I challenged them with a simple message: Let your competition be prisoners to patterns, routines, and the status quo. While others cling to “the way we’ve always done it,” the Ohio Air National Guard continues to lead by fostering a Culture of Innovation—a mindset that values courage, curiosity, and bold thinking.
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Rip Off the Rearview Mirror: Building Innovative Leaders for the Future
The future doesn’t belong to leaders looking in the rearview mirror. It belongs to leaders willing to create what’s next. Future-focused leadership starts with having the courage to challenge old thinking, break free from the past, and build a vision for what’s possible tomorrow. Over the past 10 years, I’ve been on a mission to […]
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Building Innovative Leaders: Stop Feeding Yesterday and Start Creating Tomorrow
In the end, businesses that thrive are the ones that feed “YESTERDAY” and “TOMORROW.”
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Creativity Is The New Currency, How Are You Mining It?
An idea to begin the mining process at your company: Prototyping- When your next “Brainstorming Session” ends, and you generate a disruptive idea begin building a prototype of that idea. The prototype can be “rough,” and it can be made quickly from cardboard, plastic, Play-Doh, or any other item at your office. Doing a prototype […]
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The Innovative Leader- Transforming Vision into Winning Results on Any Stage
In my keynote, The Innovative Leader, I bring lessons from the stage and screen straight to your organization, giving your leaders practical strategies to transform the way they lead and inspire.
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“Smash the Box” TV Show- Superintendent- One Shot
Chad interviews Todd Whiteman (Superintendent of Foxfire Schools) where he talks about the two most important moments in your life which tie into Eminem’s quote.
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“The CEO’s of the Future”
“CEO’s of the Future exhibit a positive ENERGY that is both invigorating and exciting and capitalize on whatever opportunities present themselves in 2025 and beyond*.”
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