Every week without fail I interview a famous author, inventor, executive or industry pioneer about their work and their life on my DishyMix online show. I explore the both the “executive” side of the guest and the personality behind the “industry name.” I try to blend education and entertainment and always look for one “aha moment” my listeners can apply to their life.

This tribute is to the guests of DishyMix and the great experiences and advice they’ve shared.

Here are my “lessons learned.” What are yours?

Joseph Carrabis, Founder, NextStage Evolution explained why women love community and men love power and authority, even after 10 million years of evolution.

Julie Roehm Founder of Meta LLC lived through a hellacious reputation scandal and redoubled her value on the importance of corporate culture and finding one’s fit.

Brad Berens, Chief Content Officer of iMedia and ad:tech gave me the perspective that even Shakespeare cared about aggregating an audience 400 years ago.

Wenda Harris Millard, President, Media, Martha Stewart Omnimedia shares her famous expressions,“Speed kills (if you don’t have it”.) “Look, I have an MBA, too, so I get the analysis thing. And I certainly like to inform my decisions with good data, and I like to be very thoughtful. But, you know, at a certain point you have two alternatives. If they both look pretty damn good, hold your nose and jump.”

Bob Garfield, Ad Age AdCritic, NPR Personality, Experimental Essayist and Author gave me the courage to be more fearless as a writer and interviewer. His actions gave me permission to stretch and own my thoughts out in the world.

Sir Ken Robinson, Creativity and Innovation Expert made me realize that I was schooled in an outdated industrial revolution educational factory – aka “public school” – and I’d fight the rest of my life to expand the ways I could continue to make new trysts with life.

Steve Wozniak, EVP, CTO, CVO, Jazz Technologies & Co-founder, Apple Computer warned me that once the press gets a fact wrong, it is promulgated through the annals of history. Beware.

Seth Godin, Author, blogger, speaker and entrepreneur crystallized for me the new “atomized” landscape of the Internet information economy.

Eric Maisel, Ph.D., Author of more than thirty books on creativity explained to me that creative types are often not crazy or depressed, they may simply be having an existential crisis.

Mark Silva, Managing Director of Real Branding embodies success through following and then expanding on one’s passion, even if it starts with something as simple as a cold, frosty beer.

Sarah Fay, CEO, Carat and CEO of Isobar U.S. impressed on me the value of going long in a world of job hoppers by growing with the same company for 15 years.

Rafe Needleman, editor of CNET Webware.com shared a crazy little habit he had of writing precisely 180 words for story after story. Precision isn’t crazy and rigor can be good.

Patricia Martin, Author, RenGen and President, LitLamp Communications Group opened my world to a whole new way to define “cultural creatives” – the exciting, new Renaissance Generation.

Doron Wesly, VP, Strategic Services, Marketing Science Millward Brown showed me that being silly is almost always a delight to everyone.

Daina Middleton, former HP exec, now at Moxie Interactive proves that women can be tomboys one minute and 100% female the next and be loved by all in business and in life.

Mitch Joel, President of Twist Image taught me the three steps for creating a Personal Brand.

Mary Hodder, Founder and CEO, Dabble.com prompted me that everyone should try a lot of different jobs during their career because every experience gives one a unique and irreplaceable take away.

Pinny Gniwisch, Founder, EVP of ICE.com creates a living legacy for his faith – Judaism - by bringing the stories of his religion to hundreds of children a year through experiential learning.

Doug Weaver, CEO of Upstream Group reminded me that good selling ALWAYS includes reaching high, reaching wide and deeply understanding your client and that there is just no other way than to do the work.

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