Charles
Host of Proven Podcast
Charles Schwartz is a Wall Street Journal best-selling author and business scaling expert known for his work helping companies design systems and strategies for rapid, sustainable growth. He is the creator and host of the Proven Podcast, where he interviews operators and entrepreneurs about practical tactics for building and scaling businesses.
Products they talk about
Bear spray👍 Recommends
…recommending bear spray as more effective than tasers for personal defense
“I love your idea of bear spray. I actually have bear spray in our motor home, not just for bears, you know, for, for those situations we, you know, I have a taser, but you know, I've been tased before by my own taser. And that, that kind of puts me out of commission.”
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CASHFLOW board game👍 Recommends
…recommending cashflow board game for couples to understand financial values and teamwork
“There's a game called cashflow and you played it. It's like monopoly. It's made by Robert. You play cashflow with each other. You will learn more about yourself and the other person. Do those two things completely change the environment of who you're going for and what you're going into.”
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Extreme Ownership👍 Recommends
…discussing leadership principles and decentralized command in different organizational sizes
“There's this whole concept. There's a book. It's a great book by a guy named Jocko Willick. It's called Extreme Ownership. And it's pushing down decentralized command. And what I have found is in high-end corporate environments, it doesn't execute well because it's just such a big moving ship versus a smaller vessel.”
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Never Split the Difference👍 Recommends
…teaching negotiation techniques and communication strategies
“There's a great author. His name is Chris Voss. Don't ever have steak with him and his son. They will eat it. His son is huge. Man, he's got really great. Braden's great. But he always talks about sounds like, seems like, feels like. He wrote a book called Never Split the Difference. Chris Voss, great book. Sounds like, seems like, feels like.”
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Who Changes Everything👍 Recommends
…discussing the importance of understanding your identity during challenges
“Literally wrote a book called Who Changes Everything, which is all about identifying who you are. And I think a lot of it came from being around those types of situations.”
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Zeagle Ranger diving regulator👍 Recommends
…discussing scuba diving equipment preferences and safety considerations
“For example, when I scuba dive, I use Zeagle. I like them because I prefer my secondary on my chest. I use a Zeagle Ranger because I know that what's going to probably kill me down there is not going to be a fish. It's going to be the other diver ripping my first stage out of my mouth.”
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