Guest Bio:John Winsor is a highly regarded entrepreneur, author, and speaker with a deep focus on innovation and the future of work. His extensive career includes founding Radar Communications, which was sold to CP+B in 2007, where he embraced co-creation and strategy to enhance market intelligence. Winsor's early entrepreneurial ventures also involved building a magazine publishing company that centered on sports like mountain biking and extreme skiing. This venture was notably successful, leading to the turnaround of Women's Sports & Fitness and the launch of The Gravity Games, later sold to Condé Nast.Winsor is not only recognized for his thought leadership in advertising and business strategy but also as a significant voice in discussions about talent management and the changing workforce landscape. His insights have been published in prestigious outlets like The Harvard Business Review and The Guardian. At the heart of his professional journey is a profound commitment to exploring and leveraging the potential of crowdsourcing and open talent, themes that are prevalent in his talks and writings, including his book co-authored with Jin H. Paik on open talent solutions.Core Topics:Early Digital Nomad Experience: Winsor discusses his early adoption of the digital nomad lifestyle, setting up a satellite connection in a remote Mexican village, which allowed him the flexibility to balance life and work remotely long before it became mainstream.Cultural Impact on Business Philosophy: Reflecting on his experiences abroad, particularly in Mexico and Paris, Winsor explains how exposure to different cultures has deepened his approach to business and innovation, advocating for a slower, more observant engagement with new environments.Open Talent and Innovation: John dives into the concept of 'open talent,' contrasting it with traditional employment and explaining how this model has influenced industries by decentralizing how work is performed and emphasizing the importance of aligning tasks with outcomes.Revolutionizing Industries through Crowdsourcing: Winsor shares a compelling story about how his company, Victors and Spoils, leveraged crowdsourcing to win a major contract with Harley-Davidson, showcasing the potential of open innovation to disrupt established market norms and propel businesses forward.Resources:Learn more about John Winsor:WebsiteLinkedInInstagramXFacebookLearn more about Josh Linkner:WebsiteYouTubeLinkedInInstagramXFacebookABOUT MIC DROP:Hear from the world’s top thought leaders and experts, sharing tipping point moments, strategies, and approaches that led to their speaking career success. Throughout each episode, host Josh Linkner, #1 Innovation keynote speaker in the world, deconstructs guests’ Mic Drop moments and provides tactical tools and takeaways that can be applied to any speaking business, no matter its starting point. You'll enjoy hearing from some of the top keynote speakers in the industry including: Ryan Estis, Alison Levine, Peter Sheahan, Seth Mattison, Cassandra Worthy, and many more. Mic Drop is sponsored by ImpactEleven.Learn more at: MicDropPodcast.comABOUT THE HOST:Josh Linkner — a New York Times bestselling author — is a rare blend of business, art, and science.On the business front, he’s been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which created over 10,000 jobs and sold for a combined value of over $200 million. He’s the co-founder and Managing Partner of Muditā (moo-DEE-tah) Venture Partners - an early-stage venture capital firm investing in groundbreaking technologies. Over the last 30 years, he’s helped over 100 startups launch and scale, creating over $1 billion in investor returns. He’s twice been named the EY Entrepreneur of The Year and is the recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award.While proud of his business success, his roots are in the dangerous world of jazz music. Josh has been playing guitar in smoky jazz clubs for 40 years, studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, and has performed over 1000 concerts around the world. His experiences in both business and music led him to become one of the world’s foremost experts on innovation. Joshis the co-founder and Chairman of Platypus Labs, a global research, training, and consulting firm. Today, he’s on a mission to help leaders Find A Way™ through creative problem-solving, inventive thinking, and ingenuity.Learn more about Josh: JoshLinkner.comSPONSORED BY AMPLIFY PUBLISHING GROUP:Partnering with CXOs, keynote speakers, change makers, and other visionary leaders, Amplify Publishing Group (APG) is a leader in the hybrid publishing space with more than twenty years of experience acquiring, producing, marketing, and distributing books. Passionate about ideas and voices that need to be heard, they're known for launching books that start engaging and timely conversations. At each turn, they have been at the forefront of innovation ...
