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Nicolas Darveau-Garneau - Advisor to 1000 CEOs
Episode 20129th December 2025 • Authentic Leadership for Everyday People • Dino Cattaneo / Hoolibean
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My guest today is an old friend, Nicolas Darveau-Garneau. We met in business school a long time ago, and he went on to become Google's chief evangelist. In that role he advised over a thousand CEOs. He condensed all that wisdom in a brand new book that's called Be A Sequoia Not A Bonsaoi. The book explains how the top 5% of companies beat their competitors.

Before becoming Google's chief evangelist, Nick also started and sold 4 companies. In this conversation, we talk about how to figure out if you want to be an entrepreneur and how to assess your own strengths to find the right path, what truly differentiates exceptional leaders, why culture is one of the most underestimated strategic assets.

Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com

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Be A Sequoia Not A Bonsai on Amazon - Barnes and Noble Books A Million Book Shop

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nickdg

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