The Work Talk Show

The Work Talk Show (2013-2015) is a 100-episode podcast hosted by Nick Westergaard and DJ Waldow, featuring interviews with top thinkers like Seth Godin, Guy Kawasaki, Daniel Pink, and more. In this talk show-style series, Nick and DJ explore the evolving world of work through candid and insightful conversations with brilliant guests. Topics range from productivity, virtual teams, and technology to family work-life balance, offering fresh perspectives on how work gets done in today’s fast-paced world.

Michael Stelzner on Kids

One topic we continually touch on during episodes of The Work Talk Show is one that is near and dear to Michael Stelzner’s heart. As the founder of Social Media Examiner and the host of the Social Media Marketing podcast, Stelzner is a busy guy who balances work with family. When he realized how fast…

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ACe Callwood on the Sounds of Productivity

Why do so many entrepreneurs and distributed workers spend their days logging time from our nation’s best coffee shops? ACe Callwood knows why. As the co-founder of the innovative web service Coffitivity, Callwood not only understands that this level of ambient noise makes us more productive, he’s found a way to bottle it up and…

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Mitch Joel on Career Squiggles

How awesome is Mitch Joel? Awesome enough to stop by The Work Talk Show virtual studios for the second time in less than a year. This time the Twist Image president, Six Pixels of Separation blogger, and podcast host was here to talk about his newly released book Ctrl Alt Delete. The book is about rebooting…

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Daniel Pink on Writing with Discipline

As the author of five provocative books, including the long-running New York Times bestsellers, A Whole New Mind and Drive as well as his new book To Sell Is Human, Daniel H. Pink knows a thing or two about the practice of writing. In fact, he considers the work he puts into his writing akin to the manner in which…

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Blair Enns on Remote Perspective

As the founder of Win Without Pitching, Blair Enns is a business development consultant working with creative firms worldwide. As a speaker and author, Enns endeavors to be the sand in the profession-wide pitch machine, questioning firms and clients alike on the sanity of the pitch-based approach. He not only operates outside of the lines,…

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Jason Keath on Personal Work Algorithms

Jason Keath’s focus is on researching how marketers succeed and the best ways to teach others those insights. As the Founder and CEO of Social Fresh, the social media education company, he curates some of the smartest voices in online marketing. Jason works as a social media speaker, consultant and analyst, having presented to thousands…

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Tim Washer on Humor at Work

Tim Washer is a Webby-nominated video producer and corporate humorist. He mines years of conference-call fodder from former corporate roles including IPG vice president, Accenture change management consultant, and IBM’s head of social video for the Smarter Planet campaign. He holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin where he majored in PowerPoint….

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Dayna Steele on Work That Rocks

Dayna Steele is a rock radio Hall of Famer, CEO of YourDailySuccessTip.com and author of the 101 Ways to Rock Your World book series. She writes for Fast Company, consults Fortune 500 companies and has spoken to executives at Disney, NASA, Purdue, ERA, Shell, and more. In short, Dayna creates rock stars. Are you curious yet? We were…

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David Shaw on Defining Work

“Work is no longer a place — it’s something we do.” With this striking new definition, we kicked off a fascinating chat with David Shaw, Workplace Technology Specialist at 404, that covered productive office spaces, introverts vs. extroverts, meeting rules, and more. The world of work has changed dramatically, and yet our physical work environments…

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Liz DiAlto on Why Willpower Sucks

Fitness and lifestyle coach, speaker, and sought-after fitness personality, Liz DiAlto is on a mission to help millions of women across the globe get the bodies and lifestyles they crave. At the core of everything Liz creates is a belief that willpower sucks and simplicity, motivation, and enjoyment are the non-negotiable keys to achieving success….

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