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Edge of ITFrom Olympic Ice to Enterprise IT: The Leadership Success Playbook with Mike Eruzione and Greg BerardWhat does a legendary Olympic hockey team have in common with today’s IT organizations?In the Season Three premiere of Edge of IT, Jonathan Gough sits down with Mike Eruzione, captain of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, alongside Pellera CEO Greg Berard, to explore what real leadership looks like under pressure. From the rink to the office, this conversation unpacks why talent alone is never enough, and why trust, accountability, and culture are the true drivers of long-term success. Mike reflects on the mindset behind the Miracle on...
2026-02-1223 minEdge of ITMomentum Starts Here: How to Transform an Organization with Pellera CEO Greg BerardTransformation can feel daunting, but it’s absolutely necessary. When faced with the tides of change, how do you shift from simply adapting to truly embracing transformation as a catalyst for growth? If you're a leader IT grappling with this question, meet Greg Berard, CEO of Pellera. He joins Jonathan for a special Season Two kickoff of Edge of IT, having just led his organization through a complete evolution from Converge to Pellera. Greg opens up about navigating this incredible transformation, sharing his leadership philosophy, people-first approach, and what the movie Miracle on Ice taught him about creating a cu...
2025-08-1428 min
Industrial Hemp PodcastHemp Goes to GreenBuildIn this episode of the Industrial Hemp Podcast, we take you to the GreenBuild Conference and Expo in Philadelphia, the world's largest event dedicated to green building and sustainable construction. This annual gathering brings together architects, engineers, builders, and innovators, all focused on creating a more sustainable future for the built environment. Under the banner of The Goodness of Hemp, an inspiring collective of hemp-based businesses showcased their products and vision for the future of construction. From cutting-edge materials to bold collaborations, this episode highlights the voices shaping the intersection of hemp and...
2024-11-151h 06
Talkin' SchmitTalkin' Schmit: KYLE BERARDKyle and I spend time catching up and curating the best parts of his life discussing winninng Tampa Am and Pro at such a young age and not feeling like he fit in, Think days, hanging with Duffy on Legacy/World, Consolidated days, the essence of skateboarding, P-Stone stories, getting threats on social media after Judging the olympics, the quest for getting Mike Frazier on the pod, Alun Peterson stories, Sobriety , Touring with lil Wayne, Quitting consolidated, FrontRock Concrete and more...---------------------------------------
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Greg Berard. On Living a Full LifeInterview with Dr. Therese MascardoPart Oprah, part Joanna Gaines, and part Anthony Bourdain, Dr. Therese hails from Santa Monica, CA, and is a Filipina-American Licensed Clinical Psychologist, self-care and personal development expert, and professional life-enjoyer. Dr. Therese founded the LA Digital Nomads and is the CEO & Founder of Exploring Therapy, a wellness community that helps people build a life they don’t need a vacation from. Berkeley educated, she is a mover and a shaker with a passion for sharing about mental health, entrepreneurship, building community, and traveling full time as a digital nomad. Her mission is to inspire people to create mo...
2021-02-201h 17Greg Berard. On Living a Full LifeThe Beauty That Surrounds UsWe will always want more, but we can always, at any time we choose, decide to curb our desire, and take a moment or two in the pure bliss that beauty is always around us if we only choose to realize it.
This is the lesson. This is the challenge.
2021-02-0406 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeA Musing On The MindI’m working on a new theory of sorts. A dumbed-down, simplified, lay-person theory on happiness and fulfillment, and as I work through this mentally, I want to begin putting some of these thoughts down in writing.
My thinking can be summed up by saying I think there are three main modes of living (mentally-speaking).
Present.
Distracted
Deep thought
My question is, why are we so damn distracted all the time? Why can I be one person in one scenario and a different person in another depending on the process or pl...
2021-01-2808 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeInterview with Jackie Thornhill and Bridget SampsonBridget is the Founder and CEO of Sampson Coaching & Consulting where she offers leadership training and coaching programs for Fortune 500 companies. As a TEDx Speaker and an Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies at California State University, Northridge, Bridget has shared her expertise on public speaking, interpersonal communication, organizational communication, and intercultural communication for over 25 years. Bridget is a professional coach certified by the International Coaching Federation and The Life Coach School, as well as a recipient of the Don Dorsey Excellence in Mentoring Award. And if that wasn’t enough, she also just launched her own podcast (wh...
2021-01-221h 34Greg Berard. On Living a Full LifeInterview With J. RossMy guest today is one of my oldest friends, J Ross. His real name is Justin, and that is probably how most people know him, but I only know him as J.
This interview happened in a very serendipitous way. We were just having our normal quarterly catchup call and I told him about the podcast, and we got super deep and philosophical and we both came to the conclusion that J needed to be on the podcast.
Besides being one of my closest friends, J is one of the most unique individuals I...
2021-01-081h 37Greg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 22: Not-Enough-NessThis is a super short, unedited podcast for the holidays. Wishing you all a healthy and happy New Year!
This podcast is about one of my favorite little mindful meditations that I do whenever the occasion arises. I call it, the “enough-ness” meditation. It’s a super easy meditation, but it’s difficult because it works best when you catch yourself in the mindset of “not-enough-ness.”
2020-12-2304 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 21: Is Consciousness Good?I had an interesting philosophical discussion today about this podcast and the work I’m doing here. Essentially, the question was, is consciousness actually a good thing? What he meant was, does being fully “awake” and conscious lead to a happier and more fulfilling life, or is ignorance and unconscious behavior and thinking an actually better way of living in Western society? It was an interesting question and one that I had to really consider.
2020-12-1806 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 20: Interview With Mark GanttMark is best known for co-creating, writing, producing, and starring in Crackle’s groundbreaking, Streamy award-winning series, The Bannen Way.
Mark, a twenty-five-year film and TV veteran, is a multi-hyphenate who learned the business from the ground up and has had the good fortune of collaborating with many top directors, including Steven Soderbergh, David O. Russell, Sam Raimi, and Robert Rodriguez.
Mark’s onscreen credits include Criminal Minds, American Horror Story: Hotel, Ocean’s Eleven, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, and Dexter, and the list goes on.
Mark is not only...
2020-12-111h 10Greg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 19: The Rip CurrentFor those of you that live near an ocean, you may have heard about rip currents. Rip currents are dangerous because if you get pulled into one, they can suck you hundreds of yards out into the ocean. The absolute worst thing you can do in a rip current is to try to swim to shore (i.e. against the current). The current is too strong and will pull you out to sea and you will be so exhausted from trying to swim against it, there is a high likelihood of drowning. The way that you get out of...
2020-12-0400 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 18: The Current StateIt’s November 2020, and it’s a pretty bizarre time to be alive. And I for one, am grateful.
Obviously, we are in the midst of some serious problems. I’m not trying to downplay the struggles that many of us are facing.
But despite all of the craziness, I still say that we are living in an amazing time and I for one choose to be extremely grateful
2020-11-2800 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 17: MaitriThe Buddhists have a word, called Maitri. Most commonly translated as love or loving-kindness, Maitri also means loving-kindness to oneself and is the foundation of the four virtues, which are:
Loving Kindness
Compassion
Sympathetic Joy
Equanimity
What a perfect word to describe the third pillar of living a full life and being the best version of yourself. Practicing Maitri is a way to be kinder to yourself as well as feel connection with all sentient beings and only by practicing loving-kindness to yourself can you experience the upper limits (if there is...
2020-11-2000 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 16: Interview with Bronwyn MorrisseyFollowing 25+ years as a successful sales executive in Mortgage Banking, Bronwyn decided to shift gears and fulfill her dream of being an executive leadership coach with a personal mission to empower women to achieve their personal and professional goals.
Not only does Bronwyn run a very successful coaching practice, but she is a wife and a mother of three, she’s a wilderness trail runner, world traveler, meditation teacher, outdoor enthusiast, yogi, and former Peace Corps volunteer.
You can learn more about Bronwyn on her website: https://www.bronwynmorrissey.com/
2020-11-1300 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 15: The Importance Of Being Earnest (with yourself)About two months into making this podcast, I became obsessed with listenership numbers, constantly checking how many listens there were for each new podcast, and then I began to think about new ways to grow listenership and make the podcast into something much larger.
Growing the podcast is not a bad endeavor, but because I now know myself deeply, I was able to quickly realize that I was becoming obsessed with the idea of growing for the sake of growing.
If I never took the time to sit still on those long quiet nights...
2020-11-0500 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 14: Climbing the Mountain of LifeThe first step to personal awakening is to open your eyes and finally look around you. Some people use the metaphor of climbing a mountain while others may think of climbing down the mountain. I like to think about it as becoming aware for the first time of where we actually are, visualizing the world around us, and slowly picking up the trash, designing our home, and deciding who we want to let in.
The first step to any self-awakening is self-examination, which is just a fancy way of saying, getting to know oneself. So the...
2020-10-2900 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 13: Happy Wife, Happy Life?There’s that old sage saying passed down from older married couples to young grooms, “Happy Wife, Happy Life.” And it makes sense: If your spouse is miserable it seems to fit that you might be miserable as well. But I think this advice is not complete, and this podcast is an exploration of how I am trying to make all of my relationships better, by focusing on making ME better.
2020-10-2300 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 12 - Interview with Amber KrzysBorn and raised in a single-parent home in Charleston, West Virginia, Amber attended Point Park University where she received an MFA in musical theater. She moved to New York City to pursue her passion for acting, ultimately working on Broadway and touring with the musical Mamma Mia. In 2009, she left the world of theater and earned an MA in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. She founded two flourishing businesses as a professional coach and facilitator—bodyheart and Fierce Loving.
Amber has a thriving coaching practice where she serves a wide range of individuals and al...
2020-10-1600 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 11: My AddictionFor years I have been deeply addicted to self-help and self-improvement content. When I would listen to performance based podcasts or read inspiring words, it became like a drug, helping me to stay motivated, active, and engaged.
So, I would take the self-help drug, again and again, to keep me motivated, keep me productive, keep me pushing, keep me busy. I would read motivating books and blogs. I would watch inspiring documentaries and ted talks. I would listen to high performers on podcasts talk about productivity, work ethic, deal-making, and the like. Each medium, a different drug...
2020-10-0900 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 10: No Time To WasteTime, it has been said, is our most precious commodity. Unlike money, you cannot earn more. Unlike life, it cannot grow. Unlike precious metals, it cannot be mined. At best, you might be able to prolong it, but at the end of the day, you cannot get time back and you cannot earn more.
Time is a precious and rare gift, and it should not be wasted, but rather earned.
2020-10-0200 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 9 - A Stye In My EyeSometimes it takes a painful physical reminder, like a Stye in the Eye. A physical pain that there is no distraction or avoidance of, that helps you look in the mirror, frightened by what you see, and helps you wake up to the fact that you are unconscious, and unconscious living creates pain, unhappiness, and discomfort, and only when you begin to live consciously and intentionally can you begin to make the right choices that can help you heal, move on, and live the life you are meant to live.
2020-09-2507 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 8: Interview with Luke ChiddickCelebrating National Recovery Month with a special interview.
Luke Chittick has been working in the recovery field since 2009. Luke started in this industry as a Counselor at Beit T’Shuvah, one of the largest non-profit residential Treatment facilities in the nation.
In December 2012, Luke joined Transcend Recovery Community as the Program Director for two of their Sober Livings.
In July of 2015, Luke, along with the Chief Operating Officer of Transcend, created and implemented a comprehensive recovery curriculum for a new sober living called, the Verve, with particular attention to the structure, necessary therapeutic pr...
2020-09-181h 35Greg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 7: AcceptanceThe gift of being human is that we’re sort of part animal and part consciousness and we have the choice to live like the animal or the choice to live as a conscious being. I always have the choice to resist life, resist what is, or to take responsibility for my own state of consciousness and choose to accept what is.
And the amazing thing is that when you can truly accept what is, you enter a state of peace. And then, and only then, does something even more amazing occur - you actually can experience jo...
2020-09-1107 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeBonus Episode - Interview with my GrandfatherToday’s podcast is a special one for me. My guest today is my grandfather, Mel Osterfeld.
This is a unique podcast because it’s one that I never actually planned on releasing publicly, but seeing that it’s National Grandparents Day, and the fact that many of us have lost our grandparents this year due to the global pandemic, or we are in many cases unable to see our grandparents, I thought I would release this episode as a reminder to take the time to do the things that are important to you because we have no ide...
2020-09-1056 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 6: Wasted OpportunityLast night I had a wasted opportunity. I wasted an opportunity to have a really special night with my daughter. My desire for a hot bath and some alone time at the end of the day distracted me from being the better dad that I want to be, and I know it is a moment that I’ll never get back.
I want to waste less of my life. I want to see these moments for what they truly are, and even if I’m exhausted, stressed, anxious, or frustrated, I want to truly be aware of thes...
2020-09-0405 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 5: I Am DeliberateI have tried to distill what it means to Live a Full Life in one sentence, or in one mantra, if you will.
I am deliberate.
Deliberate as an adjective literally means; done consciously and intentionally. As a verb it means; engage in long and careful consideration.
This to me, is the basis for any journey into uncovering full potential, purpose, passion, and ultimately an abundant life. Because a Full Life is the one that is chosen consciously and intentionally, and that can only begin after long and careful consideration.
2020-08-2807 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 4: Interview with Sarah GoodsonThis conversation is with my own coach, Sarah Goodson. Sarah has not only helped me level up and launch this passion project on Living a Full Life, but continues to be my guide as I work to uncover my best self, helping me question my assumptions, thoughts, desires and fears, while maintaining balance and presence.
Sarah was born and raised in Los Angeles. She became certified as a coach through Gallup in 2006. She has a Masters in Organizational Leadership, worked as a director in live production for 5 years, then as director of Student Affairs and teaching...
2020-08-151h 26Greg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 3: Take Care Of YourselfLiving a Full Life takes work. It takes desire. But it also takes stillness and care, love and compassion - not just for everyone else, but for yourself too. If you can’t love yourself, how can you possibly be of service to others and be the best version of you? How can you possibly find lasting happiness or love? How can you provide the loving home for your children? A Full Life is multifaceted. It’s beautiful and boring, full of joy and pain, messy and fun, and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
2020-08-1508 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeEpisode 2: The Comfort ZoneI think Comfort Zone, the very words are just too nice of a phrase.
I think I’m going to rename it! Maybe I’ll call it the Unsuccessful Zone, or the Lazy Useless Zone, or the Complacent, Boring, Dull Where Nothing of Importance Is Ever Achieved Zone.
2020-08-1508 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full Life1. On Living A Full LifeA Life (hopefully a long one) is not but one moment. It is a life. It’s all of it. And a Full Life is one that encompasses all of the important things for living a great life. A full life, one that I would like to live, is one filled with love, and purpose. It is a life filled with challenges, adventure, success, and failure. But most importantly, for me, a Full Life is the one that I choose to live, and actually make happen! Not what my spouse wants, or my parents want, or what society wants, ev...
2020-08-1511 minGreg Berard. On Living a Full LifeTrailer - On Living a Full LifeIt has become my mission to live an Amazing Life, to be the best version of myself that I can be, and to inspire others to be the best versions of themselves and to create the lives they want to live. This podcast is a narrative of my own personal journey, along with rich and meaningful conversations with truly successful people, exploring how to build great wealth, while maintaining balance for family, love, health, parenting, purpose, and passion.
So please join me, let’s take this journey together, to uncover what it really means to live A...
2020-07-2202 min