We Live to Build

GUEST INTRORay Arata is the Co-Founder of the Better Man Movement based in San Francisco. His company helps organizations focus on going beyond establishing equity and equality between the men and women they employ by pursuing partnership that creates powerful synergies by leveraging the differing competencies of men and women.He’s recently written and published the book Showing Up: How Men Can Become Effective Allies in the Workplace.WHAT YOU LEARNHow to discover if there are problems?How to handle people being hesitant to report problems?How to handle people being unwilling to acknowledge problems?What happens when a company has allegations but they aren’t real?And more..EPISODE LINKSServices: Rayarata.comRay’s Book: Showingup.comNewsletter: Bettermanconference.comTALK TO USAsk Sean a Question: https://forms.gle/DGqdTASqsvMwV2Nw7Who should we interview next? https://forms.gle/gad6cCmscj8fVnR27What are your go to resources for business? https://forms.gle/xJdLex2NRGisTGHw7PODCAST INFOPodcast Website: https://welivetobuild.comApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-live-to-build/id1531994765Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/68lykxIMOyofZNiWSF4vFxRSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6038f74c4164e91ed17171dbYouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRxmA5Mnz8sWx5mYD6l5HMASUPPORT & CONNECTJoin our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/welivetobuildBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/welivetobuildTwitter: http://twitter.com/welivetobuildLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sweisbrot

GUEST INTROErika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that she has been running for over 30 years.Proteus focuses on supporting leaders at all levels to become change capable, an underappreciated skill that will make their organizations much better at thriving through the trying times we’re about to endure.Erika is also one of the most popular leadership bloggers at Forbes.com. She is the author of Be Bad First, Leading So People Will Follow, Being Strategic, and Growing Great Employees, and the host of The Proteus Leader Show, a regular podcast on management and leadership.Much of her recent work has focused on organizational visioning and strategy, executive coaching, and management and leadership development. She serves as consultant and advisor to the CEOs and top executives of a number of corporations, including NBC Universal, Condé Nast, National Geographic Partners, GE, Comcast Corporation, and Madison Square Garden.She also shares her insights on leadership and business by speaking to corporations, non-profit groups and national associations. She has been quoted in a variety of national publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Fortune and The New York Times.EPISODE LINKShttps://proteus-international.comhttp://erikaandersen.com/TALK TO USAsk Sean a Question: https://forms.gle/DGqdTASqsvMwV2Nw7Who should we interview next? https://forms.gle/gad6cCmscj8fVnR27What are your go to resources for business? https://forms.gle/xJdLex2NRGisTGHw7PODCAST INFOPodcast Website: https://welivetobuild.comApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-live-to-build/id1531994765Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/68lykxIMOyofZNiWSF4vFxRSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6038f74c4164e91ed17171dbYouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRxmA5Mnz8sWx5mYD6l5HMAYouTube Tips:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6qsgoUkPdDYLY7osG7wcASUPPORT & CONNECTBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/welivetobuild Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/7b2bgH8sAKTwitter: http://twitter.com/welivetobuildLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sweisbrot

GUEST INTRORom Lakritz is the founder of Anchor, a platform that helps companies focus on being a business while they take care of your billing. He has founded multiple companies in different industries, raised tens of millions of dollars, and had very nice exits from several of the businesses.WHAT YOU LEARNWe talked about the 4 stages: Idea, Customer Discovery, Customer Validation, and Customer Creation. We also went into the opportunities, obstacles, and wisdom he's gained by going through these stages, and Sean shares some of his own experiences.EPISODE LINKSWebsite: sayanchor.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romlakritzTALK TO USWhat do you want us to talk about next? https://forms.gle/DGqdTASqsvMwV2Nw7Who should we interview next? https://forms.gle/gad6cCmscj8fVnR27What are your go to resources for business? https://forms.gle/xJdLex2NRGisTGHw7PODCAST INFOPodcast Website: https://welivetobuild.comApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-live-to-build/id1531994765Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/68lykxIMOyofZNiWSF4vFxRSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6038f74c4164e91ed17171dbYouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRxmA5Mnz8sWx5mYD6l5HMASUPPORT & CONNECTBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/welivetobuild Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/7b2bgH8sAKTwitter: http://twitter.com/welivetobuildLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sweisbrot