Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Richard Culberson about how he made significant, non-linear career moves--from engineering to consulting to industry, from strategy to operations, different industries, different functions. Richard shares nuggets around: be a collector of people and experiences listen when others see things in you that you don't see in yourself balance your teaching to learning ratio Richard's core values are: stay true to yourself, embrace challenges, be positive but ask why...
Feb 15, 2022•26 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Your host, Donna Peters , chats with the wonderful, thoughtful, Sandy Hernandez . By sharing her career journey, Sandy encourages us to: --give yourself permission to figure out what you want to do --think of time off as a catapult, not a step back --remember co-workers are human beings --we all have rough defining moments in our lives...it's how we respond to them that matters --amp up your creativity with 3 specific tips Sandy is a Retail innovation strategist with a Wharton MBA. She is the fo...
Feb 08, 2022•22 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Jessica Hartley , VP of Strategy. Jessica shares how she takes her strategic planning skills and applies them to life planning. We cover important dimensions including: Life is about choices and how you choose to respond to what happens. It's not good enough to think about your North Star or to only say it, you have to write it down (goal-setting, roadmap, priorities, timing, your personal brand outside of your current role). We are a community. We don't get ...
Feb 01, 2022•21 min•Season 4Ep. 17
This episode discusses mental health, and is not appropriate for small children. Your host, Donna Peters , chats with career veterinarian, Dr. Jodi. There's a lot we're learning about wellness and mental health at work...but too little is being discussed about the professionals who do so much for the animals we love. Here we talk about the impact that the pandemic is having on us as pet owners and on the veterinary profession (70% of whom are female). You'll think differently about the vets in o...
Jan 27, 2022•22 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Announcing The Me-Suite book release: Options are Power: Career Strategies for High Performers Who Want a Life . What a relevant time in our society for this book for you or someone you care about. And there's a bonus chapter with advice from The Me-Suite community where we curate counsel across the various seasons of the podcast. In gargantuan gratitude. www.the-me-suite.com The Me-Suite Book: Options Are Power FB: @mesuite LinkedIn: Donna Peters Twitter: @DonnaPetersCMeO The Me-Suite podcast m...
Jan 24, 2022•2 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Brad Pawlowski , dad of two girls, senior leader, brewmaster. Brad shares his personal experiences growing as an ally and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. We discuss leadership lessons such as: start with listening participate, show up invest time with people go beyond the monetary in career discussions recognize we are both mental and physical beings Brad's core values are: positive, disciplined, generous www.the-me-suite.com FB: @mesuite Linke...
Jan 18, 2022•29 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Your host, Donna Peters , and return guest, Sissi Chen Jennings , review 7 different ways Me-Suite guests conduct strategic planning as a family each year. So many great ideas curated in this episode for being intentional about your personal and professional goals and achieving them as a family. CEO Meg Powell 's three pages Partner Mike Malinchock 's hundreds list Dr. Danielle Drobbin 's vision board Dr. Lubna Rashid 's hell yes approach President and COO Dipak Patel 's placing bets VP Sam Finl...
Jan 11, 2022•30 min•Season 4Ep. 13
You'll feel so great about the future of work and business when you hear this guest. Your host, Donna Peters , chats with Jasmine Burton about her passion to be in business for good. Jasmine is a design engineer and entrepreneur in the sanitation space #everybodypoops. Jasmine is the founder of Wish for WASH, winner of the Georgia Tech InVenture Prize Competition, and winner of 30 Under 30 in the nonprofit sector. She is featured in CNN Money, Wired, FastCompany, and on the TEDx stage. In this e...
Jan 04, 2022•26 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Start your 2022 with this listen! Your host, Donna Peters , talks to Tim Connors about the restorative powers of taking a Leave of Absence (LOA). This is such a timely episode as we are all working in the era called the Great Resignation, We are reassessing and reflecting on our own self-care and the role we want work to play in our lives. Tim shares how he moved from a shocking period of apathy to being the person he always thought he was--with calm, maturity and clarity. Tim encourages us to w...
Dec 28, 2021•30 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Your host, Donna Peters , sits down with college career counselor, Everette Fortner . We talk about one of the biggest questions when you're 18-22: "What am I going to do with the rest of my life?" Everette applies principles of design thinking to help early career/young adults design their life in three steps: clarifying exploring prototyping Everette challenges students (and parents) to think about: If anything were possible, what would I be doing after college? What are my three possible live...
Dec 21, 2021•31 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Liz Tinkham , host of the Third Act podcast. What a helpful, super relevant discussion--whether you're 30, 40, or 50. Liz, an early-retired senior executive and mom of three, challenges us to be deliberate in how we use our time, treasure, and talent throughout the stages of our lives. From maximimizing earnings potential in our 30s, to thinking ahead in our 40s, to being ready in our 50s. This episode meets you where you are. Some highlights include: --preti...
Dec 14, 2021•30 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Ben Bars, CEO of We Are Unity . Ben's organization helps companies drive transformation through people. This timely discussion focuses on leadership and the moments that matter for employees and customers. The two groups are more interconnected than ever in this era called the Great Resignation, the Great Reassessment, the Great Reflection. Ben shares the critical role leaders play in creating psychological safety at work and truly showing interest in the oth...
Dec 07, 2021•29 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Managing Director and business transformation leader, Tina Nguyen Beaumont . Tina is the recipient of the 2019 Minority Business Leader Award and career-long sponsor of an Inclusion & Diversity mindset, including Women and Asia-Pacific talent priorities. Tina shares powerful stories of her family's Vietnamese heritage and other important influences on her leadership style. She encourages leaders to: give people space love the gray be ok with being wrong b...
Nov 30, 2021•23 min•Season 4Ep. 7
This talk about Pressure will actually relax you. Your host, Donna Peters , interviews CEO, lecturer, author, Dane Jensen , in this riveting conversation on pressure. We cover fascinating stories and research around: stress versus pressure the pressure equation: importance + uncertainty + volume using pressure to your advantage regret minimization stories from executives, Navy SEALS, and Olympic athletes how shaping perspective is the true role of a leader Dane is the author of The Power of Pres...
Nov 23, 2021•35 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Kofi Osei , organization effectiveness expert, husband, dad, Ghananian-Ugandan-American. We go to several super-interesting places in this discussion: building awareness of others' experiences understanding our differences introverts and the need to recharge setting expectations in the face of uncertainty laughing--here we laugh a lot Kofi's core values are: listen more than you speak, share what you've learned with others, don't take for granted the relation...
Nov 16, 2021•30 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews, Sam Finley : VP, P&L owner, mom of 3, and Iron Man competitor. Sam shares funny, humble, insightful stories about life, marriage, family, health and career. From a double-hip replacement before the age of 40, to competing in the Iron Man. From annual visioning exercises with her husband, to leading a P&L, to parenting 3 young ones. Sam's core values are empathy, humor, and humility. www.the-me-suite.com FB: @mesuite LinkedIn: Donna Peters Twitter: @D...
Nov 09, 2021•37 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Angie Flynn-McIver , author of Before You Say Anything: How to Have Better Conversations, Love Public Speaking, and Finally Know What to Do With Your Hands. I don't know a single executive who isn't working on communication effectiveness. Angie helps us improve our most important conversations through practical advice anchored in Intention, Alignment, and Practice. A hot-listen and must-read for leaders seeking to impact change. Angie's core values are Connec...
Nov 09, 2021•29 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Julio Carrillo , COO of Families First. He shares the power of giving others a voice, being in service, and taking a pause. Julio recalls the key moments and leaders who gave a Latino, immigrant, gay man a chance. Julio's leadership accolades include: 500 Most Powerful Leaders 2021 50 Most Influential Latinos in Georgia 40 Under 40 Atlanta Appointed to the Forbes Non-profit Council Julio's Core Values are Integrity, Flexibility, Commitment, Forgiveness, Contr...
Nov 09, 2021•28 min•Season 4Ep. 2
This is Donna Peters, and I'm thrilled to have you back for Season 4 of the award-winning Me-Suite podcast. We've just been named finalist for Best Business Podcast and Best Overall Podcast for 2021, and my book launches January 2022. The title is Options are Power: Career Strategies for High Performers Who Want to Life . Some portions of the book will reference research we've conducted across the various seasons of the podcast and its 150+ guests. Thank you to all of you listeners and guests. I...
Nov 02, 2021•2 min•Season 4Ep. 1
This Season 3 finale is a montage of our diverse guests’ wisdom. Season 3 Greatest Hits! Every guest interview ends with the question: “What advice do you have for things we can start doing differently on Monday to lead with a Me-Suite mindset?” This finale brings it all together--a listener favorite for sure. 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 LinkedI...
Jul 15, 2021•18 min•Season 3Ep. 25
As 2021 is being called the Year of Resignations and Reflection, your host, Donna Peters , partners with whole life coach, Lauren Lemieux to talk about the overwhelming sensation of feeling obligated and the power of surrounding yourself with options. We explore how to trust our discontent and move to what we love to do versus just tolerate what we are doing now. Lauren shares her own story of feeling trapped in a family business and how she broke through the trapped feeling of obligation. Such ...
Jul 08, 2021•17 min•Season 3Ep. 24
This episode is a Me-Suite "suitener." Your host, Donna Peters , takes a question from a listener. The question is, "I haven't got the promotion I thought I'd have by now, and my performance feedback is 'keep doing what you're doing.' What should I do with that feedback?" Well, it's my favorite question. It's also the most painful because the honest answer is that feedback is lazy, and it's extremely unhelpful. So I want to break this down for a moment for the listener who submitted it and anybo...
Jul 01, 2021•3 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Your host, Donna Peters , chats with Cary Prince , productivity consultant and certified organizer who specializes in getting professionals organized. Often "our home and office clutter transitions into our mental clutter." This has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. In addition to her YouTube channel of super-practical advice that'll make you smile, Cary also shares perspectives on how organizing your home and workspace keeps your physical and mental spaces clear. Her clients most often say...
Jun 24, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Chinwe Onuchukwu , author of What's Next: Career Advancement Strategies for Young Professionals . Chinwe is an HR professional, career coach and recognized among the Top 100 Career Women in Nigeria. Every nugget from Chinwe is worth writing down. We explore: you can't microwave your career give yourself one year to explore understand who you are and what are your goals sometimes what you ordered is not what you get--then what? don't just focus on the job desc...
Jun 16, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Put this incredible listen in your queue. Your host, Donna Peters , chats with Stephan Aarstol , CEO Tower Paddle Boards, Shark Tank Winner and author of The Five-Hour Workday. This packed episode fascinates at every turn as we cover: screwing up the Shark Tank pitch and still walking away with a Mark Cuban deal being prepared when luck happens refusing to continue business with Amazon becoming a Harvard Business School case study the power of contrarian thinking to break our mental chains condu...
Jun 11, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 20
When we think of shaping the life we want to live, 7 buckets are typically explored: career finances health family relationships personal growth spirituality Your host, Donna Peters , has explored all of these topics in The Me-Suite--except Spirituality--until today. Drew Henderson , pastoral counselor to executives and business professionals, joins to talk about the thing we don't talk about at work: our Spirituality. Drew talks about balancing the Sacred and the Secular and the power in discov...
Jun 04, 2021•15 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Your host, Donna Peters , talks with culture whisperer, Deborah Brecher . Culture is what holds us together and tells us who we are. We explore the special challenges faced by leaders during the pandemic and what leadership behaviors will now be essential: Connect, Consult, Co-Create. Flattening the hierarchy, interjecting play and creating a sense of freedom are a few meaty topics we explore in this powerful morsel of an episode. Deb's Core Values are: always be in service train independence Fo...
May 28, 2021•20 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews our youngest-ever guest on The Me-Suite, Alex Idonije , Fulbright Scholar and founder of Naybo . This episode reminds us that: inspiration and innovation come when you're open to it career paths need not be linear the future is fully bright with talent like this in it Alex shares the journey from his life-changing experience...to software engineer....to Fulbright teacher in Taiwan. Through his Naybo innovation, he is helping people showcase their talents and ...
May 20, 2021•24 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Invest in yourself with a listen to this fascinating episode--valuable learnings for today's leaders and parents raising next-generation leaders. Your host, Donna Peters , interviews Dr. Marjorie Blum , Psychologist, Faculty and Founder of the Center for Self-Defined Leadership. "There is nothing about the way we lead that hasn't been influenced by our family experiences." From our need to belong, to our need for independence. From the way we give praise, to the way we handle conflict. From the ...
May 13, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Your host, Donna Peters , interviews healthcare leader and dad, Edouard Lassalle . Edouard shares his journey across countries, cultures, kids and Kendo. He challenges us to have our own version of Kendo. We talk about the power of teachers, listening, storytelling and the contrast of poor and brilliant leaders. Edouard's core values are: Respect & Loyalty, Test Opinions with Data, Make Healthcare Better for Patients For more information on The Me-Suite career and leadership coaching service...
May 04, 2021•20 min•Season 3Ep. 15
