Winning Teams

Today's guest brings a fascinating topic to our usual business and leadership conversations. Zulma Reyo has an incredibly interesting background as a medium and the purpose of her work is to help people stop doing and start being. Zulma Reyo is the founder of the Zulma Reyo School of Consciousness and author of Inner Alchemy: The Path Of Mastery, which is available as a free ebook. Today we discus...

How does mindfulness practice impact us in a business setting? We hear a lot about mindfulness, but how can it be used to better our leadership and management? Today's very impressive and knowledgeable guest, author Latha Poonamallee , shares just that. Latha has an incredible combination of interests and expertise as an academic, author, and tech entrepreneur. She is passionate about radical chan...

With over 30 years experience in both government and business, today's guest has helped a myriad of clients navigate the murky waters of federal sales. Gene Moran is a fascinating individual having served in the US Navy in a commanding role of very large ships. While in the Navy, Gene became involved in administration, the political scene, and learned how the whole world of companies selling to go...

Brandy McCarley , today's guest, is passionate and energetic about what she does and in this episode, we discuss how hiring the right person can make all the difference. Brandy works with organizations to help them find the right people for the right jobs and overall making sure they have the right fit. But how does she do that? Her promise for organizations is a big one but through the use of a n...

When it comes to happiness at work, today's guest believes it is a science more than an art and it is certainly more important than we sometimes think. As the founder of Happiness at Work, Aoife O'Brien uses data and research to help organizations attract, hire, and retain top quality staff. It's all about finding the "right fit," but how? In today's episode, Aoife discusses what determines fit, s...

It's all about providing experienced, skilled CFO's on a part-time basis to their target market. A business that would benefit from having a CFO but without the cost of hiring a full-time executive and help their clients make more money, in less time with less stress. Adam Lean set up the CFO project to utilize an executive to assist in finding more money. Since accountants and bookkeepers don't p...

Having experienced severe burnout herself, today's guest explains, "We need to be smarter about how we approach life and work in general and know when enough is enough. The new normal is to keep going no matter what." What can be done to avoid burnout, disconnection, and loneliness especially in the workplace? Dr. Jenny Brockis joins us to discuss the fascinating science behind happiness and culti...

Today we welcome back an incredible guest, Stefan Verra . I absolutely love having him on the show and this episode is fascinating. As an expert on body language, Stefan helps us identify and understand how people use their body to communicate even when they don't know it. Stefan Verra is a highly sought-after international speaker who is deeply rooted in the science behind body language, as he de...

In this fascinating episode of A Life and a Living Podcast, Carlos Valdes-Dapena introduces us to the concept of individual motivation as the key to collaboration. As Carlos also demonstrates, collaboration is then key to high-performing teams. It is all connected and our discussion today is eye-opening. Carlos is the founder of Corporate Collaboration Resources, LLC, an organization and group eff...

"This too shall pass," is our guest's motto when it comes to strategic planning during a time of crisis. We are all still experiencing the struggles of the unknown with the Covid-19 pandemic and there has never been a time such as this to have to plan for. Today's guest is Rory Rowland , host of the Coaching for Potential Podcast and owner of a consultancy business in the USA. He is an expert on t...

By coining the word "ownershift," today's guest has a deep understanding of how to create highly effective leadership teams in any organization. But what does "ownershift" mean and how can it impact us as leaders? I'm thrilled to have today's guest, Dan Norenberg , on A Life and a Living Podcast today. Originally from the United States, Dan shares his move to Europe and his journey into the busine...

When the Covid-19 pandemic began, businesses across the world were faced with so many tough challenges. There was no playbook, no formula, and no guidelines in place for change of this magnitude. How did some businesses continue to succeed during these challenging times? On today's episode of A Life and a Living, we are "leading through Covid" with Paul Candon . Paul is the CEO of United Hardware,...

We are welcoming back a previous guest today for another episode on A Life and a Living Podcast, Nathan Hirsch . Nathan is a fantastic young man and podcast guest with a lot of energy and a lot of great tips on building and scaling a business through outsourcing. Starting a successful business at the young age of 20, Nathan has set up several businesses since and managed to scale each business sig...

After spending years focused on happiness through success, today's guest made an important realization: with all of his success, he just wasn't happy. With a background as a scientist, Eric Karpinski made the shift and was hooked on learning Positive Psychology and bringing it to the world of business management. Eric shares powerful psychology and neuroscience research that shows that happiness l...

For today's guest, finding the career that makes her heart sing was the most important part of her journey. Through her discovery of her spiritual side, Jennifer Lyall developed a unique perspective and shifted her focus to guiding entrepreneurs in their business decisions through intuition. Jennifer refers to herself as the Chief Energy Optimizer and an Intuitive Business Mentor but her backgroun...

If you've ever thought your workplace environment was a challenge, wait till you hear this interview with our guest, Rachael Robertson . Rachael is a fascinating and successful team leader and keynote speaker from Australia who spent a year leading a team of 120 scientists in Antarctica. With no background in science or the environment she found herself in, she learned many leadership lessons duri...

Now more than ever, it is crucial to be ready. In the business world, that means to be Pivot-Ready and Impact-Ready, especially during these uncertain times. The last year proved to us that being in, what today's guest calls, The Ready Zone, is crucial for moving forward. Today's guest is Esther Weinberg , founder of The Ready Zone. Esther is a leadership-training expert that has earned a reputati...

Recently, the tables were turned and I was honored to be a guest on The Donald Thompson Podcast . Shared here is that very episode and it was such a great experience. Donald is a fabulous speaker and fellow business coach as well as a great podcast host. In this special episode, Donald and I discuss a topic that is very dear to my heart: Managing your career. In addition to our discussion on chall...

It seems that music and business couldn't be more different. But our guest today has found that they are far more similar than we think. Today's guest on A Life and a Living Podcast is Gerald J. Leonard , CEO of Principles of Execution and accomplished musician. The work he has done as a consultant is absolutely fascinating. Gerald started out as a musician that wound up in the field of IT. Over t...

If you are looking for inspiration, look no further. Today's guest is an extraordinary individual with a fascinating background that spends our interview describing his journey and his mission. Today's guest is Andy Salmon . Andy has a 36 year background in the Royal Marines and as a first for A Life and a Living Podcast as a CMG OBE. He served in many global conflicts, including The Troubles, The...

Many books talk about how to be a good leader. Many episodes of this very podcast are on that topic. Yet almost no study focuses on the relationship between leaders and followers, even though the quality of this exchange is essential for a productive work environment. I read one of the most fascinating books by Sherri Malouf and I knew I needed her on A Life and a Living Podcast. Through her resea...

What connections are there between the arts and science? Well, there happen to be more than we might initially think and that is why I have asked Eliza Lay Ryan onto A Life and a Living Podcast today. Eliza is the author of Supermindful: How to Tap Into Your Creativity which teaches us how to connect with our own genius more deeply and shift into new ways of seeing. Her interesting background in t...

Today's guest on a Life and a Living Podcast is the best selling author Tommy Breedlove . His book Legendary has become a huge success and having read it myself, I can certainly see why. I am thrilled to have him on the show today to dive deep not only into his book, but his fascinating journey and to help give you the tools to build your legendary life. Tommy Breedlove took the opportunity to com...

What was it like to lead a business that was deemed essential during the Covid-19 pandemic? For some businesses, teams and leaders couldn't shut the doors. That is the case for Oonagh O'Hagan , today's guest. Oonagh is the Managing Director of Meagher's Pharmacy Group in Ireland. In her unique position as an essential business, Oonagh had to maintain the level of care and service to their clients...

The world is an ever-changing place with diverse people and cultures. Starting out as a way to promote multicultural marketing, The Diversity Movement has become so much more. The Diversity Movement was founded in late 2019, but with Covid-19 and the many ongoing racial injustice events in the United States in 2020, its mission has become even more important. Today's guest is Kurt Merriweather , t...