WiseTalk

Sue hosts David A. Carbonell, PhD, a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating anxiety in all its forms. He is author of several books including, Panic Attacks Workbook, The Worry Trick,  Fear of Flying Workbook, and his most recent, Outsmart Your Anxious Brain: 10 Simple Ways to Beat the Worry Trick. He is “coach” of the popular self-help site www.anxietycoach.com, and has taught workshops on the treatment of anxiety disorders to more than 9,000 professional psychotherapists in the U.S. and abroad.He is a long-standing member of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and a frequent presenter at their annual conferences. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from DePaul University in 1985 and has maintained a practice devoted to the treatment of anxiety disorders since 1990. He lives in Chicago, IL, with his wife and a pair of rescue dogs. In his spare time, he is a founding member of The Therapy Players, an improvisational comedy troupe of professional psychotherapists who perform at clubs, theaters, and mental health conferences throughout the Chicago area.David and Sue discuss: How anxiety tricks you into changing your everyday behaviors Why, despite your best efforts, your anxiety keeps getting worse How to follow his three steps for coronavirus anxiety What to do differently to allow you to worry less

Sue Bethanis hosts Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, a leading expert on conflict and organizational psychology. Jennifer and Sue will discuss how we can limit conflict to be able to focus more on connecting with our colleagues and families.Jennifer is the founder and CEO of Alignment Strategies Group, and author of Optimal Outcomes: Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at Home, and in Life selected as Financial Times “Book of the Month.” In the corporate arena, Jennifer counsels CEOs and their teams on how to achieve optimal organizational health and growth, specializing in innovative technology, healthcare, financial, and professional services companies. She has served clients including CSC, IBM, Intel, Athena health, Novartis, Oscar Health Insurance, Oxeon, Roche, Barclays, GE Capital, Moody’s, Cornerstone Research, Lexis Nexis, Navigant, and KPMG. She also coaches global business and government leaders in the Executive Education Program at Columbia Business School. A former counterterrorism research fellow with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, she received her B.A. with honors from Tufts University and holds a Ph.D. in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University.Jennifer and Sue discuss: The New Normal: How do we set both physical and psychological boundaries in our WFH (work from home) in order to get stuff done, limit confrontation, and stay calm How do we deal with conflict when it does come up in both home and work How do we harness difficult emotions How do we cope with social isolation

Sue Bethanis kicks off 2020 with Dr. Daphne Scott. Daphne brings two decades of real world coaching and corporate development experience to her work with organizations, teams and individuals. She combines strong leadership abilities with highly-trained facilitation skills to bring individuals and teams into greater relationship, creativity, and ultimately, success.Daphne is the Founder of DS Leadership Life and the Chief Culture Officer for Confluent Health. She is an expert at waking up leaders to a mindful way of leading, and given her improv comedy training, she brings a unique sense of humor to her work helping merged companies integrate cultures. Daphne holds a Master’s of Applied Positive Psychology and is also a certified mindfulness meditation teacher. She hosts The Super Fantastic Leadership Show podcast and the series Leadership in the Driver’s Seat on her YouTube channel. Her latest book is called Waking Up A Leader: The Five Relationships of Success.Daphne and Sue discuss:- How to mindfully assess these five relationships to see whether they’re helping you thrive or holding you back- How to be equipped with new transactional skills that will not only improve your leadership and time management capabilities, but help you address the real-world challenges- How to be prepared to lead with far less stress than before and a newfound sense of well-being

Sue Bethanis hosts Samir Arora, Founder & Group CEO of Sage Digital. At Sage, Samir is building a platform for experts, publishers and businesses: Sage Plus for Experts currently is an invite-only platform for experts, talent and celebrities and their teams.Samir has frequently been featured and quoted over the years, including on the cover of MacWeek, MacWorld, AdWeek, Folio, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal and several times in the New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, Newsweek, The Times, Bloomberg TV, Fox, CNBC, and CNN.Samir and Sue discuss:- How AI helps businesses understand their audiences- How to use AI to verify legitimate sources- How AI helps businesses build a direct to consumer brand

Sue Bethanis hosts Jeff Mounzer, VP of Product Management at Qventus, an AI-based software platform that helps hospital teams make better operational decisions in real-time, with positive impacts to financial performance and patient experience. Qventus addresses operational challenges across the hospital including emergency departments, perioperative areas, patient safety, inpatient and outpatient. Located in Silicon Valley, Qventus is honored to be working with leading public, academic and community hospitals. The company was recognized by Fast Company as one of the World's Most Innovative Companies in the Healthcare space for 2018. And, received the 2016 Fierce Innovations Awards in Healthcare, winning for Best Financial/Operations Solutions and Best New Product. The company was also recognized by Healthcare Informatics as a 2017 Innovator Award winner, receiving the award for leading ‘Cost Savings’ technology.Jeff and Sue discuss:- How AI will dictate the future of healthcare- How healthcare systems are doing more with less- How AI solutions empower teams to excel in real-time- How to create situational awareness to optimize resource allocation

Sue Bethanis hosts Niraj Dawar, Professor Emeritus from the marketing group at the Ivey Business School in Canada. Niraj's research focuses on brand equity and brand management issues. He is author of the book TILT: Shifting your Strategy from Products to Customers and his published papers on brand extensions, consumers use of brand, and other signals as well as international consumer behavior have appeared in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Marketing Letters, Journal of Business Research, the Journal of International Business Studies, and other outlets.Niraj teaches PhD, MBA, and undergraduate courses in marketing management and brand management, as well as in Executive Education programs. Prior to joining the Ivey Business School, he was Associate Professor of Marketing at INSEAD, France.Niraj and Sue discuss:- How does marketing change in the “Age of Alexa”?- How AI platforms create value for consumers- Why AI data privacy will continue to face scrutiny

Sue Bethanis hosts Mike Banic, Vice President of Marketing at Vectra. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Marketing for Networking at Hewlett-Packard. Mike joined HP from Juniper Networks where he held the roles of VP of Enterprise Marketing and VP of Marketing for Ethernet Switching. Mike joined Juniper through the acquisition of Peribit Networks where he was VP of Corporate Marketing. Mike has held product marketing and product management roles at Trapeze Networks, Rhapsody Networks and Extreme Networks. He started his career as a system engineer at Artel Communications. Mike holds a BSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts and previously served on the board of the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford.Mike and Sue discuss:- How to create an effective marketing strategy with AI data-informed analysis- How AI can help you understand your audience better- How you can use AI algorithms to increase productivity

Sue hosts Cheryl Cran, a future of work expert and founder of nextmapping.com. She is the author of 7 books including her new book released this year, "NextMapping - Anticipate, Navigate & Create the Future of Work", as well as the best-seller, “The Art of Change Leadership - Driving Transformation In a Fast Paced World.” Cheryl has been named a #1 Future of Work influencer and is an international award-winning consultant. Her future of work thought leadership has been featured in publications such as Huff Post, Forbes, IABC Magazine, Law Magazine, Metro New York, Entrepreneur Magazine, Readers Digest, CBS Online, NBC Online, and Fox Online. Her clients include AT&T, Kaiser Permanente, Gartner, Appirio, Upwork, and many more. Cheryl and Sue will discuss:- How to inspire your future of work mindset- How to adopt a people-first approach- How create agile, adaptable & innovative teams- How to excel at the intersection of people and technology

Sue hosts Nikita Lukianets, Founder and CTO of PocketConfidant AI, 24/7 virtual coaching technology. He is also a founder and researcher at Open Ethics initiative, fostering the inclusive dialogue between experts and citizens to design systems where humans and AI successfully work together. Nikita has an MBA degree in innovation management and a technical background in applied physics and neuroscience. He is interested in emerging technologies, quantitative ethics, and various aspects of human-computer interaction.Nikita and Sue discuss:- Why data is the new electricity- How AI will change the future of work- How AI will transform society- Two pillars to ethical AI

Sue Bethanis hosts Duncan Wardle, former Vice President of Innovation & Creativity at The Walt Disney Company. Duncan and his team helped Imagineering, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar and Disney Parks to innovate, creating magical new storylines and experiences for consumers around the globe.Today, Duncan is a leading global innovation and creativity consultant, training companies across the globe on how to leverage the full creative potential of their teams. With an infectious energy and playful collaboration, Duncan pushes executives and their teams to overcome preconceived ideas, act more audaciously, and develop their own innovation “light switch”, triggering their creative brain and accessing the ideas that turn ordinary companies into industry leaders.Through his company id8, Duncan has trained over 30,000 professionals and executives across the world at organizations such as Apple, NBA, Twitter, Ford, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, Forbes and many more.Duncan and Sue discuss:-What skills organizations need to compete and thrive in the most disruptive decade of transformation- How to develop a 4-step creative problem-solving process- How to leverage 8 key creative behaviors- How to infuse a culture of innovation and creativity within your organization