Leading with Genuine Care

As meditation turns more mainstream and continues to grow, so does curiosity surrounding the practice. People want to know what's behind all the hype. Can "sitting in silence" really make us better leaders—and better people overall? In the donothing Meditation Demystified minisode series, I sat down with longtime imageOne team member, meditation practitioner and silent retreat participant Emmy Geo...

I'm so grateful for the chance to sit down with Kathy Steele, Red Caffeine 's founder and CEO. Throughout her life, Kathy's pushed through personal and professional adversities while always gaining insight along the way. On this week's donothing podcast, learn about Kathy's successes, her struggles and how she finds the positive in everything. Passionate about people, Kathy is serious about busine...

Karen Martin, award-winning corporate strategist and president of global consulting firm TKMG , is a leading authority on business performance and Lean Management. She's also a highly rated speaker and author of multiple books, including Clarity First: How Smart Leaders and Organizations Achieve Outstanding Performance . Karen motivates organizations to develop more efficient work systems, grow th...

Hai Nguyen was born in Vietnam, but at a young age, he and his family fled his home country to discover a new life in the United States. Stability didn't come easily—Hai encountered many obstacles along his path to entrepreneurship, from culture clashes with his parents to the ups and downs of the startup world. However, through perseverance, incredible talent and a willingness to take risks, Hai...

Ellie Burrows Gluck always imagined she'd have a fruitful career in the film industry. But once she actually achieved this dream, she realized the joy just wasn't there. With a personal commitment to never squander life's opportunities, Ellie made it her mission to find a purpose that perpetuated positivity and a career she truly loved. After searching inside and out for the answer, Ellie discover...

Hollywood actor turned book publisher Corey Blake knows the value of vulnerability. Initially, Corey scored success baring his soul on-stage. Today, he's encouraging business leaders to do the same, but in the pages of their own books. Everyone from corner suite CEOs to wide-eyed interns has insecurities. But rather than hide those feelings away, Corey encourages us to open up and embrace the comp...

Ron Alvesteffer, CEO and President of Service Express , believes that by putting people first, success is inevitable. He's helped Service Express define its market and create a unique, performance-driven culture with the core value "to work with our employees to help them achieve their personal, professional and financial goals." Under his leadership, Service Express has been named by Forbes Magaz...

Over the last 20+ years, David Mammano has started seven businesses from scratch. He thrives on starting and growing businesses, as well as helping others do the same by infusing the latest entrepreneurial principles into their strategy. David's companies have been named three-times as an Inc. Magazine 5000 Growth Company. He's also the host of The Avanti Entrepreneur podcast, a TEDx speaker, a Fo...

Anese Cavanaugh is devoted to helping people show up and bring their best selves to the table in order to create a significant positive impact in their lives. She is the creator of the  IEP Method®  (Intentional Energetic Presence®), an advisor and thinking partner to leaders and organizations around the world, and author of  CONTAGIOUS CULTURE: Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an O...

Mark Metry  is the founder of  VU Dream , an agency focusing on growth in the virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality industry. He's also the host of Top 100 podcast  Humans 2.0  which explores "the modern technological context of our world and provides anyone with the full tools they need to develop themselves." He aims at exploring the humanness behind our tech-focused society by chatting wit...

Ruth Zukerman is the co-founder of  Soul Cycle  and  Flywheel , both wildly successful companies that innovated the studio cycling movement. Ruth pioneered the boutique fitness industry by creating the "studio" with a pay per class structure, modeling them after the dance studios she would frequent when she was pursuing her dance career. Over the last decade with these companies, she has come to r...

Patricia is the co-founder of Meditation Studio, the 5-star app that Apple named one of its' top 10 of the year. She is also the host of the popular podcast,  Untangle , Meditation Studio's original podcast that shares stories from experts, thought leaders and 'real people' about how meditation and mindfulness practices change us.   A New York-native and former media executive at CNBC, NBC and AOL...

Jack Stack is Founder, President and CEO of SRC Holdings Corporation. Jack has been called the "smartest strategist in America" by Inc. Magazine and one of the "top 10 minds in small business" by Fortune Magazine. A pioneer of the leadership model known as open-book management, Stack is the author of two books on the subject, The Great Game of Business and A Stake in the Outcome. His expertise in...

Jack Stack is Founder, President and CEO of SRC Holdings Corporation. Jack has been called the "smartest strategist in America" by Inc . Magazine and one of the "top 10 minds in small business" by Fortune Magazine. A pioneer of the leadership model known as open-book management, Stack is the author of two books on the subject, The Great Game of Business and A Stake in the Outcome. His expertise in...

Janet Solyntjes is a certified MBSR teacher and serves on the faculty of the Center for Mindfulness at UMass. She is also on the faculty of the Engaged Mindfulness Institute, helping train people to bring trauma-informed mindfulness into underserved and at-risk communities. Janet has offered MBSR courses in Colorado since 2000 and has been leading mindfulness meditation retreats in the United Stat...

Marcus Sheridan got his first start in the business world in 2001 when he began installing swimming pools with two other friends out of the back of a beat-up pickup truck. Nearly a decade later, Sheridan's company triumphed through the adversity after the collapse of the housing market to become one of the largest pool installers in the United States. Their  website  has become the most visited sw...

Heather Zara is CEO & Owner of Zara Creative, a full-service boutique video production studio focused on partnering with like minded brands whose products/services spark joy. Heather is a values driven leader committed to creating an environment that gives extraordinary creators the opportunity to live extraordinarily fulfilling lives of purpose. Before launching Zara Creative in January of 2012,...

Stephen Woessner is the Founder and CEO of Predictive ROI and the host of the Onward Nation podcast, a top-rated podcast for learning how business owners think, act, and achieve success. Onward Nation is listened to in more than 120 countries around the world. He is the author of three bestselling books including the Amazon #1 Bestseller  Profitable Podcasting . He is also a speaker, trainer, and...

Paul Spiegelman is the co-founder of the  Small Giants Community , a peer-group of businesses focused on culture and servant leadership. He is the former chief culture officer of  Stericycle , the co-founder and former CEO of BerylHealth and the founder and chairman of  The Beryl Institute . Paul is a New York Times best-selling author and has been honored with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of th...

Hamsa Daher is a business leader who is passionate about people, process, and growth. She grew up in Baghdad, Iraq, moving to the U.S in 1991. Her first language is Arabic, and she speaks English and Spanish. Hamsa received her bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Wayne State University and her MBA from Walsh College. After college, Hamsa worked for an immigration agency to help refugee and asyle...

Welcome to the do nothing ® Podcast with Rob Dube where we explore how mindful leaders create extraordinary cultures that impact their teams, communities, and ultimately the world. I'm Rob Dube, president and co-founder of imageOne, author of the book " do nothing ®" and host of the do nothing ® Podcast: how mindful leaders create extraordinary cultures. I was curious, how can we as leaders contin...