Inspiration & Resources
Words from Peter Davis
Pitch Your Story Forward. What does the world look like when you succeed?
In addition to longer form engagements with businesses and non profits, I work one-on-one with people who are in transition. The transition may be from one job to another, one phase of life to another, or a shift in their mindset about their purpose in life. In every...
Your story is a three-legged stool
If the seat of the stool is the story about the difference you make in the world, what are its three supporting legs? One would be your higher purpose. What drives you besides making money? Another would be your vision. What does the world look like when you succeed?...
Branding is like gardening.
Branding is like gardening. Find fertile ground, your ground truth, or your higher purpose besides making money. Sometimes you have to amend the soil. In addition to your higher purpose might be a premise or worldview. Plant seeds. This is like your vision of what the...
5 Questions That Matter With Heather Mizeur
Interview by Peter Davis Photograph by Theresa Keil Describe your leadership style. I’m interested in creating a transformational shift in how we interact with each other as people. I modeled that in my Governor’s campaign in a handful of ways. First, was to never be...
There’s Profit in Listening
Contact your most profitable clients and offer to listen to what they have to say about your offerings and your company. From the results you’ll know whether it’s time to repair or nurture the relationship, or if you have the green light to ask for new business.
How I came to brand strategy consulting
Branding is a way of signifying through story, symbols and metaphor, what you believe in and why it matters. It’s a beacon to attract fellow believers to the cause.
5 Questions that Matter with Steve Ziger
Uncover your ground truth and avoid cliches by asking questions that matter. Strong purpose-driven leaders won’t mind.
5 Questions That Matter with Paul Wolman
5 Questions with Paul Wolman, CEO at Feats Inc., Board Chair of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s LEADERship Program, and Adjunct Faculty at Maryland Institute College of Art.