This Shit Works

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  • How and Why to Tell Your Employees You Appreciate Them

    Across industries, every measure of morale, productivity, performance, customer satisfaction, and employee retention soars when managers regularly provide recognition.

    Leaders rated in the bottom 10% for providing recognition had employees at the 27th percentile on engagement. By contrast, those leaders rated in the top 10% had employees at the 69th percentile.


    So - how can we begin to start giving more recognition to our employees? Listen in to find out how.



    Drink of the week….Chocolate Espresso Martini 



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    9 min
  • The Three C’s to Becoming a Rainmaker with Matt Dixon

    By definition a rainmaker is an individual who generates an unusually high amount of revenue for an organization by bringing new clients and new business to the company. 

    Listen in as I talk with Matt Dixon, author of a new groundbreaking Harvard Business Review article titled What Rainmakers Do Differently! We break down the 5 Principal Profiles and discuss the Three C’s that can turn anyone into a Rainmaker


    Drink of the week….Triple C Welcome Cocktail 



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    47 min
  • How to Stop Self Bullying

    Self-bullying involves telling yourself negative words or thoughts that make you feel inferior, unloved, incompetent; constantly undermining yourself, and talking bad about yourself.

    This negative self-talk is something that most of us experience from time to time, and it comes in many forms.

    Listen in for some tips on how we can begin to combat self bullying and replace negative thoughts with more positive ones.



    Drink of the week….Smoky Harvest Apple Cider Margarita 



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    11 min
  • Breaking Down the “Man Up”Myth and Why Real Men Cry with Jim Young

    In today's episode we are tackling one of the most harmful societal constructs that has persisted for generations. And that is telling boys and men that having feelings is girly, that they aren’t allowed to cry and that showing emotions is a sign of weakness.

    Listen in as I talk with author Jim Young who’s book Expansive Intimacy: How “Tough Guys” Defeat Burnout, explores the rules of masculinity that force men into a false choice: that choice being either face shame by embracing their inner desires for meaningful connection, or invite burnout by following the harsh rules that require men to shun emotions and emphasize achievement. 


    Drink of the week….Third Man Cocktail 



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    Expansive Intimacy Book

    39 min
  • Bonus Episode: Tarot for Networking and Business Development with Ange De Lumiere

    It’s a special bonus episode with a live tarot reading!

    Listen in as I talk with intuitive Ange de Lumiere about the history of tarot, the three mistakes people make with tarot and how we can use tarot in our networking and business development!


    Drink of the week….Fortune Teller from the Cosmic Cocktails 



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    Stop Sabotaging your Success

    True Spirituality Podcast


    37 min
  • My Salem Massachusetts Ghost Story

    One crisp October night in 2001 I visited the famous burial ground of some of those persecuted and killed during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

    I’ll never forget that night and the ghostly images captured on film.



    Drink of the week….Hocus Pocus Witches Brew



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    8 min
  • How to Create Psychologically Safe Workplaces with Mark Graban

    In 2019 Google conducted an internal study to find out what makes an effective team. 

    The study showed that the #1 factor for effective teams was the presence of psychological safety. Listen in as I talk with speaker and author Mark Graban about the 4 stages of psychological safety as well as the power of making mistakes. 

    Drink of the week….Paper Plane and M.I.A. Paper Planes



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    34 min
  • 5 Reasons Why You Should Join Your Company's Employee Resource Groups

    The most productive, innovative and engaged workers are those who build extremely broad, mutually beneficial, uplifting relationships within their organizations. One easy way to build those relationships is by joining an employee resource group within your organization.

    But that’s not the only benefit. Listen in for the 5 reasons you should join an employee resource group within your organization.



    Drink of the week….Smoky Mezcal Fig Sour



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    9 min
  • The 3 Types of Perfectionism with Nicole Baker Holleman

    Most people think perfectionists are super type A, organized, immaculate, always put together. Would you be surprised that that is hardly ever the case. You may be suffering from one of the three types of perfectionism and not even know it. 

    Listen in as I talk with coach Nicole Baker Holleman about the 3 types of perfectionism, what they positive traits are and how to combat the negative ones.


    Drink of the week….Balanced Perfection Manhattan



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    40 min
  • Why Jacques Pepin Turned Down the Kennedy White House the Power of Training and Positive Reinforcement

    Did you know that Jacques Pepin turned down the opportunity to work in the Kennedy White House and instead went to work for Howard Johnson’s? 

    Listen in to why based on his experience in presidential kitchens Jacques Pepin decided to work with Howard Johnson’s and how the training he received there set the course for the rest of his career.


    Drink of the week….Kir cocktail 



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    11 min

About This Shit Works

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The people you meet can 100% Change Your Life! Networking is how you meet those people. Which sucks because you hate networking, you think you're bad at networking, and you certainly don’t have time to network. Bullshit! Welcome to This Shit Works, a weekly podcast hosted by entrepreneur, CEO, public speaker, author, business development strategist and networking coach Julie Brown. Just don’t call her Downtown Julie Brown - she doesn’t like that.

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