Be Brave at Work

Join us on Be Brave at Work as we speak with Howie Zales. Howie is an Emmy Award winning Camera Operator who turned his passion for television broadcasting into several entrepreneurial endeavors.

Howie created HJZ Productions, Inc in 2000 to address the need for professional level sports crewing/staffing in the New York market. Under his leadership, HJZ Productions grew to a multi-million dollar nationwide provider of top talent in the broadcasting field. In 2019, Howie and his team founded Viridity Entertainment Services, Inc. (VES) which initially focused on staffing in non-union markets.

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, they quickly pivoted to offering best in class, broadcast quality livestreams of professional sports shows and interviews, corporate interviews and meetings, and religious services. In addition, Howie took his love of the television production business and created The TV Sports Course, a hands-on training boot camp for the next generation of television crew professionals.

Howie is a graduate of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh’s Mass Communication program.

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Join us on Be Brave at Work as we speak with Patrick Thean. Patrick is an international speaker, CEO coach and serial entrepreneur. He is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. His work has been seen on NBC, CBS, and Fox. Patrick was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 1996 for North Carolina as he grew his first company to #151 on the Inc 500 (now called the Inc. 5000). After a successful exit, he has been on a mission to help CEOs build great companies and achieve their dreams.

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Join us on Be Brave at Work as we speak with Brenda Bence. Brenda knows top talent. Ranked by both Thinkers50 and Global Gurus as one of the world’s top executive coaches, Brenda is passionate about two things – branding and leadership – and how the two work together. As a member of the “Billion Dollar Coaches Club,” she has coached dozens of C-Suite executives from many of the world’s largest corporations. With an MBA from Harvard Business School, Brenda made a name for herself when building mega brands for Fortune 100 companies like Procter & Gamble and Bristol-Myers Squibb, where she was a senior executive responsible for billion dollar businesses across four continents and 50 countries.

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Join us on Be Brave at Work as we speak with Sheevaun Moran. Sheevaun is a Spiritual Warrior for Business Success and Growth. Some call her their mentor, coach or secret ingredient for success. She delves in to help folks on the path to becoming entrepreneurs and CEO's. Sheevaun has used her unique formula to help over 25,000 entrepreneurs, CEO's and leaders achieve freedom and flow in their business and life.

Founder of Energetic Solutions Inc, Sheevaun has worked with Fortune 500 companies, tech start-ups, attorneys, bio-tech, transformation experts, authors, marketing agencies, inventors and more. She has been featured on all major media, including dozens of TV shows, hundreds of radio shows and numerous podcasts. She has written 20+ books and hosts her own podcast about success.

Sheevaun is a dynamic speaker and engages her audience from the heart and core of what can help them fulfill their next steps.

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Join us on Be Brave at Work as we speak with Dr. Michelle K. Johnston. Michelle is the Gaston Chair of Business at Loyola University New Orleans' College of Business and is an executive coach with over 20 years' experience. She was named to the prestigious 100 Coaches Group which consists of the top executive coaches around the world.

Michelle has her Ph.D in Communication from Louisiana State University, and her new book, The Seismic Shift in Leadership, shares what she has learned in her years as an executive coach: primarily that connection — with yourself, your team, and your organization — is the key to a leader's success.

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Join us on Be Brave at Work as we speak with Kurt Wilkin. As founder and managing partner of Bee Cave Capital and Co-Founder of HireBetter, Kurt is a trusted advisor for high-growth, middle-market companies. With a passion for growth and a hard-earned, proven set of tools in his toolbox, Wilkin works with other entrepreneurs and CEOs to help them escape the start-up mindset and achieve next-level success.

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Join us on Be Brave at Work as we speak with Srikant Chellappa. Sri is the President and Co-Founder of Engagedly, an INC 5000 company. Its people strategy management software redefines performance management, employee engagement and development to enable organizations to build highly engaged, high performance teams. He has spent over 20 years leading organizations in technology and consulting in the United States with 2 business exits, is a Forbes contributor, Top 50 Tech visionary, and recognized as a Titan 100 in the St. Louis business district.

Chellappa brings a diverse set of experiences across industries and leading people in business and art to build effective teams that punch above their weight class. His unique background includes: technology, people management, healthcare, and IT. Sri also is a filmmaker having made 7 feature films/documentaries and currently runs music production studio as well, working with bands and Indie artists in the St. Louis region.

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Join us on Be Brave at Work as we speak with Larraine Chang. Larraine is the founder of Ascension Associates, a business strategy and human capital management consultancy that brings strategy implementation, talent acquisition and human capital management together. She was certified by Gallup in March 2019 as a Gallup certified Strengths Coach, IECL (Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership) as Level 2 Certified Executive Coach and Team Coach in 2020, helping her clients tap on their innate talents and unleash their potential.

Having worked in the executive search field for over 8 years, Larraine often sees the alignment gap between business strategy and talent acquisition, and this prompts her to set up Ascension Associates to solve business problems with a bigger dimension. She is leading the business development, marketing and international expansion, and continuing the mission to bridge the gap between strategy execution and organizational design.

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Join us on Be Brave at Work as we speak with Palena Neale. Palena is a PCC-accredited executive and leadership coach and educator, highly experienced in organizational and leadership development for the private sector, UN, government, non-profit, and academic organizations.

She has designed and delivered leadership programs across four continents and founded unabridged – a leadership development practice providing bespoke coaching, mentoring and learning for greater personal, professional and social impact. She runs leadership coaching programs for women and hosts a women’s leadership workshop series. She founded Mentoring Exchanges – a mentor service that matches international development professionals with global executives and academics.

Palena lectures on MBA programs and delivers training for UN leaders at the United Nations System Staff College as well as corporate clients. Palena holds a PhD in Gender and International Relations, and her post-doctoral research focused on employee engagement. Palena speaks English and French, is a regular contributor to Forbes, Psychology Today and Harvard Business Review, and has been featured in numerous podcasts.

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Join us on Be Brave at Work as we speak with Meredith Persily. Meredith is CEO of Aspire@Work, a leadership development and executive coaching firm based in Washington, DC. She is co-author of "Six Paths to Leadership: Lessons from Successful Executives, Politicians, Entrepreneurs, and More." Meredith specializes in the leadership challenges of complex, global organizations including technology, healthcare, financial services, and government contractors. She has delivered leadership programs in 17 countries across five continents and in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Meredith serves on the faculty of American University’s School of Public Administration’s Key Leadership Programs. She graduated with an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA with honors from Brown University. She earned a Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University and is credentialed as a Professional Certified Coach (P.C.C.) by the International Coach Federation.

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A special thank you to our sponsor, Cabot Risk Strategies. For more information, please visit them at CabotRisk.com

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