Episode #23
Blind Spots
With Guest, Brian Brandt
Founder & CEO,
Core Insights
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Have you ever asked yourself the question “Where do I want to be in 10 years?”
That’s what led Brian Brandt to start his own leadership development company. Brian holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting but through some soul searching he discovered his place in leadership development.
Brian is Founder and C.E.O. of Core Insights, a company providing training, strategic planning, coaching and a speakers’ bureau for businesses and nonprofits. With over THREE decades of leadership experience, he has devoted his life to developing stronger leaders and organizations. His expertise revolves around leadership, communication, board training, and strategic planning. He has ALSO co-authored Blind Spots: What you don’t know CAN hurt you and The Ambassador’s Journey: A parable about Nonprofit Board Leadership.
Today's Guest
Brian Brandt
Brian Brandt is C.E.O. of Core Insights, a company providing training, strategic planning, coaching and a speakers’ bureau for businesses and nonprofits. With over three decades of leadership experience, he has devoted his life to developing stronger leaders and organizations. His expertise revolves around leadership, communication, board training, and strategic planning. He frequently writes for a variety of national publications and speaks at conferences on a variety of engaging topics.
He has co-authored Blind Spots: What you don’t know CAN hurt you and The Ambassador’s Journey: A Parable about Nonprofit Board Leadership. Brian holds a master’s degree in Global Leadership as well as a bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
What We Talk About
- His road from Accounting to Leadership and Author
- How he knew he should start his own company
- What keeps him up at night
- How what we learn and do in the workplace transfer into our homes and our communities
- Why he wrote the book “Blind Spots: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You”
- How your blind spots can help you or hurt you
- One of the most challenging client situations he faces
- How a leader really impacts their company’s culture
- Why strategic planning is so important
- How often he recommends going through the strategic planning process
- His newest book about Nonprofit Board Leadership
Resources
- For more information on the services of Core Insights
- For individual copies of his first book, Blind Spots: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
- For individual copies of his recently released book on nonprofit board leadership, The Ambassador’s Journey: A Parable about Nonprofit Board Leadership.
- For signed copies or group purchasing, email info@coreinsightsleadership.com
About the Show
Listen to conversations with leaders and entrepreneurs who have built organizations making a positive impact on the world so you can discover how to expand your impact.
Are you trying to make a difference in this world? On the show, Amanda and guests reveal the path from purpose to impact and all the risks, bumps, and bruises that came along the way so you can be ahead of the curve with your purpose-driven business or organization.
Amanda is a wife, mother, entrepreneur, Partner at Evergreen Results and a founding member of the Built for Impact podcast team. She enjoys spending time with her family, serving others, horseback riding, and spending time in the mountains.
