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Passion is the fuel that drives us to do what we love. Without it, we can get stuck in a routine that doesn't fulfil us. If you have a passion, purpose, or goal committed to achieving, your life will be more fulfilling and meaningful. In this episode with Frankie Russo, we discuss how passions and purposes can change your life for the better. It also includes some ideas on the best ways to find your passion and purpose in life. Since 2005, Frankie Russo has been building the Russo Capital portfolio of companies throughout multiple industries, including technology, advertising, marketing, music, automotive, agriculture, publishing, and finance. The companies he has invested in have offices in the USA and India and serve 121 U.S. Markets. Russo and his team have led 2 of his companies to become some of America’s fastest-growing privately owned companies 8 years in a row. In 2017 his company became one of the top 50 companies in southwest Louisiana. Russo was named ABIZ entrepreneur of the year and recognized a

Before an organization can succeed, it must have a team. This team is the foundation upon which success will be built. Teams are not just a collection of people. They are the combination of skills and personalities that come together for a common cause. Join this conversation with Patrick Touhey as we talk about why, as a leader, you need to have effective work teams which are collaborative, supportive, and positive in your organization. Patrick Touhey is president at Elite Performance Too – E, LLC. He was a high school basketball head coach for both boys’ and girls’ teams and a college assistant coach. When his brother, Hall of Fame basketball coach Kevin Touhey, was dying from lung cancer, Patrick promised him he’d continue his passionate work of athletic coaching. With Elite Performance Too-E, Patrick mentors both coaches and players to tap into their hearts and passions, pursue the spirit of team sports, and become the best version of themselves. Elite Performance Too-E emphasizes intrinsic elements rat

TBD Nassim Abdi, Ph.D., is the CEO and Co-founder of StoryBolt. She is a storyteller and evangelist on finding the intersection of entertainment and learning in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has 12 years of academic experience in the field of intersectionalities of gender, race, and other identities as they relate to systems of discrimination or disadvantage. Nassim is also the leading actress of a Netflix-featured film, Secret Ballot, (by Sony Pictures). The film was on theatrical tours across the US and Europe and was the winner of many international film festivals and a Golden Lion Nominee at Venice Film Fest in 2001. Her vision for StoryBolt was shaped by the life-changing experience of the film as it engaged her in Q&A sessions and exposed her to the power of movies and how candid human connections could build empathy, change perspectives, and facilitate courageous conversations in the workplace. Discussion Timeline: TBD Some questions we covered: Stage 1: Lead-in 1. Starter: Give

In this video, Courtney Abraham, Chief People Officer at GE Current, discusses some pressing issues in the development of a people-centric organization. Along with her personal experience of working for the well-being of employees, she shares helpful tips on topics such as learning and development, mentorship, dealing with pandemics, technology, and the future of work. Podcast Link: iTunes: http://math.im/jofitunes YouTube: http://math.im/jofyoutube Bio: Courtney Abraham is the Chief People Officer, GE Current, a Daintree company. Her leadership experience in organization development includes leading change across public, private, and private equity-owned businesses. Her experiences reflect leadership in roles of increasing responsibility, including ownership of the overall Human Resources function - driving results in areas such as human capital strategy, talent acquisition, leadership development, mergers and acquisitions integration, total rewards, employee learning, diversity, equity and inclusion, an

In this session, Thibault Manekin, author of Larger Than Yourself, discusses some of the points in his book about turning an idea into a large-scale movement. His vast on-the-field experience on working on massive social initiatives gives us an insider's story on how companies, leaders and employees can dream big, challenge the status quo and undertake disruptive projects and assignments in an organization. Podcast Link: iTunes: http://math.im/jofitunes Youtube: http://math.im/jofyoutube Bio: From the time he was little growing up in Baltimore City, Thibault wrestled to understand why we as human beings seemed so divided. He continued to ask himself what truly causes those divides that separate races, cultures, and communities, and can anything be done to bridge them? Armed with that burning question, in 2002, Thibault traveled to South Africa, where he combined his passion for bringing people together with a love of sports to help create Peace Players, a nonprofit with the mission of bringing together chi

In this session, Gabrial Dalporto, chief executive officer at Udacity, discusses some of the key issues concerning retraining and reskilling the workforce. He also shares best practices and strategies on how companies, leaders and educational institutes can tune their systems to the demands of modern world of work. Podcast Link: iTunes: Youtube: https://youtu.be/6zGsiCMJfSU Bio: Gabe Dalporto is Chief Executive Officer at Udacity. Prior to joining Udacity, he worked at LendingTree, where he held several leadership roles, including Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer. During his time at LendingTree, he was instrumental in driving the company’s transition from a microcap, mortgage-focused marketplace to a multi-billion dollar, fully diversified financial services marketplace. During his tenure, LendingTree delivered a remarkable 6745% stock price appreciation, one of the highest of any publicly-traded company. Dalporto joined the LendingTree Board in 2017 and continues to be an active board

In this session, Gloria Feldt, Co-founder and president of Take The Lead, talks about her experience in managing and promoting a diverse workplace. She also talks about her best selling book, Intentioning, explaining some of the important concepts therein. Gloria Feldt is an acclaimed expert on women, power, and leadership with frontline leadership experience, a bestselling author, and an in-demand keynote speaker. She is co-founder and president of Take The Lead, whose mission reflects her life’s passion: to prepare, develop, inspire, and propel women to take their fair and equal share of leadership positions across all sectors by 2025 by providing breakthrough training, mentoring, and coaching role modeling, and thought leadership. She is the bestselling author of five books; No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power, plus her own real-world experience, forms the core of Take The Lead’s programs. Her newest book Intentioning: Sex, Power, Pandemics, and How Women Will Take The Lead is av

In this session, Claire Haidar, CEO and founder of WNDYR and Pattyrn, makes us think about work, HR, technology and the future of work more authenticity. More importantly, she analyses the present chaos and disruption and deciphers a meaning in them. Part chaos, part rocket fuel, Claire Haidar is a technology entrepreneur, student pilot age and future thinker about all things human, work and play. Human acceleration and education have always been my two biggest passions. I see work as a giant playground. Claire Haidar Claire challenges the status quo, pushes the boundaries on what is possible, and asks the big questions that a lot of us are afraid to really confront and act on. If you want your mental boxes to be challenged; if you want to color outside the lines, then invite Claire to challenge your team or audience on topics such as the future of work in a world of chaos and robots, play as an essential part of work, human acceleration in an automated world and visualizing organizations at work as playgr

In this session, Amelia Dunlop, author of Elevating the Human Experience, discusses some of the points in her book about creating a better human experience in the workplace. She also shares best practices and strategies on how companies and leaders can use data to foster a better human understanding for their workforce. Amelia's Book: Elevating the Human Experience: Three Paths to Love and Worth at Work by Amelia Dunlop https://amzn.to/3F2lWn1 Podcast Link: iTunes: http://math.im/jofitunes Youtube: http://math.im/jofyoutube As the Chief Experience Officer at Deloitte Digital and leader of the US Customer Strategy and Applied Design practice for Deloitte LLP, I help companies develop winning strategies that combine innovation, creativity, and digital strategy. I lead a team of exceptional problem solvers who use human-centered design and customer insights strategies to help businesses shift their focus from the customer experience to the human experience. As a result of our work, I was honored to receive C

In this session, Jane Datta, chief human capital officer at NASA, talks about her experience in managing employee well-being in a large, diverse workforce such as in NASA. Many of her points focus on the Pandemic year and how it has made organizations revisit the strategies and policies that enable a more employee centric environment. Podcast Link: iTunes: http://math.im/jofitunes Youtube: http://math.im/jofyoutube Jane Datta is NASA’s chief human capital officer and lead people champion. She wholly embraces that “we are people leaders in the people business” which guides her oversight of NASA’s human capital policies, practices, and operations. Ms. Datta is responsible for building the quality and depth of talent necessary for supporting the agency’s mission, improving capabilities for delivering out-of-this-world human resources services, and positively shaping NASA’s culture to maintain high levels of employee engagement and commitment. Timelines: 0:53 Jane's journey. 4:06 A typical day for an executive

In this session, Randy Bean, Author of "Fail Fast, Learn Faster", shares tips on how to build a people-centric data-driven organization. With his vast experience in this field, being a noted author and a strategic advisor to fortune 1000 companies, he talks about some of the challenges and opportunities data holds for organizations today. Randy's Book: Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Driven Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI by Randy Bean https://amzn.to/2XNcLpF Podcast Link: iTunes: http://math.im/jofitunes Youtube: http://math.im/jofyoutube Randy Bean is an industry thought leader, author, and speaker in the field of data-driven business leadership. He is known for his frequent columns in Forbes, Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and The Wall Street Journal. His book, Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Driven Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI, was published on August 31, 2021. Bean is the founder and CEO of NewVantage Partners, a s

In this session, Frank Calderoni, CEO Anaplan shared how to build a company that sees hypergrowth by upstanding the character of the company. He shared his insights on his journey in leading a large organization while still maintaining the character-led culture. Bio: Frank Calderoni is the Chief Executive Officer of Anaplan and the chairman of the company’s board of directors. Frank is a technology industry veteran with over 30 years of successful executive leadership. Before joining Anaplan, Frank served as the Executive Vice President (EVP), Operations, and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Red Hat, Inc. from June 2015 to January 2017. He also served as EVP and CFO at Cisco Systems, Inc. for seven years. Prior to that, he served as Cisco’s Senior Vice President (SVP), Customer Solutions Finance, and Vice President, Worldwide Sales Finance. Frank joined Cisco in 2004 from QLogic Corporation, where he was the SVP and CFO. Prior to that, he was the SVP, Finance & Administration, and CFO for SanDisk Corporatio

#FutureOfWork Leadership: Performing Through Transformation Join us for an interesting conversation on learning the #FutureOfWork panel series. This session 3 leaders, sat together and shared their journey leading their organization through #Futureofwork and sharing their best practices and insights with us Panelist: Andrea Patten, Chief People Officer at MOBĒ A results-driven Senior Human Resources Executive with over 20 years of experience and a proven track record of managing and developing strategic and pragmatic people solutions to allow businesses to achieve financial and growth expectations. Kristine Janhunen, Chief People Officer at Generate Capital Passionately expert in people & team innovations that lead to higher performance & results, operational execution, restructuring, pre- & post-acquisition integration, leveraging functional line-management against business objectives, process design, scaling, cross-functional team leadership, corporate communications, organization strategy, alternative e

In this show, Susan Schmitt Winchester shared her journey to a leadership role of a Fortune 500 company. She shared her journey through her troubled childhood and how she copes up with her past and grow into the future. Susan shared wisdom on how to use the workplace as a healing vehicle and how everyone could achieve success by keeping their conflict as a progressive tool to achieve success. She shared ways to have a better working life. Introduction: Meet Susan! Susan Schmitt Winchester is the Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer for Applied Materials, and its more than 23,000 global employees. She has more than 30 years of experience in HR providing executive leadership most recently at Rockwell Automation and the Kellogg Company. She continually looks to meet today's global business challenges with creative HR strategies that engage people, support a dynamic, inclusive corporate culture, and enable company exceptional performance. Her passion is teaching executives and professionals how

In this podcast, Matt Blumberg discussed his book Startup CXO, the insights it carries and shared how to build a thriving leadership that builds for tomorrow today. He sheds light on the importance of a good leader and how to achieve it effectively. Matt's Recommended Read: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers Ben Horowitz https://amzn.to/3edvsHV The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter by Patrick McKeown https://amzn.to/3k994TR Matt's Book: Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams by Matt Blumberg , Peter M. Birkeland https://amzn.to/3AWuyJL Podcast Link: iTunes: http://math.im/jofitunes Youtube: http://math.im/jofyoutube Matt is the founder and CEO of Bolster, a new talent marketplace for on-demand executives and board members launched in 2020. Matt was previously Chairman & CEO of Return Path, the market leader in email opt

In this show, David Bradford discussed his book Connect. He shared a transformative way to build fulfilling relationships with colleagues, friends, partners, and family, based on the landmark Interpersonal Dynamics (“Touchy-Feely”) course at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business Bio: David Bradford is the Eugene O'Kelly II Senior Lecturer in Leadership at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. He was the primary developer of the most popular elective that over 85% of students take and frequently report as "life-changing" and "transformative" and alumni regularly report using decades after graduation. This course is the basis of their new book CONNECT: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues." David's Book: Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues by David Bradford Ph.D. and Carole Robin Ph.D. https://amzn.to/3qGSbBk Discussion Timeline: 1:21 David's journey to studying relationships. 4:45 Maturity model around relationship building.

In this show Michael discussed some tips, tricks and techniques to build a strong career. He shared some platforms that professionals could use to gain growth faster. He also shared the importance of networking and discussed how to do networking effectively. Bio: For two decades, Michael Solomon and Rishon Blumberg have been revolutionizing the field of talent management, first guiding the careers of rock stars, then bringing their unique managerial acumen to tech talent and entrepreneurs. They founded Brick Wall Management in 1995, representing musicians like John Mayer, Citizen Cope, Vanessa Carlton, and others. As the decline of the record industry in the first decade of the twenty-first century became apparent, Rishon and Michael set their sights on expanding into the tech world. With the creation of 10x Management in 2012, they changed the way top-level programmers could find work in the fast-moving tech landscape. They are the authors of Game Changer: How To Be 10x in the Talent Economy (HarperCollins;

In this show, Jeffrey Hull talks about his book Flex. He shared insights on the art and science of being a great leader. He shared the anatomy of leadership and the ingredients of those who do it successfully. Bio: Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D. BCC is CEO of Leadershift, Inc. a leadership development consultancy based in New York City and author of the best-selling book, FLEX: The Art and Science of Leadership in A Changing World, from Penguin-Random House in 2019. A highly sought-after speaker, consultant, and executive coach with over twenty-five years working with C-suite leaders worldwide, Dr. Hull is also a Clinical Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School and adjunct Professor of Leadership at New York University. He is the Director of Education and Business Development at the Institute of Coaching, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate. Dr Hull has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Investors Business Daily, and a wide range of media. He can be reached at www.jeffreyhull.com.

In this show, Melissa Riberio shared her journey as a diversity candidate and now a diversity champion and leader. She shared how companies should embrace and thrive in diversity. She shared some quick tips/tricks for businesses and leaders to create a more inclusive workforce. Introduction: Across my global career, Melissa has had the opportunity to serve as a change catalyst and people development expert to establish strong workplace cultures that attract and retain high-performing talent and level up internal capabilities into collaborative, powerhouse teams worldwide. As a trusted advisor for CEOs and executive teams, Melissa also helps elevate their internal brands, visibility, and loyalty across the company. TIMING: 1:09 Melissa's journey. 7:32 What is it like to be a woman leader? 13:04 Strategies for career growth for women leaders. 18:33 Tips for career development. 23:17 Surviving in a diverse work environment. 30:23:00 The growth of the HR function in the last two decades. 36:02:00 The rele

In this session, Ram discussed the ever-evolving world of competitive advantage. He shared how current changes desire to rethink of competitive edge strategies. He shared some data-driven strategies and some best practices that are executable and easy to implement. Bio: Ram Charan is the co-author of the bestselling Execution and Confronting Reality, written with Larry Bossidy, and the author of Know-How and a dozen other books. A former award-winning Harvard Business School professor, he is a worldwide expert on business strategy, execution, corporate boards, and building a high-performance organization. He has worked with the CEOs of some of the world's most successful companies, including GE, Bank of America, Verizon, Coca-Cola, 3M, Merck, Aditya Birla Group, and Tata Group. Ram's Book: Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age https://amzn.to/3x5cU3w Discussion Timeline: TIMELINE Stage 1: Lead-in 1. Starter: Give your starter pitch 1-2 points/key takeaways that this book points to