If you are looking for a spark of inspiration, check out the book, Two Beats Ahead: What Musical Minds Teach Us About Innovation by Panos A. Panay and R. Michael Hendrix. After reading the book, I knew I had to have them join me on my Virtual Campfire podcast. So we recorded an episode, and I can't wait to release it.

In Two Beats Ahead, Panos and Michael interview some of the nation's top musicians and business leaders about how they approach innovation differently. They speak with Beyonce, Ph…

"People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill; they want a quarter-inch hole." - Theodore Levitt

Have you ever taken a marketing class? I remember taking quite a few in my college years, and I have never forgotten one of the foundations of modern marketing: Marketing Myopia.

So, what is Marketing Myopia anyway? It is a concept introduced by Theodore Levitt in the 1960s that describes the ill-fated business practice of being too focused on selling products and services rather than seeing the "…

I am extremely grateful for so many of you who have picked up a copy of my new book “Climbing The Right Mountain: Navigating the Journey to An Inspired Life.” The book is for leaders at all stages who currently feel unfulfilled in their lives or careers. In the book, I take you through the guideposts to help you navigate your path. The book is great for anyone who is going through a period of transition.

You can grab your copy here. I would love to know what you think of the book. An Amazon rev…

One of the books that I recently read that has me thinking is Soundtracks by Jon Acuff. I had two reasons for picking it up, Jon Acuff (I am a huge fan) and the title (I love, music soundtracks especially when they are done well). Jon is an accomplished author with seven books under his belt, but I think this one is his best work.

Simply put, we all have soundtracks playing in our heads that have us overthinking almost everything. Jon proposes that overthinking isn’t a personality trait; it is …

"The main character of any living system is openness." - Ilya Romanovich Prigogine

Have you ever been part of a group where there was one person who completely changed the dynamics? Maybe they were aggressive, or loud, or just plain old negative all the time. I am sure you have experienced this… I most definitely have.

As I have worked with leaders and their teams over the years, I have realized something fascinating related to group dynamics, and it is grounded in nature.

I have come to see …

Travelling can be scary. You could get lost with no sense of direction of where you are and no one to talk to. It would be a nightmare. But there are some people who simply enjoy the wanderlust of being in the unknown. They are the overly curious people that just want to know more about the world around them. Journey with your host, Tony Martignetti and his guest, the public speaker and renowned author, Eric Weiner. Eric is a New York Times bestselling author of books such as Geography of Bliss …

I took this photo over Father's Day weekend during a long overdue trip to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. It is a truly amazing art installation because the entire room, including the people who enter it, becomes part of the canvas. Anila Quayyum Agha, a Pakistani-American cross-disciplinary artist, created this sculptural chamber of light and shadow that she called, All the Flowers Are for Me. This luminous installation provides an opportunity to contemplate the differences an…

Key Conversations for Leaders: Inspired Leadership Through Employee Enrichment

Tony Martignetti is a leadership advisor, entrepreneur, idea generator, and people connector. He brings together practical experience, formal training, and extreme curiosity, to elevate leaders and equip them with the tools to navigate through change and unlock their true potential.

Before becoming a leadership development consultant, he was a finance and strategy executive with experience working with some of the w…

I recently re-discovered an amazing poem from David Whyte called Just Beyond Yourself, and I wanted to share it with you because I think it holds such a powerful message:

Just beyond yourself

It’s where you need to be

Half a step into self-forgetting and the rest restored by what you’ll meet

There is a road always beckoning

When you see the two sides of it closing together at that far horizon and deep in the foundations of your own heart at exactly the same time,

That’s how you know it’s t…

Mindfulness practice helps people from all walks of life to de-stress, but if you’re living the high-octane lifestyle of the successful, you probably need it even more. Daniel Gutierrez, a successful business life coach and CEO of Daniel Gutierrez Companies encapsulates this in his book Radical Mindfulness, where he discusses the need to “explore the deepest depths” in order to “get to the highest tops.” Joining Tony Martignetti on the show, Daniel talks about several important flashpoints in hi…