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Segment 1: We first talk about the secret weapon that small business owners are starting to discover: mindfulness and meditation. It's already catching on at the New York Times! We'll show you how mindfulness and meditation can be the key to being happier and more productive in your company. David Gelles is the Corner Office columnist and a business reporter for the New York Times. At the Times, he previously covered mergers and acquisitions for DealBook. Before joining the Times in 2013, he spent five years with the Financial Times. At the FT, he covered tech, media and M&A. In 2011, he conducted an exclusive jailhouse interview with Bernie Madoff, shedding new light on the $65 billion ponzi scheme. He is the author of “Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out”. Segment 2: Taxes. It's a word that sends a shiver down the spine of every small business owner, especially this year with the change in the tax law, none of us really know what to expect. We speak with a tax attorney about the biggest tax changes affecting small business this year and what tax deductions you can potentially take advantage of. Steve Moskowitz, CPA is a tax attorney and respected authority on a variety of tax, legal and accounting matters and has been quoted by Forbes, the New York Times and CNN Money. Segment 3: What is it like to start an SAP business during the Great Recession and then 9 years later sell it? We talk to a small business owner about his lessons learned running his SAP start up. Yosh Eisbart has been an entrepreneur his entire life. At the beginning of Great Recession in 2009 with co-founder Michael Pytel, Yosh started NIMBL with $2000 – an SAP Business Software Consulting firm – and grew the business without any external funding to over 100 consultants for an eventual sale in 2018 to a global SAP Strategic buyer. Yosh is currently writing a book called “Start-up Sutras” – reflecting on 108 nuggets of experience gained during the NIMBL experience.Sponsored by Nextiva, Corporate Direct and LinkedIn
David Gelles is a New York Times reporter and author of "Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out". He started meditating as an anxious teenager, then spent a semester in India, and has been a sporadic, but devoted, meditator ever since. David is convinced of the power of mindfulness to change us personally and at work.
Perhaps one of the most surprising - and promising - trends in business today is the rise of mindfulness in the workplace. From small companies to multinational corporations, more and more people are meditating on the job, and with good reason: mindfulness can make us more focused, more effective, and happier. At first, the notion of yoga and meditation in the office seems like the province of Silicon Valley start-ups where employees bring their dogs to work and play football in the lobby. But in recent years, mindfulness has gone mainstream - as New York Times staff writer David Gelles sharesin MINDFUL WORK: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside out.As David shares, many of America’s largest companies, such as General Mills, Target, Google, and Aetna, have built extensive programs to foster mindful practices among their workers. This is because — as employees and employers are discovering, and psychologists and cognitive scientists have confirmed — mindfulness has tangible benefits. For workers, meditation lowers stress, increases mental focus, and alleviates depression. For companies, a more mindful workforce is more productive. Join Julie Ann and David for this insightful investigation into the growing trend among major companies, including Fortune 100 giants, to promote mindful activities like meditation and yoga in the workplace, and its often surprising effects on productivity, strategy, and employees’ mental health ... as well as keys to balancing home life and personal relationships, future economic ramifications; and passing down a legacy of mindfulness to our children.
**THIS IS A REPLAY OF A PREVIOUS SHOW** One of the most surprising and promising trends in business today is the rise of mindfulness in the workplace. From small companies to multinational corporations, more and more people are meditating on the job, and with good reason: mindfulness can make us more focused, more effective, and happier. Join us in the Coach Cafe for our interview with David Gelles, author of Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out. This book is an investigation into the growing trend among major companies, including Fortune 100 giants to promote mindfulness activites like yoga and meditation in the workplace and the often surprising impact it has on productivity, strategy and employee's mental health. The benefits of mindfulness practices also extend into the home, our relationships and our happiness. Be sure to tune in! DAVID GELLES is a staff writer for the New York Times and its business blog, DealBook. Previously, he was a correspondent for the Financial Times, and his work has appeared in Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. He has also practiced meditation regularly for more than a decade, since he studied the technique while living in India. Find David at: www.DavidGelles.com Your Hosts: Estra at AmericasLifePurposeCoach.com Kathleen at www.KathleenMartinCoaching.com **THIS IS A REPLAY OF A PREVIOUS SHOW**
One of the most surprising and promising trends in business today is the rise of mindfulness in the workplace. From small companies to multinational corporations, more and more people are meditating on the job, and with good reason: mindfulness can make us more focused, more effective, and happier. Join us in the Coach Cafe for our interview with David Gelles, author of Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out. This book is an investigation into the growing trend among major companies, including Fortune 100 giants to promote mindfulness activites like yoga and meditation in the workplace and the often surprising impact it has on productivity, strategy and employee's mental health. The benefits of mindfulness practices also extend into the home, our relationships and our happiness. Be sure to tune in! DAVID GELLES is a staff writer for the New York Times and its business blog, DealBook. Previously, he was a correspondent for the Financial Times, and his work has appeared in Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. He has also practiced meditation regularly for more than a decade, since he studied the technique while living in India. Find David at: www.DavidGelles.com Your Hosts: Estra at AmericasLifePurposeCoach.com Kathleen at www.KathleenMartinCoaching.com
One of the most surprising and promising trends in business today is the rise of mindfulness in the workplace. From small companies to multinational corporations, more and more people are meditating on the job, and with good reason: mindfulness can make us more focused, more effective, and happier. Join us in the Coach Cafe for our interview with David Gelles, author of Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out. This book is an investigation into the growing trend among major companies, including Fortune 100 giants to promote mindfulness activites like yoga and meditation in the workplace and the often surprising impact it has on productivity, strategy and employee's mental health. The benefits of mindfulness practices also extend into the home, our relationships and our happiness. Be sure to tune in! DAVID GELLES is a staff writer for the New York Times and its business blog, DealBook. Previously, he was a correspondent for the Financial Times, and his work has appeared in Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. He has also practiced meditation regularly for more than a decade, since he studied the technique while living in India.
Perhaps one of the most surprising - and promising - trends in business today is the rise of mindfulness in the workplace. From small companies to multinational corporations, more and more people are meditating on the job, and with good reason: mindfulness can make us more focused, more effective, and happier. At first, the notion of yoga and meditation in the office seems like the province of Silicon Valley start-ups where employees bring their dogs to work and play football in the lobby. But in recent years, mindfulness has gone mainstream - as New York Times staff writer David Gelles sharesin MINDFUL WORK: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside out.As David shares, many of America’s largest companies, such as General Mills, Target, Google, and Aetna, have built extensive programs to foster mindful practices among their workers. This is because — as employees and employers are discovering, and psychologists and cognitive scientists have confirmed — mindfulness has tangible benefits. For workers, meditation lowers stress, increases mental focus, and alleviates depression. For companies, a more mindful workforce is more productive. Join Julie Ann and David for this insightful investigation into the growing trend among major companies, including Fortune 100 giants, to promote mindful activities like meditation and yoga in the workplace, and its often surprising effects on productivity, strategy, and employees’ mental health ... as well as keys to balancing home life and personal relationships, future economic ramifications; and passing down a legacy of mindfulness to our children.