Unprofessional

Someday, this story will be turned into a script and we’ll be at a Red Carpet premiere. As I begin my journey of sharing more of my life and more personal things, today’s episode is the story of how my husband Chris and I met. I won’t spoil too much of the story here, but it started on a flight to Hawaii… and the rest is history! Stay tuned as this is Part 1 of a 3-part series. Whether you are looking for or have found love, I think you’ll really enjoy this series.

Time Stamps:

(0:56) Family Podcast Episode!

(1:58) We Met on a Plane

(3:04) Chris’s Version of How We Met

(10:17) My Side of the Story

(18:50) Side Tangent Story

(22:47) Long Distance Dating

(30:00) Next Time

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I receive a lot of questions about what I actually do for work and, in short, I help CEOs master process so they can scale. That’s just the big picture in a nutshell, so today’s episode gives you the nitty gritty details; my past and current experience and expertise with process; and a few examples of how I use my sessions to help C-Suite CEOs.

Time Stamps:

(0:46) Behind the Scenes of What I Do

(3:00) Few Scenario Examples

(6:24) Where I Started

(14:00) The “Toyota” Way

(21:14) Making Time to Do This Work

(23:50) Constant Change

(25:18) The Cadence to Change

(27:38) “Go Lives”

(34:18) What More Would You Like to Know?

(34:53) Profitable Process Masterclass

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As my husband Chris and I prepare to embark on our next adventure, Burning Man 2022, I thought it would be incredible to relive my experience of Burning Man in 2021 as it was a unique experience that we cherish to this day. If you’ve ever been curious about Burning Man and what it entails, I want to share the behind the scenes and what isn’t typically discussed. Next month, we’ll do an episode on lessons from this year’s Burning Man so keep an eye out for that coming soon!

Time Stamps:

(0:30) Replay of My Burning Man Experience

(2:30) Please Review If This is Valuable

(4:00) Initially Didn’t Think It Was For Me

(7:55) What is Burning Man and Myths

(10:48) Day in the Life of Burning Man

(12:20) Principles of Burning Man

(15:10) The Juicy Stuff

(19:50) Motorized Vehicles

(24:00) Decommoditization

(25:00) Lessons Learned

(30:40) No Burning at Burning Man

(37:30) Few Other Things

(42:00) Celebrate Anytime

(47:00) What Intrigued You the Most?

 “Visionary storytelling is becoming a new leadership competency.” Our guest today is a leading authority on why the future of work and non-linear growth involves innovation, risk, reward and mastering each part of the customer lifecycle journey along with prioritizing an exceptional customer experience.

David Nour is a senior leadership/board advisor, educator, executive coach, and bestselling author, David Nour is internationally recognized as the leading expert on applications of strategic relationships in profitable growth, sustained innovation, and lasting change. He’s the author of 11 books, including best-sellers, Relationship Economics, Co-Create, and Curve Benders.

Time Stamps:

(1:10) What David Does

(2:55) How David Got Here

(6:15) Curve Benders

(19:50) Main Problems Solved

(27:30) Experience over Product/Service

(34:10) David’s Guilty Pleasure

(38:45) Where to Find David

Follow David:

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidnour/

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidnour

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidnour/

Downloads in 44 states and over 30 countries… our UNprofessional community has sure come a long way. 

Today’s new episode is a mashup of the highlights from the episodes we recorded over the past six months. The best of the best golden nuggets that serve as a “crash course” of our guests from this year. 

The UNprofessional community sets out to make business a little more human every day, and we value the experience, expertise and kindness each guest brings to the table. 

And as always, we welcome your feedback on what you’d love to hear more of. As much as we value our guests, we value each of our listeners (that’s you!). Thank you for your continued support, and enjoy this mashup of the past six months of UNprofessional!

Time Stamps:

(0:38) Celebrating a year and half of the UNprofessional pod!

(3:10) Future of this platform

(5:16) Sean McDevitt on Building DLDNation

(7:16) Hannah Deindorfer on Healing and Sexuality

(10:00) My Preparation for Elon University’s Commencement Address

(13:17) Allegra Brantly on Understanding Financial Health

(18:02) Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker on Competition vs Cooperation

(20:22) Janne Robinson on Creative Loafing

(24:02) Dominic Monkhouse on Building Great Businesses

(25:45) Kalika Yap on Meditation and Serial Entrepreneurship

(26:40) Reflection on My Commencement Address

Do you find yourself with multiple interests and passions but feel like there are not enough hours in the day? Does owning multiple businesses excite you but seem unrealistic? Today’s guest will demystify those beliefs and help you understand the key to thriving in multiple arenas.

Kalika Nacion Yap is a thriving serial (concurrent) entrepreneur whose businesses include:

Citrus Studios - An award-winning digital agency based in sunny Santa Monica, CA

Luxe Link - The ultimate handbag accessory purse hook that's responsible for keeping women's purses off the floor

The Tangerine Co. - Photo and video production studio

The Waxing Co. - Honolulu's premier waxing salon

Orange & Bergamot - A brand agency and tribe for female founders. 

She is also the host of the Wonder Podcast for the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), past President of the Entrepreneurs' Organization in Los Angeles and is currently serving as the Global Communications Committee at EO.

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(1:10) Who is Kalika?

(4:50) Energy over Time

(11:45) What Excites Kalika Most

(19:45) Luxe Link

(21:38) Difference Between a Coach and Consultant

(28:50) Kalika’s Family

(39:37) Kalika’s Guilty Pleasure

(43:50) Where to Find Kalika

Follow Kalika on Instagram - @kallikayap 

As the barriers to entry into business become easier, competition will naturally increase. The companies that will have continued power and enterprise value are the ones with fantastic cultural alignment that radiates from their marketing and branding. Today’s guest specializes in culture alignment and is here to have a discussion with us about why culture is so important.

Will Scott is the author of “The Culture Fix” and founder of The Culture Fix Academy. He has helped hundreds of businesses fulfill their corporate culture dreams, leads workshops, speaks regularly using his Alive, Thrive & Drive methodology and hosts The Culture Fix podcast. His 25-year career as an entrepreneur includes five start-ups, 2 exits and several Inc. 5000 appearances.

Time Stamps:


(1:00) Meet Will Scott!

(1:30) Will’s Story

(4:45) Defining Standards

(6:10) Hiring for “Culture Fit”

(9:45) Return to Office

(12:10) Hiring Problems

(18:10) What Excites Will

(22:00) Future Trends of Work

(30:10) Will’s Guilty Pleasure

(34:39) Where to Find Will

Follow the Culture Fix Academy - @theculturefix.academy
Follow Will on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/willjscott/

In this week’s episode, we dive into why all the species that roam this planet are more interconnected than you think and what we can learn and adopt from observing other species' habits and interactions. My guest today is Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker, an evolutionary anthropologist known for her original research on baboon social structure and evolution – primates with origins and social dynamics not too different from our own. Dr. Tamsin is a sought-after speaker, educator and consultant who works with innovative companies like Cisco to imagine work that works for human beings, while helping entrepreneurs, leaders and agents of change discover the power of Teeming for affecting transformation. She is also the author of TEEMING: How Nature’s Oldest Teams Adapt and Thrive, regarded as the definitive work on Organizational Biomimicry.


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(2:00) What Tamsin Does

(8:30) Cisco Example

(12:55) Gender in Nature

(25:30) Examining American Culture

(28:48) Competition vs. Cooperation

(38:40) Endangered Generation Documentary

Follow Tamsin on Instagram - @teeminnovation

“I don’t get out of bed every morning to f*cking click all my Asana tasks.”. If you’ve been feeling a sense of purposelessness in your work and resonate with that quote, you’re going to ABSOLUTELY love today’s episode. Janne Robinson is a 21st-century feminist beat poet, coach, and shares slabs of her heart with the world for a living . Her voice haunts with the legacy of early feminists and poets such as Gloria Steinem, Charles Bukowski, and Jack Kerouac. Her ability to capture the human experience with unrefined sincerity makes her an incredible force in the modern landscape of personal expression. Robinson’s foray into directing and the multimedia world was in directing a spoken word poetry film in NYC involving 18 women reading the lines from her poem, “This Is For The Women Who Don’t Give a Fuck.” The film was a viral sensation online and was nominated for the 2016 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards. One of the most impactful topics we discuss is the topic of “creative loafing” and why it’s necessary to create great work.

Time Stamps:

(1:35) Janne’s Current Transition

(7:30) Small Elephant Big Elephant

(10:48) Ocean of Emotions

(17:56) Getting Over the Hump

(21:20) Silent Meditation Retreat

(30:44) Creative Loafing

(37:40) Launch Mode and Surviualing

(42:28) Poems about Grasshoppers

(47:16) A Story Janne Wants to Create

(57:00) Where to Find Janne

Follow Janne on Instagram - @jannerobinson

There’s a taboo side to you that you secretly want to explore more, isn’t there? Sex can be used as a vehicle for self-discovery, freedom and expansion, but a lot of people are afraid to adventure outside of typical “vanilla interactions.” My guest today is a self-proclaimed kinky little raccoon queen who coaches women on how to bust out of their sexual shells along with helping them heal from sexual trauma.

Hannah Deindorfer is a sex and sensuality coach and the creator of the “Sacred Slut Program.” Her mission is to help women foster a deeper connection to their pleasure, playfulness and power. In today’s episode, we talk about Hannah’s traumatic past and what led her to become a sex coach and her work with somatics and sensuality. And the extra juicy part: she tells us the biggest mistakes she sees women making when it comes to their sex life and exploration.

Time Stamps:


(0:50) Hannah’s Description of Herself

(3:00) Why Sex?

(7:40) Defining Somatics

(11:08) Somatics and Sensuality

(16:30) Hannah’s First Sexual Experience

(21:34) Dipping Your Toe into Sexuality

(27:35) Biggest Mistake People Make

(31:10) The Sacred Slut Program

(34:38) Women and Belonging

(38:04) Hannah’s Guilty Pleasure

(42:48) Where to Find Hannah

Follow Hannah on IG: @hannahdeindorfer and Check Out Her Website