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Disruptive Heroes
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Viewing Note: Audio/video: Via Skype… Hey, it is what it is.
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MADISON HILDEBRAND, Disruptive Hero Malibu’s Real Estate Agent Madison is achieving extraordinary goals in record-breaking time as Malibu’s most sought-after real estate agent. He is the break-out star of Bravo’s hit reality series “Million Dollar Listing,” and author of “Activate Your Passion, Create Your Career.” Here he shares his passions, lessons learned, and personal Aha moments. For more… |
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TONY HAILE, Disruptive Hero General Manager, Chartbeat Tony Haile is General Manager at Chartbeat, a website analytics firm — and so much more. He was a bowman in an around-the-world yacht race and he has been on polar expeditions with explorer Ben Saunders. Tony shares his tips and best practices for charting one’s own course, and for being a disruptive hero. For more… |
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CATERINA FAKE, Disruptive Hero Cofounder, Hunch and Flickr Caterina is the co-founder of Hunch — which provides personalized recommendations from people you follow — as well as co-founder of the photo-sharing service, Flickr. While those technologies alone are disruptive, Caterina provides personal insights and stories about living the life of a disruptive hero. For more… |
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FRANCOISE LEGOUES, Disruptive Hero VP, Innovation Initiatives, IBM Francoise is VP, Innovation Initiatives, CIO’s Office at IBM. As a management book once phrased it, Francoise’s goal is to help the “elephant to dance,” ensuring that the global behemoth IBM can out-innovate much more nimble competitors. Here Francoise shares her tips and best practices for being a disruptive hero within a large company. For more… |
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NITIN RAO, Disruptive Hero Cofounder, dplay Nitin is co-founder at dplay, creators of Sunglass, a cloud-based software for designers, and shaping architecture and product design projects around the world; as well as founder of Equal India Alliance, and a TED Fellow. Nitin shares his tips and best practices for being a disruptive hero, especially from an entrepreneurial start-up’s perspective. For more… |
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DAN PONTEFRACT, Disruptive Hero Senior Director, Learning & Collaboration at Telus Dan is Senior Director, Learning and Collaboration at Telus. Here, he shares his tips and best practices for being a disruptive hero within a Canadian telecomm giant. For more… |
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ANNIE DUKE, Disruptive Hero, Part 1 Professional Poker Player Annie is one of the best professional poker players in the world. In this video, Part 1, Annie shares some of her life’s story and personal insights, revealing a portrait what it’s like to be a disruptor. See Part 2 for connections between poker and your business. For more… |
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ANNIE DUKE, Disruptive Hero, Part 2 Professional Poker Player Annie is one of the best professional poker players in the world. In this video, Part 2, Annie shares lessons about disruption that your business can learn from poker. See Part 1 for a revealing personal portrait of a disruptor. For more… |
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CINDY GALLOP, Disruptive Hero Consultant, Entrepreneur Marketer, Entrepreneur, Provocateur… (“My consulting approach: I like to blow shit up.”) …Cindy is Founder and CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld.com and Founder of MakeLoveNotPorn.com. Cindy shares her tips and best practices for being a disruptive hero. For more… |
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BRIAN BORDAINICK, Disruptive Hero Executive Director, 9th Ward Field of Dreams, New Orleans Brian is Executive Director, 9th Ward Field of Dreams. Brian is helping to rebuild the Big Easy by reclaiming an abandoned lot and replacing it with a lot more than just an athletic field…He’s building a Field of Dreams. Here, Brian shares what he’s learned on his journey so far. For more… |