by Graham DeNoyer
Advice About Decisions, Dilemmas, and Mistakes. Delve into riveting stories of individuals who faced high-stress decisions. Discover actionable advice and inspiration to navigate leadership challenges and make better decisions. Uncover the transformative power of failure and turn setbacks into stepping stones for success.
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October 24, 2023
Alex Gorsuch shares hard-won lessons on successfully navigating the defense contracting space as a veteran entrepreneur and innovator. With over a decade of experience taking emerging technologies from the lab to the field, Alex provides invaluable insights on human-centered design, accelerating DOD innovation, commercialization, and deployment. He explains the importance of deeply understanding user needs, mission outcomes, and the barriers to adoption. Alex also outlines strategies for creating compelling SBIR/STTR proposals, transitioning science projects to fielded systems, and securing that all-important memorandum of understanding. Throughout the conversation, Alex emphasizes the criticality of maintaining alignment to mission over business interests and collaborating to drive collective impact. Listen in for an honest, thoughtful perspective on both the strengths and dysfunctions of the defense innovation ecosystem.
October 19, 2023
<p> Travis Rosbach shares his remarkable journey from dive instructor and airline pilot to founding the wildly successful Hydro Flask brand. Learn how Travis manifested his vision, pivoted across industries, and built a billion-dollar company from only $11,000. He explains the importance of authentic branding, contrarian thinking, and maintaining core values through exponential growth. Travis also provides invaluable advice on finding motivation, avoiding common entrepreneurial pitfalls, and achieving work-life balance.</p>
September 19, 2023
<p>Go behind enemy lines and into the unconventional mind of Lt. Col. Daniel Gomez, an innovator who brewed creativity while deployed in uniform.</p> <p>Discover how he spearheaded civil affairs projects in Iraq only to return home and get reprimanded for daring to color outside the lines. Learn his renegade rules for fostering innovation in rigid bureaucracies.</p> <p>Hear how he channeled his battlefield improvisation into immersive training techniques to equip special operators with adaptability. From throwing artillery at a milk factory in Iraq to directing off-broadway shows, his winding career path reveals lessons on overcoming obstacles and leading with agility.</p> <p>This subversive soldier turned CEO dares you to break ranks and unleash your inner maverick. His playbook of battlefield-tested principles will inspire you to deploy creativity despite the bureaucratic barricades. When faced with challenges, will you adapt or fail?</p>
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