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Empowering the Future of WorkNew Season coming soon!It's been a year...but we're excited to announce the next season of the Empowering the Future of Work podcast will be back in March 2022. We will be at Synapse Summit on Thursday, March 17. Make sure to stop in and see us if you're going to be there. If you want to go....but don't have a ticket yet, it's not too late. Send us a message....we have a couple tickets left.
2022-02-1605 minEmpowering the Future of WorkThe Future of Job HuntingIt's important to be constantly learning and changing as things change. Job search is difficult enough without having the whole world shut down. Many people lost their jobs and had to adapt to a new way of job search, purely online. Is networking still important? What help is there for job seekers? We will cover this and many more topics with Suzanne.
Suzanne Ricci is the Chief Success Officer at Computer Coach Training Center. Since 2000, Suzanne has helped thousands of individuals achieve their career goals through strategic career planning and customized training and certification strategies. Starting her...2021-03-1830 minEmpowering the Future of WorkSecurity and the Remote WorkerCharles "Chuck" Wood has worked in several C-suite roles with full P & L responsibilities for over 30 years. He has worked mostly in financial services and technology manufacturing. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of My-SecureID, LLC, which developed FaultLine ICM and its Help Desk Valet. He currently serves on the board of directors of a mutual insurance company and is the Cybersecurity Committee's chairperson. Charles has an Illinois Life & Health and P & C insurance license and has an MBA from Pepperdine University.
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Shawn Crawford has worked in t...2021-02-0826 minEmpowering the Future of WorkEntrepreneurship and the Future of Learning with Rachel FisherRachel is a world-class business leader and a mentor to female entrepreneurs. She’s sold companies and invested in others, received her MBA from the prestigious Wharton School, survived two cancer diagnoses, and is an aspiring yogini. Rachel has re-entered the startup world as co-founder and CEO of HelloPLATO, an AI-based learning platform built for WhatsApp.
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2021-01-2030 minEmpowering the Future of WorkSeason 1: It's a wrap!That's a wrap! Season 1 of Empowering The Future Of Work has come to a close with the end of 2020.
Skip and Maria Vanessa speak about the wonderful guests we had and what's to come. We have listed all of our Season 1 guests below so you can check them out, but also to go check out the other episodes.
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What topics or guests would you like to hear from next season? If you'd like to be a guest or know someone who...2020-12-2109 min
Empowering the Future of WorkMental Health and Workplace WellbeingAll too often, organizations shy away from discussing mental health. Supporting workplace wellbeing is now more important than ever. Join us as we discuss mental health and workplace wellbeing with Johnny Crowder, CEO of Cope Notes. Hear why he thinks it's important to not shy away from discussing mental health and what leaders can do to better support workplace wellbeing.
Johnny Crowder is a suicide/abuse survivor, touring musician, comedian, writer, and the founder & CEO of Cope Notes. Johnny studied psychology at the University of Central Florida and also does mental health advocacy through the National Alliance on M...2020-12-0222 min
Empowering the Future of WorkMarketing and the Future of ConnectionConnecting with customers has become even more challenging with remote work and social distancing requirements. Where organizations could once leverage personal meetings, social events, and conferences, organizations must now rely on video conferences and social media as their primary means of connection. Join us as Lauren Mabra from Blubird Marketing discusses how marketing has evolved and what organizations can do to stay connected.
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Lauren is the founder and CEO of Blubird Marketing. Lauren took the initiative to start her own marketing company at a young age and during a world pandemic. She uses her s...2020-11-1824 min
Empowering the Future of WorkDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion as a Differentiator for OrganizationsDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) have become front of mind for many organizations as they deal with many of the social challenges facing society. It's not enough to acknowledge that something needs to be done. Companies need to be active participants in the conversation. They need to make DEI a key component of their culture. Join me as I talk with Ingrid Harb from None of the Above (NOTA) as we discuss what leaders and organizations can do to make DEI a differentiator for them.
Ingrid founded Women Ambassadors Forum in 2015 with the goal of building a...2020-11-1125 min
Empowering the Future of WorkAgility and the Future of WorkSuccess for organizations is often a result of how responsive and adaptive they can be to the changing market demands. The future of work will demand even great organizational agility and digital dexterity. Join us as we discuss how organizations can be more agile with Om Patel from ClearlyAgile.
Om is an Enterprise Agile Transformation Coach for ClearlyAgile. He is passionate about helping organizations along their journey to embracing greater agility. His extensive experience includes helping IBM, atex, Disney, EY, and PwC in their quest toward business agility. He is a pragmatist and a lifelong learner. Reach ou...2020-11-0421 min
Empowering the Future of WorkThe Power of Community with Tiffany EllisTiffany Ellis is the creator of Pods & PR and Owner of Perennial Resolutions. She's been a leader for over a decade for a number of Fortune 500 organizations before stepping out to build Pods & PR and most recently, The Virtual Connection. She is a mental health advocate and is now a Certified Life Coach.
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2020-10-2822 min
Empowering the Future of WorkCritical leadership skills for the future of work.Sharpening your leadership skills is something anyone in a leadership role should be continuously working on. But what are the most important skills? Numerous skills make up a good leader. How do you decide where to focus? Join us as Skip shares his thoughts on the essential skill for leaders in the #futureofwork.
"I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it." Maya Angelou
Question for you: What (do you think) is the essential skill for future leaders?
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Empowering the Future of WorkVoice Talent in the Age of AIAI and automation are dramatically shifting the nature of work. Voice narration has long been an area targeted for automation. Using computer voices is seen as an easy way to reducing timing and costs associated with the narration of content. However, there is a distinct difference in both the quality and efficacy of human voice talent across many applications. Christi Bowen, Voice Actor, joins us to discuss the implications of AI and automation on voice talent as an industry. Christi also shares her insights on the value of human voice talent and the innate characteristics that simply can't be autom...2020-09-3028 min
Empowering the Future of WorkRenewable Energy and the Opportunity for BusinessesBen Pauluhn, president of Optimus Solar, joins us to discuss how solar power and electric vehicles are shaping businesses and will have a significant impact on the future of work. He shares his insights on fundamental opportunities to improve business continuity and the potential for businesses to impact their communities. Ben also shares his thoughts on what he considers the virtuous cycle for businesses.
Question: In what ways is your organization taking advantage of renewable energy resources?
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Ben has a passion for project management and energy efficiency. He started his career in r...2020-09-2323 min
Empowering the Future of WorkMoving Instructor Led Content to Self Service in a Distributed WorkforceIn-person training has been facing disruption for a couple of decades at this point. Whether it was the LMS, eLearning, Virtual / Augmented Reality, or any of a number of other innovations, traditional classroom training has faced a number of challenges over the years.
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But nothing has compared to the current global COVID pandemic. James Ringrose, the Co-Founder & Chief Story Teller of RCP Learning, joins us to discuss how training has been impacted by the current health environment and the overnight transition to remote work. He will also share key strategies for organizations dealing with movi...2020-09-1623 min
Empowering the Future of WorkData Literacy and the Rise of the Citizen Data ScientistMatt serves as CEO at QuantHub, responsible for leading the company’s strategy, growth, and operations. Matt has a passion for developing authentic relationships with customers to truly understand what drives them and then crafting creative solutions to their most critical problems.
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Prior to joining QuantHub, Matt spent the last 15 years running product and tech at PE-backed companies, including building a product and engineering organization at Daxko to deliver 10x revenue growth, 7 acquisitions, and 3 enormously successful recapitalizations in just 10 years. While at Daxko, Matt led the team to deliver the first machine learning/AI so...2020-09-0920 min
Empowering the Future of WorkMagnetic Experiences: Empowering the Customer ExperienceJessica Noble, the founder of Magnetic Experiences, joins us to discuss the five customer experience mistakes companies are making and how to avoid them.
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“Jessica Noble, MBA, CCXP is Founder and CEO of Magnetic Experiences, which is headquartered in La Jolla, California. She is passionate about helping leaders of growing business find and plug money leaks and boost profitability while improving employee & customer experiences.”
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Book: “The 5 Customer Experience Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making That Are Causing Profit Erosio...2020-09-0231 min