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Listen to LeadChoosing Your Fight with Erin RenzasErin was killing it as a global marketing executive when she lost motivation. At the same time, she was learning to box. What she learned in the ring fundamentally changed her approach to life and leadership. Today, she leads Fight Co.Lab, training top executives to fight with intention, presence, confidence, and deep relationality towards a bigger "why".#Leadership #WomenInBusiness #Boxing #ExecutiveCoaching #CareerDevelopment #PowerDynamics #StrategicThinking #Resilience
2025-08-3044 minListen to LeadMaking the Workplace the Best Place with Jaime KleinJaime Klein, CEO of Inspire Human Resources, joins us for an energizing conversation about creating exceptional workplaces. Jaime shares her journey from playground mom to entrepreneur and discusses the evolution of workplace culture over two decades.We discuss:Best practices for return to officeThe changing role of HR as a growth partner rather than rule enforcerHow to maintain professional boundaries while supporting employee wellbeingWhy fractional work models are becoming increasingly vital in today's economyWhether you're a leader looking to improve your organization's culture or someone seeking to understand the future of work, this conversation provid...
2025-08-2037 minListen to LeadHealing Organizational Conflict with Sarah WatsonThere's gold in the conflict you're avoiding.Sarah Watson (advertising exec turned advisor and coach) shares her journey from conflict-avoidant leader to helping leaders discover critical insights at the heart of conflict.She shares how to transform the conversations that no one wants to have into the unlock that everyone is asking for.We talk about:Reframing difficult people as organizational intelligenceThe potency of witnessing and how sorely needed that presence is for one anotherBuilding businesses around who you are, not who you wish you wereUsing language as a surgical tool for...
2025-08-1839 minListen to LeadBeing a Creative Force with Melanie HoopesA vital conversation on reconnecting to our creativity—and humanity—as a revolutionary act against forces working to disconnect us. Melanie Hoopes is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, storyteller, and coach and trainer with Next Level Leadership.Enjoy this conversation and share it with anyone seeking their spark.Learn more about Melanie: www.melaniehoopes.comFor coaching and leadership development, visit us at www.the-next-level.com
2025-08-1335 minListen to Lead"Passion Isn't Enough": David Rhode's Practical Guide for Nonprofit LeadersIn this episode, our guest David Rhode, author of "Passion Isn't Enough," offers practical strategies and game-changing perspectives for nonprofit leaders.We explore:Staying connected to your core missionEngaging board members effectivelyThe nuts & bolts of strategic planningBuilding a strong organizational cultureFundraising as robust community buildingLeveraging your network for key insightsLearn more about David's work @ www.dotdotorg.comFor all things leadership development, visit us @ www.the-next-level.comTimestamps:02:03 A Journey from Marketing to Nonprofit03:09 Advice to My Younger Self04:06 The Importance of Conversations...
2025-07-2540 minListen to LeadThe Art of Followership & The Status DanceBrilliant leadership requires mastering both leading AND following to dynamically share status. We explore how to shift from unconscious status games to the conscious status dance—holding your own while sharing the spotlight with others. This is essential for your connected leadership evolution.Learn more @ www.the-next-level.com
2025-07-1517 minListen to LeadObserver ModeHow switching from "doing" to "perceiving" transforms your leadership presence.We explore: The neuroscience behind observer mode Why "calm is power" Practical techniques like "popcorn perspective" for conflict resolutionHow peripheral vision enhances decision-making And why your presence changes everythingKey takeaway: Your smallness is your bigness—when you step back and observe, authentic leadership emerges naturally.For leaders ready to move beyond reactive management to transformative presence.Learn more @ www.the-next-level.comFollow & review to help us grow...
2025-06-2413 minListen to LeadLessons on Conflict Management from a Preschool TeacherLucia shares what she’s learned in her part-time work as a preschool teacher to help you lead your team from conflict to resilience.Learn:The Three Core Principles:Connect empathicallyAssume positive intentCreate space for redemptionHow to Expand AwarenessEnergy Management StrategiesFour-Step Conflict FrameworkAcknowledge emotionGet curious about perspectivesIdentify shared goalsInvite collaborationManaging High-Conflict IndividualsBuilding Resilient Teams...And the secret power of...
2025-06-0713 minListen to LeadMake the Most of Big ConferencesMost conference interactions are 2-3 minutes long, and most of them go no where. Be the outlier.Define your metric of successKnow your ask/offerHonor your connection styleCommit to a follow through planAnd, most essentially: Prepare to be present.Book a one-on-one Strategic Webbing session: https://www.the-next-level.com/shop/strategic-webbing-trainingBook a consult to bring Strategic Webbing to your next conference or event: https://luciabrizzi.as.me/schedule/f0423f67/appointment/4893473/calendar/1193257?appointmentTypeIds[]=4893473
2025-06-0606 minListen to LeadHow to be a Dolphin in a Shark TankWe train leaders to be dolphins—communication masters working within pods of positive reciprocity.But what happens when you're working with sharks—ruthless predators out for themselves? Lucia shares her tips. Hit follow & review!Find your pod with Success Circles connected leadership programs: www.the-next-level.com☀️ The Liberated Life: 6 Month Coaching Container ☀️Align your life and career towards your most expansive, expressed, generous, and joyful self.This is for you if…➡️ You're stuck in career indecision➡️ What lit you up before no longer...
2025-05-2914 minListen to LeadRelaunch Mini Episode: From Stuckness to ActionLucia breaks down the A.C.T. model to move from stuckness to action. Grab a journal or take this on a quiet walk.💗 Hit follow & review! ☀️ The Liberated Life: 6 Month Coaching Container ☀️Align your life and career towards your most expansive, expressed, generous, and joyful self.This is for you if…➡️ You're stuck in career indecision➡️ What lit you up before no longer does➡️ You are in transition➡️ There are parts of yourself that need to be expressed...
2025-05-1612 min
Listen to LeadWinter Solstice Reflection & Your 2025 ManifestoThis episode is an invitation to pause for the darkest day of the year. There's magic here.
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Learn about 1-on-1 and group winter retreats in the Hudson Valley.
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2024-12-2012 minListen to LeadWintering: Timeless Wisdom from Next Level LeadersWeaving together voices from Next Level / Leaders on navigating loss, grief, death, and rebirth.
Visit us at www.the-next-level.com for the many ways we can support you and your organization to give as you grow in life and leadership.
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Dive deeper with our guests' full episodes. In order of speaking:
Regan Stacy on Forest Therapy
Dr. Surabhi Sahay on Change Leadership
Dr. Suzy Scherf on the Workquake
Jet Eveleth on Effervescent Presence
Beth Anstandig on Natural Leadership
Brigid Moynahan on Letting Go...
2024-12-0814 min
Listen to LeadLead Like a Neuroethicist with Dr. Laura CabreraThis is an essential conversation for a divided world. How to call all in to create a world we want to live in.
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Dr. Laura Cabrera is a Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, an Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, and Philosophy, and the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Career Chair in Neuroethics at Penn State University. She is an alumni of Next Level Leadership's Changing the Future Success Circles program at Penn State University.
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To join the conversation on neuroethics, visit the International Neuroethics Society
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2024-10-1532 min
Listen to LeadSarah Koestner on Highly Sensitive LeadershipAfter 36 years of thinking something was wrong with her, Sarah Koestner now believes highly sensitive people are going to save the world. Roughly 30% of the population is highly sensitive. Sarah shares:
How to identify where you fall on the sensitivity spectrum
The challenges and gifts of high sensitivity
How to build a life to thrive
How to create inclusive cultures to foster the brilliance of highly sensitive people
This is the kind of conversation that can change everything. Listen and share with a friend.
For more on...
2024-10-0333 min
Listen to LeadRobert Adolph on Wise LeadershipRobert Adolph's a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel and U.N. Chief Security Advisor. Bob shares hard-earned wisdom on humility, kindness, and courage from a life of service.
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Learn more about Robert’s work @ www.robertbruceadolph.com
Pick up his book “Surviving the United Nations” for a deeper dive.
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2024-09-1843 min
Listen to LeadShae Lambert on a Multifaceted Life of ServiceShae Lambert is many things, including Miss District of Columbia for the America’s Most Beautiful System, a Senior Policy Analyst for Vulnerable Populations at an NGO, and the founder of Allies Across America, supporting survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking. We discuss how she does it—and how to lead our own multifaceted lives of service.
Learn more about Shae's work @ www.alliesacrossamerica.org
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2024-09-1135 min
Listen to LeadHost in the Hot Seat!Lucia Brizzi on the future of leadership. With guest host Evelyn Espinal.
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2024-09-0239 min
Listen to LeadLouisa Johnson on Connected CommunicationLouisa shares practices to bring more "you" to your communication.
Louisa's taught communication to STEM professionals, journalists, policymakers, and students. No matter the client, her work comes down to same question, "Who are you, and how can you be the best possible communicator?"
Follow Louisa on IG @BigShakyVoice
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2024-08-2632 min
Listen to LeadClaire Woolner on Creative Co-CreationA raw, real, and true conversation on creative co-creation with performance artist/ clown/ freak/ genius and a true love of mine, Claire Woolner!
"If the performance artist Marina Abromovic were a clown” - The New York Times
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Learn more about Claire's work @ www.clairewoolner.com
2024-08-1159 min
Listen to LeadEvelyn Maria Espinal on DEI LeadershipThis conversation could not come at a better time or with a better guest.
Evelyn boasts a 35-year tenure working for equity in the Fortune 50. Having served as the Global Head of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Unilever, she’s recently launched IDEAS Global, a community for DEI leaders. We discuss the good, the bad, the ugly, and the aspirational for DEI today.
This is a real-real conversation beyond politics, virtue signaling, and other noise that gets in the way of supporting human flourishing.
Learn more about Evelyn’s work @ www.ideas-global.comL...
2024-08-031h 12
Listen to LeadBeth Anstandig on Natural LeadershipWe're joined by cowgirl, poet, and Natural Leadership expert, Beth Anstandig for a conversation on coming back to ourselves time and time again and helping others do the same. Beth's a radical truthteller, and in this way—and so many more—she's a natural leader.
Learn more about Beth's work @ www.thecircleupexperience.com
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2024-07-2942 minListen to LeadNext Level VisionariesOoooweee, this is a special one. Clips from conversations with Next Level VISIONARY leaders.
Join us Friday July 19th, 2024 for Next Level Vision, a workshop to step into connected, visionary leadership.
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Check out full episodes (in speaking order):
Sally Helgesen, Forbes World Premier Expert on Women’s Leadership
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Lfskm9kH1PPk9UeqFB6RL?si=34bb9e575ef54fe9
Stephanie Winkeljohn Black, Ph.D.: Talking About Religion
Therapist, Assist. Prof of Psychology, and Director of...
2024-07-1721 minListen to LeadNotes from the Camino de Santiago! Days 21-40Next Level Leaders, I'm walking the 40 day Camino de Santiago! Join my “digital-pilgrim era” as we support your connected leadership from the path.
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Connected Leadership in 40 Days Travel Log:
1. Walk your own camino. (St. Jean Pied a Port to Burguete, 22 miles)
2. It's not a foot race. (Burguete)
3. Luck is a mindset. (Burguete to Zuriain, 16.5 miles)
4. If you approach life as your teacher, she is. (Zurian to Uberta, 18.3 miles)
5. Say hello to passersby. (Uterga to Puerta La Reina, 6.4 miles)
6. Leaders make...
2024-06-2642 minListen to LeadNotes from the Camino de Santiago! Days 11-20Next Level Leaders, I'm walking the 40 day Camino de Santiago! Join my “digital-pilgrim era” as we support your connected leadership from the path.
Visit us @ www.the-next-level.com
Connected Leadership in 40 Days Travel Log:
1. Walk your own camino. (St. Jean Pied a Port to Burguete, 22 miles)
2. It's not a foot race. (Burguete)
3. Luck is a mindset. (Burguete to Zuriain, 16.5 miles)
4. If you approach life as your teacher, she is. (Zurian to Uberta, 18.3 miles)
5. Say hello to passersby. (Uterga to Puerta La Reina, 6.4 miles)
6. Leaders make...
2024-05-2839 minListen to LeadNotes from the Camino de Santiago! Days 3-10Next Level Leaders, I'm walking the 40 day Camino de Santiago! Join my “digital-pilgrim era” as we support your connected leadership from the path.
Visit us @ www.the-next-level.com
Connected Leadership in 40 Days Travel Log:
1. Walk your own camino. (St. Jean Pied a Port to Burguete, 22 miles)
2. It's not a foot race. (Burguete)
3. Luck is a mindset. (Burguete to Zuriain, 16.5 miles)
4. If you approach life as your teacher, she is. (Zurian to Uberta, 18.3 miles)
5. Say hello to passersby. (Uterga to Puerta La Reina, 6.4 miles)
6. Lead...
2024-05-2018 minListen to LeadNotes from the Camino de Santiago! Days 1-2Next Level Leaders! I'm walking the 40 day Camino de Santiago, the French route. Listen along for updates from the journey.
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Note! I am available from 9 - 2pm ET for all you leadership development needs. I think this is called being a "digital pilgrim" : )
2024-05-1017 minListen to LeadSolo Sunday: Being Liberated to LeadWANT A LEADERSHIP MINDSET? Replace this one word 🎯
Season 4 is the Liberated to Lead series! Lucia breaks down how swapping out one little word can shift you into a leadership mindset.
Read about it on the blog:
Replace this One Word
Being Liberated to Lead
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2024-05-0510 min
Listen to LeadJet Eveleth On Effervescent PresenceSeason 4 is the Liberated to Lead series, conversations with people who've liberated themselves to become leaders for others. We couldn't have a better first guest than Jet Eveleth, creator of Clown Church, an interactive experience for creators who want to find more play in their process.
This is a conversation that might just change everything... ?
Enjoy!
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2024-04-271h 02
Listen to LeadJoe Lazer On Leadership StorytellingJoe Lazer (head of marketing at A.Team & author of “The Storytelling Edge”) joins to talk about the power of storytelling and practices you can start right away to find your voice. This is the spork of Listen to Lead conversations—useful and fun!
Follow Joe on LinkedIn for just in time insights on storytelling in the AI future & beyond.
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2024-04-0839 minListen to LeadSundays From the Blog: Being Willing to WalkThis is a conversation on being willing to go, but much more essentially, on being committed to growing.
Read on the blog.
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2024-04-0712 min
Listen to LeadSunday's from the Blog: The Talent ShowWhen we see each other, we love each other.
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2024-03-2407 min
Listen to LeadKel Haney On "Ick" Free AskingKel, fundraising expert, helps me tackle my greatest fear: asking people for money. If you're challenged to ask in any way, this conversation's for you.
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2024-03-1848 min
Listen to LeadSundays From the Blog: Center / StageOn finding center inside ourselves for connected leadership.
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2024-03-1710 min
Listen to LeadConnected Leadership Through Change JAM SESSIONHow can the change process strengthen community?
Crisis management and communication expert Dr. Surabhi Sahay is BACK to jam on our upcoming workshop, Connected Leadership Through Change, an immersive training.
If you're a leader in any way (you are), you're leading through massive change. This workshop is for you. Join us May 2nd, 6 - 8 pm ET, Zoom.
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2024-03-1325 min
Listen to LeadSundays from the Blog: Breaking Good Student SyndromeRead on the blog.
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2024-03-1008 min
Listen to LeadSamar Issa, Ph.D. on Radiance Through ChangeJust out of undergrad, Samar boarded a boat with her family to escape the war in her home country, Lebanon. Upon meeting, our founder Brigid saw deep strength beneath her radiance. Brigid hired Samar on the spot to work with Next Level Leadership, her first job in North America.
Today, Samar's an Assistant Professor of Economics, Finance and Business Analytics at Saint Peter's University. She was awarded the 2023 Bright Idea Award for her intellectual contribution to the field of business (https://bit.ly/4bO9EPe).
This is a conversation on the changes that happen to...
2024-03-0846 min
Listen to LeadSundays from the Blog: Great Pause MomentsRead on the blog: https://www.the-next-level.com/blog/2023/11/21/great-pause-moments
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2024-03-0307 min
Listen to LeadSundays from the Blog: The IslandWant to realize your power? My otherworldly journey.
Read on the blog: https://www.the-next-level.com/blog/2024/2/24/the-island
Ready to realize your power? Align, whole-life coaching may be right for you. Over the course of six months, I guide you to align your passions, values, and actions to build a life you love.
Ready to expand your impact? Connected Leadership coaching may be right for you.
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2024-02-2510 minListen to LeadConnected Leadership Through Change with Dr. Surabhi Sahay, Crisis Management ExpertThis conversation with Dr. Surabhi Sahay, crisis management and communication expert, sparked a workshop offering! If this conversation inspires, join us:
Connected Leadership Through ChangeLead differently, build better.May 2nd, 6 - 8 pm ET, Zoom.With Dr. Surabhi Sahay and Lucia Brizzi
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2024-02-2030 minListen to LeadSundays from the Blog: The GardenEvery Sunday, I'll be reading pieces from the Next Level/ Leadership blog to reflect on together. Visit www.the-next-level.com for all things connected leadership. Hit follow to never miss a pod-drop.
2024-02-1906 min
Listen to LeadEthical Institution Building with Nick LeveansWe're joined by co-owner of Black Heart and ethical institution building consultant, Nick Leveans. We discuss his transition from CEO to a distributive leadership model, how organizations can be good to do good, and the challenges and opportunities of new paradigm, connected leadership. If you need hope that a better world is not only possible, but emerging, this episode is for you.
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2024-02-1137 min
Listen to LeadBrigid Moynahan: Next Level/Leadership Founder on Letting GoIn Pieces Part 3: Letting Go, from the process of leadership evolution
A mother-daughter and founder-owner conversation thirty-six years in the making. Brigid and I talk candidly about the transition of ownership we made this January. We discuss intergenerational feminism, the future of connected leadership, and how letting go can be the key to waking up. And yes, at work, I call mom Brigid!
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2024-02-0529 min
Listen to LeadMini-Training: Friends at WorkWhat makes your work magnetic? Friendship. Grab a journal & dive into this free community training exploring friends at work.
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2024-02-0125 min
Listen to LeadCatalyzing Change with Stephanie Velegol, Chemical EngineerIn Pieces Series, from the process of leadership evolution
Part 2: Catalyzing Change with Stephanie Velegol, Chemical Engineering Associate Department Head and Teaching Professor @ PSU, Success Circle alum
Stephanie shares how we can catalyze change in our lives with an understanding of the principles of chemical engineering. She encourages us to approach our growth like scientists: run more experiments, trust the data, and assess based on values alignment.
Listen, then send a screen shot of the final exercise for a special gift for playing along: Lucia@the-next-level.com
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2024-01-2643 min
Listen to LeadThe Workquake with Dr. Suzy ScherfIn Pieces Series, from the process of leadership evolution
Part 1: The Workquake with Dr. Suzy Scherf, Assoc. Prof of Psychology, Penn State University, & current Success Circler
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In this series, we're talking from within the process of leadership evolution because we're all, always in process.
Suzy spent 20 years as a leader in the field of autism research until she experienced her "workquake." This is a truth-telling conversation on Suzy's radical reckoning, a prelude to her renaissance.
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2024-01-1734 min
Listen to LeadThe Both/And Thinker: Marianne Lewis, Coauthor, Both/And ThinkingMarianne Lewis, co-author of Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Most Pressing Problems and Dean of the Lindner College of Business at University of Cincinnati, joins to help us embrace paradox on the connected leadership path.
Dive deeper into Both/ And Thinking @ www.bothandthinking.net
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2023-12-2744 min
Listen to LeadThe ReConnector: Regan Stacey, Forest Therapy SchoolRegan's mission is to reconnect humans to nature for the wellbeing of all. We explore how the natural world can nurture, enliven, and guide us on our connected leadership paths.
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To learn more about Regan's work, visit www.reganstacey.com
Regan shares a monthly newsletter on what she calls "the poetry of belonging." Check out her latest newsletter here for a free gratitude meditation and sign up.
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2023-12-1134 min
Listen to LeadThe Curious Revolutionary: Amanda Janoo, Policy Lead, Wellbeing Economy AllianceAmanda stands for building economic systems for the betterment of our world. She invites us to question assumptions, trust ourselves, and find allies for positive change.
Amanda is the economics and policy lead at The Wellbeing Alliance (WEALL), whose mission is "To change the debate and build momentum for economic transformation so that economies around the world deliver shared wellbeing for people and planet by 2040."
Learn more and become a member at www.weall.org
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2023-12-0646 minListen to LeadThe Empowering Evangelist: Kelly Huang on Being Boardroom ReadySeason 3 Premier! No matter where you are on your leadership journey, coach Kelly Huang (Boardroom Ready, Forbes Coaches Council) tells us it’s not too early—or too late—to consider joining a board and why it matters.
Learn more about Kelly at www.coachkellyhuang.com
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2023-11-2842 min
Listen to LeadConnecting Beyond Barriers: StatusStrategic Webbing is Next Level’s radically different approach to traditional networking, based upon building an authentic, values-aligned web of connections towards your career goals. In this series, I’ll help you web-build better by busting the most common connection barriers.
In this episode, I break down how status differentials prevent us from connecting with key influencers on our career paths.There is someone you need to be connecting with. Let’s help you do it.
And, watch to the end to be connected with Jonah Hill! Don’t worry, ladies, you’ll still be able to go s...
2023-11-0406 min
Listen to LeadCatch the Success Circles Wave: Envision SuccessNext Level Leaders, The greatest resource we have to achieve our goals is one another.
And, together there's a collective flow that can take us well beyond imagined success.
Over 15 years of running Success Circles peer coaching programs, I've had the privilege of catching 6-month waves of collective momentum.
Last week, Changing the Future Success Circles for Women at Penn State University (CTF) launched its fourth cohort. I invite you to catch this 6-month wave, from now through the end of March.
To do so, tune into this guided practice to envision your 6-month success.
Then, catch the wave by e...
2023-10-1606 min
Listen to LeadFriday Feels: 4 Min to Tap Into Childlike Joy!Watch, then find me on LinkedIn at Lucia Brizzi to join the game : )
2023-09-2904 min
Listen to LeadBored at work? Raise the stakes!My 3 min tip for big inspiration.
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#advancement #promotion #careerpath #executivecoach #careercoach
2023-09-2803 minListen to LeadRising Together Success Circles KickoffA sneak peak inside our exclusive alumni kickoff event, launching our new partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen! With Sally, Lucia, and original Success Circle coaches Uneeda Brewer and Judy Francolini. We're making history together!
Grab a journal and dive in.
Rising Together Success Circles is our partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen, putting her book Rising Together to work via Success Circles peer mentoring. Learn more about Rising Together Success Circles here.
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2023-09-2738 min
Listen to LeadTwo Surface Answers that Pack Coaching GoldThe quality of our conversations is the quality of our questions.
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And... responses can be underwhelming.
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In this mini Listen to Lead episode, I share two *seemingly* banal answers that pack coaching-gold! Listen for them with direct reports, colleagues, friends, or in any conversation that deserve a deeper dive.
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Subscribe to Listen to Lead on Spotify for deep diving conversations- as well as quick tips- on being a connected leader today. Rate & review to help others find us.
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#inclusiveleadership #executivecoaching #peercoaching #listentolead #successcirlces #coachingtips
2023-09-2503 minListen to LeadSarah Zappe on Leading with Courageous EmpathyWe're joined by Success Circles grad, Sarah Zappe, Assistant Dean of Teaching and Learning at Penn State's Leonard Center.
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As we prepare to kick off our 2023 Success Circles program for women at Penn State, Changing the Future (CTF) we start by listening back to Sarah's leadership story at her CTF 2021 graduation.
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We reflect on how she's grown since saying "yes: to her current leadership role, and explore her new big "yes"- Kaleidoscope PA, her start-up fostering mental wellbeing via painting.
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This episode is for all the...
2023-09-2448 minListen to Lead#8 Attraction: Rising Together Success Circles 8 Trigger Kick Off CountdownWe rise together by both normalizing healthy attraction at work and speaking up about unhealthy power dynamics.
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We're counting down to Sept. 21st Rising Together Success Circles kick-off event with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers.
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Rising Together Success Circles is our partnership with Sally Helgesen, putting her book Rising Together to work via our signature Success Circles peer mentoring program. Join us Sept. 21st 11-2pm ET, Zoom with Sally Helgesen, Next Level team members Uneeda Brewer, Judy Francolini, and Monika Navandar, and Next Level President Lucia Brizzi.
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2023-09-1907 minListen to Lead#7 That's Not Funny: Rising Together Success Circles 8 Trigger Kick Off CountdownWhy jokes-jokes often fail-fail, and how we can get humor right at work.
Watch to the end for a workplace appropriate bit you can start using right away!
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We're counting down to Sept. 21st Rising Together Success Circles kick-off event with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers.
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Rising Together Success Circles is our partnership with Sally Helgesen, putting her book Rising Together to work via our signature Success Circles peer mentoring program. Join us Sept. 21st 11-2pm ET, Zoom with Sally Helgesen, Uneeda Brewer, Judy Francolini, Monika Navandar, and...
2023-09-1508 minListen to Lead#6 The Grapevine vs The Network: Rising Together Success Circles 8 Trigger Kick-Off CountdownIf your inner teen is triggered by networking... this one's for you! With a special shout out to my improv training partner and born-inclusive leader, Sara Armour.
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We're counting down to Sept. 21st Rising Together Success Circles kick-off event with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers.
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Rising Together Success Circles is our partnership with Sally Helgesen, putting her book Rising Together to work via our signature Success Circles peer mentoring program. Join us Sept. 21st 11-2pm ET, Zoom with Sally Helgesen, Uneeda Brewer, Judy Francolini, Monika Navandar, and Lucia Brizzi.
2023-09-1310 minListen to Lead#5 It’s Not Fair: Rising Together Success Circles 8 Trigger Kick-Off CountdownThe truth is, it’s not. Let's take on this trigger – and take a stand for culture change.
We're counting down to Sept. 21st Rising Together Success Circles kick-off event with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers.
Rising Together Success Circles is our partnership with Sally Helgesen, putting her book Rising Together to work via our signature Success Circles peer mentoring program.
Join us Sept. 21st 11-2pm ET, Zoom with Sally Helgesen, Uneeda Brewer, Judy Francolini, Monika Navandar, and me.
All Success Circles program alumni- register @ www.the-next-level.com/events
Interested in bringing Success Circles to your org, but not...
2023-09-1009 minListen to Lead#4 What Are You Trying to Say?: Rising Together Success Circles 8 Trigger Kick Off CountdownLet's talk about communication-style triggers.
We're counting down to kick-off Rising Together Success Circles with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers! Rising Together Success Circles is our groundbreaking partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen, putting her latest book, Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace, to work via our signature Success Circles peer mentoring program.
In this 8-video series, I'm sharing Success Circles practices to transform triggers into targets for your leadership evolution. Let's take them on together.
To bri...
2023-09-0912 min
Listen to Lead#3 Confidence & Competence: Rising Together Success Circles 8 Trigger Kick Off Countdown"True confidence is always rooted in our sense of our own abilities, along with our capacity- and our willingness- to learn."- Sally Helgesen, Rising Together
We're counting down to kick-off Rising Together Success Circles with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers! Rising Together Success Circles is our groundbreaking partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen, putting her latest book, Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace, to work via our signature Success Circles peer mentoring program.
In this 8-video series, I'm sharing Success Circles p...
2023-09-0416 minListen to Lead#2 Managing Perceptions: Rising Together Success Circles 8 Trigger Kick Off CountdownIf the Barbie movie made you cry too, this one’s for you.
We're counting down to kick-off Rising Together Success Circles with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers!
Rising Together Success Circles is our groundbreaking partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen, putting her latest book, Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace, to work via our signature Success Circles peer mentoring program.
In this 8-video series, I'm sharing Success Circles practices to transform triggers into targets for your leadership evolution. Let's take them on together.
To b...
2023-08-3008 minListen to Lead#1 Visibility: Rising Together Success Circles 8 Trigger Kick Off CountdownWe're counting down to kick-off Rising Together Success Circles with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers! Rising Together Success Circles is our groundbreaking partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen, putting her latest book, Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace, to work via our signature Success Circles peer mentoring program. In this 8-video series, I'm sharing Success Circles practices to transform triggers into targets for your leadership evolution. Let's take them on together.
To bring Rising Together Success Circles to your organization, visit us @ www.the-next-level.com
2023-08-2908 minListen to LeadThe Single Most Important Leadership CapacityPresence? Vision? Creativity? At root of all these: Positive mindset. In this solo mini-episode I talk about the why and how of cultivating a positive mindset for your next level leadership.
Connect well by visiting us @ www.the-next-level.com, offering Success Circles peer coaching programs and executive coaching.
2023-08-2706 min
Listen to LeadIntroducing Rising Together Success Circles with DEI Pioneer Sally HelgesenWe're thrilled to announce our partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen, putting her latest book, Rising Together, to work via our signature Success Circles program. I share the story of how this came to be and repost our groundbreaking interview with Sally.
When your success/ my success becomes our success, we all rise.
Learn about bringing Rising Together Success Circles to your organization at www.the-next-level.com
For the book and all things Sally visit www.sallyhelgesen.com
2023-08-0155 minListen to LeadBe Woolfson: The Art of BeingBe is a coach and ceremonial space holder. Be embodies her teachings, living a life of surrender to what she calls “the energy of love.” In doing so, she helps us come closer to our truth. With plant medicine, Be brings a depth of reverence and understanding of nervous system regulation to create safe spaces for radical change. In this conversation we explore the art of being- being with love, being with grief, being with one another as we step into our leadership.
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2023-07-2051 minListen to LeadBonnie Collura: Sculpting Spaces for Creative AgencyBonnie's a sculptor, Professor of Art at Penn State University, and Success Circles alumni. Through Together Tacit, Bonnie's empowering creative collaboration between sighted, low vision, and blind people. This conversation goes beyond inclusion, to sculpting new spaces for all, together.
To learn more about Success Circles, visit www.connectwithlucia.com
To learn more about Together Tacit, visit www.bonniecollura.com
2023-07-0744 minListen to LeadEni Adedokun: Planting Seeds of Greatness as a Leader in PharmaTakeda Success Circles grad Eni Adedokun (Head of Quality Services and Improvement) joins for a deep-diving conversation on heart-centered leadership. We talk about planting seeds of greatness in the teams she leads, the complexity of being a black woman in the DEI space, and the willingness to admit we're all learning together. Listen to the end for some golden wisdom from Eni's Nigerian upbringing.
Follow Eni on LinkedIn
For all things Connected Leadership: www.connectwithlucia.com
2023-06-0743 minListen to LeadSally Helgesen: World's Premier Expert on Women's Leadership on "Rising Together"Best-selling author Sally Helgesen joins L2L to discuss her new book "Rising Together," the practice of inclusion, and bringing grace to work.
Sally was the first person to use the term "inclusion" in the corporate sphere and coined the notion of "web-style leadership", the foundation of Success Circles. More than a legend, as her work continues to elevate us.
For all things connected leadership visit www.connectwithlucia.com
For more on Sally's work visit www.sallyhelgesen.com
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2023-06-0153 minListen to LeadAlexandra Staub: An Architect's Approach to Change LeadershipWe're joined by Penn State Success Circles '21 graduate, Alexandra Staub, professor of architecture. We explore applying the principles of participatory design for an inclusive future.
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How's employee development going at your organization? Cultures of belonging foster greatness. Success Circles create them. Learn more & book a discovery call @ www.connectwithlucia.com
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Explore Sandra's work:
Symposium archive: https://www.watch.psu.edu/stuckeman/design-consequences/
Ethics class blog: https://sites.psu.edu/visionaryarchitecture/
Previous books:
Conflicted Identities: https://www.routledge.com/Conflicted-Identities-Housing-and-the-Politics-of-Cultural-Representation/Staub/p/book/9781138297012
Modern...
2023-05-0951 minListen to LeadLevi Barker: Plant Medicine on the Leadership Development JourneyWe're joined by Levi Barker, head of Iboga Wellness, Costa Rica. Levi shares how finding the Bwiti tradition of iboga plant medicine helped him find himself, and how he eventually left tech entrepreneurship to help others find themselves. We discuss the call to step into leadership, becoming a safe space holder for growth, and the simple yet profound Bwiti lesson of “enjoying the gift of life.”
Learn more about Iboga Wellness @ www.ibogawellness.com
For all things connected leadership visit www.connectwithlucia.com
2023-05-0240 minListen to LeadLet's Talk Religion with Stephanie Winkeljohn Black, Ph.D.Stephanie stands for curiosity over conflict. The 1st in our Success Circlers series, we're joined by a '22 graduate of our Changing the Future for Women at Penn State program (CTF), Stephanie Winkeljohn Black, Ph.D., therapist, assist. prof of psychology, and director of the masters program for applied clinical psychology.
We tee off this conversation with her CTF graduation story on cultural humility, particularly in regards to religious diversity. Then, we go there- exploring why religion and spirituality are still taboo, what we stand to gain from sharing these sides of ourselves, and how we as lead...
2023-04-1245 minListen to LeadNavigating Doubt: Tips from Success Circles Leadership PanelsThis is a powerful one! In this bonus episode we share some brilliant tips from recent Success Circles leadership panels on navigating doubt on our career path.
With Circle coach Uneeda Brewer
Juliette White, VP, Globals SHE & Sustainability, AstraZeneca
Christian Lease, Dir, Project Management, Takeda
Preethi Chandramouli, Assoc Dir, Project Management, Takeda
Dafni Bika, SVP, Gloabal Pharma Tech & Dev, AstraZeneca
Cindi L. Hoots, Chief Digital Officer & CIO, AstraZeneca
Gina Wilkerson, Snr Officer Animal Welfare & Ethics Global Head External, GSK
All things connected leadership: www.connectwithlucia.com
2023-04-0506 minListen to LeadMonthly theme: April is take actionGrab your journal for a micro-coaching moment. Then, take action.
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2023-04-0305 minListen to LeadJennings Brown On Coercive LeadershipJennings Brown is an investigative reporter on high control groups and the leaders who lead them. His work includes The Gateway podcast on Teal Swan, Revelations on the Fellowship of Friends, and his recent Daily Beast expose on spiritual leader Liana Shanti. In this conversation, we unpack tactics of manipulative leaders, how to look out for them, and how to ensure we’re leading to empower verse control.
Follow Jennings for updates on his work: instagram.com/tjenningsbrown/
Learn how you do Connected leadership. Get your Connect Blueprint @ www.connectwithlucia.com
2023-03-2946 minListen to LeadSuccess Circles Q4 MeditationThis meditation is for our Success Circles community- and anyone with an inspired vision! To prepare- Circles, fill out a 5 questions sheet. If you've never trained with us, write out your vision of success. Use sensory (seeing, hearing, feeling), present tense language to a paint a picture that moves you. Then find a space to sit, and dive in.
Discover our best in industry Success Circles peer mentoring methodology by visiting www.connectwithlucia.com
2023-03-2706 min
Listen to LeadJudy Francolini on Integration for Leadership DevelopmentThis L2L episode is FOUNDATIONAL. Judy Francolini is a founding mother of our signature Success Circle peer coaching methodology, developing it back in the 90s with Brigid Moynahan. She's a leadership trainer and coach with a wealth of wisdom to share. We discuss integrating all of ourselves to be generous and brilliant.
Partner with us for individual and organization wide leadership development: www.connectwithlucia.com
2023-03-2248 minListen to LeadLoving Connected Leadership MeditationA short & sweet guided meditation to generate more love for all you serve.
www.connectwithlucia.com
2023-03-2112 minListen to LeadWelcome to Listen to Lead from Connect Training & CoachingConversations on leadership for the now. Visit www.connectwithlucia.com for all things connected leadership.
2023-03-1201 minListen to LeadSara Armour on Astrology for Leadership DevelopmentSara's a comedian, coach, and astrologer who approaches life and leadership with radical acceptance.
www.connectwithlucia.com
2023-03-1250 minListen to LeadJulie Golden Rose Healing on Stepping Into Spiritual LeadershipWe "go there" on this one! Julie's a spiritual healer and mentor here to help all of us share our unique contribution.
Learn more about Julie: www.goldenrose-healing.com
For all things connected leadership: www.connectwithlucia.com
2023-03-1058 minListen to LeadDavid Razowsky on "A Subversives Guide to Improvisation" --- and life and leadership!David Razowsky’s a master improviser and teacher, former artistic director of Second City Hollywood, and philosopher in action. We discuss his new book, "A Subversives Guide to Improvisation”- a treatise on throwing away the rules to become yourself. Whether working in the corporate sphere, launching a side hustle, or considering your exit- Dave’s got gold for you.
Learn more about Dave & get the book: www.davidrazowsky.com
David Razowsky is funny, smart, inquisitive, and artistically fearless.
– Steve Carell
Razowsky is a whirling dervish of creativity.
– Keegan-Michael Key
2023-03-0749 min
Listen to LeadCarol Lempert on Acting for Leadership PresenceCarol Lempert's here to demystify leadership presence- sharing her "mechanics of presence" to support our shine. Carol's a trainer and speaker bringing her work as a theatrical actress to the corporate world. Having first met at improv camp in the early 2000's... we start the conversation right there!
Follow Carol: www.carollempert.com , LinkedIn
Alas! The improv show mentioned at the end just passed. Holly & I will be performing again soon at her theater: https://www.improvolution.org/
www.the-next-level.com
2023-02-271h 02Listen to LeadMonika Navandar on fostering a global perspectiveMonika is an energizer— bringing her infectious curiousity– and joy– to DEIB transformation. We discuss owning our perspectives as we call forth others. Find out why one of her birth names literally translates to “Revolutionary.”
Follow Monika: LinkedIn, Twitter @MonikaNavandar, www.neoseven.in
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2023-02-2145 minListen to LeadFre-fre-fre-fre-fresh take on boundariesFeel like a broken record? Become DJ boundaries on the track & live your no 9pm Zoom dream.
www.the-next-level.com
2023-02-2102 minListen to LeadYou are not your role.You're so much more. A solo episode & journaling prompt on giving our gifts beyond roles.
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www.the-next-level.com
2023-02-1410 minListen to LeadHolly Mandel on improv for leadershipHolly’s an up-leveler- the kind of person whose integrity is so right, you can't help but get right in her presence. As a corporate improv trainer, she’s here to help us release judgement to be brilliant. We explore developing coherence, curiosity, and commitment as we walk the path of becoming ourselves. That’s 3 “C”s folks-did we just create a model ? ? ?
Learn about all she’s up to: www.hollymandel.com
Learning about creating empowering cultures in your organization: www.the-next-level.com
2023-02-0245 minListen to LeadJournaling & Meditation Practice: Inner Wisdom CounselA simple practice to act in accordance with your inner wisdom. Grab a journal and a place to sit to dive in.
2023-01-2611 minListen to LeadGuided Meditation: Embody Your Next Level LeadershipA guided visualization to be the leader you are becoming, today. Note, this was recorded in the beautiful Brooklyn NYC, so you will hear some street sounds!
www.the-next-level.com
2023-01-0407 minListen to LeadAmy Johnson on core valuesAmy is an integrator- supporting individuals, organizations, and teens(!) to integrate their core values into every aspect of their life. In this conversation she shares how discovering her value of integrity meant breaking up with Hollywood, how her value of sustainability helps her see the world, and what matters most to gen Z.
Learn more about Amy's work:
https://amyjohnsonco.com/
https://www.corevalues-teens.com/
Learn about our work empowering coach-leaders: www.the-next-level.com
2022-12-3057 min
Knew NormalEP.2.LUCIA.BRIZZI: THE ART OF PLAYFULNESSKNEW NORMAL
with BRIAN NEUFANG
This episode it about playfulness. As a value in life and skill for the ages, playfulness comes in many ways and forms, and it changes over the years. My guest Lucia Brizzi is an actor, comedian, and coach. She takes the playing field of personal well being and turns it into a space for transformational creativity. Be sure to check out her work, engage and get out of your comfort zone soon, it's for your own good really!
www.luciabrizzi.com
IG: @luciabrizzi
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2021-04-161h 01
Space Trash: Lifestyles of the Rich and UranusFemale cult leaders and famous liars — with Lucia BrizziBefore SPACE TRASH, there was Diva Behavior. Enjoy this pre-rebrand episode! **********************************************************Lucia Brizzi is a comic, coach, and part-time satirical dominatrix named Talia Brava. She joins host Molly Mulshine to talk about everything from female cult leaders to Ayahuasca communes to being Hilaria Baldwin's yoga student (!!!). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-02-041h 08
Space Trash: Lifestyles of the Rich and UranusFemale cult leaders and famous liars — with Lucia BrizziBefore SPACE TRASH, there was Diva Behavior. Enjoy this pre-rebrand episode! **********************************************************Lucia Brizzi is a comic, coach, and part-time satirical dominatrix named Talia Brava. She joins host Molly Mulshine to talk about everything from female cult leaders to Ayahuasca communes to being Hilaria Baldwin's yoga student (!!!). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-02-041h 08
Feel BetterLucia BrizziLucia Brizzi joins and shares her most clean moments and what are the breaking points of "mess." Dr. J helps define what an Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder is.
2020-08-281h 01
Crying Behind Sunglasses with Keila DolleLiving Your Crazy Dreams, Quar Dating, and Tree Therapy with Lucia BrizziLife coach, comedian and satirical cult leader Lucia Brizzi joins us to talk about the power of believing in your dreams, overcoming eating disorders, and the ups and downs of the quarantine dating scene. Katy and Lucia also get into the law of attraction and how you can make it work for you.
Please subscribe, rate and leave a review on iTunes!
Episode guide & resources: www.cryingbehindpod.com
Social media: Follow @cryingbehindpod + @katydolle + @luciabrizzi or @taliabrava
2020-08-2001 min
Kettle Of FishLucia Brizzi Talks About Making A Mess Of The Patriarchy Episode 96: Comedian, Actor, and Performer Lucia Brizzi stops by to talk about Making A Mess Of The Patriarchy
This week we chat with the comedic paradigm shifting performer of the mind, body, and soul- Lucia Brizzi. We’ll chat with Lucia about her groundbreaking live show WOM, her alter ego self-help cult leader Talia Brava and all about how she stays sane and center in an often insane and off balanced world.
So join Dee, Saucey, and Lucia for all the Mass Marketed Self-Help we can Snobbishly Scream into your Desperate Little EarHoles.
2018-11-1456 min
Welcome To The ClambakeI AM FUCKING AWESOME with Lucia Brizzi and Ross EverettThe self-help industry is one of the largest industries in the United States. From Tony Robbins to Susan Jeffers to Tom Cruise’s incredible portrayal of Frank T.J. Mackey in Magnolia, the “guru” is an inescapable presence in our culture. Today’s guests Lucia Brizzi and Ross Everett are both lovers and satirizers of the Self-Help Coach, bringing transformational comedy to life all over Los Angeles.
2018-03-121h 05
Word With FriendRuthless With Lucia BrizziJulian's guest this week is incredible Lucia Brizzi (BREET - ZEE)[actor, comedian, writer, idiot] {What The Hippo, The Tony Robbins Netflix Special Special}. They discuss mega persons David Blaine, DJ Khaled, Willow Smith, TONY ROBBINS, and fuckboys. They get into RUTHLESS which has such a cool and surprising root. We also get an earful of why Lucia thinks she had a ruthless streak. Follow Lucia Follow Tony Robbins Avoid fuckboys
2017-03-031h 09