Donna Peters interviews Chair and CEO of DNA Behavior International, Hugh Massie. Hugh is an author and most recently published, Leadership Behavior DNA . Discovering Natural Talents and Managing Differences. HIGHLIGHTS OF EPISODE --Hugh's Core Values: Reliability, Openness/Mutuality, Courage --Hugh shares how our own leadership behavior DNA brings unique strengths and struggles that we must manage both professionally and personally. He also discusses how understanding the leadership behavior DN...
Mar 10, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 17
We've heard there's no "i" in team, but, let's be real. Teams don't get the promotion. This bonus episode takes lessons from the amazing Alaskan Iditarod race on how to lead in a pack of alpha dogs. How do you lead when everyone around you is a high-performing achiever? How does everyone play to their strengths? How do we collaborate and be a good team player? AND...how do we demonstrate our individual contribution and merit and stand out to get the bonus or the promotion that is available to on...
Mar 09, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 16
*Note the F-word is used once in this episode at minute 20:40. Donna Peters interviews her mentor and career C-Suite leader, Walt Shill . Walt has held multiple C-Suite positions (CEO, COO, CSO, CCO) and served as a McKinsey partner across industries and geographies. He leads and coaches through the power of storytelling. HIGHLIGHTS OF EPISODE --Walt's Core Values: Curiosity, Making a Difference, Family --Walt shares the process he went through to identify his own core values (and has tips for u...
Feb 26, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this Bonus episode of The Me-Suite, we talk about the reality that the family is a team, our most important team. And we learn from Google's research on what makes an effective team: listening and empathy.
Feb 16, 2020•6 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Donna Peters interviews Me-Suite subscriber and Me-Suite mindset role model, Felisha Liu Faulkner , for tips on living with a Me-Suite mindset. Felisha is a Corporate Strategy and Business Development leader and start-up co-Founder in the healthcare industry. She has an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Chicago's Booth School and an undergrad from U Penn's Wharton School. She has also taken time off along her career path to support not-for-profit causes internationally. HIGHLIGHTS OF EPISODE --Felish...
Feb 16, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Donna Peters interviews Tina Gilbert, Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, on what it means to have an I&D mindset in the way we run our own lives, every day. HIGHLIGHTS OF EPISODE --Tina's Core Values: empathy, authenticity, purpose-driven --I&D is bigger than work. It's fundamental to the way we live in the world. Tina offers inspirational and practical advice for living our lives with more inclusion (the soil) and diversity (the seeds) Check out upcoming episodes which will includ...
Feb 16, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In The Me-Suite, we build options through the decision we make in 4 areas: People, Skills, Health and Finances. This episode focuses on Health, specifically nutrition. Donna Peters interviews Jon Dobzelecki, founder of Performing Nutrition , clinical nutrition and nutrition coaching . Jon is the real thing and knows first-hand the struggles of managing your nutrition while meeting high-pressure demands like family, entertaining clients and traveling extensively. Jon in inspirational and practica...
Feb 01, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This episode focuses on being the brand ambassador for your personal brand- -just like a Chief Marketing Officer or Chief Communications Officer would do. Donna Peters interviews Precious Price , former Management Consultant and 2023 TEDx speaker. She has pivoted her brain, talents, and passions toward the cause of affordable housing. HIGHLIGHTS OF EPISODE --Precious' Core Values: integrity, self-fulness, evolution --Tips for how to answer "what is my brand?" --provocative advice on identifying ...
Jan 29, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Donna Peters interviews Dipak Patel, Chief Growth Officer, former Strategy consulting partner and Venture Capital Operating Partner. And crazy Pearl Jam fan. HIGHLIGHTS OF EPISODE --2:05 Dipak shares a helpful take on how to define your own core values, using lessons from the Samurai way of life, concept of Bushido , reflecting on your actions, not your aspirations --10:15 Chief Growth Officer mindset includes managing noise, simplicity, pulse on what's changing, partnerships, protecting your ti...
Jan 28, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Donna Peters interviews Dr. Claudy Jules on the topic of culture . Recognizing that our families are the first Culture any of us ever knows, Dr. Jules challenges us to define Culture and to shape the Culture we want to live in as the CEO of our own life. Dr. Claudy Jules is a leading expert in organization, leadership and change . He currently heads Google’s Center of Expertise on Organizational Health and Change. He also serves as an advisor to CapitalG (Alphabet's growth equity investment fund...
Jan 26, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Donna Peters interviews Phil Bienert, a career Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), about the brand promise lessons we can apply to our own personal brand and how we want to show up in the world. Phil has been a CMO and steward of the brand promise across industries including, Volvo, Citi, AT&T, GoDaddy and 1800Contacts. He has an undergraduate degree from Georgetown, an MBA from UT-Austin and extensive international experience including fluency in Mandarin. This is a thoughtful discussion about t...
Jan 26, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Donna Peters interviews Dr. Meg Powell, Chair and CEO. Dr. Powell has over 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry including assignments at McKinsey, Eli Lilly and GlaxoSmithKline. Currently she is serving as Board Chair and is the Co-Founder of TARGET PharmaSolutions. Dr. Powell received her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill where she was a Hollingsworth Scholar. She also received a Master’s of Business Administration from Stanford Uni...
Jan 23, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This episode is focused on Chief Communications Officer (CCO) learnings. Donna Peters interviews Ed Patterson, a career Chief Communications Officer and expert in Public Relations and Public Affairs. Your ability to define and manage your own personal brand is more important than ever in the age of social media. Learn tips for thinking like the Chief Communications Officer of yourself and your own brand so that you show up in the world in a planful, thoughtful way that is aligned to your own cor...
Jan 15, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Having a Chief Learning Officer (CLO) mindset is critical to staying fresh and relevant for the future you desire to have. Donna Peters interviews Brian Mitchell, a true renaissance man. He is the Chief Learning Officer for next-generation C-Suite leaders and truly the CLO in his own Me-Suite. Brian is head of the Emory Goizueta Business School full-time MBA program. Graduate of Morehouse, Emory and Harvard. CEO. Entrepreneur. HIGHLIGHT OF THE EPISODE: - 3:07 Brian's Core Values: education, prag...
Jan 09, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Donna Peters interviews Ana Dutra. Ana is a career CEO and Board Director across a variety of companies and industries. She is the author of Lessons in LeaderShiT: Detoxing the Workplace. Ana and Donna discuss the WHY and HOW, practical tips and traps, for building your own board of directors to nurture the Me-Suite mindset and discipline. 2:25 Ana's core values: Honesty, Helpfulness, Hope 8:26 Building your personal board of directors: 1) How many people to target for your board 2) How to selec...
Jan 08, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Do you know what your own core values are? C-Suites run companies with clear , shared Core Values that steer the culture and key decisions. Do you have Core Values for the way you want to lead your own life? In this episode we look at examples of Core Values--Tesla, Starbucks, Virgin Atlantic, Amazon, Alibaba, BMW, Boys & Girls Club--for some inspiration to define our own Core Values for the Me-Suite. Check out upcoming episodes which will include topics such as : Build Your Personal Board o...
Jan 07, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Think like the Chief Strategy Officer. Those who have options have power. Having options means we are not trapped. Options allow us to be in control, and behavior science shows we desire to be in control. Options put you in control. Options are power. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE In this episode, we think like a Chief Strategy Officer and discuss the 4 ways to build a surround-sound of options in The Me-Suite through: 1) People Networks 2) Fungible Skills 3) Prioritized Health 4) Sound Finances Boo...
Jan 07, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Meet The Me-Suite founder and host, Donna Peters . Donna is a recognized executive coach, speaker, and workshop leader with 20+ years advising senior executives and next generation leaders at the world's most admired companies. She acted professionally on stage, film and stand-up for 10 years before pursuing an MBA and becoming a senior partner and practice leader at a premier consulting firm. Donna is career-oriented and life-minded--just like you --and brings both an aspirational and practical...
Jan 07, 2020•3 min
The Me-Suite is for those who are career-oriented and life-minded . At the soul of the Me-Suite is the conviction that we should run our own personal lives with the same mindset and discipline that C-Suites use to run the companies we most admire. Each episode interviews a senior leader, a member of the C-Suite, in a relaxed, humble, sometimes humorous discussion. We learn C-Suite mindsets and disciplines, across functions, to help us run our own lives like the companies we most admire. We each ...
Jan 07, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 1
