Wise Up! With Cristina

Heraclitus, ancient Greek philosopher talked about "you don't step into the same river twice." Bryan Fleming, SVP of Technology for T-Mobile and I philosophize about change, which is a topic that is hitting everyone right now. He shares his principles about change and how he leads his teams with change in mind, making it "a given" and a driver for success. Bryan Fleming is an award-winning Telecom leader with T-Mobile, and has executed high ROI solutions, drove excellence in operational performance, and sustained superior customer relationships. Leveraging his versatile operations, engineering, and management subject matter expertise, his goal is to align the corporate strategy with the business mission, deliver industry innovations, and inspire top-achieving talent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emperors, swords, thrones, murder, band-aids, leeches, and leadership? This week Dr. Gary and I get all medieval on everyone when we share war stories about our experiences with leadership. Plenty of stories and lessons along the way. Enjoy! Dr. Gary was an Eagle Scout, graduated with a degree in Mechanical & Metallurgical Engineering and then was commissioned in the United States Army reaching the rank of Captain. He completed his formal education with a Doctorate in Business Administration in 2009. After 30 years in business world Gary started his first entrepreneurial venture in 1990 training The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People) and Situational Leadership. Dr. Gary authored: Mastering Sales Leadership – Learning to Herd Cats! A CEOs Journey – The 7 Steps of Intentional Leadership Dr. Gary volunteers his business expertise to Habitat for Humanity Broward County Florida. Dr. Gary has been ranked as high as #18 nationally in tennis in his age group and was ranked #2 nationally in 2015 with his son Michael in the Father/Son Division. After living in 9 other states and 2 foreign countries Dr. Gary has settled in Raleigh, NC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you be a full time parent and a full time employee at the same time now? This week's guest, Rai Mosher, and I talk about "invisible parenting' and the challenges facing parents today. She offers wisdom and insight from her experiences and how she combats the stigma of "invisible parenting" with her colleagues and employees, giving them the space to balance parenting and work simultaneously. This is a great episode especially if you're a parent trying to do it all. Rainya "Rai" Mosher has been a technology professional for most all of her adult life. Along the way, she also been an international speaker, a vocalist in Europe, and an actress on stage, in commercials, and a couple long-forgotten short films. Most importantly, she's been a parent for 15 of her 20+ years in technology, first to a now-sophomore in high school and then to a currently 4-year-old preschooler. Along the way, Rai has continuously been equal parts transparent about her career and kiddos while also continuously apologizing for falling short in both home and work at different moments in time.  As the global pandemic puts many knowledge workers into a uniquely challenging scenario of simultaneously being a full time parent and full time employee , Rai is learning to replace the apologies to her colleagues for parenting in real time with an assumption of gratitude for their patience and understanding. She encourages her coworkers -- male and female alike! -- to find the same approach in their own work/life "blender." In turn, Rai is helping to shift the culture around her in small but meaningful ways with the hope of creating lasting change for anyone who finds themselves both an employee and a family member - now and in the future.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aneesh Chaudhry has seen his brain, literally. The revelations contained in this experience led him on a path that now has him teaching, advocating and serving those who are struggling with mental health. We have an open and honest conversation about mental health issues and our personal challenges with it, all with the idea of sharing the benefits of talking about it. This is one of the more personal episodes of Wise UP, and we hope that you find something in it that means something to you. Aneesh is a Philanthropist, Brain Health Coach, Corporate Wellness Consultant, Professional Speaker, and Producer/Filmmaker. He has been working in the field of health and wellness for over 8 years. He specializes in the utilization of cutting edge treatments that combine both Eastern and Western Medicine in order to optimize results for his clients. He is the Owner and Founder of SoulPhysio Lifestyle LLC, which is an Integrative Healthcare Network based out of Orange County, CA. They have two clinics they operate out of, each offering a unique set of services to their clients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Allison sold his first home at 19. A few years later he would sell his real estate tech company to Zillow. As the CEO of D. Alexander, he's offering something Air BnB and hotels can't. He's the creator of a new class of luxury destinations, and has coined the term "destination isolation". His innovations in real estate and hospitality have been featured in Forbes, WSJ, Entrepreneur Magazine, and FoxBusiness. This week on Wise Up! we talk about the principle of hospitality and what people really think about when they're looking for a place to lay their head. For more about Alex and his companies: StayDAlexander.com DAlexanderCapital.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most recent National Health Interview Survey reports that in the preceding 12 months, 38% of Americans used complementary and alternative medicine. Wellness and health is a critical concern for everyone, especially now. People have questions and they're seeking answers. What if those answers lie in a new way of looking at it. Our guest this week, Mary Ann Rounseville has some big ideas around that. If you are interested or are working in the CBD, Hempe, and Cannabis space this is for you - but even if you're not, this interview is an eye opener. Mary Ann Rounseville is the CEO of Sweet Pepper Media, the messaging arm of the Stanley Brothers, and leads the charge with a focus on human storytelling, designed to illuminate the critical causes, issues, and impacts of the human journey towards personal and social wellness. Mary Ann’s deep fervency to document the human experience motivates her to seek partnerships and minds that propel progress.  While pursuing her own natural wellness journey, Mary Ann met the pioneering plant-medicine entrepreneurs, the Stanley Brothers in 2016, a revolutionary time for the CBD and the cannabis movement. Fueled by the Brothers’ mission to reimagine wellness for everyone, she became the Director of Content for their trailblazing CBD start-up and now global leader, Charlotte’s Web. She shaped storytelling and communications to further open access to cannabis, empower people with knowledge, and the right to chose natural options. Prior to that, she developed and produced content for Bulletproof, West Elm, Google, and Nike as well as Oscar and Emmy-winning writers and directors.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time to think bigger about remote work. Beyond logistics and in the realm of business and societal opportunity. As GitLab’s Head of Remote, Darren works at the intersection of culture, process, hiring, employer branding, marketing, and communication. He’s spent his career leading remote teams and charting remote transformations. He holds a Guinness World Record in publishing, and authored GitLab’s Remote Playbook and “Living the Remote Dream: A Guide To Seeing the World, Setting Records, and Advancing Your Career.”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chaos gets a bad rap. Bob Miglani is here to myth-bust ideas we have about dealing with chaos. In this episode of Wise Up! Bob and I get into how to use chaos to your advantage, because it’s there to usher in your own evolution. Chaos is your friend. Who knew? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You want sales. But you're not going to get sales by just "doing sales". It's simpler than that, more human, which is good news! Mark Boundy believes that sales is "heart to heart combat" and what he means is that people don't buy your product and services, they buy from their own set of values and your job is to discover and communicate your value in relation to that. I know it sounds touchy-feely but let's be honest - we're all in the People Business so we're going to have to understand people if we're going to get anywhere. Business builder, Sales leader, author, coach, consultant, teacher…Chief Clarity Officer…Mark Boundy has grown businesses in a variety of industries by virtue of his relentless focus on uncovering customer value and delivering high-value results. Learn more about Mark at Mark Boundy Consulting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Veech is a very wise man. He understands that you can't drive progress unless there's principles in the process! He's been teaching leaders to be more effective since 1989. For 20 years, he learned from the very best as an officer in the US Army. He's been on the faculty teaching leadership and lean systems at Stetson University, the Defense Acquisition University, the University of Kentucky, and the Ohio State University. He's also taught in the Executive Education program at Penn State University. Most important, though, is the work and the learning he's enjoyed with clients in their offices, factories, construction sites, and hospitals; Clients like the US Postal Service, Owens Corning, Rolls-Royce, the Arizona Department of Economic Security, and Nationwide Insurance. He's the founder of Leadersights, a leadership development consulting firm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Wise Up! I talk to Calvin Cooper, category creator and virtuous disruptor and all-around wise dude about taking the helm and creating opportunities for everyone to own a stake in their communities and their lives. He’s launched RENTERSHIP to do just that, and Fast Company featured this new groundbreaking idea in the real estate and homeownership space. We get into Aristotelian ethics, what our founding fathers wanted for us, and what it means to be connected to the land and community. Calvin has a lot to teach us about how to lead and do principle-driven work. We’re going to see more of Calvin in the future. Calvin Cooper is the co-founder and CEO of Rhove, a fintech company founded on the belief that everyone has the right to invest in their home. Rhove expands access and opportunity for everyone to own in their community. Prior to founding Rhove, Calvin was a Director and Venture Partner at an early stage venture capital firm located in the Midwest. Calvin is active in community and entrepreneur support organizations. He serves on the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center YEx Advisory Board. In 2017, the Columbus City Council and the Create Columbus Commission recognized Calvin with the Visionary Award, and he was also listed in the 40 Under 40 Class of 2017 by Columbus Business First. Calvin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Capital University in Financial Economics. Learn more about Rhove at https://rhove.com/ or follow on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Wise Up! we talk to Katie Huey about the perception of grief in society and what employers can do to help people who are experiencing grief. Millions of people have lost their jobs, people have lost loved ones due to COVID, and the unimaginable loss and pain and anguish from the death of George Floyd and countless others. It’s time for us to understand and operate from a place of knowledge about grief and its role in our lives. Katie Huey is a writer, marketer, and administrator. She believes in the power of story and the beauty found in sharing personal experience. Her writing has appeared in Invoke Magazine, Conscious Company Magazine, and Hello Humans. You can follow more of her story on her blog 52 Beautiful Things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Holly Lang’s mission is to eradicate the toll that poverty has on health. Her goal with Fair Play is to help control health care spending while improving accessibility and quality, achieving health equity for all community members at a reasonable cost to payors, including the patients and providers. She firmly believes we can do this. She says: Fair Play exists for my family, and for everyone who struggles to access needed care – struggles that shouldn’t still happen in the modern, innovative world in which we live. But through collaboration, research and direct services, we hope to help create sustainable solutions that advance us past the daily, harsh reality that too many of our communities face. We can create that win-win that we all need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On April 10th, 2020 Julio Vincent Gambuto posted an essay on Medium that soared through the internet lighting hearts and minds ablaze. “You’re not crazy my friends” he said. With a truth-telling only reserved for the deepest and most profound ideas, "Prepare for the Ultimate Gaslighting" was a warning and a call to arms to save the American psyche during the height of the pandemic. With over 25 million views around the world, this essay spoke to many of the fears and feelings we all had and it also invigorated our collective need to activate our awareness of how we've been living our lives and in what ways our lives have been hijacked. In this special extended interview, Julio and I talk about the backstory for the essay and its core ideas. We also discuss the follow up essay "The Gaslighting of American Has Begun", and what we need to pay closer attention to in order to truly live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Tina Greenbaum speaks, all your cares melt away. She's an expert at mind body connection and helping leaders handle pressure. If you want to know what to do when the going gets tough, this episode is for you. Tina Greenbaum works with executives who want to increase their performance level in high stakes, high-pressure situations. An Optimal Performance Specialist and Sports Psychology Consultant, Tina’s signature program, Mastery Under Pressure empowers leaders and their teams using cutting-edge technology, neuroscience, energy psychology, sports psychology and current learning theory. In addition to her Mastery Under Pressure team program, Tina also works with CEOs and senior-level management as a confidential ‘Thera-Coach’ on a one-to-one basis. Her expertise in guiding executives through their psychological and personal issues helps her clients cope with the demands that their personal struggles place on them as they strive to be atop their sector. As she likes to say, “The only thing standing between you and your goals is…you.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Theresa Rose is a walking exclamation point, a swiss army knife of morale boosting with a big dose of business sense. On this episode of Wise Up! With Cristina Theresa teaches us how to connect ourselves with our business, how to amplify our genius, and we are in a Great What Is. We're also treated to a few laughs as Theresa is expanding her repertoire in stand-up comedy. Theresa Rose is the Vice President of Thought Leadership for the C-Suite Network, award-winning author, stand-up comedian, and inspirational presence on the stage, the page, the podcast, and the screen. Her latest book, Mindful Performance: How to Powerfully Impact Profitability, Productivity, and Purpose, is a practical how-to guide on showing up more fully and delivering more powerfully at work, at home, and all day long. For more information, visit TheresaRose.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arjun Sen, what's important warrior, teaches us that big things come in humble packages, that you can be a leader and make family your number one priority, and lessons from generations past. Arjun Sen, CEO has led the ZenMango team to make big impacts on major Restaurant, Service, Retail, Non-Profit and Sports brands worldwide, both in the B2C and B2B2C space. He is a former Fortune 500 executive. At Papa John’s, he led the 3,000-restaurant chain to 4-years of record growth. He is an acclaimed Brand Whisperer and one of the top growth drivers in the Brand and Customer Experience space. Blaine Hurst, Former President and CEO of Panera Bread, called him, “One of the most ‘marketing-Intelligent’ minds in the business today.” He is a celebrated author and highly sought-after international keynote speaker who speaks on Secrets to Win Big. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Wise Up! With Cristina, business builder bad*** Jeff Loehr teaches us how we typically view uncertainty and how to reframe it so that we can forge ahead amidst ambiguity (and it's not get "more centered" or "more present"). Jeff has been building businesses and advising CEO's for over twenty years. He has helped some of the largest companies in the world to reinvent themselves and some of the smallest startups to invent themselves for the first time. He thinks the point of business is to help humans live better lives. His mission is to help entrepreneurs and business owners live extraordinary lives by creating businesses that powers that life rather than sucking the energy out of it. In addition to running his coaching practice he is also a managing director of the Westchester Angels an early-stage investment group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Productivity and Happiness in One Company Mark my words, you're going to see Brandon Durbin on a top CEO list some day. An outrageously successful CEO with a heart of gold, Brandon teaches us that you can run a company with high profile Fortune 100 clients and still be productive by prioritizing culture, compassion, community and communication. Brandon Durbin is the Founder & CEO of Akava; a Silicon Valley software engineering consultancy who helps start-ups and enterprises such as Disney, Oracle, Lbrands, Cisco and Uber build innovative cloud, devops, web and mobile solutions. In his role, he oversees growth, culture, sales, ops and experiences while ensuring company-wide success. Prior to founding Akava, Brandon was in the consulting space for the last decade working for niche system integrators as well as Forrester Research. He volunteers as a mentor for BUILD.org and loves traveling while indulging in local cultures and cuisines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Get More Business by Inviting It Achim Nowak wants us to stop anxiety perpetuating "desperation selling", make a powerful change in our routine, and be of service. Insightful! Learn how this ridiculously successful lovely person teaches us to Wise Up! Achim Nowak is a Business Thinker, C-Suite Coach, Mastermind Convener, TEDx Speaker, and the author of 3 books on Personal Presence. He helps CEOs and C-Suite Executives in Fortune 500 companies around the world to show up with relaxed authority and amplify their personal influence. A serial entrepreneur, his work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, USA Today, and on NPR and NBC. www.brilliantbest.expert     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices