The Corvus Effect
Welcome to the Corvus Effect, where we explore what it takes to succeed professionally and truly enhance all parts of your life. I'm your host, Scott Raven.
Each episode we go behind the scenes with leaders who've mastered the delicate harmony of growing their professional endeavors while protecting what matters most.
Ready to transform from Chief Everything Officer to achieving integration in all facets of your life.
Let's SOAR!
Episodes
99 episodes
Ep. 99: TL;DL - Stillness, Strategy, and Serial Success with Joe Mindak
Summary:This episode features a "Too Long, Didn't Listen" (TLDL) summary of my conversation with Joe Mindak, a serial entrepreneur with 25 years of proving that generosity scales. Joe founded The Connective, a vetted community gen...
Ep. 98: Why the Best Connectors Deserve a Paycheck with Joe Mindak
Episode Links:The Connective - https://www.theconnective.me/Nolodex - https://www.nolodex.com/LinkedIn: Joe Mindak -
Ep. 97: TL;DL - Checking Your Ego at the Door with Kendley Davenport
Summary:This episode features a "Too Long, Didn't Listen" (TLDL) summary of my conversation with Kendley Davenport, transformational CEO with over 30 years leading PE-backed and founder-led companies. I break down three key insigh...
Ep. 96: The 40% Error That Nearly Killed a $100 Million Company with Kendley Davenport
Episode Links:LinkedIn: Kendley Davenport - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kendleydavenport/Website: Kendley Davenport - https...
Ep. 95: TL;DL - The $213K Mistake Leaders Keep Making with Lisa Snow
Summary:This episode features a "Too Long, Didn't Listen" (TLDL) summary of my conversation with Lisa Snow, founder of On the Mend Wellness. After 17 years revolutionizing employee wellness, Lisa has discovered something powerful:...
Ep. 94: Wellness Is a Retention Strategy, Not a Perk with Lisa Snow
Episode Links:On the Mend Wellness - https://www.onthemendwellness.com/LinkedIn: Lisa Snow - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-snow-nyc/Summary:In this episode of The Corvus Effect, I sit down with Lisa ...
Ep. 93: TL;DL - Playing to Your Strengths with Brian Calvert
Summary:This episode features a "Too Long, Didn't Listen" (TL;DL) summary of my conversation with Brian Calvert, owner of Business Health Market. After 20 years in shopping center management, Brian pivoted when the Amazon effect h...
Ep. 92: Build a Business, Not a Job: Lessons from Brian Calvert
Episode Links:LinkedIn: Brian Calvert - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-calvert-31aa3a49/Website: Business Health Market -
Ep. 91: TL;DL - The Mess That Makes the Magic with Peter Jude Ricciardi and Jeff Litcofsky
Summary:This episode features a "Too Long, Didn't Listen" (TLDL) summary of my conversation with Peter Jude Ricciardi and Jeff Litcofsky, the dynamic duo behind Brandartica. Peter brings 15 years of Disney creative direction while...
Ep. 90: Disney Magic Meets Brand Rebellion with Peter Jude Ricciardi and Jeff Litcofsky
Episode Links:Brandartica - https://brandartica.comLinkedIn: Peter Jude Ricciardi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterjudericcia...
Ep. 89: TL;DL - Marketing, Motherhood, and the Messy Middle with Perry Sheraw
Summary:This episode features a "Too Long, Didn't Listen" (TLDL) summary of my conversation with Perry Sheraw, managing partner of Duma Marketing. Perry shares how her journalism background shaped her philosophy that marketing suc...
Ep. 88: From Send Button to Sailboats: Finding Freedom in Marketing with Perry Sheraw
Episode Links:Perry Sheraw - https://perrysheraw.com/Duma Marketing - https://www.dumacx.com/LinkedIn: Perry Sheraw -
Ep. 87: TL;DL - Seeing the Forest from the Trees with Mark Jehning
Summary:This episode features a "Too Long, Didn't Listen" (TLDL) summary of my conversation with Mark Jehning, founder and CEO of Acuity Dynamics. With over 35 years bringing Fortune 500 level business process optimization to orga...
Ep. 86: You Can't Fix What You Can't Measure with Mark Jehning
Episode Links:LinkedIn: Mark Jehning - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-jehning-mba-a397851a1Acuity Dynamics - ww...
Ep. 85: TL;DL - Second Chances and Business Exits with Jeff Parnell
Summary:This episode features a Too Long, Didn't Listen (TL;DL) summary of my conversation with Jeff Parnell, a fractional interim CEO with 30 years of operational leadership experience. After a 2018 life-saving heart transplant, ...
Ep. 84: The Heart of Transition: Life-Saving Lessons in Leadership with Jeff Parnell
Episode Links:LinkedIn: Jeff Parnell - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffparnell/Website: The Heart of Transition (Book - Release: Early 2026) -
Ep. 83: TL;DL - Investors Buy Stories, Not Spreadsheets with Lysle Wickersham
Summary:This episode features a "Too Long, Didn't Listen" (TL;DL) summary of my conversation with Lysle Wickersham, founder and principal strategist at Brand Think, who discovered through 30 years spanning ad agencies and investme...
Ep. 82: The Real Reason Investors Say Yes: Brand Capital with Lysle Wickersham
Episode Links:Brand Think Website - https://brandthink.bizEmail: Lysle at Brand Think - lysle@brandthink.bizLinkedIn: Lysle Wickersham - ...
Ep. 81: TL;DL - Three Lanes of Traffic: Finding Your Real Buyers with Christine Campbell Rapin
Summary:Christine Campbell Rapin, CEO of Clear Acceleration, Inc., has helped over 400 companies generate more than $1 billion in revenue through elegantly simple business growth strategies. In this TLDL summary, she introduces th...
Ep. 80: The Complexity Trap - Why Simple Beats Sophisticated with Christine Campbell Rapin
Episode Links:Website - https://www.ChristineCampbellRapin.comLinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/christinecampbe...
Ep. 79: TL;DL - Building Lifetime Clients, Not One-and-Dones with Mark Herre
Summary:This episode features a "Too Long, Didn't Listen" (TL;DL) summary of my conversation with Mark Herre, Founder and CEO of SEO Game. Mark reveals why true performance-based models create abundance through attribution, ...
Ep. 78: The Performance-Based Network with Mark Herre
Episode Links:SEO Game - https://www.seogame.comLinkedIn: Mark Herre - https://www.linkedin.com/in/seogame/Summary:<...
Ep. 77: TL;DL - Operations That Put People First with Sam Aarons
Summary:This episode features a "Too Long, Didn't Listen" (TL;DL) summary of my conversation with Sam Aarons, fractional COO and founder of Zoo House Media Group. Sam learned resilience through five separate natural disasters and ...
Ep. 76: Dumpster Fires to Dumpster Phoenixes with Sam Aarons
Episode Links: Zoo House Media Group - https://zhmg.coLinkedIn: Sam Aarons - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-aarons-dumpst...
Ep. 75: TL;DL - The Three Phases of Authentic Leadership with Drew Deraney
Summary:This episode features a "Too Long, Didn't Listen" (TL;DL) summary of my conversation with Drew Deraney, caregiver, family health coach, and host of From Caving In To Crushing It podcast. Drew shares his transformational Ma...