Twenty Minute Collaborations with Gregg Potter

Welcome to 2024! We're launching the new season of with a series highlighting some local leaders in Madison, WI. This series is brought to you by Common Wealth Development in Madison, WI. Check out everything Common Wealth is doing at ⁠⁠⁠https://cwd.org/⁠⁠⁠.

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We're in the fourth week of highlighting Madison leadership. This week Gregg is a little close to Gregg's heart because it is one of his favorite people, Justice Castaneda. Justice is the Executive Director of Common Wealth Development, Inc.

Justice completed his undergraduate work at UC San Diego, a Master of Arts in Policy, Organization and Leadership Studies from the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, and earned his Masters of City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he focused on housing policy, community & economic development before accepting a fellowship with the Center for Health and Communities at the University of California, San Francisco medical campus. Part of Justice's career was spent in the U.S. Marine Corps, for 8 years.

Find Justice:

Common Wealth Development, Inc website: https://cwd.org/

Justice on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justice-casta%C3%B1eda-22b338164/

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Check out the International Institute on Collaboration.

⁠⁠https://internationalinstituteoncollaboration.com/⁠⁠

If you're in Madison, WI on March 19, join us for the live Twenty Minute Collaborations Salon.

⁠⁠⁠https://ggpotter.com/twenty-minute-collaborations/twenty-minute-collaborations-salon/⁠⁠⁠

#collaboration #collaborationskills #podcast

Welcome to 2024! We're launching the new season of with a series highlighting some local leaders in Madison, WI. This series is brought to you by Common Wealth Development in Madison, WI. Check out everything Common Wealth is doing at ⁠⁠https://cwd.org/⁠⁠.

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This week Gregg was joined with the fantastic and brilliant Amber Swenor.Amber imagines a world where people experience the freedom to be their full authentic selves and experience immense joy and success as a result. She’s the founder of Soul Seed Strategy based in Madison, WI, where their mission is to support the rise of conscious leadership. 

Amber and her team provide transformational leadership and business consulting services, speaking and training worldwide. She’s the author of Wall Street Journal best-selling book that was also named 2023 Most inspirational book of the year: “Unleashed: A been there rocked that guide to radical authenticity in life and business.”

When she’s not strategizing with clients or speaking on stages, you’ll find her rocking with her metal band, Morningstar. 

Receive a gift from Amber, the leadership legacy guide at: https://amber-swenor.pages.ontraport.net/leadership-guide

Find more resources at www.Soul-Seed.com

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Check out the International Institute on Collaboration.

⁠https://internationalinstituteoncollaboration.com/⁠

If you're in Madison, WI on March 19, join us for the live Twenty Minute Collaborations Salon.

⁠⁠https://ggpotter.com/twenty-minute-collaborations/twenty-minute-collaborations-salon/⁠⁠

#collaboration #collaborationskills #podcast

Welcome to 2024! We're launching the new season of with a series highlighting some local leaders in Madison, WI. This series is brought to you by Common Wealth Development in Madison, WI. Check out everything Common Wealth is doing at ⁠https://cwd.org/⁠.

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We're so excited to continue this series celebrating leadership in Madison, WI. Gregg had the pleasure to chat with Renee Moe and it was a lot of fun! Renee is president and CEO of United Way of Dane County, a position she rose to from her start in the organization as an intern while still an undergrad at UW–Madison. Renee’s goal had been to become a reporter in the Beijing bureau of The New York Times, but the chance to create change in the community pulled her in. An executive MBA gave her another tool to help her accomplish that goal.

Renee is a family and community focused loving selfless transformational leader and we're excited to share this conversation with you.

Find more about United Way of Dane County: https://www.unitedwaydanecounty.org/

Find Renee on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneemoe/

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Check out the International Institute on Collaboration.

https://internationalinstituteoncollaboration.com/

If you're in Madison, WI on March 19, join us for the live Twenty Minute Collaborations Salon.

⁠https://ggpotter.com/twenty-minute-collaborations/twenty-minute-collaborations-salon/⁠

#collaboration #collaborationskills #podcast

Welcome to 2024! We're launching the new season of with a series highlighting some local leaders in Madison, WI. This series is brought to you by Common Wealth Development in Madison, WI. Check out everything Common Wealth is doing at https://cwd.org/.

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For the first episode of this series, Gregg invited the incredible change maker, Shiva Bidar-Sielaff to the show. Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, MA, UW Health Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity Transformation, leads a cross-functional office that consists of the SMPH Office of Diversity and Equity Transformation and the UW Health Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. leading the for the design and implementation. She is responsible for overall vision, coordination and strategic initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion including partnerships with community organizations to better connect and serve historically marginalized communities.

Ways to connect with Shiva:

Email - [email protected]

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If you're in Madison, WI on March 19, join us for the live Twenty Minute Collaborations Salon.

https://ggpotter.com/twenty-minute-collaborations/twenty-minute-collaborations-salon/

#collaboration #collaborationskills #podcast

It's a new year. A conversation Gregg has been having a lot is getting secure with our values. This quickie digs into that a bit more.

Also, the International Institute on Collaboration is open and is having a membership drive. Check it out!

https://internationalinstituteoncollaboration.com/

#collaboration #values #collaborationskills #quickie

Here is the Twenty Minute Collaborations Year in Review. Gregg invites you to join him in this activity so get a sheet of paper, a pen, markers, or whatever fun art supplies you want.

Together you'll:

-Map out your year.

-Identify lows and highs.

-Illuminate ways your annual theme showed up.

-List lessons from the year.

-Celebrate and see what surprised us.

Feel free to email gregg ([email protected]) or send him notes about what you found out about yourself on social media. He wants to know how you're doing.

To end the year and complete our celebration of DJs creating space and hosting one of the best collaborations there is (the dance floor), Gregg invited DJ Femme Noir to Twenty Minute Collaborations. DJ Femme Noir is a Wisconsin based DJ who does all types of events. From clubs, weddings, corporate to now she is on the roster for the Milwaukee Bucks. As said in Our Lives Magazine, "DJ Femme Noir’s sets are intertwined with an eclectic array of music styles from various genres of mainstream and underground music."

This conversation is fun and the ending is the perfect way to reflect on 2023. Find DJ Femme Noir at:

Facebook: @DJFemmeNoir

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-882968767

Instagram: @djfemmenoir

TikTok: @djfemmenoir

What happens when we get vulnerable and show others the dirty part of our collaborations? We get better. That is what. It takes courage, advocates, and the right facilitator to assist us. This week, Gregg talks with Ashley Quinto Powell.

Ashley Quinto Powell is a serial entrepreneur and national speaker.  She’s the author of Executive Motherhood: The Art of Having It All Without Doing It All and the Founder of the Virtual Assistant Agency, myVA Rocks. She’s spoken about motherhood for TEDx, Anita B.org, The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center, and many others. She lives in Madison with her husband and two children.

Ashley's book: 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TKWHYTW/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

My VA Rocks website:https://myva.rocks/

Ashley's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyquinto/

4 of 4 in the 'Creating Space for Collaboration' series.

In this week's episode, Gregg concludes the four-part series on creating collaborative spaces with a special guest, Allie Idzik Heifetz. Allie shares a story about her experiences with event planning and collaboration. She emphasizes the importance of customer experience, creating inviting spaces, and leaving people with a positive feeling. Gregg and Allie also discuss the need for kindness and grace in collaboration and the importance of paying attention to the unique needs of each event.

Allie Idzik Heifetz, a Madison, Wisconsin native and Edgewood College graduate with a degree in Communications, boasts a diverse skill set encompassing events, community engagement, arts, and graphic design. Her impressive career journey led her to the position of "Boss Lady" at Project Kinect, where she excelled in event planning, marketing, community engagement, and social media management. Notable events she oversaw included Wisconsin’s Best Bloody Mary Fest, Social Change Forum, and the Badger Bioneers Conference.

Further enhancing her expertise, Allie worked as an assistant and production coordinator at MoonLab Productions in Los Angeles, where she gained valuable experience in executing high-budget events and activations for prestigious clients at venues like Coachella, The Rose Bowl, and Summerfest. Her work ethic combines Midwestern values with a Los Angeles professional mindset, creating a unique and effective approach to her work.

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3 of 4 in the 'Creating Space for Collaboration' series.

In this episode, Gregg invites Angela Bukenya to talk about her experience in Uganda, where she opened a space for collaboration with a community of women. She initially planned to work with 15 women but ended up with hundreds of women. She highlights the importance of identifying gatekeepers, carefully entering communities, and protecting integrity during the collaboration process. Angela emphasizes the need to add value to existing initiatives within a community and how to empower people to achieve their goals step by step. She encourages listeners to consider how they can make a positive impact in the lives of others and collaborate to improve communities.

Angela Bukenya is an experienced professional with a strong background in public administration and health services, aiming to leverage expertise in project and program management, as well as supply chain and logistics, to drive organizational excellence. Proven leadership capabilities, coupled with a track record of successfully delegating and managing projects, contribute to optimizing efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of initiatives. Backed by a robust foundation in disparities research and diverse management, I am dedicated to propelling an organization's vision and mission to new heights through continuously collaborating with similar mind sets and adopting flexibility throughout the process. 

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