This week, I am thrilled to welcome Allison Romano, General Manager, Xbox Digital Marketing at Microsoft. In this episode, Allison takes us through her career journey and the bold career decisions she learned to make along the way. We talk about how Allison lives her life without regrets, how she determines if a job is the right fit for her, and how she recognized her bias for action has both the potential to serve her and get in her way if left unchecked. For show notes and more information abo...
Oct 31, 2022•29 min•Season 5Ep. 7
This week we welcome Lorna Kapusta to Mojo Mondays Bootcamp. In her role as Head of Women Investors and Customer Engagement at Fidelity Investments, Lorna is responsible for a firm-wide initiative committed to helping women become more engaged in their finances and ultimately, more confident investors. During our conversation she shares why the experience of moving to Fidelity was pivotal in her finding and using her voice. She also candidly shares the challenges of being a working mom with thre...
Oct 24, 2022•33 min•Season 5Ep. 7
This week we are going back to where it all started with a special re-release of my first ever interview with former Executive Chef, best-selling author, and motivational speaker, Jeff Henderson. Jeff’s story of serving time in prison to becoming an executive chef on the Las Vegas Strip is a masterclass on how small steps can transform your life. I hope this conversation provides you with the inspiration to take the small steps needed to create the life you want to have. For show notes and more ...
Oct 17, 2022•31 min•Season 5Ep. 6
On this episode of Mojo Mondays Bootcamp, we are joined by Trier Bryant, President of 82VS: Alloy Therapeutics’ Venture Studio. I first met Trier during the beginning of her transition from being an officer in the Air Force to corporate America when she joined the Goldman Sachs’s Veterans Integration Program. In our conversation, we talk about the multiple pivots she has navigated from leaving the military, to Wall Street, and then on to Silicon Valley. Trier shares her insights on mentorship, h...
Oct 10, 2022•35 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Today I am thrilled to welcome Kate Pomeroy, Head of Innovation for Pernod Ricard North America to the podcast. In our conversation we talk about why radical candor works, how to process feedback and the importance of adapting to the signals around you. This season is about creating your own Mojo Manual - your personalized playbook to find and keep your mojo day in and day out - listen to the episode and then head to i2leadership.com/manual for your free one-pager to get started. For show notes ...
Oct 03, 2022•21 min•Season 5Ep. 4
This week we are revisiting some of my favorite Mojo Moves from the first four seasons with a mini episode. It was hard to narrow it down to one mojo move from each season, but it was a great chance to revisit all the incredible conversations I’ve had over the past two years. Whether you have been listening since we launched in 2020 or have recently found us, these snippets will serve as inspiration for your own Mojo Manual. Listen to the episode and then head to i2leadership.com/manual to get s...
Sep 26, 2022•7 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Soni K. Basi, Ph.D., the Global Chief People Officer at Edelman is our guest this week. In this episode, Soni explains how her nomadic childhood prepared her for her global roles, how she navigated multiple pivots throughout her career, and how she derisks risk taking. This season is about creating your own Mojo Manual - your personalized playbook to find and keep your mojo day in and day out - listen to the episode and then head to i2leadership.com/manual for your free one-pager to get started....
Sep 19, 2022•34 min•Season 5Ep. 2
To kick off Season Five, we are joined by Lybra S. Clemons, Chief Diversity Officer at Twilio. She shares why she believes her career journey resembles a game of Chutes and Ladders, and how following her purpose and vision boarding put her in a position to interview Michelle Obama. Season Five is all about creating our own Mojo Manuals. To do so, we’re asking our guests to share how they structure their lives to find and keep their mojo day in, day out. For show notes and more information about ...
Sep 12, 2022•32 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Welcome to Season Five of Mojo Mondays Bootcamp. This season we are adding a new twist to the podcast you know and love - we’re asking our guests to share their personal Mojo Manuals - how they structure their lives to find and keep their mojo day in, day out. I’m so excited for us to learn from them, borrow a few of their Mojo Moves and ultimately create our own Mojo Manuals so we'll have a playbook to activate our mojo whenever we need it. As always, thank you for listening. For show notes and...
Sep 07, 2022•2 min
For the final episode of Mojo Mondays Bootcamp Season Four, I am thrilled to welcome Rashida Hodge. Rashida is the Vice President of Worldwide Data and Al Customer Success Unit at Microsoft, and she has an incredible story to tell. From growing up in the Virgin Islands to earning a spot on Fortune's coveted 40 under 40 list, Rashida is a master of career management and owning your story. In this episode, we talk about when to listen to your mentors (or when not to), how to distinguish between in...
Mar 07, 2022•32 min
Today I am thrilled to welcome Christine Maggiore-Escribano to Mojo Mondays Bootcamp. Chris is the Senior Vice President and Head of One Platform Marketing, Advertising & Partnerships at NBCUniversal. From college dropout to self proclaimed “polka-dotted unicorn who finally found her tribe”, Chris’ journey is a testament to the power of reinvention. This season we are going deep on the transformative power of storytelling. We’re going to provide the inspiration, tools, and structure, to help...
Feb 28, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Our guest today on Mojo Mondays Bootcamp is Sarah Tabb, Chief Marketing Officer at Milk Bar. In this episode we cover the lessons learned and the wisdom Sarah gained during three career pivots - starting with her front row seat to the implosion of one of the most high profile banking scandals of our time, then working at CocaCola to build her marketing skills, to joining Milk Bar during its growth stage. This season we are going deep on the transformative power of storytelling. We’re going to pr...
Feb 21, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 5
On this episode of Mojo Mondays Bootcamp, Maria Weaver, President of WMX, shares the importance of checking in with our personal barometers before making decisions - whether it’s the big stuff (like our careers) or daily decisions (like when we should speak up in a meeting). We learn how Maria moved from not feeling valued at work to becoming an award winning Executive and advocate for women and diverse leaders. At the end of this episode we share tips to make progress on your 2022 Headlines as ...
Feb 14, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 4
This season we are going deep on the transformative power of storytelling and today we are joined by a master storyteller, Linda Lee, Chief Marketing Officer at Campbell’s. One of the many pieces of wisdom Linda shares in this episode is the importance of starting with the end in mind so we are crystal clear on what we are trying to accomplish and influence. At the end of this episode we share tips to make progress on your 2022 Headlines as we continue our seasonwide exercise to Create Your 2022...
Feb 07, 2022•38 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Welcome back to Season Four of Mojo Mondays Bootcamp! Today we are joined by Penny Pennington, CEO and Managing Partner of Edward Jones. Penny personifies “MOJO” as she shares her journey from a financial planner to managing partner at one of the country's largest investment firms. We also discuss the importance of knowing when to trust your gut and what Penny does to expand her zone of comfort. This season we are going deep on the transformative power of storytelling. We’re going to provide the...
Jan 31, 2022•38 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Welcome to Season Four of Mojo Mondays Bootcamp! This season we are going deep on the transformative power of storytelling. Over the next six episodes, we’re going to provide the inspiration, tools, and structure, to help you craft your 2022 story. Our first guest of the season has quite the story to tell - Shalini Govil-Pai candidly shares the choices and pivots she has made throughout her impressive career that ultimately led her to becoming the VP and GM of TV @ Google. We also talk about how...
Jan 24, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Welcome to Season Four of Mojo Mondays Bootcamp! This season we are going deep on the transformative power of storytelling. This season’s rockstar guests who work at some of the world’s most recognized companies (Campbells, Google and Microsoft), candidly share their life paths and the wisdom they learned along the way. They will reveal the “headlines” they are working on for 2022 and what they are doing to turn them into reality. As always, thank you for listening! For show notes and more infor...
Jan 19, 2022•3 min
Kristina Rogers, EY Senior Partner & Global Executive for Consumer Industries, is responsible for defining and implementing EY’s strategy for consumer products companies and retailers and leads over 30,000 EY professionals worldwide. Today’s episode highlights the third step in the VISION Framework, Step Out of your Comfort Zone. You will learn how Kristina’s willingness to follow her inner voice has served her well while working and living in more than 20 countries as well as the chairwoman...
Aug 16, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Yvette Vargas is the Executive Vice President, Head of Development at Citizens Bank. This episode focuses on how reflection and being intentional helped Yvette transform from a shy, introverted girl to a mission driven executive and the lessons she learned along the way. As a first generation Cuban American, Yvette has taken to heart her mother’s sage advice to remember to climb and lift others as a champion of DEI initiatives within Citizen as well as in developing and operationalizing Citizens...
Aug 09, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Jill Greenfield, partner at Fieldfisher, is one of the top Injury Claims Lawyers in the UK. Jill is a fierce advocate for women’s rights and is currently leading the UK cases against Harvey Weinstein and is also involved in supporting the victims of Jeffery Epstein. Jill’s chosen career path was influenced by her early experiences with sexual abuse and violence toward women in her community, in this episode we will be discussing these topics openly. This episode is a powerful reminder to take st...
Aug 02, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Hernán Luis y Prado retired from the Navy after 15 years of distinguished service including three combat tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today he is the Founder and CEO of Workshops for Warriors -- the only accredited school that supports veterans' transition to civilian life by providing accelerated training certifications that enable them to get well paying manufacturing jobs. This episode is a masterclass on inspired relentlessness and the importance of aggressively ignoring anything t...
Jul 26, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Robyn Shepard, Head of Corporate Engagement at Bridgewater Associates, has been recognized as one of the top women in hedge funds and she candidly shares her journey with us. In our conversation we discuss why it is important to create your own opportunities, the benefits of working in a radically transparent culture, and how she springs forward when faced with adversity. This episode provides a playbook on how to activate an executive mindset regardless of your official title - and how to ident...
Jul 19, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Laura Maness is the CEO of Havas New York. Havas, beyond being a creative powerhouse, since Laura took the helm has also been recognized as one of the best places to work by Ad Age. Laura shares how she transformed the agency out of the Mad Man era and into the Wholeheartedness era. This episode is a masterclass on intentionality and balance as Laura reveals her secret weapon to own her day and chase freedom. We talk candidly about what is required to achieve balance in your life and how to defi...
Jul 12, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Learn the six steps needed to activate your mojo. The Mojo VISION Framework condenses Laura’s 12 years of executive coaching expertise and the lessons from the past two seasons of Mojo Mondays Bootcamp.
Jul 05, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Laura wraps up the season and shares her final coaching tip of Season 2.
Mar 15, 2021•4 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Heather Currier Hunt, IDEO’s Senior Global Director of Learning & Development, spends her time designing experiences to help employees build skills to be successful and manage change. Heather's empathy in helping others navigate transitions derives in great part from her needing to rebuild her life after losing her toddler daughter, Willa, to cancer. As we approach the one-year anniversary of living with COVID and come to terms with its deep toll across our lives, Heather shares how she surv...
Mar 08, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Brynly Llyr’s career as a Cryptocurrency Lawyer, has been anything but a straight line. We discuss how after dropping out of Columbia University she found her calling as a General Counsel in Silicon Valley. Brynly shares how focusing on the next best step, versus planning one ideal career path, enabled her to be fearless believing ‘the next best step’ would be there if her current plan did not work out. At the end of the interview, Laura shares her MOJO coaching tip of the week: “How to Turn Aro...
Mar 01, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Kara Goldin, Founder and CEO of Hint reveals what drove her to launch her company, write the bestseller, Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters and the power of asking questions. At the end of the interview, Laura shares her MOJO coaching tip of the week: Getting to Yes.
Feb 22, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Naomi Wheeless, Square’s Global Head of Customer Success shares how being the youngest executive, and often only women of color, in the room shaped her leadership. We talk about what it takes to develop new skills, how she keeps organized and remembers what’s impacting her global team and so much more. At the end of the interview, Laura shares her MOJO coaching tip of the week: How to Keep Perspective.
Feb 08, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Rani Mani, Adobe’s Head of Employee Advocacy shares how her parents’ philosophy -- “many things are possible just a long as you don’t know they are impossible” -- empowered her to pursue her dreams rather than be held back by being born with Cerebral Palsy. We discuss how her work with Mother Teresa impacted her life, the importance of doing something that makes you gasp each day, and so much more. At the end Laura shares her MOJO coaching tip of the week. To get your 2021 Mojo Planner, go to ww...
Feb 01, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 5
