Professional Humans (376042)

In this episode of Professional Humans, Elli and Jenna sit down with Matt Stahl and Stiles Anderson, co-founders of Ascent Community. The conversation explores how their organization evolved from Studio E to become a holistic development program centered around four key elements: wellness, adventure, connection, and pursuit. Matt and Stiles share their personal journeys of realizing that traditional success wasn't bringing fulfillment and how they created Ascent to help high-achieving individuals find balance through intentional practices, community support, and structured reflection. Their approach includes innovative “recalibrations” (not retreats!) designed to help members step back from the daily grind and reconnect with what truly matters. This episode offers valuable insights for anyone feeling stuck in relentless pursuit mode while neglecting other essential aspects of life.

Jenna & Elli, with their guest Amy Brown, explore how traditional work structures can stifle innovation and harm employee well-being, making a compelling case for prioritizing results and impact over hours logged. Through personal experiences and industry insights, they unpack the crucial role of trust in the workplace and challenge leaders to reimagine what success truly means. Whether you're a manager looking to transform your team culture or an employee seeking more autonomy, this conversation offers fresh perspectives on creating workplaces that embrace diverse working styles while building more equitable and productive environments for everyone.

Jenna and Elli talk with Pablo Alejo as he delves into the art of building a meaningful professional network over his 25-year career. Pablo shares insights on moving beyond transactional networking by focusing on authentic human connections, stressing the importance of nurturing client relationships and understanding business needs in creative work. He candidly discusses his journey through industry changes, the value of specialization, and addressing network gaps when considering entrepreneurship.

elli and jenna dive into what it looks like to carve your own career path, however circuitous that may be, in order to honor the time and focus you have for your family. there are many barriers that get thrown into your career path when you become a parent - limited flexibility, less access to networking and on the job opportunities, biases and stigma, and of course child care costs....but what we focused on in this episode is risk taking as it relates to your career path.

Jenna and Elli dig into both the emotions and the tactical response to being laid off with guests Carrie Bucko and Clinton Forry. Great insights and advice not only for folks who have been laid off, but also some tips for those who might be anxious it could happen in their current role.

Join us as we welcome Dessa, a multifaceted creative force known for her work in music, writing, and public speaking. Explore her journey from childhood aspirations of business to becoming an artist whose career spans hip hop shows, orchestras, and even the BBC. Dessa shares insights into balancing artistic creativity with the demands of running a business, recounting her early influences, career milestones, and the administrative challenges she faces. Discover how language remains at the core of her diverse artistic endeavors and learn the importance of following your curiosity.

In this episode, Jenna and elli delved into the complexities of advocating for oneself in the workplace and what happens when it doesn't go the way you wanted. The episode highlights the importance of resilience, persistence, and viewing setbacks as a time to learn.

In this episode, Elli and Jenna discuss neurodiversity with former consultant and current student Emma. The trio explore what it means to experience and interact with the world in various ways, the concept of masking, and how understanding and perceptions of neurodiversity are evolving over time.

hosts Elli and Jenna chat with their long-time friend, Ben Steinbach, about something we've all faced: feeling totally overwhelmed. Ben shares his own story of hitting, and growing through, a breaking point and how he uses the analogy of 'the Gardener and the Flower' as a way to think about personal balance - sometimes we do the caretaking, and sometimes we need to be taken care of. The crew discuss how tough it can be to admit when we need help, why it's actually super brave, and some practical ideas on how to find personal, sustainable equilibrium.  If you're feeling like you're drowning in responsibilities or just want to hear an honest and earnest account of finding real balance (it's totally possible!), give this episode a listen.

It's live episode time!! Elli and Jenna, a dynamic audience of Professional Humans, and Fathom Consulting CEO, Kate McRoberts, come together to celebrate the launch of Gray Cardigan and its founder, Mark Hines. Their discussion tackles the often-undiscussed topic of asking for help, delving into the value and the challenges that can present, especially in professional settings.  Listen in for an entertaining and enlightening conversation about into the importance of asking for help, practical tips to overcome the stigma, and how to build a supportive workplace culture.

In "What if you need a coach?", Elli and Jenna talk with the lovely and lively Alison Gretz about her journey from corporate design leader to launching her own coaching business. They delve into the essence of coaching versus traditional leadership, and Alison shares her more authentic spin on the 'fake it til you make it' adage: "embody it until you become it." Alison is committed to making coaching more accessible and creating workplaces where everyone feels valued and understood, and her tale is the journey of reinventing oneself, the value of real leadership, and the role of coaching in empowering people and shaping teams.

Elli and Jenna chat with Mark Hines (Gray Cardigan) and Robert Nelson (Soto Digital),  wonderful folks who've recently dived into different entrepreneurship ventures. They share their experiences making the leap, tackling everything from dreaming up ideas to drawing in clients and nailing down prices. It's all about the crucial choices they made early on and how they continue to quickly adapt to what the market wants and needs.

Elli introduces new host, Jenna Alden! And they talk about what's in store for the next era of the podcast! And they definitely do not talk about Oregon Trail.

As we wrap our series in partnership with the University of Minnesota about facing and addressing racism in the workplace, our guests share ideas for how to continue to normalize the behaviors that will drive more equity and less bias.

As we continue our exploration into how race and bias impact our work experience, we talk with Bruce and Ryan about their experience with typecasting themselves into the same roles repeatedly and how that might inhibit professional growth.

Aileen and Elli talk with Lynn Farmer and Terry Harris about the experiences they've had with mentors and allies. Lynn and Terry share great insights that will help anyone in a leadership role or early in their career.

In partnership with the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, we are honored to have hosted a virtual event on June 25th, featuring students of the Carlson School as well as professionals from our community to come together and share knowledge and experiences that we will all be able to learn from.

This week, our guest Eri O'Diah shares a few of her experiences of being the youngest and only black person at work early in her career. Today, she runs a marketing company that she founded - but she still carries some of the damage that was done by corporate abuse.

Elli chats with Aaron Keller, founder of Capsule Design in Minneapolis, about the importance and tactics of networking - especially if you can't meet in person.

Elli has a conversation with Jeff Gothelf, author of Lean UX and Sense & Respond. Jeff has a new book coming out called Forever Employable, and it's a timely subject as our unemployment rate continues to climb during the COVID crisis.

Elli has a chat with Randi Myhre, a talent recruiter in technology, to get some tips about using recruiters and starting a job search in the midst of the Covid Crisis.

Aileen and Elli have a conversation with a human performance coach, resiliency expert, award winning author on the essential tools in the self advocacy tool kit. Jenny Evans, founder and CEO of Powerhouse Performance shares her insights on the role of alter egos (wait for it, she has one and you’re gonna want one too) and inner mentors in self advocacy and engagement.

Elli and Aileen talk with a former executive and head of merchandising at a Fortune 50 company about her experiences as a younger person in her career and her perspective now as a mentor and coach. Trish shares a unique view both as an ahead-of-her-time female leader and as a happily retired woman with lots of great hindsight...as expected, she talks about self awareness as a foundation and shared a bonus hint to mentees-be direct with your mentors and leaders!

Aileen and Elli have a conversation with a small business owner about creating an engaging culture with loyal employees. Kate shares some of her more corporate what-not-to-do stories that helped shape her view of the company culture she wanted to create with her team.

Elli and Aileen talk to a long time corporate lawyer about the importance of self awareness, and ultimately authenticity, in picking the right moments to self advocate. Bob shares his perspective and stories from his own career navigating corporate and law firm cultures.

Aileen and Elli spend some time with Alana, who shares stories of advocating for herself and opening up new opportunities in her career and also shares stories of helping others form a team to help them cultivate self-awareness.

S2E1- LiveEpisode with Margaret Murphy & Charles Youel by Elli Rader

In this episode, we switched things up a bit and had our wonderful guest, Erinn Farrell, interview Josh about his first few months on the job as a manager. We get into coaching and management styles, and the ins and outs of performance reviews. Related Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinn-farrell-0518483 - Erinn on LinkedIn http://www.andrewbird.net/ - Andrew Bird

This is our first episode in our new seasonal format, where we take a deep dive with DangerJosh and his first six to eight months on the job as an enterprise support manager at Code 42. In this episode, we talk about how he knew he was ready to take this role on, and how he got help with the interview process. Related Links: http://dangerjosh.com - All things Danger More to come, including a reading list and a post about our podcasting equipment. Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

We had a conversation with Brendon Schrader, Founder and CEO of Antenna Consulting based in Minneapolis. Brendon has a great story to tell about the path to finding a way to make your work and your life fit together, and the pitfalls along the way. Related Links: http://www.antennaconsulting.com/company - Antenna Consulting https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendonschrader - Brendon on LinkedIn https://twitter.com/BrendonSchrader - Brendon on Twitter

We had a conversation about where power comes from with one of our favorite professional humans, Mahtab Rezai. The lessons in here aren't going to hit you over the head with obviousness - but there are some concepts in here for you to start to explore about yourself, like the Where You Were Forged idea, that will help you understand how you present yourself in the workplace, and what kind of work community draws out the best in your abilities. Related Links: http://cruxcollaborative.com/consultants/mahtab-rezai/ - Crux Collaborative https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahtabrezai - Mahtab on LinkedIn https://twitter.com/ms_rezai - Mahtab on Twitter

We have been working on a new format for the podcast, and did an impromptu episode with superfan and PH alumnus (http://prohumans.com/episode-13-managing-humans-not-projects/)Mike Mason to get his reactions to it. We are pretty excited about it, and look forward to hearing from you all about it as we go down this path. Related Links: https://gimletmedia.com/show/startup/episodes/season/season-1/ - Startup, Season 1 https://gimletmedia.com/show/mystery-show/ - The Mystery Show http://thrillingadventurehour.com/ - The Thrilling Adventure Hour Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

As part of our ongoing sub-series about Minimalism and our journey to reduce and simplify our lives, we invited Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch to come in and chat with us about his own journey and explorations into minimalism and, specifically, breaking the buying habits that are at the root of having too much stuff. Related Links: http://www.breakthetwitch.com/ - Break the Twitch http://www.becomingminimalist.com/ - Becoming Minimalist http://www.theminimalists.com/minsgame/ - Mins Game http://simplerev.com/ - Simple Rev https://www.niceridemn.org/ - Nice Ride MN http://hopeeffect.com/ - The Hope Effect (Josh Becker) Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

We wanted to get a more global perspective on the job hunting process, so we Skyped with a friend on the other side of the pond, Andrew Abboud, about what it's like to look for a job in Europe. It isn't that different! But, we had a good chat with him - enjoy! Related Links:  https://twitter.com/aabboud - Andrew on Twitter https://uk.linkedin.com/in/andrewabboud - Andrew on LinkedIn Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

In Part 2 of Culture of Feedback, we continue our journey to being great at giving and receiving feedback in a conversation with Chris Pegg, an admired feedback-giver and esteemed colleague. Related Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poohsticks - Pooh Sticks https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-pegg-41435b26 - Chris on Linked-In Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

When you hear the phrase “manage up” or “lead up,” it’s easy to assume that means that your boss isn’t doing their job and you have to teach them how to do it. But it’s not that simple. When you consider that 82% of leaders were promoted into their role because they were great at doing the job of the people reporting to them, not because they were identified as a great leader, it’s clear you’ll have a decent chance of getting in with a boss who has some opportunity areas. But even those who are good or even great bosses need to both lead and be led. We wanted to get into how to make that a normal, healthy part of your partnership with your boss, so we talked with guest alumni Dena Alspach (http://prohumans.com/episode-11-the-amazing-job-you-dont-know-youre-good-at-yet/) and Brad Walter (http://prohumans.com/episode-26-self-organizing-teams-brad-walter/) about approaches they’ve taken in their careers, and what learnings they can share to help other Professional Humans be better at work. This was a live episode recorded on June 28, 2016 at Republic Seven Corners - http://republicmn.com/ Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

We talked with our friends Nate & Tom from Studio E, an entrepreneurial studio designed to help leaders navigate the unknown in a time of increasing uncertainty. By helping you shift your mindset, the Studio E curriculum can help you guide yourself - and your team - through the unknown and get to success. Related Links: http://yourstudioe.com/ - Studio E Website https://twitter.com/YourStudioE - Studio E on Twitter https://www.ted.com/speakers/benjamin_zander - Benjamin Zander / Ted Talk Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

We talked with Andy Krueger of the Twin Cities craft show, Craftstravaganza, about how to know when your passion project is becoming your real job, things to watch out for as you get serious about your passion project, and just how important it is to have one of those projects in the first place. Related Links: http://www.craftstravaganza.com/ -Craftstravaganza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnMtvc8EBQY&index=11&list=PLshjD3mEDALu6rxZaP9jMiKCtUPi1BUSP - Andy's Ignite talk (apologies for long link) Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

We talked with Kelly Groehler of Sprosty Network about her progression from Director of External Relations at Best Buy to her present job working in a retail startup accelerator here in the Twin Cities. Kelly tells us about how she spent time deciding what she _didn't_ want to do, which ended up being important as she made her way to the role she's in now. After reflecting on the conversation, we found a pattern emerging in several of the conversations we've had where people we admire are doing jobs they love and finding that formal training or credentials are less important than they used to be. Kelly talks about it in this episode in regard to marketing communications, but you will also hear this in our episode about running a restaurant with Matty O'Reilly, in our episodes about getting your dream job with Tamara Dennison, about strategy with Justin Royer, about self-organizing teams with Brad Walter, faking it until you make it with Jeff Kamin, and about the amazing job you don't know you're good at yet with Dena Alspach. Related Links: http://www.sprosty.net/ - Sprosty Network https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellygroehler - Kelly on LinkedIn https://twitter.com/kellygroehler - Kelly on Twitter Related Professional Humans episodes: http://prohumans.com/episode-23-negotiation-small-business-challenges/ http://prohumans.com/episode-28-getting-dream-job-part-1-w-tamara-dennison/ http://prohumans.com/episode-32-wtf-strategy/ http://prohumans.com/episode-26-self-organizing-teams-brad-walter/ http://prohumans.com/episode-16-fake-it-til-you-make-it/ http://prohumans.com/episode-11-the-amazing-job-you-dont-know-youre-good-at-yet/ Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

We had a talk with our friend Justin Royer about what a "Strategist" really does - and also try to find a new paradigm of venn diagramming. Related Links: http://growwithgo.com/ - Justin's day job when not envisioning squenn diagrams Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

Over the last 4 months, we have purged most of our belongings and moved into a much smaller apartment, and it has been a very rewarding endeavor - but very difficult and exhausting. In this episode, we share some of the work we did to get to a more minimalist lifestyle, and some of the things we did to get ourselves into the mindset of living more simply - like traveling with only a few things in a weekender bag. Related Links: http://www.theminimalists.com/p019/ - The Minimalists Podcast - Mental Clutter episode https://medium.com/the-minimalist/memory-overload-adc5a71a0947#.owoiaugtd - Memory Overload (by Elli, on Medium) https://medium.com/the-minimalist - The Minimalist on Medium http://amzn.to/23zYDWM - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

We teamed up with the MPLS MadWomen to spark a conversation and dig into the ingrained, gender-specific perceptions about “strength” and “weakness” and how they show up in the workplace. We have hauled these biases around with us long enough, and we thought it was time to take a look at them in a new way and maybe start to lighten up from the burden they bring. Guests include Alison Beattie of Target & MPLS MadWomen, Erinn Farrell of space150, and Chad Gillard of GoKart Labs & Midwest Pantry. This conversation was facilitated by Professional Humans Elli Rader and Josh Berg, and recorded live at the River Room at the Aster Cafe on April 25, 2016. Related Links: http://www.mplsmadwomen.com/ - MPLS MadWomen http://astercafe.com/ - Aster Cafe http://www.space150.com/ - space150 https://gokartlabs.com/ - GoKart Labs http://www.midwestpantry.com/ - Midwest Pantry http://brenebrown.com/ - Brene Brown Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

This is episode two of two that we did about finding your dream job. Last week we talked with entrepreneur Tamara Dennison, who found her dream job by starting a company. This week we talk with Kat Duncan, Managing Partner at CLICK Talent, about how and when to best use a recruiter. Related Links: https://www.quintcareers.com/15-recruiter-tips/ - 15 Recruiter Tips http://clicktalent.net/ - CLICK Talent https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynduncan - Kat Duncan on Linked In

We chatted with the founder of Atomic Collaborative, Tamara Dennison, about how she created her dream job by starting her own company. This is part 1 of a 2 part series exploring how to find your dream job. Next week, we'll chat with Kat Duncan of CLICK Talent about how to get yourself to the right company. Related Links:  http://www.atomiccollaborative.com/ - Atomic Collaborative https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaradennison - Tamara on LinkedIn Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

We talked with Zack Naylor, founder of Aurelius, about how to incorporate better user-centered design into our every day lives, and also did a little exploration into whether it's better to ride a roller coaster frontward or backward. Related Links: http://www.zacknaylor.com/ - Zack Naylor dot com https://twitter.com/zacknaylor - Zack on Twitter https://aureliuslab.com/ - Aurelius http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/clay-christensens-milkshake-marketing - Jobs to be Done / Milkshake Marketing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-centered_design - User Centered Design Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

We had a conversation about Self Organizing teams with DangerJosh's boss, Brad Walter of Code42.  Brad has a great story about how he instinctively learned to run his team in a way that enabled them to be self-organized. Related Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradprime - Brad on LinkedIn http://www.code42.com/ - Code42 https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/the-role-of-leaders-on-a-self-organizing-team - The Role of Leaders on a Self Organizing Team http://www.estherderby.com/2011/07/misconceptions-about-self-organizing-teams-2.html - Misconceptions About Self Organizing Teams http://blogs.agilefaqs.com/2014/10/29/self-organised-vs-self-managed-vs-self-directed-whats-the-difference/ - Agile FAQs http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html - What Google Learned From its Quest to Build the Perfect Team http://amzn.to/238zMeq - Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life & Business Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

GUEST: Aly Wallberg We hung out with our friend Aly to talk about some tips and tricks she has up her sleeve to improve your public speaking adventures. This was also our first official "soft pants" episode. Related Links: https://twitter.com/AlyWallberg - Aly on Twitter https://www.linkedin.com/in/alywallberg - Aly on LinkedIN http://www.ignitempls.org/ - Ignite Minneapolis https://twitter.com/stptweetup - St. Paul Tweetup Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

GUEST: Pilar Gerasimo We chatted with Pilar about the pending arrival of spring, and how to balance that fever of wanting to get outside and play with needing to stay productive at work. Doesn't that sound like NO FUN? But Pilar has some great ideas and information to help us through it. Related Links: http://pilargerasimo.com/ - Pilar's Website http://revolutionaryact.com/app/ - 101 Revolutionary Ways to Be Healthy (the app) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultradian_rhythm - Ultradian Rhythm http://whole30.com/ - The Whole30 Program's Website Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

Matty is a talented entrepreneur, and we chatted with him for quite a while about negotiating skills, buying businesses, real estate, working with vendors and other business owners, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. With additional music "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian

"The good news is that real time is mental. It exists between your ears. You create it. Anything you create, you can manage."  - Entrepreneur Magazine In this episode, we brainstorm and share ideas about how to manage your calendar more proactively as a communication tool, rather than a bot that controls your life. We would love to hear input from listeners who have tips and tricks that help us all master our calendars. Related Links: http://99u.com/articles/7288/respect-yourself-and-take-back-control-of-your-calendar - Respect Yourself and Take Back Control of Your Calendar(99u) https://www.easilydo.com/blog/9-ways-take-control-calendar/ - 9 Ways to Take Control of Your Calendar http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219553 - How to Manage Time With 10 Tips That Work (Entrepreneur Magazine) http://www.creativitypost.com/create/work_smarter_not_harder_21_time_management_tips_to_hack_productivity - Work Smarter, Not Harder http://devour.com/ - Devour Videos https://calendar.sunrise.am/ - Sunrise Calendar App

In this episode, we spoke with long-time friend and former colleague Amie Bailey about some of the tactics of giving and receiving feedback - with a tangent or two thrown in for good measure. Related Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amie-bailey-8a56303 - Amie Bailey on LinkedIn https://twitter.com/ajbailey - Amie on Twitter http://planeswalkerguide.com/ - Planes Walker Guide Podcast Professional Humans theme is: “We All Know The Way (Instrumental)” by The Builders And The Butchers. Additional music from "Barbarian" by Pierlo. These songs is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Builders_And_The_Butchers/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierlo/Olivetti_Prodest/10_Barbarian