OTS 233: Roam the Hallways - Brian Fanzo

Today’s guest is a digital futurist keynote speaker who translates the trends of tomorrow to inspire change today. He has a gift for bringing people together online and offline. Prior to speaking, he worked for the Department of Defense where he managed a global team that deployed collaboration and cybersecurity solutions across all branches of the military. He then pursued his dream job helping companies embrace the rate of change and new ways to innovate. As the Founder of iSocialFanz, he has helped launch digital and influencer strategies with the world’s most iconic brands like Dell, EMC, Adobe, IBM, and UFC.  He has worked in 76 countries, highlighting his passion for change, collaboration, and technology. He has been recognized as a Top 20 Digital Transformation Influencer; a Top 50 Most-Mentioned User by CMOs on Twitter, and a Top 25 Social Business Leader of the Future by The Economist. His followers on social media and podcast downloads rank in the hundreds of thousands, resulting in Brian being an influencer for 19 of the Fortune 100 companies. Please join me in welcoming Brian Fanzo. In this episode we discuss: his thoughts on leadership: “Leadership is sacrificing for the greater good while shepherding people towards a direction they may not even know they need to go.” how having to accept an award for outstanding leadership was the first time he considered himself a leader. his journey of self-awareness and learning that being an extrovert and being confident does not equal self-awareness. the emotions when he quit his job at the height of his career. how he became self-aware about his own strengths and weaknesses as an entrepreneur. how meeting Jay Baer transformed his life as a speaker. how he landed an Adobe sponsorship after being told he wasn’t ready to launch his podcast. how he nurtures the different levels of his network by using a system he developed in 2005. Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com - episode 233. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices