One World in a New World - Apocalyptic Chats

Please do subscribe and share this series. The feedback has been stellar from our guests and you'll enjoy the individual journeys we take to share a collective mind flow toward a new living awareness. Our conversations dive into uncharted territory with curiosity and questions. We 'uncover' some very interesting and salient points of order. Tom Paladino has over 25 years of research and study of s...

It's been over a decade since Dennis and I first met in Crystal City, VA. at an American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) international leadership conference. Now the Association for Talent Development, the event was full of instructional developers and chief learning officers. His work and business has grown substantially since then.   Dennis Reina, Ph. D. and his life and busines...

And now for something completely different. We've been diving deep into the lives of those in the trenches in business, organizational development and systems transformation in a variety of ways. Kosta Makreas brings a new dimension to the conversations, perhaps in some ways apocalyptic to our audience, from having a professional career in software engineering to interacting with Star People. &nbs...

Poignant, Purposeful, Insightful and Inviting Dr. Pauline Crawford has been engaging apocalyptic chats in her work, Magical Conversations, for decades. She's an activator and wayshower for creating change in how we interact conversationally and ultimately in our functional daily lives; professions and relationships. Reflecting on Walking on the Moon or being in the Lighthouse with a little bit of...

Cogent, Coherent, Conversational Dive into Creating New Ways of Doing and Thinking Donna is co-founder of Unstitution - a purposeful coalition, a mindscape, a do-tank and a robust, modular methodology set that meaningfully brings together people and organizations from across civil society, business and government sectors.   We enter the Wayback machine again, highlighting the discussions goin...

Topics: Out of Body, Near-Death, Expanded Awareness, Shared Understanding  Have you ever had an Out-of-Body or Near-Death Experience? How did you relate to it initially?   Lynn K. Russell took the road less traveled for sure. It entailed a diverse and long misunderstood realm of out-of-body and near-death experiences. Many have these types of experiences yet aren't able to integrate, let...

We jump in the Wayback Machine, minus Peabody and Sherman, for a few moments in exploring Robert's early years in business and his family's challenges in continuing to grow the business. He introduces his awakening to a new way of being through Wayne Dyer's work.    Robert loves acronyms and shares several - DENIAL, 3D Thinking and how we tend to be self-limiting in our analysis paralysi...

We dive into a laughter-filled excursion into the journey Seth's had to be able to respond to life smiling through the challenges we all face. Laughing in the face of tragedy does not deny the event at all, although some use it as a coping strategy. Not the case with Seth.   How do we deal with tragedy in life? What are some of the ways in which we can help others in process of life-threateni...

You'll want to take notes on this apocalyptic chat as it is full of comparative ideas and resources to explore. Dr. Zabiegalski began his interest in human dynamics and questioning how we work together better from his own quest for such. His experience and expertise at high-level consulting and strategic management offers another perspective of how business and human interaction evolve.  The...

And now for something completely different, truly... Imagine if you were able to gracefully get through the things that are difficult for you. We'll explore how neuroscience relationship strategy ignites the mind's ability to cognate and coagulate. What if you were able to communicate with realms others don't experience, let alone even know exist? How would that ability function in the world today...

Are we coming out of or going into? Who's leading us? How are they leading us? Are they trustworthy? What are the signs of trustworthiness? How does that affect our lives?   My conversation with Michell Levy takes us down the rabbit hole of credibility. He's a Global Credibility Expert, according to his branding. What's credibility to you? You'll want to watch the entire interview because it...

We take a deep dive into the sensemaking of design and strategy starting with reminiscing college days at Ball State University. Both of us had similar 'awakenings' that changed our outlook on life. Brady Mick is on sabbatical currently from strategic design and planning, having been a facilitator of process and workplace design.    His passion for co-creating cohesion in customer/vendor...

Our conversation spins and twirls in the dance of the making sense humorously. We discuss his early comedic upbringing and surviving in Brooklyn. Then, onto his participation in creating an alternative school in Washington DC during the 60s. The circuity of comedy and conversation takes us through sharing sacred space in truth telling as well. Swami ultimately pronounces an upwising in the awarene...

Our chat reveals much about the human spirit and the elegance in which we learn how to work together in the diverse play in life. It's so rewarding to have conversations with thought leaders who often are known in their fields, yet are relatively unknown elsewhere. We can all grow together once we know how to respect one another.   A Forbes Top 10 Diversity & Inclusion Trailblazer, Debora...

I invite a legend in the training industry, Jim Britt, to share his own awakening process and tasty tidbits of transcendence. Jim describes a process he went through while living in Sedona, where he had his own apocalypse. His story reflects an old saying I love. “No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back.” — Turkish proverb.   Jim looks into what being resourceful means an...

Remember to subscribe!  The wisdom of our elders is often diminished by their inability to share and our unwillingness to listen. Erica's life story is profound and our journey through the travesty to triumph of a holocaust survivor to her inspirationally-filled lifestyle today as a fearless example for others is replete with tasty tidbits of transcendence she shares here. She's bright and un...

Make sure to subscribe!  Zen climbs in the cabin with another coagulator of possibility who's brought delight and excitement to many by sharing their articles and stories on the BizCatalyst360.com website, as well as other social media platforms. It is an award-winning platform, though the guy behind it is certainly much more than just a publisher. Listen in...    Dennis and his wif...

Make sure you subscribe, please!  Zen crosses the pond virtually, engaging in a conversation about regenerative development with Anton Chernikov, an architect entrepreneur who is building businesses at the intersection of real estate, technology, sustainability, food and education. Enjoy the conversation!   Anton asked this question about the future with so many remote workers not being...

Make sure you subscribe, please!  Mansi Kakkar is a Pattern Transcriber, Mindset Weaver and Warrior Goddess in modern times with her work in Regenerative Design & Innovation, Human & Planet Centered Design, Systems Catalyst, and Network & Community Weaver across a variety of personal and professional endeavors.   Zen leaps into the liminal space with Mansi, revealing a mutual...

Make sure you subscribe, please!   Zen opens a door to a deeper conversation about career changes and personal passions with Michelle Holliday, author and regenerative practitioner, who had a successful career in brand strategy, working for Coca-Cola and H.J. Heinz. You'll love the experience and wisdom shared by a career woman who converted her skillset to helping individuals and organizatio...

Make sure you subscribe, please!  Zen leaps onto the unconventional Flourishing Business Canvas to explore the possibilities with Antony Upward. A Sustainability Business Architect and Principal of flourishing enterprise design consultancy, Antony is the founding entrepreneur of Edward James Consulting Ltd. We met during a Thought Leader in Systems Transformation World Café designed and organ...

Make sure you subscribe, please!  Zen dives into a discussion about harmony with self, others and nature with Dr. Robert Gilman, an astrophysicist, sustainability pioneer and someone who most definitely qualifies as a cultural “change-agent”. For over 30 years he's been on a mission to help communities around the world understand cultural transitions and encourages everyone to embody practice...

Make sure you subscribe, please!  Your host explores a multinational journey and personal passions for getting people, places and things to work together better with Fyodor Ovchinnikov, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Institute for Evolutionary Leadership  The Institute for Evolutionary Leadership is a California-based social enterprise that develops leaders for systems transforma...