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“I used to be the largest dairy consumer on the planet. I used to eat so much dairy and meat. The more that I looked into the dairy industry, the more that I saw that it was the singular, most inhumane industry on the planet, that we've all been lied to, including myself, for years. I always believed that the picture on the milk carton, the cow standing next to her calf in the green field with the red barn in the back was true. It’s certainly the complete opposite.” – Richard (Kudo) Couto Richard (Kudo) Couto is the founder of Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), an organization solely dedicated to investigating extreme animal cruelty cases. ARM has led high-risk undercover operations that have resulted in the shutdown of illegal slaughterhouses, animal fighting rings, and horse meat trafficking networks. Recently, they released a damning investigation into two industrial dairy farms outside of Phoenix, Arizona supplying milk to Coca-Cola’s Fairlife brand. What they uncovered was systemic animal abuse, environmental violations, and a devastating betrayal of consumer trust. While Fairlife markets its products as being sourced "humanely," ARM’s footage tells a very different story—one of suffering, abuse, and corporate complicity. Despite the evidence, this story has been largely ignored by mainstream media—likely due to Coca-Cola’s massive influence and advertising dollars.…
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You know your business better than anyone: your strategy, priorities, and business risks. But you don’t know what you don’t know. To help you make better informed high-stakes decisions, INFORMED DECISIONS shares new ideas, been-there-before advice, and sometimes, a reality check. Each episode focuses on one pressing leadership or strategy topic. In 30-60 minutes, gain strategic perspective, along with practical (and tactical) ideas that can help. Informed Decisions with Randall Craig is not “just another podcast” – go behind the scenes and listen in for yourself what it’s like working with a proven business growth coach, serial entrepreneur, and Hall of Fame speaker.
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You know your business better than anyone: your strategy, priorities, and business risks. But you don’t know what you don’t know. To help you make better informed high-stakes decisions, INFORMED DECISIONS shares new ideas, been-there-before advice, and sometimes, a reality check. Each episode focuses on one pressing leadership or strategy topic. In 30-60 minutes, gain strategic perspective, along with practical (and tactical) ideas that can help. Informed Decisions with Randall Craig is not “just another podcast” – go behind the scenes and listen in for yourself what it’s like working with a proven business growth coach, serial entrepreneur, and Hall of Fame speaker.
Wrapping up with part 3 on creating change that sticks. Topics include: What is the appropriate timing and method of acknowledging the negative impact of a change? Incremental changes vs transformative change? Partner Dynamics: How can partners set up their relationship to avoid conflicts and allow for necessary change to roll out?…
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
Continuing with part 2 of 3 on driving meaningful and sustainable change towards a more successful organization. C Topics include: ↳ What happens to objectives and performance reviews when an organization pivots? ↳ Incremental changes vs transformative change? ↳ When and how should an organization communicate change?…
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
How can we drive impact throughout the organization, and have it stick? Let’s go beyond traditional change management, and explore a number of additional concepts. Topics include: ↳ The impact and role of a multi-modal approach to change management: Communication/Coaching/Training/Monthly reinforcement/Events/etc. ↳ Internal vs external execution: When to use – and not use – external resources. ↳ Getting to neutral vs getting ahead: Using change management to drive competitive differentiation, impact, and growth.…
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
Does this sound like you: “Are my rates too low… or too high?” “Is it too soon to raise my fees?” “How do I justify my rates?…. And should I have to?” Topics include: ↳ Pricing per participant ↳ Subcontracting ↳ The connection between pricing strategy and marketing strategy, and ↳ How to communicate that your organization is a high-end brand (and worth high-end pricing)…
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
Does this sound like you: “Are my rates too low… or too high?” “Is it too soon to raise my fees?” “How do I justify my rates?…. And should I have to?” Topics include: ↳ Demystify pricing strategies ↳ Explore the tactical parameters, and ↳ Getting clear on the value your organization offers
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
More fundamental marketing frameworks to focus your business development strategy. Topics include: ↳ How to measure the success of your business development initiatives, and when change may be needed? ↳ Is the juice worth the squeeze when it comes to your bus dev investments? ↳ How might an emphasis on (or lack thereof on) in-house training investment impact the firm brand? ↳ DEI, ESG, and other trends on bus dev.…
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
Building from last week, more fundamental marketing frameworks to focus your business development strategy. Topics include: ↳ Business development goals and accountability. ↳ Client experience, client touch points, and referrals. ↳ New geographies, virtual offices, and cultural fit with clients. ↳ The Price/Expertise/Trust Model, and ↳ How IP and thought leadership collateral can be used within the business development process.…
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
Continuing on with more ways to design, market, and host a stand-out conference. Topics include: ↳ Conference marketing: Attracting the right audience ↳ Panel discussions: Is there a way to make them more engaging? ↳ Conference profits: Reinvest in the conference… or a honeypot for other purposes? ↳ Conference Speakers: What should you be asking speakers to find best-fit talent?…
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
Firms are built through relationships and thought leadership, but can we be more strategic with our efforts? Topics include: ↳ Growing your firm through thought leadership ↳ The time investment required to create thought leadership vs billable hours ↳ The shared responsibilities of Marketing, HR, and IT in the bus dev process, and ↳ Business development training opportunities for professional services…
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
Completing our Q&A on corporate culture and work-from-home teams. Topics include: 💡The impact that recordings of virtual meetings have had on working relationships. 💡Repurposing the “savings” from work-from-home employees to employee perks. 💡The impact and ethics of “moonlighting” by both employees and organizational leaders.…
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
Hybrid and work-from-home are here to stay, but how can leaders build a strong culture, and ensure that team members are accountable? Topics include: 💡 How to create your desired corporate culture. 💡 Hiring for work-from-home roles. 💡 How to teach the right habits and behaviors to work from home employees (and more).…
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
We continue with part 2 on demystifying the coaching industry. Topics include: ↳ How to find the right fit coach ↳ How to get the most out of that coaching relationship, and ↳ Who should decide what to work on: the client or the coach?
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
Today, it seems everyone is a coach. So in this session, we are calling out the “coaching industry”… on its proliferation, value, and fees. We see cheap coaches aplenty, and then there are also exceptionally expensive ones –but are they effective? Let’s put Randall in the hotseat and explore the differences in approach and value, and how clients can get the best from their coaching relationship.…
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
We wrap up part 3 this week on marketing strategies for competitive advantage. Catch the full episode 👉 https://www.braintrustprofessionalinstitute.com/marketing-and-competitive-advantage Topics include: Frameworks to refresh your marketing, how to use IP in your marketing strategy, and how our content can compete with the AI “junkification” of the internet.…
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Informed Decisions: Leadership Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig (Video)
Marketing takes time, costs money, and it doesn’t exist in a vacuum... So how can you differentiate? 🤔 Catch the full episode 👉 https://www.braintrustprofessionalinstitute.com/marketing-and-competitive-advantage In this episode we explore marketing approaches that build competitive differentiation for your organization.…
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