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As a teenager, Nigel Bennett showed up for his first-ever job alongside his dad — and ended up in a helicopter that Colombia FARC forces were shooting at. It’s been a worldwide adventure for Nigel ever since, as he eventually started his own company and scaled it to the point of working in more than 100 countries around the world. In his decades as a successful business owner and international traveler, he’s still found time to spend with his family — and keep his business running without him.    Nigel joins us in this episode of the Measure Success Podcast. He is the Co-Founder of Aqua-Guard Spill Response, which provides a range of state-of-the-art oil spill response solutions. He’s also the author of “Take That Leap: Risking It All For What REALLY Matters” and co-host of the Impact Podcast.    Tune into the full conversation for more on Nigel’s twisting and turning journey, his secrets to scaling a company, info about oil spills worldwide (which his company he...

Winning the war for talent will be one of the top ways that the businesses of tomorrow will not only succeed — but survive. So how do you actually win that war? How do you become the leader — and company — everyone wants to work for? Our guest this week is the perfect person to answer those questions.   Paul Falcone is principal of Paul Falcone Workplace Leadership Consulting, LLC, specializing in management and leadership training, executive coaching, international keynote speaking, and facilitating corporate offsite retreats. He is the former CHRO of Nickelodeon and has held senior-level HR positions with Paramount Pictures, Time Warner, and City of Hope.   Listen to the full conversation for more on talent scarcity (and how to overcome it), what younger generations want in the workplace, Paul’s secret to writing 15 bestselling books, and more.   Here’s a Glimpse of What You’ll Learn:    How Paul Falcone “back doored” into his career path in human re...

When it comes to starting, building, and eventually selling a successful business, there’s one often overlooked ingredient that can make or break a company: trust. Trust among coworkers. Trust with clients. Trust with investors when it’s time to sell. In an era where fewer and fewer people are doing what they say they will, trust in business is at an all-time premium.    Our guest this week is one who knows that concept well — and who works with business owners every day to build valuation and sell their companies. Greg Sheldon is the Founder of Metal Merger Corp. His business is a medium for generations of hard-working metal and steel people: if it wasn’t for them, modern life wouldn’t be possible.    Tune into the full episode for more on the metal industry’s enormous significance in today’s economy, how owners can set their businesses up for success even after they depart, the power of establishing a “why” for selling a business, and more.    Here’...

If you’re a small or medium-sized business hoping that all the buzz about AI and other recent technological innovation will just die down without you having to do anything about it… well, you’re already behind the 8-ball. The time to take advantage is now — or you risk being left behind quickly by your competition.   Our latest guest is someone who knows innovation — and how to use it — well. Trent Gillespie helps companies out-innovate Amazon, based on his 9 years as a senior leader there managing major global expansion and innovation programs, and his over 20 years of technical experience.    Tune into the full episode for more on the rapid evolution of AI in recent years, what businesses can do to stay ahead of the curve, how companies can build cultures of innovation internally, and a lot more.   Here’s a Glimpse of What You’ll Learn:    What Trent believes is one of the most valuable skills you can learn, especially in the face of technologic...