Do you have an example of how an organization embraced the concept of break it to fix it?

Josh Linkner (Author & CO-Founder, Platypus Labs)

Josh Linkner provides an example from his latest book, Big Little Breakthroughs, that demonstrates how creativity can lead to success. He talks about how an individual at a small mortgage company flipped the whole company upside down by looking at the industry in a new way with amazing results.

Josh Linkner

Author & CO-Founder, Platypus Labs Josh Linkner is on a mission to help everyday people become everyday innovators. He has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million and is a New York Times bestselling author (four books and counting.) Previously, Josh was the founding CEO of Detroit Venture partners helping over 100 tech startups get off the ground. Today, Josh serves as Chairman and co-founder of Platypus Labs, an innovation research, training, and consulting firm. He has twice been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is the recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award.

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Josh Linkner

Author & CO-Founder, Platypus Labs

Josh Linkner is on a mission to help everyday people become everyday innovators.
He has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million and is a New York Times bestselling author (four books and counting.) Previously, Josh was the founding CEO of Detroit Venture partners helping over 100 tech startups get off the ground. Today, Josh serves as Chairman and co-founder of Platypus Labs, an innovation research, training, and consulting firm. He has twice been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and is the recipient of the United States Presidential Champion of Change Award.

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Tracey Fitzpatrick

Tracey Fitzpatrick

Sarder TV Anchor & Former Market News Video Anchor

Tracey is a Telly Award winning producer and reporter and has spent over a decade at Cablevision. She also has had stints at Time Warner’s NY1 News, and recently a financial news anchor with Market News Video.

Tracey is the recipient of several industry awards including, a Cable Ace Nominee, and is a three time Telly Award winning producer/reporter.

In addition, she writes for Examiner.com, an online news and entertainment site with a focus on fashion and fundraising, and also creates content for Wochit, an award-winning video creation platform.

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