The Virtual Campfire's Podcast

Every culture is different. Imagine being in a meeting, and there is one person who is sitting quietly. Some people will think that that person is not contributing to the discussion. Little did you know that, in that person's culture, it is rude to speak out. Join your host, Tony Martignetti and his guest Marilyn O'Hearne as they talk about cultural differences. Marilyn is a Mentor, Coach, Author, and owner of Marilyn O'Hearne MA, MCC. Marilyn experienced different cultures throughout her life and believed that people could unlock their full potential if they learn to accept these cultures. Learn to look inside someone, not outside, based on their race or gender. Find your full potential today!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Collaboration and creativity can create some strange yet wonderful partnerships that produce great art. Many of the greatest pop music hits, for example, were created in tandem by musical titans. And in this episode, our guests will help explore the intersection of collaboration and creativity. Tony Martignetti sits down to discuss things with Michael Hendrix, Partner and Global Design Director of IDEO and his collaborator, Panos Panay, Co-President of The Recording Academy. Both men talk about their unlikely meeting, the friendship that blossomed, and the collaboration that spawned a book. Find out how collaboration, creativity, and respect can become the bedrock of success.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

People say that having the desire to do something is half the battle already. But how exactly do we tap into that in order to achieve goals that benefit us positively? Kiosh Iselin, the founder of The Desire Clinic, is on a mission to understand humans and reconnect desire, pleasure, and health to motivate lifestyle changes. With a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy, Kiosh elaborates on the science behind reward systems and shares techniques on how we can tweak them to align with our health goals. Learn how to trick your mind and train yourself to want the best for you.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Leadership is all about building connections. If you are the boss of a company and every time you connect with your employees, you bring up their mistakes, it’s not a healthy way to develop relationships in the workplace. As a leader, you need to focus on their good qualities. Your employees will learn how to appreciate themselves more because you brought up something positive over something negative. Tony Martignetti talks more about this with his guest Meredith Bell. Meredith is the co-founder and President of Performance Support Systems. She provides assessment and development tools for the workplace. Listen in on her story and how she pivoted from consulting to software programming. Learn how to properly connect with someone so that they can better themselves.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Tiny steps can lead to big leaps in personal and professional growth to experience what success feels like. Robert Glazer, founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners picked up this powerful leadership lesson from his transformational journey. Sitting down with Tony Martignetti on the virtual campfire, Robert talks about the stumbling blocks he experienced along the way to growing his business. He also talks about understanding our core values, making hard decisions and figuring out our unique abilities for personal and professional growth.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

We all find ourselves in “unfair life situations” once in a while. What you need to do is to expand your vision and spot opportunities around you. The show’s guest today is Andrea Clough, the “The Engineer Whisperer.” Andrea shares with Tony Martignetti how she grew up in communist Romania with little water and electricity. She wanted to finish her education but she lacked resources to go to college. Through her friends’ help she found a job in Germany, then later to the U.S. Not only did Andrea achieve her dreams. She went beyond that and thrived in her field! Life may seem unfair to you. But you will always find opportunities to create the life you want. May this episode inspire you! Tune in!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Are you ashamed of your mistakes and vulnerability? In this episode, you’ll learn how owning your own mess inspires others to keep going. Tony Martignetti’s guest today is Scott Miller, the Chief Marketing Officer at FranklinCovey. Scott confesses to Tony how his first book Management Mess to Leadership Success sold 100,000 copies in its first year. Was Scott famous at that point? Nope. He was a no-name author! It sold that many copies because it was raw, real, and vulnerable. Tune in, be brave, and embrace your vulnerability!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

When you question yourself, you discover who you truly are. Tony Martignetti’s guest today is Hal Gregersen, a bestselling author and Senior Lecturer of Innovation at MIT. In this episode, Hal shares with Tony his childhood experience growing up with an abusive father. From that point on until adulthood, a shadow question always haunted him, “how can I make X happy?” It wasn’t until he turned the shadow question he hated for so long into a keystone question for himself that he found his true purpose. What is Hal’s purpose? How do you discover yours? Join in the conversation to find out!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Losing your job can be a shock. One minute you're employed in a stable profession, and the next, you're jobless. Tony Martignetti sits down for a talk with David Shriner-Cahn, entrepreneur, podcaster, and consultant, about pivot points and moving forward. David talks about the challenges he experienced on his road to his current career, sharing the lessons he learned from the adversities in his way. He also talks about his experiences being unemployed, how he felt when he lost his first job, and how he learned to face up to its problems. Shattering the ceiling and turning unemployment into opportunity, join David in this episode to gain wisdom on pivoting and moving forward.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire

Travelling can be scary. You could get lost with no sense of direction of where you are and no one to talk to. It would be a nightmare. But there are some people who simply enjoy the wanderlust of being in the unknown. They are the overly curious people that just want to know more about the world around them. Journey with your host, Tony Martignetti and his guest, the public speaker and renowned author, Eric Weiner. Eric is a New York Times bestselling author of books such as Geography of Bliss and Geography of Genius, among others. Tag along in his journey of discovering himself and the world around him and what inspired him to become who he is today. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.inspiredpurposecoach.com/virtualcampfire