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TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 17 - Mark SkaggsEpisode 17 - Mark Skaggs by Teddy Tannenbaum2020-01-2800 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 16 - Adam GoldenbergTeddy here with another edition of the TeddyTalkPodcast. Todays’ guest is Adam Goldenberg. Adam, a young man in his late 30s, is a serial entrepreneur. Currently, along with Don Ressler, he is co-founder and co-CEO of the Tech Style Fashion Group. You’ll hear more about the company in the podcast. What’s of equal interest is this is Adam’s 5th company. He’s been starting and building companies since he was 15 and this is his largest endeavor to date. I met Adam a little over 5 years ago so this is one of the podcasts with a current client relationsh...2019-12-1100 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 15 - Dr. Alona Pulde and Dr. Matt LedermanWe're back with another edition of the TeddyTalk podcast. This one falls more on the lessons in life than leadership category but of course the two aren't that far apart in my world. I had a chance to sit down with two wonderful humans who also happened to be gifted medical professionals with backgrounds in complementary medicine which means training in both Eastern and Western and holistic modalities. They are Dr. Alona Pulde and Dr. Matt Lederman. And it turns out of course that they're married to each other as well.
So I first became aware of them through their...2019-07-0500 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 14 - Andy MooneyToday my guest is Andy Mooney. Andy is currently the CEO of Fender Guitar (think “dream job” for him as a long-time collector). Prior to Fender Andy spent 20 year at Nike and another 11 at The Walt Disney Company. Please settle in as this episode is a masters level course in brand stewardship. One of the themes from early on in Andy’s career has been his keen sense to point out what needed to be done (and was not being attended to) or what needed to be done differently and then finding himself slotted in to fill that specific need. Innovat...2018-11-3000 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 13 - Pam LiffordToday’s episode is with Pamela Lifford. At the time of this recording Pam was President of Warner Bros. Consumer Products Division. Our conversation meanders from the beginnings of Pam’s career path in apparel through the various high profile companies she has worked at and the mentors and lessons she encountered along the way. One of the themes of the conversation is Pam talking about the importance of “showing up” consistently; with enthusiasm, and a willingness to participate. It’s very much how I knew her at The Walt Disney Company where she had nothing short of a meteoric rise. List...2018-11-0800 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 12 - Eva Sage-GavinToday I am speaking with, and delightfully listening to, Eva Sage-Gavin, a very accomplished executive, wife, & mother; not necessarily in that order.
I met Eva early in her professional career when we worked on exploring her executive presence and presentation skills. Of the 5 companies we worked at together, we probably had the most time at Disney. It was there that I enjoyed watching Eva become a truly gifted speaker. Far better than I have ever been. And it was during her transition to Disney that I first saw a quality in Eva that I came to recognize regularly and admire...2018-10-1900 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 11 - Anton von RuedenI first met Anton von Rueden about 4 years ago at the first offsite retreat I facilitated for the TechStyle Fashion Group. The company was only a few years old and Anton was a relatively new player on the scene and already making an impact. He’s a pretty large human and reminded me right away of Bruce Springsteen’s song “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out” where Bruce memorializes Clarence Clemons joining the E Street Band.
“When the change was made uptown
And the Big Man joined the band”
Great song, check it out. Anton had a wealth of global experience and made an immediate...2018-10-0500 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 10 - Melanie MatheuThis week I spoke with Dr. Melanie Matheu, the Founder and CEO of Prellis Biologics.
Dr. Matheu has a background in Immunology, Chemistry, Physiology, & Biophysics…and what have you done lately? I first met Melanie when we were virtually introduced by a mutual acquaintance. The intro email said something like:
“Teddy - please meet Mel who is one of the fastest rising CEOs in SF (and) who might keep us all alive 20 years longer! She is looking for a coach. I thought of you.”
Indeed. Well that captured my imagination in a heart beat. So Melanie and I had a chat and...2018-09-1400 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 9 - Sheela AlexThis one falls in the category of life more than leadership. And you'll soon hear why. Today you're going to hear a conversation with Sheela Alex, a friend and kindred spirit. One of the reasons I want to record a podcast with Sheela is that she was involved for many years with Osho, an Indian guru and teacher also known as Bhagwan Shri Rajneesh. Although not my teacher, I became aware of Osho through various friends. He preached of meditation love and celebration very prominently during the 1970s and 80s. Recently Netflix aired a documentary entitled Wild, Wild Country, now Emm...2018-09-0100 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 8 - Bruce KingMy pal Bruce King is like that proverbial brother from another mother. Bruce is a leading researcher, author, and advocate for The New Carbon Architecture, which happens to be the name of his recently published second book. It's a way to slow the accumulation of greenhouse gases which are released by the burning of fossil fuels. It's both important and timely work. But that's not why I asked Bruce to join me for this podcast. Like myself Bruce has a long term meditation practice with a diverse background in a number of different modalities. He's deeply committed to his practice. A...2018-09-0100 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 7 - Walter RobbI first met Walter through mutual friends some 25 years ago when he was a Regional President for Whole Foods Market. After stints as COO and Co-President, Walter became Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market in 2010 a position from which he retired a short time ago. In addition to being a super well respected icon in the natural products industry Walter was and still is a beloved leader in the Whole Foods Community. Here’s an example of why. I remember sitting in on a keynote presentation he made to the top 800 leaders in one of Whole Foods’ 12 regions. He began by scann...2018-08-1700 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 6 - Deena MetzgerI have known Deena Metzger for about 15 years..and I’ve known about her for many more. She’s been both a teacher and a role model of mine. In some ways it’s hard to describe Deena. Probably the most accurate thing I could say is that she is unconventional. And in a way that’s too bad. Because Deena, in addition to being a writer and author (her latest novel is A Rain of Nightbirds), is also a teacher, a global activist and healer, a Warrior Woman and a Shaman in the classical sense of being a bridge from indi...2018-08-0300 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 5 - Dan HarrisonIf you've been a client of mine any time in the last 20 years, you will have heard of Dan Harrison. You most likely completed the preference inventory he designed, and listened to me bend your ear about it.
After studying in India in my 20s and traveling in China and Japan in my 30s I was well aware of the concept of yin yang theory - the completion of opposites. When I met Dan, he introduced me to the western version of this known as paradox theory and how it applied to business captured my imagination then, still does today...2018-07-2000 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 4 - Matt TannenbaumWow, in this edition I get to talk to my older brother Matt, who in addition to being my very first roommate he is also one of the coolest guys I know. He’s been an independent bookseller for over 40 years and still going strong. I could say if you ever go to the Berkshires in western Massachusetts you should stop in at his shop in Lenox but really, you should make the pilgrimage and visit him. He knows just about everything you’ll ever want to know about books and authors and after you speak with him for 5 minutes he’l...2018-07-0600 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 3 - Evelyn Allen JohnsonI had the honor of sitting down with Evelyn Allen Johnson to learn about her life, and learned about her lifelong work as a nurse and advocate, the challenges she faced and how she persevered.
Evelyn has been a nurse for more than 70 of her 92 years, and remains active in that practice today! She also is an accomplished author of a number of high-selling books. Her works include “My Neighbor’s Island”, “Pillar of Salt”, “A Nurses Notes”, and articles like The King Drew Atrocity and Don’t Forget Slavery.2018-06-2000 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 2 - Bob HurleyI sat down with my old pal Bob, founder of Hurley International, to talk about his initial dream of being a pro surfer, selling his company to Nike, and the work we've done together over the years building leaders at Hurley.
Hurley founder and chairman Bob Hurley has made his work his play from the beginning. As a shop kid in Huntington Beach, he nimbly moved to blank-maker, fin-foiler and shaper before acquiring the license to Billabong USA in 1982. Bob started his own clothing brand in 1999 embracing the spirit and creativity of youth. He remains deeply involved in company operations...2018-06-1900 min
TeddyTalk PodcastEpisode 1 - Hass HassanIn this inaugural episode of the TeddyTalk Podcast, I sat down with my long time friend Hass to talk about the early days of the natural foods movement, how he went from a commune-living hippie to venture capitalist, and being a board member of Whole Foods when it was sold to Amazon last year.
S.M. “Hass” Hassan was the co-founder, President and CEO of Alfalfa’s Markets, President of Wild Oats Marketplace, and, subsequently, the founder and Executive Chairman of Fresh & Wild, the U.K.’s leading retailer of organic foods, which sold to Whole Foods Markets. His experience in the na...2018-06-1900 min