Disrupt Yourself Podcast with Whitney Johnson

When picturing disruptive innovators, many people picture the lone genius entrepreneur: Steve Jobs or Bill Gates in a garage, working outside of The System to get their product to market. But is this really how great innovations are created and...

For the past few weeks, we have been taking a deeper dive into the seven-point framework of personal disruption in anticipation of my book being re-released by Harvard Business Press on November 12. If you stick around to the end of this episode,...

In anticipation of the re-release of my book, with Harvard Business Press - available for pre-order now - we are continuing our look at the seven-point framework of personal disruption. Today our interview focuses on accelerant number four - battle...

In anticipation of the re-release of my book, Disrupt Yourself with Harvard Business Press on November 12, 2019, we are continuing our look at the seven-point framework of personal disruption. Today, we will be examining accelerant number three -...

Playing to your distinctive strengths is vital to personal disruption. We covered this accelerant in , and I hope you’ve taken the time to consider your own “superpower.” Today’s episode is focused on distinctive strengths, but with a bit of a...

With today’s episode, we’re starting something new. On November 12, 2019, Harvard Business Press will be releasing a new version of my book . As a countdown of sorts, we’re going to spend the next seven episodes focusing on the seven-point...

Nancy Duarte is a communication and persuasion expert whose firm, ., is behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture. She’s worked with 25 of the world’s top 35 brands, helping them incorporate story patterns into...

Today’s guest is David Bray, and hearing his life story is like hearing the movie “War Games” brought to life. At the age of 15 he began working on computer simulations for the US Military. By the year 2000 he was working as the IT Chief for the...

My guest today is Rita McGrath, and she literally wrote the book on inflection points for businesses. These moments when the assumptions about your business change or become irrelevant are not always easy to spot, but, as Rita explains, they can make...

When we talk about disrupting yourself, I typically advise that you look before you leap. Make a planned exit, cushion the landing, prepare for the change. But that is not the route Ali Brown took. After two years at a small marketing firm, she knew...