In this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with coach, researcher, professor, and author Pamela Larde, PhD - aka "The Joy Whisperer" or the "Joy Researcher" to talk about how she became a coach and built her own coach training program. We also dive into her new book, "Joyfully Single: A Revolutionary Guide to Enlightenment, Wholeness, and Change" - it's not just for single folks - exploring the practices of joy as well as the ethics of joy. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...
Nov 23, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with psychologist, coach, CEO, and author Nadia Nagamootoo about her new book, "Beyond Discomfort: Why inclusive leadership is so hard (and what we can do about it)" which invites leaders to explore their own relationships to inclusion and creates meaningful ways for them to develop in this area. We also talk about her career journey into DE&I work, which spans 2 decades. Using empathy as a way in, Nadia's work inspires sustained work in th...
Nov 07, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode of Catching North Stars I have a conversation with Charlie Oliver about her wide-ranging career in media and technology, starting out in film and television and moving into new media and tech as the technology - and the possibilities evolved. Charlie started Served Fresh Media in New York City in 2006, taking advantage of new media. Recognizing her ability to predict how emerging and disruptive tech would change industries, Charlie has been called upon by many major companies to ...
Oct 25, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I speak with Susi Snyder - a Nobel Peace Prize winning, life-long activist working towards the elimination of nuclear weapons and greater possibilities for peace for all human beings. She shares about the path that lead to her following her passion to solve the biggest problem she could think of which she sees as a path to greater happiness. She also talks about her current area of expertise - the political economy of nuclear weapons. Hosted on Acast. See...
Oct 14, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode of Catchng North Stars, I sit down with Matija Goljar - entrepreneur and mentor to many young entrepreneurs in Slovenia and all over the world to talk about how he became an entrepreneur and the possibilities for building the social good through entrepreneurship. We also talk about Matija's reality TV show that popularized entrepreneurship in post-socialist Slovenia and the "weird passions" that are so important in driving entrepreneurs and making the world more colorful and inte...
Oct 08, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Jazz Rasool started his career as an astrophysicist, but moved on to study neurobiology, Chinese medicine, and mind-body medicine before landing on coaching-where he brings his expansive background to bear. In February 2024, Jazz founded the AI Coaching Alliance, with hundreds of coaches and researchers joining as members to promote adaptation to AI and its ethical, inclusive adoption in coaching. In our conversation, Jazz shares how he applies first principles from Physics to coaching, in...
Sep 24, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 10
On this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with Ty Tashiro and talk about his journey from academia to becoming a writer. Ty is a psychologist, writer, speaker and consultant with a particular interest in the psychology of human relationships. He is the author of 2 books - The Science of Happily Ever After: What Really Matters in the Search for Enduring Love and Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why that is Awesome. Ty shares about professors and students who inspir...
Aug 26, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with Asher Jay - artist, designer, National Geographic Explorer and founder of Henoscene - a start-up that helps environmentally-conscious organizations build transparency into their end-to-end process. Asher discusses the philosophy of her business, how Henoscene helps companies, and what else we can do to steward our individual and the planet's well-being. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with Amber Case to have a deep conversation into the ways in which technology can be used to create protective identities, the use of Generative AI as a tool and the importance of Calm Tech. Amber Case is a Cyborg Anthropologist and serial entrepreneur. The recipient of many prestigious awards for her work in technology - particularly Calm Tech, Amber is the author of several books and a notable public speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Jul 25, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Starting out as a fine artist, Eric Zimmerman recognized that game design makes important contributions to culture and decided to make a career out of game design. With over 3 decades of designing games on numerous platforms, including Sissyfight 2000 and Diner Dash, Eric is also an educator and an artist. In our conversation, Eric explores the power of play and game-design thinking beyond the world of games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 15, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 6
As her long career in the field has evolved, Kathy Obear, PhD, has made the shift from furthering diversity to advocating for anti-racism policies and perspectives and leading white accountability groups. Hear why as she shares her story of becoming an anti-racism educator, consultant and trainer—a journey of over 35 years and counting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 08, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Many of the world’s most caring teachers have made a commitment to love every one of their students, regardless of racial background, but how does this work in practice? Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, PhD, has been exploring how racial literacy facilitates personal growth for educators and other professionals to attain this goal. A professor of English Education at Teachers College Columbia University, Yolanda shares her journey to developing her ideas about racial literacy, including her work on th...
Jun 19, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 4
A Consultant, educator and a scholar, Asia Lyons, EdD works with organizations to create environments and programs in which young people of color can thrive. Dr. Asia Lyons develops onboarding systems, develops and assesses programs and curriculum, and provides coaching to organizations. in order to design programs with young people’s experiences at the core. Asia works with Black educators to overcome Racial Battle Fatigue, the topic of her dissertation, acknowledging how essential these educat...
Jun 05, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Self-awareness is missing in many of today’s workplaces and can make a big difference for leaders of organizations and team members. While personality assessments are an important tool to help people better understand themselves, most come at high price points. In addition, the results are packaged for human resources professionals and consultants, who act as gatekeepers for potentially transformative information. Enter Reece Akhtar, PhD, who founded the personality assessment Deeper Signa...
Jun 05, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 2
I am Alexis Halkovic, PhD host of the Catching North Stars podcast. In this podcast, I aim to highlight the work of individuals who have identified their core values and developed careers/business rooted in those values. I have several goals: 1) to learn and share with others how deep purpose can be transformed into meaningful work, 2) to highlight the work of people engaged in inspiring work, 3) to take an Industrial/Organizational Psychology lens to focus on specific aspects of that work/journ...
Jun 05, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1
