We’re diving deep into transformation this week! Our latest episode of the Social Chameleon Show brings you an unforgettable conversation with Ted Santos, the “professional troublemaker” and leadership disruptor who’s shaking up everything you thought you knew about success—at work AND home.
Challenging Success, Embracing Chaos
Ted’s mission? To help leaders and CEOs create problems instead of avoiding them—because true innovation and growth live on the other side of “chaos.” If your business (or your life) has been stuck in “we’re already good,” you might be heading toward complacency and obsolescence. Ted shares mind-blowing cautionary tales: From Sony’s Walkman to Blockbuster’s missed Netflix moment, and how companies (and people) get blindsided by disruption when they cling to outdated beliefs.
Neuroplasticity & Breaking Old Patterns
Ted and Tyson get real about why humans resist change—hint: it’s all about those neurological pathways (neuroplasticity, anyone?). If you love stretching your thinking (or want to get better at it), Ted shows why being comfortable with uncertainty is the superpower every leader and innovator needs. He even breaks down how our childhood experiences (sometimes as early as age 3!) can shape the way we show up at work and in relationships, often without us realizing it.
Love, Divorce & The $330 Billion Problem No One Talks About
Prepare to have your perspective flipped: Ted’s book, Here’s Why You Can’t Find Love, explores how broken personal relationships are quietly draining billions out of corporate America in lost productivity. Divorce isn’t just a personal crisis—it’s an economic one, with repercussions that ripple everywhere.
Practical Takeaways:
Don’t just solve problems—create them (intentionally!) if you want true breakthroughs.
Practice asking more (and better) questions, not just seeking confirmation of your beliefs.
Befriend someone outside your comfort zone—there’s magic in embracing difference.
If you catch yourself disagreeing, pause. Listen to truly understand, not just to reply.
Remember: Love is a byproduct of a great relationship, not its foundation.
We’re taught to avoid problems and crave certainty—but what if the real growth happens when we dive right into chaos? As Ted Santos put it on the show, "If you’re the CEO of a company and you are not intentionally creating problems, you should be fired or retrained immediately."
Enjoy the episode!
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Meet Ted Santos
Ted Santos is not your typical business strategist—he’s a leadership disruptor who challenges the status quo and trains and develops CEOs, executives, and entrepreneurs to create problems instead of solving them to fuel breakthrough growth. As the creator of the Disruptive Leadership Model, Ted equips leaders to master chaos, engineer transformation, and scale the impossible without breaking their businesses—or themselves.
With a background in turning struggling companies into market leaders, Ted’s unconventional strategies have helped businesses achieve what once seemed unimaginable, including doubling productivity in months and breaking through growth ceilings.
His expertise extends beyond boardrooms—Ted’s groundbreaking book, "Here’s Why You Can’t Find Love," reveals how personal struggles, like broken relationships, cost U.S. businesses over $300 billion annually and provides tools for leaders to fix the hidden leaks that sabotage success.
Ted doesn’t just talk about breakthroughs—he creates them. Whether it’s scaling during rapid growth, transforming culture, or leading through chaos, Ted brings game-changing insights that resonate deeply with high-achievers looking to think bigger, act bolder, and dominate their industries.
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✨ Weekly Challenge ✨
This week's challenge to intentionally befriend someone you believe you don't like. Ted Santos recommends that you take the time to really get to know this person, even if you have preconceived ideas or emotional reactions about them. Often, Ted explains, our dislike is based on an interpretation or association they trigger in us—maybe they remind us of someone else or have a quality we’re unconsciously reacting to.
By pushing yourself to connect with and understand someone outside your comfort zone, you might discover more common ground than you expected, recognize your own biases, and gain a new perspective. Ted suggests this can be a truly enriching experience and even more valuable than connecting with those you already consider close.
So, your challenge: Go out and intentionally befriend someone you think you don’t like. Get to know them with an open mind. You may be surprised what you learn—about them and about yourself!
SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE
Here's Why You Can't Find Love by Ted Santos
SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham
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