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Empathy is not just good for society, it's great for business. And if we want a more empathetic world, what better place to start than the place where we spend the bulk of our time: At work.

Maria Ross, the founder of brand consultancy Red Slice, believes cash flow, creativity and compassion are not mutually exclusive. She advises entrepreneurs, startups, and fast growth businesses on how to stand out, attract the right customers, and accelerate revenue. Maria is the author of multiple books, including her latest The Empathy Edge: Harnessing the Value of Compassion as an Engine for Success and Branding Basics for Small Business. Maria understands the power of empathy on the brand and personal levels: In 2008, shortly after launching her business, she suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm that almost killed her and inspired her Amazon best-selling memoir, Rebooting My Brain. She has spoken to audiences ranging from The New York Times to BlogHer and has been featured in and written for numerous media outlets, including MSNBC, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur.com, NPR, Huffington Post and Forbes.com.  Maria lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, young son, and precocious mutt.

Connect with Maria online: https://red-slice.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/redslice
Insta: http://instagram.com/redslicemaria

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Cheryl is the founder of Cheryl Czach Coaching and Consulting, LLC and a Forbes Coaches Council member. Cheryl is on a personal mission to eradicate crappy leadership! She works with motivated, visionary executives, managers, and professionals to fine-tune their leadership, cultivate higher emotional intelligence, communicate with greater impact and influence, think more strategically, manage overwhelm and burnout…essentially, perform at their highest level.

You can learn more about Cheryl’s work at cherylczachcoaching.com. There you can find her Tools for Change blog, as well a link to her Forbes contributor page. You can also get her free guide Your Three Choices in Every Situation (How to Get Unstuck).

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Jessica Lanyadoo is an internationally respected Astrologer and Psychic Medium with fans and clients across the globe. She has been working to help people help themselves in one on one consultations since 1995, and writing her weekly horoscope since 2003. Lanyadoo is the host of the popular show, Ghost of a Podcast, and co-hosts TLC’s digital show Stargazing on Facebook Watch. She is currently the resident astrologer for Girlboss (USA), and Chatelaine (Canada).

Grab Jessica's Book, Astrology for Real Relationships: https://amzn.to/2ypNTXZ
Connect with Jessica: https://www.lovelanyadoo.com

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Dr. Aziz Gazipura is the world’s leading confidence expert. He teaches people how to learn confidence so they can eliminate self-doubt, hesitation and social anxiety and master conversations, accelerate in their careers, and create deeply fulfilling relationships.  He completed his doctoral training at Stanford and Palo Alto Universities and is the founder of the Center For Social Confidence. He has a large online following with his podcast and YouTube videos and is the author of three best-selling books, including his most popular book: Not Nice.

Find Dr Aziz online at www.SocialConfidenceCenter.com

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Kathy Caprino is an international career, leadership and executive coach for professional women TEDx speaker, Senior Forbes contributor and writer dedicated to the advancement of women in business globally. 

Kathy is a former marriage and family therapist and corporate executive as well, and brings that  "lens" into all her work. Her podcast Finding Brave is ranked in the Top 100 Apple Podcasts in Careers and features some of the nation's top movers and shakers, thought leaders, business and entrepreneurial experts and creatives who are all finding brave in their work and helping us do the same.

https://kathycaprino.com/

Laura's DNA story on NPR:
https://wdet.org/posts/2020/02/18/89242-i-submitted-my-dna-to-discover-an-identity-instead-i-found-a-family/

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Today's episode of podcast #BraveByDesign on how successful people see the world with social psychologist, Emily Balcetis.⁠
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We discuss Emily's new book and lean into:⁠
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- What social psychology can teach us about the government's response to Coronavirus⁠
- How to set long term goals (like retirement) that we can actually achieve⁠
- Ways to set up your workspace to reinforce your habits⁠
- The truth about multitasking (if you think its bad... you'll be surprised what the research shows)⁠
- And so much more!⁠

Connect with Emily:

Book: CLEARER, CLOSER, BETTER: How Successful People See the World
Website

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In this episode we talk about how coronavirus is impacting work, how to mentally make the adjustment, to reskill and so much more!

Surabhi Lal ​is a facilitator, storyteller, speaker, and consultant who is in the business of the future of work for individuals, teams, and organizations. She champions inclusive workplaces and uses empathy and strategy to create cultures where individuals and teams thrive. Over the course of her career, she has coached thousands of job seekers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses to help them achieve meaningful success. 

Surabhi is currently the Chief Impact Officer at Luminary, a nationally recognized collaboration hub dedicated to advancing women through community. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service where she teaches courses that focus on management, leadership, workplace effectiveness, and career development.

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www.surabhilal.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/surabhilal/
https://www.instagram.com/slcollabventures/

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In these uncharted waters of COVID19/coronavirus, Brave by Design is bringing you shows to help you live well in as we all navigate this new period.

In today's episode we talk to psychotherapist Megan Gunnell about how to manage the stress, fear and overwhelm that we are facing in the light of coronavirus.

Megan Gunnell is the Founder & Director of the Thriving Well Institute, psychotherapist, speaker, writer, international retreat leader. With an expertise in women’s health, self-care, mindfulness and wellness, her work helps clients transform, restore and reach their highest potential. A recovering perfectionist and recklessly brave, she's not afraid of most challenges. You will find her work featured in Thrive Global, Authority Magazine, PsychCentral, HealthiNation, Healthy Bloggers, Corp! Magazine, Esperanza Magazine, Hour Magazine and more.

Megan Gunnell online:

Thriving Well Institute
Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter

Join our virtual bookclub on April 6th! Details at: bit.ly/bravebooksapril

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Additional Resources Discussed:

Kevin Ozar's YouTube page with advice from a teacher:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCExSgcGlQGhoqyejCYMHeZw

The Gottman's State of the Union for couples:
https://www.gottman.com/blog/state-of-the-union-meeting-will-strengthen-your-relationship-heres-how-to-start-yours/

Imago Relationship Therapy:
https://imagorelationships.org/

In this episode you'll learn:

• How to engage men in diversity initiatives (and the four barriers holding them back) 
• The important difference between allies and advocates 
• The metrics to track the progress of your diversity initiatives.

Jeffery Tobias Halter is a gender strategist and the President of YWomen, a strategic consulting company focused on engaging men in women’s leadership advancement. Jeffery is the former Director of Diversity Strategy for The Coca-Cola Company. He is the au- thor of two books, WHY WOMEN, The Leadership Imperative to Advancing Women and Engaging Men and Selling to Men, Selling to Women, and is a two-time TEDx speaker. His clients include Walmart, Barclays, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bacardi and dozens of other Fortune 500 companies.

Stay in touch with Jeffery:

www.ywomen.biz
Twitter: @YWomen

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Learn how your workplace my by exacerbating your imposter syndrome 😮
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In this episode you'll learn:⁠
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1️⃣What imposter syndrome is (and isn’t) and how it appears.⁠
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2️⃣Why your perfectionism may be a guise for imposter syndrome⁠
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3️⃣How certain managers may unwittingly trigger imposter syndrome⁠
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4️⃣What to look for when interviewing with companies that may exacerbate your imposter syndrome.⁠
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AND SO MUCH MORE...⁠
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Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin is a licensed psychologist and executive coach, with a focus on career advancement, leadership development and job transitions. She is a co-founder and partner of Dynamic Transitions Psychological Consulting, a career and executive coaching consultancy, where she works mostly with high potential  managers and executives. She earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University, Teachers College. Her views about career advancement, job transitions, leadership, and diversity & inclusion are regularly sought by the media and she has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, NBC News, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Refinery29, Business Insider, and Insight Into Diversity.  ⁠
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Her book, Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life (Ulysses Press, 2020) coauthored with her partner, Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin, will be released in April 2020. ⁠

Connect with Dr. Lisa:

Website: http://www.dynamictransitionsllp.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaorbeaustin/
Instagram: instagram.com/drorbeaustin

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