The eLearn Podcast

Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Dr. Ayelet Zur-Nayberg. She is the Director of Adult Student Success at the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), where he has been working for two years. She is responsible for developing and implementing policies, programs, and initiatives that support the academic and career goals of adult learners across 13 colleges and 40 campuses.Ayelet is passionate about enhancing the quality and accessibility of higher education for all l...

Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, who is the Chief Thought Leader and Chair of Herrmann International. She is an Author, researcher and keynoter, whose work is specialized on the practical application of neuroscience and cognitive diversity to human and organization development and improvement.Ann has several widely viewed TEDx talks and is the co-author of The Whole Brain Business Book, now in its second edition. Her current research includes work...

Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is James Robilotta.James is a leadership author, motivational speaker, MC and trained improv comedian. After years of building, training, and leading teams, James followed an entrepreneurial dream and built two successful businesses. The first is an organization that incorporates freestyle rap into improv comedy—a success story for another day. The second, his speaking and coaching business, the success story we’re talking about today.Ja...

Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Charlotte Evans.Charlotte is Senior Solutions Consultant at Coursera, and advises North American companies on their upskilling and reskilling learning solutions. She worked in Asia for five years in student services, where she also pursued a fellowship through the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Learners’ Voice program.In this ‘data driven’ conversation Charlotte and I talk about00:00 › Start01:12 › Her journey and her ro...

Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Devin Hughes. Devin founded a boutique training and development firm to help established and emerging leaders grow to reach their potential and their teams’.Devin is a speaker, author, and culture expert. He is the author of 21 books and has spoken in over 15 countries. His approach draws from the science of positive psychology, positive organizational research, appreciative inquiry, neuroscience, mindset, and mindfulness.In this ‘ver...

Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Bridgett McGowen. Bridgett is an award-winning author, publisher, and international speaker who is known to be both comical and memorable. She will not only energize you, but she will inspire you to not let anyone or anything get in the way of you being the most unforgettable person in the room. In this ‘very presentable’ conversation Bridgett and I talk about00:00 › Start03:39 › The Art Of Engaging an audience effectively—...

Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is James McKenna, the author of Upskill, Reskill, Thrive! Optimizing Learning & Development in the Workplace (2023). He serves as Assistant Director of Professional Learning and Leadership Development at the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence. He also runs a consulting firm, McKenna Learning, where he helps organizations take a human-centered approach to learning and improvement. In this ‘very expert’ conversati...

Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is JD Dillon, an L&D expert who helps frontline employees do their best work every day. JD is currently the VP of Strategic Alignment at Axonify, founder of LearnGeek, and he’s recently published his second book: The Modern Learning EcosystemIn this ‘very influential’ conversation JD and I talk about00:00 › Start01:45 › JD’s Current Endeavors, why he’s located close to Disney World, and how it influences his work03:04 › Insights Into...

Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guests for today are Dave Kerschbaum and Alejandro Ruelas, Learning Experience Designers at SAP with more than 20 years of combined experience.In this ‘bridged’ conversation we talk about00:00 › Start02:22 › A Learning Sap—The roles Alejandro and David have at SAP Concur and how they partner with others in the organization to create learning experiences10:00 › Bridging—Alejandro and David discuss the start of building the “bridge” in their learning expe...

Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for today is Josh Kamrath, the CEO of Bongo, a start-up whose mission and vision is to change the way people are evaluated in the workplace, the classroom, and beyond.In this ‘very personalized’ conversation we talk about00:00 › Start01:24 › Enter Josh—The unusual way Josh entered the eLearning space06:07 › Mind, Bridge The Gap—How Josh defines the gap between Higher Education and corporate learning in terms of real-world applications10:18 › AI-dr...