Before an employee can take on a leadership position full-time, they must be equipped with the right knowledge and skills first. If they do not receive the proper leadership development, they might not be as effective as they should be. Dorothy Enriquez of The Ellevate Collective sits down with J.R. Lowry to discuss how they guide corporate and nonprofit leaders in optimizing their talents and unlocking their greatest potential. She discusses the difference between a manager and a leader, as wel...
Aug 21, 2023•51 min•Ep. 71
It’s one thing to attract customers to stay with your company; it’s another to go out into a more public-facing role and attract the very companies into the state. Yvonne Hao is the Secretary for Economic Development of the State of Massachusetts, where she takes the responsibility to create career opportunities and nurture thriving businesses within the state. In this episode, Yvonne joins J.R. Lowry to share her inspiring journey towards public service and leaving a great mark across various s...
Aug 14, 2023•44 min•Ep. 70
Life's challenges may knock us down, but with resilience and optimism, we can rise to conquer any mountain that stands in our way. In this episode, we sit down with Sarah de Lagarde , the Global Head of Communications at Janus Henderson Investors, to hear her remarkable journey of resilience and optimism after a life-changing accident. At the peak of her career and juggling motherhood, Sarah's life took an unexpected turn when she was involved in a horrific train accident. The accident left her ...
Aug 07, 2023•41 min•Ep. 69
Not everything is taught in schools, especially when it comes to certain skills needed at work. People often find themselves acquiring them when thrust into the real world. Recognizing this, Matt Kursh co-founded Oji Life Lab , a leadership learning company that helps people in business learn the essential skills that drive performance and life satisfaction that the schools just don't cover more generally. In this episode, Matt joins J.R. Lowry to tell us all about Oji Life Lab, its origins, and...
Jul 24, 2023•44 min•Ep. 68
Leadership is all about transformation, bringing that change that would make your people feel more fulfilled and happier at work. What sits in between that is communication. It is only when a leader can communicate change that they can lead their people toward the goals. Diving deeper into the interconnection of leadership and communication is Ulrike Seminati . She is a leadership and communication coach and consultant who is passionate about changing the leadership paradigm. Ulrike sits down wi...
Jul 17, 2023•51 min•Ep. 67
In a world that has become incredibly complex, the need for simplicity is more important than ever. Titi Cole , the CEO of Legacy Franchises at Citi, is at the front lines of delivering that simplification. In this episode, she joins J.R. Lowry to share with us how she is leading her team through that simplification process with pride, excellence, and empathy. Aside from taking on a very important leadership position, Titi is also breaking down many barriers in her career. She is the first black...
Jul 12, 2023•43 min•Ep. 66
Beyond 'Thank You For Your Service', we have the power to bridge the gap between the military and civilian worlds. We can create a workforce that embraces diversity, supports our veterans, and builds thriving communities. In this episode, we have the incredible Kathy Gallowitz , founder and CEO of Vanguard Veteran , joining us. Kathy is on a mission to cultivate and support civilians who champion veterans, providing strategic guidance to employers seeking to hire and retain veteran talent. As a ...
Jul 03, 2023•37 min•Ep. 65
We live in a world of paradoxes. When we especially face competing demands, we easily slip into either-or choices. But why do we have to choose one over the other? Isn’t there a way to overcome these challenges without having to give up something? This episode’s guest says there is—through both/and thinking. J.R. Lowry is with Wendy Smith , the Dana J. Johnson Professor of Management and the faculty director of the Women’s Leadership Initiative at the Lerner College of Business and Economics, at...
Jun 26, 2023•54 min•Ep. 64
Unleash your potential and defy conventional boundaries - discover the transformative power of breaking all the rules in coaching. In this episode, we have a remarkable guest, Tammy Alvarez , the visionary CEO and founder of Career Winners Circle . Tammy's Career Winners Circle is a haven for professionals seeking to supercharge their growth and transform their careers rapidly and sustainably. Tammy's coaching style combines her extensive experience in the C-Suite on Wall Street with a results-d...
Jun 12, 2023•50 min•Ep. 63
As a chartered coaching psychologist and a registered occupational psychologist, it has been Dr. Hayley Lewis ’ passion to build relationships and share her talents to help others succeed. Her expertise in the psychology of organizations is the main anchor of HALO Psychology , where she leads a team to guide public sector managers through the most difficult challenges in the workplace. She joins J.R. Lowry to talk about the hardest problems she has helped teams solve, how she guides women into t...
Jun 05, 2023•47 min•Ep. 62
We are seeing more and more solutions to problems as technology continues to evolve and advance. With the growth of artificial intelligence, we are adding tools to gather more data and insights into even the most complex problems. This episode’s guest is proof of that, using AI to improve cancer outcomes. Jeff Elton is the CEO of ConcertAI , whose mission is to accelerate insights and improve outcomes for patients through leading real-world data, AI technologies, and scientific research. He talk...
May 29, 2023•51 min•Ep. 61
“If you let everyone in the universe know what you want, somehow, someway, it will come to be.” Howie Zales is proof of this, landing his goal of shooting television sports and eventually starting his own production company. He is an Emmy Award-winning Camera Operator who turned his passion for television broadcasting into several entrepreneurial endeavors. In this episode, he sits down with J.R. Lowry to take us across his journey from sports cameraman to the Founder of HJZ Productions and Viri...
May 22, 2023•39 min•Ep. 60
Companies, as they become large and successful, often find themselves stuck in doing things a certain way. They subscribe to certain success formulas and cultures that keep them from evolving. This is what Clayton Christensen calls the Innovation Dilemma, which inspired the creation of the consulting firm, Innosight . In this episode, J.R. Lowry sits down with its Senior Partner, David Duncan , who shares how Innosight is helping businesses through Disruptive Innovation, developing customer-cent...
May 15, 2023•39 min•Ep. 59
Perhaps nothing could be more fulfilling than helping mission-driven companies thrive and achieve growth. This much is true for Peter Kaye , the Founder and Principal at PK Growth Partners . In this episode, he sits down with J.R. Lowry to share his career journey and how, at the heart of it, he is drawn to helping mission-driven firms to develop and implement profitable growth strategies. Peter has worked with big names like Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Diageo, and Danone. He tells us some of the lessons...
May 08, 2023•42 min•Ep. 58
How does one build a content-centric business and stay relevant more than 20 years later? We’re not talking about an industry behemoth here. We’re talking about a relatively small agency that must have been doing something right for it to thrive through the turmoil of the past two decades. Angela Wilbraham believes that the secret lies in being aware of how things are shifting and being open to change. That is how she took the A-Team Group to success on top of success amidst all the changes in t...
May 01, 2023•41 min•Ep. 57
There are a lot of factors to the opportunity gap that affects BIPOC youth and contributes to the socioeconomic inequity that coincides with racial lines to a significant degree. But one can certainly argue that quality education is something that can help bridge that gap. It is what the Greenwood Project aims to do. In this conversation, Elois Joseph , the co-founder of this revolutionary nonprofit institution, explains how this initiative helps Black and Latinx students start to pave a career ...
Apr 24, 2023•40 min•Ep. 56
Established in 1936 as a sister organization to the MoMA in New York, the ICA, or Institute of Contemporary Art, in Boston opened the way for other "modern art" institutions, artists' spaces, and alternative places. Conceived as a testing ground for fresh artistic perspectives, it has presented contemporary art across all mediums, including visual arts, performance, cinema, video, and literature. It has also developed educational initiatives that promote an awareness of modern culture for the pa...
Apr 10, 2023•45 min•Ep. 55
J.R. Lowry is joined by his college mate and the best man at his wedding Greg Slover to share his experiences as a test pilot for NASA . He talks about going to four corners of the planet piloting aircraft for scientific research. Greg looks back on his favorite years and memories of serving as a Career Air Force Officer and how it influenced his leadership views. He also talks about his pilot training, the aircrafts he experienced flying, and what’s next for his career. Check out the full serie...
Apr 03, 2023•39 min•Ep. 54
There is almost nothing in the world that you can do that doesn’t involve money. In one way or another, banking has become a vital part of our lives. However, not many enjoy doing it. This episode’s guest is taking care of that. J.R. Lowry is with the Vice Chair of Consumer and Business Banking for US Bank , Tim Welsh . Here, Tim takes us into the amazing work they are doing of helping as many businesses and individuals as possible. He discusses their purpose of powering human potential and util...
Mar 27, 2023•42 min•Ep. 53
When you’re competing among the best, you are expected to provide your best performance. In the sports space, competing in the Olympics is a test of not only talent and ability but also preparation. That means having the right data analytics in place to drive athlete performance and maximize the rules of the game. In this episode, J.R. Lowry is with Elliot Schwartz to talk about data and analytics in Olympic sports and the changes they are driving in the field. Elliot is a data analytics consult...
Mar 20, 2023•47 min•Ep. 52
What if we could get inside a leader’s mind? What would we see ? Nina Bowman has come as close to doing this as possible. As an executive coach and leadership development consultant, she has developed a unique insight into how leaders think and how it influences their actions. In this conversation with J. R. Lowry, Nina shares her views around the biggest challenges that leaders face nowadays, from personal development to building leadership teams that are able to create impactful results. She a...
Mar 13, 2023•48 min•Ep. 51
Playing it full means that we step out of the fear and into the limitless potential of our lives and careers. In this episode, Kapil Kulshreshtha , founder of Scintillate Coaching and TEDx speaker, discusses how mid-career professionals can step into a life of extraordinary wins. Kapil shares his journey from running multi-million dollar deals as a director for major corporations to creating unstoppable wins for his clients and quitting it all. With fans across sixteen countries, Kapil has found...
Mar 06, 2023•47 min•Ep. 50
The FinTech industry is full of innovations, but ultimately what are they for? Whom are these innovations serving? In today’s episode, FinTech advocate Sarah Biller joins us to talk about the current state of the financial services industry. Sarah shares top industry knowledge and her experience in using emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and data science. Tune in and find out where the financial industry is headed with these innovations pushing it forward. Check out the full ser...
Feb 13, 2023•43 min•Ep. 49
Who says healthy eating cannot be delicious? Jackie Newgent begs to differ. With an impressive and multi-faceted career and entrepreneurial journey as a plant-based culinary nutritionist, Jackie has made healthy eating a delicious experience. In this episode, she shares with us how she grew into her career as a classically trained, plant-forward chef, registered dietitian nutritionist, award-winning cookbook author, professional recipe developer, media personality, spokesperson, and food writer....
Feb 06, 2023•44 min•Ep. 48
It takes extraordinary courage to be on the world’s front lines, reporting on events that are often hard to look at: war, uprisings, crises, and insurgencies. Day and night, journalists have to fight to get their - and our - questions answered. They have to contend not only with the challenges of their physical environments but also pushing for facts and the truth. In this episode, J.R. Lowry sits with a remarkable guest who has been reporting from the world’s front lines, Jane Ferguson , who is...
Jan 30, 2023•53 min•Ep. 47
Now, more than ever, people have become more aware about the significance of sustainability. There are more conversations around it and have become an important cause many are getting behind, showing concern about the trajectory of our future. Jon Guerster has been in the sustainability space for years, devoting his life to building a sustainable future for all of us in the energy sector. He is a Partner at Activate Capital , the Chairman and Co-Founder of Therm Solutions, and the former CEO of ...
Jan 23, 2023•46 min•Ep. 46
Are you new to your job? Or are you planning to be in C-suite? Then, this episode is for you! J.R. Lowry welcomes our guest, Aliza Knox, the author of Don’t Quit Your Day Job , who shares some tips to thrive in the workplace. J.R. and Aliza take a plunge into the six mindsets to advance and flourish in your workplace. Learn more on how you can excel in today’s world of work and create a balance working life with Aliza ! Tune in to this episode now! "Check out the full series of "Career Sessions,...
Jan 16, 2023•51 min•Ep. 45
One of the great things about success today is how it has become less and less an individual’s task. With so many successful people ready to impart their wisdom, you need only to find the right mentors and coaches to learn from. You don’t have to toil and dig a new path; you just have to follow those who have done them. In this episode, we have one of those remarkable people, eagerly sharing the hard-won lessons he learned from his career. J.R. Lowry sits with the recently retired executive-leve...
Jan 09, 2023•46 min•Ep. 44
A business needs more than just effective strategies to hit their set goals or even go beyond them. Beyond good practices, a successful team requires a leader with a strong CEO mindset to implement them. Lance Uggla takes pride in his over two decades of CEO experience and has seen it all. Joining J.R. Lowry, he discusses how he leads BeyondNetZero’s diverse team by accelerating the implementation of an inclusive culture. He explains how he manages his time despite having a hectic schedule, the ...
Jan 03, 2023•43 min•Ep. 43
Are you thriving at work or simply surviving? We spend the majority of our adult lives at work. That is why it’s essential to have a career that’s not only financially secure but also engaging and makes us feel engaged, fulfilled, and purposeful. Today, J.R. Lowry sits down with Dr. Tracy Browe r in an insightful conversation about work-life fulfillment and happiness at work. Dr. Brower is an author and the VP of Workplace Insights at Steelcase. Tune in as they tackle workplace design, productiv...
Dec 19, 2022•48 min•Ep. 42
