Podcasts about guardian life

Grey Dynamics welcomes Thomas Pecora, a former CIA/GRS Senior Security Manager with over twenty-four years of experience working in protective operations, crisis management, physical security, and counterterrorism missions in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Iraq, Sudan and the Philippines.Tom was awarded both the Intelligence Star “for voluntary acts of courage performed under hazardous conditions ”and the Career Intelligence Medal for “exceptional achievements that substantially contributed to the mission of the agency”. He is also an adjunct professor at Wright State University and the author of the book, “Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror”.Find Thomas PecoraLinkedInGuardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on TerrorRelated Links:The Global Response Staff (GRS): CIA's Covert Paramilitary UnitCIA Special Activities Center: The Third OptionFormer Paramilitary Operations Officer Ric Prado on his life in the ShadowsAdvance Your Intelligence Career Today!We are the first fully online intelligence school helping professionals to achieve their long term goals. Our school with tons of new material is currently under construction and will be out there very soon. Meanwhile, you can sign up and be the first to know when we launch, plus get exclusive tips and offers.Get access to exclusive Grey Dynamics ReportsWith security clearance, you can take a crucial role in our intelligence community. As a cleared member, you get access to Secret & Top Secret grade publications. If you are a Top Secret holder, you also get access to our community area, where you can interact with other members and with our analysts! Subscribe today!The Grey Dynamics Podcast is available on all major platforms!YouTube Spotify Apple Podcast Google Podcast Amazon Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've compiled the best advice from podcasts of 2024, we hope you enjoy hearing from our amazing guests, some with incredible relaunch stories of their own, some to share guidance, all inspirational: Jennifer Andrews, equity & diversity lead at Guardian Life; Elizabeth Andrew, TEDx speaker and global leader & motivator; Ofer Sharone, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on research regarding career transitions, unemployment, and aspirations; Felicia Williams on her relaunch at Vanguard and consequent advancement; Heather Bannon, returned to Discover Financial Services after leaving for a break, and her advancement; Rowena Zahn pivoted into life sciences after a 15-yr break; Ashley Miller pivoted from sports management to DEI initiatives after her break; Elia O'Rourke relocated from Mexico and relaunched in the US; Evan J. Kopelson relaunched into legal advocacy from LA's entertainment industry.

How can your organization's purpose drive culture change?In evolving your culture, how can you honor the past while embracing the future?My guest on this episode is Stacey Hoin, CHRO of Guardian Life who discuss why your company's purpose should your north star.During our conversation Stacey and I discuss: How Stacey's willingness to bet on herself shaped her career trajectory.Why Guardian defined their purpose as “Inspiring Well-Being” and how it is driving their success. How Guardian invests in their customers and colleagues' mental health and well-being.How Guardian evolved their purpose, values, and leadership behaviors to honor their past while embracing their future.Why empathy and compassion is one of their core success factors for their colleagues' behavior.Connecting with Stacey: Connect with Stacey Hoin LinkedInEpisode Sponsor: Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leaders

As of 2023, only 27% of private-sector employers offer paid parental leave programs.  Are you equipped to navigate the rest?  In this WealthStyle episode, Iván Watanabe and Evan Wohl sit down with Garlande Patz, Head of Absence and Disability Practices at Guardian Life, to cover everything you need to know about maternity leave benefits. You'll … Read More Read More

In this podcast episode, join host Tiana Zhao, FSA, CERA and guest Leyla Lesina, Head of Individual Markets Distribution at Guardian Life, to take an in-depth look at the current state of the US individual insurance market, including the key trends, challenges, and opportunities facing insurers. We'll explore the evolving consumer landscape, the impact of financial volatility, and discuss how to set visions and strategies in today's world.

Cyber and climate risk are also high on the agenda at Moody's summer 2024 insurance conferences in New York and London.Speakers: Audio excerpts from Sarah Williams, Chief Risk Officer, Guardian Life; Brandan Holmes, VP  Senior Credit Officer FIG, Moody's Ratings; Heather Lavallee, CEO, Voya; Joe Brandon, CEO, Allegheny; Sarah Hibler, Associate Managing Director FIG, Moody's Ratings; Ari Moskowitz, Chief Risk Officer, Everest Group; James Eck, VP Senior Credit Officer FIG, Moody's Ratings.Hosts: Marc Pinto, MD Financial Institutions FIG, Moody's Ratings, Myles Neligan – Senior Research Writer, Moody's RatingsRelated Research:Property & Casualty Personal Insurance – US: 2024 outlook changed to stable on rate increases, improved profitabilityProperty & Casualty Insurance – US: Homeowners insurers aim to boost profits as weather-related losses, inflation take tollInsurers' growing private credit investment brings more benefits than risksCommercial real estate risks still abound for US life insurersLife Insurance – Global: 2024 Outlook - Stable as higher rates offset weaker revenue, rising asset risk 

In today's episode of The Hero of the Hour podcast, Mark Murphy has an insightful conversation with Nick Palumbo, one of the top leaders in the financial services industry. Nick holds the nation's record of writing the largest death benefit ever in US history ($500 million). He was awarded President of the Executive Committee for Guardian Life and has been a member of the Top of the Table for the Million Dollar Round Table for 30 years.Nick's mission extends beyond finance; he co-authored 'You Have Infinite Power' and guides clients to holistic success through his T.R.A.N.S.F.O.R.M.A.T.I.O.N. Doctrine.In this episode, Nick shares his remarkable journey from growing up in the Bronx to becoming a powerhouse in the financial world. From his early days in a suburban town to his entry into the financial services business at the age of 21, Nick's story is one of resilience and determination.Listeners will discover Nick's transformative experiences, including his martial arts training in Korea and the profound insights he gained into unlocking human potential. Nick dives deep into his T.R.A.N.S.F.O.R.M.A.T.I.O.N. Doctrine, revealing the keys to harnessing the power of thought, overcoming emotional scars, and achieving lasting success in all areas of life.Throughout the episode, Nick and Mark explore the importance of mindset, attitude, and self-image in achieving financial freedom and personal fulfillment. Nick's wisdom shines as he shares practical strategies for navigating the complexities of wealth creation and retirement planning.Tune in to this episode for a masterclass in financial empowerment and personal growth, and learn how to unleash your infinite power for a life filled with passion, purpose, and prosperity!What You'll Learn in this Show: The transformative power of mindset and belief.Strategies for overcoming emotional barriers to successTapping into human potential, mind power, and legacy creation.The importance of holistic wealth planning and retirement strategyFinding joy and growth in life's challenges.Practical tips for achieving financial freedom and personal fulfillmentAnd so much more...Resources:Eagleperformanceacademy.com Mark B. Murphy websiteNortheast Private Client GroupMark B. Murphy LinkedinNortheast Private Client Group Youtube ChannelBooks:Get Mark's Book Here: The Ultimate Investment: A Roadmap To Grow Your Business and Build Multigenerational WealthExtraordinary Wealth: The Guide To Financial Freedom & An Amazing Life

In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Peter Maynard, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Guardian Life, discussing innovative thinking in the age of AI. Peter shares insights into how Guardian Life, a 160-year-old insurance company, leverages AI and data products to improve consumer and group business services. The conversation delves into the challenges and strategies of integrating new technologies into established processes, the importance of lifelong learning, and the balance between technical understanding and business value. Peter also emphasizes the role of trust, leadership, and creating space for innovation within teams to drive organizational transformation. Highlights: 03:13 Embracing Change and Innovation in a Legacy Company 03:36 The Impact of ChatGPT and Continuous Learning 07:06 Navigating the Complexities of AI and Leadership 22:08 Fostering a Culture of Innovation and Learning Guest: Dr. Peter Maynard is the Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Guardian Life, a position he has held since 2022. He previously worked at Equifax, where he served as Senior VP of USIS Data and Analytics. Before joining Equifax in 2013 as SVP of Enterprise Analytics, Maynard spent over a decade at Capital One as a Model Risk Officer and VP of Global Financial Services. He was an Outcomes Analyst at Heritage Information Systems earlier in his career. Dr. Maynard holds a BS in Economics from the University of Rhode Island and a Master's Degree and PhD in Economics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-maynard-0b4b17/ ---- Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Tech Trek. We would appreciate it if you would take a minute to rate and review us on your favorite podcast player. Want to learn more about us? Head over at https://www.elevano.com Have questions or want to cover specific topics with our future guests?Please message me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand)

Join Pat and Konch on the Dakota Fundraising News Podcast as they delve into recent job changes and strategic developments in the financial sector. This episode highlights Chad Myhre's appointment at Alfred I. DuPont Charitable Trust, Felix Lurye's transition to Guardian Life, and William Clegg's new venture with Kyros Private Wealth. The discussion also covers Summit Financial Holdings' launch of Kyros Private Wealth and Edelman Financials' acquisition of Soundmark Wealth Management. In our institutional coverage, we explore significant searches and investments, including the Town of Plymouth Retirement System's Fixed Income RFP and the Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System's real estate commitment plan. Tune in for an insightful update on how these developments are shaping the landscape of financial management and investment.

When Kermitt Brooks left corporate law to join the New York State Office of the Attorney General, he intended to stay for only a few years. Instead, he continued to work in government for over a decade, serving in the Attorney General's Office and the New York State Insurance Department. Kermitt has gone on to apply his expertise at some of the largest insurance companies including MetLife, Equitable, and currently Guardian Life. Hear what Kermitt loved about serving as a staffer, how he manages teams, and so much more.

We are talking digital transformation with Gurpreet Bal, Chief Enterprise Arthitect at Guardian Life. Our own J.D. Miller had the pleasure of sitting with her recently in Phoenix at our flagship summit - where she was part of a panel discussion around strategizing digital transformation – specifically – empowering tech executives to successfully lead the change. It is a unique time for tech leaders, and we picked her brain today around her insights, experiences, and strategic approaches that empower leaders to take digital transformation to the next level with confidence and forsight. This includes aligning digital transformation with business objectives, fostering a culture of innovation… and oh so much more.

Jennifer Andrews is an equity and inclusion expert who relaunched her career in 2015 as part of Credit Suisse's Real Returns program in their second cohort. After eight and a half years at Credit Suisse, Jennifer took on a new role leading the equity and inclusion efforts globally at Guardian Life, where she is today. We speak with Jennifer about her job search and experience relaunching through a returnship, how a volunteer position with her children's school inspired her to pursue a career in DEI, as well as her career progression since her relaunch. Jennifer attended the iRelaunch Return to Work Conference in 2014 and will discuss the critical role of the Conference in her relaunch.

Gene Lanzoni, Head of Enterprise Content for Guardian Life, joins the show to discuss Guardian Life's 12th Annual Workplace Benefits study and why economic and personal wellbeing is at its lowest levels since the report's inception. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Money Tales, our guest is Robyn Crane. Robyn started her career as a singer-songwriter. At one point, she had worked really hard to set up a number of shows at some great venues. Right before the tour, Robyn got sick, and she had to cancel the shows. This heart-breaking experience made her realize she had little control over her success. Robyn could be the best singer, the best songwriter, but she had very little control over her financial future. It wasn't until she discovered her desire to transform people's lives that she found a new path. Robyn holds a CFP® and is a keynote speaker, best-selling author and leading business coach for financial professionals. She's shared the stage and/or podcasts with thought leaders such as Richard Branson, Mel Robbins, Michael Kitces, Grant Cardone and Rachel Cruze. She is known for engaging and inspiring audiences and has spoken at events such as: Financial Planning Association (FPA), Women in Insurance & Financial Services (WIFS), Traffic & Conversion, Guardian Life and Prudential Financial. She has been featured in O, Oprah magazine, Fortune, Entrepreneur, Wall St. Journal as well as ABC, NBC, Fox Business News and the works. In the financial industry, she is best known for her book called, “Make More Money, Help More People,” and podcast, “Growing Your Financial Business…The Woman's Way.” Her company's mission is to create a paradigm shift in financial services to being more welcoming and accommodating for women. Part of the initiative to do this is a specific focus on increasing the footprint of women in the financial industry from ~24% to 50%. At home, Robyn keeps busy with her three-, five- and 16-year-olds and entrepreneurial husband. She also loves playing tennis, pickleball and occasionally steals the mic to sing ‘Shoop' (if she's in a crazy mood) or ‘Ain't no sunshine' (if she's feeling more seductive).

Are you a founder or business owner who's looking to scale your vision, develop high-level leadership skills, or transition from startup to corporate? Then you'll want to tune in to this lively discussion with our special guest, Seneca Smith, Senior Manager in the Human Capital Practice at Deloitte Consulting.  In her work at Deloitte, Seneca advises businesses on how to approach global transformation, specifically focusing on defining the future of work, designing adaptable organizations, and preparing leadership and the workforce for change.  In this episode of Off the Wall, hosts David Armstrong and Jessica Gibbs talk to Seneca about her experience working with leaders to scale their businesses, vision, and leadership skills. She provides key insights such as why all founders should hire a leadership coach, how to align your business and workforce strategies, and what to do if you're stuck in the ‘Norming' stage of business growth. Plus, Seneca shares tips and advice on how you can better delegate responsibilities, so you're not stuck wearing all the hats as a founder.  "One of the challenges of getting stuck at ‘norming' is you are now in a place that is comfortable: You are hitting your targets and doing work in a way that feels operationally efficient—but that doesn't necessarily mean that you're achieving innovative goals. You're not getting to that next stage of performing and really stretching. One of the reasons might be for that fear that you would fall back into ‘storming' phase because performing includes an element of risk.” - Seneca Smith  Please see important podcast disclosure information at https://monumentwealthmanagement.com/disclosures.      Episode Timeline/Key Highlights:  [00:52] Introducing Seneca Smith & the topic of today's episode.  [01:57] Forming, Storming, Norming, & Performing.  [02:52] What should founders be thinking about and doing when going from startup to formal business (from Forming to Storming)?  [04:36] Scaling your vision for your business.  [11:06] What to do if you're stuck in the Norming stage & How to break into the Performing stage.  [14:01] Wearing all the hats isn't sustainable for founders. How can founders better delegate tasks? How do their leadership skills evolve?  [17:17] Signs you need to hire a leadership coach.  [20:05] Dave's experience as a founder working with a leadership coach.  [23:35] Aligning your business strategy with your workforce strategy + tips for outsourcing.    Resources Mentioned:  Learn more about Deloitte Consulting: https://www2.deloitte.com    About Seneca Smith:  Seneca is a Senior Manager in Human Capital Practice of Deloitte Consulting. She focuses on strategic organizational / workforce transformation and readiness. She advises Financial Services clients engaged in redesigning their core business operations, workforce strategy, and technical landscape. She uses human-centered design thinking to tackle transformation, with a focus on leadership alignment, change management, culture, and employee engagement.  Seneca focuses primarily in the insurance sector and has served a broad cross-section of the industry. Her clients include AIG, New York Life, Prudential, Travelers, CNO, Securian, State Farm, Lockton, Auto Club Group, FIS, Bank of America, and Guardian Life.    Connect with Seneca:  Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senecamsmith    Connect with Monument Wealth Management:  Visit our website: https://bit.ly/monumentwealthwebsite   Follow us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/MonumentWealthIG   Follow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/MonumentWealthTW   Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/MonumentWealthLI   Connect with us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/MonumentWealthFB  Connect with us on YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTubeMWMFit       About “Off the Wall”:  OFF THE WALL is a podcast for business professionals and high-net-worth investors who want to build wealth with purpose. A little bit Wall Street, a little bit off-the-wall; it's your go-to for straightforward, unfiltered wealth advice on topics that founders, business owners, and executives care about. Learn more about our hosts, Dave and Jessica on our website at https://monumentwealthmanagement.com.   

Tommy Smoot, vice president of individual markets inforce engagement, Guardian Life, said the insurer is finding ways to offer counseling and support to claimants. Smoot spoke with AM Best TV at the InsurTech NY Spring Conference in New York City.

On this episode of Today's Top Leaders, Jen Anderson interviews Gupreet Bal, a tech leader who is leveraging her personal brand to make a difference for her team as well as the tech community. Bio of Gurpreet Bal:Gurpreet Bal is the Head of Enterprise & Solution Architecture at Guardian Life. She is focused on serving technology architecture and innovation needs for all business units across Guardian. She has a passion for creating capabilities-based architecture, strategic technology roadmap and effective operating models. Throughout her career she is known to be Elegantly determined. She believes in serving the community by laying the foundation for future technologists via Npower, Girls-who-code, Power-to-fly, WIT and more. She currently serves on the board for PRAB as Board member, private sector and is on the WIA (Women in Architecture) leadership and a thought leader at CAF (Chief Architect Forum). For more information about how you can become the tech leader everyone wants to work for, go to www.TodaysTopLeaders.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Today's Top Leaders, Jen Anderson interviews Gupreet Bal, a tech leader who is leveraging her personal brand to make a difference for her team as well as the tech community. Bio of Gurpreet Bal:Gurpreet Bal is the Head of Enterprise & Solution Architecture at Guardian Life. She is focused on serving technology architecture and innovation needs for all business units across Guardian. She has a passion for creating capabilities-based architecture, strategic technology roadmap and effective operating models. Throughout her career she is known to be Elegantly determined. She believes in serving the community by laying the foundation for future technologists via Npower, Girls-who-code, Power-to-fly, WIT and more. She currently serves on the board for PRAB as Board member, private sector and is on the WIA (Women in Architecture) leadership and a thought leader at CAF (Chief Architect Forum). For more information about how you can become the tech leader everyone wants to work for, go to www.TodaysTopLeaders.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marlisa Brown is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator Author and Chef. She has been president of Total Wellness Inc., > 20 years, has a BS in Marketing and MS in Nutrition: she specializes in diabetes, obesity, CVD and GI disorders. Some Clients include; NY Jets, Kennedy Space Center, Hofstra and Adelphi Universities, Guardian Life, Brookhaven National Labs, Goldman Sachs Tiffany, Dean Witter Reynolds, Pall Corp, Bank of New York, Sony, Liz Claiborne, Ethicon and more. In addition Marlisa worked for Lackmann Culinary Services as their Wellness Coordinator > ten years. Marlisa has made numerous television appearancesincluding 5 years on “International Healthy Cooking” for AHA. She is author of “Gluten-Free Hassle Free”, and “Easy, Gluten-Free”, other contributions include: Shape, Food Service Management, Newsday, Parenting Magazine, Weight and Training for Dummies. She has developed many programs including, Richard Simmons' Food Mover Program, cookbooks, recipe cards, Kathy Smiths' Project You II for Diabetes, Jorge Cruises' 3-Hour Diet Cookbook, DR Vincent Pedres' Happy Gut & Leslie Sansones' Walk Away the Pounds. Marlisa is an NSA professional member, past president, media representative, PR chair of the New York State Dietetic Association, recipient of the 2011 Diabetes Educator of the Year and Emerging Dietetic LeaderAward from the AND, Dietitian of the year LIDA, Best Of Long Island L.I Press, and Community Service AwardCW.www.marlisaspeaks.net

Here's part two of our chat with Sex Cult Nun author/memoirist Faith Jones, who was raised in the infamous Children of God sect. Warning: This episode gets into gritty terrain including discussions of child abuse and sexual assault. Listener discretion advised.  Additional Articles about other survivors of the Children of God: Rolling Stone: How I Escaped From a Religious Sex Cult and Ended Up in the Army Esquire: Joaquin Phoenix and Rose McGowan Spent Their Early Years in a Religious Cult. Then it Became Infamous. The Guardian: Life after a sex cult: 'If I'm not a member of this religion any more, then who am I?' Hear Ye, Hear Ye: The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. Nobody's mad at you, just don't be a culty fuckwad. Other Links: Join A Little Bit Culty on Patreon Get poppin' fresh ALBC Swag Support the pod and smash this link Cult awareness and recovery resources CREDITS:  Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames Production Partner: Citizens of Sound Producer: Will Retherford Senior Producer: Jess Tardy Theme Song: “Cultivated” by Jon Bryant co-written with Nygel Asselin

There are unconventional childhoods, and then there is growing up in the Children of God. International attorney, humanitarian, author, and TEDx speaker Faith Jones was raised in this infamous cult founded by her paternal grandfather in 1968. The group, later referred to as “the Family,” was notorious for its radical practices, which required members to become fulltime missionaries, give up their income and formal education, and abide by the “Law of Love,” a doctrine which encouraged spouse sharing, sexual relations with children, and the “Flirty Fishing” practice of using female followers as sex-bait to reel in followers. Thank gravy that Faith emancipated herself at 23, was later accepted into Berkeley Law school, and now travels the world advocating for everything that is NOT Children of God-like. She joins us in this first of two episodes to talk about Sex Cult Nun, her scorching memoir of her life inside the secretive cult. Warning: this episode, and its sequel will get into gritty terrain including discussions of child abuse and sexual assault. Listener discretion advised.  Additional Articles about other survivors of the Children of God: Rolling Stone: How I Escaped From a Religious Sex Cult and Ended Up in the Army Esquire: Joaquin Phoenix and Rose McGowan Spent Their Early Years in a Religious Cult. Then it Became Infamous. The Guardian: Life after a sex cult: 'If I'm not a member of this religion any more, then who am I?' Hear Ye, Hear Ye: The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. Nobody's mad at you, just don't be a culty fuckwad. Other Links: Join A Little Bit Culty on Patreon Get poppin' fresh ALBC Swag Support the pod and smash this link Cult awareness and recovery resources CREDITS:  Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames Production Partner: Citizens of Sound Producer: Will Retherford Senior Producer: Jess Tardy Theme Song: “Cultivated” by Jon Bryant co-written with Nygel Asselin

Don't get yourself electrocuted whilst trying to save someone already in that situation! Today's protector must remember that they are, themselves a target and aside from increasing their ability to respond with force, being able to blend in and avoid becoming a target can protect the protector. We are delighted to welcome back Thomas Pecora to the podcast to outline: How can protectors remove themselves from harm whilst carrying out their task effectively? Can covert operations techniques always be learned or do some people just have innate abilities? What is more effective, 'run-hide-fight' or 'run-hide-tell' and why is the community divided over the topic? How can the protector narrow their focus on what matters when external factors might seek to persuade them to 'know everything' including irrelevant details? What are the best techniques for protectors to extract themselves from compromising situations? Are some protectors simply unable to blend into some environments? What can we learn from counter-terrorism operations to protect the protector? About Thomas: Thomas (Tom) Pecora is a former CIA Senior Security Officer who retired after 24 years of protecting Agency personnel. He managed large security programs and operations in Africa, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and in various conflict zones. He has over 30 years of experience in protective operations, crisis management, personnel/physical security, and counter-terrorism. As Director of Pecora Consulting Services, he provides security vulnerability and threat assessments, as well as personal safety and crime prevention/avoidance skills training. He is also a published author and has written a memoir entitled “GUARDIAN – Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror.” https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-pecora-sas-mp-053b503a/ (Thomas Pecora) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1642930474/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=poshilpre06-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1642930474&linkId=2446c7963d66eba8e8f5867e6475e384 (Guardian - Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's war on terror) More about the Circuit: The Circuit Magazine is written and produced by volunteers, most of who are operationally active, working full time in the security industry. The magazine is a product of their combined passion and desire to give something back to the industry. By subscribing to the magazine you are helping to keep it going into the future. https://circuit-magazine.com/read/ (Find out more >) If you liked this podcast, we have an accompanying weekly newsletter called 'On the Circuit' where we take a deeper dive into the wider industry. http://bit.ly/OntheCircuit (Opt in here >) The Circuit team is: Elijah Shaw Jon Moss Shaun West Phelim Rowe Connect with Us:  https://circuit-magazine.com/ (Circuit Magazine) https://mailchi.mp/the-bba.org.uk/bba-connect (BBA Connect) https://www.theprotectorapp.com/ (NABA Protector) https://the-bba.org.uk/ (British Bodyguard Association)

The career of Jay Rosenblum, much like a stage play, has three acts. Act 1: Government Service, first as a clerk for an appellate judge, followed by a role in the Clinton Administration. Act 2: In-house government affairs roles at highly regulated financial institutions during a time of historic regulatory change. Act 3: Senior roles in corporate leadership, first as Chief HR Officer with Guardian Life, and today, as the EVP & Chief Legal Officer at Assurant. Take that as evidence that Jay believes in trying new things and taking risks. He talks about his wide-ranging career, the lessons he learned along the way, and the challenges that GCs face today. We discuss: Lessons from his time at the White House Structuring the legal department to best serve business priorities A purposeful approach to talent retention Assurant's DEI initiatives Hear more stories by subscribing to Innovative Legal Leadership on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any podcast platform. Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for Innovative Legal Leadership in your favorite podcast player.

The career of Jay Rosenblum, much like a stage play, has three acts. Act 1: Government Service, first as a clerk for an appellate judge, followed by a role in the Clinton Administration. Act 2: In-house government affairs roles at highly regulated financial institutions during a time of historic regulatory change. Act 3: Senior roles in corporate leadership, first as Chief HR Officer with Guardian Life, and today, as the EVP & Chief Legal Officer at Assurant. Take that as evidence that Jay believes in trying new things and taking risks. He talks about his wide-ranging career, the lessons he learned along the way, and the challenges that GCs face today. We discuss: Lessons from his time at the White House Structuring the legal department to best serve business priorities A purposeful approach to talent retention Assurant's DEI initiatives Hear more stories by subscribing to Innovative Legal Leadership on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any podcast platform. Listening on a desktop & can't see the links? Just search for Innovative Legal Leadership in your favorite podcast player.

631: In this interview, Amir and Dean discuss scaling artificial intelligence as a method of delivering innovative customer experiences. Amir begins by talking about how AI/ML creates value at the highest level at Discover and what the team structure looks like when bringing these innovations to market. Dean talks about how AI is used along the customer journey at Guardian Life and provides a few use cases of how automation is improving business results. Both executives then share insight into how they are integrating cross-functional product teams with the operations of the company.

631: In this interview, Amir and Dean discuss scaling artificial intelligence as a method of delivering innovative customer experiences. Amir begins by talking about how AI/ML creates value at the highest level at Discover and what the team structure looks like when bringing these innovations to market. Dean talks about how AI is used along the customer journey at Guardian Life and provides a few use cases of how automation is improving business results. Both executives then share insight into how they are integrating cross-functional product teams with the operations of the company.

New York based Aussie Natasha Silva-Jelly has worked for renowned media brands like Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, GRAZIA, The Guardian Life & Style. A long time journalist and editor specializing in fashion, beauty, lifestyle, she started her career at Australian Vogue, run the fashion round at The Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper and worked for Vogue in London. She moved with her family to NYC in 2014 and joined Harper's Bazaar as Features and Fashion News Director. Listen as she describes what drew her to New York from Australia, and how she's navigated the engine room during every phase of the changing media landscape.

I have a conversation with Thomas Pecora.  From humble beginnings in the Midwest, competing at national level wrestling competitions in college and answering an ad in the newspaper for the CIA- Tom has led an amazing life operating in some of the most hostile places in the world (Mogadishu, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq to name a few). After 24 years of service Tom has put pen to paper and wrote his book- Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror. Tom currently lives in the Philippines and works as a security consultant and conducts Situational Awareness training for the Arcuri Group. Pick up a copy of his book on Amazon and check out his website for further information: https://www.thomas-pecora.com/ Sign up for a Situational Awareness Specialist course through the Arcuri Group: https://situationawarenesstraining.com/index.html Follow/subscribe for updated episodes.

Business today is a complex web of third-party relationships, and risks of disruption from these third parties are increasing in frequency and severity. Problem: Most enterprises follow a siloed approach with assessments of a few risks Data collected at a point in time is quickly stale – fails to present a current view of risk Usually limited to financial and cyber (often lagging indicators of trouble) – fails to present a comprehensive view of risk Siloed approach – fails to provide an enterprise-wide view of riskAll of which leaves organizations unable to prevent third-party and supply chain disruptions.Solution: Real-time full-spectrum third-party risk intelligenceReal-time intelligence provides an early warning – to enable effective proactive risk mitigation actions Full-spectrum coverage brings any leading indicators to your attention – to enable focus on most today's most critical risksIn this CRO Wisdom discussion, risk leaders Atul Vashistha, CEO, Supply Wisdom, and Debra Zoppy-Hendershott, Head of TPRM & Op Risk Business Resiliency, Guardian Life and Mike Rasmussen, GRC Pundit & Analyst, GRC 20/20 Research talk about the integration of continuous, full-spectrum risk intelligence into existing third-party risk/GRC architecture  can deliver the continuous 360° situational awareness enterprise resilience requires today.

599: In this interview, Dean Del Vecchio; Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and Chief of Operations at Guardian Life; focuses on the expansion of the CIO role in company innovation, customer experience, and infrastructure modernization. Dean provides an overview of his responsibilities as CIO and Chief of Operations and how his responsibilities have expanded over the course of his career. He discusses the company's Guardian on the Go Strategy as it relates to enabling employees for successful remote work and the future of remote and hybrid work environments. He gives his perspective on how remote work leveled the playing field for employees and how this might work in a hybrid work environment. Additionally, Dean talks about how culture plays a critical role in innovation and how to develop and upskill talent to foster innovation, and areas where innovation is crucial including the evolving customer digital experience. Finally, he shares how his team looks at modernizing the company's IT Infrastructure, how ecosystems can benefit efforts in innovation, as well as trends in technology he has his eye on, among other topics.

599: In this interview, Dean Del Vecchio; Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and Chief of Operations at Guardian Life; focuses on the expansion of the CIO role in company innovation, customer experience, and infrastructure modernization. Dean provides an overview of his responsibilities as CIO and Chief of Operations and how his responsibilities have expanded over the course of his career. He discusses the company's Guardian on the Go Strategy as it relates to enabling employees for successful remote work and the future of remote and hybrid work environments. He gives his perspective on how remote work leveled the playing field for employees and how this might work in a hybrid work environment. Additionally, Dean talks about how culture plays a critical role in innovation and how to develop and upskill talent to foster innovation, and areas where innovation is crucial including the evolving customer digital experience. Finally, he shares how his team looks at modernizing the company's IT Infrastructure, how ecosystems can benefit efforts in innovation, as well as trends in technology he has his eye on, among other topics.

Day 2 of our N.O.S.H Nourish Our Soul Health Faith-Based Fitness 7 Day Challenge interview w/ our guest speaker Marlisa. On this epi we discuss how breathing relates to Nutrition. Our affirmation today comes from Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. **Disclaimer: Please seek the medical advice of your general healthcare practitioner before making any changes to your diet or health regimen. The statements made on this show do not represent the opinions of the platform host and are not meant to substitute for any medical advice from your general health practitioner to treat, diagnose, or cure any health conditions.**  Marlisa Brown MS, RDN, CDE,CDN, Pronounced (Mar Lisa) Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, Chef and Author of 6 books. Marlisa serves as president of Total Wellness for 27 years a private nutritional consulting company in Deer Park New York where she has provided nutritional counseling to over 30,000 patients. Marlisa is a professional member of The National Speakers Association and has given hundreds of presentations. Some of her clients include: The NY Jets, Kennedy Space Center, Hofstra University, Guardian Life, Brookhaven National Labs, Goldman Sachs, Dean Witter, Prudential Securities, Liz Claiborne, Ethicon and more. Marlisa serves as a spokesperson for The Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists and is a past president of The New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Marlisa has received many awards, including diabetes educator of the year, dietitian of the year, emerging dietetic leader and community service award. In addition she has been featured on cooking shows including 5 years for The American Heart Association Cooking Show. Marlisa has also developed many programs for, Richard Simmons', Kathy Smith', Dr Vincent Pedro and Jorge Cruise. To connect with her, please go to https://m.facebook.com/dietingdietitian/  ***********************************  Now lovely lattes can leave a message with any questions or prayer requests

Episode Summary:The current episode is co-hosted with our former guest speaker Simon Butler, a curator, artist and founder of MigrateArt, a platform that helps those impacted by the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time. Together we meet Ken Nwadiogby, a Nigerian artist whose artistic research is focused on gender equality, African culture, and Black power. Ken was named by Guardian Life as one of the most “Outstanding Personalities of 2019” in recognition of his contributions to the Nigerian arts community.In this candid conversation we discuss how Ken is utilising his practice as a tool for social change, raising awareness of such themes as racism, police brutality, sexism, xenophobia and more. Ken shares his thoughts on cultural revolution, how to respond back to society when it speaks to us, what it means to be a Nigerian artist in today's climate and how Contemporealism, a new method of visual communication coined by the artist himself, was born.The Speaker:Ken Nwadiogbu (b. 1994, Lagos, Nigeria) is a visual artist who creates innovative conceptual drawings on various surfaces as he engages in multidisciplinary modes of storytelling. Nwadiogbu earned a B.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. His interest in art, as well as his career began while he earned his degree despite no formal training. Inspired by issues relating to him and those around, he began creating works that reflect the everyday struggles of people, with the hopes of making a change in his community. Popularly known as KenArt, Nwadiogbu is credited for introducing the “Contemporealism” movement and is constantly revitalising his practice by challenging modes of Black representation. A core focus for Nwadiogbu is to inspire and encourage young creatives. He does this through public speaking and mentorship, as well as through his creative companies; Artland Contemporary Limited and KINGS Management. He nurtures an art collective called ‘Title Deed' and co-found Artists Connect NG, the largest artist gathering in Nigeria, created to foster creativity, collaboration and community.Follow Ken's journey on InstagramThe Co-Host:Simon Butler is a curator, social entrepreneur and artist based in London. He founded Migrate Art in 2016 after visiting the Calais Jungle refugee camp in France for the first time. This poignant experience inspired him to use his years of experience in the art world to help those impacted by the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time. To date, Migrate Art has raised over £550,000, helped thousands of people across Europe and the Middle East and worked with some of the world's leading artists including Anish Kapoor, Mona Hatoum, Antony Gormley, Rachel Whiteread and Raqib Shaw.Host: Farah Piriye, ZEITGEIST19 FoundationSign up for ZEITGEIST19's newsletter at https://www.zeitgeist19.comFor sponsorship enquiries, comments, ideas and collaborations, email us at info@zeitgeist19.com Follow us on Instagram and TwitterHelp us to continue our mission and to develop our podcast: Donate

#TuneIn2InTune on the Patriots In Tune Show with TOOTS SWEET & JEWELS JONES. Joining us tonight is Author & Poet IRVINE "RAY RAY" BROOKSTEIN  Irvin R. Brookstein (aka) Ray Brookstein, RayRay (poetic moniker) is an American Poet and Author who has distinguished himself on social media for the past four years. His unique style combines Poetry and Politics expressing a strong Patriotic voice and important messaging, about the dynamic, yet divisive, political climate facing our Country. Ray is retired and lives In Miami.  Ray's words create dialogue sorely needed today. Those that know him, love his heart, levity and the passion which he brings to the body politic! His published poetry books include, “Rays of Light II”, “The Trump Chronicle” years 1, 2 and 3. He was born in New York to Michael “George” Brookstein (deceased) an Army WWII war hero and Ex-POW in Nazi Germany and Estelle Brookstein (age 94), London Born mother of 3, War Bride, who lived through the “Battle of Britain”. Early Development – Ray grew up during the turbulent 1960's where he experienced numerous life changing events: Cuban Missile Crisis, Space Race, Man/Flag on the Moon, Kennedy Assassination(s) & MLK, Military Draft, Vietnam War and Protests… Kent State, Democratic National Convention Riots, Chicago 1968. Highlights – Early life on Long Island, named the top athlete at MacArthur HS ‘70 Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse, Captain of every team I ever played on. Education – The University of Pennsylvania, (Penn) '74, All-Ivy (Twice) ‘73 & ‘74 and All-American Lacrosse Midfield 1974. Professional Career – Life and Health insurance agent for 37 years, Connecticut General, CIGNA, and Guardian Life, And Independent Sales Agent, Manager and Trainer, trained over 500 agents. Roots of Writing – Coached recreational and travel Soccer teams for 20 years, coached a Colorado State Champion Youth Lacrosse team. As a youth soccer coach, I started to express thoughts through newsletters written for the children and their parents. Learned to write in such a way that a child could understand. Poetry laid dormant for many years, through a difficult Marriage, children and surviving Cancer in 1992. Began Writing Poetry since the early 90's. Poetic Style – Simplistic and distilled thoughts of the world around me in such a way that the essence could be easily understood. Heartfelt expressions of love, emotions, relationships and world events… Politics, rhyme and rhythmic, lighthearted with some levity and satire with an emphasis on message. “Don't hide your light under a bushel.” — Estelle Brookstein IRVINE "RAY RAY" BROOKSTEIN LINKS:  Website: https://rayraypoetryworld.com/my-books/about/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raybnboca Join The Mighty200+ PIT Crew in Live Chat! #WeAreTheNewsNow

Ryan Cruz, Performance Engineering Manager at Guardian Life, pins down what performance engineering means in principle and in practice. Ryan proves the business value behind adopting and integrating APM solutions and NeoLoad to excel customer experience.  

Continued conversation with Ryan Cruz, Performance Engineering Manager at Guardian Life. Ryan updates us on Guardian's cloud-first strategy from a performance engineering perspective, and emphasizes how crucial it is to define non-functional requirements right from the get-go. 

Money, money, money. Never enough, always wanting more, and being judged for having to much or too little, and we haven't even started on the vicious judgements from other gay men if you don't have money, money, money. So what's a guy to do? Hookup with money in a powerful way, and dump the rest of that trash talking money gremlin that is eating you alive. Today we're exploring money, the truth about it and the how to make the heart space for it in our lives as gay men with Martin Cowart, founder of Financial Heart Space LLC and the host of Speak'n The Truth About Money with Martin Cowart and Joy the Wise Woman. So dump your excuses and get ready to come to terms with your bitchy money divas and embrace abundance. About Martin Martin Cowart is a spiritual teacher, prosperity and mindset coach, podcast host, and speaker on a mission to eradicate the scarcity mindset from our planet. In 2018, Martin founded Financial Heart Space, LLC to teach and coach gay, transgender and bisexual business leaders how to achieve higher levels of success and make more money by learning to love and accept themselves for being exactly who they are; powerful, loving, creative GBTQ men. Martin developed The Heart Space coaching process to create breakthroughs and transformational results quicker, combining 20 years of mastering shadow work, facilitation skills as a volunteer leader with The ManKind Project, 40+ years of contemplative practice, and a lifetime student of spiritual wisdom and more effectively than other transformational programs. Martin is the host of the podcast and weekly live broadcast on LinkedIn and Facebook; Speak'n The Truth About Money with Martin Cowart and Joy the Wise Woman. Joy the Wise Woman is the name of Martin's Divine Self, the mystery of life living in heart space. The show is a thirty-minute conversation to examine our negative thinking about money, let go of the false narrative of the scarcity mindset, and share stories of courage to speak the truth about money. Martin has enjoyed various lucrative professional positions. He worked as a CPA, mortgage-backed securities trader (Deutsche Bank), financial planner, investment advisor, wealth manager (Guardian Life, MetLife, and MassMutual), and restaurant owner (Basset Café). However, the job he found most fulfilling had no financial trophies. He had the honor to serve as a member of the leadership team at St. Paul's Chapel for nine months after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. He discovered we find true happiness in serving others. Connect With Martin http://www.financialheartspace.com/ (Website) https://www.facebook.com/financialheartspace (Facebook) https://www.instagram.com/martincowart3/ (Instagram) https://twitter.com/Still_Point (Twitter) Hey Guys, Check This Out! Are you a guy who keeps struggling to do that thing? You know the thing you keep telling yourself and others you're going to do, but never do? Then it's time to get real and figure out why. Join the 40 Plus Men's Circle. Learn about about - http://40plusmenscircle.com/ (Click Here!) Break free of fears. Make bold moves. Live life without apologies P.S. get your free My Bold Life Manifesto, right here - https://rickclemons.com/manifesto/ (rickclemons.com/manifesto/) You can also listen to the podcast on… https://apple.co/2Q4nnbt () https://open.spotify.com/show/3D4LvaRQjd5EcHWW4nKmQp ()https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rick-clemons/forty-plus-real-men-real-talk () http://tun.in/pjrug ()https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/40-plus-real-men-real-talk-854094 () https://radiopublic.com/40-plus-real-men-real-talk-WoBlp5 ()

Oluwaferanmi Okanlami MD is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Urology at University of Michigan. He is also the Interim Director of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) and Director of Adaptive Sports & Fitness within the Division of Student Life at the University of Michigan. He is the Spokesperson for Guardian Life in their Equal & Able Partnership. Dr. Okanlami was featured on Robin Robert's Good Morning America Series “Thriver Thursday,” and has a catch phrase, “Disabusing DisabilityⓇ.” He received Michigan Medicine's Distinguished Early Career Alumni Award in 2020, and was given the “A Teacher's Teacher Award” by the Academy of Medical Educators. He speaks around the country on topics related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and has been featured on CBS News, Fox News, PBS NewsHour, and MSNBC's Morning Joe. During his orthopedic surgery residency, Dr. Oluwaferanmi Okanlami took care of patients with disabilities. He treated patients with spinal cord injuries, but didn't know how inaccessible the world was because he had never experienced it that way. After the diving accident that left him paralyzed, Dr. Okanlami saw life from the other side of the stethoscope. He recognized that he had been unintentionally complicit in ableism that excluded an entire population. Today, Dr. Okanlami shares his message that diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just for minority populations. They are conversations that all of us need to be a part of. Pearls of Wisdom: 1. Find your passion by asking what excites you. Then follow your passion and make your passion your profession. be intentional about where you hope to make an impact and really focus on that area. 2. Discussion on diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just for minorities. We all need to be concerned because any inequity will impact us all. 3. Disability is not the same as inability. Disability is ubiquitous if we identify it as that feeling of being less, feeling inadequate, and imagining how it would be to feel like that all the time.

The insurance company Guardian Life hires new staff to their marketing team, including a new CMO. https://edge.winmo.com/hubnews/articles/33487 Also, John Zaldonis and Samantha Stallard offer a recognition of four brands that know the purpose of Pride Month and what they got right. https://www.winmo.com/news/four-brands-that-know-the-purpose-of-pride-month/

Although adequate insurance is a critical tool for financial resilience, only half of Americans are confident they would have sufficient coverage to manage an emergency. Research shows that this gap has only widened in recent years. In this episode, Jen talks to Chris Smith, Executive Vice President of Group Benefits at Guardian Life, about new opportunities to modernize the benefits experience and promote greater financial resiliency.

If you're caught by surprise in an ambush site, you'rehistory. Before an attack happens, there are clues in the environment that can help you beat the surprise factorand increase your chances of survival tremendously.   This week's guest is Thomas Pecora, former CIA, author of the book Guardian and an expert in situational awareness and counter-ambush. Tom shares knowledge from his 24-year CIA career and explains how incorporating principles of staying under the radar and stealth helped the CIA to improve its protective mobility.   In this episode, we discuss:   ▪ How the ‘bad guy' thinks, operates, and the tacticsthey use. ▪ How to hone situational awareness skills and pick up on the patterns of life when entering a new country. ▪ How to incorporate situational awareness skill sets into your everyday life. ▪ And, how to come out on top even without the backing and resources of an intelligence agency or a modern military.   This should be a great episode for anyone working overseas, particularly those working in hostile environments. But also for executive protection professionals everywhere!   As always, drop us a comment or leave us a review to let us know your thoughts.   More about Tom Pecora:  Thomas (Tom) Pecora is a former CIA Senior Security Officer who retired after 24 years of protecting Agency personnel. He managed large security programs and operations in Africa, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and in various conflict zones. He has over 30 years of experience in protective operations, crisis management, personnel/physical security, and counter-terrorism. As Director of Pecora Consulting Services, he provides security vulnerability and threat assessments, as well as personal safety and crime prevention/avoidance skills training. He is also a published author and has written a memoir entitled “GUARDIAN – Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror.” https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-pecora-sas-mp-053b503a/ (Thomas Pecora) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1642930474/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=poshilpre06-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1642930474&linkId=2446c7963d66eba8e8f5867e6475e384 (Guardian - Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's war on terror) More about the Circuit The Circuit team is: Phelim Rowe Elijah Shaw Shaun West Jon Moss Connect with Us:  https://circuit-magazine.com/ (Circuit Magazine) https://mailchi.mp/the-bba.org.uk/bba-connect (BBA Connect) https://the-bba.org.uk/ (British Bodyguard Association)

Deanna Mulligan is the former President, CEO, and Board Chair of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, a 160 year old Fortune 250 company with around 9,500 employees. She is also the author of a new book called Hire Purpose: How Smart Companies Can Close the Skills Gap. Deanna was named one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” by Fortune in 2019 and she was named one of “The 50 Most Powerful Women in New York” five times by Crain’s New York Business. Prior to Guardian Life Insurance, Deanna held senior positions at AXA Financial and New York Life Insurance and she was a principal at McKinsey & Company. ______________________________________________________________________ In the financial crisis of 2008 nearly 9 million people lost their jobs. For four years unemployment was at an all time high, and people were having a hard time finding new jobs. It was at this time that Deanna started thinking about the concept for her book, Hire Purpose. She knew it was important to find a way to make sure that this type of situation would never happen again. The focus of the book was, as Deanna shares, “How can we make sure that people are constantly being re-trained, thinking ahead, upgrading their skills, so they don't have long periods of unemployment in the middle of their career--when they might have children and they might have elderly parents to take care of, when it's the most difficult, when they're saving for retirement-- to be unemployed.” From the very beginning of her time at Guardian she made learning a priority in the culture of the organization so that people could constantly upgrade their skills and their talents. What is the skills gap and why is it a problem? Technology is rapidly changing and customer expectations are changing along with it. As consumers we expect products and services to be faster, better, cheaper, and more customized. Because of that organizations are having to adapt and implement newer, better technologies to keep up with demand. As a result of these changes, employees who were trained for a specific job with one set of technologies, now have to be able to do something completely different, and if those employees are not consistently growing, learning, and developing new skills, they are going to get left behind. The consulting firm, McKinsey & Company estimates that in the next 10 years 350 million jobs globally will be changed significantly. They also estimate that 75 million of those jobs will go unfilled because there will not be enough trained people to do the work. Deanna believes that it is up to leaders to make sure that their people are ready for this new world of work. Many companies today are looking to hire people with certain skills and abilities for new roles, but they are having a hard time finding anyone that is qualified. That is our current skills gap problem, and it’s only going to get worse, unless we all take action. What can CEOs do to close the skills gap? As a leader of Guardian Deanna knew that she had to make learning a priority. But she realized that while initiatives are good, having one or two in place wouldn’t solve the problem. She knew she had to build a culture of learning that would become integral to the day to day operations of the organization. One example of what Deanna implemented inside of Guardian was the start of leader learning day. On that day 900 of the Guardian leaders from around the country came together to figure out what they as leaders needed to learn and what ways they could help their employees learn. It was so successful that the following year the learning day was opened up to everyone inside the organization and it was extended to a full month instead of one day. Employees, no matter what level they were in the organization, could attend seminars, lectures, and courses online or in person. They came together to figure out things like--what am I going to do next? How do my skills and passions apply to what the company sees as new jobs coming up? Where can I go inside or outside the company to get the training I need? People at Guardian understand that they are accountable for their careers and that the company wants them to be successful and therefore is behind them every step of the way to make sure employees have the resources and tools they need. Who is responsible for learning--the individual or the organization? For many decades there has been an assumption in place that what we learn in school will get us to where we need to be in our careers, and if anything new comes up our company will just teach it to us. But with the fast pace of change this is no longer sufficient. We have to realize that we need to be lifetime learners in order to keep up. Deanna believes that education is a team effort. As she shares, “From my perspective companies that can afford it should help their employees to learn new skills and to do everything they can to be of assistance, but the company can't know what you love or what you're passionate about, or what makes you tick. And it really has to be a combination of the skills that the company is looking for and what you like to do and are passionate about, because learning takes energy. It's hard to learn without passion, and I don't think that anybody can force you to learn. You have to have initiative and want to learn.” One thing we have all realized during the pandemic is that when we have to, we can learn new things. We all had to learn how to work from home, how to use Zoom or platforms like it, how to juggle family life while simultaneously working, etc...As humans we have the ability to learn new things and adapt. We have to stop getting stuck in a fixed mindset, where we believe that we have a limit on things that we can learn--and we have to move to a growth mindset, where we understand that we can gain new talents and skills through hard work, advice, education, curiosity, etc… Advice for individuals who want to become perpetual learners For any individual employee out there who wants to be prepared for the future of work and who wants to become a perpetual learner Deanna has a few pieces of advice. Start small--look at a problem that you have at work or even at home and figure out if there is a different skill, ability, or technology that you could use to solve it. How could you take a different method than you’ve used before to take on a current problem. Don’t be afraid to fail--When babies first learn to walk they fall down a lot. But they get back up and try again. And as adults we don’t even remember falling down, but if we gave up after one or two falls we would still be crawling. The same goes with learning new skills. You will probably fail a few times, but after you succeed even once you will have the confidence to keep going. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it. Develop a learning culture--Once you solve a problem at work it will get easier to go find another one to work on. And it can encourage other people around you to think about problems they can solve as well. There could be a problem that will take multiple people, so think about putting together a group to solve it. It doesn’t matter what your seniority level is at work, you can inspire a learning culture around you at any level. Advice for leaders who want to build a culture of learning If you are a leader inside of an organization who wants to ensure that your people are prepared for the future of work and any employment changes in the future Deanna also has some advice for you. Celebrate success--When an employee changes the way they do something or they learn something new--even if it is something small--it is up to you as the leader to elevate that. Make sure everyone knows about it and get everyone excited about it. Maybe you can get a cake, or put up a sign that says thank you to that employee, or call them out in a group meeting. Give people room to fail--It is completely unrealistic to think that your employees are going to feel free to learn new things without making mistakes. Learning is about experimenting, struggling a little bit, and figuring things out. Failure is a part of that process. You have to let employees know that failure is okay and it is normal.

Mitchell Ashley of ASG and Alan Shimel are joined by Ming Gong of UST Global, Chris Rolls of TTC and Robina Laughlin of Guardian Life for a discussion on outsourcing DevOps. Some say you really can't outsource DevOps, others say of course you can. Have a listen and decide for yourself

Eileen is Chair of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and on the board of HSBC, Guardian Life and Compass. She grew up in a housing project and climbed the ranks to hold senior positions in Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and served as co-CEO of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world. She discusses her childhood, how her career unfolded and what advice she has to others following in her tracks.

On our final episode of 2020, Lou and John welcome Tom Pecora. Tom retired from the CIA as a GS 15 where he had worked in protective operations, counterterrorism, and security training, most of it operating in low intensity conflict areas. Chief of Security in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East, Tom was responsible for countrywide security programs ensuring the safety and security of all CIA personnel in high threat environments. The guys discuss Tom's book, “GUARDIAN – Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA’s War on Terror” – and go into detail about Tom's 24 years in the CIA working in some of the worst terrorist hotbeds in the world.

After a decade of working with financial advisors and institutions on practice management, Penny launched Thrivos Consulting with a vision of building a firm that would transcend the traditional norms of industry consulting. Founded on the belief that in order to thrive one must successfully navigate change, Thrivos offers services designed to support professionals and institutions as they learn to turn industry challenges into opportunities. With a keen ability to connect with professionals across varying demographics, Penny has had success working with clients ranging from top independent advisors seeking support around building a multi-gen team to multi-billion dollar enterprises looking to explore scale and growth opportunities. Penny has worked with countless advisory teams and broker dealers on issues ranging from the integration of next generation talent to succession planning to communication and behavior management. She previously ran a national business-building workshop series for financial advisors. She has authored multiple practice management programs, and has been featured as a keynote speaker at conferences and events for the following firms LPL, Investors Group, Guardian Life, Morgan Stanley, MassMutual, Northwestern Mutual, Prudential, New York Life, Signature Financial Solutions, Flexible Plan Investments, RBC, and Platinum Advisor Strategies.

In this episode I talk to Mark Wolf, consultant, executive coach, and CEO of Lavafish Advisors based in New York City. Lavafish Advisors is a consultancy dedicated to helping business leaders deliver long term success through sustainable innovation. Mark is also the founder and co-chair of the New York City chapter of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals.Mark's career stretches back to the 1980s, originally in Marketing and Market research with companies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Verizon, Prudential Insurance, Castrol. and Guardian Life.In the early years of this decade, Mark reinvented himself when he completed and MSc in Sustainability Management at Columbia University in New York and is passionate about sustainability and the legacy that he is creating in helping his clients to succeed in a sustainable way. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thomas Pecora is a global leadership expert, critically-acclaimed author, and former CIA security officer. As a keynote speaker and strategic consultant, he helps executives understand how to lead and communicate during calm or chaotic times based on his 24-years of global CIA experience in human intelligence. He has worked in protective operations, counterterrorism, and security training where he served as Chief of Security in several countries, led security teams protecting the President, Vice President, and CIA personnel and worked in all major war zones between 1993 - 2013. He is the author of “GUARDIAN – Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror” and his work at the CIA was also the inspiration for the feature film “The 13th Hour.” Thomas is the recipient of The Intelligence Star, one of the CIA's highest honors for valor. Only a few dozen individuals have ever received this award, making it one of the rarest valor awards awarded by the US government. Find him here: https://www.thomas-pecora.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-pecora-053b503a

Season II, episode I of Half Mystic Radio features Logan  February's poems "A Monument", "The Gemini Man", and "Husband Is the Loveliest Word", and Love in the Ruins' song "Matt & Polly's Suite". This season hosted by special guest Stephanie Dogfoot. #halfmysticspeaksHalf Mystic is an independent publishing house, literary journal, radio show, and arts organisation dedicated to the celebration of music in all its forms. You can find the full show notes, including the text of the three pieces featured in this episode, at: http://halfmystic.com/blog/hmr-ii-iLogan February is a non-binary Nigerian poet and graduate student at Purdue University’s MFA program in Creative Writing. They and their work have been featured in The Guardian Life, Dazed, The Rumpus, Lambda Literary, Washington Square Review, Africa In Dialogue, and more. They are the author of In The Nude (Ouida Poetry, 2019 / PANK Books, 2021) and three chapbooks.Love in the Ruins is Dana Suchow and John Paul Davis. When they're not making music, Dana is a speaker and educator for women's empowerment; John is a poet and programmer.

Gregory Furer is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Beratung Advisors. After 10 years in the financial services industry with PNC Investments, Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life, his passion for financial planning and financial education compelled him to start Beratung Advisors. He believes that every person should have a comprehensive financial plan to help pursue their life goals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Episode 15, you will learn how to embrace your story, learn your strengths and stand in the power of your light as the thought leader you are. Dr Glory Edozien takes us on her journey to self-discovery through self-reflection and self-love. She defies the myth of self love being superficial saying that “self-love comes first of all, the identification of self and accepting who you find- working on the things you can change and accepting those you cannot.” She shares from her background and experiences of setbacks to breakthroughs, inspiring professional and business women to be seen and heard. “Visibility is the art of letting people know what you are capable of and your impact as a professional. Capability plus impact equals value.” A lot of times the performance of women at work is underrated because senior management don't know them and have an inaccurate view of their career aspirations. Glory considers teaching women to be visible personal because she has experienced what it means to be invisible. “Hidden in you are the treasures of the world but you get to the work to mine that treasure, extract it and make it sellable”. Key learnings of the episode are:Self-love and accepting who you are 17:27Visibility and understanding the value you bring 21:08Thought leadership as the basis of your strengths you want to be known for 23:30Cultural and societal expectations that hold us back from being visible 26:06The relevance of mentors, sponsors and coaches in your career 38:00Glory is a LinkedIn Visibility Coach and Lead Consultant at the Inspired by Glory Academy, where she teaches mid-senior level career women how to build visibility and establish thought leadership on LinkedIn, so they can get the recognition they deserve, earn more money and climb the corporate ladder. Glory has provided coaching and consulting services for major clients including banks and several other organizations. Glory is an alumni of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers and has been listed as one of Nigeria’s 100 most inspiring women. She has been featured in many notable magazines and platforms including Guardian Life, Ebony Life TV, Genevieve Magazine and Arise. Glory holds a PhD in Real Estate and Planning from the University of Reading, UK and is a Certified Expert in climate change and renewable energy finance and regularly consults on climate change policy documents.Connect with Dr Glory Edozien on – www.inspiredbyglory.com, Glory Edozien on LinkedIn and @inspiredbyglory on Instagram. Join 9to5Chick, the career development hub she founded, dedicated to equipping professional women with the skills to thrive in the workplace.Let’s continue the conversation on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn @TheStellifyPodcast. Use the hashtag #stellified. Thank you for subscribing, listening, reviewing and rating this podcast.

On this episode of VaynerX's popular Marketing For The Now series, I focus on global insights with some of the worlds' top marketers. We'll focus on what we’re seeing around the globe with the “who’s who” of marketing in 15-minute 1:1 conversations with me! Presenters on this episode: Shell Brands International AG, CEO, Dean Aragon CONBODY, CEO/Founder, Coss Marte Green Monday Group, Founder, David Yeung JetBlue Airways, Vice President Marketing, Elizabeth Windram American Heart Association, EVP, Marketing and Communications, Katrina McGhee NY Times Bestselling Author, 'Obstacle is the Way,' 'Stillness is the Key', Ryan Holiday Guardian Direct CEO, Guardian Direct / Head of Digital to Consumer, Guardian Life, Eleana Cheng

This episode of In The Know features conversation with Veena Jayadeva, Director of Corporate Responsibility at Guardian Life Insurance, Hannah Gregory from Capital Community College in Connecticut, and Allison Beer and Jacob Bray from ACCT. Our discussion focuses on ACCT's most recent report, Bridging Financial Wellness And Student Success: Effective Models for Community College. Major takeaways from the report include: Community college students’ expenses often exceed available grant aid. Community college tuition is known for being relatively affordable; however, the cost of tuition and living expenses is typically greater than the amount of their available resources and grant aid. Sufficient federal and state financial aid resources are necessary to meet students’ financial needs. Colleges can also support students with financial aid interventions such as emergency grant aid, institutional balance forgiveness, and improved financial aid information. Financial education can be critical for students as they navigate the complex nature of college financing and personal expenses; however, education about finances is not a replacement for financial aid resources. Financial education combined with sufficient aid can help empower students to make complex financial decisions associated with attending college. To provide relevant financial education, community colleges must consider the varied skill sets and knowledge held by their students. This report highlights the Guardian Money Management for Life Program as a financial empowerment model for community colleges. Among students who participated in the course from 2015 to 2019, 75% report having a better understanding of personal financial management. Recognizing that when students’ basic financial needs are met, they are more likely to succeed academically, several Guardian Life partner colleges have evolved the personal finance course to a holistic financial wellness model. Notably, these colleges are moving toward developing or expanding one-stop financial empowerment centers where students receive resources for financial education, aid, and career development. This report was made possible by a grant from Guardian.  If you want to check out the full report, it’s available on our website, acct.org, under the publications tab. Thanks for listening, we’ll see you next time.

Learn how our new partnership with Guardian Life offers unique product solutions for your small employer clients with Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Critical Illness, and Accident. This episode features Joe Colwick, MBA, GBDS Channel Manager, Strategic Partnerships of Guardian Life and Michael J. Lewis Sales Consultant, Small Group Sales – Los Angeles/Central CA. They introduce their flexible products, innovative EAP, network, top-tier customer service with Guardian Anytime, and advanced technology. They also describe Guardian’s outstanding broker marketing and sales support. Topic ideas? Contact us at Intel@lisibroker.com.

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25 years ago, Amy and Michael Port earned their MFAs in acting from Yale and NYU, respectively, before working in TV, film, and theater. Now, at their Heroic Public Speaking Headquarters in New Jersey and for organizations around the world, they teach how to give better speeches and presentations both onstage and off. Disney, QVC, Guardian Life, Best Buy Canada, and Poo-Pourri are among the organizations that trust Michael and Amy with their high-stakes performances. Michael is the author of Steal the Show and 7 other books that have been translated into 29 languages and has been on the bestseller lists of the NY Times and the Wall Street Journal, among others.      The motto at HPS is to change the world one speech at a time. I resonate with this intention fully. I had the privilege of attending Amy and Michael's two day intro speaking course, CORE, at Heroic Public Speaking and was b l o w n away. Even with a background training in on-camera and voice over as well as acting and improv, I found the two day intro course, or appetizer to their main meal program, to be incredibly powerful and helpful.    We discussed ways to find deeper meaning, maximize your potential, connect more deeply with family and be of service in these trying times, especially as it relates to speaking and being self expressed.    Here's a lot of what we talked about: Add playfulness and take advantage of this 'staycation' time by raising expectations of yourself and children, having fun and being creative. Let the stage or screen be the place for drama, don't bring it into your life. Rather than worry about how you might look or come across in sharing your thoughts when speaking to an audience (be it virtual or on the stage), focus on being helpful and of service. Be highly intentional about the language you're choosing when speaking and how you want the other person to feel. Language and the intention behind it is powerful.   Michael talked about his struggle with dyslexia and how he grew up thinking he was "stupid" because of his struggle with writing and reading. What's amazing to me is that Michael has written 8 bestselling books and moved past his struggle with dyslexia because he realized it was more important to write and create meaningful works that would help others. His first book, Book Yourself Solid, became an immediate bestseller and is still a sought after book.   To learn more about HPS, Amy or Michael, go to https://heroicpublicspeaking.com.   Connect with Amy and Michael Port Facebook: facebook.com/heroicpublicspeaking Instagram: @heroicpublicspeaking LinkedIn: Heroic Public Speaking Website: www.heroicpublicspeaking.com   Enjoying the show? For iTunes listeners, get automatic downloads and share the love by subscribing, rating & reviewing here!   *Share what you are struggling with or looking to transform with Julie at podcast@juliereisler.com. Julie would love to start covering topics of highest interest to YOU. Please also let us know if you are interested to be a guest on her show to discuss where you are stuck, and do live coaching with Julie on her podcast.   Join host Julie Reisler, author and multi-time TEDx speaker, each week to learn how you can tap into your best self and become your You-est You® to achieve inner peace, happiness and success at a deeper level! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, industry thought leaders, and extraordinary human beings that will help to transform your life. Julie also shares a-ha moments that have shaped her life and career, and discusses key concepts from her book Get a PhD in YOU Here's to your being your you-est you!    You-est You Links: Subscribe to the Podcast  Learn more at JulieReisler.com Join The You-est You® Community for Soul Seekers on Facebook Book Julie as a speaker at your upcoming event Amazon #1 Best selling book Get a PhD in YOU Download free guided-meditations from Insight Timer  Julie's Hungry For More Online Program (10 Module Interactive Course)

How can you be grateful at a time like this? This is Mike’s Moment Of… Gratitude. A conversation with Rev. Sheila McKeithen about gratitude and starting a practice of gratitude. We examine my practice of regular gratitude posts on Facebook and Instagram #MikesGratitudePost and discuss just how gratitude works.  Find me on IG and Twitter: @aelsean Facebook.com/MichaelSeanHarris Youtube.com/aelsean For my gratitude posts: #MikesGratitudePost   Profile – The Rev. Sheila R. McKeithen, J.D. Sheila McKeithen, is featured in the 2018 film, ‘As A Man Thinketh’ and in the 2010 film and book, “Discover the Gift,” where she shares a powerful and encouraging message on living from the authentic self. This summer, she received both the Walden Award for Interfaith and Intercultural Understanding and had a day named in her honor in her home county in Florida. She has inspired Jamaica’s corporate, governmental and educational sectors as a keynote speaker and motivational trainer/coach addressing such audiences as HEART, Ministry of Health, Sagicor, Guardian Life, JMMB, E-Learning and in the area of education she has trained principals and teachers assigned to rural schools in Jamaica; done outreach work with groups such as Ashe and delivered keynote addresses at various prep and high schools in Jamaica as well as at Moneague College. Currently in her 25th year of service as an ordained minister in Kingston, Jamaica, at the UC Truth for Better Living, she is also the 3rd President in the 42 year history of her denomination, The Universal Foundation for Better Living, Inc., with branches in the Canada, USA, South America, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.  She defied the odds in 1986 when medical doctors assured her that she had only 6 days to live. Instead of accepting their “death sentence” she set her sights on “health”, regained the use of her legs and entered law school, thereby attaining her life long dream of becoming an attorney in the Florida Bar.   A former Assistant Attorney General, and Assistant Broward County Attorney, she inspires her audiences with lessons on Love, Self Motivation, Leadership and Healthy Living in England, Spain, Jamaica, Bahamas, Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, South and North America and in settings such as retreats, lectures, seminars and conferences.   A 2001 Inductee into the Martin Luther King Jr. International Board of Preachers, she earned degrees from Florida State University, Florida International University and Nova University.   She has been a featured guest on TV shows like: Profile, Impact, Religious Hard Talk, and Conversations with Pat Ramsey. No stranger to writing articles in the local and international press, she authored the book, Twelve Steps to Your Healing.  Her favorite scripture is Psalm 46:10 –‘Be still and Know that I am God.’ Find Sheila on- IG: @srmckeithen FB: facebook.com/sheila.mckeithen   I’m So Grateful by Karen Drucker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0sSZkCpA64  

In this episode of the Stratfor Pen and Sword podcast, host Fred Burton speaks to career CIA protector, Thomas Pecora. Pecora has written a memoir of his more than two decades with the Agency, entitled, "The Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror." Pecora developed a protective force within the CIA to protect The United State's spies, in other words, it was his job to ensure the safety of all CIA personnel in high threat environments. And after 9/11, Pecora says, all the old spy rules went out the window. In this wide-ranging conversation, Tom Pecora and Fred Burton discuss everything from living life in secret to preferred side arms to heavier weaponry, spy training and even secret service bars.

Data modernization is the fastest way to achieve an AI-driven foundation with a proven method and platform, to source all data that matters to the business and deliver enterprise-wide intelligence. This episode reveals ways established organizations can rethink how they can modernize data. Our conversation is moderated by former Computerworld Editor, Paul Gillin, with expert insights provided by Lead MIT researcher, Barbara Wixom, Anurag Sehgal, who heads Data Analytics and Machine Learning/AI at Credit Suisse, and Alex Rosenthal, Head of Enterprise Data & Insights at Guardian Life.

Thomas PecoraWhen you think about November Holidays, the one that comes to mind for most people is of course, Thanksgiving. But there is another one that’s of equal, if not greater significance, and that’s veterans day. Like many of you, I am thankful for all the men and women of our armed forces. This podcast, as new as it is, has provided me with an amazing opportunity to speak with some of those special individuals. So each week in November I will be featuring a guest that’s also a veteran. And right now I’ve got a great month lined up for you. Tom is the author of “GUARDIAN – Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA’s War on Terror” – a historical memoir chronicling his 24 years in the CIA in protective operations, counter-terrorism and security.Tom led teams protecting CIA personnel and visiting VIP personnel to include the President, Vice President, as well as Senate and Congressional Delegations. Tom received the Intelligence Star, the CIA’s second highest honor for valor and the Career Intelligence Medal for service reflecting exceptional achievements.This was a fantastic conversation that covered his time in the CIA, experience as a nationally ranked collegiate wrestler and the traits you need to not only survive, but thrive in those environments. https://www.thomas-pecora.com/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007013560912https://www.instagram.com/guardian_novel/https://twitter.com/ThomasPecora7https://www.instagram.com/cornerstoneofamerica/https://www.facebook.com/paleo90percenthttps://www.facebook.com/cornerstoneofamerica-106867044023639/Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

The Accidental Seller Series 2 - "DeJuan Brown" This is the second episode of the series The Accidental Seller. There are more accidental sellers in the sales industry than we know of. In fact, there are about 4.14 million sales professionals in the United States who fell into this career.  DeJuan Brown wanted to be a chemist when he was a kid. He also wanted to be a system analyst because he wanted to follow his uncle's footsteps who worked as a system analyst for Guardian Life for a long time. But in college, he studied Psychology and Philosophy. The mathematics included in studying both Chemistry and System Analysis dissuaded him to push through with his childhood careers.  His view of sales and of the salespeople came about when his father started selling Insurance when he was two years old. Selling insurance then was very different compared to how it's done today. People are able to sign up online or pay for their premium online but before, selling insurance was a door-to-door sport. His dad would spend hours going door to door collecting premiums from people. Seeing his dad selling made him think that sales was super lucrative on the back end but also super hard at the same time. DeJuan initially thought that salespeople were undesirable.  The sale stigma  The perception of salespeople then didn't change much until today. There's still a bad stigma and DeJuan didn't want to be associated with it. Salespeople are seen as sleazy and manipulative and even though his Dad is not like that, he came to adapt that view as well. It's apparent with a car salesman and the salespeople you see in infomercials and TV.  People kept telling DeJuan that he'd be good in sales but for him, it was a choice between using his skills for the worse which is doing sales or using it for the best which is helping people through law and other things.  The accidental seller DeJuan was doing a variety of things and was moving from one job to another. He ended up waiting tables and bartending. He was good at it and made a tremendous amount of money in it. His friends kept telling him to go into sales because he's good at selling entrees but still the stigma of salespeople stuck in his mind. The stigma prevented him from considering the possibility until his buddy got a job at Intuit.  His buddy convinced him to get into sales and he applied. He got a schedule for an interview and got a part-time job of 16 hours a week doing transactional sales. That's when he got into sales.  He fell in love with the reward of sales and it was the first time that he felt good about serving people.  Fears in sales  He had fears and trepidation when he started sales and most of the fear revolved on the thinking that he had to push people. DeJuan wanted to help people. If they want something, he wants to help them get it and if they do not want to get the product and services, then he doesn't want to push them and he just wants to leave them alone.  The fear went away relatively early in the process when he realized that he was helping people. He understood people and all that they have at their disposal. He gave them all their options and made sure that they made decisions based on what they have. Helping people changed his paradigm on sales audits.  DeJuan thought about quitting during his tough times but his experience helped him get through the rough times. When he isn't at the top of the leaderboard, he thinks of quitting and starting out on another career.  Sales is a rollercoaster ride: here's no such thing as always up and always positive. #SalesMotivation That fact kept him on and motivated him.  There's no such thing as every time you dial, someone picks up the phone or responds to every email. Understanding that helped him control the inputs and outputs. The mindset shift helped him shift his attitude towards selling.  His first sale was unforgettable for him. He was consistent with his deals and he was able to enhance someone's product or their order. For his first sale, he was able to sell a logo and on the same sale, he was able to add color and shadow. He also offered the self-sealing envelopes on the same order. DeJuan is now in the enterprise industry and connected with Seismic.  DeJuan was an accidental seller but if asked if he was going to choose another path, he'd say that being an accidental seller is one of the best things that happened for his career.  “The Accidental Seller Series 2" episode resources Reach out to DeJuan via his LinkedIn and he will also be in the Sales Success Summit. He is also on Twitter.  Go ahead and hit me up for concerns and questions about sales. You can also reach out to me via LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Use these practical sales tips and let me know how it works for you.  This episode is brought to you in part by TSE Certified Sales Training Program. It's a course designed to help new and struggling sellers to master the fundamentals of sales and close more deals. Sign up now and get the first two modules for free! You can also call us at (561) 570-5077. Our next semester starts on November 8 and we would love to have you.  The episode is also brought to you by Sales Live Miami. It's an event put on by a group of friends and it's designed to help sellers and sales leaders improve their sales game. It's going to be this November 4-5, 2019 in Miami, Florida. Come and join us. You can find more about this event on The Sales Evangelist website.  We want you to join us for our next episodes so tune in to our podcast on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, and Spotify. You can also leave comments, suggestions, and ratings to every episode you listen to.  Read more about sales or listen to audiobooks at Audible as well and explore this huge online library. Register now to get a free book and a 30-day free trial.  Audio provided by Free SFX and Bensound.

The intention of this meditation is to help you to harness the creative power of the life energy that is the basis of creation within you. I have had a lot of requests for a guardian meditation. Vadim Zeland repeatedly talks about using your guardian as a source of power, intuition and knowledge. I found the perfect way to do this through a meditation technique Sadghuru calls Kalpavriksha. Is it true that every person has their own guardian? That is for you to decide. You create your own reality. As long as you believe in your guardian, yours will exist as an energetic entity, and if you are convinced that they are looking after you, then that will be true. The more sincerely you love your guardian and express your gratitude for all kinds of little things, the more powerful it will become and the more help it can give you. Remember, there is no such thing as a fantasy. Any invention of the mind is already a reality. This meditation this has a wonderful induction that begins with you gently flying to a wonderful destination where you meet your spiritual guardian master and your life force is activated. We need to activate our life source energy and visualize our future instead of letting the future visualize us. The meditation ends with a powerful guided visualization of target slides using Transurfing concepts. The music is what makes this incredible. 7 songs from Mettaverse were used 111hz holy frequency111hz divine frequencydeep relaxation clear negative energies and ease tension 396hz and 528hzCelestial Voices 372hz dimensional opennessAscension waves 444 hzRegenerative Spiritual reset 111hz 222hz 444hz777hz deep relaxation963hz pineal activation meditation Music by Mettaverse ➤ Listen on Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2KjGlLI➤ Follow them on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2JW8BU2➤ Join them on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2G1j7G6➤ Subscribe to their channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyvj... For coaching – https://www.advancedsuccessinstitute.com For all episodes of the Reality Revolution – https://www.therealityrevolution.com Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RealityRevol... Join our facebook group The Reality Revolution https://www.facebook.com/groups/40312... Subscribe to my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgX... Contact us at media@advancedsuccessinsitute.com #bestmeditationever #meditation #sadghuru #realitytransurfing #guidedmeditation #lawofattraction

WTMJ's Libby Collins talks with Greenfield native Tom Pecora, Author of Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror, and they reflect on his 24 years in the CIA.

Peeled back the curtain of the CIA's protective service operations chatting with Thomas Pecora.  Thomas spent 24 years protecting our Nation's clandestine officers.  From 1989 to 210, Thomas served in every hot zone you can imagine.  From Somalia during “Black Hawk Down” to Iraq to the Philippines.   We also closed talking about the CIA Officers Memorial Fund. Thomas' book “Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror” is out NOW on every major book site.  From the book: Somalia was Pecora's first deployment as a CIA Protective Operations Cadre (POC) officer, responsible for providing protective operations support in hostile areas of the world. He later headed up a series of the Agency's undisclosed protective operations teams. From 1989 until his retirement in 2013, he was assigned to multiple war zones across Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, doing the kind of work few are even aware exists.LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-pecora-053b503a GUARDIAN Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Guardian-561121847691876 YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1s8iH1WsQk Instagram:  @GUARDIAN_NovelCIA Memorial Foundation: https://www.ciamemorialfoundation.org/ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theprotectors)

Kathryn Tague, Assistant Vice President of Learning and Development at Guardian Life, has dedicated her time to helping entrepreneurs build their lifelong financial business. She shows them that in order to be successful you must be receptive to change and welcome lifelong learning. As a business, learning and development must be recognized as one of your most important investments. Investing in your people will help you recruit top talent, analyze areas of improvement, retain high performers, and build out strategies to drive productivity. “Change magic” as Kathryn calls it, has allowed her to build advocates within Guardian Life that help better the future success of the organization and their people.

Retired CIA Officer Thomas Pecora is back on with us this episode as we celebrate the release of his book, "Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror." If you haven't already listened to Thomas on Episode 410, you'll get a refresher on what the book is about, and from there we get into the many areas he's operated in from Bosnia to the Philippines. He has some excellent action-packed stories for us, including his time working with Special Forces legend Billy Waugh. He discusses the frustration in getting this book through the review process and the long road it took for "Guardian" to finally see a release. It's here now, pick it up, and if you're in the Milwaukee area, be sure to check out Thomas's book signing on May 14th @ 6PM taking place at spy-themed restaurant and bar, SafeHouse. Let him know what you thought of his appearances on SOFREP Radio! We also celebrate something else this episode, and that's the full pardon of 1st Lt Michael Behenna by President Trump. Behenna's case is one I personally followed for years while the young man was stripped of his freedom in Ft. Leavenworth after killing known terrorist Ali Mansur Mohamed in an act that he maintained was one of self-defense. Shortly after his release in March of 2014, we had Michael join us back on Episode 88, and it brings me joy in knowing that his name has now fully been cleared by our President, and that he can move forward in his life. Beyond that, we get to your emails on this one, and feel free to keep those coming to sofrep.radio@sofrep.com. As always, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and follow us individually on Twitter @JackMurphyRGR and @IanScotto. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Partha is the Director of Infrastructure Security Architecture at Bank of Montreal. Partha last week left Insurance company Guardian Life for a new exciting challenge at BMO in New York! Partha has worked at major organisations such as Bank of America and JP Morgan all within cyber security architecture, engineering and strategy. He has two Masters of Science within Technology and Cyber Security. Key Minutes 03:10 - Getting into cybersecurity 04:20 - Why engineering & architecture 05:30 - Definition of Cybersecurity & AAA 08:02 - Goal of Architecture 10:42 - Changing cybersecurity architecture 15:50 - How do you work across a large organisation to impact risk? 19:00 - Banking to Insurance 21:35 - Linking strategy to architecture 23:30 - Prioritising what needs to be worked on 25:21 - Managing a large number of customers for architecture 27:20 - Implementing new technologies like Cloud 28:22 - What do you class as a strong security framework? 29:50 - Biggest challenges 31:45 - What is your recommendation in securing funding for new roles or technologies? 34:30 - What advice would you give to people looking to get into cybersecurity? 37:00 - 10 Quick Fire Questions Key Points - AAA within cybersecurity: Awareness, agility & advanced technology - Be close to the business - Always plan and prioritise You can find Partha at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parthasarathi-chakraborty-baa24810/ Follow us: Twitter: @zero_hourpod Instagram: @zerohourexperience Website: www.beechermadden.com This podcast is sponsored by: BeecherMadden - www.beechermadden.com Cyber Security Professionals - www.cybersecurity-professionals.com

Watch a new episode of Cloud Wars Live with Dean Del Vecchio, EVP, CIO, and Chief of Operations at Guardian Life. In addition to defining and implementing a strategic technology vision aligned with Guardian’s long-term growth initiatives and ongoing business objectives, Dean is responsible for leading enterprise customer service and operations. He provides strategic oversight for Guardian’s shared services organization in India, as well as Real Estate and Facilities, Physical Security, Office Services, Source to Pay, and Enterprise Imaging.Dean's significant leadership experience driving strategic growth using innovative solutions across the banking, healthcare, and news media industries has helped Guardian think differently about how to leverage technology to grow, service customers, and evolve as a company.Follow Dean on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-a-de...Follow Bob on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobevansit/More from Cloud Wars Live - https://bit.ly/2WIYncvMore in the Cloud Wars series - https://cloudwars.coCategoryScience & Technology See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

GRP 126- For this weeks podcast I have a very special guest on career CIA Security Officer and author of "GUARDIAN - Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror" Thomas Pecora. “GUARDIAN” is a historical memoir chronicling Mr. Pecora’s 24 years in the CIA in protective operations, counter-terrorism and security, working in some of the worst terrorist hotbeds in the world. We discussed several events which you’ll find as I have that Tom’s perspective is valuable and unique. Enjoy. 0:00- Gary Schroen, and the CIA’s insertion into Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks 6:30-The amount of direct combat for the CIA in modern warfare 10:37-The 1993 attack on CIA headquarters 17:00-On the ground in Mogadishu in 1993, Osama Bin Laden’s role in the Battle of Mogadishu 31:00-The CIA’s tragedy in Khost, Afghanistan. Running Counter Surveillance for Robert Gates 50:54-Changes the Agency underwent after the 9/11 attacks, on the ground in Iraq. 1:09:24- How interconnected terrorist groups are and the effects they have on the world 1:28:36-Tracking Bin Laden Pick up a copy of Thomas Pecora’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Guardian-Life-Crosshairs-CIAs-Terror I would like to thank our sponsor for todays episode Duke Cannon. Duke Cannon’s superior-quality grooming goods for hard-working men are tested by active military. If it’s the “Big Ass Brick of Soap”, premium hair goods, or beards and shaving products it has the scent of accomplishment. Duke Cannon gives back to veterans. Go to www.DukeCannon.com and use the promo code RECON to get 15% off your first order Follow Global Recon below:   www.Globalrecon.net https://www.instagram.com/igrecon https://www.instagram.com/blackopsmatter www.twitter.com/igrecon https://www.facebook.com/GlobalReconPodcast/   Chantel Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/mission_critical https://www.instagram.com/altern8rv   Tim Kolczak:
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Watch a new episode of Cloud Wars Live with Dean Del Vecchio, EVP, CIO, and Chief of Operations at Guardian Life. In addition to defining and implementing a strategic technology vision aligned with Guardian’s long-term growth initiatives and ongoing business objectives, Dean is responsible for leading enterprise customer service and operations. He provides strategic oversight for Guardian’s shared services organization in India, as well as Real Estate and Facilities, Physical Security, Office Services, Source to Pay, and Enterprise Imaging.Dean's significant leadership experience driving strategic growth using innovative solutions across the banking, healthcare, and news media industries has helped Guardian think differently about how to leverage technology to grow, service customers, and evolve as a company.Follow Dean on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-a-de... Follow Bob on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobevansit/ More from Cloud Wars Live - https://bit.ly/2WIYncv More in the Cloud Wars series - https://cloudwars.co CategoryScience & Technology See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Pecora is a 24 year CIA veteran and senior clandestine security manager. He talks about his book Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror, and a career in Clandestine security operations. Mark asks him about the mindset of ‘stealth,' 'getting off the X,' and how to protect those in the business of risking it all for information. Listen in for a chat with the Forest Gump of the GWOT. He cites his early experiences with Islamic terrorists in the Phillipines, Bosnia, North Africa, Mogudishu, Somalia, Afganistan, Iraq. Tom talks frankly about PTSD, and the offers some universal advice to anyone entering the Clandestine Service. Transmission 019 Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Air Date: 12/7/2018 Today we take a look at the ongoing war in Yemen including its origins, multitude of players, the US supporting that is helping drive the worlds worst humanitarian crisis and what we can and should do to stop it. Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Episode Sponsors: HRW.org/best| Madison-Reed.com+ Promo Code: Left Amazon USA| Amazon CA| Amazon UK| Clean Choice Energy Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content: Support our show on Patreon!   SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: MSNBC finally mentions US involvement in the Yemen war - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 8-24-18 Janine Jackson gives a quick update on MSNBC‘s coverage of Yemen. Ch. 2: Why U.S. Bombs Are Falling in Yemen - The Daily - Air Date 11-19-18 The killing of Jamal Khashoggi has renewed criticism of Saudi Arabia, including the kingdom’s role in the war in Yemen, a war that the United States has backed from the beginning and has created one of the worst humanitarian crisis' in the world. Ch. 3: Whitewashing America’s Role in Yemen - Citations Needed (@CitationsPod) - Air Date 11-28-18 Adam and Nima look back at the media’s coverage of the tragedy in Yemen that obeys a very narrow Overton Window on our wars of empire Ch. 4: Why Is No-one Trying to Stop the War in Yemen? - The Inquiry - Air Date 4-4-17 The UN is calling it a humanitarian crisis. And yet it’s far from clear which, if any, of the multiple nations and groups involved in the conflict, is working to end it. In other words, our question this week, why is no one trying to stop the war in Yemen? Ch. 5: The Saudi-US Agenda Behind Destroying Yemen (Pt 1/2) - @TheRealNews - Air Date 8-3-18 Professor Isa Blumi of Stockholm University and author of "Destroying Yemen," discusses the motives and impact of the unrelenting US-backed assault Ch. 6: Jehan Hakim On Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis & War Powers Resolution - Sojourner Truth Radio - Air Date 11-26-18 An update on Yemen as Senator Bernie Sanders is now leading an effort to block U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Our guest is Jehan Hakim, chair of the Yemeni Alliance Committee, which is working to end the war. Ch. 7: Stop U.S. Support of Saudi Arabia in Yemen- Tell Congress to Support the War Powers Resolution Measures (S.J.R. 54 and H.C.R. 138) - Best of the Left Activism Take action! Click the title and/or scroll down for quick links and resources from this segment. Ch. 8: Trump’s Muslim Ban Tearing Apart Families - News Beat - Air Date 8-1-18 Twenty-two million people are at risk of starving to death in Yemen due to the U.S.-backed bombing campaign there. Compounding the tragedy is Trump’s self-professed Muslim Ban barring families from ever reuniting—even to escape near-certain death VOICEMAILS Ch. 9: Warrens DNA - Alan from Connecticut Ch. 10: Exploring the connection between race and identity - Elizabeth from Virginia FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 11: Final comments on what genocide is and isn’t TAKE ACTION! 1. Tell Your Members of Congress to support: SENATE (WAR POWERS RESOLUTION): S.J.Res.54 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress. HOUSE (WAR POWERS RESOLUTION): H.Con.Res.138 - Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress. 2. Share this action on social media with the hashtag #YemenCantWait 3. Help the Yemeni people directly: International Rescue Committee - Yemen (IRC) Humanitarian crisis: What can I do to help? (BBC) Charities Responding to the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen (Charity Navigator) Yemen Crisis: How to help people and children facing famine (NBC) EDUCATE YOURSELF 85,000 Children in Yemen May Have Died of Starvation(NY Times) Congress is finally pushing the US to withdraw from Yemen. It's about time(The Guardian) Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen(The Nation) Yemen's humanitarian crisis worsens each day. Here's how to stop it(CNN) Climate Change Is Aggravating the Suffering in Yemen (The New Republic) How Congress Can End the War in Yemen (NY Review of Books) When will America stop participating in Yemen's genocidal war? (The Guardian) Life in Yemen Is Sophie's Choice (The Atlantic) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman    MUSIC(Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  No Smoking - Sunday at Slims Gondola Blue - Towboat Beast on the Soil - Desert Orchard Felt Lining - The Cabinetmaker On Early Light - Cholate When in the West - Landsman Duets One Little Triumph - Piano Mover Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Listen on iTunes | Stitcher| Spotify| Alexa Devices| +more Check out the BotL iOS/AndroidApp in the App Stores! 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For most Americans, the deadly attacks by Ansar al-Sharia on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi were their first exposure to anything relating to the CIA's Protective Operations Cadre. CIA Officer Thomas Pecora, however, was there during it's inception. With an incredibly impressive resume, he's been involved in Mogadishu, the resurgence of Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines, and the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. We discuss the span of his career which will be covered in much greater detail when his book "Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror" hits shelves on May 7th of next year. We highly recommend you pre-order what is sure to be a book breaking new ground in areas never written about prior to now. Beyond this exclusive in-depth interview, we discuss propaganda coming out of China, a tragic military death in Bahrain, and Marine combat veteran and Congressman Duncan Hunter Jr. now facing charges in misusing $250K in campaign funds. All that and more on Episode 410! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Customers are migrating their analytics, data processing (ETL), and data science workloads running on Apache Hadoop/Spark to AWS in order to save costs, increase availability, and improve performance. In this session, AWS customers Airbnb and Guardian Life discuss how they migrated their workload to Amazon EMR. This session focuses on key motivations to move to the cloud. It details key architectural changes and the benefits of migrating Hadoop/Spark workloads to the cloud.

In this episode of the Caribbean Mentors podcast I have a wonderful chat with Mr. Peter Ganteaume. He is a former Senior Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers until 1999. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad & Tobago. Today he is the Deputy Chairman of Guardian Holdings Limited and Chairman of a number of its subsidiaries including Guardian Life of the Caribbean limited.

In this episode of the Caribbean Mentors podcast I have a wonderful chat with Mr. Dale McLeod. He has become a living legend in the Life Insurance and Financial Advisory industry. Through his ambition, persistence and determination he has had repeated successes like, Top Producer for Guardian Life on 22 occasions; 20 times Top of the Table Qualifier and to top it off becoming a Life member of the Million Dollar Round Table Honour Roll.

Migrating regulatory workloads can be complex and time consuming. Come learn how Guardian Life Insurance migrated their regulated workloads to the AWS Cloud. Guardian Life's hybrid cloud journey started with moving web and application tiers into AWS, while keeping legacy repositories on premises. Key planning activities included vendor selection, migration planning, hybrid architecture design, compliance ensurance, and AWS and partner tools selection. Guardian Life shares how they defined security, compliance, and data management controls and solutions, which enabled them to migrate entire applications to AWS. The session also covers lessons learned and key considerations for hybrid cloud architectures.