Recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50), Whitney Johnson is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption; specifically, a framework which she codifies in the critically acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself and the upcoming book Build an “A” Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve. (Harvard Business Press, 2018).
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I didn’t quite know what I wanted to do, I was going to write a children’s book and produce a television show and I think one of the first difficulties I had was I didn’t know when I was going to start, that’s obviously problematic”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
You Were Born Rich Book by Bob ProctorFavourite Quote:
“You can bet your life and that and twice it’s double that god knew exactly where he wanted you to be placed”
Recommended Online Resources:
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“It’s shame that limits disruption not failure. I think that’s really important we’re not trying to do things and it’s not because we’re making mistakes it’s because we feel shame around the mistakes so you’ve got to tease those 2 out and figure out the shame piece because that’s going to continually hold you back”…[Listen for More]
More About Whitney Johnson:
- WLJ Advisors, LLC
- Whitney Johnson
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“I have spent too long being able to manipulate the answers I want from market research to rely upon its findings any more than I do weather forecasts.” Charles Saatchi
Other Quotes From the Chat with Whitney Johnson:
- “If it’s scary and it’s lonely then you’re on the right path”
- “We’ve got so much abundance in our brains”
- “Continually disrupting this version of how we think about the world”
- “Self awareness + hard work”
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