Leadership Live

Today we have a story of following your passion, creating a business based on the things you value with a bit of a David and Goliath scene thrown in for good measure and definitely lots to learn. Bret Caretsky shares his journey of going from a small seasonal juice bar in Montauk to opening a coffee shop in NY to licensing a lifestyle brand and drink. On the way, he and his partner created the uni...

John Demartini  is a world-renowned human behavior specialist, the founder of Demartini Institute and a published author, whose books have been translated to 38 different languages. He's a man on a mission and he keeps count of all the things that matter to him: he's read 30512 books, spoken in 2039 different cities and 15 different countries. This episode is a treat, it's filled with gold nuggets...

What is it like to be in The 6%?  Today I'm coaching Nancy Yen Shipley who is an orthopedic surgeon and in the 6% of women who hold this role. She knows what it means to work in a male-dominated field with all its challenges and opportunities.  In this episode, Nancy gets coached on her big vision to create her path of distinction. This episode is inspiring, fun, and allowed for a big dream to cry...

This time the tables are turned. In the previous episode, Daphna coached Marc and in this episode, Marc's interviewing Daphna. You get to hear the inside scoop about my previous career as an actuary, my accomplishments, and my current business and life events. It's a different type of episode, where I reveal some interesting facts about myself, how I became the coach I am today and what I've been...

In a world where we're experiencing physical disconnection, how can we create meaningful connections? Through the covid pandemic, we've moved from face-to-face interactions, being physically present to the virtual world of meet and greet. It has become a way to be more efficient at times, enabling us to meet people we may not have met otherwise and at the same time, we ask ourselves. Can we deepen...

Confucius says - Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. What obstacles, failures, mistakes have you faced in your life? And What have you learned from them? The key is to learn from our mistakes so that we don't repeat them and then we can truly rise above. This is a powerful lesson we can learn from my conversation with Chad Kalland. In this conversation, we...

It's not easy to be a CEO, wife, mother of 4 and still manage to keep all the balls juggled and flowing. It takes a lot of courage, self-determination, and focus to drive you and your team through the hard times, while keeping a strong focus on your purpose, your WHY, and deal with the day-to-day tasks and challenges life throws our way. We have a great example here with Iffy Ibekwe. Today we cove...

Empathy is one of the most valued characteristics of a leader. and it has never been more relevant than right now when we're facing uncertainty and complexity at much higher levels than ever before. Today I'm talking to Killian Hemmy who shares his story and life-altering experiences as a leader, showing how to find strengths in vulnerability and how to lead with empathy. There's so much to learn...

Welcome back for Season 2 of the Leadership Live Podcast. We're not all born to be leaders but leadership is a skill that can be learned. And this episode is all about habits - the activities our brain has automated - for our benefit, growth and character development and sometimes just because. Everything that we repeat enough times, is turned into a habit. Daphna shares 4 easy steps you can use t...

Do you take time to stop and reflect on how your projects are going? Do you look at what's working and what can be improved? Do you celebrate the wins for each milestone? As a leader, this is a key part of your day-to-day leadership and workflow. In this episode, take the learnings from creating and launching the podcast, discover the 3 principles of leadership and how you can step back and reflec...

Does money buy happiness and love? Listen to this interview with David Meltzer, Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency - the inspiration for the movie, Jerry Maguire. David's goal is to empower over 1 billion people to find happiness consciously and subconsciously. In today's episode of Leadership Live, David Meltzer speaks a...

When we get to a time when we can acknowledge that feminine and masculine energy has nothing to do with gender and everything to do with being a whole human being. When we each do our part in making our contribution to the world, to alleviate suffering and increase joy, I think our world will be a very different place to live. This week's podcast is a live coaching session with Dr. Madlena Kantsch...

Feedback conversations are hard - no one loves to give or receive feedback and yet it's a skill we can't do without. Our body and brain go on the defensive when someone mentions giving feedback. We prepare ourselves for the worst but we can view it differently. View feedback as a gift and i f you learn to do it well you can skyrocket your impact and results. Learn to make your feedback conversatio...

How can you beat procrastination and prioritize your many tasks and projects as a business owner? This is the question Michael came into our coaching conversation with. What we landed up with was a deeper exploration of self. What makes you feel alive? What are the goals you want to achieve that relate to feeling alive, beating boredom and living your values? In this episode you go on a journey wi...

Long monologues, tedious topics, and talk about the weather don't make for the most engaging or interesting conversations. And we all want to be interesting. We want to leave a conversation feeling like we've gained something and/or had an impact. The conversation is the key to learn and get inspired. In today's episode of Leadership Live, Daphna shares 4 tips on how to create better conversations...

In this episode of Leadership Live Podcast, you get to be a fly on the wall. Listen in as Daphna coaches a client who is uncertain about taking a leap and moving from being employed to starting her own business. There are many fears that hold us back when we want to make a big change. In this episode you'll hear about overcoming that fear, creating a vision, cutting through the noise and making a...

This episode answers the question - what are the most important qualities of a great leader. This is part of Daphna's #AMA -  "Ask Me Anything" series, where you get to ask any question and Daphna answers it.  So if there's a topic, question, thought that you would like answered, send it in. In this episode, Daphna lists the 5 most important qualities of a leader and the 3 principles of extraordin...

With the amount of stress and uncertainty we're currently facing, we're in desperate need of vacation time. It's difficult to disconnect while our work and home are both happening in the same place. We can take time off work, but not being able to travel abroad means that we're staying at home and subject to them the same inputs and distractions as when we're at work. It requires great effort to s...

How do you lead into an uncertain, turbulent future? We don't have the answers. We're still navigating within the change curve and we need to realize the future is now. In this episode of Leadership Live, Daphna talks about leading your company into the future by thinking about personal responsibility and collective impact. Tune in now for yet another riveting episode.   Timestamps: 1:08 On podcas...

Start your day fresh every morning with energy and enthusiasm. Listen to this episode to gain 3 insights into how to start your day by putting your best foot forward, managing your time and productivity and creating a positive mindset that will set your day up for success. We're living with an external and an internal virus. The external virus is outside your control but the internal virus you can...

At this time, it can feel like we're starring in our own version of the movie, Groundhog Day. Every day just feels like more of the same. This episode is packed with ideas on how to get out of the rut, energize your day and break out of the sameness of the routine that we've fallen into. Listen carefully to this episode because it's jam-packed with tips on how to increase your happiness, begin you...

On regular days, which personality type do you tend to - rebel or stickler? In times of stress and uncertainty, we tend to respond to situations based on our default behavior patterns, even more. Sticklers work by the book while rebels resist being told what to do. So whether you're a rebel or a stickler, notice your default response and check if you would like to learn to exercise some flexibilit...

Whether you're a business owner, CEO, or leader in an organization, you need to start thinking like a CEO. What does that mean? Listen to this episode to hear about the difference between a passion project and a business and learn about the 5 things to think about to get your CEO mindset on today. In this episode, Daphna explains what thinking like a CEO really means.  Learn more: 1:04 What does i...

A habit is anything we do, that is repeated consistently and regularly. Habits can help shape our behaviors so that we become more effective as leaders in business and in life. There are great benefits to developing new and useful habits because habits save us time and create efficiency.  In this episode, Daphna shares ideas on creating useful leadership habits and 4 steps on how to make them stic...

What are the 4 areas we can invest in during times of crisis? We can use our time, energy and resources wisely to make necessary changes in our business and life. Some examples are finishing projects that have been sitting idle, investing in self-development and perhaps just taking that downtime you so desperately crave. Tune in for more insights and ideas on investing in times of uncertainty and...