Introvert Ally

Ryan talks about the dynamic of relationships between introverts and extroverts and how they can affect the dynamics both in the office and at home. He also describes how he built on his personal journey and pain to become an ally for introverts in his company and beyond.

"It is not as though I don't want to speak. It is not as simple as putting words out there…I am processing, thinking and listening…"

Episode Highlights

● How some "feedback" can send the wrong messages to introverts

● Be brave enough to engage in conversations about I-E dynamics

● 84.51 ITOPiA - an ERG with impact

● How we can overcome judgment

Ryan Showalter's career includes various roles within sales, insights & marketing at various research and consumer packaged goods companies. Ryan has held prior leadership positions at Kraft Heinz and Mondelez International.

He is currently Director of Consulting at 84.51°a retail, data science, insights, and media company. He leads teams to continue driving value for client-generating revenue growth. In 2019 he founded an Itopia, an Employee Resource Group for Introverts, one of the first of its kind. Resources

● 84.51

● How Introverts Can Shatter the Leadership Glass Ceiling

The Uplow'd Podcast with Ryan and Jennifer

Nancy talks about discovering her own introversion, her experience working in Wall Street, communicating in corporate environments and promoting yourself as an introvert. She shares ideas like commenting on the question that is asked and say. "My first thought is…"

"It became clear to me that what I wanted to do was enrich others."

Episode Highlights

● How burnout led to a new fulfilling career

● Writing her book "Self-Promotion for Introverts"

● Lessons from Wall Street

● Paraphrasing

● Being a "Thinking Partner"

● Networking as an introvert

Nancy Ancowitz

Nancy Ancowitz is a coach specializing in career advancement and presentation skills. She's been speaking about and coaching introverts since the early 2000's. A pioneer of popular introvert literature, Nancy wrote the book, Self-Promotion for Introverts®️: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead, a Publishers Weekly "Best Book." Nancy's other work has been published by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Nancy Ancowitz's website

Michelle talks about why she took an interest in studying personality types in professional environments, working in the tech industry and her smart work model. She believes we need to bring to life a new way of working and to understand how to optimize which ways work best for people and adapt. Learn what brings people into the office.

Michelle is an extrovert, an experienced human resource leader and a true introvert ally. Currently, she serves as director and HR leader for Bosch Corporate Research. She has held several HR leadership roles at such companies as NXP and Trimble.

"We were very reliant on our building to deliver culture messages and now we need to go beyond the building and move through screens."

Episode Highlights

● Studying personality types

● Creating safety zones

● Raising awareness in one's value

● Working in the tech industry

● The Smart Work Model

● Understanding team dynamics

● The 1+1=11 Culture

Resources

● Michelle on LinkedIn

● Bosch

Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world's largest business networking organization. Founded in 1985 the organization now has over 11,000 chapters in 77 countries throughout every populated continent of the world. Each year, BNI passes on millions of referrals resulting in billions of dollars worth of business to its members.

Ivan talks about systems of communication that help introverts expand their network. Learn how he progressed professionally and was uncomfortable meeting new people. As a result, he created a "system" that enabled him to meet people in an organized, structured, environment that did not require that he actually talk to strangers.

"It is not who you know, it is how well you know each other that counts"

Episode Highlights

● Discovering his introversion

● The "Open 3 Technique"

● Look for larger, groups at events

● Find overlapping areas of interest

● "GAINS" exchange

● A workable follow up system

Resources

● Ivan's website

● Ivan's Facebook page

● OMG I am an introvert

● Networking Like a Pro

Richard has over 15 years of experience working with the public, private, and third sectors as a communication consultant specializing in personal and corporate brand development, internal and external focused campaigns, and promotional film production. He was the official videographer to British Prime Minister Theresa May,Currently Director of Internal Communications at Elsevier, a medical data and analytics publisher, Richard also teaches a Guardian Masterclass series for introverts.

Richard is also the founder of The Introvert Space – a consultancy that seeks to increase personality diversity from classroom to boardroom. He talks about his journey as an introvert helping others find their voice.

"I would love to be me in front of more people..there is a danger that we keep our masks on longer than we have them off."

Episode Highlights

● Discovering his introversion

● How teachers were key

● Video production as an introvert

● Finding mentors

● Civil service

● Educational work

● Be mindful and aware of common misconceptions

Resources

● Richard's website

● The ID Project: My Dominica Story

● BlackIntrovertsWeekUK

Sam Horn is the CEO of the Intrigue Agency, a positioning/messaging consultancy, which helps people design and deliver TEDx talks, keynotes, funding pitches and one-of-a-kind brands. She is also the CEO of the Tongue Fu! Training Institute, a trade-marked communication skills approach, that teaches how to give and get respect at work, at home, online and in public.

Sam talks about writing her latest book: Talking on Eggshells: Soft Skills for Hard Conversations, how to turn conflict into cooperation, having tough conversations for introverts, the eyebrow test, and much more!

"My life is my lab. I ask people if I can use their real life examples."

Episode Highlights

● Writing the new book

● We avoid, accommodate or get angry

● "Ink it when you think it."

● Interpersonal and self-awareness

● The skill of having tough conversations

● The power of a repeatable phrase

● The Eyebrow Test

● Change the conversation

Resources

● Talking on Eggshells: Soft Skills for Hard Conversations

● The Intrigue Agency

● Tongue Fu! Training Institute

Joshua Crafford is the Vice President for Technology and Operation leadership Learning & Development Synchrony Financial, formerly GE Capital. Josh is an expert in design thinking, strategic innovation, and leadership development. He has designed, built, and led multiple learning & development departments from the ground up at fortune 200 companies. He teaches leaders how to discover their strengths, embrace a growth mindset, foster innovation, build trust and create transformational change.

Josh talks about how he learned to navigate through the corporate world as a neurodivergent with ADHD and dyslexia, dyscalculia, and anxiety.

"There is no box when you grow up neurodivergent because you have to invent the world for yourself. "

Episode Highlights

● Creating an alter ego

● The practical joke that changed his life

● How he builds networks of success

● Finding your strengths

● Ways to be an introvert ally

Resources

● Josh on LinkedIn

Mora Aarons-Mele is the host of The Anxious Achiever, a top-10 management podcast that helps people rethink the relationship between their mental health and their leadership. Her books include The Anxious Achiever and Hiding in the Bathroom

She is passionate about helping leaders understand what their anxiety is telling them, and how they can put this knowledge to work.

Morra founded Women Online and The Mission List, an award-winning digital-consulting firm and influencer marketing company dedicated to social change in 2010 and sold her businesses in 2021.

She helped Hillary Clinton log on for her first internet chat and has launched digital campaigns for President Obama, Malala Yousafzai, the United Nations, the CDC, and many other leading figures and organizations. She lives outside Boston with her family and menagerie.

Morra discusses what made her shift towards mental health issues at work, differentiating introversion and anxiety, what you can do when feeling anxious, and much more!

"American work is not made for anyone's mental health….Something needs to change."

Episode Highlights

● Focusing on anxiety

● Introversion and social anxiety

● Why some anxiety is normal

● Identifying what triggers your anxiety

● Providing support in the workplace

Resources

● Morra's website

Bill & Jennifer Kahnweiler

Bill Kahnweiler is a Baby Boomer with a varied work history—from director of a peer counseling program in a high school, college teacher in state and federal prisons, and HR professional in a Fortune 10 corporation to a human resource management consultant in a global firm.

Before retiring he was a professor of human resource development at Georgia State University in Atlanta. His research focused on participative leadership, innovative career development practices, and system-level interventions designed to maximize organizational and individual effectiveness. He taught a wide variety of courses that focused on "the human aspects of work organizations" to undergraduate, master's, and Ph.D. students. Bill also has published over 90 articles in scholarly and popular outlets.

Bill intentionally tried to learn along with his students and probably learned more than they did. The most meaningful compliment he received from hundreds who endured his classes was "Funniest Professor Ever!"

Jennifer B. Kahnweiler is a bestselling author and one of the leading speakers on introverts in the workplace. She is the host of the Introvert Ally Podcast. Her pioneering books, The Introverted Leader, Quiet Influence, The Genius of Opposites, and Creating Introvert-Friendly Workplaces have been translated into 18 languages.

Jennifer has partnered with leading organizations like Amazon, Merck, Kimberly Clark, NASA, Bosch, and the US Centers for Disease Control. She has delivered keynotes from Singapore to Spain. Jennifer holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation, awarded to a small percentage of speakers, and is proud to serve as a mentor to many professional women. She received her PhD in counseling and organizational development from Florida State University and her degrees in sociology and counseling from Washington University, St. Louis. A native New Yorker, Jennifer calls Atlanta, GA home.

Bill and Jennifer conclude the first season of the podcast by reviewing the previous episodes and discussing what stood out to them from each one!

"The rarely if ever expressed major purpose of higher education is to employ the otherwise unemployable, most assuredly including him"

Episode Highlights

●Some concerns about the Big Five

●Questions are your best friends

●Solitude vs. unhealthy isolation

●Being raised in a family of extroverts

●Networking strategies at conferences

●Getting fired IS personal

●Having a strong support system

●Introverts can self-sabotage

●Listening tours without questions

Resources

Www.jenniferkahnweiler.com

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bill-Kahnweiler

Tanya Vaughn is a multifaceted senior category & channel sales executive with 18 years' Consumer Packaged Goods experience. She has enacted corporate change through diversity, inclusion, and culture initiatives that build a sense of belonging, trust, and transparency for employees. She is currently the Director of Customer Marketing at Mars Wrigley and has held positions at Campbell's Soup Company, Cadbury Adams and L'Oreal USA.

She has won numerous company awards, has been very involved in mentoring and sponsorship and volunteers with the unhoused through the Chosen 300 in Philadelphia and the Salvation Army.

Tanya talks about her realization of being an introvert, how this affected her decision to change careers, being a black woman in the corporate world, and much more!

"I don't want to ever dim my light or show up inauthentically."

Episode Highlights

● When she first realized she was an introvert

● Changing careers

● Be vulnerable and intentional

● Practice your social confidence

● Being a black woman in the corporate world

Resources

● Tanya Vaughn on LinkedIn