Entelechy Leadership Stories

Conscious Leadership: Mark & Kirstin interview by Chaitali Desai Hello my fellow rebels, says Chaitali, as she welcomes us to her The Beauty Confidential Lounge" podcast. Chaitali has a colorful background from the traditional sciences of Molecular Genetics & Medical Technology to the more esoteric and spiritual sciences of Human Design, Reiki, Emotional Freedom Technique, NLP, Intuitive, and so much more. She says, "I have learned how to embrace my inner Rebel to become a change maker at the forefront of a ripple effect for generations to come." Join Chaitali weekly for real talk and practical ways to create this transformation within and without for yourself. She will explore different topics from confidence, empowerment, mindset, beauty, motherhood, leadership, and business just to name a few along with ways to take action in your life to create the transformation you desire. Subscribe, rate, and review her show at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-beauty-confidential-lounge/id1593726487

Rishon graduated from the Wharton School with a degree in entrepreneurial management. From concert promotion, to co-founding Brick Wall Management, 10x Management and 10x Ascend, he has imbued his passions with purpose. Rishon's first book published by HarperCollins Leadership was released in Sept 2020. Game Changer: How To Be 10x in the Talent Economy, reveals the strategies companies and individuals can take to become 10x. Rishon Blumberg https://10xmanagement.com/ (Rishon's Website) Rishon graduated from the Wharton School with a degree in entrepreneurial management. From concert promotion, to co-founding Brick Wall Management, 10x Management and 10x Ascend, he has imbued his passions with purpose. Rishon's first book published by HarperCollins Leadership was released in Sept 2020. Game Changer: How To Be 10x in the Talent Economy, reveals the strategies companies and individuals can take to become 10x. https://instagram.com/10xmanagement (@10xmanagement on Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/10xManagement (Rishon's Facebook group) https://twitter.com/10xmgmt (@10xmgmt on Twitter) Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Kirstin Gooldy

Our guest is Dr. Dionne Payn from Newcastle, Australia. “I teach investors how to make double-digit returns through ethical property investing as I believe that together we can end homelessness,” says Dr. Payn. Dr Dionne Payn is co-founder and CEO of High Impact Property Investments. She specializes in partnering with investors looking for double-digit returns with projects that provide affordable and sustainable homes. Right now, they are building affordable and sustainable rental homes for women over 55, the fastest-growing group facing homelessness. She says, "We do this because we believe that through social enterprise and private investment we can transform lives and end homelessness, particularly in vulnerable women and children." https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KQWn-UztVN0XoyS5O4JG1ICCB52WSN3d/view?usp=sharing (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KQWn-UztVN0XoyS5O4JG1ICCB52WSN3d/view?usp=sharing) hhttps://www.hipi.global/ (ttps://www.hipi.global/) hthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dionnepayn/ (tps://www.linkedin.com/in/dionnepayn/) Dionne Payn Dr. Dionne Payn is the Founder of High Impact Property Investments. They specialise in partnering investors looking for double digit returns with projects that provide affordable and sustainable homes. Dionne has a PhD in Natural Products Chemistry, has project managed a number of property developments around Byron Bay (NSW, Australia) and has helped over 30 investors to achieve double digit returns through property. These property projects range from small one into two subdivisions up to larger co-living projects. Dionne's first taste of ethical property development came in 2017 / 2018, when she project managed a 14 townhouse project. This development delivered affordable rental and owner occupied homes in an area well known for its high level of housing unaffordability. https://www.highimpactpropertyinvestments.com.au/ (Dionne 's Website) https://instagram.com/dionnepayn (@dionnepayn on Instagram) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs-N5eB8tdd3ucJKw5TKjqQ (Dionne on YouTube) Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Kirstin Gooldy

We are back for another great interview in our Entelechy Series   In today's episode, we chat with Tames Rietjek. Tames is an accomplished C-Level Executive with expertise and proven successes in financial markets, sustainability performance, financial crime prevention, stakeholder management, and business data science.  Currently, Tames is the Business Development at Ocean Cleanup, a company whose mission is to rid the oceans of plastic. He was first involved with environmental impact when he developed and launched an exchange in carbon emission rights, and carbon credits under the Kyoto protocol. Under this project, they were cleaning up dirty air, also known as the abusive consequences of economic development. The project was intended to have countries share the burden of the cost of global warming. However, the market on the Kyoto protocol was flooded with financial crime which took away the basis of trust in the carbon credit itself. It was during a raid by the national security agencies at the Euro exchanges in carbon credits who were investigating the number of criminal transactions that were facilitated by those exchanges. Tames was responsible for financial crime prevention and regulatory compliance and risk management of the Exchange, which proved to be the one where they could not find any criminal transaction.  There are about 30,000 to 35,000 rivers in the world. But only about 1000  rivers are responsible for 80% to 85% of the plastic that reaches the ocean. Most of these rivers are located in Southeast Asia & Central and South America. This already reduces the problem to very specific geographic areas. Oceans cleanup believes that by taking one step at a time,  we could get rid of all the legacy plastic that's in the ocean. The journey started by involving a very scientific and technology-driven approach by first identifying the problem and running a few pilot projects to see what technology and what approach would serve the solution best.  The ocean is filled with legacy plastics because of a lack of filtered systems from when the plastic is consumed to when it ends up in the ocean.   Tames and his team are now deploying river technology solutions that catch plastic or catch trash before it reaches the ocean. So to not only take out the legacy plastic but also make sure that the tap is closed and it doesn't continue to grow. When it comes to leading a team working on trying to find solutions in search of a complex project, a lot of team dynamics come into play.  As a leader, the organization itself is spending a lot of time and effort to facilitate that psychological safety. People are encouraged to speak up. We have a lot of group meetings. We share a lot of the knowledge internally and everyone's invited to chip in their, 2 cents.  In summary, the way to effect this change is to change the mindset of people and the society as a whole. You can reach out to Tames on: Website: http://oceancleanup.com (theoceancleanup.com) LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamesrietdijk/ (Tames Rietdjik) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOceanCleanup (Theoceancleanup) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoceancleanup/ (Theoceancleanup) Tames Rietdijk Tames Rietdijk, 55 years old, with a background in sustainable banking and finance, supported by technology services, in an international, B2B context. Solid knowledge of financial accounting, product management and trading mechanisms. My 35-year career includes the launch of the trading platform in carbon emission rights and a solution provider for financial crime prevention as a CEO/co-founder. Currently the Head of Business Development for the Ocean Cleanup, where our mission is to rid to oceans and rivers of plastics. Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Kirstin Gooldy

We are back for another great interview in our Entelechy Series   In today's episode, we chat with Jinny Uppal, an award-winning author, business leader, and team builder.  She has over 20+ year track record of driving transformational growth in Fortune 500 telecom, e-commerce, and retail businesses including companies like Khol, Bed Bath & Beyond, Macy's, IBM, etc Jinny's recent book titled IN/Action: Rethinking the path to results, where she helps you leverage the power of a thoughtful pause to discover newer paths to great results while exploring the downside of the prevalent cultural bias toward unnecessary and counter-productive action. The book captures insights into the benefits of reflective thinking and thoughtful pauses while presenting a less stressful and more efficient way of achieving more by “doing” less.  Jinny got inspired to write this book after she found herself without a conventional job in 2020, she had always worked in a highly structured environment where action-oriented people were valued, and not being in this kind of space really distressed her. At that low point of her life, Jinny self-analyzed and realized her career had a couple of pivots. Every time she was about to start a new career, she had come from a moment of downtime. This period of non-action made her realize that what really drives great progress is inaction. Jinny gives a few pointers on how to help inaction give you results: Strategic inaction implies a choice. If you're thinking long-term, its being here for the long game. It's not about doing this today for the sake of doing it. It's doing this because you want to live to see another day.  If you're working in a very complex and dynamic environment, very often the thing to do is wait for better information to come along or wait for things to sort themselves out. So you are not interfering with the flow of what's happening. People who are very action-oriented, are almost overacting at this point.  You don't need to because you're wasting your own mental bandwidth, physical time, and doing things that are not needed.  In the book, she stresses it's all about taking thoughtful pauses, long enough for creative ideas to come through. Letting intuition make room for creation to come through you, as opposed to you chasing the idea.  As a leader, you can't mandate your people to change but if you live this way yourself as a leader and people see the consequences, the change in your behavior they will do what you are doing. When it comes to team collaboration, the pause experienced enhances communication. The power of verbal silence in conversations, negotiations, in team meetings. There's a science to prove that something as simple as a thoughtful pause of a few seconds in a meeting just leads to better outcomes for a team meeting. In conclusion, the first steps you can start doing are building restorative habits and giving yourself intermittent breaks throughout the day. Very few people truly control their schedules. You can't take a day off or days off at once, but instead, develop a habit of taking 10-minute breaks once a day, or a couple of times a week and do nothing, allowing your mind to declutter.  You can connect with Jinny on the following platforms  Jinny's Website: https://www.jinnyuppal.com/ (jinnyupal.com) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jinnyuppal/ (jinnyupal) Book: https://www.jinnyuppal.com/book (IN/ACTION: Rethinking the path into results) Jinny Uppal Jinny Uppal is a technology and business strategist and senior leader with a 20+ year career growing and transforming Fortune 500 telecom, ecommerce and retail businesses. She is currently a Speaker, Investor, Consultant and Board Advisor. In her new book, IN/ACTION: Rethinking the Path to Results, Jinny Uppal explores the downside of the prevalent cultural bias for action even when it's unnecessary or counter-productive. Capturing insights...

We are back for another great interview in our Entelechy Series.  In today's episode, we chat with Geeta Sidhu Robb. She is an Author, Speaker, Life Coach, CEO & Founder Nosh Detox. She also sits on the board of a Montessori group and is the Chair of Women's Development Board, a Microloan Foundation a women's empowerment and poverty alleviation charity supporting women in Southern Africa.  Geeta's story starts when she was very successful but suddenly she lost everything and had to start her life from scratch. This included having to live with her friend as she looked for a new job. That was where Geeta started https://noshdetox.com/ (noshdetox.com) which is an organic food and juice program delivery business back in 2008. As a business leader and a charity chair, Geeta believes in living & leading from her purpose. Standing up for what you believe in and having the courage to change the course of the river.   As the chair of Microloan Foundation, Geeta says that the benefits of empowering one woman has a ripple effect in that she uses the resources to grow her family, and benefit the community at large.  She says that the moment we start to see the world as a community, then we are able to contribute to not just cases in the developing world but right where you are in your neighborhood.  Geeta encourages corporates to have more compassion and not just take resources but remember that the priority is on the people who live in those communities where the resources are found.  Her work in Montessori teaches children to grow at their own pace so that they don't feel wrong about not growing at someone else's pace. This eventually creates strong and stable adults. She is now scaling this model of teaching children to areas that have refugee children. In that way, breaking the vicious cycle of children who are faced with trauma and that's all they grow up knowing. In conclusion, Geeta says Change is inevitable and suffering is totally optional. So you must constantly work on yourself because you are the biggest impediment to your own growth.  You can reach Geeta at: Geeta's Website: https://noshdetox.com/ (Nosh Detox) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geetasidhurobb/?hl=en (@geetasidhurobb) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geetasidhu/?originalSubdomain=uk (Geeta Sidhu Robb) Microloan Foundation:https://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/ ( Microloan Foundation)

We are back for another great interview in our Entelechy Series    In today's episode, we chat with Anita Gardyne, the CEO of Onēva, an in-home care platform allowing enterprises and government agencies to connect employees and their families with trusted caregivers and service providers. Onēva technology app connects FBI background check caregivers who provide in-home services like infant/child care, elder care, special needs care, pet care with individuals or companies offering their employees benefits such as these.  Anita grew up in the 80s when she went to UC Berkley to study economics & economics in Black communities.  One of the eye-opening lessons for her was seeing the disparity in neighborhoods & communities based on their color. A good example of this was despite growing up in Richmond California, which was next to Silicon Valley, her community never seemed to grow from it. She later got an MBA in economics & economics in the black community. While she studied, she also worked in technology for AT&T and later on moved up in her career to join companies such as Levi Straus, Bell & Seagate.  All along Anita had at the back of her mind how growing up, she was her family's caregiver. She had to take care of her niece and nephews who were autistic. Fast forward to years later, Anita had to stay home to raise her children while taking care of her parents, When it was time to go back to work, she tried to find a caregiver to fill her needs of taking care of her parents and her children but, she couldn't find a caregiver she trusted to look after her family.  Anita identified a gap in the homecare system and built Onēva to fill it. Onēva, brings a blend of technology (AI), emotional intelligence (EI), and Spiritual Intelligence (SI). Onēva means Trust. One of the benefits of using Onēva is that it's an employee benefits app. Through strong mentorship and partnership with Microsoft and Acrisure, Anita and her team have been able to build into the app a section where employers can add Onēva into their HR systems so that employees can benefit from having access to trusted care and in turn helps employers attract and retain employees. In addition to this, Onēva is bridging the gap between unskilled/skilled workers getting access to well-paying jobs in that the caregivers on the platform are able to set their own rates and hours, therefore creating new small business owners, and leveling the playing field.    In conclusion, Anita wants entrepreneurs to know that every founder has their own journey and every journey has lessons in the form of challenges.  You can find more information about Onēva on Onēva Website: https://www.oneva.com/ (Onēva.com) LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/agardyne/ (Anita Gardyne) Anita Gardyne Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Kirstin Gooldy

Today, we talk with Troy Akin, the founder of Eco Sports. Troy's story: "I was an NCAA tennis player that always had a passion for health and marketing. I turned vegan for health reasons in 2019. I was playing golf with another vegan friend one day and he asked if my golf glove was vegan. I didn't even think about the fact that sports products could be vegan. After going down the rabbit hole, just about every sport uses animal products mainly including leather for Balls. But even Tennis uses sheep skin in their tennis balls. Not to mention most of these products you can't recycle or aren't biodegradable. I sought to change that. So In November 2021, Eco Sports is releasing Eco Friendly sporting goods. We will continue to add more products each quarter so we can be the go-to sporting goods store to a) help save the planet; b) have a non-animal product option; and c) exceed the quality and durability of sporting goods currently out there. Troy Akin https://ecosports.com (Troy's Website) Eco Sports is a sustainable sporting goods company. With Global Warming, Animal Welfare, and a Less Toxic work environment in mind, Eco Sports was created. Eco Sports uses a Biodegradable, Recyclable, Vegan material for all its Sporting Goods with can't be found in mainstream Sporting Good Stores. This material is as durable and high quality as any pig or cow skin. Our initial products are focusing on enhancing leather intensive products like Basketballs, Footballs, Soccer Balls, Volleyballs, and Baseball Gloves. Eco Sports is also committed to making the packaging sustainable and to never use plastic or aluminum. Eco Sports promises to give back by donating 10% of the profits immediately to plant trees across the nation on the consumers behalf. We have a goal of improving and evolving all sporting goods with a non animal product, improving our earth we all love and share, and giving back and partnering with many organizations doing the RIGHT THING. https://instagram.com/troyakin (@troyakin on Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/EcoSportsSaveEarth (Troy's Facebook page) Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Kirstin Gooldy

Mason is a serial entrepreneur with fresh food, organics, and sustainability always at the core. His current venture, Mostlygreen.life® is a media company working to make sustainability and environmental awareness more fun and approachable. Mason just left Cece's® Veggie Co., a category-creating company making high-quality, fresh pasta out of vegetables. Cece's recently earned the #3 spot on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in the country. Mason and his businesses have also received national innovation awards from CPG industry groups, Dell and PC Magazine. Also, they have received more than 30 diverse local and national awards and have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, and many more. Mason is an avid mentor and has served on numerous non-profit boards. Mason Arnold https://www.mostlygreen.life (Mason's Website) Mason is a serial entrepreneur with fresh food, organics and sustainability always at the core. His current venture, Mostlygreen.life® is a media company working to make sustainability and environmental awareness more fun and approachable. Mason just left Cece's® Veggie Co., a category-creating company making high-quality, fresh pasta out of vegetables. Cece's recently earned the #3 spot on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in the country. Mason and his businesses have also received national innovation awards from CPG industry groups, Dell and PC Magazine. Also they have received more than 30 diverse local and national awards and have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Entrepreneur Magazine and many more. Mason is an avid mentor and has served on numerous non-profit boards. https://instagram.com/mostlygreen.life (@mostlygreen.life on Instagram) https://twitter.com/mostlygreen (@mostlygreen on Twitter) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0zD0_JSzvmtgAl2oZ6eK8g (Mason on YouTube) https://www.facebook.com/mostlygreenlife/ (Mason's Facebook page) Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Kirstin Gooldy

Liz Kislik — Harvard Business Review and Forbes contributor and TEDx speaker — offers surprising insights and successful techniques for leadership, mastering collaboration, conflict, talent development, and customer loyalty. Her combination of practical experience, true stories, and current research will inspire listeners to start making a difference right away. Liz Kislik https://lizkislik.com/ (Liz's Website) Liz Kislik — Harvard Business Review and Forbes contributor and TEDx speaker — offers surprising insights and successful techniques for leadership, mastering collaboration, conflict, talent development, and customer loyalty. Her combination of practical experience, true stories, and current research will inspire listeners to start making a difference right away. https://twitter.com/LizKislik (@LizKislik on Twitter) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l-AOBz69KU (Liz on YouTube) Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Kirstin Gooldy

Dan McClure and Jennifer Wilde are choreographers of change. Jenny is Managing Director at Innovation Ecosystem, an organization that offers practical tools and support to deliver a step-change in innovation effectiveness. She met her business partner, Dan, when she was invited by the UN to speak at Berkeley about the innovation lab that she set up in the middle of the earthquake response in Nepal. Today, as a founding partner of Innovation Ecosystem, Dan, sometimes referred to as “The Grandfather of Product Innovation”, is a specialist in disruption, right at the cutting edge of innovation. After working with Fortune 500 companies, governments and some of the world's largest non-profits and philanthropists, Jenny and Dan are looking to share some of their insights into how all types of businesses need to think outside the box to solve problems. Jennifer Wilde Dan McClure and Jennifer Wilde are choreographers of change. Jenny is Managing Director at Innovation Ecosystem, an organization that offers practical tools and support to deliver a step-change in innovation effectiveness. She met her business partner, Dan, when she was invited by the UN to speak at Berkley about the innovation lab that she set up in the middle of the earthquake response in Nepal. Today, as a founding partner of Innovation Ecosystem, Dan, sometimes referred to as “The Grandfather of Product Innovation”, is a specialist in disruption, right at the cutting edge of innovation. After working with Fortune 500 companies, governments and some of the world's largest non-profits and philanthropists, Jenny and Dan are looking to share some of their insights into how all types of businesses need to think outside the box to solve problems. https://www.innovationecosystem.com/ (Jennifer's Website) https://twitter.com/Inno_ecosystem (@Inno_ecosystem on Twitter) Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Kirstin Gooldy

Having worked in oncology, neuroscience, and diagnostics, author Michael Biarnes has dedicated his career to improving patient outcomes in the healthcare sector. Along the way, he discovered his passion for mentorship and coaching, striving to help individuals define success for themselves and take tangible steps towards achieving a happier, more balanced, and fulfilling life. His book, Redefining Success, seeks to further that passion. About the Book "Redefining Success is all about achieving greater happiness, fulfillment, and alignment in life around the things that matter to you! The book is the combination of a plethora of amazing interviews, extensive scientific research, and a bit of my own personal experience. My work has shown that we each need to define what "success" means for ourselves because if we don't live aligned with our own definition of success, happiness and fulfillment will remain elusive no matter how much we accomplish in life." Michael Biarnes Having worked in oncology, neuroscience, and diagnostics, author Michael Biarnes has dedicated his career to improving patient outcomes in the healthcare sector. Along the way, he discovered his passion for mentorship and coaching, striving to help individuals define success for themselves and take tangible steps towards achieving a happier, more balanced, and fulfilling life. His book, Redefining Success, seeks to further that passion. https://www.michaelbiarnes.com/ (Michael's Website) https://instagram.com/michael_biarnes_author (@michael_biarnes_author on Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/michael.biarnes/ (Michael's Facebook page) Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Kirstin Gooldy

Tara Milburn is the Founder and CEO of Ethical Swag, a sustainable branding company that helps brands achieve their ESG goals through sustainable team building, employee recognition, and eco-friendly corporate gifting. Tara Milburn Tara Milburn is the Founder and CEO of Ethical Swag, a sustainable branding company that helps brands achieve their ESG goals through sustainable team building, employee recognition, and eco-friendly corporate gifting. A certified B-Corporation, Ethical Swag has been audited to the highest global standard for sustainability. Tara founded Ethical Swag with a strong belief that our corporate practices and profits don't have to come at the cost of people or planet. With a fully remote team committed to a sustainable work-life balance, her goal is to pursue and promote equitable practices across the entire corporate merchandise supply chain. Tara believes that we all have a role to play in social and environmental sustainability - Ethical Swag started with the desire to make it easier for company owners and brands to make the right decision. https://ethicalswag.com/ (Tara's Website) https://www.facebook.com/ethicalswag (Tara's Facebook page) https://instagram.com/ethicalswag (@ethicalswag on Instagram) https://twitter.com/ethicalswag (@ethicalswag on Twitter) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLQe2_4Tf2k8BOsgM8bWOjA (Tara on YouTube)

Ethan Brown is a recent graduate of Boston University, where he studied Environmental Analysis & Policy and Film & Television. Ethan was never the outdoorsy type growing up, but after studying the risks associated with climate change, he felt compelled to use his years of comedy writing experience as Editor-in-Chief of both his high school and college satire publications to communicate environmental issues to others in a fun and entertaining way. Finding himself with some free time during early quarantine, Ethan launched The Sweaty Penguin Podcast. Since its launch, The Sweaty Penguin has released 80+ episodes, amassed over 13,000 downloads, showcased the work of professors from ten countries across five continents, won three grants, and became a PBS partner. Through The Sweaty Penguin, Ethan aims to make climate change less overwhelming and politicized, and more accessible and fun, which he hopes will lead to more engagement, conversation, and progress. Ethan Brown http://www.thesweatypenguin.com (Ethan's Website) https://instagram.com/sweatypenguinpod (@sweatypenguinpod on Instagram) https://twitter.com/sweatpenguinpod (@sweatpenguinpod on Twitter) https://www.facebook.com/sweatypenguinnews (Ethan's Facebook page)

Welcome to another great episode of Entelechy Leadership Series. This is the first time in our podcast that we have brought back a previous Guest. Today we are joined by John David Mann, who was here on episode 87 talking about the Go-Giver series & Who Moved My Cheese. He is joined by his co-author and wife Ana Gabriel Mann and together they have written the book Go-Giver Marriage: A little story about the Five Secrets to Lasting Love.  Ana is a clinical psychiatrist and a licensed family therapist and now an author, while John is the author of the Go-Giver series. John and Ana have been together for 25 years, 10 of those were when they working together and 15 of them have been in Marriage. Their new book the Go-Giver marriage has been in the works since 2005 and has followed the same structure as the Go-Giver series. The book combines parables and practical steps to achieve your goal.  At the same time the book has now evolved into a training program for not just married couples but individuals too, with coaches accessible to individuals or teams where the 5 secrets are discussed in depth In this book, Ana and John give their readers 5 secrets of how to have lasting love in their marriage and relationships with other people.  This book is both a business book as well as a personal growth book because many entrepreneurs want to know how to balance their work and have a healthy, happy marriage and family life. It focuses on the daily steps that you can apply to change the negative habits, and shift your mindset and behaviors so as to change the dynamic of your marriage. With a focus on letting go of past baggage, communicating apologies, and having a spirit of generosity towards your spouse. A Philosophy that comes out in the book is the way to change your marriage, isn't by working on the marriage per se, but it's by working on yourself. In conclusion, marriage isn't a zero-sum game where we think that if I give you this, then I won't have it. By using the spirit of generosity, it means if for example by giving your partner time in your busy schedule it means you care for them, therefore making your relationship richer.   It can be viewed as a rising tide that floats both boats.  Ana Gabriel Mann, M.A., holds a Master's degree in clinical psychology and dance-movement therapy from Antioch New England, where she specialized in working with adults and family therapy. She went on to train and work with renowned Israeli-born therapist Dr. Ruth Holt, a marriage and family specialist who taught couples to identify their patterns of dysfunction and cultivate “love maps” based on Dr. John Gottman's landmark research. Together they led a highly successful series of therapy groups that gave couples a window into the dynamics of the other marriages in the room. Following her work with Holt, Ana served as clinical director for a New England–based program providing county-wide therapy, education, and services for family members caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease; and as adjunct faculty and student trainer for Antioch New England, utilizing movement therapy to draw on long-term memory in individuals with Alzheimer's disease to facilitate emotional connection and wholeness. In 1984 she cofounded the New England Institute for Integrative Acupressure, New England's first college of Chinese medicine, where she co-led programs through 1997. For the past two decades, Ana has worked primarily as a corporate consultant, speaker, trainer, and business coach in both profit and nonprofit sectors. In addition to coaching and teaching the 5 Secrets to Lasting Love, she is the creator and lead facilitator of the Go-Giver Marriage Coaches training program. She is married to John David Mann, her coauthor for “The Go-Giver Marriage.” John David Mann is an award-winning author whose writings have earned the Nautilus Award, the Axiom Business Book Award (Gold Medal), Taiwan's Golden Book Award for...

https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-ryan/ (Barbara Ryan) is a powerhouse. Because of our interest in the topic of women in leadership, Barbara Ryan brought plenty of insights and experience to our conversation. Barbara founded Barbara Ryan Advisors, a capital markets and communications firm, following a more than 30-year career on Wall Street as a managing director in healthcare for Deutsche Bank. She is a longtime advocate for diversity & inclusion and is now a board director for two companies. Barbara understands that you have to do things differently when you are a woman. Barbara talked about: What it took for her to land her first board position Practical advice and steps women can take to help in their journey to their first board seat The importance of building a network both professionally and personally Barbara is also the founder of Fabulous Pharma Females, a nonprofit organization made up of a strong community of empowered female women leaders with a shared commitment to elevating women across the biopharmaceutical industry. She also writes a monthly column on https://www.pharmexec.com/view/after-blowout-2020-biotech-worst-performing-sector-ytd (PharmaExec). Visit Barbara's https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-ryan/ (LinkedIn) to learn more about her.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisa-zalabak-4368482b/ (Marisa Zalabak) Marisa is a transformative leader who partners with socially conscious leaders and teams dedicated to positively contributing to the well-being of people and the planet as we navigate the possibilities and challenges of the emerging future.  She is an Adaptive Leadership Coach, Organizational Culture Consultant, TEDx & Keynote Speaker, Educational Psychologist, Social-Emotional-Creative Intelligence Specialist, Equity Advisor, and AI Ethicist. She is the founder of Open Channel Culture and Co-Chair of the AI Ethics Education Committee. Highlights from our conversation with Marisa:   Adaptive leadership and the importance of it   Technology advancements and their ethical issues   AI for social good Importance of ethics and philosophy to power and expand the consciousness and safety of technology Awareness and attention, conscious of the design you are making Adapt and flourish, with the right human skills. Improving psychological safety, collaboration, joy, innovation, productivity, and well-being while meeting the needs of the emerging future. Visit Marisa's https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisa-zalabak-4368482b/ (LinkedIn) to learn more about her. https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisa-zalabak-4368482b/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisa-zalabak-4368482b/) marisa zalabak https://openchannelculture.com (marisa's Website) https://instagram.com/MarisaZalabak (@MarisaZalabak on Instagram) https://www.ted.com/talks/marisa_zalabak_educational_fire_drills_for_flourishinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvlPn3aMCQk (marisa on YouTube) Marisa Zalabak: * Founder, Open Channel Culture *Educational Psychologist *Adaptive Leadership Coach *TEDx & Keynote Speaker Marisa is a : *Certified member of MIT's u.lab in Leading for the Emerging Future *Co-Chair of the IEEE.org AI Ethics Education Committee *Contributing author, recommended standards for the ethical design of Artificial Intelligent Systems *Co-author of effective approaches for transdisciplinary collaboration *Advisory committee, Million Peacemakers, a UN approved non-profit training global peacemakers *Leadership team, Women4Solutions: a global network advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Her work, Open Channel Culture, provides training in skills that support Adaptive Leadership, increasing human flourishing by transforming organizational cultures that foster potential, engagement, motivation, creativity and joy. Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Kirstin Gooldy

We are back for another great interview in our Entelechy Series, with Phil Johnson https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipjpjohnson/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipjpjohnson/) In today's episode, we talk about emotional intelligence. World Economic Forum defines it as one of the top 10 must-have skills that will enable us as individuals & businesses to embrace change and raise our consciousness.  Our guest today is Phil Johnson, He is the founder & CEO of Master of Business Leadership (MBL) Program, an executive coach, a teacher & mentor, a lecturer & keynote Speaker, a Podcast Co-Host, and a revenue growth career advancement coach.   Phil was born with dyslexia, therefore he had difficulty trying to spell, read, and occasionally hear. It caused him to re-arrange words and numbers in his mind. As a result, he had to rely more on his intuition, which helped him to get greater insight into himself and other people. After the death of his mother at age of 14,  he decided he wanted to change his life.  He became this super overachiever and ended up spending 20 years in the semiconductor industry, finishing as an executive. After 20 years in the industry, Phil realized that there was a huge need to change humanity's trajectory to change the way we did things and the way we do things. That motivated him to create the Master of Business leadership Program.  What is Emotional Intelligence and what does it look like? Its benefits are that it reduces the drama and chaos both within the individual and around the individual, You become less resistive, less judgemental, less attached to outcomes, and that enables you to see an individual and see ourselves for who we really are, thereby making leaders more trusted and inspirational.  What is the ROI on applying higher consciousness and market valuation to organizations and businesses? We're at the very start of the development of a multitrillion-dollar industry because of the tsunami of change we're facing in the development of our emotional intelligence. Isn't a solution to the challenges we face. It's the only solution to the challenges we face. Both our educational system and employment have failed humanity in that they focused on the development,-Not the development, but the enhancement of our intellectual ability. These structures did very little to develop our emotional intelligence and really our IQ and EQ are meant to work together.  Not everybody's born with a high IQ but anybody can develop their emotional intelligence since It's an experiential process. People aren't born with emotional intelligence it's developed. You've developed this kind of five-part teaching and coaching program for executives that, that begins or applies that consciousness first to the root cause and analysis that says, where are we? Why does that kind of start with authenticity and understanding and truth-telling from the executive's point of view? If you're wondering where to begin on your own path of Emotional Intelligence, you can start with developing an emotional connection to a vision of some desired result you want to achieve.  That emotional connection becomes the fuel for the journey. You must have a desire to achieve some outcome that's greater than your fear of leaving your comfort zone. Because the development of emotional intelligence is an experiential process, rather than an intellectual process. You can only really connect the dots in hindsight after you've taken the leap of faith. It always requires an initial leap of faith based on a vision of the desired result that's motivating you to take action. In conclusion, When it comes to people willing to work on their emotional intelligence, age,  geography, industry, race, or culture are not factors. Emotional intelligence depends on where an individual is on their own journey.  While for leaders who want to identify  Emotional Intelligence, it's a...

In today's episode, we chat with https://www.linkedin.com/in/roncarucci/ (Ron Carucci).   Ron is co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, having 35 years of experience working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries, he has helped some of the world's most influential executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization, and leadership. From start-ups to Fortune 10's. He is also a  bestselling author of 9 books. Recently, the award-winning book, "https://www.amazon.com/Be-Honest-Power-Justice-Purpose/dp/1398600660 (To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice and Purpose)" was selected by Bloomberg Businessweek as one of 2021's Best Books.  Ron and his team did a 15-year longitudinal study of more than 3,200 leaders. These included thought leaders,  scholars, and world-class leaders. He wanted to give people hope that there are organizations and leaders out there living the things they want, modeling and behaving in the ways we long to experience. They aimed to understand what conditions make people lie, cheat and serve their own interests first.  He thought, if he could predict/isolate the conditions that make people dishonest, then he could proliferate the conditions that produce honest behavior, and prevent the conditions that produce dishonest behavior? Based on that, Ron shared four conditions within organizations that tell us how the story's going to go.  These 4 conditions include: Companies need to have a clear identity.  Companies all make promises in their missions, visions, values, brand promises, their purpose statements turn out that if those words are not real lived experiences within the organization, meaning they are three times more likely to have people be dishonest. Transparency & governance At a meeting, there is transparency in the exchange of ideas. People believe that their voices and ideas are welcomed and they matter.  If they want to offer a dissenting view or an alternative interpretation of data, they are free to do so. This means the company is three and a half times more likely to have people be honest and tell the truth. Accountability  If the systems of how you measure and talk about contribution are seen as fair and dignified. Everyone has as much chance of being successful as anybody else. This means, if the systems are seen as fair dignified, people are four times more likely to have people be honest.  Cross-functional rivalries Across companies, every system/department has healthy tensions in it, but if those tensions have nowhere to go and conflict remains unresolved and people have nowhere to reconcile those seams, the company becomes fragmented.  On the other hand, if there is coherence in that organization, if the seams are stitched well,  then people are able to collaborate in a  way to resolve decisions or conflicts. That means they are six-time likely to have people behave, honestly, because they are now part of the same story.    In conclusion, Ron suggests this action: Taking your company's promise, or mission statement, or value statement, and asking your team hard questions such as “ How well do we embody this promise? How well do I embody this promise? If somebody followed us around with a video camera all day long and a day in the life of our team, could they use that video as a training program for this promise? Ask yourself, the hard question of who is your they? Who's the person in another department that you're required to collaborate with, that when you see them in the caller ID, you roll your eyes and go, oh, what do they want?   You can reach Ron at  Website: https://www.navalent.com/ (Navalent.com) TV Series: https://channelstore.roku.com/details/a4a39bf71a936a494f2124a057b4d87e/navalent-video (Roku TV-Moments of Truth) Youtube channel:...

We are back for another great interview in our Entelechy Series   In today's episode, we will focus on non-profit organizations. Our guest is Matthew Zachary. Matt is the founder and strategic advisor of a nonprofit called Stupid Cancer, and he's a maverick, a cancer survivor himself, and a cancer advocate. He has a media company also called https://offscrip.com/ (Offscrip Media). In his early twenties, Matt was a  musician, concert pianist, going to film school to write for Hollywood. His dream was to be the next James Horn, John Williams. However, in the prime of his youth, he was diagnosed with Brain Cancer.  He lost the ability to play because the initial symptoms were his left hand up stopped working. When he was diagnosed. He had all sorts of issues that aren't relatable today but had acute side effects, he was put on a comorbidities liquid diet, he lost his hair, lost his fertility, lost 110 pounds, lost his friends, his career because he couldn't play piano anymore and completely lost his identity.  However, since the age of 12, he had always been a nerd, hacking into UNIX and just interested in computers generally. So that became his plan B. He ended up working in consumer advertising, where he learned about branding, brand planning, brand strategy. A couple of years after having survived brain cancer, he met an old college mate Craig Lustig who had also been diagnosed with cancer and survived and was now working on the board of directors of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, an influential legacy policy group. Matt credits Craig for changing his life's trajectory because soon after meeting, Matt started Stupid cancer. A cancer advocacy organization  United everyone under one umbrella. , in his bedroom,  Fast forward 10 years into a successful Stupid Cancer, fate came knocking at his door. His mentor Selma shamal was offered the opportunity to host an online talk radio show on cancer, she gave the opportunity to Matt. The stupid cancer show became  his flagship media juggernaut, After 13 years and four and a half million people listening to it,  As a result of the show,  Time magazine, recognized them a top 50 website for 2007, which was seen by 40 million people.   Over the 25years of running an NGO, Matt believes that We have to have a nonprofit for trust , Leaders don't have to follow the same old playbook. They can write their own playbook and rebel a little bit. NGOs can follow Dan Pallota's business model of success covered in his books.   In summary, Stupid Cancer's largest impact is the thousands of people who say, a certain doctor may have cured them, but stupid cancer helped them get their life back together.      Company Website: https://stupidcancer.org/ (Stupid Cancer) Ofscrip health: https://offscrip.com/ (Offscrip Health) Dan Pallota Website:  https://www.danpallotta.com/#home-books (Dan Pallota) Dan Pallota TedX talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_about_charity_is_dead_wrong?language=en (The way we think about charity is dead wrong) Talk space: https://www.talkspace.com/ (Talk space) Better Help: https://www.betterhelp.com/ (Better Help) Copyright (c) 2020-2022 Kirstin Gooldy

John Saunders spent many years as a Wall Street Senior Vice President, sales team leader, and award-winning sales executive. He followed his passion for helping others grow and founded a coaching and consulting company, Forward Advisory Solutions. He holds a BS from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Georgetown University. Additionally, Saunders is a member of Georgetown McDonough's MBA Alumni Advisory Council, an active angel investor, and is a formal Executive MBA mentor.  As a lifelong learner, Saunders asserts that change is necessary in today's business world and believes in empowering those he works with. In addition to writing, mentoring, and coaching, Saunders enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and exploring the outdoors. WHY JOHN WROTE THE OPTIMIZER"I wrote this book because I've found so many talented people in my life that never fulfilled their gifts because they see change and innovation as enormous with a high probability of failure. There is a better way. If you can build trust with your team and a safe road map for their growth, I believe everyone can be a contributor to driving incremental change in your organization. Not every idea will be an immediate game-changer. However, you can develop a process to consistently draw out your teams' creativity, manage the emotional hurdles of change, and generate customer value while delivering results." Audiobook just released: https://www.audible.com/pd/B09QCBMBQG/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-293143&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_293143_rh_us (https://www.audible.com/pd/B09QCBMBQG/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-293143&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_293143_rh_us) book: https://www.amazon.com/Optimizer-Building-Leading-Serial-Innovators/dp/1636765734 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcs-optimizer IG: https://www.instagram.com/jcs_optimizer/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/jcsoptimizer YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Y7SL7pZYvgfCCg2_GabPg

We are back for another great interview in our Entelechy Series  Today we travel to British Colombia Canada where. we chat with Joel Solomon, a venture capitalist, fund manager, author, public speaker, board member, and honoree of a myriad of achievements across Canada and the world. Joel is the Co-Founding Partner at Renewal Funds- a $240 million mission venture capital firm that  invests in Organics and EnviroTech in Canada and the USA, and is an authority in the current social movement towards revolutionizing capitalism into something different and powerful, towards a clean money revolution., and as a result, he has co-authored of the book: https://joelsolomon.org/book/ (the clean money revolution: Reinventing power, purpose, and capitalism)  A lot of Joel's influences stem from having an artistic mother, an entrepreneurial father, and a family involved in politics that engaged him as he was growing up in the sixties to talk about issues affecting the politics at that time including issues such as the civil rights act, the police riots, the student riots of 1968, the war in Vietnam, Kent State shootings, among others, influenced him to know that what he chose to do with his life in regards to capitalism and interaction with the society around him, would matter how his contribution made a difference. We spoke to Joel about the impact of having a $250 million venture fund can make in this journey of revolutionizing capitalism and how he has been able to bring the creativity, ingenuity found in entrepreneurship into modern society. Renewal Fund works with entrepreneurs who are aligned with the kinds of values that we shared here. These are people who can see the deeper picture of where resources come from, how labor is found, and treated, how waste products are created and disposed of. The good news is that the consumer/ the investor, those of us who invest our retirement funds, who do business with banks in order to get a home mortgage, are starting to think and ask more questions, make new demands on going all the way back to the sources, how people are treated, how the planet is treated, how our waste is treated, and caring about future generations.  The way we can bring this change is by more of us making choices at an everyday consumer level. Decisions such as  Where we work, what kind of companies we associate ourselves with, those that pay attention to the political systems that we really understand and are much more connected Joel says the world is at an inflection point. There is urgency, there is ingenuity there's capacity. We have more skills to do things better with less harm. That is going steadily to increase as a moral and ethical responsibility of most of us as humans and in the systems that we create in order to make life better. There's a massive effort underway to clean up our act. Companies are now occupied by people who care about the underlying topics that we're talking about. Not simply making money at the unknown, but large costs to all kinds of other parts of the natural world. And to other humans, this conversation will keep happening. In summary, Joel wants us, consumers, to ‘read the label at the level of buying something off the supermarket shelf, read the label of your politicians, your elected officials, those who set the regulations and the rules effectively what that means is to find out the history and the sourcing and the practices, You can to make conscious choices between the worst actors and the better actors.   Other resources mentioned in this episode:  Joel's Website:  https://joelsolomon.org/ (Joel Solomon) LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-solomon-a5a4b5/ (Joel Solomon) Book:  Thttps://joelsolomon.org/book/ (he Clean Money Revolution: Reinventing power, purpose, and capitalism ) TedX talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSSRnUEMsN4 (A Journey of Mortality, Renewal & Ethical Investment) Joel...

In today's episode, we talk about how companies and individuals are trying to be more competitive not only  in a changing business climate but also a changing social climate, Welcome https://lrus.wolterskluwer.com/about-us/experts/dean-sonderegger/ (Dean Sonderegger) to the Entelechy Leadership Stories podcast. Dean is Senior Vice President at https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/about-us (Wolters Kluwer) (public company) – an information services company that provides legal, software, and business solutions. They have 19,200 employees, and in 2020, the company brought in over €4.6 billion in annual revenue and has thousands of clients – including 93% of the Fortune 500 companies. Dean says, "After spending 7 wonderful years at Wolters Kluwer in the legal markets, I've transitioned back to the tax world and am happy to share that I'm starting a new position as SVP & General Manager Canada and R&L at https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolters-kluwer/ (Wolters Kluwer)!" Dean is also a highly-desired speaker in business leadership with a focus on the rapid development of advanced digital products and services to enhance efficiencies and workflow in any organization. Some things Dean speaks about on the podcast: How smaller businesses and organizations can compete with giants like Wolters Kluwer. Innovative business practices for staying ahead of the competition. Scaling the company, coming up with a clear strategy and the future of business. Business transformation, building up remote teams, and the future of work. Dean's passion is cemented by the fact that he is an engineer. Engineers have a problem-solving mentality. For him, his purpose is to be able to solve the problem elegantly and then to bring, be able to bring a group of people along with him to do it. Some 20 years ago, the company focused on legal professionals and provided books and loose periodicals around the law.  A lot of our patterns and what the company does has changed in addition how they measure value in our lives has also changed.  With technology, the market is now more focused on how do you get the job done effectively, and especially for businesses and leaders, businesses have to help their organization shift to meet that new definition of value for both customers and staff.  The solution is to put the customer at the focus of things, an overlay of that, along with the strong set of respect for the folks that are working the business gives you to a point from a team standpoint, where there is the ability to achieve substantial and significant things. In the absence of that, you don't get that loyalty, you don't get that drive inside the company. It's unbalanced. How does a company like Wolters Kluwer, adapt to the digital technology-driven markets today. And how do they stay relevant being a  historically larger company? For Wolters Kluwer, a few methods they have used to remedy this is having people that are out actively in the marketplace to understand what's going on by talking to customers, talking to partners, looking at some  innovative startups, and therefore getting people visibility into the market, starting to reset the conversation with input directly from the market When it comes to providing value to teams, as a leader you're focusing on the development of employees. That should be a two-way conversation. They should be talking to you about what they want, and then you should be able to give them some feedback on the same. While for purpose-driven companies, what should new leaders focus on? Leaders to make sure that they are providing an environment where people see purpose in the work that they do, they see opportunities for advancement, while making work more meaningful.  In summary, What does Dean see on the horizon when we talk about transformation?  The concept of diversity and the importance of diversity in...

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Meet Brett CooperBrett Cooper and his partner, Evans Kerrigan, help professionals like you build work relationships that really work. Over the last twenty years, they've influenced thousands of people in government, non-profits, and corporate America to work together in more productive, more effective, and more human ways. Through Integris Performance Advisors—the firm they co-founded—Brett and Evans have helped clients increase employee engagement, improve efficiency, and generate hundreds of millions in financial benefit. Brett and Evans are widely recognized thought leaders and popular speakers on team dynamics, leadership, and operational excellence. Their keynotes always leave audiences inspired and ready to make a real impact. Find Brett on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettmcooper/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettmcooper/) Over the last 20 years, I've had the honor of influencing thousands of people in government, non-profits, and corporate America to work together in more productive, more effective, and more human ways. My book—Solving the People Problem—shares these ideas through personal stories and research-based insights. Through Integris Performance Advisors—a firm I founded with Evans Kerrigan—I provide organizations with the assessments, services and guidance they need to develop exemplary leaders, build cohesive teams, increase employee engagement, and improve financial performance. ➤HOW I CAN BE OF SERVICE ★ Are you an HR/L&D/OD professional? I support the self-sufficiency of people like you. I can give you access to proven leadership development assessments and products, and provide you with the “train-the-trainer” tools and Certifications you need to serve your own team or clients. Need hands-on support for live or virtual workshops? My team includes some of the most accomplished facilitators you'll find anywhere. We specialize in DISC-EQ, Everything DiSC, The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team, The Leadership Challenge, Lean Six Sigma. ★ Are you a CEO or other senior leader in a small or mid-market organization? I can help you build a healthy and high performing culture. The ideas in my book—Solving the People Problem—and the services provided by my company—Integris—have helped hundreds of companies improve leadership behaviors, team cohesion, employee engagement and overall organizational performance. ★ Are you planning a live or virtual event? Are you a podcast host? I love to share what I've learned about human interaction in fun and engaging ways. I'd be thrilled to be a keynote or guest on your podcast. ★ Are you an individual leader? Please read my book—Solving the People Problem. ➤ON A PERSONAL NOTE I coordinate “Stand Down” events that serve homeless Veterans in the San Francisco area. I'm on the board of Partners in Sustainable Learning, a nonprofit bringing childhood education to marginalized communities in the developing world. I'm married to the love of my life Maxine, and I have two fantastic daughters, Sophia & Olivia. - DiSC Style: iD - MBTI type: ENFP - Top Values: Family—Freedom—Service ➤CONTACT | LEARN MORE - Brett.Cooper@IntegrisPA.com - SolvingThePeopleProblem.com - IntegrisPA.com

Meet Lauren Winans, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal HR Consultant for Next Level Benefits, an HR consulting practice offering clients access to HR professionals for both short-term and long-term projects. "With 20 years of human resources and employee benefits experience, I possess a deep expertise of HR best practices and what resonates with employees. I founded Next Level Benefits in 2019, offering HR teams access to former corporate HR professionals on-demand when they need them most," Lauren says. We discuss what it takes to be a great company (and leader) to work for. "My experiences at various global, multi-generational, geographically dispersed organizations have prepared me well for assisting clients of all sizes and from any industry. Prior to becoming CEO of Next Level Benefits, I served as a senior HR leader and responsibly managed all aspects of health, welfare, absence management, and retirement at General Nutrition Centers, American Eagle Outfitters, and CONSOL Energy. While working for Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, I acquired an extensive knowledge of the health insurance industry," she shares. Lauren says, "Throughout my career, I have been focused on improving culture and enhancing the total rewards offered at the companies I have worked for and provided guidance to. I am strategically focused yet tactically proficient, and bring a holistic perspective to each client project. "  Lauren is a member of the Business Journals Leadership Trust, a non-profit board member, and an active volunteer for patient advocacy. She is a graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management and Robert Morris University with a Master's in Business Administration.  Links: http://www.nlbenefits.com/ (http://www.nlbenefits.com) hhttp://linkedin.com/in/laurencwinans (ttp://linkedin.com/in/laurencwinans) hthttps://www.linkedin.com/company/nlbenefits (tps://www.linkedin.com/company/nlbenefits)

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Zoe Routh, author of People Stuff - Beyond Personality Problems: An advanced handbook for leadership. It won "Book of the Year" at the Australian Business Book Awards 2020. Zoë Routh is a leadership expert specializing in the people stuff. She shows leaders and teams struggling with office politics and silos how to work better together.  She has worked with individuals and teams internationally and in Australia since 1987. From the wild rivers of northern Ontario to the remote regions of Australia, Zoë has spent the last thirty years showing teams how to navigate the wilderness of people stuff.  Zoë is the author of four books. Her past leadership roles include Training Director at Outward Bound Australia, Chair of the Outdoor Council of Australia, President of the Chamber of Women in Business, and Program Manager at the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation.  Zoë is also the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast, a show about all things people stuff in leadership. Zoë is an outdoor adventurist and enjoys telemark skiing, has run 6 marathons, is a one-time belly-dancer, has survived cancer, and loves hiking in the high country. She is married to a gorgeous Aussie and is a self-confessed dark chocolate addict. LinkedIn https://au.linkedin.com/in/zoerouth (https://au.linkedin.com/in/zoerouth) Website https://www.zoerouth.com (https://www.zoerouth.com)

Oliver Esman, Managing Partner at Strawn Arnold & Associates, leaders in executive recruitment and organizational development. Oliver's background also includes senior HR leadership roles at major companies in the pharmaceutical industry and the life sciences including Sandoz & Schein. Oliver has spent more than a decade recruiting senior executives, building management teams, and cultivating lasting relationships. As a former HR executive in the Life Sciences industry, Oliver has been intimately involved in corporate strategy and growth—not to mention fixing an array of business problems that crop up. Among the things we talk about: Which kinds of executives make the best leaders in responding to the wave of change in the workplace? What are the unique strategy challenges for life science companies? Why do some C-Suites and Boards "get it" about DEI more than others? What do transparency and authenticity actually mean and look like when practiced? Oliver says, "In the world now companies are trying to figure that out loyalty and how people stay in touch and stay valued, and it's not about money and compensation and benefit. It's about how you feel about the company." He describes, "For HR leaders, understanding that remote is okay, but you can go anywhere now and be remote, but valuing the work you do, and the products you create, and the environment that you create are very important now, and companies are trying to figure that out." Oliver shares, "While many  C-Suite in the life science industry people have had to learn to communicate in a different way, it's not because their industry is dying or people can't come to work, or everybody has COVID it's because we still have a mission. So that the industry, pharmaceutical has a mission to create life-changing or life-saving products for the public or for the patient." Oliver says that communication leaders have focused on sharing the message, sharing the mission, staying on target while also protecting your health and protecting your family, and trying to balance everything. So the actual communication statements have been different. In Oliver's HR practice, "About 40% of our practices are with private equity, hedge funds, and those kinds of investor people. It turns out that whether it's a byproduct or whether it's just why we do this for a living, but there is still really, really interesting cutting edge kind of work being done, whether it's in cell therapy or certain kinds of rare diseases or biologics that investors at various levels are funding. Their mission hasn't changed but they're very focused on their return. So they do what they need to do to keep people engaged. And, there is a great deal of money still flowing into life sciences, whether it's diagnostics because of COVID and other kinds of vaccine issues." In summary, Oliver thinks that it's a generational thing as more women and minorities move up. Some of that will become a little easier, but I think that it's a hard slog for the next 10 years in lots of different industries. Email. OliverEsman@strawnarnorld.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliveresman/ (Oliver Esman)

Sherri McManus and Lou Everett, Leadership and DEI Consulting Sherri and Lou are known for their highly effective coaching, teaching, and speaking on the importance of personal growth and how it impacts our Influence as a Leader. With more than four decades of combined experience in training, coaching, and leadership, they also have received training and mentoring from well-known and successful coaches and teachers from the likes of Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy, John Maxwell, Jack Canfield, Paul Martinelli, and are Certified Leadership Coaches and Corporate Trainers. Topics We Discuss include: - Sherri's experience working to break a "glass ceiling" and Lou's diverse family experience - Leadership and influence - 6 Things a Leader Should Do to make DEI personal - 5 factors of Connecting - Importance of Leadership and Investing in true DEI initiatives - Gaining clarity for personal and professional growth of teams during "The Great Disengagement" Learn Morehttps://www.loueverettgroup.com/ (https://www.loueverettgroup.com) hhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/the-lou-everett-group (ttps://www.linkedin.com/company/the-lou-everett-group)

Today we talk about technology for planetary-scale ecological restoration. Troy Carter and Patrick Leung are founders and co-executives of Earthshot Labs. They are bringing the audacious scale and vision of startup methodology to the planet's ecological and climate crisis.  Troy graduated from Stanford University with a degree in economics, was an early employee at Airbnb and E la Carte, then founded and scaled Troy Cider and exited after a successful acquisition in 2015. He has focused on carbon finance and renewable energy and agriculture projects for the last six years. Patrick has partnered with ambitious, visionary companies that seek to transform their industries and positively impact the world. He says, "I help clients reimagine company strategy, product vision, and world impact. I can help conceive groundbreaking products and technologies, then assemble and guide world-class technology teams to deliver them. I also provide the mentoring and practices to make conscious technical innovation a permanent part of an organization." Some of the questions we explore include: What does Earthshot Labs do to help the planet? How can we solve climate change? What can listeners do to make a difference for the planet and climate? What does the future of work look like? How can organizations meet the need of employees, the planet, and all stakeholders? What is the application of decentralized finance and stakeholder capitalism? How do we bridge spirituality and business? Learn more at Website https://www.earthshot.eco/ (https://www.earthshot.eco/) LinkedIn URLs https://www.linkedin.com/in/troybear/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/troybear/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/puiwah/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/puiwah/)

Welcome to Entelechy Leadership Stories … the podcast for conscious leaders. We share the lessons learned from global leaders making an impact for their organizations, stakeholders, and investors -- for people, community, and environment.   We get inspired by their experiences, attitudes, and practices. Meet your hosts for Entelechy Leadership Stories: Kirstin Gooldy and Mark Stinson. Connect with us on LinkedIn, and visit our website, www.PureEntelechy.com This podcast is produced by BSB Media.

Kirstin & Mark recap Season 2 and share the direction forward

Kirstin and Mark, interview by Phil Pelucha on his podcast Billionaires in Boxers

Entelechy Highlights with Next Gen leaders: Jazmia Moore, Jerlyn Thomas, Pastor CeJay Johnson, Greg Yan

Highlights from our Leadership conversations with Paulette Jordan, Bo Brabo, Christina Eanes, and Dr. Kim Austin

With Richard Wegner, Gigi Stafne, Brandi DeCarli, Dallas Gudgell

with Nadalette LaFonta, Moshe Gersht, John David Mann, Lynn Yap

Highlights from interviews with Chrissy Leavitt, Jennifer Thornton, Tim Peek, and Wanona Satcher

This episode's guest is https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhinojulie/ (Rhino Julie), the founder of the camp, Rhino Gyms, and creator of the concept of the Camp Rhino.  Julie tells us about how leaders need body, mind, and soul. So when we think of Camp Rhino and gyms we think about taking care of the body. However, she has found a way to go beyond just this. Julie tells us about how she used to abuse her body with excessive exercise, eating whatever she wanted, and not prioritizing her health.  She needed to be an example for the gym so she needed to lose weight but didn't like to work out or eat healthily. She realized that by going into the fitness world she would have something to hold her accountable. And that's how she started. But focusing on weight loss only proved to be detrimental to her mental and physical health. Now Julie meditates and feels like she's come full cycle and can really embody the things she never thought she would: mind, body, and spirit.  Meditating vs. Working out To some people, sitting cross-legged on the floor feels like an even harder task than going to the gym. Being calmed and quiet can be very hard. But why? Julie tells us that this is likely because we don't want to sit alone without thoughts. We're afraid of what might come up, what past trauma may come to the surface. But she was able to find and like a type of meditation that wasn't quite like the others she had done before. She prefers to simply sit in her window and look out while she thinks about whatever comes to her mind and doesn't put a time limit to it. Then she does free writing and after that, she reads her book. That's her form of meditation and that's what has worked for her mental health.  How mind, body, and spirit connection helps with physical goals Julie is a very caring person, she would care so much for people that she would be very aggressive about wanting to help them fix whatever they wanted to fix about themselves. Now, thanks to her connection with mind, body, and spirit she can be more present. She enjoys the processes, she sits and listens, and then she looks into the person's eyes and focuses on the moment itself and not on the actions that person needs to perform to achieve their goals. Presence was such an underrated and unknown thing for Julie and now it has become one of the core values for her company.  From something you love to a business When asked about when did Camp Rhino began to actually a full-on organization, Julie spoke about Scott who is an amazing gym owner in Florida. She had seen him do it and felt inspired. She knew she had worked on this for a long time and that after years of personal journey, she wanted to lose weight so he started a fitness company to help herself. Then she realized that weight loss is not the end of all issues.  There are things in our minds that need to work through as well.  And then she started the Rhino Life Challenge as she was trying to lead people in the group through these positive transformations that had to do with the mind and spirit. It is all-important. So then she decided not to go through the motions of everything but rather create a program that aligned with her beliefs.  She also understands that some people may gain the weight back because they don't know how to keep it off or maybe they had a trauma response. There are things mentally and spiritually that also need to be worked through so that they can change their hardest non-healthy habits.  Read more about Rhino Julie at www.RhinoJulie.com And don't forget to actually check her programs so you can have an idea of how it impacts and changes their lives. 

We are back for another great interview in our Entelechy Series with your host Kirstin Gooldy. In today's episode, we chat with https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-rundle-82653a3b/ (Adam Rundle). Adam is the Co-Founder of https://cleverprofits.com/ (Clever profits), an accounting firm that offers accounting, tax, and growth strategies to online entrepreneurs as fractional CFOs. He also is a leadership trainer, a coach, and a sportsman. Today's conversation will focus on how conscious leadership impacts our businesses and lives, and elevating leaders where everybody matters  This concept of elevating leaders came from the book Everybody Matters written by Bob Chapman & Raj Sisodia, which focuses on the extraordinary power of caring for people in your business like family what can that can do for your business.   Adam & his team attended a training facilitated by Mike Budden who runs the Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute which focused on leadership development, personal development. This experience inspired him to create a year-long mastermind for his top 10 clients around leadership.  Adam's background stems from coaching rugby in South Africa, from there, he got a chance to spend 6 weeks with the All Blacks rugby team in New Zealand where he got to experience how the most successful rugby team is people-centered,  coupled with a heavy family & culture orientation. He saw how this environment of care creates quality human beings.  A couple of insights from Adam includes: no business will truly survive without people, and that you've got to consciously learn how to be a good leader, how to care for people, lead people and give direction yet also be show empathy. Adam also talks about why and how leaders need and can create balance in their businesses.  Being able to balance conscious capitalism, conscious leadership, around caring for people and building a good culture and environment, will result in you making your profits. Additionally, you cannot work on your teams until you've worked on yourself, or are working on yourself. If you get alignment, you can then work on your teams, which you can then work on your business, and then you can move forward. A true leader must create trust, and trust is developed from consistency. consistent with just being there, being present in all you do and in all your interactions, goes a long way to building trust. Remaining  consistent in everything you do is a  pretty big building block to people, who want to trust someone  Expectations are a real thing and, miscommunicated expectations are  probably one of the biggest eroders of communication and trust and team-building  Resources mentioned in this episode:  Adam's Website: https://cleverprofits.com/ (Cleverprofits.com) Email :adam@cleverprofits.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/profitandgrowth (Clever profits group) Summary. You don't have to be at the forefront to be a leader. Being authentic to who you are and where best you can create impact is as profound as leading at the front. Leadership is multifaceted in every way. It's about people. So the moment you put the people first, put their needs first that's where you win. A journey of 1000 steps starts with one step, so start the journey. Thanks to the https://www.linkedin.com/company/onairbrands/ (On Air Brands) team for hosting such a terrific event and for bringing us together on #Podmax.

Welcome back everyone to our podcast. We are pumped up for today's episode with https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-o-herron-3ab0bb1/ (Bill O'Herron). Bill wears a myriad of hats including:  corporate executive involved in the capital markets, investments, and real estate; a practicing therapist; and an author. All this experience can be summarized as 33 years of financial experience, 24 years of marriage, 15 years of counseling. And he says 8,500 hours of sitting quietly and listening to other people.   Bill talks to us about conscious leadership in business, vulnerability, humility in business, secrets of a great leader, and being able to hold space for someone so as to create harmony in your life.   Bill shares some of the lessons he has learned in conscious leadership in business. For a leader to be successful in all their relationships including business relationships, one needs to learn how to control themselves.   How people feel,  determines how they behave therefore how they react. Successfully controlling this aspect, the result is leaders and individuals who can drive productivity and growth in their teams if they feel engaged and whole.   Leadership is about understanding where you are in that moment. If you don't understand where you are at that moment, you will not know where you are going, you will ot know where your partner is, where your Billion-dollar client is, where your $10 client is, etc. Knowing oneself is the only way to self engaging the universe. When you as a leader know yourself, you also know your value systems, you know, your structures, you create your north star leading to you and your teams' success.  Bill talks about "Vitamin V" - vulnerability, and how to be vulnerable in business, your relationships, your family, and those you meet along your path. Humility in the business world is a powerful tool because when you're humble and honest, the other person's going to start sharing more stuff.  The concept of standing in the fire when you are in the heat of battle, and pressures and emotions run high whether it's at work or in your relationships.  Resources mentioned in this episode: Bill's Website: https://wholecounselingcom.wordpress.com/about/ (Whole Counselling)  Bill's Book on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Bill-OHerron/e/B08HY39QWV%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share ( Waking Up Marriage)    Summary. Despite everyone being different, yet the same, every religion is different yet the same, all cultures being different yet the same, we are all trying to figure out who we are, what our purpose in life is, but all in all who we are as human beings.    Bill O'Herron, LCSW is a corporate executive, practicing therapist (weekends and evenings), and writer who seeks to use his 33 years of financial sales management experience, 24 years of marriage, 15 years of counseling clients, and 8,500 hours of sitting quietly to help his clients better understand themselves and deepen their relationships. Bill teaches that all our relationships with others, especially our marriage, started in 4th grade, when our limbic-emotional body learned, absorbed, and inherited our parents' lives and experiences. We are all therefore married to our own old, unconscious emotions more so than to our spouse. His research shows that relationships fail for one single reason: a lack of understanding of one's own emotions and reaction patterns created in childhood. His work with archetypes demonstrates also that relationships are not a single experience or dyad between two people but are eight unique relationships all occurring at the same time. Three key concepts he uses to accelerate clients' work are Stand in the Fire, 2nd Law of Thermodynamics at Home, and Relatus. These three concepts provide direct access to understanding self. He celebrates in and humorously expounds on the belief that working on self, which will...

We are back for another great interview in our Entelechy Series and back with host Kirstin Gooldy. In today's episode, we chat with https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan2520/ (Susan Robertson) whose  principles and  ideas are being fully embraced and are catalyzing the shift in leadership,  Susan Robertson is the CEO and co-founder of https://www.lcbgroup.com/ (Lincies Conscious Business). A business leadership company that explores, strengthens, and transforms leaders,  executives and teams into high-performing organizations while applying conscious leadership principles. Susan is also an Author of https://www.amazon.com/Real-Leadership-Wisdom-Susan-Robertson/dp/1950336018 (Real Leadership)- where she takes readers on a journey from being unconscious and blithely to an awakening of inner truth, resiliency, engagement, authenticity, and leadership wisdom Having gone through trauma as she grew up, and looking for all ways to survive, Susan was always aware of the financial aspects of her own life and the environment she grew up in. She lived in fear of being poor. While in the banking industry, she attended a creative leadership workshop by Dr. Farr of Farr Associates. This experience created a mind shift in what she wanted for the rest of her career. She combined her business degree and psychology degree and her conscious leadership business was born.  A couple of highlights from our discussion of REAL Leadership include: Resilient - A leader who is self-Aware, has self-regulation well being combined with cognitive and emotional intelligence  Engage - What kind of leader will you be? Whether you're going to be a micromanager or over-controlling, or  whether you're going to collaborate with your team, being honest, with other people, bringing inclusion & diversity,  Agile - As a leader, are you willing to get out of your comfort zone,  willing to take risks, what's your risk tolerance? Lead-Are you a leader who leads with wisdom, with compassion, that's authentic and  that's humane. As a leader, you should distinguish between decision-making and discernment. asking yourself and your team the question ‘ I know we can, but should we?'    Susan Robertson's email contact: susan@lcbgroup.com  Link to her https://www.amazon.com/Real-Leadership-Wisdom-Susan-Robertson/dp/1950336018 (Real Leadership Book )   Summary: As a leader and person, you need to understand what your heart song is because that will bring out the best in you no matter where you go.

Meet https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnlyyap/ (Lynn Yap), featured author of https://www.amazon.com/Altruistic-Capitalist-Lead-Purpose-Profit/dp/1636768628/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1626029425&sr=8-1 (The Altruistic Capitalist,) on the launch of her first book. Join Lynn, Kirstin, and Mark in conversation on business as a force for good. Learn what we can each do to make a difference on the planet and in our communities. Lynn is passionate about working with business leaders to create social impact and value with all stakeholders, customers, teams, and partners alike. "My experience in innovation, brand, and strategy as well as skill sets in data analytics, business model innovation, and design thinking, enable me to support brands in implementing purpose in their strategy and communication," she says. "I worked with global companies and start-ups in the US and Europe to increase brand awareness and marketing campaign efficiency, deliver operational excellence and digital transformation, and increase sales in existing and new markets," Lynn says. Are you tired of hearing that companies can't create a profit and make a positive impact simultaneously?   https://www.amazon.com/Altruistic-Capitalist-Lead-Purpose-Profit/dp/1636768628/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1626029425&sr=8-1 (The Altruistic Capitalist )looks to spark change in conversations in board rooms, offices, and schools to turn the focus from sales, profits, and returns to the impact good business can have on people and the planet. Through her interviews with prominent business leaders as well as her personal experiences in the business world, author Lynn Yap offers ways to rethink capitalism, create a positive impact, and do meaningful work. Yap looks to tackle questions like: Where do people and planet enter into the equation when businesses calculate returns? How can we turn a profit while also creating a sustainable business with positive impacts? How can companies scale impact to provide benefits to the environment and community? Her book speaks to leaders, social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, and innovators who want to change the relationship between business, our people, and the planet. We can no longer rely on governments and non-profit organizations alone to solve our social and environmental problems. As we look urgently to the business world for solutions, this kinder, more mindful brand of capitalism just may provide a pathway out.  In this interview, Lynn chats with us about the path that led her to start her journey focusing on businesses that can be a force of good. While working at Adidas, she saw how various collaborations and partnerships with different startups enabled Adidas to maximize value and develop new innovations. This and other such experiences led her to write the book. As a business owner, Lynn tells you you need to understand what, your purpose is, what drives you and your organization, what are the values that motivate your organization, and, follow those, your profit comes after that.  She stresses the point that in today's world, there is no trade-off between a company that focuses on environmental or people goals and a company that focuses on profits. Both these scenarios have to go hand in hand, it's a win-win situation so as to maximize value for everyone. In her book, The Altruistic Capitalist leader has  three mindsets:  Mindfulness,  curiosity, and  Grit. Lynn focuses on the goals are around collaboration, candidness, and transparency really make for a much greater outcome in your company such as Creating  win-win partnerships. Focusing on partnerships that end in innovations that solve social problems together. Companies are being forced by society and by customers to acknowledge they wear many hats and becoming an altruistic capitalist business is one of them.  In addition, Lynn shares how the World Economic...

In this episode, Kirstin and Mark talk with https://johndavidmann.com/ (John David Mann) John is an award-winning and best-selling author of more than 27 books that focus on parables about leadership like the Go-Giver series, The Latte Factor and Out of the Maze, which was the sequel to Who Moved My Cheese. Since Entelechy is about leadership, we asked John to highlight what you can learn from the Go-Giver leadership and why it still is such an appealing book 12 years later. John tells us how his early career as a concert cellist and prize-winning composer, changed by collaborating with Bob Berg on the Go-Giver books and shares with us the secrets to becoming a great storyteller.  What collaborating and ghostwriting on some different projects including a memoir for an ex-Navy seal sniper, has taught him about leadership. Focusing on the go-giver series in leadership, John Mann highlights the 2 types of leaders and how leaders can move from getting (whether it's from their investors or stakeholders ) to giving.  In addition, we talk about the 4 fingers and thumb rule when it comes to great leaders. And out of these, you will learn how to be: Receptive leader and person in general.  Living with a spirit of generosity Getting into the flow of giving and how it becomes your native state of being When it comes to working in a team as a leader, John tells us how to balance perspective and empathy. And acknowledging your part of a cooperative enterprise.   John's main takeaway from this series is if you put your focus on helping other people by putting your focus on their interests, you end up succeeding yourself.  John is currently working with his wife on a new book, The Go-Giver Marriage, for spring of 2022 John David Mann: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johndavidmann/ (LinkedIn) John David Mann https://johndavidmann.com/ (Website) John David Mann's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/Steel-Fear-Thriller-Brandon-Webb-ebook/dp/B08P4543LG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=steel+fear+book&qid=1630831356&sr=8-1 (Steel Fear on Amazon )   

In today's episode, we chat with AJ Bishop, CEO and Founder of My Wealth Conscious Coach. As a wealth-conscious coach, AJ believes that NOW is the time for women to claim their confidence and feel empowered with their money, their financial decisions, and command their true worth.  Although AJ got into the conscious investor by accident, she chooses to stay there.  She was a financial advisor who led an active yogi life.  When she started meditating, she saw how she was generating her wealth was not in alignment with who she was at her core.  Through her practice in yoga, her values of integrity are transferred to her clients. She says if she won't do it herself, then she'll not tell her clients to do it.  What AJ helps her clients focus on is changing their mindset. Eradicating the scarcity mindset and replacing it with a mindset of worthiness.   Wealth Consciousness is also about this idea of leadership and becoming more aware, of how money or how wealth was, or was not available to you when growing up or in your past and breaking through any barriers that you have with it. AJ teaches people the 3T Framework of wealth creation:   Time -- how much energy you put into something Talent -- how you use yours  Treasure -- putting your dollars and your money into a place that adds meaning to you.  She says, "A big part of the work that I do with women clients is to ensure they get really clear on their values. I teach them that wealth is actually within us and it's also outside of us. And so we want all things to be in alignment." AJ Instagram@ https://www.instagram.com/mywealthconsciouscoach/ (mywealthconsciouscoach) AJ Bishop website: https://mywealthconsciouscoach.com/ (mywealthconscoiuscoach.com) AJ's vision is to bring a whole new way of wealth building in a conscious light, that will impact 1million people, and cause a ripple effect.

In today's episode, we chat with https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchslater/ (Mitch Slater), wealth management and investment advisor for a large multinational bank. Mitch will give us a global view of the kinds of companies, the kinds of leaders of those companies who lead in a conscious way.   A couple of things that have shaped Mitch's journey as a wealth management and investment advisor have been founded on his experiences in: 1. Working for Larry King, where he learned to be a successful individual, you need to be a good listener coupled with curiosity you can be successful in anything that you do in life. 2. as a board member at a school, he realized that there wasn't enough financial literacy for children and individuals.  He managed to pass a law in New Jersey that stated you can't graduate high school without a one-semester class about basic financial literacy. The current companies and CEOs are now focusing on the big picture as far as companies moving towards environmental and sustainability and good governance goals   (ESG) include: treating employees with respect and dignity, focusing on climate change which actually starts at home, having leaders that have EQ and IQ As an individual investor who is conscious about investing with companies that lead consciously, you need to do your due diligence on them.   There is a shift from ordinary companies to companies that are now philosophical impact  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchslater/ (mitchslater) Mitch Slater spotify podcast- https://open.spotify.com/show/5RRYy7WN2jaHuqA9LcRXXz (Financially Speaking) Summary. Whatever, you know, every generation looks back and has regrets and wishes. They did things better. And I'm an optimist. I think we're heading in the right direction.

Doing Good is Good for Business, with https://www.linkedin.com/in/monique-skruzny-07bb3/ (Monique Skruzny) Monique is the CEO and founder of InspIR Group, a cross-border investor relations and corporate communications firm that enhances the value and reputation of companies operating in dynamic environments. InspIR's senior advisors are financially fluent, experienced communicators. "We are redefining the value of investor relations through bringing strategic advice grounded in deep experience and supported by analytical research. Our global clients operate across borders and are often high growth," she says. InspIR is the leading strategic investor relations advisory firm in Latin America and Brazil. To learn more about our firm, please visit www.inspirgroup.com With more than 25 years of capital markets experience, as a start-up entrepreneur, angel investor, investment banker, advisor, and the operating executive responsible for raising over $1 billion, Monique brings a unique perspective to client advisory work. "I have spent much of my career in the media, internet and hospitality sectors as well as the emerging markets. I focus on pre-IPO preparation, capital markets transactions, valuation-related issues and special situations including advising boards and senior management teams on best practices and managing proxy communications and other key events and disclosure issues. I work closely with the private equity community on portfolio exit strategy preparation and am passionate about helping entrepreneurs realize their visions," says Monique. Her skills include Investor relations, technology, internet, entertainment, media, proxy and contested situations, corporate positioning, international markets, stakeholder relations, management transition, financial distress, crises. She has held executive and advisory positions with responsibility for management, corporate finance and strategic communications, including as CFO of a US publicly listed company, VP of business development for a global media company, and as an investment banker and start-up entrepreneur. Monique is an Executive Board Director of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.  She served for seven years on the board of a microfinance organization. She received a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.  She is fluent in Spanish and conversational in Portuguese.

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Ladies Under Construction Mentoring Girls, with Aleanya Moore https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleanya-moore-b6710258/ (Aleanya Moore) Founder & CEO of Ladies Under Construction  On today's episode of https://www.pureentelechy.com/podcast/ (Entelechy Leadership Stories) we have the privilege of speaking with and inspiration young leader Aleanya Moore. Aleana is driven by a purpose that is more than a mission, it is her legacy she is seeking to leave – change the trajectory of her bloodline and sprinkle belief and hope to disenfranchised youth so they are empowered to do the same. She is the Founder of Ladies Under Construction. She was the Youth Chairperson for Indianapolis NAACP and Speaker at https://naacp.org/our-work/youth-programs (2012 NAACP Youth Summit). She has won the Indianapolis Mayor Community Service Award and is also the author of Through My Lens. Aleayna raised by her grandmother in a low-income housing complex faced many troubling situations during her childhood including being a fatherless child, having a mother on drugs, along with not understanding or valuing her worth. During high school, she became involved in her school's basketball team working closely with her coach Mr. Alto King. Mr. King recognized her potential and pushed her into a more positive direction in life. Aleanya decided she would be the first in her family to go to college and pursue a degree.   Her belief in herself combined with the support of her village has given way to a life of service that supports youth today by founding https://www.ladiesunderconstruction.org/ (Ladies Under Construction) a mentoring program for young schoolgirls ages 8 to 18. The foundations mission is to provide leadership development programs, etiquette training and character development support to organizations serving school age girls.    Aleayna guides young women by being real and relatable to become who they are meant to be by offering the following: All ladies are always under construction and never complete.  No one is perfect and it is ok to not be perfect. Everyone is growing and becoming the person they are meant to be.  Growth is continual.   Allow grace and patience for yourself. Build your foundation – a foundation of principles. Self-Esteem development and understanding who you are. Have the right character. It takes a village. Your village is your resources and support that can enhance and cultivate that growth aspect within you. Aleayna's biggest contribution and impact are leaving each young woman with an ounce of belief and hope.  “No matter where you come from or where you are at you can be that change”.  “A pivot for me was the fact that my basketball coach actually cared. My basketball coach taught me basketball and also life skills.” “They provided me with resources and exposure. Sprinkled a belief and hope even if I have not seen certain things and I may not think I can become something, once I was given that foundation that disciple strength and encouragement and support along the way I could be something I never had to change the trajectory of my bloodline.”   To learn more about Aleayna see contact below: http://www.molspeaks.org (www.molspeaks.org) https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleanya-moore-b6710258/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleanya-moore-b6710258/)

On today's episode, meet Lisa Kies and https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherkies (Chris Kies). Lisa says, "As a clinician for the past 30 years, I have met with thousands of people and I recognized that those individuals who were committed to making sense of energy, in their way, moved into sustained alignment and their reality shifted. In my practice, in groups, and in my membership meetings, we take science and metaphysics and create more conscious synchronicities. I now dedicate my practice to those who are curious about creating their new paradigm and desire a higher dimensional way of being. STATE is dedicated to people who know there is more to life and want to have fun creating. YOU are the creator of your reality. You are the Divine however, you already knew that." http://mystateofbeing.org/ (mystateofbeing.org) http://instagram.com/stateofbeing2020 (instagram.com/stateofbeing2020) https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCoUP3Y9wJcoxH1SWLwBeoZA (https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCoUP3Y9wJcoxH1SWLwBeoZA) https://twitter.com/Stateof1111 (https://twitter.com/Stateof1111) Chris says, "As a business owner and former corporate employee for the past 30 years, I have a unique ability to understand the challenges and opportunities that people face in their careers. For example, I had taken two different sabbaticals during my corporate career. I did these about eight years apart so that I could develop new skills. The first was creating a television show in 2002 that was directly connected to a membership website. The second was when I built a house and managed the entire process in 2011. There are many reasons why I decided to go outside my comfort zone but above all else, I needed to prove to myself that I was more than what people told me I was. I created Blue Sky to assist people who want to learn how to create and experience the lives they've always dreamed of having. I want people to hear my story and know that they have the power to do the same or more. " https://myblue.org/ (https://myblue.org/)