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Listen in as I chat with Colette Boynton about her daring leap from K-12 to Corporate L&D and the lessons she has learned along the way.  If you are currently making this move or even just thinking about it - get ready to take notes! Oh! and we talk accessibility too!

Listen in as I chat with Bryan Smith about his very first conference speaking experience - at DevLearn 2020!  Bryan shares insights from how he got interested in speaking til the aftermath of his wildly successful session.  If you have been thinking about speaking at a conference - check this out for that extra push that you need!

Listen in as I chat with Julie Dirksen about AR/VR in Learning for Behavior Change. Julie shares about her research with fellow colleagues on how we can affect behavior change through AR and VR in learning. She shares awesome insights and great use case information - and of course, I light up like a Christmas tree because its AR and VR!  

Listen in as I chat with Lucie Hammond about workforce development in virtual reality. While technical skills can be taught through VR, there is a whole other VR frontier for soft skills or interpersonal skills training. Lucie talks about how her company, BeingVR, is all about those soft, human, interpersonal development skills - specifically focused on empathy and overcoming bias. 

Listen as I chat with Mariah Manuel-Berry about how she influenced her new organization to integrate Augmented Reality (AR) into their new hire learning solutions - in the FIRST month of employment!  

Listen in to this amazing conversation with two powerhouse ladies all about diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging.  Katie Ryan and Marta bring amazing perspectives and first-hand knowledge about the current fight against racial injustice.  We also cover what is our role as L&D professionals in the midst of this unrest.  Tell a friend to listen to this one! 

Networking is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you are gonna get!  Listen in to my hilarious conversation with Cara North as we talk about networking and namedropping.  Cara shares her experiences and offers great insight into the power of networking and when and where it is ok to drop a name.  We also drop ALOT of names like Jeff Batt, Dan Hirt, Mike Peacock, Mike Taylor, Bianca Bauman, Destery Hildenbrand and more!  

Listen in as I chat with Alissa Weiher about a day in the life of a learning leader.  We cover lots of other topics too like our 20-year relationship, general nostalgia, Bill & Ted, 90210, Fred Savage, the Princess Bride - oh, and Alissa gives some AMAZING advice for those with their eye on the Director role!  

Listen in as I chat with Alex Ryan about how to scope a project.  We also dive into the perfectionist trap, timeboxing, dealing with SMEs, "don't be that guy", and "it's not our job".