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This week I get to interview Laura Hornor.  Laura is currently the Senior IT Project Manager at Insight Global.  She is a true student in the art of Project Management.  We have a great conversation about the importance of Project Management, how it differs from Product Management and how you can apply the concepts to your everyday life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I get to interview the host of the popular Renegade Radio podacst, Jay Ferruggia. Jay has been a coach for the last 27 years. Helping everyone from WWE Superstars, MLB players, NFL players, CEO and regular guys be the best version of themselves. Jay is a public speaker and contributor to Men's Health magazine. In this episode we disucsses why we ALL need coaches. How to be a coach. And the mindset you need to have to get started. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I get to interview acclaimed author and speaker John U. Bacon. John has written 12 books on sports, busienss, health and history, the last seven all National Bestsellers. In his latest book which "Let them Lead" he talks about what he learned coaching America's worst high school hockey team. I ask John "How do you let them lead?" we discuss how to make leadership a team effort, who our favorite teachers were and why, and so much more. If you are part of a team you don't want to miss this episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I get to interview Tanzene Ali. Tanzene was raised by her parents who immigrated from Bangladesh in the 1980s. I ask Tanzene "what is it like growing up the child of immigrants?" She shares with me some of the amazing stories of grit and perservereance from her parents journey. What the biggest lessons she learned from her parents. And how all of these things shaped who she is today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I get to interview the Chief Revenue Officer of Insight Global, Sam Kaufman. Sam was the person who introduced the concept of growth mindeset to me years ago. We discuss the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset, what lead Sam to realizing he had a fixed mindset, how to implement a growth mindset into what you do and so much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I get to interview the Founder and Executive Director of the Blind Institute of Technology Mike Hess. Mike has built a non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce teh high unemployment rate among the blind and visually impaired. Mike has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry doing everything from project management, business analysis, product development and management. We discuss his own struggles finding work in the tech industry as a blind man. What the biggest barrier to entry for those in the BVI community is to the work force. Why now is the perfect time to tap the most underserved section of our society. We have an amazing conversation you are not going to want to miss. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week on One Question I get to interview Korryn Williamson. Korryn is the Director of Diverity, Equity and Inclusion at Insight Global. We talk about how to make a difference in your own life, the concept of manifesting and what we all need to do to make a difference be it on the person next to us or the world. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I get to interview acclaimed podcaster and author Ryan Hawk. Ryan hosts the Learning Leader Show which has been listened to by millions of people in more than 150 countries. He has also written "Welcome to Management - How to Grow from a Top Performer to Excellent Leader" which Forbes called "the best leadership book of 2020." I ask Ryan if "Leadership is a skill that can be learned?" we have a great conversation about what characteristics leaders need to have, how to cultivate these characteristics and work to develop into the leader you want to be no matter what your role is. You don't want to miss this episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week on One Question I get to interview VP and Principal at Southsource. I ask Phil about the power of positivity. We discuss how to be a positive person, how to project that positivity on those around you and how importnat the people you surround yourself with are.

It is a special Fathers Day episode of One Question. This week I get to interview my own Dad, Mike Gonsalves. Aside from raising my brother Brian and I, my Dad was an Executive in the Technology world, working at Microsoft and owning his own company Strategic Fusion. We talk about his approach to parenting. How he learned as he went. What I took away from him and have applied to my own kids. It's a feel good episode of the show you are not going to want to miss. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week my guest is Phil Shevlin. Phil and I discuss the stigma that surrounds people figting addiction, what that stigma looks like for someone in the battle and those who are around that person. Phil bravely discusses his own fight with addiction and his amazing story around his recovery journey. Addicition effects 1 in 3 Americans. Most likely someone in your life has had been effected by this disease. Phil gives amazing insight on eliminating the stigma, your not going to want to miss this episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I get to interview Katie Hillary. Katie is a Managing Director of National Accounts at Insight Global. In this episode we discuss the dangers of imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. We discuss how imposter syndrome effects everyone and some ways to cope with it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I get to interview Alexa Roberds from Insight Global. Alexa is a super successful Account Manager at one of the largest staffing companies in the US. On top of that she is the Mom to 3 kids under 5 years old. We talk about how to use perspective when prioritizing your time. We also discuss how to find joy in what you do during the day. And ultimately Alexa teaches me how to not just do work with people but to do life with them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I get to interview Dr. Francie Brohammer. Dr. Brohammer has degrees from Notre Dame and University of California Irvine. She is currently the Chief Resident at UC Irvine Health's Department of Psychiatry. She is a Fello at the Lenonine Forum, and the American Psychiatric Association. Francie and I discuss how to address and talk about mental health in the work place. However our conversation really lays out the way to truly listen to someone and how that listening can really help them when the are struggling with mental wellness. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I get to speak with Zac Funderburk. Zac is currently getting his Masters Degree at Dallas Baptist University. While being a college student and founded and is the host of the wildly popular podcast "Next Generation Leader Podcast". Zac has interviewed everyone from Senators, Governors, Authors and CEOs. He interviews these leaders with the perspective of a young person. So that lead me to ask Zac, "How do you lead as a young person?" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I get to interview the SR. Pastor at First Baptist Roswell, Dr. Kevin Head. Kevin has been a Pastor at churches all throughout the southeast. He is a graduate of Furman University and the Souther Baptist Theological Seminary. We have an amazing conversation about something that all of us have asked ourselves at some point. You are not going to want to miss this episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week my guest I Cici Kaunang. Cici is currently a Director of National Accounts at Insight Global. She is also a founding member of IG's Diversity Council. We talk about Cici's experience as an immigrant, how she has used diversity in her career and so much more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week my guest is the founder of Emotional Relevance, Alon Zaibert. Alon has had a decorated career as an executive of several sales organizations. He now specializes in consulting, speaking and teaching. We discuss what is was like for him to come to America from Israel, how to truly make a lasting impression on your customers, co workers or anyone you interact with. If you want to make sure you make an impact on anyone you speak with you are not going to want to miss this episode. For more information on Alon and his programs check him out at www.alonzaibert.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week on One Question I get to talk with Kristin Millard. Kristin and I discuss the difficulties of being a working parent, what she has learned from her own struggles and how just when she thought she had all the answers the questions changed. If you are balancing being a parent and having a career you are not going to want to miss this episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I talk to Ben Roberts. Ben is a graduate of Georgia Tech and an advocate and enthusiast of Information Technology, how it drives businesses and how it shapes the world. Ben has been working in IT for the last 15 years and has a lot to say about why embracing your company's IT department is so important to your organizations success. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I get to interview Cecil Stokes. Cecil is a graduate of Hampton University and has experience working in the consulting and managed service fields. We discuss questions and answers and which is the most important. You have never heard more questions about questions in your life! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week my guest is Jarrod Sammet. Jarrod is currently a Director at the staffing company Insight Global. Before he came to Insight Global 10 years ago he was a behavioral therapist. Jarrod is obsessed with how to take better care of ourselves, how to be more present and ultimately how to lead happier and more fulfilling lives. Jarrod has recently been teaching personal development workshops at Insight Global. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week my guest is Michael O'Neil the Executive Director of One World Health. One World Health is an organization that fills the gaps left by governmental, temporary and narrowly focused healthcare efforts. They have created a smarter, sustainable, permanent approach that puts the power to heal back into the community's hands. We all want to help but sometimes are overwhlemed by where to start and how to get involved. Michael and I discuss all of that and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week my guest is Vice President of Recruiting from Insight Global Lawrence Dearth. Lawrence and I discuss the entire process of finding a job, from how to build a resume, how to get the interview and then what to do once you get that interview. Lawrence's organization helps over 1,000 people find new jobs every single week. If you are thinking about looking for a new job or are currently in the market you are not going to want to miss this episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week my guest is budding instagram star Courtney Luther. Courtney runs the popular cooking instagram @luthercookswithhart. During our episode we talk preperation, how to delegate, shop, cook and most importantly what is the right cocktail. Courtney helps us figure out how do we prepare a Holiday dinner, just in time for the Holidays! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week my guest is Vice President of Culture from Compass, Steve Wasik. Steve has spent the last year building Compass a cultural consulting firm spun out of Insight Global from absolutely nothing. Before starting Compass, Steve spent 11 years at Insight Global. He is also a graduate of the University of Michigan and one of the most curious people I have ever met. I ask him, how do you build something from nothing? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week my guest is Harold Goldsberry. Harold is currently the National Recruiting Manager at Insight Global. He has been ono a journey of self discovery over the last six months reading over 20 books! Recently he read a book called "Atomic Habits" by James Clear. He applied the concept of getting 1% better every day. Harold is so pationate about the book he taught a class at IGU about it. So this week I ask Harold, how do you get 1% better? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I talk to Regional Manager from Insight Global Elizabeth Musser. Elizabeth and I have gotten to work together over the last 5 years. During that time I've watched her grow from a Sales Person to a Regional Manager over teams in 6 different markets. Elizabeth and I have a fantastic convesation about how to come up with great ideas. The trick is, you won't come up with them, your team will. Tune in to find out more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week my guest in Jessica Calzaretta. In addition to being a Vice President at Insight Global, Jess is a founding member of their Women's Leadership Council. She has help reshape an organization that is 70% female. She has been featured in articles in SIA, Fortune and Forbes. Jess was most recently named one of the 150 most powerful women in staffing. I ask Jess what mistakes she has seen leaders make most often in her expereience. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I talk to Mike Fromhold. Mike is the Executive Vice President at Insight Global. He has also completed SealFit's KOKORO, the world's most powerful and challenging physical, mental and emotional training available to civilians. KOKORO was modeled after the Navy SEAL's famous hell week. Each trainee is seeking to tap into strengh and resolve that is twenty times what they had previously thought accessible. I ask Mike what is the hardest thing for a leader to do? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I talk to Lindsay Vignone. Lindsay walks me through how to create a vision and include your entire organization. Lindsay has been working at staffing company Insight Global for the last 9 years and has emerged as an amazing leaders. I ask Lindsay, how do you create vision? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I talk to Matt Sedley. Matt has been in leadership at one of the largest IT staffing firms in the US, Insight Global, for the last 10 years. I ask Matt, what questions has he been asking himself, and he responded is hard work enough? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I talk to John Ufferfilge. He is a graduate of Villanova University and has his Masters Degree from the Stevens Institute of Technology. John is currently a Regional Manager at Insight Global. I ask John, what is the most important characteristic for a leader to have? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app