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Nathan Latka is the principal of Latka Capital, executive producer and host of The Top Entrepreneurs podcast, and CEO of two companies he recently purchased. Also the founder of the software company Heyo and star of the hit Facebook Watch show Latka's Money—which sees more than one million viewers tuning in every episode—Nathan has followed a unique path to success.

He joins the show today to share insights from his new book, How To Be A Capitalist Without Any Capital, in which he lays out the specifics of his process and results. Listen in to learn what entrepreneurial "rules" Nathan says should be broken and why you don’t need money or great ideas to be successful.

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Steve Woodruff is known as the King of Clarity. For more than 30 years, he has consulted with businesses ranging from solo startups to Top Five Pharma to help them achieve clarity in their brand and craft clear brand messaging. He also offers insight for businesses to use clarity as a way to create a competitive advantage in his new book, Clarity Wins: Get Heard. Get Referred.

In this episode, Steve explains where companies tend to miss the mark when it comes to both mission statements and sales messaging. Listen in to learn the key elements of clarity, common mistakes businesses make when targeting their audiences, and why being pigeonholed isn't such a bad thing after all.

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Don Rheem is an expert on workplace culture. The CEO and founder of E3 Solutions, Don has traveled the globe to speak to business leaders about employee engagement and is one of the most popular speakers in Vistage International, the world’s largest organization for CEOs. He is also the author of Thrive By Design: The Neuroscience That Drives High-Performance Cultures.

In this episode, Don breaks down what it takes to create a workplace environment that allows employees to do well and stay engaged. Listen in to learn the true root cause of employee disengagement, how evolutionary psychology impacts our perception of a workplace, and what managers can do to increase engagement among their employees.

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Albert-László Barabási is a network scientist who has done extensive research on success. The Robert Gray Dodge Professor of Network Science and a Distinguished University Professor at Northeastern University, Albert-László's work has led to many breakthroughs, including the discovery of scale-free networks in 1999, which continues to make him one of the most cited scientists today.

In this episode, he shares the scientific measures of success, as well as what his research has shown about the key factors that help to create it. Listen in to hear insights from his latest book, The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success, on how to gain traction and visibility, the common misconception about creativity in youth, and more.

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Shane Barker is a digital marketing consultant who specializes in influencer marketing, product launches, sales funnels, targeted traffic, and website conversions. The instructor of a personal branding course at UCLA, Shane has consulted with Fortune 500 companies, influencers with digital products, and top celebrities. He has also been published by Ink, Huffington Post, Forbes, and more.

In this episode, Shane shares what we can all do to become better influence marketers. Listen in to hear his advice on how to find and reach out to influencers, what kinds of things to consider about the people you want to promote your brand, and advice for asking for promotion even if you don’t have a big budget.

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Mark Schaefer is a thought leader, globally-recognized keynote speaker, educator, business consultant, and author. He has worked in global sales, PR, and marketing positions for more than 30 years, and has been featured on media outlets such as CNN, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and CBS News. The man behind {grow}, one of the top marketing blogs in the world, Mark has written six bestselling books, including The Tao of Twitter and The Content Code, which Ink magazine named as one of its top five marketing books of the year.

In this episode, Mark shares insights from his newest book, Marketing Rebellion: The Most Human Company Wins. Listen in to learn what it takes to gain customer loyalty in today’s society, marketing strategies that will help companies stay relevant, and what major consumer trend marketers must understand to be successful.

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Gary Hoover is a rare combination of a business scholar and practitioner. He founded both the first book superstore chain, Bookstop—later purchased by Barnes & Noble—and one of the world’s leading company information websites, Hoovers.com, which is now owned by Dun & Bradstreet. In 2009, Gary became the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the highly ranked McCombs Business School of the University of Texas at Austin, a role he now serves in the same University’s graduate School of Information.

Gary joins the show today to share what he's learned along his entrepreneurial journey and from working as an instructor and mentor for the last ten years, as well as how he is able to digest a book's contents in 15 - 30 minutes. Listen in to learn his process for grasping the essence of a book in the most efficient way possible, hear some of his top reading picks, and gain insights from his book, The Lifetime Learner's Guide to Reading and Learning.

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Thomas Ramsøy is a leading expert on neuromarketing and consumer neuroscience. With an academic background in economics, neuropsychology, neurobiology, and neuroimaging, Thomas is the founder of the applied neuroscience company, Neurons, Inc., and the Center for Decision Neuroscience at the University of Copenhagen. He is active in publishing research in scientific journals and serves on the editorial board for leading journals such as Frontiers in Neuroscience, Scientific Reports, Journal of Marketing, and Journal of Consumer Psychology.

In this episode, Thomas shares a somewhat different application of neuroscience, as well as insights from his latest book, co-authored with Kyle Nel and Nathan Furr, Leading Transformation: How to Take Charge of Your Company's Future. Listen in to learn how neuroscience can be applied to organizational change and innovation, the positive and negative implications of behavioral design, and what research tells us about the best way to produce positive change.

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Amy Radin has been at the forefront of rewiring brands and has built a track record of success moving ideas to performance. A Fortune 100 Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer, advisor and investor, board member, and thought leader, Amy has worked with giant brands like American Express, Citi, E*TRADE, and AXA. She recently added "author" to her resume with the publication of her new book, The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company.

In this episode, Amy shares what it takes to be a great innovator, as well as what often stands in the way of new ideas. Listen in to learn what goal to keep in mind when looking for insights into innovation, what companies should be focusing on but rarely do, and what it really means to be customer centric.

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Kyle Nel is the CEO and co-founder of Uncommon Partners, a consulting and training firm that specializes in business transformation. Recognized on the 2015 Advertising Age 40 Under 40 list, Kyle previously held positions in market research with Lowe's and the Walmart Global Insights Group. He also launched a disruptive technology startup accelerator and incubator in Bangalore, India.

Kyle joins today’s show to share insights from the new book he co-authored with Nathan Furr and Thomas Zoega Ramsoy, Leading Transformation: How to Take Charge of Your Company's Future. Listen in to hear his tips for getting people to think outside the box, why he recommends bringing in partners you normally wouldn't consider working with, and what it really takes to generate new, disruptive ideas that create change.

You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: http://bit.ly/2GU2ij1 

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