Jon Spiesman

Freeing Execs to work ON their business instead of IN their business.

You finally have time set for that romantic dinner date with your spouse.  Her favorite location, the smell of butter, garlic, and wine wafting from the kitchen as you imagine a plate of Veal Parmigiano.  The maitre’d seats you and you open the menu as you feel a familiar buzz from your jacket pocket….
Your phone ringing.  It's work…again.

You missed another of your son’s soccer games.  His dejected gaze at his shoes when you explain, it carves at your soul.  That look from your wife….all too familiar.  

You can see that your strategy is outdated, opportunities laying lonely on the table like those magazines articles you keep meaning to read.  

You just need time…you need to get ahead of a few things.  You need freedom to work on your business, not stuck feeling trapped in your business.

You sacrificed much to build your business.  You deserve success….you also deserve to live your life and enjoy what you have built, not be a slave to it.  You can regain your treasured personal time, you can pursue those business opportunities and catalyze the next level of growth.

If you recognize yourself here….there is hope.  You grew your business career one block at a time…the way out of this situation is the same….to grow out of it. 

I use proven coaching frameworks to target measurable improvement areas for your leadership.  True organizational change starts through courageous change with senior leaders like you.  I’m so confident in this process that I offer a results guarantee.  You will see measurable improvement or you don't pay.  What do you have to lose?

Managing Owner

"Culture eats strategy for breakfast" - Peter Drucker.  I help leaders intentionally build the culture of their organizations and exceed their goals.  Tala Peak Leadership works with leaders to analyze their situation and create a specific plan to shift the culture of the organization and create measurable results.

Most leaders already read to stay informed.

The problem is not access to ideas.
It is recall, application, and decision making when it matters.

In meetings and strategy sessions, the right insight often does not surface. Notes live across books, highlights, and apps. Strategic questions resurface. Good ideas stay theoretical.

I work with senior executives who want to close that gap.

Before working with me, they are often overwhelmed by what they have read.
After, they have decision ready thinking they can actually use.

My work focuses on one thing: enabling leaders to turn ideas into action by turning knowledge into executable decisions.

I do this by helping executives build structured thinking and decision systems from what they already know. This includes strategic reading approaches and AI powered tools designed to support clarity, retrieval, and application.

I also host The One Problem podcast, where leaders and experts explore how better thinking leads to better decisions.

I have trained and worked with executives through focused workshops and leadership engagements, helping them reduce time spent consuming information while increasing the quality and speed of their decisions.

A belief that guides my work:

Reading more is not the answer.
Intelligence is not the issue. Structure is.
Knowledge without a decision system is just noise.
Most leaders do not have a thinking problem. They have a retrieval problem.

People usually work with me through executive workshops, leadership training, and applied learning experiences. This includes my Applied Knowledge is Power workshop and related advisory work.

If you or your leadership team are learning constantly but still struggling to apply what you know, that is a conversation worth having.

📩 info@theinvisiblementor.com

Avil Beckford

Last week Derek Mildred presented me with this Certificate for the Rising Star Award. And I'm grateful for it. Despite a lot of turmoil, I've been posting consistently on social media.

Multi-Hyphenate Knowledge Curator | Building AI-Driven Business Tools for Leaders | Writer | Trainer | Podcast Host

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Reading ideas for leaders.

Not “must-reads.”
Not trends.
Just books that help you think more clearly about decisions, tradeoffs, and responsibility.

Because leadership isn’t built by volume.
It’s built by relevance.

#LeadershipThinking #AppliedKnowledge #StrategicLearning
#DecisionMaking


Hi! I’m Avil Beckford, the Book Queen 👑
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Evaluating new ideas?

Most ideas don’t fail because they’re bad.
They fail because they’re adopted too quickly or without enough thought.

Strong leaders slow the moment down just enough to ask better questions—before energy, time, and attention are committed.

The quality of your questions determines the quality of your decisions.

#LeadershipThinking #AppliedKnowledge #DecisionMaking
#StrategicLearning


Hi! I’m Avil Beckford, the Book Queen 👑
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My mission is to Make Knowledge Useful. Make People Unstoppable!


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Take time to find the right book for the problem I’m facing

Have preferences and criteria for what I read

Trust my judgment about what’s relevant or not

Ask questions and seek clarification instead of accepting ideas at face value

Disagree, adapt, or set ideas aside when they don’t fit my context


When reading to lead, it’s okay to slow down.

You’re not required to finish every book.
You’re not obligated to agree with the author.
And you don’t have to apply every idea you encounter.

Reading for leadership is about judgment, not compliance.

#LeadershipThinking #AppliedKnowledge #StrategicLearning
#DecisionMaking


Hi! I’m Avil Beckford, the Book Queen 👑
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My mission is to Make Knowledge Useful. Make People Unstoppable!


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AI video generation has officially entered its cinematic era.

Runway ML is now powering film-grade video from simple text prompts, with its Gen-4.5 model topping independent benchmarks. What stood out to me most isn’t just the visuals, but the control over motion, camera movement, and realism.

If you’re exploring AI for content creation, filmmaking, or brand storytelling, this is one tool worth understanding before everyone else catches up.

👉 Read the full breakdown on AI Mondays.

https://lnkd.in/ggY5XQhJ

#AIMondays #RunwayML #AIVideo #CreativeAI #ContentCreation #FutureOfMedia #AIForCreators #GenerativeAI

Hi! I’m Avil Beckford, the Book Queen 👑
And I’m also the Founder of The Invisible Mentor, Art of Learning Leadership Academy and The One Problem Podcast!
My mission is to Make Knowledge Useful. Make People Unstoppable!


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Learning isn’t difficult.
Judging what to learn next is.

When you’re leading, reading isn’t about consumption.
It’s about navigating ideas carefully, questioning assumptions, and knowing what applies to your context.

Not every book deserves the same level of attention.

#LeadershipThinking #AppliedKnowledge #StrategicLearning
#DecisionMaking


Hi! I’m Avil Beckford, the Book Queen 👑
And I’m also the Founder of The Invisible Mentor, Art of Learning Leadership Academy and The One Problem Podcast!
My mission is to Make Knowledge Useful. Make People Unstoppable!


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