Run Your Life Show With Andy Vasily

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I interview Dr. Paul Sutter. Paul is a theoretical cosmologist, award-winning science communicator, U.S. Cultural Ambassador, author, essayist, podcaster, speaker, TV host, and a globally recognized leader in the intersection of art and science. Paul is a research professor at the Institute for Advanced Computational Science at Stony Brook University and a...

Send us Fan Mail It was an honor to interview Sunniva Sorby and Hilde Fålun Strøm in my latest podcast episode. Sunniva and Hilde are both courageously bold expeditioners, and citizen scientists who just over two years ago became the first women to live unassisted at the North Pole for what was supposed to be 9 months, but due to covid ended up being 21 months.  Sunniva and Hilde's work to ra...

Send us Fan Mail This week's conversation is with the inspiring New York Times best-selling author and internationally renowned speaker Daniel Pink. Daniel brings a wealth of knowledge and insight into this episode based on his decades of writing and research. Although the main purpose of our conversation was to unpack the themes related to his latest New York Times best-seller The Power of R...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Jennifer Abrams and I unpack her latest book Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing Up at Work. We take an in-depth dive into the 5 facets of personal and professional growth as outlined in her book. We discuss how these 5 facets apply to our improvement as an individual and as a workplace colleague in order to be able to show up as our best self with con...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I interview Rasmus Hougaard, the CEO/Founder of the Potential Project and best-selling author (Compassionate Leadership, The Mind of the Leader, and One Second Ahead). In the conversation, we cover such themes as living a mindful life, leadership,  dealing with trauma and helping organizations to thrive. Rasmus brings a wealth of knowledge and experience t...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jim Knight has been on my show two times previously and, in these episodes, we took a deep dive into the work he has done in the field of instructional coaching for the past two decades. In both of these episodes, Jim shared great insight into what instructional coaching is and how coaches work alongside educators to bring out their very best in order to have a positive impact...

Send us Fan Mail Rick was first on my show back in 2017 and, in this initial conversation, we explored the work he had done up until that point training teachers around the areas of assessment, feedback, and differentiated instruction. Rick’s work has received numerous media coverage over the years. Some examples include The Good Morning America Show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, The Washington P...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we will explore the power of personal narrative and the impact that mindset training has on sparking the very best within ourselves. We will double click on how we can all pursue our own level of excellence and in this episode, I will share snippets from interviews I’ve done on my podcast with three very uniquely talented and inspiring individuals who have carved...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Kath Murdoch. In today's show, we’ll explore leading and learning through the lens of inquiry and how taking on an inquiry stance, both internally and externally, can greatly shape what we learn about ourselves, others, and the world around us From the TED X stage to countless conferences, to lecture halls and schools around the globe, Kath has had a huge im...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Olli-Pekka Heinonen and I have a conversation about his journey of learning as the Director-General of the International Baccalaureate Organization. In this discussion, Ollie-Pekka shares what his vision of education is and what he has committed himself to in order to bring out the best in those who he leads. With that in mind, we chat about the conditions...

Send us Fan Mail Top-down leadership is not only outdated, it’s also incredibly counterproductive in this day and age. It simply doesn’t work as it once did, yet many leaders still feel the need to direct and command from above. Perhaps it’s self-imposed pressure, fear of looking incompetent, or the need to appear in complete control that causes these types of leaders to undervalue and push aside...

Send us Fan Mail Dyslexia can be difficult for educational leaders, teachers, parents, and communities to oftentimes deal with as there is no universal understanding of how to recognize and identify it, screen for it and/or aid students who struggle to read because of it. The fact is that many young people can face enormous hardship as they journey through school due to diagnosing issues. Many of...

Send us Fan Mail Hi everyone, thanks for tuning into another episode of my Run Your Life podcast. I just wanted to do a quick introduction into the new podcast series SPARKS OF REFLECTION that I am starting up to give you a bit of background into why I am choosing to do this new series.  The purpose of this series is to do a number of very short episodes devoted to sharing my thinking around some...

Send us Fan Mail I’m joined today by Jennifer Abrams, an international educational and communications consultant for public and independent schools, universities and non-profits.  Jennifer’s publications include Having Hard Conversations, The Multigenerational Workplace: Communicating, Collaborating & Creating Community and Hard Conversations Unpacked – the Whos, the Whens and the What Ifs, Sw...

Send us Fan Mail Charles Feltman joins me on my podcast today for a second time. Our first conversation in March 2022 took a deep dive into his book The Thin Book® of Trust: An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work. In that conversation we unpacked the 4 assessment domains that he outlines in his book and why understanding these domains is necessary for leaders to increase team cohesion and...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I feel lucky to have Dr. Helen Street back on my show for a second time. The first time Helen was on was in March of 2020. In that episode, Helen and I spoke in depth about her book Contextual Well-Being. I’ve included a link to that podcast in the show notes of today’s episode for anyone wanting to have a listen.  To frame up today’s episode, I want to share w...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today, Dr. Brent Hogarth is a sport and clinical psychologist whose journey toward excellence began in 2010 when he traveled to India to live and learn in a Buddhist Monastery. In Brent’s own words, “I learned how to live in the present moment for the first time in my life.” Since his experience in India, he has seen how this one ability - to be fully here and now -  enab...

Send us Fan Mail Alan Dunstan and Lewis Keens join me on the show for a discussion about the role that fear plays in our lives in regards to our growth and learning.  As Alan and Lewis co-host their own podcast called Infinite Leaders, we decided that we would release our conversation on both of our podcasts.  Both Lewis and Alan have leadership roles in education and have a combined 33 years of e...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I have my friend and mentor, Jim Roussin, on the podcast to chat about his book Transforming Teamwork: Cultivating Collaborative Cultures. Jim co-authored this book with Diane P. Zimmerman and Robert J. Garmston. A fantastic read that draws on research and practical experience. In the book, Jim and his co-authors identify and unpack strategies and tools that: ...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s show, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview the inspiring Kailee Scales, the CEO of Pencils of Promise. Every organization that strives to do great things in the world, needs a strongly empathetic, compassionate and caring leader who is deeply committed to creating lasting change. Kailee Scales has embodied these attributes from early in her life. She has been de...

Send us Fan Mail Neila Steele and I have revived our 4 X Mindfulness podcast series. A podcast series devoted to sharing our learning around mindfulness and well-being. Although we've recorded almost 20 of these episodes previously, it's been a few years since we released our last one. This podcast series is a passion project of ours and we hope to start releasing them regularly again. W...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Joe McDonough and I have a deep and moving conversation about his son Andrew, who at 14 years old lost his battle with cancer in 2007. Since that time Joe has devoted his life to keeping Andrew’s spirit alive through their B+ foundation.  In Joe’s own words: The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation honors the memory of Andrew, a 14-year-old athlete and ‘A’ student fr...

Send us Fan Mail On the show today, New York Times bestselling author and longtime Esquire writer, Cal Fussman.  He is also the host of the Big Questions podcast   I first came across Cal’s work more than 6 years ago when I heard him  interviewed by well known podcaster Tim Ferriss . I was immediately drawn to Cal’s amazing ability to tell stories. As you will see in our conversation today, Cal ha...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today, Charles Feltman, has spent the last 3 decades deeply devoted to unpacking the concept of trust and through his work, he tries to help people understand that trusting others is not a switch that we simply turn off forever when trust has been broken. He firmly believes that 'trust' is an essential aspect of strong, authentic and productive working relations...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s conversation is with Todd Herman, best-selling author, performance coach, and world-renowned speaker.  Todd is best known for the work he does coaching top-level people in sport, business, and entertainment. He believes deeply in being a practitioner, so he can create programs, systems, and tools for others, that are proven, practical and precise. He has logged more th...