Humanly Possible

Lynn Smith is a National Media Expert, NBC News, MSNBC and CNN Headline News anchor alum, and a Storyteller.

Learn how Lynn made one choice that completely transformed her career and personal life, and in doing so found her joy.

In This Episode:

• The transition from TV news anchor to national media expert
• Growing into the role of a storyteller
• Listen and learn
• Choosing you
• Saying your weakness out loud

Val Ries is the founder of Executive Muse, a leadership training and coaching company. And the Author of Chief Inspiration Officer: How to Lead the Team Everyone Wants to Be On.

Learn how Val flipped the script on her own frustrating negative thoughts and her 3-step formula for handling challenging conversations with anyone.

In This Episode:

• The power of reframing
• Understanding yourself
• Knowing what your team is craving
• Getting really clear with what you want
• Mastering the art of challenging conversations
• CRAVE - connection, reliability, appreciation, value and effective communication
• Can you be a friend and a manager, and can you be effective? 

Val's book is available at: https://www.amazon.com/Chief-Inspiration-Officer-Everyone-Wants/dp/1645438988

Amber Vilhauer is a leading digital marketing strategist who supports authors, speakers and coaches to establish a powerful, integrated online presence that gets results and empowers them to make a difference in their industry.

Learn how Amber faced her fears after a traumatic teenage event and consciously stepped into her highest and best self, and how you can too.

In This Episode:

·         A teenage incident that caused her to look within

·         Learning to actively participate in your own growth

·         Being honest with yourself

·         Infusing joy in others

·         The emotional process of writing a book

·         What’s possible with any book launch

Whitney Johnson is the CEO of human capital consultancy Disruption Advisors, an Inc. 5000 2020 fastest-growing private company in America. One of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (#14) as named by Thinkers50, Whitney is an expert at smart growth leadership.

Learn how Whitney shifted her choice of colleges, began her career in a field entirely different from her major, and ultimately ended up right where she belongs.

In This Episode:

·         How not getting into first choice of colleges was a small shift with big outcomes

·         From music major to equity analyst

·         The importance of having an opinion

·         Becoming less interested in just ‘picking’ stocks, and more interested in picking people.

·         Spotting people’s gifts

·         The S Curve Insight Platform

Ann Handley is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author who speaks worldwide about how businesses can escape marketing mediocrity to ignite tangible results. IBM named her one of the 7 people shaping modern marketing. She is the Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs; a LinkedIn Influencer; a keynote speaker, mom, dog person, and writer. 

In This Episode:

• The importance of great role models
• Making the shift from print journalism to the online marketing space
• Becoming a published author but not about a subject she had envisioned
• From behind the screen to the stage
• Showing up fully as herself
• Embracing the good things that have come from the pandemic

Carlos Hidalgo is a Life Design Coach, two-time author, TEDx, and international keynote speaker.

In This Episode:

• How a friend’s bold statement gave him the sign he needed to make a big change
• Running from shame for decades
• Overcoming the life story of “I can’t”
• Getting back to who he was really created to be
• Forgiveness, redemption, a new life

Neal Conlon is an entrepreneur with a focus on growth hacking, leveraging data, and purposely inspiring others to not let the obstacles in a rapidly changing world of tech limit their opportunities. In the last few years, he has pivoted his focus to learning how he can share his years of self-development to empower others to get better, quicker, faster, and to master themselves and the skills to be successful. 

In This Episode:

• Significant role grandparent’s encouragement played in life
• From class disruptor to U.S. Marine Corps
• Playing chess – strategic advancement in the corporate world
• Understanding your own value and worth
• Lessons learned from a failed business venture
• Overcoming unfulfillment rousted by the lack of a father-figure
• The 5 Pillars

Brian Fanzo is a digital futurist keynote speaker who translates the trends of tomorrow to inspire change today.

His customized and personalized programs showcase real-world stories and examples of forward-thinking people and businesses.

In This Episode:

·        How winning a high school speed typing contest led to a change in career path

·        Social engineering your way into success

·        Being guided into places that let you be you

·        Recognition as a Top 25 Influencer by The Economist

·        A renewed passion for driving change within a company and its’ people

·        Dealing with depression: practicing self-care and self-awareness

·        Learning to lean on other people

Kate O'Neill is known as the Tech Humanist. She is the founder of KO Insights, a strategic advisory firm committed to improving the human experience at scale, even and especially in data-driven, algorithmically optimized, and AI-led interactions. Kate regularly keynotes industry events, advocating for humanity's role in an increasingly tech-driven future. Her world-leading clients have included Google, Adobe, IBM, Yale University, the city of Amsterdam, and the United Nations.

In This Episode:

• The intersection between technology, business, and humanity
• Always being open to change
• The both/and mindset
• Finding gratitude after major loss

Joseph Jaffe is an author, entrepreneur, and as of March 2020, the host of CoronaTV, a daily streaming interview-based show about hope, positivity and optimism and if there's time left over a little bit of marketing! (www.coronatv.show) To date, he has done just under 200 interviews, including Seth Godin, James Rollins, Jamal Mashburn, Philip Kotlerand and many more.

In This Episode:

• Making the quick shift from in-person to live streaming
• Learning to stop talking and just listen
• Really connecting with the human being on the other side of the camera
• Identifying the skills that make you unique
• Understanding failure and rejection
• Thinking big, whatever that is for you