace, Moving To Outcomes, and Performance Partnerships. He is a sought-after speaker by companies and organizations around the world and is the host of The Elevate Podcast.     THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… leaders who want to foster a culture of growth and anybody who is managing a virtual team.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… the growth of an organization is proportionate to the growth of the individuals

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.  This week I have the pleasure of re-sharing one of my favorite episodes with our first Grammy-nominated recording artist, record producer, and musician, Ryan Leslie. If that isn’t impressive enough, Ryan is also a technophile, entrepreneur, and genius Harvard graduate who conferred his degrees in political science and macroeconomics at the ripe old age of 19. While at Harvard, Ryan taught himself basic production skills and also developed a musical style all his own. This led him to produce music for a variety of prominent artists, including Usher and Britney Spears, in multiple musical genres ranging from R & B and hip-hop, to pop and gospel. But, it doesn’t end there, Ryan co-founded Super Phone to help track conversations via text and interact more personally and effectively with his fans. Now, he's turning Super Phone into a full-fledged CRM with a new app and funding from the likes of venture capitalist Ben Horowitz. I am very excited for you

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.    This week I’m excited to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Liz Wiseman, who is the first guest to join me on the podcast three times! For this special episode, I’m sharing my January 31st LinkedIn Live chat as Liz and I discuss the distinctive qualities of impact players who take action in the throes of ambiguity and uncertainty in the workplace.    Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive adviser who teaches leadership to executives around the world. She's the author of the New York Times bestseller Multipliers (which is one of my favorite books of all time), The Multiplier Effect, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players.    THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anybody who wants to become the person who takes action in situations that may be unclear or ambiguous instead of going through the motions until somebody else steps in.    TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… impact players approach situations that may be unclear or conf

Welcome to the What's Next! podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I’m excited to revisit a conversation I had with Soledad O’Brien. Soledad is an award-winning journalist, speaker, author, and philanthropist who anchors and produces the Hearst Television political magazine program “Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien.” Soledad is also the founder and CEO of Starfish Media Group, and reports for HBO Real Sports, the PBS NewsHour, WebMD, and has authored two books. She has appeared on networks, Fox and Oxygen, and anchored and reported for NBC, MSNBC, and CNN. She has won numerous awards, including three Emmys, the George Peabody award, an Alfred I DuPont prize, and the Gracie, and Newsweek Magazine named her one of the “15 People Who Make America Great.” With her husband, she is the founder of the PowHERful  Foundation which helps young women get to and through college. I am absolutely thrilled to be speaking with Soledad O’Brien on the What’s Next! Podcast.      THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… anyone looking t

Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.   This week I’m thrilled to bring you an episode of What’s Next! Podcast with Scott Simon.    Scott Simon is a happiness entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of Scare Your Soul, a movement inspiring individual and global change through small acts of courage.    He has spoken around the world, motivated people at schools and companies, given a TEDx Talk, co-founded a happiness incubator, and studied and worked with international thought leaders in the areas of courage and happiness.    Scott is the author of Scare Your Soul: 7 Powerful Principles to Harness Fear and Lead Your Most Courageous Life, a book that guides others to find the courage to face their fears and live in freedom.      THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR… people who want to face their fears head-on and take a courageous step, whether personally, professionally, or in another area.      TODAY’S MAIN MESSAGE… fear is an inevitable part of the human experience. Having fear isn’t what holds us back, i