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The landscape of the business world is changing for the better and to help people prioritize family, personal life, and passion. Not only do these changes make for better employees, but they also improve the overall quality of their lives. Today's guest is an incredible entrepreneur whose mission is to help other business leaders lead with purpose! Meghan French Dunbar joins us today to discuss her impressive career, the book she's just written, self-care, and so much more! Join us as we delve into the power of women in the workplace, even touching on the often feared ‘P' word (patriarchy), and discuss what men can learn from female leaders in business. We go on to talk about how workplace culture is evolving with younger generations before Meghan shares her suggestions for helping people be more vulnerable in group networking settings. Meghan even tells us what to expect from her in the near future. Finally, our guest tells us where to find her online. To hear all this and even be reminded of the power and importance of listening, be sure to tune in now!Guest Bio:Meghan French Dunbar is a purpose-driven business leader and the founder of Conscious Company Magazine. She launched the magazine in 2015 with the mission of highlighting businesses that make a positive impact. After navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship, including burnout, she sold the company in 2017 and served as CEO until 2020. Meghan now leads Tide Turn Labs (formerly Women Led), a community for purpose-driven business leaders, co-founded Stakeholder Business, and has written her first book, This Isn't Working, set for release in August 2025.Key Points From This Episode: [00:19] A quick catch-up with Mike and Laura and what their holiday plans are.[09:15] Welcoming Meghan French Dunbar to the show and a bit about what she does. [11:14] Meghan tells us about what led her to start her business magazine. [15:35] A breakdown of her book and what inspired her to write it. [21:09] How Meghan takes care of herself in between creating her work. [29:21] What women bring to leadership, how men can learn from them, and the dangers of patriarchy. [42:01] How the landscape of workplace culture is evolving with younger generations. [46:36] Where to pre-order Meghan's book and what's next for her career. [51:02] Meghan shares some suggestions for helping people open up at group networking events. [59:33] Where listeners can interact with Meghan online. [01:02:52] Some key takeaways from today's conversation.  Quotes: “We feel like we don't have permission in society to, like, take time off and be with our families and like, do these sorts of things, and sometimes, when one person does them, then someone else feels like it's okay to do them.” — Meghan French Dunbar [0:26:09] “[Women] have to learn how to express all of the traits that men have been brought up to express. So, we learn how to. – We speak masculine traits and feminine traits, which in reality is just human traits – that we all should have learned how to express in the beginning.” — Meghan French Dunbar [0:32:29] “The number one predictor of longevity in human life is social connections, meaningful, deep, rich social connections.” — Meghan French Dunbar [0:52:24]RESOURCES: [12:42] Conscious Company Media on LinkedIn[46:37]Preorder This Isn't Working[47:18] Tide Turn Labs[52:21] Harvard Longitudinal Study[57:20] Susan Griffin-Black on LinkedIn[59:41] Stakeholder Business FOLLOW: Follow Meghan French Dunbar:WebsiteLinkedInInstagram  FOLLOW:Follow Laura Eich:LinkedInFacebookInstagram Follow Mike McFall:WebsiteLinkedInFacebookXInstagram Follow BIGGBY® COFFEE & LifeLabTM:WebsiteFacebookXInstagramLinkedInAbout LifeLabTM ABOUT LOVE IN LEADERSHIP:At the Life You Love LaboratoryTM and BIGGBY® COFFEE, we're out to prove that financial success and healthy workplace culture aren't two separate goals. BIGGBY® COFFEE's own cultural transformation is proof that not only is it possible to have a successful company where people aren't miserable at work, but that the happier your people are, the more your business will grow. Each week, join host Laura Eich, Chief Purpose Officer at BIGGBY® COFFEE, and her co-host and BIGGBY® COFFEE co-CEO Mike McFall as they're joined by guests from around the world to learn how they are fostering a culture of love and growth in the world's most innovative and people-centric companies. Get inspired. Get real. Get ready to transform workplace culture in America with us. This is the Love in Leadership podcast.Learn more at: loveinleadershippodcast.com ABOUT THE HOSTS:Mike McFall began his journey with BIGGBY® COFFEE as a minimum-wage barista at the original store in East Lansing in 1996. Over the span of 23 years, alongside business partner Bob Fish, he has helped create one of the great specialty coffee brands in America. Today Mike is co-CEO with Bob, and BIGGBY® COFFEE has over 250 stores open throughout the Midwest that sell tens of thousands of cups of coffee each day. But more importantly to Mike and BIGGBY® COFFEE, the company is a profoundly people-first organization.Mike is also the author of Grind, a book which focuses on early-stage businesses and how to establish positive cash flow. Laura Eich is BIGGBY® COFFEE's Chief People Officer, having worked in a variety of roles at BIGGBY® COFFEE for the last 11+ years. She helped launch BOOST, the department at BIGGBY® COFFEE which ultimately became LifeLabTM — BIGGBY® COFFEE's in-house culture cultivation team designed to help people be the best versions of themselves and help companies support them along the way. In her role, Laura helps people build lives that they love through the process of building profitable businesses and robust, growth-filled careers.

Dr. Khalilah “KO” Olokunola is an expert in the field of human resources and technology, leading a new effort known as Talent Nova that uses technology and artificial intelligence to change how we support justice-impacted talent and to help the previously incarcerated leverage AI to change their lives, contribute their human talents and help transform how we see talent and the workforce. Her innovative approach has earned her recognition as one of the Top 20 HR Innovators by AIHR, and one of the Top 22 Conscious Business Leaders by Conscious Company Magazine. Among the formerly incarcerated herself, she brings a first-hand perspective to the fair-chance hiring process. She was also former Chief People Officer for TRU Colors, she spearheaded a groundbreaking initiative to employ second-chance hires and active gang members with the shared goal of unifying communities and reducing violence. Currently she leads REENGINEERING HR, an innovative HR firm. Listen in to the Straight BARS that Dr. K.O. drops. She's simply ah-mazing, refreshing and doing the work using artificial intelligence (Talent Nova) to help give others a second chance at living on purpose and living with purpose. Check out www.talentnova.com and share it with someone who could benefit. #artificialintelligence #AI #workforce #futureofwork #career #careerdevelopment #blackjobs #Machinelearning #technology #blacksintech #humanresources #blackwallstreet #blackentrepreneurship #hrtrends #reengineeringhr #richblackwoman #blackwomen #wealth #KhalilahOlokunola #massincarceration #fightpoverty

Ever felt like your workplace could use a breath of fresh air? Imagine a world where businesses thrive on passion, purpose, and play. Catherine Bell is a successful entrepreneur, business leader and best-selling author. She founded The Awakened Company - based on her book of the same name - which focuses on helping organizations create healthy corporate cultures through awakening the self, relationships and team dynamics. Join us to hear Catherine share how many people feel underwhelmed in workplace environments and her blueprint for injecting life and soul into the corporate landscape. Our enlightening chat peels back the layers of traditional business practices, revealing how a mindful approach can combat pervasive issues like employee loneliness and a lack of engaging vision. We discuss the three pillars of awakened company practices, tips for cultivating healthy relationships in the workplace, and the critical role of intention, vision and values. Catherine shares her view that the glue for good culture is healthy one-one relationships, and how organizations are the key to addressing the challenges we face as a society. She extends an invitation to each of us, urging us to play our part in steering companies toward being not just successful, but a force for positive change.Catherine's book, The Awakened Company was awarded the Nautilus Book Award in Business and Leadership and listed in “8 of The Best Leadership Books of 2015”. Catherine has been published in Fortune, Harvard Business Review, Profit, Conscious Company Magazine, Women of Influence, and has written for the UN. She has worked around the globe with everyone from Fortune 500 companies to serial entrepreneurs. As CEO of the Awakened Company, Catherine now consults all over the world teaching people and organizations the Awakened Company process.awakenedcompany.comLiked what you heard? Help us reach more people! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Start Energy Healing Today!Unlock your healing potential with our informative and fun introductory 10 hour LIVE online class in energy healing Our Flagship Training is Setting the Standard in Energy HealingThe next 100 hour EHT-100 Energy Healing Training is open for enrolment! LIVE & online - 12th October - 16th March 2025. Join us in Bali in 2024 - Our Retreat AND first in-person EHT-100 Training are now booking! Contact Field Dynamics Email us at info@fielddynamicshealing.com fielddynamicshealing.com Thanks for listening!

In a surprising twist, Catherine Bell, a successful entrepreneur and business leader, reveals how numerology, astrology, and the Enneagram are shaping the future of leadership and team dynamics. Uncover how these ancient traditions are being woven into modern business practices to enhance self-awareness and nurture genuine relationships. Join in to discover the unexpected connection between intuition and business success with Catherine Bell. Don't miss out on this eye-opening exploration of unconventional leadership strategies. Ready to unlock the power of ancient wisdom in the modern business world? Stay tuned for more. About Catherine Bell:Catherine Bell is a successful entrepreneur, business leader, and best-selling business author. Catherine founded BluEra, a Profit 500 executive search and team transformation company. As a top 200 growing company in Canada, top 10 in Alberta, and the best workplace, BluEra was a shining example of the Awakened Company System in action. With the sale of BluEra to DHR, Catherine now focuses on awakening the fire within organizations through Strategy with Soul consulting as founder and CEO of The Awakened Company. In 2022, Catherine was identified as one of the top 10 innovative CEOs revamping the future by Inc. Magazine.Author of The Awakened Company, Catherine's revolutionary business book was awarded the Nautilus Book Awards in Business & Leadership, was a best seller one week after its release, a best-seller on Amazon, and was chosen as “8 of The Best Leadership Books of 2015”, and recognized as a top book combining business and mindfulness. Catherine has been published in Fortune, HBR, Profit, Conscious Company Magazine, and Women of Influence and has written for the UN.She has worked around the globe from the UK to Cuba and with Fortune 500 companies to serial entrepreneurs. Catherine has an MBA from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University, a sociology degree from Western University, is certified in the Enneagram, and is a yoga instructor. She recently just stepped down from her role as a Jarislowsky Co-Fellow at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary.Catherine now consults all over the world on how to create Awakened Companies. The Awakened Company aims to Awaken The Fire within Organizations with passion, purpose, and playfulness. In this episode, Dean Newlund and Catherine Bell discuss:Developing Genuine Connections: Unlocking the power of genuine connections for personal and professional fulfillment.Cultivating Self-Awareness: Harnessing the transformative potential of self-awareness for personal growth and success.Utilizing Numerology and Intuition: Harnessing the power of numerology and intuition to make informed and insightful decisions.Understanding Enneagram Types: Gaining insight into Enneagram types to optimize team dynamics and collaboration.Shaping Organizational Culture: Leading the way in shaping organizational culture to foster a thriving and cohesive work environment. "The highest performing leaders are those that are self-aware. So the Enneagram teaches leaders how to be more self-aware and more present. It really is a roadmap for how do we be more present in our lives when we see, when we're acting from default?” — Catherine Bell Connect with Catherine Bell:  Website URL: https://awakenedcompany.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellcatherine/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awakenedcompany/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theawakenedcompany/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/awakenedcompanyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AwakenedCompany/ See Dean's TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I  See Dean's TedTalk “Why Business Needs Intuition” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEq9IYvgV7I Connect with Dean:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqRK8GC8jBIFYPmECUCMkwWebsite: https://www.mfileadership.com/The Mission Statement E-Newsletter: https://www.mfileadership.com/blog/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannewlund/X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/deannewlundFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissionFacilitators/Email: dean.newlund@mfileadership.comPhone: 1-800-926-7370 Show notes by Podcastologist: Hanz Jimuel Alvarez Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Mindfulness in BusinessMindfulness in business can sound like some New Age, break out the crystals, incense, and candle thing.But today's guest, Catherine Bell, says it's actually one of the smartest ways to humanize the workplace, unlock high employee engagement and the full potential of your team.It's something that everybody really wants. What You'll Discover About Mindfulness in Business:What mindfulness in business really meansHow to mindful when everything is blowing up around you all at onceHow to be mindful when you're consumed with angerUsing mindfulness to restore trust in the workplaceApplying mindfulness to improve team collaboration and productivityAND so much MOREGuest: Catherine BellCatherine Bell is a successful entrepreneur, business leader, and best-selling business author. The Awakened Company, which she founded, focuses on helping organizations create healthy corporate cultures through awakening the self, relationships, and team dynamics.Previously, Catherine founded BluEra in 2008, a Profit 500 executive search and team transformation company. As a Top-200 Growing Company in Canada, Top 10 in Alberta, and Best Workplace, BluEra was a shining example of the Awakened Company System in action. With the sale of BluEra to DHR, Catherine shifted focus to awakening the fire within organizations through her Strategy with Soul consulting and founded The Awakened Company. The Awakened Company aims to awaken the fire within organizations with passion, purpose, and playfulness.The Awakened Company (2015)—Catherine's revolutionary business book—was awarded the Nautilus Book Award in Business and Leadership and became a best seller one week after its release. It was also a best seller on Amazon, included in “8 of The Best Leadership Books of 2015,” and was recognized as a top book combining business and mindfulness. Catherine has been published in Fortune, HBR, Profit, Conscious Company Magazine, Women of Influence, and has written for the UN. She has worked around the globe—from the UK to Cuba—with everyone from Fortune 500 companies to serial entrepreneurs. Catherine has an MBA from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University, a sociology degree from Western University, is certified in the Enneagram, and is a yoga instructor. She held a two-year term as a Jarislowsky Fellow at the Haskayne School of Business and is on the Expert Panel for the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation. In 2022, Catherine was identified by The Inc. Magazine as one of the Top 10 Innovative CEOs Revamping the Future. In the same year, Catherine also received the Platinum Titan Business Award for Female Executive of the Year in Consultation.As CEO of the Awakened Company, Catherine now consults all over the world on creating Awakened Companies. Catherine has taught thousands of people the Awakened Company process and worked with hundreds of teams. In 2022 alone, her work spanned twenty-three countries. She hosts in-person sessions with organizations on strategy and corporate culture, international webinars on the Enneagram, and teaches The Awakened Company team process to Queen's University business school students.Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other Leadership and Management episodes.Contact Catherine and...

Catherine Bell is a successful entrepreneur, business leader, and best-selling business author. Catherine founded BluEra, a Profit 500 executive search and team transformation company. As a top 200 growing company in Canada, top 10 in Alberta, and best workplace, BluEra was a shining example of the Awakened Company System in action. With the sale of BluEra to DHR, Catherine now focuses on awakening the fire within organizations through Strategy with Soul consulting as founder and CEO of The Awakened Company. In 2022, Catherine was identified as one of the top 10 innovative CEOs revamping the future by Inc. Magazine. Author of The Awakened Company, Catherine's revolutionary business book was awarded the Nautilus Book Awards in Business & Leadership, was a best seller one week after its release, a best-seller on Amazon, and was chosen as “8 of The Best Leadership Books of 2015”, and recognized as a top book combining business and mindfulness. Catherine has been published in Fortune, HBR, Profit, Conscious Company Magazine, and Women of Influence and has written for the UN. Ishu Singh- https://ishusingh.com/

“We're in a time where if we continue to believe only in the negative possibilities, then we won't make the effort to create positive tomorrows.” - Joe TankersleyIn “Episode 72. Making the World Better with Storytelling featuring Joe Tankersley,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, teacher, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, talks to storyteller and professional futurist, Joe Tankersley, about the importance of positive future stories and the role of storytelling in shaping the future. Joe shares his own journey as a futurist and storyteller, highlighting the need for diverse and equitable futures. Joe also mentions the concept of "practical utopias" and the potential for communities to experiment with alternative forms of governance, culture, and economic organization. He encourages writers to explore Thrutopian-type stories that offer a middle ground between dystopia and utopia, and to seek inspiration from real-world examples of positive change. Beth and Joe also also talk about the Space Economy Camp for Writers event and offer advice to writers on exploring new ideas and finding inspiration in positive stories.ABOUT JOE TANKERSLEYJoe Tankersley is a storyteller, futurist, and advocate for better tomorrows. Through his work as a professional futurist, he developed his strategic narrative technique that combines the rigor of foresight research with the imaginative spark of story. This unique combination came out of his 20-year career at Walt Disney Imagineering where he served as writer, creative producer, and internal futurist for the company's elite Blue Sky Studios. As an independent consultant for the past 6 years, he has helped nonprofits, community groups and change makers Imagineer their best tomorrows.Joe's fiction and essays have appeared in New Maps, Disruption Magazine, Solutions, Conscious Company Magazine, and the anthologies, After Shock and Aftershocks and Opportunities. His short story “Gabby's First Kiss,” from Reimagining Our Tomorrows, Making Sure Your Future Doesn't Suck. (2018) was a winner of the 2021 Extinction Rebellion Solarpunk Story contest.Joe has served on the board of directors of the Association of Professional Futurists, The Global Futures Forum and the Blue Community Consortium.Learn more at https://joetankersley.com/RESOURCESPractopia: https://practopiaproject.com/Doughnut Economics: https://doughnuteconomics.org/Center for Science and the Imagination, Arizona State University: https://csi.asu.edu/Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadec. 2023 BETH BARANYhttps://bethbarany.com/--CONNECTContact Beth: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/podcast/#tve-jump-185b4422580Email: beth@bethbarany.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethbarany/CREDITSEDITED WITH DESCRIPT: https://www.descript.com?lmref=_w1WCAMUSIC: Uppbeat.ioDISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

Anita Sanchez, Ph.D., author of the international bestselling book, “The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times,” available in paperback, hardcover, e-book, and audiobook from Simon & Schuster. Dr Sanchez was named Conscious Company Magazine's 2020 World-Changing Woman, and Woman of the Hour - #SheismyHero, along with Jane Goodall and others, by the World Woman Foundation. She bridges indigenous teachings with the latest science to inspire and equip women and men to enjoy meaningful, empowered lives and careers. With four decades of experience coaching and training executives and their teams in dozens of Fortune 500 companies, governmental groups and non-governmental agencies, Anita is an established leader in global organizational change initiatives. She is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council with luminaries such as Jack Canfield, Marianne Williamson and John Gray, as well as the Association of Transformational Leaders, the Evolutionary Business Council, and serves on the Boards of the Bioneers organization and the Pachamama Alliance. Anita holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Development from the University of Colorado, Denver. She resides in the mountains outside of Boulder, CO with her husband and youngest son. For more information and to download the free song that is based on the book, visit www.FourSacredGifts.com. For information on Anita's diversity, inclusion, and unconscious bias training, see consulting website www.SanchezTennis.com.

Your organization is not just some static, monolithic thing. It's actually a forest - living, breathing, adapting, full of evolving biodiversity. Often leaders get stuck, focusing on our productivity and numbers, and end up underperforming as a result, causing disengagement and mental health crises in their wake. Today, Catherine Bell shares how integrating consciousness, empathy, and relationship-building creates an Awakening Company that combines profitable performance with conscious purpose.We discuss what an Awakening Company looks like, how empathetic leaders can be more self-aware and conscious in the moment - leading to higher engagement and performance - and she shares an empathic practice to bring you home to your body in a nanosecond. She fuses compassion, relationships, and consciousness with tangible business performance and transformation - your invitation today is to be brave enough to transform your leadership style to reap all the rewards! Key Takeaways:Focus on creating healthy, vibrant cultures within your organizations. In the connections, the processes come alive. Our beingness and our ability to relate to one another is where the awakening is. You cannot check your being at the door when you get to work. We all have a sphere of influence. You can create a microculture around you that encourages empathy and connection, without waiting for the decree to come from higher up in your organization. "We need seasons in our organizations. We need quiet time. We can't just be relentlessly on the go and at the mercy of productivity. An awakening organization pauses, takes a breath, and then something more creative and dynamic can come in." —  Catherine Bell About Catherine Bell:Catherine is a successful serial entrepreneur, business leader, and best-selling business author who focuses on awakening the fire within as Founder of The Awakened Company. She's also the author of the revolutionary business book, Awakened Company. Her focus is on helping ignite and sustain the fire within by helping organizations create healthy cultures through her practical experience, wisdom traditions, and business research.  She has taught the Awakened Company process in 23 different countries.  She was recently recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the top 10 innovative CEOs revamping the future.Previously, Catherine founded BluEra, a Profit 500 executive search firm. As a top-200 growing company in Canada and top-10 in Alberta, BluEra was a successful example of the Awakened Company System in action, one that is being integrated into the Smith (Queen's) School of Business Masters of Entrepreneurship. She now helps organizations develop culture strategies.Catherine has been published in Fortune, HBR, Profit, Conscious Company Magazine, Women of Influence, and has written for the UN. She has worked around the globe from the UK to Cuba, with Fortune 500 companies, and serial entrepreneurs.Connect with Catherine BellThe Awakened Company: https://awakenedcompany.com/Her book, The Awakened CompanyTwitter: https://twitter.com/awakenedcompanyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellcatherine/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awakenedcompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theawakenedcompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5XwzGZacXitTYvb4NPdhgwVimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/user27041330Awakenly App: https://www.awakenly.app/References Mentioned:Enneagram: https://awakenedcompany.com/enneagram-courses-awakened-company/The Empathy Edge podcast, Chris L. Johnson, When Leaders Pause, They WinCarol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Don't forget to download your free guide! Discover The 5 Business Benefits of Empathy: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy  Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria and her work: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaTwitter: @redsliceFacebook: Red Slice

Your organization is not just some static, monolithic thing. It's actually a forest - living, breathing, adapting, full of evolving biodiversity. Often leaders get stuck, focusing on our productivity and numbers, and end up underperforming as a result, causing disengagement and mental health crises in their wake. Today, Catherine Bell shares how integrating consciousness, empathy, and relationship-building creates an Awakening Company that combines profitable performance with conscious purpose.We discuss what an Awakening Company looks like, how empathetic leaders can be more self-aware and conscious in the moment - leading to higher engagement and performance - and she shares an empathic practice to bring you home to your body in a nanosecond. She fuses compassion, relationships, and consciousness with tangible business performance and transformation - your invitation today is to be brave enough to transform your leadership style to reap all the rewards! Key Takeaways:Focus on creating healthy, vibrant cultures within your organizations. In the connections, the processes come alive. Our beingness and our ability to relate to one another is where the awakening is. You cannot check your being at the door when you get to work. We all have a sphere of influence. You can create a microculture around you that encourages empathy and connection, without waiting for the decree to come from higher up in your organization. "We need seasons in our organizations. We need quiet time. We can't just be relentlessly on the go and at the mercy of productivity. An awakening organization pauses, takes a breath, and then something more creative and dynamic can come in." —  Catherine Bell About Catherine Bell:Catherine is a successful serial entrepreneur, business leader, and best-selling business author who focuses on awakening the fire within as Founder of The Awakened Company. She's also the author of the revolutionary business book, Awakened Company. Her focus is on helping ignite and sustain the fire within by helping organizations create healthy cultures through her practical experience, wisdom traditions, and business research.  She has taught the Awakened Company process in 23 different countries.  She was recently recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the top 10 innovative CEOs revamping the future.Previously, Catherine founded BluEra, a Profit 500 executive search firm. As a top-200 growing company in Canada and top-10 in Alberta, BluEra was a successful example of the Awakened Company System in action, one that is being integrated into the Smith (Queen's) School of Business Masters of Entrepreneurship. She now helps organizations develop culture strategies.Catherine has been published in Fortune, HBR, Profit, Conscious Company Magazine, Women of Influence, and has written for the UN. She has worked around the globe from the UK to Cuba, with Fortune 500 companies, and serial entrepreneurs.Connect with Catherine BellThe Awakened Company: https://awakenedcompany.com/Her book, The Awakened CompanyTwitter: https://twitter.com/awakenedcompanyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellcatherine/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awakenedcompanyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theawakenedcompany/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5XwzGZacXitTYvb4NPdhgwVimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/user27041330Awakenly App: https://www.awakenly.app/References Mentioned:Enneagram: https://awakenedcompany.com/enneagram-courses-awakened-company/The Empathy Edge podcast, Chris L. Johnson, When Leaders Pause, They WinCarol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Don't forget to download your free guide! Discover The 5 Business Benefits of Empathy: http://red-slice.com/business-benefits-empathy  Connect with Maria: Get the podcast and book: TheEmpathyEdge.comLearn more about Maria and her work: Red-Slice.comHire Maria to speak at your next event: Red-Slice.com/Speaker-Maria-RossTake my LinkedIn Learning Course! Leading with EmpathyLinkedIn: Maria RossInstagram: @redslicemariaTwitter: @redsliceFacebook: Red Slice

Catherine Bell is a successful entrepreneur, business leader and best-selling business author. Catherine founded BluEra, a Profit 500 executive search and team transformation company. As a top 200 growing company in Canada, top 10 in Alberta, and best workplace, BluEra was a shining example of the Awakened Company System in action. With the sale of BluEra to DHR, Catherine now focuses on awakening the fire within organizations through Strategy with Soul consulting as founder and CEO of The Awakened Company. In 2022, Catherine was identified as one of the top 10 innovative CEOs revamping the future by Inc. Magazine. Author of The Awakened Company, Catherine's revolutionary business book was awarded the Nautilus Book Awards in Business & Leadership, was a best seller one week after its release, a best-seller on Amazon, chosen as “8 of The Best Leadership Books of 2015”, and recognized as a top book combining business and mindfulness. Catherine has been published in Fortune, HBR, Profit, Conscious Company Magazine, Women of Influence and has written for the UN. She has worked around the globe from the UK to Cuba and with Fortune 500 companies to serial entrepreneurs. Catherine has an MBA from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University, a sociology degree from Western University, is certified in the Enneagram, and is a yoga instructor. She recently just stepped down from her role as a Jarislowsky Co-Fellow at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. Catherine now consults all over the world on how to create Awakened Companies. The Awakened Company's aim is to Awaken The Fire within Organizations with passion, purpose, and playfulness

In today's episode, we are welcoming back Catherine Bell of the Awakened Company. She's a good friend and colleague who is up to some really inspiring things which you're going to hear about. She consults with organizations on how to create healthy innovative corporate cultures. In addition to being the author of the revolutionary book Awakened Company, which won countless awards, she has been published in Fortune, HBR, Profit, Conscious Company Magazine, Women of Influence, and written for the UN. Catherine now focuses on awakening the fire within organizations as the founder of The Awakened Company. She has a partnership with Russ Hudson on Creativity and The Enneagram. She also started The Awakened Project, which ignites a presence that includes a jewelry line with a Canadian Artist that symbolizes awakening. 50% of the Awakened Project's profits go to setting up a fund to help female entrepreneurs start their own businesses. She also volunteers for Impact Society and the Science Centre. Today we go behind the scenes of her incredibly busy life to discover what is “alive' for Catherine right now, the projects and people she is passionate about. Catherine shares her approach to radical self-care and why it is so important for us to embrace this as women and particularly as mothers. Listen in as we talk through what it means to awaken and how the Enneagram can support a more profound sense of self-awareness enabling us to “tap into the magic” of life and fulfill our own individual potential. Catherine dives deep into the 9 different Enneagram types and how important it is for us to know our “INTENTIONS“ to understand ourselves and others better and form more resonant relationships. If you have a growth mindset and are interested in learning more about yourself using the Enneagram, then this is a conversation you don't want to miss. I suspect you'll enjoy this deep, inspiring dialogue as much as I did. Key Takeaway Catherine's insights into her own life and how it relates to yours The magic of the Enneagram and the 9 types The value of radical self-care and how important this is for us, especially if have a vision of change for the world How to contemplate the truth of who you are The need for women and mothers to get intentional about ourselves, so we don't lose ourselves in relationships or in our work Memorable Quote “When we bring our sensory experience to the moment, our physical senses, and our action or inaction. I believe magic can happen. And I believe every time we utter a word, it is magical and has a ripple effect on our entire being, and other beings, and the planet. I believe everybody is an instrument to enable good, healthy magic to help serve humanity and the planet” — Catherine Bell Episode Resources: http://awakenedcompany.com/ (AwakenedCompany.com) https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellcatherine/ (Catherine's Linkedin profile) https://amzn.to/3RC0RW4 (BOOK: The Awakened Company) http://www.awakenly.app/ (APP: Awakenly) https://www.dropbox.com/s/hkg2hitwph4z6zk/ASacredInvitation%20(1).pdf?dl=0 (A Sacred Invitation) http://sacredchangemakers.com/ (SacredChangemakers.com) http://www.coachesbusinessschool.com/ (CoachesBusinessSchool.com) https://www.instagram.com/jayne_m_warrilow/?hl=en (Jayne Warrilow on Instagram) Thank you to our sponsor: A HUGE thank you to our sponsor Coaches Business School who is helping coaches to succeed in business so that they can make a meaningful difference in our world. Go to http://coachesbuseinssschool.com/ (coachesbusinessschool.com) to get the tools, strategies, and frameworks you need to enjoy growing your business in a way that is profitable, predictable, and purpose-driven. A big thank you to all our coaches because without them this wouldn't be possible. If you would like to support our show: Please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and other podcast platforms. We would be SO grateful. Sacred Changemakers is a...

The past few years have done nothing if not make us feel disempowered. We have lost our rights, our sense of security, and our choices. Samantha Karlin, feminine leadership guru and general legal badass, knows how to facilitate change and that's exactly what she is doing. This is a lively conversation about the constructs of our political system, the patriarchal norms, and moving into action. Remember, feminism isn't about empowering women only - it's about creating equity across the board. Samantha Karlin is the CEO of Empower Global, which facilitates training on DEI and gender issues for Fortune 500 companies. Empower also runs a groundbreaking women's leadership challenge for small groups of women leaders from around the world. Some of Empower's clients include Slalom, Hiscox, Verizon, Amazon, Insight Partners, and beyond. She speaks and does training all over the world, including at Harvard University, Tufts University, IE University, and Indian Institute for Management, and is a TEDx speaker. She is also the host of Samanthropolitics, a cutting-edge talk show about global politics and women's rights, where she interviews DC heavyweights about foreign policy. Previously, Samantha led global engagement for a Silicon Valley tech company, led Ash-o-ka's programming with women social entrepreneurs, built coalitions for the Hillary for America campaign, and managed the women's issues portfolio for the US Embassy in Sarajevo, BiH. Ms. Karlin holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy with a specialization in global gender analysis and conflict resolution from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She is a trained mediator and speaks Spanish fluently. She has been published in the Washington Post, Conscious Company Magazine, and Women2.0, and is a New America expert.

The past few years have done nothing if not make us feel disempowered. We have lost our rights, our sense of security, and our choices. Samantha Karlin, feminine leadership guru and general legal badass, knows how to facilitate change and that's exactly what she is doing. This is a lively conversation about the constructs of our political system, the patriarchal norms, and moving into action. Remember, feminism isn't about empowering women only - it's about creating equity across the board. Samantha Karlin is the CEO of Empower Global, which facilitates training on DEI and gender issues for Fortune 500 companies. Empower also runs a groundbreaking women's leadership challenge for small groups of women leaders from around the world. Some of Empower's clients include Slalom, Hiscox, Verizon, Amazon, Insight Partners, and beyond. She speaks and does training all over the world, including at Harvard University, Tufts University, IE University, and Indian Institute for Management, and is a TEDx speaker. She is also the host of Samanthropolitics, a cutting-edge talk show about global politics and women's rights, where she interviews DC heavyweights about foreign policy. Previously, Samantha led global engagement for a Silicon Valley tech company, led Ash-o-ka's programming with women social entrepreneurs, built coalitions for the Hillary for America campaign, and managed the women's issues portfolio for the US Embassy in Sarajevo, BiH. Ms. Karlin holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy with a specialization in global gender analysis and conflict resolution from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She is a trained mediator and speaks Spanish fluently. She has been published in the Washington Post, Conscious Company Magazine, and Women2.0, and is a New America expert.

The past few years have done nothing if not make us feel disempowered. We have lost our rights, our sense of security, and our choices. Samantha Karlin, feminine leadership guru and general legal badass, knows how to facilitate change and that's exactly what she is doing. This is a lively conversation about the constructs of our political system, the patriarchal norms, and moving into action. Remember, feminism isn't about empowering women only - it's about creating equity across the board. Samantha Karlin is the CEO of Empower Global, which facilitates training on DEI and gender issues for Fortune 500 companies. Empower also runs a groundbreaking women's leadership challenge for small groups of women leaders from around the world. Some of Empower's clients include Slalom, Hiscox, Verizon, Amazon, Insight Partners, and beyond. She speaks and does training all over the world, including at Harvard University, Tufts University, IE University, and Indian Institute for Management, and is a TEDx speaker. She is also the host of Samanthropolitics, a cutting-edge talk show about global politics and women's rights, where she interviews DC heavyweights about foreign policy. Previously, Samantha led global engagement for a Silicon Valley tech company, led Ash-o-ka's programming with women social entrepreneurs, built coalitions for the Hillary for America campaign, and managed the women's issues portfolio for the US Embassy in Sarajevo, BiH. Ms. Karlin holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy with a specialization in global gender analysis and conflict resolution from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She is a trained mediator and speaks Spanish fluently. She has been published in the Washington Post, Conscious Company Magazine, and Women2.0, and is a New America expert.

The past few years have done nothing if not make us feel disempowered. We have lost our rights, our sense of security, and our choices. Samantha Karlin, feminine leadership guru and general legal badass, knows how to facilitate change and that's exactly what she is doing. This is a lively conversation about the constructs of our political system, the patriarchal norms, and moving into action. Remember, feminism isn't about empowering women only - it's about creating equity across the board. Samantha Karlin is the CEO of Empower Global, which facilitates training on DEI and gender issues for Fortune 500 companies. Empower also runs a groundbreaking women's leadership challenge for small groups of women leaders from around the world. Some of Empower's clients include Slalom, Hiscox, Verizon, Amazon, Insight Partners, and beyond. She speaks and does training all over the world, including at Harvard University, Tufts University, IE University, and Indian Institute for Management, and is a TEDx speaker. She is also the host of Samanthropolitics, a cutting-edge talk show about global politics and women's rights, where she interviews DC heavyweights about foreign policy. Previously, Samantha led global engagement for a Silicon Valley tech company, led Ash-o-ka's programming with women social entrepreneurs, built coalitions for the Hillary for America campaign, and managed the women's issues portfolio for the US Embassy in Sarajevo, BiH. Ms. Karlin holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy with a specialization in global gender analysis and conflict resolution from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. She is a trained mediator and speaks Spanish fluently. She has been published in the Washington Post, Conscious Company Magazine, and Women2.0, and is a New America expert.

Welcome to episode 72. In today's episode, I have Steven Morris joining me.  Steven Morris helps business leaders build unignorable brands, cultures, and businesses through his work as an advisor, author, and speaker. He has worked with business leaders from Samsung, Sony, Habitat for Humanity, Amazon, International Trademark Association, NFL, MLB, and over 250 other brands. Over his 27 years as an entrepreneur, he's served more than 3,000 global business leaders. His new book is entitled The Beautiful Business: An Actionable Manifesto to Create an Unignorable Business with Love at the Core (published on 11/11/21 by Conscious Capitalism Press). His previous book The Evolved Brand: How and Why to Build a Brand with Soul and Humanize Your Marketing was published in 2019. He reaches 25,000+ readers through his blog and writes about branding, culture, leadership, and the intersection between work and life as a contributing writer for Retail Observer, Wisdom Well, Business Week, Brand Week, Conscious Company Magazine, Communication Arts, HOW Magazine and MarketingProfs. When he is not supporting leaders in building beautiful brands and businesses, Steven explores his wholehearted participation with life as an artist, surfer, motorcyclist, and beekeeper. Steven and I talk about beauty, how it fits into corporate culture and why it's important to create a culture where you have enough psychological safety to experiment with things that might not work. Specifically, here's what you will learn: The core definition of beauty How do you make sense of where beauty fits in? Why your creativity kicks in at a very high level when you're acting from either love or service Why it's important to experiment with things Why there is such a significant value in bringing in experts who know how to help an organization navigate the complexity of what they're facing Why business leaders need to grow and evolve in order for the business to grow Ready to learn more? Tune in!   Connect with Steven Website: matterco.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmorris111/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenMMorris Instagram: @matter_smorris   P.S: Let's talk!  Do you want a free coaching call with me?  If you're a coach, consultant, or course creator that: Wants to build a business but doesn't know how to sell yourself or your work. Is struggling to connect with ideal clients or close the sales you need to generate the revenue you want. Wants to stop feeling overwhelmed with busy work and can't find the time to focus on the high value strategic work you need to be doing Struggles to put a price on the value you bring Then you're in the right place! Let's connect to find a way for you to earn more profit, reach more clients and make a bigger impact.  Book a time with me today here: www.sellfromlove.com/discoverycall If you have a specific question or topic, you'd like me to talk about on the podcast I want to hear from you. Email me at finka@finka.ca to share it with me.  And if you enjoyed this episode, please pass it along to a friend or colleague that would also benefit from learning to Sell From Love. 

In this episode, I had the pleasure of having a conversation with Catherine Bell.  In this convo, we discussed the importance of awakening, what is it, why it is vitally important for business owners and so much more. This is an interview you don't want to miss. One of the things I have been sharing for the past 4 years is, that if we don't tap into ourselves and create more awareness, we shall not lead the fulfilled lives we desire and are capable of. If you enjoy the episode, please leave us a review... Don't miss another episode of The Mindful Experiment by subscribing to the podcast.   And if you were inspired by this episode, pay it forward and share it with someone who you know can benefit.   Who is Catherine Bell? Catherine is a successful serial entrepreneur, business leader, and best- selling business author. Catherine focuses on awakening the fire within as Founder of The Awakened Company. Catherine founded BluEra, a Profit 500 executive search firm. As a top 200 growing company in Canada and top 10 in Alberta, and best workplace, BluEra was a shining example of the Awakened Company System in action, and was successfully sold. She now helps organizations develop culture strategies.   Catherine consults all over the world on how to create Awakened Companies. The Awakened Company's aim is to ignite and sustain the fire within organizations with passion, purpose, and playfulness. They help leaders discover their inner castles so they can lead better, and they help them to cultivate and actualize strategies with soul. They are focused on the emergent field, so their consulting is more presence based, not rigidly prescriptive. The Awakened Company merges wisdom traditions, business research, and practical know how. They love bringing innovation and love to life.   They also have an experienced coaching team to help with personal development. Author of The Awakened Company, Catherine's revolutionary business book was awarded the Nautilus Book Awards in Business & Leadership, a best seller one week after its release, a best seller on Amazon, chosen as “8 of The Best Leadership Books of 2015”, and recognized as a top book combining business and mindfulness. Catherine has been published in Fortune, HBR, Profit, Conscious Company Magazine, Women of Influence and written for the UN.    She has worked around the globe from the UK to Cuba and with Fortune 500 companies to serial entrepreneurs. Catherine has an MBA from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University, a sociology degree from Western University, is certified in the Enneagram, and is a yoga instructor. She was a Jarislowsky Fellow at the Haskayne School of Business and is on the Expert Panel for the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation.   She also started The Awakened Project, which is a jewelry line that helps females get out of poverty through starting their own business with microloans. Catherine has also been a Board Member of the Distress Centre and Open to Grow. She currently is an Advisor to the Impact Society and Telus Spark. She has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors Not for Profit Essentials Program.    Her focus is to radiate love, wisdom, and power in everything she does.   How to Connect with Catherine? 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In this episode with Catherine Bell, Founder of The Awakened Company: ✔️ How to build caring companies and inspire awakening, ✔️ The importance of thanking life through kindness, ✔️ 3 practical hacks to improve any relationships, ✔️ How to create your “I am” statement, ✔️ The future of work and collaboration, and more! Catherine Bell is a successful serial entrepreneur, business leader, and best-selling business author who focuses on awakening the fire within as the Founder of The Awakened Company. She founded BluEra, a Profit 500 executive search firm. As a top-200 growing company in Canada and top-10 in Alberta, BluEra was a successful example of the Awakened Company System in action, one that is being integrated into the Smith (Queen's) School of Business Masters of Entrepreneurship. She now helps organizations develop culture strategies. Catherine's revolutionary business book, The Awakened Company, was awarded the Nautilus Book Awards in Business & Leadership, a bestseller one week after its release, a bestseller on Amazon, chosen as “8 of The Best Leadership Books of 2015”, and recognized as a top-book combining business and mindfulness. Catherine has been published in Fortune, HBR, Profit, Conscious Company Magazine, Women of Influence, and has written for the UN. She has worked around the globe from the UK to Cuba, with Fortune 500 companies, and serial entrepreneurs. Catherine has an MBA from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University, a sociology degree from Western University, is certified in the Enneagram, and is a yoga instructor. She was a Jarislowsky Fellow at the Haskayne School of Business and is on the Expert Panel for the Canadian Centre for the Purpose of the Corporation. She also started The Awakened Project, which is a jewellery line that helps females get out of poverty by starting their own businesses with microloans. Catherine has also been a Board Member of the Distress Centre and Open to Grow. She currently is an Advisor to the Impact Society and Telus Spark (Science Centre), and the Dalai Lama Center. She has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors Not for Profit Essentials Program, and her focus is to be a healthy universal muse to radiate love, wisdom, and power in everything she does. Tune in!

What You'll Learn From This Episode: Unifying the brand, culture, and business strategy door Importance of knowing the core belief systems of your organization Why would anyone build a people first organization? Related Links and Resources: The resource that Steve put together on is 'how to build a people first organization' and talks about the 10 principles within it. You can go to www.matterco.co/people-first  Summary: Steven Morris helps business leaders build unignorable brands, cultures, and businesses through his work as an advisor, author, and speaker. He has worked with business leaders from Samsung, Sony, Habitat for Humanity, Amazon, International Trademark Association, NFL, MLB, and over 250 other brands. Over his 27 years as an entrepreneur, he's served more than 3,000 global business leaders. He reaches 25,000+ readers through his blog and writes about branding, culture, leadership, and the intersection between work and life as a contributing writer for Retail Observer, Wisdom Well, Business Week, Brand Week, Conscious Company Magazine, Communication Arts, HOW Magazine and MarketingProfs. Here are the highlights of this episode: Steve stated that his ideal client is an apex of two things. Talking about the size between 7 to 9-figure company, having at least five years under their belt and they're looking for a big evolution. They're at the apex of change. They want to take their business to the next level. The companies he worked with come in through one of the three doors; it's either the brand, the culture door, or the business strategy door. And the common problem that exists is typically something that has to do with the unification or integrity between those three systems. These businesses are either having a marketing penetration issue, engagement issue, or capturing and retaining customers. The mistakes Steve notice is that they build a brand and the culture side that represents the exterior of their organization without tethering that into the heart and soul of their company. While on the culture side, they tend to treat the people as more a revolving door rather than really identify what is the core drivers behind our organization.  Steve's Valuable Free Action (VFA): Start as deeply inside the beliefs within your organization as you possibly can. Practice around by asking "What is the essence of our company? Why are we really in business beyond just making money?" and have a very clear set of answers to that.

Today, I'm interviewing my good friend Steven Morris. We're talking about art, business, new paradigms, and ways to think differently about business.  Steven's new book, The Beautiful Business recently came out and I couldn't wait to share more about Steven's reflective approach to capitalism and the future of work with you. Enjoy! Steven Morris is the president of Matter Consulting, Inc. He is a brand and culture advisor, author, and speaker. He works with business leaders to mine, articulate, and activate their driving belief system to create organizational integrity, evolved leaders, connected cultures, and unignorable brands. His upcoming book is entitled The Beautiful Business (which publishes in October of 2021 by Conscious Capitalism Press) that focuses on how businesses of all sizes can build integrity, belonging and magnetism through their brand and cultures. His previous book is The Evolved Brand: Why and How to Build a Brand with Soul and Humanize Your Marketing. Through his widely read blog (25,000+ subscribers) and as a contributing writer to Retail Observer (monthly column), Business Week, Brand Week, Conscious Company Magazine, Communication Arts, HOW Magazine and MarketingProfs, Steve writes about the intersection of brand, culture, business, innovation, and wholehearted living.  Steve is also an artist who shows his paintings in galleries across the US, a long-time surfer, and a beekeeper.  Steven shares with us his insights: - "You know, it's interesting. Meaning comes from struggle. Meaning comes from us, confronting the challenges of life. And as we talked about earlier, there is no going through life without some trauma, without some challenges, without some difficulty. It's how we address those things that defines what meaning we make behind those things. So the leaders that come to me typically in the world of business, they've had that version of awakening. It could be, again, any different versions of it. It could even be a spiritual awakening. And now all of a sudden they want to reclaim a larger version of themselves and they want to actually do what I didn't do in my business, which is put more wholeness into their work and not just do it for themselves. But they're called in some way, shape or form to do it in a broader context and affect the people around them."   - "The way that things used to be is that when we asked the kid, what do you want to be when you grow up? The question really was what profession do you want to be? And, you know, it starts with, I want to be a fireman or policeman, you know, if you're a young man or, you know, whatever, a nurse or a doctor or whatever. But now it's what kind of human do you want to be? And how do you want to contribute to the world? How do you want to live your life? And now all of a sudden our work story, our personal story, our… our spiritual story. All these stories are beginning to meld together. And I think what's beginning to happen is that it's not work first. It's life first or integration first. And we're looking to live a fulfilled life, or what I call would call a beautiful life in a business that we feel like we're a belonging member, a contributing member. Where our full self is invited to show up and shine in that environment, not just the mastery that we have in our vocation, but really the human being that we are. And we raise our hand, we join those people and we contribute towards something greater than ourselves, which is all what we all want to do as human beings contribute to something that's greater than simply us." - "They can ask themselves, what does a beautiful life, what does running, shaping, or working for a beautiful business actually mean to me? I want them to have that first private conversation with themselves that determines what is my value system. What is the greatest expression of my own humanity that can show up in my vocation that is in align with my integrity of the way I am as a human being my personal life. And so what I hope the book does is it really helps individuals and lots of them ideally. Claim their own version of human artistry and think deeply about what matters in my life and how can I utilize my own time on this planet, this precious time in this planet with the greatest acts of imagination that I possibly can to live in to that fullest version of my life."  Learn more about Steven: Website: MatterCo.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmorris111 Twitter: @StevenMMorris Instagram: @stevenmorrisart

Anita Sanchez, PhD, is a transformational leadership consultant, speaker, coach and author of the international award-winning bestseller, The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times. Acknowledged as a thought leader in the arena of culture, large scale change, diversity, equity and inclusion, Dr. Sanchez was named a Conscious Company Magazine's 2020 World-Changing Woman. Of Aztec and Mexican American heritage, Anita bridges indigenous teachings with the latest science to inspire and equip women and men to enjoy meaningful, empowered lives and careers. In this episode of High Energy Health, she and Dawson talk about: Remembering we're one human family. Healing our ancestors. The hoop of life. The power of connection; realizing we're not separate. We are all indigenous, we are all from the stars and the earth. Four sacred gifts for all humankind. The powers of forgiveness, healing, unity, and hope in action. For a copy of Anita's ebook: https://foursacredgifts.com/ebook/ref/27/ To connect with host, Dr. Dawson Church: http://www.dawsongift.com/    

Hello, Indie Creatives! In this episode, we have a conversation with Founder and Principle at Rockridge Venture Law, Kevin Christopher. We talk about how to protect your Intellectual Property rights, the rights of the Creative, who owns digital rights and works, suppression of rights in China, and conducting Due Diligence for Film Investors. Enjoy! Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at contact@bonsai.film or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan! www.bonsai.film/truefans #MAKEIT More on Kevin Christopher https://rockridgelaw.com/kevin-christopher/ Kevin Christopher is the founder and principal of Rockridge Venture Law®, a B Corp and Real Leaders Top 150 Impact Company. Prior to founding Rockridge®, Kevin led biotech commercialization activities at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore National Lab. As an entrepreneur, he has founded biotech, consumer products, and renewables companies. Kevin is a Berkeley Form + Fund Fellow, NIH RADx Faculty Member, and Yale Center for Business and Environment Business Leader. He's a Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Lawyer and Leadership Tennessee alumnus, and board member to several environmental and social impact nonprofits. Kevin has been recognized as a SuperLawyer by Thomson Reuters and Top Business Leader by Conscious Company Magazine. Kevin is a registered patent attorney, impact investor, and advisor with AgLaunch, Bethesda Green Hub, First Flight Venture Center, and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. Kevin is a Tennessee county and state commissioner and is pursuing his M.B.A. at Yale University.

On today’s uplifting podcast, I share an incredible conversation with Vicki Saunders, an entrepreneur, award-winning mentor, advisor to the next generation of changemakers and leading advocate for entrepreneurship, as a way of creating positive transformation in the world. Vicki is Founder of SheEO and #radical generosity, a global initiative to radically transform how we support, finance and celebrate female entrepreneurs. Vicki has co-founded and run ventures in Europe, Toronto and Silicon Valley and taken a company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Vicki was recently named as 1 of 30  “World-Changing Women in Conscious Business” by Conscious Company Magazine and one of the 100 most influential leaders of 2015 from “EBW – Empowering A Billion Women”. In 2001, Vicki was selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum. Listen to today’s incredible podcast as vicki shares her own powerful personal stories and background to what helped shaped her to dream to build SheEO and #radical generosity.   “I knew I always wanted to have a big impact,” Vicki shared. Everything fell into place for Vicki when she was in Europe. “It was the most freedom I had ever felt” and it was the thing that sparked her dream to go home and start a foundation for women.   “I did things differently as a woman,” Vicki shared.    What does it mean to be successful as a woman? What are the conditions that allow someone to achieve their dreams? What sort of environment?    Vicki described her interest to identify, design and create conditions to help women reach their full potential. What is the culture and conditions for women to survive and thrive?    That’s where SheEO has grown and scaled globally - Women working on the world’s to-do list. “We have identified critical priorities. We use our influence and expertise to help get great ideas off the ground,” Vicki explains.    There’s a lot of power in sharing resources. Through her radical generosity work, Vicky mentioned how each and every member of her foundation is aligned with “How can I help you”? It’s the question every member asks.     Nothing brings more joy to Vicki than seeing women stepping into their own power. Her vision includes changing the world’s message from scarcity to abundance. Everyone has a gift to give.   Enjoy today’s podcast. You’ll be inspired by Vicki’s story and message - “Trust and step into your discomfort before you think you’re ready. It takes bravery to be a leader”.   Lastly, to find out more about my ‘Millionairess Business & Financial Independence course for entrepreneurial women’, my new book in paperback, audio, journals, diaries and wonderful stories of other women, I mentor head to…   www.MillionairessMagazine.com    And until next time...   Be Bold, Be Courageous, Be Fabulous   With Love & Gratitude   Amanda Jane 

Today we pass the talking piece to a powerful catalyst of individual, organisational and global transformation, Doctor Anita Sanchez. Award-winning author of The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times, named one of Conscious Company Magazine's World-Changing Women of 2020 and a transformational business coach, Anita has spent the past forty years working with executive teams from Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and NGOs sparking change from the inside out. In this conversation, you’ll learn the meaning of the four sacred gifts and how you can invoke them right now to ignite the inner change necessary for personal liberation and global transformation. "We don't need more information. We need more wisdom." https://www.amazon.com/Four-Sacred-Gifts-Indigenous-Wisdom/dp/1501150707 https://foursacredgifts.com https://anita-sanchez.com

Today I am thrilled to pass the talking piece to a powerful catalyst for conscious organisational development, Doctor Anita Sanchez. She is the award winning author of The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times. Anita was named one of Conscious Company Magazine's World-Changing Women of 2020. A world-class transformational business coach, she has spent the past forty years working with executive teams from Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and NGOs. In this episode, Anita shares her personal experience blending indigenous wisdom with business savvy to equip us all to live with higher purpose, navigate the unknown and ignite our full potential. "We don't need more information. We need more wisdom." “Individually we’re amazing. But together we’re even more than a genius.” https://www.amazon.com/Four-Sacred-Gifts-Indigenous-Wisdom/dp/1501150707 https://foursacredgifts.com https://anita-sanchez.com

On today’s Awake & On Purpose Podcast, Jennifer speaks with Brandon Peele about his journey of self discovery and transition into purpose-led leadership by activating his purpose from within. They discuss the challenging times our world is currently facing, and how we can answer that call and use it as a catalyst for becoming a force of greater good. Brandon also talks about his inspiration in moving from self-proclaimed “bad boy” to finding his purpose, and the essential role his coach played. Get ready for 80’s references, soul searching, and impactful transformation, all in today’s wisdom-filled episode! And so with this process, I was led into dialoguing with each of these parts and got permission from each of them to discover and activate my purpose. Brandon Peele Brandon Peele (he/him) is a Midwesterner, best-selling author, international speaker, the Vice President, People Science at ion Learning. He has written / co-written 4 books on purpose activation, and worked with organizations like Morgan Stanley, LinkedIn, the US Marine Corps and Johnson & Johnson to activate purpose-led and inclusive cultures.    He has also taught at Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Minnesota and Northern Arizona University, and has had his work featured in media outlets such as Forbes, U.S. New and World Report and Conscious Company Magazine.    He is a PGI Certified Purpose GuideTM, Imperative Certified Purpose LeaderTM, serves on the Council of the Global Purpose Leaders and has an MBA in Leadership from Columbia Business School. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Stephanie.  If you would like to connect with Brandon, please visit his Linkedin profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bpeele/ To learn more about how you can connect to your higher purpose and take that leap of faith to make your impact in the world, visit us at https://www.jenniferspor.com.

Moe Carrick: BraveSpace - WorkPlaceMaking Your Company Fit for Human Life: Moe Carrick......Our guest on this episode is Moe Carrick. She wants more workplaces that work for people and leaders who give a crap. She consults, writes, and speaks on the topic often, helping average humans do super-human things to create connections that matter at work, which helps everyone bring their full selves every day. She’s a regular blogger on topics related to people at work and is a contributor to Conscious Company Magazine. Maven House Press released her first book, a bestseller FIT MATTERS: How to Love Your Job, in 2017. Her second book, Bravespace: Creating Workplaces Fit for Human Life, was released in 2019. More on Moe Carrick: https://www.moecarrick.com/......Because Unified meaning is the one single monolithic difference between mediocrity and greatness for all individuals and companies, today more than ever, it is time to upgrade your leadership. Find out how you can hire Dov Baron, "The Dragonist", as a speaker or strategist for yourself or your organization: DovBaron.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

Carol Sanford is a thought leader working with business and new economy executives in designing and leading systemic business change. A Senior Fellow for Social Innovation at Babson College, she works with leaders who see the possibility to transform the nature of work through developing people and work systems that ignite creativity and motivation everywhere. For four decades, Carol has worked with leaders of successful businesses such as Google, DuPont, Intel, P&G, and Seventh Generation, educating them to develop their people and ensure a continuous stream of innovation that continually delivers extraordinary results. Carol’s work is deeply rooted in the belief that people can grow and develop beyond what their leaders or anyone sees possible: to be increasingly entrepreneurial, innovative, and responsible in their business and personal actions. She approaches her work as an ecosystem with stakeholders to the business in order to create the organizational conditions, market positioning, and human capability for people to innovate and contribute. Her most recent book, The Regenerative Life: Transform Any Organization, Our Society, and Your Destiny (2020), sets forth her belief that “we need a better theory of change, one that goes beyond the heroic and do-good models and that taps into, develops, and releases the inherent potential of every human being to live in ways that make meaningful contributions to the world.” And she comes at this through her own life journey:  “I grew up in a broken and abusive family, in a broken place (the Texas panhandle), the granddaughter on my mother’s side of a Native American man who had escaped the brokenness of early twentieth-century reservation life. My father was the Grand Dragon of the Texas KKK. When I was small, he locked me in a closet as a way to break my will. It didn’t work. Instead, it reinforced my desire to stand up to him, to be a hero, and to break the corrosive influence of racism in my world.” After trying to be a hero, and when that seemed to stall, to be in service of other heroes, Carol eventually came to realize that the heroic journey was not an adequate theory of change.  Instead, “profound change could happen through the almost invisible work of developing the capacity of ordinary people to see things differently.” Describing her first intuition about the “non-heroic journey,” she notes that transformation of the world lies hidden within the undeveloped capacity of every person. “I didn’t need to become something I wasn’t in order to cause (or force) other people to change. I needed to join with them, to care about the things they cared about, in order to help them create the change they were already seeking.”  Carol is the author of five other books:  The Regenerative Business: Redesign Work, Cultivate Human Potential, Achieve Extraordinary Outcomes (2017); The Responsible Entrepreneur: Four Game-Changing Archetypes for Founders, Leaders, and Impact Investors (2014), The Responsible Business: Reimagining Sustainability and Success (2011); and No More Feedback: Cultivate Consciousness at Work (2019). Her books have won over 15 awards so far and are required reading at leading business and management schools including Harvard, Stanford, Haas Berkeley and MIT. Carol also partners to produce Executive Education through Babson College, Kaospilot in Denmark and University of Washington, Bothell, WA, and The Lewis Institute at Babson. Backed by research and extensive case stories and testimonials, Carol challenges and educates leaders to reimagine everything they currently know about strategic thinking, leadership, management, and work design. In the end, she guides people to find their individual and organizational “promise beyond able-ness,” embedding enormous possibilities into an organization. Among her many recognitions, Carol was honored as Top Conscious Business Leader by Conscious Company Magazine. She is a founder and leader of The Regenerative Business Development Community, with lifetime members of almost 500 members, meeting in locations around the world and now online with leaders from multiple companies learning together in bi-quarterly events as well as an Annual Regenerative Business Summit, Carol is also a founder and leader of The Regenerative Change Agent Development community, with member and events in three regions- Americas, EMEA, Deep Pacific with over 50 events a year in person and online with regenerative change agents learning about and creating change together. Join us in conversation with this thought leader and personal change agent!

Erin received her law degree from UC Berkeley in 2008 and worked as a lawyer for one year before she was fired. That turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Erin decided to take a leap of faith and pour her life savings into creating a restaurant dedicated to the best food on earth: mac and cheese. Erin is the Founder and CEO of Homeroom. Homeroom has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Food Network, Travel Channel, Cooking Channel, and other national media outlets. Homeroom now has over 100 employees and has also received numerous awards for its people-first business practices. Erin authored the best-selling “Mac and Cheese Cookbook,” and business articles for Conscious Company Magazine and the Washington Post. Here is what we chat about in this episode: Why Erin went to law school even though she had wanted to open a cupcake shop What happened after Erin was fired from her firm How she used her entire life saving to open up a restaurant with virtually no experience in this field. How she found herself unhappy after 5 years in her dream job and what she did to fix it. What Homeroom is doing now to create more female partners in the restaurant industry and how they’re sharing their successful anti-harassment training policy.

In today’s episode, we’re going outside the sports & entertainment industry. We’ll be talking about designing an entire business around customers’ deepest needs. Hopefully the wildly different context will give you new inspiration to become more customer-centric in your own organization. Today’s guest is the CEO of a solar-agriculture company, based in Kenya. So while I do the usual and try to connect the dots for you, I want you to focus on the underlying principles we talk about and less about the details. Our guest today is Samir Ibrahim, the co-founder and CEO of Sun Culture. He’s also been one of my best friends since I was ten years old. Samir and his co-founder launched Sun Culture 8 years ago, built entirely around the needs, goals, and motivations of one of the most under served populations in the world. They provide products and services that solve the biggest daily challenges for the world’s 570 million smallholder farming households. More specifically, they make it easier and more efficient for small farmers in underdeveloped countries to get more water, quicker. This allows the farmers to farm more effectively, allowing them to produce more food for their families, and more food to sell. But they don't market their widgets, or product features. They sell “independence.” They’ve been so successful over the years because they are completely customer-centric as opposed to product-centric. That’s allowed them to get into a ton of other services as well, like working with the banks and the government to allow for better access to financial services. And it’s partly the reason why SunCulture has been featured by TED, the Financial times, the Economist, BBC, and more. They’re partners with Microsoft, Shell Foundation, MIT, and EDF. Among some of Samir’s personal accolades, he’s been named Forbes 30 under 30, a Top Conscious Business Leader by Conscious Company Magazine, and many more.

Vicki Saunders is Founder & CEO of SheEO, a radically redesigned ecosystem that supports, finances, and celebrates female innovators.  Vicki has co-founded and run ventures in Europe, Toronto and Silicon Valley and taken a company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. She was recently named as 1 of 30  “World-Changing Women in Conscious Business” by Conscious Company Magazine, one of the 100 most influential leaders of 2015 from “EBW – Empowering A Billion Women”, and in 2001, was selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum. In this Episode Vicki shares stories of growing up in the farm version of Disneyland, her experience living in Europe when the Berlin wall fell, importance of finding your tribe, when she learned your environment will determine who you become, and her entrepreneurial journey that led to to start SheEO.  The highlights:  Vicki explains how she “mashed together” microfinancing, crowdfunding, and other funding concepts to create SheEO (9:08) Why they give a 0% loan instead of funding the ventures and what happens when 500 women choose you, become customers, and become an influencer for you. (10:10) process of applying to be a “venture” She talks about being in Europe when the Berlin wall and how she became a catalyst for entrepreneurship before telephones and email were a thing. (18:20) -  Starting an incubator back in Canada and heading to Silicon Valley (22:05) Everyone has something amazing to contribute, but what kind of environments stop you and what frees you. (23:05) How she is seeing women rise to the occasion. (38:05) The SheEO companies Vicki mentioned were:   Abeego food preserver wrap made of beeswax Alinker walking bike for those with limited mobility Loliware disposable straw made of seaweed Sponsored By Insperity HR that makes a difference. Insperity combines first class service and robust technology so you can focus on your people. Helping business owners succeed since 1986.  Non-Profit Spotlight. Center for Women & Enterprise: CWE provides opportunities for women entrepreneurs and women in business to increase professional success, personal growth, and financial Independence.

See Full Show Notes here: https://growensemble.com/conscious-company-media-meghan-dunbar/ Meghan French Dunbar is the CEO and co-founder of Conscious Company Media - the nation’s leading media company dedicated to purpose-driven businesses and social enterprises. Conscious Company Media produces national events, such as the World-Changing Women’s Summit, the Conscious Company Leaders’ Forum (a forum dedicated to training leaders to use business as a force for good), and Their flagship product, Conscious Company Magazine, which was the first nationally distributed print publication in the U.S. to focus exclusively on sustainable and conscious business practices.  While Meghan’s role transitioned from doing everything in start-up land to editor-in-chief of the magazine to focusing on her responsibilities as CEO, she has learned a lot about herself and her passions and skills. Meghan has determined that her true zone of genius is in bringing people together to have thoughtful, deep conversations, providing people with the knowledge and tactics needed to change their lives. While she loves helping all kinds of people, her real focus is on allowing women to be more authentic, feminine leaders in the mission-driven business space, which is why she developed both the summit and her podcast. But she could not have done this alone. Meghan emphasizes the power of community, and how important it is to surround yourself with people who share common experiences with you and believe in similar values. Four years ago, she founded a group of seven female CEOs who continue to meet and share their thoughts on being a woman in this space every other month. She also offers insights she has learned from both male and female business owners who have inspired her on this journey through the space. In this episode, Meghan shares her journey with us, discussing her experience co-founding Conscious Company Media, lessons learned along the way, her thoughts on community, and her deep-rooted passion for connecting with, empowering, and supporting impact-driven women to help them make their mark by making a difference. 

Inspired Leadership is brought to you by Power HR, Multiply Your Leaders to Grow Your Business. Our guest for this episode is Vicki Saunders who is an entrepreneur, award-winning mentor, advisor to the next generation of change makers and leading advocate for entrepreneurship as a way of creating positive transformation in the world. Vicki is Founder of SheEO and #radicalgenerosity a global initiative to radically transform how we support finance and celebrate female entrepreneurs. Vicki has co-founded and run ventures in Europe, Toronto and Silicon Valley and taken a company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Vicki was recently named as 1 of 30 “World-Changing Women in Conscious Business” by Conscious Company Magazine and one of the 100 most influential leaders of 2015 from “EBW – Empowering A Billion Women”, In 2001, Vicki was selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum.

In this episode, So Live’s Executive Director, Shanna Schulze, and Eating Psychology Coach and Personal Trainer, Tracey Keller, sit down with Chef Elizabeth Johnson. Chef Elizabeth is the owner and creator of Pharm Table, which is "arguably the only anti-inflammatory restaurant of its kind." Referred to as a “Food as Medicine Guru” by the James Beard Foundation, Chef Elizabeth has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Conscious Company Magazine, Edible San Antonio, San Antonio Express News, The Current, San Antonio Woman, La Presse, Toronto Star, San Antonio Magazine, National Restaurant Association Magazine, as well as nationally televised programs like Simply Ming and The Travel Channel. In this conversation, Chef Elizabeth shares her inspiration behind creating Pharm Table and how it’s enabling her to show up as a powerful agent of change regarding mitigating chronic inflammation, the main culprit behind so many of today’s health issues. She takes us through her early mesoamerican influences and the impact it has had on her food preparation and relationship to food, her unique background in multi-disciplinary studies like Anthropology, Culinary Arts and Ayurvedic medicine to deeply understand the healing capacity food offers us. Chef Elizabeth also mentions her "10 Mantras of the Pharm Table Kitchen", expanding on the 1st mantra: Breathe and be Mindful. Learn more about her mantras here, and at our upcoming workshop (details below)! We have the pleasure of hosting our 3rd Annual Healthy Habits for the Holidays Workshop at Pharm Table on Sunday, November 3, 2019. As one of our guest presenters, you'll have an opportunity to learn directly from Chef Elizabeth while tasting some of her delicious anti-inflammatory appetizers. This is an interactive presentation that you will not want to miss. We'll also have clean-crafted organic wine provided by Scout & Cellar. Early Bird Registration is $25 per person. After Oct. 20th, tickets go to $35 per person. To purchase tickets go HERE! You can also follow Pharm Table on Facebook & Instagram. Shanna Schulze is a franchise attorney with Shumway Van and she also serves as Executive Director of So Live, Inc. Tracey Keller is an Eating Psychology Coach and personal trainer. Tracey works with clients on navigating their relationship with food and movement, helping them to set up practices that will lead to success in their highest calling. Thanks so much for joining us! If you enjoyed this conversation, please subscribe to “So Live Podcast” and rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Doing so, helps us get this information to more people who stand to benefit from it. For more information on So Live, visit us at www.soliveinc.org. You can also follow So Live on Facebook and Instagram.

Meghan French Dunbar is the founder of Conscious Company Magazine. Meghan saw the importance of making a difference in the lives of others. She discovered the power of business to be a force for good in the world through her work at the Environmental Defense Fund and then deepened her sense of purpose at the Presidio Graduate School. Megan will share how to be a world-changing woman connected to purpose, planet, all while holding the roles of wife, entrepreneur, and motherhood.   Key Takeaways: [:01] Carley Hauck introduces herself as the founder of Living Well Awake, the new Shine podcast, and the sponsor of this episode, RSF Social Finance [2:08] Carley reflects on the 40,000 acres of Amazon rainforests that are on fire and the current state of the world ecosystem and offers encouragement for the future. [4:28] Carley introduces Meghan French Dunbar, CEO of Conscious Company Media, which focuses on sustainability, careers, and business. [6:25] Meghan shares the path that led her to starting a company that produces a magazine for the next generation that focuses on sustainable, conscious, purpose driven business. [8:12] TRU Colors Brewery is one company that has inspired Meghan by their efforts to change a community for the better by working with local gangs. [12:36] Bravery, vulnerability, and authenticity are three words that Carley uses to describe Meghan, and they discuss how any leader can cultivate these characteristics to be true to themselves and more effective in their leadership. [20:01] New leaders and emerging entrepreneurs can learn from the mistakes Meghan made, including telling yourself a different story when things get hard, taking care of yourself, spending time in nature, and nurturing relationships. [26:10] Meghan’s recipe for resilience in light of motherhood starts with strengthening her family relationships and setting intentions for what you want an experience to be. [32:57] Meghan’s values including expressing and receiving love and valuing exploration and lifelong learning. [34:58] Surrounding yourself with like minded people and giving yourself permission to take time off from your work will strengthen your ability to lead effectively and with love. [40:41] Meghan’s excitement about motherhood centers around her opportunity to help shape a better world for the future of her son. [45:39] All about Spectrum — the premier gathering of multicultural changemakers creating an inclusive impact economy. [50:10] The capabilities of the up and coming generation gives Meghan hope about the future of the world and business. [52:43] Carley encourages listeners to connect with her and to leave a review for her podcast so that it can inspire even more listeners.   This Episode Sponsored By: RSF Social Finance   Resources: Living Well Awake Website Living Well Awake newsletter www.livingwellawake.com/developing-people www.livingwellawake.com/executive-coaching Carley Hauck on Instagram Carley Hauck on LinkedIn Lead From Light Daily Rituals Conscious Company Media World Changing Women Podcast TRU Colors Brewery Spectrum

There is a continual trend towards companies thinking and operating in a more “conscious” way. And while there is the desire in many companies to do so, not all are able to fulfill on that promise. But those that do end up taking a more comprehensive approach to delivering a spectrum of positive effects have been proven to outperform the market financially.   Meghan French Dunbar is Co-founder and CEO of Conscious Company Media, the nation’s leading multi-media hub dedicated to purpose-driven businesses and social enterprises. The company’s flagship product — Conscious Company Magazine — was the first nationally distributed print publication in the U.S. to focus exclusively on sustainable and conscious business practices.   Meghan has dedicated her life to using business as a driving force for positive change in the world. And in this episode, she shares the career journey that brought her to the Conscious Business world, as well as her perspective on what the conscious business movement is and what it takes to deliver sustainable benefits for people and the planet, as well as yourself – not just your business – all to help everyone move forward.   Learn more, and find the complete show notes, at flywheelassociates.com/podcast (http://flywheelassociates.com/podcast/) .   Resources: Connect with Meghan via Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghanfrenchdunbar/) Learn more about Conscious Company Media (https://consciouscompanymedia.com/)      Subscribe to the Strategic Momentum podcast: On Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/strategic-momentum/id1261436986?mt=2) On the Google Play Store (https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ime3k7finzrap7xqdhtewtqogk4) On Stitcher Radio (https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/music-evo-review/strategic-momentum?refid=stpr) On Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/37gZozvPDvEaQwSs3fqvKl?si=gU8O7_UFScWfkFUf3x1Tmw) Strategic Momentum is produced by (http://crate.media/)

"A bravespace workplace is one where people can show up as they are, both perfect and flawed, and do great things together. " — Moe Carrick  Most workplaces are unfit for human life. Many are still miserable at work. Despite the efforts of good leaders and managers in taking care of their people - investing and training them as well as creating an enjoyable workplace, they still fail. Why is that?  Something needs to change to create a win-win situation for both the employee and employer.  This motivated Moe Carrick to write Bravespace Workplace, where she puts everything into perspective. She explores how a lot of employers are treating their employees wrong. She recognizes that people are such a huge component in building a great company.  Our conversation is centered around her book - Bravespace Workspace. In the book, she talks about real-life stories about how companies and organizations are into bringing out the best in their people. We also discuss technology's role in the workplace, the definition of masculinity and femininity at work, inefficient managers, vulnerability, braveness, and many more!  Today's episode is jam-packed with ideas for creating a great workplace that's applicable to any organization!  I encourage you to go grab a copy of her book! It's an excellent book for everyone in the workforce, especially business leaders and managers who are looking into a more thoughtful and human-like approach to leading their people and business.  In this episode, you will learn about: Moe’s motivation and inspiration for writing "Bravespace Workplace" Why organizations are not as human as they need to be able to get the best out of people How the mindset that stems out from the industrial revolution resulted in unhealthy workplaces today Profits and economics What is a “Bravespace Workspace” and what does it look like Brave space workplace vs. toxic workplace Why bad managers and leaders are the major cause of a toxic workplace and why companies still hang on to them The role of technology and machines in our work Defining masculinity and femininity in the workplace Are nap pods and ping pong tables really efficient and effective? (like what big companies like Google do to keep their employees engaged) The advantages of small and medium-sized organizations over large companies Moe's response when people say they love their job What's next after the path of Bravespace Workplace    Win a free book. Tweet or share this podcast on LinkedIn and tag Brandon Laws and Xenium HR.    Sign up for the What People Want from Work survey Enroll in Xenium's e-Learning Courses Connect with Us: What did you think of this episode? Share a review on Apple Podcasts or take our survey. Email Brandon.Laws@xeniumhr.com or connect on LinkedIn, Twitter or Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Follow Xenium on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Connect with Moe Carrick: LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Instagram com Bravespace Workspace  More about Moe:  Moe Carrick is the best selling author of the book Bravespace Workplace and also the founder of Moementum Consulting Firm. She believes that people are the ones that make organizations great. She greatly believes that people can and should thrive at work and that when they do, organizations succeed.  With over 30 years of work in organizations on issues of partnership, leadership, inclusion, strategy, and culture Moe believes that rigorous self-awareness, courage, honest dialogue, active involvement, and empathy are fundamental to building full partnerships based on trust and curiosity.  Moe is passionate about the role work plays in creating meaning for our lives and in the role business can play as a force for good. She is a regular blogger on topics related to people at work and is a contributor to Conscious Company Magazine. Maven House Press released her first book, bestseller FIT MATTERS: How to Love Your Job, with co-author Cammie Dunaway in 2017. Her second book, Bravespace: Creating Workplaces Fit for Human Life, releases in June 2019. She holds a Master’s Degree in OD, is a Certified Daring Way™/Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, Coach, and administrator of a variety of tools in her trade.  Learn more about Moe and her work here.   Resources Mentioned: Bravespace Workplace: Making Your Company Fit for Human Life Workplaces fit for humans | Moe Carrick | TEDx talk Dying for a Paycheck: How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance—and What We Can Do About It Dying for a Paycheck podcast with Anna Meiners Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Fit Matters: How to Love Your Job by Moe Carrick, Cammie Dunaway, and Pat Wadors

"No one knows what you need but you"  Katie Huey joins Livlyhood to share her unique perspective on handling grief in the workplace. Our conversation was so enlightening! I loved learning about the four types of people in your life during a crisis, and how to better prepare managers and employers to aid employees going through the grief process. My favorite part of the episode is when Katie described how she discovered the bummer truth that only she knew how best to help herself when her dad passed away unexpectedly. She discusses that it's really hard to know what that is at the start, but that you can be brave and ask for what you need. Sometimes this even requires patience as you figure that out moment by moment as you go through the grieving process. It takes hard work because no one will successfully tell you what you need, so tuning into those feelings is really important. Katie Huey is a writer, marketer, and administrator. After starting a career in nonprofit fundraising and administration, she is thrilled to now be working with a consulting team who believes companies can impact the world for good.  Her freelance writing has appeared in Invoke Magazine, Conscious Company Magazine and Hello Humans. She holds a BA in Sociology from the University of Colorado. She believes in the power of story and the beauty found in sharing personal experience. You can follow more of her story on her blog 52 Beautiful Things. (https://52beautifulthings.com/)

I had the privilege of meeting Jessica about a year ago at a large women’s leadership conference. She was grounded, big-hearted, and wise.  Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to get to know her and her work more fully, and I continue to be moved by her passion and commitment to making a positive impact. If you’ve ever wondered about how your work plays a role in your life, how you can seek your purpose or build your vision, Jessica has wisdom to share.  Her new book is for anybody that wants to have meaningful work, regardless of what field they are in.   Here’s what we cover in this amazing conversation: Stepping into the unknown, starting a company, taking care of employees, community, and the “bottom line” The power of peer-to-peer learning to shift organizations and cultures What does it mean to be “mission driven” and what if there’s more than one right way? Ethical leadership- what it means and why it matters Applying inclusivity, curiosity, and authenticity to our work environments Striving for wholeness throughout our lives Paychecks beyond money… what are you really working for? Supporting true employee engagement Three stages of a powerful developmental skill cycle   More about Jessica: Jessica Hartung is on a mission to grow more ethical and self-aware leaders at work. She is an accomplished leadership consultant and author who believes in our ability to bring consciousness, humanity, and connection to our daily work experiences. For over 20 years, she has served as a trusted advisor to those seeking to transform culture, drive performance improvements, and grow the next generation of leaders. She considers herself a “leadership activist.” Jessica is also the founder and CEO of Integrated Work, a leadership development firm that elevates work experiences into a training ground for change-making leadership and innovative work practices. Since 1998, Jessica has led hundreds of retreats, strategy planning sessions, and powerful learning events for purpose-driven leadership teams, boards of directors, and C-suite executives. Author of The Conscious Professional: Transform Your Life at Work, Jessica is a frequent contributor to Conscious Company Magazine, among other publications. Jessica lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband, astrophysicist Dr. Stephen F. Hartung and two teenagers. Most days, you’ll find her on a walk at sunrise taking nature photos, and listening to the owls in the evening.   Connect with Jessica and get a copy of her new book: www.consciousprofessional.com

Erin received her law degree from UC Berkeley in 2008 and worked as a lawyer for one year before she was fired. That turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Erin decided to take a leap of faith and pour her life savings into creating a restaurant dedicated to the best food on earth: mac and cheese. Erin is the Founder and CEO of Homeroom. Homeroom has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Food Network, Travel Channel, Cooking Channel, and other national media outlets.   Homeroom now has over 100 employees and has also received numerous awards for its people-first business practices. Erin authored the best-selling “Mac and Cheese Cookbook,” and business articles for Conscious Company Magazine and the Washington Post.   Here is what we chat about in this episode: Why Erin went to law school even though she had wanted to open a cupcake shop What happened after Erin was fired from her firm How she used her entire life saving to open up a restaurant with virtually no experience in this field. How she found herself unhappy after 5 years in her dream job and what she did to fix it. What Homeroom is doing now to create more female partners in the restaurant industry and how they’re sharing their successful anti-harassment training policy. Resources Mentioned in the Podcast Clayton M. Christensen, “How Will You Measure Your Life” Erin Wade, I’m a female chef. Here’s how my restaurant dealt with harassment from customers. The Washington Post. Where to find Erin https://homeroom510.com/

In Episode #83 on The Jen Mavros Show we sit down with a dear sister, socially conscious, TEDx speaker, Kathleen Ventura. "I truly believe that if more people were awake making intentional choices, actively participating in creating a lifestyle in alignment with their own values and priorities, that it would change the world. If we had everyone living a life full of things, people, events, jobs, health that they truly wanted we'd live in a much different world." Kathleen is a passionate environmentalist, feminist and advocate for plant-based eating. Making a move that would terrify even the bravest of non-conformists, she quit her high-pressure sales job in 2012, sold everything, and set out to ride her bike across the United States. As a sought-after high-performance coach, Kathleen has been featured in Business Insider, SUCCESS, and Inspired Coach Magazine. She is a contributor to the Huffington Post, Conscious Company Magazine, and Conscious Magazine. She gave a TEDx talk in 2015 about the importance of actively participating in creating lifestyles in alignment with one's own values as the key to freedom. When she isn't coordinating collection pickup for Sedona Compost or coaching ambitious, accomplished women entrepreneurs, you can find her in her dream kitchen making creative vegan food and sharing it on her Instagram story. A eye-opening, solution-seeking episode that might just rocks yo' socks!! I hope you loved it as much as I did!

Conscious Company Media shares inspiring, cutting edge stories about business as a force for good, hosts educational events and workshops, and connects talented individuals with purpose-driven work, all with the higher purpose of making the business world more conscious. Conscious Company Magazine, our flagship product, is the first print and digital publication in the US that focuses solely on sustainable business. Sold nationwide at Whole Foods Market, Barnes and Noble, Kroger, Sprouts, and more, this publication has quickly become the voice of the conscious business movement. https://consciouscompanymedia.com https://consciouscompanymedia.com/womens-summit/ https://twitter.com/consciouscomag

This week is the last episode in our four-part Millennials in the Workforce Series where we highlight the generation who is coming into the workforce and changing how we run our businesses. This series was inspired by the huge response to Simon Sinek’s recent interview on Inside Quest where he answers the “Millennial question.” Simon […] The post 012 – How Millennials are Changing the Face (and Future) of Business with Conscious Company Magazine appeared first on Conscious Leadership Weekly.

Even the Pope is talking about it, but what exactly is impact investing? Meet Fran Seegull, Executive Director of the U.S Impact Investing Alliance, a project of the Ford Foundation and Omidyar Network. Fran is also an Adjunct Professor at the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Senior Fellow at the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab, both at USC’s Marshall School of Business. Kelly Hoey and Fran chat about impact investing, the drivers behind this growing market, and how social entrepreneurs can find investors. Show Notes The Impact Economy: An Open Letter to the 2016 Presidential Candidates by Fran Seegull Beyond Tradeoffs: The Rise of the Impact Unicorns by Fran Seegull Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation Two Years After White House Commitments: $1 Billion Deployed for Impact by US Investors In 2014 29 Orgs Committed $1.5 Billion to Impact Investing. Where’s the Money after 18 Months? socialimpactinvestment.org "Impact Investing: What Will It Take to Get to Scale?" Conscious Company Magazine, January/February 2016 "Impact Investing for the Rest of Us," Conscious Company Magazine, Spring 2015 Online video interview, “Is Impact Investing A Solution To Global Problems?” Forbes, July 13, 2016 Online video interview, “An Eventful Year in Impact Investing – An Interview with ImpactAssets’ Fran Seegull,” Next Billion, January 14, 2016 Online video interview, “Impact Investing No Longer Reserved for Country Club Crowd,” The Street, April 2015 Impact Investing With Fran Seegull of ImpactAssets by Charley Wright, DailyAlts The Landscape of Social Impact Investment Research: Trends and Opportunities University of Oxford Introducing the Impact Investing Benchmark Cambridge Associates The Diana Project F.B. Heron Foundation Is Going 'All In' by Anne Fields, Forbes How Etsy's IPO Could Spark Investor Interest in B Corps by Dennis Price, Entrepreneur Toms Shoes Is Investing In Companies That Actually Care About The World by Alexander Kaufman, Huffington Post Honest Tea: It Ain’t Easy Being Mission-Based by Leon Kaye, Triple Pundit Ben & Jerry’s CEO: How to Get Your Social Impact Game On by Renee Faris, Triple Pundit Guest bios & transcripts are available on www.broadmic.com.

This episode features an interview with Meghan French Dunbar, co-founder of Conscious Company Magazine. In this episode Meghan shares what the future of business as usual will look like, why she co-founded Conscious Company Magazine, and what it's like being a Co-CEO. Listen to this episode and more Built On Purpose podcast interviews at http://yscouts.com/podcast/

Click on the show title to read more and listen... Maren Keeley is a woman on a mission! Along with her business partner and dear friend, Meghan French Dunbar, she co-founded Conscious Company Magazine. The first issue was released in January of 2015, and as of this writing, they just released their sixth issue. As a change agent, it important to both clearly articulate an inspired vision AND demonstrate that it CAN be done. Join Dr. David and Maren for this stimulating and powerful conversation where they explore Maren’s personal journey, as well as discuss several important topics that anyone considering establishing a Conscious Company in today’s world must address. The post David Kamnitzer (http://www.cuttingedgedoc.com) .