Make Life Less Difficult

Send us a message! My guest today is Nicole Anderson. Nicole is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in driving organizational success through human-centered change management. As a Partner at The Kaler Group, her unique ability to integrate people, processes, and technology has made her a pivotal force in enhancing organizational effectiveness and fostering positive culture an...

Send us a message! My guest today is Linda Hoopes.  Linda helps organizations, teams, and individuals thrive in turbulence.  She’s a writer and speaker on the topics of resilience, change, and employee well-being.  Linda is a returning guest, having been on the podcast a couple of years ago with Kris Burbank, where they talked about their co-authored book, Embracing Another Normal: Resilience Stor...

Send us a message! My guest today is Elif Malmqvist. Elif is an executive coach who is currently studying cognitive neuroscience so she can better understand the why behind human emotions and connections.   Elif is passionate about helping people understand neuroplasticity, specifically around understanding negative thoughts or baggage from the past and how to create more positivity and happiness...

Send us a message! My guest today is Jules Kuroda. Jules’s life passion is helping people get past the ideas they have of themselves to unlock more fulfillment. Our minds are wonderful and dangerous tools, she says, depending on how we wield them. Jules loves complexity and strives for simplicity and believes the world is more interesting with our paradoxes explored. Her aim is to bring more joy a...

Send us a message! Welcome back to Make Life Less Difficult. My guest today is Michael Ulrich. Michael is a contemplative psychotherapist based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a background in clinical practice, systems thinking, and integral development. His work bridges traditional therapeutic modalities with emergent, self-organizing ways of relating and healing. In our conversation today, Michael...

Send us a message! My guest today is Andra Davidson. Andra is a collaboratively trained Certified Divorce Coach and mediator who created the Better Than Before Divorce™ Program to provide emotional support to men and women navigating divorce. Her clients benefit from her 25+ years of experience in crisis communications, branding, and marketing, as well as my calm strength and commitment to tangibl...

Send us a message! My guest today is Debra Kiva.  Debra is a certified grief educator and coach who works with, and is trained by, renowned grief expert, David Kessler.  Debra facilitates loss groups for Kessler's online grief community, Tender Hearts, and co-facilitates loss groups for grieving complex relationships. And she supports people facing anticipatory grief, the grief of losing a lo...

Send us a message! My guest today is Milena Trevisani. Before becoming a coach, Milena worked for 20 years in the corporate world , and which took her to many different countries.  Along the way, she met lots of extraordinary people who opened her eyes to the possibilities that we all hold within us.  During her 10 years at The New York Times as a Director of Business Development and Sales, Milena...

Send us a message! My guest today is Maura Lightfoot. Maura is a leadership and culture coach with a wealth of experience and knowledge.  From human resources in the Middle East to financial services management consulting in London to nonprofit organizational culture in Washington D.C., Maura’s experience equips her with a unique perspective that is both grounded and global. In our conversation to...

Send us a message! My guest today is Mikaela Seligman. Mikaela is the Founder of the company, Lumin/Us, which offers tailored leadership coaching and education, facilitation, and organizational consulting.  Mikaela brings her 30+ years of experience leading in and also coaching/consulting for mission-driven organizations and leaders. At the heart of her work, Mikaela helps leaders have impact with...

Send us a message! My guests today are Tommy Jiang and Kevin Harrington. I met Tommy and Kevin while traveling in Patagonia last year.  It was one of those connections that permeate great international travel.  My husband and I were at the end of our month-long excursion and got to enjoy a 35+ hour ferry ride filled with hours of great conversation with them.   Learning about their passions and ex...

Send us a message! My guest today is Steve Whearty. Steve is a certified executive coach and learning & development specialist with over 30 years of experience in leadership and learning professional roles. He began his career as a Naval Flight Officer, serving on active duty in the U.S., Italy, and Japan.  Steve continued to serve as a civilian employee of the Federal Government in various ro...

Send us a message! My guest today is Jessica Zucal. Jessica is an organization system innovator and change enabler.  As a NeuroLeadership trained coach and Emotional Intelligence practitioner, she supports leaders in creating new mindsets that free them from inhibiting believe systems and helps them unlock greater leadership potential. Jessica is the Director of Organization Change & Transform...

Send us a message! My guest today is Louiza Kiritopoulos-Adams. Louiza is an organizational psychologist and an executive, leadership development, and performance coach.  She has over 20 years of leadership experience across diverse industries and global markets.  She’s deeply passionate about unlocking human potential to create a lasting impact at both organizational and market levels. Louiza and...

Send us a message! My guest today is Ravi Ram. Ravi is a returning guest and I’m so grateful to have another conversation with him here on the podcast.   Ravi's career and life are guided by his passion for helping others develop, feel a deep sense of connection and belonging, and have fun in the process. He finds meaning in being a source of warmth, energy, and inspiration for others, and hi...

Send us a message! My guest today is Shimrit Nativ. Shimrit is a Success & Freedom Mentor, CEO and founder of Master Your Path Academy. Having built a 6-figure business in a matter of months, when she first started out, with no prior experience, Shimrit is the perfect example of what's possible when you have a desire & drive to create a significant impact. As a Transformational &...

Send us a message! My guest today is Kenny Leahman. I first learned a piece of Kenny’s story from an article in Yahoo News with the headline: Retired CIA officer opens up about coming out as gay during ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ era: ‘I was terrified every single day.’ Immediately, I wanted to have Kenny on my podcast and today is the day I get to share our conversation with you!  We got to meet in p...

Send us a message! My guest today is Seth Yelorda. Seth has a decade of expertise as a leadership coach and organizational development consultant. His approach centers on clarifying vision, developing leadership skills, and fostering a transformative organizational culture. Seth is skilled in aligning team dynamics and programs to achieve optimal effectiveness and synergy.  Seth and I first met in...

Send us a message! My guest today is Anna Sparks. Anna is a returning guest and it’s so great to get to talk with her again! Our previous conversations have been focused on books we read and discussed together.  If you haven’t listened to them, they are episodes 15 and 34, and we talk about the books Professional Troublemaker:The Fear-Fighter Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones, and Unbound, A Woman&apos...

Send us a message! My guest today doesn’t really qualify as a guest, as much as a co-contributor.  Russ Watts has been regular guest, sharing stories, reflections, hosting conversations, and contributing in so many ways to making life less difficult.   Russ is a leadership coach, outdoor enthusiast, mountain adventurer and athlete, and dedicated father and husband.  He lives in Italy with his fami...

Send us a message! My guest today is Stephen Barry. Stephen is a massage therapist living in the Nashville, Tennessee area. Stephen is someone who I have wanted to have on the podcast for years, so it’s truly a delight to finally share this conversation here. Stephen originally connected with me after I was on a podcast called Everyone’s Agnostic.  We had a number of things in common including our...

Send us a message! My guest today is Gai Ben Dor. Gai is a leadership development and change management expert, coach, and facilitator who works with leaders and organizations worldwide. He is an international keynote speaker specializing in leadership and excellence. Gai has a fascinating story – well, many fascinating stories, really.  I was fortunate to meet Gai through the Georgetown Universit...

Send us a message! My guest today is Allison Ebert.  Allison is an Education Specialist with the U.S. Department of State.  She’s also a Leadership Coach through Georgetown University’s Institute of Transformational Leadership and has a Master of Education in Leadership and Management. Originally from Minnesota, Allison has been living and working in Germany for the last 20 years. Allison and I me...

Send us a message! My guest today is Lynn Ellen Queen. Lynn Ellen is an executive coach working with clients from around the globe.  One of her core values is making a difference, which she truly does, as you’ll soon hear through her stories here. Lynn Ellen also makes a difference in her volunteer work, serving on several non-profit boards. In our conversation today, Lynn Ellen shares two stories...

Send us a message! My guests today are Jerome Deroy and Julienne Ryan. Jerome and Julienne are hosts of the podcast, Leadership Story Talks.  I was fortunate to meet Jerome and Julienne through the kind introduction of Nadine Keller and Linda Knox of Precision Sales Coaching and Training .  Jerome is the CEO of Narativ , a company that helps companies activate behavioral change from the inside out...