Your Brilliant Difference Podcast with Finka Jerkovic: Personal Branding for Career Advancement
Episode 175: Engineering an Opportunistic and Emotionally Intelligent Workforce with Khristian Jones
10 Oct 2024
There are two important concepts that make the workplace sphere go round: emotional intelligence (EQ) and giving back to the upcoming generations to ensure their success in our footsteps. But how can you lead those younger than you and embed emotional intelligence to create a safe, thriving environment? Khristian Jones will teach you how. As the Co-Founder of the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship and an Interiors Engineer at United Airlines, she's passionate about diversifying the aerospace industry and opening space for all people. Through the fellowship, she leads and guides students in the aerospace field to ensure they have the most stress-free, successful career pathways from entering post-secondary, to graduating, to entering the field. While Khristian's perspective brings a unique STEM twist to the Your Brilliant Difference Podcast, the concepts and tips can be applied throughout many industries. Tune in to see how you can level up your leadership through EQ and mentoring younger generations. Here's What We'll Be Talking About Today: 01:23 — Khristian's Career Journey in STEM 06:32 — The Patty Grace Smith Fellowship: Empowering People in Aerospace 12:20 — Outcomes of the Fellowship and Giving Back to Youth 17:22 — The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Aerospace 21:40 — Challenges in the Aerospace Industry 26:14 — The Power of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership 31:43 — Tips for Increasing Proficiency in Emotional Intelligence Connect With Khristian Jones Khristian Jones on LinkedIn Register for Personal Branding Keynote In this Keynote presentation, Finka Jerkovic will teach you exactly how to use the Your Brilliant Difference Method to uncover your personal brand, so you can understand how you're uniquely wired to add value to the workplace, helping you stand out and get noticed. REGISTER HERE.
No persons identified in this episode.
This episode hasn't been transcribed yet
Help us prioritize this episode for transcription by upvoting it.
Popular episodes get transcribed faster
Other recent transcribed episodes
Transcribed and ready to explore now
SpaceX Said to Pursue 2026 IPO
10 Dec 2025
Bloomberg Tech
Don’t Call It a Comeback
10 Dec 2025
Motley Fool Money
Japan Claims AGI, Pentagon Adopts Gemini, and MIT Designs New Medicines
10 Dec 2025
The Daily AI Show
Eric Larsen on the emergence and potential of AI in healthcare
10 Dec 2025
McKinsey on Healthcare
What it will take for AI to scale (energy, compute, talent)
10 Dec 2025
Azeem Azhar's Exponential View
Reducing Burnout and Boosting Revenue in ASCs
10 Dec 2025
Becker’s Healthcare -- Spine and Orthopedic Podcast