Chief Rippler, Keynote Speaker, Author of The Ripple Effect, Connection Creator and Tech Entrepreneur + Investor
Austin, TX
Joined March 2007
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My wife and I are celebrating our 33rd anniversary. She looks as young as the day I met her, and I look like a catcher's mitt. Just glad she likes baseball. LOL.
Don't be afraid to take the leap.
Jason Boulette says his moment of discomfort led to a career of fulfillment, and he'd do it again over and over. Haven't watched yet? Start here. Seen it? Watch again.
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Watch Jason Boulette's interview on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform.
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Ripple On!!!
"If you can handle that, I should let you."
Jason Boulette, an Austin employment lawyer, on the habit that freed up time for the one thing only he can do. Full episode now available everywhere.
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Before you decide someone has to go, talk to them first. One lesson from my conversation with Jason Boulette on leading people and taking the leap.
Watch on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform.
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"I would rather fail at what I'm about to try than continue to succeed at what I'm doing."
Jason Boulette said it to the person trying to talk him out of leaving. When you mean it, he says the risk is low. Full episode live now, Ripplers!!!
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Every teacher, every counselor, every principal: showing up for someone else's kid, every single day. Michele Trongaard salutes them in this episode. Ripples go further than you know.
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So honored to be mentioned my friend and awesome sales expert @GoforNo
Love this from The Ripple Effect by @Rippleon (a great person to follow btw!)
Page 77… We don’t have the nerve to make the first move.
Later he says…
How many of us might be millionaires if we’d only had the courage to strike up conversations more often with strangers?
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People know when you actually care. Not from what you say, but from what you do when it's hard.
Michele Trongaard: Fight hard for your people; they'll fight just as hard for you. Full episode live now on The Ripple Effect Podcast.
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Michele Trongaard's episode is now LIVE on The Ripple Effect Podcast.
Here are a few takeaways, but they’re only part of the story.
For the full conversation, you’ll have to watch or listen!
YouTube: youtu.be/wyNsbUcIcPg
Also available wherever you get your podcast.
If you've got aging parents, or know this chapter's coming for your family, this one's worth your time. Caroline Valentine sat down with senior living advisor Robyn Booth on navigating care for aging loved ones. Free to watch in The Pond.
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See you at the 8 Minute Ripple tomorrow in The Pond! We're going from 11 AM to 12:15 PM CT, and I can't wait to see who connects with who.
If you haven't RSVP'd yet, now's the time. Head over to The Pond and grab your spot before tomorrow.
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Ripple On!!!
The wall made sense when you built it.
It just doesn't know the difference between the people who hurt you and the ones who won't.
September's Good Question is live:
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The people who say vulnerability terrifies them usually know exactly why.
What they're still figuring out is how to move past it.
September's Good Question is live:
youtu.be/dAIfsIXBI20
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Not every difficult person is a stranger. Sometimes it's family. Sometimes it's during the worst timing imaginable.
Gregg Riley shared a real one during September's Office Hours.
Watch the full conversation in The Pond.
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September Office Hours tackled the question nobody wants to sit with: can the relationship actually be saved when someone's being intentionally difficult?
Turns out Mike had some thoughts.
Thank you to everyone who showed up and kept it real.
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Quick question.
Does your company actually have clear rules for what shouldn't go into an AI tool? Most don't. Alli Onni compares it to bowling without the bumper rails. Everyone's just hoping nothing lands in the gutter.
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New episode of The Ripple Effect Podcast is out now!!!
Full episode on YouTube and all podcast platforms.
youtu.be/h2SSS3RYEZU
New tools create possibility. What actually creates value is the boring stuff underneath: governance, alignment, decision-making. Skip that, and the tool doesn't matter.
The full conversation is in The Pond, and it's free to join.
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