How To ROCK Virtual Engagements!

In this episode, I interview Ryan Roghaar who is a remote working trailblazer and the founder of teammateapart.com. He is an entrepreneur, creative director, podcaster, remote work advocate, consultant, author, and speaker committed to building authentic end-to-end relationships for his clients - from top management to top consumer. 

His unique philosophy puts specific importance on human relationships and their inherent value in both business and in life. 

We  talk about technology saturation, about forced remote work vs remote work by choice, flexible remote working practises and the single most important thing to consider for remote  working.

Ali Greene is full-time digital nomad, logistics guru, and remote work expert. She has ten years of startup experience and four years leading remote teams while travelling the world full-time.  She is the founder and CEO of Cohana whose mission is to educate, inspire and engage teams to create efficient, effective, and innovative frameworks for the future of work, regardless of where (or what) their "office" looks like.

We talk about her journey from PR in New York to becoming a true Digital Nomad.  What are the best remote tips for improved remote communication, what is remote work, how remote meetings can be used as a connection tool and the top 3 tips to become a Digital Nomad or remote working expert!

Reach out to her if you need to know how to make this a reality for yourself of your teams! www.cohana.io

In this episode, I interview Sandra Thompson, who is a Director "Exceed all Expectations". She is also a Lecturer of People Management and Leadership, Professional Behaviours (emotional intelligence) and Customer Management at Pearson College London. Sandra is also a customer Experience consultant for brands like Vodafone, Arsenal Football Club and the Open University. 

She is also the 1st Emotional Intelligence Coach in the UK.

We talk about emotional intelligence, active listening, the 3 types of empathy and how to build empathy, charisma and how to reduce stress in these Covid 19 times! How to be a better virtual engager!

Oh yes, and she loves skydiving and once met Prince Philip by accident!

In this episode, I talk to Michel Bouman who is a "Territory Channel Manager Modern Work at Microsoft." His focus is on Microsoft Teams Meetings, Calling and Devices; Michel is an MS Teams "guru". More importantly, he is a father of four and his mission is to set up the possible future for his children which they can all benefit from.   

We talk about locationless meetings, pins, planner, how to use the search bar, noise reduction, hybrid meetings, Microsft Teams Rooms (MTR) systems, content cameras and the book 'The Four Agreements by 'Miquel Ruiz'.

Fun fact: He finished my bachelor degree, cum laude, at the age of 40!

A real cracker of an episode, enjoy!

In this episode, I talk to Vicki O'Neill who is  Fractional CMO at her own business, KenKay Marketing.

Vicki is a marketing whizz!

She worked in the corporate world for 20 years in various industries and various marketing and sales roles. She started KenKay Marketing in 2011 and she helps small business owners who struggle with growth by identifying the root cause and if it's marketing, she creates a strategy that helps them connect the dots between where they are and where they want to go. 

This is episode is one for all you suffering from virtual meetings burnout and the dreaded ZOOMBIE! In the interview, I speak to Dr Annemarie Lombard who is Founder, CEO and Thought Leader of Sensory Intelligence Consulting. She has a PhD in Healthcare/commerce and has over 30 years of experience.  She loves earrings and has earrings associated with events in my life, people, milestones, etc.

We talk about digital fatigue, remote working, sensory matrix assessment and personal self-care.

In this episode, I interview Victoria Grulke who is the founder @ Firebird Futures which is a Virtual COO, Virtual Retailer & Virtual Property Agent. 

Talk to her if you have a start-up or mature business problem and she will get it done at an affordable rate. 

She is an expert at 'polishing diamonds' or driving excellence in everything she does. She is obsessed with people and client love, and has worked for a wide range of companies over the last 20 years, in the USA, UK, EU, and SA. From tiny startups like Fish4 (a search engine before Google!), to some of the great giants like Microsoft, NBC Universal and Cognician.  

Fun fact: She once made Tracey Chapman cry....details inside the podcast!

In this fascinating episode, I interview Professor Wayne Baker, who is a Professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He is the author of ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK: HOW TO MASTER THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL FOR SUCCESS( published in 2020), and co-founder and board member of Give and Take, Inc.  

We talk about his new book(he has written 6), the reciprocity ring, SMART criteria for making a request, meditation and 4 simple things you can do to meaningfully connect in a virtual meeting.

Wayne is also a keen sailor and has sailed the Great Lakes and circumnavigated the Eastern US coast(America's great loop).

In this episode, I interview Deirdre McGinn who is an Executive and Style Coach, she specialises in Executive Presence and Personal Branding.  

We talk about the 4 things you can do to improve your executive virtual presence, the role of colour when dressing, embodied leadership, poise and meditation.

Deirdre founded StepUpStepIn to support leaders and their teams to step up and into more senior roles, unlocking their potential to build and develop executive presence both internally with their teams and externally with clients. Deirdre has over 25 years’ experience in global multinational technology companies like LinkedIn, IBM, and Oracle. 

Some companies are remote only and have been from the start, in this episode I ask remote working expert Rowena Hennigan what they do differently like trust and transparency, documentation and expert communication.

We talk about communication charters, deep work and what some of the latest research on remote working says.

Rowena is a Remote Work Skills Expert and Lecturer. She is passionate about best practices in remote work and supporting learning and development in the area. Why? Because remote work has afforded her an amazing work/life balance, it is sustainable and better for the environment.