#0045 - Whitney Johnson Explains How To Disrupt Yourself

<div>On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber talks with acclaimed author and the CEO of WLJ Advisors, Whitney Johnson. </div> <div> </div> <div>Whitney is a former Wall Street Analyst and is the cofounder of the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen in which they invested in at least one unicorn. She is also an executive coach, speaker, and innovation thinker who was recently named one of the most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50. </div> <div> </div> <div>She also is the author of “Build an A-Team” and the critically acclaimed author of “Disrupt Yourself” among other books. Lastly, Whitney hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself podcast, where every week she explores her passion for personal disruption through engaging conversations with disruptors. You can find the podcast at: <a class="autolinked" href= "http://whitneyjohnson.com/disrupt-yourself-podcast/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-behavior= "truncate">http://whitneyjohnson.com/disrupt-yourself-podcast/</a></div> <div> </div> <div>We invite all of our listeners to get involved with our program by visiting: <a href="https://established.us/programs" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">established.us/programs</a>. This is the best way to get notified of the various startup opportunities that we come across while working with various partner organizations and in a number of ecosystems across the country.</div> <div> </div> <div>Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at <a href="http://www.est.us/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">www.est.us</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Checkout Startup of the Year at <a href= "http://www.startupofyear.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">www.startupofyear.com/</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: <a href="http://www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">www