99 Humans

Grit rewires your thinking to know that things will always get better.

Madona Wambua leveraged her expertise as a Google Developer Expert to founding, and now serve as CTO of, Jibu Labs product development. Madona is a trailblazer in a male dominated field, and shares how her first dream of aeronautics evolved into a curiosity for technology that became a successful career.

Hear how Madona overcomes challenges by leaning into her strengths while pursuing a passion for creating things and helping others along the way.

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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:

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Listening. David Tutera wishes we did it more, and says its helped him snag and delight clients like Elton John, Vanessa Williams, Shania Twain, The White House, Lil'Kim and Barbara Walters.

David Tutera is a globally-lauded wedding & entertaining expert, a television personality, fashion designer, entrepreneur, author, husband, father, and so much more.  Hailed as an artistic visionary his outstanding reputation has brought success in the lifestyle arena for over 30 years.

In this episode, peek behind tremendous success to hear from a humble man whose pursuit of his passion brought opportunities and hilarious stories. Human skills are at the root of the ultimate resume, as David makes us laugh, cry, and reflect on leading to 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

You won't find a perfect job, but you can find a better one.

Alan Stein shares his journey of leadership across some of the biggest companies in the world (Google, Facebook, AmEx, and more) in a no holds bar discussion about the ups and downs of corporate life. Alan keeps it real (even sharing his paystub publicly!), as a means to shock people into the driver seat of their own careers.

Hear the difference that corporate culture can make to a leader's day-to-day, and how for Alan, that led him to his passion of helping people land the best jobs at the best companies.
 
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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

We are told, be quiet, don't cause any issues, never lift your hand in meetings, just do the work, and the work will speak for itself. That's a lie.

Eugina Jordan is an executive who has built her career from a secretary to chief marketing officer in telecom, where women represent only 12 percent of the C-suite. Eugina shares how she learned to navigate a culture not designed for her success, and now helps others do the same. 

This is a practical approach to taking the driver seat of your career to get what you want. As the author of "UNLIMITED: The Seventeen Proven Laws for Success in a Workplace Not Designed for You" Eugina is able to make messy, human topics actionable and approachable for direct application.

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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

"My door is always open." It's what leaders say. But what happens when someone walks through to share feedback?

Marco De Carli, Ceo & Co-Founder of DINN!, shares how leading from his core values creates helpful predictability for the team. "Failure doesn't exist; Learn from success; Feedback is a gift." These are a few examples of Marco's values as a leader, and they allow him to react to situations in ways his team can predict--a healthy, consistent drum beat to a strong company culture.

Hear how value-centric, human leadership builds habits that build a strong team culture of success, growth, personal development, and genuine relationships.

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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

What helps women thrive at a company like Google?

Elise Birkhofer is the global head of women's community programs at Google, helping women thrive at the company. With a community and responsibility that spans more than 36,000 women, Elise shares the ups and downs of conquering personal hardships and big company dynamics to do amazing work.

Hear how passion sparked by a shattering personal experience started her journey to help women thrive. From personal career management tips, to braving hard conversations with men, to concrete corporate responsibility... Elise shares the humanity behind her leadership of twists and turns to make a difference.

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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 does your identity impact your leadership? What if it was something you were proud of but unsure how others would react if they knew?

Jewel Love, founder of Black Executive Men, is on a mission to help black men make 7-figures. Jewel shares how proud he is to lead a mission-driven organization, but also how hard it was for him to reveal his mixed race identity along the way. Can the founder of an organization empowering and employing black men be successful as mixed?

Hear Jewel share the connection behind conquering self-doubt and success, describing past challenges that led him to live authentically as a passionate, human leader helping black men thrive.

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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

Leaders get kicked in the teeth. It comes with the territory. What makes the difference is what happens the next morning.

JiYoung Kim, President at GroupM Nexus, found passion and success in hard work and good ideas. As an immigrant, these were her secret weapons, and she shares how that competitive nature drove her to find opportunities where they would shine. Those opportunities, that growth - it turns out - is hard!

When you wake up in the morning after a hard day do you look forward to doing it again, or are you unhappy? When you're unhappy enough that it's changing who you are -- it's not worth it -- because eventually it's going to ruin you. JiYoung Kim shares earned wisdom in building a successful career centered on hard work and how that taught her how to pursue happiness alongside 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

Even if you doubt where you fit into the picture, as a leader, you have a very significant role to play. Lean into the doubt, because your vulnerability is an opportunity to reach more people.

Dave Haskins, an Astrologer and Coach, shares his journey discovering the importance of human leadership across his career at Siemens, Coca-Cola, and launching his own business helping leaders tune into Universal Signals. Connecting Astrology to human leadership is a unique perspective with wonderfully powerful, relevant insights into how to open yourself up to opportunities and impact.

Dave asks leaders a powerful question about their ability to tune in: the universe is always sending signals, are you picking up on them? A fun, unique take on 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

Perfection is a secret weapon for execution, and a saboteur for leadership.

Cathy Lanzalaco, owner of Inspire Careers, has evolved from Nursing to HR to Career Coaching. Along that journey she has been intentionally designing her own inspiring career and does the same for her client today. A key ingredient: avoiding perfection and prioritizing persistence.

Filled with speed bumps and constant optimizations, Cathy's story demonstrates how human leaders don't worry about perfection -- they show up day after day.

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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