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improve it! Podcast – Professional Development Through Play, Improv & Experiential Learning
In this episode of Workday Playdate, Erin sits down with John Ulrich and Olga Flores to explore how improvisation can help teams think faster without panicking. As leaders at Antunes, John and Olga have spent the last three years partnering with improve it! to build a culture of adaptability, communication, and creativity across their organization. If you've ever wondered how to help your team respond instead of react under pressure, this conversation is packed with practical insights and one unforgettable story involving something called Antunes Night Live. Inside This Episode: Why Thinking on Your Feet Is a Trainable Skill: John, Olga, and Erin discuss why the ability to stay calm and respond under pressure is a skill that can be practiced and strengthened over time. The Story Behind Antunes Night Live: Discover how John and Olga partnered with improve it! to create one of the most creative leadership development experiences imaginable, and why stepping outside your comfort zone can have a lasting impact on team culture. How Improv Builds Better Sales Teams: In sales, curveballs are inevitable. John and Olga share how improv training has helped their team navigate uncertainty, communicate more effectively, and handle unexpected customer situations with greater confidence. Building a Culture That Embraces Change: From workshops to team events, learn how Antunes has used improv to create stronger relationships, foster psychological safety, and encourage employees to experiment, learn, and grow together. Getting Team Buy-In for Something New: Bringing improv into the workplace can feel like a leap. John and Olga offer advice for leaders who want to introduce new approaches to learning and development but worry their teams might resist. What to Do Now: Pause Before You Panic: The next time you're caught off guard at work, take one breath before responding. Creating even two seconds of space can help you move from reaction to intention. Lead With Curiosity: When uncertainty shows up, replace the urge to control with a question. Curiosity creates connection, unlocks new possibilities, and helps teams think more clearly. Practice "Yes, And": Instead of shutting down ideas or immediately looking for problems, challenge yourself to build on what's possible. Small shifts in language can create big shifts in collaboration. About the Guests John Ulrich is the Vice President of Sales, North America at Antunes, where he leads high-performing sales teams focused on unified growth, collaboration, and customer success. With more than twenty-five years of foodservice industry experience, John is passionate about developing people and creating cultures where teams can thrive. Olga Flores is a Regional Sales Manager at Antunes, where she drives both results and relationships across her territory. Together, John and Olga have been instrumental in championing the partnership between Antunes and improve it!, helping bring innovative, improv-based learning experiences to their teams and proving that play and performance can go hand in hand. Your Freebie You're calm, capable, and composed… until things take an unexpected turn (as they tend to do)! This is exactly why we created The Clarity Under Pressure Toolkit: What to Do in the First 5 Minutes of Any Uncertain Situation. It's your go-to guide for staying grounded when it matters most. Download it here. Connect with John Ulrich and Olga Flores John's LinkedIn Olga's LinkedIn Connect with Erin Diehl x improve it! Leadership Playground online membership community Erin's website Erin's Instagram Erin's TikTok Erin's LinkedIn improve it!'s website improve it!'s Instagram Connect with Erin Diehl
Even with a new rat czar, an arsenal of poisons, and a fleet of new garbage trucks, it won't be easy — because, at root, the enemy is us. (Part two of a three-part series, “Sympathy for the Rat.”) SOURCES:Kathy Corradi, director of rodent mitigation for New York City.Robert Corrigan, urban rodentologist and pest consultant for New York City.Ed Glaeser, professor of economics at Harvard University.Robert Sullivan, author of Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitant.Jessica Tisch, New York City police commissioner. RESOURCES:"Increasing rat numbers in cities are linked to climate warming, urbanization, and human population," by Jonathan Richardson, Elizabeth McCoy, Nicholas Parlavecchio, Ryan Szykowny, Eli Beech-Brown, Jan Buijs, Jacqueline Buckley, Robert Corrigan, Federico Costa, Ray Delaney, Rachel Denny, Leah Helms, Wade Lee, Maureen Murray, Claudia Riegel, Fabio Souza, John Ulrich, Adena Why, and Yasushi Kiyokawa (Science Advances, 2025)."The Next Frontier in New York's War on Rats: Birth Control," by Emma Fitzsimmons (New York Times, 2024)."The Absurd Problem of New York City Trash," by Emily Badger and Larry Buchanan (New York Times, 2024)."Mourning Flaco, the Owl Who Escaped," by Naaman Zhou (The New Yorker, 2024).Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants, by Robert Sullivan (2005). EXTRAS:"The Downside of Disgust," by Freakonomics Radio (2021)
Are there more rats are we are just seeing rats more often? Our reporter Walt Wuthmann dives into his reporting, and John Ulrich from Boston's Inspectional Services joins us to talk about how the city controls the population.
John Ulrich is one of only a handful of people to win the AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award and be inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame — both of which happened in 2017. His son, Chris, earned the AMA Hazel Kolb Brighter Image Award in 2016. The contributions of this father-son duo go far beyond motorcycle road racing championships and include business excellence, journalism and philanthropy. Tune in to hear their story.Support the show (https://fs4.formsite.com/AMARacing/form21/index.html)
Episode 42. John Ulrich VP National Accounts at Alto-Shaam Inc. John Ulrich joins me to explain the most powerful question in business, fanatical prospecting techniques, and his tried and true method of overcoming hiring biases in the interview process. Have you ever asked the five whys? What is the philosophy behind this subtle approach? John reveals how he uses this simple but powerful question to win business and keep his company ahead of the curve in our uber-competitive world. John's company: https://www.alto-shaam.com/en John's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-r-ulrich/ Winning at Work in today's corporate environment requires taking learning and development into your own hands. Fortunately, I've interviewed hundreds of successful professionals and experts to help you do just that. Hi, I'm Tony Moore, I really geek out on identifying, and sharing the skills, strategies, and insights used by very successful professionals from all walks of life. As an executive recruiter and division leader at Joynus, we provide executive search services to fast-growing, talent-starved companies. The demand for high-performers is at an all-time high. Don't get left behind. Tune in each week to hear thought-leaders and go-getters share specific, practical insights that boost work performance and keep you winning at work. Join the discussion group here:https://mewe.com/group/600f37b81d143347f8d126c3
This episode is a great discussion with Rob Cichielo and Chip Spalding from N2 Track Days. We talk about how and why N2 Track Days and N2 Racing got started, their mission, and their overall program to help expand the sport of motorcycling through rider training, track days, endurance road racing, MotoAmerica racing, rider safety via their extensive support of the Road Racing World Magazine Action Fund to install safety air fence at race tracks across the country, and even more! Episode Links * Facebook Live Video for this Episode (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=281670456449203) * N2 Track Days Web Site (https://www.n2td.org/) * N2 Track Days Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/N2TrackDays/) * N2 Track Days Instagram Page (https://www.instagram.com/n2trackdays/) * Northeast Sportbike Association (NESBA) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Sportbike_Association) * Discussing the Two Seater Experience on the Throttled Podcast (https://youtu.be/lb2GAczPs0s?t=04m30s) * Episode 026 where I discuss the MotoAmerica Two Seater Experience (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/026) * Episode 035: Racer and Track Day Coach Robby Cichielo Jr. (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/035) * Episode 049: Changing the World One Tour at a Time With Cat MacLeod (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/049) * MotoAmerica (https://motoamerica.com/) * MotoAmerica Off Track Podcast: Episode #75 John Ulrich (https://motoamerica.com/off-track-podcast-john-ulrich/) * Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology (RW) (https://www.roadracingworld.com/) * Roadracing World Action Fund (Safety Fence) (https://www.roadracingworld.com/actionfund/) * Sportbike Track Gear (STG) YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/Sportbiketrackgear) Contact Me * Become a Podcast Supporter (PayPal) (https://paypal.me/christophergeiss?locale.x=en_US) * Affiliates Page (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/affiliates) * Podcast Supporters Page (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/supporters) * Email: soyouwanttoride@yahoo.com * Twitter: @soyouwanttoride (https://twitter.com/soyouwanttoride) * Instagram: so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.instagram.com/so.you.want.to.ride/) * Facebook: @so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.facebook.com/so.you.want.to.ride) * Podcast Listeners Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2511206719123833/?source_id=1978870302235245) * Podcast Web Site (http://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com) * Podcast YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UClDjOlGOdK-SK8WB6jRdZ4Q) * Old Man Slacker on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/oldmanslacker/) * Old Man Slacker on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/oldmanslacker/) Special Guests: Chip Spalding and Rob Cichielo.
This episode is a cool chat with Jordan Long from J.L. Unlimited. Jordan is a motorcycle enthusiast, club racer, track day coach and motorcycle podcaster. We cover everything from how he got started riding, to how he found riding again when he was in the Navy stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii, and how he eventually got hooked on racing his Yamaha R6 at the club level. We talk quite a bit about MotoAmerica, and the prior history of motorcycle road racing in the US, with the AMA Pro Series and the days when Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG) ran professional motorcycle road racing in this country. We also talk about his 9-year-old daughter’s interest in motorcycles and how he is looking to get her set up with an Ohvale GP-0. And we end off speculating about when the COVID-19 pandemic will be better under control, and when we might expect to return to some sense of normalcy regarding track days and road racing...and we reflect on how lucky we are that the MotoAmerica road racing series takes place in a single country, and that it will be much easier for the organizers to get things back up and running than it will be for the international based series like MotoGP and WorldSBK. Episode Links * Jordan Long on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/JLUnlimited) * J.L. Unlimited on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/JLUnlimitedRacing/) * J.L. Unlimited podcast radio show on Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/show/j-l-unlimited-podcast-radio-show) * J.L. Unlimited on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/j.l.unlimited/) * Jordan Long on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Mr_long23) * Hot Bodies Racing (https://www.hotbodiesracing.com/) * Legacy Track Dayz (https://www.legacytrackdayz.com/) * Yamaha PW80 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBND5smC-lo&list=PL4Y7AWMgfJqJGotzKNfPpUHIEkJ1T6ytL&index=96) * Ohvale (http://ohvale.com/?lang=en) * RiseMoto Ohvale US Dealer (https://www.risemoto.com/) * MotoAmerica (https://motoamerica.com/) * "MotoAmerica Fans Ready To Attend Events" (MotoAmerica Survey Results) (https://motoamerica.com/2020/04/motoamerica-fans-ready-to-attend-events/) * MotoAmerica Off Track Podcast (https://motoamerica.com/tag/off-track-podcast/) * Greg's Garage Pod (https://gregsgaragepod.podbean.com/) * "King Of The Baggers: MotoAmerica To Bring Bagger Racing To Laguna Seca" (https://motoamerica.com/2020/02/king-of-the-baggers-motoamerica-to-bring-bagger-racing-to-laguna-seca/) * The Krave Group (https://start.cortera.com/company/research/l6p0kwk6n/krave-group-llc/) * John Ulrich (https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/roadracing-world-founder-john-ulrich-to-be-inducted-into-ama-motorcycle-hall-of-fame/) * Roadracing World Action Fund (Safety Fence) (https://www.roadracingworld.com/actionfund/) * WRWR Web Site (https://womenridersworldrelay.com/) * Episode 006: Interview with Eugene and Shana Sanderson about WRWR (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/006) * Eugene Sanderson YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/xxxsophist1xxx) * Barber Motorsports Park (https://barberracingevents.com/) * Joy Higa (https://www.facebook.com/Joy1K) * Westby Racing on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/westbyracing/) * Daytona Motorsports Group - "The disaster of having NASCAR guys run U.S. motorcycle roadracing has mercifully ended" (https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/the-disaster-of-having-nascar-guys-run-us-motorcycle-roadracing-has-ended) * Jordan Motorsports (Michael Jordan) (https://air.jordan.com/card/jordan-motorsports/) * Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) (http://www.fim-live.com/) * Kayla Yaakov Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/kcrayyaakov/) * Roebling Road Raceway (http://www.roeblingroad.com/) * Episode 025: MotoAmerica Superbike Racer Kyle Wyman (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/025) * Kyle Wyman Racing (http://kylewymanracing.com/) * KW Army, The Kyle Wyman Racing Fan Club (https://kwarmy.com/) * Gray Pham on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/gray.pham.96) * GP Industries on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Graypham241/) * Championship Cup Series Racing (CCS) (http://www.ccsracing.us/) * American Sportbike Racing (ASRA) (http://www.asraracing.com) * Western Eastern Roadracing Association (WERA) (http://wera.com/) * Daytona International Speedway (https://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com) * Mimi and Moto the Motorcycle Monkeys (https://mimiandmoto.com/) * Hawaii Road Race Association (HRRA) (http://bikelinks.com/directory/Racing/Track_Days/hawaii_road_race_association_hrra_15504.html) * "New race circuit planned for Hawaii" (https://racer.com/2019/10/14/new-race-circuit-planned-for-hawaii/) * The Rough Riders Motorcycle Club® (RRMC) on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pg/rrmc92/about/?ref=page_internal) * Isle of Man TT (IOMTT) (https://www.iomttraces.com) * Religion of Sports episode on the Isle of Man TT (https://www.iomttraces.com/videos/racing/religion-of-sports-the-space-between) * Nicky Hayden (https://nickyhayden.com/) Contact Me * Support the podcast financially (https://paypal.me/christophergeiss?locale.x=en_US) * Affiliates Page (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/affiliates) * Podcast Supporters Page (https://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com/supporters) * Email: soyouwanttoride@yahoo.com * Twitter: @soyouwanttoride (https://twitter.com/soyouwanttoride) * Instagram: so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.instagram.com/so.you.want.to.ride/) * Facebook: @so.you.want.to.ride (https://www.facebook.com/so.you.want.to.ride) * Podcast Listeners Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2511206719123833/?source_id=1978870302235245) * Podcast Web Site (http://www.soyouwanttorideamotorcycle.com) * Podcast YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UClDjOlGOdK-SK8WB6jRdZ4Q) * Old Man Slacker on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/oldmanslacker/) * Old Man Slacker on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/oldmanslacker/) Special Guest: Jordan Long.
John Ulrich wears many hats in the MotoAmerica paddock. For starters, he is the team owner of Team Hammer, which has been racing for 40 years and is the new home of the factory Suzukis - ridden by Toni Elias and Bobby Fong - in the MotoAmerica Superbike Series. He's also the founder and editor of Roadracing World magazine, a monthly publication that specializes in road racing coverage from the around the world as well as tests on the newest streetbikes. To say Ulrich has been around the block a time or two would be an understatement. Carruthers and Bice caught up with Ulrich for this week's Off Track podcast and quickly found out that an hour wasn't going to be enough. Instagram: @roadracing_worldTwitter: @roadracingworldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/roadracingworld/Support the show (http://motoamerica.com)
John Ulrich’s daughter Robyn was diagnosed with leukemia at age 19. She was treated at the Ohio State University James Comprehensive Cancer Center, where the family met Cathy Disher, a critical care chaplain for the hospital.
Chris Ulrich, son of Roadracing World Magazine’s John Ulrich, announced his retirement from racing AMA/FIM MotoAmerica superbike competition in 2016 after a career in which he won two AMA Nationals, finished in the top five in points, and stood on the podium 10 times. He is also a four-time WERA National Endurance champion. Ulrich continues to work in motorcycle racing, but on the team management side with Team Hammer. He also works with Roadracing World Magazine as the Racing Editor.
Tuesday 07-17-18 on Pit Pass Radio, listen as the guys discuss the latest news in the moto cross world with: Marvin Musquin Austin Forkner Tanner Dean John Ulrich Cameron Peterson The post Marvin Musquin, Austin Forkner, Tanner Dean, John Ulrich ,Cameron Peterson all Tuesday Night on Pit Pass Radio 07-17-18 appeared first on .
John Ulrich 2017 AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award In addition to his many years of service as an AMA board member, Ulrich has dedicated his life to road racing. He first competed in 1973 and has won races in five decades, including the 1983 and 1984 WERA National Endurance Championships and the 1996 WERA […]
Joe Hunter and his guest, George Foley, listen with you to 4 renditions of “Ain’t Misbehavin” by Thomas “Fats” Waller, Louis Armstrong, Art Tatum, & Leon Redbone. They discuss the life of the great pianist Thomas “Fats” Waller, the style of jazz piano called “stride piano,” the overall impact of the song “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” and some of the artists who have performed this song. You’ll also enjoy this week's bonus tune by the classic jazz pianist, John Ulrich, titled “Little