In Trust

What does it look like to navigate without a map? How do you lead in the face of ambiguity? Hosts Lisa Lambert and Rick Kitagawa explore the answers to these questions and more in this conversation with Steve Frost, an artist, author, consultant, community organizer, and executive director of the Tasai Foundation. In our conversation, we discuss the true nature of collaboration and what's needed for it to succeed, unlearning structures of power, sitting with ambiguity and uncertainty, and the future of leadership and creativity.  Show Notes: Tasai Foundation Whitebox Creative Consulting Sponsored by: Spotlight Trust From the co-founders of Spotlight Trust comes the new book The Future Is Trust: Embracing the Era of Trust-Centered Leadership. The book will be released in Spring 2021. For more info, sneak peeks, pre-order specials, and more, visit: thefutureistrust.com

How do you build trust when you’re inexperienced and unknown? How do you find your first ten customers in any new venture? Hosts Lisa Lambert and Rick Kitagawa explore the answers to these questions and more in this conversation with Conor McCarthy, a business coach and consultant, host of The First 10 Podcast, and a software engineer who organized the world-record-breaking Street Performermance World Championship.  In our conversation, we explore how Conor built one of the largest free family festivals in Ireland with no experience or credibility in the space. Conor also shares practical advice for prioritizing tasks, staying focused, and finding your first ten customers by building trust and relationships.  Show Notes: ConorMcCarthy.me (also where you can find his bootcamps) @Thefirst10pod on Twitter Conor on LinkedIn The First10 Podcast Street Performance World Championship Sponsored by: Spotlight Trust From the co-founders of Spotlight Trust comes the new book The Future Is Trust: Embracing the Era of Trust-Centered Leadership. The book will be released in Spring 2021. For more info, sneak peeks, pre-order specials, and more, visit: thefutureistrust.com

How do you make strategic decisions when the outcome is unknown? How can you build space into an already hectic life? Hosts Lisa Lambert and Rick Kitagawa get the answers to these questions and more in this conversation with Jade Waterman, a serial entrepreneur, business coach, marketer, and strategic consultant. In our conversation, we explore how Jade has built the trust in herself to build two companies and make decisions based on love, not fear, in the ever-demanding world of business. We discuss leadership, decision-making, and sustainability in this conversation with Jade. She also shares some essential, practical advice for anyone who is considering making a career change or is unhappy with their job. Show Notes: JadeWaterman.com Accenture The Derek Sivers story on the Tim Ferris podcast Sponsored by: Spotlight Trust From the founders of Trust-Centered Leadership comes The Future Is Trust: A Practical Approach to Trust-Centered Leadership, a book that's coming late Spring 2021. For more info, sneak peeks, pre-order specials, and more, visit: thefutureistrust.com

How does one thrive in adverse, difficult conditions? How can we reframe challenges as opportunities? Hosts Lisa Lambert and Rick Kitagawa explore these questions with Dr. Cecilia Flori, an elite ultra-runner, theoretical physicist, neuroscientist, running coach, and university lecturer. Cecilia, who already has a PhD in quantum physics, is working towards another one in neuroscience, all while she puts in the consistent training to win ultra-long races and prepare to represent her home country of Italy in the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships at the end of 2021.  In our conversation, we explore how Cecilia pushes herself by taking on tough challenges on a regular basis, as well as her thoughts on making life-changing decisions. She shares the mindset and systems that have helped her trust in herself and thrive in the face of hard things. Cecilia also offers practical advice to anyone facing a difficult, scary challenge ahead. Show Notes: Cecilia on Instagram Cecilia on Facebook http://mountaintimeperformancecoaching.com/ Perimeter Institute Recorded Seminar Archive - Physics lectures Sponsored by: Spotlight Trust The founders of Trust-Centered Leadership have created the practical playbook for building trust at scale.  Download your free copy at spotlighttrust.com/playbook

What is the worst scenario for starting a business of your own? How can you re-frame crises as opportunities? Hosts Lisa Lambert and Rick Kitagawa get the answers to these questions and many more in this energetic conversation with Ramon Ray, best-selling author, speaker, and serial entrepreneur. In the United States, small businesses account for 99.7% of all businesses. Ramon's current company, Smarthustle.com is on the mission to inspire and educate a million small business owners by 2025, and from what we've seen, we have no doubt he'll achieve it.  In our conversation, we explore the mindset that has helped Ramon create multiple successful companies and overcome his own insecurities. Moreover, Ramon shares tons of practical insights for those interested in starting their own business and great reminders for seasoned entrepreneurs. And of course, we talk about how business is all about relationships and how crucial trust is to any business looking to thrive. Show Notes: RamonRay.com Smarthustle.com  SCORE Shackleton’s infamous (and maybe fabricated) ad for explorers Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich Kevin Kelly’s 1000 True Fans theory Quickbooks by Intuit David Goggins - retired Navy SEAL and world-record holder SXSW (South by Southwest) Akimbo.com Small Business Essentials Sponsored by: Spotlight Trust The founders of Trust-Centered Leadership have created the practical playbook for building trust at scale.  Download your free copy at spotlighttrust.com/playbook

How do you tackle challenging traditional modes of education and building new options that emphasize learning, connection, and community? How do you transition from leading a project to leading at scale? Hosts Lisa Lambert and Rick Kitagawa explore the answers to these questions and many more in this conversation with Marie Schacht, teacher, designer, community builder, and Chief Learning Officer at Akimbo which has transformed the lives of 21,000+ people in more than 70 countries around the world.  We dive into the reimagination of education and what it could be, how Marie sees the interplay between trust and leadership, and her journey of her definition of what it means to lead. Marie also offers plenty of practical, actionable insights into how she leads a global team of ruckus-makers.  Show Notes: Marieschacht.com - where you can sign up for her newsletter Akimbo.com Seth Godin altMBA B-Corporations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsored by: Spotlight Trust The founders of Trust-Centered Leadership have created the practical playbook for building trust at scale.  Download your free copy at spotlighttrust.com/playbook

The  time to remedy the failures of public health, our healthcare system, the research enterprise, and health policy-making is long overdue.  Research shows implicit bias impacts providers’ interactions with patients and has negative effects on the health of people of color. Centering the lived experiences of Black, Indigenous, Latino/a/x and other people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people is necessary as we course correct toward building and repairing relationships, fostering trust, and being trustworthy. This follow-up conversation to last week's episode explores the multifaceted approaches needed to remedy, and actions from small to big, individual to institutional, you can take to help shape a practical path forward towards transforming the healthcare system into one that earns and deserves our trust and provides high-quality, culturally literate, empathetic care to all. With lessons applicable to any leader in any industry, you won't want to miss this panel discussion. Originally recorded live on Monday, December 7, 2020. This is Part 2 of a 2-part conversation on Understanding and Addressing Medical Mistrust hosted by Spotlight Trust. This conversation contains a few swear words, FYI. Part 1 of this conversation explored the historical and current origins of medical mistrust and aired as episode 19 of In Trust. Learn more: https://spotlighttrust.com/medical-mistrust ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Show Notes: More on this two-part conversation on Understanding and Addressing Medical Mistrust Watch this conversation on YouTube Dr. David Malebranche PrEP Dr. Uche Blackstock U=U Positively Aware thebody.com Dave Bridgeforth and Omar Gonzales-Valentino of TruEvolution PrEP4Love Kaiser Family Foundation Callen-Lorde ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsored by: Spotlight Trust

Do you trust the healthcare system to provide YOU with the highest quality of care when you’re in need? This is a crucial question as medical mistrust is associated with negative health outcomes. COVID-19 has illuminated the deep inequities in healthcare access and health outcomes by race, gender, socio-economic status, and place. The medical mistrust experienced by many people of color, particularly among Black and Latino/a/x communities, creates enormous barriers. The time to remedy the failures of public health, our healthcare system, the research enterprise, and health policy-making is long overdue. Research shows implicit bias impacts providers’ interactions with patients and has negative effects on the health of people of color. Centering the lived experiences of Black, Indigenous, Latino/a/x and other people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people is necessary as we course correct toward building and repairing relationships, fostering trust, and being trustworthy. This is the first of a special two-part conversation on understanding and addressing medical mistrust. Featured panelists: Shawn Demmons, MPH | Capacity Building Assistance Manager, UCSF Center of Excellence for Transgender Health Dr. Oni Blackstock | Physician; Researcher; Founder and Executive Director, Health Justice Cynthia A. Gómez. PhD | Professor Emerita, San Francisco State University Co-facilitated by: Shannon Weber, MSW | Founder and Executive Director, PleasePrEPMe; Social Entrepreneur; Author Rick Kitagawa | Co-founder, Spotlight Trust Originally recorded live on Monday, November 30, 2020. This is Part 1 of a 2-part conversation on Understanding and Addressing Medical Mistrust hosted by Spotlight Trust. Part 2 of this conversation explored a practical path forward toward equity and trust in healthcare and will be aired next week right here on In Trust. Learn more: https://spotlighttrust.com/medical-mistrust ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Show Notes: More on this two-part conversation on Understanding and Addressing Medical Mistrust Watch this conversation on YouTube Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington The US Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsored by: Spotlight Trust The second of the two-part conversation titled: A Practical Path Forward Towards a Health Care System that Deserves Our Trust will be released on In Trust next week, so stay tuned and subscribe to make sure you don’t miss this valuable, solution-focused discussion. We hope to see you there. Learn more: https://spotlighttrust.com/medical-mistrust

Today we’ve got a special episode of In Trust for you where we’re sharing some clips from our 2020 interviews where our guests offered insights we want to be sure to bring forward with us into 2021. We’d love to hear from you - what were some of your favorite insights from the podcast this year?  Leave us a voice message over here as we want to hear from you, our trusted audience. Listen and enjoy this recap where are thoughtful guests offer leadership lessons that can help propel us forward in this new year. Show Notes: Episode 2 - Building Amazing Products Through Trust with Ryan Flahive Episode 4 - The Long and the Short of Collaboration with Jen Waldman and Peter Shepherd Episode 5 - Leading at the Frontiers of Science with Sean Lee Episode 7 - Reinventing Yourself by Building Trust with Yunzhe Zhou Episode 8 - The Real Skills Needed for Success with Stacy Richards Episode 9 - Building Boundaries for a Better Future with Shannon Weber Episode 10 - Creating a More Meaningfully Connected World with Kat Vellos Episode 11 - Difference-Making Through Trust with Scott Perry Episode 12 - Better Leaders, Better Communities with Danny Bauer Episode 13 - Building Big Ideas Through Trust with Rebecca Kirstein Resch Episode 14 - Trusted Parenting During Pandemics with Dr. Robert Zeitlin Episode 15 - Leadership, Collaboration, and Trusting Yourself with Mike Lyndon Episode 16 - Putting People and Relationships First with Brian DeSimone Episode 17 - Turning Dreams Into Reality with Massimiliano Freddi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsored by: Spotlight Trust If you missed out on the panel conversations we hosted late last year, fret not dear listener, as we’ll be releasing these crucial conversations about both the historic and contemporary origins of medical mistrust as well as potential solutions to addressing this issue. The first of the two-part conversation titled: Medical Mistrust: From Past to Present will be released on In Trust next week, so stay tuned and subscribe to make sure you don’t miss this valuable discussion. We hope to see you there.

How do you find the trust needed to turn your dreams into reality, especially when they're as ambitious as building your own adventure park? What does it take to design experiences people truly love?  Hosts Lisa Lambert and Rick Kitagawa explore the answers to these questions and many more in this extended conversation with Massimiliano Freddi (who we like to call Max), a design professor, entrepreneur, coach, consultant, and CEO of Wonderwood, a family adventure park in the picturesque Lake Maggiore region of Italy.  We talk about a wide-range of topics including Max's deep care for his customer's experience, exclusion and belonging, building trust with yourself and others, and four practical steps you can follow to turn your own big dreams into reality. Show Notes: Massimiliano Freddi on LinkedIn Max on Facebook Wonderwood.it Lake Maggiore Leolandia IAAPA - the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Disneyland’s dark rides Grease The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert altMBA IKEA The Rocky Horror Picture Show ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsored by: Spotlight Trust The founders of Trust-Centered Leadership have created the practical playbook for building trust at scale.  Download your free copy at spotlighttrust.com/playbook