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New Year, New You, New Job? If your New Year’s resolution is to get in shape, you sign up for the gym. If you want to save money, you might build a budget. But if you’re looking to make a career change, where do you even start? Nowadays, job searchers are getting an assist from executive and business coaches and this week, Joe is joined by two of them: Kara Dennison, the CEO of Optimized Career Solutions, and Jack Dennison, the COO of Optimized Career Solutions. On the pod, Kara and Jack discuss how they're helping high-achieving professionals gain confidence & take control of their career search and find their dream job.

The Links: Find out more about Kara and Jack at OptimizedCareerSolutions.com.Connect on LinkedIn, Kara Dennison & Jack Dennison. And follow Kara on TikTok.

George Elliot said, “It's never too late to be what you might have been.” And Joe's guest this week has admittedly reinvented herself more times than she cared or wanted to count. Osnat Benari is a product leader, strategist, and active advisor and coach for startups and young professionals. She’s also the author of the new book, “Starting from Scratch: Managing Change Like Your Career Depends On It.” In it, she provides the step-by-step process of starting from scratch and everything you need to make change work for you.

This week, Joe welcomes Dr. Nika White back to the podcast. For over 20 years, Dr. Nika has helped companies across the globe create more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable cultures. On January 31st, she’s releasing her third book, Inclusion Uncomplicated: A Transformative Guide To Simplify DEI, in it, she provides the tools to help folks become allies, changemakers, and inclusive leaders, no matter where they are on the DEI journey.

Connect with Dr. Nika on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

About Dr. Nika White: Dr. Nika is an international authority on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). She is an award-winning management and leadership consultant, and executive DEI practitioner helping organizations create cultures of inclusion and belonging. She has worked with hundreds of corporate, educational, government, and nonprofit brands, managing millions of dollars in business assets for her clients. As a sought-after speaker, she delivers keynote addresses on team engagement, organizational leadership, and intentional inclusion. Dr. White brings a vibrant mix of expertise, passion, and vision that leaves audiences inspired and ready to make an impact. Dr. White also trains leaders to collaborate through a lens of compassion, empathy, and understanding. She is the author of two other books: The Intentional Inclusionist® and Next Level Inclusionist: Transforming Your Work and Yourself for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Success.

Many technologies like solar and wind, will play essential roles in helping the world to accomplish the global consensus of “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But many experts believe that hydrogen will play a pivotal role in hitting that target. Joining Joe on the podcast to discuss “the fuel of the future” is Cody Batemen, the founder of GenH2, a company focused on the mass production of infrastructure equipment necessary for the transition to a clean energy economy. Cody is known as a leader in the field of hydrogen infrastructure research and development and is an outspoken advocate for the Hydrogen Economy.

In 2022, live events came back in a big way. The Detroit Auto Show came back after a 3-and-a-half-year hiatus. Coachella was back after a 2-year break, and Live Nation sold more than 100 million tickets through July 2022, compared to 74 million in 2019. Brands large and small are once again embracing live marketing activations and joining Joe this week to talk more about it is Rachel Doyon, the Founder of Collabarét. Rachel and her team produce activations around the globe for private clients and partners through storytelling, strategic campaigns, and experiential events.

Dale Carnegie once said, “Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.” But Joe's guest this week says that Success is not a goal, it's a lifestyle. His name is Gary Cooper, the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Palmetto Infusion Services, and he’s opening up about his struggles on the road to prosperity in the new book, The Success Paradox.

How many serial entrepreneurs have also starred in one of the greatest TV shows of all time? Joe's guest this week is one of them. John O’Hurley is best known for his iconic role of J. Peterman on Seinfeld, but he’s also a serial entrepreneur who's been involved with multiple businesses, including an alternative energy company, Gold Seal Industries. On the podcast, John talks about GSI's game-changing technology, plus he provides a preview of the upcoming National Dog Show, and he shares the odds of a possible Seinfeld Reunion.

Benjamin Franklin once said, “He that good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” That quote is over 200 years old, and we just can't stop making excuses. But now there’s a new book, written by Robert J. Hunt and Salem Thyne, that could help us climb out of the muck of blame and excuses. It’s called Nobody Cares (Until You Do): Living Beyond The Blame, Excuses and Doubts That Hold You Back. Joining Joe on the podcast this week is co-author Robert Hunt to tell him more about it. Robert is an Executive Coach who leads CEO Peer Groups in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and is driven to help people be the best version of themselves.