Jon Yarian - Spark, 24 Concepts To Supercharge Your Work

Jon Yarian is a writer, speaker, serial entrepreneur and performance coach. He works with Chris at Sovereign and previously co-founded a brand design studio and a strategic communications consultancy. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina. This is Jon's first appearance on the Break It Down Show.

Unlike most business books, Mettler and Yarian never mention their own personal or business experiences, apart from their brief introductions. They don’t offer “hacks” for success, or prescriptive advice. Instead, using examples real people can relate to, they challenge readers to rethink commonly-held beliefs about leadership, entrepreneurship, achievement and growth.

Mettler – the founder of a private venture studio and two businesses acquired by a public company – and Yarian, a serial entrepreneur, speaker and performance coach – are making them accessible to professionals of all ages and backgrounds.

Written in everyday language, “Spark” breaks its concepts into three sections: 1) Concepts you work on within yourself (individual); 2) Concepts you work on with someone else (interpersonal); and 3) Concepts you work on in groups (organizational); and then puts them all together.

Written for those who aren’t finding purpose in bloated organizations, and who don’t like to hold meetings for meetings’ sake, “Spark” challenges readers to think about the life they want to live, instead of just getting through.