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In today’s conversation with Whitney Johnson we talk about how to grow your people to grow your company for smart growth, why you need to disrupt yourself to propel forward, how to emotionally regulate as a business leader to grow your company and people, how to harness the power of dopamine to achieve business success, the six stages of growth of business leaders, how to know you are on the right track in business and so much more.

About Whitney

Whitney Johnson is the CEO of Disruption Advisors (disruptionadvisors.co), a tech-enabled talent development company, and an Inc. 5000 2020 honoree, one of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Named by Thinkers50 as one of the ten leading business thinkers in the world (2021), she advises executives across the globe on smart growth leadership: growing your people to grow your company.

A Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Amazon bestselling author, Whitney is a world class keynote speaker and a frequent lecturer for Harvard Business Publishing’s Corporate Learning. She has 1.8 million followers on LinkedIn where she was selected as a Top Voice in 2020. Her course on Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship has been viewed more than one million times, and she hosts a weekly LinkedIn Live with a million+ cumulative views. In 2017, she was selected from more than 17,000 candidates for the initial cohort of Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named as the #1 Talent Coach.

Whitney is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, as well as author of three books and is the host of the weekly Disrupt Yourself Podcast which has millions of downloads.

Contact Whitney

Email: wj@thedisruptionadvisors.com  

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Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company

About the Host, Brendan McGurgan

Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible. 

Contact Brendan McGurgan or Simple Scaling:

https://linktr.ee/simplescaling

Do you find manifestation and spirituality a bit too woo woo? You’re not alone. Often this is because we don’t have a full understanding of it! So today, we are taking a moment to learn more about practices and tools that will help us feel more aligned energetically and how it can help you in business and life. PROJECT LOVE INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/projectloveco | LOVE UNPLUGGED SHOW NOTES: www.projectloveco.com/tools-to-feel-energetically-aligned

Today, Let’s dive into the top learnings I’ve taken away from the incredible guest speakers and experts that have joined me on the show and then let’s dive into a little update from me because it’s been a hell of a time since we’ve chatted one on one here!! PROJECT LOVE INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/projectloveco | PROJECT LOVE: www.projectloveco.com

You’ve most likely heard of Human Design but perhaps you’ve wondered exactly what it is and how understanding more about your type  can actually support you in your business. Well, today we are honored to have an expert join us. PROJECT LOVE INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/projectloveco | LOVE UNPLUGGED SHOW NOTES: www.projectloveco.com/the-power-of-human-design

You’ve likely heard of brand voice and brand messaging a thousand times as you’ve built your business and it might seem a bit confusing to fully understand at first. So what exactly is it and how does identifying your brand voice help you attract your ideal audience? Today, we are breaking it down for you. PROJECT LOVE INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/projectloveco | LOVE UNPLUGGED SHOW NOTES: https://www.projectloveco.com/brand-voice-what-is-it

Nowadays, it seems as though every industry and market is saturated. So what can you do to stand out from your competition but also stand firm in your mission and values? Today, we are diving into the important of quality over quantity and the true meaning behind relevancy. PROJECT LOVE INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/projectloveco | LOVE UNPLUGGED SHOW NOTES: https://www.projectloveco.com/how-to-set-yourself-apart-in-your-industry-with-vintners-daughter

In this week's episode the cybersecurity experts, Bryan Hornung - Randy Bryan - and Reginald Andre, discuss some staggering statistics around how business owners treat and feel about cybersecurity. Plus the insurance industry is having a lot of trouble figuring out how to deal with ransomware and providing cyber insurance to businesses profitably. The cybersecurity experts give you deeper insights to these issues and what it means for your business.

The boys give a brief update on the Kaseya cyberattack response, the phone call Biden made to Putin and the mysterious disappearance of REvil. Then they dive into some data posted by CISA on the top techniques hackers are successful at using. The experts look at those techniques and give advice on what you can do to make sure your network isn't exploited by a hacker who uses one of these popular techniques.

Security Squawk - Episode 30 - with Bryan Hornung, Reginald Andre & Randy Bryan - This is a business podcast with a cybersecurity twist. Security Squawk podcast is dedicated to providing CEOs and business owners with insights around trending cybersecurity topics and how they affect you and your business.

We hate it when we are right, but on the podcast this week we discuss the fallout from the Kaseya VSA hack. Learn what happened and how over 1500 businesses were impacted by ransomware because of a flaw in the Kaseya VSA software. We also discuss what businesses can do to overcome supply chain cyber attacks like this.

Security Squawk - Episode 29 - with Bryan Hornung, Reginald Andre & Randy Bryan - This is a business podcast with a cybersecurity twist. Security Squawk podcast is dedicated to providing CEOs and business owners with insights around trending cybersecurity topics and how they affect you and your business.

Security Squawk - Episode 25 - with Bryan Hornung, Reginald Andre & Randy Bryan - This is a business podcast with a cybersecurity twist. Security Squawk podcast is dedicated to providing CEOs and business owners with insights around trending cybersecurity topics and how they affect you and your business.

Ransomware is wreaking havoc on businesses every day. It doesn't matter if you're large or small, the cybercriminals don't care. So can ransomware really be prevented? In this week's episode, we dive into that with Cryptostopper CEO Greg Edwards.

Security Squawk - Episode 19 - with Bryan Hornung & Reginald Andre - This is a business podcast with a cybersecurity twist. Security Squawk podcast is dedicated to providing CEOs and business owners with insights around trending cybersecurity topics and how they affect you and your business.

In this week's episode, we discuss a multitude of cyber attacks that occurred over the last week and what you can learn from them, and why these matter to you. We're also seeing the U.S. government begin to attempt to tackle the ransomware problem. Andre and Bryan discuss why it might be too late for the government to do anything effectively and how other government tech programs have gone and what we can learn from those rollouts.

In this episode of Security Squawk - Episode 17 - Does your organization struggle with cybersecurity? Many businesses do. In today's Podcast, Andre & Bryan discuss why organizations should be focused more on Cyber Resilience than Cyber Security. What's the difference? We discuss that on this week's Podcast.

Many businesses have cyber insurance to protect their business in the event of a cyber attack. Many businesses don't know that you must do certain things for your claim not to be denied.

In this episode of Security Squawk - Episode 16 - we walk you through what happened over at CNA Insurance with their latest Ransomware attack, and while we go through that, we look at what you need to do to ensure your cyber insurance pays out.

Security Squawk - Episode 15 - with Bryan Hornung & Reginald Andre - This is a business podcast with a cybersecurity twist. Security Squawk podcast is dedicated to providing CEOs and business owners with insights around trending technology and cybersecurity topics and how they affect you and your business.

Getting rid of employees, clients, and vendors can be a tricky thing even when technology isn't involved. Throw technology in the mix and you get a whole new pandoras box to deal with, especially if you do not handle things properly.

Bryan & Andres talk about how to get rid of technology the right way. Wheter it employees, clients, vendors, or computer, cell phones, or LEB bulbs - how you "get rid of" these things can cause you trouble down the road - and we explain why in today's Security Squawk Podcast.

Security Squawk - Episode 14 - with Bryan Hornung & Reginald Andre - This is a business podcast with a cybersecurity twist. Security Squawk podcast is dedicated to providing CEOs and business owners with insights around trending technology and cybersecurity topics and how they affect you and your business.

So you got hacked? Now what? - OK so you didn't really get hacked, but let's pretend you did. What would you do? Do you even know? Who would you call? Where would you even start?

Learn what you should do the minutes following a cyber attack or ransomware event. The wrong decision could cost you dearly or could be the difference between if your business comes back, or shuts its doors.