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Public Safety Innovators founder and I had a conversation one day. Our conversation was so good, we decided to jump on and record a podcast to discuss why firefighters were so well primed for entrepreneurship, yet cops seem to have a mental barricade further. Listen in on our conversation and hope that you too will join me in that. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST NOW IN THIS EPISODE Welcome to episode 36!...

Problem Oriented, Results Oriented, or Solutions Oriented. What Are You? People have personalty traits that make them who they are. In business, personality traits are powerful because they can be an asset or a weakness, if these traits are not coached.  In my earlier article on the DiSC personality assessment, I shared how understanding your DiSC personalty profile can help you become a better...

On the latest episode of the Drew Aversa Show, I interview Bay Area clinical psychologist Jaseon Outlaw, PhD.Jaseon Outlaw is the founder of Journey of Life Psychological, Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area.In this episode we talk about Jaseon’s journey earning his doctorate in clinical psychology to creating a practice to bring psychological care to the African American community that has been...

Dr. Dean Spitzer is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading authorities on performance measurement and management. His latest book "Transforming Performance Measurement" has been hailed as a 'breakthrough,' 'a masterpiece,' and 'the most important book ever written about performance measurement.'Dr. Spitzer’s advice and counsel is sought by companies and government agencies throughout the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn6jD3U-IHY Bobby Umar is an inspirational speaker, coach, and one of the most prolific advocates of heart-based leadership in North America. Inc Magazine named him one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers, alongside such noteworthy giants as Richard Branson, Brené Brown and John Maxwell. Bobby is a 5x TEDx speaker, and one of the top social media influencers in the...

How to Have Tough Conversations when There are Opposing Views Let’s start this article about tough topics and communication with a real-life story. Back in the early 1900s, Aldi was known as a small family grocery store based in Germany. After Theodor and Karl Albrecht inherited the business when their father passed, they expanded it into a chain of hundreds of grocery stores all across the country. But...

“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” ~African proverb Partnerships move mountains. Through leading business development efforts in-house and as a consultant, one of the things that I'm always on the lookout for are powerful partnerships. Whether you're working for a major brand or running a community based organization, there is power in partnerships. Just like...

What Does Diversity Mean to You? Interviewing against thousands of qualified applicants for a coveted badge as a firefighter/paramedic, candidates are interviewed multiple times and in multiple ways before they are given a chance to join the ranks of the nation's bravest. Hired as one of the youngest professional firefighter/paramedics in my early 20's, I nailed the interview rounds, landing my childhood...

COVID-19 changed the way we meet, at scale. While people used Zoom, Skype, and online meeting before, the world converted to doing online meetings all at once. Just with anything in life, change takes time, and it takes some figuring things out to get it right. While nothing every replaces meaningful in-person human connection, there are ways to make online meetings engaging and fun! The following tips...

Featured by UpJourney alongside other coaches, I shared my perspective on answering this tough interview question, “Tell Me About a Time You Failed.” Me: “So, you want me to tell you about the time I failed?” Recruiter: “Yes.” Me: “Well, how about I tell you about a time when I overcame massive adversity and what it taught me about myself and how I treat others as a...