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Influential U
by Influential U
TQ is skillfully navigating exchanges with others.This is the podcast of Influential U®, the global education company that teaches Transactional Intelligence® (TQ). Each episode explores the hidden intelligence behind every human exchange — what actually decides an outcome between people, why expertise alone rarely produces the outcome you want, and what changes once you can see it.Hosted by John Patterson, Co-Founder and CEO of Influential U®. John is co-author, with Influential U® Co-Founder Kirkland Tibbels, of HIGH TQ: Why It Matters More Than Expertise.Take the free TQ Diagnostic™ at tqdiagnostic.com.
Episodes
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The Audiobook Is Live — and the Opening of HIGH TQ
The audiobook is live. HIGH TQ: Why It Matters More Than Expertise is out on Audible — seven hours and seventeen minutes, narrated by John Patterson. This episode opens with the book's Preface: the question behind the entire methodology, and the pause that always follows it. HIGH TQ debuted at #1...
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Crafting Your Career Narrative with Jillian Formentin
Jillian Formentin's journey to becoming the Australian Professional Engineer of the Year wasn’t just about mastering technical skills—it was about mastering her own narrative. Through intentional career decisions, embracing her strengths, and crafting a compelling story, Jillian has created a...
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Classics - How to Coordinate 10K Super Bowl Volunteers with Laura & David Senior Garcia
As the Personality Diversity Experts chosen to coordinate 10,000 volunteers for the 2017 Super Bowl, Equilibria siblings Laura and David Senior Garcia talk about how studying transactional competence has improved their company's focus and helped bring conscious awareness to a diverse world. Their...
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Classics - The "Perfect Job" Fallacy with Helen Kearney
Helen Kearney is a sales recruiter for a global software company. Her life's journey and her career specialization allow us to examine the question that we all - at one time or another - find ourselves asking: what is my perfect job (or purpose or life's mission)? As she explains, many people are...
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Classics - The Bankruptcy of Magical Thinking with Kristen Moeller
In this episode, Kristen Moeller, a literary agent, published author, three-time TEDx speaker, and passionate advocate for personal growth, joins John Patterson to explore the challenges and revelations of pursuing success and fulfillment. From her mountain home in Colorado, Kristen shares her...
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Classics - A Surplus of Help with Kim Corbett
Having more than doubled her income and moving her company's market position from #57 to #1, Kim Corbett is an account executive who considers herself a turnaround agent, turning around the sales of failing or emerging companies. She's a top performer with a proven track record for growing…
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Classics - Money is an Exchange of Help with Dr. Khush Cooper
Her view of money changed (and she made much more of it) when she began to understand that money is an exchange of help, rather than a necessary evil. Dr. Khush Cooper holds a doctorate in social work and her journey is quite relevant to those in the non-profit sector or anyone who has ever...
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Classics - Worst Advice Ever: Follow Your Passion with Joanna Burgraf
Having endured an expensive journey to consider a career change, Joanna Burgraf found that to follow your passion was the worst piece of advice she'd ever gotten. Joanna is a Chicago-based senior lead for an award-winning creative services team managing ten brands at Enova International, a…
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Classics - Can You Survive an Indifferent World? with Sean Gillespie
Sean Gillespie is a successful artist who creates award-winning abstract sculptures from his one-man studio in Denver, Colorado. His work can be found in exclusive galleries, national juried shows, and in corporate installations across the United States. Influential U's members include business…
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Classics - Starting Over at 57 with John Baigent
As a property developer, John Baigent lost practically everything in the global financial crisis of 2007-2009, then recovered just in time to lose it all again in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, a quake that caused widespread damage in New Zealand's second-largest urban area. He's not only...
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Classics - Father's Last Words: Get Wise with Troy Frost
Troy's father's last words are a mantra he's lived by. His business plan autobiography reads like a character who suffered not for being dull, but for being way too smart. He talks about the early days and answers the question: How do you make $30K a month in personal income? In this episode's...
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Classics - Put Your Oxygen Mask On First with Jenn Oliver
In this episode of the Influential U podcast, host John Patterson chats with Jenn Oliver, Senior Director of Service for the Academic Division at the University of Virginia's HR Department. Jenn, a self-identified Producer personality, shares her transformative journey from being overextended and...
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Classics - The Guardian of Standards with Karl Strand
Who keeps us from falling off the proverbial cliff? While some are naturally inclined to dream new ideas and others can’t help but build new relationships, there is a segment of society whose entire focus and role are to protect us from our poorly constructed shortcuts. This typically skeptical...
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Classics - The Company You Keep with Karina Christensen
Before embarking on a full-time real estate career, Karina Christensen was part of the personal flight team for American business guru Jack Welch and media proprietor Oprah Winfrey, having the opportunity to travel with them for many years around the world and cultivate within herself what it…
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Classics - A Powerful Identity with Ron Sprengeler
How do you produce a robust identity amongst thousands of peers in a large corporate environment? Ron Sprengeler is someone who's done just that. Rather than join the naïve ranks of those whose viewpoint is that the job alone entitles them to a respected identity, Ron's case study demonstrates…
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Classics - A Good Problem to Have? with Wesley Pingelton
After ten years with a nationally recognized financial planning practice, Wesley Pingelton had ambitions to go out on his own. In doing so, he got what he wanted: great success, creative freedom, and the opportunity to work with the right client. But with each complex case, a unique solution...
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Classics - Yes, Being Critical is an Asset with Joe McNerney
Our featured interview is with an outstanding Chicago trial attorney who talks about his critical and analytical judgy-ness and how it has become a great asset. In this episode, Joe McNerney and Co-Founder John Patterson take the time to learn more about the Judge and Inventor personality and how...
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Classics - We Weren't Careful What We Wished For with The Brothers Koren
They got everything they asked for: record deals, international notoriety, playing big arenas (touring with Coldplay, Pink, Bon Jovi, and Rod Stewart), but recording artists Isaac and Thorald Koren (The Kin) hadn't quantified what to wish for or how to transact for it. Naively assuming their...
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Classics - The Asset / Liability Quotient with Ana Athanasiu
With a long personal experience about the asset and liability of personality traits that offer both extraordinary value and harsh lessons, Ana Athanasiu, who lives in the San Francisco Bay area of California, is an internet pioneer who had a vibrant career in telecommunications and software...
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Classics - The Right People in the Right Roles with Tim Guest
Tim Guest, Managing Director of Infinite Wealth, helps everyday Australians reach their financial goals. After having first retired at the age of 27 as a self-made multimillionaire, he is now an investor, entrepreneur, financial educator, and motivational speaker and author well known for leading...
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Classics - Swept Away by a Powerful Current with Peter Burgraf
Peter Burgraf, Vice President of Business Development at Q2 Business Capital in Chicago, shares his journey from being overwhelmed by debt to achieving both personal and financial success. Like many, Peter initially bought into the common belief that hard work alone guarantees success. However,...
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Classics - When Being Likable Isn't Enough with Janet Asher Vreeland
Join us for an insightful conversation with Janet Asher Vreeland as she reflects on her transformative journey with Influence Ecology. Starting with her early struggles as a natural "performer" personality type, Janet shares candidly about the challenges she faced in balancing her desire to be...
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Classics - Don't Compete on Price, Compete on Value with Joe & Joni Rocco
Joe & Joni Rocco, a husband-and-wife small business duo from Denver, Colorado, showcase the power of specialization in a highly commoditized industry. Instead of competing on price, they focus on delivering unique value through various key attributes. Once navigating late nights, weekends,...
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Classics - Respect Your Offer or No One Will with Shonit Jagmohan
Shonit Jagmohan is an optometrist living in Melbourne, Australia. As a health and ambitious business professional, he offers an excellent case study in specialization, authority, and scarcity. In this episode, John and Shonit dive deep into the often-overlooked concept of the Condition of Life...
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Classics - Beware the Ambitious Arsonist with Louisa Da Silva
Having immigrated to the United States from Brazil, Louisa Da Silva, owner of DS Cleaning and Maid Service, found that her stream of new ideas created 'fires' that her team had to extinguish. Previously overworked, stressed, and unhealthy, she's now planned for and living a balanced and focused...
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Classics - Most People Won't Practice with Marcus Bell
Tune into this Classics episode of the Influential U podcast, where John Patterson sits down with music industry legend Marcus Bell. Marcus, who began his musical journey at the tender age of two, reveals the work ethic and discipline that have fueled his impressive career. From his early days in…
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Classics - How to Increase Your Value with Trisha Tyler
Working as a principal in a large healthcare enterprise, Trisha Tyler of Mercer Health & Benefits, talks about how to create value for the companies that you work for; when you become reliable for that value, you get to do what you love and increase your income accordingly. One of her passions is...
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Getting Unstuck with Nicole Tripodi
In this installment, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Nicole Tripodi, a dynamic entrepreneur and advocate for accurate thinking, goal setting, and the success of small businesses. In this interview, Nicole shares her wealth of knowledge and experiences, offering practical advice on...
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Focus and Clarity with Rochelle Finlay
In this episode, we are joined by Rochelle Finlay, a research and innovation management consultant who credits Influential U with helping her focus her offer in the marketplace, resulting in her business reaching new levels of success. Before finding IU, she was one year into working for herself....
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Executive to Entrepreneur with Mark Kammerer
In this episode, we are joined by Mark Kammerer, a former executive, who says he discovered Influential U after leaving corporate life and began his entrepreneurial journey. While he had been through a lifetime of formal and informal education, he considered the principles he learned at…
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The Judge Personality
In this episode, we'll introduce you to the Transactional Personality know as the Judge. The Judge excels in skepticism, guided by high standards, competence, and a thirst for evidence before taking action. Don't shy away from The Judge - embrace their wisdom as they can be your ultimate savior…
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Evolving is Essential with Ellza Malok
In this episode, we are joined by Ellza Malok, the Founder and Chair of the Blue Monarch Group. She has been celebrated as an executive and global marketing innovator, and she brings a unique lens to brands from her own experiences in entrepreneurship, data science, and psychology-based…
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The Producer Personality
The personality we at Influential U refer to as the Producer is skilled with alliances and requests. Their superpowers are the ability to be short-term and objective in their thinking and they are highly work-oriented doers. They're who you want on your team because they are action oriented and...
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How to Hire the Right Person and Avoid Hiring the Wrong Person
This episode, we're exploring a topic that is crucial for every business owner: How to Hire the Right Person and Avoid Hiring the Wrong Person. As we teach it at Influential U - If you’re going to do big things, you’re going to need help. And when it comes to your company’s Human Resources;...
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The Performer Personality
In this episode, we'll explore the Transactional Personality known as the Performer and they're skilled with mood and influence. Their superpowers are the ability to be present-based, relationship-oriented people who are inclined to be highly flexible in their thinking. Their Kryptonite, however,...
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Transformative Leadership with Brian Donovan
In this episode, Brian shares his wisdom on how coaching can elevate your superpower, especially during the challenging transition to leadership. He identifies key signs of struggle, such as finding it difficult to recruit good people, preferring to do tasks yourself rather than delegating, and...
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The Inventor Personality
This episode we'll explore the Inventor Transactional Personality. This particular personality is skilled in vision and inventing big futures. Their Superpowers are the ability to be idea-oriented people who are self-reliant and highly subjective in their thinking. Their Kryptonite, however, is...
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Intuitive Decision Making with Shoshanna French
This week's guest, Shoshanna French, shares her profound insights on intuitive decision-making—an art she has mastered and now teaches to executives, founders, and entrepreneurs. Join us for our weekly live streams at 2pm pst every Wednesday. The Influential U Podcast is streamed live on our...
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Primer on Personality and Why It’s Important
Here at Influential U, we’ve studied well over two hundred different personality based models and many of them are quite complex, unintuitive, and ultimately not very useful. Today, we’re going to tackle the question of “why study personalities”, and give a brief description of the four...
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Transaction Cycle Examples: From Getting Lunch to Starting a New Business
Whether you're negotiating a business deal, interacting with your loved ones around a holiday table, or just trying to survive the inter-office drama in your business, "You Are Always Transacting". Every one of us is involved in several exchanges with others on a daily basis. How can you navigate...
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"If You Mean It, You Measure It" with Codie Wright
Join us as we sit down with Codie Wright, a renowned author, speaker, and trainer, who helps people launch, or relaunch, their careers. Before embarking on her educational journey with Influential U, Codie candidly admits to a degree of naivety and struggling with tracking her progress and…
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“You Are Always Transacting” What Does That Mean?
It’s our mantra here at Influential U and you hear it a lot when you work with us, "You Are Always Transacting." But what does that mean exactly? When people think of the word transaction, they often think of a transaction as a simple tit for tat exchange. To be “transactional” can mean...
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The Five Stages of Professional Influence - Stage Five
Today we'll discuss "Stage Five: Celebrated” of the Five Stages of Professional Influence. This is the stage when your influence, authority, and identity are embodied and represented in the culture. You've made it and accomplished what you set out to do. If you're in this stage, you've likely...
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A Recipe for Restaurant Business Mastery with Jose Lamas Gonzalez
In this episode of the Influential U Podcast, we're diving into the world of culinary entrepreneurship as we sit down with Jose Lamas Gonzalez, the General Manager of El Sombrero Mexican Food. Join us as we uncover the inspiring journey of how Jose transformed his career and restaurant business,...
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Stage Four of the Five Stages of Professional Influence
Where are you in the stages of influence? Find out [https://influentialu.global/influencequiz/] If you are seeking more autonomy, authority, a bigger paycheck, or respect, this is a problem that you need to work on, today. The Influential U podcast is brought to you each week by Influential U's...
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Learning to Scale While Scaling with Jade Baranski and Jerry Ramey
In this episode of the Influential U Podcast, we're thrilled to have Jade Baranski and Jerry Ramey, the dynamic Co-Founders of Mobilize, join us to unravel the secrets of scaling while learning how to scale a business at the same time. Mobilize utilizes the power of data and Artificial…
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Stage Three of the Five Stages of Professional Influence
This episode we’ll dive into Stage Three, Known, in the Five Stages of Professional Influence. When you've reached this stage you may have gained some traction in your professional life and are feeling pretty good about your career trajectory and earning potential, however you know that you have...
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The Art of Adaptability with Michael Thomas
In this week's episode, we are thrilled to have Michael Thomas, a renowned Business Transformation Leader, join us from Seattle, Washington. Step into the world of organizational metamorphosis as Michael shares his expertise in driving substantial savings through end-to-end improvements. With an...
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Stage Two of the Five Stages of Professional Influence
Today we'll discuss "Stage Two - Somewhat Known” of the Five Stages of Professional Influence. This stage is geared towards people who may have begun to get traction in their careers. People within this stage work well with others and within group dynamics. They are starting to get noticed for…
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From Mechanic to CEO with Gerardo "J.R." Luna
In this inspiring episode of the Influential U Podcast, we sit down with Gerardo "J.R." Luna, a former mechanic shop owner turned CEO, as he shares his transformative journey and the power of influence. Join us as we explore J.R.'s personal growth and the realization of his untapped potential.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
TQ is skillfully navigating exchanges with others.This is the podcast of Influential U®, the global education company that teaches Transactional Intelligence® (TQ). Each episode explores the hidden intelligence behind every human exchange — what actually decides an outcome between people, why expertise alone rarely produces the outcome you want, and what changes once you can see it.Hosted by John Patterson, Co-Founder and CEO of Influential U®. John is co-author, with Influential U® Co-Founder Kirkland Tibbels, of HIGH TQ: Why It Matters More Than Expertise.Take the free TQ Diagnostic™ at tqdiagnostic.com.
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