Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Dr. Lubna Rashid , a wonder of the world who's rethinking development at the intersection of entrepreneurism, sustainability and innovation. Dr. Rashid has worked at the extremes--in global, corporate organizations flying around sleeping in fancy hotels contrasted with sleeping in tents on borders working with refugees in Eastern Europe. She has a vision for the future where entities "operate with the intention of not-for-profits and the action of for-profits...
Apr 28, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 14
This is your host, Donna Peters . This is a must-listen! Am I allowed to have favorite guests? If so, I introduce you to Le Tran for a special milestone episode. He was the very first listener feedback I received when the podcast launched in early 2020, and he has remained an avid fan throughout the 3 seasons. Le shares his own personal Me-Suite mindset and thoughtful journey across: Coming from a family who immigrated from Vietnam after the war A true partner to his wife and her career where bo...
Apr 20, 2021•19 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Maybe you face job insecurity, job loss, or you're soul-searching about your career. This episode is a great financial acumen primer and refresher. Share it with the younger people in your life to get them off on the right foot financially--and listen for yourself to test your long-held assumptions. Donna Peters interviews Sarry Ibrahim , wealth creation expert. He challenges our conventional wisdom and makes us go "huh" around topics such as: Interest rates vs volume of interest Savings require...
Apr 14, 2021•23 min•Season 3Ep. 12
If you're interviewing and can't seem to get through to the offer, these three tips on differentiating yourself can help. This bonus episode with host and career coach, Donna Peters , shares advice to: stop talking too much make a human connection ask smart questions For more information on The Me-Suite career and leadership coaching services, visit me at the-me-suite.com and follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter . www.the-me-suite.com FB: @mesuite LinkedIn: Donna Peters Twitter: @DonnaPetersCMeO Th...
Apr 12, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Donna Peters interviews Mike Chapman , consulting senior partner and award-winning R&B and Hip Hop producer. Mike shares his many sides, including how his two careers are more similar than different. His story of keeping your passions alive and going after what you want is something we all need to hear. Mike challenges us not to settle--instead, create the roles you want to have. If you don't see what you want, create what you want, and ask for it. Anything is possible, so push the boundarie...
Apr 09, 2021•28 min•Season 3Ep. 10
We take a listener question in this Bonus episode. Listener Question : I know I need to network, but I feel slimy doing it. What tips do you have for making networking a more positive experience? Donna Peters : I love this question because networking is a common denominator. We all do it, whether you're in your current role and happy to be in that career, whether you're an employee or an employer, whether you are looking to jump into something new. We are always networking. So I love to have thi...
Mar 31, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Donna Peters interviews Gail Zahtz , Founder and CEO of WiseCare . Gail tells an incredible story of entrepreneurship (chasing unicorns) and surviving the unimagineable. Gail has written a guide called "Survive Almost Anything" which brings to life the power of: Showing Up Doing the Next Right Thing Finding Joy Dancing Often Living Fiercely Gail's core values are: honesty, leaving things better than you found them, legacy is the moment after, have fun. For more information on The Me-Suite career...
Mar 30, 2021•32 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Donna Peters interviews Dan Baldor (dad, husband, consulting Partner, Cuban-American). Dan reflects on the 4 moments that have mattered most in his life. We explore the art of listening, building trust and why Dan doesn't strive to be "the nice guy." We geek out a little bit on the Trust Formula and how to build trust at work and with our families: credibility + reliability + intimacy / self-orientation. You'll want to identify your own 'moments that have mattered' after this thoughtful chat. Da...
Mar 26, 2021•24 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Donna Peters interviews workplace psychotherapist, Marc Azoulay , LPC, LAC, CGP, ACS. Marc shares how our past family dynamics influence our present leadership style--sometimes bringing hurtful fears and conditioning--sometimes being an incredible source of power, motivation and creativity. In an engaging, positive discussion, Marc helps us test our core assumptions in why and how we show up as leaders. Are we too future-focused at times? We also have an eye-opening conversation about anxiety. T...
Mar 17, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Donna Peters interviews Monica Parker . Monica is the CEO of Hatch Analytics, behavior and culture nerd, and author of the upcoming book, WONDER: The Science and Soul of Our Most Important Emotion and Why We Need More Of It Now. In this WONDER-FULL episode, Monica shares: How with better work comes a better world Workplace trends in behavior science and culture change humanize people with data use data as a mirror honor our imperfections embrace conscious inclusion training, not anti-bias traini...
Mar 11, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Donna Peters interviews IT executive, Donna Sanabria . It's impossible to talk to Donna S without smiling. She challenges us to work where our jobs reflect who we are--where we can do what we uniquely do. She shares her superpower as a first-generation college grad (and subsequent MBA), which is: "figure it out." She encourages us all to embrace mentoring and find ways to share joy every day. Donna Sanabria's Core Values are ACES: accountability, courage, empowerment, seeking knowledge. She is a...
Mar 05, 2021•24 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Donna Peters interviews Emily McNabb , Global Diversity Recruiting Leader at one of the most respected firms in the world. She is a wife and mom of three. Emily openly shares highlights of her inspiring journey through: unmasking herself asking "what's the rush?" drawing strength from 2 significant hiking sabbaticals creating significant career transitions actively choosing what to do versus doing things due to inertia Emily's Core Values are Community, Meaningful Work, Authenticity For more inf...
Mar 05, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Donna Peters interviews entrepreneur, best-selling author and philanthropist, Linsey Mills . Linsey shares wit and wisdom across work and life such as: The mistake of the red Porche 911 convertible Be like water Get in where you fit in The wonderful paradox Just get started. It doesn't have to be perfect. SYSTEM: save yourself some time, energy and money Linsey is the author of Your Business Venture and co-author of Teach Your Child About Money Through Play. His innovations include the Color of ...
Mar 04, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 2
I'm Donna Peters and this is Season 3 of the award-winning Me-Suite podcast . We are a community of career-driven, life-minded professionals telling our stories. Sharing what it means to lead our lives with a Me-Suite mindset. It's the C-Suite leaders who are leading the companies we most admire. They're doing so with purpose, planning and power. And we should have the same thoughtfulness as we lead our own personal lives. Just like the C-Suites do. I call it leading with a me suite mindset. We ...
Feb 25, 2021•2 min•Season 3Ep. 1
The Me-Suite host, Donna Peters , shares a montage of Season 2 guests when they answer the fan-favorite question, "What advice do you have for things we should start doing differently on Monday?" This wraps up a terrific 2020 which brought us finalist rankings for Best Business podcast and People Choice Award for 2020 …and delivered ~100 episodes that help us live our lives with a Me-Suite mindset: with more purpose, planning and power. Thank you, thank you, listeners. May 2021 be your best year...
Dec 17, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 33
The Me-Suite host, Donna Peters , shares the 16 ways to differentiate yourself at work. There comes a time in our careers when being smart is the price of admission . It used to be that you were often the smartest one in the room. You caught on the quickest. You scored the best. You could figure anything out. You were comfortably top-tier on most performance curves. Now you’re surrounded by other people just like you. So how do you differentiate yourself when you look around and see a bunch of Y...
Dec 17, 2020•6 min•Season 2Ep. 32
The Me-Suite host, Donna Peters , talks about job interviewing--both as an interviewer and interviewee. The quality of your questions is the key. "I have had the pleasure of interviewing hundreds, maybe even 1000s of people for jobs. I have filtered on education, work experience, perseverance, achievements, character I have probed for how interested is that candidate really in this job. I have administered the airport test to see if we would survive being trapped together at Newark Airport in a ...
Dec 17, 2020•4 min•Season 2Ep. 31
The Me-Suite host, Donna Peters , shares practical advice on getting that promotion you want. We all know the phrase, "if a tree falls in the forest, and no one was there to hear it, does it make a sound?" There's a similar concept when it comes to getting a promotion. People often grouse that they were passed over for promotion because they didn't know the right people. They weren't in the club. I am absolutely sure this does happen and encourage a different mindset, a proactive mindset of what...
Dec 15, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 30
The Me-Suite host, Donna Peters , tackles one of the top topics of 2020: LinkedIn and how best to use LinkedIn to support your career goals. LinkedIn cannot be ignored. Career people must embrace LinkedIn, but honestly, most of us have lazy LinkedIn strategies. This short episode is relevant for any career-driven person asking: What do I want to signal as my personal brand? How do I attract and differentiate with potential new employers? How can LinkedIn get me off on the right foot at a new job...
Dec 12, 2020•6 min•Season 1Ep. 29
The Me-Suite host, Donna Peters , brings back a fan-favorite, Mike Malinchock . Mike challenged us in Season 1 Ep 51 to "do hard things." He then went and did a hard thing: cycling literally from East Coast to West Coast with his sons, stopping only to sleep and eat. They were raising funds for the Be Loud Sophie Foundation to cure childhood cancers. In this episode, Mike reflects on the surprising things he learned from the trip and the next hard things on his list to conquer. Mike also shares ...
Dec 10, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 28
On this episode of the Me-Suite, Donna Peters brings back Season 1 Ep15 guest, Tina Gilbert . A lot has changed in our society since we last spoke to Tina in Feb 2020. Tina's wisdom on diversity, equity and inclusion is needed now more than ever...and is always direct and constructive. She challenges us to welcome the friction and be uncomfortable. In a down-to-earth, authentic way Tina uniquely brings, we discuss the differences between unconscious bias and privilege. We discuss microaggression...
Dec 07, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 27
The Me-Suite host, Donna Peters , has a virtual fireside chat with fellow leadership coach, Katie Adkins . We talk here about the power of having a "processing partner" to help process our thoughts--both the motivating ones and the self-limiting ones--to achieve our goals. Research shows people need people. If you're thinking about getting a coach, this episode will give you some ideas on how to get the most out of a coaching relationship and, most importantly, how to assess the best coaching fi...
Dec 02, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 26
The Me-Suite host, Donna Peters , helps us think through the right time for a career coach. "Without goals there is no coaching." One of the most popular questions that I receive is "how do I know if I should get a career coach?" "Is this the right time to have a coach? What is it like to work with a coach?" Have you been thinking about getting a career coach for a while now? At this self reflective time in our society, you may be asking what is my next move? Am I in the right career? What if my...
Nov 29, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 25
The Me-Suite host, Donna Peters , dials in COO Alan Slavik from Spain to talk about learning, change and growth. Alan is a thought leader on mentoring--how to seek mentors and be a mentor--and hosts Mentors Who Made Me . Alan challenges us to be life-long learners and experience-seekers. He packs so much wisdom into such a short time, including: Enjoy the process of learning (not just the outcome) It's normal to feel discouraged when you're learning something new and being stretched. It's not no...
Nov 21, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 24
The Me-Suite host, Donna Peters , interviews the C-Suite Whisperer, Lisa Finkelstein . Lisa has advised over 1000 C-Suite leaders across 30 countries. She sees the leader's key role as bringing out the best in others. Lisa shares tips on staying true to your core as a leader, stepping out the way to let others shine, and clearing a path for people to be successful. She helps us get into the hearts and minds of leaders, especially in the face of the latest world challenges. She helps us recogize ...
Nov 17, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 23
The Me-Suite host, Donna Peters , welcomes Jason Anderson for a powerful dose of positivity. You will smile through this interview. Jason and his wife, Annie, were on a certain path, and everything changed. Their son was born with special needs. Jason shares how this pivot point has led to a most remarkable life for his family of 4. Jason has learned that everyone rises to the expectations we set for them. You can't judge and limit people. Jason has a single, powerful core value: Serve Others. H...
Nov 16, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 22
The Me-Suite host, Donna Peters , sits down with Cass McCrory of the podcast "Real Women in Business." Cass is a mom of 4 and business development expert. She challenges us to be deliberate about how we spend our precious few resources: time, energy and money. Cass encourages us to identify what we like, what we don't like. Protect what we love to do the most. Cass has a fun, powerful analogy about the "thanksgiving pie plate." Don't we often have our pie on a separate plate to protect our favor...
Nov 12, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Mike takes the mic in this refreshing, real talk about going from miserable to unstoppable. Mike Vichich , Co-Founder and CEO of Wisely shares multiple lessons he learned from starting out in a large company and leaving to start a business. We cover a lot of ground in a short time, exploring lessons such as: you need to fail at something to know what you're really made of vanity is not helpful in any way don't compromise on intellectual honesty and critical thinking talk about it, whatever "it" ...
Nov 10, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Your host, Donna Peters , chats with People/Talent/HR expert, Chris Moses , author of The Sanity Game: Cut the Crap that Drives Employees Crazy . Chris takes us on an insightful, humorous ride through lessons discussed in his latest book--and how these lessons are evolving due to the pandemic. We talk about: stabbing from the front the risk of loyalty preparing for the cultural 'nuclear bombs' stealing from your future granting permission rethinking work relationships during COVID Chris offers l...
Nov 04, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Everything comes down to the decisions we make. Your host, Donna Peters , is inspired by global leader, Pietro Mangione . Pietro, originally from Italy and now residing in Australia, shares with us the power of knowing both your core values and your 'move-away' values. To live aligned to our values, we need to get uncomfortable at times and lean on mentors, coaches and friends. Join Pietro’s infectious energy that’ll leave you feeling more motivated and positive about the future. Pietro's Core V...
Nov 02, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 18
