Resilience & Redefining Stress with Evan Singer

Resilience & Redefining Stress On this episode, we are joined by former-NFL and former-Uber leader turned people first entrepreneur, and stress coach, Evan Singer. Evan has used his experiences to apply a human-centered approach to leadership, communications, performance, and well-being through understanding stress and evolving mindset and resilience. We chat about the individual human connection […]

The Power of Play with Gary Ware and Jeff Harry

Purposeful play at work is an underrated indicator of productivity, team belonging and team morale, so why are we not talking more about it? Join me and guests Gary Ware and Jeff Harry explore play as the “special sauce” for psychologically safe teams and innovative companies. Jeff and Gary share their perspective of play from […]

Pride & Joy at Work with Ron Thurston

On this episode, we’re joined by Ron Thurston, Best Selling Author of Retail Pride and Vice President of Stores at INTERMIX. With over 25 years of retail experience and building big brands such as Tory Burch, Apple, Saint Laurent, and Bonobos Ron shares a unique perspective about the importance of creating and celebrating pride in […]

Reduce Drama, Scale Up with Daniel Marcos

On this episode, we’re joined by Daniel Marcos, CEO and Co-Founder at Growth Institute., a leading provider of business education to help small to medium sized firms scale up by reducing chaos and drama. Their mission is to scale impact and reduce drama for 10 million leaders by 2040. We talk about the impact of […]

Pandemic Parenting with Dr. Lindsay Malloy, Ph.D. and Dr. Amanda Zelechoski, J.D., Ph.D

On this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Lindsay Malloy, Ph.D. and Dr. Amanda Zelechoski, J.D., Ph.D. – two psychologists, moms, scholars and researchers. Together, Lindsay and Amanda co-founded Pandemic Parenting – a non-profit organization and community  for parents and caregivers to easily access resources and valuable research to help navigate the unique challenges of the […]

Work-Life Integration & Holistic Well-Being with Stephan Vincent

On this episode, we’re joined by Stephan Vincent, a thought leader in the Employee Experience (EX) space and a leader at LifeGuides – a well-being and employee assistance solution for conscious leaders and organizations. On the brink of transformation around “well-being at work”, Stephan and I explore a holistic well-being approach that is  farther reaching […]

Shared Meaning & Workplace Spirituality with Janelle King

I’m excited to introduce my guest Janelle King, Industrial/Organizational Consultant and the Founder of Excel Leadership. Janelle works with organizations to build purpose driven cultures and with individuals to build purpose driven lives that connect to life and work. We explore the concept of workplace spirituality – which is aimed at bridging individual purpose, belonging […]

Season 2 Intro – The Whole Human

Like many of you, I’ve been working hard to temper my expectations for a year that’s experienced a massive amount of pressure to be better than its predecessor. We’re off to a rocky yet optimistic start, and my optimism has only grown from the hopeful conversations you’ll experience this season. Although many might call 2020 […]

Bonus: 2020 Wrap Up & Season 2 Sneak Peek

We’re wrapping up the year with a bit of personal reflection and the vision for Humanly Possible: Future of Work Conversations as we enter our 2nd season and 2021. Join me and guest Norris Narsa – my husband, this podcast’s producer and hands down my favorite person in the world, reflect on 2020 over a […]

New EX Trends to Watch in 2021 with Frank Laterza and Haley Kuschman from Qualtrics

Description: We’re joined by employee experience strategists, Frank Laterza and Haley Kuschman. Both our guests are leaders at Qualtrics – an experience management platform that brings together organizations’ experience data. Frank and Haley review findings from the 2021 Employee Experience Trends research report which was recently published by Qualtrics and surveyed over 12,000 full time […]

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.