Never before have we seen 5 generations of workers at work at the same time. Almost like a tradition, the previous generation has always bemoaned the newest one as lazy, spoiled, and in general, not as good as they were “back in the day.” Naturally, this can cause quite a lot of friction in a workplace and in the age of social media and 24/7 news cycles, it seems like there’s always some new beef between Millennials and Gen Z’ers, and those that came before. But today’s guest, Val Grubb , believ...
Jun 21, 2023•32 min•Ep 106•Transcript available on Metacast To the dissatisfaction of a lot of leaders out there, there’s no definitive, cookie cutter way to manage and get the best out of people. But to Dr. Fergus Connolly , that's actually a good thing. And he should know a thing or two about developing people: he’s been the performance coach for franchises across all sorts of pro sports, like the Boston Bruins , the Carolina Panthers , Liverpool FC , The Australian Football League , and the Welsh National Team Munster Rugby . He’s also consulted f...
Jun 13, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast The restaurant and hospitality industry is one of the leading sources of jobs not just in America, but across the globe. What an individual learns working in a kitchen, front of house, behind a bar, or in support of a restaurant can serve as lifelong skills to develop across industries. Chef Brandon Edwin Chrostowski knows this better than most people, not just because he’s made a career for himself in the restaurant industry, but he’s made it his goal to give as many people as possible a career...
Jun 05, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Navigating the restaurant industry can be tough for workers involved in it. From constantly changing schedules, demanding, and unruly customers, even A.I. and robots beginning to disrupt the space, restaurant workers are contending with a lot these days. The last thing they need is an organization using their own wages to lobby against increases to the minimum wage, which is exactly what’s happening through the ServSafe certification. Talmon Smith is an Economic Reporter for The New York Times, ...
May 22, 2023•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast With a culinary career spanning over six decades, Chef Ken Hom, CBE is a legend in the restaurant space. Starting at his family's restaurant, Chef Ken has helped build restaurants from Bangkok to Rio de Janeiro, and is credited with championing traditional Chinese cuisine around the world. He’s developed his own line of Chinese cuisine cookware, which has become one of the highest-selling cookware brands in the world. Chef Ken’s been host to a number of cooking shows on the BBC and has autho...
May 18, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Winning is hard. Whether it’s coming in first place in a race or making it to the end of a marathon, winning takes a lot of effort. In an age of Instagram life coaches, TikTok motivation accounts, “Alpha” and “Winner” influencers, there are a lot of external forces that can make you feel that the path to winning is one dimensional, “have it or you don’t” situation. Dr. Jeff Brown is here to change that. Dr. Jeff Brown is the Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard...
May 11, 2023•42 min•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast It’s episode 100! For hitting such an incredible milestone, we decided to bring in a guest that works in one of the most high pressure fields in the world; a place where mentorship, teamwork, process-oriented hard work, and demands of the highest quality are needed: the professional kitchen. Chef Nick Wallace is Mississippi born and raised and with a lifelong passion for cooking instilled in him from his grandmothers, he knows a thing or two about creating a tight knit and highly effective team ...
May 02, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Between remote work, quiet hiring, quiet firing, forced back into office, gig work, A.I., automation, and so much more, the workforce is in a challenging position today. Workers are sandwiched between anxiety towards an unsure future and strict performance reviews saying ‘do better!’ of the past. Sadly, what workers lack support in, is focusing on the present. Luckily, Tom Sterner is here to change that. Tom Sterner is the Founder and CEO of the Practicing Mind Institute , and author of books “T...
Apr 18, 2023•29 min•Ep 99•Transcript available on Metacast According to the 2022 World Talent Ranking from the IMD , the U.S. ranked 16th out of 64 developed countries, dropping 2 spots from 2021. What accounts for this decline? “Education is the oxygen to work, you can’t breath without air, you can’t work without education,” says Sanjay Sarma, our very special guest on today's episode. Sanjay is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and the former Vice President of Open Learning , a division of MIT dedicated to researching how learning works...
Mar 29, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Talent is a good thing…right? In today’s episode, we’re joined by professor, PhD, coach, author, scientist, Joe Baker. Joe is a Professor at York University whose work focuses on studying human development, looking at psychosocial and environmental factors, to see how the best athletes in the world achieve peak performance. Joe’s work has led him to advise dozens of high-profile athletic organizations, including the Texas Rangers, the Canadian Paralympic Committee, and Wheelchair Rugby Canada. W...
Mar 14, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast In a back-to-back special, we’re continuing to explore how learning works through the book “ How Learning Works: 8 Research Based Principles of Smart Teaching ” . Picking up from our last episode with Dr. Marie Norman at the University of Pittsburgh , a short walk down Forbes Ave towards Carnegie Mellon , you can find the office of today’s guest, Dr. Marsha Lovett. Starting as a professor in Carnegie Mellon’s psychology department, Dr. Lovett now serves as Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning ...
Feb 27, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast How does learning really work? Who better to join us on the podcast than Dr. Marie K. Norman -- the co-author of “ How Learning Works: 8 Research Based Principles of Smart Teaching ,” to answer the question? After graduating from University of Pittsburgh and acquiring her Ph.D, Dr. Norman began teaching at Carnegie Melon and has been there for 14 years, including designing programs for the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence. More recently she’s moved back to her alma mater as ...
Feb 13, 2023•31 min•Ep 95•Transcript available on Metacast For anyone who has ever worked in the food service industry, the word ServSafe will likely bring back painful memories of some of the most mind-numbing, waste of time online courses in the world. But, as New York Times reporter David Fahrenthold has uncovered, there’s a much more sinister side to the infamous food safety software. David’s been a reporter since 2000, where he started as an intern on the night shift desk at The Washington Post. Eventually he made his way to the political analyst d...
Feb 02, 2023•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast 2022 is in the bag and with that, comes our traditional End of Year Special where Sam and our very own Jaime, Manager of Branded Media sat down and to chat about the year. 2022 was a year filled with craziness in the workforce, from in-office mandates, to The Great Resignation, Boss Loss, to the rise and fall of dozens of companies, the year certainly had its ups and downs. And, how did 1Huddle navigate this crazy year? By doubling down and investing in our people. The name of the game this year...
Jan 13, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do teachers learn how to teach? They go through a whole process of licensing, and academic theory, but where do teachers practice teaching? Justin Reich is an Associate Professor of Comparative Media Studies at MIT, as well as the Director for the MIT Teaching Systems Lab, a space where teachers can practice how to teach. He’s compiled nearly two decades of experience into a book, Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform Education , and hosts a podcast called TeachLab. As a v...
Dec 21, 2022•29 min•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast Hourly workers have always been the backbone of the US economy. That’s 82 million workers who earn an hourly wage for their service— and 82 million workers who are too often left time poor, without the training and development resources so often afforded only to management and salaried employees. So today, Sam was joined by Mathieu Stevenson, the CEO of Snagajob, the country's largest marketplace for hourly jobs and shifts. They connect millions of job seekers each month to right-fit-employment ...
Nov 04, 2022•20 min•Ep 91•Transcript available on Metacast That’s right: According to a recent report, 53 percent of executives are unhappy in their jobs, and 72% plan to leave within the next two years. 72%! To learn more about “Boss Loss,” 1Huddle Founder and CEO Sam Caucci sat down with Tammy Browning, the President of the company that coined that term, KellyOCG – global leader that manages all categories of talent to drive strategic growth for clients worldwide– and one of the brains behind that shocking report. Together they unpack what dynamics ar...
Oct 14, 2022•26 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast Want to learn about cognitive psychology that affects teachers and students? Then this is the episode for you. Jim Lang has delivered conference keynotes and conducted workshops at more than a hundred colleges, universities, and high schools in the United States and abroad. The Jim Lang Foundation , which he formed and leads with his wife, provides grants to non-profit organizations dedicated to alleviating poverty; supporting and funding the arts, libraries, and public education. He has written...
Sep 12, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Think it’s impossible to complete and pass a 4 year MIT course, in just 1 year? Not for Scott Young . He’s the author of "Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career" , where he shares how he managed to turn 4 years of learning into 1. It’s a technique he calls “Ultralearning,” an aggressive, self-directed method that helped him master self portraiture in a month– and it’s helping him learn his wife’s native language right now. Over the course of his b...
Aug 29, 2022•25 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast What happens when you get involved with 115 championship-winning teams, consult 12 Hall of Fame coaches, found one of the most elite performance consultancy agencies, earn doctorates in psychology and philosophy, and write over a dozen best-selling books? Well, you write another book, about the best bits you’ve learned so far. Dr. Lynch has worked together with coaches and athletes like Steve Kerr , Nancy Stevens , Anson Dorrance , and Phil Jackson , and a slew of accolades. In total, Dr. Lynch ...
Aug 18, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Of all the motivational buzzwords out there, the term ‘character’ is thrown around a lot. Hiring managers looking for people with ‘high character,’ managers say that random exercises ‘build character,’ so on and so forth. But what does character actually look like? What does it mean? Coach Melissa Kutcher knows the importance of character. It’s how she led the University of Denver Women’s Gymnastics team to 22 consecutive NCAA finals appearances, 2 NCAA individual championships, the 2021 Big 12 ...
Aug 03, 2022•31 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast Any time you look to the news today, it seems that things are pretty bleak: struggling workers and businesses, inflating cost of living, political strife. But to quote our guest, Joe De Sana, “It could be worse.” Joe is the CEO and Founder of Spartan Race , the premiere obstacle course group in the nation. Joe has been a lifelong entrepreneur, from starting a pool cleaning business as a teen, to a stint at Wall Street, to creating the entire Spartan Brand. Joe’s deep passion for intense, long di...
Jul 26, 2022•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Managing a team is always challenging. Balancing the individual needs of each member, with the greater objectives of the group is never easy, especially for a workforce where burnout is at a record high. Coach Jeff Graba is the Head Women’s Coach of the Auburn Tigers Gymnastics Program, who also coaches gymnastics all-stars such as Caitlin Atkinson , Samantha Cerio , Derrian Gobourne , Cassie Stevens , and most recently, welcomed Olympic Gold medalist Suni Lee to the team. In nine seasons, Coach...
Jun 20, 2022•23 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast "The answer to filling a skills gap or for upskilling for the future is not always going to be another degree." There’s approximately 4,000 degree granting institutions across the United States , offering hundreds of thousands of different credentials. Each of these institutions offer the promise of secure and fulfilling employment after graduation, but in a rapidly changing working landscape, how is someone supposed to know what credential is going to best suit their needs? More importantly, wh...
Jun 08, 2022•28 min•Ep 83•Transcript available on Metacast The U.S. Women’s National Soccer team boasts one of the most impressive dynasties in all of sports, with numerous World Cup Wins, Olympic Gold Medals, and more under their belts. Many elite players such as Mia Hamm , Allie Long , Crystal Dunn , and Jessica McDonald all went through the same Soccer program at the University of North Carolina under the leadership of today’s guest, Anson Dorrance . Coach Dorrance has been at the helm of the UNC’s Women’s Soccer program since its inception in 1979. ...
May 17, 2022•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hundreds of institutions, both online and offline, claim to offer quality educational experiences and expose you to the best learning techniques available. According to Barbara Oakley, most of these groups are nothing more than scams. For the past 30 years Barbara has focused all of her research on the relationship between neuroscience and social behavior. Published in outlets such as the National Academy of Sciences , The Wall Street Journal , and The New York Times , where her work has been ca...
Apr 20, 2022•28 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast March Madness is always a time to see individual talent shine on the hardwood, but at the end of the day, it’s always a team that comes together to win the day. And behind every great team is a great coach. Todd Simon has been the Head Coach for the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds since 2016. He has consistently broken school records for wins, points, and more, leading the Thunderbirds to their first Big Sky Conference win in 2020. What did it take to lead the team to their first win? Coac...
Apr 06, 2022•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast The restaurant industry is one of the biggest providers of jobs in America, employing over 15.6 million Americans and had an economic impact of over $2 trillion pre-COVID. These employees give millions of others amazing dining experiences year in and out, and many can find lifelong careers in this lucrative industry. So, why are so many young people told “Be careful in school, otherwise you’ll end up flipping burgers?” Why are restaurants struggling with churn and burnout in record numbers? Geor...
Mar 23, 2022•22 min•Ep 79•Transcript available on Metacast The American restaurant industry employs approximately 15.6 million people, about 1 in 10 Americans . When COVID hit and decimated the hospitality industry, it also damaged one of America’s reliable sources of jobs for our workforce. In an era where big tech companies talk about innovating the most, the humble restaurant arguably had to innovate the most during the height of the pandemic in order to survive. Julie Frans is the Chief People Officer of Doral Yards , and was recently promoted to Ch...
Mar 17, 2022•25 min•Ep 78•Transcript available on Metacast Imagine being one of the most decorated and elite swimmers ever. You retire, but after a while, you decide to come back, and the first words your coach says to you is “You need to learn how to swim again.” That’s exactly what Dara Torres went through, right before she proceeded to win a medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics , her 12th career medal. Boasting one of the longest careers in Olympic swimming, starting in the 1984 Los ANgeles Olympics at the age of 15, to her 2008 Beijing victory at age ...
Mar 09, 2022•16 min•Ep 77•Transcript available on Metacast 
