Making Waves at C-Level
Successful executives cannot always play it safe. They make waves. This podcast explores the gap between potential and results in business. This is a show for people who seek career success. If you desire motivation, ideas, inspiration, and the chance to learn from people who are living their dreams, then “Making Waves at C-Level” (Formerly “Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do”) should be added to your subscribed “must hear” podcasts. This show was designed to help people get “unstuck” in their careers and are seeking ideas around leadership. Each episode brings you the successful stories of business leaders who have created their own success. Creating the right team, hiring skilled talent, managing other leaders, goal setting, mentorship, mastermind groups, mindset, marketing, sales, millionaires, career path, peak performance, thinking bigger, networking, enthusiasm, re-invention, leveling up, and financial planning are just some of the topics that are covered each week. Thom Singer is an executive search consultant. He is the author of 12 books and has been the featured speaker at over 1000 business and association events. Join him on this journey and become part of the “Making Waves” community. #CEO #leaders #leadership #entrepreneurs #business #biztips
Episodes
April 29, 2024 • 18 mins
In this episode we look at the power of community and how the people you meet are the only way to learn and find new opportunities over you lifetime.
When speaking at a conference of young professionals, Thom Singer offered up the secret weapon to their future of career options. It is networking now, building real connections and friendships, and helping others.
In a world or remote work and digital networking, those who engage wi...
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April 20, 2024 • 10 mins
After a long time away, the "Making Waves at C-Level" podcast is trying to come back into regular production. Host Thom Singer has been serving as the CEO of the Austin Technology Council, and has been hosting that organizations show "Austin Tech Connect".
But this show has been around for 10 years, and it has had a good following over the years. Thom is ready to come back and share ideas and promote his message of community, col...
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June 6, 2023 • 5 mins
We hear a lot about "Collaboration"...but too often we see selfish people just using the word. Collaboration is a two way street. If you always start with "What's in it for me" you are not a collaborator. If you use collaboration as a buzz word for "Sales", you are not thinking win / win.
In this short episodes Thom shares his beliefs about what is collaboration. To really collaborate you need to have shared vision, open commu...
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May 22, 2023 • 8 mins
Authentic leaders win in the long run. If you are pretending to have leadership success... people see through the lies. This episode talks about how to not only highlight your victories, but how great leaders admit their faults.
Thom Singer recently received six emails from people showing how someone told a blatant lie in their bio. They claimed something that was entirely made up, and people in the community knew this was just B...
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May 15, 2023 • 9 mins
You are at the top of your game. You are a c-level executive. Why in the world would you go to a networking event? The networking events have people who are not as impressive as you, and you only want to hang out with the cool kids. Why should you network?
You need to network for many reasons, and you should not prejudge people whose job titles do not start with a "C".
It is good for your own career and the reputation of you c...
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May 12, 2023 • 10 mins
Community, collaboration, and conversations can solve all problems. But not everyone leads with community. Too many people look at everything they do as having the need to be 10x'd. Yes, these young leaders who are disciples of Grant Cardone or Gary Vee tend to look at everything as their personal investment that must 10x. One young entrepreneur told me he could not join an industry association unless he could see a guarantee to 10...
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May 9, 2023 • 9 mins
There is an epidemic of loneliness in our society. People feel disconnected. Many admit to not having close friends. And these people work on your team.
These issues go back before the pandemic, but it has become more pronounced in the last three years.
When people feel part of a community, they will be more dedicated to their jobs. But with so many remote workers, it is harder to have a meaningful relationship with coworkers...
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May 3, 2023 • 11 mins
In another short episode of "Making Waves at C-Level", Thom Singer shares his thoughts about trying new things and the journey he has been on to reinvent himself since turning 50. It is easy to be in a comfort zone - but that can hold you back. In your career and life you need to branch out and try new things.
Thom is open that throughout his life he did not go for things in life or business that he did not think he would kick as...
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May 1, 2023 • 8 mins
Networking (and the benefits of having a real network) is not just about passing out business cards or having LinkedIn connections. The real opportunities come from building friendships. But making friends is harder as we get older. There are many reason why, but if you want to make friends, you have to lead with being a friend.
Entrepreneurs who are known, liked, and trusted always seem to win over the long run. Being a jerk h...
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April 24, 2023 • 9 mins
Sometimes sales managers try to discourage their sales professionals from networking. This is often NOT because they think it is a waste of time, it is because they fear that if the high achiever is well known in a community or industry, they will be hired away by another company.
For the individual contributor, your network is your key to a long career. If you are not known and you get laid off, you have to start at square one. ...
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April 18, 2023 • 11 mins
Today's podcast is a quick plug for a new book called "Everyone Wants to Work Here" by Maura Thomas.
In this episode Thom Singer shares reasons to read this new book, especially how well chapter 7 describes the realities of how remote and hybrid work are changing business.
Thom admits that Maura is his friend, but this is not why he chose to share the information about her book... he shared this because it is a good book that all l...
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April 17, 2023 • 8 mins
After a long hiatus, Thom Singer returns to hosing "Making Waves at C-Level". But as he always teaches, we have to try new things. He is stepping away from interviews, and doing short episodes with ideas and advice. Today he talks about leaders who pretend they are prefect and who lie on social media about how great they are (when you often know they are fluffing up their greatness). He says real leaders can admit to mistakes. What...
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February 1, 2023 • 32 mins
Check out this episode of "Making Waves at C-Level" when Thom Singer sits down with serial entrepreneur Henrik Johansson from Gembah.
About Henrik Johansson
Henrik Johansson is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded and built the product company
Boundless into a $100M company. Currently he is the co-founder and CEO of Gembah, a
product development platform and marketplace, and the Executive Producer of Final Product, a
reality TV s...
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January 5, 2023 • 28 mins
When a podcast host gets an inquiry from someone with a great last name, how do you not put them on the show! LOL. In this episode Thom Singer sits down to talk AI Powered Financing Platform, SmartBiz with CEO Evan Singer (no relation - they are NOT cousins or brothers).
About Evan Singer:
Evan Singer is CEO of SmartBiz, the leading AI-powered small business financing platform equipping entrepreneurs with access to the right capit...
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December 8, 2022 • 31 mins
Listen now for lessons in PR from the founder and president of Grapevine PR in Austin, Texas.
This episode is co-produced with the Austin Technology Council. ATC is a 30 year old association focused on promoting and facilitating growth of technology companies in Central Texas. Over the past three decades the business ecosystem in Austin has changed, and ATC is actively changing, too. Learn more at https://AustinTechnologyCouncil...
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November 22, 2022 • 28 mins
This episode is co-produced with the Austin Technology Council. ATC is a 30 year old association focused on promoting and facilitating growth of technology companies in Central Texas. Over the past three decades the business ecosystem in Austin has changed, and ATC is actively changing, too. Learn more at https://AustinTechnologyCouncil.org.
Today we chat with Nad Elias, CEO at recruitAbility. His story of working in the recruitin...
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November 3, 2022 • 27 mins
This episode is co-produced with the Austin Technology Council. ATC is a 30 year old association focused on promoting and facilitating growth of technology companies in Central Texas. Over the past three decades the business ecosystem in Austin has changed, and ATC is actively changing, too. Learn more at https://AustinTechnologyCouncil.org.
Today we chat changes in the world of "search" with Madhu Basu from Unnanu. In this episod...
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October 20, 2022 • 29 mins
Thom sits down to talk about why companies should offer employee benefits with the President of Excel Benefits, Michael Bigley. Companies with less than 50 employees do not necessarily need to offer benefits, but for many this is a great retention and recruiting tool. Even if they seem "expensive", many companies find that the right package is worth the investment.
About Michael Bigley
Michael Bigley has lived in San Antonio, Tex...
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October 13, 2022 • 28 mins
Former Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime joins the conversation on “Making Waves at C-Level”.
Award-winning innovator and disrupter, Reggie Fils-Aimé has been revered by business leaders and gaming fans alike for helping to bring some of Nintendo’s greatest successes– the Nintendo DS, the Wii, the Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and the Nintendo Switch – to the global marketplace.
In his bestselling book, DISRUPTING TH...
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October 6, 2022 • 31 mins
This episode is co-produced with the Austin Technology Council. ATC is a 30 year old association focused on promoting and facilitating growth of technology companies in Central Texas. Over the past three decades the business ecosystem in Austin has changed, and ATC is actively changing, too. Learn more at https://AustinTechnologyCouncil.org.
Michael Ward Jr from the Austin Urban Technology Movement joins the conversation on the "M...
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