99 Humans

"Just let us work!" Leaders can accelerate and they can decelerate. What might you be doing that gets in the way of your team just getting to work?

Kara Redman started her own Agency after seeing one too many cases of cultures and leaders that don't truly want what's best for clients and employees. In this episode she shares that spark as a cautionary tale and a call to action for leaders to focus on what matters most: their people and their clients.

Hear Kara share how she took big risks to cut through the clutter and build a company - and a team - with humanity at the center.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kararedman/
https://www.backroom.io/

99 Humans is a multimedia platform centered on humanizing leadership. Hosts Jeff Lakusta and Nadia Carta interview a group of cross-industry leaders, seeking stories about the human side of leadership. Join us and share your story:

www.99Humans.com | linkedin.com/company/99-humans

What if you started a new role by intentionally becoming inspired by the opportunity?

Roberto Croci shares how his work with MEA Startups started with the choice to become inspired. Inspiration, it turns out, might not be a mythical thing to wish for, but a story to be told through grit and determination.

Hear how Roberto turned that inspiration into a people-focused mission that changed the lives of the startups he worked with and the people on his team.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertocroci/
Twitter: @RobertoCroci

99 Humans is a multimedia platform centered on humanizing leadership. Hosts Jeff Lakusta and Nadia Carta interview a group of cross-industry leaders, seeking stories about the human side of leadership. Join us and share your story:

www.99Humans.com | linkedin.com/company/99-humans

From being an HP executive managing 400+ people to being a solotrepeneur woman in a world of men.  Sarah Jensen has done it all. 

Even amidst tough life moments, Sarah makes decisions with bravery, confidence, and grace. In an industry with very little representation (only 2% of construction managers were women!) Sarah thrived, redefining protocol to build a company from 0 to 39+ offices. Hear defining moments in building her life and company, including “deciding to succeed.”

This episode is a lesson in being a woman with priorities.

As Sarah said: To serve is to rule

99 Humans is a multimedia platform centered on humanizing leadership. Hosts Jeff Lakusta and Nadia Carta interview a group of cross-industry leaders, seeking stories about the human side of leadership. Join us and share your story:

www.99Humans.com | linkedin.com/company/99-humans

What kicks you into self awareness? What difference can mastering yourself make in your leadership?

After relocating for an exciting new role, Michael Kaplan shares a crash course in self-awareness and focusing on what matters most as he found himself proving the value of a new role without a team or leadership to support him. What started as a successful execution of treating everyone like your client, became a career altering piece of feedback: "You need to get a better handle on yourself."

Listen to Michael Kaplan share a human experience filled with big impact, raw emotions, and high personal stakes -- the true stuff of human leadership.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaplanmichael/

Produced by: Chinomso Onu

99 Humans is a multimedia platform centered on humanizing leadership. Hosts Jeff Lakusta and Nadia Carta interview a group of cross-industry leaders, seeking stories about the human side of leadership. Join us and share your story:

www.99Humans.com | linkedin.com/company/99-humans

What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail? How do you build self confidence that tears down barriers while attracting others to work with you?

Kimberly Pucci, founder of bespoke luxury and lifestyle brand, shares her path to getting her products showcased on the arm of Serena Williams and the world's fastest SuperYachts. In this episode, Kimberly tells stories of grit and determination that launched her brand to global success while juggling caregiving and being a mom.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlypucci/
https://www.kimberlypucci.com/

Produced by: Chinomso Onu

99 Humans is a multimedia platform centered on humanizing leadership. Hosts Jeff Lakusta and Nadia Carta interview a group of cross-industry leaders, seeking stories about the human side of leadership. Join us and share your story:

www.99Humans.com | linkedin.com/company/99-humans

Who makes a business successful? What would happen if we judged success through the lens of empathy, kindness, and support for those around us?

Bob Morris is an Executive and Founder versed in creating and leading companies through good and bad times. Hear where he learned to aspire for "spark bitten suits," and what it feels like to care deeply for those around you through highs of enormous generosity and lows of selfish society. People want to work with people they like... life's too short not to.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobmorris/
www.bravery.group

Produced by: Chinomso Onu

99 Humans is a multimedia platform centered on humanizing leadership. Hosts Jeff Lakusta and Nadia Carta interview a group of cross-industry leaders, seeking stories about the human side of leadership. Join us and share your story:

www.99Humans.com | linkedin.com/company/99-humans

To shield or share? Workplace politics is a reality of leadership, but how do you navigate when they become all consuming or toxic?

Dr Monique Dawkins shares her experience as a leader, coach, and consultant, pulling across engagements from thousands of leaders to dive deeply into a personal challenge where an exciting new job opportunity turned into a toxic political experience. Tough lessons and a master class in rising above, Monique shares how to navigate surprises and look after yourself and your team.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdawkins/
https://www.betterequippedsolutions.com/

99 Humans is a multimedia platform centered on humanizing leadership. Hosts Jeff Lakusta and Nadia Carta interview a group of cross-industry leaders, seeking stories about the human side of leadership. Join us and share your story:

www.99Humans.com | linkedin.com/company/99-humans

Put your people first. Sure, but how do you do it and can you ever go too far?

All businesses balance the reality of making money with the development and support of the people who make it possible. Leaders, especially entrepreneurs, feel this burden of meeting human needs and sustainable profits. Hear practical tips, and some cautionary tales, on how to support your team during and after their time with you.

Jordan Richards shares his experience as an entrepreneur building an agency where both he and his team can be successful in life and work.

linkedin.com/in/rchds/
rcco.uk

99 Humans is a multimedia platform centered on humanizing leadership. Hosts Jeff Lakusta and Nadia Carta interview a group of cross-industry leaders, seeking stories about the human side of leadership. Join us and share your story:

www.99Humans.com | linkedin.com/company/99-humans

Australian aerospace + Elon Musk + workplace culture = ? Listen to find out.
 
“Culture” is a loaded word that means anything and nothing; yet how powerful is workplace culture when you’re launching rockets into space? Overcoming imposter syndrome, standing out from the pack, and striving to do things no one has done before can be achieved through an intentional culture.

Nick Lindsay shares his experience in aerospace being a part of, and then building the culture at companies looking to the stars while facing challenges that are 100% human.

linkedin.com/in/nickfliesfast

99 Humans is a multimedia platform centered on humanizing leadership. Hosts Jeff Lakusta and Nadia Carta interview a group of cross-industry leaders, seeking stories about the human side of leadership. Join us and share your story:

www.99Humans.com | linkedin.com/company/99-humans

We look at leadership as the pinnacle of what we can do, as success. People want to emulate leaders, they want to be those leaders, and we write it off as “They’ve reached the top.” It’s really interesting when you’re in the seat, how stressful it is, and how much it feels at the service of others and where you find that balance.

Alana Karen, author of The Adventures of Women in Tech, shares the challenges women face in tech and a time where servant leadership became personal hardship. Tech layoffs and leadership sacrifice meet in this episode of 99 Humans.

See more from Alana at: www.alanakaren.com | @alanatkaren

99 Humans is a multimedia platform centered on humanizing leadership. Hosts Jeff Lakusta and Nadia Carta interview a group of cross-industry leaders, seeking stories about the human side of leadership. Join us and share your story:

www.99Humans.com | linkedin.com/company/99-humans