David Stark Collective

In this episode, Justin gets a chance to speak with the CEO of Reve Consulting, Kristin Pardue. They cover ground ranging from the power of design to solve problems, making change happen from within organizations, and how to work with your significant other (without killing them).

In this episode, David interviews Beth Lewis, CEO of 1517 Media (Augsburg Fortress). They talk career paths, calling, purpose, and more.

In this episode, David and Justin chat with Jonathan Anderstrom, CEO at CREED Interactive, a digital innovation firm in St. Paul, MN. They discuss the role that purpose has served in forming Jonathan’s professional and personal life, the fact that they are only in the office two days a week, as well as the culture at CREED. They also talk about how digital technology has enabled the interconnectedness fueling the new economy and how leaders can better take advantage of technology to solve business problems.

In this episode, David and Justin welcome Al Geiwitz and Glenn Mork from Hope Centers for Children of Africa. The discussion centered around how impact happens when you co-create solutions for people instead of merely offering a hand out.

In this episode, David and Justin speak with Chris Jones, an M&A Advisor at Sunbelt. Sunbelt is the world’s largest business broker, helping many mid-market firms find new homes. David and Justin ask Chris about his observations on how the world of M&A (as well as entrepreneurial activity in general) has changed due to the increasing pace of change.

In this episode, David and Justin welcome Mark Crea, the CEO of Feed My Starving Children. FMSC is the largest volunteer organization in the world today with over 1.1 million volunteers worldwide. They discuss the importance of purpose as well as the current effort to help the worsening conditions in Somalia.

In this episode, we were fortunate to be joined by John Griffith and Tad Lunden from the American Refugee Committee / Asili. During the interview we discussed their human-centered-design experiences and using business for good. We also talk about the difference between being a “beneficiary” and being a “customer”. Wonderful people and inspiring work.

In this episode, David takes a step back to discuss the fundamentals of leadership in a connected world.

Increasing complexity is tough for us mere mortals? How does one personally deal with it? In this episode, David and Justin outline important tips on how you can deal with complexity in business.

In this episode, David takes a pause to reflect on holy week and what it means to stay spiritually healthy in times of political division.

In this episode, David talks about using your “sensory system” to make smart business decisions.

If you surround a problem with data will it eventually relent? No! And that’s because it takes human judgment and data to make the future happen. In this episode, David and Justin talk about “making sense of it all” and how the human body is the best metaphor for sensing and delivering in a changing world.

In this episode, David and Justin discuss how it takes more than mere listening in order to truly become an adaptive organization. In particular, it takes an ongoing dialog between you and your customers to continually add and capture value.

In this episode, David uses contemporary stories from the retail industry and discusses the immediate importance of being an adaptable organization.

In order to survive and thrive in our fast-moving business environment, organizations are trending toward becoming more adaptable. In this episode, David and Justin cover ground from economics, to biology, to theology, as well as a solid Forest Gump impersonation. They also discuss eight key trends that guide organizations toward adaptability.

It’s hard enough to begin experimenting with agile…so how do you scale it across your organization. That’s the topic David and Justin discuss in this episode.

Agile is such an important and helpful trend in making organizations more effective. In this episode, David and Justin discuss HOW to make your organization more agile.

In this episode, David and Justin continue to unpack what becoming an agile organization looks like, complete with pragmatic tips on what to transfer away from in your firm as well as what to transfer toward.

As the world (and business world) continues to change rapidly, organizations need to become more agile and responsive to their environment. In this episode, David and Justin discuss the major factors leading organizations toward agility.

How do you turn your organization into a digital-first organization? In this episode, David and Justin focus on five vulnerabilities firms face and how you can turn those vulnerabilities into digital strongholds.