Two hundred thousand brave women and men exit the U.S. armed forces each year. This is a highly-skilled, incredibly disciplined, and dedicated sector of the job market that is underserved and often underutilized. Today we learn by entry into the mainstream job market and the fact that is is no walk in the park. This may be their most challenging mission to date!Guest: Retired Major General James ("Jimmy") Collins

What started as a breakthrough for women in sports and higher education, powerfully shows-up today in the modern workforce. Today we chat about empowerment in the workforce by looking back to ’70s and learning about Title IX. Equal opportunity, particularly for women, enjoyed a huge leap forward at the hands of some very courageous leaders and in the case of today’s guest, a tennis racket.Guest: Trish Bostrom

Although words like love and trust aren’t used in the corporate vernacular, we learn today why there might be hope for a brighter, more inclusive future when leaders conduct business and see their teams in this frame of mind.Guest: Nick Anderson Senior Vice President, Commercial Team Lead at Columbia Bank

The auto industry is as competitive as ever, and one BMW/Mini dealer group is still knocking it out of the park, fifty years later, by putting each and every employee first! Our fascinating conversation helps shed light on the continued success of a multi-generational family-owned company and what has evolved over time and what has not.Guests: Manfred Scharmach, Madeleine McEntyre

This is a very rare time in our history where five generations of people are in the workforce all at the same time. With the help of our guest, Anna Liotta, we will learn how to better appreciate and understand each other and how to navigate such a broad spectrum of working styles and personal idiosyncrasies.

As we watch the retail revolution reshape into a retail evolution, there is one thing that keeps the competition ahead of the pack…the power of the Employee Experience to directly influence the Customer Experience. And after 100+ years, jewelry leader, Ben Bridge seems to appreciate this now more than ever!

Today's Guest: Lisa Bridge, CEO of Ben Bridge Jeweler

Today we examine how smart organizations are becoming more aware of the power of inclusion... a mindset that breaks down walls and sees the strength of hiring people with disabilities as really sourcing amazing people with outstanding ABILITIES. Guest: Gene Boes, President & CEO of Northwest Center

Employee engagement isn’t just for large corporations - for Seattle firefighters, being empowered helps them go far beyond their call of duty, humanizing their every-day interactions. Guest: Seattle Fire Chief, Harold D. Scoggins

Tucked away in the Pacific Northwest, in an outer suburb of Seattle, is a medical clinic unlike most others. 

Meet Dr. David Spiro, Physician Lead at Swedish Birth & Family Clinic (part of Swedish Medical Group). Four years ago he took on an additional role as the team's employee engagement specialist, and the payoff has been nothing less than staggering!

Learn what drove him to take on this responsibility and hear about the tools and techniques Dr. Spiro uses with his co-workers to have them truly "show-up", and the positive effects this culture has on their entire employee/patient experience.

Today we go behind the scenes of U.S. corporations and look at work cultures that are offering ways to work smarter, not work harder.

 

We chat with Delta Emerson (canyouhearus.com), one of the preeminent leaders in the development of the modernized workplace and learn about the changes (and patience) necessary to not only develop a happier workforce, but a more powerful and profitable way to work. The results will blow your mind!