Many have heard of the concept of Kaizen but like other things, it’s easy to lose sight of what it really means. So in this episode, Hilary is speaking with her former boss at Toyota about what’s missing. Here in America, we can get so caught up in the action and constant movement that we miss problems at the source. There are business philosophies like Lean and Kaizen that require more planning and attention to detail upfront for better results in the long run. This episode shows how using Kaiz...
Aug 26, 2021•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Courtney Branson designs intentional company culture and is on a mission to bring soul and femininity back to the workplace through empathy and awareness. With so many people returning to the workplace after staying home during the pandemic, the question of vaccine expectations has prompted a lot of discussions. Courtney is here to share practical steps for leaders and CEOs to create the most comfortable and safe work environments. She also shares how to navigate this topic from the employee per...
Aug 19, 2021•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this powerful and actionable episode, Hilary is disrupting the normally scheduled podcast with a special show from vacation. This episode breaks down the key takeaways from a relationship and love workshop that Hilary and her husband Chris attended, facilitated by love coaches Annie Lalla & Eben Pagan.For various reasons and circumstances, some of us are not taught how to be in relationship and cultivate love. Hilary shares the critical tactics of creating and nurturing an incredibly conn...
Aug 05, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hashimoto’s disease is more prevalent in our world than we might think, but most of us don’t even realize what it is. In this solo episode, Hilary brings this issue to light by explaining her experience getting her diagnosis and everything she did on her healing journey.In this episode of the UNprofessional Podcast:What happens when you put work over lifeWhat Hashimoto’s really isThe hidden causes of Hashimoto’sTaking the steps toward healingConnect with HilaryWebsite: http://hilarycorna.com/ (h...
Jul 29, 2021•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary has a special guest today, her twin brother Joe Corna. This episode is full of insights to grow in leadership and life. Joe is the host of Honda Mindful Minute and Honda Federal Credit Union Branch Manager. He has been a leader in the banking industry since 2007, with experience in all aspects of member services and lending. His greatest goal every day is to better his team and the lives of his members.In this episode of the UNprofessional Podcast:Credit Union or Bank - What’s the differe...
Jul 22, 2021•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast The 10-year plan we make might be irrelevant in a year. It’s time to stand up and choose the best for ourselves. We don’t need to listen to the criticism and societal expectations of those trying to dim the success of what we’re capable of doing.Emily K. Graham is Chief Equity & Impact Officer at Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) one of the largest advertising, communications, and media conglomerates in the world. In her role, she leads global diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) strategy across th...
Jul 15, 2021•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Debbie Phelps is widely recognized as an innovative, energetic, and talented leader and master teacher with more than four decades of teaching and administrative experience. She is the Executive Director of The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, Inc, a motivational speaker, and author that addresses a range of topics related to education, child development, health, and life lessons. In this episode, Debbie shares her insights on serving and empowering others in any capacity...
Jul 08, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Everything Lee Prosenjak does is to create art so that everyone can discover their own inspiration, love, and greatness. He embodies enthusiasm, cultivates cohesive work groups, and facilitates the conversations that truly matter.Lee works as an Igniter with Simon Sinek, an Operator for Valentines Resort, a partner at Hesse Partners, and a coach for LynchPyn. He leads energetic and effective strategy sessions, retreats, and group development work for organizations and individuals. Having worked ...
Jul 01, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Meisha-ann Martin is the Director of People Analytics at Workhuman, the world’s fastest-growing Social Recognition and Continuous Performance Management platform. Meisha-Ann has a Ph.D in Industrial/Organizational Psychology with fifteen years of experience working in People Analytics and Employee Engagement across various industries.She is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion and has done diversity work in every organization she has been a part of. She served on the SIFMA (Secu...
Jun 24, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast After graduating from Gettysburg College in PA in 2008, Virginia moved to Washington, DC, where she began her marketing career on the agency side, working with hotel brands. In 2010, she moved to the brand side and has worked in global marketing for brands like Marriott, Dell, and IBM. In 2018 she joined Indeed on the marketing experience team and has been focused on helping recruiters leverage Indeed products via events and, most recently, with the launch of indeed.com/lead, Indeed's new t...
Jun 17, 2021•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast For the past 15 years, Bianca Stringuini has been creating and implementing Inclusion and Diversity (I&D), well-being, Engagement, and Change Management strategies for Fortune 500 companies across multiple markets. She is currently leading the People Experience and Engagement team at KPMG Singapore and previously led I&D and Wellbeing for Visa Asia Pacific, Mercer, JP Morgan Chase, AIG, and American Express across Asia. Bianca has also been a speaker for various conferences, such as the ...
Jun 10, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Giovanni Marsico is obsessed with finding people who want to change the world and believing in them. He is the founder of Archangel, a global membership and coaching organization that helps Changemakers start, grow, and scale their dream businesses so they can exponentially scale their impact. Archangel includes a yearly summit dedicated to raising funds for various charities and providing loans for gifted entrepreneurs on their mission for change.Through a profound realization that what makes u...
Jun 03, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this bonus episode, Hilary is sharing her virtual Keynote speech for Gonzaga University. Between the incredible rise in technology and the need for pivoting in the midst of a global pandemic, the business world looks much different than it ever has. More people have access to tools and information, we don’t need an office building, and antiquated rules are being left behind. This keynote is a deeper look into where we go from here.In this episode of the UNprofessional:How to become a valuable...
May 27, 2021•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Cathryn Lavery is a serial entrepreneur and designer. As co-founder and CEO of BestSelf Co., they took the company from zero to 8-figures in less than two years. They won Shopify’s Build a Business Competition in 2016 and the Build a BIGGER Business competition in 2017 – making BestSelf Co. the only company to win both awards consecutively.As an Irish immigrant with a standing start and zero business experience, she has transformed herself into a serial entrepreneur, creating multiple brands and...
May 20, 2021•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joel Lalgee is the Head of Sales at HoxoMedia, a global recruitment marketing company. After spending the last 7 years in agency recruitment where he worked with national commercial General contractors placing management and executive-level professionals. 2 years ago Joel began building a large personal brand on Linkedin which is now at 46k followers and generates 2 million views a month. He fell in love with content creation and marketing so much he founded a content marketing company. Within 6...
May 13, 2021•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Susan Ramirez founded Austin Angels with the vision of improving the lives of every child in the foster care system. Susan felt a higher calling to lead her community in service and thus made a change in career. As a former foster parent herself, she knows the hardship of caring for children in the foster care system and understands the need for community support. This powerful conversation reveals how to effectively lead a company while creating a massive and long-lasting impact in the world.In...
May 06, 2021•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Caitlin Logue is the Owner and Founder of 5280 Coffee Co, a coffee lifestyle brand based in Denver, Colorado. Created during the height of COVID-19 by Caitlin Logue, 5280 Coffee Co is a mission-based organization focused on sustainability. She believes in changing the way we're making and drinking coffee one cup at a time.In this episode of the UNprofessional PodcastDon’t wait on living your lifeStart-up myths and mistakesFinding support on LinkedinThe Need for Collaboration over Competitio...
Apr 29, 2021•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Robert Glazer is the founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency and the recipient of numerous industry and company culture awards, including Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards two years in a row. He is the author of the inspirational newsletter Friday Forward, and The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestselling author of four books: Elevate, Friday Forward, How To Thrive In The Virtual Workplace, and Performance Partnerships. He is a sought-af...
Apr 22, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this first solo episode, Hilary is diving into her unconventional path of choosing a life of her own. Early in her journey, she began working abroad with Toyota Motor Pacific Asia. Later, she launched a speaking agency with a mission to increase female voices in the industry. Realizing the need for reshaping the antiquated rules of business, and drawing from her time at Toyota and 10+ years of industry experience, she is now driven to humanize business through blending empathy and contemporar...
Apr 16, 2021•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jane Hopkins is the President of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Founded in 1986, by The Coca-Cola Company and its U.S. based Bottling Partners, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has awarded over $66 million in scholarships to over 6,000 Scholars nationwide, enabling a brighter future for each one. As President, Ms. Hopkins is responsible for advancing the Foundation’s efforts to develop an influential community of socially-conscious and service-minded leaders who positively shape the world. ...
Apr 09, 2021•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Douglas Ferguson is an entrepreneur and human-centered technologist with over 20 years of experience. He is the founder and president of Voltage Control, an Austin-based facilitation agency that specializes in helping teams work better together through participatory decision making and design-inspired facilitation techniques. He has helped transform teams from U.S. SOCOM, the Air Force, Adobe, Dropbox, Fidelity, Vrbo, Liberty Mutual, Humana, and SAIC.In this episode of the Unprofessional Podcast...
Apr 01, 2021•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jacob Marshall has presented or performed at the United Nations General Assembly 2017, Global Citizen Festival, Cannes Lions, multiple Forbes Under 30 Summits, multiple Future of Storytelling Summits & Festivals, New Museum’s NEWINC, Yale University, Nexus Global Youth Summit, and many more.He is an interdisciplinary creator and connector whose focus is on immersive artistic experiences that help bring healing and renewal. On top of it all, he is the drummer of a band you may have heard of c...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Meghan McCracken is the Director of Scribe Books at Scribe Media, a company that believes that everyone should write and publish their book. Company culture everywhere is changing and the new generation is calling for authenticity and space for whole-self inclusivity. Scribe Media believes in creating a space for endless possibilities for perspectives, expression, and the way we work. In this episode of the UNprofessional Podcast:The inauthentic authenticity in company culture The increasing tre...
Mar 18, 2021•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Noor Alexandria Abukaram is a 17-year-old who runs on Ohio’s Sylvania Northview High School cross country team. Search her name and you'll find thousands of results because last year Noor went viral for being disqualified from a race for wearing a hijab. From the NY Times to Huffington Post to Sports Illustrated and most recently Runners World. Noor has worked with Ohio Senator Theresa Gavarone on the bill SB 288 to address religious discrimination in sports. She is now creating a community...
Mar 11, 2021•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Zach sold his first technology company at the age of 24 and now works with corporations to innovate faster at Coplex, a company he co-founded that has turned into one largest Startup Studios in the country. He’s a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine, has won awards for speaking, and was recognized as one of the Top 33 Student Entrepreneurs in the World by the Kauffman Foundation and Entrepreneurs Organization. In this episode on UNnprofessional:How the entrepreneur identity has changed Exploring...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nathan Ryan is a serial entrepreneur, business, and community leader. He is the CEO of Austin-based consulting firm Blue Sky Partners and co-founder of GoodPolitics. He serves on the board of directors at the LBJ Presidential Library’s Future Forum and the Austin Monitor; he has been appointed by Austin City Council to the Economic Prosperity Commission and the Urban Transportation Commission. Nathan lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Amanda, and dogs, Max and Rory.In this episode of the Unp...
Feb 25, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kacia is the Founder of She Goes company, a global personal development community for women "The Collective" and a top-rated podcast EmpowerHER with over 2 million downloads in the first 2 years. She is a vivacious entrepreneur, podcaster, speaker, and life enthusiast obsessed with helping women develop mindsets that serve them by enabling them with tools and community. In this episode of Unprofessional:Creating our own identity in business The ROI of being real and genuineMitigating r...
Feb 18, 2021•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Josh Phegan is the internationally renowned go-to speaker, trainer and coach for high- performance real estate agents and agencies. He is the number one preferred trainer for Australia's top 100 agents and top 50 women in real estate. He hosts industry-leading events such as the Real Estate BluePrint and List Sell Negotiate, and is the producer behind the High-Performance podcast with Alexander Phillips.In a time of pivoting, changing, and seemingly endless list of things we can’t do, what ...
Feb 11, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Madison Butler is a VP of Talent, Consultant, Podcast Host, and Cofounder of the nonprofit, Rage2Rainbows. She is a New Englander at heart but moved to Austin in 2017. Her work is focused around creating equitable spaces and creating scalable strategies to achieve psychological safety. She is an outspoken advocate for mental health, destigmatizing trauma, DEI, and the ability to be "human at work". She is passionate about facilitating hard conversations through storytelling, data, and ...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast VP of People & Culture, Courtney Branson, has led Square Root to win nationwide notoriety for the company’s culture with awards from Fortune, Fast Company, and Great Place to Work. She believes culture is changing and now, everyday citizens with new found voices are calling on businesses and companies to change with it. Courtney designs intentional cultures for companies and is on a mission to bring soul back to the workplace through empathy and awareness. In the episode of Unprofessional:Ho...
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