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Today's guests are Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll and performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais, the co-founders of Compete to Create. Together they are taking the proven training practices of high-performance athletes to create a coaching program for life and business. They join Salesforce’s Senior Vice President of Product Marketing Lynne Zaledonis to discuss the art and science behind this methodology, including how you can "train" confidence and why being purpose-driven is the name of the game.

Pete Carroll

Seattle Seahawks Head Coach

Run Your Business With the Focus and Dedication of an All-Star Athlete: A Conversation With Pete Carroll and Dr. Michael Gervais

Have you ever wished you could be in the same room with an inspirational leader you admire? To hear them tell their story of how they became the Trailblazer they are today? At Salesforce, we’re fortunate enough to hear these conversations all the time. And now, you can experience those conversations too. Every week, Blazing Trails brings you these stories from Trailblazers who are leading the charge on topics like the future of work, equality, sustainability, wellbeing, and technology.

Blazing Trails

Business

Ever wonder how you can best motivate your employees? What the long term outlook for remote work looks like? Or how to retain top talent in an ethical way? Those are questions best selling author and Wharton Professor Adam Grant spends a lot of time thinking about. Today, Professor Grant joins Sarah Franklin from Salesforce to share his ideas about how business leaders can create a 'culture of safety' that allows their employees to thrive.

Adam Grant

Psychologist and Author 

Creating a Culture of Psychological Safety so Employees Can Thrive: A Conversation with Adam Grant

Joining us today is world-renowned primatologist, anthropologist, author, and hero-to-many, Dr. Jane Goodall. From the decades of her life that she spent working with chimps in Tanzania to the countless hours in the classroom educating future generations, Goodall has dedicated her life and career to wild-life conservation in all its forms. Today, she joins Salesforce’s Jody Kohner to share her story, discuss the interrelationship between the pandemic and our (mis)treatment of the environment, and why she remains hopeful for the future.

Jane Goodall

Primatologist, Anthropologist, & Author

Every Day We Live, We Make an Impact: A Conversation with Dr. Jane Goodall

Joanna and Chip Gaines are the co-founders of home and lifestyle brand Magnolia and the stars of the hit HGTV show "Fixer Upper." Learn how this remarkable couple turned their family business into this hugely successful business empire. In this interview, the couple sits down with Salesforce's Senior Vice President of Small and Medium Business Marketing Marie Rosecrans to discuss their journey as entrepreneurs, the struggles they faced along the way, and how they are navigating their business through the challenges of today.

Joanna and Chip Gaines

Founders of Magnolia

How to Run Your Business and Not Let It Run You: A Conversation with Joanna and Chip Gaines

Joining Blazing Trails today is the CEO of Salesforce Marc Benioff and the Co-Founder and CEO of Workday Aneel Bhusri. Marc and Aneel sit down for an open discussion about why — especially in times of crisis — company values need to be the heartbeat of your business. They discuss why putting your employees first is the best way to help your business thrive, and share tips for other leaders who want their businesses to become a force for change.

Aneel Bhusri

CEO, Workday

In Crisis Time, a Return to Your Company's Core Values Can Pay Off: A Conversation with Marc Benioff and Aneel Bhusri

In today’s episode, we hear from political scientist, author, and Founder and President of leading global political risk research and consulting firm Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer. Joining him is Salesforce Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Technology Parker Harris to discuss how the pandemic is reshaping our future and what we can expect from global alliances and leaders in the aftermath.

Ian Bremmer

President and Founder of Eurasia Group

Global Alliances, Leadership, and the Shape of Our Post-Pandemic Future: A Conversation with Ian Bremmer

Episode 100! Vice President of Inclusion at Netflix Vernā Myers. Recorded at Representation Matters 2019 this funny and insightful conversation brings a new perspective to inclusion. A warmup for this year's Rep Matters on salesforce.com/live, September 14–18.

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