Peernovation with Leo Bottary & Randy Cantrell (formerly What Anyone Can Do)

Alexander Keehnen is founder and CEO of WIN Mastermind, the personal development and business club for purpose-driven entrepreneurs. They practice teamwork to help each other’s businesses grow. Members continuously exchange their expertise, skills and their business connections… on a common journey to live on purpose and have a positive impact in the world. Alexander is a leading thinker in efficiency and collaboration who believes...

Francis Cholle is an international business consultant, best-selling author, and engaging speaker. Francis is the CEO/Founder of The Human Company where he helps companies rethink business in ways that conventional strategic management cannot. His clients are major, mid-size, emerging firms, including global powerhouses across a wide variety of industries such as beauty, luxury, pharmaceuticals, communications, media, and informati...

Holly Woods, PhD is the author of a new book, The Golden Thread: Where to Find Purpose in the Stages of Your Life. She is the owner/founder of Holly Woods Coaching, where she enjoys serving visionary entrepreneurs, founders, and innovators who use their business as a vehicle to change the world. Click here to get her free PDF entitled, “Purpose To Impact Roadmap.” #ThePowerOfWEBeginsWithYOU #Peernovation For ideas on why leaning on...

Dan Hoffman believes that business is philosophy in action, culture eats strategy for breakfast, and learning is leverage. After starting, growing and selling a cloud-based technology company Dan and his family spent a few years in Spain learning what he wanted to do next. From that sabbatical came an idea focused on peer learning. Today, Dan is building Circl.es, a platform that fosters deeper conversations to create enduring conn...

Angela Maiers is the founder of Choose2Matter, a global movement that challenges and inspires students to work collaboratively to develop innovative solutions to social problems. She has also authored six books, including Classroom Habitudes and The Passion-Driven Classroom, which introduced the concept of “Genius Hour” in education. Her “You Matter” talk at TEDx Des Moines in June 2011 has been viewed several hundred thousand time...

Our podcasting journey began with Year Of The Peer Podcast (influenced by Leo's first book, The Poer of Peers). That podcast gave rise to Leo's second book and our second podcast season, What Anyone Can Do. Now, we’re rebranding the podcast to reflect Leo's upcoming third book, Peernovation. Our first guest is Craig Weber, author/speaker, and leader of The Weber Consulting Group. Craig authored Conversational Capacity a...

Leo’s first book (a book co-authored with Vistage CEO, Leon Shapiro) was entitled The Power Of Peers. After the publication, our podcasting adventures started with The Year Of The Peer, our first iteration where we interviewed over 50 high achievers who taught us that peers should likely be viewed through a much wider lens. Every person is influenced by a variety of people who help us learn and grow. From those interviews, Leo was ...

Eight weeks into the COVID 19 pandemic and we’ve now had time to process what is happening to us, even if we don’t fully yet know all the scientific truths of coronaviruses. All of our lives have been significantly disrupted, which is why today we’ve invited Jay Izso to join us, as together we try to learn from this experience…together! #WhoYouSurroundYourselfWithMatters For ideas on why leaning on your peers and serving one anothe...

America is now slowly opening back up from the coronavirus pandemic. The past 6 weeks or so have provoked fear and uncertainty all over the planet. From school teachers to corporate leaders, from local city government leaders to factory workers, we're all fearful about the present and the future. How long will this last? What will things look like once our lives resume to something more like our past normal? We have more questi...

We’re joined today by Boston-based Vistage Chair Phil Holberton. During this coronavirus pandemic, Phil’s CEO peer groups have collectively and individually faced personal and professional disruptions. This challenge has brought the group members closer together and made them value their work together more highly. Many CEOs are growing increasingly focused on the opportunities as society begins to slowly move past this current cris...

Virtual meetings have become the norm during the coronavirus pandemic. Every industry and organization has been disrupted. Many organizations are incorporating remote work for the first time. Just about all of us are becoming more proficient at participating in virtual meetings. But these virtual meetings (or conversations) are not the same as in-person interactions. Seminar leaders, content presenters, and others are likely having...

All of us are trying our best to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Daily changes are keeping us on edge. Global disruption has impacted every industry sector on the planet. Today, we discuss preparing for life after this crisis is past. Now is the time for us to individually and collectively put in the work together as we help one another find our way forward. For ideas on why leaning on your peers and serving them at this critic...

The coronavirus pandemic is providing an opportunity for members of peer advisory groups (mastermind groups) to weather this crisis together while they also look to create their best future, once life returns to normal. Leo has been using video conferencing platforms to deliver presentations and webinars to business leaders, members and Chairs for TEC Canada and Vistage. For ideas on why leaning on your peers and serving them at th...

The global Covid19 crisis now has most of us in America living under a "shelter in place" rule, meaning we're isolated at home except to take care of things necessary to maintain our health and safety. We can go to the pharmacy, grocery store, gas station, pick up take-out food, etc. Otherwise, the government wants us to stay at home. How are you getting along during this time? Are you doing things you wouldn't othe...

Covid19 has created a level of global uncertainty that cuts to the heart of our collective humanity. It seems like yesterday people were enjoying a great start to the new year. Today, many are now wondering if they’ll survive – economically or physically. Such a seismic shift in market, physical and emotional conditions is rocking the very foundation of our society. Who you surround yourself matters. Especially now. As we distance ...

Leo kicks off today's discussion with a phrase that speaks to what inhibits too many of us from taking meaningful action - psychological safety. Quite simply, we're afraid. The result? Inaction. The highest achievers lean into doing things and figuring it out as they go. It's largely trial and error activity unbothered by imperfection. Would you like to leverage the power of peers inside your company or organization? Co...

Leo is putting in the work toward publishing his new book. The content is driving deeper thoughts about our work together in groups and teams. During his workshops, Leo will often ask participants to talk about their memories and experiences with the best teams of their lives. Today we each answer that question and reflect on the lessons we learned. Would you like to leverage the power of peers inside your company or organization? ...

Leo has been working on a new book. Jeffrey Hayzlett of C-Suite Network has agreed to write the forward. Jeffrey appeared on the podcast back in April 2019. Thomas F. Anglero, the Director of Innovation for IBM Norway, has agreed to write the afterward of the book. Thomas also appeared on our podcast. Leo explains why they're an ideal fit for these important parts of the book. Leo shares what readers can expect to learn from th...

Leo published an article at CEO World last May (2019) about speaking the truth to power. He approached it from the vantage point of both the leader (CEO) and those who report to the leader (employees). Mark Twain said, "Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.” However, Leo and Randy maintain we're all worthy of it. Speaking the truth to power isn't always easy, but there's value in pursuing the idea...