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Coffee with Tamara

Dec 20, 2021

Are you looking for innovation in the wrong place? My guests Joel Clark and Cameron Smith, owners of the knocking it out of the park food brand Kodiak Cakes, think we might be. In fact, they grew Kodiak from a boutique to a $100 million business. The key? They look at categories in decline as an opportunity versus...


Dec 17, 2021

How do you create a high-performing team where people are leaning into you as the leader, rather than you leaning into them? As a leader, what can you do to ensure you are creating an environment where your team thrives? There’s no better person to tap for insights than a former commander of a nuclear submarine, David...


Dec 15, 2021

Have you ever wondered how to take your team or organization from no or low levels of innovation to high levels? How to get people to buy into the idea that innovative thinking and processes are important to success? Heather Kluter, innovation thought leader, did that at Hyundai and she’s here sharing her experience...


Dec 13, 2021

You're small and you have fewer resources than your competition. In fact, you are entering a crowded playing field with dozens of options that the customer can't figure out already. But, you've got an innovative product, service, or business model. How do you use your size to gain an advantage? How do you use your lack...


Dec 10, 2021

The U.S. Army is not really the place you would think of to find innovation, but at the Army Research Labs, it is an important part of their mission and how they operate. Innovation is infused into the DNA of the entire organization, and Dr. Philip Perconti joins me to share some insight into this unique part of the...