Nothing like capping off an exciting whirlwind trip to Paris with COVID. Yep. It got me again. Thankfully seems to be pretty mild this time around and as I muse on wrestling with feeling unwell, it occurred to me that when I’m not feeling well, I don’t always behave well. My temper is short. It’s hard to focus. Overall a sense of malaise impacts everything. Being me, I started thinking about working with dogs and how the first thing I always evaluate when called in to deal with a dog that has “bad” behavior, is making sure there’s nothing physically wrong with the dog. Ear infections, gastric distress, even pulled muscles – dogs can get pretty cranky when they don’t feel well. Kinda like people. From there I started thinking about the neighborhood in which The Hydrant Club has sat for the last nearly 10 years, and how I’m closing the doors in no small part due to the neighborhood just not being safe. Is it unsafe, or is it sick? What’s the difference? And how does that perspective, perhaps, change how things can be addressed?

What does leadership actually mean in today’s world? Good questions, right? That’s what Cathy Brooks, thought. And it’s why she created Talk, Unleashed – a new podcast of entirely candid conversations with fascinating people doing remarkable things. This weekly podcast features guests from arts and entertainment to business to technology to food to activism to politics (well, we’ll see on that last one). Talk Unleashed invites these influencers to consider the things that have led to them to where they are, the lessons they’ve learned and how all those things can come together to create a better world. This podcast compliments Unleashed Leadership, the coaching business through which Cathy helps clients unearth and untether their own internal leadership and connect with others in a way that truly engages. Recently Cathy joined Paris-based start-up OpenBubble as Co-Founder and Chief Communications Officer. OpenBubble’s mission is to break through issues of isolation and separation in society by creating a powerful way for people to connect and talk – with no agenda.

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