30 - Bob Pickard: A conversation with a master communicator

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30 - Bob Pickard: A conversation with a master communicator

Bob Pickard is a well-known public relations and communications professional with more than three decades of experience under his belt. Bob is currently the Principal of Signal Leadership Communication Inc. - a consultancy that helps CEOs communicate authentically by striking the right chord in the real-time now of social sentiment.

I really enjoyed this chat with Bob, who is a kindred spirit of sorts. We’ve both been in the business for many years and it was great to get his insights and perspectives on a number of communications-related topics. Our conversation was 60 minutes and it really flew by. I think we could have easily done two or three hours. I’m looking forward to hopefully getting to chat with him in person once again once the pandemic situation is in the rearview mirror.

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23 - Dianne Martin: The CEO of WeRPN

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23 - Dianne Martin: The CEO of WeRPN

My guest today is Dianne Martin, CEO of nursing association WeRPN. I first met Dianne in 2006. I had been in business for myself for about three years and I was making dozens of cold calls every day to find media training clients. Of the thousands of calls I made over the years, Dianne is one of the very few people who didn’t hang up the phone. That was the beginning of a professional relationship that’s lasted many years and, more importantly, she has become a close and trusted friend.

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Episode 19 - Fotini Iconomopoulos: Become a better negotiator to get what you want

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Episode 19 - Fotini Iconomopoulos: Become a better negotiator to get what you want

Fotini Iconomopoulos helps people get what they want. As a child, the earned the nickname ‘the Negotiator’. Today, she spends her time counselling executives to help achieve their business goals through negotiation, communication and persuasion. She’s also an instructor of MBA Negotiations at the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto.

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Episode 17 - Neil Lumsden: Hall of Fame CFL player & GM

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Episode 17 - Neil Lumsden: Hall of Fame CFL player & GM

Neil Lumsden won three Grey Cups as a player with the Edmonton Eskimos in 1980 1981 and 1982. He won another as the GM of the Ti-Cats in the late 1990s. In the 1981 Grey Cup game, he had eight receptions for 91 years and was selected as the Outstanding Canadian, being awarded the Dick Suderman Trophy.

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Episode 8 - Annie Duke: Thinking in Bets

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Episode 8 - Annie Duke: Thinking in Bets

Today, Annie Duke is an author and speaker. But for nearly two decades, she was one of the top poker players in the world with career earnings in excess of $4 million and a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2004. That same year, she triumphed in the $2 million winner-take-all, invitation-only WSOP Tournament of Champions.

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