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Jason Feifer discusses how to advance your career by creating winning LinkedIn content. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) Why LinkedIn matters even when you aren't job hunting2) What most get wrong about personal branding 3) The trick to getting your posts seen on LinkedInSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1110 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT JASON — Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, a startup advisor, host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow and Problem Solvers, and has taught his techniques for adapting to change at companies including Pfizer, Microsoft, Chipotle, DraftKings, and Wix. He has worked as an editor at Fast Company, Men's Health, and Boston magazine, and has written about business and technology for the Washington Post, Slate, Popular Mechanics, and others.• LinkedIn: Jason Feifer• Newsletter: OneThingBetter.email• Website: JasonFeifer.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: The Three-Body Problem (The Three-Body Problem Series, 1) by Cixin Liu• Past episode: 664: Dr. Robert Cialdini on How to Persuade with the 7 Universal Principles of Influence• Past episode: 848: How to Quickly Grow and Future-Proof Your Career with Jason Feifer• Past episode: 997: How to Push Past Self-Doubt and Find the Confidence to Pursue Big Things with Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland• Past episode: 1089: Mastering New Skills and Information Overload through Lean Learning with Pat Flynn— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO• Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/Awesome• Cashflow Podcasting. Explore launching (or outsourcing) your podcast with a free 10-minute call with Pete.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the Gloria Chou PR Podcast, Gloria dives deep into one of the biggest traps small business owners face today — PR scams and pay-to-play “features.” You know the ones: “Get featured in *40 Under 40 Innovative Entrepreneurs—fees apply.” Gloria pulls back the curtain on how to spot these fake “PR opportunities” and why they don't give you the long-term authority, SEO, or credibility that earned media does.After years of helping thousands of founders get featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Allure, and The New York Times — without paying a dime for placement — Gloria reveals the red flags to watch for and what real PR looks like.What PR Isn't — And Why It MattersPR is not: 

Send us a textSabina Nawaz is the author of YOU'RE THE BOSS: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need) and an elite executive coach who advises C-level executives and teams at Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and academic institutions around the world. Sabina routinely gives speeches each year and teaches faculty at Northeastern and Drexel Universities. During her fourteen-year tenure at Microsoft, she went from managing software development teams to leading the company's executive development and succession planning efforts for over 11,000 managers and nearly a thousand executives, advising Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer directly. She has written for and been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, NBC, Nasdaq, and MarketWatch.A  Few Quotes From This Episode“It's not power that corrupts. It's pressure.”“As our job expands, the added pressure to perform corrupts our actions, and our increased power will blind us to the impact of those actions.”Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeBook: You're the Boss: Become the Manager You Want to Be and Others Need by Sabina NawazForbes Article: “Under Pressure: Why Stress, Not Power, Corrupts Leadership Actions” by Sabina Nawaz on ForbesBook: Creative Acts for Curious People by Sarah Stein GreenbergAbout The International Leadership Association (ILA)The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. About  Scott J. AllenWebsiteWeekly Newsletter: Practical Wisdom for LeadersMy Approach to HostingThe views of my guests do not constitute "truth." Nor do they reflect my personal views in some instances. However, they are views to consider, and I hope they help you clarify your perspective. Nothing can replace your reflection, research, and exploration of the topic. ♻️ Please share with others and follow/subscribe to the podcast!⭐️ Please leave a review on Apple, Spotify, or your platform of choice.➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn for more on leadership, communication, and tech.

What happens when your boss is the problem?A good boss can inspire you and be a catalyst for your career, whilst bad bosses limit your potential, putting the brakes on your trajectory.In this conversation with Mita Mallick, author of The Devil Emails at Midnight, we explore the behaviours that make bosses bad, and the lessons we can take to become better leaders. Mita shares raw, funny and moving stories from her career, showing how toxic dynamics shape us, and how inclusion and vulnerability can transform workplaces.We discuss why kindness is still seen as weakness, the warning signs that you might be slipping into bad boss territory, and how to handle life's toughest moments, such as grief, while still leading with integrity.If you've ever wondered whether you're bringing out the best in your people, or if you're stuck with a boss who doesn't, this episode will give you the tools and courage to flip the script.“Hurt people hurt people.” – Mita MallickYou'll hear about:·      Personal stories of bad bosses·      Why kindness is seen as weakness·      Warning signs you're a bad boss·      Nature versus nurture in leadership·      How grief affects leadership behaviour·      The myth of bossless organisations·      Coaching instead of micromanaging·      Options when stuck with a bad bossAbout Mita Mallick:Mita Mallick is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author. She's on a mission to fix what's broken in our workplaces. She's a corporate change maker with a track record of transforming businesses and has had an extensive career as a marketing and human resources executive.Mallick is a highly sought-after speaker who has advised Fortune 500 companies and start-ups alike. She is a LinkedIn Top Voice and was named to the Thinkers 50 Radar List. She's a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Adweek, and Entrepreneur. Mallick has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, Forbes, Axios, Essence, Cosmopolitan Magazine and Business Insider.Resources: Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mita-mallick-2b165822/Services: https://www.mitamallick.com/Book: https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Emails-Midnight-Leaders-Bosses/dp/1394316488/My resources:Try my High-stakes meetings toolkit (https://bit.ly/43cnhnQ) Take my Becoming a Strategic Leader course (https://bit.ly/3KJYDTj)Sign up to my Every Day is a Strategy Day newsletter (http://bit.ly/36WRpri) for modern mindsets and practices to help you get ahead.Subscribe to my YouTube channel (http://bit.ly/3cFGk1k) where you can watch the conversation.For more details about me:●      Services (https://rb.gy/ahlcuy) to CEOs, entrepreneurs and professionals.●      About me (https://rb.gy/dvmg9n) - my background, experience and philosophy.●      Examples of my writing https://rb.gy/jlbdds)●      Follow me and engage with me on LinkedIn (https://bit.ly/2Z2PexP)●      Follow me and engage with me on Twitter (https://bit.ly/36XavNI)

Since its debut, Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross has become Roku's most-watched unscripted original (show?) ever—igniting global conversations about self-discovery, independence, and the freedom of traveling alone. At Fast Company's 11th annual Innovation Festival this past September, Tracee and Brian Tannenbaum, head of Roku Originals, took to the stage for a candid conversation about how the series redefines unscripted storytelling and authentically reaches a unique audience, as well as why this experience has forever changed Tracee's expectations of creative and business partnerships.  For more of the latest business and innovation news, go to https://www.fastcompany.com/news To listen to the latest episodes of Creative Control on Fast Company:https://www.fastcompany.com/podcasts/creative-control

A CMO Confidential Interview with Andy Sack and Adam Brotman, Co-Founders and Co-CEO's of Forum 3, authors of the book AI First, previously at Microsoft and Starbucks. Adam and Andy discuss the exponential growth of LLM's in the 3 years since the Chat GPT launch, the rapid pace of consumer adoption and "why there's never been a bigger prize in capitalism." Key topics include: why the circular tie-ups between the models and chip providers may make sense, their belief that only 5% of companies are well underway; why you should use AI at least 10 times a day; and how the "current way of doing business" is the biggest blocker to progress. Tune in to hear 2026 predictions, why you should have a "family password," and how an AI Zoom scam resulted in a $20 million loss for the company. AI: The Year That Changed Marketing | Andy Sack & Adam Brotman on CMO ConfidentialFormer Starbucks Chief Digital Officer Adam Brotman and investor/operator Andy Sack return to break down AI's wild 2025—and what's next for marketers and the C-suite in 2026. We cover the rise of reasoning models and agents, chip-and-model tie-ups, who's winning (and who's falling behind), why only ~5% of companies are truly “underway,” and how consumer behavior is racing ahead of most enterprises. Adam and Andy deliver pragmatic guidance for boards, CEOs, and CMOs: where to lean in, how to organize, and what to build now.What you'll learn:• The real story on model advances, agents, and the chip/energy bottlenecks• Why supply-lock deals aren't “circular nonsense” and how they'll shape winners/losers• Enterprise reality check: 5% vs. 95%, and why CEO/board sponsorship determines lift-off• Consumer adoption, zero-click search, and how discovery is shifting under your feet• Marketing beyond efficiency: ideation, synthetic testing, and creative at production speed• 2026 predictions: Apple's big AI move, the year of consumer agents, and new AI devices• Risk & resilience: deepfake fraud, the “family password,” and change management that sticksActionable takeaways:• Use AI 10×/day; turn on voice and select a “thinking/reasoning” model for complex work• Treat AI as a company-wide transformation, not an IT pilot; pick a few high-value use cases and own them from the top• Experiment with agentic workflows and AI video to compress cycle time from storyboard to launchSponsored by @typefaceai Typeface helps the world's biggest brands go from brief to fully personalized, on-brand campaigns in hours—not months. Their agentic AI marketing platform automates workflows across ads, email, and video, integrates with your MarTech stack, and includes enterprise-grade security. Adweek named Typeface “AI Company of the Year,” TIME listed it among the Best Inventions, and Fast Company called it the next big thing in tech. See how brands like @ASICSGlobal and @Microsoft are transforming marketing with Typeface: typeface.ai/cmoAbout CMO ConfidentialHosted by five-time CMO Mike Linton, CMO Confidential goes inside the decisions, politics, and trade-offs of one of the most scrutinized jobs in the C-suite. New episodes every Tuesday on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.00:00 Intro & Sponsor: Typeface02:00 Topic & Guests — Adam Brotman and Andy Sack03:00 Three-year AI surge: usage, video, geopolitics06:00 Reasoning models, long-duration agents, chip/energy demand10:00 Midroll: Typeface12:00 Capital tie-ups: supply lock vs. “circular money”15:00 Winners & losers: the AGI race and consolidation16:00 Enterprise adoption: board/CEO-led change vs. IT pilots18:50 Reality check: 5% “well underway,” 95% early22:00 Consumer adoption: everyday use, underutilization25:00 Can companies keep up? 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Author Glenn Fleishman takes on a variety of topics, including Apple's latest software changes, the evolution of Liquid Glass, and the expanding Take Control book series. He also addresses Apple's cross-platform consistency, iPadOS 26's multitasking success, and how public betas shape user opinion. Glenn explains how Take Control adapts to Apple's rapid updates while helping users rediscover essential features. (Part 1)  This week's MacVoices is supported by Incogni. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code CHUCK at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https:/ /incogni.com/chuck. Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Introduction and sponsor message[0:56] Glenn Fleischman's Take Control catalog and writing process[2:30] Apple's “Liquid Glass” redesign and system consistency[6:25] Pros and cons of the new visual style[10:25] Public betas and how early access shapes perception[16:10] iPadOS 26's new multitasking and gestures[19:30] Unified experiences across iPhone, iPad, and Mac[23:46] Windowing and interface refinements on iPad[27:59] Hidden features and usability philosophy[29:40] Revising Apple Basics books for modern OS versions[34:18] Unexpected focus-mode quirks and new discoveries Links: Glenn's Take Control Books (all 15 of them):https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/?s=glenn+fleishman&post_type=product Glenn Fleishman's Blog:https://glennf.com Guests: Glenn Fleishman is a veteran technology writer who has contributed to dozens of publications across his career, including Macworld, Fast Company, and Increment. He has also written dozens of editions of books in the Take Control series. He spent 2019 and 2020 building 100 tiny type museums full of real printing artifacts. Glenn lives in Seattle with his wife and two children. Follow him on BlueSky or Mastodon. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:     https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

Author Glenn Fleishman takes on a variety of topics, including Apple's latest software changes, the evolution of Liquid Glass, and the expanding Take Control book series. He also addresses Apple's cross-platform consistency, iPadOS 26's multitasking success, and how public betas shape user opinion. Glenn explains how Take Control adapts to Apple's rapid updates while helping users rediscover essential features. (Part 1)  This week's MacVoices is supported by Incogni. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code CHUCK at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https:/ /incogni.com/chuck. Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Introduction and sponsor message [0:56] Glenn Fleischman's Take Control catalog and writing process [2:30] Apple's "Liquid Glass" redesign and system consistency [6:25] Pros and cons of the new visual style [10:25] Public betas and how early access shapes perception [16:10] iPadOS 26's new multitasking and gestures [19:30] Unified experiences across iPhone, iPad, and Mac [23:46] Windowing and interface refinements on iPad [27:59] Hidden features and usability philosophy [29:40] Revising Apple Basics books for modern OS versions [34:18] Unexpected focus-mode quirks and new discoveries Links: Glenn's Take Control Books (all 15 of them): https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/?s=glenn+fleishman&post_type=product Glenn Fleishman's Blog: https://glennf.com Guests: Glenn Fleishman is a veteran technology writer who has contributed to dozens of publications across his career, including Macworld, Fast Company, and Increment. He has also written dozens of editions of books in the Take Control series. He spent 2019 and 2020 building 100 tiny type museums full of real printing artifacts. Glenn lives in Seattle with his wife and two children. Follow him on BlueSky or Mastodon. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http://macvoices.com      Twitter:      http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

Membership | Donations | Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts | Discord | FB GroupThis week (actually, April) I speak with Rimma Boshernitsan (Website | LinkedIn), a speaker, interviewer, facilitator, and advisor who has partnered with senior leadership at Fortune 500 companies—including Google, Kaiser Permanente, Roche, TATA, and Aesop—guiding them through transformation and growth. Her writing has appeared in Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, Tech Crunch and Forbes.She began her career in management consulting at Deloitte, focusing on M&A and large-scale transformation, before moving into industry advising across healthcare, consumer business, and telecommunications. Later work in the art world taught her how cultural and political insights could drive innovation and transformation in business, leading her to found DIALOGUE in 2016.She now combines strategic foresight, human-centered innovation, and interdisciplinary thinking to help her clients reframe challenges, identify opportunities, and lead with intention. She sits on the board of trustees at Headlands Center for the Arts and on the SECA Council Board at SFMOMA, and is also an advisor to Stanford's Women in Design Program.Her most recent focus is in co-intelligence: integrating human, machine, and planetary intelligence to build future-facing organizations.I'm glad to have such an excellent partner in conversation to, as the Taoists say, “Feel our way across the river stone by stone” in a discussion about all of this and more: the re-emergence of nomadic populations and intentional communities, fumbling toward an idea of planetary culture, the role of intuition in leadership and biophilia in the design of our work spaces...it's a marvelously nondisciplinary co-exploration.There are well over a dozen episodes in the editing queue and founding members can access the entire trove of unedited conversations before they're released:✨ Show Links• Dig into nine years of mind-expanding conversations• Learn more about the Humans On The Loop project and its goals• Browse the books we discuss on the show at Bookshop.org• Contact me if you have a problem you think I can help you solve• Explore the interactive knowledge graph grown from over 250 episodes• Explore the Google Notebook for How To Live In The Future, my five-week science and philosophy course at Weirdosphere✨ Mentioned Media & PeopleIn Threads' dwindling engagement, social media's flawed hypothesis is laid bareIn a Time of Stress, Neuroaesthetic Spaces and Places Create a Path to Healing and HopeThe Triad of Intelligences: Harnessing Machine, Planetary, and Human Intuition in The Age of AIDIALOGUE Interviews: Ivy RossDIALOGUE Interviews: Susan MagsamenDIALOGUE Interviews: Kevin KellyMore Is Different: Broken symmetry and the nature of the hierarchical structure of scienceNikki SilvaBruce LiptonEd BernaysKen Wilber This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelgarfield.substack.com/subscribe

Caroline Stokes is a leadership strategist for the 5th Industrial Revolution and author of AfterShock to 2030: A CEO's Guide to Reinvention in the Age of AI, Climate, and Societal Collapse. Her work offers a radical roadmap for navigating disruption, grounded in trauma-aware systems, emotionally intelligent AI, and adaptive intelligence.A Sony alum who helped launch PlayStation, Caroline has evolved from executive headhunter to a globally recognized authority on psychological and strategic leadership reinvention. She works with CEOs, boards, and executive teams to build sovereign, trust-based systems that align with today's complex, polycrisis environment.She is also the author of Elephants Before Unicorns (Entrepreneur Press, 2019), co-author of the HBR Guide to Navigating the Toxic Workplace (2024), and contributor to Coach Me! (Wiley, 2022). Her insights have appeared in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, and The Globe and Mail.Caroline has delivered keynotes and workshops around the world, including for the World Bank, IEEE-USA, and the UN Peace Day celebration in Los Angeles. Her TEDx talk predicted the leadership challenges organizations now face.

Writer and author Kyle Austin Young has a debut book that is for anyone who has ever dreamed of having a side-hustle, starting a business or following a dream. The book, Success is a Numbers Game: Achieve Bigger Goals by Changing the Odds, is just out from Hay House Business. Clear, practical, fun and a terrific read, this book will show you how to make your idea happen. The book includes a simple test for knowing which of our biggest goals to prioritize and which to quit immediately. Kyle Austin Young has written for the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, The Boston Globe, CNBC, Psychology Today, Forbes, and Business Insider. Among his many roles for many teams, Kyle is the Operations Manager here at The Memoir Project. His core principles have shaped everything we do. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. To learn more, join The Memoir Project free newsletter list and keep up to date on all our free webinars, instructive posts and online classes in how to write memoir, as well as our talented, available memoir editors and memoir coaches, podcast guests and more.

On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include the most recent info on the government shutdown, OpenAI's deal with Amazon, and Elon Musk's potential big payday   Next, Yaz and Josh talk to Jay Willis, a Fast Company contributing writer and the editor-in-chief of Balls and Strikes, about the latest gambling scandal to hit the NBA, what led up to this moment, and where the league may go from here.   Finally, Yaz interviews Hinge founder and CEO Justin McLeod about why his business is succeeding, and whether he worries that younger daters might choose to date AI bots rather than real people. For more of the latest business and innovation news, go to fastcompany.com/news.

In this engaging conversation, Lori Adams-Brown interviews Mita Mallick about her book "The Devil Emails at Midnight: What Good Leaders Can Learn from Bad Bosses." Mita shares personal stories and insights on leadership, workplace culture, and the impact of bad bosses on mental health. The discussion covers the importance of self-awareness, setting boundaries, and the role of personal relationships in professional settings. The genesis of Mita's book started with a personal experience of her mother's home being flooded. Mita found an old notebook with stories about bad bosses, which inspired her book. Fear-driven workplaces may achieve short-term results but harm long-term culture. Mita shares a 'water test' to identify toxic workplaces during interviews. Setting boundaries is crucial for respect and inclusion in the workplace. Personal relationships can complicate professional decisions, especially in leadership roles. Mita emphasizes the importance of self-care for effective leadership. The conversation highlights the normalization of toxic behavior in workplaces. Mita advises doing reference checks on potential employers. The book encourages readers to learn from bad bosses to become better leaders. My special guest is Mita Mallick Mallick is a highly sought-after speaker who has advised Fortune 500 companies and start-ups alike. She is a LinkedIn Top Voice and was named to the Thinkers 50 Radar List. She's a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Adweek, and Entrepreneur. Mallick has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, Forbes, Axios, Essence, Cosmopolitan Magazine and Business Insider. Mallick holds a B.A. from Barnard College, Columbia University and an M.B.A. from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Learning from Bad Bosses The Devil Emails at Midnight Leadership Lessons from Mita Mallick Navigating Toxic Workplaces Setting Boundaries for Success The Impact of Bad Bosses Self-Care in Leadership Identifying Toxic Workplaces The Role of Personal Relationships in Leadership Transforming Workplace Culture Key topics: leadership, workplace culture, bad bosses, mental health, self-awareness "The Devil Emails at Midnight" "Fear kills culture in the longterm" "Set boundaries for respect" "Personal relationships complicate decisions" "Self-care is key to leadership" "Normalize toxic behavior in workplaces" "Do reference checks on employers" "Learn from bad bosses" "Water test for toxic workplaces" "Respect is a basic need" 00:00:01 Introduction and Book Overview 00:00:29 Inspiration Behind the Book 00:01:27 Fear-Driven Workplaces 00:02:27 Impact of Bad Bosses 00:04:10 Setting Boundaries 00:07:30 Personal Relationships in Leadership 00:11:39 Self-Care and Leadership 00:18:54 Cultural and Personal Background 00:25:20 Advice for Navigating Workplace Dynamics 00:30:51 Conclusion and How to Connect with Mita Connect with us: https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com Linkedin YouTube Substack FaceBook Instagram Threads Patreon (for exclusive episodes just for Difference Makers) Bluesky TikTok Subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who might need to hear it. Your support helps the community grow and keeps these important conversations going. If you need professional help, such as therapy: https://www.betterhelp.com/difference If you are looking for your next opportunity, sign up for Lori's Masterclass on Master the Career Pivot: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/careerpivot Difference Makers who are podcast listeners get 10% offf with the code: DIFFERENT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nadine's work has been featured in the 5th edition of Megg's History of Graphic Design and in 2012 she was selected by Fast Company as one of its 100 Most Creative People in Business. In 2016 her work was showcased in the 4th edition of First Choice which highlights the work of the 250 top global designers.

In this engaging conversation, Lori Adams-Brown interviews Mita Mallick about her book "The Devil Emails at Midnight: What Good Leaders Can Learn from Bad Bosses." Mita shares personal stories and insights on leadership, workplace culture, and the impact of bad bosses on mental health. The discussion covers the importance of self-awareness, setting boundaries, and the role of personal relationships in professional settings. The genesis of Mita's book started with a personal experience of her mother's home being flooded. Mita found an old notebook with stories about bad bosses, which inspired her book. Fear-driven workplaces may achieve short-term results but harm long-term culture. Mita shares a 'water test' to identify toxic workplaces during interviews. Setting boundaries is crucial for respect and inclusion in the workplace. Personal relationships can complicate professional decisions, especially in leadership roles. Mita emphasizes the importance of self-care for effective leadership. The conversation highlights the normalization of toxic behavior in workplaces. Mita advises doing reference checks on potential employers. The book encourages readers to learn from bad bosses to become better leaders. My special guest is Mita Mallick Mallick is a highly sought-after speaker who has advised Fortune 500 companies and start-ups alike. She is a LinkedIn Top Voice and was named to the Thinkers 50 Radar List. She's a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Adweek, and Entrepreneur. Mallick has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, Forbes, Axios, Essence, Cosmopolitan Magazine and Business Insider. Mallick holds a B.A. from Barnard College, Columbia University and an M.B.A. from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. Learning from Bad Bosses The Devil Emails at Midnight Leadership Lessons from Mita Mallick Navigating Toxic Workplaces Setting Boundaries for Success The Impact of Bad Bosses Self-Care in Leadership Identifying Toxic Workplaces The Role of Personal Relationships in Leadership Transforming Workplace Culture Key topics: leadership, workplace culture, bad bosses, mental health, self-awareness "The Devil Emails at Midnight" "Fear kills culture in the longterm" "Set boundaries for respect" "Personal relationships complicate decisions" "Self-care is key to leadership" "Normalize toxic behavior in workplaces" "Do reference checks on employers" "Learn from bad bosses" "Water test for toxic workplaces" "Respect is a basic need" 00:00:01 Introduction and Book Overview 00:00:29 Inspiration Behind the Book 00:01:27 Fear-Driven Workplaces 00:02:27 Impact of Bad Bosses 00:04:10 Setting Boundaries 00:07:30 Personal Relationships in Leadership 00:11:39 Self-Care and Leadership 00:18:54 Cultural and Personal Background 00:25:20 Advice for Navigating Workplace Dynamics 00:30:51 Conclusion and How to Connect with Mita Connect with us: https://www.aworldofdifferencepodcast.com Linkedin YouTube Substack FaceBook Instagram Threads Patreon (for exclusive episodes just for Difference Makers) Bluesky TikTok Subscribe to the podcast, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who might need to hear it. Your support helps the community grow and keeps these important conversations going. If you need professional help, such as therapy: https://www.betterhelp.com/difference If you are looking for your next opportunity, sign up for Lori's Masterclass on Master the Career Pivot: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/careerpivot Difference Makers who are podcast listeners get 10% offf with the code: DIFFERENT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Baszucki is the founder and CEO of Roblox. TIME named Roblox one of the “100 Most Influential Companies,” and it has been recognized by Fast Company for innovation on their “Most Innovative Companies” and “Most Innovative Companies in Gaming” lists.This episode is brought to you by:Qlosi prescription eye drop used to treat age-related blurry near vision (presbyopia) in adults: https://Qlosi.com/TimAG1 all-in-one nutritional supplement: https://DrinkAG1.com/TimWealthfront high-yield cash account: https://Wealthfront.com/TimNew clients get 3.75% base APY from program banks + additional 0.65% boost for 3 months on your uninvested cash (max $150k balance. Terms apply. The Cash Account offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC (“WFB”) member FINRA/SIPC, not a bank. The base APY as of 9/26/25 is representative, can change, and requires no minimum. Tim Ferriss, a non-client, receives compensation from WFB for advertising and holds a non-controlling equity interest in the corporate parent of WFB. Experiences will vary. Outcomes not guaranteed. Instant withdrawals may be limited by your receiving firm and other factors. Investment advisory services provided by Wealthfront Advisers LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Securities investments: not bank deposits, bank-guaranteed or FDIC-insured, and may lose value.*For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim's email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim's books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferrissSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How do you show up in the world, whether it's online, at work, or in your community? Whether you've thought about it or not, that's all part of your personal brand. In this episode of Psychologists Off The Clock, Michael is joined by Goldie Chan, a personal branding expert, to unpack her book, Personal Branding for Introverts, and what personal branding really is and how it's different from just having a reputation. They talk about how to choose the right platforms, why consistency matters when you're sharing content, and how to stay authentic while still protecting your privacy. Goldie also shares smart, down-to-earth advice on setting boundaries, creating meaningful content, and building genuine connections, especially for introverts and small business owners. If you've ever wondered how to shape your public persona without feeling fake or overwhelmed, this episode is full of practical, encouraging insights.Listen and Learn: What a personal brand is and how it reflects how people outside your inner circle perceive youThe key difference between reputation (what others say about you) and personal branding (what you intentionally communicate about yourself)The many components that make up a personal brand, both online and offlineThe key differences between “rented” and “owned” online spaces, including their pros, cons, and how the balance between them has evolved in today's digital landscapePractical, ethical, and authentic strategies for creating and posting social media content, including how to choose the right platform, define their audience, and maintain a sustainable posting cadenceTesting and adapting to new platforms, understanding where their target community actually is, and aligning their content style with both personal preference and audience expectationsWhy going viral doesn't necessarily build a lasting or engaged community, and why focusing on meaningful conversations and evergreen content is more valuable than chasing viralityHow to balance authenticity and privacy when building a personal brandExpressing genuine personality and emotion online in a sustainable way that maintains connection without compromising personal well-being or energyResources: Personal Branding for Introverts: https://bookshop.org/a/30734/9781541705463 Goldie's Website https://www.goldiechan.comWarm Robots: https://www.warmrobots.com Connect with Goldie on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/goldie Debbie's Substack article: Am I a Brand? (Part 1) https://drdebbiesorensen.substack.com/p/am-i-a-brand Ambivalence about marketing my business (as a therapist, writer, and small business owner)About Goldie ChanGoldie Chan is a creative, keynote speaker, author and cancer survivor. She was named the "Oprah of LinkedIn" by Huffington Post and her creative video channel won LinkedIn Top Voice for Social Media. Goldie founded Warm Robots in 2018, an award-winning social media strategy and creative agency based in Los Angeles with global clients. Previously, she wrote an internationally-recognized column for Forbes, which received nearly 10M views, and was named Journalist Of the Year in 2024. Goldie writes for Archie Comics and has been featured as a fresh voice in The New York Times, CNN, Fast Company, and many other outlets. Her first book, Personal Branding for Introverts, published with Basic Ventures in 2025. Goldie is based in sunny Los Angeles.Related Episodes399. Likable Badass with Alison Fragale357. Is Your Work Worth It? How to Think About Meaningful Work with Jennifer Tosti-Kharas and Christopher Wong Michaelson307. Navigating Social Media As a Parent with Cara Goodwin250. Anxiety and Perfectionism with Clarissa OngSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why do we start strong… and still end up stuck? (Watch on YouTube) To answer that, my guest today, Kwame Terra, did something no one else ever has. He walked over 2 million steps in 30 days — 66,000 steps a day. That's more than a marathon's distance daily, with no rest days. At the end of it, Kwame ended up setting a new world record. But this isn't a story about crushing a record. It's a conversation about what it takes to follow through — when no one's watching, when you hit a wall, and when your old self is begging you to quit. In this episode, we unpack: Why motivation rarely lasts — and what to rely on instead The hardest part of walking 66K steps a day (it's not what you think) How pain, rhythm, and emotional triggers show up in the body What Kwame learned about trusting himself again through movement Why “finishing something” can be more healing than we realize More than any record, this challenge was about reclaiming a sense of identity, integrity, and forward momentum — through walking. More from Kwame Terra:

Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, has spent nearly 25 years turning horror, humor, and high camp into an art form—and a solid business. In this bonus Halloween episode of Creative Control, Peterson opens up about her wild journey from Las Vegas showgirl to pop culture icon, discussing how to build a brand that lasts and her latest project that's been decades in the making: Elvira's Cookbook From Hell: Sexy, Spooky Soirées and Celebrations for Every Occasion. For more of the latest business and innovation news, go to https://www.fastcompany.com/news To listen to the latest episodes of Creative Control on Fast Company:https://www.fastcompany.com/podcasts/creative-control

Send us a text✅ Subscribe now for more episodesMPF Discussion with Dr. Mary Poffenroth The Science of Doing Scary Things: Overcoming Fear & Building Courage with Dr. Mary Poffenroth   About Mary Dr. Mary Poffenroth, a neurohacking biopsychologist, fear/courage expert, and award winning author of Brave New You: Strategies, Tools, and Neurohacks to Live More Courageously Every Day (Hachette, 2024, awards here), who TIME Magazine recently said gave them “life changing revelations” with her work. Mary has also been featured in Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, SUCCESS, and Fast Company (all her print/TV/podcasts). Her workshops, keynotes, and elite retreats have been enjoyed by organizations like TED, GoogleX, Britannica, and the senior executives at Walmart.   The Science of Doing Scary Things: Overcoming Fear & Building CourageIn this episode of My Perfect Failure, I'm joined by Dr. Mary Poffenroth, a biopsychologist, courage researcher, and author of Brave New You, to explore the science of fear and how to build real courage.Mary explains how to use her RAIN Method (Recognize, Assign, Identify, Navigate) to manage stress, anxiety, and fear—transforming everyday worries into opportunities for growth.If you've ever faced fear of failure, fear of change, or self-doubt, you'll discover practical tools and neuroscience-backed techniques to move forward with confidence.  

In this week's podcast we discuss the plan to have new data centers pay for new solar + batteries for residents and businesses near new data centers. Based on the Fast Company article: https://www.fastcompany.com/91409132/why-tech-companies-should-help-pay-for-solar-on-your-roofAbout Jamie Duran & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Solar Harmonics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brought to you by Solar Harmonics in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, who invite their customers to “Own Their Energy” by purchasing a solar panel system for their home, business, or farm.  You can check out the website for the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ top solar energy equipment installer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Solar Harmonics, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.In each episode we discuss questions facing people making the decision to go solar. The solutions to your questions are given to you – straight  – by one of the leading experts in the solar industry, Jamie Duran, president of Solar Harmonics.Feel free to search our library for answers to questions that you're facing when considering solar.About Adam Duran & Magnified MediaSolarcast is produced and co-hosted by Adam Duran, director of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Magnified Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. With offices in downtown ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠San Francisco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Los Angeles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Walnut Creek, California⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Magnified⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Media is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠digital marketing agency⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ focused on digital marketing, local and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠local & national SEO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website design⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and lead generation for companies of all sizes.Magnified Media helps company leaders master their marketing by:• getting their website seen at the top of Google rankings, and• getting them more online reviews,• creating media content that engages with each client's target audience.In his spare time, Adam enjoys volunteering on the board of several community-based non-profits and his own weekly podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Local SEO in 10⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This episode's guest is author, speaker, and "patron saint of crazy ideas" Kyle Scheele. Listen in as he makes the case that creativity at financial institutions isn't confined to marketing teams—it's simply problem-solving, and it belongs to everyone at your organization. He shares why “culture eats strategy,” explains the importance of making space for innovation in a traditional industry, and suggests practical ways leaders can experiment to reduce the big risk that all community FIs face: losing customers to more innovative competitors.We'll explore:The risk of losing customers to fintechs and how creativity helps you win trust.“Commit to the bit”: the surprising power of shared enthusiasm to build culture and collaboration.Two questions leaders should ask to unlock hidden solutions already inside the organization.Lightweight systems to surface employee ideas and how strong cultures act like magnets for attracting new talent.About the guest: Whether he's holding a Viking funeral for the regrets of 21,000 people, hosting the world's first fake marathon, or gaining a million TikTok followers in just 25 hours, Kyle Scheele is always on the lookout for crazy ideas that produce wildly outsized outcomes. Over the last decade, his projects have been featured in prominent outlets Fast Company, WIRED, The Washington Post, Yahoo!, BuzzFeed, UpWorthy, and Goalcast, among others. His videos have been viewed over 250 million times, and he has spoken to hundreds of thousands of audience members across the United States. More than anything, Kyle hopes that his story can inspire others to chase their own crazy ideas and become the people they were meant to be.Helpful links:Read about one of Kyle's projects: Home Run Marathon attracts more participants than Boston Marathon on TikTok - The Washington PostHear more from Kyle at Abrigo's 2026 ThinkBIG Conference.

Dr. Josh Davis, international and USA Today bestselling author, NLP certified trainer and master practitioner, joins me on the latest Business Minds Coffee Chat. Josh is the founder and director of the Science-Based Leadership Institute, where he and his team draw on neuroscience and psychology to help leaders change themselves and lead change. His writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Psychology Today, Inc., and leading business and academic journals.

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.  Today we discuss David Cronenberg, one of the truly great Canadian geniuses and the filmmaker credited with the advent of “body horror” (a distinction he bristles against, for what it's worth). Our B-Sides today include Fast Company, The Brood, M. Butterfly, and Spider. Our guest today is the incomparable Veronica Fitzpatrick, professor at Brown University and Editor-at-Large and Podcast Co-Host at Bright Wall/Dark Room.  We talk about how handsome Oliver Reed is in The Brood, how Cronenberg's films often start with a bang, how misguided M. Butterfly is, and how Fast Company was, in fact, a movie directed by David Cronenberg. There's talk of his novel Consumed, his multiple collaborations with certain great performers like Jeremy Irons, and his incredible, intellectual mind. This is a man who has adapted Stephen King, William Burroughs, Don DeLillo, J.G. Ballard, and Patrick McGrath. What range! There's the real-life French diplomat on which M. Butterfly is based, as well as the metatextual nature of both Cronenberg's adaptation of David Henry Hwang and his later picture A Dangerous Method. It's Cronenberg taking stock of the psychology of his own films! Fascinating. Veronica mentions B.D. Wong's Tony speech, we all marvel at the fact that Adrian Lyne remade Lolita (with Jeremy Irons!) in 1997 and it barely got a release! There's a lot in here! Happy Halloween!

On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include the latest on tariffs, layoffs at companies like Amazon and Target, and NBCUniversal's poaching of Taylor Sheridan.     Next, Yaz and Josh talk to Fast Company senior editor Bryan Lufkin about “ghost jobs” and other hiring trends in the current, uncertain economic climate.   Finally, Yaz interviews Lucy Guo. Guo is the founder of the content creator monetization platform Passes, which lets creators make money from fans through things like selling merch and private chats. The company hasn't been without controversy and has faced lawsuits accusing it of allowing and encouraging the distribution of illegal content, including child sexual abuse material, as well as engaging in unfair business practices. Guo is also the cofounder of Scale AI, which Meta recently bought a 49% stake in. That sale made her, by some metrics, the youngest self-made billionaire. Yaz spoke to Guo about why she left Scale AI in 2018, how she responds to those lawsuits, and why she doesn't think we're in an AI bubble. For more of the latest business and innovation news, go to https://www.fastcompany.com/newsTo read more of our reporting on hiring trends, go to https://www.fastcompany.com/work-life

Rebekah and Lauren interview Reshma Chattaram Chamberlin, co-founder of Summersalt, a global swimwear brand. Reshma shares her journey from Mumbai to St. Louis, highlighting her eventual love for the city. She emphasizes the strong sense of community in St. Louis, particularly in the Central West End, and how motherhood has deepened her connections. Reshma discusses Summersalt''s mission to inspire body confidence and childlike joy, noting the brand's significant growth, and reaching over a million women. You can learn more about Summersalt by going to their website!Reshma Chattaram Chamberlin is the Co-Founder and Chief Brand and Digital Officer of Summersalt, a generation-defining lifestyle brand known for its data-backed fit and designer quality products without the designer price tag. In 2020, Fast Company named Summersalt one of the 10 Most Innovative Style Companies of the Year. Reshma and her Co-founder Lori Coulter launched Summersalt to change the conversation around swimwear and address a true market gap by creating designer swimwear without the designer price tag. Summersalt's product is data-backed with 1.5 million measurements taken from 10,000 women's body scans. From day one, Summersalt knew it wouldn't stop at swimwear. The first challenge was to transform the swimwear shopping experience from being intimidating and vulnerable to fun and empowering. Quickly, Summersalt expanded to include adventure-friendly essentials that help make every aspect of a woman's wardrobe more joyful and comfortable—from sleepwear to intimates to activewear. Named one of the Top 100 Upstarts in the world by CNBC, the brand has seen exceptional growth and consumer adoption, garnering praise from leading outlets including Vogue, Elle, CNN and Forbes.  Prior to co-founding Summersalt, Reshma spent 10+ years in brand building, user experience design, digital marketing, and strategy, for early entrants in the direct-to-consumer revolution. She previously ran a successful business design strategy firm, where she was an early advocate for design thinking at the foundation of any business, as a key unfair advantage. Reshma is passionate about keeping thoughtful practices at the heart of Summersalt, and is constantly championing sustainability. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design from Principia College. Reshma sits on the board of Forest Park Forever in St. Louis, where she works on community relations and driving diversity and inclusion practices for the largest city park in the country. In her free time, she enjoys living out one of Summersalt's core values by traveling the world with her husband.We hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! To learn more about Moms of the Lou you can go to stlouismom.com or follow us on Instagram and Facebook. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast and Spotify. And don't forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! This episode was produced by the St. Louis Mom. It was recorded and edited by STL Bucketlist Studios in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Send us a textContent Warning: cancer treatment and journeyAbout This Episode Boldness doesn't have to be big and loud. It can also look like choosing to keep showing up, even when life feels uncertain. In this episode, keynote speaker and author Goldie Chan shares how she built a recognizable brand while navigating cancer treatment and creating an 800-day streak of original LinkedIn videos rooted in cadence, craft, and credibility. She unpacks her Five Cs of personal branding (Community, Confidence, Competency, Consistency, and Clarity) plus a sixth: Conversation. Through small, steady actions and intentional engagement, Goldie shows how to grow trust, energy, and visibility without burnout. You will leave with practical steps to invest just one hour a week to build your presence, connect with purpose, and remember that even 10 percent on a hard day still counts and grows into your next bold move. About Goldie ChanGoldie Chan is a creative, keynote speaker, author, and cancer survivor. She was named the “Oprah of LinkedIn” by Huffington Post and her creative video channel won LinkedIn Top Voice for Social Media. Goldie founded Warm Robots in 2018, an award-winning social media strategy and creative agency based in Los Angeles with global clients. Previously, she wrote an internationally recognized column for Forbes, which received nearly 10M views, and was named Journalist of the Year in 2024. Goldie writes for Archie Comics and has been featured as a fresh voice in The New York Times, CNN, Fast Company, and many other outlets. Goldie is based in sunny Los Angeles. Additional ResourcesWebsite: goldiechan.comInstagram: @goldiecylonLinkedIn: @GoldieChanSupport the show-------- Stay Connected www.leighburgess.com Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Leigh on Instagram: @theleighaburgess Follow Leigh on LinkedIn: @LeighBurgess Sign up for Leigh's bold newsletter

In this 200th episode of The Lunchtime Series, Kevin Britz and guest co-host Craig Page-Lee unpack when ambiguity can be a smart leadership tactic (and when it backfires). We connect the dots between emotional intelligence, feedback mistakes leaders make, and the surprising power of strategic ambiguity to spark innovation, protect psychological safety, and manage complex stakeholder environments. If you lead teams, sell ideas, or communicate for a living, this one's gold.What you'll learn • Why consistency is the secret edge of great podcasts and great leaders • The Fast Company insights on feedback mistakes & EQ • “Strategic ambiguity” — what it is, when to use it, and how to avoid turning vague • Practical guardrails: be clear on intent & principles, flexible on pathways & details • A simple best-practice checklist you can use with your team today

What if innovation wasn't about having more resources, but about unleashing the creativity you already possess? In this episode of World's Greatest Business Thinkers, host Nick Hague sits down with Duncan Wardle, former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney, to share actionable strategies for fostering innovation in any organization. From sending Buzz Lightyear to space to transforming slum lighting with water bottles, Duncan reveals practical tools, playful mindsets, and techniques like "Yes And" and "What If" to break conventional thinking. Leaders at any level will gain insights to unlock creativity, drive collaboration, and generate breakthrough ideas. What You Will Learn: How to overcome the "river of thinking" that limits creativity  The "Yes And" framework for building collaborative ideas instead of shutting them down with "No, Because" Encouraging playfulness and nurturing a creative thinking environment  The "What If" tool for breaking rules and generating breakthrough ideas How to use the "Stargazer" framework to select the most promising innovative ideas Why intuition and empathy will become increasingly valuable skills in an AI-dominated future The power of asking "Why" five times to uncover true consumer insights and innovation opportunities How to create effective innovation processes without massive resources or budgets If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate, and review it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Podcasts. Instructions on how to do this are here.   Duncan Wardle Bio: Duncan Wardle is the former Head of Innovation & Creativity at Disney, where he led groundbreaking initiatives across Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Disney Parks. Today, he serves as an independent innovation consultant, helping organisations embed creativity and strategic innovation, and regularly contributes to Fast Company and Harvard Business Review. He teaches innovation masterclasses at Notre Dame, Stanford, and Yale, delivers inspirational keynotes worldwide, and runs workshops that combine creative ideation with actionable strategies, empowering teams to generate breakthrough ideas and measurable results.   Quotes: "Here's the problem - when you ask a room full of adults, 'hands up who's creative,' less than 3% of them put their hands up. I wanted to create a toolkit that had three principles: take the intimidation out of innovation and make it accessible to normal, hardworking, busy people, and make creativity tangible for people uncomfortable with ambiguity. Far more important, make it fun, give people tools they choose to use when you and I are not around." "When that door is shut, you're only working with your conscious brain. Do you know what percentage of your brain is conscious - 13% conscious, 87% subconscious. But when the door is shut, you don't have access to it." "Stop being scared. Stop chasing quarterly results - you could iterate up to 2020, but you don't get to iterate in the post-pandemic world, you innovate or you die. The challenge is this: innovation is hard, and nobody's made it tangible, easy, and fun." "Two very simple words from the world of improv that have the power to turn a small idea into a big one really quickly. You can always take a big idea and value engineer it down, but it's very hard to take a small one and turn it around the other way. Far more importantly, it transfers the power of my idea, which never goes anywhere inside an organization, to our idea and accelerates its opportunity to get done."   Episode Resources: Duncan Wardle on LinkedIn Ideate with Duncan Wardle Website  Nick Hague on LinkedIn World's Greatest Business Thinkers on Apple Podcasts World's Greatest Business Thinkers on Spotify World's Greatest Business Thinkers on YouTube

In this episode of Builders Wanted, we're joined by Anne Marie O'Keefe, Chief Operating Officer of Inc. and Fast Company. Anne Marie discusses her approach to fostering creativity and operational excellence in a rapidly changing media landscape.  The conversation covers the balancing act between legacy and innovation, simplifying systems for better efficiency, and the critical role of listening to customers.-------------------Key Takeaways:Media brands should focus on constantly evolving products, touchpoints, and strategies rather than chasing industry trends or competitors.Reducing complexity in workflows and technology enables organizations to adapt faster and deliver more value.Effective leadership requires adapting management styles to different teams, celebrating small wins, and empowering people to do their best work.-------------------“ Simplification is transformative. I think a lot of times we read these amazing stories in Fast Company about innovators and we think, Oh, they took this really complicated problem and they solved it. And that leads us to believe that we need a lot of complexity in what we do. Stripping that complexity away really lets the team be creative and innovative where it matters most, where they can build something that has impact for the audience.” – Anne Marie O'Keefe-------------------Episode Timestamps:‍*(01:59) - What Anne Marie builds at Inc. and Fast Company ‍*(07:28) - Simplifying operations and driving innovation‍*(21:42) - Balancing editorial integrity and business growth‍*(34:21) - Quick hits-------------------Links:Connect with Anne Marie on LinkedInConnect with Kailey on LinkedInLearn more about Caspian Studios-------------------SponsorBuilders Wanted is brought to you by Twilio – the Customer Engagement Platform that helps builders turn real-time data into meaningful customer experiences. More than 320,000 businesses trust Twilio to transform signals into connections—and connections into revenue. Ready to build what's next? Learn more at twilio.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On Tuesday, October 14, 2025 @thebigtentusa‬ convened a dynamic discussion on the forces reshaping American journalism—examining how business models, paywalls, and political influence affect the flow of information in today's media landscape. Featuring Daniella Ballou-Aares of Leadership Now Project and Heidi Przybyla of Get Real News, the conversation delved into the growing strain between democratic values and the financial and political pressures on news organizations. The speakers explored how reduced access to trusted reporting can fuel misinformation and why restoring public confidence in the media depends on transforming how journalism is supported and sustained. The panelists also pointed to signs of renewal across the industry, with independent outlets and emerging creators using social platforms, innovative funding models, and new technologies like AI to connect with audiences and strengthen the foundation of fact-based reporting. Learn more about Leadership Now Project: https://www.leadershipnowproject.org/ Learn More about Get Real News: https://www.getrealnews.org/ ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Daniella Ballou-Aares is Founder and CEO of the Leadership Now Project, a national membership organization of business and thought leaders committed to fixing American democracy. She began her career at Bain & Company, working in the US, South Africa, and the UK, then became a founding Partner at Dalberg, where she led the Americas business and helped grow the startup into the largest social impact strategy firm with 25 offices worldwide. Daniella later served five years in the Obama Administration as Senior Advisor for Development to the Secretary of State under Secretaries Clinton and Kerry. Her perspectives have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Fast Company, POLITICO, and the World Economic Forum. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a 2014 World Economic Forum Young Global Leader. Daniella holds an MBA from Harvard, an MPA from the Kennedy School, and a BS from Cornell. Heidi Przybyla is an award-winning investigative and television correspondent championing new approaches to reporting that put Americans first. A veteran journalist, she has regularly broken exclusive stories on how White House, congressional, and presidential policies affect everyday people. Her reporting has spanned top newspaper, digital, radio, and TV outlets, with appearances on CNN, PBS, NPR, CBS, ABC, FOX, and across NBC News platforms. She was part of a team honored with a George Polk Award, Batten Medal, and Toner Prize for reporting on dark money in the making of the Supreme Court, which was also a Pulitzer finalist. Previously, she was an investigative correspondent at NBC and senior political reporter at USA TODAY, where she led coverage of Hillary Clinton's campaign and the 2016 presidential field. In late 2024, Przybyla founded Get Real News, a platform using new technologies and independent journalists to deliver reliable local and national news. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigtentnews.substack.com

Cristina Ashbaugh, co-founder of Yardsale, shares how they reinvented the ski pole by adding magnets and modular design—starting with taped-together prototypes in her San Francisco apartment. With no industry experience, she and co-founder Kelly McGee launched their business unconventionally: through NYC subway ads, cold-calling ski shops as a "student researcher," and a rehearsed Shark Tank pitch that secured an investment from Kendra Scott. Cristina discusses tactical strategies, including DIY PR that landed Fast Company coverage, managing wholesale complexity with customizable products, why they're running their own fulfillment instead of using a 3PL, and expanding beyond ski poles into bags and technical apparel for the "90% of skiers."Learn more about KORE OutdoorsLinksYardsale websiteYardsale's Substack (Behind the scenes of building the brand)See their NYC subway ads & truck adsWatch their Shark Tank episodeSouth Park documentary about their creative process: 6 Days to AirConnect with Cristina on LinkedInConnect with Christian on LinkedIn

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Spivey consultant and former admissions dean Nikki Laubenstein discusses the financial aid and student loan considerations that prospective law students should be thinking about post-"Big Beautiful Bill," joined by Sydney Montgomery, who is the Executive Director & Founder of Barrier Breakers, and Kristin Shea, who has led the law school financial aid office at Syracuse University for almost a decade as a part of a 20-year career in legal education.Nikki, Sydney, and Kristen talk about the changes to student loans and student loan caps resulting from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (9:43), the changes to repayment plans (35:58), who those changes apply to (5:21), the differences between undergraduate financial aid/scholarships and law school financial aid/scholarships (20:52), understanding tuition vs. total cost of attendance and how that relates to scholarship reconsideration and student loan caps (24:17), possible ways schools could help fill the gap especially for students targeting public interest jobs (38:21), advice for those planning to work while in law school (41:00), why prospective law students should start thinking about financial aid earlier on in the admissions process than most do (30:47), and more.Barrier Breakers is a nonprofit that has worked with 7,000+ first-generation and other marginalized students on the college and law school application process. Sydney Montgomery, the daughter of a Jamaican immigrant mother and military parents, was the first person from her high school to go to Princeton University and then later Harvard Law School. She has dedicated her life and career to supporting first-generation students and has a particular passion for financial aid. She is a member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council and has been featured in Inc., Forbes, FastCompany, Medium, CNBC, and others. Kristin Shea is a higher education professional with twenty years of experience, including law school enrollment management, recruitment, and financial aid; alumni, donor, and employer relations; and marketing and communications. The last decade of her career has been dedicated to financial aid, and she is passionate about helping law students make smart, thoughtful financial plans for their education. She holds a bachelor's degree in biology and psychology and an MBA from Le Moyne College.We hope to do a follow-up episode in the spring with more information on how law schools are addressing these changes. We also encourage you to reach out to the financial aid offices of schools you're considering once admitted to learn about any programs they may offer and any assistance they can provide. As Kristin says in this episode, "The map may have some alternative directions, but you can still reach your destination, and there are many people who want to help." We have also linked a number of financial aid resources below.Federal Student Aid:FAFSA® Application | Federal Student Aid – 2026-27 FAFSA available noOne Big Beautiful Bill Act Updates | Federal Student AidRepaying Student Loans 101 | Federal Student AidWhat does cost of attendance (COA) mean? | Federal Student Aid AccessLex Institute Resources:Student Loan Calculator | AccessLexStudent Aid Policy and Action Center | AccessLexPaying for Law School | AccessLexGuide to Private Student Loans | AccessLexScholarship Databank | AccessLex – includes more than 800 law scholarship and writing competitions (totaling more than $3M).Free Credit Report:Annual Credit Report.com - Home PageEqual Justice Works – LRAP FAQImportant Questions to Ask About Any LRAP  - Equal Justice Works--You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠. You can read a full transcript (with timestamps) here.

Merging art, science, and spirit, authors and intellectuals Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross illuminate why creativity is essential for humanity.Grab a copy of Susan and Ivy's Book: Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform UsIn this episode of Mindrolling, Raghu, Susan, and Ivy explore:Redefining art as any medium that allows someone to express themselvesLearning to see the world with fresh eyes and creative curiosityThe powerful reflection: has there ever been a time when the arts have personally affected you?Resonance and vibration as the center of the universe Music as a pathway to experience oneness with all thingsThe miracle of neuroplasticity—rewiring the brain and making new pathwaysConfronting ourselves with a new piece of art or doing a new arts practice Play through art: letting go of any preconceived outcome and simply playing with ideas and conceptsWhy change requires time, patience, and habitual practice Remembering that art in ancient cultures was highly valued and integrated into daily lifeThe aesthetic mindset and walking through the world with attention to beauty in every detailListen to Sit Around the Fire, a collaborative musical journey with Jon Hopkins, East Forest, and Ram DassAbout Susan Magsamen:Susan Magsamen is the founder and director of the International Arts + Mind Lab, Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she is a faculty member. She is also the co-director of the NeuroArts Blueprint. Susan works with both the public and private sectors using arts and culture evidence-based approaches in areas including health, child development, education, workforce innovation, rehabilitation and social equity.“It's personal; it could be crocheting for her, gardening for somebody else, it could be I'm a collager, we're all talking about personalized medicine and precision medicine, and the arts are probably the most personalized medicine that there is.” –Susan Magsamen About Ivy Ross:Ivy Ross is the Vice President of Design for hardware product area at Google, where she leads a team that has won over 225 design awards. She is a National Endowment for Arts grant recipient and was ninth on Fast Company's list of the one hundred Most Creative People in Business in 2019. Ross believes that the intersection of arts and sciences is where the most engaging and creative ideas are found. “I think we've been focusing on productivity and efficiency and pushing these arts aside as a ‘nice to have', not as an imperative to our health and wellness. Through the work on this book with Susan, learning more about the physiology of how we are wired to receive the sensorial nature of life, it's no wonder when we deprive ourselves of that, why we're in the state we're in.” –Ivy RossSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender!We've all dealt with "know-it-all" leaders in our journeys but have you ever known a "learn-it-all" leader? Well, today's your day to find out just what they are, and why they are awesome!We've got Damon Lembi on the program today. Don't know Damon? Stick around, this one is worth it!He is the CEO of Learn It, podcast host, keynote speaker, is a contributor to Forbes, CBS, Fast Company, IDB and the like. He's also the author of a couple books. His latest is The Learn-It-All Leader - Mindset, Traits, and Tools. That's what we're going to talk about today. Learn It has upskilled almost TWO MILLION people over the last 30 years. Damon is also a former baseball player, ASU alum, and the dude has been to Circus Mexicus more than Lori, Ruby, and me. This conversation is (I know I've said it before) one of my FAVORITE of 2025! There are gems in it like this one "Learning without doing, is treason." Treason! We covered a lot of ground, shared some amazing stories, and I just know you're gonna dig it!If you want to skip straight to the interview, 4:40 is your spot!TCB Layout:0:00 - Show Open & Intro1:23 - Titles1:52 - Kickoff 4:40 - Damon Lembi Interview1:05:55 - Wrap & CloseWebsite: https://www.learnit.com/Join our community!https://the-corporate-bartender.mn.co/Theme Music by Hooksounds.comGood Feels Stories Copyright Paramount/CBS

My conversation with Steve Nygren starts at about 45 minutes after headlines and clips Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls National bestselling author, Steve Nygren is Founder and CEO of Serenbe, the biophilic community leading the wellness real estate and agrihood movements. He started his career in hospitality, having founded the 34-restaurant group, Peasant Restaurants, serving guests from the 1970s until the mid ‘90s. Concerned by trends of poor human health and a degraded environment, Steve Nygren was on a treadmill trying to effect change but going nowhere. He surrendered to hopelessness and retreated to the countryside on the edge of Atlanta to raise his family. After seven years of retirement while walking the trails, he realized the tentacles of dysfunction could destroy his rural paradise. Rather than retreat further, he launched an effort to save his own backyard expanding the effort to the surrounding 40,000 acres that is now a living laboratory for change offering solutions and hope to communities around the world who are curious about a better future. Steve and Serenbe have been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, Forbes, Dwell, and Southern Living as a new model for community development. Start in Your Own Backyard Visionary placemaker Steve Nygren chronicles the rise of Serenbe, a pioneering model of biophilic living outside Atlanta, and charts a path for others wishing to challenge the status quo, embrace optimism, and reinvent their communities…and themselves.   For many Americans, life is no longer working. We are increasingly sick, stressed, anxious, and unhappy. Many feel left behind by the economy, disillusioned by once-respected institutions, and helpless in the face of environmental decline. Steve Nygren argues that much of this can be traced to where—and how—we live. By rethinking and reinvesting in our own communities, we can rediscover the joy of connected, meaningful lives for ourselves and future generations.   National bestselling book, Start in Your Own Backyard provides a blueprint for developing sustainable communities where citizens of all generations can thrive, and awe is found in everyday moments, which requires understanding: The unintended consequences of sprawl, and why clustered development supports more green space, more housing, and lower costs Why being disconnected from nature and each other is at the root of many environmental, societal, and health-related woes Tactics to encourage a local food-based economy (and why that matters) How small yards, front porches, and blueberry bushes at crosswalks lead to strong, supportive neighborhoods The benefits of aging in place, and how to nurture connections between uncaged elders and free-range kids Whether you're a placemaker, developer, civic leader, business owner, or parent or grandparent wishing to improve the things that complicate your life, this book is for you. It educates and inspires, demonstrates the impact of local action, and sparks hope that one person can change the world in amazing ways by starting in your own backyard. Why shouldn't that person be you?   On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete   Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube  Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page   Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo All things Jon Carroll  Buy Ava's Art    Subscribe to Piano Tuner Paul Paul Wesley on Substack Listen to Barry and Abigail Hummel Podcast Listen to Matty C Podcast and Substack Follow and Support Pete Coe Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing  

This week Andrew talks with executive & entrepreneur Barclay Rogers. Barclay is the founder & CEO of Graphyte — a fast-growing company at the forefront of the global fight against climate change. Graphyte was recently named one of the world's most innovative companies by Fast Company. This is a powerful conversation about building a career & a company from the ground up. You'll hear actionable ideas on creating a lasting impact, solving complex challenges, finding common ground, & so much more. ** Follow Andrew **Instagram: @AndrewMoses123Twitter/X: @andrewhmosesSign up for e-mails to keep up with the podcast at everybodypullsthetarp.com/newsletterDISCLAIMER: This podcast is solely for educational & entertainment purposes. It is not intended to be a substitute for the advice of a physician, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional.

Morgan Brady, the Director of Community at Inc. and Fast Company, shares insights from her 10+ years building communities for entrepreneurs. She discusses the power of text message retention, hosting a 10-event road show, and why creating pre-conference connections helps introverts thrive at larger events. Morgan reveals her strategies for convincing busy founders that community is worth their time and emphasizes that transformative relationships, not just business connections, are what make community building meaningful. Excited for you to build and grow your Portfolio Career!

On today's episode, co-hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen discuss the latest news in business and innovation. Topics include the AWS outage, Anthropic bringing Claude to the web, Apple rolling back liquid glass, X launching a handle marketplace, and the latest on the federal government shutdown.   Next, Yaz speak to Fast Company senior staff editor Jeff Beer about how Meta's latest AI advertising features, breaking down what the tools do, why they're important to the future of your brand, and how they might change what you see on your feed.   Finally, Yaz talks to Kraft Heinz chief growth officer Diana Frost about the company's plans to split up, how it's adapting to the Ozempic era, and how it meets customers' evolving needs. For more of the latest business and innovation news, go to https://www.fastcompany.com/newsTo read Jeff Beer's reporting on Meta's AI advertising business:https://www.fastcompany.com/91415443/how-to-make-sense-of-metas-growing-ai-powered-advertising-machine

Ever wondered if being “nice” at work could actually be making everything worse? Picture this: a leader so shielded by everyone's politeness that a single, cringeworthy comment in the halls of Congress nearly tanks a $9 million deal—while everyone else sits silent, protecting comfort over honesty. Turns out, our obsession with not rocking the boat isn't just awkward... it can be downright destructive. But here's the twist: the real danger isn't ego or greed. It's this sneaky, everyday culture of niceness that's quietly costing us big—more than we realize. So what's the true price we pay for keeping the peace, and how can we start to flip the script? In this episode, you will be able to: Discover how the impact of niceness in workplace culture can quietly shape team dynamics and influence overall success. Unlock the keys to building psychological safety that encourages genuine conversations and boosts team confidence. Understand the hidden consequences of avoiding conflict at work and how it can stall growth and damage trust. My special guest is Amira Barger Amira K.S. Barger, MBA, CVA, CFRE is an award-winning communications and change management executive, author, and professor. She counsels Fortune 500 companies at the intersection of health equity, diversity, and trust. A scholar-practitioner with over 20 years of experience, Amira is also a marketing and change management Professor at California State University East Bay, shaping the next generation of leaders. Her forthcoming book, The Price of Nice: Why Comfort Keeps Us Stuck—And 4 Actions for Real Change (Berrett-Koehler, Oct 2025), critiques the cultural costs of “niceness” in the workplace and offers a roadmap toward equity-driven leadership. Amira's thought leadership appears regularly in outlets such as MSNBC, Fast Company, and Nonprofit Quarterly. Raised on the island of Guam, Amira brings a global perspective, a deep commitment to public health, and a belief in building humanity-centered workplaces. The key moments in this episode are:00:01:00 - Navigating Niceness and Conflict Avoidance in the Workplace 00:04:00 - Bringing a Global Mindset to American Workplace Culture 00:08:00 - Understanding and Challenging Sacred Cows in Organizations 00:12:00 - The Cost of Comfort Over Candor in Leadership 00:13:32 - The Troubling Relationship Between Silicon Valley and Washington D.C. 00:15:12 - The Ladies Who Lunch: Power, Influence, and Performative Philanthropy 00:20:21 - Niceness, Leadership, and the Risks of Capitulation in Modern Organizations 00:22:58 - Challenging Stories and Leadership Narratives to Foster Change 00:25:25 - Vacation Hair and the Cost of Being Nice: A Personal Leadership Lesson 00:26:38 - Childhood Lessons on Speaking Truth and Its Consequences 00:28:17 - The Matching Principle and Effective Communication Types 00:31:37 - Navigating Voice and Nerve in Challenging Workplace Contexts 00:33:52 - Building Psychological Safety as a System in Organizations 00:37:53 - The High Price of Silence and Retaliation in the Workplace Find and follow Amira Barger on all social media platforms using the handle @amirabarger and visit amirabarger.com for information about her speaking engagements, book tour, and communications/propaganda analysis class on TikTok. Pre-order Amira Barger's book, The Price of Nice, to learn more about her insights and strategies for challenging workplace culture Connect on ⁠Substack⁠ at loriadamsbrown.substack.com to access behind-the-scenes content, exclusive in-depth articles, and become a paid subscriber for additional benefits. Linkedin YouTube Patreon Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode If you need professional help, such as therapy: https://www.betterhelp.com/difference Masterclass on Master the Career Pivot: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/careerpivot Difference Makers who are podcast listeners get 10% offf with the code: DIFFERENT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.comWhen does your influence cross the ethical line at work? What sends people to the “dark side” that causes personal pain and derails careers – and how to make sure that never happens to you? Richard Bistrong can tell you from personal experience: He went to prison for bribery. And if you think that can't happen to you (most people don't), or you've felt the pressure to cut corners to advance at work (most people do) -- then you really need this episode. Richard Bistrong, CEO of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, wants to make sure you navigate tough ethical decisions that can arise in the ambitious pursuit of your career, getting things done, or influencing others. He and host Michael Wenderoth discuss what blinded Richard and practical steps that you – and your organization – should put in place to stay out of trouble, and smartly accelerate your career. SHOW NOTES:Risk will sneak up on you when you think: “That would never happen to me”Why Richard was sent to prison – and what that was likeHow Richard accidentally started Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC, to address an underserved “middle”Cheating is always a choiceThe call Richard never madeThe case of the Dutch police official: How conspiracies and bribery usually occurSunshine, chocolate and tolls vs. “commiting transnational crime”: How euphemisms and “non-terms” don't sound so bad lead to moral fadingWhen an internal compliance officer needs to walk around with body guards – in their OWN companyAre people inherently good – or evil?If Richard could go back and make the call, how would he have done it?Not a “one and done”: Proactive outreach and what the company could have done“The voice of business”: How company's can get over the first awkward call, by using open ended questions – and making sure those calls don't just come from the Compliance officerTraining vs Preparation, Wall posters vs Operationalizing through Structures and Governance: What most companies missHow to identify your blind spotsAssembling “truth tellers” to manage conformity and your own confirmation bias“Ethical mistakes age like milk, not like wine”How to know when you are crossing the lineNavigating the “deep grey” when it comes to influenceRichard's safety check: Are you becoming somebody else's ambassador?Tips on how to assess a company's ethics – “You can always walk out, but you don't always have to walk in”“The lack of competing narratives” and other red flags that Richard looks forChanges in how the FCPA is being enforcedThe question Michael use to pose to his sales teamHow Richard finds foreign (non-US) countries approach business ethics differently from their US counterpartsFocus on the frozen middle in organizations BIO AND LINKS:Richard Bistrong is the CEO of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, a consultancy focusing on real-world anti-bribery, ethics, and compliance challenges. His expertise is in Ethics, Compliance and Ethical Decision Making Under Pressure. He hopes to share the benefits of ethical business practices by the identification of blind spots in decision making. His work has appeared in Fast Company and The Harvard Business Review. He has also been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Financial Times. You can connect with Richard on LinkedIn and follow him on Instagram. Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardbistrong/Richard's website: www.richardbistrong.comRichard is on Instagram at @richardbistrong (and on YouTube, X under his name; and on Facebook under Front-Line Anti-Bribery.His TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDnGVxAc7ikDorie Clark's book Reinventing You: https://dorieclark.com/reinventingyou/Ron Carucci “How to Fix Our Trust Recesssion” (EP25 on 97% Effective): https://tinyurl.com/39cdawcpSpeak Out, Listen Up (Book by Megan Reitz and John Higgings): https://a.co/d/56zuYWxThe concept of “dangerous silence” in Amy Edmonson's book, The Fearless Organization: https://a.co/d/08U3fDM“Why High-Performers are More Subject to Ethical Risks” (Forbes): https://tinyurl.com/5yp558vw“How to Approach Business Ethics When Global Consensus Breaks Down” (HBR article by Richard and Anna Romberg): https://hbr.org/2025/03/how-to-approach-business-ethics-as-global-consensus-breaks-downMichael's Award-Winning book, Get Promoted: What Your Really Missing at Work That's Holding You Back https://tinyurl.com/453txk74Watch this episode on video, 97% Effective Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@97PercentEffectiveAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In today's episode, I sit down with Dr. Steph Venn-Watson from Fatty15 to dive into the incredible discovery of C15, an essential fatty acid that could be a total game-changer for your health. We explore how it's connected to virtually everything—from fertility to heart health, liver health, and more.Dr. Venn-Watson also explains why C15 is so important to include in your diet, especially for pregnant women and children, and shares what the latest research is uncovering about its broader benefits for longevity and overall wellness.Whether you're curious about boosting fertility, supporting mental health, or optimizing your longevity and aging process, this episode is packed with actionable insights and fascinating science that could completely change the way you think about essential fatty acids!Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson is co-founder and co-CEO of Seraphina Therapeutics. As a veterinary epidemiologist who has worked for the World Health Organization, DARPA and the U.S. Navy, Steph has authored over 80 peer-reviewed scientific papers and has over 70 patents. Stephs' discoveries have been featured on NPR Science Friday, BBC, NBC, and National Geographic; and her groundbreaking discoveries around the health benefits of C15:0 are the topic of her recently released best-selling Simon & Schuster book, The Longevity Nutrient. Steph is a recipient of FastCompany's World Changing Idea in Wellness, is an Albert Schweitzer Fellow for Life, and was recently named a 2025 CNBC Changemaker.Read the peer-reviewed paper on C15 here! Chapters in this episode: 03:00 Understanding C15: The Essential Fatty Acid05:40 Health Benefits of C15 for Fertility and Pregnancy08:41 C15's Role in Cell Health and Aging11:31 C15 and Inflammation: Implications for Autoimmune Conditions14:21 Dietary Sources of C15 and Supplementation17:10 C15 for Children: Safety and Recommendations22:56 The Science Behind FATTY15 and Pregnancy Benefits28:35 Mood Stability and Mental Health Insights37:46 Practical Use and Recommendations for FATTY15Ways to work with Corinne: Join the Mind Your Hormones Method, HERE! (Use code PODCAST for 10% off!!)Mentioned in this episode: Check out Fatty15 here! (Code CORINNEANGELICA for 10% off!)  Grab access to my FREE Trying to Conceive Masterclass, here! FREE TRAINING! How to build a hormone-healthy, blood-sugar-balancing meal! (this is pulled directly from the 1st module of the Mind Your Hormones Method!) Access this free training, HERE!Join the Mind Your Hormones Community to connect more with me & other members of this community!Come hang out with me on Instagram: @corinneangealicaOr on TikTok: @corinneangelicaEmail Fam: Click here to get weekly emails from meMind Your Hormones Instagram: @mindyourhormones.podcast Disclaimer: always consult your doctor before taking any supplementation. This podcast is intended for educational purposes only, not to diagnose or treat any conditions. 

In today's episode, we have the pleasure to interview Robert Glazer, author of The Compass Within.Robert is a #1 Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestselling author of seven books, including Elevate, Friday Forward, and Elevate Your Team. He's the founder and chairman of Acceleration Partners, a global leader in partnership marketing, and the creator of Friday Forward, a weekly newsletter read by over 200,000 leaders in 100+ countries.He's A TEDx speaker, top-rated CEO, and host of the Elevate Podcast—a top 1% global show with more than 3 million downloads—Robert has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Today Show, Forbes, Fast Company, and Inc. Magazine. He's known for helping individuals and organizations clarify their values, elevate performance, and build cultures that actually live their principles.In this episode, you'll learn how to uncover and articulate your personal core values using six deceptively simple questions, why alignment across the “big three” decisions—partner, community, and work—determines your daily energy and long-term success, and how to turn values into real decision-making tools (not wall art) with a validator test and practical rituals.We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Robert Glazer.To Learn More about Robert and buy his book visit: The Book: https://a.co/d/5zzxDxIWebsite/Socials: https://robertglazer.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/glazer/https://www.instagram.com/robertglazer_Chapters: 0:00 Intro1:56 Figuring out what your core values are7:43 Why company values & reality most times don't match10:33 Fiction narrative as a more effective way of communication12:30 Companies always have values & priorities16:37 The big 3 in life & alignment to core values21:37 Picking a life partner based on values28:08 Work, business and values alignment31:56 6 questions to find out your core values34:39 Using AI to work through your core values35:58 Where to connect with Robert, his work and book____________________________________________Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community!https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers)If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

Rob Walker is a journalist covering design, technology, business, the arts, and other subjects. He writes the BRANDED column for Fast Company and has contributed to The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Atlantic, NewYorker.Com, Design Observer, The Organist, and many others. He is the author of The Art of Noticing (Knopf), and writes its spinoff newsletter of the same name. Walker is on the faculty of the Products of Design MFA program at the School of Visual Arts; he lives in New Orleans.Kevin Hodgson teaches sixth grade in Southampton, Massachusetts, and is a teacher-consultant with the Western Massachusetts Writing Project.

Sara Leila Sherman, a classical musician, educator, author, arts entrepreneur, founder of Mozart for Munchkins, and the nonprofit Little Mozart Foundation, joins me on the latest Business Minds Coffee Chat. Sara's work includes partnerships with the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra, Lincoln Center, Hudson Yards, and the United Federation of Teachers, as well as a pioneering music and mindfulness curriculum for The Goldie Hawn Foundation's MindUP for Music program. She's been featured in major media outlets, including The New York Times and Fast Company, and writes regularly for Psychology Today on the intersection of music, education, and mental health.

In today's episode, we have the pleasure to interview Caroline Stokes, author of AfterShock to 2030: A CEO's Guide to Reinvention in the Age of AI, Climate, and Societal Collapse.Caroline is a global leadership strategist, PCC-level executive coach, and a Sony alum who helped launch PlayStation. A leading voice on 5th Industrial Revolution leadership, she blends trauma-aware systems, emotionally intelligent AI, and adaptive intelligence to help CEOs reinvent for a polycrisis era. Her work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Forbes, and she's spoken at the World Bank, IEEE, and even the UN Peace Day celebration in Los Angeles.In this episode, you'll learn how to shift from old-paradigm playbooks to a 100-day transformation that rebuilds your organization from the inside out, why leaders must decarbonize habits (yes, even how we read) to build truly sustainable systems, and how to turn AI, climate shocks, and societal unrest into a strategic advantage with emotionally intelligent, ecosystem-first leadership.We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Caroline Stokes.To Learn More about Caroline and buy her book visit: The Book: https://a.co/d/03g9gbjWebsite/Socials:https://www.theforward.co/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ocarolinestokeshttps://x.com/oCarolineStokeshttps://www.instagram.com/ocarolinestokes/https://www.facebook.com/theforwardcohttps://www.threads.com/@ocarolinestokesChapters: 0:001:46 Building a future for the next generations5:26 Shocks on leadership levels from today's world changes10:19 Caroline's shocking experience in England & Singapore 14:24 We forget we've experienced profound change17:08 Evolving & embracing disruptions (human capital, technology, ecosystems)21:15 Book's environmental impact (and why her book is only digital)33:13 Read less & apply more (& reduce the environmental negative impact)37:26 How to adapt to the upcoming change (hint: curiosity & deep work)42:31 “Neuroplasticity is the meaning of life”________________________________________________Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community!https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers)If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

Here at MinistryWatch, we often report on organizations in crisis. One of the things that continues to interest me about these situations is the way Christian organizations respond to these crises. Some of them do a good job of staying in front of the crisis, or at least attempting to do so. But others are either caught by surprise, don't know what to do, or do the wrong thing. They seem to have forgotten the lessons of the Watergate scandal that happened more than 50 years ago. One of the key lessons from that era has become almost a cliché in the world of journalism and public relations. And that lesson is this: “It ain't the crime, it's the cover-up that will get you.” A case study in how to handle a PR crisis showed up a few months ago when the CEO of the technology company Astronomer was caught at a Coldplay concert with a woman who was not his wife. A “fan cam” video went viral, and the result was that CEO getting fired from his job. The incident ignited a national conversation about morality among leaders, as well as the appropriate way for an organization to handle such a crisis. Phil Cooke wrote about that. Phil has been on the program before, and he's become one of my “go to guys” when it comes to ministry leadership issues, especially when they concern media and communications. Phil Cooke is a working producer who spent many years in Hollywood. He also has a Ph. D. in theology.  He's the author of a half-dozen books on media and marketing and has been a contributor to Fast Company, Forbes, and The Huffington Post.  He is also a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as well as the Producer's Guild of America. Here are some links I promised in today's program: For past episodes I've done with Phil, click here. To see Phil's website, click here. To read Phil's article on the Astonomer CEO, click here. The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. Until next time, may God bless you.

If you've ever changed a diaper, you might've wondered what happens to it after it goes in the trash. The answer, unfortunately, is that it'll sit in a landfill for hundreds of years—certainly longer than the baby who briefly wore it will live. In fact, every diaper you wore when you were a baby is still sitting around, at best in a landfill, or perhaps even in the ocean. And did you know the average American baby goes through 6,000 diapers before learning to use a toilet?  But what if fungi could change that? In this episode, I sit down with serial entrepreneur Miki Agrawal, the founder of Thinx (yes, the period underwear company), Tushy (yes, the bidet company), and now HIRO Technologies—a company using plastic-eating fungi to help disposable diapers return to the earth. Miki, who some have dubbed the “Queen of pee, poop, and periods,” (I think they should shorten it to the “Queen of Secretions”) shares how an opportune moment with her toddler and a children's book about fungi inspired her to launch HIRO. Her company's first product—HIRO Diapers—uses a packet of dormant, culinary-grade fungi that awaken when exposed to moisture and begin breaking down the diaper's plastic components, dramatically reducing its landfill lifespan from centuries to under a year, after which it simply becomes dirt. We talk about everything from the science of fungal degradation to the challenges of biotech entrepreneurship, from raising millions for an unconventional idea to why she believes reconnecting with nature is the ultimate form of innovation. Whether you're a parent, a sustainability enthusiast, or just fascinated by the intersection of biology and business, this conversation will make you rethink what “waste” really means.  Discussed in this episode It was the children's book Pacha's Pajamas that implanted the idea in Miki's mind about plastic-eating fungi.  You can buy HIRO Diapers here. You can see HIRO's original kickstarter, including video pitch, here. Miki recommends checking out the UN Millenium Goals for ideas of companies to create. Reuters discusses HIRO's launch and technology. Miki also started Thinkx (period underwear) and Tushy (bidets). More about Miki Agrawal Miki Agrawal is the creative force behind acclaimed social enterprises TUSHY (the modern bidet brand), THINX (period-proof underwear), and WILD (NYC's first gluten-free pizza concept), collectively valued at over $250 million. Miki is the author of best-selling books "DO COOL SH*T" and "DISRUPT-HER”. Her latest company HIRO is a revolutionary nature-based start-up harnessing ancient technology - fungi - to help solve the global plastic crisis. Their first product is a baby diaper that returns to the earth with the help of friendly fungi. (They chose diapers to launch with because they're the #1 household plastic waste item that takes 400+ years to decompose in a landfill - and each baby uses ~6,000 diapers in their lifetime. Wild, right?) HIRO Diapers starts returning to the earth with the help of fungi - and they're soft, safe, high-performing and ready to change the game.  Recognized as one of Fast Company's "Most Creative People," a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum, and named one of INC's "Most Impressive Women Entrepreneurs," Miki brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the stage as a keynote speaker. Her authentic talks have been validated by audiences at MindValley, EO, and Capitalism.com, who have voted for her as the #1 best speaker among hundreds of speakers.

In this special episode of Money Mondays, Dan Fleyshman sits down with David Steinberg, Zeta's CEO and co-founder, and Steven Galanis, co-founder and CEO of Cameo, to discuss building world-changing companies through innovation, vision, and resilience. Together, they dive into entrepreneurship, leadership, acquisitions, and the power of giving back through philanthropy.---David A. Steinberg is the co-founder and CEO of Zeta Global, a marketing technology company serving 44% of the Fortune 100. A serial entrepreneur, he has founded seven companies and taken two public. Known for his leadership in AI and data marketing, David also leads the David and Kristen Steinberg Foundation, supporting disadvantaged children through education and nutrition.---Steven Galanis is the co-founder and CEO of Cameo, the platform that connects fans directly with their favorite celebrities through personalized video messages. Recognized by Time and Fast Company as one of the most innovative entrepreneurs of his generation, Steven has revolutionized the creator economy and continues to shape the future of fan engagement and digital experiences.Like this episode? Watch more like it

What does it take to scale not just a business, but yourself as a leader? In this episode of The Greatness Machine, bestselling author and founder of Acceleration Partners, Robert Glazer, shares hard-won lessons from building a high-performance culture and living with integrity. From balancing ambition with personal fulfillment to redefining success beyond external metrics, Rob dives deep into leadership, values, and the importance of building a life you don't need a vacation from. He also gives us a glimpse into his upcoming book, “The Compass Within: A Little Story About the Values That Guide Us,” launching on October 14, 2025 — a powerful reflection on how values shape not just our businesses, but our lives. In this episode, Darius and Robert will discuss: (00:00) Introduction and Background of Robert Glazer (02:51) The Importance of Core Values (05:46) The Process of Discovering Core Values (08:30) The Role of Core Values in Decision Making (11:22) Community and Core Values (14:17) Personal Experiences with Core Values (19:48) The Value of Consistency vs. Volatility (20:51) Aligning Personal Values with Relationships (22:26) Understanding Value Conflicts in Relationships (24:05) Navigating Value Conflicts in Work and Life (26:12) The Importance of Independence as a Core Value (28:54) Promoting the Book and Its Impact (30:16) The Vision of Helping a Million People (31:59) Catalysts for Discovering Core Values (33:28) Future Endeavors and Leadership Insights Robert Glazer is the founder and Chairman of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency recognized with over 30 culture awards. He is the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Elevate, Friday Forward, and How to Thrive in the Virtual Workplace, as well as the creator of the Friday Forward newsletter, read by more than 200,000 people each week. A sought-after keynote speaker and host of the Elevate Podcast, Robert's insights have been featured on the Today Show and in leading outlets such as Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Fast Company. He is passionate about helping people and organizations reach their highest potential. Connect with Robert: Website: https://robertglazer.com/ Book: https://robertglazer.com/compass/  The Six Core Values Questions page: https://robertglazer.com/six/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glazer  Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Thegreatnessmachine   Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708  Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices