GREG BENNICK is a world-class speaker, social theorist, and best-selling author whose ideas have inspired tens of thousands of people to take new approaches to eliminatingdistraction, increasing productivity and focus, and aiming towards personal development. His book "Reclaim the Moment: 7 Strategies to Build a Better Now," (affiliate link here: https://amzn.to/44eoeOs ) takes a close look at eliminating distractions so that we can bemore productive, be better skilled as leaders, and increase our focus. He engages with audiences in conversations that span borders, appearing on stages in 27 countries (and counting). He is the founder and executive director of aninternational nonprofit in Haiti (onehundredforhaiti.org), which since 2010 has listened to Haitian people to help transform an entire region’s relationshipwith water, education, food, and housing. You can read more about Greg at gregbennick.com and find him amidst your next session of endless scrolling on social media at @gregbennick on Instagram.

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Nick Fewings is a self-proclaimed Teamworkologist who has dedicated over 32 years to studying, improving, and promoting high-performance teamwork. Their passion began after an early failure as an accidental manager, which sparked a deep curiosity about what makes teams effective. Since then, they have worked with hundreds of teams and profiled thousands of individuals across the globe, helping leaders and team members build more positive and productive working environments.

They have spoken at over 500 conferences worldwide, sharing insights on how to foster collaboration, appreciation, and success within teams. [Your Name] is the creator of Team DyNAmics, a model that measures team effectiveness across 16 critical areas. In 2022, they published the international bestseller Team Lead Succeed, recognized as a book of national interest in the UK. In 2024, they co-created Our Team Synergy, a self-guided tool that empowers teams to assess and improve their own performance through actionable insights

Robert J Hunt is "The Accountability Dude" and the co-author of the book "Nobody Cares...until you do." He is a business owner in the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas area since 2008. Robert is an Executive Coach who runs CEO Groups in DFW since 2013 and he brings that experience and wisdom to help people reach their goals. Robert has been married 27 years to his beautiful wife Kathy, and has two adult children also living in Texas. He is passionate about his faith, his purpose, his family and his quest to help people be their best.

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Shane co-founded and was COO of Acro Media in 1998, a web development company that earned a Mid-Sized Company of the Year award from the local Chamber of Commerce in 2007. Later, with Disney Interactive, he oversaw studio operations, where he led teams to overcome the challenges of multi-studio software development through blending traditional project management and Agile.

He helped found Minga in 2016, serving as VP of Product. Minga is now a successful social platform across many Canadian schools. More recently, Shane worked as the Director of Operations at Komixstream, a startup bringing interactive comic books to the mobile platform.

In early 2020, Shane joined Virtira to challenge and scale its operational capabilities, strengthen team building and implement more robust Lean/Agile methodologies. As COO, he transformed all solution and practice areas, Operations, HR, IT, and the PMO. More recently, Shane’s vast experience in project management, entrepreneurship, and team leadership has made him an in-demand speaker on productivity and engagement.

Shane lives in beautiful Kelowna, British Columbia with his wife, two daughters, and two cats: Pancake and Bagel.
His first book with Forbes Books, The Power of Remote, is co-authored with Cynthia Watson.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-spraggs/Web: https://virtira.caLink to his book The Power of Remote:

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This wee we have Stephen Repton on the show.

Stephen is a skilled and committed business transformation professional who specialises in identifying opportunities for digital change within an organisation.

A proven track record in planning, shaping and driving the delivery of digital agendas for corporate technology across an organisation, identifying efficiencies and improvements that introduce more agile, collaborative and secure ways of working and improved multi-channel digital services for customers. Excellent leadership skills that are supported by a broad all-round technical awareness.
With a wealth of experience working within both public and private sectors of industry. For the last 12 years he has worked for several large, not for profit housing providers in senior positions and has been responsible for developing IT and digital strategies and aligning them with corporate business objectives, as well as leading and delivering strategic transformation projects and programmes.
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Flowlio provides the tools which redefine the way that projects are established, managed and delivered for enterprise organisations worldwide.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-repton-6a31824

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As Senior Advisor to the CEO, Dave focuses on key projects important to PMI’s mission and community. One of which we focus on in this interview, the new PMI report: Maximizing Project Success: Elevating the impact of the Project Profession. Elevating the impact on our world, offers a modern, shared definition of project success that builds on long-standing views of what defines project success—and the role that project professionals can have in delivering it.
As Chief Strategy & Growth Officer for PMI, Dave collaboratively defined and drove the execution of the Institute's strategy to create exponential growth in relevance and impact. Working globally, across the organization to define, test, and deliver "new products that matter," which will deliver dramatic increases in value to our customers.
Prior to PMI, Dave was co-founder and former CEO of ProjectManagement.com (aka gantthead.com), a well-known and profitable on-line publication since early 2000. ProjectManagement.com is the world's largest dedicated community of IT Project Managers. For more than a decade, we grew profitably through partnerships, acquisitions, and natural extensions of our brand. In January 2014, we joined the Project Management Institute (PMI) family, helping serve the needs of more than 6.7M Project Managers worldwide.

Access the report we talk about in the show : Maximizing Project Success: Elevating the impact of the Project Profession: https://www.pmi.org/learning/thought-leadership/project-success

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Dr. Deborah Heiser is an award-winning researcher and Applied Developmental Psychologist specializing in midlife and aging. Recognized as an MG100 Coach and Thinkers50 Radar, Dr. Heiser brings a wealth of expertise to her speaking engagements.

As a TEDx Speaker, keynote speaker, and expert contributor for Psychology Today, Dr. Heiser’s insights have been featured in esteemed publications such as Forbes, The New York Times, and Psychology Today. She has also shared her knowledge on various radio and television programs and podcasts.

Founder of The Mentor Project, Dr. Heiser has empowered over 100 world-changing mentors to discover their legacy projects, impacting nearly 100,000 students across seven countries. Her mentorship programs transcend borders, benefiting both mentors and mentees worldwide.

Dr. Heiser’s speaking engagements cover various topics, including midlife and aging, mentorship, succession planning, and personal development. With her engaging style and profound insights, she captivates audiences and inspires them to unlock their full potential.

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When Liz talks, her clients listen.Liz is an advisor to boards of directors, business owners, and CSuite leaders. She’s a leadership, strategic and succession planning consultant, speaker, andauthor.

Liz helps her clients focus on the right things at the right time to get the right impact. As a result, her clients measurably improve their performance, profits, and workplace culture.Liz has been named a Top Leadership Influencer, an Organizational Culture Champion, and a Top HR Influencer to Watch.

Liz has written ten books, has supervised business activities in 129 countries, and has consulted in 20 countries, and currently writes a monthly blog and posts on social media daily.

She is one of fewer than 100 people in the U.S. to hold the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designations; the highest earned designation in two different industries. Liz is also an award-winning association board director⁠https://www.wbsllc.com/⁠

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