Mora Brinkman is author of A Little Off, Always On: A Memoir. She is a Chicagoland-based healthcare digital marketer, content creator by day, and author by night.

For almost twenty years, Mora has worked in communications and marketing. She spent her formative years in the agency world at Fleishman Hillard, a Global PR and Marketing Agency, then moved into in-house communications and product management roles at Becton Dickinson and Astellas Pharmaceutical.

She has recently held Director of Marketing Communication and Content roles at private equity medical technology companies and is currently the Director of Digital Marketing at Aspen Surgical. She graduated from the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Journalism with a degree in Strategic Communications and Boston University with a Master of Science in Corporate Public Relations.
New Degree Press just published her first book, A Little Off. Always On.: A Memoir, this May. In this book of humorous essays, she writes about fitting in, standing out, and how our instinct to belong impacts our physical and mental health.

How to get in touch with Mora: 

• Website: https://www.morabrinkmanwrites.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/met4bd/ 
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morabrinkman/

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Her book Winning the Game of Work is available at Amazon

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Her book Winning the Game of Work is available at Amazon

Dr. Joey Faucette, an executive coach, culture architect, and popular Work Positive podcast host. He is a best-selling author of Work Positive in a Negative World and Work Positive in a Negative World: Team Edition and his work has appeared on Wall St. Journal Money Watch, CNBC, Fox Business News, Entrepreneur Media, and countless others.

Dr. Joey is an expert in transforming companies from a negative "Kevin Culture" to a positive work culture that increases productivity and profits. He has spoken to thousands of people within companies and associations for decades and published over 1,000 articles on developing positive work culture.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjoeyfaucette/

https://www.workpositive.today/

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Her book Winning the Game of Work is available at Amazon

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Her book Winning the Game of Work is available at Amazon

On this episode I share how the Serenity Prayer and an old punk rock anthem can help you gain much-needed perspective when things suck at work.

The Serenity Prayer is a prayer attributed to the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) in 1943. 

The Clash is the band that performs Should I Stay or Should I Go? Check the song out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMaE6toi4mk. 

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Here's how you can reach host Terry McDougall:

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Her book Winning the Game of Work is available at Amazon

Julia Becker Collins is Chief Operating Officer of Vision Advertising, a 100% women-owned and operated full-service marketing agency based in Massachusetts.  Julia joined Vision in 2016 and now manages the agency’s day-to-day operations and is responsible for its growth, expansion of services, clients, and staff.

Julia holds an MPA from Framingham State University and a BA from the
University of Massachusetts Amherst. She was awarded the Distinguished Alum
Award by UMass Amherst’s Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department
in 2016.

Julia is  the Founding President (emeritus) ۭ CoٮFounder of the MetroWest Womenټs Network, a group of more than 3,500 ambitious women that work together to meet their goals. Julia regularly speaks at business events, seminars, training sessions, and more.

facebook.com/visionadvertising
twitter.com/visionrockstars
linkedin.com/in/vision-advertising
instagram.com/visionadvertisingrocks
linkedin.com/in/julia-becker-collins

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Her book Winning the Game of Work is available at Amazon

Dr. Jennie Byrne is  Chief Patient Officer at Belong Health. She lives to connect the dots between people and ideas in new and unexpected ways. She's a clinical translator between segments of our complex health system -- clinicians, finance, operations, data, technology, research. I have strong people skills and enjoy bringing psychological savvy and EQ to complicated problems. 

Clients have called Dr. Byrne a triple threat because she:

1) Clinical Experience -- nearly two decades of clinical experience as an MD/PhD
2) Entrepreneur -- I’ve founded and grown a clinical organization through the entire life cycle of inception to exit
3) C-level Leadership -- led teams to create and innovate clinical programs as a C-level leader

She's the author of Work Smart: Brain/Behavior/Creativity and the Future of Work which was released in January 2023. In the book she asks the questions many of us are asking today:

• Why are we experiencing empathy fatigue and what can we do about it?
• Where did the Traditional (prepandemic) Office culture come from? 
• How can we make work not suck? 

ABOUT THE BOOK 

Everyone thinks the future of work is about better technology. In Work Smart Dr. Jennie Byrne will convince you that the future of work is about being a better human. 

You will learn a little science about how human brains and behavior work, and you will learn a lot about how the workplace can be better. This book will leave you with a passion and excitement for creating a new workplace that is more humanistic and equitable. Ultimately, this book is your tool to work smarter rather than work harder. 

In this book, you will: 

• Learn how to manage your time aggressively and intentionally. 
• Learn how to cultivate empathy and challenge assumptions. 
• Relearn how to communicate in the digital age. 

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drjenniebyrne
Website: drjenniebyrne.com
Email: [email protected]
Book: Work Smart

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Dr. Jane Lovas, transformation strategist, thought leader, author, and speaker is on a mission to cause and elevate 1 million women leaders in tech by 2030.

As the founder of Lovas Consulting, she is a Consultant, Stakeholder Centered Certified Executive/Leadership Coach, Host of the Podcast Leadership Re-Imagined and creator of Clarity Focus Release™, a model to help companies grow by keeping them focused on where they want to go.

A known speaker, Jane tailors her messages to her clients and audiences using personal stories that are delivered with wit and humor. She has facilitated numerous workshops and seminars on change, goals, and various technical subjects. As an adjunct instructor at Leeward Community College and Hawaii Pacific University (HPU), while attending HPU, Jane taught Introduction to Computers. Jane has a BS in Information Systems from Park University in Parkville, MO., and a Master’s of Science in Information Systems from Hawaii Pacific University. She has consulted to companies such as Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Washington Mutual Inc., Fannie Mae, Nextel Communications, and XO Communications where she has a proven track record of successfully turning around failing projects while improving morale, communication, and team cohesiveness.

Jane is the author of Put Your Big Girl Panties On and Kick Your Fears in the Ass and Co-Author of Seen and Sustained: Best Practices in Communication that Increase the Visibility of Small and Diverse Businesses with Akia Garnett, Mali Phonpadith, and Tamecia Bradshaw.

Website: https://www.lovasconsulting.com/
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/janelovas
Email: [email protected]

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Her book Winning the Game of Work is available at Amazon

Mira Parmar is a Career Confidence and Leadership Coach and Mindset Mentor. She is also founder of MKP Coaching. 

Female future ready leaders work with Mira to unleash their success superpower because most lack the crucial soft skills to advance in their career. She helps reassess, realign, and transform their leadership style for career progression success. 

 Before starting her business, she built her professional career managing projects to elevate individuals to find their voice and self-advocate, building their confidence to develop and grow professionally and personally.

Mira has pivoted and re-invented herself throughout her professional career. Coming to terms with the fact that she wasn’t achieving my full potential drove her to create her coaching business. Her journey is serving as an inspiration for so many women, from naively being overlooked time and time again for promotions; feeling like she had no voice in the Board Room to breaking free, taking charge of her career and carving out a role for herself in her company that fits her passion.

She helps to remove the extra barriers and obstacles which women have to overcome to be able to prove themselves against their male counterparts and this has become a major driver for her current coaching work. 

Mira's mission in life is to help women to be more successful and happier, using the quickest, most efficient path possible. Her clients experience amazing improvements in their confidence, productivity, motivation, leadership skills,  goal attainment, stress reduction, and work/life balance.

Website and Contact Information

W: https://miraparmar.coach/

E: [email protected]

T: +44 7532 189447

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Her book Winning the Game of Work is available at Amazon

Larry Deutsch is the CEO & Co-Founder of dvk, a boutique marketing agency in Chicago.  Their mission is to help their clients to BE BOLD in their business and brand leadership to unlock growth and move them forward with confidence and courage.  

Larry is a passionate champion of creativity, collaboration and change to drive growth.  He brings a unique perspective and mix of strategy, creativity and innovation formed over his career in consulting at Technomic, brand marketing at Kraft Foods, new product development at Wrigley and agency leadership at iconic firms such as Ogilvy, Wunderman and Havas.  Along the way, Larry has partnered with a diversity of B2C and B2B organizations including Accenture, BERNINA of America, Boeing, IRI Worldwide, Motorola, Pepsico, Procter & Gamble and Sony.

A recognized industry leader, Larry serves on the Board of Directors for Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network as Vice Chair, is a member of Chicago Innovation's "Ageless Innovators", and mentor for the Good Food Accelerator as well at the University of Illinois and University of Michigan.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrysdeutsch/

Website:  https://www.dvkmarketing.com/

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Her book Winning the Game of Work is available at Amazon