Do humans today evolve more from memetics than genetics?
Listen to the the full podcast of this interview on Apple, Spotify, or via this audio player: "I've identified what I think is the most...
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Curt Mercadante
Nov 18, 20211 min
How Taoism can help you deal with fear and uncertainty
You can listen to the audio version of this interview on Apple, Spotify, or via this audio player: How can the principles of Taoism help...
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Curt Mercadante
Jul 8, 20211 min
The weaponization of fear
You can listen to the audio version of this interview on Apple, Spotify, or via this audio player: In this wide-ranging interview, Curt...
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Curt Mercadante
Sep 3, 20202 min
What are the characteristics of an innovative culture?
Most organizations claim they want to innovate -- but what does “innovation” truly mean? "Sometimes I think of innovation as just...
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Curt Mercadante
Sep 1, 20202 min
The importance of authenticity on social media
How are you portraying yourself on social media? Are you the real deal, or portraying a life you don’t truly live? "There's so much...
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Curt Mercadante
Aug 22, 20202 min
The power of LinkedIn to generate new business leads
Think LinkedIn is just a site for posting your resume? Think again. "How does a grandmother of two become a LinkedIn expert?" As Dawn...
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Curt Mercadante
Aug 5, 20202 min
The impact of daydreaming on innovation
What happens when we aren’t able to put down our phones and find time to just think, be innovative and creative? “One of the biggest...
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Curt Mercadante
Jul 29, 20202 min
Why is LinkedIn the best social media platform for personal branding?
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok...so many social media platforms from which to choose. So why is LinkedIn the best social platform...
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Curt Mercadante
Jul 27, 20202 min
Why should you start 'smart calling' instead of 'cold calling'?
Using the phone for sales is dead. Or is it? Pre-COVID 19, social media was chock full of “sales gurus” claiming outbound sales using the...
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Curt Mercadante
Jul 25, 20204 min
How to be the causative force in your own life
What does the word “freedom” mean to T.K. Coleman, director of entrepreneurial education at the Foundation for Economic Foundation (FEE)...
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Curt Mercadante
Jul 24, 20203 min
How to intentionally leverage your influence
In our “influencer economy,” some have come to see the term “influence” as representing selfies and social media likes. “We think, what...
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Curt Mercadante
Jul 21, 20202 min
Why you should pick a niche to get rich
A major challenge for business owners is lack of a clearly defined ideal client persona. Brandon Bornancin, founder and CEO of...
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Curt Mercadante
Jul 19, 20202 min
What is personal branding and how can it help you?
The phrase “personal branding” is often misunderstood and even maligned, due to inauthentic “coaches” and “gurus” who have given the term...
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Curt Mercadante
Jul 16, 20203 min
Process is critical to your revenue growth engine
Does every department in your company have set processes, except for your sales and marketing departments? “Every part of a company has...
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Curt Mercadante
Jul 14, 20202 min
Sobczak: Be more like a kid if you want to sell more
Should we try to be more like kids when we sell our products and services? “Well, yeah, think about it,” said Art Sobczak in a recent...
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Curt Mercadante
Jul 7, 20203 min
Focus on your client's outcomes
“People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill, they want a quarter-inch hole.” So said Theodore Levitt, an American economist, marketing...
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Curt Mercadante
Jun 26, 20204 min
Stewart: 'Opting out' of government school system could force real reform
What’s it going to take to finally and fundamentally reform America’s government schooling system? “It's a very hard question to answer,...
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Curt Mercadante
Jun 25, 20204 min
What is an 'economic hit man'?
“I could go to a leader and I could say, ‘Hey, in this hand I've got, in today's terms it would be billions of dollars, for you and your...
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Curt Mercadante
Jun 23, 20204 min
It takes value creation to make money
Does it take money to make money? “No,” said T.K. Coleman, the director of entrepreneurial education at the Foundation for Economic...
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Curt Mercadante
Jun 20, 20203 min
Bill Gates and the Common Core failure
In this year’s version of their annual letter to supporters of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the billionaire couple admitted...
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