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Join us as our guest share with us their greatest passions and the things that make them nerdy. All with the hope of chaning the world.
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Monday Jun 08, 2020
Monday Jun 08, 2020
In episode 18, I nerd out with KJ McGlinn about the importance of having a servant's heart and giving. Per KJ, "those that give, get". Regardless of the size of the gift.
As a representative of the Make A Wish organization, KJ helps to bring dreams to life for patients and families facing medical complications. KJ does this by building a community of people who are passionate about granting wishes and providing patients and families with hope.
In this episode KJ shares some of her best practices for building a community, for celebrating success, and leading a purposeful life.
KJ is a well-known part of the Indianapolis community & beyond. She can be seen on the nationally syndicated show, Pet Pals TV and is the President of the KJ Media Company. She spent 13 years as the co-host for the award winning Smiley Morning Show and founded the popular podcast, Kinda Nerdy Girls. KJ has a loyal social media following of over 35,000 and continues to support local businesses and causes across her platform. In addition to her media career, KJ is also a member of the Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana team.
KJ and her husband Patrick are proud pet parents to their 4 rescue cats who have a following of their own on Instagram at @kjscats. KJ is a fangirl at heart known for her love of Marvel movies, Harry Potter, Doctor Who and Star Wars.
KJ was the first recipient of the Luke Butler Spirit Award from Make-A-Wish for granting over 300 wishes and raising over $2 million. She has raised over $175,000 through the annual KJ’s Cancer Sucks Party. She is also a passionate advocate for animals.
Be sure to connect with KJ through social media:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedIn.com/IN/kjonair
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kjonair
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/kjonair
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kjonair1
Monday Jun 01, 2020
Monday Jun 01, 2020
In Episode 17, I nerd out with Karen Valencic about managing conflict and creating flow through her leadership approach called Spiral Impact.
Karen Valencic is founder Spiral impact, a Performance Improvement Company specializing in leadership and team development. As a degreed-tenured engineer, effectiveness and practicality informs her work; 30 years of aikido training brings the artistic flare and power to her content. Karen works with leaders and teams through speaking, coaching and consulting.
In times of accelerated change and disruption, peoples’ lagging ability to adapt opens Pandora’s Box for destructive conflict, burnout, and division. In her recent Black Belt Edition release of Spiral Impact: The Power to Get It Done with Grace, Karen Valencic shares how to bring forth your True Power and master the art of conflict to help you foster collaboration, innovation, and civility, greatly impacting your individual sense of freedom and engagement in your life.
Karen’s Spiral Impact® Method is grounded in the martial art, aikido, and in physics, which she blends with three decades of experience working deeply with leaders and teams.
To connect with Karen, please reach out to her through her website or through social media:
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
In Episode 16, Jeremiah and I nerd out about his upcoming book Mental Wealth. Mental Wealth is Jeremiah's approach for helping others achieve financial well-being and freedom.
Jeremiah, who grew up a region kid, has overcome the circumstances of a poor school system, having a kid at an early age, and $210,711 worth of debt. Now, Jeremiah has dedicated himself to changing the mindset of others and to help them defeat their financial issues and much more.
Jeremiah's Mental Wealth Academy teaches a 5-Step Process to help individuals change their relationship with money.
- Purpose
- Plan
- People
- Persistence
- Prayer
According to Jeremiah, "When you are clear on your why, you can do any how."
Mental Wealth is currently available for pre-order through Jeremiah's website (https://jeremiahreed.com/).
Be sure to check Jeremiah out on social media:
- Mental Wealth Academy YouTube Channel
Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
Why not have two episodes with Katie Rasoul?
In a follow up to Katie's full episode, I wanted to create a bonus episode were all we do is get nerdy about her amazing book Hidden Brilliance: A High-Achieving Introvert's Guide to Self-Discovery, Leadership, and Playing Big.
In this bonus episode Katie and I try our best to provide a brief recap of her book. We talk about what it feels like to carry the weight of being a high-achiever. We also talk about imposter syndrome and having an internal Board of Directors. Lastly, we discuss a few tactics for increasing your "Hell Yes!" quota.
As always, thanks for nerding out with us.
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Episode 15 is a must listen to episode about the importance of creating psychological safety at work. My guest, Katie Rasoul shares a masterful story about how organization’s need to strive to give people more than a job. That they need to give them a purpose.
Katie is a leadership coach, keynote speaker and team culture expert helping leaders change the world through her company, Team Awesome. She has led leadership, organizational development and HR best practices for more than a decade, including serving as Vice President of Human Resources for a nearly $4 billion publicly traded company.
Katie is a TEDx and Disrupt speaker alumna and author of the best-selling book, Hidden Brilliance: A High-Achieving Introvert’s Guide to Self-Discovery, Leadership and Playing Big. She also co-hosts The Life and Leadership Podcast as a platform of conversations for powerful people to level up.
Katie is a mom of two tiny humans, a proud advocate for her awesome hometown of Milwaukee and macaroni & cheese aficionado.
Find her full body of work at www.katierasoul.com and www.teamawesomecoaching.com.
You can find Katie on a variety of social media channels:
- YouTube
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Join Andrea Butcher and I for Episode 14 as we nerd out about The Leadership Challenge. Highlighting the specific behaviors that help to create an effective leader.
Andrea is a visionary—she knows how to lead organizations from big picture to execution. She is a dynamic speaker, coach, and facilitator. As the President of HRD, she leads the organization’s growth strategy and focuses on executive leadership development.
Andrea’s work spans organizations of all sizes and industries all over the world; she has experience in global HR positions, consulting, and executive roles for private and public organizations.
Andrea is also the co-leader of Next Gen Talent, a program specifically designed to equip early career HR leaders for success. In addition to this, Andrea also hosts a weekly podcast, Being [at Work].
For those that are not familiar with The Leadership Challenge, it is a model that consists of 5 leadership behaviors that can be evaluated, role modeled, and learned.
- Model the Way
- Inspire a Shared Vision
- Challenge the Process
- Enable Others to Act
- Encourage the Heart
The Leadership Challenge is a true passion for Andrea. Per Andrea, it gets results, but beyond that it helps leaders to be better people. And to help the people they are responsible for leading, to be better too.
To connect with Andrea, please check out her podcast and follow her on social media.
Andrea's LinkedIn page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abutcher0201/
HRD on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hrdadvisorygroup/
Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/abudantempower
HRD Website - https://www.hrdavisorygroup.com
Being [at Work] Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-at-work/
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
In Episode 13, Shelley Brown and I nerd out about mindfulness, among other topics -
Shelley Brown is a Baltimore based mindfulness speaker, webinar, in-person workshop facilitator and the founder of ROI Mindfulness. She facilitates workshops around the United States with leaders from Executive Committee to front-line managers from a variety of industries.
As a corporate veteran, Shelley’s mission is to make the invitation to the practice as accessible and inclusive as possible. Her practical approach appeals to seasoned practitioners, those who may be exploring the practice as well as skeptics.
Shelley engages in a disciplined personal mindfulness practice and marries the foundations of mindfulness with essential leadership training to help everyone cultivate the skills needed now that are most needed both personally and professionally including self- awareness and emotional intelligence. Shelley believes when we cultivate mindfulness not just for ourselves but also to show up better for others.
Per Shelley, mindfulness helps foster a more focused, productive, and connected workplace where employees feel fulfilled and valued.
To connect with Shelley please visit her website, reach out on social media, or send her an email.
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelleybbrown
Website - www.roimindfulness.com
Email - shelleybrown@roiminfulness.com
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Episode 12 with Travis Lozier was a lot of fun to create. In this episode Travis and I discuss Process Based Management and celebrate the forward-thinking organizations that view their processes as assets.
Travis is the Chief Quality Officer at Jordan Johnson Inc. Travis's personal mission is to unlock human potential.
Travis claims to be a 100% Certified Improvement Nerd and he has the credentials to prove it. Travis has nearly 20 years of healthcare leadership experience. He is a Certified ASQ Master Black Belt, Project Management Professional, Scrum Master, Certified Business Process Professional.
We didn't talk about it on this episode, but Travis is the host of a variety of podcasts. His most recent endeavor is called Facilitating Extraordinary. A podcast that aims to help celebrate world class organizations that are using the Baldrige Framework as a guide for achieving excellence.
To learn more about Process Based Management and to connect with Travis Lozier you can find him in a variety of ways.
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/travislozier/
Jordan Johnson, Inc. - www.jordanjohsoninc.com
Facilitating Extraordinary Podcast - https://facilitatingextraordinary.podbean.com/
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
During this episode, Emily and Dane nerd out with me about their process improvement approach, called Enable Management Systems.
The Enable Management System is all about helping everyone in the organization to unite around common goals, while engaging in routine dialog about what is working and what is not working. This is a true passion for Emily and Dane. As you listen in, I think you will see why.
Dane DeLozier is passionate about implementing Enable™ - a proven model for execution. Through the course of 25 years' in progressive leadership positions in technology and manufacturing companies, Dane has developed a highly reliable process for executing strategies. This process has been proven by sustainable growth in enterprise value, most recently more than tripling the enterprise value for Piezo Technologies in just four years. The process has also generated substantial returns in revenue and enterprise value in the start-up of three companies, acquisition of three, and sale of four.
Emily Bopp! Emily brings unique insight to Enable, Inc., drawing on over twenty years of entrepreneurial and small business management, leadership and development consulting, humanitarian work, various teaching roles, and a season of full-time motherhood. With a bias for action and an eye for excellence, she is passionate about maintaining clarity and focus in order to help companies achieve targeted outcomes.
Emily has learned a universal truth and seen it manifested in several non-profits, small businesses she's worked for or consulted, large corporations addressing leadership and development issues, and even in her own home with her children, and that is this: accountability does not apply to ideas, but to actions, and ideas can only be made actionable if they have a context and are concrete. Emily finds personal fulfillment in helping businesses eliminate ambiguity in order to execute objectives well.
During this time of uncertainty, Emily and Dane have made an amazing pivot bringing forward a solution they are calling Enable Crisis Management - An expedited path to implementing the Enable Management System. A solution that is meant to help teams stay connected when facing a crisis.
To connect with Emily and Dane please reach out to them online through LinkedIn, their website, or directly by email.
Find them on LinkedIn.
linkedin.com/company/enableinc
www.linkedin.com/in/emilycbopp
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dane-delozier-3672813/
Connect through their website.
https://www.enablesolutions.us/
Email Emily or Dane directly.
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Nerding out with Mark Ryan about Lean Coffee was a lot of fun. For several years now, Mark Ryan and Sarah White have been hosting Lean Coffee session in Indianapolis, Indiana. The focus of the sessions are to help bring improvement professionals together to connect, share, and learn.
I encourage you t connect with Mark Ryan on LinkedIn. And, to stay up to date on all the Lean Coffee Indy activities by sure to follow the hashtag #leancoffeeindy and join the LinkedIn group, Lean Coffee Indy. Also, Sarah White, is a huge part of Lean Coffee Indy too. So be sure to show her the love.