Break Away: Leadership For A Sound Mind And Body

In this episode of Break Away, Bryan Tower sits down with Eda Bozkurt and Zena Aljilehawi from the Ginsberg Center to discuss the idea of collaboration between multiple leaders. Listen as they discuss modern leadership ideas and how it may be more nuanced and hopeful than you may believe.

In this episode of Story Lab, Nick Viviano talks with Willy Mak about how a challenging early career experience reshaped his understanding of leadership. After feeling constrained in a sustainable finance role, Willy sought growth beyond his position and later thrived under a manager who empowered him to contribute more meaningfully. He reflects on how this journey shaped his leadership philosophy...

Continuing their discussion, hosts Zachary Sieloff and Samantha Howden learn how Max Effgen has entered his newest venture and continue to learn the importance of learning from one’s successes, on top of their losses.

Samantha Howden and Zach Sieloff sit down with Max Effgen, a University of Michigan graduate to discuss the importance of learning from your wins and innovating in the world of entrepreneurship in this first part of their conversation.

On this episode of Break Away we're sharing a special edition episode of the Story Lab Podcast which features a story recorded live at the Story Lab Showcase, which takes place every semester in Robertson Auditorium. In this episode, we'll first listen to the story Alfred Koo (Ph. D. '29) shared in front of U-M students, staff and faculty at the showcase. Following his story, we discus...

Students from the Planet Blue Student Leaders (PBSL), Jonah, Shree, and Elliot, discuss how everyone can make more sustainable choices during the holidays. They also discuss Scope 3 emissions with a very special guest: Katrina Folsom.

Barger Leadership Institute (BLI) student fellows Samantha Howden and Emily Williams welcome BLI alum Brandon Bond to discuss this episode’s topic, Fostering Well-Being and Resilience for students at Michigan. Brandon Bond is the LSA Mental Health & Well-Being Project Lead in the LSA Dean's Office, University of Michigan, where he spearheads strategic and systemic public mental health init...

In this Story Lab episode of the Break Away Podcast, Armani Guerra shares his journey advocating for and fighting misconceptions about an illness that still doesn't have a cure. After Armani shares his story, he discusses the storytelling process and importance of his story with Story Lab program manager Nick Viviano. Story Lab is powered by the Sanger Leadership Center. Story Lab develops exe...

In this Story Lab episode of the Break Away Podcast, Sally Mo shares her experiences and some of the challenges she faced in finding community at the University of Michigan. After Sally shares her story, she discusses the origins of her story and how she navigated the storytelling process with Story Lab program manager Nick Viviano. Story Lab is powered by the Sanger Leadership Center. Story Lab d...

Sereeno Chen shares how her journey of reinvention and risk taking empowered her to strive for a more personally meaningful and authentic future. Sereeno then discusses her story and the storytelling process with Nick Viviano, program lead of Story Lab, a leadership program that develops executive-level presence and communication skills through storytelling workshops and events.

Performing Arts Technology (PAT) student, Emelia Piane and Professor Zeynep Özcan discuss their experiences in the field of sound engineering. They talk about their paths leading to where they are now, and how they have navigated the status quo of an industry with limited female representation. 

In this episode, Cristina Eckhoff (Ross School of Business) and Fatema Haque (Barger Leadership Institute, BLI) discuss personal experiences with failure and how they've shaped their leadership. Eckhoff and Haque will explore how failure can be a growth opportunity, build resilience, and model vulnerability and authenticity. They will connect their experiences to leadership theories and the BL...

Jeff Domagala and Bizzy Webb discuss the Michigan Model of Leadership (MMoL), a leadership framework that provides a lens into understanding which leadership skills learners have already polished and which skills need improvement. The two talk about their experiences with the MMoL, and how effective and impactful the model can be in everyday lives.

Reese Leif and Marygrace Ortega, both student organization leaders and former students of the M-Coaching program, discuss what leadership coaching is and how they've implemented the tools that coaching gave them. This episode introduces leadership coaching as a resource to those who are interested in learning more about receiving coaching, and highlights the benefits of completing MLead's free lea...

Steve Bodei: the founder and leader of Break Away, talks with the editor and producer: Sam DuBose, about what they've learned after fifty episodes of the podcast. They discuss what goes on behind the episodes and explore a potential new format.

Join the Planet Blue Student Leaders as they tackle what it means to enter the growing sector of sustianability careers. Amiah, Juliett, and Bea guide you through the prospects of environmental business, the daily life of a climate action job, and resources you can access on campus. Our guests Harmony Gmazel and Jonathan McClelland talk about their personal experiences in the filed and share advic...

Clara Gamalski and Lashaun Jackson discuss leadership traits in the world of Sustainability. They discuss what makes a good leader and how relational work and emotional literacy is the key to healthy habits, relationships, and practices. They also test out a new fun format for Breakaway!

Join Allyson May and Professor Lauren Irwin as they sit down to discuss leadership education, research, and lessons in DEI.

On this episode of Break Away, members of the student staff at the LSA opportunity hub discuss leadership in non-supervisory roles, as well as the way all of our experiences can contribute to a holistic view of leadership both within our jobs and in every aspect of our lives.

Representatives from the LSA Opportunity Hub discuss leadership outside traditionally recognized leadership roles. What does it mean to fail? How can one lead through failure? How can shifting what we consider leadership can help us see opportunities to lead right now?

This conversation explores the theme of leadership in the context of Greek life, touching on topics such as promoting inclusivity across diverse councils, debunking common misconceptions about fraternity and sorority membership, and contributing to the larger university community. The presidents discuss their experiences and strategies for navigating cultural differences within their organizations...

Emily Obert, WMBA ’24, and Annie Maguire, MSW '23, share stories developed at Sanger Leadership Center’s Story Lab. In this podcast, Emily and Annie speak about the challenge and importance of shifting mindsets, driving inclusive change and using storytelling to heal.

What is self-compassion? How do we learn and practice self-compassion? And what challenges can we expect when practicing self-compassion? Rackham's Well-Being Advocate Elizabeth Rohr and the Barger Leadership Institute's Academic Program Manager Fatema Haque discuss the ins and outs of self-compassion, including how social and cultural identities plays into our exercising of self-compassio...

Monica Worline, PhD, faculty director of the Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) at the Ross School of Business is interviewed by Sarah Kurtz McKinnon (MBA '18), a senior associate director at CPO, about her research around compassion in organizational contexts. What exactly is compassion? How do you approach someone that might be suffering? How can you be a compassionate leader but not ge...

What is the campus climate for student leaders today? What role does diversity and inclusion work play in that climate? This brief episode is a check-in of sorts with two students in the Diversity Peer Educator Program. Together, they reflect on their time in the program, their approaches to building inclusive communities, and share some of their U-M favorites.