Brainfluence

Our guest today is Om Marwah, the first person to hold the position of Global Head of Behavioral Science at Walmart and Sam's Club. Om’s group applies research in psychology to customer shopping, business strategy, e-commerce, and more, focusing not just on Walmart’s one billion shoppers but also the company’s 2.4 million associates.

The founder of the Behavioral Science and Marketing Summit, Om also works as an instructor at UCLA and teaches students how to take ideas from the academic world and apply them in business. In this episode, he shares his insight on building a great customer experience, as well as tips for fostering long-term engagement. Listen in so you can start applying his advice today.

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Does the thought of starting your own business seem daunting? Many people have bought into the idea that being an entrepreneur means lots of sleepless nights and 18-hour workdays, but Dorie Clark is here today to shatter that myth. She explains why creating an entrepreneurial income stream is not only something you could do, but also something you should do.

Described by The New York Times as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives,” Dorie Clark consults and speaks for clients including Google, Microsoft, and the World Bank. She is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, as well as the author of Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine.

Her new book, Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive, breaks down what it really takes to create an entrepreneurial side career, and why it’s much more achievable than you might think.

You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: http://bit.ly/2ykeu4K 

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Today’s guest is an entrepreneur at the forefront of marketing, branding, positioning and communicating “The Next Big Thing.” The founder and president of Cunningham Collective, a marketing, brand and communication strategy firm, Andy Cunningham has played a key role in the launch of many new technology categories and products (including helping Steve Jobs launch the Apple Macintosh) over the past 35 years.

Her new book, Get to Aha!: Discover Your Positioning DNA and Dominate Your Competition (McGraw-Hill), explains the winning framework she uses to transform markets and industries. Today, she joins us to share insights from the book and divulge her expertise in branding and positioning.

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

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Do you ever feel like you’re not communicating as effectively as you’d like? Though we all know communication is an important and necessary part of life, the truth is that it doesn’t always come easily. Thankfully, there are tactics we can use to improve how we relate to others, as well as how others relate to and perceive us. Here today to explain more about that is Alan Alda.

An internationally recognized actor, writer, and director, Alan has won seven Emmy Awards, received three Tony nominations, and earned an Academy Award nomination. He is also an active member of the science community, having hosted the award-winning series Scientific American Frontiers for eleven years and founded the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University.

Already the author of two bestselling books, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I’ve Learned and Things I Overheard While Talking To Myself, Alan recently released his third book, entitled If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating. Tune into today's episode to hear takeaways from his newest book, as well as his advice for improving your communication.

You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: http://bit.ly/2yhdi4W 

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