Your host, Donna Peters , learns much from this conversation with Court Wakefield , and you will too, no doubt. Court is a non-binary parent, activist and co-host of the podcast, For Folx Sake . Court helps us lean into our curiosity to cultivate more inclusive communities, personally and professionally. We discuss real-life ways to build more diverse networks, to challenge our beliefs, to be more equitable, to get feedback on how we're doing. And Court's fun! Court's mission is to cultivate spa...
Oct 28, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Your host, Donna Peters , sits down with CEO and Co-Founder, Julien Emery . Julien continually asks, "How do I improve?" He shares the powerful role coaches have played in helping him grow personally and professionally. As a CEO and former professional ice hockey player, Julien looks to coaches to help him recognize fears and narratives that hold him back. We are all flawed humans. He believes in the power of coaches to help us understand the 'software' running in our heads that we should change...
Oct 26, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 16
You may know the top-selling book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Here your host, Donna Peters, shares that Leadership is a mindset and a heartset...and all we really need to know about Leadership can be learned from Shakespeare's plays . In this 6-minute morsel of an episode, we share the ever-so-timely Leadership styles across Shaksespeare's most famous characters. We take leadership lessons from his enduring, human stories and hold a mirror to our own tendencies. We ask ...
Oct 24, 2020•6 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews healthcare venture capital expert, Prem Tumkosit . Prem shares how he grew his career and his leadership style when others around didn't look like him. This insightful, real talk includes: the moment Prem learned he made Fortune's 40 Under 40 list for 2020 what it means to lead in the margins aligning decisions to your core values learning to surprise yourself thinking of life as drag Prem's core values are: leave things better than you found them, start with...
Oct 20, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Isil Cayirli Ketenci from her home in Turkey. Isil is a former professional tennis player. Now a thought leader in the Future of Work and marketing executive, Isil reflects here on the criticality of adaptability and resilience. In this episode, we touch on Mercer's 2020 Global Talent Trends . We explore important topics such as bouncing back from losing, understanding mental health and keeping balance. We discuss the growing needs around employee experience,...
Oct 19, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Dr. Kyra Bobinet, an expert in the behavior neuroscience of habit formation. She is the CEO of Fresh Tri and author of Well Designed Life : 10 Lessons in Brain Science and Design Thinking for a Mindful, Healthy & Purposeful Life. We must change the way behavior change is done. In this insightful episode, we learn: Iterators never fail. Have an interation mindset versus a performance mindset Shame kills our goals. The brain’s habenula and automaticity are ...
Oct 15, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews mom, corporate executive and entrepreneur Lakshmi Natarajan . Lakshmi was asked by a mentor one day to draw a pie and carve out all the various slices of how she focuses her energy. There was no pie slice for "me." Lakshmi was fading as she balanced aggressive career goals, a dual-career marriage and motherhood. She had to make a change and shares with us here how she reset priorities and launched two businesses aligned to her core values: Excelador for busin...
Oct 12, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Your host, Donna Peters , sits down with author and physician, Dr. Doug Levine . The topic is Hope--the why, what and how of Hope. Dr. Doug teaches us that the future is malleable, and we can proactively influence change with the optimism of Hope. Self-motivation and finding the spark are just the beginning of the wise reflections shared in this powerful 20 minutes. Dr. Doug is a physician scientist and gastroenterologist. Most recently, he has become a published fiction writer. His latest work ...
Oct 08, 2020•20 min•Season 2Ep. 10
I'm your host, Donna Peters. I was the student teachers wanted in class. I sat still. I did my homework on time. I participated without dominating. I got straight A’s...A as in Always. As a young learner, I colored inside the lines. As a high schooler, I kept off the grass. In college, I played to my strengths. If ever offered time travel, I will start my do-over around 9th grade with one mantra: “Donna, make straight C’s. I know you can do this.” I will pick topics because they are interesting,...
Oct 06, 2020•3 min•Season 2Ep. 9
If you're entrepreneurial minded, invest in yourself and learn from this interview. Your host, Donna Peters , interviews 10-time start-up founder, Bill Flynn . Bill is the author of Further, Faster: The Vital Few Steps That Take the Guesswork Out Of Growth. BIll challenges us to think differently about entrepreneurship and growth: Anyone can start a company, Not everyone should. Don't fall in love with your idea. Fall in love with the problem you're trying to solve. Growth for growth's sake is t...
Oct 05, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Dr. Kara Nance , CEO of WellessenceMD . Kara shares her professional and personal journey to find what makes us well . She started on the traditional path of school, marriage, mom of 4, homeowner—and realized that things in life were not working for her. So much “doing” had disconnected her from what she really needed and wanted. She listened to an inside voice and turned focus to helping people achieve their highest level of health—with the support of many s...
Sep 30, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 7
I made a new friend in the garden this week. The Frog Formerly Known as Prince is what I named him. So he has something to do with leadership coaching, believe it or not. As a leadership coach, I help clients identify and achieve personal goals. And the absolute top-trending issue in coaching is Time. Time is always a constraint, keeping people from achieving the goals that they set for themselves. So I first like to seek some ways that people can combine because it's very, very difficult to fin...
Sep 29, 2020•4 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Delegation is the true leader's paradox. In feedback discussions, have you ever heard: You need to focus on more strategic issues. Why do you send emails so late at night and on the weekends? I’d like to engage you in this new important initiative, but you have so much on your plate. Simultaneously, are you saying to yourself: It’s just faster if I do it myself. I don’t want to dump this task on her. He’s got a lot going on already. Often, the high performers who want to receive more meaningful ...
Sep 22, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Listen to this amazing story about "Tell Them Yes." Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Donna Cryer , founder and CEO of the Global Liver Institute . She is a Harvard and Georgetown Law grad, patient advocate, social impact entrepreneur and 25-year liver transplant recipient. Donna focuses on increasing patient access to innovative care and helping people live a life of high achievement while navigating chronic illness. Donna Cryer leads with drive, intelligence, humility and humor. Her practic...
Sep 22, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Andy Parker , co-author of Eat, Sleep, Innovate . Andy is a partner at Innosight, the firm founded by Harvard professor and author, Clayton Christensen. Andy, Britain-born and Singapore-based, shares the 5 behaviors required for innovation and change in our own personal lives: curiosity customer obsession collaboration experimentation empowerment We discuss blockers and the practical BEANs required for behavior change: Behavior Enablers, Artifacts and Nudges....
Sep 22, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews serial entrepreneur and dearest, funny friend, Mac Hardcastle . Mac is the author of the Entrepreneur's Handbook with decades in private equity and VC. He is now a C-Suite leader at a not-for-profit. In 2020, Mac had a near-death experience with a 5% chance of living. Here he reflects, with humor and insight, on: not letting the urgent crowd out the important raising a toast to those special in our lives examining our transferrable skills to take a chance on ...
Sep 22, 2020•26 min•Season 2Ep. 2
I am a career coach, podcast host and faculty at a globally renowned business school. The #1 question I am asked is “what is the biggest mistake you’ve made in your career?” I plan to be alive much longer to make many more mistakes, but thus far my #1 mistake was believing in work-life balance . Work-life balance is a common concept. Some now dress it up and call it work-life integration. The concept implies that work and life are equal sides of a seesaw. The implied goal is to keep the seesaw h...
Sep 22, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Welcome to Season 2 of The Me-Suite podcast. I'm your host, Donna Peters. I am a career coach working with individuals, companies and academic institutions. I help career-minded people have a life. To live with, what I call, a Me-Suite mindset. Beyond this podcast, you can learn more about me and The Me-Suite career coaching and professional development at the-me-suite.com . And find me on LinkedIn and Twitter . In Season 2, we continue to find the amazing in everyone. Our guests are career-driv...
Sep 13, 2020•3 min
In this final episode of Season 1, an avid listener, Amy Easton , turns the mic around and interviews Founder & Host, Donna Peters . How is Donna feeling about wrapping up Season 1 of the podcast? What has been the most fun thing about the The Me-Suite podcast experience? Is she doing anything differently now because of the podcast lessons learned? What episode topic was the most difficult? What guest surprised her the most? What are the main themes to take away from Season 1? What's in stor...
Jul 03, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Host Donna Peters knows you'll love this episode! In 13 lucky minutes, hear a montage of the Core Values across our incredible Season 1 guests. The Core Values are as diverse as the guests we interviewed, with Curiosity, Helping Others and Integrity emerging as the more in-common themes. The diversity of thought, backgrounds and experiences represented in this group of tremendous talent leaves us energized about the future. What are YOUR Core Values? Let us hear from you. Thank you for joining u...
Jun 25, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Donna Peters interviews serial entrepreneur and adventurer, Franziska Iseli , on her latest book, The Courage Map: 13 Principles to Living Boldly . Sir Richard Branson wrote the foreward and echoes the criticality of being courageous in all we do. Some highlights include: Courage is a skill that can be learned. Butterflies in the stomach means you're growing. Courage is feeling fear about something and doing it anyway by taking calculated risks. We need courage now more than ever to face the con...
Jun 18, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 57
The Me-Suite listeners have requested an episode on Change . Donna Peters hosts a panel discussion with innovation expert, Julian Gonzalez , and organizational psychologist, Dr. Robert Stroud , on the concept of Change : 1. How does our brain respond when we are faced with changes? Our brains have natural instincts when faced with something new and different. 2. Why is change often uncomfortable ? Recognize that any change has interdependent impacts. 3. How can we run towards change as a positiv...
Jun 14, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 56
This episode covers a top Me-Suite listener request: advice from Human Resources on career pathing and job searching. Donna Peters interviews HR executive, Karen Rice , on how best to get what you want. This topic is very timely as people face job insecurities or may not have exactly what they want right now. Karen's discusses: Be a problem-solver first and foremost. No matter your position or function, know the dynamics of the business, what drives the business, and identify ways you can contri...
Jun 10, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Donna Peters partners with Amy Easton to address listeners' career questions. Amy is a Sydney-based psychology graduate, human capital expert and StrengthsFinder coach. Donna is currently coaching clients through COVID19 'surprises,' and like many, Amy recently had a career 'surprise' herself. Donna and Amy take on the most frequent Me-Suite listener questions around career and today's job market, including: I thought I had a job. Now I don't. How should I be thinking about Plan B? Should I take...
Jun 06, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Today, anyone can look up information, but it takes a special brain/heart connection to make sense of that information and lead constructively based on that information. In this episode, Donna Peters interviews, Dr. Sarah Schrank , Professor of History. Dr. Schrank has taught thousands of our next-generation leaders in the largest and most diverse educational system in the United States, focusing on urban history with a passion for building students' skills in: navigating and evaluating the bomb...
Jun 01, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Donna Peters partners with Precious Price for an interview with Tonia Morris, Founder of Simply HR and 2019 Stevie Award Winner for Maverick of the Year. Tonia advises on workplace culture and originated the concept of G&I: generational inclusion . Tonia recognized the need for G&I as biases, misunderstandings and tensions exist across the five generations in today's workforce. Tonia knows we need one another, that we have more in common than we do differences. "We need to all get along ...
May 30, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Donna Peters interviews Me-Suite fan, father and leader, Mike Malinchock . Hear what a me-suite mindset means to Mike and what episodes have resonated with him. Mike is always great for fun ideas and quotables, and this episode doesn't disappoint. "Real people are amazing." "Mindset is a personal choice." "Do hard things." "Make a hundreds list." Mike and two of his boys launch a cross-country bicycle trip this summer to benefit the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation which supports teen and young adult ...
May 28, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Have you ever met someone and thought, "Wow, the future is in great hands with this amazing person?" That's how I felt when I met Hilal Koc Savci . She is a Me-Suite role model, career maverick and start-up expert. Hilal is truly a global citizen of the world having lived in the US, Turkey, Argentina, Russia and the UK. She is passionate about driving technology trends to improve lives and has contributed her talents to some of the most influential businesses in the world, including LinkedIn and...
May 25, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Donna Peters brings back popular Episode #6 guest, Dipak Patel . Here in episode #49, Dipak talks about the power in having the mindset of a Chief Strategy Officer. A Me-Suite mindset requires asking: Where do I want to be in the future? 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, 10 years? What bets do I need to place now to get to that future? These bets could be about the company you work for, the people you surround yourself with, the knowledge you acquire, the experiences you gain, the personal priorities yo...
May 20, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Donna Peters interviews Sissi Chen Jennings . Sissi shares how to think like the Chief Strategy Officer of your own life. She sees that the rigor used by Chief Strategy Officers (CSO) actually gives us more flexibility. For a CSO mindset, Sissi advises us to: set your personal vision and direction (and as a family if others are involved) define a plan to achieve the vision check in on that plan with family meetings know when to say "no" if something isn't aligned to your vision Sissi's Core Valu...
May 19, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 48
