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Are you the right person to lead your company? You’re in the driver’s seat of a growing company that an entrepreneur—possibly you—made the First Decision to start. Now, imagine your Board of Directors asking you question after question about your business knowledge and decision-making process. Pass—you leave the meeting knowing you have the skills to lead your organization for the next three years. Fail—you are put on an improvement plan or need to find a replacement. Author Randy H. Nelson knows that business doesn’t work this way—the majority of Entrepreneurial CEOs are not required to be Qualifi ed to lead their organizations.

In The Second Decision, Randy has combined his 6 years of Naval service, 25 years of business experience, and thousands of hours with business leaders to develop, The Entrepreneur Qual Card™. Chapter by chapter, you will discover whether you are a Leader that will put the company on your shoulders, a Role-Player that takes another position in the company, or a Creator that moves on to the next big idea. Determine your role and make the hard leadership decisions to help your company beat the odds and keep growing for years to come. Whichever role suits you best, The Second Decision will give you the self-awareness andthe step-by-step guide to be—or to train—the Qualified leader that your company needs.

Are you the right person to lead your company? You’re in the driver’s seat of a growing company that an entrepreneur―possibly you―made the First Decision to start. Now, imagine your Board of Directors asking you question after question about your business knowledge and decision-making process. Pass―you leave the meeting knowing you have the skills to lead your organization for the next three years. Fail―you are put on an improvement plan or need to find a replacement.

Author Randy H. Nelson knows that business doesn’t work this way―the majority of Entrepreneurial CEOs are not required to be Qualified to lead their organizations. In The Second Decision, Randy has combined his 6 years of Naval service, 25 years of business experience, and thousands of hours with business leaders to develop The Entrepreneur Qual Card™. Chapter by chapter, you will discover whether you are a Leader that will put the company on your shoulders, a Role-Player. that takes another position in the company, or a Creator that moves on to the next big idea. Determine your role and make the hard leadership decisions to help your company beat the odds and keep growing for years to come. Whichever role suits you best, The Second Decision will give you the self-awareness and the step-by-step guide to be―or to train―the Qualified leader that your company needs.

It’s well known that most M&A deals fall short of their intended goals and many outright crash and burn. So why is one kind of dealmaker attaining outsized financial rewards together with highly personal wins for all parties involved in almost every deal?

That’s the question Ignacio Macias and Carlos de Torres answer in The Seller Whisperer. And the only surprise, really, is that something so obvious has remained so elusive to so many for so long. Just as the horse whisperer brought a uniquely empathic, heartfelt, and mutually trusting emphasis to equine communication, the seller whisperer can apply these nontraditional skills to M&A deals—resulting in more personally rewarding and financially successful deals for all parties involved.

From a cutting review of the failures of traditional M&A, through the entrepreneurial approach best taken to identify ideal acquisition targets, to the heartful mindset that locks in the most rewarding deals, to due diligence that’s nearly pain-free, to empathetic win-win negotiation strategies, to the delicate integration of two organizations poised for hypergrowth success, this book unfolds a very human approach to a process long characterized by hard numbers and harder hearts—and to what end? Again, it’s because the traditional approach produced such uneven results that the fresh thinking of these M&A operators is so important to anybody looking to buy or sell a company.

Ignacio is a serial entrepreneur and Carlos is a senior enterprise manager by background. They blend a bottom-up and top-down orientation into a middle-out view of M&A dealmaking—recognizing that the acquiring of a company is only half the deal, the value-creation of the newly combined companies completes the deal.

Lower-middle market solutions that these two M&A operators have "whispered" to sellers have resulted in some of the most hyper-rewarding hypergrowth deals of the last twenty years with many more to come.

Soccer is more than the world’s favorite sport. It’s more than the beautiful game. It’s a guide to successful living, at least if you know what you’re looking for. Ciaran McArdle has spent been an avid soccer fan his entire life. He’s even built his entire career around it: founding multiple soccer-based businesses. Over the years, he’s discovered all the life and business lessons you can learn from the game.

Every successful player and every great team follow the same strategies:

• They plan how to achieve their goals.
• They perform in every game.
• They recover and review their progress.
• And they build a team around the right principles.

Within each of these strategies, there are dozens of lessons you can implement in your life—such as how to organize your time, how to ensure focus on the tasks that really matter, and how to use failure to your advantage. Ciaran has assembled all these ideas and brought them together in The Soccer of Success.

For anyone who loves the game and wants more out of their life and career, this is the way to do it.

The lack of focus on specialists and the absence of a specialist architecture present real business challenges.

Many organizations articulate how important specialists are to the organization. Yet very few organizations have supporting architecture and structured development programs for specialists — at least not beyond a title structure and purely technical training.

Organizations need an enduring specialist architecture that enables the entire organization to work with and talk about people matters in a consistent way. This architecture needs to set common standards for both performance potential and development, differentiated by different levels of specialists. It should also establish language and processes to address issues, identify problems, and exploit opportunities effectively, as well as data for making decisions about everything from job transition to performance.

This book will guide you on how fill the gap and get the necessary Specialist Pipeline architecture in place.

“The Spirit of Wealth Preservation is one of the most thought-provoking books you will read for your business and family. You will discover that purpose is not only a personal journey, but an asset we can leave as an inheritance for our future generations.”
— John C. Maxwell, New York Times best-selling author

Discover The Spirit of Wealth Preservation—a groundbreaking guide for families navigating the complexities of legacy, purpose, and wealth. Written by Ken Polk, founder of Arlington, this transformative book invites readers to redefine wealth beyond numbers. With decades of experience advising affluent families, Polk masterfully integrates principles of financial stewardship with the human aspects of legacy: character, relationships, and purpose.

At the heart of the book are the “Laws of Preservation,” which provide actionable strategies to ensure wealth becomes a tool for creating thriving families, strong communities, and meaningful lives. Drawing from personal stories and professional insights, Polk offers a rare blend of practical advice and profound wisdom.

Inside this book, you’ll learn how to:

• Align your wealth with your family’s collective purpose.
• Create meaningful documents that go beyond legal jargon.
• Navigate multigenerational wealth transfer with clarity and care.
• Foster stewardship that prioritizes character and community.
• Use the "Index of Purpose" framework to measure true wealth.

This book is for anyone grappling with questions of how to align wealth with values, foster multigenerational success, and preserve what truly matters.

Don’t just preserve your wealth—preserve your legacy.

For fans of James E. Hughes Jr., Dave Ramsey, and thought leaders in wealth stewardship.

The Success Paradox is the improbable story of a life and business transformed, told in a warmly authentic style that says: “I hit rock bottom, I surrendered, I began doing the opposite of what I’d been doing before, miracles happened, and here’s what you can learn from my journey.”

With riveting personal details that illuminate his discoveries, Gary details how he defied the odds – not just to survive but to thrive - by implementing a series of paradoxical strategies, fundamentally opposite to anything he’d ever done before. The result is an inspiring book about what happened to him and a blueprint for readers to experience how to surrender and win in business and life.

Today, we are facing an unprecedented urgency to reinvent talent dynamics. The rapidly converging forces of the pandemic and the rolling waves of activism as a result of the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter movements have accelerated the need for change.

Traditional talent processes served the purposes of the last decade, the last millennium even. But we have reached a point where people practices must become more human-centric, intelligent, more robust in their skills and capability matching, more learning and growth-oriented, more enabling, more rigorous in their transparency and inclusivity and better able to deliver the talent optimization that organizations will need in the coming decade. Organizations who are fair, transparent, inclusive, respectful of their people are the ones who will thrive into the future.

In this book, Anne Fulton demonstrates that this is what the Future of Work is all about: talent agility, empowerment and enablement — the true emancipation of talent.

We all know what a wonderful experience it is to carry an entrepreneurial idea to fruition; it’s what gets us up every morning. But if we’re not careful, it can also be a curse. Our single-minded focus on that new idea or that next opportunity can cause us to forget about the other important aspects of our lives. Some entrepreneurs are happy to live life only for the business, but many of us will one day look around and realize what we’ve been missing out on during our pursuit of success.

In The Third Decision: The Intentional Entrepreneur, the second book in Randy H. Nelson’s bestselling Decision Series for Entrepreneurs®, Randy explores the concept of “entrepreneurial addiction” and how entrepreneurs can become more intentional about their everyday and future decisions. Being an intentional entrepreneur requires you to think ahead, asking yourself some tough questions about what you might, in the future, regret about today. The Third Decision will help you conduct a clear-eyed examination not just of what you’re doing now and why, but also how you might feel when you look back on it someday in the future. Are you content with how you’re living, or aren’t you? Will you work to control your addiction and make room for a fuller and more satisfying life or is this the life you would choose first, last, and always? By the end of the book, you will have developed a list of non-negotiables to govern your decisions: things you simply won’t compromise on, regardless of what your growing entrepreneurial business venture demands of you. Non-negotiables—one of the critical success factors in building a regret-free life beyond business!

What decisions do you need to make to live a regret-free entrepreneurial life?

In The Touchstones of Leadership, Joseph Carleone distills decades of real-world experience into 45 succinct principles to guide business leaders through adversity. Organized within a comprehensive four-part model, the principles form a strategic compass directing organizations from managing operations to aligning strategy.

While pragmatic, the touchstones also inspire leaders to act with emotional intelligence, seek growth opportunities, build trust, and make values-driven decisions. From historical leaders to management research, Carleone draws broadly to showcase the universal applicability of the touchstones and how they enabled business turnarounds, facilitated smooth leadership transitions after acquisitions, and reversed the fortunes of a struggling subsidiary under his command.

Balancing profundity and wit, these principles form an indispensable leadership code for turbulent times. Both visionary and results-driven, The Touchstones of Leadership perfectly captures the essence of values-centered leadership. It provides a reliable compass for leaders across industries seeking to navigate obstacles and drive enduring success.

Leadership, Harvard Business School professor Archie L. Jones, Jr. explains, is not about title or status, but about influence and impact. Leadership capital consists of the resources you have that can empower you to work with others to achieve your goal.

In The Treasure You Seek, Archie L. Jones, Jr. shares his lessons in leadership—focused on the notion of leadership capital and the 5 Cs (capability, culture, communication, connection, and confidence). Each of the 5 Cs is a tool for readers to develop and deploy leadership capital in order to achieve whatever success means to them—their treasure. In treating each of the 5 Cs, he lays out his own experience and walks the reader though the building blocks of developing and then leveraging that “C.”

This book is for aspiring entrepreneurs—which, to Archie L. Jones, Jr., just means “someone with a dream,” whether to start a business and build an empire, start a nonprofit to change the world, or simply to be upwardly mobile and change one’s own life. This book is not just for “leaders” in a narrow sense, but is for those looking to advance in their lives or careers, to take their game to the next level, as well as for coaches who are working with people in this position. Jones’ messages have resonated with corporate leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, and students at many levels across the world.

The Unbeatable CEO offers a transformative approach to leadership, aiming to break the common thread of executive burnout and loneliness at the top. Authored by Clark Vitulli, a seasoned leader with over fifty years of business experience, this book guides exhausted entrepreneurs and executives looking to redefine their approach to leadership.

Unfortunately, today, executive burnout is an all-too-common problem, but it doesn’t have to be accepted. The key to long-term success lies in time-tested strategies and tools that prioritize people over profit, invest in relationships, and foster an atmosphere of trust within the organization.

On the journey, you will learn how to:

• Break through the feeling of being stuck, and identify the systems and mindsets that landed you there in the first place.
• Make the necessary changes in day-to-day operations and thinking, preparing leaders for sustained growth and success.
• Explore the mindsets and systems crucial for a successful career and creating a lasting legacy.

With a blend of personal anecdotes, proven strategies, and practical lessons, The Unbeatable CEO revitalizes leadership styles, fortifies business foundations, and guides leaders toward enduring success. Clark emphasizes people-centric leadership, creating opportunities for teams to find fulfillment in both personal and professional spheres. Whether you're a CEO navigating the challenges of leadership or an aspiring executive seeking a fresh perspective, this book provides the understanding and tools necessary to lead well and grow a thriving business.

Author Harry Nelson has been on the front lines of behavioral health and medical advocacy for 2 decades. He is the leading healthcare legal expert in the country addressing the worsening problems in how we treat pain and addiction. His insights have earned the attention of lead policymakers and regulators at every federal agency touching the opioid crisis. He has been one of the few voices in the room with direct experience of where we are going wrong. Read The United States of Opioids to join his campaign to stop talking about and start doing something about out-of-control overdose death rates, addiction, and chronic pain.

The United States of Opioids explains:
•why coverage of greedy drug companies and doctors has been reductive, missing the real story, shortchanging the American public and impeding progress;
•the structural roots of the crisis in multiple points of health system failure
•why healthcare industry and government efforts will never be enough to tackle the crisis;
•how grassroots action can force a new conversation about the parallel crisis of rising suicide rates
•why the opioid crisis, including spiraling overdose death rates, will continue to worsen until we take on root causes, including rising rates of anxiety, social isolation, chronic stress, and despair
•practical steps we can take to address the opioid crisis.

The United States of Opioids tells the real story of what went wrong. It offers a roadmap out of the crisis that empowers and offers practical resources for people, families, employers, and communities to connect, prevent, and intervene in addiction, chronic pain and the rising death toll. Harry’s call to action has resonated and is leading to new conversations across America, including:
•how religious communities can play a pivotal role in taking on the opioid crisis
•how employers and employees can re-imagine workplace wellness in ways that detoxify the American workplace and lead to healthier workforce, with less stress and anxiety at work
•how all of us can rethink what wellness means in our own lives and social circles to become more self-aware, more conscious of hidden shame and judgment that fuels substance abuse, and agents of prevention and intervention
•how parents and schools can rethink our approach to early and elementary education to raise a generation of more resilient kids who are less prone to the plague of distress and substance use infecting middle schools and teens across America
•how people can share their addiction and recovery journeys to inspire others and make a difference in the opioid crisis

What if the greatest achievements in your organization, community, or life weren't dependent on your brilliance alone but on your ability to unite people around shared purpose?

In The Unity Blueprint, W. Jeff Williams draws from decades of leadership experience to show how intentional unity creates extraordinary results. Using riveting stories and practical wisdom, Williams demonstrates how character-based leadership, genuine valuing of diverse perspectives, and clear vision create momentum that transforms challenges into opportunities.

This isn't theoretical—it's the proven approach Williams used to attract the National Medal of Honor Museum, revolutionize Arlington's entertainment district, and help his city become one of the first in America to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. His blueprint will equip you to build bridges that connect people with purpose and create lasting legacies of impact.

Discover the New Model Transforming Oil & Gas Investments

Ready to turn the complexities of oil and gas into a profitable investment? In The Upside of Oil and Gas Investing, Jay R. Young reveals a groundbreaking model that empowers investors to navigate this high-reward industry with confidence.

Say goodbye to outdated, high-risk strategies. This book takes you through the evolution of the oil and gas industry, showcasing Young’s innovative, transparent methods that equip you to invest smarter and manage risk effectively.

• Unlock Tax Advantages: Explore substantial tax benefits that can boost your bottom line from the moment you invest.
• Maximize Your Returns: Tap into one of the world’s most lucrative industries with a model designed for growth and wealth-building.
• Build Passive Income: Unlock the power of oil wells to generate reliable, long-term revenue without active management.
• Acquire, Develop, and Divest (ADD): Accelerate returns by acquiring, developing, and divesting oil assets at their highest value, securing profits before depreciation hits.

More than just an investment guide, The Upside of Oil and Gas Investing is your blueprint for seizing the future of oil and gas with a strategy built for long-term success. Learn how the new investment model works, and how it puts the old model to shame.

In The Versatile Leader, Msuega Tese offers twelve metaphors for effective leadership spanning a broad spectrum of strategic and tactical situations.
As a starting point, the physician's diagnosis helps uncover the strategic status. The architect makes a realistic plan for the new organization as builders erect structures that transition startups to the growth stage. Engineers solve existential problems and contribute to continuous improvement. Finally, entrepreneurs obtain excellent results by taking ownership, being optimistic, and taking appropriate risks.
On a tactical level, journalists glean information essential for daily operations. Coaches understand the importance of training and delegation. Parents are concerned with the long-term survival of the family line as Judges create a culture of truth and fairness. Pilots know how to navigate turbulent situations. Soldiers are disciplined, courageous, and loyal. Finally, diplomats are good at dealing with sensitive situations.
Each of the twelve metaphors is helpful to leaders at different moments. The metaphor-based leadership builds off the concept of situational leadership. It encourages leaders to learn and adapt with integrity continuously. In addition, this approach brings synergy to a team, regardless of size or type.

FINALLY, A FINANCIAL PLANNING BOOK THAT TAKES YOU BEHIND THE SCENES.
Joe Chornyak has helped hundreds of people turn around their finances, secure their futures, and avoid the sharks posing as financial advisors. Now, his book can help you do the same. Have you ever wondered how much an investment is really costing you in hidden fees? Joe will show you. Are you concerned about how to create a legacy and what will happen to it once you’re gone? Joe knows because most of his clients are with him for life. With knowledge that comes from years of experience and integrity that comes from the heart, Joe Chornyak can help you find a stronger, more secure, and more realistic financial path—starting now.
Now, you can peek behind the curtain and see how the financial planning business really works. Joe will show you how: • To understand the three kinds of money you have: short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term • To determine the true risks between actively and passively managed mutual funds • To protect what you’ve accumulated from taxes and other predators • To understand the total cost of working with an advisor Hundreds of people have trusted Joe Chornyak with their money and their dreams.
Now, you can trust him to show you how to secure your future.

The Winding Road to Excellence: Leadership Lessons Learned from Life’s Potholes Hardcover by G.T. “Toby” Stansell
In this readable and relatable collection of savvy business advice on developing a corporate culture where people genuinely want to perform at their best and keep the interests of the business top of mind, Toby Stansell develops a series of pithy, memorable “Mantras for Excellence.” The mantras he has developed take the form of “one-liners” that capture “learning experiences” in which he had willingly participated or grudgingly endured. From these memorable shorthand mantras, Stansell then develops the ideas and practical applications at their core. Recognizing that an authentic leader must start by being an authentic person, Stansell shares informative stories of how he came to form these mantras — often by falling into the potholes life so often offers up — and from them builds a framework that leaders can put to work in transforming their companies. A transformational leader elevates companies that are desirable to work for, cultivating a culture in which everyone―throughout the organization―is empowered to use their talents to live and work at their best.
As CEO of Cargo LLC and the former CEO and President of companies ranging from Finance to Apparel and High - Tech to Manufacturing, Stansell knows what it takes to lead in a manner that assists people in achieving their best. Stansell has proven an expert at learning how to transform his own life and those around him, taking what on the surface appear to be liabilities and shaping them into key assets. The book is based on the principle that if we look at everything life hands us, good and bad, as an opportunity, we can begin to build a positive, principle-based framework for successful leadership. Stansell writes, “We are extraordinarily honored to have others put their trust in us and place us in positions of leadership. We are wise to be humble, careful, and considerate as to how we apply the influence our positions offer us to positively impact and hopefully make better the lives of those around us.”
Stansell possesses an innate ability to develop and deploy innovative approaches to an organization’s most pressing challenges, and his leadership infuses an indelible culture within commercial, civic, and cultural entities that motivates, galvanizes, and unifies the organization’s personnel to fulfill its true purpose. Stansell’s primary objectives when leading an organization are to impart a sustainable positive and productive culture, identify and capitalize upon transformative opportunities, and optimize efficiencies and financial performance. A raconteur at heart, Stansell will keep readers laughing and repeating stories they encounter, even as they learn approaches that can transform their businesses.

Life. Liberty. and the Pursuit of the American Dream.
You have a good life to live. Regardless of your beginnings, you have the right to pursue your dream of a better life—a certain way of living and a legacy that will extend past your mortal years for generations.
So, what—or who—is getting in your way?
Certainly not Brandon Vallorani, who in his American Dream success story, The Wolves and the Mandolin, reminisces on his family’s humble beginnings to inspire anyone to pursue the finer things in the world with the greatest ambition by sharing his adventures as a successful entrepreneur and family man, his philosophy of business and management, and the path he took to create the legend behind a quality brand. The Vallorani brand serves as an intense reminder that you can celebrate the privilege of life in style—and that to work, pursue, and maintain that life with vigor is an honor of the highest.
Now, sit back, relax, and prepare to be entertained, inspired, and armed with an “I can do this!” attitude.

The Zen Lobbyist offers a refreshing take on healthcare reform, blending personal wellness practices with systemic change. Gary Jacobs recounts his path from healthcare entrepreneur to advocate, drawing on experiences with meditation, yoga, and mindfulness to shape his unique approach to policy.

This book provides a framework for reimagining healthcare systems that goes beyond traditional medicine, emphasizing primary care, prevention, and collaborative solutions. Jacobs demonstrates how bipartisan efforts can bridge divides to create meaningful change, while also sharing the tools he uses to stay centered amid high-pressure environments.

Readers will find practical advice on managing personal health, leading with mindfulness, and advocating for a more compassionate healthcare system. The Zen Lobbyist is a powerful call to action for anyone seeking to improve both personal well-being and the health of society.

Great leadership isn’t about maintaining the status quo—it’s about thinking bigger.

In Think Bigger, Lead Better, Rick Tollakson shares the “Eight to Great” principles that fueled his company’s transformation from a modest real estate company into a thriving, diversified organization. With decades of leadership experience, he reveals how to foster an entrepreneurial mindset, build a strong company culture, and drive real, sustainable success.

Through engaging stories and practical lessons, Tollakson challenges leaders to move beyond short-term wins and develop a strategic vision that creates lasting impact. He offers insight into how business leaders at any level can:

• cultivate passionate, high-performing teams
• encourage innovation and calculated risk-taking
• streamline operations with process-driven thinking
• lead with purpose while balancing profitability and impact
• build a legacy of leadership that outlasts any single role

More than just a leadership manual, Think Bigger, Lead Better is a call to action for CEOs, entrepreneurs, and professionals who refuse to settle for mediocrity. Whether you’re leading a Fortune 500 company or a growing startup, these proven principles will help you push beyond limitations and build something truly great.

Are you ready to think bigger?

Balance Your Business, Balance Your Life
It’s hard enough trying to run a business, support your family, and take care of yourself. The hardest part is balancing all three. But what if you could combine those three areas of your life to make each one stronger?
In Three Cords Approach to Life and Wealth Management for Business Owners, Rocco Carriero―MBA, CRPC©, APMA―shows that just like a strong cord made of three smaller, braided cords, your life is strongest when all three aspects of it―family, business, and self―are interwoven.
Rocco delves into the many responsibilities an entrepreneur needs to manage if he or she wants to be fulfilled, both professionally and personally, including taking care of your health, balancing work and life, building a retirement portfolio, and estate and legacy planning. Rocco hits on every major part of planning it out. From your business exit plan to developing strategies for eldercare, Rocco starts with the moment you ask yourself: What’s next in life?
By sharing his journey―from learning the ropes of business in his dad’s tailor shop as a kid to tailoring multi-million dollar portfolios for clients―you will learn the steps to striking the perfect balance in your life, one cord at a time.

LEADERSHIP DOWN TO A SCIENCE
What if your team looked forward to Mondays instead of Fridays? It may sound silly, but this type of workplace culture is possible and in place in many organizations today.
With Thrive by Design, CEO of E3 Solutions Don Rheem offers managers and senior leaders deep insights into what drives employee performance from a brain-based perspective. Going well beyond the recycled, superficial tactics in most leadership books, Thrive by Design introduces you to the triggers of exemplary workplace behavior at a neurological level. Tapping into these triggers leads to increased productivity, well-being, accountability, and retention. As you apply the practical approaches and tools outlined in the book, you will see less absenteeism, corrosive gossip, employee drama, accidents, and quality shortfalls.
This book is for leaders who are tired of fighting against a disengaged culture; for HR professionals who spend more time reacting to workplace drama than fulfilling their mission and purpose in the organization; and for employees who have been crippled by toxic leaders and uninspired cultures and want to know there’s a better way. Regardless of industry type or company size, the clear foundation and steps outlined in Thrive by Design can take your organization to the next level.

Boyd Clewis has defied the odds and gravity. He was born dead, changed schools and homes as a child more times than he can count, became a teenage father and a track star, had more than one close brush with the law, and endured unimaginable family tragedy – all by the time he was barely old enough to drink.

He found a brief silver lining in the darkness. When it didn’t last, he found himself unable to even get a job in the produce section at Wal Mart. He refused to fail, and in the process, learned how to turn crisis into opportunity – over and over again. As he relentlessly pursued success, his trajectory shot straight upwards: international success, speaking on major stages – and love. Even then, there were days he couldn’t get out of bed.

Yet again, he reinvented himself, failed, and learned from it. Then, from a place most would consider their peak, he started from scratch to build his own business from the ground up. In the process, he learned what it truly meant to manage success. It can fulfill or destroy you, and it can bring your family closer, or tear it apart. It can isolate you from your community, or raise everyone around you up.

He not only changed his name, but formed an alter ego, and chose to live by a code: The Authority Mindset. Ever since, he’s been teaching it to others, and transforming lives in process. It’s about truly bringing value, instead of chasing certifications – and taking stock of what’s happened to you and deliberately reshaping it into something that gives you power.

This book is about how to expertly play the hand you’re dealt, regardless of how good or bad it is. It’s also about what happens when you try to ignore your calling, and how everything changes when you finally find the courage to follow it. And from every angle, it’s a testament to refusing to be defined by circumstance.

For better or worse, what you focus on determines your character and the trajectory of your life. Focus on any one thing to the exclusion of others, and everything you built can fall apart. There are two sides to every coin, and every seeming misfortune contains a lesson. There’s an alchemy to turning adversity to wisdom, and curses into blessings, and this is the story of how it worked for Boyd, and how it can work for you.

How can leaders adapt to the rapid change of technology’s impact on business? How can AI be leveraged for more intelligent decision making? Can our choices be simultaneously good for business and the world? This book provides leaders with the first steps to answer these important questions.

For over thirty years, technology has become more interwoven with both our professional and personal lives. In the future, the integration of tech, business, and life will become even more seamless. With the current exponential growth of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, business leaders must learn how to adapt their decision making to look beyond short-term profits and create insight for long-term impact and growth.

In Time is Now: A Journey into Demystifying AI, Raj Verma, CEO of SingleStore, takes readers on an insightful journey to not only demystify emerging tech like AI but to demystify how today’s leader must make decisions. Through engaging storytelling and relevant examples, Verma shares the lessons from his personal and professional life to glean timeless and universal lessons.

At the crux of this journey, is the power of Now, which Verma defines as a convergence of Information, Context, and Choice:

• Information is data, the collection of memory which shapes our identity.
• Context is the analysis of all information in the present.
• Choice is focused on the future, approached with courage and conscience.

From these three pillars of Now, we write our future—for better or worse. As the speed of Real Time increases, so will the consequences of our decisions. In the explosion of AI, leaders have a responsibility to learn before they act. We must wield the tools available with the insight that our decisions will impact the world for generations to come. Doing so will require both great courage and conscience. It cannot wait. The time is Now.

Laurie Harbour wants you to think differently about manufacturing.

Laurie’s career reflects her role as one of the most influential women working in manufacturing. As the president and CEO of Harbour Results Inc., Laurie leads a team of analysts and manufacturing consultants to help small- to medium-sized manufacturers develop short- and long-term strategies, improve their operations, reduce risks, and optimize business.

This expertise has made her a trusted adviser to the North American manufacturing industry. It has also equipped her with unique insight into the trends that will shape manufacturing in the next decade, trends that today’s leaders must prepare to meet and master.

Laurie’s message is clear: “Manufacturing is at a major tipping point and we are facing a huge generational shift in how people work and their expectations. Things are changing in manufacturing, and leaders need different priorities.”

In this book, Laurie shares clear and targeted strategies that will equip the next generation of manufacturing leadership to steer their companies to new levels of success. This is a playbook rich in actionable content leaders at all levels can use to generate operational excellence, develop a more robust labor strategy, leverage automation and data, and create future companies today.

Laurie dispels many of the myths about manufacturing, sharing her knowledge and speaking honestly to the industry’s potential and its challenges. This is a practical and deeply engaging book, one that will encourage the next generation of leaders to think differently about manufacturing and provide steps and actions those leaders can use to impact manufacturing’s future.

True Founder will help you navigate the challenges of launching your first startup.

WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? First-time founders, all-time founders. If you’re looking to pull the trigger and quit your job, this book is for you. If you’re trying to figure out whether you should hire your first team member based on experience, or take a chance on hiring friends, this book is for you. If you’re trying to decide between angel funding, venture capital funding, or debt, this book is for you. If you’re sitting there reading this feeling like you’re about to burn out and that you’re doing everything wrong, this book is definitely for you.

No doubt you’ve had someone make a comment about how you work too much or you need to take a break. As a first-time founder, you’re guilted for setting work-life balance aside. Yet, anywhere else in life, sacrifice is encouraged. Think about a ball player who decided to go to the league after one year of college, or a billboard artist who spends every night and every last dollar in the studio working on their debut album. Consider a PhD student who’s given up on even starting life until they’re done with their 10-year specialization. In all these situations, you get a pat on the back for your risk and sacrifice. Starting your own company shouldn’t be any different.

It’s time to stop feeling guilty and lean into the sacrifice. Your willingness to chase your dreams is what sets you apart, and your personal competitive advantage and the strategies presented in True Founder will help you double down on the sacrifice.

10 Things This Book Will Teach You

• Becoming a professional problem solver

• Understanding that business is a series of sprints, not a marathon

• How your job is to make decisions, even if they aren’t the right ones

• How to stay motivated when everything is on fire

• How to create opportunities by shooting your shot and putting yourself at the table

• Avoiding cofounder drama with difficult conversations and a shareholder’s agreement

• The truth about early-stage hires

• Working with freelancers, dev houses, and marketing agencies

• Raising capital with angels and venture capitalists

• How to build a community by finding your own niche

It doesn’t take someone special to succeed in business. It takes absolute dedication, the willingness to sacrifice in the pursuit of your goals, and a little bit of luck.

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Every company today relies on data, yet many leadership teams struggle to fully leverage data as an asset while avoiding ethics scandals that erode consumer trust. This indispensable guide provides executives and board members an actionable playbook to transform their organization into an ethical data leader poised for innovation and growth.

Drawing from her decades advising Fortune 100 companies on data strategy, privacy, AI, and digital innovation, author Dominique Shelton Leipzig reveals how to align your data practices with long-term strategic goals, build an ethical data culture focused on trust, avoid costly legal missteps, and drive revenue through responsible AI implementation.

You'll learn the key questions to ask to truly understand your customers, streamline operations with legal AI, monetize data opportunities, and ensure legal compliance in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment. With clear solutions to common data dilemmas, this book gives you the strategies and framework needed to derive maximum value from data while earning customer loyalty.

Become the CEO who boldly steers their company toward data-driven profits, innovation, and success. Equip yourself with a playbook to transform your organization into a responsible data steward that stakeholders can trust. Don't leave your data strategy to chance - read this book and lead.

Have you ever struggled with giants that stand in your way? Maybe you’re building a business but fear the uncertainty you face. You know you need to innovate, but you’re worried about the potential consequences of taking that next step. And like many leaders, you have a picture of success in your head, but you don’t know how to get to where you want to go. If this is where you are, this book is for you.

In Turning the Giant, John Berra shares his amazing life’s journey that took him from being a shy, uncertain university student to becoming the Chairman of Emerson Process Management. As someone who was voted into the Process Automation Hall of Fame, Berra writes from a place of authority and conviction. Because he has faced countless giants along his path, he knows what it takes to turn them.

Today, the challenges leaders face today are more complex than they have ever been. Giants such as technological advancement and global competition make it tough for the average business leader to survive. But it’s here that Berra’s challenge to “turn giants” is invaluable. Most giants leaders face will never be slain. They will always exist in some form. But rather than see them as a threat, great leaders realize it’s even more valuable to turn giants to their advantage.

Berra’s goal is to inspire a new generation of leaders to confront the complex challenges they face today. Yes, the technological challenges of today are different than Berra faced in the 1990s, but the principles for turning giants remain the same. Every leader faces the giants of corporate bureaucracy, self-doubt, innovation, skepticism, competition, and success. But it’s up to them to turn them.

Turning the Giant will motivate you to put your best foot forward.

TURNING THE SHIP AROUND
Joe Ferreira specializes in spectacular turnarounds. However, none of Joe’s hard-won personal or professional successes prepared him for becoming the CEO of an organization the same week it was threatened with imminent dissolution by the United States government. Faced with a toxic legacy culture and the worst performance metrics in his industry, Joe drew upon his most momentous personal and professional life experiences—almost failing out of high school, captaining a boat through the treacherous currents of the Bermuda Triangle, letting go of micromanagement tendencies by delegating critical medical procedures—to keep a lifesaving enterprise from losing its federal certification.
A management memoir, the story of Uncomfortable Inclusion will intrigue, infuriate, and inspire leaders who are eager to turn their organizations into world leaders. As the title suggests, the book’s most engaging and enlightening takeaway is Joe’s ultimate commitment to uncomfortable inclusion, a management practice he proves is the single most important factor for success. Joe’s trials, tribulations, and ultimately sustainable triumphs as part of the journey of transforming a company from terrible to trailblazing offers encouragement to leaders on how to best invest in their company to achieve great results.

In Business And In Life: The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is Straight Talk!
Candor doesn’t necessarily come naturally. It requires practice, but one can learn the behaviors and authentic ways of speaking that tap into the power of candor. With her executive experience, Nancy Eberhardt knows how to help people build success from the inside out. She coaches them to understand their passions, identify a vision, and follow through with velocity. By learning what candor is and is not, you can tap into the immense potential that honest and helpful communication has to offer. By implementing succinct and direct talk into your team’s culture, you can participate in open conversations that unify your team through constructive feedback. If you feel you are working harder than ever but falling short on your desired results, Uncommon Candor will give you a fresh and no-nonsense approach for moving the needle.

Unleash your inner underdog by starting with success.

The reason most people feel left out, burned out, unappreciated, or lost in life or in their professions is because they are chasing success defined by someone else. The solution? Define your own vision of success.

Author Quang X. Pham has consistently defined success by harnessing the spirit of the underdog. From his roots as a Vietnam War child refugee, to flying into combat as the first Marine Corps pilot of his heritage, to ringing the bell as CEO of a new IPO on Wall Street, Pham’s equation for success has been rooted in his ER Approach™—zeroing in on your effort and results.

In Underdog Nation, he disrupts the standard mindset advice by presenting a framework to help you commit to your vision of success, confront your obstacles, course correct, and build your credibility. Most people sabotage their chances by overcomplicating the journey. Meanwhile, underdogs excel by simplifying decision-making, honing their skills, and disrupting expectations.

Packed with first-hand stories and actionable advice, Underdog Nation will teach you:

• how to start pursuing your own vision of success
• how to commit to success
• how to confront the obstacles in your way
• how to course correct as needed
• how to build your credibility and confidence

No one else will hand you success. Zero in on your effort and results to define your own success story. If you’re tired of the status quo, consider this your invitation to join the Underdog Nation in the greatest country in the world, the USA.

Stop drowning in urgency and start living with purpose

Ryan Matt Reynolds is a successful strength coach, business owner, and business mentor. This book is the road map he wished he had many years ago when he felt like he was drowning in urgency. Reynolds’s personal journey as a professional athlete, business owner, husband, father, and mentor lends credence to his practices as he shares his foundational principles.

• Deprioritize to-do lists
• Undo excuses that derail progress
• Embrace voluntary hardship
• Create focused, efficient work that moves the needle

Reynolds’s systematic approach guides readers in laying the foundation for change from the first chapter. No fluff. All substance.

Undoing Urgency also details the GAME Plan (Goals, Actions, Metrics, and Execution), which turns core values into high-priority goals and minimum effective dose actions for maximum impact. The GAME Plan works for all goals, having been used at the highest levels in business, health, life, and the most personal ambitions. It takes readers on a journey of personal discovery to identify what brings them value and joy. Ultimately, Reynolds wants to help people break free of urgency and start living a value-driven life dedicated to what is most important to them.

UNLEASH YOUR TRANSFORMATION is an empowering read for business leaders. Change is the new norm as organizations need to stay ahead in an ever-faster-changing world. However, changing the status quo is hard and challenging. So how do you succeed?

Unleash Your Transformation offers a unique holistic and pragmatic approach–The Transformational Flywheel–to make change at scale happen. It’s not only based on decades of hands-on leadership experience in business, private equity, and consulting, but also on the latest research and inspiring case studies. The Transformational Flywheel consists of twelve wings (The 12 Ps) which need to be powered up. For each wing, you will find clear descriptions of what, why, and how, illustrated by case studies and supported with practical tools. If you want to shift gears, Unleash Your Transformation provides you with the insights and inspiration you need.

What if you could catalyze your own transformation? Authors Rick and Amy Simmons first uncovered liminal space—the idea that periods of uncertainty have the power to reshape our lives—while studying abroad for their graduate program in organizational behavior.
Shortly afterward, they began experimenting with another idea: rather than waiting for an inflection point to occur, they could launch it themselves—curating their own liminal experiences and accelerating their growth. Helping others navigate liminality and create it themselves became the heart of their work.
Unleashed: Harnessing the Power of Liminal Space is a two-part guide, illuminating the potential of liminality for individuals, teams, and organizations, and breaking down its elements so readers can launch their own liminal experiences.
With stories from leaders helming organizations of all sizes, from a regional health facility to a corporation with products in 90 percent of American homes, Unleashed provides the practical and theoretical insights necessary for transformation.

A portion of the proceeds from this book will be used to support the telos Leadership Foundation.

After ten years since his last best-selling book, Dan Lok, founder of Closers.com is finally unveiling his new book!

In Unlock It, you'll find the strategies and methods Dan used personally to go from being a poor immigrant boy with $150,000 debt to becoming a global social phenomenon and the leader of the largest virtual closing organization in the world.

If you are struggling financially, you'll learn how to develop skills not taught in schools that will increase your income and Financial Confidence.

If you are building or leading an organization, you'll get an inside look at how Dan Lok strategically scaled his organization through a combination of digital media and Social Capital, High-Ticket Closers and an unbeatable team culture.

Wherever you are, Unlock It will show you how to find your own way to achieving wealth, success and significance.

The drug development process in the United States has become so weighted down by a business-as-usual paradigm that an average of more than $2 billion is spent to secure FDA approval for every new drug. Because the investment required is so extreme, drug development companies are understandably focused on discovering and developing drugs designed for large patient populations: diseases experienced by millions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or some of the more common cancers.
In Unnecessary Expense, Dr. Charles Theuer, CEO of TRACON Pharmaceuticals, outlines the problem and offers a solution: an aligned and streamlined model that emphasizes quality and reduces the time and cost of drug development, while also harnessing global innovation to benefit patients with rare diseases in urgent need of new treatments. Here Dr. Theuer shows the value of a pharmaceutical paradigm shift, to enable the development of drugs for patients who need them, at a fraction of the time and cost.

Two years ago, Dr. Ella F. Washington, organizational psychologist, Founder and CEO of DEI strategy consulting firm Ellavate Solutions, and Professor of Practice at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, shared her vision for a fairer, healthier, more productive “workplace utopia” with business leaders looking to make positive change in The Necessary Journey: Making Real Progress on Equity and Inclusion. The book was a hit with the C-Suite, but left workers asking, What about me? How do I make sense of and navigate my workplace? How do I show up authentically when I’m the only person who looks like me? Do I even belong here? Now, Dr. Washington is back with Unspoken: A Guide to Cracking the Hidden Corporate Code, a practical guide for workers across the spectrum who want to succeed in the business world without sacrificing their authenticity. Unspoken is the book for every professional who’s asked these questions, battled imposter syndrome, or wondered how to expand their power and influence (and struggled with whether it’s okay to do so). In the book, Dr. Washington explains the unspoken rules that determine success in corporate settings, coaching readers in the tactics that will equip them to shape a successful career anchored in meaningful experiences. She shares practical strategies readers can use to own their story and their strengths, leverage their skills, and identify opportunities to excel and advance, along with stories from fellow professionals who have faced similar challenges and successfully navigated these spaces. Packed with fascinating research, helpful exercises, and real, practical advice, this book will help readers build their capacity to move forward more confidently, empowering them and equipping them with the tools and tactics they need to thrive at every level of their organization and build the careers and lives they want.

We all want the autonomy and power to change our lives for the better and yet many of us feel stuck in the same bad habits, patterns, and short-term fixes. We know what we should do, but often we cannot get ourselves to actually do it.

In Unstoppable Brain, Dr. Kyra Bobinet debunks today’s over-dependence on performance-driven tools such as calorie counting, SMART goals, and likes/followers that attempt to motivate us into behavior change. These methods work well in the short term but have a long-term downside of negative emotions and harmful behaviors. Yet despite these poor results, we keep using the same performative approaches over and over. Something is missing.

Emerging research into the neuroscience of behavior and motivation has brought to light to a little-understood area of the brain, the habenula; possibly the most powerful controller of behavior ever found. If left untended, the habenula acts as a failure detector and motivation kill switch that can rob you of positive or lasting change, leaving you stuck in relapse, frustration, and suffering.

Understanding the habenula’s inner workings is must-have knowledge to obtain the freedom and agency for the life you long for. New research reveals that the habenula is a primary gating mechanism for everything that does or doesn't happen in your life, what you do or do not do and. It is among our biggest obstacles to change.

In this book, you will learn that an activated habenula can dominate even the dopamine and reward systems that the scientific world for decades has esteemed the most powerful behavioral drivers. We will explore exactly what is wrong with today’s overly used performative approaches and how you can free yourself to reach your optimal health and best life. Dr. Bobinet unpacks mounting evidence on the habenula and other discoveries that change everything about changing behavior. With this new vision and understanding, your natural tendencies, purpose, and passions can emerge organically and inspire permanent, satisfying, and healthy life change.

Unstoppable Brain frees you from being too performative for others and being too hard on yourself. It provides all you need to restore your sovereignty and empowers you to change your life and habits whenever and however you want. It offers a therapeutic dose of three “medicines” that help you go from stuck to unstoppable. This potent elixir is an antidote to recovering your innate motivation wherever you’ve been stopped by the past or overwhelmed by the future. Most importantly, this book gives you the key to unlock lasting change.

Dr. Bobinet shares relatable examples from her own story and impactful research studies in resounding instruction for a full, vibrant life. Throughout the book, her engaging voice, relatable vulnerability, and empowering message infuse readers with the tools and reinvigorated power to unlock true, lasting change. Become unstoppable!

Imagine this: one of the country's top hospital administrators partners with one of the nation's top branding and public relations experts. They joined forces in Naples, Florida, to lead a premiere healthcare organization during a management crisis that split the hospital and the community. But as this crisis boils, another looms.

COVID-19 is bearing down on America, making the conflict in management seem tiny in comparison to this existential threat.

The story that unfolded here took various forms at every one of America’s 2,903 community hospitals. Upheaval offers an inside look as one very attentive community gathered as never before to deal with this life-and-death situation.

Thankfully, management had already begun a new day of openness, community, and physician partnership, and an appeal for confidence and understanding. Other hospitals, once competitors, became eager partners in the face of this threat. The board of trustees was alert and gathered vital community leaders together. Doctors locked arms and braced.

Naples created a pluralistic, collaborative organization just in time. Led by the physicians, a war room strategy developed among all the community providers, and a new spirit of openness and communication, vital in a pandemic, matured.

They quickly got to work engaging the entire community.

It was frightening locking down society, wearing masks, creating isolation rooms, and hitting new lows in employee morale.

Recruitment became difficult. Nurses worked double shifts. The news media covered every chirp, and finances looked bad.

It should not surprise us that Naples, a community that appreciates and admires excellent community healthcare, rallied to their distress call for help.

This community, led capably by the physicians, put together vast resources to confront the constantly changing threat. Luckily, authors Paul Hiltz and Amanda Lucey kept notes, including insights and the courage of the people behind the closed doors of isolated COVID-19 patients.

Those stories are offered here as a management primer on crisis management, allowing the healthcare team’s performance to re-create the brand with their heroism, and as a warning to communities across the country: connect and stay connected with your constituents, because one day, you will need each other desperately.

Women who are smart enough to have the kind of big ideas that can change the world are also smart enough to understand that the odds are stacked against them.

In the past decade, all-female founding teams never received more than 3% of the US venture capital pool. Women seeking capital run up against negative stereotypes, cultural biases, sexual harassment, and discrimination. These factors push some of the most innovative ideas and talents onto the sidelines.

And yet, there is a path forward for any woman with a great idea and the passion to succeed.

Author Kelley Steven-Waiss, founder and CEO of Hitch Works Inc., a cloud-based skills mapping and intelligence platform, ought to know. She experienced the dynamics of raising capital as a woman founder firsthand. Leaving the safety of a career as CHRO of a major technology company, she dove into the challenging waters of venture capital first as an intrapreneur and then an entrepreneur. What she encountered wasn’t always an easy road. And yet, she not only succeeded, but just two years later, she helped to steer her company through a strategic acquisition to a major platform company.

Now, Steven-Waiss is paying it forward by giving inspiration and insight to others pursuing a big idea while female. In her book, Valley Girls, she provides readers with a roadmap of how she and a dozen other women like her beat the odds. With clear eyes and hard-won insight, Steven-Waiss presents their exhilarating and sometimes disappointing experiences alongside her own, demonstrating the unique obstacles that await women founders and showing that there is hope.

She offers inspiration, role models, and a clear path to empower women to get into the game. Each founder’s story provides a guiding light for a different element of the female entrepreneur’s journey including:

• Mastering the idea stage and whiteboarding
• Navigating early setbacks
• Pitching venture capital
• Bootstrapping and angel investment
• Managing the post-funding stage
• Thriving through intrapreneurship
• Balancing family and personal commitments
• Handling stress and anxiety
• Overcoming inevitable setbacks
• Crafting the successful exit.

Valley Girls speaks to women at every stage of their entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial journey and to every C-suite executive and venture capitalist, male or female, who wants to find the next big thing. As Steven-Waiss demonstrates, the winners of the next decades will be those able to tap into the best ideas no matter who brings them to the table. This impassioned call-to-action and clear-eyed guide shows the way to that better future.

In Values over Valuables, Harmon Kong, a seasoned wealth manager with decades of experience in helping families secure their financial futures, delves into the importance of passing on meaningful values rather than just material wealth. He highlights how families can avoid conflicts and build a legacy rooted in shared values and open communication. Allowing families to grow together and strengthen their bonds through stories, guidance and actionable items for families to do.

Whether you have little or a lot, Kong provides practical guidance for all families on preparing to not only manage money responsibly but also to uphold the family’s guiding principles, in some cases helping families redefine what wealth means to them. By prioritizing core values over financial details, families can achieve wealth beyond measure and ensure their legacy has a lasting, significant impact.

In this book you will discover how to:

• Prevent dysfunctional dynamics with improved communication and aligned values.
• Conduct family meetings that can be used to discuss goals, make plans, and foster unity around a shared mission.
• Leave a positive and intentional impact on the world.
• Discover a greater purpose beyond wealth accumulation.

Values over Valuables equips families with the tools to have conversations that matter, align around shared values, and use their wealth as a means to support a positive, multi-generational legacy. Are you wanting more from your legacy?

Voices of Oncology is a groundbreaking exploration of the evolving landscape in cancer treatment development. Beyond scientific advancements, the field is being reshaped by societal and cultural forces that are redefining what it takes to bring new therapies to patients.

Through exclusive interviews with leading experts from across oncology, this book captures the complexity of a multidisciplinary approach. Each chapter highlights the challenges and breakthroughs that arise from collaboration between pharmaceutical leaders, academic researchers, patient advocates, and healthcare innovators. Together, these voices underscore a powerful message: only by breaking down silos and sharing insights can we accelerate progress and ultimately, conquer cancer.

To go beyond the book and be a voice in a dynamic collaboration of stakeholders in oncology today, we invite you to join the Oncology Voice Network (OVN), an online community for those committed to transforming oncology through shared knowledge and collective action.

PEOs: THE BEST-KEPT SECRET FOR SMALL BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY AND SUCCESS
Never heard of a professional employment organization? Well, you’re not alone. Yet PEOs have been providing the single most valuable set of services to small business owners for decades, allowing them to do what they do best—serving their clients and selling their products or services. After all, the administrative burdens that are thrust upon today’s small business owner are immense; since 1980 there has been an increase of over 400 percent in employment related laws and regulations. What budding entrepreneur wants to be distracted by shopping for health insurance once a year, going through workers’ compensation audits, sitting through unemployment hearings, stressing over an OSHA fine, creating employee handbooks, or paying out a big tax penalty because they didn’t file something on time?
A PEO handles all of this and more for its clients at a cost that is usually less than what the employer would pay by doing it themselves!
We Are HR is the new HR handbook, designed to educate small business owners and industry professionals on the origins and future of PEOs, while highlighting the strong value proposition and overwhelming advantage small business owners have when leaving HR to the experts.The bottom line: when you have a tax problem, you call a CPA. If you have a legal problem, you call an attorney. And after reading this book, when you’ve got an HR problem, you’ll call a PEO.

Jeff Martinovich had a front row seat to adversity. Twenty years after he founded MICG Investment Management, a billion-dollar firm, adversity came knocking at his door in the form of a federal indictment. He rejected three separate plea offers, standing up for what he believed to be the truth, took his chances at trial, and was convicted and sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. He lost everything: his career, reputation, family, homes, assets, and liberty. All vanished.

While serving seven years of incarceration, Jeff taught himself federal criminal law and twice reversed the trial court’s decisions, two U.S. District Court Judges were removed from his case, and in May 2020 he was released home to begin his journey of rebuilding, turning disadvantages into advantages. When Not If distills the leadership wisdom that grew out of his corporate and legal struggles. True, not every reader will face the kind of adversity Jeff encountered. Circumstances may vary, but Jeff’s tactical and strategic efforts, built upon his 30 years of athletic, military, and entrepreneurial experience, will bear fruit in all critical situations. When Not If gives readers a toolkit of proven practices, behaviors, attitudes, and actionable takeaways that prepare leaders to survive — and thrive over — adversity in whatever form it comes.

A book for turbulent times, When Not If is essential reading for anyone preparing to lead through crisis and change. Through disciplined storytelling, Jeff demonstrates that our greatest adversities do not have to spell the end. Sometimes, they represent a bold beginning.

This is a gripping and inspiring story of resilience and perseverance carefully interwoven with actionable lessons from a CEO who journeyed from zero to a billion only to be reduced back to zero. More powerfully, the CEO’s survival and revival against what he was constantly told were impossible odds provide an inspiring success playbook we all can use when our own black swan event knocks on the front door.

This book is based on a simple value proposition that terrifies every leader: it’s not a matter of if you will get mugged by adversity, it’s when. The crisis could take the form of a pandemic, an accounting scandal, a data breach, or a criminal investigation. How a leader responds has a lasting impact on their job security, reputation, finances, and even their liberty. Most leaders suspect they are ill-prepared. When Not If readies leaders to deal with challenges to their leadership in whatever form adversity arrives.

“Achieving a world where women everywhere can fulfill their potential is the great unfinished work of today and the very work we must do to make progress. Lois Quam shows how we can build the future we envision for us all by supporting women and girls around the world.”— Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th US Secretary of State

As the world struggles against escalating crisis and conflict, there's a transformative force waiting to be unlocked—the unparalleled potential of women and girls. In Who Runs the World?, author Lois Quam imagines a world where the brilliance and capabilities of women are not just recognized, but mobilized to create a brighter future for us all.

Who Runs the World? explores what happens when we unlock the immense potential of women and girls globally—by recognizing that reproductive health and rights is at the heart of women’s empowerment. Only by effectively addressing reproductive health can we unlock the untapped power of women and girls, giving global efforts the best shot at combatting major threats to survival on Earth.

Quam is CEO of Pathfinder, a global health and development nonprofit that puts decisions about women’s bodies and futures in their own hands. Her book draws on the stories of Pathfinder leaders in Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East, showcasing the organization’s revolutionary work to unlock the immense talent of the world’s women, and the obstacles that still stand in the way. Their stories paint a vivid picture of the significant impact that women and girls can have when they drive change in areas such as healthcare, agriculture, climate resilience, and economic development.

Women's empowerment isn't just an idea—it’s the key to global transformation. Who Runs the World? is a call to action for everyone who has experienced for themselves what it means to be able to choose whether and when to have children – and to be able to do it safely, with high quality health care. It is a roadmap for creating a world where everyone is free to make informed decisions about their lives and how this is the surest path to creating a better future for us all.

Diversification Works
Many investors share a short-term outlook, narrowing their focus so much that they miss the long game being strategically implemented by the uber-wealthy and institutions. While you’ve not been doing anything wrong by using just stocks and bonds, what if you could now obtain wiser investment strategies?
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket when building your portfolio. In Wiser Investing: Diversify Your Portfolio Beyond Stocks and Bonds, Benjamin C. Halliburton will teach you strategies that can help you build and protect your wealth, produce extra income, and help you secure your future. You’ll learn that even though investors may be playing a great game with only stocks and bonds, their hand is only utilizing a portion of the available cards in the investment deck. No one wants to be worrying about their investments and wondering if they will have enough capital and income to take care of themselves and their families. This book explores a way to potentially improve your portfolio and become a wiser investor.

In 1986, the SEC and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York began an investigation into Michael Milken, Drexel Burnham Lambert, and its High Yield and Convertible Bond Department, a department Michael created and was head of. Michael was the most successful and innovative financier of his time. Drexel, an upstart investment bank was also the most successful securities firm on Wall Street, thanks to Michael.

What was the investigation into Michael Milken going to focus on, other than his innovation in the financial markets? Mike was democratizing access to capital for the 99% of companies that could not previously access the public market and created a financial revolution that continues to this day. The high yield bond market grew rapidly from the end of the 1970’s from $70 billion to over $2.2 trillion dollars in 2022. He created an industry that gave new businesses and investors the opportunity to create value by financing companies that were too small to access the markets.

Richard Sandler decided to represent Michael as his personal lawyer, and to be responsible for working with the lawyers they hired as well as overseeing the defense. But they could never have dreamed of the chaos that lay ahead.

Neither of them could understand why the government thought it had a compelling reason to investigate Michael. Or why the media would be interested in building the investigation up into a firestorm. Of course, prosecutors want to win in high-profile cases, and prosecutorial witch-hunts and media hype can easily spin out of control, destroying the defendant in search of headlines and publicity as well as personal gain. Whenever the prosecution determines it will have the outcome it wants, no matter what, there is no escape.

But the injustice that Michael Milken faced was to be on a biblical scale. Richard Sandler has, after 36 years, decided to set the record straight. With never-before-seen transcripts of court documents, and a sharp analysis of each move and countermove, Witness to a Prosecution: The Myth of Michael Milken, is difficult to put down. Whether you are someone interested in understanding the criminal investigative process, or you just want to understand who Michael Milken is and what really happened to him, you will find that this is an eye-opening and important book that will be read and discussed for years to come.

What’s coming next for today’s workforce, and the companies behind them? For those eager and willing to adapt, the possibilities are nearly endless, according to author Gerard Szatvanyi. Recent advances in technology have led to new trends, and this global transformation holds tremendous potential. Nearly every industry will be impacted, and organizations that set the right vision could benefit from breaking into new markets and pioneering the creation of specialized niches. Organizations have the chance to make the most of AI solutions to equip team members and uplevel their skills. Along the way, they’ll need to think through the purpose of the office. It will also become increasingly important to follow smart protocols when hiring virtually and to take care as they operate in new regions to make sure these places align with their values.

As AI moves into the lives of everyday workers, companies can be assured that the human touch will still be essential. Even as machine learning and automation reduce the need for intense labor, team members will be tasked with higher level responsibilities, including the job of supervising AI and making final decisions. Firms can expect to see benefits ranging from increased productivity, higher rates of worker satisfaction, improved efficiencies, and the potential to produce new revenue streams from specialized products and services.

With more than 20 years of experience in the tech industry, Szatvanyi has long been fascinated with digital solutions and their impact. Moreover, he’s a champion for bringing in the human connection, recognizing that the best implementations occur when executives first peel back the perceived restrictions and ask, “What if” questions. Having an open mind and a willingness to think differently could help organizations reduce the risk of getting disrupted and instead, increase their chances to gain — and hold — a strong position in their respective industries.

As founder of OSF Digital, a global IT services company, Szatvanyi has worked with clients and brands around the world, consulting and directing digital initiatives to equip organizations with the tools they need to reach consumer expectations and demand. He has provided insight on upcoming trends and shares that today’s technology tools will welcome in a landscape that is unlike any other period in history. Through it all, Szatvanyi shares tips to manage today’s workforce and get ready for the great ride of tomorrow.

When workers can grow and thrive, fragile economies become more stable.

Not one to shy away from developing countries, Yusuf Amdani has laid a path for other investors to follow. Originally from Pakistan, Amdani moved to Honduras at a time when few international players paid attention to the Central American country. Amdani’s quick eye and keen business savvy paid off. Today his company has grown and expanded into other Central American countries, along with the Caribbean, United States, Pakistan, and beyond.

Moreover, Amdani’s initiatives provide an example of how to create opportunities in developing countries. In his book, he relates lessons he’s learned along the way and extends an invitation to anyone interested in investing in fragile economies. His methods paint a roadmap designed to grow the middle class, reduce migration, promote sustainability, improve healthcare, and provide education to all.

As the chapters unfold, Amdani begins with deciphering between token efforts of charity and real impact. To make a difference, he explains, companies can research and understand the needs of society. They can collaborate with local leaders and organizations to implementing long-term, sustainable programs. When looking for a location, Amdani covers the factors that indicate a labor force with potential and conditions that are ready to scale. Sustainable practices serve as an umbrella over the business plan, guiding the investments and seeking ways to continually improve the environment.

To create a transformation in an area, Amdani shares the need to envision the change. Then investors can look for an initial step to move in that direction. Bringing on staff who share the dream leads to a team that works hard to achieve their goals, and collectively celebrates the wins.

Working in developing countries often means facing conditions such as poverty, vulnerable populations, poor educational infrastructure, and high levels of crime. Amdani deciphers strategies to overcome challenges and break down barriers that so often divide the “haves” from the “have nots.”

Up-and-coming trends, including technology advancements and remote work possibilities, present new opportunities for workers in developing countries. Amdani describes how to lean into the high demand for tech workers and offer training programs for individuals to learn and participate in the industry. At every step, there are ways to collaborate further, with an eye toward a greener future and a multiplying effect that creates an even greater impact.

Together, he says, we can build a better tomorrow.

Exponential technologies are transforming our present and shaping the future. The leading companies of today—and tomorrow—are those that make innovative exponential technologies central to their business practices and strategy.
In You and AI, author Rajeev Ronanki explores how exponential technologies can solve the problems that plague the American healthcare industry and provide everyone better, personalized healthcare at a lower cost. Enterprising healthcare companies like Anthem are forging the way by integrating exponential technologies right into the company DNA, creating AI-first, blockchain-first, data-first, technology-first digital enterprises for the twenty-first century and beyond.

Countless books have been written about planning for retirement. This one is about managing your wealth during retirement.
The shift from work to retirement changes things. Maximizing the impact of your money—for yourself, your family, and the causes you care about—requires thoughtful, strategic management.
This book shares strategies I apply every day in serving retired clients with at least $1 million to invest—strategies I carefully tailor to each client’s goals. I’ve developed the ability to create such strategies across more than thirty years in the industry.
This book shares • the wealth management strategies I use with my high-net-worth clients’ portfolios; • the lessons I have learned advising clients on their investments over thirty years of bull and bear markets; • important questions to ask yourself before and after retiring; and • advice for those seeking a more fulfilled retirement.
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Tina Corner - Stolz has been driven by one mission for almost two decades: creating such an exquisite Member Experience (MX) for her peer advisory councils (PaCs) that, year after year, members wouldn’t think twice about renewing. And she succeeded.

A veteran of the peer group industry who sold her franchise for the highest multiple ever recorded and has trained and mentored hundreds, Tina cracked the code for MX as well as for how to skillfully moderate PaCs. She’s been teaching other driven entrepreneurs her formula for success through her Peer Advisory Council Academy since 2019, and now she shares her secrets in Your Seat at the Table: How to Create and Run a Peer Advisory Council.

The peer group space is competitive while being fraught with confusing terminology and lacking in organization and standards. As Tina says, it’s still in the “Wild-West stage.” If you’re going to attempt to navigate this precarious terrain, you’ll need a guide who can help you avoid some of the most common mistakes and missteps.

Your Seat at the Table: How to Create and Run a Peer Advisory Council is a how-to book that combines Tina’s deep knowledge and experience, along with cautionary tales and tales of triumph. And she does it all in an easy-to-read style that demystifies the jargon and presents everything you need to know, do, and decide, step by step, before you sign your first member and all the way through to selling your profitable business or winding it down.

Tina Corner - Stolz will show you why your seat at the table — the moderator’s seat — is key to creating a level of experience for your members that’s incomparable. And she’ll tell you who else and what else you need for your PaC business to be pr profitable. If you’re someone who doesn’t want to reinvent the wheel, this book is for you.

Level up your leadership skills to engage emerging technology empowered by the principles of sustainability, equity, and trust. Build your technical literacy and decision-making framework while overcoming any anxieties about the proliferation of new technologies.

How do you keep up with the rapid advancements of technology while leading an organization or business? What frameworks are available to decide what is relevant and what isn’t quite ready for launch for your company? How do you make the right decisions in the now that will honor the past and respect the future? What do trust, sustainability, and equity have to do with technology?

Beena Ammanath uses her experience as a global thought leader to simplify complex topics and set a context for informed and mindful decision-making about technology. Zero Latency Leadership establishes the skills and mindset necessary to make wise and timely decisions about your technology footprint including: • The historical perspective and what it can teach us • Practical examples of how emerging innovations can be used in business • Considerations for building strong leadership practices when approaching technology • How to build technological literacy • Which leadership skills to sharpen to get better and better at managing technology • Keeping your eyes on the horizon of emerging technology

Beena’s approach empowers readers to understand where they stand and where they want to go with their leadership in relation to technology.

Unlock Your Entrepreneurial Potential!

In the realm of entrepreneurial endeavors, where the brilliance of innovative ideas holds the potential to reshape markets and industries, the shadow of risk often looms over visionary business pursuits. This often discourages numerous promising entrepreneurs from pursuing their dreams or it leaves them seeking grants or external funding to mitigate risks associated with launching a new business venture.

But what if entrepreneurs could systematically diminish that risk, paving a clearer path to success and even securing the trust of banks or investors? In Zero Risk Startup, Paulo Andrez, a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, offers an invaluable masterclass to help mitigate key entrepreneurial risks, providing more than one hundred concrete tips and tools to empower you to start or grow your business with virtually zero risk.

This transformative manual is far from being a mere compendium of theoretical insights. It's a reservoir of practical wisdom that you can put into action, whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or a first-timer.

In this informative read, you’ll learn about

• determining whether or not to start a business,
• identifying and mitigating the risks of your business with Zero Risk Startup methodology (MEFLO),
• increasing chances to get external funding from accelerators, angel investors, venture capitalists, or banks,
• and leveraging cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies for risk mitigation.

Every page is infused with real stories and tips from all over the world, clearly laid-out strategies, and profound insights aimed at bolstering your venture against the unpredictable tides of the business landscape.

Zero Risk Startup is more than just a guidebook; it guides you through the initial steps of minimizing every conceivable risk for your future business, including reducing capital requirements to launch it.

Whether you're a budding founder stepping into the unknown with a revolutionary idea or a seasoned innovator striving to elevate your venture to the next level, Zero Risk Startup serves as your strategic ally. It's your practical companion to transform visionary ideas into realities, navigating through the array of risks facing your business project, systematically eliminating them one-by-one.