Post COVID Culture Comebacks with Donald Bowman

Today’s conversation is with Donald Bowman, CEO and Founder at DBC – a service culture and hospitality consulting firm that specializes in cultures that support service excellence. Donald’s experience has positioned him well to build pressure tested workplace cultures that create comebacks versus set-backs for organizations and their workers during crisis. We discussed the importance […]

Fanatical About Experience Management with Q. Kim Sullivan

Today’s conversation is with our returning guest,  Q. Kim Sullivan . Kim is the Chief People Officer at Concentrix –   a global business services company specializing in customer engagement and improving business performance.   We’re used to hearing that the customer comes first, but today’s conversation is all about the  intimate connection between the employee and […]

Authenticity First, Business Second with Oscar Garcia

Today’s conversation is with Oscar Garcia, Chief Empowerment Officer for Aspira Consulting – a consulting firm focused on community relations training and workforce development. Oscar uses his personal story and differences to inspire and empower others to effectively turn adversity into opportunity. We discussed the importance of emulating authenticity in business and how creating a […]

Sponsorship – Lifting As You Climb with Breanna Jackson

Today’s conversation is with Breanna Jackson. Breanna is the Founder and CEO of The Refining Company, a firm focused on helping individuals and teams activate their office confidence through learning and development. She has worked with organizations like Kaiser Permanente to create talent pipeline programs that are innovative, sustainable and inclusive. We discuss her expertise and […]

Discussing Differences in the Workplace with Tayo Rockson

On this episode, we’re joined by Tayo Rockson, Author, TedX speaker and Equity, Inclusion & Diversity Consultant. The center of the conversation is around the importance of holding space  for discussions around differences in the workplace  – including having constructive conversations around privilege and race. We talk about his book titled, Use Your Difference to […]

Everybody Is A Stakeholder with Brian Hampton

On this episode, we are chatting with Brian Hampton. Brian is the Co-Founder and CEO of ChangeNerd. A community designed to bring diversity of thought and empowerment to professionals focused on people and enterprise change. Brian provides insight into the importance of people readiness and how a simple mentality shift on the responsibility of organizations […]

Allow Your People To Fall Off Curbs, Not Cliffs with Alex Draper

On this episode of Humanly Possible,  we are  joined by Alex Draper – CEO and Founder of DX.  Alex founded DX on the principles of inclusive and progressive leadership and creating a more equitable workplace. We spoke with Alex about his firm’s C.A.R.E. model – a model for challenging leaders to focus on treating employees […]

The Future of Work is Here with Q. Kim Sullivan

On this episode of Humanly Possible, we’re joined by Q. Kim Sullivan, Chief People Officer of Concentrix.  Join the conversation as we discuss the criticality of customized leadership and how the future of work is a lot closer than we think.  — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humanlypossible/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humanlypossible/support

Season 1 Intro: Human-Centric Workplaces, Better Leaders & Thriving Communities

Welcome to Humanly Possible, a podcast and conversation series focused on the game changing potential of human-centric workplaces. The Humanly Possible podcast, hosted by Angela R. Howard, is an actionable space shared with extraordinary humans who are doing their part to make workplaces authentic to the human experience.  Angela R. Howard is an organizational psychologist […]

Dan Gershenson

MARKETING COACH

Dan Gershenson is the secret weapon for service-based businesses that strongly desire insightful brand strategies and powerful content that resonates with their customers. That’s where Dan and his team at Caliber Brand Strategy + Content Marketing come in, providing the kind of brand strategy and custom content that audiences crave, where they crave it most. Blogs. eNewsletters. Social media. eBooks and White Papers. If it can be written, Dan can tell the brand story on your behalf. And as a Master Consultant with the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network, he uses a system that’s proven to deliver clarity, consistency, confidence and customers. Visit Caliber’s website at HighCaliberBranding.com or email Dan at Dan@HighCaliberBranding.com.

Kim Kleeman​

SUCCESS COACH + FOUNDER

Kim Kleeman is a nationally-renowned business growth coach, speaker, and award-winning entrepreneur. She is passionate about helping individuals and organizations lead the field and scale rapidly in competitive markets. Kim has launched various brands, products, and organizations with growth-oriented clients. Her track record includes recognition by Top Women in Digital Marketing, Chicago Crain’s 40 Under 40, and landing her first company on the Inc. 500 list (#5 in Education).

She is co-founder of The Inner Circle, a B2B community of CEOs, professionals, and trusted advisors who come together to grow their businesses through intentional networking.

Tami Palmer

CAREER + LIFE COACH

greyzone’s Founder, Tami Palmer has worked in the staffing and human resources management industries for over 15 years and in 2013 started greyzone, a Job Search Coaching and Career Advisement business. Tami has served on the boards of several Human Resources and Recruiting organizations, and donated countless hours of volunteer time providing job search advice to college students, displaced workers and immigrant populations. Tami is valued for her intuition, knowledge and creative thinking (she’s even a fiction writer). She blogs regularly on job search and career guidance topics. Tami is passionate about the power of words and guiding people to have authentic, empowered conversations.

Dan Gershenson

MARKETING COACH

Dan Gershenson is the secret weapon for service-based businesses that strongly desire insightful brand strategies and powerful content that resonates with their customers. From management consultants and manufacturers to technology companies and investment firms, these businesses with a complex sale to make have a hard time conveying their thought leadership to the outside world – a world that demands language in compelling and persuasive plain English. Not industry jargon. That’s where Dan and his team at Caliber Brand Strategy + Content Marketing come in, providing the kind of brand strategy and custom content that audiences crave, where they crave it most. Blogs. eNewsletters. Social media. eBooks and White Papers. If it can be written, Dan can tell the brand story on your behalf. And as a Master Consultant with the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network, he uses a system that’s proven to deliver clarity, consistency, confidence and customers. In 2019, Dan co-authored “Content Marketing for Local Search: Create Content That Google Loves & Prospects Devour,” a book that reached #1 on Amazon in the Marketing category and has been called “the best guide ever for how to use smart content to win the all-important search engine contest.” Visit Caliber’s website at HighCaliberBranding.com or email Dan at Dan@HighCaliberBranding.com.

Tami Palmer

CAREER + LIFE COACH

greyzone’s Founder, Tami Palmer has worked in the staffing and human resources management industries for over 15 years and in 2013 started greyzone, a Job Search Coaching and Career Advisement business. Tami has served on the boards of several Human Resources and Recruiting organizations, and donated countless hours of volunteer time providing job search advice to college students, displaced workers and immigrant populations. Tami is valued for her intuition, knowledge and creative thinking (she’s even a fiction writer). She blogs regularly on job search and career guidance topics. Tami is passionate about the power of words and guiding people to have authentic, empowered conversations.

Kim Kleeman​

SUCCESS COACH + FOUNDER

Kim Kleeman is a nationally-renowned business growth coach, speaker, and award-winning entrepreneur. She is passionate about helping individuals and organizations lead the field and scale rapidly in competitive markets. Kim has launched various brands, products, and organizations with growth-oriented clients. Her track record includes recognition by Top Women in Digital Marketing, Chicago Crain’s 40 Under 40, and landing her first company on the Inc. 500 list (#5 in Education).

She speaks regularly on leadership, sales, and business growth. A master of the pivot in her own life, Kim specializes in honing in on the unique opportunities inherent within challenges and seasons of transition to increase success and bring dreams to fruition. Her Accelerate Successfully Program is proven to create vision, improve leadership, and generate growth for organizations, whether they are at the pre-funding stage or have a $150 million valuation. 

She is co-founder of The Inner Circle, a B2B community of CEOs, professionals, and trusted advisors who come together to grow their businesses through intentional networking.

Kim is a natural connector, frequently found talking to someone new. She loves hearing people’s stories and sharing life experiences. She resides in the Chicagoland area with her husband of 23 years and their 3 awesome children.