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Welcome to The Adapter’s Advantage: Breakthrough Moments that Lead to Success, the podcast that brings you insider stories of the moments that mattered—turning points on the sometimes rocky road to success. Our guests are leaders in sales, training, enterprise learning, and academia, who share how they’re adapting to the changing world. These interviews are informative, inspirational, and based on real-world experiences to help listeners learn how their organizations can adapt to change. The host is Mark Magnacca, president and co-founder of Allego, the workforce training and readiness platform built for distributed teams.
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Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Learning In the Flow of Work | Josh Bersin
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Industry analyst Josh Bersin shares why we’re seeing explosive growth in learning during the pandemic and the growing need for learning in the flow of work.

Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Adapting Live Events to a Virtual World | Mark Jeffries
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
As MC and keynote of some of the biggest corporate events in the world, communications consultant Mark Jeffries knows how to connect with huge audiences in-person, and how to transform live events to reach remote viewers. Get practical, entertaining advice and innovative ideas for how to reshape in-person events to maximize the virtual experience and keep your listeners engaged.

Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Building Alliances for a Greater Good | Pat Berges
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
In April 2020, with spiking COVID-19 cases, ventilators and expert respiratory therapists were in short supply. Medtronic, a major ventilator manufacturer, was wrestling with how to train end users. Learn from Pat Berges, Chair of the Ventilator Training Alliance (VTA), how Medtronic built alliances with over thirty vendors in a highly competitive industry to launch the VTA App and deliver life-saving training information.
Learn more about the VTA here: https://www.allego.com/blog/allego-partners-with-ventilator-makers-to-create-app-to-help-fight-covid-19-9/

Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Putting Your Career into Overdrive | Tim Murray
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
When Tim Murray applied to a blind ad in The Economist, he never imagined that it would put his career into overdrive as CEO of Alba, one of the largest aluminum smelters in the world. But just as Alba was reaping the benefits of his leadership, an explosion severely damaged its largest production line. Hear how Murray shepherded the company through the most severe crisis in its history.

Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Making Better Virtual Sales Connections | Ami Tully Lotka
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Financial services products are now the ultimate relationship sale in which the only differentiator is the seller. Salespeople have to step up to deepen client connections and make deals break their way—especially in a virtual world. Learn from a leading sales and management consultant how to empower sales teams, build rapport with an audience, and deliver effective training when you can’t be there in person.

Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Bringing Energy Into Your World | Tony Jeary
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tony Jeary is an international thought leader and author who has advised Fortune 500 CEOs, entrepreneurs, and high achievers for over 30 years. Many of his 50+ books have been translated to over a dozen languages. In this episode, Tony speaks about embracing change, the importance of getting other voices into the conversation, and ways to add hope and energy to your world.

Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Integrating Emotional Intelligence Into Sales | Colleen Stanley
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Soft skills set many of the best salespeople apart from their peers, yet most companies don’t vet for them and get clobbered when new hires don’t succeed. In an era of constant change, companies that integrate emotional intelligence into their sales and leadership training programs drive sustainable revenue. Learn from one of the foremost sales trainers how to have critical conversations and coach to improve EQ—personally and professionally.

Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Using Technology to Get An Edge | Mike McGlothlin
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Growth strategist Mike McGlothlin describes how financial advisors can adapt to the enormous challenges facing the industry and the growing needs of baby boomers. Learn how his firm used technology to adapt and get an edge.

Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Expanding the Boundaries of What’s Possible | Adam Scully-Power
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
On the cusp of 40, Adam was 50 pounds overweight and unable to run a mile without stopping. His desire to lose a few pounds led this financial advisor, husband, and father of four to a new vocation as an endurance athlete. Adam has competed in some of the world’s most grueling events including 100-mile ultramarathons and the 556-mile Uberman ultratriathlon.
To learn more about unlocking your potential with Adam Scully-Power, visit https://www.othersideoflimits.com/.