Inspiration Loves Company with Debbie Epstein Henry

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we welcome go-to thought leader on collaboration and passionate communication junkie, Erica Dhawan, to explore her bestselling book, Digital Body Language. Erica shares her cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling about how when you're working online: reading carefully is the new listening; writing clearly is the new empathy; and a phone or video call is worth a thousand emails. You'll learn strategies to turn your daily misunderstandings into communication that fosters connection, trust, and clarity in our ever-changing world. Thank you to the law firm of Thompson Hine for sponsoring this episode of Inspiration Loves Company.

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we welcome David Hornik, a venture capitalist, educator and philanthropist and the founding partner of Lobby Capital. We talk about smart risk taking, the fear of failure, and lessons learned from missed opportunities. We also explore how, as a parent or boss, to give others the room to take risks, fail, and recover. Join us and be inspired by David's optimism and his philosophy on how to live an impactful, meaningful, and exciting life. 

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we welcome Lori Gottlieb, a therapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. At a time when mental health is prevailing on everyone's minds, you'll be entranced by Lori's startling wisdom and humor revealing our blind spots, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, and hope and change. Thank you to the global law firm of Paul, Weiss for sponsoring this episode of Inspiration Loves Company.

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we welcome Anat Baron, a futurist, strategic advisor and the founder and CEO of StashWall.  We talk about the impact of artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence and how to capitalize on these changes in both our personal and work lives.  We also get a bit philosophical, contemplating the value of knowledge versus wisdom and the roles of curiosity and critical thinking.  Join us as we embrace optimism in what's next and celebrate more choice and in turn, more meaning and joy, in the future use of our time. 

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we welcome constitutional law scholar and acclaimed writer, Kenji Yoshino, to explore his latest co-authored book with David Glasgow, Say the Right Thing. Kenji shows potential allies that conversations about identity don't have to be overwhelming. He uncovers the research-backed, uplifting practical tools to move from unconsciously hurting people to consciously helping them. Join us for this very timely conversation. Thank you to the national law firm of Thompson Hine LLP for sponsoring this episode of Inspiration Loves Company.

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we welcome Maggie Jackson, an award-winning author, journalist, and global thought leader to explore her latest book, Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure. Maggie uncovers, in this very timely conversation, why we should seek not-knowing in times of flux. We discuss how uncertainty can lead to openness, curiosity and increased accuracy. Join us to learn how to embrace the ever-changing world in which we live and reframe uncertainty as a positive opportunity to grow. 

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we welcome Damien Atkins, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Aura and host of The Purposeful Leader podcast. Damien shares stories of purposeful leaders that have inspired him. He also explores what qualities are central to leading with purpose. Join us to learn how to bring more meaning and impact to the roles that you play and the relationships that you cultivate. 

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we welcome scientist and author, Leidy Klotz, who studies and writes about design and problem-solving. We delve into Leidy's acclaimed book, Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less, and how we can learn to resist our tendencies to think bigger is better.  Instead, Leidy shares successful subtraction examples so we can see, firsthand, how less is more. Join us as we unpack how to make things better and change our mindsets to effect positive change through subtraction.

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we welcome bestselling author on happiness and human nature, Gretchen Rubin, to explore her latest book, Life in Five Senses. Gretchen shares her revelatory journey exploring the five senses as a path to a happier, more mindful life. She'll inspire you with thoughtful insights and hands-on suggestions about how to heighten your senses and use your powers of perception to live a fuller, richer life. Thank you to the global law firm of Sidley Austin LLP for sponsoring this episode of Inspiration Loves Company.

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we welcome executive coach and leadership expert, Michael Urtuzuástegui Melcher, to share his wisdom on the seven essential relationships you need in your career. In tuning in, you'll learn about building a relationship portfolio and the strength of weak ties. Whether you're just starting out or you're trying to unearth your stale network or one that has not delivered for you, you won't want to miss this conversation about building meaningful relationships and seamlessly incorporating productive networking into your everyday busy life.

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we welcome actor, lawyer and leadership consultant Pam Sherman to share her wisdom on playing you -- your leadership role of a lifetime. Too often, we think we have to act differently than who we really are to project leadership. During this episode, Pam shares how we can rid ourselves of those false ideas that rock our confidence and instead, learn how to impact our audiences with our presence. By drilling down on the tools that actors use, we can inspire our audiences to both follow our leadership and better themselves.

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we welcome Dolly Chugh, award-winning social psychologist, TED Speaker and author of A More Just Future. Dolly gives us the psychological tools to grapple with the historical context behind our country's current racial fault lines. She demonstrates how it's possible to face our full and complicated American story, be good people, and be patriots—all at the same time. Through heartrending personal histories and practical advice, Dolly invites us to dismantle the systems built by our forebearers and work toward a more just future. Thank you to the global law firm of Perkins Coie LLP for sponsoring this episode of Inspiration Loves Company.

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we explore how to dismantle gender bias at work with corporate board director, executive coach, and author, Lori Tauber Marcus, and executive coach, speaker, and author, Mitzi Short. We cover a lot of ground, including gendered language, obstacles in hiring and promotion, advice to employers, and communication differences among generations. I hope you tune in and let me know what you think. My favorite part is the off the record conversation we had at the very end with our producer. 

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we explore with Stanford Graduate School of Business professor and author, Hayagreeva "Huggy" Rao, and work flexibility strategist, futurist and author, Cali Williams Yost, how to design today's jobs and workplaces to give employees more freedom while also facilitating collaboration, training and relationship building. We uncover how to inculcate a strong culture and loyalty while giving employees more autonomy. We also delve into how to enhance your presence online when you're not in-person and what types of parameters and articulated expectations can create just the right balance to give both managers and employees the assurances and flexibility that they need. Thank you to the global law firm of DLA Piper for sponsoring this episode of Inspiration Loves Company. 

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we talk about Building Meaningful Relationships with Pat Gillette, an author, keynote speaker and mediator.  We explore the value of storytelling and the tricky balance when personal relationships lead to professional opportunities.  Pat shares her thoughts on how to take the negative connotation out of networking and what are the necessary rainmaking skills you need to build a book of business.  With humor and humility, we share our mistakes and our lessons learned on how to develop meaningful bonds and a successful business at the same time.

In this Inspiration Loves Company episode, we talk about Fighting Antisemitism & Rising Hate with Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. This topic is deeply personal to me and I've been doing lots of soul-searching about why it's taken me so long to address it. For those of you who have similarly been struggling or who would like to become more educated on the topic, I hope this episode is helpful to you. Jonathan shares his thoughts on how Jews fit under the diversity umbrella and he talks about “counsel culture” as an alternative to “cancel culture.” We also explore the rise of Antisemitism on college campuses as well as Anti-Zionism and what to do about it. I hope you tune in and come to this conversation with an open mind and an open heart. I look forward to your feedback and to continuing the dialogue.

In this episode, we explore Lessons in Leadership with Paula Boggs who inspires leadership wherever she goes. Paula delves into how she had the courage to be the first and how she sets the standard for excellence – partly, by overcoming failures along the way. She also shares how she channeled grief and fear and invited creativity into her life to garner both success and meaning. Thank you to Thompson Hine LLP for sponsoring this episode of Inspiration Loves Company.

In this episode, we learn from the discerning advice of author, career coach and podcast host, Sara Holtz. We talk about how to take ownership of your career as well as how to effectively network and take smart risks. We also uncover how to be intentional and generous in your relationships and how to both ask for and offer help.

In this episode, I hope you feel like you're eavesdropping on an intimate conversation between dear friends. I've been fortunate to call Nicole Perkins, a lawyer, author and finance executive, one of my closest friends for more than 20 years. We decided to record one of our honest conversations about identity, race and belonging and share it with you. I hope it inspires you to move beyond diversity, equity and inclusion as a hypothetical or corporate initiative and instead, recognize that until our friendships and communities are integrated, we will not achieve the true understanding and benefits of difference. 

In this episode, we delve into humanity and rituals at work with author, speaker and workplace strategist, Erica Keswin. We wrestle with the best ways to build loyalty, engagement and culture in today's workplaces as well as how to develop strategies to prioritize well-being. We also uncover how rituals can facilitate more control and comfort and how humanity can bring greater purpose and connection in our work and in our lives. 

In this episode, we explore the evolution of Out Leadership with its CEO and Founder, Todd Sears, a longtime advocate for LGBTQ+ equality. We unpack how language and pronouns are changing in the LGBTQ+ community as well as what allyship looks like.  We also uncover current challenges including monkeypox and the impact of the overturning of Roe v. Wade on the Respect for Marriage Act.  Join us and benefit from Todd's wisdom on the path to LGBTQ+ equality in our workplaces, relationships and communities. 

In this episode, I uncover the importance of connection and collaboration across the generations with Marci Alboher, a Vice President at Encore.org and expert on new models for working today. We explore the power of language, including new terms like co-generation and pro-creative, and how these concepts reflect and influence the ways we work and live. We also benefit from Marci's career advice, which transcends life stage and offers ways to find continuing meaning and purpose from our relationships and communities.

In this episode, I delve into the importance of meaningful relationships in your professional and personal life with Cornell Boggs, a corporate director and Of Counsel and Senior Strategic Advisor to Quarles & Brady. Cornell educates us about how and why sponsorship is necessary in organizations and outside of them. He also shows us how sponsorship is especially important and how it can be achieved for underrepresented groups. Thank you to the national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP for sponsoring this episode of Inspiration Loves Company.

In this episode, I explore Women & Comedy with comedian, actress and star of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Susie Essman. Susie regales us with stories of growing up doing stand-up in New York and what she learned as a result. She shares the instincts she's developed through improv for reading a room. Susie also uncovers the power of humor, words, timing, body language, and tone and how understanding their interplay can make us all better communicators. And, she leaves us laughing. Thank you to the global law firm of King & Spalding LLP for sponsoring this episode of Inspiration Loves Company.

In this episode, I explore Building Your Brand with best-selling author, motivational speaker and media trainer, Harriette Cole. We delve into how to present your professional brand effectively as well as the subtleties of how burnishing your brand is different for women and people of color. Harriette shares her tips on developing a presence and an impact, whether you're onsite or video and whether you're just starting out or reestablishing your connections and the ability to be seen and heard. Thank you to the global law firm of Sidley Austin LLP for sponsoring this episode of Inspiration Loves Company.

In this episode, I explore Cultivating Empathy with MIT professor, New York Times best-selling author and psychologist, Sherry Turkle. We delve into Sherry's acclaimed memoir, The Empathy Diaries, and uncover how empathy and connection can emerge when we feel the most alone and unfamiliar. Sherry also shares her lessons in developing the empathy necessary to make and maintain deep connections. "We are the empathy app," Sherry writes. "To fix our crisis of intimacy and privacy, of empathy and human connection, we don't need more technology. We need one another." Thank you to Troutman Pepper for sponsoring this episode of Inspiration Loves Company. 

Inspiration. Engagement. Impact. That's the essence of this podcast. It's about doing better and being better at life, work and everything in-between. Join Debbie Epstein Henry, a lawyer turned entrepreneur, public speaker and author, as she talks with acclaimed writers, TED speakers and thought leaders. The common thread with our guests is that they share not only lessons from their professional success and their contributions to the greater good but also how they derive meaning and purpose from their personal lives and relationships. So, our dialogue at Inspiration Loves Company is layered, always weaving together the three dimensions of our lives – the personal, professional and community. Welcome to the conversation: a powerful, relatable dialogue that offers insight and sparks change.

Join me and Valerie Jarrett, former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and New York Times best-selling author, as she shares the wisdom she gleaned from her eight years in the Oval Office, on Air Force One, and beyond. Valerie's forthright, optimistic perspective will leave you inspired to lift your own voice. Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis.

Join me and New York Times best-selling author, Lindsey Pollak, for loads of advice about how to recalculate, re-engineer and revitalize your career. You'll also gain lots of smart tips on networking, interviewing and positioning yourself best for your next move. 

Join me and Founder of Equilar, David Chun, who has facilitated a partnership to provide Nasdaq companies with access to diverse, board-ready candidates. You won't want to miss this education about why corporate governance is important to your life and how board diversity will improve the performance of public companies and beyond.

Join me and Elyse Walker, fashionista, entrepreneur and philanthropist extraordinaire, as we capture Elyse's story of building a fashion empire and raising millions of dollars for women's cancer. You won't want to miss this intimate telling of how success and giving back can be woven seamlessly into a beautiful life.

Join me and Vernā Myers, inclusion strategist, cultural innovator, thought leader, and social commentator, to hear Vernā's insights on re-imagining a new, more inclusive and equitable world where we all benefit from the creative power of difference. Sponsored by Thompson Hine.

Join me and James E. Ryan, President of the University of Virginia, to hear Jim's wisdom on leading in a pandemic as well as a period of acute racial and political upheaval.  You will be humbled and heartened to learn from his learnings. 

Join me and Harvard Business School Professor and former Barnard President, Debora L. Spar, to hear Debora’s incisive and provocative account of how technology has transformed our lives in the past, and how it will do so again in the future. 

Join me and New York Times best-selling author and TED speaker, Suleika Jaouad, in a profound recounting of survivorship and a fierce, tender, and inspiring exploration of what it means to begin again. Sponsored by Perkins Coie LLP.

Join me and thought leader, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, as she explains how to develop and sustain sponsorship relationships in a remote and hybrid workplace. Learn why sponsorship matters and why it is just the thing you need to ensure your career success.

Join me and prominent author and journalist, Joanne Lipman, as she shares ways to improve honest communication and debias our environments. Learn how to become a better ally and what systemic steps need to be taken to make meaningful change.

Not everyone takes social studies with a GQ cover model. I was among the lucky to learn from model and educator, Rashid Silvera. Join us as Rashid shares stories as a trailblazing black model and lessons of tolerance as a teacher in many circles.

Join me and CBS News financial guru, Jill Schlesinger, and hear her straight talk on avoiding “The Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money.” Learn how diversifying and sticking to your plan wins the financial race. Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis.

Guess what? It’s good to seek happiness even when times are rough. In this episode, 5-time best-selling happiness author, Gretchen Rubin, shows us why and how. Tune in for stories and strategies to create happier lives. Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis.

Join me and Wharton organizational psychologist, Stew Friedman, as he shares how and why his best-selling idea, Total Leadership, is more important than ever for effectively leading at work and home in times of crisis. Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis.

Join me and Michele Coleman Mayes as she encourages us to engage in meaningful conversations to see what listening can teach us. “If you can deal with silence,” she says, “you can start to hear what's really around you.” Sponsored by Thompson Hine.

Join me and Anne-Marie Slaughter, New America CEO, as we revisit her watershed article, “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All.” We’ll uncover the future of gender roles and work and how we can improve both for the better. Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis.

Before Kim Scott’s best-selling book, the terms Radical and Candor did not go together. Luckily, that’s changed. Join me and Kim to learn how to “care personally” and “challenge directly” to get and give the feedback and criticism you need to thrive.

In our inaugural episode, I sit down with Dolly Chugh, popular TED speaker and psychologist, to explore bias. Dolly’s mix of candor, humility and humor makes us less defensive as we learn how to eradicate bias. Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis.

Inspiration. Engagement. Impact. That’s the essence of this podcast. It’s about doing better and being better at life, work and everything in-between. Join Debbie Epstein Henry, entrepreneur, best-selling author and host of the DEH Speaker Series, as she talks with acclaimed writers, TED speakers and thought leaders. Listen as they explore issues around women, bias, happiness, work, race, money, candor, balance, leadership and more. Become inspired by a thoughtful comparative of what was then, what is now and what will be in the future. Welcome to the conversation: a powerful, relatable dialogue that offers insight and sparks change.