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The world is riddled with uncertainty and challenges. We can let the uncertainty crush us or let the uncertainty propel us.One way to use uncertainty to propel us is to lead with humanity by giving grace, empathy, and understanding to the people around us.Monica Pool Knox knows how critical leading with humanity is.Monica Pool Knox oversees LivePerson's global human resources strategy — including leadership development, organizational effectiveness, talent management, total rewards, talent acquisition, people operations, and DEI — and focuses on continuing to align compassionate and ethical AI as a foundation of LivePerson's culture. She has extensive experience leading HR organizations and strategies to attract, develop, and retain world-class talent within high-performance companies.Prior to joining LivePerson, Pool Knox led human resources for a global workforce of over 8,000 focused on cloud and AI at Microsoft. She has held executive HR positions at Twitter, Sony, CBS Interactive, PepsiCo, The Walt Disne

Belonging is often described as a feeling of security, support, acceptance, and inclusion. In addition, it's directly linked to decreased turnover, reduced sick days, and increased performance.People who feel like they belong want to show up because of each other. It's not the work that inspires people; it's the commitment to a shared purpose and community.Esther Raphael knows how powerful an inspired community can be.Esther is the Chief Marketing Officer for Intersection, responsible for leading all aspects of marketing, including B2B and B2C efforts, creative services, and content development. During her tenure, Esther has launched Intersection's first brand campaign, established a full-service in-house creative agency, and has overseen the go-to-market strategy for 10+ new markets and partnerships. Esther is also the Executive Sponsor of WIN, Women at Intersection, where she champions the growth and development of our female leaders.Previously at Condé Nast and Hearst, she spearheaded world-class solutions

You can heal your trauma.Whether your trauma is unprocessed or you're using it to fuel you, you can heal and live in a place of contentment, joy, and peace, where you create healthy relationships and success in business.Faith Jones not only healed her trauma but overcame it to go from surviving to thriving.Faith Jones is a lawyer, activist, entrepreneur, and business advisor. She began her career as an attorney with Skadden Arps representing clients in a wide variety of cross-border corporate transactions and has worked with businesses and government leaders in the Pacific Rim. Faith has been a featured TEDx speaker, has traveled the world, and has done humanitarian aid work in Kazakhstan, Japan, and Taiwan. Her memoir, Sex Cult Nun, is out on November 30th from William Morrow.In this episode, Faith shares her story and how she overcame it all.Listen to this episode and learn about:Faith giving credit and thanks to God (6:20)How to remain committed through adverse times (10:30)Trauma and its ties to wisdom (1

Do you think that you are living in a dress rehearsal?This is a one-act play called your life. What kind of role do you want to play? Because you don't get to do this again.The genesis of living a meaningful life is knowing what success means to you and stripping away the obligations that are no longer in service of that meaning. Of course, success is about more, but it's not about the more we think. Success is more of what matters.Karen Mangia knows the true meaning of success and how you can have success from anywhere.Karen is one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in the world, sharing her thought leadership with over 10,000 organizations during the course of her career. As Vice President of Customer and Market Insights at Salesforce, she helps individuals and organizations define, design, and deliver the future. She serves on multiple boards, including the Racial Equality & Justice Taskforce. She is the author of four books: the newly released Success From Anywhere, Listen Up!, Working from Hom

Life is all about trial and error. Therefore, it's vital to try as many new things as possible in order to discover what you really want to do in life.By chasing fulfillment over pleasure, you'll create a rich life while pleasure will bring you an empty life.Tyler Wagner knows the value of chasing fulfillment and traveling down the path that's right for him.Tyler is the founder of Authors Unite and a #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author.In this episode, Tyler shares the wisdom he's learned while chasing a fulfilling life.Listen to this episode and learn about:Tyler giving credit and thanks to his dad (4:51)The fear of free time (11:03)Tyler's message to his dad (12:44)Harmful affects of avoiding conflict and the solution (14:30)How to start saying no (19:19)Chasing fulfillment over pleasure (22:40)What success looks like (26:18)Growth is good but so is the present (30:31)Balance is key (32:19)Gratitude as the cure for stagnation (36:43)Closing advice from Tyler (41:16)LinksConnect with Tyler on LinkedIn

Every single person deals with down moments in life. Yet, it's in those hard times where our legacy is forged.So don't look at those challenging times as problems; instead, become a problem solver. Welcome difficulty into your life and navigate through those storms. You are in total control, do not blow with the wind.Lt Col Dan Rooney knows that flying into the wind is how he creates an impactful legacy.Lt. Colonel Dan "Noonan" Rooney is a fighter pilot with three combat tours in Iraq, a PGA Professional, and the founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation, which has raised more than $135 million and awarded more than twenty-eight thousand scholarships to the family members of fallen or disabled soldiers. Rooney is a two-time recipient of the Top Gun award and has received many decorations, including the Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and Air Expeditionary Medal. For his service and patriotism, Rooney was presented the White House's Vo

Action now is better than never. This is especially true in the DEI space.When it comes to DEI, we can start driving change with more education, access to opportunities, and the creation of systematic changes. But all of this starts with a step in the right direction.Rosa Nunez believes that it's never too late to do the right thing.Rosa is Foley Hoag's Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. She is responsible for developing, implementing, leading and championing proactive diversity and inclusion initiatives and programs, in alignment with Foley Hoag's overall strategic plans. Rosa is also co-chair the firm’s Diversity Committee.Rosa's initiatives are centered around recruitment, learning and development, engagement, retention and external positioning.Rosa has over 15 years of experience specializing in workplace diversity and inclusion, employee engagement, workplace culture and community outreach programs. Most recently, she worked at BCW Global - Burson Cohn & Wolfe in New York as the SVP, Seni

Our education system has created a massive gap in individuals for feeling true fulfillment, true creativity, and true contribution in the world because it's focused more on creating cogs in a wheel than actually individually contributing members of society.The things that you don't learn in college are the things you need to know to be truly fulfilled in your life.Zander Fryer knows and teaches you what they don't teach you in college.Five years ago Zander Fryer was stuck in a 9-5, single, lonely, bored, and lost. He was unfulfilled and unhappy and getting paid a quarter million dollars a year to stay that way. But, after losing his best friend to suicide and struggling with depression for months he knew something had to change.He quit his corporate job in his late twenties, with no idea what he was going to do and only 3 months of living expenses in the bank. Fighting for life, for time and in honor of his fallen brother, he embarked on a new journey. Despite the harsh criticism of those around him, within 3

It's never too late to start new. It's never too late to jump horizontally. It's never too late to keep living a little bit more of your truth. Progress is not linear.Paul Park knows that it's never too late to find your purpose in life.Paul is the Chief Revenue Officer at Sparrow. Prior to Sparrow, Paul Park was the Acting Head of Sales at TriNet, a leading PEO in the HR Tech space that is publicly traded with a $6B market cap. Paul Park started as an individual contributor and rose through the leadership ranks by creating innovative industry go-to-marketing strategies, ecosystem partnerships, DE&I initiatives, and championing career development programs.Paul Park has contributed to a number of different industry events and organizations, including being a startup ambassador and a super-connector.Paul Park earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton.In his spare time, Paul Park enjoys watching foreign films, reading personal development books, and list

Have you ever wondered where your perspectives come from?Throughout your lifetime, various people have taught you your current belief system. In order to find the root cause of a belief, you need to keep asking yourself why until the root appears.Dr. Shindale Seale focuses on finding the root cause to create transformational education.Dr. Shindale Seale is a cultural equity and diversity strategist who employs leadership and performance optimization concepts to help entrepreneurs, corporate and academic stakeholders, and Diversity & Inclusion professionals identify and reach their organizational culture goals.For over two decades, Dr. Seale served in various leadership and training roles and sectors, including the corporate environment, academia, and the non-profit arena. Her work has focused on business performance optimization, staff development, and creating sustainable and equitable working environments. Her research and consulting on creating equitable solutions in gender, race, age, and ability matt

If you aren't living your truth, then you aren't living the life you are meant to live.Ray DeForest knows just how necessary it is to live your truth.Performer, producer, activist, community leader, Ray DeForest, may also be known to some as his popular theatrical character, Doris Dear. 3-time winner of the MAC Award, actress and comedienne Doris Dear, has been featured in numerous movie and TV productions, performs in her own sold-out cabaret-style shows, and stars in her series "Doris Dear's Gurl Talk" on the BroadwayOnDemand streaming service. Ray created the series at the height of the Covid pandemic as a way to bring Doris to a new audience while live theater was on hold. Ray writes, directs and produces the series now currently filming season 3. The show was an immediate hit and won the prestigious Silver Telly Award for season one.In addition to entertaining audiences and raising funds to support theatre development, Mr. DeForest is a member of the prestigious Dramatist Guild of America. It is through

To create equity, we have to do things that are above and beyond because we're compensating for the way the system is already stacked against certain individuals. Equality and equity are different in that equality treats everyone the same regardless of need, while equity treats people differently depending on need.Kathy Goss knows just how vital equity is, especially when it comes to recruiting.Kathy Goss (she/her/hers) has nearly 20 years of experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion at companies spanning a wide variety of industries and sizes. She currently serves as the Diversity & Talent Practice Leader at Chicago Trading Company. Previously, she built LinkedIn's first Inclusion Recruiting strategy and team, and during her tenure achieved double-digit percent increases in hiring rates for under-represented candidates. In addition to diversity recruiting, Kathy has extensive experience in DEI learning and development, culture change, and data analytics. She excels at breaking down complex problems

At any point, any one of us is one question away from a completely different life.A good question creates a pause. And when we can pause, we can think, reflect, and then acknowledge the people who have formed our story up until this point. And then, most importantly, we can consider who we want to continue to fuel that story?Marc Champagne knows the life-changing power that questions have.Marc Champagne unpacks the mental fitness practices and reflective questions shaping the lives of some of the most successful and brilliant thinkers in the world. He is the host of the top 50 ranked podcast Behind The Human and co-founded the journaling app (KYO), which reached 86.9 million people without any paid advertising. He has studied mental fitness practices for over a decade and consults with Fortune 500 companies as a mental fitness strategist and speaker.Marc's first book, Personal Socrates (publishing October 2021), explores the pointed questions that stimulate our mental fitness and teach us how to direct our in

One billion people, or 15% of the world's population, experience some form of disability.Disability refers to the interaction between individuals with a health condition (e.g., cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and depression) and personal and environmental factors (e.g., negative attitudes, inaccessible transportation or public buildings, and limited social support). Almost everyone is likely to experience some form of disability - temporary or permanent - at some point in life.But having a disability does not mean you don't have value to offer to this world.Debra Ruh fights to make sure everyone gets to share their value, regardless of their disability.Debra Ruh is a Global Disability Inclusion Strategist, Market Influencer, internationally recognized keynote speaker, published author, branding expert, successful entrepreneur, and exceptional mother. Debra is the host of a popular program: Human Potential at Work (Audience in 92 countries and 113 Regions). Proud to be the founder and CEO of Ruh Global IMPACT a

Times of struggle are familiar to all of us. Moments where we're unsure of how we'll make it out the other side, that are difficult and dark are moments we all have in common. Sometimes they come upon us from out of nowhere and other times we bring them upon ourselves. Regardless of how they come about, they all have the potential to be better than we could ever imagine.David Paynter's worst year of his life turned out to be the best year of his life.David Paynter is a highly entrepreneurial, former professional cricketer who faced some of the world’s best players in his career, including the likes of the legendary English paceman James Anderson. And it was Paynter’s competitive playing experience that inspired him for what was to come next after he hung up his bat and boots.He recognised that there was an opportunity for a footwear revolution in cricket, based on those years of experience wearing product that failed to put the performance needs of the athlete first. The result? The PAYNTR brand, which was bo

There's a demographic that a lot of people don't know exists. That demographic is gentlemen in the inner city who are extremely intelligent, have high grades, have massive potential, want to go to college, and be super successful.Two issues are standing in the way of this demographic achieving that success. The first issue is that they don't have access to the community that will help them become that successful. And because they don't have access to that community, they also don't have access to those powerful first experiences; the second issue.A powerful first experience is doing something you'd never thought you would do for the first time in a place that you never thought you would be in for the first time.Kenneth Chabert knows firsthand how much power first experiences have.Kenneth has a passion for communicating big ideas in very little time through the use of conversational intelligence and authentic storytelling.While working at Alex and Ani, he was known as the Prezi Master, one of only twenty-five

Creating relationships is more challenging than ever for business and marketing professionals. But it doesn't have to be.If you want to become the ultimate marketing engine, focus on making customers into members to help them achieve lasting transformation.John Jantsch has the strategies you need to create customers and clients for life.John is a marketing consultant, speaker, and author of Duct Tape Marketing, The Referral Engine, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur, and The Ultimate Marketing Engine. He is also the founder of the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network, which trains and licenses independent consultants and agencies to use the Duct Tape Methodology.In this episode, John details the marketing concepts in his new book that transform how readers view their business, marketing, and customers.Listen to this episode and learn about:John giving gratitude to Peter Drucker (3:33)Why John wrote The Ultimate Marketing Engine now (8:37)What people are craving a transformation away from (12:22)Membership over c

It is through hardship and hard work that creativity grows and flourishes. When crunched for time or in a challenging situation, we have to find alternative, innovative solutions to our problems.Maria Goyer knows firsthand that necessity is the mother of invention.Maria is the Chief Innovation Officer at Velocity Global, where she drives strategic initiatives and innovative best practices across the organization to serve the growing global customer base. She served as senior vice president of Strategy for iWorkGlobal prior to Velocity Global’s acquisition. Maria’s efforts led to 2020 American Business Awards Silver medals in Growth and International Expansion. Maria applies more than 27 years of industry and strategic expertise in the development of all aspects of Business Process Outsourcing, including pioneering work in the Managed Service Providers (MSP), Vendor Management Systems (VMS), Employer of Record (EOR), Agent of Record (AOR) and Independent Contractor Compliance (ICC) industries and development o

In our modern world, we have access to what seems like an unlimited amount of food. For instance, grocery stores are filled with aisles and aisles of processed foods.But real food is not limitless. Real food comes from the hard work of local farmers and independent makers. The best quality food comes in a limited quantity.Jessica Young knows well that real food is not limitless and has a solution to getting real food to the masses.Jessica is the Founder and CEO of BUBBLE. Prior to launching BUBBLE, Jessica led product and operations at Daily Harvest, the frozen food direct to consumer model,now valued at over $500M. After being in the Health & Wellness industry for many years, Jessica saw a gap in the market: brands were innovating (specifically in the health foods space), but they didn’t have the right platform to launch and scale on, and so she built and launched this very platform called BUBBLE in 2019.In this episode, Jessica shares the inside scoop on BUBBLE and the future of food.Listen to this epis

Not being able to articulate your ideas can be deeply frustrating. But, your ideas are needed out in the world. You just need to find your red thread that makes your big ideas irresistible.Tamsen Webster knows all about finding your red thread.Part strategist, part storyteller, part English-to-English translator, Tamsen Webster helps experts drive action with their ideas. Tamsen honed her trademark Red Thread approach in and for major organizations like Johnson & Johnson, Harvard Medical School, and Intel, as well as with hundreds of individual founders, academics, and thought leaders. She's a former TEDx Executive Producer and current Idea Strategist. She's also the author of Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible.In this episode, Tamsen dives deep into the concepts of her book and how to communicate your ideas to those who need them.Listen to this episode and learn about:Tamsen giving credit and thanks to her sister, Kira (4:46)How internal conflict can create lasting change (6:37)Balanc