All People Podcast

Do you lack confidence? You are not alone. Many people lack confidence in their everyday lives, they just don’t often talk about it. Improving your confidence can help you create or align more strongly with your brand. Tara LaFon Gooch, CEO of Best Branding Solutions and author of How to GRASP Confidence & Own Your Power, is passionate about helping individuals build and develop their brand. T...

Do you want to build an irresistible culture that drives results? Culture is what employees are attracted to. It’s why they choose to work for you or why they choose to leave you. Positive cultures promote innovation, collaboration, communication, productivity, etc. Many studies will prove that positive and inclusive cultures are more successful and engaging. Lyndsay Dowd, founder of Heartbeat for...

Did you know that improv can improve your leadership and communication skills? Many of the tools used in improv can help you to become a better leader. Improv also can be a really great team-building activity to foster a culture of trust and inclusivity. Caitlin Drago, Owner of Inspire Improv & Coaching Inc., is passionate about helping leaders and teams to communicate, collaborate and succeed...

Do you want to change the intonation of your voice? Are you transitioning to your true gender and need help changing your voice to match? Are you an actor who needs help honing your accent? No matter what reason you have for wanting to learn more about your voice and how to change parts of it, the only one that matters is because YOU want to change it for yourself! Ariela Quetant, Owner of Sound Y...

How do we improve DEI in STEM in higher education? Let’s start by understanding whose perspectives get centered. Rather than focusing on the deficits of what marginalized groups don’t have, let’s focus on the assets they do have. We need to shift the ideas of who is a good scientist. It’s also about brave individuals paving the way for others who look like them by being the first, the few or the o...

How do we encourage entrepreneurship? We are constantly encouraging people to become an employee, urging them to pick a career and an ideal company to work for. But this country was born on entrepreneurship. Let’s encourage entrepreneurship by adding curriculum to our school systems, fostering a culture of ideas at all ages and helping those dreamers to succeed. David Morales, author of American F...

Are you cultivating your company’s culture? As you begin to focus on your company’s culture, you must also focus on diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging. Culture and DEIB are connected and intertwined with one another throughout your organization. Your culture should be present in your mission, vision and values. It’s about listening to your employees' voice, the way you treat them and...

Are you focusing on DEI in hiring? As you look to hire new talent in your organization, you must also focus on diversity, equality and inclusion. Do you have diversity in your hiring practices? Do you provide pay equality? Do you have an inclusive culture? DEI in hiring is more than just checking off boxes when you reach the desired numbers. It’s about committing to a culture that affords inclusiv...

Do you know what the lean business model is? Continuous improvement and respect for people are the foundation or pillars of lean. Lean is not only for manufacturing environments who are looking to increase value and minimize waste. Lean can be used in any organization to improve current processes, increase value and enhance purpose and engagement. Sam Morgan, Founder of Illuminate Coaching & C...

You can have everything you want, just not all at once! Understanding yourself requires you to do some deeper inner work in order to get to the root cause of your values, priorities and who you are. How do you better understand yourself and what you value without judgment?  Dawnell Kelly, Strategic Leader and Mompreneur, helps individuals navigate the inner work that needs to be done to understand...

Being a better leader means understanding yourself. This requires each of us to look inside ourselves and really understand who we are and how we operate. Holding this mirror up to ourselves can mean we have to heal our inner child. It also means eliminating or reducing the feelings of self-sabotage that we feel and experience. This is conscious leadership.  Janet Mohapi-Banks, of Janet Mohapi-Ban...

Do you know how much social media can impact your business? Battles are won in the court of public opinion. There are two approaches a business can take. One is a reactive approach known as crisis management. The other is a proactive approach which could include servant leadership. Felecia Ward, of Felecia Ward Marketing, tells all about how social media can positively and negatively impact your b...

Are you demonstrating human-centered leadership? Leaders, if I asked you, what is your job, how would you answer? Would you begin by telling me all the tactical, functional things you do or would you tell me that you lead people? Human-centered leadership is about having a people first approach.  Jason (Jay) Grooms, leadership consultant and people-first advocate, joined All People Podcast to disc...

Are you a job seeker that is disenchanted by the hiring process? Are you a company hiring talent? The hiring process deserves to be better for job seekers and companies can take the steps to make that happen. Karen Rojas, Student Success professional and seasoned job seeker, joined All People Podcast to share her experiences of the job search process. Karen provides tips to help companies improve...

Are you a caregiver for your aging parents, other loved ones or a friend? Are you finding it challenging to balance personal and professional obligations while also being a caregiver? A 5-step plan and coaching sessions could be just what you need! Wendy Taddeucci, from Her Aging Parents, Her Thriving Business, joined All People Podcast to share her experiences with navigating responsibilities as...

Do you work in HR or People Ops and feel lonely? Do you feel like you are alone on an island? A supportive community with mentorship and coaching can help you! Jessica Baker, from The People Posse, joined All People Podcast to share how to improve mental and emotional health and well-being for people people. Jessica shares her journey as a Head of People Ops and how she felt alone in her role. She...

Are you looking to increase retention in your organization? Are you an individual looking to learn and earn at the same time? A Registered Apprenticeship through the Department of Labor could be the best opportunity for you! Cierra Mitchell, Division Director of the Office of Apprenticeship at the Department of Labor, joined All People Podcast to share all the benefits of implementing a Registered...

Are you a woman looking to untangle the knots at work and in your career? Wendy Hultmark, Founder of Wendy Hultmark Coaching, coaches women at all levels in their career to balance work and their career. She spent a lot of time working with executive women in this way, but has evolved her practice to supporting women at all levels. She remembers needing support early in her career and wants to pro...

Are you struggling with stress, burnout, overwhelm, perfectionism or imposter syndrome? You’re not alone. Karen Pambianchi, Founder of Swift Water Life Coach, covers all of these topics and more and how she coaches individuals to overcome these in their personal and professional lives. She provides group coaching which can improve communication, awareness and feedback. She works with companies to...

Does your company offer a mentorship program? If not, you could be missing out on significant benefits for your employees and the organization! If so, is it structured in a way that is effective for the business need and the employee need? Jodi Petersen, Co-Founder of MentorStrat, shares the values of mentorship programs. Jodi tells us all about MentorStrat and why partnering with them to develop...

Are you providing a positive parental leave experience to your employees? Many organizations are not supporting their employees in making a parental leave experience fluid or positive. Amanda Hemm, Parental Leave Coach, joined All People Podcast to discuss how she supports organizations and new parents with parental leave by offering coaching to both sides. She coaches both parties by providing pl...

Do you understand radical leadership? Is your organization prioritizing anti-racism training and education? Kyle Cronk, CEO of South Sound YMCA, discusses his principles of what he calls Radical F*cking Leadership. He explains how company leaders should be raising the BAR, through Belonging, Achievement and Relationships. Kyle talks about how white, male, cisgendered leaders need to do better by d...

Does your company measure organizational health? Three areas of focus to measure organizational health include culture, health and finance. Wanido found that those three areas significantly improve an employee’s overall well-being and job performance. Calli Adamson Bakken, Director of Engagement of Wanido, shares how the platform helps improve organizational health. Do you want to increase product...

Is your company military ready? Your company might be using phrases like military friendly or veteran employer, but that doesn’t mean you are truly military ready. Matt Wood, Founder and Chief Headache Reducer of Suiting Green Consulting, shares how companies can start to become military ready. He recommends developing a military hiring strategy. Matt emphasizes the importance of retention and eng...

Are you struggling to retain talent? A talent listening strategy could be a good place to start making improvements. Implementing a talent listening strategy within your organization can be extremely beneficial in retaining talent, improving employee experience, enhancing culture and helping with buy-in. Devin Broadbent from HSD Metrics joins All People Podcast to discuss the importance of talent...