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David Schonthal is an award-winning Professor of Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Kellogg School of Management where he teaches courses on new
venture creation, design thinking, healthcare innovation, venture capital, and creativity.

Along with his colleague Loran Nordgren, David is one of the originators of Friction Theory – a ground-breaking methodology that explains why even the most promising
innovations and change initiatives struggle to gain traction with their intended audiences – and more importantly, what to do about it. This work is popularized in David’s Wall
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The Digital Age will raise the question of how we humans will stay relevant in the workplace. To stay relevant, we have to be able to excel cognitively, behaviorally, and emotionally in ways that technology can't.

Professor Ed Hess believes that requires us to become Hyper-Learners: continuously learning, unlearning, and relearning at the speed of change. To do that, we have to overcome our reflexive ways of being: seeking confirmation of what we believe, emotionally defending our beliefs and our ego, and seeking cohesiveness of our mental models.

Hyper-Learning...

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Dr. Caroline Leaf is a neuroscientist specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s, she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory.

Toxic thoughts, depression, anxiety--our mental mess is frequently aggravated by a chaotic world and sustained by an inability to manage our runaway thoughts. But we shouldn't settle into this mental mess as if it's just our new normal. There's hope and help available to us--and the road to healthier thoughts and peak happiness may actually be shorter...

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In this episode, Matt talks about the power of speed and how Digital Kungfu became Africa's Best Tech Start-Up by simply competing on speed. 
 
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In this episode, Matt shares some practical tips on how to leverage the media to boost the credibility of your start-up or organization.  
 
From using third-party media outlets to employees resharing content listen in as Matt shares these important million-dollar tips and more.

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In this episode, Matt breaks down one of the most talked-about topics in business, scale. Matt talks about scale in three stages, 50 people, 100 people, and 150 people, and in each stage, there are pros and cons but ultimately you need to think about scale on your own terms. Do you want a team that can fit in your kitchen for lunch? or a big enough team turning over $5 million dollars in revenue? 
 
Find out what scale means for you in this edition of Million Dollar Principles. 

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You cannot build a million-dollar business without a team. In this episode, Matt breaks down what you need to attract a million-dollar team and how you can leverage your mission and vision to not only get your future employees to buy into it but also your clients!  

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Every interaction is a performance, and much of our success—professional and personal—hinges on being able to inspire an audience. And while some people seem to be naturals in the spotlight, this ability very rarely derives from talent alone.
 
Confident communication is a skill, and anyone can learn how to do it.

In Steal the Show, New York Times best-selling author, top-rated corporate speaker, and former professional actor Michael Port teaches you how to make the most of your own moments in the spotlight. He makes it ea...

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Humans have two basic desires: to stand out and to fit in. Companies respond by creating groups that tend to the extreme—where everyone fits in and no one stands out, or where everyone stands out and no one fits in. How do we find that happy medium where workers can demonstrate their individuality while also feeling they belong?
The answer, according to Stefanie Johnson, is to Inclusify. In this essential handbook, she explains what it means to Inclusify and how it can be used to strengthen any business. Inclusifying—unlike “diversifying” or “incl...

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In this episode, Matt is joined by Herminia Ibarra who is an organizational behavior professor at London Business School. She is also the author of Act Like A Leader, Think Like A Leader.

Ibarra turns the usual “think first and then act” philosophy on its head by arguing that doing these three things will help you learn through action and will increase what she calls your outsight—the valuable external perspective you gain from direct experiences and experimentation. As opposed to insight, outsight will then help change the wa...

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Peter Newell is a retired US Army colonel of 32 years and a nationally recognized innovation expert whose work is changing how the government and companies compete and drive growth.

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In this episode, Matt is joined by rocket scientist Ozan Varol. Ozan is a rocket scientist turned award-winning professor and author.A native of Istanbul, Turkey, Ozan grew up in a family of no English speakers. He learned English as a second language and moved to the United States by himself at 17 to attend Cornell University and major in astrophysics. While there, he served on the operations team for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers project that sent two rovers–Spirit and Opportunity–to Mars. He built stuff that went to the red planet and wrot...

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In this episode, we bring you Rorke Denver. Commander Rorke T. Denver has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and other international hot spots. He starred in the hit film Act of Valor, which is based on true SEAL adventures. His New York Times bestseller, Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior, takes you inside his personal story and the fascinating, demanding SEAL training program. In his second book Worth Dying For: A Navy SEALs Call to...

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Why are some people and teams more motivated, more innovative, and more successful than others? Why do some teams of talented and seemingly compatible people fall short against lesser teams with less suitable members? Why do some leaders cast bold inspiring visions that fail to materialize, while other, seemingly inconsequential leaders rally their teams to victory? Join in as Matt chats to David Burkus author of 'pick a fight' to talk about vivid visions, rallying around something to fight for, and leadership.

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David Schonthal is an award-winning Professor of Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Kellogg School of Management where he teaches courses on new
venture creation, design thinking, healthcare innovation, venture capital, and creativity.

Along with his colleague Loran Nordgren, David is one of the originators of Friction Theory – a ground-breaking methodology that explains why even the most promising
innovations and change initiatives struggle to gain traction with their intended audiences – and more importantly, what to do about it. This work is popularized in David’s Wall
Street Journal and Nation...

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The Digital Age will raise the question of how we humans will stay relevant in the workplace. To stay relevant, we have to be able to excel cognitively, behaviorally, and emotionally in ways that technology can't.

Professor Ed Hess believes that requires us to become Hyper-Learners: continuously learning, unlearning, and relearning at the speed of change. To do that, we have to overcome our reflexive ways of being: seeking confirmation of what we believe, emotionally defending our beliefs and our ego, and seeking cohesiveness of our mental models.

Hyper-Learning...

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Dr. Caroline Leaf is a neuroscientist specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s, she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory.

Toxic thoughts, depression, anxiety--our mental mess is frequently aggravated by a chaotic world and sustained by an inability to manage our runaway thoughts. But we shouldn't settle into this mental mess as if it's just our new normal. There's hope and help available to us--and the road to healthier thoughts and peak happiness may actually be shorter...

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In this episode of The AI Advantage, Matt sits down with Dr. David Kingham, founder of Tokamak Energy, a UK-based powerhouse working on one of humanity’s boldest quests: commercial fusion energy. 

David brings a rare blend of scientific clarity and visionary thinking as he unpacks what fusion actually is, why it matters right now, and how AI is accelerating breakthroughs once thought impossible.

From magnetic fields with pressures rivaling the deepest points of the ocean to plasma hotter than the sun, David lifts the curtain on a 100-million-degree eng...

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In this episode of the AI Advantage series, Matt sits down with Stephanie Race, founder and CEO of Earth Analytics Group, a global geospatial platform tracking the world’s fastest growing risk category. Stephanie breaks down how AI, satellite systems, and forty years of science are used to forecast floods, fires, crop failures, and infrastructure threats long before they strike.

She explains why current climate risk is mispriced, why insurance markets are breaking, and how AI powered environmental intelligence can help banks, cities and homeowners prepare for the decade ahead.

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Matt sits down with Tom Miller to explore the real mechanics behind high-performance cultures.

They talk through the perfect storm hitting the modern workforce, why traditional compensation models no longer hold, and the crucial role transparency and long-term value sharing play in attracting and retaining top talent. Tom brings three decades of insight and offers practical tools leaders can apply right now.

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In this episode of The AI Advantage, Matt Brown talks with ScreenCloud co founder and CEO Mark McDermott about how AI is transforming an overlooked channel: the humble screen.

Mark explains how ScreenCloud powers digital signage networks for more than 10,000 customers, especially in manufacturing and logistics, and why the real opportunity is not selling more products, but communicating better with deskless workers who never sit at a laptop.

He unpacks how ScreenCloud uses AI to keep massive screen fleets online, automatically fix issues at the edge, and convert messy...

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In this episode of The AI Advantage, Matt Brown sits down with Waseem Ali, CEO of Rockborne, to discuss how businesses can balance innovation with governance in the age of AI. 

From the pitfalls of poor data quality to the hype around generative AI, Waseem breaks down what real AI adoption looks like — and why culture, not technology, determines success. 

They explore the staggering 95% failure rate of AI projects, the role of leadership in safe experimentation, and how the next generation of workers can thrive by learning to augment, not...

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In this episode of The Matt Brown Show, Matt sits down with Mike DiManno, CEO of EmployInsure, to unpack the truth about the modern employment crisis. Rising healthcare costs, endless compliance requirements, and outdated staffing models are pushing businesses to the breaking point.

Mike explains why today’s employment infrastructure no longer serves employers or employees, and how Evoove is leading a new movement called Employment as a Service — a model that lets businesses “rent” employment instead of owning it. From the pitfalls of traditional HR systems to the rise of digital...

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AI is transforming the workplace—but not everyone is ready. Matt Brown and Tim Kapp explore how fear, governance paralysis, and fragmented experimentation are holding companies back. 

They also discuss the human side of the AI revolution: job displacement, retraining challenges, and the rise of “bring your own AI” chaos in organizations. It’s a conversation about adaptation, opportunity, and the new reality of human-AI collaboration.

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In this episode of The AI Advantage, Matt Brown sits down with Michele (Majka) Salerno, Chief Growth Officer at Celerant Technology, to explore how AI is transforming real-world retail.

Michele breaks down how Celerant is helping independent and mid-market retailers compete with big-box giants through practical AI tools that actually save time and drive sales. From an AI-powered “Talk to SQL” agent that lets retailers query their data in seconds, to predictive product recommendations, SEO-trained content suites, and automated review responses, Celerant is redefining what efficiency and personalization look like on the...

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In this episode, Matt Brown sits down with Helen Gibson MBE to explore leadership, courage, and human connection in an AI-driven world. Helen shares lessons from 25 years working in global conflict zones and explains why authentic, human-to-human leadership matters now more than ever. 

They unpack her new book Go for Goosebumps and why sustainable change starts with people, not technology.

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Matt Brown talks with Andreas Voniatis, founder and CEO of Artios, about Generative Engine Optimization and how brands win leads from AI search. 

They cover Google AI mode, GPT’s Atlas browser, why GEO changes the game for discoverability, and why authenticity beats AI slop.

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Matt Brown chats with Judy Schramm, founder and CEO of ProResource, about why a strong CEO brand matters more than ever in the AI era. 

Judy breaks down how leaders earn trust in a world flooded with AI-generated content, the signals that actually build credibility, and why authenticity outperforms hype. They explore platform strategy, evidence-based thought leadership, and the role of the CEO as an “embedded influencer” inside a growing company.

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In this episode, Matt sits down with Lesley Holmes, founder and CEO of Beneath the Gloss, to explore why entrepreneur health is a business strategy. 

Lesley shares her personal transformation and how it shaped a practice that blends brand building, leadership coaching, and human performance. The conversation digs into calm nervous systems as a foundation for creativity, how a leader’s energy ripples through a team, and why a tiny epic business can fund a big simple life. 

Matt and Lesley unpack practical ways to use AI as a su...

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In this episode of The AI Advantage, Matt sits down with Olga Karanikos, Chief Marketing Officer at SalesScreen, the AI powered sales gamification platform helping teams stay motivated, engaged, and data driven.

Olga shares how gamification psychology can transform sales performance, from celebrating small wins to keeping teams focused on activity level KPIs. She and Matt explore the critical role of data visibility, why many sales leaders still measure the wrong metrics, and how AI can surface insights before performance dips too far.

The conversation also dives into leadership...

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In this episode, Matt sits down with Todd Duff, Founder and CEO of Innovations Branding House, a creative agency that has been shaping brands for over 25 years. Together they explore what truly makes a brand authentic in a world where AI tools can generate strategies, copy, and visuals in seconds. Todd shares insights on how trust, emotion, and human connection still define powerful branding, even as artificial intelligence transforms the creative process.

The discussion dives into how agencies can use AI responsibly, the importance of crafting meaningful prompts, and why “garbage in...

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In this AI Advantage episode, Matt Brown sits down with Dan Beck, co-founder and CEO of 401GO, to unpack how automation and smart product design are bringing 401k plans to small and medium businesses. Dan explains the origin story, why traditional providers ignore smaller plans, and how simplifying setup and administration opens access for solo founders and teams with thousands of employees.

They explore regulation in financial services, where automation ends and AI begins, and why human oversight remains essential. Dan shares why 401GO talks about financial independence rather than retirement...

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In this episode of The AI Advantage, Matt Brown speaks with Skye Blanks, CEO of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), about how AI and digital innovation are transforming entrepreneurship around the world. 

From micro-enterprises in Africa to global partnerships in Singapore, Skye shares how access, infrastructure, and trust will determine which businesses thrive in the AI age — and why humane entrepreneurship must stay at the centre of it all.

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In this episode of The AI Advantage, Matt Brown speaks with Amelia Taylor, a revenue strategist helping SaaS and cybersecurity companies grow by combining human EQ, relationships, and artificial intelligence. Amelia explains how she builds “SWAT teams” within organizations to test bold ideas, prove value through data, and create change when others are stuck in old ways of selling.

The conversation explores why many companies struggle to adopt AI, how to ask better questions that drive action today instead of speculation about tomorrow, and why the future of sales belongs to thos...

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After more than 1,000 interviews with founders, CEOs, and investors on The Matt Brown Show, I realized something — every time a great conversation ended, it ended.

We'd share insights, then everyone went back to their corners of the world.

So I built the GAS Network to change that.

It’s a private space where alumni and friends of the show can connect, collaborate, and 10x the conversations that matter — not just one-on-one, but many-to-many.

In this first forum, we covered the realities and myths of AI...

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In this episode of AI Advantage, Matt Brown speaks with Larry Zentner, founder and CEO of Elevate Data. 

They explore why the majority of enterprise AI projects fail, what leaders get wrong when they rush into “doing AI,” and how to align data with strategy to drive results. 

Larry shares stories from working with major museums and manufacturers, explains how bias and ethics shape outcomes, and highlights why small, proven wins are more powerful than big promises.

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Matt Brown speaks with David Perla, Vice Chair of Burford Capital, about how AI is transforming the world of litigation finance. 

They explore how Burford values legal risk, the potential of AI to enhance underwriting accuracy, and how AI is used responsibly inside a global, publicly listed financial firm. From automating workflows to predicting outcomes, David explains how AI is quietly revolutionizing one of the world’s most conservative industries.

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In this episode, Matt Brown sits down with Simon Taylor, CEO and founder of HYCU, the world's fastest growing SaaS data protection company. Together, they unpack the findings of The State of SaaS Report 2025, a groundbreaking study surveying over 500 IT leaders on how prepared or unprepared businesses truly are when it comes to protecting their SaaS data.

Simon reveals the shocking reality of how many SaaS applications organizations now rely on, why most of that data goes unprotected, and how the shared responsibility model leaves companies dangerously exposed. From ransomware threats...

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In this episode of The AI Advantage, Matt sits down with Laura Early, Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer of Wise Advise + Assist Team, a business growth agency helping small businesses systemize, streamline, and scale through a global team of military spouse professionals.

Laura shares how AI is reshaping the way small businesses operate, from automation and customer experience to ethical risk and data privacy. She opens up about the balance between efficiency and empathy, the danger of over-reliance on AI tools, and why maintaining human creativity and judgment is more important...

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The SEO playbook is being rewritten. Matt Brown welcomes Charlie Marchant, CEO of Exposure Ninja, to explore how large language models and AI-driven search tools are transforming online visibility. 

They discuss why enterprise brands are already investing in AI optimization, what strategies actually work for AI discoverability, and how sentiment, data, and credibility now play a bigger role than ever. 

It’s a deep dive into the future of marketing, where content must speak to humans and machines alike.