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Business titan, long-standing innovator and former President of Reebok & HBO Video. Author of Jump First, Think Fast, available now!

Joined July 2022
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Love seeing more and more people with their copy of Jump First, Think Fast! Thank you so much for the support. Have you ordered your copy yet? Take a look at bit.ly/3Blt9yJ #JumpFirstThinkFast #Support
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At 38, I moved from the food industry to the electronic game industry with little knowledge about the business. Employers, I encourage you to take a chance on the applicants that don’t necessarily fit the bill. You might be surprised. bit.ly/3Blt9yJ #JumpFirstThinkFast
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Jump First, Think Fast is available now! Let me know what you guys think so far. bit.ly/3Blt9yJ #JumpFirstThinkFast #Mentoring #Business
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Jackie Robinson once said that life is not a spectator sport, and it’s always stuck with me. In my new book Jump First, Think Fast I talk about the risks I’ve taken and how I got comfortable taking them. Learn more at bit.ly/3Blt9yJ #JumpFirstThinkFast #Risks #Business
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Thank you Gary Ilminen and @UltimateMotoMag for this touching review! My work with Indian motorcycles is something I’ve cherished over the years, and I’m very excited to share the stories from that experience. Here's a first look: bit.ly/3OsoHmx
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Innovation comes at you in different ways. Sometimes it’s creating a bungee jumping commercial or figuring out how to make artisanal bread rise. Never cease to explore new approaches and perspectives. Learn how innovation became the theme of my career at bit.ly/3Blt9yJ
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Business seems to always organize itself around the people rather than the strategy. This is why I believe building and maintaining human relationships are the driving force in any business, and is arguably more crucial than any game plan. bit.ly/3Blt9yJ #Relationships
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Get a good grip on who you are before you graduate. So many people later in life discover they've been following someone else's path. Learn how to find what is unique about you & start the life you are meant to live, in my latest blog: bit.ly/3geEIjc #JumpFirstThinkFast
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Here are five key objectives for leaders to focus on when thinking differently about business. bit.ly/3Blt9yJ #JumpFirstThinkFast #Business #Leaders
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A bold move has the potential to change a company and an industry. I recently joined @tom_wheelwright for a conversation about how using consumer & industry insights can craft life-changing moves. Thanks for having me Tom! Listen to our discussion here: apple.co/3hqxSYf
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When I first met Barbara in LA, I would pick her up for dates on my motorcycle. She was familiar with the riding experience because her father had owned one. Years later, she would become a bit of a legend leading Indian’s 100th Anniversary ride across the country in 2001.
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They wanted to prove that women could also serve in the military where motorcycles were heavily used, while promoting women’s right to vote. They wore men’s military style leggings and leather riding breaches, which got them arrested by local police.
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Barbara was only 84 years behind the Van Buren sisters. The fastest growing segment of the motorcycle market is women. It requires special thinking about design, & dealers have begun hiring women as salespeople to represent this growing market. In any industry, it's important
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Mistakes are inevitable in business. Don’t let failure linger - it’s how you respond to it that makes all the difference. Once you realize that there’s a lesson to be learned in every mistake, it makes moving on much easier. bit.ly/3Blt9yJ #JumpFirstThinkFast #business
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A big part of growing in life and in business is being comfortable with the unknown. I had a great conversation with @Tristanahumada on the importance of taking risks when growing your company and yourself. bit.ly/3ftBM1W #JumpFirstThinkFast #Mentoring #risks
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Success isn’t a formula, it’s a process. In this free guide, I reveal the five principles that have guided me through over 50 years of leading some of the world’s top consumer brands. Get the Risk-takers’ Playbook today at bit.ly/3Blt9yJ
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Check out my conversation with @BKuderna on The Kuderna Podcast about having a risk-taking attitude, honing your skills, college, consumer behavior, and much more: bit.ly/3DFvRAc
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There is no roadmap to success in #business. If there were everyone would do it—& it wouldn’t work anymore. If you follow the right principles, you’ll be ready to adapt, pivot & #innovate—no matter what changes come your way. Get the Risk-takers’ Playbook: bit.ly/3Blt9yJ
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We are so excited to announce that my book Jump First, Think Fast is finally here! I took a different approach–to this book and to business. I took my stories and my experiences and turned them into fresh perspectives wherever I went.
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This book isn’t just another self-help book for business advice. My goal is to encourage you to take risks and voice those crazy ideas that will jump start your career. We hope you’ll enjoy and get your copy of Jump First, Think Fast today at jumpfirstthinkfast.com.
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