Podcasts about executive leadership program

Participants will discover how to harness the voices and perspectives of our youth to tackle community challenges. While some may feel disheartened by the behaviors of teens, fostering genuine connections can transform them into powerful allies in our efforts rather than seeing them as obstacles.Katrena Perou is a seasoned collective impact strategist with over 21 years of leadership experience in the nonprofit sector. As the Founding Executive Director of Inspiring Minds NYC (IMNYC), she specializes in developing transformative community engagement models across various districts in New York City.Katrena's previous roles include Director at Groundwork Inc., CAMBA, and Chief Program Officer at Urban Arts Partnership, where she has demonstrated a profound ability to identify and leverage assets within partner communities to create program models and initiatives that unite stakeholders around common goals centered on youth empowerment.Her work was particularly impactful during the pandemic. She engaged underserved youth and earned recognition in local and national media outlets such as PIX11, CBS, and Good Day NY.Katrena firmly believes that passion, skills, talent, hard work, and resilience are key to solving problems in any community. This principle has enabled her to make a significant impact, sharing her expertise through TED Talks and participating in various state-wide and national conferences.Her contributions have been honored with several prestigious awards, including the Al Vann Legacy Award, the Women of Distinction Award from the NY State Assembly, and the Power Women of Brooklyn Award.Additionally, she was inducted into the Cleveland Heights Hall of Fame.Katrena began as a standout basketball player on a Final Four team at Penn State University, where she completed her undergraduate degree. She further advanced her leadership skills by completing the Executive Leadership Program for Nonprofit Management at Columbia University. To explore Katrena's passion for her work, visit her inspiring TEDx Talks on YouTube.Tune in for this sensible conversation at TalkRadio.nyc

In this episode of Growing in the Green Industry, we welcome our guest CEO of the National Association Landscape Professionals, Britt Wood.  Britt shares his thoughts on our industries unique ability to network and share is like no other industry.  He talks about the value of attending educational events like ELEVATE and the new Executive Leadership Program with the University of Darden School of Business. Brett, Skylar and Britt all highlight the importance of building relationships and the energizing effect of such events. This episode is hosted by Brett Lemcke of R.M. Landscape and Skyler Westergard with LandCare.

On this episode of The Organisational Inclusionist, Grace Mosuro is joined by Helen Mets, President and CEO of Ahlstrom to discuss her commitment to furthering Inclusion within the organisation and beyond. Helen Mets is an international business leader with over 30 years' experience. Before becoming the CEO of Ahlstrom, she held a range of senior executive leadership roles at Avery Dennison, the family company Pon, and at Royal DSM. Helen has a masters degree from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle and an Executive MBA from CEDEP, Fontainebleau in Paris. She is also a graduate of Harvard Business School's Executive Leadership Program. Thank you for listening, and please do follow, like and share.  

Have you ever been in a conflict with someone and came out feeling like a victim? Or do you find yourself in dysfunctional relationships where communication between each other is difficult? Whether at work or at home, you might find yourself trapped in the dreaded Karpman drama triangle. In psychology, it is used to describe a cycle where we can find ourselves in one of these 3 common roles the "victim," "persecutor" or "rescuer." In this episode, our guest David Emerald Womeldorff will dive into how you can learn to escape the Drama Triangle and feel more empowered in your communication and relationships. David's biography: Drawing on over 30 years of experience in in leadership development, leading through change, self-leadership, and employee engagement, David is the author of 2 best-selling books, The Power of TED (The Empowerment Dynamic), as well as 3 Vital Questions: Transforming Workplace Drama. Both of his books draw on his extensive experience in the field, and David also served for 20 years as a senior consultant for The Leadership Circle and as an Executive Coach at the University of Notre Dame's Executive Leadership Program. He shares his frameworks to inspires individuals and organisations to reach new levels of collaboration through empowering relationships and work from an outcome-focused and passion-powered orientation. In this episode, we dive deep into answering the following thorny questions:0:00 - Intro2:25 - How did David get started? 5:35 - What is the difference between victimization and victimhood? 8:00 - What is the karpman drama triangle? 9:55 - How can you break free of the drama triangle (The Empowerment Dynamic)? 13:00 - Why focusing on outcomes instead of which version of current reality is correct is key. 15:40 - What are the 3 vital questions to end workplace conflict? 18:45 - How can you shift from a reactive response to problems to a more empowering response instead? 24:35- What are the common causes of workplace drama? 26:00 - What are the 3 reactive strategies to challenges that are unhelpful? 29:20 - How can you stop yourself from being reactive to problems? 31:30 - How to create more positive relationship dynamics 34:07 - How do you develop leaders in the workplace 38:35 - What are the characteristics of high performing leaders? 42:50 - How to give constructive feedback from a growth mindset? 45:15 - What happens if the person receiving the feedback is being defensive 48:40 - How can individual employees create psychological safety in their workplace culture 52:10 - When is conflict at work unhealthy 55:00 - Are there generational differences to consider in workplace drama 56:55 - How can you effectively lead those who are neurodiverse 59:00 - What is David's one wellbeing practice?Learn more about David:https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-emerald-womeldorff-bab4494/Helpful resource:https://theempowermentdynamic.com/about/

When choosing vendors to align your practice with, why not choose one who will go above and beyond for you? Mick Kunish, Director of Business Development with Charmant USA, chats with Tim and Scott about how Charmant goes the extra mile for their clients. The service level you will receive is second to none! To connect with Mick or learn more about Charmant, reach out to us at info@acquios.com! To learn more or register for the next Executive Leadership Program starting October 4th in Jupiter, FL, reach out to us at info@acquios.com!

We all know that success in the classroom relies on powerful and innovative technology. That's where CTL comes in. For over 35 years, CTL has manufactured and serviced award-winning cloud computing solutions that today empower schools in more than 55 countries. From Chromebooks to Chromebox and Google Meet, CTL offers a complete range of solutions to keep students, teachers, and administration both learning and productive. CTL works side-by-side with you, increasing IT efficiency with customized configurations and comprehensive lifecycle services. And, recently, CTL achieved B Corporation™ certification for their commitment to sustainability and social responsibility. If you're looking for a true partner to help innovate your next ChromeOS success, visit CTL at CTL.net. In this episode, I chat with Erik Stromquist from CTL. Erik is the CEO of CTL and shares some insights on the new Chromebook Plus. This device must meet some rigorous requirements in order for it to be name the “Chromebook Plus”. He discusses who this device is for, how it came to be, and CTL's vision on how it could be used in school settings. This is a great conversation and believe me, this device is a one of a kind Chromebook! Buen provecho! Connect With Gabriel Carrillo EdTech Bites Website: https://edtechbites.com EdTech Bites Twitter: https://twitter.com/edtechbites EdTech Bites Instagram: https://instagram.com/edtechbites EdTech Bites Threads: https://www.threads.net/@edtechbites EdTech Bites Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/edtechbites EdTech Bites YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@edtechbites About Erik Stromquist Erika Stromquist serves as CEO of CTL, overseeing all domestic and international operations. Currently, he directs product strategy, account expansion, operational efficiency, and growth strategy. Under his leadership, CTL has won numerous awards for its products, growth, and community involvement. Before becoming CEO, Erik served in multiple critical roles at CTL, including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President of Sales and Business Development. Erik holds degrees in Accounting and Finance from the University of Oregon and completed Cornell's Executive Leadership Program in 2016. In addition, Erik is a licensed CPA and serves on several executive and advisory boards, including Intel's Customer Advisory Board and Western Oregon University's Finance Committee. Erik was recognized by the Portland Business Journal on the prestigious 40 under 40 list, which identifies rising business stars. Erik enjoys running, playing music, and spending time with his family in his spare time. He lives in Portland, OR, with his wife and identical twin boys Nikko & Viggo. Connect With CTL And Erik Stromquist CTL Website: https://ctl.net CTL On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ctl-corporation/ The Book Is Officially Out! My first book “Cooking Up Experiences In The Classroom: Focus On Experiences, Not Just Lessons” is officially out! A HUGE shout out to Lumio for helping sponsor this book. I'm super excited about this project. It's filled with ideas on how to make memorable experiences for your students. In addition, each chapter also lays out a specific recipe mentioned in that chapter along with a video tutorial on how to prepare that dish. Make sure you get your copy and cook up some experiences for your students and loved ones! Click Here To Purchase Your Copy On Amazon

In this episode we cover gamma rays, pan allergens, and scuttle flies. We're joined by special guest Jillian Gardner of NPMA! Follow this link learn more about NPMA's Executive Leadership Program: https://www.npmapestworld.org/engage/leadership-programs/executive-leadership-program/ Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode! https://npmapestology.com/  Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at training@pestworld.org, we'd love to hear from you!  

Born into a Muslim-Jewish family in Morocco, Chama Metchaly has dedicated her career to creating safe spaces for dialogue and bridging the gaps between Muslim and Jewish narratives, as well as Eastern and Western values. Since the advent of the Abraham Accords, Mechtaly has advised numerous governmental and nongovernmental organizations on regional integration and Israeli-Arab relations. Based in New York and Dubai, her work has been featured in international media, including a feature documentary film by Asharq News. As a visual artist, she has exhibited her work in four continents, including twice at the Jerusalem Biennale. Mechtaly is currently a WIn fellow and an Executive Leadership Program participant at Atlantic Council as well as a convener at the Israel Policy Forum. In 2023, she was recognized in the Middle East Policy Council's 40 under 40 list. She is the co-founder of the Emma Lazarus Institute for Liberty and Tolerance, where she bridges the gaps between the Democratic West and the Moderate East. She is a policy advisor, entrepreneur, activist, artist and speaker, known for her intersectional and interdisciplinary approach to peacebuilding, Jewish inclusion, and Arab-Israeli integration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. 

How often do you pause and reflect on your personal financial identity? In this enlightening episode, I interview award-winning author Keisha Blair about her pioneering "holistic wealth" approach. Keisha shares her powerful story of overcoming profound grief and trauma by developing a framework that integrates financial education with emotional resilience, physical health, and mindfulness.After being widowed with two young children, Keisha realized that even with careful financial planning, the mental and emotional toll can be crippling without a holistic approach. Her unique money personality quiz helps individuals understand their core financial identities as risk-takers, minimalists, or elsewhere on the spectrum. This self-awareness is key to aligning spending with values and overcoming unhealthy patterns, like impulsive ADHD spending.About Keisha BlairKeisha Blair is the award-winning, international, bestselling author of Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons To Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity and Happiness, and the Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook. She is a trained economist with extensive experience in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. She is the founder of the Keisha Blair Institute on Holistic Wealth and is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Keisha has been featured in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Essence Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. Her book Holistic Wealth has won multiple awards including Award-Winning Finalist in the 2020 Best Book Awards and Award-Winning Finalist in the 2020 International Book Awards (Self-Help categories).Episode Highlights:[3:23] - Keisha's personal story and the birth of her holistic approach to wealth.[5:56] - Unpacking the importance of financial planning and emotional resilience.[10:38] - Personal Financial Identity Quiz – understand your spending personality.[13:38] - Understanding your financial identity on relationships and personal growth.[18:39] - Couples and cash: Navigating different financial personalities.[24:48] - Keisha's top strategies for impulsive spenders.[32:16] - Align gift-giving with long-term financial well-being and resilience.Connect with Keisha Blair at Holistic Wealth:•Website: https://www.keishablair.com/ •Institute on Holistic Wealth: https://instituteonholisticwealth.com/ Remember, taking control of your finances is just like managing ADHD – it starts with awareness and takes a sprinkle of creativity. If you enjoyed diving into the holistic wealth approach with us, don't forget to rate, follow, share, and drop a review for Successful with ADHD. Every bit of your support means we can keep bringing transformative conversations like this to your ears. Do you second guess to death? Feel paralyzed by choices?Learn CWBs 5-Step Process to Stop Analysis Paralysis and make decisions with CONFIDENCE and EASE in our FREE Masterclass on Friday, March 22 @ 10am EST ▶ https://bit.ly/ADHDDecisions

“Don't take the straight ladder, go up and across to build your toolkit.” Najoh Tita-Reid is a Black leader of marketing reinvention who's maintained feet on both sides of the world - literally. Najoh spent many years as a Black American living in Europe with her husband and two kids. Najoh's worked across in multinational roles across leading brands like Mars, Logitech, Hero, Bayer, and Merck, after having spent 19 years at P&G - rising through the ranks of marketing and sales. Najoh earned an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a BA in English from Spelman College. She also completed the Executive Leadership Program at IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Woman's Executive Leadership Program at Simmons University and the Design Thinking program at the Stanford School of Design. As a member of The Executive Leadership Council, she serves on the International Steering Committee and the Community Service Committee. Najoh's a longtime mentee of John Pepper (P&G + Disney's former Chairman) who first made the introduction - and you'll enjoy this candid conversation from the perspective of an American on the outside looking in. For Black History Month, we're sharing conversations from Raman's other podcast “Learnings from Leaders” where we have candid mentorship style conversations - with business leaders, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists, many of whom are alums of Procter & Gamble - where many industry leaders got their start with a foundation of purpose, values, and principles.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, join us as we talk with guest, Keisha Blair.  International bestselling author of Holistic Wealth, Founder and CEO of the Institute on Holistic Wealth and host of the Holistic Wealth podcast. Keisha Blair is also a wife and mother of three. She is a trained Economist, with extensive experience in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.  She started her career working on economic development projects sponsored by the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank. She was a senior economist working in economic development and corporate finance, working on several federal budgets. Keisha was a part of the Prime Minister's delegation to the World Economic Forum in 2018 as well as the East-Asia (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore. She's led events such as the FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit in Montreal, Canada, and the Fortune Global Forum.  She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University's John. F Kennedy School of Government.  Recent events have shown us that Holistic Wealth is far more important now more than ever before, especially as it relates to grief, tragedy, and loss. As Keisha outlines in her book, her husband died at age 34, just 8 weeks after she gave birth to their second child and just 6 months before her grandmother's death.  She almost died in childbirth just 3 years prior with their first child, who also nearly lost his life.  Keisha is now known as "The Mother of Holistic Wealth" and is the Founder of the Holistic Wealth movement. Highlights of this podcast include: What does Holistic Wealth mean? Where to start? Dealing with disruption Value of health  MFW - Motivation From Within Importance of Community Awareness and Intention Dry bones  Money trauma Fear of success  Financial resilience  And so much more... To learn more about Keisha Blair, visit her website at KeishaBlair.com or on Instagram at @keishablairholisticwealth. 

Today our guest is John Morrison an Educational Leadership Consultant, and named One of Canada's Outstanding Principals by the Learning Partnership. We talk with John about how we can better connect students to school in a meaningful way and how this directly connects with attendance. He also shares about the research that they did which shows the impact of students missing classes and the 4 things that they started to do in response to begin to decrease the number of students that were absent. John also talks about the importance of finding ways to engage students and gives some practical ways that we can listen to students and help show them that they matter. Learn More:  Visit the CharacterStrong Website     John Morrison has been recognized as One of Canada's Outstanding Principals by the Learning Partnership, is the recipient of the Leader in Education award from the national Harmony Movement, and the Peace Medallion from the Y.M.C.A.  He was a school leader at the secondary school level for 12 years, with the final 6 years as the principal of Anderson Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Whitby, Ontario.   John then moved on to the role of Coordinator of Leadership Programs at the Faculty of Education at York University, Toronto.  He initially taught the Principals Qualifications Program (PQP) while still a principal, then moved into the role of coordinating all the PQP and other leadership programs, conferences, and events for the Faculty of Education for a period of 5 years.  John rewrote the PQP on two occasions for reaccreditation through the Ontario College of Teachers, making significant revisions to reflect a greater focus on innovative thought and leadership.   He codeveloped and wrote the two-part Private Schools Principals Program for the Ontario Federation of Independent Schools and after three years of successful offerings, revised and updated the PSP to meet the standards of the Ontario College of Teachers. It then became the Principals Qualifications Program – Private School Focus.    John was contracted by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Education in Prince Edward Island to coordinate the design and development of the two-part Administrator's Leadership Program.  He worked with a team of school leaders from PEI to identify the key components required for this program and with a broader team to determine the most applicable resources.  This program is now in its seventh year of successful operation.     John also worked with the Schulich School of Business at York University in the development of an Executive Leadership Program for school leaders in Ontario and was an advisor to the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Executive Leadership Program for Canada's Outstanding Principals.  Currently he is consulting and advising the British Columbia Principals/Vice Principals Association as they develop a leadership program for the Ministry of Education in British Columbia.   He has spoken at local, regional, and national events, including keynoting at the 2023 Canadian Association of Principals National Conference.  The most common adjectives used to describe his workshops/presentations/keynotes are “inspiring” and “thought provoking”. John is also the author of The IT Factor: Discover and Unleash Your Own Unique Leadership Potential, a Bestseller on Amazon.

It was a humbling opportunity to have Coast Guard, Captain Taylor Lam as the guest on this episode. Taylor models powerful servant leadership describing how the Sector San Francisco Command Philosophy was developed in collaboration with those he has been called to lead. He also illustrates some powerful examples on the importance of connection that highlight how vital that is today for keeping top talent and engaging the people we have. We dialogue about communication and provide some great food for thought for ALL to consider on how effective communications really are at every level in our organizations. Taylor inspires people to take on challenges from a safe place because he models that behavior and shares some insights on how we can do that too.  Captain Lam assumed command of Sector San Francisco in June 2021. Prior to this assignment, he completed an assignment as a national security fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.  While in command, he recently completed a one-year Executive Leadership Program at the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) in Monterey, CA.  Captain Lam is a native of Riverside, CA and enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in 1996 through the College Student Pre-commissioning Initiative (CSPI) and graduated from Basic Training in Cape May, NJ. Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, he graduated from Officer Candidate School.   His previous operational units include service as Deputy Commander of Sector Boston, Commanding Officer of Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Los Angeles – Long Beach, Command Center and Enforcement Chief at Sector Miami, Detachment Officer-in-Charge (OIC) and plank owner of MSST Seattle, Law Enforcement Detachment OIC at Tactical Law Enforcement Team North, and Deck Watch Officer on the Cutter MUNRO in Alameda, CA.  Captain Lam's previous staff and advanced education assignments include service as Special Assistant to the 30th Vice Commandant, Coast Guard Fellow in the late U.S. Senator Thad Cochran's personal staff addressing homeland security appropriations, the Atlantic Area Commander's staff managing six MSSTs, and attending a fully-funded advanced education program in Williamsburg, VA.  He is a graduate from the University of California, Riverside, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, a graduate from Boston University's Master of Arts program in criminal justice, and a graduate from the College of William and Mary's Master's program in public policy.  Resources: Brené Brown - Video on Empathy  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw Bryce Ward - Washington Post Opinion - Americans are spending more time alone. Here's why we should reverse that.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/23/americans-alone-thanksgiving-friends/ Naval Postgraduate School - Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) Leadership Programs  https://www.chds.us/c/ Admiral William H. McRaven - he Wisdom of the Bullfrog:  Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)  The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)   Leonard J. Marcus, Eric J. McNulty, Joseph M. Henderson, & Barry C. Dorn - You're It:  Crisis, Change, and How To Lead When it Matters Most You're It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most 

Doug's life journey is nothing short of inspiring. Hailing from the northern prairie city of Edmonton, Canada, Doug's curiosity about the world led him to venture overseas at a young age, seeking to experience life from diverse perspectives. Upon returning, he pursued a career in law, forging a deep connection with unconventional clients, particularly the indigenous communities of western Canada. Through his legal work, Doug championed justice, addressed injustices, prosecuted claims, and pioneered future development. However, in the middle of his life, Doug decided to embrace change and ventured into the then-unheard-of field of executive coaching. In a bold move, he brought The Executive Committee (TEC), now known as Vistage, and its Executive Leadership Program to Canada. As a TEC/Vistage Chair, Doug introduced coaching, peer advisory groups, and some of the continent's most brilliant speakers to young Presidents of mid-market entrepreneurial companies. His dedication and expertise helped these leaders take their companies to new heights, especially in the thriving western North American economy. In 2014, life threw a significant challenge Doug's way when he was diagnosed with cancer. During his courageous battle and long road to recovery, he discovered a newfound passion for writing. With his deep well of knowledge in working life and what comes after, he sought to share his experiences and insights, touching the lives of countless individuals. Today, Doug's creativity knows no bounds as he continues to write and paint, expressing his vibrant spirit. His zest for life takes him across the western Canadian prairie and coast, while he also explores the wonders of central Mexico. Join us as we dive deep into Doug Bouey's extraordinary life journey, filled with resilience, compassion, and the determination to embrace change and make a difference in the world. His story is sure to leave you inspired and ready to take on new challenges in your own life. Get Doug's Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Fixing-Fracture... Doug's Website: https://dougbouey.com/ Doug's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougbouey/ Doug's YouTube:    / @douglasrbouey  #InspiringJourney #LifeStory #DougBouey #VentureOverseas #EmbraceChange #ExecutiveCoaching #Resilience #WritingPassion #VibrantSpirit #makeadifference ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Canadian Podcast was established in January of 2021 as a home grown show and is founded and hosted by ZAK of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The show highlights guests from all walks of life as they share their story on what they have learned thus far to better themselves, their place of work and the community that they work, thrive and live in. LISTEN ON Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/canadianpodcast SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL https://youtube.com/channel/UCe76neYZ... SHOP MERCH: https://canadianpodcast.ca/merch/ FOLLOW US Web: https://canadianpodcast.ca Instagram: https://instagram.com/canadianpodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/canadianpodcast Blog: https://canadianpodcast.ca/blog Episodes: https://episodes.canadianpodcast.ca/

There's no one way to achieve success with your book. Success might look different for everyone; it depends on your goals, and why you chose to write the book in the first place. Though success differs, most authors find their success utilizing similar strategies. As an aspiring author, the best way to find your unique road to success is to learn from the authors who came before you. And the guest in this episode will give you a complete 360° view of all that it took her to succeed. Robin sits down with Keisha Blair, author of Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, and founder of the Institute on Holistic Wealth. In this conversation, Robin and Keisha discuss the viral article she wrote called, "My Husband Died at Age 34 and here are 40 Life Lessons I Learned from it" and how it was the seed that eventually grew into her book. Keisha shares some of her insights from the writing process, such as deciding what information to include and what to leave out. She also reveals how she was able to land some very influential endorsers for her book, such as Arianna Huffington and actress Kelly Rutherford, who wrote the foreword for Holistic Wealth.Key Takeaways from This Episode:How an article posted on Thrive Global eventually reached 50 million views and became the catalyst for Keisha's book.How Keisha was able to secure endorsements from Arianna Huffington and Kelly Rutherford.How to reach out to the right people for book endorsements.Why her seemingly "instant" bestseller was actually the result of nearly a decade of work.And much more...Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Keisha's LinkedInHolistic Wealth BookHolistic Wealth WorkbookKeisha's WebsiteInstitute of Holistic WealthHolistic Wealth PodcastAbout Keisha Blair:Keisha is a wife, mother of three, author of Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, and founder of the Institute on Holistic Wealth. She is a trained economist, with extensive experience in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Her career began working on economic development projects sponsored by the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank. Keisha was a senior economist working in economic development and corporate finance, working on several federal budgets. She was part of the Prime Minister's delegation to the World Economic Forum in 2018 as well as the East-Asia (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore. She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University's John. F Kennedy School of Government.

There's no one way to achieve success with your book. Success might look different for everyone; it depends on your goals, and why you chose to write the book in the first place. Though success differs, most authors find their success utilizing similar strategies. As an aspiring author, the best way to find your unique road to success is to learn from the authors who came before you. And the guest in this episode will give you a complete 360° view of all that it took her to succeed. Robin sits down with Keisha Blair, author of Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, and founder of the Institute on Holistic Wealth. In this conversation, Robin and Keisha discuss the viral article she wrote called, "My Husband Died at Age 34 and here are 40 Life Lessons I Learned from it" and how it was the seed that eventually grew into her book. Keisha shares some of her insights from the writing process, such as deciding what information to include and what to leave out. She also reveals how she was able to land some very influential endorsers for her book, such as Arianna Huffington and actress Kelly Rutherford, who wrote the foreword for Holistic Wealth.Key Takeaways from This Episode:How an article posted on Thrive Global eventually reached 50 million views and became the catalyst for Keisha's book.How Keisha was able to secure endorsements from Arianna Huffington and Kelly Rutherford.How to reach out to the right people for book endorsements.Why her seemingly "instant" bestseller was actually the result of nearly a decade of work.And much more...Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Keisha's LinkedInHolistic Wealth BookHolistic Wealth WorkbookKeisha's WebsiteInstitute of Holistic WealthHolistic Wealth PodcastAbout Keisha Blair:Keisha is a wife, mother of three, author of Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, and founder of the Institute on Holistic Wealth. She is a trained economist, with extensive experience in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. Her career began working on economic development projects sponsored by the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank. Keisha was a senior economist working in economic development and corporate finance, working on several federal budgets. She was part of the Prime Minister's delegation to the World Economic Forum in 2018 as well as the East-Asia (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore. She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University's John. F Kennedy School of Government.

In this episode of Investing in Integrity, we had an in-depth conversation about risk management and modeling with Armel Roméo Kouassi, Global Head of Asset Liability Management Modeling for Northern Trust Corporation. From dissecting the downfall of Silicon Valley Bank to comparative historical analysis of how firms managed and modeled risk in the 1980s, Armel argues throughout the conversation how the complexity and uncertainty of working in finance necessitates strong, principled leadership.  He also unpacks how having close peer networks (for Armel, his inner circle of other risk leaders) is instrumental to professional success – especially in difficult environments.An accomplished leader both in and beyond finance, Armel also shares a few stories from his experience as part of the Executive Leadership Program in the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program – through which he met former Presidents Bush and Clinton.

This week we put our focus on Blind Citizens Australia's Executive Leadership Program. Participants Lee Chong and Roberta Wright join us to talk about the program and the skills they have developed out of it so far.

Working with a team that makes you feel heard, seen, and valued is one of the best feelings in the world. On the other hand, having your ideas squashed and feeling afraid to make mistakes can make the workday feel like it never ends. On this episode of the Int-HER-rupt Podcast, our host Linda Yates has a conversation with Paige Garrido, the Assistant Director of Executive Education at FAU's College of Business and leader of the FAU Women in Executive Leadership Program. Garrido works with mid- to senior-level professionals, helping them to enter the C-suite. Even successful people experience feeling silenced, or like they don't belong. Listen in to hear about why an inclusive workplace generates more success, and get some tips on improving your company culture.   Why Should Workplaces Be Inclusive? Garrido refers to Dr. Rob Bogosian's idea of “The Culture of Voice”: when employees feel like they belong and can speak up. Bogosian  Open, engaged employees feel safe to bring up concerns, and have more creative ideas Teamwork boosts engagement and innovation Employees don't want to work hard for people who aren't inclusive, even though they may seem to due to fear of reprimand   Tips for Creating an Inclusive Workplace Start with you. Leaders who want to create an inclusive workplace need to start by doing some self-reflection and evaluating their strengths and challenges. Listening and connecting with others are huge responsibilities and they start with vulnerability. The stories we tell ourselves dictate our success. If you don't see yourself in a good light, you can exclude yourself because you're cutting yourself down. Be aware of any negative self-talk. If there are things you need, ask. Come up with a strategic plan or a list of things you need to help yourself be more successful, and try to ask for what you need.   “We always look at inclusion from the company's perspective – “How do we make people feel more included?' But I would say, it's the message that we're telling ourselves about our roles in our organizations.” - Paige Garrido Check out the Int-HER-rupt Website at www.intherrupt.com! You can reach out to Linda and let her know how this episode relates to you. This podcast is produced by TSE Studios. Check out other podcasts by TSE Studios, including this episode's sponsor, The Sales Evangelist, helping new and struggling sellers close more deals and achieve their sales goals. Subscribe to the IntHERrupt Podcast so you won't miss a single show. Find us on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, and Stitcher. Audio created by Ryan Rasmussen Productions.

Brenda Wensil and Kathryn Heath are Executive Coaches who have spent decades coaching more than 800 women and working with Women Executives, Middle Managers, and Professionals across industries and age groups. They are the co-authors of ‘I Wish I'd Known This: 6 Career-Accelerating Secrets for Women Leaders'. Brenda and Kathryn offer their thoughts on navigating self-doubt in the world of Business Leadership. They share common reasons women feel “held back” from maximizing their potential. They also talk about how to prioritize goals, build a powerful support network, and weed out distractions which lead you away from achieving what you truly desire in your career. Driven by the belief that more Female Leaders equals a better world, Brenda and Kathryn explain, that many women are held back from unlocking their potential because of their own limiting beliefs. By simply changing the story you tell yourself, you completely transform the way you show up at work and in all your relationships, personal and professional. Brenda and Kathryn also speak on the value of your reputation or personal brand, no matter your role in an organization. As a Leader, how you are seen by your teammates and clients is fundamental to your success. They encourage women to simply ask around to get feedback on their strengths and gaps as others see them, and to be ready and willing to adjust how they work and interact with others, if unsatisfied with the answers they hear. Another key to maximizing your reputation is by combining your personal power, or who you are as a person, with your position power as a professional. Brenda and Kathryn ultimately remind us, that Leadership is a skill, and that deliberate goal-setting and consistent, disciplined practice are essential to growing that skill.  This podcast is sponsored by InnerProfessional online training programs. With courses geared specifically for Legendary Leaders, InnerProfessional provides an extraordinary catalog of leadership and professional development programs unlike any online training you've experienced before.   Key Takeaways:  Success in any endeavour starts with “staking yourself out”: getting clear on what you want to accomplish and the type of person you want to become in the process. It's a mistake to go at it alone. Create a support system for yourself as early as possible so you can go further in your career than you ever could by yourself. Leadership is a skill, which means yours can be developed with the right goal and strategy. Great careers are built on strengths. When you know what you're good at, you possess the keys to your professional success.    Episode Timeline:  [05:02] Introduction to Brenda Wensil & Kathryn Heath.  [13:20] How the world can become a better place with more Women Leaders.  [18:04] Finding your voice and staking yourself out. [24:56] How your career path is strongly connected to your personal path. [33:30] How Brenda and Kathryn have made an impact on Women Leaders. [40:20] What do you want to be known for? [50:39] Learning from reflection and feedback. [58:47] Combining your position power with your personal power. [1:08:57] Creating a vision and strategy for your career path. [1:13:39] Building your reputation by letting the world know your personal brand. [1:20:02] Operating on autopilot. [1:25:10] How to not miss the point of preparation. [1:31:55] What Women Leaders can contribute to the world beyond their organizations.    Standout Quotes:  “We really think the world would be a better place if there were more Women Leaders.”  “Sometimes, women are so busy working that they don't set a direction. They just kind of drift.”  “Leadership is a skill, and you can grow it.”  “How do you leverage your platform—your position power—and combine that with who you are as a person—your personal power—and see yourself as an important colleague to your peer group?”  “Women are great at strategic planning for their company, but they have to be the CEO of their career.”      Connect:   Find | Brenda Wensil    Business Website: https://www.bravanti.com   On LinkedIn: @BrendaWensil    Bio: Brenda Wensil is Managing Director & Practice Leader of Bravanti's Leadership Acceleration practice. She is an executive leader with a successful background in sales and marketing, advertising, brand management, customer strategy, service experience, and supply chain performance management on both domestic and international levels. She is known for her expertise in building collaborative partnerships and developing teams to improve leader performance and drive results.     She is a board-certified coach working with leaders and managers in large and mid-size companies as well as non-profit organizations.  Brenda has led engagements for the organization focused on women's leadership and advancement, which include long programs, workshops, speaking engagements, and individual and group coaching.  Her approach is practical, goal-focused, and action-oriented. Brenda established the first-ever customer-focused strategy for the federal government as Chief Customer Experience Officer at the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid, the single largest provider of funding for post-secondary education in the U.S. She held leadership roles for  20 years with Wachovia Corporation (now Wells Fargo) as Head of Customer Strategy, Marketing and Customer Relations, as well as Head of Retail Segments and Director of Enterprise Supplier Performance Management. Brenda was also a consultant to Barclays Bank in London, leading an international team to re-design and execute the company's global technology supplier management functions. Brenda is the co-author of I Wish I'd Known This: 6 Career-Accelerating Secrets for Women Leaders (Berrett-Koehler, 2022), which uncovers six blind spots that derail women's career paths and provides strategies to effectively overcome them for an impactful, sustainable career. She is a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum and has been a keynote speaker on topics ranging from women's leadership to customer-focused strategies in the financial industry. Brenda received the Executive Leadership Award for public service from the U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, and the Service to the Citizens Award for Leadership in higher education.  Brenda earned a Master's degree in organizational development and executive coaching from the McColl School of Business at Queens University, and a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of South Carolina. She is also a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program, Kenan Flagler, at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She is accredited by the International Coach Federation and is certified in numerous assessments including Hogan, Workplace Big Five, Thomas-Kilman Index, and MBTI.    Find | Kathryn Heath Business website: https://www.bravanti.com  On LinkedIn: @KathrynHeath  Book: https://bravanti.com/insights/books/i-wish-id-known-this/    Bio: Kathryn Heath, Ph.D., is a managing director of the Leadership Acceleration Practice at Bravanti. She was a founding partner of Flynn Heath Leadership, which was acquired by Bravanti (formerly BPI group) in 2020.    Kathryn serves as a coach, a researcher, and a developer of leadership programs. One of the hallmarks of Kathryn's work is addressing organizations' specific business targets through customized programs that move leaders forward faster.     Her various clients include executives and high-potential leaders at Fortune 500 companies including Deloitte, AIG,and Booz Allen Hamilton. Before she co-founded FHL, Kathryn was Senior Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at the nation's fourth-largest bank, First Union (now Wells Fargo), where her inventive and results-focused approach won her numerous awards. During a period of explosive growth, Kathryn led not only the training organization, but she also worked to grow high-potential Leadership talent as the head of Leadership Development.  Kathryn is the co-author of three books: I Wish I'd Known This: 6 Career-Accelerating Secrets for Women Leaders(Berrett-Koehler, 2022),The Influence Effect: A New Path to Power for Women Leaders(Berrett-Koehler, 2017), and Break Your Own Rules: How to Change the Patterns of Thinking That Block Women's Path to Power(Jossey-Bass, 2011), which landed on the best-seller lists of the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Washington Post.     Kathryn also co-authored two articles for the Harvard Business Review:“ Women, Find Your Voice!” (HBR-June 2014) and “To Build an Inclusive Culture, Start with Inclusive Meetings” (HBR-September 2019).Kathryn received her B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her M.Ed. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Kathryn is based in Charlotte, NC.    SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST On Apple Podcasts.  About Cathleen Merkel:   As a Thought Leader in the Mindset & (Self-) Leadership space, Cathleen supports high achieving, but worn-out women create a more content & balanced life without sacrificing their hard-earned success.     Following a simple 6 step framework, Cathleen helps you not only reconnect with your inner feminine side; she also supports you to rediscover your REAL YOU!  Cathleen focuses on women who have lost their sense of purpose, who feel they are ‘running in a hamster wheel', trying to please everyone but themselves. She helps you to turn your careers, your social connections and personal life around so that you will start feeling fulfilled and excited again about the days to come.  At the end of the process, Cathleen's clients will feel healthier, happier, energised and clear about their future.   With over 15 years of Leadership experience in Retail, Media & Broadcasting, Engineering and Property Investment, Cathleen has not only experienced the challenges and opportunities of a Female Leader herself; she has also been leading and supporting various Leadership Development Initiatives within large, complex, multinational matrix organisations.  Only by deeply experiencing her very personal life challenges – ‘hitting a wall experiences' –Cathleen was able to redefine her own purpose, deciding to bring ease and content to as many women as possible on the planet!     Find | Cathleen Merkel   At cathleenmerkel.com  On Instagram: @CathleenMerkel  On Facebook: @CathleenMerkelCoaching  On LinkedIn: @CathleenMerkel    Tune in here:   https://apple.co/2CaSQ5K   https://spoti.fi/2XzM4QJ   https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/85d200fb-8e1d-46b3-b550-b00b9666f00f/The-Legendary-Leaders-Podcast   

https://jaymcdonald.com/http://www.sayantanidasgupta.com/https://www.cathayreta.com/Jay McDonald MBA, Executive Leadership Coach and Author of Strategic Jaywalking: The Secret Sauce To Life & Leadership Excellence. Jay is a veteran executive and business leader, with 40 years of experience as a CEO, Entrepreneur and Corporate Advisor. He is a graduate of Stanford University's Executive Leadership Program and has been an executive leadership expert source and contributor for NBC News, Forbes and Fast Company. https://jaymcdonald.com/Dr. Sayantani Dasgupta is the New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed, Bengali folktale and string theory-inspired Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond books, the first of which, The Serpent's Secret, was a Booklist Best Middle Grade Novel of the 21st Century and an E. B. White Read Aloud Honor Book. Sayantani is a pediatrician by training, but now teaches at Columbia University. http://sayantanidasgupta.com/Cathay Reta shares her passion of writing life's experiences and observations into relatable lessons for her readers such as in her book Keep Walking, Your Heart Will Catch Up, the story of the pilgrimage she made on the 483-mile Camino de Santiago in Spain, alone, at age 64, after her husband passed away. Cathay has a B.A. in music, almost 40 years of a career in adult literacy, and a lifetime of co-ministry with her late husband. https://www.cathayreta.com/

It was during my Executive Leadership Program at HEC Paris in Qatar that I first (virtually) met Prof. Guido. From the very beginning, I wanted to know more about what made him one of the best tutors that I have ever met! For Reference: Prof. Guido Gianasso, PhD, is a Professor of leadership at HEC Paris in Qatar and a Leadership and Cultural Intelligence expert. Before moving to Qatar, he lived and worked in Singapore, Switzerland, Italy, India, Cuba, and the US. He teaches in English, French and Italian and is also fluent in Spanish and Romanian. I really hope you enjoy listening to his fascinating story!

For the past 20 years, Anouk De Blieck has been a senior advisor and leader to organizations in the Payments, Technology and Banking sectors, including organizations such as ANZ, Citibank, SoftServe and Visa. She began her leadership career in Project Management, Sales & Operations before moving to regional and global HR leadership positions in emerging and mature markets across Asia, EMEA, Oceania and Northern America. She holds a Bachelor of Education from Antwerp University and has completed a Certificate in Human Resources from Cornell University, as well as an Executive Leadership Program at MIT Institute of Executive Education. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tbcy/support

Mental Health education in children is critical to making long term change in society and today's guest is dedicating herself to this cause.Margo Ward is the founder and CEO of KidsXpress Life. Her vision and inspiration for this world-first program was bestowed on her by the children she worked with as Head of Play Therapy at the Sydney Children's Hospital. While working predominantly with chronically ill children within Oncology and ICU, Margo saw the opportunity to broaden the scope of creative approaches to therapy with children, and she began to develop a new model for looking at trauma and grief counselling.In 2005, Margo shared her vision for a unique expressive therapy program with potential investors from the private sector. Margo realised that by uniquely combining music, art, drama and play therapies in a group therapy context, the program would have incredible potential to transform young lives. Investors from across the private & corporate sectors believed in the potential of the program, and so KidsXpress was born. In a short time, Margo established a highly credentialed board (including renowned economist Dr John Hewson as Chair), a talented and passionate team of therapists and sponsors, referral pathways and a robust set of program effectiveness metrics to get the attention of government and other youth support services.In 2011 Margo was awarded a scholarship to attend the Executive Leadership Program at Stanford University, an experience that has not only underpinned the next stages of expansion of her social impact interests but also opened up opportunities to address societal issues on a broader scale.Margo's vision continues to shine through the work of KidsXpress; transforming the lives of hundreds of children, their families and communities through leading expressive therapies.You learn more about Kids Xpress: kidsxpress.org.au...Thanks for listening! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book. We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.comYou can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me or here: Move Your Mind Community You can find all of the other links here: https://linktr.ee/moveyourmind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Racine County now has a violent crime reduction coordinator, we hear from her about what set her on the path to healing and helping others. Then, look at how the great resignation has impacted the workforce in the Milwaukee area. Plus, we learn about a new BIPOC Executive Leadership in the Arts program and how the Marcus Performing Arts Center is playing a role in it.

In this episode, we will be learning about an occupational therapist in grassroots organization. Dr. Arameh Anvarizadeh, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is the director of admissions and associate professor of clinical occupational therapy at the USC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Dr. Anvarizadeh is responsible for developing the holistic admissions process and maintaining effective admissions strategies and procedures within the division. She also oversees each academic program and makes sure the division is filled with high-caliber diverse students. Dr. Anvarizadeh is a founding member and chair of the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD), a nonprofit organization striving to empower occupational therapy leaders to engage in practices that increase diversity, equity, and inclusion for a more transformative occupational therapy profession. She is responsible for developing the COTAD toolkit, the Ignite Series, and COTAD chapters. She tirelessly works to support and establish COTAD chapters at academic programs across the country while empowering students to facilitate dialogue, awareness, and change related to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the profession and beyond. Dr. Anvarizadeh recently made history as the youngest and first African American/Iranian woman to become vice president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). She is also the youngest woman of color inducted into the prestigious Roster of Fellows (FAOTA). Dr. Anvarizadeh currently holds leadership positions with AOTA as the Credential Review and Accountability Committee (CRAC) chair, a Representative Assembly Leadership Committee (RALC) member, a Governance Task Force member, and the liaison between the Governance and DEI task forces. She was also a member of the AOTA Special Task Force on Entry-Level Education and a crucial contributor to the professional dialogue on the entry-level degree requirements. She is a recent alumna of the 2020 cohort for the Executive Leadership Program for Multicultural Women. Within the Occupational Therapy Association of California (OTAC), Dr. Anvarizadeh serves as an Advocacy and Government Affairs Committee member. She is a recipient of OTAC's Janice Matsutsuyu Outstanding Service Award and Vision Award. She previously held the position of communications chair for seven years.Show Key Points:· Arameh gives us a glimpse of her background and interests· She describes her Uncommon OT work · She describes what inspired her to do this work and her path · She explains her mission and how it can benefit others· She provides OT practitioners with valuable career advice· She provides resources and her contact information RESOURCES: The Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversityhttps://www.cotad.org/USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapyhttps://chan.usc.edu/people/faculty/Arameh_AnvarizadehEmail: arameh.anvarizadeh@chan.usc.eduAs always, I welcome any feedback & ideas from all of you or if you are interested in being a guest on future episodes, please do not hesitate to contact Patricia Motus at transitionsot@gmail.com or DM via Instagram @transitionsotTHANK YOU for LISTENING, FOLLOWING, DOWNLOADING, RATING, REVIEWING & SHARING “The Uncommon OT Series” Podcast with all your OTP friends and colleagues! Full Episodes and Q & A only available at: https://www.wholistic-transitions.com/the-uncommon-ot-series Sign Up NOW for the Transitions OT Email List to Receive the FREE Updated List of Uncommon OT Practice Settingshttps://www.wholistic-transitions.com/transitionsotFor Non-Traditional OT Practice Mentorship w/ Patricia: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeC3vI5OnK3mLrCXACEex-5ReO8uUVPo1EUXIi8FKO-FCfoEg/viewform Happy Listening Friends!Big OT Love!All views are mine and guests own.Be a Patron to support The Uncommon OT Series Podcast project via Patreon.

Prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, Dr. Blanchard is respected for his lifetime of groundbreaking research on leadership. Few people have influenced the day-to-day management of people and companies more than Ken Blanchard. A prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, Dr. Blanchard is universally characterized by his friends, colleagues, and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate individuals in business today. Ken is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world and is respected for his years of groundbreaking work in the fields of leadership and management. Dr. Ken Blanchard is the cofounder and Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Margie Blanchard, began in 1979 in San Diego, California. In addition to being a renowned speaker and consultant, Ken also spends time as a visiting lecturer at his alma mater, Cornell University, where he is a trustee emeritus of the Board of Trustees. Ken has received many awards and honors for his contributions in the fields of management, leadership, and speaking. The National Speakers Association awarded him its highest honor, the "Council of Peers Award of Excellence." He was inducted into the HRD Hall of Fame by Training magazine and Lakewood Conferences, and he received the Golden Gavel Award from Toastmasters International. Ken also received The Thought Leadership Award for continued support of work-related learning and performance by ISA--The Association of Learning Providers. Ken has been inducted into Amazon's Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 best-selling authors of all time. The business school at Grand Canyon University bears his name. In addition, Ken teaches students in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership Program at the University of San Diego.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

In this week's program, we're joined by CEO, Sally Aurisch, and Project Assistant, Joelene Scott, to discuss the upcoming Executive Leadership Program. Applications are now open for the program, so if you're blind or vision impaired and interested in furthering your leadership journey, you'll find more information on the BCA website.

Name: Keisha Blair Business Name: Keisha Blair, Holistic Wealth Current Title: Award-winning author, economist, entrepreneur, wife and mother-of-three Location: Ottawa, Canada Educational Background: She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and has an MSc in public policy from Carleton University in Ottawa.   About Keisha: Keisha Blair is a trained economist with extensive experience in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. She was part of the Prime Minister's delegation to the World Economic Forum in 2018 and the East-Asia (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore. She led events such as the Most Powerful Women Summit in Montreal, Canada, and the Fortune Global Forum. She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and has an MSc in public policy from Carleton University in Ottawa. She has been profiled in The New York Times and is a contributor to the New York Observer and Thrive Global.    After losing her husband suddenly to illness, Keisha was left to care for two young toddlers and embarked on a journey of self-discovery that allowed her to focus on the most important lessons for achieving happiness–lessons that she includes in her new and expanded book, Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons to Help You Recover from Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose, and Achieve Financial Freedom. Keisha is also the founder of the Institute on Holistic Wealth.   DURING THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: The difference between being wealthy and being rich What it means to be holistically wealthy How to begin your holistically wealthy journey The challenges Black entrepreneurs face when building wealth How Millennials are the holistic wealth generation How to deal with uncertainty and disruption For complete show notes and resources mentioned for this episode go to: blacktobusiness.com/104   Thank you so much for listening! Please support us by simply rating and reviewing our podcast!

Jay McDonald MBA, Executive Leadership Coach and Author of Strategic Jaywalking: The Secret Sauce To Life & Leadership ExcellenceWEBSITE: www.JayMcDonald.com TWITTER: @jaymmcdonaldJay McDonald MBA, Executive Leadership Coach and Author of Strategic Jaywalking: The Secret Sauce To Life & Leadership Excellence. Jay is a veteran executive and business leader, with 40 years of experience as a CEO, Entrepreneur and Corporate Advisor. He is a graduate of Stanford University's Executive Leadership Program and has been an executive leadership expert source and contributor for NBC News, Forbes and Fast Company. https://jaymcdonald.com/Kiva Schuler, Founder of The Jai Institute for Parentingwww.jaiinstituteforparenting.com Kiva Schuler Founder & Chief Empowerment Officer of The Jai Institute for Parenting. Kiva is a serial entrepreneur and has been the marketer behind many transformational brands. Passionate about bringing authenticity and integrity to marketing and sales, she's a sought-after mentor, speaker and coach. https://www.jaiinstituteforparenting.com/DIANA ScudderDiana Scudder VP of Global Network Operations for Verizon Wireless. https://www.verizon.com/

Keisha Blair is the award-winning, bestselling author of Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons To Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity and Happiness, and the Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook. She is a trained economist with extensive experience in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. She is the founder of the Keisha Blair Institute on Holistic Wealth and is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Keisha shares the story of her first husband's sudden passing when she was just 31 years old with a 3 year old and an 8 week old newborn. We talk about holistic wealth, money trauma, money stories, money and mental health, money and death, and how to discover your money philosophy and why it matters. “Money trauma leads to unrealized potential in terms of our investments, our money goals, and our life goals in terms of what we are able to accomplish.” - Keisha Blair Links: Christie's Website Christie's Instagram: @sasssays Keisha's Website Keisha's Book Keisha's Viral Article Keisha's Podcast Keisha's Instagram: @keishaoblair Financial Identity Quiz Keisha's Ep with Jessica Moorhouse Keisha's Ep with Dr. Nicole LePera

Dr. Collett sees the world in a unique way.  She boldly carries her perspective,  expresses her messages with clarity, and celebrates the voices of others.  For more than 15 years, Dr. DeShana Collett has been committed to academic and professional excellence within the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Collett's didactic responsibilities include course director for the Clinical Methods and Patient Evaluation and Management courses.   She received her Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy, all from the University of Kentucky. She has more than 18 years of clinical experience in family medicine, and she has a specific interest in women's health. Her research interest is in health and healthcare disparities, with a focus on the areas of clinical integration of genomics and diversity in precision medicine. Dr. Collett is committed to equity and social justice in her positions as Chair of the Senate Rules and Election Committee (SREC), Senate Council member, Senator, and Vice-Chair of the Senate Council.  She has previously held long-term national membership in the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Inclusion & Diversity Council and Chaired the PAEA Cultural Competency Committee for several years. Dr. Collett co-created and facilitated the Minority Faculty Leadership Pando™ workshop for PAEA.  Dr. Collett was a 2016 Fellow for the Bluegrass Consortium Academic Leadership Academy and a participant in the 2021 Women in Executive Leadership Program.   Last year she was selected as a 2021 SEC- Academic Leadership Development Fellow. She serves as Co-Chairs for the University of the African, African American, Native American Affinity Group at the University of Kentucky.   Dr. Collett is currently serving as Commissioner of the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for PAs (ARC-PA).  The ARC-PA is the accrediting agency that protects the interests of the public and PA profession by defining the standards for PA education and evaluating PA educational programs within the territorial United States to ensure their compliance with those standards.Disclaimer: The views expressed by guests on this podcast represent their own and their appearance does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.   Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the view of the University of Kentucky or UK Healthcare. 

Jena Jake is a Licensed Associate Counselor, Certified Coach and a proud Soul Streaker! She is a self help expert that uses the principles of coaching and spirituality to help others embrace a life of emotional freedom. With her guidance, her clients have been able to move the needle in their life to overcome old patterns that she calls “emotional tattoos.” When these “tattoos” go unchecked, we default to childhood habits. This lack of self worth gets filtered in our thinking, communication and decision making. This does not serve us. Once we heal these patterns, we give ourselves permission to be our authentic selves and let our light shine and therefore light up the world! Host of Soul Streaker Podcast and Lunch time Live a popular talk show @Jena.Jake on instagram! Founder of Soul Streaker on Facebook. Creator of Buffers and Breakthroughs, a daily practice program for caregivers of people with chronic conditions, including developmental disabilities. Bilingual Spanish/English, holds a post master's Certificate in Professional Counseling and a master's degree in Professional Counseling from Monmouth University. She earned her Coaching Certification from The Association for Talent Development (ATD) and completed the Yale University School of Management's Women's Executive Leadership Program. Licensed Associate Counselor in the State of New Jersey and a certified administrator of the Hogan Assessment Suite.  Jena is an associate member of the American Psychological Association, a member of The Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology and a member of The New Jersey Counseling Association.

Corey M. Christman is the winemaker at Bravery Wines, LLC..  He's a retired Supervisory Special Agent, USAF and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He's a Doctoral student at Drexel University studying Educational Leadership. He's a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program, Cornell University, and holds an MBA  and BA in Criminal Justice.     Show Highlights Consulting to assist leaders enact the changes they are facing. Gain the necessary confidence to move ideas into action Self-awareness to celebrate the hero in you. Knowing-Doing Gap,  actual practice leadership Stop trying to engage in critical change from a disengaged viewpoint. Communication inventory and people skills to improve your team. FREE SPIRITS-Drink up the lessons that connect leadership to entrepreneurship. Build a team around your weaknesses for your organization What it takes to become worthy of history. “Ideally we want the highest skill set and the culture fit. We want those together, but if we've got to take a culture fit, then maybe somebody has a little less skill set. I'll take that person every day because I can train that person. That person's coachable. Culture starts with town acquisition and not being afraid to go look for that person who's going to complement your team, not just seeking to seek employment.” -Corey Christman Corey Christman's Resources & Contact Info: Get a FREE 4-pack of Bravery Wines Email Bravery Wines Place Orders-Shop Bravery Wines | Vinoshipper Facebook/BraveryWines Instagram/braverywines  Linkedin Twitter Looking for more? Read The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Join “The Mastermind” Read the latest on the blog SHOW SPONSORS: HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Transform how you lead to become a resilient and empowered change agent with Harvard's online Certificate in School Management and Leadership. Grow your professional network with a global cohort of fellow school leaders as you collaborate in case studies bridging the fields of education and business. Apply today at http://hgse.me/leader. TEACHFX School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a “Fitbit for teachers” that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently.  Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs. ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is the missing piece in many classrooms. Many teachers are great with the main content of the lesson. Organized Binder helps with powerful introductions, savvy transitions, and memorable lesson closings. Your students will grow their executive functioning skills (and as a bonus), your teachers will become more organized too. Help your students and staff level up with Organized Binder.   Copyright © 2022 Twelve Practices LLC

Mickey Thomas serves as Senior VP of Customer Care & Inside Sales at Arrow Exterminators. Last year Arrow Exterminators employed 2,000 team members and brought in $300 million in revenue. Mickey has been a part of the Arrow Exterminators team for almost 15 years and when she started they had 42 service centers. They now have 155…talk about growth. Rusty met Mickey through the Executive Leadership Program for NPMA and today she made the trip to Auburn, Alabama to discuss all things pest control & business. The two discuss career development, culture, customer care, and so much more. Mickey definitely brings high energy in today's episode, and is our first ever guest to have a 2 part series. You won't want to miss this! Stay tuned for Part Two.

Ms. Blair was part of the Prime Minister's delegation to the World Economic Forum in 2018 as well as the East-Asia (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore. She led events such as the Most Powerful Women Summit in Montreal, Canada, and the Fortune Global Forum. She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and has an MSc in public policy from Carleton University in Ottawa. She is the author of the book, Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons to Help You Recover from Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose, and Achieve Financial Freedom She is also the founder of the Institute on Holistic Wealth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

On today's episode we interview NDASA Executive Board Chairman Jim Greer. Jim has more than 30 years of experience in executive leadership and management of small, medium and large companies. He has extensive knowledge in marketing, sales, business to business relationships and governmental affairs. Jim has successfully founded several multi-million dollar companies and has expertise in political campaign management and fundraising. In 2018, Jim became a regular weekly guest on the Chris Ingram Radio Show. He is a supporter of various community charities including Helpful Hands, Rotary International and the Woman's Club education grants. Jim has served as a Chamber of Commerce Board Member and was recognized as Business Person of the Year, he has also served as Rotary Club President. He is a graduate of the Cornell University's Executive Leadership Program. Jim was a founding member and co-organizer in the creation of NDASA, has served as an industry adviser to the NDASA Board of Directors and currently serves as the Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman. https://www.accrediteddrugtesting.com https://coastaldrugtesting.com jim@accrediteddrugtesting.com

Get the audiobook for free on Amazon: https://geni.us/new-one-free-audiobook (https://geni.us/new-one-free-audiobook) StoryShots Summary and Analysis of The New One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer JohnsonLife gets busy. Has The New One Minute Manager been sitting on your reading list? Instead, learn the key insights now. We're scratching the surface here. If you don't already have the book, get the audiobook for free using the link in the description or the app to learn the juicy details. Ken Blanchard's Perspective https://geni.us/ken-blanchard (Ken Blanchard) is the co-founder and Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies. He is a renowned speaker, author, consultant and trustee emeritus of the Board of Trustees at Cornell University. He also teaches the Master of Science in Executive Leadership Program at the University of San Diego. His books are available in more than 42 languages. In 2005, Ken joined Amazon's Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 best-selling authors of all time. Spencer Johnson's Perspective https://geni.us/spencer-johnson (Spencer Johnson) was a co-inventor of cardiac pacemakers. He was also a consultant to the Center for Study of the Person and Leadership Fellow at the Harvard Business School. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Southern California in 1963 and a medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He worked at the Harvard Business School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Johnson's books are available in twenty-six languages. His most famous book is https://geni.us/who-moved-my-chesse-a (Who Moved My Cheese?) Introduction https://geni.us/new-one-free-audiobook (The New One Minute Manager) builds on the foundation laid by the management classic, The One Minute Manager. The One Minute Manager was first published in 1981. The new book develops the ideas from the first book, recognizing the need for change due to how technology has advanced over the years. The world is a different place from how it was back then. You will learn three practical secrets for leading others by taking modern work styles into account.  StoryShot #1: The First Secret is One Minute Goals “He feels that a goal and its performance standard—what needs to be done and by what due date—should take no more than a paragraph or two to express, so it can be read and reviewed in about a minute.” — Ken Blanchard Learning how to set one-minute goals is the beginning of one-minute management. Your one-minute goals should only include your top priorities. The easiest way to identify this  is to use the 80/20 rule. So, you should find the activities that take 20% of your time but provide you with 80% of the total results. These tasks should then be your focus for one-minute goals. One-minute goals are always important, but there are five ways you can improve the outcome of these goals: Plan the goals together. When you do this, try to describe them briefly and clearly. You should also clearly define the outcomes you want by stating what you think good performance is. Each person should write their goals with due dates on a single page. This will act as a prompt and encourage them to work toward deadlines.  Ask your colleagues to review their most important goals every single day. This will only take them a few minutes per day but will have a significant impact. After revision, encourage your colleagues to consider their current approaches. They need to decide whether they match their goals. If your colleagues cannot notice their shortcomings, you must help them rethink what they are doing to realize their goals.     StoryShot #2: The Second Secret is One Minute Praising “People who feel good about themselves produce good results.” — Ken Blanchard  People perform better when they receive...

Shannon Schumacher is the president and CEO of The Villages, Indiana's largest nonprofit child and family services agency. The Villages serves more than 3,100 children and their families every day through an array of services, making it a model for everything from foster family support to older youth services.The organization has a special role in the Indiana care community because it fills critical gaps for foster families that the government can't or is unable to handle, such as kinship care and family preservation.Shannon has been an influential figure who has spearheaded these diverse services that helped widen support for foster families in Indiana. That's why we proudly call her one of our #HeroesOfFosterCare. In this episode, she explains how The Villages supports families, supplements government services, and how engagement is crucial for older youth services.Resources mentioned in this episodeThe Villages of IndianaMore on Shannon ShumacherShannon has over 25 years of experience creating and expanding social services for families, most recently as the Executive Vice President of Strategy, Innovation, and Clinical Services at Volunteers of America where she worked for 18 years.She is a Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Counselor, and received her master's degree in Social Work from Indiana University. She completed a 2-year non-profit Executive Development Program at the University of Notre Dame, Mendoza School of Business and an Executive Leadership Program from American Express™.She is a member of the Ball State University Department of Social Work's Advisory Board, the Healthy Families Indiana Think Tank, and the Indiana Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaboration.She was a recipient of the Hero of Recovery Award from Mental Health America of Indiana in 2018 and the Community Service Award from Drug Free Marion County in 2013.She is life-long Hoosier who grew up in rural Indiana and lives in Indianapolis with her husband and teenage son. She enjoys traveling, hiking, and running.More on Takkeem MorganI work with child welfare agencies to develop and manage data-driven recruitment and retention campaigns for foster parents.My mission is to work with others to bring world-class innovation and ingenuity into the child welfare ecosystem.I'm currently working on using the private sector's innovative technologies to bring foster parents together to connect, share and grow.For more on me, visit takkeemmorgan.com.The Mosaic Foster Parents Café podcast is produced by Zuri Berry (@ZMCPodcasts).

Name: Patricia VazCurrent title: General Manager Corporate ServicesCurrent organisation: Community Housing LtdPatricia is currently the General Manager for Corporate Services at Community Housing Ltd with over 15 years of specialised experience in growing, collaborating and improving businesses services across Australia and internationally. She has extensive experience in the NFP sector delivering a broad range of services within organisational and legislative frameworks. Patricia is passionate about working with organisations with a real purpose, managing change, optimising operations and improving leadership, creativity and innovation capabilities.Patricia is tertiary qualified and has an MBA in – International Management. She is also qualified in Change Management, Agile, Prince2 certified and highly adept at collaborating with Senior Executives and Boards.She is also a Member of the CEO Institute (Awarded Certified CEO provisional (CCEO Prov.) status in Oct/19), was awarded Scholarship for Advanced Leadership Program - Women in Leadership AUS (2019) and for Executive Leadership Program with McKinsey Academy (2020).

Two graduates of the 2021 AANP Executive Leadership Program cohort, Monica Nandwani and Doug Smith, join NP Pulse to recount their experiences in the program and discuss the importance of NP leadership now and in the future.   Resources from this episode: AANP Executive Leadership Program: aanp.org/leadership AANP NP Wellness Resources: aanp.org/communities   Join AANP Today: join.aanp.org   The prerequisite 12-module AANP Leadership Certificate course was presented in-person at the 2021 AANP Fall Conference. Recordings of those sessions will be available in the AANP CE Center in early November and will also meet the prerequisite requirement to apply for the AANP Executive Leadership Program.  

Maria French is the Founder and President, of Terra Nova Solutions. She is well-known and regarded in the health information management field, having served nine years as an elected Director of the Clinical Documentation Industry Association (CDIA). Gender equality and women empowerment are the very core of her principles. She is a member of the Women's Executive Network (WXN), Women Presidents Organization (WPO), and is a SheEO activator. As one of the first women to join Rotary in 1990, she served for 25 years and was awarded a Paul Harris Fellow for her contributions to community. She has been a guest speaker at regional, national, and international health industry and business women's conferences, most recently speaking at the 2020 Women Economic Forum in Cairo, Egypt.Maria holds an Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) designation, completing the Directors Education Program at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. She is currently enrolled in the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard Business School. If you would like to connect with Maria visit: www.linkedin.com/in/maria-french-icd-d-4305504/New episodes every Tuesday evening on Youtube or wherever you get your podcasts.You can also visit www.GaleForceWins.comTo message Gerry visit: www.linkedin.com/in/gerrycarew/To message Allan visit: www.linkedin.com/in/allanadale/

This is episode 1038 of the Arete Coach Podcast with host Severin Sorensen and his guest Allen Hauge. In this episode, I speak with Master Coach Allen Hauge about the economy, trends, executive coaching, and the power of peer groups. Allen is a Vistage Best Practice Chair and Master Chair with over 27 years of experience in Vistage Worldwide. Currently, Allen leads 5 peer groups made up of over 100 CEO and C-level executives in the greater St. Louis area and he is also the Vistage Best Practice Chair for Kansas and Missouri now for some 11 years. In terms of awards, Allen has been awarded the 2021 Chair Excellence Award, the 2011 Don Cope Award, the 2010 Master Chair Award, the 1999 Pat Hyndman Award, and the STAR Award every year from 2010 and 2020. Allen uses his immense skill and experience with Vistage to help up-and-coming Vistage Group Chairs by serving as a Vistage Chair trainer. His impact on others extends beyond Vistage in his advisory services to companies such as ITR Economics. Allen received his MBA from Washington University and has completed Vistage and Stanford's Executive Leadership Program.  The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io. This interview was conducted on August 23, 2021 via Zoom Video. Copyright © 2021 by Arete Coach™ LLC. All rights reserved.

Episode 12: In today's episode, we discuss the partnership between Kroger and the Rubel School of Business, which launched the Kroger Emerging Leaders Program.  Ann Reed, Kroger Regional President, Jacqui Fritz, Kroger Assistant HR Leader and Dr. Natasha Munshi, Dean of the Rubel School of Business discuss how the program was conceptualized, developed and implemented to help up and coming Kroger leaders. In Episode 1, Dr. Munshi described her vision for executive education certificate programs.  The opportunity to work with Kroger to custom-develop an Emerging Leaders Program is a result of her passion and execution.  This is a significant component of Rubel's strategic plan.  Professional Development Challenges during the COVID Pandemic Jacqui discusses a number of challenges Kroger encountered.  As Kroger has grown in scale, the training and develop requirements have evolved.  Larger volume stores bring their own challenges based on diverse personalities and larger numbers of employees.  The technology challenges (i.e. e-commerce) increase as this aspect of sales continues to grow.  There's also the staffing challenges as people retire and move-on.  HR looks to identify and cultivate new leaders to help cope with the myriad of both challenges and opportunities. The Future of Work in the Grocery Retail Business Ann comments specifically on the pace of change Kroger is experiencing.  Food is a substantial part of Kroger's portfolio.  Investing in innovative ways to provide those items, and others, in a competitive environment is tantamount to Kroger's success.  How Kroger thinks about a traditional brick and mortar location is vital to continuing a presence as a local community center. What Are the Skill Sets and Competencies Kroger Expects as a Result of this Partnership? There was a lot of discussion about aspirant skill sets and gaps Kroger sees among the new leaders its cultivating.  One aspect is equipping them so they have the confidence needed to make solid business decisions on a day-to-day basis.  Adapting to the multiple employee groups, in addition to a diverse customer-base, is a specific competency Kroger values and is expecting to provide via its partnership with Rubel.  A confident leader will be ready to execute more effective and more efficiently.  In examining the existing gaps, they understood the advantage of additional training in financial concepts and measurements.  The program will help Kroger leaders to execute at the departmental levels within the stores.  From a leadership standpoint, specific training effective accountability discussions.  Developing to skills and perspectives to lead a large group of employees is a highly-desired aspect of professional develop.  Executing on excellence is at the forefront.  Kroger and Rubel have designed the Executive Leadership Program to address these and other core (and advanced) managerial competencies.  Ann Reed Discusses Her Inspiration for this Program Ann originally met Natasha via Susan Donovan, Bellarmine's President.  Both Ann and Natasha recognized the value of the “Zero Hunger.  Zero Waste” initiative.  Kroger is on a mission to end hunger in the communities it serves.  This was the foundation for a working relationship and exploration of additional opportunities.  Ann was aware of some of the partnerships Dr. Munshi had developed in her previous roles, before coming to Bellarmine.  Ann wanted to develop a similar development program for Kroger leaders, outside of the internal training already provided by Kroger.  There's value in the networking opportunities and exposure to other leaders in the community.  Initially, Ann and Jacqui were thinking about local-area instructors, but the Rubel School of Business program offered even more.  Technology has enabled the program to involve instructors from across the country to participate in the Emerging Leaders Program.  In describing her personal path, a career in the grocery business was not what Ann anticipated.  She started in Kroger's Indianapolis division.  She was new to this industry.  What inspires her and interests her today are some of the same things she recognized 28 years ago. The pace of change is something Ann loves.  It's a very kinetic environment with the opportunity in interact with many people and personalities.  So many of her special childhood memories were around the table, and Kroger is all about food.  In her opinion, there's no better place to work. Ann still values those aspects which initially inspired her: People, Serving the Community and Great Food. Kroger operates in Southern Indiana, Southern Illinois and most of the counties in Kentucky.  There are 116 stores employing 19,000 associates and is proud of its 90+ years.  Kroger is one of the largest employers in Kentucky.  They are the largest market-share grocer in the region.  Kroger focuses on its customers.  They want to be friendly; the items to be fresh and in-stock every single day.  HRs Targeted Outcomes for the Kroger Emerging Leaders Program Once a high-potential leader has been identified, he/she may be offered the opportunity to participate in this innovative program.  Kroger wants to instill a sense of accomplishment for those who complete this program.  The skills and competencies they learn can be applied and demonstrated at the local store level.  This creates a natural mentoring opportunity. The program will drive improved financial results and the team's ability to deliver an exceptional customer experience.  The overarching concept is that these leaders will be moving up and through the organization.  Success as a result of this program will foster employee retention as the leaders pass on those skills to younger leaders and associates.  The Decision to Partner with the Rubel School of Business Ann commented on how proud she is of what Bellarmine stands for in the community.  The innovative approach to a developing a customized experience, using actual Kroger financial information, created in conjunction with Kroger is something that stood out for her.  The Kroger leaders will learn using their own data and experiences.  Bellarmine moved extremely quickly to propose a workable concept that both parties refined and finalized together.  The speed of development and implementation impressed Ann. Kroger has really embraced this experience and is confident in how it will help its leaders to rise to the next level. Natasha comments that the current iteration of the program is done using technology, such as Zoom video.  This relates back to how Rubel is incorporating other thought leaders and experts to augment its own faculty in delivering a cutting-edge experience. Key Take-Aways for other Senior Executives As we conclude the discussion, we discuss how this type of partnership could help other organizations. Long-term success is always about your people.  The type of programs Rubel can develop can help to demonstrate a company's commitment to its people and their individual success.  The Rubel team fosters strong communication as the program moves from conceptualization to implementation.  This engenders trust and enables a more efficient rollout.  It's a partnership. The value of the company's decision to equip its leaders can also help with retention, another key metric for any organization.  As a community, we need to focus on being learners for life.  This program provides an innovative opportunity.  While a company may have an internal training and development team, incorporating an external partnership can be exciting.  There are outside perspectives and deliverables that could augment the internal team's efforts. Bellarmine's strategic plan involves a focus on enabling transformative business education. In addition to this program, Rubel is also partnering with Kroger in the Rubel School of Business' Women of Color Entrepreneurial Leadership Certificate.  This is another demonstration of Kroger's commitment to the local community.  They sponsored 3 women entrepreneurs so each could participate in the program.  We recorded an episode detailing the aspects of the Women of Color Entrepreneurial Leadership Certificate.  Bellarmine's business school wants to partner with other organizations to enhance our community.  We are ready to pursue a similar opportunity with your organization.   THE MONTHLY FORECAST: Upcoming Events Fall 2021 – Mentoring Opportunities – This continues to be a strength of the Bellarmine experience.  Many fellow alumni mentor undergraduates and that opportunity continues to benefit the Bellarmine community.  Click here for more information. 9/11/21 – Women of Color Entrepreneurial Pitch Contest – As part of Dr. Munshi's strategic plan for Rubel, this event provides an opportunity to see ideas and concepts being pitched for possible backing and sponsorship.  Click here for more information. 9/16/21 – Bellarmine Alumni Awards Celebration – Join Bellarmine in celebrating our distinguished alumni award recipients.  This exciting evening will be part of our inaugural Alumni Weekend.  Click here for more information. 9/30/21 – Dean's Executive Speaker Series – We are finalizing our guest speaker for this event.  The website will be updated soon.  Click here for more information.                                                                                                                    Want to Listen to Additional Episodes? You can find additional episodes on the Rubel School of Business Podcast page of the Bellarmine website, various Bellarmine social media pages, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Libsyn, Podchaser and many other podcast directories.  We encourage you to subscribe to our podcast so you don't miss an episode.   Interested in Developing a Podcast for Your Business or Organization? This podcast was produced by Jim Ray Consulting Services.  Jim Ray, host of the Bellarmine on Business podcast, can help you with the concept development, implementation, production and distribution of your own podcast.  For more information, visit:  https://jimrayconsultingservices.com/podcastproduction.  

46. Dalila Wilson-Scott & Loren Hudson - Black Voices “Not only do our talent partners have to be committed, our leaders have to be committed... We need those two pieces aligned, so when we're hiring, when we're promoted, when we're providing opportunities within the organization for development and exposing our teammates, we have to have a DEI lens to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to make progress and to succeed within the organization.”  Loren Hudson  "Building on this longstanding history and commitment to getting people connected and making sure that our work is making a tangible difference in creating more economic opportunity. Social justice is rooted in economic justice."  Dalila Wilson-Scott Dalila Wilson-Scott Loren Hudson Guest Info: Dalila Wilson-Scott serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation.  In this role, Dalila oversees all Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion initiatives and philanthropic strategy for the corporation, including the company's $100 million commitment to advance social justice and equality. Dalila also leads Comcast's community impact initiatives, working across the organization to provide strategic leadership throughout all aspects of its corporate social responsibility programs, including employee engagement and volunteerism.  In addition, Dalila oversees efforts to utilize Comcast's world-class media platforms to bring greater attention to the work of our philanthropic partners. In 2020, Comcast provided nearly $500 million in total support to 4,500 nonprofit partners sharing Comcast's commitment to creating a more connected and equitable world. Dalila joined Comcast in 2016 after more than 16 years at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where she served as Head of Global Philanthropy and President of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation.  She led the firm's philanthropic and economic opportunity initiatives, including the firm's $100 million commitment to Detroit's recovery, while helping to set the company's overall corporate responsibility strategy.  Prior to joining the Office of Corporate Responsibility, she served in the firm's Corporate Merger Office as an integral member of the team managing the integration of JPMorgan Chase and Bank One.  In addition to serving on the boards of Welcome America, Inc. and Box.org, Dalila is a member of the Executive Leadership Council.  She previously served as a member of the Committee for Economic Development, and the Advisory Council of My Brother's Keeper Alliance.  Dalila has been named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Cable” by Cablefax Magazine, receiving the 2019 inaugural “Wave Maker” Award; one of the “Most Powerful Women in Business” by Black Enterprise; and an “Innovative Rising Star: Building Communities” by Forbes magazine.  Dalila speaks regularly on philanthropy and equity issues, most recently at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Social Innovation Summit, MIT Solve, USC Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy and the Women's Philanthropy Institute's Annual Symposium. She earned an MBA in Finance and Management from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from New York University's College of Arts and Science. Loren Hudson is Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer for Comcast Cable. In this role, Loren leads a shared effort to execute a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) human capital strategy that is reflective of and builds upon Comcast Cable's business goals. As the first CDO for Comcast Cable, Loren also serves as a key partner to the company's leaders and the broader Human Resources organization, with an eye toward establishing frameworks for DE&I accountability and serving as a driver of employee training, career development, and education. Since then, she has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility, most recently serving as Vice President of Human Resources for the Comcast Beltway Region's more than 3,000 employees across Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. Loren received her bachelor's degree in Labor Relations as well as a Master of Labor Relations from Rutgers University. In addition to her work at Comcast, she is an active member of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) and a graduate of WICT's Betsy Magness Leadership Institute, as well as a graduate of the Women's Executive Leadership Program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is also a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and a certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR).   Favorite Quote: “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.   “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”  ― Maya Angelou   Resources: Dalila Wilson-Scott on LinkedIn Loren Hudson on LinkedIn Comcast Celebrates Emerging Black-Owned Businesses and Entrepreneurs During Black Business Month Philadelphia Business Leaders Invest $600K in BIPOC-led Nonprofits Working to Reduce Poverty Here are some fantastic Black-owned businesses to consider that the R.O.G. Team recommends. McBride Sisters Collection The Largest Black-Owned, Women-Owned Wine Company In The US Glow Global Events Virtual events, Hotel  + Travel management, Live events  Propellant Media LLC Digital marketing and media solutions provider TKT Provides HR services to companies with a focus on diversity and inclusion, talent fulfillment, workforce management, managed services, and spend management Lease Query Accounting software for accountants and financial professionals Impyrian IT, Cyber Security, AV Teleconferencing, Engineering  Shine Self-care app for people with anxiety and depression   Credits: Dalila Wilson-Scott, Loren Hudson, Sheep Jam Productions, Host Shannon Cassidy

As children across the nation are preparing to return to school there are many important questions on the topic of school safety beyond the health concerns that parents need to be asking their children, their children's teachers and administrators.  There are many questions about mental health and the toll the pandemic has had on children.  It is critical that we all prepare now and know the risks that our schools face, not so  we will live in a constant state of fear, but that we might be informed to have a greater level of confidence that the appropriate mitigation strategies are implemented to save the most lives should an act of evil come to our communities. "Knowledge diminishes fear," and this conversation with (Ret.) Chief Tony Pustizzi will move us one step closer to equipping ourselves with the information to engage in tough conversations with the local school systems. Chief Pustizzi was one of the first law enforcement officers on scene at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida on February 14, 2018.  He quickly had to assume command of an incredibly chaotic crime scene during the Active Shooter situation at that school.  In a matter of 2 hours there were nearly 700 officers on scene  and the management of every resource was vital to save the most  lives as possible.  That terrible day, 17 innocent people were killed and another 17 were injured. Chief Pustizzi shares about the many lessons learned that day and the days that would follow in the wake of this unfathomable act of evil.Tony Pustizzi Bio:Tony Pustizzi began his career with the Coral Springs Police Department in 1988.  Over his 30-year tenure, he supervised every unit within the agency with a strong emphasis on investigations, including homicide and special victims.  Additionally, he served on the SWAT team for 15 years, the last eight of which as team commander. Tony rose through the ranks to ultimately become chief of police in 2012.  He also served as the city's interim city manager and retired in March 2018 as the chief of police/deputy city manager.  In January 2019, Tony came out of retirement to serve as the special counsel to the new sheriff of Broward County upon his appointment by the governor of the state of Florida.  He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in criminology and law and received a master's degree in public administration from Florida Atlantic University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the Southern Police Institute Command Officer's Course, FBI's LEEDA course, Center for Creative Leadership Program and Florida Atlantic University's Executive Leadership Program. Tony has served as state president for the Florida chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates, the chair for the National Benchmark Cities Chief's Association, an executive board member of the South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program, and an executive board member of the Broward County Chiefs of Police Association. As owner of Four Star Strategies, Inc., Tony conducts training throughout the country on school and workplace violence preparedness. He is also a keynote speaker at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and is a presenter with the FBINAA's School Shooting Prevention Leadership Forum and the School Safety Advocacy Council.Tony Pustizzi WebsiteThe Interrupted Podcast WebsiteThe Interrupted Podcast Instagram PageSteve's Instagram

Join us in an insightful conversation about getting more in tune with your heart, intuition, and creative passions. Joon Kim helps Asian Professionals grow successful careers and businesses and helps people manage their stress and burnout. He's graduated from Boston College- Wallace E. Carroll's Graduate School of Management and went into GE's Executive Leadership Program. He then became the FP&A Head of Market Intelligence as a Vice President at Point72 Asset Management. He's the CEO and Founder of Happy Successful Asians and is a mindset and performance coach.We discussed Joe Dispenza, box breathing, out-of-body experiences, and how to appreciate true love in a connected way. Check out this episode if you are into building relationships, living a much more fulfilled life, and how to deal with stress and societal expectations. Some important links are below to what we spoke about.His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/happyjoonkim/https://drjoedispenza.com/https://www.happysuccessfulasians.com/Taken from his website"I'm a coach and podcaster on a mission to help ambitious Asians overcome fear and limitations to grow businesses and create generational wealth without overwhelm and burnout to chart their path towards happiness and success. I worked in Finance chasing my career goals only to go through multiple burnouts, depression, and anxiety attacks - struggling mentally and emotionally and questioning where I had gone wrong.But that pain took me on a journey to seek answers, and as I came across solutions, I wondered, "WHY hadn't school taught us these ideas and principles on happiness and success?". I felt that school failed to teach us the lessons that we REALLY needed to become happy and successful. The BIG DREAM is to TRANSFORM EDUCATION to make it more relevant, but I'm starting off with my coaching business by helping ONE person at a time.And if this doesn't happen during my lifetime, I'm working to inspire the next generation to make a dent in their own ways."Link to other episodes of The Davidson Hang PodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4H475Y8hPnuqUTDOKtwOWQRedefining Masculinity discussed during the beginning of the episode: https://www.amazon.com/Redefining-Masculinity-Visions-New-Being-ebook/dp/B08WHCJLQZ

Join us in an insightful conversation about getting more in tune with your heart, intuition, and creative passions. Joon Kim helps Asian Professionals grow successful careers and businesses and helps people manage their stress and burnout. He's graduated from Boston College- Wallace E. Carroll's Graduate School of Management and went into GE's Executive Leadership Program. He then became the FP&A Head of Market Intelligence as a Vice President at Point72 Asset Management. He's the CEO and Founder of Happy Successful Asians and is a mindset and performance coach.We discussed Joe Dispenza, box breathing, out-of-body experiences, and how to appreciate true love in a connected way. Check out this episode if you are into building relationships, living a much more fulfilled life, and how to deal with stress and societal expectations. Some important links are below to what we spoke about.His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/happyjoonkim/https://drjoedispenza.com/https://www.happysuccessfulasians.com/Taken from his website"I'm a coach and podcaster on a mission to help ambitious Asians overcome fear and limitations to grow businesses and create generational wealth without overwhelm and burnout to chart their path towards happiness and success. I worked in Finance chasing my career goals only to go through multiple burnouts, depression, and anxiety attacks - struggling mentally and emotionally and questioning where I had gone wrong.But that pain took me on a journey to seek answers, and as I came across solutions, I wondered, "WHY hadn't school taught us these ideas and principles on happiness and success?". I felt that school failed to teach us the lessons that we REALLY needed to become happy and successful. The BIG DREAM is to TRANSFORM EDUCATION to make it more relevant, but I'm starting off with my coaching business by helping ONE person at a time.And if this doesn't happen during my lifetime, I'm working to inspire the next generation to make a dent in their own ways."Link to other episodes of The Davidson Hang PodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4H475Y8hPnuqUTDOKtwOWQRedefining Masculinity discussed during the beginning of the episode: https://www.amazon.com/Redefining-Masculinity-Visions-New-Being-ebook/dp/B08WHCJLQZ

42. Susan Jin Davis - People First “If people aren't first, I don't think you can have a good team. And I don't think you remember that there's people on that team and that those people are individuals that you have responsibility for as a leader.”   Guest Info: Susan Jin Davis has 30 years of experience in the telecommunications, media, entertainment, and technology industries. She currently serves as Social Impact Officer for Al Roker Entertainment, a leading producer of TV, digital, branded programming and entertainment. She is also an advisor for ALO Advisors, a firm specializing in areas of sustainability, diversity, and corporate social responsibility. Ms. Jin Davis serves as on-call faculty for the Center for Creative Learning in the areas of organizational leadership, women's leadership, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She likewise serves as adjunct faculty for the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute, Betsy Magness Graduate Institute, and the Rising Leaders Program of Women In Cable Telecommunications and she is a highly-demanded public speaker on diversity, equity, & inclusion, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility. Over the past decade, she has helped to create leadership development programming for Comcast's Asian American employees and is currently creating curriculum and programming focusing on executive leadership development for AAPI professional women. She is also serving as a Senior Advisor on Social Impact & Sustainability for Philadelphia Soccer 2026, as part of Philadelphia's application team to be a host city for the World Cup games in 2026. Her focus is on human rights such as worker rights, housing, discrimination, safety and security, and grievances.   Most recently, Ms. Jin Davis was a senior executive at Comcast Corporation, where she held a multitude of roles over a 15-year career at the Company.  Ms. Jin Davis is an experienced executive in the area of sustainability and environmental responsibility. As Comcast NBCUniversal's first Chief Sustainability Officer, Ms. Jin Davis was responsible for identifying sustainable strategies and priorities and for implementing the company's Sustainability Program across all of Comcast NBCUniversal business units and functions. She created the framework for the company's Environmental, Social, and Governance disclosures; she established Comcast NBCUniversal's renewable energy strategy and implemented energy efficiency initiatives across Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal and Comcast Spectacor. Plus, Ms. Jin Davis created Comcast NBCUniversal's zero waste strategy and she co-led its future of fleet strategy, transforming the company's fleet to low-carbon vehicles.   Ms. Jin Davis is highly experienced in a multitude of areas of corporate compliance. Prior to her promotion as CSO, Ms. Jin Davis served as Senior Vice President of Operations Compliance at Comcast, where she implemented product policies, operationalized regulatory and legal requirements, reduced costs to the cable business, and managed business compliance. In this capacity, she established and managed a customer call center that dealt with customer issues on privacy, data security, piracy, and cybersecurity. She was also responsible for Comcast's environment, health, and safety function. Ms. Jin Davis also served as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Communications and Data Services and Vice President of Corporate Development, Voice Services where she managed voice, data, and wireless policies such as emergency services, privacy/customer proprietary network information (CPNI), interconnection, and online safety and security.   Ms. Jin Davis is a well-experienced and well-respected executive in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion. While at Comcast, Ms. Jin Davis negotiated a historic Memorandum of Understanding between Comcast and the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) national community as part of the company's acquisition of NBCUniversal. This created ground-breaking diversity commitments in the areas of programming, supplier and employment, and community investment. She served on Comcast's Internal Diversity Council and she was the company liaison to the external Comcast NBCUniversal Joint Diversity Council. Ms. Jin Davis was the executive sponsor of Asian Pacific Americans at Comcast, a company-sponsored employee resource group, which focuses on the recruiting, promotion and development of Asian American and Pacific Islander talent. Ms. Jin Davis established Comcast's partnerships with AAPI national community organizations in the areas of civic involvement and political representation, media and entertainment, leadership development, civil and human rights, and youth empowerment. She was also responsible for the creation of Comcast's Cinema Asian America, the first-ever video-on-demand offering of Asian and Asian American television and movie content on the Comcast network.   She led the launch of Comcast's Internet Essentials Program, which offers affordable high-speed internet for low-income households. Now in its tenth year, Internet Essentials is Comcast's largest, most successful community investment initiative, which has connected more than 10 million low-income Americans to all the opportunities of a digital world through low-cost, high-speed internet at home. She was responsible for the pricing and packaging strategy, marketing and community engagement, and managing the call center that handled customer applications, installation, and trouble ticketing.   Prior to Comcast NBCUniversal, the trained attorney served in various roles of increasing responsibility at the Silicon Valley-based technology company, Covad Communications, where she held roles such as Assistant General Counsel, Interim General Counsel, Vice President of Government and External Affairs, and Vice President of Investor Relations. Other experience includes MCI Communications Company in a multitude of counsel roles in government and external affairs, specifically in federal and state regulatory affairs, and federal legislative affairs, as well as the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, as an Assistant Consumer Advocate in the Office of Consumer Advocate. There, Ms. Jin Davis was responsible for representing Pennsylvania consumers on energy, water, and telecommunications matters.   Recognized by Forbes as one of “Five Women of Color Who Should Be On Your Radar Screen,” she completed the Women in Cable Telecommunications Senior Executive Summit at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, the Women's Executive Leadership Program at the Wharton School of Business and the Cable & Telecommunications Association (CTAM) Executive Management Program at the Harvard Business School. She received the 2010 Paragon Award of the National Association of Multi-Ethnicity in Communications and was a Fellow in the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute of the Women in Cable Telecommunications esteemed program. She has been named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Cable” by CableFAX Magazine and one of the “Top 50 Most Influential Minorities in Cable” by CableWorld for many years.   An advocate for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in business and corporate America, she is active in the AAPI community nationally. She serves as the Chair of the Board of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) and serves on the Board of the Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship (National ACE). Additionally, Ms. Jin Davis is a past board member of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP) and the Asian and Pacific American Scholarship Fund (APIA Scholars). Her other volunteer leadership service includes the Board of Directors of the Juvenile Law Center and the Board of Trustees of her undergraduate alma mater, Bryn Mawr College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.   She holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Dickinson School of Law of Penn State University. The active runner, jazz lover, and foodie lives in Kennett Square, Pa. with her daughter, Sophia.   Favorite Quote: "The time is always right to do what is right." — Martin Luther King, Jr.   Resources: Susan on LinkedIn (@susanjindavis) Susan on Twitter (@sjindavis) Credits: Susan Jin Davis. Production team: Ian Devitt, Sheep Jam Productions.

Judi Miller started her career as a Certified Public Accountant and went on to excel in the world of corporate finance for some of the largest companies in the world. As a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Executive Leadership Program, she has been dedicated to personal development and helping others excel in a constantly changing environment.

Richard K. Bynum is chief corporate responsibility officer for The PNC Financial Services Group. In this role, he leads the PNC Foundation, Community Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility; Community Development Banking; and Diversity and Inclusion. In addition, Bynum is leading the implementation of PNC's $1 billion commitment to help end systemic racism and support the economic empowerment of African Americans and low- to moderate-income communities. Bynum is an accomplished executive with nearly 20 years of executive leadership experience. Prior to being named to his new role in July 2020, Bynum served as regional president for PNC's Greater Washington market from 2017-2020. He previously served as a member of PNC's retail executive leadership team, where he led the Business Banking division. Prior to that, he served as the Greater Washington retail market executive from 2010-2014, where he led consumer and small business sales. In addition, he served as chief operating officer for Business Banking, where he led the sales force operating platform for hundreds of small business bankers across PNC's footprint. Bynum began his career with PNC in 2005 in its Executive Leadership Program, holding key roles in the development and execution of revenue-driving businesses and initiatives; strengthening the brand; and enhancing engagement of employees while fostering innovation throughout PNC. Prior to joining PNC, Bynum had a 12-year career as a senior manager for the American Red Cross. His last role with the organization was as the managing director for disaster response & emergency communications at the Chicago chapter. During his career, he was an operations director for the Kosovo Refugee Operation as well as the September 11th effort in New York. Bynum, recognized as one of Washington, D.C.'s, most influential business leaders by the Washington Business Journal, serves on the boards of numerous non-profit and civic organizations, including the corporate council for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture; the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.; the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts; the Federal City Council; the Philip L. Graham Fund Foundation; the United Way of the National Capital Area; and the Greater Washington Community Foundation. Bynum holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at the Northwestern University and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Florida State University. He also is a graduate of the Consumers Bankers Association Graduate School of Retail Bank Management. Shout-out: Today's Diversity Leader Shout-out goes to John Rice, the Founder and CEO of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) Music: Intro - Vente by Mamá Patxanga is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License Outro - Amor Y Felicidad by SONGO 21 is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/si-suite/message

Richard K. Bynum is chief corporate responsibility officer for The PNC Financial Services Group. In this role, he leads the PNC Foundation, Community Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility; Community Development Banking; and Diversity and Inclusion. In addition, Bynum is leading the implementation of PNC's $1 billion commitment to help end systemic racism and support the economic empowerment of African Americans and low- to moderate-income communities. Bynum is an accomplished executive with nearly 20 years of executive leadership experience. Prior to being named to his new role in July 2020, Bynum served as regional president for PNC's Greater Washington market from 2017-2020. He previously served as a member of PNC's retail executive leadership team, where he led the Business Banking division. Prior to that, he served as the Greater Washington retail market executive from 2010-2014, where he led consumer and small business sales. In addition, he served as chief operating officer for Business Banking, where he led the sales force operating platform for hundreds of small business bankers across PNC's footprint. Bynum began his career with PNC in 2005 in its Executive Leadership Program, holding key roles in the development and execution of revenue-driving businesses and initiatives; strengthening the brand; and enhancing engagement of employees while fostering innovation throughout PNC. Prior to joining PNC, Bynum had a 12-year career as a senior manager for the American Red Cross. His last role with the organization was as the managing director for disaster response & emergency communications at the Chicago chapter. During his career, he was an operations director for the Kosovo Refugee Operation as well as the September 11th effort in New York. Bynum, recognized as one of Washington, D.C.'s, most influential business leaders by the Washington Business Journal, serves on the boards of numerous non-profit and civic organizations, including the corporate council for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture; the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.; the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts; the Federal City Council; the Philip L. Graham Fund Foundation; the United Way of the National Capital Area; and the Greater Washington Community Foundation. Bynum holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at the Northwestern University and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Florida State University. He also is a graduate of the Consumers Bankers Association Graduate School of Retail Bank Management. Shout-out: Today's Diversity Leader Shout-out goes to John Rice, the Founder and CEO of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) Music: Intro - Vente by Mamá Patxanga is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License Outro - Amor Y Felicidad by SONGO 21 is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/si-suite/message

Summary:Sometimes it's hard to be the hero. According to research, this is one of the most common dilemmas that people face. Bill O'Rourke will guide us through what intervention looks like and how to stand up to those we work with and know. Notice the skills Bill uses, things like gathering the facts, seeking perspective from others, acting confidently, and setting the tone as a leader. About Our Guest:Bill O'Rourke spent the majority of his career at Alcoa, Inc. a global aluminum manufacturing company. After Bill retired from Alcoa he continued to serve on the Board of the Alcoa Foundation and teach values at Alcoa's Executive Leadership Program. He joined Alcoa as a Patent Attorney in 1975 and held a number of leadership positions including Corporate Patent Counsel, Vice President of Global Business Services (Financial Services, HR Services, Aircraft Operations, etc.), Chief Information Officer, Vice President of Procurement, Corporate Auditor, and Assistant General Counsel. From 2005 to 2008 Bill was the President of Alcoa-Russia. Bill was the Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety, and Sustainability three times under three CEOs at Alcoa. Bill lectures on Business Ethics, Corporate Compliance, and Safety at a number of companies and hospitals around the World, at Rotary Clubs, and at many universities including the University of Pittsburgh, Michigan, Nebraska, Arizona State, Florida, Illinois, Carnegie Mellon, Harvard Medical School, Northwestern, Chatham, San Jose, Viterbo, Benedictine, Marquette, Notre Dame, Gonzaga, Virginia Tech, the University of Dayton and Duquesne University. Bill is a co-author of The Business Ethics Field Guide. Useful Links:https://www.amazon.com/Business-Ethics-Field-Guide-Essential/dp/0991091035 (The Business Ethics Field Guide) Power of Ethics Ethics: Creating an ethical organization in a hostile environment- Russia- Bill O'Rourke's experiences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmFDXecIqJM (YouTube) Seek True North: Stories on Leadership and Ethics-Bill O'Rourke WSJ Story of the Alcoa Plant Manager About Merit LeadershipTo learn more about our products and services, visit http://meritleadership.com (http://meritleadership.com) Pleasant Pictures MusicJoin the https://pleasantpictures.club (Pleasant Pictures Music Club) to get unlimited access to high-quality, royalty-free music for all of your projects. Use the discount code HOWTOHELP15 for 15% off your first year.

29. AAPI Voices - Susan Jin Davis - Global Impact Leader "The answer was like, shut up and be like these model minorities who are not asking for such outrageous things as equality and justice. They're not complaining!" Guest Info: Susan Jin Davis, former Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of Comcast NBCUniversal, is an industry expert and senior CSR executive with over 25 years of experience in communications, media, entertainment and technology. As Comcast NBCUniversal’s first Chief Sustainability Officer, Ms. Jin Davis was responsible for identifying sustainable strategies and priorities and for implementing the company’s Sustainability Program across all of Comcast NBCUniversal business units and functions.  Prior to her promotion as CSO, Ms. Jin Davis served as Senior Vice President of Operations Compliance at Comcast, where she implemented product policies, operationalized regulatory and legal requirements, reduced costs to the cable business, and managed business compliance in the areas of privacy, data security, piracy, and environmental health and safety.  In 2011, Ms. Jin Davis negotiated a historic Memorandum of Understanding between Comcast and the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) national community as part of the company’s acquisition of NBCUniversal. This created ground-breaking diversity commitments in the areas of programming, supplier and employment, and community investment. She served on Comcast’s Internal Diversity Council and she was the company liaison to the external Comcast NBCUniversal Joint Diversity Council and to the AAPI community. Ms. Jin Davis was the executive sponsor of Asian Pacific Americans at Comcast, a company-sponsored employee resource group, which focuses on the recruiting, promotion and development of Asian American and Pacific Islander talent. Over the past decade, she has helped to create leadership development programming for Comcast’s Asian American employees. She led the launch of Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program, which offers affordable high-speed internet for low-income households. Now in its tenth year, Internet Essentials is Comcast’s largest, most successful community investment initiative, which has connected more than 10 million low-income Americans to all the opportunities of a digital world through low-cost, high-speed internet at home.  Recognized by Forbes as one of “Five Women of Color Who Should Be On Your Radar Screen,” she completed the Women in Cable Telecommunications Senior Executive Summit at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, the Women’s Executive Leadership Program at the Wharton School of Business and the Cable & Telecommunications Association Executive Management Program at the Harvard Business School. She has been named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Cable” by CableFAX Magazine and one of the “Top 50 Most Influential Minorities in Cable” by CableWorld for many years.  An advocate for AAPIs in business and corporate America, she is active in the community nationally. She serves as the Chair of the Board of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies and is a director on the Board of the Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship. Additionally, Ms. Jin Davis is a past board member of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics and the Asian and Pacific American Scholarship Fund. Her other volunteer leadership service includes the Board of Directors of the Juvenile Law Center and the Board of Trustees of her undergraduate alma mater, Bryn Mawr College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.  She holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Dickinson School of Law of Penn State University. The active runner resides in the Philadelphia area with her daughter, Sophia. Favorite Quote: "The time is always right to do what is right." — Martin Luther King, Jr. Resources: Susan on Twitter (@sjindavis) Susan on LinkedIn (@susanjindavis) Anti-Asian Racism Piece Stop AAPI Hate AAPI Community Fund (GoFundMe) “Together” Historical reference 2021 AAPI Heritage Month Credits: Susan Jin Davis, Laarni Rosca Dacanay, Sylvie Viola. Production team: Nani Shin, Sheep Jam Productions, qodpod

Today Patrina will be speaking with Dr. Rodney Glasgow, an innovative educational leader, published author, renowned keynote speaker, diversity practitioner, and current Head of School at Sandy Spring Friends School. Randy is a graduate of Harvard University, with a joint degree in Afro-American Studies and Psychology, and holds a Master of Arts in Organization and Leadership from Columbia University. Patrina and Rodney’s paths crossed as fellow cohort members in the George Washington University’s Executive Leadership Program, and they became kindred spirits as they received their doctorates in Human and Organizational Learning together. Rodney discusses his research on African American male educators and how they navigate being non-prototypical leaders in predominantly white schools. He explains how Black men can establish shared identities with their students while still maintaining their Blackness as central to who they are, as well as the legacy of Black men finding joy in resiliency. Rodney and Patrina discuss the importance of self-care for Black leaders in particular, diversity in independent schools, and the experience of being a child now versus twenty years ago. They talk about the growing political awareness and activism of today’s youth, and how the average person can make a meaningful difference to make the world a bit more just. They end with a powerful conversation about equity, race relations, and privilege in America, and Patrina asks Rodney what being joyful means to him.    Episode Highlights: Rodney and Patrina’s journey receiving their doctorates together, and immediate attraction to one another’s joyful energy Rodney’s dissertation based in the social identity theory of leadership, as well as the concept of gendered racism Overcoming race as a barrier when people do not see themselves in a leader How Black men navigate being a leader in predominantly white schools, and finding ways to connect through shared identities while also maintaining their Blackness as a central part of who they are Blackness, identity, and separation versus connection Legacy of persevering through hard times and finding joy in taking on obstacles Importance of self-care and replenishing so that you don’t operate at a deficit Rodney’s work with children and his DMV Conference Greater political awareness and activism amongst younger generation Difference between equity and equality, advocate and ally How the average person can make a meaningful difference to make the world a bit more just The importance of love and connection The challenge to be Anti-Racist in a country that has built itself on the privilege of white male supremacy Rodney’s connection between joy and peace Quotes: “When some folks who are not as joyful meet folks who are truly joyful, there’s one of two reactions - either, how can I get some of that? Or how can I stop them from having that because I can’t have it?”   “The theory is that you find ways in which you share identities. You don’t go for the identities that separate, you go for the identities that connect… But at the same time, I felt like that can also be an assimilationist tactic.”   “I was really interested in, how do, in this case Black men, be successful in leading, and still center their Blackness, if that is the center of their identity?”   “One of the most important findings was these men saw themselves as a part of that deep legacy of Black folk and Black men who showed up regardless, showed up in spite of, showed up even though they knew it was stacked against them, because they also knew their own resiliency to break through those walls if they just persisted.”   “Part of my joy is my perseverance through hard times.”   “As people of color, we’re so ingrained into a selflessness that can also be self-defeating.”   “There is profound wisdom in the flight attendants telling you to put your own mask on first before trying to render aid and assistance to others.”   “Independent schools are powerful because disproportionately, the leaders of the world come from independent schools.”   “People had this moment of time in this country…and it was a very different time for kids. And then when the backlash hit, easily kids picked up on it and we also started to re-indoctrinate kids into the systems of oppression.”   “What is beautiful about this particular generation of kids is that in the midst of all of that, they’ve learned so much more about politics, the way government works, social activism, and political activism, no matter what their views are.”   “So equity gets us more into that point of, ‘I’m not going to give everybody the same, but I am going to give everybody what they need and at the same level of meeting that need.’”   “We really lost key elements of our identities in this notion that equality is where we should go.”   “I think that joy and peace have to go together because you can’t actually feel the experience of joy if you’re under stress, if you’re not at peace.”   “Privilege sounds joyful, but it actually is very burdensome, and it is the lack of joy.” “Joy in action is infectious.”      Links:   Joyfully You Life homepage   Joyfully You Life Instagram   Joyfully You Life Facebook   Joyfully You Life Twitter   Joyfully You Life linktree   Rodney Glasgow homepage

In this week's episode, four participants in Blind Citizens Australia's new Executive Leadership Program, join us to outline their hopes for this programme. Hear from Fiona Woods, Sally Aurisch, Rikki Chaplin and Prue Watt, as they tell us about this exciting new opportunity. Find out more at https://new-horizons.pinecast.co

Nicole Biscuiti is an inventor, designer, marketer, connector and idea coach. Nicole's patented Chestee sports bra has taken the functional fitness world by storm, as a stand-out tech product for female athletes. DANDO, run by Nicole and her brother Scott, is Chestee's “brother company” active label launching in the fall of 2021: created as a Give-Back entity benefitting charitable partnerships globally. Perspective Design is a Big Idea Coaching Consultancy in which Biscuiti, along with her partner Melissa Anderson, bring coaching and expert consultation to entrepreneurs and start-ups to help them launch their businesses. All of the stories collected on Nicole's journey will be documented on her Podcast releasing in Q3 titled, “This Shit's Hard”: Candid, Co-hosted Conversations with people who do the hard shit. Along with building her family's legacy brands and supporting her international sales team of badass women, Nicole engages with her community eagerly. She is an adjunct mentor at Florida Atlantic University's College of Business in the Entrepreneurship Track, is a top charity fundraiser to benefit The Keala Foundation, and volunteers her time to coach female business executives through the Women in Executive Leadership Program at FAU. Try a free trial of MFLH Online Training and train just like Christian Harris! - www.movefastliftheavy.com

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked, today we have an incredible friend and Air Force veteran on the show Corey Christman.  You might have noticed that we have more military personnel on our show than normal, but we know the individual stories and messages from each veteran are so unique.  Corey is the owner of Bravery Wines, a company dedicated to celebrating the heroes in our lives, he is a retired Supervisory Special Agent, United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. We have an open discussion about Corey's experience while in the military and being diagnosed with PTSD when retiring, and how he managed to work towards healing.  Corey shares his struggles of coming to terms with having PTSD and the journey he took to accept help from those around him. Pulling himself up and out of mental illness to pursue winemaking and in turn creating Bravery Wines, a wine company that helps celebrate and donate to retired veterans, first responders, and everyday heroes.  We hope you find encouragement, hope, and maybe just that little extra push to reach out and grab the hands that are extended to you in help. You have the courage to overcome any struggle, and start your own journey.  Always in Your Corner,  Chuck and Clint   More of What We Talk About: How to gain a strong foundation of communication and trust The transition from military service to civilian life The moment that started a spiral for Corey How Corey found out he had PTSD The journey of overcoming PSTD and mental trauma How Corey got into the winemaking business The story behind Bravery Wines The heroes that shape our world  And much more!   GUEST LINKS:   Website: www.bravery.wine Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BraveryWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BraveryWines Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braverywines/ Purchase Wine Website: https://vinoshipper.com/shop/bravery_wines?list= Purchase Wine Phone number: 315-536-2182 Yellow Ribbon Fund: https://yellowribbonfund.org/ Guest Bio:  Corey M. Christman is the owner and winemaker at Bravery Wines, LLC.  He's a retired Supervisory Special Agent, United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations, and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. On occasion, he works with select CEO's, leadership teams, and business leaders to guide them in creating robust people strategies and growing their workplace and team cultures. He's currently enrolled as a doctoral student at Drexel University where he's studying Educational Leadership with a concentration in Human Resource Development. He's an Adjunct Professor for Business Leadership and Criminal Justice at the University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, and is the recipient of numerous awards for human resource strategy, innovation, and leadership. He's a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program, Cornell University, and holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and BA in Criminal Justice. He's completed advanced business-related studies at Syracuse University, Washington State University and Texas A&M University.  LINKS: malarchuk.com/book  malarchuk.com  www.thecompassionateconnection.com  www.warriorsunmasked.com  Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Episode Minute By Minute: 0:02 What to expect today 1:20 Welcome Corey Christman 5:58 How Corey protects the people on the front line 9:30 What put Corey in a fight or flight mode 17:15 Developing life or death trust  21:04 How Corey transitioned to civilization living 26:42 When Corey felt like the wheels started to come off 36:15 The story behind Corey's wine career 43:43 How to get a bottle of Corey's wine 48:35 A funny story about Clint 52:14 Corey's advice 

Key takeaways:Why you should prioritise CULTURE when starting a companyLearn the secret to a successful BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPHow to be IN TUNE with your workalike balanceWhen it's right to LEAVE YOUR JOB and become a consultant or start a company About Maria Fagan, President, RQM+ :Maria provides leadership to RQM+, ensuring the team is strategically focused on business balanced growth, the RQM+ vision and mission are upheld, and RQM+ is poised for success. Having cofounded R&Q in 2008, which was rebranded to RQM+ in 2020, Maria has an expert understanding of the consulting industry as well as the medical device industry. Maria has nearly 30 years of industry experience in medical device development across RA/QA areas, as well as post-surveillance and compliance. Maria capitalizes on this experience to ensure that RQM+ continues to provide top quality strategic and tactical solutions to the industry. Prior to co-founding R&Q, Maria held positions at MEDRAD, a two-time Malcolm Baldridge winning company and one of Pittsburgh's top medical device companies. Maria's previous positions included Director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for Europe, as well as Manager of Quality Assurance for New Products where she led a team of professionals that provided a broad range of quality and regulatory services to product development teams. Maria holds an Executive Leadership Program certificate from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.About Lisa Casavant, Executive VP, RQM+: Lisa cofounded R&Q in 2008, which was rebranded to RQM+ in 2020.  As a member of the executive leadership team, Lisa supports strategic planning and execution, and provides guidance across the company.  Lisa leads the RQM+ Marketing Team, focusing on creating and executing innovative marketing strategies to profitably increase revenue and grow the brand.  She is responsible for managing all aspects of RQM+ marketing campaigns and operations.  Lisa has 20 years of industry experience, with extensive expertise in medical device RA/QA and business development. Prior to co-founding R&Q, Lisa held positions at MEDRAD and the Tyco Healthcare. Lisa's previous positions included Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist at MEDRAD, where she focused on worldwide submissions for product development teams and field safety risk assessments for product issues, and Process/Quality Engineer at the Tyco Healthcare Retail Group. Lisa holds an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Delaware and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia University.Career inspiration, medtech opportunities, hiring solutions and market insights, all in one place. Find them here.

Dr. Lori Armstrong, DNP, RN NEA-BC, the CEO and Chief Clinical Officer at Inspire Nurse Leaders, specializes in educating and growing nurse and healthcare leaders to become their best enabling them to achieve great outcomes for themselves, their patients, and teams. For over 25 years, Dr. Armstrong has held executive level and senior leadership roles at top hospitals including Kaiser Permanente, New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, and Stanford Children's. Academically, Lori earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice - Executive Leadership at Drexel University and is a graduate of Harvard's Executive Leadership Program. Lori serves on several national boards and is the recipient of multiple awards including Silicon Valley Woman of Distinction and the Jennifer L. Howse Leadership Award. Most recently her passion for the link between leadership and quality patient and organizational outcomes led Lori to create The Nurse Leader Academy (NLA). The NLA is a uniquely designed leadership development curriculum helping nurses and healthcare leaders achieve top decile performance. Lori's expertise, humor, and contagious energy make her a sought-after speaker, teacher, and coach. Here in episode #107, Lori starts our show with a leadership mindset encouraging us to let our actions speak loudly. Lori walks us through her many career transitions, going from the Bedside to Senior Nurse Executive, and now as the CEO of Inspire Nurse Leaders. Lori gives us a dark moment story that teaches us to seek opportunity within adversity. Lori challenges us to show-up if we want to build intimate connections with our teams. She teaches us how she leveraged Fridays to enhance the presence of her leadership team with the frontline. Lori calls on quality-people directly to lead the going surge of healthcare transformations. She highlights mental health and wellbeing as the future needs requiring better support across the industry. She shares how providing 1:1 coaching is impacting her current path, and how being an entrepreneur is turning her into a social media pro! Links Connect with Lori on LinkedIn Access the Healthcare QualityCast LinkedIn Group Leaves Us a Rating Request a Corporate Demo of our online QI Academy

In The Movement Podcast Episode 5 Welcome to In The Movement Podcast with your show hosts Christopher Kemm and Austin De Bey discuss all things happening in the credit union movement. Each episode will feature leaders talking about history and current affairs and how we can utilize our expertise to educate, communicate, and mobilize to better serve our movement.   Today, Caroline is chatting with Jeff Rendel a Certified Speaking Professional. A leader in the financial services marketplace, Jeff has experience as a federal banking regulator, financial services executive, and Congressional lobbyist; he understands the balancing act of safety, soundness, sales, and strategy. As President of Rising Above Enterprises, Jeff works with financial services providers who want elite and entrepreneurial sales, service, and strategy. Each year, he addresses and facilitates for nearly 100 credit unions and their business partners. Guest Insider Host Bio Caroline Barragan is the Foundation Manager of Development and Administration.  She has been with Mountain West Credit Union Association (MWCUA) for 6 years.  Previously to MWCUA, she was with Pima Federal Credit Union for 17 years, and with the credit union movement for over 23 years.  Working many positions within the credit union, she found her passion in the Marketing Department as the Business Development Officer.  She has a passion for serving her community.     The credit union movement has allowed Caroline to not only serve the members but serve their communities through leadership development and various community giving opportunities.  As a graduate of the Disney Institute, she strongly believes in developing future leaders and providing exceptional customer service.    Guest Bio Jeff Rendel, Certified Speaking Professional, knows financial services. He understands the balancing act of safety, soundness, sales, and strategy with experience as a federal banking regulator, financial services executive, and Congressional lobbyist. As President of Rising Above Enterprises, Jeff works with financial services providers that want entrepreneurial results in sales, service, and strategy. Each year, he addresses and facilitates for nearly 100 financial institutions and their business partners. Exited the stage and off an airplane, Jeff is an avid reader and aspiring ice hockey referee. He and his wife enjoy tending to their land and their respective loyalties to their college teams. It's a divided home from time to time. A teenage daughter adds a daily dose of liveliness. Weekly, she and Jeff can be found on a sheet of ice, as she figuratively and literally skates circles around him.   Serving as a Mentor in the Credit Union Community   Jeff was honored that he was asked to be a mentor. “I've seen a lot and learned a lot from other credit union professionals and listened to how the credit union professional executives are running their institutions.” He believes that the credit union banking model is better for consumers and small businesses, which is why he is a big advocate for credit unions.   Listen in to find out how the executive leadership program benefits leaders inside the credit union movement and how Jeff understands the required changes at the high levels of decision-making. Learn the most beneficial elements of the executive program, everyday issues that executives face, and how Jeff keeps his skillset up-to-date.   Share this podcast with a friend and leave us a review!   Show Notes: [02:23] Jeff's history in the credit union movement. [08:20] Benefits of being a participant in the executive leadership program.  [10:33] How Jeff predicts the future corporate-level credit union changes in the industry.  [13:20] What resources Jeff would add to the executive program. [15:33] How Jeff keeps his mentorship skills up-to-date. [20:29] Why companies need to look for a good fit with an executive.   Episode Links and Resources Subscribe to our show on Podbean Connect with us on social media Tweet with us on Twitter Contact Chris via email ckemm@mwcua.com  Visit Mountain West Credit Union on the web MWCUF Executive Leadership Program on the web Visit Jeff on the web Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn

Today we dive into all things related to Brock Long's impressive career as a change agent and leader in emergency management. We talk about the complexities of a FEMA response in coordinated response, the need for disaster declaration reform, moving forward with a career in mind, and how to better prepare for disaster through mitigation. Brock speaks extensively about the mitgation process and changes that need to happen at FEMA and State governments to clear the way for communities to become Disaster Tough. "Brock Long is the former Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Confirmed in June 2017 by the US Senate with strong bipartisan support (95-4), Brock served as the Nation’s principal advisor to the President responsible for coordinating the entire array of federal government resources down through 50 states, 573 tribal governments, and 16 island territories to assist them with executing disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Brock is the 10th Administrator and the youngest to hold the office. While serving as Administrator, Brock coordinated the federal government’s response to over 144 Presidentially declared disasters and 112 wildfires, including three of the Nation’s most devastating hurricanes and five of the worst wildfires ever experienced. During this time, nearly $44 billion of disaster activity occurred under the various federal recovery programs. "As the FEMA Administrator, Brock led two major initiatives which will have long-lasting impacts on the emergency management community. He rapidly transformed the agency’s business enterprise by implementing innovative Community Lifeline and FEMA Integration Team concepts to strengthen public-private partnerships and permanently embed full-time staff within the offices of state and tribal governments to better meet constituent needs. Further, as the result of effective advocacy and eight influential Congressional testimonies, Congress passed the Disaster Recovery Reform Act and made pre-disaster mitigation a national priority, provided meaningful changes to the FEMA workforce, and bolstered state and local emergency management capability. "From 2008-2011, Brock served as Director of Alabama’s Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) under Governor Bob Riley. As Director, he served as the State Coordinating Officer for 14 disasters, including eight presidentially-declared events. Brock also served as an on-scene State Incident Commander for the Alabama Unified Command during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. "He is a graduate of the prestigious Executive Leadership Program offered by the US Naval Postgraduate School/Center for Homeland Defense and Security. He attended Appalachian State University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Public Administration." - Hagerty Consulting website; Brock Long Bio

Are you feeling overwhelmed trying to balance work, life, and the stress of leading during these tumultuous times without support that understands your unique vision and values? Now is the time to embrace your leadership style and advocate for the support you need to be successful. Meredith Moore explains the challenges we are all facing and how leadership coaches guide clients to continue to make their career plan and build their brands in 2021. Meet Olu Burrell, an Executive and Leadership Coach, People Strategy Consultant, and Copywriter. Olu leads the Leverette Weekes leadership development and communications coaching practice. He has more than fifteen years of experience working with individuals and teams in multiple arenas, including Government, Not-for-Profit, the Private sector, and the Secondary and Higher Education levels. As an HR/Organization Development expert in the lead Human Resources agency in the nation's capital, Olu provides training and workplace coaching for management and agency executives across the District. In addition to this work, he also manages the Executive Leadership Program, a partnership with George Washington University's Center for Excellence in Public Leadership, a cohort-based program that prepares agency executives for cabinet-level posts. Olu also serves in dual roles in the Master of Science in Organization Development (MSOD) program in American University's School of Public Affairs-- both as a Learning Community Facilitator (where he teaches the experiential learning cycle) and also as a Leadership Coach for current graduate students. In this episode, you'll learn: Why it's important to find the right coach and the right program for you and your unique goals. What to look out for when working with an executive coach. The story of how I got inspired to become an executive coach and found my purpose. How to understand the stages of change and how to advocate for psychological safety To learn more about working with Olu Burrell or one of our diverse executive coaches at Leverette Weekes, visit Leveretteweekes.com. For more resources or to get the steps to putting your career plan in action, visit GettingUnstuckGuide.com. You can connect with me for weekly Monday motivations and send me your questions for the next episode dropping on Monday. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Najoh Tita-Reid leads Marketing Reinvention at Logitech where she’s reimagining, redefining and reinventing the global marketing function across 120+ countries - reporting to the CEO. Najoh’s worked across in multinational roles across leading brands like Hero, Bayer, and Merck, after having spent 19 years at P&G - rising through the ranks of marketing and sales. Najoh earned an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a BA in English from Spelman College. She also completed the Executive Leadership Program at IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Woman’s Executive Leadership Program at Simmons University and the Design Thinking program at the Stanford School of Design. As a member of The Executive Leadership Council, she serves on the International Steering Committee and the Community Service Committee.  As an American who’s been living and working in Europe for more than a few years - Najoh’s currently based in Zurich with her husband and 2 kids. You’ll enjoy this candid conversation from the perspective of an American on the outside looking in - and about creating work/life harmony with feet on both sides of the world. 

Welcome to Episode 24 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have George Chao on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! George Chao is the Founder and CEO of Uniworld Omniport and is an expert in consumer product development and direct to consumer DTC e-commerce. George founded his first e-commerce brand BBO Poker Tables in 2006 and is the leader in the poker and home gaming niche and later started Omniport Consulting in 2014 to help brands and companies create scalable products and sell more effectively to customers through e-commerce. In his career, George has developed products with and for many prominent brands spanning a wide range of product disciplines. George is the product of UC, Irvine (Economics BA) and the Executive Leadership Program at Stanford School of Business and enjoys boxing and mountain biking in his free time. Enjoy an in depth discussion about how to make and sell physical products, and the challenges of building healthy and scalable company culture. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianhustlenetwork/support

This episode is because of the graciousness of the Servant Leadership Institute Podcast. I had the honor of interviewing one of my literary heroes KEN BLANCHARD! Few people have influenced the day-to-day management of people and companies more than Ken Blanchard. A prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, Dr. Blanchard is respected for his lifetime of groundbreaking research and thought leadership that has influenced the day-to-day management and leadership of people and companies throughout the world. With a passion to turn every leader into a servant leader, Ken Blanchard shares his insightful and powerful message with audiences around the world through speeches, consulting services, and bestselling books. When Ken speaks, he speaks from the heart with warmth and humor. No matter how large the audience, he is able to communicate with each person as if the two of them were alone and talking one on one. Ken is a sophisticated storyteller with a knack for making the seemingly complex easy to understand. Ken’s impact as an author is far reaching. His iconic 1982 classic, The One Minute Manager, coauthored with Spencer Johnson, has sold more than 13 million copies and remains on bestseller lists today. In the past three decades he has authored or coauthored 60 books whose combined sales total more than 21 million copies. His groundbreaking works—including Raving Fans, The Secret, and Leading at a Higher Level, to name just a few—have been translated into more than 42 languages. In 2005 Ken was inducted into Amazon’s Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 bestselling authors of all time. Dr. Ken Blanchard is the cofounder and Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Margie Blanchard, began in 1979 in San Diego, California. In addition to being a renowned speaker, author and consultant, Ken is a trustee emeritus of the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Cornell University, and he also teaches students in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership Program at the University of San Diego. Born in New Jersey and raised in New York, Ken received his master’s degree from Colgate University and his bachelor’s and doctorate degrees from Cornell University.

Kimberly Davis is a trailblazer and change agent, positively disrupting the financial industry and wide world of sports over her illustrious 30+ year career. Well-regarded as a resilient and visionary leader, Davis brings change to life through sound strategic planning and strong organizational development. She is an inspirational storyteller, an architect of coalitions and a culture builder, with a style that empowers others and a belief that successful business contributes to healthy, vibrant communities. Driven by both data and a passion for progress, she has consistently provided structure and glide paths for organizations to realize their potential for sustainable business growth. Currently, as Executive Vice President of Social Impact, Growth Initiatives & Legislative Affairs at the National Hockey League – the premier professional ice hockey league in the world – Davis has set the League on a new course to attract, retain and develop fans, with a specific focus on multi-cultural audiences. Reporting to Commissioner Gary Bettman, she is positively influencing and impacting the decisions of 31 NHL Club owners and executives relating to culture, youth participation, social impact, and sustainability, in an effort to improve access and availability of the sport and grow the League’s business for the long-term. As Commissioner Bettman said, “Kim ensures that our League is growing the game responsibly, through the demonstration of leadership principles and core values that connect hockey’s stakeholders and improves our communities in ways that will lead us to new and increased fandom.” Davis has been recognized by Hockey News’ 2019 Top 100 Most Influential Leaders in the sport, Adweek’s 30 Most Powerful Women in Sports, Sports Business Journal’s GameChangers, and Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Women in Corporate America. She has received other notable recognitions including Savoy Magazine’s 2018 Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America and showcased in Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business. In 2012, she was profiled with First Lady Michelle Obama in Essence magazine’s 28 Most Influential Black Women in America. Davis earned a B.A. in Economics from Spelman College and has completed the Aspen Institute’s Executive Leadership Program and the Stanford University Executive E-learning Program.

Shelley Samuels joins Kristin to talk about how the field of Behavioral Health has changed and the impact this had made on consulting services. Shelley Samuels has 30+ years of experience as a leader in human services and healthcare organizations. Most recently she was COO and Compliance Officer for national organization Juvo Autism and Behavioral Health. Prior to that she was the Chief Program Officer of Easterseals New Jersey while concurrently serving as the COO of Easterseals Solutions an EHR system administration entity for multiple nonprofit organizations. She has an MPA in Public Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Finance from Rutgers University. She completed an Executive Leadership Program at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and a program at New York University Stern School for Executive Education in Finance and Accounting. Ms. Samuels has secured and managed more than $80 million dollars in grants and contracts such as Projects of National Significance from the US HHS; US Administration on Aging; US Corporation for National and Community Service; SAMHSA; HUD and a federal healthcare insurance education project. Ms. Samuels has served as a management and development consultant for organizations such as federally qualified health centers; medical centers; hospice and health and human services. She has provided consulting on medical legal partnerships and older adult services. Shelley has expertise in fee for service and transition to multiple payment models. Ms. Samuels has made presentations on EHR best practices at multiple conferences and webinars as well as on disability rights, behavioral health homes and access to employment for local and national audiences.srsstrategic.com

Today on the Drop In CEO, international growth expert Colin Christmas shares his best advice for developing engaged and productive leadership teams. Join Deborah and Colin as they discuss creating efficiency and effectiveness with processes, dealing with egos and pride when facing broken processes, explaining the ROI of a good management system, and helping the leadership team be part of the solution. Colin joined EAGLE in 2019 as a Managing Director to support EAGLE’s International growth. He is an experienced professional with 20+ years in the food industry working for Nestlé. Colin had the privilege to live and work in numerous countries around the world which helped develop an excellent understanding of people, process, and systems whilst working with different cultures. Colin has a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Computing and Business Analytics from the University of Huddersfield, with specialization in Quality Control, Quality Management Systems and Business Process Management. He also has program completion certificates from Wageningen University and Research for Food Safety Management and from London Business School for an Executive Leadership Program. You can connect with Colin via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-christmas-232b351/ To learn more about how you can connect with Deb, go to https://www.dropinceo.com/ or join the Drop in CEO Facebook group for more conversations on how to lead, inspire, and achieve your goals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike kicks of 2020 with Episode 66 of the "Linch with a Leader" podcast by sitting down with business guru Dr. Blanchard.  Mike & Dr. Blanchard talk about not only what he has learned about leadership in business but also about how his faith led him to pen the book and organization "Lead Like Jesus".Few people have influenced the day-to-day management of people and companies more than Ken Blanchard. A prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, Dr. Blanchard is respected for his lifetime of groundbreaking research and thought leadership that has influenced the day-to-day management and leadership of people and companies throughout the world.With a passion to turn every leader into a servant leader, Ken Blanchard shares his insightful and powerful message with audiences around the world through speeches, consulting services, and bestselling books. When Ken speaks, he speaks from the heart with warmth and humor. No matter how large the audience, he is able to communicate with each person as if the two of them were alone and talking one on one. Ken is a sophisticated storyteller with a knack for making the seemingly complex easy to understand.Ken's impact as an author is far reaching. His iconic 1982 classic, The One Minute Manager, coauthored with Spencer Johnson, has sold more than 13 million copies and remains on bestseller lists today. In the past three decades he has authored or coauthored 60 books whose combined sales total more than 21 million copies. His groundbreaking works—including Raving Fans, The Secret, and Leading at a Higher Level, to name just a few—have been translated into more than 42 languages. In 2005 Ken was inducted into Amazon's Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 bestselling authors of all time.Dr. Ken Blanchard is the cofounder and Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Margie Blanchard, began in 1979 in San Diego, California. In addition to being a renowned speaker, author and consultant, Ken is a trustee emeritus of the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Cornell University, and he also teaches students in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership Program at the University of San Diego.Born in New Jersey and raised in New York, Ken received his master's degree from Colgate University and his bachelor's and doctorate degrees from Cornell University.

Life lessons aren't usually learned easily. Keisha Blair was thirty-one years old. The happy mother of two young children, one just eight-weeks-old when her husband died unexpectedly from a rare disease at only age thirty-four. Unable to comprehend what had just happened, Keisha walked out of the hospital room with her husbands' personal items in a white plastic bag. One thing she did know at that moment, life is short. Life is Short Keisha stumbled through the next few weeks making plans to bury her young husband, losing 40 pounds in only a couple of weeks. Devastation, sadness, overwhelm, coupled with having an infant and toddler to care for took its toll on her. She began to second-guess herself, have regrets and her thoughts went around in circles. She thought so much about her husband, Garfield, and what legacy he had left behind. After doing so much thinking, she realized that she needed to take drastic action to figure out who she wanted to be and what legacy she wanted to leave behind. So, she put her things in storage and took a sabbatical. Keisha realized she did not want to take on a victim mentality harboring self-pity. She began journaling as a hobby, a way to organize her thoughts, and plan for her future. By sheer chance, several months before his death, Blair and her husband had consulted with their financial professional, who urged them to buy life insurance policies, given that they had a toddler and another baby on the way. That prescient moment gave Blair, who recently founded The Modern Widow site, financial security for herself and her two young sons—and a new take on the future. "While you don't know how much time you have, you still have to think about how long your life might be, as well as what the next generation needs." ~NYTimes Life Lessons On sabbatical, Keisha learned to really tune in to her intuition. This was part of her grieving process. She "learned the hard way as loss and grief made me [realize] that living life "business as usual" — constantly in survival mode — is no way to live." ~ Thrive Global She and her two young children ate a predominantly organic, whole-foods diet. Meals she made with her own two hands, savoring the process. Keisha practiced spiritual self-renewal by praying and meditating and helped others. Along the path to her healing, Keisha realized that her "own healing would come by reaching outward not inward." With spiritual transformation, the focus of your life has gone through an evolution- its not focussed on the valleys anymore — it's now focused on turning those valleys into mountaintops — through serving humanity and achieving happiness in the now. ~ Thrive Global article This was just the beginning of what was to be Keisha's viral post, comprised of 40 lessons she had learned from her husband's early death. Later, the book would be expanded and reorganized into Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons to Help You Find Purpose Prosperity, and Happiness. You can also grab the awesome workbook to help you work through the book. The workbook is a road map that shows you how to build a thriving and healthy life where you prioritize what is most important. After receiving an Advanced Reader, I knew I had to talk with Keisha, and also provide a copy of her book for my adult daughters. I want them to cultivate these strengths and continue building the mental toughness needed to weather life's inevitable storms and setbacks. Meet the author KEISHA BLAIR is a trained economist, with extensive experience in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. She was part of the Prime Minister's delegation to the World Economic Forum in 2018 as well as the East-Asia (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore. She led on events such as the Most Powerful Women Summit in Montreal, Canada and the Fortune Global Forum. She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and has an MSc in public policy fr...

Robyn Spizman is the author of Loving Out Loud. She is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and popular keynote speaker who has appeared in the media for over three decades, including NBC’s Today show more than thirty times. http://www.robynspizman.comKeisha Blair is a trained economist, with extensive experience in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. She was part of the Prime Minister's delegation to the World Economic Forum in 2018 as well as the East-Asia (ASEAN) Summit in Singapore. She is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and has an MSc in public policy from Carleton University in Ottawa. She has been profiled in The New York Times and is a contributor to the New York Observer and Thrive Global. After losing her husband suddenly to illness, Keisha was left to care for two young toddlers and embarked on a journey of self-discovery that allowed her to focus on the most important lessons for achieving happiness – lessons that she includes in her new book. http://www.keishablair.com

Today we welcome Dan Watt the Chief Operating Officer and a Senior Vice President Broadband Communications Systems at L3 Harris Technologies. Dan is an experienced senior executive and turn-around artist. Dan is often called into the most difficult business situations to revive them. Dan has over 26 years of service with L3 and L3 Harris Technologies companies. Dan has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Arizona and an alumnus of The Wharton School’s Executive Leadership Program. Dan is someone I describe as a leadership fundamentals guru. Dan is a people-person and knows how to help others reach their potential. He cares deeply about people having the best possible experience while at the same time accelerating business success. We welcome Dan to our show.

This week we are talking about jobs. Yes, employment with FEMA and the reserve corps. We are excited to have Daniel Alexander on the show to talk about FEMA operations and how they can serge when needed with the FEMA Reserves. If you are looking to break into FEMA, you must listen to this show. Guest BioDaniel T. Alexander is currently the Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Field Operations Directorate. Mr. Alexander is responsible for developing, maintaining, and deploying a disaster workforce that is well trained, educated, and prepared to support disaster survivors and first responders. In his current capacity, Mr. Alexander provides the infrastructure and delivery systems required to ensure the Agency can meet its requirements for National Preparedness in the Mitigation, Response, and Recovery mission areas.Prior to his appointment with the Field Operations Directorate, Mr. Alexander was the Director of the National Integration Center within FEMA’s National Preparedness Directorate. He was responsible for the policy and doctrine development and technical assistance provided to support the implementation of the National Preparedness System and the National Incident Management System across the nation. In this role, Mr. Alexander led the development of new national emergency management initiatives, including the rollout of the National Qualification System. Mr. Alexander served as the Deputy Director for Operational Coordination and Senior Advisor to the Assistant Administrator in the Field Operations Directorate of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery. Here he was responsible for directing all policy development and performance evaluation for FEMA’s disaster field operations activities. He also served as the principal advisor to the Assistant Administrator regarding the Directorate’s management of disaster workforce, field leadership, operational assessments, and federal interagency coordination activities. Prior to that, Mr. Alexander served as an Assistant Director in FEMA’s Office of Federal Disaster Coordination, where he had management responsibilities over the 10 Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinators across the country. Previously, he served as both a Federal Coordinating Officer and Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator for FEMA Region VIII in Denver, CO, after coming to FEMA in 2011. Before that, Alexander served as the Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security for the City and County of Denver. In this capacity, Alexander managed the City and County’s emergency management program, homeland security grant initiatives, including the Urban Area Security Initiative. Alexander was appointed as the Vice-Chair of FEMA Region VIII’s Regional Interagency Steering Committee, the Governor’s Homeland Security Senior Advisory Committee, and was appointed as a subject matter expert to FEMA’s National Integration Center’s Emergency Management Workgroup. He also served on President Obama’s Policy Advisory Committee on the National Security Information Program for State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities. Before that, Alexander served as the Homeland Security Director for the City of Milwaukee, managing the City’s emergency management and homeland security programs and spent approximately 13 years as a law enforcement officer with the Milwaukee Police Department.Mr. Alexander is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and did some post-graduate work in the Ph.D. Program in Urban Studies. Mr. Alexander has taught extensively in both undergraduate and graduate programs in the fields of Criminal Justice, Research Methods, Urban Studies, and Homeland Security.Todd is an active member of the International Association of Emergency Managers and is the Region 9 representative on the University and Colleges Caucus.Todd is an avid reader. Some of his favorite topics are leadership, emergency management, history, and spy thrillers.Links LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-alexander-13734914/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FEMA/Twitter: https://twitter.com/femaWebsite: https://careers.fema.gov/find-jobAdvertisersTitan HST https://www.titanhst.com/

Bridget has Charlie Hall return as a guest to discuss the MBA-like management & leadership program he and several others developed called EAGLE (Executive AGricultural LEadership Program). It is all focused on nursery and greenhouse management topics. Starting with strategy and then moving to implementing the strategy. A one-page strategic plan? Yes! That's his tool of choice. Also marketing and finance. There's also a capstone exercise.

Women hold 52% of all the professional jobs in the US, yet only 5% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women. The FAU Women in Executive Leadership (WEL) program is a strategic initiative designed to level this ratio by giving participants an opportunity to develop a competitive advantage. FAU WEL is currently accepting applications for the fall cohort, which begins August 24, 2019, and runs every 3rd Saturday through December 7, 2019. The program is seeking participants, mentors and corporate sponsors. Visit business.fau.edu/womensleadership to learn more.Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)

This week's guest is Cheryl Weir: Cheryl has been coaching individuals and teams in corporations committed to producing breakthrough results since 1992. Her client list includes: Pfizer/Wyeth, Ernst and Young,World Bank, DuPont, Kimberly-Clark, Barclays Capital, IBM, Cisco, AT&T, Lucent Technologies,Novartis,J&J,Jefferson Wells,HersheyFoods, Temple University Health System, Hajoca Corporation, Acme-Hardesty, and Wharton, as well as many smaller organizations. She leads team and leadership workshops designed to produce results beyond what these leaders could imagine before working with Cheryl. Recently she has been working with several organizations to uncover what sets apart the “stars” and “leaders” from those who are not and has a process to quickly identify leadership competencies to coach and develop.Cheryl conducts public and corporate workshops and programs. Several of the most popular are: Developing YOUR Unique Leadership Style, Retaining Talented Employees, and The Executive Leadership Program for identified “high potentials” in organizations. Her workshop for sales organizations, ROCKET Your RESULTS, was featured in FORTUNE magazine, “So You’re a Player: Do You Need a Coach?”where she helped her client, “blow out the numbers.” Email: Cheryl@CherylWeir.com

Why does great service come from the heart? On today's episode, Christopher sits with his hero Ken Blanchard. One of the greatest authors of all time shares why legendary customer service matters, the power that true servant leadership holds, and so much more. Exemplifying Simple Truths Christopher has personally looked up to Ken since reading the life-changing book, The One-Minute Manager. When he dropped out of school and had to seek other ways of learning, Christopher turned to the book that he has given to many others in return. Simplicity marks everything that Ken writes and teaches. The living legend has written over 60 books, with a new one inspired by the story of Johnny the Bagger, The Simple Truths of Service. “My mission statement is to be a loving teacher and example of simple truths.” - Ken Blanchard Great, Simple Service Everyone can make a difference in customer service without having to do anything complicated and by simply reaching out to customers and making them feel important. Great service that makes a difference comes from the heart. However, the human ego often sends people off track of being servant leaders. Ego gets in the way of service in two ways. One is through false pride or the “more than” philosophy, where you act like you're better than everyone else. And then there is fear or self-doubt, where you have a “less than” philosophy. “A lot of people say, ‘That's an ego problem?' Sure, you focus on yourself.” - Ken Blanchard on self-doubt Writing for People Growing up, Ken's parents instilled in him the value of staying grounded. When he became president back in junior high, his father reminded him that great leaders are great because people respect and trust them. His mother also taught him to neither think himself beyond others nor let others think they're above him. He has had a lot of valuable learnings in life. And all these motivate him to continue writing books. “I just love learning for people.” - Ken Blanchard To hear more about service and being yourself from Ken himself, download and listen to the episode. Bio: A prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant,  Dr. Ken Blanchard's friends, colleagues, and clients characterize him as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate individuals in business today. Ken is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world and is respected for his years of groundbreaking work in the fields of leadership and management. He is also the co-founder and Chief Spiritual Officer of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an international management training and consulting firm that he and his wife, Margie Blanchard, began in 1979 in San Diego, California. Ken received a master's degree from Colgate University and a bachelor's and Ph.D. from Cornell University. Ken spends time as a visiting lecturer at his alma mater where he is a trustee emeritus of the Board of Trustees. He also teaches students in the Master of Science in Executive Leadership Program at the University of San Diego. He has received many awards and honors for his contributions in the fields of management, leadership, and speaking. The National Speakers Association awarded him its highest honor, the "Council of Peers Award of Excellence." He was inducted into the HRD Hall of Fame by Training magazine and Lakewood Conferences, and he received the Golden Gavel Award from Toastmasters International. Ken also received The Thought Leadership Award for continued support of work-related learning and performance by ISA—The Association of Learning Providers. Ken has been inducted into Amazon's Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 best-selling authors of all time. The business school at Grand Canyon University bears his name. An avid golfer, Ken belongs to the Loch Lomond Golf Club in Scotland. Links: KenBlanchard.com Twitter We hope you enjoyed Ken Blanchard on this episode of Follow Your Different™! Christopher loves hearing from his listeners.

What are the top firms doing to outperform the rest? How are they growing? What’s the silver bullet that’s going to help my firm hit that 16% five-year growth CAGR I’m seeing from the best of the best? These were hot topics at last month’s Charles Schwab IMPACT Conference in Washington, D.C. And of course, the very reason that so many of our industry’s best and brightest were gathered there to speak, learn, and network is that there isn’t one “silver bullet” that’s going to transform your practice in 2019. But some guiding principles for advisors looking to grow did emerge at the conference, which I discussed with Lisa Salvi, Vice President of Business Consulting and Field Experience at Charles Schwab. Lisa and I were joined by Mitch Reiner, Chief Operating Officer, Managing Partner, and Senior Investment Advisor of Capital Investment Advisors, who is a graduate of Schwab’s Executive Leadership Program.