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Cricket Without BordersBhavi Devchand - Professional Cricketer, High Performance Coach and Wellbeing SpecialistBhavi was born in Zimbabwe in a family of Indian origin and encountered a range of cultural experiences just to be able to play the game. She represented WA and the Perth Scorchers before moving to Melbourne to join the Melbourne Stars and Victoria and in so doing represented the Ringwood Cricket Club, twice winning the Una Paisley Medal for the best player in the Cricket Victoria Women’s Premier Competition.After three years in Melbourne, Bhavi returned to Perth and founded her own business, The Inside Edge Project, working with athletes and teams creating cul...2025-07-2832 min
365 Christian MenKen Jacobs, US, SoldierJune 27. Ken Jacobs. Ken served his country, faced unspeakable horror, and set his own needs aside for the good of the country. On this date in 2019, Ken told what happened on D-Day—when he had a job to do. “You are expendable.” Survive that lie and live! US Army Private First Class Ken Jacobs tried peering out of the tall sides of […]
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The FIR Podcast Network Everything FeedCWC 111: Providing your team with constructive feedback (featuring Ken Jacobs)In this episode, Chip speaks with Ken Jacobs, principal of Jacobs Consulting and Executive Coaching, about providing constructive feedback to team members.Continue Reading →
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Chats with ChipCWC 111: Providing your team with constructive feedback (featuring Ken Jacobs)In this episode, Chip speaks with Ken Jacobs, principal of Jacobs Consulting and Executive Coaching, about providing constructive feedback to team members.
They discuss the importance of leadership coaching in the PR and communication space and the challenges of becoming a good leader without formal training. Ken emphasizes the necessity of providing constructive feedback that builds trust and respect, as well as the importance of listening and asking open-ended questions.
Chip and Ken also highlight the continuous process of coaching and the significance of maintaining open communication with team members to encourage their growth and s...2025-06-1832 minCricket Without BordersHarry Moffitt - SAS veteran, psychologist, high performance consultant and authorHarry spent almost 30 years with the Australian Defence Force most of which was with Australia’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) as a Team Commander and Team Specialist.He completed 11 active service deployments and was wounded in action in 2008.Harry now runs a human performance consultancy working with sports teams (including Collingwood FC), the military and industry.In 2020, he released his memoir, titled “Eleven Bats”, a book about his military service and his love of cricket and described by ABC Cricket Commentator Jim Maxwell as “ a compelling story of combat, survival and backyard cricket...2025-06-1629 min
The Chats with Chip PodcastProviding your team with constructive feedback (featuring Ken Jacobs)
In this episode, Chip speaks with Ken Jacobs, principal of Jacobs Consulting and Executive Coaching, about providing constructive feedback to team members.
They discuss the importance of leadership coaching in the PR and communication space and the challenges of becoming a good leader without formal training. Ken emphasizes the necessity of providing constructive feedback that builds trust and respect, as well as the importance of listening and asking open-ended questions.
Chip and Ken also highlight the continuous process of coaching and the significance of maintaining open communication with team members to encourage their growth and...2025-06-1032 min
Chats with ChipProviding your team with constructive feedback (featuring Ken Jacobs) In this episode, Chip speaks with Ken Jacobs, principal of Jacobs Consulting and Executive Coaching, about providing constructive feedback to team members. They discuss the importance of leadership coaching in the PR and communication space and the challenges of becoming a good leader without formal training. Ken emphasizes the necessity of providing constructive feedback that builds trust and respect, as well as the importance of listening and asking open-ended questions. Chip and Ken also highlight the continuous process of coaching and the significance of maintaining open communication with team members to encourage their growth and success.2025-06-0532 minCricket Without BordersAlana King – Australian Cricketer and former CWOB representativeAlana is widely-regarded as the best leg spin bowler in world cricket today (male or female) and has drawn comparisons with the great Shane Warne.Growing up in Melbourne, Alana was a very talented young sportswoman excelling in tennis, softball, baseball and cricket.Fortunately, she chose cricket as her primary sport and you'll hear about her journey in the sport from club cricket, to her first professional contract at aged 16 representing Victoria, Western Australia, Australia and various overseas franchise teams.Along the way, Alana toured with Cricket Without Borders on a number of...2025-05-2631 minCricket Without BordersEmma Staples - MCC Spirit of Cricket Award/ Co-Founder of “It’s Game On”/ DrivingChange Through Sport/ Pitch Our FutureEmma is a long-time friend of Cricket Without Borders (CWOB) of many years and who was one of the key people instrumental in securing the evacuation of the Afghan Women Cricketers and some officials in 2021 following the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in 2021.She also worked very closely with CWOB around the organisation of the historic cricket match on the 30th January between the Afghani Women and Cricket Without Borders .Emma has had a long career working in the sports industry and along with Mel Jones co-founded “Its Game On” in December 2021. She is a st...2025-05-0523 minCricket Without BordersLouise Broadfoot – Player/Coach/Administrator/ Umpire/Army Reservist/Sports Integrity (She has done it all!!)Louise has done it all in the game of cricket and more! We hear about her wonderful career that began at school and then progressed to represent her State(s) and country but that was not enough as she has given back to the sport as an administrator and now pursuing a career in umpiring. In between all of her cricket career Lousie has also served in the police force and the Army Reserve including a tour of duty in Afghanistan which we hear about. Louise now works for Tennis Australia in th...2025-04-0930 minCricket Without BordersUm-E-Aymen Babar – Award Winning JournalistAymen is an award –winning multilingual sports journalist, commentator and presenter based in London. She has won numerous awards and was named the NCTJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2023 for her exclusive report in the Telegraph writing about how women were affected by English cricket’s racism scandal. Her work has appeared in BBC Sport, The Telegraph, Wisden, The Times and more and Aymen currently works for Sky Sports.Ayment recently made the trip from London to cover Cricket Without Borders historic match against an Afghani Women’s Eleven played here in Melbourne on the 30t...2025-03-1931 minCricket Without BordersChelsea Moscript , Player and Coach with Cricket Without Borders and BeyondCricket Without Borders and Chelsea have a very strong connection dating back to 2012 when Chelsea joined us on a tour to Singapore and she has remained as somewhat of a constant with us as a player and coach ever since.This is a wonderful discussion as we hear about her cricket journey from her start on a dairy farm in Leongatha to playing in an all boys team, to Dandenong CC, her travels with CWOB which have also taken her to Japan, back to Australia and then a career move to the ACT working with Cricket ACT...2025-03-0327 minCricket Without BordersLydia Dowse, National Integrity Manager, Swimming AustraliaA sports lawyer by background, Lydia has transitioned into sport management and apart from her current role has held senior roles in professional, semi-professional and community sport in football (soccer) and AFL while also having held senior government roles in state event corporations in both Victoria and Western Australia.Throughout her professional life Lydia has also maintained lecturing positions in sport law and sport management in a number of universities and is also an active member of the Australian & New Zealand Sports Law Association.Lydia is also currently a Director of Cricket Victoria and Bowls...2025-02-1731 minCricket Without BordersJennie Deckker, President, Geelong Cricket ClubJennie grew up in a cricket-loving family in Bowral, where Sir Donald Bradman grew up as a young boy and although not playing the game she always had an interest in the sport. However, it was later in life when her own daughter, Bianca started playing U11’s that Jennie really started to get involved in the administration of the sport and helped establish a girls team at her local club Drysdale CC before heading to the Geelong CC in Cricket Victoria’s Premier Cricket Competition to help the Club with its ambition of having their own girls/women’s team...2025-01-2134 min
The Good Question PodcastHow The Web Won: Ken McCarthy On The Birth of the Internet Era & The Rise Of Online MarketingKen McCarthy joins the podcast once again to discuss his latest book, How the Web Won. This book chronicles the critical formative years of the World Wide Web from 1993 to 1995, providing insights from one of the key figures behind this triumph for human freedom. Ken has a fascinating history with the Internet, which uniquely qualifies him to write this captivating narrative. As the founder of The System Club, Ken is an Internet marketing pioneer who has interviewed numerous individuals on the topic of marketing. In 2014, Time Magazine recognized him as one of the people who transformed the...2024-12-231h 06
Finding Genius PodcastInternet Origins: Ken McCarthy On 'How The Web Won' & The Rise Of A Connected WorldOur world has become fully interconnected through technology — specifically the Internet. While many of us can't imagine life without it, everything has a beginning. So, how was the Internet born, and how has it evolved into what we know today? Who better to discuss this intriguing topic than Internet marketing pioneer and specialist Ken McCarthy? In this episode, Ken returns to the podcast to talk about his latest book, How the Web Won, a story that documents the critical formative years of the World Wide Web from 1993 to 1995. Told from the perspective of one of the masterminds be...2024-12-231h 07Cricket Without BordersSheila Nguyen, Sport Environment AllianceSheila is the co-founder and first CEO of Sport Environment Alliance but that is just part of her outstanding contribution around growing the awareness and introducing strategies and plans around sustainability in sport to ensure a healthier planet and happy people!This includes presenting at a number of international Sustainability Leaders conferences and last year Sheila was Head of Sustainability for the FIFA Women’s World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand.Sheila has recently established her own business “ Happy Planet People “ Happy Planet PeopleWe also have a fascinating discussion...2024-12-0928 min
Finding Genius PodcastIntersecting Money And Happiness With Japan’s International Best-Selling Author Ken HondaMoney is in everything, and how we choose to interact with it greatly influences the way we view the world. In this episode, we chat with Ken Honda about healthy ways to adjust your perspective on money so that you are able to live life to the absolute fullest. Ken Honda is the author of Happy Money: Japanese Art of Making Peace With Your Money. Known as the “Zen Millionaire”, Ken encourages his readers to “let the unhappy money go and begin bringing in happy money and a sense of freedom.” Ken regularly gives seminars to large...2024-12-0640 minCricket Without BordersMegan Ponsford - Sports Historian, Documentary Photographer, ResearcherMegan is the granddaughter of the great Victorian and Australian batsman Bill Ponsford after whom a grandstand is named at the MCG.She is a Ponsford and proud of it!Megan is also the author of two books, one a photographic record of the Melbourne Cricket Ground including some wonderful behind the scenes areas that are not generally seen by the public and the other titled “The HAS-BEENs and NEVER-WILL-BE's, A boys own adventure of Australian cricket and the Raj“ is a fascinating insight into Australia’s first cricket tour to India in 1935/36 albeit an offici...2024-11-2524 minCricket Without BordersGeorgie Heath - Freelance Journalist & CommentatorGeorgie is a dynamic young journalist and commentator from England who is currently in Australia covering the summer of cricket as well as other sports .Georgie has covered World Cups, Olympic Games and as well as working on cricket this summer will also be doing some commentary on Volleyball.She is also a Young Ambassador for the MCC Foundation (UK) and co-hosts a podcast called Women’s Cricket Chat.Georgie has been very open about some of the challenges she has faced with mental health challenges over the years and during the podcast pro...2024-11-1128 minCricket Without BordersPaul Hensley – President CC Morris Library Association, Philadelphia USAThe CC Morris Library is the largest collection of cricket literature and memorabilia in the Western Hemisphere and was established in the 1960’s. It has a fascinating history and included among its collection is a three-handled trophy presented to the winning team in the USA’s first interscholastic girls' cricket match held in 1895.Throughout the 19th Century and for almost 100 years until the 1920’s, cricket, with its particular emphasis upon ethics and sportsmanship, was a distinctive element in the social life of the Philadelphia area and at the time was probably the only city where for a brief...2024-10-2128 minCricket Without BordersTamara Lowe – Founder, Cricket Kindness, Non- Executive Director Kit Bag For Kids.Tamara established Cricket Kindness in 2016 dedicated to addressing the desperate shortage of cricket equipment in developing countries around the world and in disadvantaged communities in England and Australia . Cricket Kindness was inspired by Tamara’s heartfelt determination to make the world a happier place for cricket loving communities unable to access proper equipment and uniforms. Over the past ten years, the Cricket Kindness Project has given thousands of children, teenagers and adults throughout Antigua &Barbuda, Barbados, Trinidad, Nevis, Guyana, Sri Lanka, Fiji, The Solomon Islands, Nepal, Sierra Leone, England and Australia the simple joy of acce...2024-09-2324 minCricket Without BordersNatalie Grero - Founder of Fierce Girls CricketNatalie is someone who has done it all in the game of cricket and is still making a significant contribution to the sport.As a young player Natalie represented Victoria at the U17 /U19 levels and was also an Australian U17 representative but it is arguably since her junior playing days that she has made an even more profound contribution to the sport.Natalie played a key role in the establishment of the Bacchus Marsh CC Women’s and Junior Girls program and as a current Director she provides advice and technical knowledge around the...2024-09-1030 min
UNDERCURRENTSEp 27 - Spiritual Covenant with Adrian Jacobs"I was looking for justice, tangible justice. I was looking for something that said, 'We're not just going to repent. We're not just going to be sorry. We're going to do something and here it is.'" With great patience and grace, Adrian Jacobs from the Cayuga Nation, Six Nations Haudenosaunee Confederacy shares a beautiful and challenging opportunity for the Church to make real steps toward reconciliation.
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"A Global Solution for the Six Nations of the Grand River" - lecture by Phil Monture at the University of Waterloo.2024-09-0233 minCricket Without BordersTawanda Karasa - Founder and Secretary of Grassroots CricketTawanda Karasa, Founder and Secretary of Grassroots Cricket whose mission is to partner with organisations and individuals to build a world where all children are equal and have access to fulfill their potential. Tawanda is passionate corporate social responsibility and youth development and social justice and has introduced a number of successful programs in his home country of Zimbabwe combining sporting skills and life skills to disadvantaged children. While this episode is not specifically about women’s cricket it is a “must listen”to hear how cricket is helping thousands of young people in need. 2024-08-2931 min
She Speaks SportKen Jacobs – Cricket without BordersKen Jacobs has achieved many significant milestones in the sport and leisure industries. He was the CEO of Cricket Victoria, and event manager for the ICC Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean in 2007. He has been a mentor, chair and collaborator with various sporting clubs and bodies, and today he is involved with Cricket without Borders, which promotes and develops the game of cricket for young girls.
On the show Ken and I kick it off with chit -chat about the cricket rivalry that existed between Australia and South Africa. Ken takes us back to the 60’s wh...2024-08-2634 minCricketKen Jacobs – Cricket without BordersKen Jacobs has achieved many significant milestones in the sport and leisure industries. He was the CEO of Cricket Victoria, and event manager for the ICC Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean in 2007. He has been a mentor, chair and collaborator with various sporting clubs and bodies, and today he is involved with Cricket without Borders, which promotes and develops the game of cricket for young girls.
On the show Ken and I kick it off with chit -chat about the cricket rivalry that existed between Australia and South Africa. Ken takes us back to the 60’s wh...2024-08-2634 minCricket Without BordersLauren Jacobs - Award Winning Author and Storyteller, Radio Presenter and PodcasterLauren is a freelance journalist in South Africa possessing a powerful storytelling ability, along with the intentionally honed skill of creating ease and calm while interviewing individuals and whose words and comments are vital to a carefully curated and researched story. Lauren is a specialist in the area of women’s news, analysis, sport, profiling and interviewing. She is passionate about women’s empowerment in the sporting world and hosts her own sports journalism show called “ She Speaks Sport”. This is a fascinating discussion 2024-08-1234 minCricket Without BordersNicole Faltum - Victorian and WBBL PlayerNicole is a young woman who has come through the traditional cricket pathway since starting the game in a boys cricket team in Moe in Gippsland Victoria. Nicole toured with CWOB to Fiji in 2015 and it was easy to see even then she was a naturally talented player and leader. She has represented Victoria and the Melbourne Stars in the WBBL as a wicketkeeper and top order batter and is one of the young shining stars in Australian cricket and it is wonderful to hear about her journey in the game thus far. 2024-07-0123 min
The Good Question PodcastUnveiling Shadows: Ken McCarthy on the Life & Death of JFKIn today’s episode, we welcome back Ken McCarthy to explore a compelling and contentious subject: the outlook on and assassination of John F. Kennedy. McCarthy, the author of John F. Kennedy Anti-Imperialist: His Character and Intentions Revealed in Five Speeches and One Telegram, aims to highlight Kennedy’s critical yet often neglected perspective. Tune in to uncover: The origins of the term "conspiracy theory" The dynamics of large-scale corruption The motivations behind McCarthy’s recent publications An analysis of Kennedy’s views on global politics. McCarthy has dedicated a significant portion of his life to revea...2024-06-251h 27Cricket Without BordersCheryll Rogers - CEO, Fairbreak GlobalAn inspiring discussion with Cheryll about Fairbreak Global and its mission to progress equality on a truly global scale, using cricket as a vehicle to do so. Cheryll has been CEO of Fairbreak for just over 18 months and has as her aim to nurture people as individuals or collectively to move forward on their chosen path and to empower people by giving them the tools/capacity to take the next step with newfound confidence. Fairbreak Global is certainly doing just that through their invitational tours which now have ICC approval and involve players and umpires fr...2024-06-1730 minCricket Without BordersLeigh Burns - Founder & CEO Lacuna SportsThis is a wonderful chat with a woman who is changing the landscape for girls and women’s clothing in the sport of cricket. An American by birth who has lived in London for the past twenty years Leigh actually saw her first game of cricket in Australia but years later when her daughter started playing the game in London, Leigh could see that the players uniforms were totally tailored for boys. She set about changing the landscape for young girls and women for both their onfield clothing and off field team wear and is succeeding ! Th...2024-05-2730 minCricket Without BordersMarcella Torre - MCC Women's Cricket Coordinator and former PlayerMarcella has done it all from a young woman playing the game at club level, representing her State, an administrator for the Victorian Women’s Cricket Association, working for Cricket Victoria and now the Co-ordinator of Women’s Cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Club as well as being the team Manager for Cricket Without Borders on a number of tours. This is a most enjoyable discussion with someone who has given everything to the sport and continues to do so with a great passion for the game of cricket. 2024-05-1328 minCricket Without BordersGeneral Manager, Commercial Operations & Partnerships, Melbourne Cricket Club with Tanya GallinaTanya Gallina is the General Manager, Commercial Operations and Partnerships and has enjoyed a wonderful career in professional sport at the Hawthorn and Carlton AFL Clubs, Melbourne Victory and is now a member of the senior management team at the MCC. We discuss the evolution of the MCG from a pure sporting venue to an entertainment venue, the amazing ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup Final along with the documentary that was produced about the Final. There are many critical partnerships associated with the management of the MCG including government, commercial partnerships and the variou...2024-04-2926 minCricket Without BordersThe CEO and Cricket in the Capital featuring Olivia ThorntonOlivia is the CEO of Cricket ACT ( Canberra) and has had an extensive career in high performance sport at the Australian Institute of Sport and then at Cricket Australia. We discuss Olivia’s love of cricket from a you ng age which has stayed with her and her desire to continue to grow the game in the ACT and provide a welcoming environment for all who wish to be involved in the sport in whatever capacity they choose and irrespective of their background .We also discuss some of the unique partnerships Qlivia has developed for women’s cricket and cric...2024-04-1533 minCricket Without BordersFun in Fiji- Jenny Thompson - Her World Cricket TourJenny also featured in Episode 4 of our Podcast – this Episode is a special one for CWOB as Jenny travels to Fiji with the support of CWOB – we have a special relationship with Fiji having undertaken two tours there and had an opportunity to meet and play against their women’s teams and have developed a strong relationship with Cricket Fiji. On this tour Jenny meets many of their players and undertakes a number of school visits. 2024-04-0131 minCricket Without Borders150th Anniversary of Women's Cricket In Australia with Cath McLeodCath has had a lifelong involvement in the game of cricket and has a strong connection with the Pioneers Victorian Women’s Cricket Association which we talk about as well as the 150 th Anniversary of the first game of women’s cricket in Australia which is to be held on the 29th March in Bendigo which is where the first game was played in 1874.Cath provides some good background around the first match and the “Pioneers”! Links:Cricket Without Borders website2024-03-1828 min
The Sparking Entrepreneur ShowLeadership Mastery: Navigating Success with Ken JacobsEmbark on a leadership journey with Ken Jacobs, the principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching. In this episode, discover how Ken empowers CEOs, owners, and senior executives in PR, communications, advertising, and marketing agencies to achieve unprecedented success through effective and inspiring leadership.
With over 25 years of experience in management and leadership positions with renowned PR agencies like Ogilvy & Mather PR and Marina Maher Communications (MMC), Ken brings a wealth of practical insights to his coaching practice.
Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching specializes in leadership coaching, aiding agencies in business growth, profitability management, client service improvement, and enhancing team performance, communication...2024-03-0421 min
Evolvepreneur® (After Hours)EPS07:081 [Ken Jacobs] How To Keep Going In Times of Uncertainty Welcome to the Evolvepreneur (After Hours) Show
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Join me today where we dig deep with our guests and get you the best concepts and strategies to fast-track your business.
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This episode discusses how to keep growing in times of uncertainty with Ken Jacobs, a leadership coach. Ken recommends finding work that aligns with what you're good at and passionate about by using a Venn diagram. He stresses the importance of passion for weathering challenges. The discussion...2024-03-0235 minCricket Without BordersMemories of Australian Great Betty Wilson with David StudhamDavid is the Librarian at the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) Library at the MCG but had a close connection with former Victorian and Australian “great” in Betty Wilson regarded in her time as the “female Bradman”. Among her many accolades Betty Wilson is a member of the Australian Sporting Hall of Fame, the Australian and ICC Cricket Halls of Fame and an Honorary Member of the Melbourne Cricket Club. In a fascinating discussion David talks about his family connection to Betty Wilson and takes us inside the life of Betty Wilson.Links:C...2024-02-2727 minCricket Without BordersCricket in Japan with Alan CurrAlan is the Head of Cricket Operations at the Japan Cricket Association a position he has held since 2015. Alan has been instrumental in managing the growth of the sport at the grass roots level and now oversees all cricket throughout the country and the operations and logistics that go with having three National Squads.In 2012 Alan also wrote a book titled "Cricket on Everest" after helping to arrange a game of cricket on the slopes of Mount Everest!. Links:Cricket Without Borders website2024-02-1236 min
Stories, Success & StuffEpisode 29: Big Leader Energy with Ken JacobsJoin Kristelle & Jace for an insightful conversation with Ken Jacobs, an expert in executive coaching and PR agency leadership. Ken shares his wisdom on leadership development and personal reinvention, reflecting on success and professional milestones. We explore the transformative journey towards fulfillment beyond titles and the profound impact of leadership. Join us for an inspiring episode!Connect with Ken:Website: www.jacobscomm.comX: @KensViewsLinked IN: www.linkedin.com/in/jacobsconsultingcoaching/Taking the Lead Podcast: www.jacobscomm.com/taking-the-lead/ Complimentary Session: www.jacobscomm.com/contact A Siarza P...2024-02-0930 minCricket Without BordersAfghanistan Women's Cricketer now settled in Australia with Benafsha HashimiA fascinating discussion with Benafsha Hashimi who is a young Afghani woman who fled her home country of Afghanistan along with other members of the Afghani women's cricket team in 2021 when the Taliban took control of the country.Benafsha has now settled in Canberra with other members of her family who also fled Afghanistan with her and is now pursuing her new life with much enthusiasm which also includes playing cricket.Benafsha was also a highly valued member of our CWOB team that toured Fiji in September 2022. Links:Cricket Without B...2024-01-3121 minCricket Without BordersFirst Accredited Female Player Agent (Cricket) in Australia with Sophie McIIwainSophie McIIwain is an accredited player agent and is believed to be the first female accredited player agent in Australian cricket.Sophie works ethically to support her clients in achieving their personal goals and strongly feels that an agent's job is to assist in every way possible. Sophie works with players, coaches and media personalities around the world.Links:Cricket Without Borders website2024-01-1629 minCricket Without BordersFormer Player, Co-founder of CWOB and Commentator with Mel JonesMel is a former Victorian and Australian player who helped Clare Cannon establish Cricket Without Borders in 2010 and is now a prominent cricket commentator. 2023-12-1834 minCricket Without BordersWomen's Sport Advocate/Sports Integrity Expert with Catherine OrdwayCatherine is an international expert in the field of integrity in sport and is a strong advocate of women’s sport. She is also a sought-after media commentator and conference presenter and has served on numerous ethics and anti-doping committees in Australia and internationally.Catherine played an instrumental role in securing humanitarian visas for members of the Afghanistan women’s cricket team and their families to settle in Australia in 2021 after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Links:Cricket Without Borders website2023-12-1133 min
Politely Pushy with Eric ChemiLeading the way into 2024 with Certified Leadership Coach Ken JacobsAnd with that, the 2023 season comes to an end. But what’s the benefit of jumping into the new year without proper reflection of the past 365 days? Ken Jacobs returns to the Politely Pushy podcast to give a masterclass in leadership.In his conversation with Eric, Ken discusses the steps to lead through a downturn expertly – something many leaders have faced this year. The PR, communications, and marketing coach and consultant also shares his expert yet simple process for forging ahead to keep fear at bay and stay the course to meet business goals. 2023-12-1130 min
Finding Genius PodcastHow To Optimize Your Business | Key Insight From Speakeasy’s Richard JacobsIn this episode, Ken McCarthy sits down with Richard Jacobs to discuss his approach to business and personal success. Richard is the Founder and CEO of Speakeasy Marketing Inc., a company that has been providing SEO authority marketing services to attorneys across the country for over a decade. In addition to his work with Speakeasy, Richard is an avid podcaster, speaker, author, and chess player. With over a decade of experience as a successful entrepreneur, Richard is constantly refining his approach to marketing, business development, and communication. you ready to learn more about Richard’s secre...2023-12-0347 minCricket Without BordersHer World Cricket Tour with Jenny ThompsonA fanatical lover of cricket as both a player and journalist Jenny is embarking on a tour this year to more than 50 countries where she will join local teams, playing, coaching and mentoring female cricketers and then write a book about her experience. Along the way she is fundraising for the LBW Trust who believe that everybody deserves an education and an opportunity to realise their potential and create their own future. Links:Cricket Without Borders website2023-11-2719 min
Internal Fighting Arts | Learn Real-World Martial Arts Insights from Top Instructors of Tai Chi - Xingyi - Bagua and QiqongInternal Fighting Arts 71 - Byron Jacobs Xingyi Quan BookByron Jacobs published an excellent Xingyi Quan book in 2023 titled "Dragon Body, Tiger Spirit." In this book, Byron translates a collection of Xingyi Quan classics and provides commentary that will help anyone who studies and practices this powerful martial art. Byron lives in Beijing and has an extensive martial arts history. He has been a guest previously. Byron is a disciple of Master Di Guoyong. In this interview, Ken Gullette and Byron talk about the book, how it came to be, and details on some of the training tips and methods described in the pages. Running time is one...2023-11-161h 09Cricket Without BordersPlayer Manager Coach Mentor with Sarah ElliottSarah Elliot is a former Victorian and Australian player who also played WBBL cricket with the Adelaide Strikers. Sarah has played an integral role in the development of Cricket Without Borders and has provided outstanding support for all of the players who have undertaken tours with CWOB including some who have gone on to higher honours be it in Premier, State or National cricket.Sarah is a true inspiration to all young women playing cricket. 2023-11-1326 min
The Strategic Communicator Podcast with Dan FarkasKen Jacobs on Leadership, Feedback, and Building a Better Business PlanKen Jacobs, PCC, CPC, an experienced consultant and certified coach, is the principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching.For 10 years, his firm has helped agencies grow and manage business, improve client service and relationships, and enhance staff performance. It does so via consulting and training. In addition, through his executive coaching, he has helped leaders from C-suite executives to managers, achieve and surpass their goals.In this episode, he shares how we can coach and improve leadership skills for anyone with any level of experience. He also discusses how we can become more focused in...2023-11-0729 minCricket Without Borders02. Mr Cricket Without ConsequencesThe inaugural coach of CWOB who instantly appealed to Clare as a coach for young women. Stephen is a hugely respected person within Victorian cricket and particularly in western Victoria where he has been a huge influence on the development of young cricketers both male and female and in recent years has played a key role with the Geelong Cricket Club and it’s women’s team introduction into Premier Cricket. Links:Cricket Without Borders website2023-10-3032 minCricket Without Borders01. The Inspiration Behind Cricket Without BordersA discussion with Clare, the Founder and Chair of CWOB around her motivation for the establishment of Cricket Without Borders and her vision for the organisation and players invited to become involved with CWOB.Links:Cricket Without Borders website2023-10-3029 min
Laughing MattersEpisode 29: Kenough is Enough: Leading with Emotional Intelligence and Laughable Self-Awareness with Ken JacobsOn today’s episode of Laughing Matters, we welcome our first returning guest, Ken Jacobs, Principal of Jacobs Consulting and Executive Coaching. Ken emphasizes that leadership is about being someone people choose to follow, not just holding a specific title. He discusses the importance of emotional intelligence and the role it plays in leadership, as well as:The difference between coachable and uncoachable leadersKnowing you are “kenough” and the right use of self-deprecating humor A story that’s sooo cringeworthy that it’ll scare you into pay attention to detail before jumping to conclusions2023-09-2923 min
Smart Talk SeriesCoaching and Consulting with Ken Jacobs, PCC, CPC, ELI-MPIt takes a village to build a career you can be proud of. In this episode, Melissa talks to former PR agency pro turned coach Ken Jacobs about the importance of great coaching and consulting in your career evolution. Big thanks to our sponsor Anais Biera Miracle for supporting this season of the podcast! About Ken: Ken Jacobs is one of the few certified executive coaches who had an initial career in PR agency management and leadership. He helps senior communications executives become more inspired, inspiring, and effective leaders. Ken also helps agencies...2023-09-2643 min
Smart Talk SeriesCoaching and Consulting with Ken Jacobs, PCC, CPC, ELI-MPIt takes a village to build a career you can be proud of. In this episode, Melissa talks to former PR agency pro turned coach Ken Jacobs about the importance of great coaching and consulting in your career evolution. Big thanks to our sponsor Anais Biera Miracle for supporting this season of the podcast!About Ken:Ken Jacobs is one of the few certified executive coaches who had an initial career in PR agency management and leadership. He helps senior communications executives become more inspired, inspiring, and effective leaders. Ken also helps agencies reach...2023-09-2643 min
The Good Question PodcastHow To Optimize Your Business | Secrets For Success From Speakeasy’s Richard JacobsWhat does it take to run a business sustainably and effectively? Ken McCarthy sits down with Richard Jacobs to discuss his secrets to personal and business success… As the Founder and CEO of Speakeasy Marketing Inc., Richard has worked tirelessly to establish a stable foundation for his business. For over a decade, Speakeasy has provided SEO authority marketing services to attorneys nationwide – and continues to do so at a remarkably high level. In addition to his work with Speakeasy, Richard has written numerous books, hosts The Finding Genius Podcast, and speaks at numerous legal conferences. 2023-09-2146 min
Finding Genius PodcastHow To Optimize Your Business | Key Insight From Speakeasy’s Richard JacobsIn this episode, Ken McCarthy sits down with Richard Jacobs to discuss his approach to business and personal success. Richard is the Founder and CEO of Speakeasy Marketing Inc., a company that has been providing SEO authority marketing services to attorneys across the country for over a decade. In addition to his work with Speakeasy, Richard is an avid podcaster, speaker, author, and chess player. With over a decade of experience as a successful entrepreneur, Richard is constantly refining his approach to marketing, business development, and communication. you ready to learn more about Richard’s secre...2023-09-0247 min
Scaling Up ServicesKen Jacobs, Principal, Jacobs Consulting & Executive CoachingKen Jacobs, Principal, Jacobs Consulting & Executive CoachingKen Jacobs is the principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching, which helps empower public relations and communications agency owners, CEOs, and senior leaders achieve and surpass their organizational, career, and personal goals by becoming more inspiring, inspired, and effective leaders. It does so via leadership coaching.His company also helps PR, integrated communications, marketing and advertising agencies grow business, manage for profitability, improve client service, and enhance team performance, communications and leadership skills. It does so via training and consulting....2023-08-2233 min
The Trending CommunicatorLeadership Evolved with Ken Jacobs In this episode, Dan welcomes back legendary communicator, connector, and executive coach to the PR industry, Ken Jacobs, for his second appearance on the show. Back in January 2021, he and Dan talked about leadership and purpose in the agency world. Now, with the pandemic in the rearview, has widespread indecision and inconsistency around remote work, hybrid work, and RTO (Return to Office) changed the nature of leadership and management? Ken and Dan dig into some of the changes we’ve seen over the past few years and try to find some answers. Ken walks us through the nu...2023-08-151h 20
"Ken's Country" PodcastMark Wills on Ken's Country PodcastWe first met Mark Will when he was 25 years old and that was about 25 years ago.
He was a mature young man and seem to have his life, and career together and on
the right track. His hit records at the time included Jacobs Ladder, the # 1 hit “I Do Cherish You” and the song that
was climbing the charts at that time in `1998, turned out to be an all time favorite of mine. “Don’t Laugh at Me”
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Let’s Talk PR & More!Let’s Talk PR & More Show #2- Ken Jacobs, Jacobs ConsultingSherry Goldman talks with Ken Jacobs of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching about leadership and the impact effective leaders have on their organizations and teams.
Let’s Talk PR & More!, hosted by Sherry Goldman, president of the award-winning Goldman Communications Group, is an in-depth conversation on a topic or issue related to public relations and/or a discipline or issue that intersects with PR. Episodes of Let’s Talk PR & More! have covered campaigns run by organizations and companies; profiles of PR, marketing, and media professionals; industry trends; analysis of how PR managed key situations; the media...2023-06-1232 min
Leaders and Learners, a Sand and Shores ProductionLead the Way with Ken JacobsWhen you have somebody that knows how to lead leaders and infuse powerful strategies into executives looking to do better and be better, you have Ken Jacobs. He is joining us again to talk about what he has been up to and share what's new. Ken is the epitome of a true leader. He too is constantly learning... and all this time I thought he knew everything. Why do I speak so highly of him? Check out his site. He has an answer for every problem that's keeping you from being effective and successful. He's open-minded, very thoughtful, and f...2023-03-0739 min
BetterPREvolve Your Leadership Style - with Ken JacobsExplore how to become a better leader in uncertain times with Ken Jacobs, PCC, CPC, ELI-MP. Ken is the principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching, which helps empower public relations and communications agency owners, CEOs, and senior leaders to achieve and surpass their organizational, career, and personal goals by becoming more inspiring, inspired, and effective leaders. It does so via leadership coaching. 2022-12-2927 min
Download Best Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, FantasyKobold Guide to Worldbuilding, Volume 2 by Jeff Grubb, Gail Simone, Ken Liu, Veronica Roth, Keith BakerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding, Volume 2 Series: #2 of Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding Author: Jeff Grubb, Gail Simone, Ken Liu, Veronica Roth, Keith Baker Narrator: Ray Greenley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 21 minutes Release date: December 27, 2022 Genres: Fantasy Publisher's Summary: The Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding, Volume 2, features fifteen stars of tabletop roleplaying games and fantasy fiction, such as Gail Simone, Keith Baker, Veronica Roth, Ken Liu, Kate Elliott, Mike Shea, Tobias S. Buckell, Shanna Germain, Gabe Hicks, the Dungeon Dudes (Monty Martin & Kelly McLaughlin), Jeff Grubb, and more. Middle-Earth, Faerûn...2022-12-2703 min
The Strategic Communicator Podcast with Dan FarkasKen Jacobs on Client Service, Emerging Trends, Venn Diagrams, and Springsteen SpotsHow can a communicator ensure their work is something a client or company can't live without in 2023?Ken Jacobs has answered these questions for decades. Currently the principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching, Ken helps empower PR and communications leaders and executives to become more effective leaders via executive coaching. His answer....5-star client service.This episode offers insights on how to grow business, manage for profitability, improve client service, and enhance team performance. We also talk venn diagrams, Springsteen, and some reading recommendations.https://www.jacobscomm.com/...2022-12-0733 min
Finding Genius PodcastIntersecting Money And Happiness With Japan’s International Best-Selling Author Ken HondaMoney is in everything, and how we choose to interact with it greatly influences the way we view the world. In this episode, we chat with Ken Honda about healthy ways to adjust your perspective on money so that you are able to live life to the absolute fullest. Ken Honda is the author of Happy Money: Japanese Art of Making Peace With Your Money. Known as the “Zen Millionaire”, Ken encourages his readers to “let the unhappy money go and begin bringing in happy money and a sense of freedom.” Ken regularly gives seminars to large...2022-11-0140 minPolitely Pushy with Eric ChemiKen Jacobs: Inspiring PR Leaders During Challenging TimesToday we are joined by Ken Jacobs, the principal of Jacobs Consulting & Executive Coaching. In this position, he helps to empower public relations and communications leaders at agencies and corporations through leadership coaching. Since 2007, Ken has seen and guided leaders through different types of challenges that impacted the public relations industry at large. He began his career in management at some of the nation’s leading PR firms and later branched out to lend his insights about leadership to the industry as a consultant. Through his work, he helps PR managers achieve and surpass their organizational, career and personal go...2022-08-3030 min
The Professional Athlete Podcast with Ken Gunter67. Gilad Jacobs - Democratizing Access to Elite Recovery w/ HyperIce Chief Innovation OfficerWe are excited to welcome Gilad Jacobs to the podcast. He is the Chief Innovation Officer of Hyperice and the founder of NormaTec. Hyperice specializes in recovery technology and was named as one of the most innovative companies of 2021 by Fast Company. Used today by many of the worlds most iconic athletes, teams and sports programs HyperIce makes elite level recovery to the average person. In this interview we go over — Gilad’s story as the founder of NormaTec, how he was at the forefront on how athletic recovery is seen today, percussive massage therapy, air compression and fluid dyna...2022-03-221h 01
ALP: The Admissions Leadership PodcastJay JacobsJay Jacobs, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at the University of Vermont, shares a journey that starts with love at first sight (not only with college enrollment as a career but with a higher ed partner) and continues with a rapid ascent in the profession built through intentional career steps (College of New Jersey, Colgate, UChicago Booth School, U of Miami) including a life-changing caravan with three kids under age 3 up I-95 in the middle of winter and the middle of a pandemic.Shout-outs to Terry Cowdrey, John Haller, Gary Ross, Lynn Holcomb, Karen Long and, of c...2022-03-1442 min