I'm your host Gary Nowak and I am honored to have as a guest a young man who has served our country with 5 years in the military. Adam Mowl is a self proclaimed Renaissance man with a great foundation for life and very strong character.

Career Background:

• Served at a Marine for 5 years and spent 1 year in Afghanistan tracking high value targets
• Since returning
  • Finished up his education with a Bachelors in International / Global Studies
  • Working as:
    
    • An Account Executive
    • Operations support specialist
    • Customer service specialist
  • Currently focusing on Cyber security

Highlights:

• Fear the beard
• Very persistent for his first job Hosting like his Mom at 16 years old
• Going to college early wasn't his thing and he recognized it quickly
• Finding the military to grow up a bit
• How he chose the military branch and trying NOT to be memorable
• Helping those in leadership throughout
• Linguist training in the military and some great stations including Hawaii
• Fulfilling the needs of the marines not vice versa
• Getting trained to intercept information to provide intelligence to his superiors
• Great advice during his first job that stuck
• The 7 P's of the Military
• Going to Afghanistan and his perspective
• Using Oreo packaging wisely
• Becoming a trainer, full circle upon return to the US
• Having beaucracy get in the way of continuing his military career
• An issue with our educational system that will make you crazy
• What the future holds
• Adam has a high morale compass

Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!

I'm your host Gary Nowak and today I've had the great honor of reconnecting with a former colleague and extremely successful consultant @Greg Tucker

Career Background:

• Award winning CXO, CMO, Chief Customer Officer
• Chief Journey mapper, heling companies better understand the customer journey
• Self employed with his highly successful consulting company for over 10 years
• Held positions with great companies like Clorox, AAA, Copart, CSC Index and mercer Management Consulting
• Education
  
  • Undergrad at Kansas State in Mechanical Engineering
  • MBA from Stanford University in Strategy & Marketing Operations

Highlights

• Great first job, those were the days and being the #1 Sticker
• Growing up in Middle America
• Studied Engineering but always knew in his heart he would be a businessman
• Making Stanford wait for him
• Doesn't like working outside all that much
• Engineering to business subjects
• Kansas to New York to the Bay
• Wine thread throughout
• Shifting between industry and consulting
• Working for some major clients
• Getting the best thinking in the room
• Consulting is like fixing a gourmet meal
• Asking a consulting questions to consultants
• How coming from a farming family helps you become a practical consultant
• Hiring people smarter than yourself
• "Live in the Question"
• Listening in a conversation for Context / Process / Content
• Turn the data around to the client and ask a question
• Getting a "Big Bang Theory" & "Ozark" references into the podcast
• Best advice is asking a question
• Customer Experience deep dive conversation
• Missing out on working with 2 high profile individuals
• Being surrounded by great leaders
• Chris Botti Stalker list
• Getting out of your wife's way

Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!

I'm grateful to have a fantastic guest - Rocky Biasi

• CEO of Human Connections for over 15 years
• Creator and presenter of the Accidental Counsellor training
• Passionate about mental health and wellbeing
• Realized when he was a teacher the impact that they have on students and wanted to make a difference

humanconnections.com.au

Introduction Highlights

• He got some bad advice early, so don't always listen to your teachers growing up
• Avoiding labels and carving out your own path
• How 2020 impacted him professionally and personally
• Being open, flexible, determined and the power of perseverance
• Executing the technical skills requires the right mindset
• If you want to help someone you sometimes have to connect with their pain
• One simple approach to changing the World (Empathetic Listening)

Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!