069: “Survivor-preneurship” and Shifting Toxic Cultures

“Everyone’s got an idea but not everyone has balls to bring it to market.”

– Paul Szyarto

On this episode of The Pivotal Leader, Gina Trimarco interviewed Paul Szyarto, a globally recognized expert in entrepreneurship, business leadership and self-defense. He is highly sought-after for his executive coaching and business leadership training. Known for applying the principles of Krav Maga – the Israeli self-defense system – into everyday business and life scenarios, Szyarto has trained hundreds of law enforcement professionals and groups of NFL players, in addition to business executives and entrepreneurs. He’s also co-founder of the VMMA Fitness franchise.

Podcast Topics Include:

• Paul’s VMAA strategy on martial arts and when VMMA started
• Turning your hobby into a scalable business
• Paul explains true entrepreneurship and “survivor-preneurship”
• Never Broke(n) Paul’s new book on lessons of entrepreneurship and survival
• Stress Management - Paul talks about one of the greatest lessons on how being adaptable can get you through any situation
• Paul shares advice to shift a stagnant or toxic organizational culture
• What to do when there is no one to change poor leadership
• Motivating and engaging your talent and understanding your talent needs
• Best practices to ensure being the best possible leader you can be
• Being a leader and CEO - Paul discusses support and mentorship he needs

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