Work From The Inside Out
Episodes
197: The Leadership Pause: From Intention to Purpose with Chris Johnson
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Chris Johnson says we need new ways of working with each other, in our businesses, and with our own stresses. And she maintains that can be built ...
196: Look Inward to Find Your Best Value with Marion Spears Karr
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marion Spears Karr has over 30 years of experience in executive recruiting and talent acquisition in healthcare. He has led successful recruitment tea...
195: Empowering Working Parents with Lori Mihalich-Levin
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After returning to a full-time law practice from maternity leave, Lori Mihalich-Levin discovered that she did not have the resources she needed to man...
194: Scale a Business That You Love with Eleanor Beaton
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eleanor Beaton is the founder of SafiMedia, an education & coaching company for women entrepreneurs. Through SafiMedia and her podcast Power Prese...
193: Fearless Culture: Thriving in the Hybrid Workplace with Gustavo Razzetti
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gustavo Razzetti’s favorite question is “what if?” That simple question has helped him on his quest for continuous exploration and experimentati...
192: Building the Business of You with Connie Steele
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Connie Steele grew up as a first generation Chinese-American with the traditional pressures to excel academically as the pathway to success. Her Dad h...
191: Use Your Voice to Offer Transformative Value with Deborah Coviello
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deb Coviello is an introvert who likes to talk. As a child, she often wanted to express herself and enjoyed participating in activities such as the sc...
190: Ask Questions. Don’t Assume. Gather Resources with Julie Schecter
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Schechter danced her way through childhood into college, focusing on ballet. When she wasn’t dancing, she might be hanging out with her dad in...
189: Create Ultrahabits to Develop Self-Mastery with RJ Singh
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
RJ Singh has lived a double life more than once. He loved it in some respects because it was dynamic, yet he chooses to live quite differently these d...
188: Amplify Your Strengths and Create Career Clarity with Jill Griffin
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jill Griffin has spent her career leading innovation, digital and media strategy, content development, and marketing programs for many of the world’...
187: Notice the Little Clues That Give You Energy with Kelli Thompson
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kelli Thompson is a leadership coach and speaker who specializes in helping women advance to the rooms where decisions are made. She is the founder of...
186: Be Bold and Lead With Character with Sandra Stosz
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vice Admiral Sandra Stosz, US Coast Guard retired, was the first woman to command an icebreaker on the Great Lakes and to lead a US Armed Forces servi...
185: Great Work: Do What Matters Most with Amanda Crowell
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and creator of the Great Work journals. She educates future teachers, coaches accident...
184: Building Inclusive Cultures Through Mentoring with Lisa Fain
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Fain grew up in a family of lawyers and while there was no obvious pressure, she ended up going to law school. She had envisioned a career in pub...
183: Don't always stick to the original plan with Christina Eanes
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Eanes’ first career took an entrepreneurial path just as she was about to enter middle school. Living near a golf course, she would retrie...
182: My Clients Are My Best Teachers with Emma Arnoff
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Arnoff told me that helping others has always been in her blood. As a young child growing up in New York City, she had strabismus, a condition th...
181: Communicate with Confidence and Curiosity with Tracy Hooper
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the Founder of The Confidence Project, Tracy Hooper helps people elevate their personal and professional presence, communicate with clarity, and wo...
180: Working Towards a Bigger Idea with Laura Spero
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Spero told me that she was an intense kid who gave her all to everything she did.She played soccer, competed in Tae Kwon Do, swam competitively,...
179: Facing fear? Ask questions to get grounded with Antuan Magic Raimone
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I recently sat down with Antuan Magic Raimone to learn about his journey to become the first male universal swing for the five US companies of the pop...
178: Storytelling that Transforms the Narratives of Lives with Corey Blake and Genevieve Georget
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Work from the Inside Out podcast is a little different than usual. Two of my previous guests, Corey Blake and Gen Georget, returned to s...
177: Embrace Relationships, Love your Career with Fran Hauser
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Fran Hauser was just 6 years old, she would prepare the invoices for her father’s landscaping business. Her mother was a seamstress and had a t...
176: Move Your Career to the Next Level with Sonja Price
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sonja Price did not know what she wanted to be when she grew up, yet she was always a curious person who enjoyed learning new things.When the time cam...
175: Be Consistent, Persistent to Elevate Your Impact with Michael Wenderoth
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I begin each of my weekly podcast conversations by asking my guest about their early years. They often share a story about their childhood aspirations...
174: Build a Career That Honors Who You Truly Are with Megan Leatherman
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Leatherman is the founder and director of A Wild New Work, an ecological career development agency-based in the Pacific Northwest. As a career c...
173: It’s All Invented, Enjoy the Process with Travis Scott
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As far back as he can remember Travis Scott has always called himself a plant nerd. Growing up in a small town in Indiana, he loved spending time outs...
172: You Have Power, Even When You Think You Don’t with Deepa Purushothaman
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Deepa Purushothaman grew up, she always felt different. Being one of a few students of color amongst the 500 in her school in White House Station, ...
171: Make Your Mess Your Message with Shari Leid
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shari Leid’s life started out “a little messy” as she refers to it. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she was abandoned as a baby and has never known ...
170: Focus on Your Strengths with Anwin Mbah
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The oldest of four sisters, AnwinMbahalways thought she should set the example as the responsible one.Growing up in a sheltered diplomatic household, ...
169: Be Curious and Be Out There with Janine MacLachlan
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Janine MacLachlan is on a mission to get ideas heard. She’s a communications strategist with deep experience in brand positioning and business story...
168: Unfear: Transformation into Growth and Learning with Gaurav Bhatnagar & Mark Minukas
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gaurav Bhatnagar and Mark Minukas are the founders of Co-Creation Partners, a firm that advises, consults, and coaches senior leaders and their teams ...
167: Do Your Homework and Then Go For It with Eric Vernsten
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Vernsten was a kid when the OJ Simpson trial was on TV. He and his older brother would watch it daily and on Friday nights, along with his family...
166: Keep on Pushing Through the Obstacles with Devon Harris
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Devon Harris is a founding member of the first Jamaican bobsled team, which competed in the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary, Canada. Their exploits insp...
165: Build High-Quality Career Relationships with Rebecca Otis Leder
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
designer, creating and facilitating engaging and interactive career development learning experiences to help workplaces build cultures of connection a...
164: Remember, Somebody Out There Needs You! with Darcy Eikenberg
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember your first job? Darcy Eikenberg wins the prize for having one of the most unusual first work experiences. During the holidays in her c...
163: Jump from Your Heart with Jens Heitland
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jens Heitland is an entrepreneur, connector, innovation culture expert, business adviser and the CEO of Heitland Innovation. In 2019, he stepped out o...
162: Unlock the Secrets of High Achievement and Success with Ruth Gotian
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ruth Gotian is one of the most interesting women I have ever gotten to know. I could tell you about her extraordinary academic and professional ac...
161: Honesty Unpacked: Look Under the Hood with Ron Carucci
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Carucci has spent his whole career holding up mirrors to leaders and organizations to ask them to be more honest with themselves, with the story t...
160: Tammy’s Book Launch! Work from the Inside Out with Darcy and Tammy
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday I did something BIG. I launched my first book! Ok, enough about me … let me tell you about the book. It's titled Work from the Insid...
159: It’s Not too Late To Be Happy with EvolveMe Linda & Judy
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The moment I met Judy Schoenberg and Linda Lautenberg, the co-founders of EvolveMe something clicked within me. It actually gave me goosebumps. I was ...
158: Stop Overthinking and Trust Yourself with Melody Wilding
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As far back as she can recall, Melody Wilding remembers feeling different. She was always very observant and tuned into her environment, feeling affec...
157: Be Still and Listen to What You Want with Carol Parker Walsh
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Carol Parker Walsh’s early life was split between two narratives. Her parents divorced when she was twelve, then Carol and her mother moved from...
156: Do Something and Do It Consistently with Kim Cantergiani
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kim Cantergiani has been called Unstoppable Kim for her consistent ability to turn tragedy into triumph. An expert in human behavior and transform...
155: Work Made Fun Gets Done with Dr. Bob Nelson
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Dr. Bob Nelson was in sixth grade, he was living in France, where on January 6 they celebrate Three Kings’ Day by eating a cake that has a spec...
154: Building Leaders and Dream Teams with Roxana Radulescu
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Roxana Radulescu grew up in Bucharest, Romania when it was in the communist bloc. She said that meant you couldn't be who you wanted to be because...
153: Doctor on a Mission with Isabel Hunsinger
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Dr. Isabel Hunsinger was five, her mother gave her the game Operation. We talked about the buzzer sound that occurred if the game’s tweezers to...
152: Find Role Models Who Take You Forward with Susanna Harkonen
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Susanna Harkonen grew up in Finland and close to the Russian border. It was a time when there was limited exposure to the outside world unless you kne...
151: Manifest the Real You with Leslie Ehm
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leslie Ehm told me she came into the world kicking, screaming, and was “a lot of human”. She was a challenge from day one, didn't like to foll...
150: Follow Your Curiosity with Kathy Oneto
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At 15, Kathy Oneto was going through those big, thick college guides trying to figure out what she wanted to do with her life. Now, she thinks she was...
149: Networking Across the Generations with Charlotte Japp
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlotte Japp grew up in a tight-knit family, the oldest of three kids, on the upper west side of New York City. They moved to the US from France whe...
148: Start With Doing it Wrong with Michael Leckie
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in Billings, Montana, Michael Leckie was one of those kids that everyone would seek out when they needed to talk about important issues. Th...
147: What You Do Matters with Simone Knego
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The moment I met Simone Knego, I was in awe of her. We were in an intensive public speaking class together earlier in 2021. One of our first assignmen...
146: Listen to Your Heart with Ellen Snee
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen Snee grew up outside of New York City, the oldest of five kids in an Irish Catholic family. On Wednesday nights their parish priest, who was a f...
145: Don’t Discount Your Previous Experience with Elaine Bennett
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Strategic messaging consultant Elaine Bennett never thought of writing as a career even though she had a teacher in high school who ushered her toward...
144: Build Your Promotability with Amii Barnard-Bahn
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Amii Barnard-Bahn graduated from college with an English degree, she didn’t know what she wanted. So she applied to law school. Amii said, “I...
143: Take Time to Discover your Real Interests with Jeff Hull
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Dr. Jeffrey Hull was a little kid he wanted to be Elton John but he realized he could not play the piano well enough. In high school, he took a c...
142: Get Clear on Where You are Going with Dave Fano
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At age 9, Dave Fano started collecting comic books because his big brother was into them. Then, he discovered that different editions and collections ...
141: Become a Self Evolved Leader with Dave McKeown
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the founder and CEO of Outfield Leadership, Dave McKeown speaks, coaches, and trains organizations to build cultures of authentic, results-driven l...
140: Become Forever Employable with Jeff Gothelf
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In his twenties, Jeff Gothelf wanted to be a rock star. After college, he spent a year as a sound and lighting tech for the Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Ci...
139: How to Work Alone with Rebecca Seal
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Seal is a recovering people pleaser. In her teens and early twenties, she made choices that were based on what she thought other people expect...
138: Take on New Challenges with Dawn Graham
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Early in her career, Dr. Dawn Graham experienced her first wake-up call (and it wasn’t a friendly voice calling from the front desk). Working for th...
137: Do More With What You Have with Scott Sonenshein
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Sonnenschein, Ph.D. is the Henry Gardner Simmons Professor of Management at Rice University, and a New York Times best-selling author whose book...
136: Design a Life You Love with Michele Lamoureux
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michele Lamoureux has always had a love for people and a deep curiosity about their stories. As a kid, she loved to watch Merv Griffin, Phil Donahue, ...
135: Live and Lead with Greater Purpose and Grace with John Baldoni
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Baldoni is a globally recognized leadership educator, a highly sought-after executive coach, and author of fifteen books that have been translate...
134: Follow Your Energy with Gen Georget
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gen Georget grew up as an only child of a single mother learning that work was a means to an end. After earning her degree in communications, she’d ...
133: I'll Always Bet on Me with Alison Arnoff
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Alison Arnoff was in fifth grade her teacher called home to discuss an issue with her parents. Apparently, Alison was making the boys angry becau...
132: Ask Yourself the Big Questions with Prina Shah
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prina Shah was born in Kenya and started her education at a school there that primarily focused on the Indian community as that was how people maintai...
131: Follow Your Journey of Discovery with Michael Freedman
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Freedman told me, “I didn't know what I wanted to do until I was 55. I was walking through life. I'm a reasonably intelligent, hardw...
130: Choose the Work That is Best For You with EB Sanders
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When she was 13 years old, EB Sanders worked her first job as a swim instructor. She enjoyed it so much she claimed that the teaching bug bit her. Her...
129: Plan for Your Success with Fawn Germer
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fawn Germer is the irreverent, beloved best-selling author of nine books including the Oprah book, Hard Won Wisdom. She has been a keynote speaker for...
128: Authentically American®: Jobs, Service & Quality with Dean Wegner
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Wegner attended West Point because he was recruited to play Div I Hockey. Once there, he realized there was much more to it and began to have asp...
127: Connect with Your InnerTech™ with Rusty Gaillard
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From an engineering degree at Princeton to his first job at GE under Jack Welch to a Stanford MBA to the worldwide director of finance at Apple, Rusty...
126: Put Yourself with Interesting People & Opportunities with Laura Gassner Otting
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Laura Gassner Otting was in fourth grade, her teacher said, “you’re pretty argumentative… you should become a lawyer.” Laura says she was...
125: Don’t Rest on Your Past Success with Jennifer Fondrevay
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Fondrevay told me something that I have never before heard from a guest. As a young child, she wanted to become the Ambassador to France and ...
124: Love Your Work with Darcy Roberts
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Darcy Roberts wants people to love their work. For more than 20 years she held administrative roles across a variety of industries, including the arts...
123: Effecting Change From The Bottom Up with Jenean Merkel Perelstein
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jenean Merkel Perelstein is a social-cultural anthropologist, who has studied behavior change across many cultures, from the markets and prisons of In...
122: Always Be Learning & Creating Opportunities with Mike Smith
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Smith still keeps in touch with his boss from Deloitte, his first employer after college graduation, 25+ years ago. How many of us can claim that...
121: Whose Goals Are You Chasing? -with Manbir Kaur
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Manbir Kaur’s first job after graduating from a prominent university in India was in banking, yet her degree was in computer applications. She felt ...
120: The Power of Fearlessness with Jacqueline Wales
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jacqueline Wales is a motivational speaker, professional coach, and the author of three books. She has helped countless people become more empowered, ...
119: Elevating Everyone to be Treated Fairly with Gary Ireland
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Ireland is an employment attorney. He helps executives in the areas of finance and banking, law, media technology, healthcare, and higher educati...
118: Turning Points and Mentorship with Keith McCormick
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In high school, Keith McCormick drove his math teachers crazy because he never got his homework done on time yet he did very well on standardized test...
117: The Vision of VisuaLeadership with Todd Cherches
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a 5 year old, Todd Cherches would tell adults he wanted to be Superman when he grew up. His backup plan? To be Batman. He loved television, describ...
116: Closing the Gap: Strategy to Implementation with Scott Perelstein
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Perelstein is a change management specialist who closes the gap between strategy and implementation by guiding teams of planners and doers to mo...
115: Are you matching your words and actions? with Lynette Reed
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Lynette Reed says it’s time for a reality check. Her mission is to help people and organizations feel more connected to the world around them an...
114: Know Yourself, Not Just Your Direction with Mark Herschberg
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark Herschberg has spent his career l...
113: From Grief to Giving, One Step at a Time with Jenny Lisk
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At nine years old, Jenny Lisk wanted to be Perry Mason. She loved the books and watched the TV show, imagining herself as a lawyer and doing something...
112: Extraordinary. Intersecting remarkable and so, so ordinary with Dayna Del Val
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Like many young people, Dayna Del Val went off to college to fulfill dreams and ambitions. For her, it was to earn a theater degree, move to LA and be...
111: EdTech: Bringing People & Technology Together with Sher Downing
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sher Downing, PhD is an EdTech strategist who loves bringing people, learning, and technology together. As CEO of Downing EdTech consulting, her compa...
110: Don’t Take Too Many Short Cuts with Andy Lopata
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Lopata has been a specialist in professional relationships and networking for over 20 years. He was called one of Europe's leading business n...
109: The Future of Work: From the Inside Out with Jeff Wald
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Wald has been frustrated with the way people talk about the future of work for quite some time. He says, “Too many so-called experts make predi...
108: Reframe Your Perspective, Change Your Reality with Harsha Boralessa
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Like many young boys, Harsha Boralessa dreamed of playing professional sports and in his case, that was cricket. When he was nine, he played for one o...
107: 80% of What You Do Fails, Just Keep Going with Perry Marshall
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At 26, Perry Marshall had a lot to look forward to in life. He was happily married, anticipating the birth of his first child and working as an engine...
106: The Path Is Made By Walking with Kathy Robinson
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kathy Robinson has been working since she was 11 years old when she had a paper route. She grew up in a middle-class suburban environment near New Yor...
105: Using Money To Make A Life with Laura Rotter
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Laura Rotter graduated college with an English Literature degree in the mid-1980s, the U.S. was in an economic recession. It wasn’t the best time...
104: The Human Element of Business with Jennifer Nash
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When Jennifer Nash was just 3 years old, she took classical ballet classes and piano lessons. She studied piano through high school and dreamt of atte...
103: To Succeed, Don’t Do It Alone with Cassandra Shuck
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
self-sufficient to find success. After living in a place she couldn’t call home, Cassandra had two options: stay miserable, or figure out how to cre...
102: Success is the journey, not the destination with Michael Zipursky
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a young child, Michael Zipursky recalls being surrounded by many different types of people, languages, and cultures. His family moved from Toronto ...
101: Share, Encourage & Inspire Gratitude with Chris Palmore
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving to my U.S. subscribers! While it may seem like a stretch to celebrate a holiday this year, I have spoken with many people who are c...
100: Work From The Inside Out Celebrates Episode 100!
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Woo Hoooo! Episode 100 of the Work From The Inside Out podcast is here! This is a proud moment for me. I was joined for this special episode by my dea...
99: Patience and Gratitude Every Day with Lizabeth Wesely-Casella
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a kid in Phoenix, Arizona, Lizabeth Wesely-Casella did not dream about what she wanted to be when she grew up. In high school, while her friends we...
98: From Stuck to Soaring with Demetria Henderson
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For 15 years, Demetria Henderson worked as a contractor doing statistical programming for various companies. She studied math in college, but it felt ...