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Welcome to 2023! We're officially onto Season 4 of the Happy at Work Podcast and are so grateful for your listenership.

In our first episode of the year, we spoke with Carol Leaman, CEO and President of Anoxify. Tessa and Laura chatted with Carol about her leadership stategies for cultivating a positive workplace, and excelling as a woman in tech.

From Anoxify's website:

"Carol Leaman (BA, MAcc, FCPA) is an award-winning thought leader with an impressive track record of successfully leading tech companies. Not only is she a disruptor in the corporate learning space, but she’s also the brains behind the Axonify solution. Prior to Axonify, Carol was the CEO of PostRank Inc., a social engagement analytics platform she sold to Google. She was also the CEO at several other technology firms, including RSS Solutions and Fakespace Systems. Carol is a celebrated entrepreneur and trailblazer (Sarah Kirke Award 2010, Waterloo Region Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Intrepid Award 2011 and the Profit500 Award for Canada’s Leading Female Entrepreneur 2017) whose articles appear in leading learning, business and technology publications. She also sits on the boards of many organizations and advises a variety of Canadian high-tech firms."

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As we close out 2022, we wanted to bring back some of our favorite conversations from this year!

Last (and certainly not least) is Tessa's favorite episode, featuring Brant Cooper.

Brant Cooper is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Entrepreneur and CEO of Moves the Needle. Brant's area of expertise lies in turning uncertainty into competitive advantage. An avid proponent of collaborative problem-solving, Brant works with organizations and teams to drive value and change across the enterprise.

Learn more about Brant's books here.

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As we close out 2022, we wanted to bring back some of our favorite conversations from this year!

Michael's favorite episode was actually our very first on the books, featuring Otmar Szafnauer, the former CEO and Team Principal of Aston Martin F1 Racing.

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As we close out 2022, we wanted to bring back some of our favorite conversations from this year! First up is Laura's favorite episode:

In this episode of the Happy at Work Podcast, we spoke with Dr. Nance Lucas, the Executive Director of George Mason University's Center for the Advancement of Well-Being.

Dr. Lucas is an Associate Professor of Leadership Studies in the School of Integrative Studies, an affiliate faculty member of the Higher Education Program, and former Associate Dean of the School of Integrative Studies (formerly New Century College) at George Mason University. Her teaching and scholarship passions focus on the intersections of science and applications of leadership and well-being.

Learn more about the Center here: wellbeing.gmu.edu

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In this episode, Tessa, Laura, and Michael spoke with Julie Gettys, VP of People Operations at Therapy Brands about leveraging employee feedback, career transitions, and the importance of investing in learning and development.

Uniquely, Julie Gettys started her career in finance and accounting before a previous manager supported her career transition into human resources and people operations. She has spent close to two decades in the field and currently leads People Operations for Therapy Brands, a therapy practice management software company.

Are you a practicing therapist? Learn more about Therapy Brands.

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In this episode, Laura spoke one-on-one with Leigh Nicholas, Senior Learning Partner at CarGurus, about designing your role to spark joy, self-advocacy in the workplace, and staying creative as you grow in your career.

Leigh Nicholas is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) through Co-Active Training Institute, and currently creates internal learning solutions as the Sr. Learning Partner at CarGurus. Prior to this role, Leigh spent +5 years at Hult International Business School working with international business and marketing students as a coach and advisor.

We know you'll love this chat with Leigh - enjoy!

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In this episode, Tessa and Laura speak with Désirée Pascual, Chief People Officer at Headspace about radical compassion, the importance of rest, and lifting up others as you grow yourself. 

Désirée Pascual has been an HR leader in healthcare and startups for over 20 years. She is currently the CPO of Headspace Health, the world’s leading provider of mental health and wellbeing solutions. Prior to Headspace, Désirée was in People leadership roles at Ginger (merged with Headspace Health, 2021), Carrot (now Pivot), and Kaiser Permanente.

Earlier in her career, she studied clinical psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies and focused on working with marginalized and vulnerable populations. Désirée brings her unique experiences as a psychologist, business leader, first-generation immigrant, and HR professional to increase wellbeing, productivity, and resilience through change and uncertainty throughout the organization at Headspace Health. 

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In honor of Veterans Day this Friday, we have an exceptional episode to share with our listeners! Tessa, Michael, and Laura spoke with JP Sniffen and Charlan (Charlie) Poirson about their unique experiences as veterans and corporate sector employees. 

JP Sniffen began his professional career as an Infantry Officer in the US Marine Corps and is a 3rd generation Marine. After active duty, JP transitioned to military talent recruitment before moving into the corporate sector and has been with Korn Ferry in veteran talent solutions since 2022.

Charlie Poirson is an Air Force officer and pilot and served as an Instructor Pilot and Flight Examiner at the United States Air Force Academy. During her 32 years in active duty, she conducted military transport, humanitarian relief, and airdrop missions worldwide, flying the C-141B Starlifter. At Korn Ferry, Charlie provides leadership and expertise for the military senior officer division of Professional Search in North America.

We want to thank Charlie and JP for their service and sacrifice and appreciate their honesty in this special episode.

Thank you to all our veterans this Veterans Day!

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