Bring It In | The Future of Work, Jobs, and Education

Today’s guest is someone who knows that “employees will leave if they don't feel like they're learning anything new. So to keep them, you need to keep teaching them new things.” After more than 30 years of experience in hotel management at properties across the country, our guest knows what it takes to keep employees engaged, happy, fired up, and excited to come to work every day. He also knows a...

What happens when two elite warriors turned expert consultants get together to talk about the future of training? To get the best out of everyone from Navy SEALs (our most elite special forces) to talent leaders, today’s guests know that “it all ties back to individual and operational readiness. Training is the core of that; it will always be the core of that.” Today, we’ve got another special Bri...

"Humility and respect will make your employees more connected, and that connection will make them work harder and more loyally for your company." Today’s guest is an expert at how to be an adult. Julie Lythcott-Haims is the author of the New York Times best-selling book How to Raise an Adult . Before becoming an acclaimed author, Julie was Stanford's Dean of Freshmen. At Stanford, Julie was known...

“Talent is everywhere, the hunger is everywhere, the thirst is everywhere, but the access and opportunity is not.” No one understands this better than Arshay Cooper , the renowned rower, award-winning author, motivational speaker, activist, and protagonist of the acclaimed documentary “A Most Beautiful Thing.” To understand how Arshay’s life has become the center of a NAACP Image Award -nominated...

“Racism is expensive, sexism is expensive, ableism is expensive. Gen Z is going to force us to care.” For the first time, we have two guests joining us on Bring It In . Chisa Egbelu and Kayla Michèle are the co-founders of PeduL , a marketplace where corporations can diversify their workforce with scholarships. PeduL, which is based here in Newark, is the one-stop shop for scholarships. PeduL’s mi...

“As the first that also means the only. Not everybody wants to see change; not everybody wants to see your face, because it's the face of change.” In one of the most powerful Bring It In episodes yet, Sam Caucci sat down with Jen Welter , the first female coach in the NFL who has spent her life breaking barriers and shattering norms in the sports world and beyond. Coach Jen is best known for being...

“Retrain your teams, because the times are different.” Our guest today is someone who knows how important it is to be constantly leveling up and reskilling. She even launched a global challenge to help support the restaurant industry during the pandemic, because she knows we need new, innovative solutions for the biggest challenges facing our workforce today. On today’s episode of Bring It In , 1H...

“Whether you mean to or not, you're inevitably turning organizations one of two ways: towards equity or inequity.” This quote comes from today’s guest, Chequan Lewis . On this episode of the pod, 1Huddle’s CEO and Founder Sam Caucci sat down with Chequan Lewis, the Chief Equity Officer at Pizza Hut . In his role, Chequan is in charge of championing, promoting, and guiding Pizza Hut’s equity and in...

How do you shatter glass ceilings, records, and expectations until you become known as “one of the biggest legends in the sport?” If you want to find out, just ask Muffet McGraw . Coach McGraw spent 33 years as the head coach of the Notre Dame women’s basketball team, and by the time she retired last Spring McGraw finished her career with a 936-292 record, nine Final Four appearances, seven champi...

“We have to keep training and we have to keep educating — I don’t care whether it’s on the assembly line or in a classroom — we have to continue that training.” No one understands the importance of lifelong education and training better than today’s guest Dr. Donna Shalala. Dr. Shalala is one of the most honored academics and politicians of our generation who has been lauded as “one of the most su...

At 1Huddle, we talk a lot about fighting for every worker. But when we say ‘every worker’ who do we really mean? Our guest today is someone who has devoted her life to increasing access and equitability in our workforce, because she knows that “everyone is needed for the future of work, and I'm not sure everyone has been invited yet.” On this episode of Bring It In , 1Huddle CEO and Founder Sam Ca...

How do you go from being the all time winningest player in Harvard history to becoming one of the youngest coaches in the game? No one knows better than Coach Christian Webster, the Assistant Basketball Coach at Virginia Tech — a title he earned at just 25 years old. During his time at Harvard, Christian Webster became the  all time winningest player in Harvard’s history  with 90 wins, i...

What do you learn after making the USA basketball team at 17 years old, winning three All-American championships back-to-back, becoming the first woman to coach in a professional men's sports league, becoming the second female assistant coach in NBA history, AND making it into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996? You learn to "Respect Everybody. Fear Nobody." Coach Nancy Lieberman has been dominat...

SEASON 2 IS HERE! How do you become one of America’s greatest coaches? You do it through struggle, competition, hard work, and by giving people what they want—which is to be coached. When LSU’s legendary strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt walks into the locker room, his team tells him to “coach me harder, hold me more accountable, make me do the right thing.” For 20 seasons, Coach Moffi...

“A true seller is someone who can create an opportunity where one did not exist.” No one understands this better than today’s guest Lance Tyson. Lance is the Founder and CEO of Tyson Group, a renowned sales and negotiation advisor, and a bestselling author and keynote speaker. Lance has been training sales leaders who work for America’s professional sports teams for over three decades and has led...

What a year! When you’re a startup, every year is a wild ride. And as we all know, 2020 proved to be even wilder than usual. We decided to focus on what we learned and what we’re looking forward to this upcoming year. In the final episode of Season 1, Sam and Jaime sit down to reflect on a truly historic year and talk about the top skills and traits that are necessary for coaches and workers to ha...

“There's no such thing as luck. The harder you work, the luckier you get. If you work hard and you do all the right things, you're going to get really lucky.” These words of wisdom are from today’s guest, Art Berke. Art is the Associate Director, advisor, and faculty member of the Global Sports Business M.S. Program at Rutgers University. He has decades of experience working at the highest levels...

“People are very adaptive and resilient. When you put people in a crisis environment the best of them comes out.” This quote comes from today’s guest Sampath Sowmyanarayan, the President of Global Enterprise for Verizon Business. Sampath leads the $12 billion global enterprise business that enables Verizon's enterprise customers to connect with the global economy and intelligently manage business...

Today’s guest, Eric LeGrand, is one of the biggest inspirations in sports, leadership, and perseverance. Eric is a former Rutgers football player and a renowned motivational speaker, sports broadcaster, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. During his junior year as a defensive tackle for Rutgers in 2010, Eric suffered a severe spinal cord injury while making a tackle and became paralyzed. He joined u...

“I hope the future of work enables the average human being to find work that's fulfilling and provides them with a good quality of life.” Today’s guest, Shavar Jeffries, joined Compete 2020 to discuss how education policy, law, and racial and economic justice will influence the future of work. Shavar is an inspiring leader and native New Jerseyan who has devoted his life and career to helping brea...

Leadership is simple. Or at least it can be, if you focus on mastering your talent and using the tools you already have to become a great leader. Our guest today, Alex Willis, is someone who has done just that and built his career around teaching others how to do it too. Alex is the CEO of Leadership Surge and has spent 15 years working with companies to improve their leadership culture. For two d...

Albert Einstein once said “The tool is irrelevant. The skill is in the person who’s using the hammer.” Ok, Einstein didn’t say that. Those words of wisdom are from our guest today, Dr. Tabari Baker. Tabari is an accomplished scholar and leader in the healthcare industry serving as the Scientific Affairs Manager at Roche Diagnostics Corporation. He received his Ph. D. in Tumor Biology from Georgeto...

How can we maintain strong personal connections with our team when we can’t be physically together? How can leaders create and maintain a positive mindset during challenging times? What are the five attributes all successful people share? Our guest today is an expert at empowering workers and creating a positive mindset that will inspire your team. Catherine Monson, the CEO and President of FASTSI...

Senator Kerrey served as the Governor of Nebraska and as a United States Senator from Nebraska for more than a decade. Before embarking on his career in politics, Senator Kerrey was a Navy SEAL officer in the Vietnam War, where he was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in combat. Now, he sits on the board at Issue One, a nonprofit focused on campaign finance reform and getting big money out of...

What does it mean to be a true leader during a crisis? How can we lead with humility while still taking swift action in a moment of uncertainty? How can a leader be vulnerable with their team when everyone is looking to them for comfort and guidance? There’s no one better to tackle these challenging questions than today’s guest, Dr. Shereef Elnahal. Dr. Elnahal is the President and CEO of Universi...