Podcasts about Corporate Education

In this insightful conversation, Danielle Wallace, Founder and Chief Learning Strategist of Beyond the Sky, discusses the transformative potential of AI in corporate training and learning development. She shares her journey from a successful corporate career to becoming an entrepreneur, and her vision for leveraging AI to create personalized, scalable, and effective training solutions. Wallace highlights the current state of AI in corporate education, her company's pioneering work in developing AI-driven coaching and scenario-based training, and the exciting possibilities that lie ahead as AI integration becomes seamless. With a focus on driving better performance outcomes, she explores the future of work and the critical skills required for professionals to thrive in an AI-augmented world. This article offers valuable insights for organizations seeking to stay ahead of the curve and unlock the full potential of AI in corporate learning and development. 00:08- About Danielle Wallace Danielle has an outstanding academic background, being a top student. She has gained valuable experience working with Fortune companies. Danielle has ventured into research and established her own successful company. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbcy/support

In this episode, Adriana shares her journey from early career challenges to her current role leading diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at Hult EF Corporate Education. She discusses practical strategies and personal stories that demonstrate the impact of dedicated DEI efforts. Learn about managing a diverse workforce, fostering an inclusive culture in any organisation, and how educational experiences can empower individuals and enhance corporate environments. Join us to hear how embracing diversity benefits communities and workplaces alike.

“Transformation machbar machen” - so lautet der Titel des neuen Fachbuches von Dirk Rosomm. Ich kenne Dirk aus der von ihm und Dr. Ina Weinbauer-Heidel geleiteten Weiterbildung zum Thema "Transferwirksamkeit" in der legendären "Marienburg" bei Düsseldorf. Mit 19 Jahren gründete er sein erstes Unternehmen und die letzten 20 Jahre arbeitete er als Innovator und strategischer Berater für Corporate Education. Dirk war Vorstand und Young Talents Coach bei "Next Talents", einem gemeinnützigen Verein, der junge Menschen auf ihrem Weg in die Zukunft begleitet. In seinem LinkedIn-Profil steht ganz oben: Mr. Transformation. In unserem Dialog geht es auch um den Elefanten, der auf dem Buchcover mutig über einen Holzsteg spaziert, der nur von zwei Seilen gehalten wird. Und die Frage: Wie schaffen wir es, Organisationen und Teams in Sachen "Transformationsbereitschaft" zu unterstützen? Dirk sagt: "Ich bin hungrig nach Lösungen, die die wahren Ursachen transformieren und mehr als oberflächliche Symptompflaster sind. Weitere Themen in diesem Gespräch: -Welche Rolle spielt die Psychologie, wenn Veränderungen anstehen? -In Zukunft geht es nicht nur um Transformationsbereitschaft und -fähigkeit, sondern auch um Transformationsgeschwindigkeit. -Salutogenese nach Antonowsky, Positive Psychologie nach Martin Seligmann, Flow-Erleben nach Mihaly Cziskszentmihalyi und der Erfolgsfaktor Klarheit -Welche Lernkultur brauchen wir für die Zukunft und wie kommen wir dahin?

“Transformation machbar machen” - so lautet der Titel des neuen Fachbuches von Dirk Rosomm. Ich kenne Dirk aus der von ihm und Dr. Ina Weinbauer-Heidel geleiteten Weiterbildung zum Thema "Transferwirksamkeit" in der legendären "Marienburg" bei Düsseldorf. Mit 19 Jahren gründete er sein erstes Unternehmen und die letzten 20 Jahre arbeitete er als Innovator und strategischer Berater für Corporate Education. Dirk war Vorstand und Young Talents Coach bei "Next Talents", einem gemeinnützigen Verein, der junge Menschen auf ihrem Weg in die Zukunft begleitet. In seinem LinkedIn-Profil steht ganz oben: Mr. Transformation. In unserem Dialog geht es auch um den Elefanten, der auf dem Buchcover mutig über einen Holzsteg spaziert, der nur von zwei Seilen gehalten wird. Und die Frage: Wie schaffen wir es, Organisationen und Teams in Sachen "Transformationsbereitschaft" zu unterstützen? Dirk sagt: "Ich bin hungrig nach Lösungen, die die wahren Ursachen transformieren und mehr als oberflächliche Symptompflaster sind. Weitere Themen in diesem Gespräch: -Welche Rolle spielt die Psychologie, wenn Veränderungen anstehen? -In Zukunft geht es nicht nur um Transformationsbereitschaft und -fähigkeit, sondern auch um Transformationsgeschwindigkeit. -Salutogenese nach Antonowsky, Positive Psychologie nach Martin Seligmann, Flow-Erleben nach Mihaly Cziskszentmihalyi und der Erfolgsfaktor Klarheit -Welche Lernkultur brauchen wir für die Zukunft und wie kommen wir dahin?

“Transformation machbar machen” - so lautet der Titel des neuen Fachbuches von Dirk Rosomm. Ich kenne Dirk aus der von ihm und Dr. Ina Weinbauer-Heidel geleiteten Weiterbildung zum Thema "Transferwirksamkeit" in der legendären "Marienburg" bei Düsseldorf. Mit 19 Jahren gründete er sein erstes Unternehmen und die letzten 20 Jahre arbeitete er als Innovator und strategischer Berater für Corporate Education. Dirk war Vorstand und Young Talents Coach bei "Next Talents", einem gemeinnützigen Verein, der junge Menschen auf ihrem Weg in die Zukunft begleitet. In seinem LinkedIn-Profil steht ganz oben: Mr. Transformation. In unserem Dialog geht es auch um den Elefanten, der auf dem Buchcover mutig über einen Holzsteg spaziert, der nur von zwei Seilen gehalten wird. Und die Frage: Wie schaffen wir es, Organisationen und Teams in Sachen "Transformationsbereitschaft" zu unterstützen? Dirk sagt: "Ich bin hungrig nach Lösungen, die die wahren Ursachen transformieren und mehr als oberflächliche Symptompflaster sind. Weitere Themen in diesem Gespräch: -Welche Rolle spielt die Psychologie, wenn Veränderungen anstehen? -In Zukunft geht es nicht nur um Transformationsbereitschaft und -fähigkeit, sondern auch um Transformationsgeschwindigkeit. -Salutogenese nach Antonowsky, Positive Psychologie nach Martin Seligmann, Flow-Erleben nach Mihaly Cziskszentmihalyi und der Erfolgsfaktor Klarheit -Welche Lernkultur brauchen wir für die Zukunft und wie kommen wir dahin?

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In today's episode, I chat with Wanda Wallace, the NYC-based Managing Partner of Leadership Forum, an organization whose purpose is to change the world by changing the way we work. Wanda is also the host of the weekly radio show and podcast “Out of the Comfort Zone” and is the author of You Can't Know It All: Leading in the Age of Deep Expertise.Her professional background includes chapters as the Associate Dean of Executive Education and EVP of Corporate Education at Duke University, and so I was curious to hear her thoughts on the evolution of executive development. And this was the basis of a really engaging conversation covering a number of topics, including:How are career and leadership models evolving?What are 3 three core questions every leader must ask themselves to get outside of their comfort zone?Change is omnipresent and it's placing higher demands on leaders than ever before. It's discussions like this that give me hope.Beyond that, it was a really fun discussion, and I hope you enjoy our conversation, as much as I did recording it.Wanda WallaceDr. Wanda T. Wallace, managing partner of Leadership Forum, coaches, facilitates, and speaks on improving leadership through better conversations. She hosts the weekly radio show and podcast “Out of the Comfort Zone” and is the author of You Can't Know It All: Leading in the Age of Deep Expertise.LinkedInWebsiteYou Can't Know It AllOut of the Comfort ZoneThinking Inside the BoxConstraints drive innovation. We tackle the most complex issues related to work & culture. And if you enjoy the work we're doing here, consider giving us a 5-star rating, leaving a comment & subscribing. It ensures you get updated whenever we release new content & really helps amplify our message.LinkedInWebsiteApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyStitcherPocket CastMatt BurnsMatt Burns is an award-winning executive, social entrepreneur and speaker. He believes in the power of community, simplicity & technology.LinkedInTwitter

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In this episode, Kieran Flanagan talks about injecting inspiration and creativity to laugh and learn in a corporate setting. She is a leadership speaker, author, trainer, mentor, and co-founder of The Impossible Institute and The Behaviour Report. She is rated in the “Top 25 C-Suite Speakers to watch” by Meetings & Conventions USA; appears as an expert commentator on ABC's 702 Breakfast Show with Wendy Harmer, and in Channel 7's Sunrise, Sky Business News and SBS News. Keiran leads training and innovation with corporates, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and individuals to help them think differently about what they do and how they do it. She helps organizations laugh while smart people are taught how to be people-smart. If you're seeing syndromes of boring corporate training and need to get that fixed, consider reaching out to Kieran Flanagan by visiting her websites https://www.kieranflanagan.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/thinkkieranf/.Mitchell Levy is the Global Credibility Expert at AHAthat, the first AHA leadership (Thought Leadership) platform on the market for thought leaders, experts and companies to unleash their genius to the world. His passion is helping entrepreneurs, business owners and C-Suite Executives get known as thought leaders & become best-selling authors with the AHA platform. He is an accomplished entrepreneur who has created 20 businesses in Silicon Valley including four publishing companies that have published over 800 books. Mitchell is an international best-selling author with 60 business books, has provided strategic consulting to over 100 companies, has advised over 500 CEOs on critical business issues, and has been chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company.Visit https://www.credibilitynation.com to learn more about the Credibility Nation community.Visit https://www.ahathat.com/author to learn how you can become an Amazon best-selling author in 4 months.

In this episode, Damali sits down with Assuanta Howard. Ms. Howard serves as the Interim Assistant Dean of Business Services & Workforce Development, as well as the Executive Director of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program located at LaGuardia Community. Ms. Howard has worked for over twenty-years in the City University of New York System within the Division of Adult & Continuing Education. Ms. Howard was the Director of Continuing Education at Clayton State University located in Morrow, Georgia and was the Director of Corporate Education and Workforce Development at the City College of New York. Ms. Howard is a published author of several books. She has a Master of Science degree in Adult Education and Human Resources Development from Fordham University.

Greg Hiebert has over 39 years of practicing, studying, teaching and coaching leadership in the public and private sectors at all levels of leadership to include Boards. Following his deep passion for teaching and coaching leadership, Greg started his own consulting company “leadershipForward” in 2002 where he serves as Managing Partner today. The mission is to provide clients with results-focused leadership, education, and development solutions at the senior executive and operational leadership levels. Over the past 18 years at leadershipForward, Greg and his firm have provided executive and team coaching and development to thousands of executives and hundreds of companies in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Additionally, Greg has become a national speaker and expert on building resilience, greater agility and posttraumatic growth. In 2018 Greg released an Amazon Best Seller entitled, “You Can't Give What You Don't Have: Creating the 7 Habits that Make a Remarkable Life”. In 1981 upon graduation from the United States Military Academy, Greg served in a host of elite Army units to include two assignments with the 82nd Airborne Division where he served as an infantry unit commander and Battalion primary staff officer. Based upon his leadership academic performance, he was selected to teach leadership and organizational change at the United States Military Academy where he earned the highest educator ratings for teacher excellence and selected as the only non-tenured faculty member to teach the Academy's graduate program on leadership and organizational change while serving as the Program Director for the Academy's core leadership course. In 1993, McKinsey & Company, a global strategic consulting firm, recruited Greg to continue his focus on issues of leadership and organizational change in the private sector. BellSouth Telecommunications, a McKinsey Client, recruited Greg to form an internal strategic consulting and organizational transformation group. As a key operational and strategic executive, he led several large-scale organizational change initiatives to include the creation of a $4 billion Small Business unit that included 22 call centers and 2,200 employees serving 1.5 million customers. In 1998 Greg was recruited away by a start-up competitor to serve as Vice President of Operations where he led a team of network and software engineers that developed and delivered e-business and Internet integration solutions to clients. In 2000 Greg joined a global executive search firm, Egon Zehnder International, and provided human capital consulting services to clients consisting of senior executive search and assessment, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. In 3 years he conducted over 50 searches at the “C” level serving several Fortune 100 clients. He also implemented several large-scale senior executive assessment projects that provided client CEOs and their Boards with an in-depth assessment of their organization's senior leadership supply. On a personal front, Greg's father was a career Army Officer serving including being a Green Beret. Greg was the 2nd of 6 children and all served in the U.S. military. When one of his brothers retired in 2016 it marked the end of 117 years of his family's active duty service to the United States. Greg has been married for 39 years to Claudia, a Pediatric Nurse. They have four children, three grandchildren and reside in Atlanta, Georgia. -------------------------------------------------------- DENNIS O'NEIL, PhD EXECUTIVE / LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT Dr. Dennis O'Neil is a prominent thought leader, speaker and subject matter expert on executive coaching and leadership development. He has over 25 years of practical leadership experience at the highest levels of Fortune 500 Companies, the White House, the military, and academia as a full Professor of Strategic Leadership. He has been a trusted executive and advisor providing strategic and analytical guidance to public and non-profit boards, CEOs, senior government and military officials, and multi-national operations. An accomplished executive coach and leadership development expert, Dennis' speaking and training methods inspire individuals and teams to deliver top-tier performances through one-on-one coaching and team engagements. He has over 25+ years practical leadership experience in public, private and academic sectors where he has been a trusted advisor providing strategic and analytical guidance to public company boards, CEO's, and Pentagon Chiefs of Staff. Dennis earned his PhD in Psychology at Duke University, where his emphasis was on personality and character strength predictors of leadership effectiveness. He also was adjunct professor at Duke's Corporate Education program; and served as Assistant Professor and led the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. Most recently, O'Neil served as an executive at Alcoa / Arconic Inc., a global leader in lightweight metals technology, engineering and manufacturing. Directly advising the Chairman and CEO, as well as Alcoa business and resource units, he provided strategic advice, guidance, coordination and oversight during the founding of Arconic. He joined Alcoa / Arconic from the Eisenhower School for National and Resource Strategy at the National Defense University, Washington, DC, where he was a Professor of Behavioral Sciences. He served as the Director of Strategic Leadership, Director of the Executive Assessment and Development Program, and Director of the Adaptive and Agile Leaders Networks concentration. Previously, O'Neil served in the White House for the National Security Division, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President overseeing more than $10 billion in discretionary outlays. He was also the Executive Director of the White House Performance Improvement Council responsible for implementing the President's approach to improving interagency performance and accountability. As a career Army officer, O'Neil served in strategic roles directly supporting the highest levels of Pentagon leadership, including three Chiefs of Staff of the Army. Earlier, his career included experience as an armor officer and Army strategist including combat tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He was a faculty member at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Dennis holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Psychology from Duke University and a B.S. in Management from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He resides with his family in the Washington, DC area. Social Media Links: leadershipforward.com

Rob is an educator, learning experience designer, and documentary filmmaker.  He has a rich and varied work history with experiences in health care, higher education, not-for-profit, and small and large private sector organizations. Sparked during his film production studies at York University, a linking theme throughout Rob's career has been the role of media and technology as an enabler of learning. During the tech boom of the early 2000s, Rob held senior roles in several Ed-Tech start-ups and then took on the lead of the Learning and Customer Experience practice at Maritz Canada, a US-based marketing services company. Rob has been active as a community builder, spending 10 years as a board member, board chairperson, and ED at the Canadian Society for Training and Development – now the Institute for Performance and Learning.  More recently, Rob completed contract roles leading Executive and Corporate Education at the Ted Rogers School of Management and as AVP Professional Development at Sun Life and is now an experience design consultant with clients in North American and Europe and an active volunteer with several local charities. Rob holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems from Syracuse University and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/rjhogue)

Changing Altitude: How to Soar in Your New Leadership Rolehttps://www.amazon.com/Changing-Altitude-Soar-Your-Leadership-ebook/dp/B09JYW1FJK/Greg has over 39 years of practicing, studying, teaching and coaching leadership in the public and private sectors at all levels of leadership to include Boards. Following his deep passion for teaching and coaching leadership, Greg started his own consulting company “leadershipForward” in 2002 where he serves as Managing Partner today. The mission is to provide clients with results-focused leadership, education, and development solutions at the senior executive and operational leadership levels.Over the past 18 years at leadershipForward, Greg and his firm have provided executive and team coaching and development to thousands of executives and hundreds of companies in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Additionally, Greg has become a national speaker and expert on building resilience, greater agility and posttraumatic growth. In 2018 Greg released an Amazon Best Seller entitled, “You Can't Give What You Don't Have: Creating the 7 Habits that Make a Remarkable Life”.In 1981 upon graduation from the United States Military Academy, Greg served in a host of elite Army units to include two assignments with the 82nd Airborne Division where he served as an infantry unit commander and Battalion primary staff officer. Based upon his leadership academic performance, he was selected to teach leadership and organizational change at the United States Military Academy where he earned the highest educator ratings for teacher excellence and selected as the only non-tenured faculty member to teach the Academy's graduate program on leadership and organizational change while serving as the Program Director for the Academy's core leadership course.In 1993, McKinsey & Company, a global strategic consulting firm, recruited Greg to continue his focus on issues of leadership and organizational change in the private sector. BellSouth Telecommunications, a McKinsey Client, recruited Greg to form an internal strategic consulting and organizational transformation group. As a key operational and strategic executive, he led several large-scale organizational change initiatives to include the creation of a $4 billion Small Business unit that included 22 call centers and 2,200 employees serving 1.5 million customers.In 1998 Greg was recruited away by a start-up competitor to serve as Vice President of Operations where he led a team of network and software engineers that developed and delivered e-business and Internet integration solutions to clients.In 2000 Greg joined a global executive search firm, Egon Zehnder International, and provided human capital consulting services to clients consisting of senior executive search and assessment, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. In 3 years he conducted over 50 searches at the “C” level serving several Fortune 100 clients. He also implemented several large-scale senior executive assessment projects that provided client CEOs and their Boards with an in-depth assessment of their organization's senior leadership supply.On a personal front, Greg's father was a career Army Officer serving including being a Green Beret. Greg was the 2nd of 6 children and all served in the U.S. military. When one of his brothers retired in 2016 it marked the end of 117 years of his family's active duty service to the United States. Greg has been married for 39 years to Claudia, a Pediatric Nurse. They have four children, three grandchildren and reside in Atlanta, Georgia.Dennis O'Neil:EXECUTIVE / LEADERSHIP CONSULTANTDr. Dennis O'Neil is a prominent thought leader, speaker and subject matter expert on executive coaching and leadership development. He has over 25 years of practical leadership experience at the highest levels of Fortune 500 Companies, the White House, the military, and academia as a full Professor of Strategic Leadership. He has been a trusted executive and advisor providing strategic and analytical guidance to public and non-profit boards, CEOs,senior government and military officials, and multi-national operations. An accomplished executive coach and leadership development expert, Dennis' speaking and training methods inspire individuals and teams to deliver top-tier performances through one-on-one coaching and team engagements.He has over 25+ years practical leadership experience in public, private and academic sectors where he has been a trusted advisor providing strategic and analytical guidance to public company boards, CEO's, and Pentagon Chiefs of Staff.Dennis earned his PhD in Psychology at Duke University, where his emphasis was on personality and character strength predictors of leadership effectiveness. He also was adjunct professor at Duke's Corporate Education program; and served as Assistant Professor and led the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY.Most recently, O'Neil served as an executive at Alcoa / Arconic Inc., a global leader in lightweight metals technology, engineering and manufacturing. Directly advising the Chairman and CEO, as well as Alcoa business and resource units, he provided strategic advice, guidance, coordination and oversight during the founding of Arconic.He joined Alcoa / Arconic from the Eisenhower School for National and Resource Strategy at the National Defense University, Washington, DC, where he was a Professor of Behavioral Sciences. He served as the Director of Strategic Leadership, Director of the Executive Assessment and Development Program, and Director of the Adaptive and Agile Leaders Networks concentration.Previously, O'Neil served in the White House for the National Security Division, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President overseeing more than $10 billion in discretionary outlays. He was also the Executive Director of the White House Performance Improvement Council responsible for implementing the President's approach to improving interagency performance and accountability.As a career Army officer, O'Neil served in strategic roles directly supporting the highest levels of Pentagon leadership, including three Chiefs of Staff of the Army. Earlier, his career included experience as an armor officer and Army strategist including combat tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He was a faculty member at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.Dennis holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Psychology from Duke University and a B.S. in Management from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He resides with his family in the Washington, DC area.Learn More: https://leadershipforward.com/Influential Influencers with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-greg-hiebert-dennis-oneil-partners-at-leadershipforward-authors-of-the-bestselling-book-changing-altitude

Changing Altitude: How to Soar in Your New Leadership Rolehttps://www.amazon.com/Changing-Altitude-Soar-Your-Leadership-ebook/dp/B09JYW1FJK/Greg has over 39 years of practicing, studying, teaching and coaching leadership in the public and private sectors at all levels of leadership to include Boards. Following his deep passion for teaching and coaching leadership, Greg started his own consulting company “leadershipForward” in 2002 where he serves as Managing Partner today. The mission is to provide clients with results-focused leadership, education, and development solutions at the senior executive and operational leadership levels.Over the past 18 years at leadershipForward, Greg and his firm have provided executive and team coaching and development to thousands of executives and hundreds of companies in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Additionally, Greg has become a national speaker and expert on building resilience, greater agility and posttraumatic growth. In 2018 Greg released an Amazon Best Seller entitled, “You Can't Give What You Don't Have: Creating the 7 Habits that Make a Remarkable Life”.In 1981 upon graduation from the United States Military Academy, Greg served in a host of elite Army units to include two assignments with the 82nd Airborne Division where he served as an infantry unit commander and Battalion primary staff officer. Based upon his leadership academic performance, he was selected to teach leadership and organizational change at the United States Military Academy where he earned the highest educator ratings for teacher excellence and selected as the only non-tenured faculty member to teach the Academy's graduate program on leadership and organizational change while serving as the Program Director for the Academy's core leadership course.In 1993, McKinsey & Company, a global strategic consulting firm, recruited Greg to continue his focus on issues of leadership and organizational change in the private sector. BellSouth Telecommunications, a McKinsey Client, recruited Greg to form an internal strategic consulting and organizational transformation group. As a key operational and strategic executive, he led several large-scale organizational change initiatives to include the creation of a $4 billion Small Business unit that included 22 call centers and 2,200 employees serving 1.5 million customers.In 1998 Greg was recruited away by a start-up competitor to serve as Vice President of Operations where he led a team of network and software engineers that developed and delivered e-business and Internet integration solutions to clients.In 2000 Greg joined a global executive search firm, Egon Zehnder International, and provided human capital consulting services to clients consisting of senior executive search and assessment, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. In 3 years he conducted over 50 searches at the “C” level serving several Fortune 100 clients. He also implemented several large-scale senior executive assessment projects that provided client CEOs and their Boards with an in-depth assessment of their organization's senior leadership supply.On a personal front, Greg's father was a career Army Officer serving including being a Green Beret. Greg was the 2nd of 6 children and all served in the U.S. military. When one of his brothers retired in 2016 it marked the end of 117 years of his family's active duty service to the United States. Greg has been married for 39 years to Claudia, a Pediatric Nurse. They have four children, three grandchildren and reside in Atlanta, Georgia.Dennis O'Neil:EXECUTIVE / LEADERSHIP CONSULTANTDr. Dennis O'Neil is a prominent thought leader, speaker and subject matter expert on executive coaching and leadership development. He has over 25 years of practical leadership experience at the highest levels of Fortune 500 Companies, the White House, the military, and academia as a full Professor of Strategic Leadership. He has been a trusted executive and advisor providing strategic and analytical guidance to public and non-profit boards, CEOs,senior government and military officials, and multi-national operations. An accomplished executive coach and leadership development expert, Dennis' speaking and training methods inspire individuals and teams to deliver top-tier performances through one-on-one coaching and team engagements.He has over 25+ years practical leadership experience in public, private and academic sectors where he has been a trusted advisor providing strategic and analytical guidance to public company boards, CEO's, and Pentagon Chiefs of Staff.Dennis earned his PhD in Psychology at Duke University, where his emphasis was on personality and character strength predictors of leadership effectiveness. He also was adjunct professor at Duke's Corporate Education program; and served as Assistant Professor and led the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY.Most recently, O'Neil served as an executive at Alcoa / Arconic Inc., a global leader in lightweight metals technology, engineering and manufacturing. Directly advising the Chairman and CEO, as well as Alcoa business and resource units, he provided strategic advice, guidance, coordination and oversight during the founding of Arconic.He joined Alcoa / Arconic from the Eisenhower School for National and Resource Strategy at the National Defense University, Washington, DC, where he was a Professor of Behavioral Sciences. He served as the Director of Strategic Leadership, Director of the Executive Assessment and Development Program, and Director of the Adaptive and Agile Leaders Networks concentration.Previously, O'Neil served in the White House for the National Security Division, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President overseeing more than $10 billion in discretionary outlays. He was also the Executive Director of the White House Performance Improvement Council responsible for implementing the President's approach to improving interagency performance and accountability.As a career Army officer, O'Neil served in strategic roles directly supporting the highest levels of Pentagon leadership, including three Chiefs of Staff of the Army. Earlier, his career included experience as an armor officer and Army strategist including combat tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He was a faculty member at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.Dennis holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Psychology from Duke University and a B.S. in Management from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He resides with his family in the Washington, DC area.Learn More: https://leadershipforward.com/Influential Influencers with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-greg-hiebert-dennis-oneil-partners-at-leadershipforward-authors-of-the-bestselling-book-changing-altitude

Greatest Hits Episode: Marta Forero, Driving Economic Growth in Latin America via Corporate Education with UBits, Ep 149 ​​For this week's episode of Crossing Borders, we're revisiting one of our greatest hits episodes featuring UBits' Marta Forero.   As the only Latin American woman in her Y Combinator cohort, Marta Forero is helping break the mold for women in the tech industry. From a young age, she knew she wanted to make an impact on the world. After university, she took a high-paying job, which she then left to start a business of her own, combining her passion for education for transformative growth with a love of technology to create an online university.   The result was UBits, a corporate online learning platform headquartered in Bogota, that Marta co-founded with Julián Melo. UBits, which also operates in Mexico and Peru, focuses on training based on bits– small training units created by industry experts…hence The University of Bits or UBits. UBits offers corporate training in Spanish in Business, Finances, Soft Skills, and Software Skills, and is a first-mover in the space.   In this episode, Marta explains what it's like to be a female entrepreneur in Latin America, provides tips on how to apply for YCombinator and make the most out of the experience, as well as why she and her team chose to bootstrap UBits for four years before raising money. She shares one of the more unique stories of how she met her cofounder: at a bookstore.    Check out the rest of this episode to hear how Marta took UBits from Colombia to YC, and then across Latin America. Wise Words From Dad Most entrepreneurs, especially those from Latin America, get actively discouraged by family members when they decide to leave a stable job to follow their dreams to start a business. However, Marta's Dad breaks this archetype and actually encouraged her to take the risk and launch her own university. He also has other pieces of useful advice for struggling entrepreneurs, and we should probably have him on the podcast someday!   Listen to my interview with Marta to find out how her dad encouraged her to start her business, and what other entrepreneurs can learn from his advice. A Chance Encounter at a Bookstore   Marta didn't choose Julian as a cofounder. A book did. They ran into each other during a shared quest for a book in Bogota in 2013 and soon realized their passions for education were well-aligned. In this episode, Marta explains how she and Julian became business partners and eventually decided to work on UBits together, all after meeting in a bookstore.   Check out this episode of Crossing Borders to learn about Marta's experience choosing a co-founder, and how to find a good match while building a business. Tips on preparing for a YCombinator interview After participating in YCombinator and raising $2M from investors by Demo Day, Marta is a great resource to Latin American entrepreneurs looking to approach YC. She suggests that all Latin American YC candidates learn certain financial and startup terms in English before taking the flight to Silicon Valley.   Listen to the rest of this episode to hear Marta's advice for learning cultural communication tools to help Latin American entrepreneurs master the Y Combinator interview. Empowering Women in Tech Being a Latin American woman in the tech industry can potentially create barriers when seeking funding from investors. In this episode, Marta discusses the pressure she felt as a female entrepreneur when she applied for YCombinator. With this in mind, she hopes to encourage and inspire younger women to challenge the paradigm and take advantage of the opportunities in tech.   Check out this episode to hear how Marta plans to bring more women into tech and entrepreneurship in LatAm.   Marta Forero and UBits were already unique for being one of very few Latin American companies to reach Y Combinator. As a female founder, she is a part of an even smaller minority of Latin American women to participate in the accelerator program. Her inspiring story of empowering Latin American workers through online education brought her from Colombia to Silicon Valley, then back to Peru and Mexico where UBits continues to expand.    Check out this episode of Crossing Borders to hear Marta tell her story in her own words.   Outline of this episode:   [2:44] – What is UBits? [3:09] – Courses the platform offers [4:00] – How did you decide on UBits? [5:26] – Why Marta decided to build a company [7:18] – The benefits of a supportive dad [9:32] – First steps in founding UBits. [11:32] – How did you meet your co-founder? [13:33] – On getting their first client [15:40] – Decision to focus exclusively on online courses. [16:52] – Toward a scalable business model [18:22] – When did you decide to start raising money for the business? [18:35] – Bootstrapping in Latin America. [19:40] – Applying for Y Combinator [23:20] -Tips for a Y Combinator interview. [25:18] – How did you practice putting everything into 15-second responses? [26:20] – Going to the US with a strategic plan and not feeling shame. [29:24] – How to make the most of YC [31:23] – Raising an investment round after Y Combinator. [33:05] – Advice to other Latin American founders trying to raise in the US. [35:10] – Being a female founder in Latin America. [36:40] – How the ecosystem can improve on being more gender-inclusive. [38:20] – Advice for women looking to raise money in the US and expand their business. [40:46] – Marta's top resources for entrepreneurs [41:47] – What's next for you and UBits?   Resources mentioned: Marta Forero Julian Melo UBits Gamestorming by Dave Gray [BOOK] Y Combinator Lynda “Titanes” / “Tools of Titans” by Tim Ferriss

Aurecon Chief People Office, Liam Hayes, and Learning & Leadership Leader, Sam Fernando, talk to Duke Corporate Education CEO, author and speaker, Michael Chavez, about his views on rehumanising leadership – engaging people around a purpose, shared meaning and empathy, to create a foundation for greater sustainability in a world that is more complex and unpredictable than ever.  Find us online at aurecongroup.com/podcast or email us at engineeringreimagined@aurecongroup.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our 47th episode of The Women in Dentistry Podcast, we have Noel Paschke, RDH, who is the former director of education for multiple ultrasonics manufacturers and as of this year is the founder and president of Ultrasonics Plus, which provides resources to dental practices to make the most of this technology. Based in Missoula, MT, Noel wants to create clarity, confidence and clinical excellence in the area of ultrasonics. Join us as we discuss A Lifetime of Clinical and Corporate Education!

Today on 10 Minute Mindset, Wayne Donnelly reveals the powerful impact of starting at the goal in order to create a mindset that delivers results. Wayne Donnelly is a hypnotist, NLP Practitioner, Trainer, Keynote Speaker and Entertainer. He is on a mission to impact the corporate world by teaching people how to take control of their mind.   You can learn more about Wayne at www.waynedonnelly.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on 10 Minute Mindset, Wayne Donnelly encourages us to seek out help for our pain, whether in business or life. Wayne also shares how to overcome negativity when multiple things are happening at once through shifting our mindset. Wayne Donnelly is a hypnotist, NLP Practitioner, Trainer, Keynote Speaker and Entertainer. He is on a mission to impact the corporate world by teaching people how to take control of their mind.   You can learn more about Wayne at www.waynedonnelly.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 6, Sharmla Chetty joins Raquel and Timothy in the boardroom. The challenges and opportunities of the 4th Industrial Revolution are laid bare. The 4IR pathway is unpacked exposing its greatest potential to be a democratizing force that delivers abundant business results. A board mandate is outlined that ensures technology has an empathetic voice to address and solve the greatest challenges of humanity, business, and society. Hosts: Raquel Brigham Brown | radicalabundantmindset.com Timothy Maurice Webster | timothymaurice.com Production Partner: Joy L. Johnson | joylauricejohnson.com

According to a recently released report by McKinsey, jobs will most likely change following the pandemic. The report says the adoption of automation and digitization will accelerate. Demand for contract and remote workers will increase as well. Thanks to COVID-19, the way we look for a new job is changing too. In person, face-to-face interviews have moved to video. Traditional networking is now mostly online. But those changes don’t mean you should put your job search on hold. Some of the tactics we’ve used in the past continue to be effective while some new approaches are also working. Brett Alpert is Associate Dean for Career Services and the Executive Director of the Graduate Career Management Center at the William & Mary School of Business. He and his team, among other things, offer comprehensive career planning assistance to students while working closely with employers. He joins us on the podcast to talk about the ways job seekers are finding success during the pandemic. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

It’s been six months since COVID-19 began to change life dramatically in the US and across the world. And as we move into the fall, that change continues, and the amount of uncertainty seems to be growing. Along with it comes ambiguity, disruption, and other elements human beings generally dislike. All of those factors lead to what our guest today calls “chronic too much-ness.” For many people today, just “hanging in there” is a real challenge. But there are ways to not only hang tough, but to avoid burnout, and to even flourish during the pandemic. Dr. Kelly Crace is a licensed psychologist. He’s Associate Vice President for Health and Wellness at William & Mary. He’s the co-author of Authentic Excellence: Flourishing and Resilience in a Relentless World. He joins us today to discuss five mindful strategies you can adopt to avoid burnout and thrive during the pandemic. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

Are you afraid of public speaking? Do you have to repeat yourself to be understood? Do you want to be a great leader? First impressions are often formed with your first word.  Clients, potential customers, and business associates will make determinations about your competence and confidence based not only on what you say but how you say it.  In this new world of virtual meetings, it is more important than ever to speak and communicate effectively. About the Interview In this episode of Hilary Topper on Air, Hilary interviews Anne Marie Strauss. Anne works with corporations and individuals in a variety of fields—including education, finance, technology, science and engineering, human resources, sales, medicine, and health care—to develop more effective communication skills through her business, iSpeak Clearly. Anne Marie will discuss why effective communication skills in today’s world of virtual meetings are paramount. She will explain the importance of speaking well for business success, talk about the components of successful communication, cultural awareness, and the impact of accents. Walk away from this interview with tips and advice on how to make a great first impression every time you speak, how to become a better public speaker, and how to speak and communicate effectively! About Anne Marie Strauss Anne Marie Strauss, M.S., CCC-SLP, is the founder and president of iSpeak Clearly. She works with corporations and individuals in a variety of fields—including education, finance, technology, science and engineering, human resources, sales, medicine, and health care—to develop more effective communication skills. Her clients include Stony Brook University Center for Corporate Education, NYC Transit, Republic Airport, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and Northwell Health. With over 20 years of extensive experience, Anne Marie brings innovative and creative methods to the corporate setting. She customizes her instruction to the needs of each individual, allowing them to speak clearly and communicate with confidence. A New York State licensed speech-language pathologist, Anne Marie holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. She is a NYS Certified Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped and is a certified instructor of the Compton Pronouncing English as a Second Language Method. For more information, visit her website at iSpeakClearly.com. About iSpeak Clearly iSpeak Clearly is a Long Island-based communication consulting company specializing in public speaking, accent modification, and leadership communication. They use evidence-based principles of adult learning and personalized practice materials to provide individuals with the skills they need to be heard, be understood, be confident. They take a mindfulness approach to initiate new speech habits and provide individuals with the tools necessary to achieve their speaking goals. iSpeak Clearly offers individual coaching and corporate classes for professional development and continuing education credit, in both on-site and virtual web-based formats. For our listeners, Anne Marie is offering a free screening consultation to help you get started on improving your communication. Just mention you heard about her on our show, Hilary Topper on Air. For more information about Anne Marie Strauss and iSpeak Clearly visit https://ispeakclearly.com.

You have control regarding the way you’re perceived and positioned by others. Your personal brand tells people what you offer and how you’re different from - and better than - your competition. In recent years, thanks in part to the continuously growing world of social and digital media, building and especially promoting your personal brand has become easier than ever before. But with COVID-19, the personal branding landscape has changed somewhat. Our guest says the changes bring new opportunities to build your brand. Dawn Edmiston is a Professor of Marketing at William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business. She helps professionals and students create and promote their personal brands. She joins us on the podcast today to talk about personal branding, your value proposition, and how social media can help you build your brand in the era of COVID-19. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

Seventy percent of all businesses fail to survive past the first generation of business owners. One reason for the failures is the lack of succession plan. Our guest today says not only should family and closely held businesses have succession plans, but creating one greatly increases the odds of a successful leadership handoff and a bright future for the business. Brad Franc is the author of “The Succession Solution: The Strategic Guide to Business Transition.” He’s an attorney, entrepreneur, and business strategist who has helped countless businesses make positive leadership transitions. He joins us today to talk about succession planning and the system he created that guides businesses through this important step. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

It’s been over a week since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Protests and demonstrations have taken place in cities across America. Business leaders and CEOs have responded in different ways. For example, the CEOs of Target, Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Lowe’s, Apple, and Google were among the first CEOs to speak out following the nation-wide civil unrest. Other CEOs have remained silent. How should business leaders and CEOs respond? What roles and responsibilities does the CEO have in this case? We asked two of our colleagues from the William & Mary School of Business to share their expertise. First, Professor Bob Williams. He’s a former longtime business leader and executive who now teaches leadership. Second, Brian Baines. He’s the business school’s senior Human Resources partner - the Chief H.R. Officer. They join us to share their experience and thoughts regarding the ways CEOs should respond in difficult times. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

After several weeks of social distancing, virtual meetings, and shelter in place, most people are ready to go back: Back to work, back to their favorite restaurant, and back to normal. While we’re ready, we don’t know how long it will take, and what it will take before we can return to normal. Rajiv Kohli is the John N. Dalton Professor of Business at William & Mary. He’s a leading scholar in health information technology and a healthcare expert. For over 15 years he’s worked and consulted with several healthcare organizations.  Kohli says before we can return to our pre-pandemic lives, certain events must take place. He joins us on the podcast to discuss what needs to happen in order for us to return to life as we knew it. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

At Magma Partners, we work with people who share our values, whether they’re the founders we invest in or the mentors and investors we bring on to our team. We hope to create lifelong relationships with the people we support.    For this episode, we’re featuring eleven Magma entrepreneurs –some are members of our portfolio, and others are from our team– who have appeared on previous episodes of the Crossing Borders podcast to share their advice to founders from Latin America on how to get started.    This episode starts off with GroupRaise’s Sean Park who reflects on what he has learned since starting his online restaurant reservation platform. Next, is Matías Rivera, founder of Fanatiz, who talks about his perspective on resistance to change. Kevin Valdez, also co-founder of GroupRaise, explains how advice from his father has shaped his outlook on life. Keteka’s Jack Fischl, talks about what he would have told 2014-Jack on managing a company. Emmanuel Oquendo from BrainHi then explains what it means to be a CEO and how he applies that to his everyday life.    Next, Base Operations’ Cory Siskind shares her insights on the importance of building the right team from the get-go. Daniel Bilbao from Truora reflects on his entrepreneurial timeline and how he would have done things differently. Our partner, Pedro Pablo del Campo, shares some humbling words to keep in mind as an entrepreneur.    Marta Forero, founder of Ubits gives advice to women looking to expand their business and raise money in the US. Then Diego Caicedo from OmniBnk, shares lessons he´s learned about doing business over the years. Finally, our advisor, Neil Coleman provides advice on how to get through tough situations.   Magma Entrepreneurs’ full-length episodes: Sean Park, GroupRaise: How GroupRaise Became The Tastiest Way to Change the World, Ep 31 Matías Rivera, Fanatiz: Building Businesses and Replanting Patagonian Trees, Ep 73 Kevin Valdez, GroupRaise: From Guatemala to GroupRaise, Ep 39  Jack Fischl, Keteka: Taking Tourists off the Beaten Path with Keteka, Ep 51 Emmanuel Oquendo, BrainHi: How Brainhi Rebounded from Hurricane Maria to Become Puerto Rico’s First YCombinator Company, Ep 68 Cory Siskind, Base Operations: Using Technology to Secure Global Workforces, Ep 81 Daniel Bilbao, Truora: Fighting Fraud in Latin America, Ep 80 Pedro Pablo del Campo: Building Bridges Between Latin America & the USA, Ep 55 Marta Forero, Ubits: Driving Economic Growth in Latin America via Corporate Education, Ep 74 Diego Caicedo, Portal Finance: Streamlining Small Business Finance in Latin America with Portal Finance, Ep 53 Neil Coleman: Creating an International Market Expansion Strategy, Ep 28   Show Notes: [0:57[ Sean Park - Lessons learned [2:32] Matías Rivera - Advice to younger self [3:26] Kevin Valdez - Advice from his father [5:26] Jack Fischl - Advice to younger self [7:02] Emmanuel Oquendo - Advice to younger self [8:36] Cory Siskind - Advice to younger self [9:36] Daniel Bilbao - Advice to younger self [10:25] Pedro Pablo del Campo - Advice to younger self [11:15] Marta Forero - Advice for women entrepreneurs [12:45] Diego Caicedo - Advice to younger self [14:50] Neil Coleman - Advice to younger self   Resources mentioned: GroupRaise Fanatiz Keteka BrainHi Base Operations Truora Ubits OminBnk Attune Magma Partners

Everywhere you turn, you’re hearing and reading more about coronavirus: Testing kits, the number of cases, quarantines, the effects to the economy and the stock market, universities and schools going online, people working from home. It’s clearly the top-of-mind issue, and new territory for everyone. Managing your thoughts and emotions during this unprecedented disruption will have a great effect on your attitude, outlook, and overall mental health. Dr. Kelly Crace is a licensed psychologist. He’s Associate Vice President for Health and Wellness and Director of the Center for Mindfulness and Authentic Excellence at William & Mary. He joins us today to explain how you can not only manage but flourish in this time of change. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

SAIC - it’s a premiere technology integrator headquartered in northern Virginia. The organization solves the nation’s most complex modernization and readiness challenges across several markets including defense, space, federal, civilian, and intelligence. Josh Jackson is Executive Vice President and General Manager for SAIC’s Solutions and Technology Group. He leads 3,000 of the organization’s 23,000 employees. In his almost 20 years with SAIC, Jackson’s had some interesting leadership experiences. He visited William & Mary and met with business school students last month. Afterwards he joined us to share his thoughts on leadership, strategy, and how to hire professionals who possess character, competence, and grit. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

Conventional wisdom about careers says "do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life." Katherine Brunk, an analyst at the civil engineering firm Kimley-Horn, takes that to another level. Listen to this week's episode to learn how she took her liberal arts degree and made the ultimate pivot from marketing to civil engineering.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conventional wisdom about careers says "do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life." Katherine Brunk, an analyst at the civil engineering firm Kimley-Horn, takes that to another level. Listen to this week's episode to learn how she took her liberal arts degree and made the ultimate pivot from marketing to civil engineering.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average professional changes jobs 10-15 times during his or her career. For most people, that means changing employers too. But for others, like Phil Tuning, the changes occur within the same organization, and they often lead to a terrific career and organizational success. For 20 years, Tuning worked for John Deere where he held a variety of leadership roles in the US and abroad. In his most recent position, he was President of John Deere Financial Canada. Throughout Tuning’s tenure at John Deere, he adopted strategies that helped him successfully move from one opportunity to the next while reaching or exceeding team goals. He joins us today to discuss those strategies; including the Say-Do Ratio, Just Say Yes, and Perform and Connect. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

Do you like your job? Does it make you happy? Despite a good economy and low unemployment, a number of recent studies by organizations such as Gallup, Deloitte, and others state “the majority of people in America and the world do not like their jobs. The majority are not engaged at work.” There are a number of reasons for being unengaged: A bad boss, a low salary, poor company culture, and the list goes on… But our guest today says if you’re unhappy at work you can do something about it. In fact, he says you can find joy in your work. Dr. Kelly Crace is a licensed psychologist. He’s Associate Vice President for Health and Wellness and Director of the Center for Mindfulness and Authentic Excellence at William & Mary. He joins us on the podcast today to share the four steps that help you cultivate joy in your work. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

Your office, or physical workspace: It has an effect on your attitude, your outlook, and your performance. That’s why companies and organizations turn to workplace strategists to help them design a space or facility that promotes excellence, collaboration, and wellness. Andrea Sarate is the Senior Director of Workplace Strategy for Colliers International - a commercial real estate brokerage firm. For 10 years, she’s helped organizations get the most out of their physical space. She joins us on the podcast today to talk about workplace strategy, how it ties to productivity, and how the right work environment can lead to happy employees and a healthy bottom line. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

She’s an entrepreneur, an athlete, coach, teacher, scholar, and listener, and she’s at the helm of America’s second oldest university. Katherine Rowe became President of William & Mary in the summer of 2018 - the first woman to serve in that role in the university’s 325-year history. Since her arrival, Rowe’s been focused on making William & Mary a university that thrives amid rapid change. One that successfully serves people and organizations for the long haul. She joins us on the podcast today to talk about life as a university president, the importance of cross training, and how public liberal arts and science universities are preparing the next generation of innovative leaders. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

The idea that the smallest innovation can cause the biggest disruption doesn’t just apply to products and things, it applies to people too, says Whitney Johnson, the world renowned expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption. This is a person with 1.7 million LinkedIn followers, the one who was selected as a Top Voice in 2018, so she knows a thing or two about disruptive innovation. But Whitney hasn’t always been so influential. The best selling author and frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School’s Corporate Education began her career working on Wall Street as a secretary. Quickly realising she wasn’t going to make the money she needed, she began to take night courses and was able to transition from being a secretary to an investment banker. “For people who worked on Wall Street, like that just does not happen, that divide is so wide. And so for me, that was kind of a disruptive moment.”Today, Whitney is recognised as being one of the world's most influential management thinkers and is best known for her work on driving corporate invention through personal disruption. She's the author of the books ‘Disrupt Yourself’ and ‘Build an A-Team’. She’s developed her own framework and diagnostics to dig deep into the important question of how executives can both create and destroy value. “When we're willing to become a silly little thing, we can maybe not take over the world, but we can certainly take over our world.”In this podcast:Where Whitney’s ideas about disruption first came fromLearn, leap, repeatWhy organisations need to encourage their individual employees to be disruptiveLearning outstrips money as a motivatorLearning makes the individual happy and benefits the organisationAmateurs compete and professionals createWhy the world needs more love and prayersLinks:Traeger GrillsBuild an A-TeamDisrupt YourselfDisrupt Yourself podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new year. A fresh start. For many professionals, it signals a new beginning, such as seeking a new job or promotion. For others, it’s a time to set goals. Goals that can make the upcoming year your best year ever. Sarah Levitt is a leadership coach. She works with CEOs and executives of Fortune 1000 companies and senior leadership teams. In addition, through her Making Magnificence Project, she’s met with top leaders to capture their leadership and success journeys. She joins us on the podcast today to share with us what she shares with senior leaders: The importance of presence, influence, authenticity, and how to make the year ahead a great one. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

With communication going for you, anything is possible. Without it, nothing is possible, no matter how talented and ambitious you may be. That passage comes from “Positioning,” the classic marketing book. And while it’s been decades since the book was first published, those words about the importance of communication are more relevant than ever. Neal Batra is a consultant with Deloitte. He’s a Principle in Deloitte’s Life Sciences and Healthcare practice. Much of his work as a consultant revolves around effective communication. During a recent visit to William & Mary, Batra talked with MBA students about communication and how to become an outstanding other-centric communicator. Afterwards he sat down with us. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

Americans like their prescription drugs. According to WebMD, the number of prescriptions filled for Americans rose 85% between 1997 and 2016. That’s four times the population growth during that same period. While many Americans count on their prescription drugs, many also have an unfavorable opinion of the pharmaceutical industry. John Osborn is a senior advisor with the Washington office of the international law firm Hogan Lovells. He spent over 20 years with leading life sciences and healthcare companies. Osborn recently visited William & Mary as a guest of the Schroeder Center for Health Policy. He spoke with students about the pharmaceutical industry, drug pricing, and health policy issues. Afterwards, he spoke with us. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

YCombinator is one of the leading early-stage US investors in Latin America, and has served as a signal for other US investors to start making their first investments in the region. Since accepting its first Latin American founder in 2013, the region’s presence in the accelerator program has significantly increased. The most recent batch had over 15 companies from Latin America. In this episode, we’ve gathered advice from 8 founders, some we’ve interviewed previously, and some new ones, that have participated in YCombinator. They talk about their experience going through the program and give tips to founders in the interview process, which can also be useful for other accelerators. We start off with Christian Van der Henst from Platzi who describes YCombinator as the handbook of doing business in Silicon Valley, followed by Deepak Chhugani from Nuvocargo who explains how he thinks entrepreneurs can maximize resources and mentorship from the program.  Next is Emmanuel Oquendo from BrainHi who talks about being the first Puerto Rican startup to get into YCombinator and gives advice for the interview process. He’s followed by João de Paula from Glio who talks about the importance of finding a work-life balance in YCombinator’s fast-paced environment.  Truora’s David Bilbao then explains how Latin Americans should leave storytelling for last and be more concise in their responses during the interview process. Next is Freddy Vega from Platzi who talks about the importance of understanding your metrics, and Marta Forero from Ubits gives tips on how to prepare 15-second responses for the interview.  And finally, Pedro Goes from InEvent gives advice on how to think about what you want to share with the partners at YCombinator. Show Notes: [0:00] - Introduction [1:45] Christian Van der Henst - Applying for YC [3:43] Christian Van der Henst - The value of being with other entrepreneurs [4:38] Deepak Chhugani - Explaining your business in one minute or less [6:30] Emmanuel Oquendo - First Puerto Rican startup to get into YC [7:46] Emmanuel Oquendo - Advice for the interview and the program [9:30] João de Paula - Knowing your competitors for the interview [12:33] João de Paula - How to position yourself once inside the program [14:32] Daniel Bilbao - No BS: answer directly, and then give your story [16:58] Freddy Vega - Understand your metrics [18:53] Marta Forero - Learning US terms [21:04] Marta Forero - Training for 15-second responses [23:59] Pedro Goes - Three key points of your company Links to founders’ full-length episodes: Christian Van der Henst: Helping Latin America Learn with Platzi, Ep 52 Emmanuel Oquendo: How Brainhi Rebounded from Hurricane Maria to Become Puerto Rico’s First YCombinator Company, Ep 68 João de Paula, Glio: YCombinator’s First Latin American Startup, Ep 85 Daniel Bilbao, Truora: Fighting Fraud in Latin America, Ep 80 Marta Forero, UBits: Driving Economic Growth in Latin America via Corporate Education, Ep 74 Resources Mentioned: YCombinator Platzi - Christian Van der Henst & Freddy Vega Nuvocargo - Deepak Chhugani BrainHi - Emmanuel Oquendo Glio - João de Paula Truora - Daniel Bilbao Ubits - Marta Forero InEvent - Pedro Goes

Philipp von Hammerstein is an entrepreneur, educator, software developer, and WHU alum who has spent the past decade either founding or growing technology ventures. He holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from WHU and full-stack developer certification from Le Wagon Coding Bootcamp.  When Philipp and I first met, he was General Manager of Le Wagon Berlin and VP of Global Operations for the Le Wagon mothership. But since then, he has transitioned to his next adventure as Head of Corporate Education for CODE University of Applied Sciences in Berlin. But regardless of his role, Philipp is a tremendous asset for those who need helping bridging the void between software engineers and the non-technical business team with whom they interact.  

The Securities and Exchange Commission was established eighty-five years ago to regulate the commerce in stocks, bonds, and other securities. The mission of the SEC is three-fold: To protect investors, to maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and to facilitate capital formation. The SEC is led by five commissioners, each nominated by the President of the United States, with consent by the U.S. Senate. Hester Peirce is one of the commissioners. Peirce recently visited the William and Mary Law School as a guest of the Center for the study of Law and Markets. Before speaking with students, she sat down with us to discuss the SEC, her role as commissioner, leader, and communicator, and how she became known as Crypto-Mom. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

In honor of the seventh edition of the IDB’s WeXchange annual event taking place in Asunción, Paraguay next week, this episode highlights the stories of seven women from both sides of the investment table featured in past Crossing Borders episodes. These high performers share their experiences of what it’s like being a woman in technology in Latin America. This episode starts off with a55’s Jackie Hyland talking about how gender balanced teams improve the long-term health of a business, and Lab4U’s Komal Dadlani talking about her experience as a female founder in science.  Next is Alejandria Tenorio, cofounder of La Manicurista, who talks about her transition from the oil and gas industry into tech, and Cory Siskind, founder of Base Operations, talks about the institutionalized challenges women face in entrepreneurship.  Elevar Equity’s Managing Director Johanna Posada also shares her opinion on investing in Latin America and upping women representation, and Maricel Saenz from Nextbiotic shares her experience as a young female cofounder in biotech. Lastly, Marta Forero from Ubits explains what it was like to be the only Latin American woman in her YCombinator cohort and how the ecosystem can be more gender inclusive. The WeXchange annual forum was founded in 2013 by the IDB Lab and Susana Garcia-Robles to support and connect women STEMpreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean. If you want to learn more about WeXchange and its backstory, check out Susana Garcia Robles podcast with me Supporting Venture Capital and Women Entrepreneurs in Latin America, Ep 86, or the WeXchange podcast where Susana and her team interview top female founders and those that support them in Latin America and the Carribbean. Female founders’ full-length episodes: Jackie Hyland: How Debt Tools Can Help Latin American Entrepreneurs, Ep 69 Komal Dadlani, Lab4U: Turning Smartphones in Science Labs, Ep 63 Alejandra Tenorio, La Manicurista: Using Tech to Improve Latin America’s Beauty Industry, Ep 72 Cory Siskind, Base Operations: Using Technology to Secure Global Workforces, Ep 81 Johanna Posada, Elevar Equity: Driving Impact in Latin America via Venture Capital, Ep 79 Maricel Saenz, NextBiotics: Defeating the Next Superbug, Ep 76 Marta Forero, UBits: Driving Economic Growth in Latin America via Corporate Education, Ep 74 Show Notes: [2:35] Jackie Hyland - The importance of including women in business and politics  [3:52] Komal Dadlani - What’s it like being a female founder in LatAm versus the US?  [5:00] Komal Dadlani - Raising money as a female entrepreneur  [7:57] Alejandra Tenorio - Being a woman in the oil and gas industries  [10:02] Cory Siskind - Experience as a woman in entrepreneurship  [11:50] Cory Siskind - Advice for other women getting into entrepreneurship  [13:03] Johanna Posada - What’s your take on genderless investing?  [16:20] Maricel Saenz - Hurdles for women in tech  [20:35] Marta Forero - What’s it like being a female founder in LatAm?  [21:50] Marta Forero - How can the ecosystem help women?  Resources Mentioned: WeXchange 2019 Susana Garcia-Robles IDB Lab a55 - Jackie Hyland Lab4U - Komal Dadlani La Manicurista - Alejandra Tenorio Base Operations - Cory Siskind Elevar Equity - Johanna Posada NextBiotics - Maricel Saenz Ubits - Marta Forero

If you were with us for our last episode, you hear the story of entrepreneur Anshuman Vohra and how he founded Bulldog Gin which became the fourth best-selling gin in the world. After selling Bulldog Gin in 2017, Vohra was trying to write the next chapter of his entrepreneurial life. That chapter is on its way to a happy ending. Today on the podcast, we share the second of a two-part conversation with Vohra. He tells us about the events that led to his new venture - a premium certified organic beverage called Halo Sport. He also shares lessons learned and advice for other entrepreneurs. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

He’s an entrepreneur with an interesting story that has a successful outcome. Anshuman Vohra founded Bulldog Gin. As CEO, he quickly took it from startup to the fourth best-selling gin in the world, and the fastest growing gin. Bulldog is distributed in over 100 countries. An agreement in 2017 led to an eventual sale of the brand, but that’s not the end of Vohra’s entrepreneurial story. After the sale of Bulldog Gin, he has moved on to disrupt the world of sports drinks and hydration by creating and launching another new product: A premium certified-organic beverage called Halo Sport. Vohra joins us on the podcast to talk about his entrepreneurial journey. Today we’ll hear part 1 of his story as he tells us about Bulldog Gin. Learn how the William and Mary Center for Corporate Education can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

About this Episode Dean D'Angelo joins Green Building Matters Podcast from South Florida and unpacks his background in sales, entrepreneurship, construction, and everything he is doing at GBES with Corporate Education. Dean is the Director of Corporate Education at Green Building Education Services. Key Talking Points Dean's first focus on sustainability Background in business and construction Mentors and Achievements Roles in his journey to sustainability Corporate education and training Pain points for clients Key Milestones of the Episode [01:07] Dean's introduction [03:52] Dean's first focus on sustainability [05:10] Mentors that took Dean under their wing [07:00] Achievements that Dean is proud of [12:45] Intrapreneurial [16:18] Pain points for clients [20:02] Dean's rituals Key Quotes “I didn't become more sustainability minded until I matured and starting thinking of others and not myself.” “One of the constant themes in my life is that I like to help people.” “My proudest achievement that I always fall back on is my family and friends.” “I am very thankful for the culture we have at GBES that lends to that intrapreneurial spirit.” “People are falling through the cracks because they are so busy.  We are helping to provide a tool to give them their time back.” Key Resources Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt Learn More About Dean D'Angelo Dean D'Angelo is a business-minded serial entrepreneur who has experience in all areas of operating a successful business. Working in multiple industries has provided a priceless education and has allowed Dean to manage a variety of projects and work with many talented individuals. Dean has created and launched new brands, as well as develop and manage multi-million dollar real estate projects.  LinkedIn   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBES is excited our membership community is growing.  Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more assurance that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to www.gbes.com/join to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community!   If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast! Copyright © 2019 GBES

Dr. Jane Bozarth is the director of research for The eLearning Guild. She is the author of eLearning Solutions on a Shoestring;,Social Media for Trainers, and Show Your Work! She is a popular conference speaker and is frequently found at both live and online international events.  In this fun and fast-moving talk, we tackle the topic of building it vs buying it. Does it make sense to take on a learning development project in-house? Is it better to  hire out the task? Some key considerations can help guide the decision.

We interview consultant/writer/learning expert, Marc Rosenberg, on Learning Culture. What is a learning culture and how do you make it grow in your organization?

  Gayle Cotton is a National Emmy Award Winner and President of CIRCLES OF EXCELLENCE INC. for Corporate Education. She is the author of the book, ‘SAY Anything to Anyone, Anywhere! 5 Keys to Successful Cross-Cultural Communication'.An International Keynote Speaker, Corporate Trainer and Executive Coach, Gayle was the first American to be accepted as a member of the ‘European Marketing and Sales Experts'. She is a Certified Expert with ‘The International Foundation for Executive Communication'. Her dual business base in Dallas, Texas and Geneva, Switzerland has allowed her to offer training, coaching, and keynotes to over 50 Fortune 500 companies around the world.   Dr. Franco Columbu has won all the major bodybuilding and powerlifting titles in the world, including Mr. Olympia twice. He is also a Doctor of chiropractic and an expert in Sports Medicine and Kinesiology. Franco has starred in and produced numerous feature films.