{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Future Proof","title":"An Operating System for Your Life and Your Business with Bryan and Stephanie Neale","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0757d2d2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3548,"description":"They swapped CEO seats on a family vacation. This one decisive role shift changed the trajectory of their business.\nBryan Neale, founder of Blind Zebra, and wife Stephanie Neale, Blind Zebra’s CEO and Integrator, sit down with Scott Eckart and tell the story of how they combined their strengths to create a company that promotes a healthy, sustainable approach to sales.\n\nBryan and Stephanie discuss the challenges of working together as a married couple and business partners, the importance of knowing your identity outside the business, and the wisdom in acknowledging that no entrepreneur starts out knowing what they’re doing. Plus, Scott answers questions from Bryan and Stephanie about mentorship and the future of leader development programs.\n\nIn this episode, you'll hear about:\nThe importance of having operating systems for your life and your business\nThe valuable role of integrators and visionaries\nThe return of authenticity in the age of AI\n\nThings to listen for:\n(00:00) Meet Bryan and Stephanie Neale\n(01:43) What it means to make selling simple\n(06:02) How Bryan and Stephanie started their life together\n(10:35) A fatal flaw in family businesses\n(15:29) Changing roles\n(19:09) The importance of embracing vulnerability and failure\n(25:09) Work-life integration\n(28:20) Struggling with mattering and identity\n(39:20) Changing Blind Zebra’s business model\n(50:53) Business in the age of AI\n(53:12) Embracing authenticity in sales\n(54:15) Leadership development is slowing down\n\nResources:\nBryan Neale’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanneale/ \nStephanie Neale’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniesummersthompson/ \nBlind Zebra LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blind-zebra/\nBlind Zebra website: https://blind-zebra.com/ \n\nJoin the Velocity Network: https://www.velocoaches.com/  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R8Jh5Gdtwc4BRcUrjB8UCVsc3l40FUbtCRPAbhjCE9g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mM2Mx/NDEwMjEzZGE0YzI0/OTI1ZmFjYmY0MmZm/Zjc4MS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}