99 Humans

99 Humans

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99 Humans episodes

  • Living your purpose: Cindy Pereira Buser [19b]

    What would it look like if you lived your purpose today? How can you evolve living your purpose without waiting to live it?

    Cindy Buser left her home country of India for Dubai and South Africa leveraging entrepreneurship to build a life of leadership and of success. For Cindy, living her purpose means running three companies and a new non-profit focused on mentorship for women in South Africa.

    Cindy inspires with humble excellence, demonstrating how when passion meets action anything is possible.

    linkedin.com/in/cinderella-cindy-pereira-buser-2b997a16
    mirchee.co.za

    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

    38 min
  • Living your purpose: Cindy Pereira Buser [19a]

    What would it look like if you lived your purpose today? How can you evolve living your purpose without waiting to live it?

    Cindy Buser left her home country of India for Dubai and South Africa leveraging entrepreneurship to build a life of leadership and of success. For Cindy, living her purpose means running three companies and a new non-profit focused on mentorship for women in South Africa.

    Cindy inspires with humble excellence, demonstrating how when passion meets action anything is possible.

    linkedin.com/in/cinderella-cindy-pereira-buser-2b997a16
    mirchee.co.za

    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

    25 min
  • Paving the way for others: Ekapat Chareonlarp [18]
    In a conversation around life, learning, role models and capitalism, Ekapat shares how studying chemical engineering and spending two years as a monk shaped his leadership principles. 

    Values and Purpose are a must for modern leaders who serve and pave the way for others. Ekapat shares lessons he uses to set his team up for success, like dealing with the intangible while staying in control through faith and feelings.

    Twitter: @echareonlarp
    linkedin.com/in/ekapat

    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

    26 min
  • Tough conversations are worth it: Christie Barany [17]

    Giving tough feedback is not fun, but what's the cost of avoiding it?

    Christie Barany shares a time when she became a manager of a group of peers, a notoriously tricky transition exacerbated by a low performer who had never been given feedback. Hear how her confidence and sheer force of will in doing right by the company, the team, and the individual were tested by process and nepotism to result in a positive outcome.

    This episode reminds of the value of tough feedback. While it's not the fun part of leadership, it can be some of the most impactful work.

    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

    18 min
  • Building a career brick by brick: Federico Esu [16]

    Don't underestimate the value of transferable skills.

    Federico Esu works at the European Commission's Innovation Council supercharging European businesses. Federico sees its incredible capacity for impact, and the need for effective communication when working across such a wide array of cultures and disciplines.

    In this episode, the European Commission is a hyper-example of this leadership reality: teams are made up of individuals who have similarities and differences. Hear how Federico achieves success in balancing that reality by pulling from past experiences.

    linkedin.com/in/federicoesu
    ITACA Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wVo31WpkLG9swgBcKJUfW?si=SkJACVtjTYWpwmrgt5Fhwg

    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

    35 min
  • You are your rescue team: Nuria Sarah Pinder [15]

    Ever left waiting for backup? Wondering when the cavalry will arrive to bail you out? Don't wait; you are your rescue team.

    Nuria shares how she created her masterpiece life by refusing to wait for help. Mistreatment as the only woman in the room, divorce, self doubt... these things are human and, for Nuria, these things sparked life altering habits and a passion for empowering others.

    This episode has heart wrenching downs and inspiring highs, along with actionable tools to learn where and how to bring intentional action to your life.

    linkedin.com/in/nsarahpinder/
    thesedays.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

    45 min
  • Failure builds character: Priya Bajaj [14]

    Where does grit come from? Failure. How do you know which inner voice to listen to? Experience. In both cases: perseverance and courage.

    Priya Bajaj left home at sixteen on a quest to find her voice. After an unfulfilling career as an engineer she found business and moved to the USA only to face incredible challenges in immigration. Hear Priya share how she found her courage and built grit that led her to found "It's Ok Yaar," a content platform for South Asians immigrants living abroad.

    Listen to a successful, servant leader humbly sharing challenges that led to a life of human leadership.

    linkedin.com/in/priya-bajaj-60346544/
    itsokyaar.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

    48 min
  • Gratitude is the path: David Joshua [13]

    How do you exercise your gratitude muscle, and why does it matter?

    David Joshua, Director of Leadership Development for Resonance, shares his first experience as a people manager, which became a proof point for diverse teams and the spark for pursuing leadership development as student and teacher.

    This conversation is a crash course in human leadership filled with actionable tools and tidbits from top voices in the field of people development.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-joshua/
    resonance.global

    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

    52 min
  • Get your stress in check: Masa Gong [12]

    What about humanity brings out the best in teams?

    Masa Gong, our personal Executive and Team Coach, shares the difference that perspective and love for humanity bring to teams. By sharing personal stories of times she thought she'd be fired, to patterns she sees across her Fortune 100 coaching clients, Masa breathes life into the idea of human leadership by attaching it to neuroscience, positivity, and real lived experience.

    Buzzwords: Empathy, friendship, trust, rapport...
    Reality: Minimize adrenaline and cortisol, maximize oxytocin, dopamine, serotonin.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/masa-gong-positive-coach/
    https://masagong.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

    35 min
  • Finding enjoyment from work: Ricard Valero [11]

    What happens when your work doesn't align with your personal interests? All leaders face this challenge eventually, yet we don't talk about it.

    Ricard Valero, Executive Creative Director with an illustrious resume at big name ad agencies, shares how he's overcome moments where work doesn't spark zeal. From searching for the joy, to moving countries or changing jobs, Ricard shares how he identified what makes him happy and pursues it through the ups and downs of a successful career.

    Hear how a quest for finding enjoyment from work leads to happier days, more impactful teams, and better (human) leadership.

    thatricard.com
    linkedin.com/in/ricard-valero-542b6914/

    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

    37 min

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A multimedia platform centered on humanizing leadership. As we conduct interviews with a cohort of cross-industry leaders, we seek to tell stories about the human side of leadership. Join us and share…