Episode 057 – The Right Job

Our guest on this episode is Barbara Mason, the owner and founder of Career Pathways Consulting. Barbara has over 18 years experience in Human Resources. She has progressed in several HR leadership roles in a variety of industries and has worked with countless individuals in their careers. Barbara truly believes that true job satisfaction comes from a place of being in a career where what you enjoy and what you are naturally gifted in collide. This is the intersection of greatness and where individuals are at their highest potential and have maximized their possibilities. She has a passion for helping individuals find their unique pathway and also developing them in their career.

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Episode 056 – Your Story Deserves A Stage

Robert Kennedy III (RK3) has been called a powerful leadership communicator. But at his core, he is a teacher and trainer. When he speaks, he challenges employees, executives and business leaders to take accountability for their current circumstance and then to create a bigger future for themselves. Robert pulls from more than 15 years as an educator, entrepreneur, workshop facilitator and trainer to keenly tap into his audience, delivering timely information while engaging their urgent needs. He continually seeks ways to help others see the most powerful version of themselves and then create strategies to accomplish it.

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Episode 055 – The Power of Resilience

On this episode, I chat with Rebecca Zucker. Rebecca is an executive coach, expert in leadership and career development, a partner at Next Steps Partners, and contributor at Harvard Business Review and Forbes.

As an expert in executive coaching as well as leadership and career development, Rebecca has coached leaders across the globe, from high-potential managers to C-level executives. Rebecca’s clients include Amazon, Bain & Company, Clorox, DocuSign, Dropbox, eBay, Expedia, First Republic Bank, Google, The Hewlett Foundation, Lending Club, Nielsen, The Skoll Foundation and Stanford’s Distinguished Careers Institute, among other organizations.  Continue reading "Episode 055 – The Power of Resilience"

Episode 054 – The Music of Leadership

Our guest on today's episode is Roger Nierenberg. Roger is a world-renowned orchestra conductor who has developed an innovative way to teach leadership.

Through his experiences engaging with community businesses and civic leaders, he became curious about the challenges and opportunities faced by organizations in times of rapid change. He quickly realized how crucial issues of organizational development could be powerfully brought to life within an orchestra. Thus was born The Music Paradigm, which has taken Mr. Nierenberg to the podium of over ninety different orchestras, before hundreds of different organizations in twenty-three different countries. Many of the lessons learned on this journey are presented in his book Maestro: A Surprising Story About Leading by Listening which was honored in 2009 as the Best Leadership Book from 800-CEO-READ.

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Episode 053 – Lessons From The Journey

On this episode, I talk about the subway singer Mike Yung, some lessons from a year of podcasting and some tools and tips for productivity.

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Episode 052 – Medical School

On this episode of the podcast, I have a conversation with a Jerome Colin Murray who is currently a student at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. We talk about his journey from playing basketball at a small Christian college to overcoming rejection and finally getting into medical school.  Continue reading "Episode 052 – Medical School"

Episode 051 – You Need Feedback

On this episode, I chat with Nate Gibbons the Chief Operating Officer at Innovation Finance. In addition to his role with Innovation Finance, Nate is also a regular conference speaker and currently serves as Chair of the Emerging Talent Advisory Council – a national committee dedicated to helping high-potential individuals in the commercial lending industry reach their potential as business professionals and as leaders. Continue reading "Episode 051 – You Need Feedback"

Episode 050 – Change Takes Time

Our guest today is Lahaja Furaha. Lahaja serves at the Practice Lead for Organizational Culture Alignment with Management Concepts Incorporated. Lahaja transitioned from being a high school educator to adult corporate education. She's on a mission to help leaders to define the expectations and exhibit the behaviors that contribute to healthy cultures.

"Culture work takes a long time" -Lahaja Furaha

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