99 Humans

Happy 50th episode!

On this special edition, Nadia and Jeff reflect on their 99 Humans journey: what we've learned from the incredible guests and from the journey of creating the show.

How does a coaching background help and hurt being a podcast host? How do you create a podcast with no prior experience? How do you get the podcast out into the world, and what does it feel like to have mixed success?

We are so thankful for the incredible ride 99 Humans has been; the skills we've learned; the challenges we've overcome; and the incredible humans we've had the chance to connect with, learn from, and apply their skills to our daily leadership lives. Thank you for listening and for connecting! We love this adventure!

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

Leadership isn't life and death, right?

Pierre Monice is President of MacNeal Hospital, and shares how important it is to listen to experts, in this case medical professionals working in the hospital, when making decisions. He sees his core role as a relationship builder, where everyone is a stakeholder. In the operations realm, Pierre has seen major capital improvement projects, managed costs and oversee HR operations with 99th percentile measurement in employee engagement.

Before working in healthcare Pierre was a Pastor, and he shares how that experience shapes his leadership style while also honing the craft of human leadership and the difference it makes to his team's - and their patients' - success.

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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

Being on a non-profit board is often thought of as a late-stage move, once you've mastered your career, arranged your life, and can finally give back. But what if it could be used to accelerate your career and life?

Ann Piccirillo is an accomplished and data-driven People Operations and Strategy Leader, acting as Senior VP  of People Strategy & Operations at JDA.  Sharing a personal story of hardship which interrupted a previously smooth ladder-climbing career, Ann flips the script on volunteering to stand out, learn skills, and accelerate her career.

"It was the pain that drove me." Ann shares insights about overcoming challenges and using creative strategies to succeed in the job market and impact many through real human leadership

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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

Career Abundance. Money Abundance. Financial Freedom.

Adam Coelho manifested his dream job at Google as a Senior Data Transformation Lead, but this is only the tip of the iceberg as he also hosts the Mindful FIRE Podcast, a podcast all about achieving Financial Freedom. Adam shares how his journey towards financial freedom intersects with career highs and lows.

Hear how Adam applies the tools of mindfulness to transform his life. From money to personal development to job growth, these are practical tips that can be applied to get what you want from your life.

linkedin.com/in/adamcoelho
mindfulfire.org/

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

"Work culture" is critical, but how do you change it?

Giulia Redavid has 15 years of experience leading companies across different roles in innovative Supply Chains.  At Luxottica she reorganized an entire office and supply chain from California to Milan. The most challenging part? Navigating the change in culture.

From moving, changing roles, reorganizing teams, having a baby, and more Giulia shares what it takes to land a successful culture change at Luxottica and how that experience shapes her leadership today.

linkedin.com/in/giulia-redavid-03b94a7/

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

The moment you become a leader people stop giving you feedback.

Joris Merks-Benjaminsen knows, because he was a Google leader in EMEA for almost thirteen years before he wrote "Managing without power" and leaving to help managers become leaders. The difference is knowing how to harness strengths, not just force results.

How do you overcome the echo chamber that only gets worse the more senior you are? How do you harness intrinsic motivation to avoid forcing actions and disengaging team members? Joris shares practical tips for managing without power.

linkedin.com/in/joris-merks-benjaminsen-5673384/
managingwithoutpower.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

Have you ever heard a real couple share how they navigate two successful careers while juggling parenthood, their relationship, and all the trimmings of a messy, beautiful partnership?

Brittan Bright and Michael King are both successful. Entrepreneur. Intrapreneur. Author. Founder. All these words bedazzle their individual resumes. But how does that intersect with parenting? With being their for your significant other? And vice-versa with their leadership? This is the stuff of human leaders.

Hear how Brittan and Michael juggle ambition, with compassion and peek behind the curtain of a more complex and beautiful reality than a sleek LinkedIn Profile could ever show. This is a 99 Humans first as we interview two successful human leaders at once and see what we can learn from these incredible humans.

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

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

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

Sure, failing is learning, but what if it was also a measure of success.

Ben Jankowski is starting his own practice after succeeding in countless global leadership roles at Mastercard, Omnicom, MPG, and more. Ben opens up about what sparked the move to do his own thing, what he anticipated, and what surprised him.

Be helpful. Don't give it away for free. Don't hold on too long. Leverage relationships. This episode explores Ben's background of success leading multi-billion companies and lessons from going out on his own. Helpful to the intra- and entre-preneurs out there looking for practical tips on being a successful, human leader.

linkedin.com/in/benjankowski/
modernmediasolutions.org/

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

A leader is wronged; how do you navigate with strength and grace?

S Renee Smith is a trailblazing leader, most recently overseeing Amazon’s Leadership and Executive development programs, while championing the Coach approach and literally writing the book on Self-Esteem (Self Esteem for Dummies!). Along the way she learned to manage her both herself and those around her to show up as a leader no matter what comes her way.

In this episode, S Renee shares the tiresome challenges that come from being a strong, black woman leader. Jeff and S Renee reflect on an experience they shared where this entered the room, and in that reflection explore the realities of race and gender, and how S Renee demonstrated the pinnacle of human-centric leadership.

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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

How do you align the expectations of success between Founders before there's any success?

Paolo Privitera has founded six companies, raising over $300M across startups and funds, engaging with a wide range of employees, partners, buyers, customers, and more.  Paolo shares tips for navigating those early moments between passionate cofounders -- the beautifully messy and human reality of all new companies  which starts with an idea and a dream of success that hasn't yet occurred..

Hear what conversations Paolo recommends prioritizing, alongside personal experiences of the ups and downs along the journey to successful leadership of high-growth startups.

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linkedin.com/in/paoloprivitera

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