Do your Monday morning meetings end with everyone nodding in agreement, only to go back to their desks and work entirely in silos?

If so...you're not alone.

This week I sat down with Amy, a corporate escapee turned leadership coach, to figure out why a group of superstars rarely acts like a superstar team.

Amy explains how she uses a scientific assessment to find out if your team actually collaborates or just passes the buck.

But here is the cool thing it is not just 'another boring assessment' Amy shares her unique "arts-based learning" method, proving that you do not need to be a painter to think creatively.

We talk about the 1980s Olympic basketball team, why left-brained thinkers need art the most, and why AI will never replace human trust.

If your executive team feels disconnected, this episode will show you how to start passing the ball to the right person.

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Connect with Amy Swotinsky

Website: http://amyswotinsky.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyswotinsky/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyswotinsky/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@amy_swotinsky

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About Reanimated Stories: Hosted by Roger Jorns, I talk with awesome business leaders about their story and we explore how to reimagine work, life, and design.

Connect with Roger:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/roger-jorns

Website: reanimationdesign.com

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00:00 Intro

00:23 Meet the Host and Guest

01:35 Why Leaders Dont Team

03:41 Assessment Based Diagnosis

04:58 Corporate Escapee Origin

05:51 Basketball Teamwork Lesson

10:11 Fixing Meetings With Quick Wins

13:03 Arts Based Learning Method

14:43 Science Behind Creativity

19:05 Measuring Progress and Results

20:52 Try the Assessment Offer

22:07 Where to Find Amy

23:24 AI and Future Leadership Skills

24:46 Outro

"I have startup companies that come to me saying, 'I need a website!' I ask them how many times they've sold their product yet... If you don't know your sales conversation, no one else is going to know what you sell."

In this episode of Reanimated Stories, I sit down with Jessica Gruber, founder of the Buzzworks web design agency and COO of Success Champions Networking.

Jessica brings over a decade of experience to the table, sharing why your website should be your best salesperson.

And how to make sure it is actually doing its job.

We dive into the concept of building "Super, Sticky, Sweet" websites.

Jessica explains why you need to attract the right leads, keep them engaged with interactive content, and, most importantly, give them a clear call to action.

We also discuss how networking in the real world directly impacts your digital authority and SEO.

In addition find out how surrounding yourself with ideal clients in real life mirrors the process of building digital authority with backlinks and content.

And find out why Jessica thinks AI isn't replacing web designers anytime soon, but how you can use it to analyze your Google Analytics data.

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Connect with Jessica Gruber

Website: https://buzzwks.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JessGruber

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-gruber/

Success Champions Networking: https://successchampionnetworking.com/

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About Reanimated Stories: Hosted by Roger Jorns, I talk with awesome business leaders about their story and we explore how to reimagine work, life, and design.

Connect with Roger:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/roger-jorns

Website: reanimationdesign.com

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00:00 Intro

00:37 Meet Jessica Gruber

01:10 Buzzworks Origin Story

03:04 Bee Rescue Tangent

06:32 Sales Talk Into Websites

08:21 Discovery Session First

09:47 Ideal Clients and Startups

11:09 Super Sticky Sweet Framework

12:55 Networking Builds Authority

16:37 Lead Magnets That Convert

20:36 Define Your Ideal Client

22:30 Where to Find Jessica

23:47 Favorite Project and AI

26:00 Outro

What if you had permission to NOT go to a meeting...?

Well, if you don't have a plan, you can!

This week I chatted with Alberto to talk about why work feels like a mess of pointless emails and long meetings.

Cool thing is he spent years as an anthropologist looking at how groups talk to each other. He says the problem is that we treat "culture" and "communication" as soft feelings instead of actual systems.

Alberto shares a rule he uses with his clients: if you cannot name the exact thing you need to walk away with, you cannot call a meeting.

Period.

If you get an invite that doesn't list a goal, you can stay at your desk.

We talk about how surgeons and pilots use checklists to stay alive, and how those same lists can save your business day.

We also talk about why most teams have no clue what they are supposed to finish each week and how a virtual assistant can help you focus on the work that actually pays the bills.

If you feel like your day is just busy work, listen to this talk.

00:00 – Intro

01:50 – Alberto’s start as a cultural anthropologist in Mexico City

03:00 – Why "soft skills" is a label that needs to go

04:30 – Lessons from a telecom joint venture in the 90s

12:15 – Why a meeting is just a production line

15:40 – The data on why teams do not know their weekly goals

19:50 – Why leaders resist the rules they make for everyone else

24:10 – The Checklist Manifesto: How lists save lives in surgery

30:15 – Swapping your to-do list for a "to-accomplish" list

32:45 – Working with virtual assistants in your own time zone

35:50 – Outro

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Connect with

Website: https://inzync.com/ https://houstondisrupt.org/

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alberto-garcia-jurado-us

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About Reanimated Stories: Hosted by Roger Jorns, I talk with awesome business leaders about their story and we explore how to reimagine work, life, and design.

Connect with Roger:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/roger-jorns

Website: reanimationdesign.com

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