S3E11: From Couch to Ironman: How 1% Better Earned Chris Nikic Two ESPYs

Find us on your favorite podcast platform including: Spotify | YouTube | Apple | Amazon 1% Better Podcast Chris Nikic – Quick Links Get a signed copy of Chris & Nik’s book, 1% BetterSnag yourself Chris’s1% Better t-shirt and other fun itemsWatch Chris’s speech at the ESPYsDonate to the 1% Better Chris Nikic FoundationFollow Chris … Continued

S3E10: The Exit You Didn’t Plan and the Growth You Didn’t Expect

Find us on your favorite podcast platform including: Spotify | YouTube | Apple | Amazon 1% Better Podcast Pat Brickson – Quick Links Check out The Mixtape Radio Show with Pat BricksonConnect with Pat Brickson on LinkedInConnect with Craig Thielen on LinkedInCheck out host Craig Thielen’s full bio page Key Takeaways 1% Better Podcast Pat … Continued

Agility Is Not Enough – It Has to Be Intelligent

We’ve worked with organizations across industries that all share a common goal: they want to move faster. But what we’ve seen (again and again), is that agility without intelligence is guesswork at speed leading to misalignment, burnout, and missed opportunities. What comes next is AI-infused Enterprise Agility – an evolved model that combines adaptive ways … Continued

S3E9: Flipping the Mental Health Pyramid – The Story of Cadre

Find us on your favorite podcast platform including: Spotify | YouTube | Apple | Amazon 1% Better Podcast Luke Wendlandt, Cadre – Quick Links Learn more about CadreRead Luke’s blog, It Happened For MeConnect with Luke Wendlandt on LinkedInConnect with Craig Thielen on LinkedInCheck out host Craig Thielen’s full bio page Key Takeaways 1% Better … Continued

What It Takes to Make Your Data Infrastructure AI Ready

Artificial Intelligence has arrived at center stage, but many organizations are still stuck behind the curtain. They’ve piloted GenAI tools, drafted strategy decks, and sat through vendor demos. Yet when it comes time to scale, the reality sets in: they’re not ready. Not because they picked the wrong tech, but because the work of modernization … Continued

S3E8: The Power of Purpose: Do Well by Doing Good

Find us on your favorite podcast platform including: Spotify | YouTube | Apple | Amazon 1% Better Podcast Amanda Brinkman – Quick Links Check out Amanda Brinkman’s websiteLearn more about The Purpose PursuitWatch episodes from The Small Business RevolutionFollow Amanda Brinkman on InstagramWatch Amanda Brinkman’s TED TalkConnect with Amanda Brinkman on LinkedInConnect with Craig Thielen … Continued

How AI Accelerates Digital Engineering

Artificial Intelligence has swiftly moved from experimental addon to indispensable productivity tool, seemingly overnight. Nowhere has AI proved itself more essential than in the realm of Digital Engineering. AI has become the connective tissue that weaves insight and automation through every stage of today’s software development lifecycle (SDLC). When AI is intentionally and thoughtfully integrated … Continued

S3E7: REACH and Lead the Way: Empowering Youth with Purpose

Find us on your favorite podcast platform including: Spotify | YouTube | Apple | Amazon 1% Better Podcast Chad Harlander & Chad Greenway – Quick Links Learn more about the REACH Program Watch REACH video, Everyone has a StoryLearn more about Lead the Way FoundationDonate to the Lead the Way FoundationConnect with Chad Greenway on … Continued

The AI Odyssey Preface: The Call to Lead in an AI-Driven World

Harnessing Human Centered AI for Business Transformation  What if AI isn’t here to replace us, but to make us better leaders?  The rise of AI is one of the most transformative shifts of our time, revolutionizing how businesses operate, engage customers, and make decisions. But its greatest power isn’t in automation—it’s in empowerment. Organizations that thrive … Continued

S3E6: One Step at a Time – A Story of Grit, Kindness, and Purpose

Find us on your favorite podcast platform including: Spotify | YouTube | Apple | Amazon 1% Better Podcast Dave Clark & Doug Cornfield – Quick Links Get a copy of A Pound of Kindness children’s bookCheck out Doug’s other book, Pulling Each Other AlongLearn more about D3Day (Disability, Dream & Do)Watch Dave Clark and Ernie … Continued