This episode is a live recording from a Powderkeg Executive Summit, where you are going to hear a very special conversation about creativity, vulnerability, and play at work. We're joined on stage by two of our very best friends and musical collaborators, Max Yoder and Jeb Banner, who also happen to be remarkable leaders and entrepreneurs in the Powderkeg community. 

Max Yoder was the CEO and co-founder of Lessonly, a learning management software acquired in 2021 by Seismic, a global leader of sales enablement. Max is also the author of a couple of powerful books, Do Better Work, and also To See It, Be It. Max loves to share his ideas on better work, wholeness, compassion, and leadership.

Jeb Banner is our other guest in today's conversation, and he is currently the CEO at Opendate, a live music automation platform that helps venues manage calendars, ticketing, artist discovery, and more. 

Before Opendate, Jeb was most recently CEO and co-founder of Boardable, a board management software company.

He has also been a founder and investor in several other companies and nonprofits, including Smallbox, a brand experience company, the Speakeasy, the first coworking space in Indianapolis and Musical Family Tree, an online archive of Indiana music.

00:56 Max Yoder on Creativity and Tinkering

01:53 Jeb Banner on Creativity and Business

03:36 The Power of Music and Improvisation

15:07 Embracing Vulnerability and Love in Business

26:30 Actionable Takeaways and Final Thoughts

By listening to this episode you will learn:

• About the transformative power of tinkering and play in any business
• How to navigate judgment and criticism while embracing vulnerability at work
• Actionable takeaways on creativity, risk, and finding your flow

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Links and resources mentioned in this episode:

Companies and organizations: 

• Musical Family Tree
• the Speakeasy
• Smallbox
• Boardable
• Opendate
• To See It, Be It
• Seismic
• Elevate Ventures

People:

• Sangram Vajre
• Jeb Banner
• Max Yoder
• Nate Spangle
• Christopher (Toph) Day
• Matt Hunckler

Books:

• Do Better Work
• To See It, Be It
• MOVE: The 4-question Go-to-Market Framework