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Listen in as I chat with Jeni Johnson about how she uses her L&D superpowers for good and not evil! She also talks about her move from K-12 and what you need to know!  

Listen in as I chat with Tim Waxenfelter about how big risks pay off in big rewards! Tim shares his story about how he left his corporate job to start a business with Brian Washburn and never looked back!

Listen in as I chat with Britney Cole and Lisa Wocken Ph. D. about leadership development in a deck of cards! Learn about Bolster Leadership and how you can use them for personal and team development. Learn more at https://www.bolsterleadership.com/ . 

Listen in as I chat with Shermaine Perry-Knights about how she won the ATD 2020 One to Watch award! Shermaine is the VP of Chapter Programs, Professional Development & CPTD/APTD for ATD Atlanta AND a published children's book author! Hear how Shermaine believes that her books can help the L&D community!  

Listen in as I chat with Angie Tuglus about her NEW book - TransformABLE!  This not-your-boring-business-book is all about how to make business transformation happen!  AND we talk immersive learning and L&D's role in business transformation.

Listen in as I chat with Carolyn Kiel about how to grow your L&D skills. Carolyn tells her story of how she made the leap to L&D and offers some great practical advice on how YOU can grow your skills in learning and development!

Listen in as I chat with Rachel Arpin about using escape rooms in learning - IRL, elearning and maybe even AR! Rachel did her dissertation on this topic and shares her amazing enthusiasm and expertise. We also talk about past episodes with guests like Matt Pierce and Blake Lewin. If you love escape games, you need to stop what you are doing and listen now!

Listen in as I chat with Amy Petricek about how she went from K-12 to a freelance instructional designer to a corporate instructional designer! Amy shares the steps she took and some amazing insights that you need to hear!  

Listen in as I chat with Judd Hoekstra about change management and L&D. We have a very important role in change management - do you know what that role is? Tune in and find out!

Listen in as I chat with Josh Maleeff about his move to Corporate L&D and his hot tips about how to nail the interview. If you are currently hiring for your L&D team, Josh has some ideas for you too!

Listen in as I chat with Colette Boynton about her daring leap from K-12 to Corporate L&D and the lessons she has learned along the way.  If you are currently making this move or even just thinking about it - get ready to take notes! Oh! and we talk accessibility too!

Listen in as I chat with Bryan Smith about his very first conference speaking experience - at DevLearn 2020!  Bryan shares insights from how he got interested in speaking til the aftermath of his wildly successful session.  If you have been thinking about speaking at a conference - check this out for that extra push that you need!

Listen in as I chat with Julie Dirksen about AR/VR in Learning for Behavior Change. Julie shares about her research with fellow colleagues on how we can affect behavior change through AR and VR in learning. She shares awesome insights and great use case information - and of course, I light up like a Christmas tree because its AR and VR!  

Listen in as I chat with Lucie Hammond about workforce development in virtual reality. While technical skills can be taught through VR, there is a whole other VR frontier for soft skills or interpersonal skills training. Lucie talks about how her company, BeingVR, is all about those soft, human, interpersonal development skills - specifically focused on empathy and overcoming bias. 

Listen as I chat with Mariah Manuel-Berry about how she influenced her new organization to integrate Augmented Reality (AR) into their new hire learning solutions - in the FIRST month of employment!  

Listen in to this amazing conversation with two powerhouse ladies all about diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging.  Katie Ryan and Marta bring amazing perspectives and first-hand knowledge about the current fight against racial injustice.  We also cover what is our role as L&D professionals in the midst of this unrest.  Tell a friend to listen to this one! 

Networking is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you are gonna get!  Listen in to my hilarious conversation with Cara North as we talk about networking and namedropping.  Cara shares her experiences and offers great insight into the power of networking and when and where it is ok to drop a name.  We also drop ALOT of names like Jeff Batt, Dan Hirt, Mike Peacock, Mike Tay...

Listen in as Jonathan Hill shares his 10 tips to BOOST creativity!  Jonathan is an AMAZING elearning designer and recently completed 52 weeks of Articulate's Elearning Heroes Challenges - in a row!  We also talk about Wallace & Grommet, putting the fun back into FUNctional, and oh that accent!!!!  Check out the 10 tips for Boosting Creativity blog at engagebraintrain.com/blog.

Listen in as I chat with Alissa Weiher about a day in the life of a learning leader.  We cover lots of other topics too like our 20-year relationship, general nostalgia, Bill & Ted, 90210, Fred Savage, the Princess Bride - oh, and Alissa gives some AMAZING advice for those with their eye on the Director role!  

Listen in as I chat with Alex Ryan about how to scope a project.  We also dive into the perfectionist trap, timeboxing, dealing with SMEs, "don't be that guy", and "it's not our job".  

Listen in as I chat with Egle Vinauskaite about why you should try NEW things in your career.  We chronicle her amazing career changes and the awesome projects she has gotten to be a part of through the years.  We also hit on topics like hard and soft skills training in Virtual Reality, lessons learned about neuroscience, writing as an ID or LXD, corporate vs. startups and the time she w...

Listen in as I chat with Nick Fennell about the role of L&D in employee engagement!  Great conversation about what our job is when it comes to engagement, where we learn about it and what to do right now to start making a difference at your organization.  

Listen in as I chat with Alan Natachu about his BIG LEAP from higher education into corporate L&D!  Hear all about what he misses about higher education, loves about corporate L&D, and his best advice to those who are looking to make a similar leap!

Listen in as I chat with Paul Sevcik about serenity and stress management!  Learn about what serenity is, what stress management is and how they connect. We ALL need serenity - LIKE NOW! Get some practical advice on how to find your serenity here!

Listen in as I chat with Alex Salas about breaking out of the elearning compliance deliver mode!  We discuss the Click Next mentality and how to deliver compliance in a new and innovative way.