Thrive TV Show

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL DISCOVER:

1. The power of compassion in enabling us to achieve, thrive and stay well. 

2. How compassion is great for business, culture and the bottom line, and how when we lead with compassion everyone benefits. 

3. The values, qualities and competencies required of leaders and their teams to build and sustain a more inclusive and compassionate workplace. 

ABOUT STEVE:

Steve is the founder of The Compassionate Leadership Company and author of The Compassionate Leader’s Playbook. An experienced coach, facilitator, trainer and speaker who spent 20 years in senior leadership roles working across a range of sectors, leading and transforming large scale commercial, regulated health care and charitable services across the UK. 

He established The Compassionate Leadership Company in 2020 to help organisations to enhance performance, engagement, and the wellbeing of their people through awakening and leveraging the power of compassion. 

He lives in the UK, on the North Somerset coast with his family, his dog and his chickens. 

CONNECT WITH STEVE:

You can join our compassionate leadership community and sign up to our regular updates at https://www.thecompassionateleadership.company
 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL DISCOVER:

1. Take response-ability
2. Choose guilt over resentment
3. Guilt is selfish, but boundaries are generous

ABOUT ALICIA:

Alicia McKay, founder of Not An MBA and Meetings that Matter, is an expert in strategy, change and leadership. 

Author, speaker, teacher and coach to some of New Zealand and Australia's most senior leaders, Alicia keeps it real when it comes to work.

CONNECT WITH ALICIA:

To find out more about Alicia, head to www.aliciamckay.co.nz - or join her enthusiastic LinkedIn following!

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL DISCOVER:

1. Why "You" are Your Best Investment 
2. The Importance of Strategic Branding 
3. The Benefits of Effective Communication

ABOUT FORREST:

Forrest Tuff is an award-winning author, filmmaker, and television producer. He is the founder and CEO of One Vision Productions, a multimedia production and brand agency whose clientele ranges from small businesses to Fortune 100 corporations. It has been named one of Georgia’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For ®. A servant leader, empowerment speaker, and Certified Master Coach, Forrest was voted among the Top 100 Transformational Leaders by the John Maxwell Team. He also founded a Pay It Forward grant, which is annually awarded to a nonprofit and is a recipient of the President's Call to Service Award.

CONNECT WITH FORREST:

To learn more about our special guest visit www.ForrestTuff.com

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL DISCOVER:

1. The 'secret' to having fun in any job! 
2. Top tips for avoiding leaving a ‘miserable’ job too soon. 
3. Practical strategies for greater joy and purpose at work.

ABOUT KATHRYN:

Dr Kathryn Owler is passionate about finding ways to experience more fun and enjoyment at work. She has published academic research on the topic and is also an author. Kathryn has been involved in the workplace wellness industry for over 10 years and has trained many groups of people from numerous different workplaces and industries. 

She is now the director of The Happiness at Work Coach. Kathryn’s mission is to provide people bored, frustrated or unhappy in their work with easy-to-follow (empirically proven) steps that they can action immediately to achieve greater joy and purpose at work.

CONNECT WITH KATHRYN:

For more information please go to www.happinessatworkcoach.com (and download my free PDF ‘The Three Simple Secrets to Enjoying Any Job!’) or email [email protected] (mentioning Lauren’s podcast) to organise a free 20-min coaching call. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL DISCOVER:

1. The essential tool to reduce stress and anxiety.
2. How to leverage change to your advantage .
3. The secret to endless motivation.

ABOUT MARK:

Mark Black is a Heart and Double-Lung Transplant Recipient – turned – 4 - Time Marathon Runner. A resilience expert, coach, and author, Mark helps people “Break Through” their limitations and transform your adversity into your competitive advantage. 

Born with a life-threatening heart defect, Mark underwent two open-heart surgeries before the age of one. He battled his condition and its limitations until 2002 when he was fortunate to receive a heart and double-lung transplant. Three years later, he became the only man in history to run a marathon with someone else’s heart and lungs. Then he did it three more times. 

Mark is a Certified Speaking Professional. He has inspired more than 200,000 people in more than 600 presentations and has worked with global brands including ExxonMobil and Mercedes Benz. Mark lives in Canada with his wife Marise and their three children. 

To download a copy of Live Life from the Heart for Free go to: https://markblack.ca/freebook 

CONNECT WITH MARK:

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MarkBlackSpeaks
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markblack/
Instagram: @markblackspeaks 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL DISCOVER:

1. Resilience.
2. Optimism when things get back.
3. Practices you can employ to keep spirits up.

ABOUT DAVID:

David has had a successful career in the private and public sector, with senior roles at organisations such as Microsoft, and New Zealand Trade & Enterprise. David is a published author on New Zealand Innovation, with two highly successful books – No.8 Re-wired, and No.8 Recharged.

He’s an ex-comedian, TV and Radio actor, semi-finalist for New Zealander of the Year, and a genetically modified organism who documented his battle with cancer in his book A Mild Touch of the Cancer.

David co-founded sosbusiness.nz a not-for-profit initiative to help cafes and other small businesses during covid-19. It quickly became a huge hit and to date has sold over $2 million in vouchers for over 2500 small businesses.

David released a new book, Silver Linings in March 2021, and continues to act as a consultant for government and industry, as well as a director on a number of boards, including as chairman of The Icehouse, the Hi-Tech Trust and the Well Foundation.

David is now CEO of The New Zealand Story, an ambitious organisation marketing New Zealand to the world.

CONNECT WITH DAVID:

To connect with David and for more information, please visit his website www.mildtouch.nz and www.downwithcancer.nz

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL DISCOVER:

1. How I shifted my life after applying positive psychology habits into my daily routine.
2. 5 habits for happiness.
3. Insights into how our brains can help or hinder us. I'd love the conversation to focus around my winning speech and unpack lessons learned.

ABOUT VERITY:

Way back in 2005, Verity started her journey as the first musician with the tenacious foresight to get online crowdfunding for an album she hadn't even recorded yet. Fifteen years later, and a career glittered with accolades, brings us to 2021 and Verity's latest big first - first speaker from Africa to ever be crowned the World Champion of Public Speaking and the 6th woman in history. Her talent for ‘acting out the box’ rather than merely ‘thinking out’ of it, has brought international success for Verity, speaking globally on innovation and thinking differently. 

As the Toastmasters 2021 World Champion, Verity captured the judges, and thousands of people's imagination with her winning speech ‘A Great Read’ - an inspiring invitation to improve our lives by "writing a different story". Helping people do just that, is Verity's passion.

CONNECT WITH VERITY:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/iamverity
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/verityprice
Instagram: @iamverity
Twitter:  @helloverity
Website: www.iamverity.com 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL DISCOVER:

1. What exactly is burnout and what are the three red flags that tell us that someone may be suffering from burnout? 
2. What are the causes of burnout (some may surprise you) 
3. What are the four strategies that can be applied at an organisational, leadership and individual level to spot burnout, stop it and stamp it out?  

BE IN TO WIN!

Comment below with one thing you got out of this interview and be in to WIN a copy of Suzi's book "Beyond Burnout"

*Open to all NZ residents. Draw closes Friday 22nd October 2021.
Feel free to share this episode with your friends, family and colleagues.

ABOUT SUZI MCALPINE

Suzi is an Executive Coach, self-confessed leadership geek, and author of the best-selling book Beyond Burnout and the award-winning leadership blog, The Leader’s Digest. 
 
Suzi has been featured in Forbes Magazine, RNZ, Sunday programme, The New Zealand Herald, Next Magazine and The Sunday Star Times and is a regular keynote speaker on topics of leadership.

CONNECT WITH SUZI 

You can find out more about Suzi by checking out her website suzimcalpine.com 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL DISCOVER

1. How having a nourishing morning routine sets you up for a positive day.
2. Successful people's morning routines. 
3. Modern neuroscience on the power of mornings. 

ABOUT KATE:

Kate is a women's holistic wellbeing expert empowering women to move from surviving to thriving. She is an author, Yoga & Qoya teacher, retreat facilitator, speaker & seeker, mother and a woman on a mission to thrive with heart and soul.

CONNECT WITH KATE:

To learn more about Kate and Thrive in Light, to receive a free meditation and free fun and enlivening Yoga practice, for ethical products and soulful nourishment head to www.thriveinlight.co.nz

IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL DISCOVER:

1. How I learned to face up to my emotions
2. Self-care is subtle and powerful
3. Don't believe the hype around alcohol

ABOUT LOTTA:

Lotta Dann drank alcohol steadily and heavily from the age of 15 to the age of 39. She got sober in 2011 with the help of an anonymous blog called 'Mrs. D Is Going Without' and her memoir of the same name was published three years later.

Her second memoir, 'Mrs D Is Going Within', came next and she's just released her third book, 'The Wine O'Clock Myth: The truth you need to know about women and alcohol'.

She writes about alcohol, addiction and recovery from her home in Wellington, New Zealand, where she also manages the community website Living Sober

CONNECT WITH LOTTA:

For further support, join the community at Living Sober.
Follow Lotta on Facebook: www.facebook.com/mrsdisgoingwithout
And on Instagram: @mrs_d_alcoholfree