Join Jeff Hilimire and Alex Gonzalez for discussions about leading with purpose, innovating, and thinking expansively. Their insights reflect decades of startup, corporate, and civic experience. Jeff is a best-selling author, serial entrepreneur, and founder who leads Dragon Army and two nonprofit organizations. Alex Gonzalez is a seasoned corporate executive who writes about innovation, produces the Disruptor Studio, and is chief innovation officer for the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
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Join Jeff Hilimire and Alex Gonzalez for discussions about leading with purpose, innovating, and thinking expansively. Their insights reflect decades of startup, corporate, and civic experience. Jeff is a best-selling author, serial entrepreneur, and founder who leads Dragon Army and two nonprofit organizations. Alex Gonzalez is a seasoned corporate executive who writes about innovation, produces the Disruptor Studio, and is chief innovation officer for the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
On this episode of The Jeff & Alex Podcast, the guys talk about how they came from very different backgrounds (entrepreneurial vs corporate) yet they have very similar approaches to leadership. Listen along as they break down what goes into having an entrepreneurial mindset in your career even if you are not an entrepreneur and work in a big organization.
2:16 to hear about how Jeff & Alex met, and the connection between entrepreneurs and the corporate world.
9:17 to hear about the importance of investing in innovation, and how Alex has seen this implemented in the large corporations he has worked with.
13:50 to hear how finding “grit” is crucial to innovation.
19:05 to hear how your creative vision and purpose matters more than being a large corporation when it comes to innovation.
26:47 to hear about how boredom affects entrepreneurs.
30:20 to hear about why Jeff wrote his two books, and what Alex is writing about now.
35:42 to hear about why how much risk someone is willing to take affects innovation and success.
39:00 to hear more about the importance of “grit”, risk, and fear.
Jeff and Alex Podcast
Join Jeff Hilimire and Alex Gonzalez for discussions about leading with purpose, innovating, and thinking expansively. Their insights reflect decades of startup, corporate, and civic experience. Jeff is a best-selling author, serial entrepreneur, and founder who leads Dragon Army and two nonprofit organizations. Alex Gonzalez is a seasoned corporate executive who writes about innovation, produces the Disruptor Studio, and is chief innovation officer for the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
