Kindness Think Tank

This week, I head way up north to Canada to hang out with Ben Leavitt: Cool human, Content Creator, Social Media Expert, podcast host and the creative Founder behind Bunny Media.

YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok, Clubhouse...this guy knows them all. He talks with me about the inspiration behind his company, the hard work and smarts that built his 100k+ social media followers and how kindness can change the way we create content, engage with each other, influence social media's newest generation and leave us all a little better.

Connect with Ben:
YouTube
LinkedIn
Instagram @benleavitt_
TikTok @benleavitt


Intro and outro music by Sound Like An Earful

This week, I mosied down the road in Raleigh to hang out with my friend, Spencer McRay Bland: Founder of Bland Creative, comedian and podcast host of Bop or Flop .
 
Spencer reflects on hustling as a young Creative in NYC, being a product of The Jackass generation and talks with me about the (kind) new business he's launched to give small companies a BIG way to share their stories, their vibe and their brand with the world. 

Ways to connect with Spencer:
Website
Spencer on LinkedIn
Instagram: @neptunescomedy and @boporfloppod


Intro and outro music by https://soundslikeanearful.com/ 

This week, I'm popping across the pond to Ascot, East Berkshire England to visit with my dear friend Magnus Wood: gin maker, narrow boat owner and bonafide kindness expert.

We talk about the secret stash he found rooting around a mighty Redwood, serendipity that inspired an unlikely friendship, questioning leadership, disrupting corporate mindset and our collaboration redefining business, creating kind, kick-ass workplaces and honoring people and planet.

Magnus is the Founder of The Kindness Consultancy, author of The Kindness Code, the host and curator of UK's Kindfest2020, TEDx host, yogi, cook and father of two beautiful daughters.  He's on a mission to create as many workplaces as possible where kindness is embedded in the organization’s culture and operating system by working with leaders, teams and individuals to unlock the power of kindness at work.

Connect with Magnus:
LinkedIn  Instagram and Twitter @magnuswood
Website
The Kindness Code book
Business podcast
Follow Kindfest2021 on Instagram @teamkinduk

This week, I'm traveling to sunny FLA to hang out with Leigh M. Clark:  proud Momma,  woman in tech and kindness badass who's on a mission to make an impact.

Her nonprofit Kindleigh has made a massive national impact through efforts like gathering school supplies for foster children, distributing essential items to people who are homeless, delivering gifts to women and children who are victims of abuse and human trafficking or paying off holiday layaways for strangers. Kindleigh's work has been featured on Rachael Ray, The Today Show and a host of other national media outlets.

Leigh's found her purpose and she's leaving an indelible mark through her body of work, including her first book, Living Kindly- available everywhere on June 8th.

Kindleigh Website
Leigh on LinkedIn 

This week, I'm traveling (virtually) to the sunny, bohemian town of Venice,  just outside Los Angeles, CA, to hang out with Mark Shapiro- good human, former Showtime Networks Exec., international keynote speaker and Founder of the (oh so very hot) LoveBomb app.

I talk with Mark about his long term relationship with social media, the lessons he learned that changed his life, human connection, kindness, mischief and the BIG love he's sending into the world through one clever app he's created with a big human purpose.


To connect with Mark:
Instagram (personal): @areyoubeingreal
Instagram (biz): @lovebomb.app
Twitter: @kindfluence

Music provided by: https://soundslikeanearful.com/

This week, I'm heading up the East Coast to Bowie, Maryland to catch up with Rob Howze: Empowerment Artist, Humologist,  COO of STA, a man on the move and super kind futurist.

He talks with me about being a bullet dodging man cat, how he was influenced by The Jetsons, his most favorite thing on Earth, the power of love in action and taking back our lives by taking control of our relationship with technology.


Rob's website Scale Through Automation
Connect with Rob here
Rob's Music

It's a brand new season and I'm traveling to Georgia  to hang out with Elayne Fluker: a rockstar human, speaker, change maker and author of the exciting new book, Get Over "I Got It" (HarperCollins Leadership), where she encourages unapologetically ambitious women to learn how to embrace support not only for their success, but also their peace of mind. Elayne is also host of the Support is Sexy podcast featuring interviews with more than 500 diverse women entrepreneurs around the world, and she is founder of SiS.Academy -- an online learning platform educating and empowering Black Women entrepreneurs. Most recently Elayne was named a "Founder of Change" for SiS.Academy as part of the American Express "100 for 100" program featuring 100 innovative Black women entrepreneurs.

We talk about growing up quiet, cultural humility, finding her voice at Essence Magazine , how she's empowering black women entrepreneurs through her work at SIS Academy and amplifying women around the world by sharing  her stories and messages about the power and strength we find through supporting one another.

To connect with Elayne on LinkedIn
Elayne across all social platforms @elaynefluker
To order Elayne's book Get Over I Got It

Also mentioned in this episode:
Janet Jackson
Susan Cain's book Quiet

This week, I'm traveling to Chardonne, Vaud Switzerland to visit with Alexander Inchbald: Extreme Artist, Bestselling Author and Founder of the #Masterpiece Movement. In his intelligent, funny and authentic way, he shares his knowledge of ancient cultures, the why for his work and the how he believes each of us can transform the planet and positively influence the next 5,000 year cycle of humanity.

Alexander has studied creation for over 40 years—painting in extreme locations all over the world, and his most recent book, combined the physiology, psychology, neurology, epigenetics and metaphysics of creativity with what wisdom cultures have known for millennia. He has worked on all of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals for organizations like UNICEF, WHO, UN, ICRC, HP, Samsung and Richemont. He is also acting as Creative Director of the largest Congress looking at the future of money. He lives with his wife and children above Lake Geneva.

Connect with Alexander on LinkedIn
The book
Website
Hastag #masterpiece

This week, I take a virtual hop over to sunny California to hang out with Zach Moreno, Co-Founder and CEO of Squadcast. The co-host of Between Two Mics podcast, author, developer and designer is on a mission to connect creatives globally and he has no plans of slowing down.

Zach talks with me about kindness at In and Out Burger, how empathy changes technology, his fierce respect for sci-fi creators and the way bus rides, wise words from Harry Duran, focus as a litmus test and an unwavering passion for audio perfection came together to inspire the podcasting platform being used by people in over 130 countries to share their content and stories.

Squadcast website
Ways to connect with Zach:
Twitter | Facebook | Instagram @zach_moreno

Mentioned in this episode:
Podcast Junkies
In and Out Burger

For EP10, I travel (virtually) to the West Village of NYC, where it's Springtime, to kind-meld with the super soulful Barbara Biziou: Personal Transformation & Vision Coach, corporate veteran and 21st century healer.

She talks with me about secret openings at Barney's, the request she got from Carnie Wilson, why Donna Karan made her more relatable, the power of rituals and the hope, healing and  transformational opportunities that we have in the Age of Aquarius.

Barbara's Website

Connect with Barbara on LinkedIn

Join her Wednesday night live streams on Instagram @barbarabiziou

Daryl Roth Theatre