Episodes

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Two sisters who are both famous in their own right go into business together to teach others the skills that have supercharged their own careers. That's the upshot of this episode but it's so much more than that. Erica Ehm has been a public figure since I was a teenager and although we didn't meet until today, her work has been a reality in my life for decades. She launched her digital media business catering, a digita...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Negotiation, Communication, & Commercial Strategy Specialist, Forward Focusing, @fotiniicon "I help people get what they want." Nicknamed "the negotiator" as a child, Fotini has always channeled her energy into a passion for the power of forward thinking. Today, business executives partner with her to achieve their business goals, increase profitability and create a competitive advantage. Fotini empowers executives and...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Sarah Vermunt is the Founder of Careergasm and the author of Careergasm and Career Rookie. She helps people figure out what the heck they want so they can quit jobs they hate and do work that feels good. Her work has been featured at Forbes, Fortune, Inc., Entrepreneur, and Fast Company. And each month, her career advice is pumped into 30 million homes across North America. Sarah lives in Toronto and online at Careerga...

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Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Michelle J Raymond is an international LinkedIn Company Pages expert, LinkedIn B2B Strategist, Corporate Trainer, podcast host and two times author, teaching marketing teams and agencies to sell more on LinkedIn. Her mission is to do "Good Business with Good People." https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-raymond-goodtradingco https://www.linkedin.com/company/good-trading-co-training/ https://michellejraymond.com/

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Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode The founder of the Executive Remote Worker, Kristie Sullivan, is a 20+ year veteran of climbing the corporate ladder in the US. She took a sabbatical from her career to travel the world full-time for 1 year. During her sabbatical, which overlapped the COVID-19 pandemic, she realized two things: 1) Life was short, and tomorrow was not promised to anyone. 2) There was a fast-growing, work-and-travel opportunity result...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Dave Cairns is a Senior VP of CBRE Canada but he's unlike any commercial real estate broker you've ever met. His career began in online poker - a great example of transferable skills from an unconventional background setting someone up for success for the future of work. Digital collaboration, online learning, risk tolerance are all skills Dave used to pivot into real estate and his current "homead" version of remote w...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode The Hybrid/Remote Centre of Excellence requires an episode on remote work. I share my background and outline my perspectives on remote work. I like to ask questions - creating remote excellence is a co-creation process.

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Mitko Karshovski hosts a top podcast called This Remote Life and he approached me to be on the podcast because we talk about many of the same things. He is a digital nomad who has also worked as a head of remote so his lived experience of remote is different than mine. Join us for an interesting conversation about travel, immigration, podcasting and the future of work. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitkokarshovski http...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Shana and I have known each other for about a year - we belong to Urgent Optimists, a community run by Jane McGonigal of Institute for the Future. We are part of a futures buddy weekly meeting and this is the sort of free-ranging conversation we often have about the future. VUCA pretty much sums it up. Hope you find it fascinating - it's longer than my normal episode. We talk about mindset, brave thinking, foresight,...

Join Michelle Hurlburt and I for a conversation about leadership, accountability, mindset. Michelle is a self-leadership coach with a background in education and business. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellehurlburt https://3dlifeinc.com/ https://instagram.com/3dlifeinc?igshid=NDk5N2NlZjQ= https://mobile.twitter.com/michelle3dlife

Phil Willcox's wife often introduces him at parties as a human lie detector. He's an expert on emotions and works with companies to help leaders understand emotions better which improves wellbeing, belonging and business results. Managers are often caught in the middle these days, suffering from overwork and burnout. We explore the impact of moral injury, self-awareness and Phil shares easy and effective methods to start understanding your emotions better. https://twitter.com/philwillcox?lang=e...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode I met Dr. Autumn Thomas in a networking group earlier this year in an orienteering session. Right from our first chat, I knew we had a lot in common and I'm thrilled that Autumn agreed to be on the podcast. Autumn is a human systems analyst who teaches restorative methods to help people get along. She founded Mud and Lotus Consulting to help executives bring harmony to their teams. We live in a world that could benef...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode The ability to influence when you are not in charge is a skill that benefits everyone. Even if you are a manager or leader at work, there are aspects of your life where you are not in charge. I share some stories about how I've influenced situations and used this skill of influencing without authority so you can consider how you can reframe you abilities to influence all sorts of situations - even when you are not the...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode I met Felipe Cofiño in a LinkedIn audio room and it was evident from the beginning that he's the type of executive who really cares about his people. Although he kindly complimented me on my energy and passion for helping people, I recognized this in him as well and also realized that his approach embodies some of the concepts my other guests are talking about. I mention at the end that it felt like I manifested meeting...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Imagine that you join a company but your sense of belonging starts when you read the job description. Simone Poetscher helps organizations create employer alumni networks that are designed to build thriving community from day 1 and even after an employee decides to work for a different company. We talk about nurturing, employee lifetime value to the company even after the salary stops and authentic commitment to relati...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode Benjamin Warsinske approached me on Twitter to be on his Bricks + Brand podcast and he invited me to be a member of his Bricks + Brand Mighty Network community he created for his podcast. It was my first video podcast and the first time I've seen a community created for this purpose. It inspired me to create my own for The Janus Oasis. Benjamin talks about discovering that his gift for connecting people from various are...

Sponsored by Nola Simon Advisory: Learn More From This Bonus Podcast Episode The first podcast I ever appeared on also is a TV show that streams to YouTube, Spotify and iHeartRadio. It's called The Change Zone, hosted by Gail McDonald & Susan Sneath, and it's part of the reason I got so much media attention earlier this year. I've appeared on a few episodes now because Gail and Susan are just so easy to chat with and we always have interesting conversations. They are both coaches, but they have...

Jim Woolfe provides the music for The Janus Oasis and he's the one who showed me how to remove TikTok copyrighted music in Canva to replace it with the podcast music. Using music to stand out in the busy content creation world is a great tactic and Jim has some great resources on LinkedIn. We talk about Creative Commons license, YouTube and TikTok guidelines, audio logos. He even educates me on cockney slang:) It's a fun chat and a different way to create visibility in a hybrid world. You can ...

Is the secret to retention nurturing talent in staff? How can we create jobs that allow people to develop and pursue purpose, autonomy and mastery? Does the option to work hybrid or remote really motivate people? Sharath Jeevan is the executive chairman of Intrinsic Labs and the author of Intrinsic. Sharath was awarded an OBE in the 2022 Queen's New Year's Honours for founding and leading STiR Education, arguably the world's largest intrinsic motivation initiative. STIR re-ignited the motivati...

Join The Janus Oasis Community No matter where you work, adopting more asynchronous work instead of constant synchronous work can help you become more productive. Within the community, I can do live demos of different ways of using these skills and new tools. From a corporate strategy point of view, reassessing how your company uses synchronous versus asynchronous work can help you ease workload and become more efficient. This can also alleviate workload and Zoom fatigue.