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Transformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanFuture-Proofing Your Business: Actionable AI Insights for LeadersSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is AI Strategist, Digital Transformation Leader, and founder of AIboration, Nicole Hilgenkamp. Nicole discusses AI and how it is more than just an IT function; it is a transformative force in business. The new role of Chief AI Officer reflects the cross-functional nature of AI and Nicole explains why dedicated leadership is required to integrate AI across entire organizations. Ensuring that it is embraced to ensure a future-ready company is essential. Nicole shares strategies for AI integration and recommendations on how to stay updated on AI developments through focused newsletters, by...2025-04-2935 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanDiscovering New Horizons: Business Expansion Through Nearshore TalentSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Chris Brown, Partner and CTO of Wow Remote Teams, a connection service for companies in need of virtual professional employees. Chris explains the benefits of staffing from Latin America and discusses his company’s vetting and recruitment processes with Sara. Chris believes in the positive impact nearshore staffing creates for businesses and explores how it impacts the local economy for the better.Chris breaks down Wow Remote Teams’ sourcing process for Sara. He details the questions asked of the employers, such as what skill level and type of person they’r...2025-04-1548 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanRevolutionizing Financial Markets with Noah HealySara Sheehan’s guest this episode is Noah Healy, the founder of Coordisc, who joins Sara to discuss his work in market design and game theory. Noah, who has a background in nuclear engineering and software development, developed a new system called Coordinated Discovery Markets (CDMs). He explains what the technology aims to do in regards to creating efficient marketplaces. His system, inspired by mathematical problem-solving, allows markets to function with much less data processing compared to traditional financial markets, and he illustrates how this makes transactions more efficient and transparent.Noah shares the challenges he faced in...2025-03-1846 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanFinding Meaning at WorkSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Tamara Myles, a professor, researcher, author, and speaker who specializes in helping people unlock the power of meaningful work. She combines research in Positive Psychology with understanding human organizational challenges to assist companies in creating a workplace full of connection and fulfilment. Tamara shares over two decades of expertise with Sara as they explore themes from her new book, “Meaningful Work”. Tamara explains the positive benefits and importance of having meaningful work in our lives. Not only organizational benefits but personal ones like feeling more fulfilled with a greater sense o...2025-02-1847 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanThe Power of DifferentiationSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Barry LaBov, a two-time Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winner and the founder of LABOV Marketing Communications and Training. Barry LaBov shares his career journey with Sara, explaining how he learned through the jobs he held before coming to the position he’s in today. Barry’s book, The Power of Differentiation, speaks to the main focus of his company and Sara learns how Barry views every company as having a distinctiveness that sets them apart.Barry began his career journey in music. As a rock musician who ra...2025-02-0437 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanAspirational GoalsSara Sheehan talks about how success in business is not accidental but the result of clarity, focus, and execution. Central to this journey is the idea of setting aspirational goals. Sara explores aspirational goals through the lens of cutting-edge neuroscience and practical business strategy to uncover how our brains respond to ambitious goals and how those targets stimulate the brain’s reward system. She details the balance of how challenging and feasible the goal should be to properly motivate us.David Rock PhD, a thought leader in neuroscience and author of “Your Brain at Work” has uncovered exactl...2025-01-2113 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanConquering Your MindsetSara Sheehan discusses the importance of conquering mindset to overcome fear and define success in today’s episode. She splits the conversation into three key parts, touching on How to Stay Driven and Motivated, Overcoming or Minimizing Fear, and Defining Success as a Leader. In each part, Sara examines why mindset is such an important component of success and how to master each step by asking important questions and paying attention to goals. Sara shares the inspiration she drew from a continuing education course by James Garrett, called “Brain By Design” and points out that sometimes teaching can con...2025-01-0711 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanJeremy Fischbach - How Happy is Disrupting Corporate Mental HealthSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Jeremy Fischbach, CEO of Happy, a mental health company providing frictionless, non-clinical support for people in demanding environments. Happy supports large organizations like hospitals and the Department of Defense and operates by eliminating barriers to accessing emotional support. Jeremy drew on his background in psychology and law, as well as his personal difficulties accessing mental health support, to develop Happy. He tells Sara exactly how his innovative approach prioritizes accessibility and impact.Jeremy’s personal struggles and dissatisfaction with the time-consuming and inaccessible nature of mental health support led him...2024-12-1049 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanAuthentic LeadershipSara Sheehan talks about the power of authenticity in leadership in today’s episode. Authenticity is about leading in a genuine way, with transparency and in alignment with personal values and the organization’s mission. She breaks down exactly what authentic leadership looks like and how it sets executives apart by making them trusted and effective. Sara shares five core components that define authenticity in leadership: The Core of Authentic Leadership, Why Authentic Leaders Are More Trusted, The Competitive Advantage of Authentic Leadership, How to Cultivate Authentic Leadership, and Authenticity as a Catalyst for Change. She breaks down e...2024-11-2613 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanDefining Sustainable Non-Profit Success with Kevin WilkinsSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Kevin Wilkins, CEO of Trepwise, a New Orleans-based strategy firm that has worked with over 550 purpose-driven organizations. Kevin talks with Sara about what life events changed his career path and why Trepwise is such an important step for him. They explore what it takes to build a sustainable business in the present day and what leaders need to know. Kevin describes moving his family to New Orleans 4 and ½ years after Hurricane Katrina had hit after his wife got a great job offer. Once in the city, he began to look...2024-11-1243 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanCreating a Positive Company CultureSara Sheehan examines how to create a positive company culture based on guidance from Daniel Coyle’s book The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. She identifies the three fundamental skills that Coyle singles out as key to sustaining a strong organizational culture - building safety, sharing vulnerability, and establishing purpose - and discusses how each skill improves team performance when implemented. Sara gets in-depth into how each of the three skills affects company culture for the better. Building safety allows teams to perform well because their members feel safe, connected, and supported. Sharing vulnerability may...2024-10-2917 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanWhy CEOs Should Prioritize Change ManagementSara Sheehan focuses on change management in this episode, stressing that CEOs in today’s fast-paced business world must view change not as an exception but as an expectation. Managing the changes facing an organization, whether it be a digital transformation or a large-scale merger, is the crucial element that makes or breaks the success of the endeavour. Sara outlines why mastering change management is so vital and how to approach prioritizing that management. Research from McKinsey & Company reveals that approximately 70% of large-scale transformation projects fail to achieve their goals and one of the primary reasons is a l...2024-10-1514 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanHow to Build a Successful Luxury Brand with Elizabeth SolaruSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is CEO of Diversity in Luxury, Luxury Weekly News Podcast and Elizabeth's Cake Emporium, Elizabeth Solaru. Elizabeth is a luxury business consultant, author, and a world-renowned cake artist. Her clientele is high-end and royal now but she didn’t start in luxury, she started as a microbiologist and headhunter. Sara Sheehan learns all about how Elizabeth started her companies, found such wealthy clients, and the advice she offers in her new book, The LUXPreneur.While working as a headhunter, Elizabeth relieved stress by reconnecting with her early love of baking and...2024-09-1732 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanThe Art of Compassionate BusinessSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Dr. Bruno R. Cignacco, an international business consultant, TEDx speaker, and best-selling author. For over thirty years Dr. Cignacco has advised and trained hundreds of companies on trade activities and social marketing. His latest book, “The Art of Compassionate Business” examines the long-held assumption that employees are and should be treated like commodities and customers perceived as difficult. Bruno instead explores the need for humanity and healthy relationships not just with employees but with customers and shareholders as well. Businesses frequently resort to operating only on the quantitative outputs of a co...2024-08-2037 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanTerry Tucker: Significance and Creating Deeper ConnectionsSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Terry Tucker, a speaker, international podcast guest on the topic of motivation, and author of “Sustainable Excellence: Ten Principles to Leading Your Uncommon and Extraordinary Life”. Terry has a storied history including working as a marketing executive, hospital administrator, and SWAT hostage negotiator, in addition to surviving cancer. Sara and Terry talk about his books, his cancer journey, and why communication and connection are vital to living extraordinary lives. Our job doesn’t always have to embody our purpose, which is a lesson Terry learned through living and now widely sh...2024-08-0633 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanLinda Fisk and the Power of LeadHERship GlobalSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Linda Fisk, the Founder and Chairwoman of LeadHERship Global, a community of unstoppable women enhancing their leadership blueprint and embracing their power. Linda is an award-winning CEO, TEDx speaker, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and university professor. She talks with Sara about the goals and successes of LeadHERship Global, the power of women, and what she sees coming up in her future. Linda found her genius work by being part of leadership organizations that allowed her to meet other inspirational leaders. Leaders coming together who align against a particular challenge or...2024-07-2336 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanThe Conscious Publicist with Ashley GrahamSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Ashley Graham, CEO and founder of The Conscious Publicist. Ashley advocates for purpose-driven businesses and their potential to create positive change which she talks about in depth with Sara. She discusses her motivation for PR and assisting clients in increasing their reach and impact through the carefully curated services she offers. Ashley’s sense of strategy and leadership shine in this conversation. Through sharing a bit of her personal story, it becomes clear that Ashley has always been drawn to utilizing her extroverted skill set and ability to define thoug...2024-07-0947 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanModern Finance with Gary SimonSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Gary Simon, CEO of Modern Finance Forum and FSN Talent and highly sought-after lecturer. Gary talks about exactly what the Modern Finance Forum and FSN Talent are about and what they’re accomplishing. He explains what some of the contemporary discussions on finance centre on between the professionals on the forum and how the members research issues that impact the finance function. Membership in the Modern Finance Forum is strictly controlled and members align specifically with finance in career and knowledge. Gary explains that their goal is to expand knowl...2024-06-2545 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanMindset Mastery: Resilience, Continuous Learning, and Strategic AlignmentSara Sheehan shares an episode containing three messages about mindset approaches. The three approaches collectively yield an attainable vision of transformational leadership. Drawing on her years of experience, Sara’s passion for building long-term relationships and delivering business results gives this episode a timely impact. Transformational leadership has never been as important as it is now. The three mindset approaches Sara lays out involve resilient leadership, the learning leader, and aligning vision with action. Resilient leadership is about transforming challenges into opportunities. Not all leadership navigates smooth waters, storms will be encountered. How does a leader handle sto...2024-06-1120 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan13 - Transparency, Trust, and Talent: Navigating Organizational Growth in Modern Workplace CultureSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Sri Chellappa, Co-Founder and CEO of Engagedly and host of the People Strategy Leaders Podcast. Sri Chellappa talks about Engagedly and the purpose behind its development while highlighting the importance of employee engagement and the right kind of performance management. Developing and maintaining talent requires a transparent and interactive approach which Sri elaborates on for Sara. In his previous work in IT consulting, Sri discovered that many employees were not feeling appreciated or recognized for the right roles in advancement, and many of them didn’t understand where their organ...2024-05-2839 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan12 - Harnessing Your Leadership PurposeSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Robin L. Owens, PhD, a tenured professor in religious studies at Mount Saint Mary’s University in LA and host of the podcast ‘Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin’. Dr. Robin shares the childhood drive that led her to her third career in religious studies and why she focuses on helping high-achieving women find their leadership purpose through passion, values, and their zone of genius. Dr. Robin can trace her interest in contemplating the meaning of life right back to when she was six years old, but religious studies wouldn’t become he...2024-05-1437 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan11- Running Your Own Race with Gresh HarklessSara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is marketing mastermind Gresh Harkless. Gresham (Gresh) Harkless Jr. is the founder of Blue 16 Media and CB Nation. He works with business owners as their marketing agency, creating websites, handling SEO, and ensuring they understand what their digital marketing is doing for them. Gresh talks about how he found his purpose and the career he has today. Gresh explains why he believes in the idea that if you run your race, you can’t lose. Running your own race involves an inward focus on our gifts and talents and Gresh has d...2024-04-3037 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan10 - CEO Sales Strategies with Doug C. BrownSara Sheehan welcomes her friend and mentor Doug C. Brown to the show to talk about successful sales strategies. Doug C. Brown is the CEO of CEO Sales Strategies and is a Sales Revenue and Profit Growth Expert. Doug’s educational and working background is an impressive mix of varied skills, but he always knew he wanted to focus his energies on helping people achieve their best in sales. Doug walks us through his storied career journey from serving in the United States Army to studying nuclear medicine to selling equipment to some of the top musical act...2024-04-1652 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan09 - Achieving your Business Potential with Jocelyn ChongSara Sheehan welcomes Jocelyn Chong - Business Consultant, Corporate Trainer, and Professional Speaker - to the podcast to talk about Jocelyn’s work in coaching executives and business leaders in the power of money mindset, sales, leadership, and business development. Jocelyn shares her own personal journey through the financial world into a deeper realization of herself. When Jocelyn talks about her career journey, it’s a story filled with milestones and financial success, but well into it she realized that something was missing. She took some time off to rest, reflect, and discover who she was. What she l...2024-04-0234 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan07 - Mental Health Training for the Corporate WorkspaceSara Sheehan welcomes Psychological Health and Safety Advisor, and expert in hope, Lindsay Recknell to the show to talk about the vital topic of mental health training for corporate spaces. Mental health is absolutely fundamental to corporate wellness and Lindsay offers several methods of training corporations, employees, and business owners how to speak the language of mental health in their workspace.Lindsay became a certified Psychological Health and Safety Advisor after a personal burnout and period of complete overwhelm. She realized that not every leader has the mental health skills necessary to tackle such conversations after the...2024-03-0532 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan06 - Comprehensive Overview of Organizational RedesignSara Sheehan talks about the compelling current topic of organization design. She highlights some statistics about organizations and redesign that are staggering, before exploring what a successful redesign must incorporate. Sara has real expertise in this area and she shares some valuable insights. The first point Sara makes is not to think small. Organizational redesign is not about small structural changes but how a business operates from a strategic level. What are your organization’s strengths and weaknesses and what is your long-term strategy? Sara takes a point-by-point approach on how to think about different factors that wor...2024-02-2012 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan05 - Self Awareness: The Key to Leadership DevelopmentSara Sheehan talks about self awareness and how vital it is to developing your leadership effectiveness. She details several foundational aspects of self awareness including active listening, gratitude, and consistent life habits. Sara confirms that mindset, which is part of self awareness, is one of the most powerful tools a leader can possess.Active listening, one of the first foundations of self awareness, is the act of being fully present in conversations. Both engaging with others and identifying areas for improvement within yourself simultaneously. Sara explains the SCARF model, a tool for working on active listening, to...2024-02-0617 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan04 - Power and Impact of Effective ConversationsSara Sheehan discusses the power of effective conversations and the positive impact careful conversations can have. She presents ideas such as applying appreciative inquiry and positive psychology to our daily interactions. The goal is to create better relationships through useful conversation.‘Conversational Intelligence’ is a book by Judith E Glaser that introduces the idea of just that: conversational intelligence. Sara unpacks Judith Glaser’s ideas and lays out exactly how conversational intelligence works and why it’s of such benefit to organizational culture. There are roadmaps that can be created for conversations to ensure their success. In this...2024-01-2313 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan03 - Power of Executive CoachingSara Sheehan presents a strong case for the value of executive coaching for your business. The return on investment that can be achieved with coaching has been studied numerous times and Sara goes through revealing statistics about real-life results.More business people than you may think are likely employing the services of an executive coach. They may not reveal it publicly but studies about coaching benefits make a compelling case and many businesses have taken heed. A 2001 study by a Fortune 500 firm and a coaching services group revealed that coaching produced a 529% return on investment. I...2024-01-2315 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan02 - Talent OptimizationSara Sheehan introduces us to The Predictive Index’s Talent Optimization strategy in this episode. More than just an introduction, however, Sara explains exactly why talent optimization is so critical for businesses right now and unpacks how The Predictive Index and talent optimization assists companies in driving business results.The “people tax” is defined as increased turnover, lower engagement, lower productivity, and more. What Sara presents is the ways in which talent optimization aligns you with your people and your people with your business goals. She details the big four questions that talent optimization seeks to answer about...2024-01-2318 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan01 - Leading and Adopting ChangeIn this first episode of Transformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan, Sara introduces us to herself, her career history, and her business. Sara already shares insight and experience through her consulting work, but this podcast gives her another platform in which to address some of the corporate transformational concerns resonating through the business world today.Sara discusses how COVID-19 changed the office culture landscape in ways that can’t be ignored. The shift to remote and hybrid working can’t be dialed back, and Sara advises that companies will additionally need to take a hard look at employee enga...2024-01-2323 minTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanTransformational Thinkers with Sara SheehanThe business world is brewing up a storm. Let's thrive in these extraordinary times together! This is a clarion call to Transformational Thinkers across the globe who are ready to rise up and successfully lead change in their teams.Every other week, Change Consultant Sara Sheehan talks with leaders and experts to spotlight real-world stories in the change management space. You will walk away with the latest change strategies to empower your employees, enhance your creativity and communication, and establish your legacy as a leader in business.— Contact Sarah Sheehan | Sara Sheehan Consulting:S...2022-11-0101 min
Leadership Purpose with Dr. RobinPlanning and Purpose with Sara SheehanSara Sheehan, PCC is a consultant and executive coach who works with C-Level executive leaders. Through executive coaching, Sara helps leaders grow in their careers and increase their performance. During Sara’s 25+ years in business, she has worked with leaders, teams, and organizations in Fortune 100 companies and individuals. With a servant leadership mindset, she supports her clients in building new skills and customizes frameworks to her client’s needs. Sara has been featured both nationally and internationally on podcasts as an expert on topics of change management, talent and leadership development, executive coaching, and mo...2022-08-1717 min