Warriors at Work

Warriors at Work is celebrating 5 years this coming March and we are kicking off 2025 with a great interview with Derek Koenig - marketing & creative extraordinaire.  He shares with us highlights from his 25 year career, what he learned from his work around the globe and his most recent assignment in Shanghai, China.  Derek takes us on his journey of ideas, incredible business results, and ins...

This week I welcome two incredible women from my personal circle, Hilary DiPiero and Teresa Pearson. Long term friends turned collaborators, who have come together in the creation of a brand that is focused on sharing the beauty and power of the small moments in life.  Personally, I am struck by their connection to each other and their decision to reveal themselves so that it can bring happiness a...

We welcome to the Warrior community a security and risk management expert, Molly Blomquist, renowned for her leadership in high stakes situations in Iraq and Pakistan.  She has extensive experience in negotiations and interrogations and joins us to discuss the Art of Interrogation.  She breaks down the complex and nuanced skill of interrogation into easy to use tools that we can apply in our every...

We are fortunate to be joined by Betty McCormack, Managing Director in HR for Accenture, to discuss the reinvention of HR. HR’s position from a strategic standpoint is crucial right now in the re-imagining of the workplace and the businesses that we are trying to create. She will share with us some of her incredible insights, strategy and experiences being at the top of her game as an executive. S...

This week I am sharing a very important expert in my life, Dr. Wendy Warner. Dr. Warner has played a crucial role in my health and well-being for the past 5 years and I am thrilled to share her wisdom with my Warrior nation! Dr. Warner is a functional medicine practitioner who seeks to find the root of illness and help you to live an optimal life. In this conversation, we talk about how functional...

As we celebrate the Olympics, and watch athletes strive for their best, we find ourselves encouraged to adopt our own healthy mindset. This week we welcome to the community a true warrior and well-being guru, Dilan Gomih, to help us on that path.  She is a celebrated speaker, fitness specialist and Founder of Dilagence.  Dilan helps organizations and individuals achieve high-performance by showing...

This week, we welcome Aoifinn Devitt, Chief Global Market Strategist and founder and creator of The Fiftyfaces Podcast. Aoifinn is a force when it comes to markets, investing and storytelling and together we explore her personal and professional journey and the lightbulb moments that have guided her success. We take a deep dive into the magic of human connection as a business builder and what happ...

This week we welcome Robin Merle, author of Involuntary Exit , A Woman’s Guide to Thriving After Being Fired , to share her insights. She brings a unique perspective to the conversation, showing how moving past the initial stages of anger and fear, and finding ourselves on a path of self-reflection can turn the experience into a positive one.  It can help us to rediscover our values and remind us...

This month we introduce you to Courtney Lalotra, Founder and President of the nonprofit organization One Life to Love. For Courtney it all started with a trip to India that changed her life path and she brings us along the way. She shares personal stories, from her own life and the children around her, that shows how her organization strives to empower vulnerable people, ensuring every child has t...

Networking is a crucial aspect of any business. Whether you are just starting out or a seasoned business professional, building relationships can help you gain valuable insights and find new business opportunities.  This series shares conversations with four extraordinary business women, from the Warrior community, to discuss the skills of networking. Many people struggle with networking, or get s...

Networking is a crucial aspect of any business. Whether you are just starting out or a seasoned business professional, building relationships can help you gain valuable insights and find new business opportunities.  This series shares conversations with four extraordinary business women, from the Warrior community, to discuss the skills of networking. Many people struggle with networking, or get s...

Networking is a crucial aspect of any business. Whether you are just starting out or a seasoned business professional, building relationships can help you gain valuable insights and find new business opportunities.  This series shares conversations with four extraordinary business women, from the Warrior community, to discuss the skills of networking. Many people struggle with networking, or get s...

Networking is a crucial aspect of any business. Whether you are just starting out or a seasoned business professional, building relationships can help you gain valuable insights and find new business opportunities.  This series shares conversations with four extraordinary business women, from the Warrior community, to discuss the skills of networking. Many people struggle with networking, or get s...

We welcome John Racanelli to join us in an inspiring conversation about our “Ocean Planet”.  He shares with us his own journey and inspiration, as well as some of his innovative designs that bring awareness to the “ocean conservation space”. We know that protecting our oceans is essential for the well-being of our planet, but there is so much more.  John helps us learn about its connection to huma...

This week we welcome Caroline Faulkner to help set our Warriors on the path to change and reinvention. Caroline guides teams through pivotal changes and has been an incredible coach over the past 35 years of her career. Together she takes us through a pivotal change in her life recently that lead to her own growth, evolution and transformation. She is direct, approachable, a great storyteller and...

This week we continue to explore the power of transformation with my special guest, David Brown Jrs (DBJ), Head of Operations Support and Business Controls for the US Businesses at Prudential Financial. He is also an author, coach and one of the coolest spiritual individuals I have known over the years. He shares with us how he defines transformation, but more importantly how he helps others step...

This week’s conversation with Nargis Hilal, Chief Compliance Officer & Counsel of Lazard Asset Management LLC, shows us the importance of transformational thinking. Embracing transformation is about being open to change and seeing it as an opportunity for growth and greater opportunities. Transformation is the key to so many new ways of being organized, structural and functional in our persona...

I am delighted to bring to you a special conversation I had with two long time colleagues and friends, Founders of the financial advisory firm, Capital Strategies, Barbara Best and Nancy Rizzuto. As part of the powerful CAP STRAT community building efforts, Barbara and Nancy created and now oversee a national program called CAP STRAT Women’s Forum. Each month they highlight interesting women with...

Our conversation this week is with Sr. Marilyn Lacey, RSM, Founder of Mercy Beyond Borders. Get ready to be challenged, inspired and moved to tears! Mercy Beyond Borders is a global organization that is forging ways for women and girls in extreme poverty to learn, connect and lead. Sr. Marilyn shares incredible stories of courage, determination and divinity in this conversation. It was a priviledg...

I welcome back Amy Gonzales, of AG Leadership, to Warriors at Work to re-record a conversation on the power of presence. This is one of the most popular conversations on my platform and I thought it was a good time to see what has changed since Covid and discuss how our communication skills are evolving in a hybrid world. We discuss some differences we see from a gender and cultural perspective, t...

What are the differences between having influence and being impactful? How are our relationships a key factor in becoming an influential leader? This week we have a conversation with Brenda Knapp, a trained and certified leadership coach with the Knapp Development Group, focusing on achieving effective leadership through influence. We learn the importance of understanding that we BUILD influence,...

I am thrilled to welcome Ann Mehl, Founder and Executive Coach at Ann Mehl Enterprises LLC, as our go-to resource for discussions on leadership vulnerabilities and conflict. We discuss embracing the concept of “Good Conflict” and employing the practice of non-violent communication to find a path through conflict. We also tap into our emotions, the key role they play in our approach to conflict, an...

Summer provides an opportunity to focus on our well-being and enjoy the season to the fullest. We can use this time to reset, recharge, and come back to work with a refreshed perspective. I was curious about what our Warrior Community was doing during the summer. How are they enjoying this time of year to incorporate more play, fun and personal time into their lives? Over the next few weeks we wil...

This week I welcome returning guest, Maryanne Spatola who gives us an inside look into her new book, The Office is Dead, Now What?. What did we learn as a result of our actions during Covid, and the evolution of our workplace, and how can we make things better in the future? Maryanne interviewed a powerful group of global leaders about their best and brightest ideas on how to be a future ready lea...

This week we gain insight into valuable tools that Dr. Annie White shares with us from her best-selling book, The Calm Code. By learning to listen to our negative emotions and redirecting our energies we find accessible ways to manage the stress and anxiety in our lives. She shows us how to ground ourselves in positive emotions to help train our brain the best way to deal with these situations. Th...