Episodes
Multiplicity of Strategy - Lauren Guthrie
In this episode, we hear from Lauren Gutherie , VP, Americas Inclusion and Diversity, Talent Development and Acquisition, VF Corp (holding company of brands like Vans, Timberland, The North Face, SUPREME, with over 35,000 emp...
Holistic Approach: Leading Change that Touches on People’s Identity -…
In this episode, Giselle Mota , Chief of Product Inclusion at ADP, talks about how taking a holistic approach has helped her accelerate change. Her holisitic approach is heavily based on understanding where people are coming ...
Openness & Calling Folks In - Jackie Cureton
In this episode, Jackie Cureton , Chief Diversity Officer at Bitly, talks about the importance of meeting people where they are (openness & listening) and "calling folks in" (instead of calling people out). Only by listening ...
Effective Communication & Collaboration - Chris Williams
Chris Williams first remembers becoming aware of race when his brother was stabbed several times in the back. His brother survived, but it gave Chris a lifelong passion of working for equity. As Global Director of Diversity, ...
Trust & Curiosity - Jess Harvie
In this episode, Jess Harvie , Global DEI and Social Impact Leader (formerly at Snap and Justworks), highlights how trust and curiosity underpinned the work she did bringing The Action to Catalyze Tech Report (ACT Report) to ...
Optimism and Collaboration - Blair Taylor
In this episode, Blair Taylor , Former N America DEI Practice Leader, Accenture & Former DEI Lead Partner N. America, PwC, speaks from his deep experience driving massive change as a Catalyst in very large roles including as ...
Orchestration and Empathy - Krishna Manda
In this episode, Krishna Manda , Vice President of Corporate Sustainability at Lenzing Group doesn't just talk about his commitment to slowing down to bring people along leveraging empathy, he embodies it. Krishna shares his ...
Making the Invisible Visible - Gloria Caulfield
Gloria Caulfield is an ultra Catalyst, creating change in so many venues as the VP of Strategic Alliances for Tavistock, the President of the Lake Nona Institute and Founder of Lake Nona Impact Forum just to name a few. In …
Telling the Story of the Storyteller - Dave Zaboski
Dave Zaboski is the ultimate storyteller, having worked as a Senior Animator at Disney during the Second Golden Age of Animation on films including “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King,” “Pocahontas,” “Aladdin,” “Hunchback ...
Using Data to Paint the Future - Kalifa Oliver
In this episode, the magical Kalifa Oliver , PhD, guides us on a journey to understand how listening, data, storytelling and speaking in your audiences' language (plus an infusion of humor!) is the formula to inching change f...
If We Don’t Love the Journey, Why Are We Doing It? - Whynde Kuehn
Our podcast guest Whynde Kuehn brings a piquing frame to Catalysts - while we set big, hairy goals, we spend most of our time on the journey to achieve those goals. And yet many of us suffer through resistance and …
Learning About Yourself is the Key to Success - Brandon Powell
In this episode, Brandon Powell , founder and CEO of HatchWorks Technologies, shares that his journey of self-exploration with coaches, therapists and fellow entrepreneurs has been the key to his success. Through this work he...
To Know Your Story AND Their Story - Susan Lindner
Join us for an interview with Susan Lindner , who is CEO at Innovation Storytellers. In this episode world famous innovation storyteller, Susan Lindner, helps us understand the power of story - first how it is the essence of ...
Accelerating Change with Better Time Management - Sara Fenske Bahat
Join us for an interview with Sara Fenske Bahat , who is CEO at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. As Sara took her interim role as CEO of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, an employee asked her …
Listening to Tap Into Our Intuition - Amy Butchko
Join us for an interview with Amy Butchko , Vice President, Talent Acquisition at Maximus, helps us understand the power of intuition and how it allows her to tap into the energy behind what people are saying to give us …
Tantra Changemaking - Wendy Lea
Join us for an interview with Wendy Lea , CEO at Energize Colorado. The Sanskrit definition of tantra means "woven together." Wendy uses the notion of tantra to find threads in ambiguity and move that tantra tension from rest...
Compassion & Deep Listening - Helen Whitehead
Join us for an interview with Helen Whitehead , who is Customer & Experience Design Associate Partner at IBM. In this episode we hear from design leader, Helen Whitehead about the importance of slowing down to speed up. Slowi...
Identifying Your Strengths through Feedback - Tiffani Bova
Tiffani Bova , the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Growth IQ , shares her personal journey of changing job roles and using feedback as the vehicle to identify, and hone her super powers. She calls on all of us …
Gratitude and Embracing Resistance - Chris Schembra
Join us for an interview with Chris Schembra , who is the Founder of 7:47 Gratitude Experience ™. In this episode, Chris who is the "gratitude guru" and WSJ best-selling author of " Gratitude Through Hard Times ," shares his …
Page 66, Paragraph 3: Clarity and Self-Observation - Paul Delbar
Join us for an interview with Paul Delbar , who is Product Marketing Manager at OMP. In applying the Catalyst superpower of clarity and the learned skill of self-observation, Paul developed profound insights about how to mov...
All Processor, No Storage - Janice Fraser
Join us for an interview with Janice Fraser , who is a Partner at Seneca VC. In this episode, Janice who is an investor, speaker, author and expert in emerging management practices shares about how her superpowers as a Cataly...
The Philosophy of Being a Catalyst: Supporting Others and Cultivating…
Join us for an interview with Steve O'Brien , SVP of Talent at Syneos Health. He shares his left-brain, right-brain approach to catalyzing change. He shares concrete steps about the importance of bringing people on the journe...
Learning On the Fly - Robin Fleming
Join us for an interview with Robin Fleming , who is Chief Executive Officer at Evolv Tech. She may have uncovered the secret to overcoming, even avoiding imposter syndrome - admit when you don't know things and lean on the …
The Gift of Relentless Repetition - Karen Mangia
Join us for an interview with Karen Mangia , Vice President, Customer & Market Insights at Salesforce. In this episode, you can experience the laugh out loud highs, and the heartbreaking lows of being a Catalyst in one short ...