Jeff Havens is an internationally-known keynote speaker on topics ranging from change management to innovation. He’s also my brother – hence the brotherly jabs at each other throughout the episode. In our conversation, Jeff shares his journey from the high school classroom to some of the world’s biggest stages, why companies need to pay attention
14 minutes. That’s 1% of your day. What if just that 1% was dedicated to doing “good?” That’s exactly what Chris Field has done and is trying to encourage others to join him. In this episode, I spoke with Chris about his journey to start the Mercy Project, a non-profit aimed at eradicating child slavery
You have the rest of your life to be ordinary. If you knew you could always go back to life as normal, what would you do differently today? In this solocast, Matt shares his journey stepping out on his own, leaving behind an established, comfortable, and safe corporate career for the world of public speaking.
Have you ever met someone whose energy lifts an entire room? Or conversely, someone who leaves behind debris and destruction in their wake? Michael Harvey is the Chief Strategy Officer at Corra, a global digital agency, but he has made some very distinct and offbeat choices along the way. One of those choices happened to
We throw the term “work/life balance” around like it’s a thing. But it’s NOT. Work/life balance doesn’t exist! In this solocast, I discuss why the notion of work/life balance is flawed and how we can better recognize the similarities between work and life instead of treating them separately. It’s really time to ask yourself, “Are
Have you ever wondered why rewards or recognition didn’t move the needle in term of engagement or motivation? Or why some leaders get more out of their team than others? In this episode, Dr. Jason Jones shares the neuroscience behind our actions and shows how leaders who leverage these principles will inspire their team to
What would you do if you knew you could not fail? Ryan Leak is a speaker, executive coach, and author of the upcoming book Chasing Failure. In this episode, we talk about his path(s) through failure and how he overcame a mindset of precalculated failure. Ryan shares his insight and stories from the book, as
How do we maintain our flexibility when it comes to change? Jesika Young, Team Member and President at Cimtech and Wendy Dant Chesser, CEO of One Southern Indiana join me to talk how we move WITH change instead of against it. We talk about the world of manufacturing and economic development and how organizations and
What if we focused our energy on being FOR something instead of AGAINST it? In this episode, I talk with Jim Kelley, VP at Fern Expo, about his 30-year experience in the events industry and what he has learned about change through the experiences of the last year. He encourages everyone to “Let Go” and
What can saying “Yes” more do for you? As I’ve recently learned through a full-fledged “Yes Day,” it can have a tremendous impact on your own mentality and those around you. In this 2-for-1 podcast episode, Matt shares the results of his experiment, how we fight back against the “No” in our head, and even
Scott Wells has an extensive banking career and is currently a VP – Senior Relationship Manager with Bank of America. In this episode, Scott shares lessons learned early in his career about building trust and how so many of our experiences and opinions are shaped through meaningful relationships. He lends some insight into the financial
Amy Haggarty is the Director of Partnership Strategy for the Cornerstone Foundation. In this episode, she shares stories of how jumping in freezing lakes can give you a new perspective, how this pandemic has brough new meaning to the term work/life balance, and why sometimes a “beautiful disaster” is just what we all need.