Infuse Compassion

By Amy Quesenberry & Mark Carpenter

Infuse Compassion, a podcast hosted by Amy Quesenberry and Mark Carpenter, explores the transformative power of compassion in both professional and personal spheres.

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May 20, 2025 Episode 16: Building Compassion Into Your Career
When work and passion collide, you find yourself in heart-centered work. And that’s the best kind of work to do.
Amy and Mark reflect on our conversation with Jenn Smith about creating connection between the work you do and your passions to create a happier, healthier career. Some key points we discuss include:
- Finding what your passionate about based on what brings you energy in your work.
- How simple changes to your work can bring alignment; it doesn’t always involve changing jobs or changing careers.
- The importance of getting everything out of your heart before you die.
Amy and Mark share their perspectives of why this is so important to everyone who works today. And you can make the shifts to align passion with your work.
Jenn Smith believes career success doesn't have to be at the expense of a radiantly happy + healthy lifestyle. As a sought-after career and HR consultant with professional roots grounded deep within corporate America, Jenn brings over 15 years of progressive, global HR leadership experience across multiple industries and Fortune 200 companies.
Now, as the Founder of Flourish Careers and host of The Flourish Careers podcast, Jenn is on a mission to support heart-based, career-minded professionals in navigating the changing world of work and taking the right next steps toward a happier + healthier career.
When she’s not working, Jenn loves books, notebooks, pens, and planners, proudly embracing her #NotebookNerd identity. You can also find her road-tripping with her pack—husband and pup—exploring all Western NY offers.
Website: https://flourish.careers/
More About Jenn: https://flourish.careers/about

Flourish Careers Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-flourish-careers-podcast/id1644521346
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May 13, 2025 Episode 15: Connecting Your Career and Your Heart with Jenn Smith
How connected are your career and your heart?
In this episode of the Infuse Compassion Podcast, Jenn Smith explains to us how you can be more heart-based in navigating your career. We all have gifts to give the world, but we sometimes disconnect the work we do with the values we have, which keeps us from fully sharing our gifts.
In this episode you’ll learn:
• The symptoms that indicate your career may be misaligned with your values.
• The HEART-based framework for intentionally designing your career path.
• Steps you can take to align your career with your values so you experience more energy in your work.
• Key components of your work life that can help you gauge your alignment.
You’ll also hear powerful examples of how intentionally assessing your values against the work you’re doing can bring you greater fulfillment and allow you to contribute more fully to work and life.
Jenn Smith believes career success doesn't have to be at the expense of a radiantly happy + healthy lifestyle. As a sought-after career and HR consultant with professional roots grounded deep within corporate America, Jenn brings over 15 years of progressive, global HR leadership experience across multiple industries and Fortune 200 companies.
Now, as the Founder of Flourish Careers and host of The Flourish Careers podcast, Jenn is on a mission to support heart-based, career-minded professionals in navigating the changing world of work and taking the right next steps toward a happier + healthier career.
When she’s not working, Jenn loves books, notebooks, pens, and planners, proudly embracing her #NotebookNerd identity. You can also find her road-tripping with her pack—husband and pup—exploring all Western NY offers.
Website: https://flourish.careers/
More About Jenn: https://flourish.careers/about

Flourish Careers Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
25% off Career Change Course: Classic Fried to Flourishing with code ThankYou25: https://course.flourish.careers/offer...
Free Toolkits for listeners: https://course.flourish.careers/freebies

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May 06, 2025 Episode 14: Reflections from Conversation with Randy McNeeley
Do you have kindness superheroes in your life? How can you be a kindness superhero to others?
Amy and Mark reflect on the conversation we had with Captain Kindman, Randy McNeely, in our last episode. We remember the people who create moments of kindness and compassion in our lives. In many ways, these are the kindness superheroes in our lives.
We discuss the impact we’ve seen of kindness from others and examples of how kindness superheroes make a huge difference with small, intentional actions. Join us in the commitment to become a kindness hero.
Randy McNeely is a cybersecurity and information security professional turned committed kindness advocate and kindness engineer.
With his down to earth, warm-hearted style, Randy McNeely teaches entrepreneurs and organizations how to embrace a better way to thrive through kindness driven behaviors.
With over 20 years in both the private and public sector, Randy understands the barriers that a toxic personality or culture can throw into the path of success. Through the 4-stage Kindness Habit Framework and the 5-Step Kindness Givers' Formula, Randy helps entrepreneurs and organizations engineer powerful personal and professional relationships and cultures to break through those barriers, bring out the best in people, and get outstanding results.
Randy’s websites:
www.randymcneely.com
www.kindnessheroshop.com
LinkedIn Profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdmcneely
The Kindness Factor Podcast
Audio
podcast.thekindnessfactor.com
Video
https://www.thekindnessfactor.com/tkf-podcast-video
YouTube
https://YouTube.com/@thekindnessfactorpodcast
Kevin Smith's Kindness Worldwide
www.kindnessworldwide.org

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April 29, 2025 Episode 13: Intentional Acts of Kindness With Randy McNeeley
In this episode of the Infuse Compassion podcast, we talk with Captain Kindman, AKA Randy McNeely. Randy is a kindness amplifier, executive producer of “The Kindness Factor,” and a Kindness Worldwide Ambassador.
We talk about the powerful impact of simple acts of kindness. These are not “random” acts of kindness, but “intentional” acts of kindness that take little effort but go a long way in lifting humanity.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- Randy’s journey from a corporate technology compliance expert to the world of kindness.
- The impact of kindness on individuals, families, communities, and organizations.
- How you can join the kindness movement with simple, intentional behaviors.
- Examples of how kindness has made a difference in people’s lives.
Spend some time with Captain Kindman, and your day will automatically improve!
Randy McNeely is a cybersecurity and information security professional turned committed kindness advocate and kindness engineer.
With his down to earth, warm-hearted style, Randy McNeely teaches entrepreneurs and organizations how to embrace a better way to thrive through kindness driven behaviors.
With over 20 years in both the private and public sector, Randy understands the barriers that a toxic personality or culture can throw into the path of success. Through the 4-stage Kindness Habit Framework and the 5-Step Kindness Givers' Formula, Randy helps entrepreneurs and organizations engineer powerful personal and professional relationships and cultures to break through those barriers, bring out the best in people, and get outstanding results.
Randy’s websites:
www.randymcneely.com
www.kindnessheroshop.com
LinkedIn Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdmcneely
The Kindness Factor Podcast:
Audio
podcast.thekindnessfactor.com
Video
https://www.thekindnessfactor.com/tkf-podcast-video
YouTube
https://YouTube.com/@thekindnessfactorpodcast
Kevin Smith's Kindness Worldwide
www.kindnessworldwide.org

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34min
April 22, 2025 Episode 12: Caregiving as Leadership: Amy & Mark Reflect on Conversation with Dr. Anna Thomas
Caregivers of elderly family members play a pivotal role in healthcare today, but they often find themselves overlooked. Amy and Mark reflect on what we learned in our conversation with Dr. Anna Thomas about the importance of viewing caregiving as leadership.
Just as we need to support our leaders in the workplace by bringing our own talents to the job, we can find ways to support caregivers by looking at our strengths. We discuss some personal examples of how you can help care for the caregivers and add strength to this “invisible backbone of the healthcare system.”
Organizations and business leaders can play a critical role in supporting caregivers as well, providing flexibility and access to resources and benefits to support the care leader.
Whatever role you currently play, you can support caregiving leadership of those you know. If you don’t currently know anyone in a caregiving role, it’s likely you will. Join us as we talk about how to care for the caregivers.
Dr. Anna Thomas is a palliative care physician, speaker, author, coach, and caregiver advocate dedicated to empowering women balancing caregiving and professional careers. As the founder of LifeCare LeadHership and author of Dementia Care Confidence, she combines over 10 years of medical expertise and personal caregiving experience to deliver impactful strategies for thriving in life, work, and caregiving. Dr. Thomas also partners with organizations to support employed caregivers, offering tailored workshops and programs that create cultures of care and resilience.
Website: www.lifecareleadhership.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifecareleadhership/
Dementia Care Confidence Book (Amazon link): https://amzn.to/4hEMf5Z
Dementia Care Confidence (free) Workshop: Saturdays at 12Noon EST for the month of April. At this online workshop caregivers will learn how to lead themselves well, how the brain impacts dementia, and how to leverage community resources to build a team.
Visit www.lifecareleadhership.com/dccworkshop to register

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32min
April 15, 2025 Episode 11: The Invisible Backbone of the Healthcare System
Caregivers of family members suffering from dementia, Alzheimers, or other long-term needs are the invisible backbone of the healthcare system in the United States. Currently, 53 million people are serving as caregivers to family members. As they give care, who is caring for them?
Dr. Anna Thomas, a palliative care physician, joins us on this episode to discuss how caregiving is like leadership, and that leadership includes caring for their own needs. Join us for this enlightening discussion as we explore:
- Ways caregivers can step into the role of the CEO of the care team.
- The importance of reframing self-care and asking for support as part of your care strategy.
- How others, including employers, can support caregivers.
Dr. Thomas shares her Confident Care Leader Framework that helps caregivers step into this challenging leadership role. If you aren’t a caregiver, chances are you either know someone who is, you will become a caregiver in the future, or you will be the one who needs care. As a result, everyone can benefit from Dr. Thomas’ expertise.
Dr. Anna Thomas is a palliative care physician, speaker, author, coach, and caregiver advocate dedicated to empowering women balancing caregiving and professional careers. As the founder of LifeCare LeadHership and author of Dementia Care Confidence, she combines over 10 years of medical expertise and personal caregiving experience to deliver impactful strategies for thriving in life, work, and caregiving. Dr. Thomas also partners with organizations to support employed caregivers, offering tailored workshops and programs that create cultures of care and resilience.
Website: www.lifecareleadhership.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifecareleadhership/
Dementia Care Confidence Book (Amazon link): https://amzn.to/4hEMf5Z
Dementia Care Confidence (free) Workshop: Saturdays at 12Noon EST for the month of April. At this online workshop caregivers will learn how to lead themselves well, how the brain impacts dementia, and how to leverage community resources to build a team.
Visit www.lifecareleadhership.com/dccworkshop to register

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37min
April 08, 2025 Episode 10: Happiness is the Vitamin We All Need!
We know we need to take our vitamins for a healthy body and mind, but we also need vitamins to keep our spirits and souls going.
Happiness is the vitamin!
Amy and Mark talk in this episode about our conversation last week with happiness expert Michelle McCullough. We discuss the importance of getting our “daily dose” of happiness , what forms that vitamin comes in for us, and how we can help provide “Vitamin-H” to those we work and live with.
Join us as we keep happiness at the forefront of our minds for another week!
Michelle McCullough is a sought-after speaker, author, consultant, and business owner, as well as the lead researcher for the annual United States Happiness Report. She teaches high performance and leadership strategies that boost employee engagement and retention.
Michelle has earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association and was a 2024 national finalist in the NSA Last Story Standing competition. She is passionate about creating happy, high-performing, resilient teams.
In addition o her business leadership and experiences, Michelle is active in her community and industry, serving on the board of the ALA Utah Girls State program and in leadership of the National Speakers Association Mountain West Chapter.
Her books include “The Make It Happen Blueprint” and “The Time Blueprint for Entrepreneurs.” She hosts her own podcast, “Make It Happen,” to entertain and educate business leaders weekly.
Website: https://www.speakmichelle.com/
Download the U.S. Happiness Report: https://www.speakmichelle.com/research
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speakmichelle/
Make It Happen podcast: https://www.speakmichelle.com/podcasts

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31min
April 02, 2025 ICP Episode 9: Happiness is not a Race, it's a MISSION! With Michelle McCullough with Michelle 0
We all want happiness. The world around us telling us how we can get happiness through buying a product, attending an event, or taking a journey. But what is happiness really? And how happy are you?
The Infuse Compassion Podcast conversation with happiness expert Michelle McCullough will help answer those questions. Michelle shares insights from the 2024 United States Happiness Report and provides strategies to help you make happiness a mission, not a race!
The episode could get you thinking about happiness differently, and you’ll smile a lot along the way. Hey, we’re talking happiness here!
Michelle McCullough is a sought-after speaker, author, consultant, and business owner, as well as the lead researcher for the annual United States Happiness Report. She teaches high performance and leadership strategies that boost employee engagement and retention.
Michelle has earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association and was a 2024 national finalist in the NSA Last Story Standing competition. She is passionate about creating happy, high-performing, resilient teams.
In addition o her business leadership and experiences, Michelle is active in her community and industry, serving on the board of the ALA Utah Girls State program and in leadership of the National Speakers Association Mountain West Chapter.
Her books include “The Make It Happen Blueprint” and “The Time Blueprint for Entrepreneurs.” She hosts her own podcast, “Make It Happen,” to entertain and educate business leaders weekly.
Website: https://www.speakmichelle.com/
Download the U.S. Happiness Report: https://www.speakmichelle.com/research
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speakmichelle/
Make It Happen podcast: https://www.speakmichelle.com/podcasts

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36min
March 25, 2025 Episode 8: Reflections on Pressing On through Depression with Amy and Mark
Amy and Mark reflect on the conversation with Jodi O. Brown about facing the fight with depression in many areas of life. We share our personal battles as well as how we’ve seen others courageously battle episodes of depression.
We’ll share our key takeaways from the conversation with Jodi in Episode 7 and how compassion makes a difference in the fight against depression in our own lives and the lives of those we work with and those we love.
We’d love to hear YOUR key takeaways from Episode 7, too. Listen in to our thoughts, then add your perspectives in the comments. Let’s band together in the fight against the effects of depression.
Jodi O. Brown, MS, CFRE, is a strategist-turned-survivor on a mission to help leaders and teams increase their capability to thrive and lead in stressful and changing environments. She is a resilience and antifragility expert, award-winning professional speaker and author, champion storyteller, certified business coach and consultant, and a brain tumor survivor.
She's taught and inspired thousands of organizational leaders to influence through their interactions and create systems for growth.
Jodi helps individuals thrive through speaking and coaching, resilience, and communication courses, and through her inspirational YouTube channel.
She earned a master's degree in organizational leadership & communication, a bachelor's degree in public relations, is a certified business coach and consultant, and an Exactly What to Say(R) certified guide.
Jodi just released her fifth book, DePRESSiON Fighter: Creating a Personalized Path to Resilience through Adversity, which helps individuals embrace principles to press on and grow stronger from the struggles of life. Jodi and her husband, Tolan, live in an idyllic mountain valley in Northern Utah, where they are raising four children.
Subscribe to Jodi’s YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/jodiorgillbrown
Follow her online at Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Visit her website: www.jodiobrown.com
Buy her bestselling book, The Sun Still Shines

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30min
March 18, 2025 Episode 7: Press On! A Conversation with Depression Fighter Jodi Orgill Brown
Understanding and fighting depression is not just for those clinically diagnosed with a depressive disorder. We all experience depression symptoms at times, even if only temporary. And if you’re not fighting depression, it’s likely someone close to you is.
Join us for a power-packed episode of the Infuse Compassion Podcast where Jodi O. Brown, author of the new book “DePRESSiON Fighter” talks about how to “press on” during these moments when depression tries to keep us down.
You’ll get practical tips on helping yourself and others and hear Jodi’s story of discovery in creating this book, which includes experiences of dozens of other people facing relatable battles with depression.
Jodi O. Brown, MS, CFRE, is a strategist-turned-survivor on a mission to help leaders and teams increase their capability to thrive and lead in stressful and changing environments. She is a resilience and antifragility expert, award-winning professional speaker and author, champion storyteller, certified business coach and consultant, and a brain tumor survivor.
She's taught and inspired thousands of organizational leaders to influence through their interactions and create systems for growth.
Jodi helps individuals thrive through speaking and coaching, resilience, and communication courses, and through her inspirational YouTube channel.
She earned a master's degree in organizational leadership & communication, a bachelor's degree in public relations, is a certified business coach and consultant, and an Exactly What to Say(R) certified guide.
Jodi just released her fifth book, DePRESSiON Fighter: Creating a Personalized Path to Resilience through Adversity, which helps individuals embrace principles to press on and grow stronger from the struggles of life. Jodi and her husband, Tolan, live in an idyllic mountain valley in Northern Utah, where they are raising four children.
Subscribe to Jodi’s YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/jodiorgillbrown
Follow her online at Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Visit her website: www.jodiobrown.com
Buy her bestselling book, The Sun Still Shines

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38min

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The podcast currently has 57 episodes available.