The Virtual Campfire's Podcast

If you want to build an effective corporate team, you must adopt meaningful community building strategies. However, you cannot simply rely on your communication channels for this. Most of the time, connections are built not just through company memos or emails. Tony Martignetti speaks with award-winning French entrepreneur and change practitioner Celine Schillinger, who shares how she goes beyond language to create healthy corporate communities. She explains how leaders should challenge themselves to connect with every single member of their team, not just those they find most interesting or valuable. Celine breaks down strategies for cultivating a sense of belongingness, diversity, and care in the corporate world plagued by competitiveness and toxicity.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Tony Martignetti is uncovering stories by the campfire again. Advisor, author, podcast host, and founder of Illumination Partners, Deb Coviello, takes this round as she shares the flashpoints of a kid that would never shut up. Deb shares the appropriate approach to delivering feedback to ensure a positive impact and insights on what to focus on to get sustainable results instead of just coming up with compliance solutions. Listen in and learn how effective communication can make a difference and how you can empower your team to fulfill the mission of the company.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Finding your true purpose in this world can take a while. It's going to take a lot of exploration and a lot of failed attempts. You can't just magically find your purpose on your first job. That is why you must believe in yourself and that you can do more. Today, you’re about to learn how you can create an impact that is so much bigger than yourself. Join Tony Martignetti as he talks to the Co-Founder, President, and CEO of hC Bioscience, Leslie Williams. Leslie shares her journey from going into the business side of medicine to working with INO Therapeutics. Find out how many opportunities she took to get to where she is today. Learn how hC Bioscience was founded and why having a team is important in the biotech industry. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Design is everywhere, and you can find creativity in every corner of the world. But how it influences and inspires is all up to you. In this episode, Sam Aquillano, an author, host of the Inside Front Cover Podcast, Founder and Executive & Creative Director of Design Museum Everywhere, and Senior Strategic Designer at Edward Jones, recounts his creative adventures and shares flashpoints that led to his success as a design leader and entrepreneur. He talks about how following your instinct, collaboration, and the power of the community can help affect change in your life and others. He also shares his passion for providing solutions and teaching people about design and some snippets of his upcoming book, Adventures in Disruption, where you can get some real advice and tips on making your ideas happen. So tune in and be inspired to take that first step towards your creative journey today! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

When everything seems perfect, life throws you a curveball that makes you assess where you’re at and where you want to be. And sometimes, it's at our lowest time that we find our true passion and purpose. In this episode, leadership and executive coach Tutti Taygerly tells us a story of personal flashpoints and how those pivotal moments brought personal growth and influenced growth in others as she realized her passion for people, processes, culture, and personal transformation. She talks about the importance of feedback and coaching and how creativity plays into her coaching module. Tutti then shares how visualizing your future can pave the way to finding the best version of yourself. So if you feel like you cannot sink any deeper, listen in and learn how to break through with focus and flow. After all, when you’re down, there is nowhere else to go but up.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Leaders are not getting pushed out of their organizations because there is a seismic shift happening. These leaders were subscribing to command and control instead of human connection. Leaders who can't connect with their team won’t find success. You need to connect with your people and show up as a human. You don't have to be perfect, just be your authentic self. Join Tony Martignetti as he talks to Executive Coach, Michelle Johnston about her new book Seismic Shift. Learn what seismic shifts are happening in the world right now ever since the pandemic. Discover the importance of connection and why you need to learn how to connect with yourself first. And find out Michelle's thoughts about writing a book and the process that came with that. Stop trying to be perfect and start becoming human today!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

There is nothing wrong if we can't settle into one profession. We’re all just trying to look for that thing that brings us joy and find ways to create the most impact. Today, Tony Martignetti talks to Amii Barnard-Bahn about her journey to finding where she can make the most impact. Amii is now the CEO and Founder of Barnard-Bahn Coaching & Consulting. But before that, she was a lawyer and worked for HR and corporate. Tune in to know why you should always check in with yourself once in a while. Also, learn more about the Promotability Index and her book, The PI Guidebook.  Go out and find what you love doing today!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

The business world is constantly changing, and the most successful companies are those that can adapt to change quickly. One of the most important things a company can do to facilitate this adaptation is evolving leaders, connected cultures, and unique brands. And in this episode, Steven Morris joins Tony Martignetti. Steven is a brand and culture advisor, author, and speaker. He works with business leaders to mine, articulate, and activate their driving belief systems to create organizational integrity, evolved leaders, connected cultures, and unignorable brands. Today Steven uncovers his journey to getting where he is today and how he helps organizations evolve and build integrated brands and people-first cultures.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Many organizations are unaware of the harmful impact they have on our world. Having organizational consciousness helps you look at how your organization impacts the world. In this episode, Bria Martin, Vice President, Organizational Strategy and Leadership Development at Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, shares a strategy that helps your organization grow as it helps its people. She discusses organizational consciousness and how it dramatically impacts people's growth. Tune in to this episode and listen to Bria providing more insights about organizational consciousness. Plus, she explains why creating an environment where people can bring awareness and have a sense of purpose and meaning elevates the humanity of the individuals, the organization, and its culture.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Are you confident you can spark change and make a difference in people's lives? Join host Tony Martignetti as he interviews Rick Ornelas about making positive changes and social impact for a better world. Rick is the founder of I Spark Change, a community of those elevating their social impact and spreading positive change in everything they do because humanity matters. In this episode, he shares his journey driven by faith, discipline, and important milestones. He discusses the importance of releasing your emotions and becoming your whole self. Things could be difficult sometimes, but you have to rise above those challenges and become the person you’re meant to be. Believe that you are meant to achieve great things, spark change, and make a social impact for a better world.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire