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What's Next with Eric Wood

Episode 19 - David Novak

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5714 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

David Novak is an American businessman, author and philanthropist. He is Founder and CEO of oGoLead and is Co-Founder and retired Chairman and chief executive officer of YUM! Brands Inc.. David joins Eric for an illuminating conversation about leadership, what motiavtes people, how we can become better each and every day and much more.

Transcript

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Anybody that's on your team, whatever the level, could be the janitor or it could be the vice president of technology.

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Everyone counts.

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Everybody's job is important, and if you all do your job well, then the results will come.

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Welcome to the next episode of What's Next with Eric Wood. Our next guest is the former CEO,

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chairman, and co-founder of YUM brands, David Novak. Yum Brands is the company that has KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut.

0:42.3

When David was in charge, when he was the CEO, they were doing $13 billion annually in

0:48.4

revenue and opening up six new restaurants a day globally.

0:53.4

Now David started a company called OGO Lead, which teaches

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heartwiring and hardwiring leadership skills through an online leadership development program,

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podcasts, blogs, and videos. David was recognized by Chief Executive Magazine as 2012 CEO of the

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year, one of the world's 30 best CEOs by Barron's,

1:14.1

one of the top people in business by Fortune, and one of the 100 best performing CEOs in the

1:19.4

world by Harvard Business Review. He's also the author of New York Times bestseller,

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Taking People With You. David gives incredible insights through this

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podcast that will help people in transition in their lives through leadership skills,

1:35.5

relationship with your wife and kids. It's incredible stuff. I learned so much through my time

1:40.8

with David and I know you will as well. Enjoy. David, thank you very much for your time this morning. It's an honor to have you on the show.

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Welcome to the show. Thank you very much, Eric. It's an honor to be asked.

1:53.0

Let's start off talking about your childhood. It's a remarkable story moving all over the country with your

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father and your family through his job.

2:03.1

And a lot of people would have made an excuse about this.

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And with your perspective, you talk about all the benefits of it.

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