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Founder, productivity expert, automation enthusiast, and bestselling author, Aytekin Tank joins us to discuss his new book, Automate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff. This work delivers an essential and insightful roadmap to help you make the most of your most precious asset: time. Aytekin’s entrepreneurial passion and firm belief in creating tools to mak...

Join us on Wednesday, July 19 @ 6pm EST for an exciting conversation with award-winning writer and author, Julia Keller to discuss her new book, Quitting: A Life Strategy / The Myth of Perseverance and How the New Science of Giving Up Can Set You Free. Julia is Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, novelist, playwright, and teacher. She has taught at Princeton University, The University of Chicago, a...

Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, Dr. Joia Crear-Perry joins us to discuss race, maternal health, healthcare and life outcomes. Dr. Crear-Perry is a physician, policy expert, thought leader, and advocate for transformational justice who identifies and challenges racism as a root cause of health inequities. She is a highly sought-after trainer and speaker who has bee...

Seasoned Executive, Entrepreneur, and Board Director, Andy Canales joins us for an exciting discussion on the newest artificial intelligence chatbot sweeping the nation, ChatGPT. Andy most recently served as the founding Executive Director of Latinos for Education in Texas, leading a network of Latino teachers, leaders, and families to positively impact thousands of students across Houston. He beg...

Counseling Psychologist and Educational Consultant specializing in transformation initiatives and change management, Dr. Lateshia Woodley joins us to share and discuss advice for school leaders that are newly engaged in turnaround efforts. Dr. Woodley has over 20 years of experience in education. She was an alternative school student and has dedicated her life to working with at promise students a...

Wharton Professor, internationally bestselling author, and world‐renowned expert on change, word of mouth, influence, natural language processing, and how products, services, and ideas catch on, Jonah Berger joins us to discuss his latest book, Magic Words. Jonah has published over 70 articles in top-tier academic journals, teaches one of the world’s most popular online courses, and accounts of hi...

Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Organization and Leadership, at Teachers College, Columbia, Dr. Terrence E. Maltbia, joins us to discuss his successful coaching program and the importance of having a well-trained coach. Scholarly interest includes strategic learning; leadership and organizational development; diversity and cultural intelligence; executive and organizational co...

Join us on Wednesday, June 7 @ 6pm EST for an exciting conversation with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, to discuss his new best-selling book, published by Career Press, Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters. Dr. Tsipursky is an internationally-renowned thought leader on a mission to protect leaders from dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive...

Join us on Wednesday, May 31 @ 6pm EST for an exciting conversation with author, Alexandra Robbins to discuss her new book, The Teachers, a riveting must-read that celebrates teachers as it detangles the warring messages about them. The fly-on-the-wall classroom stories, alongside Robbins’ captivating researchand analysis, will lead The Teachers to strike a chord with educators, students, and pare...

Join us on Wednesday, May 24 @ 6pm EST for an exciting conversation with performance coach and author, Stefan Falk, discussing his new book Intrinsic Motivation: Learn to Love Your Work and Succeed as Never Before. In his book, he shares more than 30 of his well-proven and easy-to-use methods that have helped thousands of people achieve great things. Falk is an internationally recognized human per...

Science journalist and author, Melinda Wenner Moyer joins us to talk about her first book, How To Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes. Her work was published in July 2021 and won a gold medal in the 2022 Living Now Book Awards. Melinda is also a regular contributor to The New York Times, a contributing editor at Scientific American magazine, and a faculty member in the Science, Health & Environment...

Join us on Wednesday, May 10 @ 6pm EST for an important conversation on the adultification of black children with Anissa Durham, a multi-skilled journalist who uses a mix of social media, investigative reporting and photography to report on communities of color and neglected populations. Anissa is currently the health data reporter at Word In Black where she reports on healthcare inequities in the...

Join us on Wednesday, May 3 @ 6pm EST for an informative conversation with Award-winning Professor and Writer and Black History Educator, Dr. LaGarrett King to hear his thoughts on the Florida ban of AP African American History. Dr. King is an Associate Professor of Social Studies Education and the Founding Director of the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education. He is an award...

Join us on Wednesday, April 26 @ 6pm EST for an exciting conversation with Scientist, Researcher, International Speaker and Author, Dr. Marc Milstein to discuss his new book The Age-Proof Brain, which has been nominated for "The Next Big Idea Award" for best non-fiction work and has been a #1 best seller on Amazon in several categories, including, Aging, Longevity, and Neuroscience. Dr....

Educator, Lecturer and Senior Policy Adviser, Dr. Phelton Cortez Moss joins us on Wednesday, April 19 @ 6pm EST to discuss his recent article,  “Why Black Boys' Sneakers Should Matter to Educators.” Dr. Moss is a Senior Professorial Lecturer of Education Policy & Leadership at American University and is a Senior Policy Adviser to Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) who serves as Chair...

Join us on Wednesday, April 12 (6pmEST) for an exciting conversation with award-winning author Mick Spiers, discussing his bestselling book, You're A Leader Now What?: The proven path to high performance leadership. Mick is the CEO and Founder of The Leadership Project, host of The Leadership Project podcast and bestselling author. After a successful 30 year career leading global and regional...

Founding partner of Dynamic Transitions Psychological Consulting LLP, a career and executive coaching consultancy, Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin joins for an important conversation discussing his article, How to End Toxic Workplaces: A Ten Point Plan. Dr. Orbé-Austin has worked in the field of career & executive coaching for over fifteen years, and has helped thousands of clients find their true car...

Join us on Wednesday, March 29th @ 6pm EST/1pm UK for an informative conversation with Chartered Psychologists, Jess Baker and Rod Vincent discussing their newest book, The Super-Helper Syndrome: A Survival Guide for Compassionate People.  Jess Baker is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. She started her career in healthcare before specializing in bu...

Psychologist, professor, researcher and author, Gloria Mark joins us for an exciting conversation discussing her latest book, Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity. Gloria is Chancellor’s Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She received her PhD from Columbia University in psychology and studies the impact of digital media...

Join us on Wednesday, March 15 @ 6pm EST for an exciting conversation with founder of Giant Leap Consulting and author, Bill Treasurer to discuss his new book Leadership Two Words at a Time: Simple Truths for Leading Complicated People. Bill is the founder of Giant Leap Consulting, a courage-building company that is on a mission to help people and organizations be more courageous. He is also the a...

Join us on Wednesday, March 7 @ 6pm EST for an exciting conversation with coach and a consultant, Lauren St. George as she shares her work on training your brain and emotional anchors. Lauren helps companies and individuals navigate change, overcome big hairy challenges and imagine truly creative solutions. She is the founder of What's Next, a one of a kind, highly engaging program that helps...

Join us on Wednesday, March 1 @ 6pm EST for an insightful conversation with Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Leah Aguirre discussing ‘setting boundaries’. Leah currently works in private practice providing individual psychotherapy. She has extensive experience working with adolescents and adults who have experienced complex trauma including childhood abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault. Sh...

Join us on Wednesday, February 22 @ 6pm EST for an insightful conversation with Dr. Uma Naidoo on nutrition and mental health. Dr. Naidoo is a Harvard trained nutritional psychiatrist, professional chef, and nutritional biologist & author of the national & international bestseller: “This is Your Brain on Food.” Michelin-starred chef David Bouley described her as the world’s first “triple t...

Join us on Wednesday, February 15 @ 1pm Liverpool/6pm EST for an insightful conversation with Author Roy Andersen to discuss his book,The Illusion of School: The Real Reason Why Children Fail Plus How to Improve Grades: Great Tips for Parents and Teachers. Roy is a global expert in education and much respected for his scientific work in intelligence. With over 35 years experience and 8 books behin...

Writer, college professor, and advocate for Black business women, Elizabeth Leiba joins on Wednesday, February 8 @ 6pm EST to share her thoughts about women in the workplace and discuss her upcoming book, I’m Not Yelling: A Black Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Workplace. Elizabeth’s passion for Black history changed her life and catapulted her into a fulfilling line of work as a powerful advocate...