The Me-Suite

Your host, Donna Peters, interviews Dr. Lubna Rashid, a wonder of the world who's rethinking development at the intersection of entrepreneurism, sustainability and innovation. 

Dr. Rashid has worked at the extremes--in global, corporate organizations flying around sleeping in fancy hotels contrasted with sleeping in tents on borders working with refugees in Eastern Europe.  She has a vision for the future where entities "operate with the intention of not-for-profits and the action of for-profits."

The personal experience of fleeing her home country (twice) for political and safety reasons drives her Core Value: maximize happiness and decrease suffering.

For more information on The Me-Suite career and leadership coaching services, visit me at the-me-suite.com and follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter.

www.the-me-suite.com
FB: @mesuite
LinkedIn: Donna Peters
Twitter: @DonnaPetersCMeO
The Me-Suite podcast theme song by Moshun

This is your host, Donna Peters.  This is a must-listen! Am I allowed to have favorite guests?  If so,  I introduce you to Le Tran for a special milestone episode.  He was the very first listener feedback I received when the podcast launched in early 2020, and he has remained an avid fan throughout the 3 seasons.  Le shares his own personal Me-Suite mindset and thoughtful journey across:

• Coming from a family who immigrated from Vietnam after the war
•  A true partner to his wife and her career where both partners can thrive
• Citizen of the world, including gap years for travel
• Air Force veteran
• Supply Chain futurist and expert in last-mile logistics at Amazon

Le inspires us to not chase career titles; instead chase interesting, cool problems to solve.  He shares how he's structuring his life for independence and experiences with those he loves. 

Le's Core Values are: Reflection, Champion Others, Life is a Team Sport

For more information on The Me-Suite career and leadership coaching services, visit me at the-me-suite.com and follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter.

www.the-me-suite.com
FB: @mesuite
LinkedIn: Donna Peters
Twitter: @DonnaPetersCMeO
The Me-Suite podcast theme song by Moshun

Maybe you face job insecurity, job loss, or you're soul-searching about your career.  This episode is a great financial acumen primer and refresher.  Share it with the younger people in your life to get them off on the right foot financially--and listen for yourself to test your long-held assumptions.  Donna Peters interviews Sarry Ibrahim, wealth creation expert.  He challenges our conventional wisdom and makes us go "huh" around topics such as:

• Interest rates vs volume of interest
• Savings required to weather a downturn
• Stocks vs real estate investments
• Everybody works on commission
• We are all working for the bank--for the average person, 30% of income goes towards servicing debt`

Sarry is the host of the Thinking Like a Bank podcast and founder of Financial Asset Protection

For more information on The Me-Suite career and leadership coaching services, visit me at the-me-suite.com and follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter.

www.the-me-suite.com
FB: @mesuite
LinkedIn: Donna Peters
Twitter: @DonnaPetersCMeO
The Me-Suite podcast theme song by Moshun

If you're interviewing and can't seem to get through to the offer, these three tips on differentiating yourself can help.  This bonus episode with host and career coach, Donna Peters, shares advice to:

• stop talking too much
• make a human connection
• ask smart questions

For more information on The Me-Suite career and leadership coaching services, visit me at the-me-suite.com and follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter.

www.the-me-suite.com
FB: @mesuite
LinkedIn: Donna Peters
Twitter: @DonnaPetersCMeO
The Me-Suite podcast theme song by Moshun

Donna Peters interviews Mike Chapman, consulting senior partner and award-winning R&B and Hip Hop producer.  Mike shares his many sides, including how his two careers are more similar than different.  His story of keeping your passions alive and going after what you want is something we all need to hear. 

Mike challenges us not to settle--instead, create the roles you want to have.  If you don't see what you want, create what you want, and ask for it.  Anything is possible, so push the boundaries of what people think they can offer you.  You deserve to be there.

Mike's core values are: maintain your integrity; stretch beyond what's in front of you; be your authentic self.

For more information on The Me-Suite career and leadership coaching services, visit me at the-me-suite.com and follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter.

www.the-me-suite.com
FB: @mesuite
LinkedIn: Donna Peters
Twitter: @DonnaPetersCMeO
The Me-Suite podcast theme song by Moshun

We take a listener question in this Bonus episode.

Listener Question: I know I need to network, but I feel slimy doing it. What tips do you have for making networking a more positive experience? 

Donna Peters: I love this question because networking is a common denominator.  We all do it, whether you're in your current role and happy to be in that career, whether you're an employee or an employer, whether you are looking to jump into something new.  We are always networking.  So I love to have this conversation to make networking feel like a more positive experiencw.  It is so critical to us in the workplace. 

 The first place I would start is with intention. What is your intention for the networking?  If your intention is pure, and your intention is positive, that will naturally translate into a more positive interaction. So, for example:

·       if your intention is to seek advice because you are having a particularly political situation at work, and you want some advice to help navigating it

·       maybe there is another area in another industry, or in another type of work, that you're interested in exploring, and you want to network to learn more

·       perhaps it's that you want to network to explore going back to school for a law degree, maybe an MBA, etc.

·       maybe your intention is to request an introduction, because you know someone who knows someone that you wish you knew

 If your intention is pure, and your intention is positive, it will naturally translate into helping with the slimy feeling you may get when it’s time to network. 

 The second piece of advice related to networking and feeling uncomfortable is just to remember that people want to help people.  Think about a time someone called you and said, “Can I get your advice on something?”  I'm pretty sure that that felt pretty good. We like it when people come and want our advice. So, keep that in mind when you're the one reaching out for advice from others. 

 The third piece is a little trick. It's a courtesy out of respect. At the end of that networking discussion, after you've gotten your intentions met, close with a very simple question: “Is there anything that I can do that can help you?” 

 So, three tips on helping with networking. Thank you for submitting the question.

For more information on The Me-Suite career and leadership coaching services, visit me at the-me-suite.com and follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter.

www.the-me-suite.com
FB: @mesuite
LinkedIn: Donna Peters
Twitter: @DonnaPetersCMeO
The Me-Suite podcast theme song by Moshun

Donna Peters interviews Gail Zahtz, Founder and CEO of WiseCare.  Gail tells an incredible story of entrepreneurship (chasing unicorns) and surviving the unimagineable.  Gail has written a guide called "Survive Almost Anything" which brings to life the power of:

• Showing Up
• Doing the Next Right Thing
• Finding Joy
• Dancing Often
• Living Fiercely 

Gail's core values are: honesty, leaving things better than you found them, legacy is the moment after, have fun.

For more information on The Me-Suite career and leadership coaching services, visit me at the-me-suite.com and follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter.

www.the-me-suite.com
FB: @mesuite
LinkedIn: Donna Peters
Twitter: @DonnaPetersCMeO
The Me-Suite podcast theme song by Moshun

Donna Peters interviews Dan Baldor (dad, husband, consulting Partner, Cuban-American).  Dan reflects on the 4 moments that have mattered most in his life.  We explore the art of listening, building trust and why Dan doesn't strive to be "the nice guy."

We geek out a little bit on the Trust Formula and how to build trust at work and with our families: credibility + reliability + intimacy / self-orientation.

You'll want to identify your own 'moments that have mattered' after this thoughtful chat.

Dan's core values are Faith, Family, Others, Focus on Self.

For more information on The Me-Suite career and leadership coaching services, visit me at the-me-suite.com and follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter.

www.the-me-suite.com
FB: @mesuite
LinkedIn: Donna Peters
Twitter: @DonnaPetersCMeO
The Me-Suite podcast theme song by Moshun

Donna Peters interviews workplace psychotherapist, Marc Azoulay, LPC, LAC, CGP, ACS.  Marc shares how our past family dynamics influence our present leadership style--sometimes bringing hurtful fears and conditioning--sometimes being an incredible source of power, motivation and creativity.   In an engaging, positive discussion, Marc helps us test our core assumptions in why and how we show up as leaders.  Are we too future-focused at times?  We also have an eye-opening conversation about anxiety.   This is a terrific listen for anyone who leads others.

Marc's Core Values are: Fierce Honesty, Courage and Honor.

For more information on The Me-Suite career and leadership coaching services, visit me at the-me-suite.com and follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter.

www.the-me-suite.com
FB: @mesuite
LinkedIn: Donna Peters
Twitter: @DonnaPetersCMeO
The Me-Suite podcast theme song by Moshun

Donna Peters interviews Monica Parker.  Monica is the CEO of Hatch Analytics, behavior and culture nerd, and author of the upcoming book, WONDER: The Science and Soul of Our Most Important Emotion and Why We Need More Of It Now.  In this WONDER-FULL episode, Monica shares:

• How with better work comes a better world
• Workplace trends in behavior science and culture change
  1. humanize people with data
  2. use data as a mirror
  3. honor our imperfections
  4. embrace conscious inclusion training, not anti-bias training
  5. flexible working is the future

Monica challenges us to take Wonder Walks and, as leaders, ask what we can take off our people's plates.

Monica's core values are: authenticity, candor and autonomy.

For more information on The Me-Suite career and leadership coaching services, visit me at the-me-suite.com and follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

www.the-me-suite.com
FB: @mesuite
LinkedIn: Donna Peters
Twitter: @DonnaPetersCMeO
The Me-Suite podcast theme song by Moshun