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The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and  Rachel Fisch  discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on  iTunes  or an  Android app . This week, John and Rachel discuss an ATD article, " 3 Reasons Employee Engagement Is Declining And How Managers...

Meg Vito grew up exploring with her family, often taking trips as long as three months as her parents made it a priority to see as much as possible. Now she considers herself to be a "weekend warrior", spending her time away from work hiking, camping, canoeing and exploring the outdoors – not only across Canada but other countries as well. In this episode, Meg and I talk about how her exploring ha...

The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and  Rachel Fisch  discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on  iTunes  or an  Android app . This week, John and Rachel discuss a Chicago Tribune article, " 7 Deadly Sins of Employee Communication " by Suj...

Sammie Johannes has been weight training since she was 16 years old. Her classes ended sooner than her younger brother's, so she would spend that time at the gym next door, working with dumbbells and doing some kickboxing. Now, she's placing in powerlifting competitions and hitting milestone lifts in bench, squat, and very close to this in dead lift. Some of her colleagues have even come to suppor...

The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and  Rachel Fisch  discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on  iTunes  or an  Android app . This week, John and Rachel discuss a Search Party article, " 4 Key Steps for Creating Employee Engagement " by ...

Ed Kless grew up near New York City with parents in a "mixed marriage" – one rooted for the Giants and the other rooted for the Dodgers. Luckily, both teams moved before he was born, so it was easy for him to grow up a Mets fan. He's attended a game in 18 baseball stadiums across the country, with Citi Field being his favorite. He recalls a great story about being at the game when the Mets won the...

The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and  Rachel Fisch  discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on  iTunes  or an  Android app . This week, John and Rachel discuss a Harvard Business Review article, " Burnout at Work Isn't Just About Exhaust...

Tim Cowley started playing rugby after a friend suggested they both join a team as they were watching a match on TV. It had been several years after his college football ended, but Tim thought those skills would translate well to the rugby pitch. Besides, it was in his blood because his grandfather had played Gaelic Football in Ireland and then a little bit after immigrating the US. He's also real...

The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and  Rachel Fisch  discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on  iTunes  or  Stitcher . This week, John and Rachel discuss an ATD article, " Don't go to school for finance — liberal arts is the future " by ...

Trent McLaren grew up visiting his family's beach home near Melbourne anytime his parents had a long break from work. When he moved to Sydney, he thought what better place to live than on the beach? Then he can visit every day instead of just for holidays. When he isn't entertaining coworkers at his home, he really enjoys walking along the beach and sipping lattes. In this episode, Trent and I dis...

The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and  Rachel Fisch  discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on  iTunes  or  Stitcher . This week, John and Rachel discuss an ATD article, " Want to Increase Employee Engagement? Hold Managers Accountable "...

Garrett Wagner started riding bicycles when he was young and has never quit. He started riding competitively after a good friend invited him to join the team. Since then, he's done many 100-mile rides, biked parts of the Tour de France course, and participated in many races and triathlons. He really enjoys the challenge that cycling forces you to conquer and the pure joy and freedom he experiences...

The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and  Rachel Fisch  discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on  iTunes  or  Stitcher . This week, John and Rachel discuss a HR Digest article, " A Not-To-Do List to Cultivate Work-Life Balance " by  Anna V...

Paul Meissner has always had a thing for winter sports. After competing in downhill skiing in University, his attention turned to curling, a sport where he gets to yell a lot. Some of his highlights include a game against the gold medal-winning Canadian Paralympic Team and another time playing a pickup game against Greg McAulay, a Canadian world champion curler. In this episode, Paul and I talk ab...

The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and  Rachel Fisch  discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on  iTunes  or  Stitcher . This week, John and Rachel discuss a Forbes article, " 3 Benefits Companies Can Provide To Boost Work-Life Balance " b...

Liz Mason began traveling when her Dad brought her along on business trips to London and the Caribbean. Since then, she's been hooked and now sets her personal goal to travel at least two weeks a year to disconnect and focus on something positive in order to break the anxiety and stress that build up from work. She believes in this so much that her firm offers everyone a $1,000 stipend if they com...

The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and  Rachel Fisch  discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on  iTunes  or  Stitcher . This week, John and Rachel discuss a Harvard Business Review article, " HR's Vital Role in How Employees Spend Their T...

Michael Wherry has been downhill skiing since he was very young. And now he's gotten his daughter in the sport, even taking a trip together to Breckenridge, Colorado this past winter. It was during this trip that he realized how much skiing had taught him how to be a better manager. Because everyone has had different experiences, a good manager needs to find the right questions to get others to ex...

The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and Rachel Fisch discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on iTunes or Stitcher . This week, John and Rachel discuss a Forbes article, " How To Build An Innovative Workplace Culture With Experimentation "...

Andy Wang started playing guitar just after graduating high school and later joined a punk rock/ska band when he was in college. He started after his father told him, "Why talk about it? Go take a lesson!" Since then, he's learned to play the Hawaiian slack key guitar and has entertained Christie Brinkley, performed at Staten Island Stadium, the Highline Ballroom, the Kennedy Center for the Perfor...

The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and Rachel Fisch discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on iTunes or Stitcher . This week, John and Rachel discuss a Washington Post article, " Uber founder Travis Kalanick resigns as CEO amid a sharehol...

Drew Carrick, aka "Petty Ca$h", has always wanted to entertain those around him. Whether it's his original rap songs about accounting or him being his college mascot for a few events, Drew really enjoys standing out, so he was a natural fit for the Green Apple Podcast. His "Public Accounting Anthem" went viral and the rest was history. Colleagues at his firm have recognized his innovation and ente...

The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and Rachel Fisch discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on iTunes or Stitcher . This week, John and Rachel discuss a Forbes article, " Ten Company Rules That Destroy Trust And Teamwork " by Liz Ryan .

Chris Ekimoff refers to himself as a "swammer", as in someone that used to swim competitively. So competitive in fact that he was a member of the Saint Bonaventure University swimming team who won conference championship for the Atlantic 10 Conference in 2006. This helped him stand out in his start class at Deloitte thanks to the Summer Olympics happening the year he graduated. Many people found o...

The Green Apple Podcast does weekly "Green Apple Slices", where John Garrett and Rachel Fisch discuss a recent business article related to the Green Apple Message. These shorter segments are released each Monday, so don't miss an episode by subscribing on iTunes or Stitcher . This week, John and Rachel discuss a Entrepreneur article, " Why You Should Never Follow Your Passion " by Bryan Elliott .