Icebug CEO David Ekelund: Sustainability, Collaboration & Wisdom Secrets for a Future-Driven World!
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In this episode, Icebug Co-Founder & CEO David Ekelund talks about the challenges of founding and running a family business, his people leadership approach but also his commitment to sustainability, and much more.
David Ekelund's Book Recommendations:
📌 The Inner game of Tennis: One of Bill Gates All-Time favorite books by W. Timothy Gallway - https://amzn.to/4b8PKh
📌 Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies - by Jim Collins - https://amzn.to/3vSR9Zr
📌 Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't - Jim Collins - https://amzn.to/3u7bREz
📌 Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts - by Brené Brown - https://amzn.to/3HuHz1K
📌 Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization - by Robert Kegan - https://amzn.to/3S7IABF
📌 Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life - by Edward O. Wilson - https://amzn.to/3OdaMC4
📌 The Tree of Yoga: The Definitive Guide to Yoga in Everyday Life - by B.K.Iyengar - https://amzn.to/3u2YGEA (Amazon affiliate link)
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00:00 Intro
01:27 Defining events
05:05 Lessons from Philosophy, Military & Journalism
10:51 The Million Dollar Project
13:00 Footwear and technology
14:06 Best and worst memories
16:15 Culture and accountability
20:32 Potentials
22:56 Future is now
29:43 Sustainable approach
38:39 Recognition
40:50 Values
42:59 Power of Collaboration
45:59 Balance
49:37 Philosophy 51:50 Book recommendation
53:59 Most important task
57:07 People development
1:06:46 Favorite piece of gear
1:07:15 More book recommendations
1:08:53 Last advice
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