For Black History Month this year, our sister show, Everyday Better, is hosting a series dedicated to Black voices who inspire excellence.

This week, Jessi interviews Everyday Better host Leah Smart. Leah shares the wisdom and insights she's developed through her own career journey - embracing unexpected experiences, making challenging decisions, clearing roadblocks, and trusting her gut instincts to forge a meaningful career full of purpose and personal growth.

Everyday Better is your essential podcast for leveling up in personal development, life, and career success. Hosted by Leah Smart, an educator in self-improvement and positive psychology, this podcast offers transformative conversations with influential experts, real-life success stories, actionable insights, and research-backed tips.

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This week, Hello Monday is dipping into the archives to bring you one of our favorite conversations. In this episode, Jessi speaks with Bozoma Saint John, author of The Urgent Life. We welcomed her to the show to talk to us about her incredible journey and how she’s managed to move through grief.

Follow Bozoma Saint John on LinkedIn, and check out her debut memoir.

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To continue the conversation this week and every week, join our free LinkedIn group for Hello Monday listeners: https://lnkd.in/hellomondaygroup 

It’s no secret that there has been increasing pressure on diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders as their roles are defunded and programs are slashed. We’re seeing cultural shifts away from DEI in the workplace, education, and in our lives. Today’s guest has worked in this space for almost 30 years and is fully aware that her work is not over. Denise Hamilton is a DEI professional specializing in Ally Training and the author of Indivisible: How to Forge Differences into a Stronger Future. Her book takes a hopeful look forward and offers us the tools we need to create inclusive and equitable environments in our personal and professional lives. Today, Jessi and Denise have an honest conversation about the state of DEI and how we can work towards a more equitable future.

Follow Denise Hamilton on LinkedIn and check out her book here.

Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir, now in paperback.

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The Hello Monday team is excited to share this preview of Building One, the newest addition to the LinkedIn Podcast Network. Building One is hosted by Tomer Cohen, LinkedIn's Chief Product Officer. In this series of engaging one-on-one conversations with accomplished product leaders, you'll trace the professional journeys of today's top builders, gain insights into the intricacies of product development, and glimpse the stories behind the tech world's most impactful products.

Building One is for anyone considering launching or growing a career in product development, and for everyone curious about how your favorite products came to be.

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Then, find the conversation on LinkedIn.

We’re heading into the second month of the year, which means many of us might need an extra boost of encouragement to keep those new year's resolutions going. Today’s guest has a unique approach to achieving goals. AK Ikwuakor, also known as Coach AK, is an executive coach and the author of The Next Right Move. He works with professionals to form habits that bring them closer to what they want to achieve. He sits down with Jessi to discuss how mindfulness can help us understand ourselves, and by extension our goals, much better. 

Follow AK Ikwuakor on LinkedIn and check out his book here.

Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir, now in paperback. 

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How do you view your colleagues? As a family, friends, or just the people you work with? Our guest sees them as a part of our community, worthy of the time and attention it takes to cultivate any other relationship. Jennifer Dulski is the CEO of Rising Team, a platform where companies learn to better develop their teams. She’s built community focused products for companies like Google, Yahoo, and Facebook. Jennifer knows better than most what brings people together and she sits down with Jessi to discuss how we can all be better teammates.

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Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir, now in paperback.

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Every week on Hello Monday we talk about the nature of work. Today, we’re taking a look at the systems our work upholds. Here in the US it’s capitalism– an economic system where the show is largely run by private entities. It’s a system that’s often critiqued for making it easier for the wealthy to amass more wealth, without offering similar mobility for the working class. Today’s guest isn’t afraid to envision a new way of living and working. Nick Romeo is a writer for The New Yorker and the author of The Alternative: How To Build A Just Economy. In his book, Nick imagines a more sustainable economy and today he sits down with Jessi to discuss what that would take.Follow Nick Romeo on LinkedIn and check out his book here.

Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir, now in paperback.

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The Hello Monday team is off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so we’re bringing back an episode from the archives. Last year, Jessi sat down with LinkedIn Tech Editor Tanya Dua to discuss our listeners’ experiences with ChatGPT and break down how artificial intelligence is changing the way we work.

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Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir, now available in paperback! 

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These days the only thing that seems certain is uncertainty. So how do we navigate our “new normal” when it seems to change every day? Today’s guest might have a few ideas. Kit Yates is a mathematics lecturer at the University of Bath and the author of How to Expect the Unexpected: The Science of Making Predictions—and the Art of Knowing When Not To. In his book, Kit breaks down misconceptions around predictions and some common mistakes we tend to make. He sits down with Jessi to teach us all how to make better predictions and feel a bit better about the future.

Follow Kit Yates on LinkedIn and check out his book, How to Expect the Unexpected.

Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir, now available in paperback!

Join the Hello Monday community: Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter, and join us on the LinkedIn News page for Hello Monday Office Hours, Wednesdays at 3p ET.

To continue the conversation this week and every week, join our free LinkedIn group for Hello Monday listeners https://lnkd.in/hellomondaygroup

We’re kicking off 2024 by using our imaginations to envision our dream jobs. In this episode, Jessi walks us through an exercise that helped her level up her own career several years ago. Grab a pen and paper and join us in dreaming big.

Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir, now available in paperback!

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To continue the conversation this week and every week, join our free LinkedIn group for Hello Monday listeners https://lnkd.in/hellomondaygroup