The Weird Is Nrml Podcast

Lisa and Michaud chat about using humour as a way to connect and build relationships. Lisa shares her take on what it means to be funny and how leaders can use humour to set the tone and show what's okay. Humour is the secret sauce that often leads to creative solutions and ideas.

Learn more about Lisa @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-elder-2144b9b1/ and #paid @ https://hashtagpaid.com/

In October, a free course based on Season 2 of the podcast will be released. Get on the mailing list at weirdisnrml.com for updates (we won't spam you, promise.)

Erin and Michaud chat about the benefits of being kind. After taking "meanness training", Erin discovered her style of empathetic leadership was actually a good thing. She's always had super high retention and highly engaged teams. Erin shares how she gleaned insight in to how she leads through a DiSC assessment and leveraged that insight to bring people on to her leadership team that compliment her strengths.

Learn more about Willful @ https://www.willful.co/ and Erin @ https://www.erinbury.com/

In October, a free course based on Season 2 of the podcast will be released. Get on the mailing list at weirdisnrml.com for updates (we won't spam you, promise.)

Traci and Michaud chat about communication and listening. If you listen to learn what other people care about then you can communicate with them through their lens. It's super effective. Listen to learn more.

Find out more about Traci @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracicheng/ and Moselle @ https://www.moselle.io/

In October, a free course based on Season 2 of the podcast will be released. Get on the mailing list at weirdisnrml.com for updates (we won't spam you, promise.)

Michaud and Yiorgos chat about giving yourself the grace to learn and leadership as evolution. Yiorgos has been a people-leader for over a decade and shares real stories about his leadership journey and tips you can borrow for your own.

Learn more about Yiorgos @ https://www.yiorgosboudouris.com/

Zach Farber is a magician, LinkedIn Famous and an account executive at Salesforce. The guy’s dope. And, unlike our previous guests, Zach is an individual contributor, not a CEO, VP or Founder, so we get a chance to hear from someone on the other side of the leadership conversation about what it’s like to have a boss and what they’ve done that’s been effective.

Marie Chevrier, is the Founder and CEO of Sampler, the leading platform helping brands like L'Oréal and Nestlé deliver samples online and gather the insight they need to build one-to-one relationships with their customers. Sampler has reached over 50 million consumers globally in 24 different countries and its most notable clients

include CPG industry giants Unilever, Pepsi, and Henkel. Marie is also a dedicated advisor to Technology and CPG startups including ScoutCanning, member of the RetailTomorrow advisory board, and Co-Founder of RetailTO - a community dedicated to growing and strengthening Toronto’s Retail ecosystem.

Sampler is the leader in Direct-to-Consumer product sampling. The platform helps brands deliver samples online and gather the insights they need to build one-to-one relationships with consumers. Unlike traditional sampling where brands are often found handing out samples at random, Sampler allows brands to target, track, and measure the sampling program from start to finish. Sampler has worked with over 300 brands worldwide including some of the world's most trusted brands like L'Oréal, Henkel, Nestle, Pepsi, and Kimberly Clark.

Shereen Daniels is Founder + Managing Director of HR rewired.  A niche consultancy which partners with organisations committed to advancing racial equity, even if they are at the beginning stages of their journey.

Collectively they have unlocked over 50,000 global conversations about race, and with insights gleaned from reviewing over 1,000 Black Lives Matter Statements, published anti-racist commitments and published diversity, equity and inclusion reports, they have partnered with organisations such as Nandos, Totaljobs Group and Duke of Edinburgh Awards.  In addition, Shereen’s story has been featured in Forbes and she’s recognised as one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices for 2020.

If you’re not sure where to start, check out HR rewired’s Equity & Inclusion Test.  It will take a couple of minutes, it’s free and you’ll receive a personalised report in your inbox.  To access Shereen’s other free video resources, you can visit www.hr-rewired.tv or visit www.hr-rewired.com

Dena is funny, insightful, humble and brilliant. She's super accomplished and offers up practical tips to take your leadership to the next level.

Prior to Drift, Dena served as LogMeIn’s VP, People and Talent for six years, where she led growth from 250M in revenue to over a billion. She brings over 20 years of experience in managing people. Under Upton’s leadership, her prior companies have been recognized for outstanding culture and talent management, including nine consecutive Best Places to Work accolades for LogMeIn from the Boston Business Journal.

Sonya Meloff is a Founding Partner of Sales Talent Agency, today we speak about persistence, how to make sales fun (Wha?!?!?) and what to do once you’ve reached your goals in life. I hope you like it!

Today’s guest is Dr. Cara Antoine. A global force in business and leadership.

She serves as Netherlands President and Executive Member of the Board of Global Women in Tech, has executive experience at Polaroid, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Royal Dutch Shell, and Microsoft and she holds a DBA, a doctorate in business admin.

We talk about building confidence through calm, the importance of unlearning social norms, and how the feminine archetype is a strength that all leaders should be embracing.