The Executive Edge

Episode 164

Released February 1, 2024

This week's guest is Jeanne Omlor

Jeanne is a business accelerator expert for coaches and consultants. With a background in fashion before deciding to become an actress, she grew up in Australia and settled in Paris for several years. Then took up translation work from French and after 8 years in Europe, she moved to New York.

She became an executive recruiter for Wall St and a consultant for them. Hiring top level people for business. She's had an interesting life and learnt how to promote herself on social media. Driven to coaching and securing clients quite quickly, she excelled at it but taught herself well.

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Episode 163

Released January 25, 2024

This week's guests is Dr Randy Ross – a globally celebrated authority in corporate culture.

He pairs passion and profit by fortifying emotional health and fostering an unparalleled sense of well-being in the workplace.

Renowned for his bestselling books, Fireproof Happiness, Relationomics, and Remarkable, he believes in creating an ecosystem where top talent thrives. He also finds the bottom-line flourishes.

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Episode 162

January 16, 2024

This week's show has two guests: Phil Lewis and Claire Croft. Together they form the dynamic business consulting service Corporate Punk that helps businesses to navigate change, conflict and work more effectively.

Bottom line, they work to make businesses work better using a combination of business diagnostics, planning, consultancy and coaching.

On the show, the pair discuss ways in which they help businesses and their transition from marketers to business consultants.

The discussion also looks at how business teams often fall into conflict aversion where people avoid having healthy, important conversations that would otherwise result in positive change.

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Episode 161

Released January 11, 2024

This week's guest is Neal Frick.

Neal has worked in executive leadership positions in a traditional, conservative industry of defence in the US. He found it more difficult because leaders miss the mark by not focussing on inclusion and instead espouse old school ways of doing business. He feels this does not serve business anymore.

He advocates a new wave of doing business. More often we respond to a singular issue such as the need for flexible working practices after women return to work from maternity leave. This specific response to an issue happens because a group of people demand it. Business then tries to rise to that challenge. Neal feels things should be more rounded than that. He suggests that we can continuously stay 'on top of inclusion' if we talk to people more.

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Episode 160

Released: January 4, 2024

This week's guest is Chris Wood.

Chris runs his own business Chris Wood Leadership and is with me in this episode to talk about how our nervous system works. He believes if we can control the fight or flight reaction of our body. We can have more input at times when we need to be more alert; make important decisions or do things that matter.

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Happy Holidays

Released December 20, 2023

Editor of the show Jon Buscall steps in to wish you a Happy Chrstimas and Happy Holidays wherever you may be.

During 2023 we've put out a show every week and now it's time to take some much needed rest and relaxation.

If you visit www.suefirthltd.com/thebestof2023 you'll find links to our favourite shows from the year in case you want to listen again or catch up on your listening!

See you in 2024

Kindly,

Sue

Episode 158

Released December 15, 2023

This week's guest is marketer Marco Torres from Marketing Boost.

He helps business owners worldwide boost sales and scale their businesses by as much as 5-fold through the use of incentive-based marketing.

He teaches entrepreneurs how to soar sales & marketing using "Value-Add-Incentives" instead of discounts.

His Facebook Group is home to more than 27,000 active business owners who are increasing their sales with his advice and affordable subscription program.

Visit www.suefirthltd.com for more. Also, connect with Sue on: * LinkedIn * YouTube * Twitter Podcast editing & production: @jonbuscall

Episode 157

Released December 7, 2023

This week's guest is with Naketa Ren Thigpen who is a balance and relationship advisor.

She trained in psychology, sociology, and anthropology as an undergraduate but went on to understand trauma and how this impacts us. Specifically, as a social worker. She understands human behaviour and wants to support people. She's also found it helped her with her own relationships.

Naketa transitioned into running a personal development company although her primary speciality, that of managing trauma, is still where she supports people. So, we began to talk about how people can find balance in their lives and prioritise their relationships, because it's so easy to let intimacy and time for our loved ones, slip when we are very busy.

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Episode 156

Released November 30, 2023

In this episode I want to talk to you about the second chapter of my new book 'Toolkit for life'. This features the topic of how to communicate well. It is available for purchase and download on the site now.

All of us pick up the skill of expressing ourselves when we're quite young, but it's a skill that is by no means easy for all of us. Trying to get your point across and not feeling heard, or not managing your feelings in that moment can be tricky. It can make you feel less competent, or confident, at it. So, as a result it can be difficult to keep trying.

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Episode 155

Released November 23, 2023

This week's guests is Brenda Harrington.

Brenda discusses her background in business, her transition to coaching, and some key aspects of leadership and decision-making. She has also written an excellent book called 'Access Denied'

Brenda shares her extensive experience in private industry, particularly in real estate-related activities and global mobility consulting. She and I discuss a tumultuous acquisition experience that led her to explore coaching and professional development. She also emphasizes her belief in the importance of the human aspect in business and her decision to pursue executive coaching, leading to the establishment of her practice.

Visit www.suefirthltd.com for more. Also, connect with Sue on: * LinkedIn * YouTube * Twitter Podcast editing & production: @jonbuscall