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April 29, 2019

Episode 58: Stacy Sherman – Blogging about Customer Experience throug…

Stacy Sherman is the Director of Customer Experience (CX) at Schindler Elevator Corporation. When she’s not at her day job, Stacy shares her extensive CX expertise on her blog, DoingCXRight, which provides mentorship and knowledge sharing with CX...

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April 22, 2019

Episode 57: Amanda Watson – StyleForIt plus size fashion

Amanda Watson has 20 years of experience in apparel buying, merchandising, and wholesale in San Francisco. She has worked for major fashion lines throughout her career, including Macy's West, Donna Karan, and Ralph Lauren. She was working at IGIGI...

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April 15, 2019

Episode 56: Daniel Gefen - The Self Help Addict

Daniel Gefen is the CEO of the Gefen Media Group, a podcast production and booking company. He hosts a podcast called “Can I Pick Your Brain?” and is the author of the bestselling book, “The Self Help Addict.” On this …

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April 8, 2019

Episode 55: Jacqueline Jasionowski - Shift Awake into conscious-based…

Jacqueline Jasionowski left her 18+ year career in the corporate automotive world to start her own business, Shift Awake, which is dedicated to working with leaders to create purpose-driven environments and game-changing results. Jacqueline believes...

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April 1, 2019

Episode 54: Kevin Patrick Allen – Life, loss and What Comes Next

Kevin Patrick Allen has been a reporter from sea to shining sea, telling stories of ordinary people facing extraordinary challenges. Now, he’s produced a documentary called “What Comes Next” that examines what happens when you lose a dream, lose...

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March 25, 2019

Episode 53: Lisa DeLay – Spiritual formation and the healing power of…

Lisa DeLay has always been interested in the spiritual, and how humans can connect with the divine and each other in healthy and healing ways. In this episode, Lisa talks about the spiritual and family crisis she faced in her …

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March 18, 2019

BONUS Episode 52: Karen Jaw-Madson and the “soap opera” of book publi…

In this bonus episode, organizational change and culture expert Karen Jaw-Madson (my guest from Episode 52) talks about finding and working with a publisher for her book “Culture Your Culture: Innovating Experiences @Work” – and why she...

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March 18, 2019

Episode 52: Karen Jaw-Madson – Building organizational culture using …

Karen Jaw-Madson is an organizational change and culture expert who enjoyed success as a corporate executive before pursuing a “portfolio career” comprised of research, writing, consulting, teaching/speaking, and creative pursuits. Her book...

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March 11, 2019

Episode 51: Natasha Nurse – Empowering women through fashion, media a…

Natasha Nurse is a licensed attorney by trade who held various stints in the corporate world prior to making a foray into fashion, writing, media and entrepreneurship. Natasha started Dressing Room 8 to provide a web-based resource where women...

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March 4, 2019

Episode 50: Gina Marie Agderian – How to write a novel while balancin…

Gina Marie Agderian is a New Jersey-based, independent author who self-published her first novel in April 2018 titled “The Letters in the Old House.” In her novel, a woman at a crossroads in her life discovers mysterious letters in her …

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Feb. 25, 2019

Episode 49: Esther Hofknecht Curtis – The #GuestBloggerProject and th…

Esther Hofknecht Curtis is a blogger, writer, and content creator who established to develop her freelance business. She is also the creator of the #GuestBloggerProject, which she hosted in May and October 2018 to provide a platform for writers...

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Feb. 18, 2019

Episode 48: Flip em the Bird – How Susie Moschkau and Natalie Buckman…

When you don’t have the words, let your gloves say it for you! Flip ‘em the Bird, Inc. is a women-owned, Minnesota based start-up founded by Susie Moschkau and Natalie Buckman. While freezing at their office jobs and looking for …

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Feb. 11, 2019

Episode 47: Marcia McNair – How Sistas on Fire addresses social issue…

Professor Marcia McNair is the co-author of Sistas on Fire, an award-winning theatrical performance that addresses pressing social issues from an African-American female perspective. On this episode, Marcia shares what inspired her to create...

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Feb. 4, 2019

Episode 46: Samantha Harris – Thriving after cancer and living Your H…

Samantha Harris is an Emmy-winning entertainment journalist and TV host. Most of you may know Samantha from her eight seasons as the co-host of the hit show, Dancing with the Stars, or her many years as one of the hosts …

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Jan. 28, 2019

Episode 45: Rhodes Perry – Cultivating workplace cultures of belonging

Rhodes Perry helps business leaders, change agents, and visionaries at all levels cultivate workplace cultures of belonging through his leadership & management consulting firm. He is an award-winning social entrepreneur, best-selling author, and...

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Jan. 21, 2019

Episode 44: Larry Sprung – Founder of Mitlin Financial and advocate …

This episode features Larry Sprung, the President and Founder of Mitlin Financial, Inc. He also serves on the National Board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). On this episode, Larry discusses the critical events in...

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Jan. 14, 2019

Episode 43: Becky Curran – Advocating for disability inclusion

Becky Curran is the Disability Equality Index (DEI) Director at Disability:IN, where she is responsible for managing the overall DEI program. Born with achondroplastic dwarfism, Becky talks about her life & career as an advocate for increasing...

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Jan. 7, 2019

Episode 42: Mark Metry – Humans 2.0

Mark Metry is the Host of Humans 2.0, a Top 100 podcast where he interviews billionaires, New York Times bestselling authors, and other legendary world-class human beings. He’s also the founder of VU Dream, a virtual and augmented reality marketing...

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Dec. 17, 2018

Episode 41: Stories for Success – How to get unstuck and move your pl…

In this episode, Beyond 6 Seconds host Carolyn Kiel is interviewed by her guest, Valerie Gordon, a 10-time Emmy award-winning television producer and owner of the career and communication strategy firm, Commander-in-She. Carolyn talks about a...

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Dec. 10, 2018

Episode 40: Andy Storch – How new habits can transform your life and …

Andy Storch is a consultant, coach and facilitator who helps his clients turn strategy into action. Andy works with companies to accelerate leadership development, strategy alignment, business acumen and sales training. He also coaches individuals to...

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Dec. 3, 2018

Episode 39: Erica Stanford – Cryptocurrency Simplified

Erica Stanford got into the field of cryptocurrency as an investor in early 2017. She is now the co-founder of cryptocurrencysimplified.com - a project aiming to make crypto and blockchain be better understood and adopted by the mainstream public. On...

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Nov. 26, 2018

Episode 38: Cyd Alper-Sedgwick – Feng Shui for healing homes and busi…

Cyd Alper-Sedgwick is a Feng Shui Master based in Cincinnati Ohio, with clients throughout the US and Europe. She has a passion for healing buildings, and consequently, the people in the buildings. A second generation Feng Shui Practitioner, she also...

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Nov. 19, 2018

Episode 37: Malavika Vivek – Girls Make Apps

Malavika Vivek is the cofounder of Girls Make Apps, a U.S. nonprofit she began as a high school junior in 2016. To date, Girls Make Apps has inspired hundreds of girls and women from middle school through college to enter …

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Nov. 12, 2018

Episode 36: The Evolution of Beyond 6 Seconds

In this mini-episode of Beyond 6 Seconds, our host Carolyn Kiel shares her blog post about why she started podcasting and what she’s learned since publishing the first episodes at the beginning of this year. Check out her written post …

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