WiseTalk

Sue Bethanis hosts Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss, authors of the leadership book, Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You . Frances X. Frei is a professor at Harvard Business School. She recently served as Uber’s first Senior Vice President of Leadership and Strategy to help the company navigate its very public crisis in leadership and culture. Frances regul...

Sue Bethanis hosts Alyssa Westring, Ph. D., an associate professor of management at the Driehaus College of Business, DePaul University and an award-winning educator and an inaugural Presidential Fellow at DePaul. As the Director of Research for Total Leadership, Alyssa brings her expertise to evaluating the impact of Total Leadership on clients and program participants. Findings from this researc...

Sue Bethanis hosts Elizabeth A. Stanley, Ph. D., an award-winning author, veteran, and pathfinder. She is an associate professor of security studies at Georgetown University, jointly appointed in the School of Foreign Service and Government Department. She speaks, teaches, and publishes widely about resilience, decision-making under stress, civil-military relations, military effectiveness and inno...

Sue Bethanis hosts Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar, a world-renowned Ayurvedic physician and educator from India, and the director of the Ayurvedic Healing and Integrative Wellness Clinic in Santa Cruz, California. He holds a B.A. in Ayurvedic medicine and completed a three-year residency as an M.D. (doctorate in Ayurvedic internal medicine) with a gold medal at the prestigious Pune University. He is the aut...

Sue hosts David A. Carbonell, PhD, a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating anxiety in all its forms. He is author of several books including, Panic Attacks Workbook, The Worry Trick,  Fear of Flying Workbook , and his most recent, Outsmart Your Anxious Brain: 10 Simple Ways to Beat the Worry Trick . He is “coach” of the popular self-help site www.anxietycoach.com, and has taught worksh...

Sue Bethanis hosts Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, a leading expert on conflict and organizational psychology. Jennifer and Sue will discuss how we can limit conflict to be able to focus more on connecting with our colleagues and families. Jennifer is the founder and CEO of Alignment Strategies Group, and author of Optimal Outcomes: Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at Home, and in Life selected...

Sue Bethanis kicks off 2020 with Dr. Daphne Scott. Daphne brings two decades of real world coaching and corporate development experience to her work with organizations, teams and individuals. She combines strong leadership abilities with highly-trained facilitation skills to bring individuals and teams into greater relationship, creativity, and ultimately, success. Daphne is the Founder of DS Lead...

Sue Bethanis hosts Samir Arora, Founder & Group CEO of Sage Digital. At Sage, Samir is building a platform for experts, publishers and businesses: Sage Plus for Experts currently is an invite-only platform for experts, talent and celebrities and their teams. Samir has frequently been featured and quoted over the years, including on the cover of MacWeek, MacWorld, AdWeek, Folio, Business Week,...

Sue Bethanis hosts Jeff Mounzer, VP of Product Management at Qventus, an AI-based software platform that helps hospital teams make better operational decisions in real-time, with positive impacts to financial performance and patient experience. Qventus addresses operational challenges across the hospital including emergency departments, perioperative areas, patient safety, inpatient and outpatient...

Sue Bethanis hosts Niraj Dawar, Professor Emeritus from the marketing group at the Ivey Business School in Canada. Niraj's research focuses on brand equity and brand management issues. He is author of the book TILT: Shifting your Strategy from Products to Customers and his published papers on brand extensions, consumers use of brand, and other signals as well as international consumer behavior hav...

Sue Bethanis hosts Mike Banic, Vice President of Marketing at Vectra. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Marketing for Networking at Hewlett-Packard. Mike joined HP from Juniper Networks where he held the roles of VP of Enterprise Marketing and VP of Marketing for Ethernet Switching. Mike joined Juniper through the acquisition of Peribit Networks where he was VP of Corporate Marketing. Mi...

Sue hosts Cheryl Cran, a future of work expert and founder of nextmapping.com. She is the author of 7 books including her new book released this year, "NextMapping - Anticipate, Navigate & Create the Future of Work", as well as the best-seller, “The Art of Change Leadership - Driving Transformation In a Fast Paced World.” Cheryl has been named a #1 Future of Work influencer and is an internati...

Sue hosts Nikita Lukianets, Founder and CTO of PocketConfidant AI, 24/7 virtual coaching technology. He is also a founder and researcher at Open Ethics initiative, fostering the inclusive dialogue between experts and citizens to design systems where humans and AI successfully work together. Nikita has an MBA degree in innovation management and a technical background in applied physics and neurosci...

Sue Bethanis hosts Duncan Wardle, former Vice President of Innovation & Creativity at The Walt Disney Company. Duncan and his team helped Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar and Disney Parks to innovate, creating magical new storylines and experiences for consumers around the globe. Today, Duncan is a leading global innovation and creativity consultant, training companies across the globe o...

Sue Bethanis hosts Alexandra Levit, futurist, consultant, and author. Alexandra Levit’s goal is to prepare organizations and their employees to be competitive and marketable in the future business world. A former nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and writer for the New York Times, Fast Company, and Forbes, Alexandra has authored several books, including Humanity Works: Me...

Sue Bethanis hosts Thomas Davenport, one of the top three business/technology analysts in the world, one of the 100 most influential people in IT, and one of Fortune’s top 50 business school professors. Tom is a world-renowned thought leader and author, is the President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College, the co-founder of the International Institu...

Sue Bethanis hosts Sanjay Srivastava, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at Genpact, an 80,000 employee digital transformation services provider. Sanjay is deeply rooted in the Innovation ecosystem – he was a serial entrepreneur, is an advisor to Silicon Valley AI incubators and several startups, and a limited partner in digital-focused venture funds. He is a member of the Digital 50,...

Sue Bethanis hosts Jake Metcalf, a consultant and scholar specializing in data and technology ethics. Jake is passionate about helping people understand how seemingly small decisions about data technologies can have significant and disparate consequences in society. His academic background is in applied ethics, particularly in science and technology, and his scholarship in data ethics is recognize...

Sue Bethanis hosts Dr. Martin Lanik, author of the business bestseller The Leader Habit: Master the Skills You Need to Lead–in Just Minutes a Day and CEO of Pinsight. His habit-forming career development solutions focus on 5-minute practice sessions woven throughout the day. Martin’s research-based formula has helped thousands of executives achieve the results they want. More than 100 companies –...

Sue hosts Mary Abbajay, President and Founder of Careerstone Group, LLC, a woman-owned professional development consultancy that delivers leading-edge talent and organizational development solutions. Mary brings 20 years of experience in leadership positions, a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management, and post-graduate certificates from Georgetown University and the Coaches Training Institute...

Sue hosts Diana Faison, an expert in the fields of leadership training, executive coaching, and strategic planning, with a focus in the field of women’s leadership. She is a partner at Flynn Heath Holt Leadership, a consultancy and talent development firm that works to advance women’s careers to top levels. Her passion for empowering the next generation of female leaders has led her to coach and d...

Sue hosts S. Renee Smith, a renowned self-esteem and branding expert, life and business coach, and speaker. She has worked with over 100 organizations and has coached over 300 small business owners. With more than 20 years of experience in communications, she has served as a television talk show host, producer, and spokesperson, director of public relations at an academic institution, a corporate...

Sue hosts Stacey Hanke, Founder and CEO of Stacey Hanke, Inc., a consultancy that equips leaders within organizations to communicate with confidence, presence, and authenticity. Stacey is the author of two books, including her latest, Influence Redefined…Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday. Her books provide practical and immediate skills and techniques that give leaders the abili...

Sue Bethanis hosts Phil M. Jones, best-selling author and multiple award-winner. Phil is highly regarded as one of the world’s leading sales trainers. He has trained more than two million people across five continents and fifty-six countries, and coached some of the biggest global brands in the lost art of spoken communication. In 2013, he won the British Excellence in Sales and Marketing Award fo...

Sue Bethanis hosts Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, an author, executive coach, and global speaker hailed as a “champion for introverts.” Jennifer has deepened her knowledge and appreciation for introverts through her work as a learning and development professional and speaker at leading organizations like General Electric, Freddie Mac, NASA, Turner Broadcasting, and the US Centers for Disease Control. Jen...