EP 130: Innovators are Rough Diamonds - Nicole Yershon on innovation in big companies, connecting and fearlessness.

In this episode I connect the dots of innovation and entrepreneurship with Nicole Yershon Founder and CEO of The NY Collective and author of the book Rough Diamond. Nicole and I talked about innovation in large organizations, why she called herself the “fixer”, the opportunity of diversity in companies and many more topics.

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Nicole Yershon Founder and CEO of The NY Collective and author of the book Rough Diamond. Nicole and I talked about innovation in large organizations, why she called herself the “fixer”, the opportunity of diversity in companies and many more topics.

Guest Links: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleyershon/

Business: https://www.nicoleyershon.com/

Book: Rough Diamond: Turning Disruption into Advantage in Business and Life.

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3kpetp4

Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/31EHYgc

Amazon DE: https://amzn.to/3C1jz12

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00:00:00 Podcast introduction.

00:01:24 Nicole’s introduction.

00:11:42 Overcoming resistance to innovation in large organizations.

00:15:02 Supporting clients through innovation.

00:18:53 Six measures of success.

00:20:15 Connecting and networks.

00:24:58 Trust and personal relationships in collaboration.

00:31:13 Questioning and openness for new processes.

00:32:44 Rough diamonds.

00:39:09 Reasons behind writing your book.

00:47:06 The challenge of applying innovation.

00:51:16 Which project of global significance would you work on?

00:52:19 Where will you be in one year?

00:53:39 How do you stay up-to-date?

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