Jeffrey Baumgartner

PBTO10: Creativity, Innovation & Anti-Conventional Thinking

http://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/10_PBTO10__Creativity_Innovation__Anti-Conventional_Theory.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSWho is Jeffrey? In this episode, we host Jeffrey Baumgartner. He is an entrepreneur, artist, teacher, author and an innovation consultant and not  your typical Innovation consultant. He is the author of the book, “The Way of the Innovation Master” & “The Insane Journey” He is also the creator of a new & effective creative thinking methodology called “Anti-Conventional Thinking” as an alternative to traditional brainstorming methods. He also runs the Report 103, which is one of the longest running eJournal or blog on creativity and innovation in business. Why is […]

PBTO9: Myths of Creativity – In Conversation with David Burkus

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PBTO8: Thoughts on the startup ecosystem in India

http://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/08_PBTO8__In_Conversation_with_an_Investor_in_India_-_Shashank.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSShashank P S, an investor with BVP India in Bangalore, joined in 2012. He focuses on investments in internet and mobile. Most recently, Shashank was co-founder of Atticous, a platform to power the online identity of businesses, where he handled strategy and business development. He has also served as a senior consultant at Zinnov Management Consulting. He worked with several technology majors looking to make a foray or expand their presence in India. In this episode, he shares his journey of how he became a VC at a young age of […]

Matt Heinz

PBTO7: The Importance of Doing it Right over Getting it Done for Sales Leaders

http://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/07_PBTO7__The_Importance_of_Doing_it_Right_over_Getting_it_Done_for_Sales_Leaders.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSIn this episode, we host Matt Heinz. Matt is President at Heinz Marketing and brings more than 15 years of marketing, business development and sales experience from a variety of organizations, vertical industries and company sizes. His career has focused on delivering measurable results for his employers and clients in the way of greater sales, revenue growth, product success and customer loyalty. In 2007, Matt began Heinz Marketing to help clients focus their business on market and customer opportunities, then execute a plan to scale revenue and customer growth. This episode in […]

PBTO6: How to Turn Yourself into a Sales Rockstar

http://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/06_PBTO6__How_to_Turn_Yourself_into_a_Sales_Rockstar.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSIn this episode, we host Paul Castain, who is the Vice President of Rock Star Development for Castain Training Systems,  where he works with organizations and individuals who want to sell more and sell better. He is also the founder of the LinkedIn group “Sales Playbook”, a group with more than 40000 members and one that is totally spam free. In this conversation, we talk about a lot of important topics for the sales executive and sales leaders: We talk about how taking action (starting Sales Playbook group on LinkedIn) has […]