The Balancing Act with Andrew Temte, PhD, CFA

How can universities continue to build diversity in their student populations in a post-affirmative action world? How can we ensure successful outcomes for college entrants from historically underserved populations? How can we restore confidence in the value of higher education? To help answer these questions, we have Nancy Lee Sanchez-Badillo joining us today on The Balancing Act Podcast. Nancy i...

How do we encourage and increase the diversity of business faculty on college campuses? What is the purpose of The PhD Project? How do we encourage more high school graduates to consider careers in accounting? To help answer these questions, we have Blane Ruschak joining us on The Balancing Act Podcast. Blane is the president of The PhD Project. The PhD Project encourages and supports historically...

What type of Working Genius are you? How can the 6 Types of Working Genius Assessment help you improve hiring decisions in your business? How can you increase the probability of a successful consulting engagement to improve your organization's culture? To help answer these questions, we're continuing our conversation with Patrick Lencioni on today's episode of The Balancing Act Podcast! Patrick is...

Want to hear directly from the founder of the organizational health movement? Want to improve your organization's culture? What sets the Table Group apart from other organizational and leadership consulting firms? To help answer these questions, we have THE Patrick Lencioni joining us today on The Balancing Act Podcast! Patrick is a founder at the Table Group and is the pioneer of the organization...

What's the difference between value and price? Why should leaders invest resources in strategic pricing and value analysis? How do we make economics and finance topics a higher priority in our schools? How can leaders build the skill of data literacy in their teams? To help answer these questions, we have Doug Howarth joining us today on The Balancing Act Podcast. Doug is the CEO and founder of Hy...

How do we move from a focus on “busy” to a focus on productivity? Will AI help cure our "busyness epidemic?" How can we build time management skills in the workforce? To help answer these questions, we have Aytekin Tank joining us today on the Balancing Act Podcast. Aytekin is the founder and CEO of Jotform - a powerful online form builder tool with over 25 million users worldwide. Aytekin is also...

How can we build financial literacy in underserved populations? How can our youth prepare for entry into the legal profession? How can we build pathways for underserved youth into careers in law?   To help answer these questions, we have Gina Zapanta joining us today on the Balancing Act Podcast. Gina earned her law degree at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, is partner and co-founder of ZA Lawyer...

How do we solve the shortage of mental and behavioral health professionals in the US? How can we increase interest in mental and behavioral health careers in our youth? To help answer these questions, we have Brandon Jones joining us today on the Balancing Act Podcast. Brandon is the CEO of Triad - a leading provider of education, community, and career resources for behavioral and mental health pr...

Want to face your fear of failure at work? Want to build self-confidence? What does the journey to the c-suite as a chief marketing officer look like? To help answer these questions, we have Cate Hollowitsch joining us today on the Balancing Act Podcast. Cate is the chief marketing officer at Nesnah Ventures and was the director of marketing engagement at Organic Valley for nearly a decade. She is...

Does your business have a plan for managing change? How can executives quiet the voices of imposter syndrome? Are DEI initiatives 'working' for organizations and their stakeholders? To help answer these questions, we have Amber Ontiveros joining us today. Amber is the president and founder of Ontiveros & Associates - equity and change management consultants. She is an author, mentor, and ally;...

Want to know more about youth workforce development? How do we build alternative pathways to workplace success for the youth in our communities? How are organizations like Junior Achievement and the Boys & Girls Club in your region poised to help solve our workforce development challenges? To help answer these questions, we have a special panel discussion to focus on workforce development and...

How can we make the prospect of a mid-career change less daunting? How can we improve educational pathways into careers in finance and investing for traditionally underserved populations? How can we build financial literacy in high school and college students? Today's episode is the second of three from The Balancing Act Podcast - LIVE!! recording session where we focused on women in business in m...

We had so much fun recording the show LIVE! in early May. Today's episode is the first of three from that live event where we focus on women in business in my hometown of La Crosse, Wisconsin. My first guest from the Balancing Act Podcast - LIVE! is Betty Christiansen. Betty is the publisher of Coulee Region Women Magazine and I ask her about the balancing acts that magazine publishers engage in e...

How can we help women in technology roles succeed? How can we get more girls and women interested in careers in technology? How can the skill of bravery be developed to help reduce stress, burnout, and ensure pay equity for women in tech? Today, we have Nicole Trick Steinbach joining us. Nicole is the "International Bravery Coach” and helps women in tech “Build Your Brave Career.” As you might exp...

If you're a business founder or entrepreneur, where do you go for help? How do you identify a coach? How do you identify trusted potential funding partners? Today, we have Fred Cary joining us. Fred is the CEO of IdeaPros, an entrepreneurship educator and incubator, so we’ll be focusing today’s discussion on coaching and mentoring for founders and start-ups. Tune into episode 139 to hear Fred's st...

Do you have a personal board of advisors? How about a career map? Today on the Balancing Act Podcast, we have Pete Schramm joining us. Pete is the founder and CEO of Lattitude, a human connection platform designed to amplify new employee retention and mid level manager development. The company exists to help increase intentional internal engagement and strengthen workplace culture to improve emplo...

Our worst critics live inside our own minds. They constantly berate us and limit our personal and professional growth. This week we continue our exploration of the value of coaching and mentoring with Coach Mike Basevic. Coach Mike is the founder of No Limits Nation, a coaching consultancy that delivers two key programs -- The Anxiety Free Executive, and The Anxiety Free Student. Tune into episode...

Twisting in the breeze? Lack direction? Feeling unfocused? Today's episode marks the beginning of a miniseries on the value of coaching and mentoring in the workplace. To kick things off, we have Davidson Hang joining us. Davidson is an executive life coach and has led Kaizen Coaching since 2017. Tune into episode 136 to hear Davidson's inspirational story, his "rocket booster" moment, and his tho...

What if there was a software solution that allowed you to align individual, team, and company goals; measure productive capacity; identify and hone individual "superpowers;" and aid in the delivery of constructive feedback? Today, we have Projjal Ghatak joining us. Projjal is the CEO and co-founder of future of work technology provider Onloop. This episode explores Onloop’s Collaborative Team Deve...

I've got a very special treat for you today. In this episode, I sit down face to face with Dave Rogers. Dave is a fellow musician and is CEO of the world-famous Dave’s Guitar Shop that's based right here in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Today we’ll be focused on entrepreneurship, Dave’s journey, and may take a peek or two into some of his encounters with some of the most well known musicians on the planet...

Today I'd like to introduce you to Alli Berry. Alli is a respected thought leader in the areas of content marketing and search engine optimization (SEO) and has led omnichannel marketing initiatives at companies like The Motley Fool, The Arena Group, and Kaplan. Alli and I chat about the benefits and challenges of content marketing and peek behind the curtain into the world of SEO -- what it is, w...

Continuing with last week's episode on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) education, I'd like to introduce you to Elijah Kempton. Elijah is VP - West Region at engineering firm Campos EPC and is the board secretary at MathPath—a four week residential summer program for students showing high promise and interest in mathematics. During today's episode, we talk about the broad reachi...

In today's episode, I'd like to introduce you to the wonderful work of 4th Family, Inc. 4th Family empowers youth to learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through their love of sports. In the words of 4th Family co-founder John Scott, "4th Family is a non-profit organization working closely mentoring at-risk youth and one of our key focus areas is exciting kids about the opportun...

Casey Lankow joins me on the show today. Casey is a Sr. Leadership Development Business Partner at Amazon, is an adjunct assistant professor at Saint Mary’s University in Minneapolis, MN, and was co-founder and Chief Psychology Officer at personality assessment company A Deeper Way. This is our eighth and final episode in our miniseries on corporate culture. What a way to end the series with a dee...

In part seven of my miniseries on workplace culture, we have Teresa Vozza joining us. Teresa is the founder at Teresa Vozza Coaching and is the former CHRO at Allianz Partners in Toronto. She is a Coach Practitioner in Neurolinguistic Programming by the Association of Neurolinguistics Professionals and helps us think through the impact that work burnout can have on organizational culture. Tune int...