Secrets to Win Big With Arjun Sen

Hugh Ballou is the President of SynerVision Leadership Foundation, guiding the life-changing, life-saving global impact of churches and nonprofit organizations. He has 30 plus years of a successful career in orchestrating success: working with visionary leaders integrating strategy into performance.  Key insights from the show include how Hugh brings synergies of orchestrating music at the highest level: How, as leaders, you can invite your team to use their expertise for a shared vision. How to not over function and micromanage. How to have successful meetings by not having agendas but deliverables and clear objectives. Prefer to watch the video version? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/MxrkF8GnhJQ

Monishi Sanyal is the Founder, Board Member & Chief Evangelist at IIT Startups. He is also the Founder & CEO of Intersoft Corporation. Over the last twenty years he has made a high level of impact on organizations like PanIIT and IIT Madras. Key insights from the show include the three elements needed to build a startup: Mentee: Who has an idea that is fundable, is passionate, and flexible. Mentor: Who has total or partial startup experience. VC: Who gets the field and is interested in the area.   Listen to Monishi Sanyal to learn how successful start-ups are going from idea, to incubator, to success. Prefer to watch the video version? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/tqZ4-4Rw7fU

Dr. Jit Choudhuri is the founder and CEO of MediCardia Health, a digital health platform that aggregates and visualizes healthcare data, and applies intelligence and automation at the clinician-patient interface, to drive value for patients, providers, practices, and payers. By using technology to deliver big wins to all stake holders, MediCardia is developing the healthcare platform of tomorrow, to drive digital transformation today, starting with Cardiology and Cardiovascular disease. Jit is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and Electrical Engineer, and today has more than 10 years experience in Clinical Operations, applied Value-based Care and population health, and cardiovascular Informatics. Here are some key insights from this week’s show: The vision of success is to transition healthcare from being one of the least digitized industries to one in which digitization is at the center of how we maintain and act upon data. Digital transformation and data driven healthcare is the true solution that will enable transition into value based care. Digital care doesn't mean impersonal care. Always challenge a simple premise. A solution should never be a compromise. Prefer to watch the video? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/wtLJlzGynhw

Mark Mears is a visionary business leader with a significant track record of building shareholder value by driving innovation and profitable growth among world-class, high profile brands. Mark possesses a unique and diverse background in building growth brands such as PepsiCo/Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, Frito-Lay, JCPenney and NBC/Universal among others. Mark has also held executive leadership positions including SVP/Chief Marketing Officer for The Cheesecake Factory, EVP/Chief Marketing Officer for Noodles & Company and President & Chief Concept Officer for Mimi’s Cafe.   Here are some key insights from this week’s show: - Make a decision with 80% of the information and time will tell if it's right.  - Take time out to truly discover your purpose. - Align your purpose with your vocation and other areas of your life. Prefer to watch the video version? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/mLsFDUuXsS8

Patti Plough, has established several successful businesses throughout her career. She has extensive experience buying, selling, and running businesses. This expertise developed over time has allowed her the ability to assist and give the small business owners options for retirement or exiting their business in a dignified way. Here are some key insights from this week’s show: What you have to offer is much bigger than you. Implement the best practices based on what makes your customers happy. Tune out the naysayers. Prefer to watch the video version? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/bojZXoYlceI

George Brunt has over 40 years of business and legal experience advising both large and small companies. After representing Alcatel, Citicorp, International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT) in the General Counsel position and serving as Of Counsel to Greenberg Traurig, a leading international law firm, he founded Business Legal Management LLC. George built the multimillion dollar companies of Controldocs.com (now known as iControl ESI) and PBW Holdings Inc., and owns several Paul Mitchell Schools. Here are some key insights from this week’s show: Do the right thing right. It’s not whether or not you’re brilliant but how you’re brilliant. Success unshared is failure. Prefer to watch the video version? You can watch it here.

Evan Dash, left the corporate world behind to found StoreBound with his wife, Rachel. In just 8 years, StoreBound launched over 200 products and built the largest organic social media following in the industry. Today their Dash brand of small kitchen appliances is sold through top-tier US retailers like Crate & Barrel, Williams-Sonoma, Target, Amazon and many more.  Here are some key insights from this week’s show: It’s all about winning the customer’s heart. Ensure the culture you’re putting in place gets you into the future. Make mistakes and embrace the learnings from it. Failure fuels a hunger. When you find something that works, make it bigger. Prefer the video version? You can watch it here.

Lisa Lieberman-Wang is a Business & Life Strategist helping coaches and entrepreneurs to create multiple 6 to 7 figure businesses. She supports professionals & million-dollar organizations to up-level themselves and their business. Featured on TEDx and regularly on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, & The CW! Recently ranked Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs. Here are some key insights from this week’s show: - Targeting is who wants what you have and can afford your services. - Work on yourself first. - Take yourself from FINE to FAB. Prefer to watch the video version? Find it here: https://youtu.be/Bdyq1-PGWa0

Dr. Randy Ross is a compelling communicator, craftsman of culture and bestselling author of multiple books, including his latest one titled “Hope Rises: Make Your Life, Love & Leadership Soar." He has worked with brands such as GE Appliances, McDonald's, Panasonic, Cox Communications, Compass Group, Chick-fil-A, Keller Williams and the Intercontinental Hotel Group. He helps to inspire people to find new passion and purpose in their work, perform better together in teams and have greater influence and impact. Here are some key insights from this week’s show: It is all about your perspective that you have 100% control. Creativity is what you get when all other options are taken off the table. We were built to be connected in community. Lego means “To play together well”. We were all designed to play together well. Have the discipline to embrace reality, no matter how difficult it may be. Hope is about positivity, responsibility, agility, and reality. Prefer the video version? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/IDg__-UmLOQ

Richard (Dick) Celeste has an unusual career trajectory. Following his education at Yale and Oxford, he worked at the Peace Corps headquarters; as Personal Assistant to the US Ambassador in India; in real estate development; served as a state legislator in Ohio and as Lt. Governor.   After a stint as Director of the Peace Corps, Celeste was elected to two terms as Governor of Ohio. Celeste then headed a small economic development consultancy until 1997, when he returned to India as US Ambassador.  From 1990 until his departure for India, Celeste also chaired the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable at the National Academy of Sciences. In 2002 he become the 12th President of Colorado College, where he served for nine years. He has been and is a member or chair of a number of corporate and not for profit boards.   Here are some key insights from this week’s show:  Loss is never an end point; you can always win after losing.  A leader takes on the burden of difficult moments and never passes those off to others.  Create the process so bad news travels up.  The biggest challenges may not be on your radar.  He who would never make a mistake, would never make a discovery.  Non-Profit organizations are truly ‘for impact organizations’. Prefer the video version? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/YTAFZtRruow

Charlie Cole is Chief Executive Officer of FTD, the modern florist collective, where he oversees people and operations. Charlie brings extensive digital and retail leadership experience to the 110 year old brand, which he joined in March 2020.  Before joining FTD, Charlie served as the first Global Chief eCommerce Officer for Samsonite while simultaneously serving as Chief Digital Officer for Tumi. Earlier in his career, he held executive positions and led digital transformations at Assembled Brands, Schiff Nutrition and Lucky Brand Jeans. Here are some key insights from this week’s show: Be completely transparent with your goals. Your local community feels the pulse of the neighborhood. There is more to learn when you leave your bubble. Find moments in your day to help you recenter. Prefer the video version? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/Cm2BK_uQrJE

Jeff Crilley is CEO of Real News Public Relations, Author of Free Publicity, Host of The Jeff Crilley Show, and Former Emmy-Award Winning TV Reporter from Dallas, Texas. Jeff retired from TV news after 25 years in the business to start the country’s first “all journalist” PR firm. Over the course of his career, Jeff has made hundreds of national news appearances, won several Emmy awards, and was named by the Texas Associated Press, "The Best TV Reporter in the state." Jeff now uses his experience and knowledge of the newsroom to run one of Dallas’ largest PR firms. Here are some key insights from this week’s show: Bring in clients that you know you can make happy. Life will change on you, consistently. Don’t sacrifice your life for society’s definition of success. Prefer the video version? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/2Ia8gndbgII

What better way to celebrate the 100th episode of the Secrets to Win Big® podcast than to be interviewed by my daughter Raka Sen. Triggered by questions only a daughter can ask a dad, this is a great conversation full of reflections, learnings from past guests, and secret stories about ZenMango’s origin.  Here are some key insights from this week’s show: Any big journey is all about touching one more person. Have faith and trust in yourself that if you do the right thing, it will happen. See what others are not seeing. Every story must land in the hearts of your audience. Prefer the video version? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/Wp9z2V-4c5o

Katrina Mitchell founded Franchise Speakers in 2008 with a mission to help franchisors find the right speakers. As a successful franchisee herself, Katrina experienced first-hand both energizing and compelling events and some that left her feeling disengaged and disheartened. Franchise Speakers was launched with the singular focus of helping franchisors find the perfect speakers to re-ignite, re-energize, educate and inspire their franchisees. Being a natural “connector”, Katrina has been happily hunting down perfect matches for Franchise Speakers’ many clients ever since. When not busy match-making, Katrina loves to ski, bike, paddleboard & hike with Franchise Speaker’s CFO (Chief Fun Officer) Cecil Roy, a sweet and fun-loving Australian Shepherd. Other passions include dancing, knitting, playing the harmonium, reading, and exercising on Zoom with her 85-year-old Mom.  Here are some key insights from this week’s show: Construct relationships in business around the core values of kindness. Be passionate about mindset, resiliency, and happiness. It is all about personal growth and personal accountability. A big win comes from the amount and quality of time that we get to spend with the people we love. Bringing franchisees together is the franchisors opportunity to help franchisees fall back in love with the brand. Don’t skimp! It’s your most important marketing and relationships investment of the year!  Prefer the video version? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/lW9AgvYasjw

Carl is the CEO for 40 Strategy Inc and host of the Measure Success Podcast. He is passionate about designing great strategic plans but more importantly getting them done. The Navigate Your Strategy with Purpose™ methodology increases success by 3x. Here are some key insights from this week’s show: Focus on what you can control to create the greatest value for your clients. Set big audacious goals to stay motivated. Buying comes from authenticity rather than the aspiration goal. Connect with Carl at www.40strategy.com Prefer the video version? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/o7s3ySfEt4k