There is a direct connection between how we use our voices and how the world views us. Your voice is a signature, a unique and powerful part of your professional identity and brand. Does your voice enhance your image - or undermine it?

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a wide-ranging branch of computer science concerned with building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence. AI makes it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust, and then perform human-like tasks. AI is used for chess playing computers and self-driving cars, and in lots of other ways most of us don't know about. In this episode, Kavita Ganesan, PhD, AI expert, strategist, advisor and author of The Business Case for AI takes the mystery out of AI by defining it, talking a little about the history of AI which dates back to the 1940's and weighs in on the future of AI, including whether or not machines we create will take over our brains - and the world. 

Stephen Ladd is the author of Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat, a solo adventure story that took him from the Mississippi River to South America - and back - in a tiny boat of his own design. He is back at it, detailing a new adventure with a new book, The Five-Year Voyage: Exploring Latin American Coasts and Rivers. Teaming up with his now-wife Virginia, they sailed from the Gulf of Mexico to Argentina and back, largely via South American rivers, in a 21-foot Sea Pearl, even having a baby along the way.  The pair are among only a handful of living people who have navigated from the Caribbean to the Amazon via the Brazo Casiquiare. Their range and variety of encounters with wildlife, indigenous peoples, gold-dredgers, fishermen, and even robbers make for good reading - and interesting podcasts!

Stephen Ladd is the author of Three Years in a 12-Foot Boat, a solo adventure story that took him from the Mississippi River to South America - and back - in a tiny boat of his own design. He is back at it, detailing a new adventure with a new book, The Five-Year Voyage: Exploring Latin American Coasts and Rivers.  Teaming up with his now-wife Virginia, they sailed from the Gulf of Mexico to Argentina and back, largely via South American rivers, in a 21-foot Sea Pearl, even having a baby along the way.  The pair are among only a handful of living people who have navigated from the Caribbean to the Amazon via the Brazo Casiquiare. Their range and variety of encounters with wildlife, indigenous peoples, gold-dredgers, fishermen, and even robbers make for good reading - and interesting podcasts!

We are right in the middle of the Lenten journey, a religious observance in the Christian calendar commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert. It is marked by prayers, fasting and almsgiving. And if you need a refresher - or primer on just exactly what Lent represents, you have come to the right place. Join Insatiably Curious Host and Producer David Gee and Pastor Jeff Lindsay, Senior Minister at Colonial Church in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Hear Pastor Lindsay talk about the history of Lent, what it prepares us for and its purpose on the Christian calendar. In this wide ranging conversation the pair also discuss what the pandemic has meant for Jeff's church as well as the bigger church, including changing the name of a congregation that dates back to 1946. The conversation also touches on what community means today, and if the trend of fewer people identifying with a specific faith and attending church in person will continue. Finally, they end with a fascinating story about Pastor Lindsay's eventful trip to a Moscow McDonalds.  

I was recently at the Miami International Boat Show, reportedly the largest recreational boating show in the world. There are hundreds of boats on display, from inflatables to multi-million dollar superyachts. And some of those boats are 100% electric. That's right, electric propulsion in the recreational boating industry is moving from the fringes to the mainstream. I had the chance to sit down with Sean Marrero, the Chief Strategy Officer of Orlando-based boat builder Correct Craft. Sean is also President of Ingenuity Electric, focused on bringing  the latest in environmentally conscious propulsion technologies into the most demanding boating applications. To find out more, visit ingenityelectric.com

What - and when - is Lent? We are right in the middle of the Lenten journey, a religious observance in the Christian calendar commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert. It is marked by prayers, fasting and almsgiving. And if you need a refresher on what that third tenet of Lent is, you have come to the right place. Join Insatiably Curious Host and Producer David Gee and Pastor Jeff Lindsay, Senior Minister at Colonial Church in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Hear Pastor Lindsay talk about the history of Lent, what it prepares us for and its purpose on the Christian calendar. In this wide ranging conversation the pair also discuss what the pandemic has meant for Jeff's church as well as the bigger church, including changing the name of a congregation that dates back to 1946. The conversation also touches on what community means today, and if the trend of fewer people identifying with a specific faith and attending church in person will continue. Finally, they end with a fascinating story about Pastor Lindsay's eventful trip to a Moscow McDonalds.  

What - and when - is Lent? We are right in the middle of the Lenten journey, a religious observance in the Christian calendar commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert. It is marked by prayers, fasting and almsgiving. And if you need a refresher on what that third tenet of Lent is, you have come to the right place. Join Insatiably Curious Host and Producer David Gee and Pastor Jeff Lindsay, Senior Minister at Colonial Church in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Hear Pastor Lindsay talk about the history of Lent, what it prepares us for and its purpose on the Christian calendar. In this wide ranging conversation the pair also discuss what the pandemic has meant for Jeff's church as well as the bigger church, including changing the name of a congregation that dates back to 1946. The conversation also touches on what community means today, and if the trend of fewer people identifying with a specific faith and attending church in person will continue. Finally, they end with a fascinating story about Pastor Lindsay's eventful trip to a Moscow McDonalds.  

The great reshuffling. Reexamining our relationship to work. Employees quitting who don't feel valued. In his Building Corporate Soul: Powering Culture & Success with the Soul System  Ralf Specht - an innovative corporate brand strategist known for his work with global companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, Coca Cola, General Motors, and Nestle - provides an approach to align value-creating employee behaviors with corporate strategy. In this podcast, Ralf joins host and producer David Gee to discuss: 

• Key evidence that proves great culture drives success—and practical strategies to make it part of your organization
• The Soul System: The framework for building and maintaining a strong culture—one that leaders can immediately put into place
• Specific examples of how successful organizations build and grow a Corporate Soul—including AirBnB, LinkedIn and others

I’d love to introduce you to Roberta Matuson.  She is President of Matuson Consulting.  Her clients include large organizations such as General Motors, and Microsoft, as well as some  small to medium size firms as well. She’s the author of six books, including the bestselling, "Suddenly in Charge" and "Evergreen Talent" and her most recent, "Can We Talk: Seven Principles for Managing Difficult Conversations at Work."  Hear why she says the great refusal to work is a misnomer and what you need to do to be a good boss.