The Dream Dividend podcast proves that when organizations invest in their employees' personal dreams, the returns compound—in retention, productivity, and profitability
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#WorldChangers Podcast with AmickyCarol – Travel, Transformation & Global Good
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Join AmickyCarol Akiwumi MBE as she travels the world uncovering extraordinary stories of everyday people creating positive change. From community leaders to global trailblazers, discover how intentional travel and powerful conversations can inspire action and impact. Don’t just dream it—do it!
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Nurture Small Business shares small business growth ideas, survival strategies, and stories of how women entrepreneurs creatively nurture their businesses for success. Join us as we amplify our voices as one, uplifting and creating a thriving space for women-owned small businesses. Topics included: Bipartisan Legislation that Impacts Women-Owned Small Businesses, Resources for Women Business Owners, Self-Care for Women Small Business Owners, Business Development, Boundaries Within a Family B ...
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Empower Yourself, Grow Your Business, and Build Your Dreams. Shahin's Corner bridges the gap between emerging and highly successful entrepreneurs. Listen to authentic conversations of both success and failure with social media influencers, experts, entrepreneurs, authors, speakers and doctors.
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Money can be the number one source of stress in your life, or it can set you free. What do you choose? If you’re ready for financial freedom, and an income that actually supports your dream lifestyle, The Legacy Builders is the podcast for you. You’re going to learn how the right kind of real estate investments combined with a success-driven mindset can help you build your legacy and establish generational wealth for you and your family for years to come. Your host, Dana Jones, is a self-mad ...
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Season 2 - Episode 3 -Winning Beyond the Game: A Coach's Perspective
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28:24In this episode of the Dream Dividend podcast, host Kevin Patrick reflects on a challenging football season where his middle school team lost the championship game. However, he emphasizes that the true victory lies in the personal growth and development of the players, who learned valuable life lessons beyond the game. By focusing on holistic devel…
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Season 2, Episode 2: Financial Systems That See People, Not Just Numbers
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40:47Keywords financial systems, employee engagement, Dream Manager, compensation strategies, turnover costs, SMBs, budgeting, human resources, employee development, business growth Summary In this episode of the Dream Dividend, Kevin Patrick discusses the importance of rethinking financial perspectives on employees and how treating them as assets rathe…
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Season 2 - Episode 1 -The ERP Culture Killer
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39:01Keywords ERP implementation, Dream Manager, employee engagement, business systems, culture, change management, human resources, SMB, organizational development, trust Summary In this episode, Kevin Patrick discusses the challenges of implementing ERP systems in small to mid-sized businesses and how the Dream Manager approach can prevent culture dam…
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Season 1 - Episode 10 - The Questions that Will Define your Legacy
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Season 1 - Episode 10 - The Questions That Will Define Your Legacy
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35:28Keywords leadership, legacy, decision making, intentionality, values, storytelling Summary In this conversation, Kevin Patrick discusses the inherent responsibility of leadership in shaping a legacy. He emphasizes the importance of intentional decision-making and the impact of leadership on the narratives created by those they lead. Takeaways Nobod…
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Poetry, Purpose, and the Power of Dreams with Dr. Yemaja Jubilee
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32:29In this soul-stirring episode of the Nurture Small Business Podcast, host Denise Cagan welcomes spoken word artist, author, and visionary Dr. Yemaja Jubilee. From her early days writing poetry in secret to producing plays and publishing books rooted in personal and cultural history, Dr. Jubilee shares how she channels divine downloads to guide her …
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Season 1: Episode 9 - The Future of Work: A Vision Worth Building
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19:05In this episode of The Dream Dividend, Kevin Patrick explores the broken state of traditional workplace management and introduces a transformative vision for the future of work. He discusses the concept of the 'dream dividend,' which posits that investing in employees' personal dreams can lead to greater engagement, innovation, and profitability. T…
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Season 1: Episode 8 - From the Sidelines to the C-Suite: How Youth Coaching Taught Me Everything About Building Dream-Driven Organizations
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23:51In this intimate and personal episode, host Kevin Patrick pulls back the curtain to share how coaching youth football taught him everything he knows about building dream-driven organizations. From a winless first season with 11 six-year-olds to leading the middle school program at the largest public school in Saint Johns County, Florida, Kevin reve…
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Season 1: Episode 7: Beyond the Field: A Father’s Lasting Legacy
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18:23Beyond the Field: A Father's Lasting Legacy A year after losing my mother, I discovered something that changed how I understood my entire childhood: a worn notebook filled with my father's handwriting, including a letter he wrote during my addiction treatment that was much gentler than the one I actually received. My father, Joe Patrick, was a Mari…
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Season 1: Episode 6 - A Personal Journey Through Addiction to Advocacy
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30:34In this deeply personal episode, Kevin Patrick shares his raw, unfiltered story of battling addiction for over three decades while building a successful career in manufacturing and consulting. From starting substance use at age 12 to becoming a "high-functioning addict" who solved million-dollar problems for Intel while his personal life crumbled, …
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#13. Redefining Success: A Reformer’s Blueprint for Wealth, Purpose & Community
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37:33Send us a text What if the secret to building wealth had nothing to do with your bank balance—and everything to do with how you think? In this episode, we meet Terrence Mugova, a Zimbabwean reformer and “son of encouragement,” whose journey turns personal struggle into community-building ventures. From almost being expelled over tuition deadlines t…
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How a Personal Challenge Turned into a Patented Product and Purpose-Driven Brand
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24:02From fashion merchandising at Tommy Hilfiger and Gap to leading e-commerce at Lucky Brand, Tiana Ravden spent over two decades shaping how people experience style. But a personal challenge—ruined silk tops and sweat marks—sparked her entrepreneurial journey and led to the founding of Eroe. In this episode, Tiana shares how she transformed a DIY sol…
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#12. Feed the Streets & Shape the Future: How this Young Entrepreneur is Opening Doors with Tech & Purpose
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35:47Send us a text What happens when you graduate university at 18 and decide to transform your community instead of waiting for opportunities to arrive? Meet Emem Udom — product manager, social entrepreneur, mentor, and author of Jar of Oil. Growing up between Lagos and Akwa Ibom, Emem shares how early education, resilience, and a drive to serve other…
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Season 1: Episode 5 - The ROI Revolution: How One Small Manufacturer Turned Dreams into Dollars
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28:58Send us a text What happens when a failing manufacturing company decides to invest in employees' personal dreams instead of cutting costs? A revolutionary business transformation that defies conventional wisdom. In this remarkable case study, we follow an Ohio-based precision manufacturing company that was bleeding $300,000 annually despite having …
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#11. Families, Not Orphanages: How This Changemaker Creates Nurturing Environments That Empower Children to Thrive
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28:54Send us a text In this episode, we meet Praveen Gomez, a Sri Lankan community-builder and global advocate working with World Without Orphans (WWO), a movement active in 99 countries to ensure that children grow up in families rather than institutions. From his childhood during Sri Lanka’s 30-year civil war to his current role connecting churches, N…
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Season 1: Episode 4: The Neuroscience of Dreams at Work
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20:55Send us a text Episode 5: The Neuroscience of Dreams at Work What if supporting your employees' personal dreams could transform your business? In this powerful episode, we explore the surprising brain science behind why some small businesses outperform their bigger competitors – and it has nothing to do with technology or capital. Through the intim…
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Season 1: Episode 3 - The Dream Manager Revolution
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24:38Send us a text The Dream Manager Revolution: Transforming Business Through Employee Dreams Discover how a simple question revolutionized organizational transformation: "What if companies systematically helped employees achieve their personal dreams?" This isn't another feel-good corporate program - we're talking about 400% ROI, companies cutting tu…
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#10. Education as Empowerment & Empathy: How This Global Advocate Is Decolonizing Academia & Spreading Quality Teaching
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36:26Send us a text In this episode, we meet an anthropologist, teacher trainer, and civic advocate whose mission is to ensure that education becomes a tool for equity, empathy, and empowerment. From a childhood in a Wi-Fi–less Mexican village to leading service-learning initiatives across Europe, Diana Chavez’s story reveals how privilege, sacrifice, a…
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Season 1: Episode 2 - When Perfect Systems Meet Broken Dreams
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22:41Send us a text What if the technology that's supposed to save your small business is actually killing it? In this eye-opening episode of The Dream Dividend, Kevin Patrick reveals why 60% of small businesses fail within three years of implementing a major system – and it's not because the technology is bad. Through compelling real-world stories, inc…
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#9. Validating Voices: Joanne Richardson-Gough on Language, Worship & Jamaica’s Global Impact
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42:22Send us a text What does it mean when your mother tongue isn’t recognized in your own country? In this captivating conversation, Jamaican cultural advocate and ethnodoxologist Jo-Ann Richards Goffe takes us on a journey through language, identity, and spiritual expression that transcends borders. Jo-Ann introduces us to ethnodoxology—helping commun…
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How Hidden Brain Patterns Sabotage Success
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25:57What if the real reason high-achieving leaders plateau has nothing to do with drive, strategy, or mindset—but something deeper, hardwired into the brain’s survival instincts? In this episode, our host Denise Cagan is joined by a fascinating guest, and together they uncover the invisible ceiling that holds leaders back, even when they’re doing every…
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#8. Stories Seldom Told: Smita Tharoor on Cultural Identity, Unconscious Bias & Listening Without Judgment
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30:41Send us a text What happens when your cultural identity spans the breadth of an entire subcontinent? Smita Tharoor takes us on a journey from Mumbai to Kolkata, Rajasthan to Kerala—and into the heart of what it means to live, work, and connect across cultures. An expert on cultural behaviour and organisational change, Smita reframes unconscious bia…
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Season 1: Episode 1: The $1.2 Million Question Every SMB Owner Must Answer
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29:07Send us a text What if the key to solving your biggest business challenges—high turnover, low productivity, and employee disengagement—was hiding in plain sight? In this inaugural episode of The Dream Dividend, we explore the staggering cost of employee turnover for small and medium businesses and reveal a revolutionary approach that's transforming…
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#7. Akwaaba to Abidjan: How Three Changemakers Are Driving Inclusion, Digital Skills & Women’s Empowerment in Côte d'Ivoire
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24:19Send us a text In this inspiring episode, AmickyCarol visits Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, to meet three dynamic leaders transforming their communities through financial inclusion, digital skills training, and diversity initiatives. Marie-Josée Abbet shares how fintech is empowering market women to grow their businesses. Lou Vanié explains why she return…
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#6. Flourishing Across Cultures: How a Filipino-Australian Is Empowering Refugees and Championing First Nations Justice
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25:39Send us a text In this wide-ranging conversation, Filipino-born community-development leader Marbuen Diaz joins AmickyCarol from Sydney to unpack what “flourishing” really means for newcomers, refugees and First Nations peoples. From building leadership pipelines in Burmese refugee churches to challenging Australia’s dominant systems to become cult…
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#5. Turning Loss into Life: How One Doctor's Organ-Donation Revolution Is Creating an Extraordinary Legacy
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50:21Send us a text In this revelatory conversation, urologist-turned-activist Dr Sunil Shroff joins AmickyCarol to show how one ordinary surgeon sparked an extraordinary movement—turning India’s reputation for illegal kidney trade into a blueprint for ethical, life-saving transplants. From London’s NHS wards to Chennai’s ICUs, Shroff proves that death …
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#4. Dream Big, Stay Humble: How a Township Tech Lab and Ubuntu Mentorship Network Are Empowering South Africa’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
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17:19Send us a text In a vibrant South African township, a handwritten year-book motto—“Dream Big, Stay Humble”—has grown into a nationwide movement equipping young people with the skills, mentors and mindset to build thriving futures at home rather than abroad. In this episode, social entrepreneur Khayelihle Nkabinde joins AmickyCarol on Durban’s sun-s…
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Your Brand's Story Through Color and Connection
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30:53From her early aspirations as an educator to her experiences in technology, including her time at NASA, Helena's story is one of perseverance. In our latest episode, ultimately fueled her entrepreneurial spirit, leading her to create a business dedicated to empowering others through digital innovation. Helena delves into the art of building impactf…
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#3. Rebuilding Hope: How One Charity Survived an Earthquake to Keep Girls in Education in Morocco's Atlas Mountain
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23:48Send us a text High in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, a simple idea — safe housing for girls who live too far from secondary school — is sparking a cultural sea-change. In this episode, Education for All board member Juanita Folmsbee joins AmickyCarol in Marrakech’s storied La Maison Arabe to reveal how boarding houses are breaking the cycle of female …
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#2. The Nonprofit Sector Under Threat: How Martha Schumacher is Fighting for Civil Society, Free Speech, and the Future of Giving
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44:26Send us a text In this urgent and inspiring episode, nonprofit leader and fundraising powerhouse Martha Schumacher joins AmickyCarol to sound the alarm about the rapid dismantling of America’s nonprofit infrastructure—just 90 days into a new administration. From wolf restoration in Yellowstone to securing $21 million for affordable housing in DC, M…
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#1. From English Clubs to Greening Cities: How this 18-Year-Old aims to Transform Algeria through Community Development
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29:16Send us a text In our first episode, 18-year-old Algerian changemaker, Ramy Zoghbi joins AmickyCarol to share how he's transforming his community through innovative educational and environmental initiatives despite cultural resistance and limited resources. Founder of ReoEnglishClub, a free online platform teaching practical English skills to Alger…
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Coming Soon: #WorldChangers Podcast with AmickyCarol - Subscribe Now!
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1:26Send us a text 🌍Welcome to the #WorldChangers Podcast, where your host AmickyCarol Akiwumi MBE — social entrepreneur and founder of The AVOCADO Foundation —travels the globe uncovering stories of everyday people making a difference. From Morocco to Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire to Delhi, tune in each week to hear inspiring conversations with changemakers …
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Turning Immigrant Resilience into an Entrepreneurial Advantage
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21:00Could you imagine starting your day tending to patients, then prepping to run your brick-and-mortar business, and on top of that, starting a nursing school? In this episode, our host Denise Cagan sits down with the incredibly driven Allison Lee, an entrepreneur who is living this reality every day. Allison shares her powerful journey as a first-gen…
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When Marketing Money Disappears It's Time for Real Strategy
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28:22Many small business owners have experienced pouring money into campaigns that simply don’t connect with their audience and just don't bring in results. In our latest episode, we're joined by Debbie Oster, a brand and marketing strategist who helps businesses transform those scattered efforts into a focused plan, tailored to their customers. If you …
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The Human Strategy for Successful Workplace Change
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30:49Failed organizational changes can cost you more than just time and money. In our latest episode, we're joined by Shantera Chatman, a seasoned consultant renowned for her expertise in change management and organizational culture. She's collaborated with major organizations like NASA, Toyota, Lexus, and UNICEF, helping them navigate complex transitio…
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Sustainability Strategies for Nonprofits and Social Enterprises
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35:21Want to learn how to build a sustainable nonprofit that makes a real difference? In our latest episode we're joined by Dr. Shantell Chambliss, the founder of Nonprofitability, a business that elevates nonprofits through expert program design and strategic funding development. She is also the founder of Dress for Success Central Virginia, an affilia…
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Growing a Business You Love Without Losing Your Sanity
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24:59Scaling your small business doesn't have to mean sacrificing your sanity. In our latest episode, we are joined by Annette Lee, Founder and President of Provider Insights, where she shares her secrets to building strong teams, nurturing client relationships, and making data-driven decisions by leveraging her time and talent. Listen now for practical…
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AI and a CEO Mindset Result in the 7-Figure Hey Kareen App Business
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29:48Want to learn how to stop trading hours for dollars? Join us as we chat with Kareen Walsh, a visionary business strategist, author, and podcaster who helps entrepreneurs turn their vision into 7 figure businesses. Learn how she cloned herself with AI, leveraging cutting-edge technology to create an app that delivers her coaching expertise on-the-go…
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Tired of feeling drained by difficult clients? Sometimes, letting go is the best way to grow! Listen now as our host Denise Cagan shares her candid insights on a topic many small business owners avoid: firing clients. It certainly may seem daunting and even counterintuitive; after all, we all want MORE clients, which means more business! But what i…
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Harnessing the Power of Emotional Intelligence for Professional Development
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30:45You can have the most innovative ideas and strategies, but if you lack emotional intelligence, you might fall short of your leadership potential. Join us for an insightful conversation with Erica Emmett, founder of FYR Consulting (pronounced fire) and a certified Gallup Strengths coach, as she shares her expertise on the power of emotional intellig…
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Don´t get scammed! Navigating The Current Job Market Safely
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9:49Think you landed your dream job? A few weeks ago, a very excited young woman contacted Denise Cagan regarding an email she received from Denise's company offering her a very attractive position. The problem was that her company was being impersonated! In this episode, Denise explores how today's increasing reliance on technology has made the job ma…
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From Data to Decisions: How Organizational Psychology Transforms Leadership
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31:06Join us in this fascinating conversation with Dr. Sandy Fiaschetti, founder and managing partner of Lodestone People Consulting. She is an expert in organizational psychology, specializing in leadership development, assessment, and coaching. Her focus is on optimizing people-related systems, including organizational culture, employee engagement, ta…
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Leveraging Skills-Based Hiring for a Stronger Workforce
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26:59Tired of hiring candidates who look great on paper but can't deliver? The cost of bad hires in time, money, and morale is staggering. But what if there's a better way? Robyn Grable, an award-winning advocate for veterans, disabled individuals, and those deserving of a second opportunities, joins us to reveal how business owners can beat the hiring …
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Outsmarting Burnout: Strategies for Sustainable Success
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28:43Are you feeling the flames of burnout licking at your heels? You're not alone. In this episode, we're diving deep into the fiery depths of entrepreneurial exhaustion with a woman who's not just an expert, but a survivor. Meet Julie Bee, burnout strategist, and author of the groundbreaking book, "Burned: How Business Owners Can Overcome Burnout and …
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You can have great processes and technology, but if you don't have the right people-power you will fall short of your goals. Join us for a fascinating chat with Jennifer White, an industrial engineer and process optimization pro from The MJW Group. She'll share how she helps businesses run smoother, using data and a deep understanding of how people…
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Combating Sitting’s Negative Effects – What Every Woman Should Know
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24:33Have you ever wondered how the hours you spend sitting each day might be silently sabotaging your health? Sitting for extended periods can lead to many health issues from poor posture to chronic pain. Today’s guest discusses women’s health, corrective exercises, and the impacts of prolonged sitting. For more than 17 years, Holly Beebe has empowered…
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Overcoming Entrepreneur Isolation by Building Authentic Connections
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25:37How can overcoming entrepreneur isolation and fostering authentic social connections lead to greater well-being and success? Today’s guest shares tips on building a thriving support network that fuels both your professional and personal journey. Meet Melissa Wesner, licensed clinical professional counselor and founder of LifeSpring Counseling Servi…
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Navigating Onboarding: Discover How to Create Smooth Employee Starts
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24:10Have you ever experienced the chaos of a poorly executed onboarding process of a new hire? Today’s guest is a training expert focused on small business optimization. Dr. Tonya Robertson is the owner of Focused Training Solutions, where she assists business owners with the complexities of the onboarding process, ensuring a smooth start for new hires…
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Let Go and Say Yes: Travel, Branding, and Beyond with Meg Seitz
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36:20Imagine you could pack one backpack with life lessons, not textbooks. What would you fill it with, and where would you travel to learn them? From Northern Ireland, Bermuda, Vienna, and more, today’s guest has learned many valuable life lessons on her worldwide adventures. Meet Meg Seitz, Founder and CEO of toth shop, a communications agency that fo…
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Profits with Purpose: Building a Sustainable Social Enterprise
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28:36In a world where profits often take precedence, how are business leaders embracing their social responsibilities? Today’s guest has donated over four million bras globally, making essential items accessible while promoting environmental sustainability. Elaine Birks-Mitchell, CEO of The Bra Recyclers focuses on circular economy principles by recycli…
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