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Michael O'Brien is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: What helped you from your near death cycling accident that might help us with this period of uncertainly with the coronavirus? What are three approaches that help individuals with the anxiety of uncertainty? What was the mindset that helped you transition from a high paying corporate job to be an independent? Who is Michael O'Brien? Michael O’Brien PCC is the Chief Shift Officer at Peloton Executive Consulting. He elevates successful corporate leaders by preventing bad moments from turning into bad days as he illustrates in his current book, My Last Bad Day Shift. His award-winning, best-selling memoir Shift: Creating Better Tomorrows chronicles his Last Bad Day and near-death cycling accident recovery journey. He has shared his inspirational story on the TEDx stage, with multiple Fortune 500 companies, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Real Simple, ABC, USA Today and podcasts like Love Your Story. Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to iTunes. We would love a review on iTunes or other platform. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself with coaching programs to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

Ryan Gottfredson is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Why should executives and leaders be concerned about their mindsets? What examples do you have that speaks to the role mindsets play in leader effectiveness? What mindsets do executives and leaders need to develop to become more effective? How can leaders learn what mindsets they currently have? How can they develop the more positive mindsets? Who is Ryan Gottfredson? Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a mental success coach and cutting-edge leadership consultant, author, trainer, and researcher. He helps improve organizations, leaders, teams, and employees by improving their mindsets. Ryan is currently a leadership and management professor at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton (CSUF). He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources from Indiana University, and a B.A. from Brigham Young University. Ryan is the author of “Success Mindsets: The Key to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership.” (Morgan James Publishing). Excellent Executive Coaching Podcast If you have enjoyed this episode, subscribe to iTunes. We would love a review on iTunes or other platform. The EEC podcasts are sponsored by MKB Excellent Executive Coaching that helps you get from where you are to where you want to be with customized leadership and coaching development programs. MKB Excellent Executive Coaching offers leadership development programs to generate action, learning, and change that is aligned with your authentic self and values. Transform your dreams into reality and invest in yourself with coaching programs to reach your goals. Your host is Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC, founder and general manager of www.mkbconseil.ch a company specialized in leadership development and executive coaching.

Jason Treu is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:  How do you develop great teams remotely? How do you show your team you care? What does research say about developing extreme trust within a virtual team? What exercises do you recommend to develop trust in a team? When working at home, how do you protect your family life when working in confinement at home? Who is Jason Treu? Jason Treu (pronounced Troy) is an executive coach who works with executives, entrepreneurs and rising stars to maximize their leadership potential and performance. He also helps them build and execute their career blueprint. He's the best-selling author of Social Wealth, a how-to-guide on building extraordinary business relationships, which has sold more than 45,000 copies. He was a featured speaker at TEDxWilmington 2017, where he debuted his breakthrough team building game Cards Against Mundanity. Finally, he hosts the podcast show, Executive Breakthroughs, bringing game-changing CEOs, entrepreneurs, and experts that share their breakthroughs and breakdowns.

Jeffrey Hull is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:  What are the major changes you are seeing on the leadership landscape today?  Why are these important? What led you to write FLEX? What are the key success factors for developing what you call "leadership agility"?  Why does this matter? What is "somatic leadership" and why is it so important today? How can organizations succeed -- from start-ups to multi-nationals--in today's disrupted world? What is the distinction between "alpha" and "beta" leaders and why does it matter? Who is Jeffrey Hull? Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D. BCC is CEO of Leadershift, Inc. a leadership development consultancy based in New York City and author of the best-selling book, FLEX: The Art and Science of Leadership in A Changing World, from Penguin-Random House in 2019. A highly sought after speaker, consultant and executive coach with over twenty-five years working with C-suite leaders worldwide, Dr. Hull is also a Clinical Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School and adjunct Professor of Leadership at New York University. He is the Director of Education and Business Development at the Institute of Coaching, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate. Dr Hull has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Investors Business Daily, and a wide range of media. He can be reached at www.jeffreyhull.com.

Ross Ingram is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:  How do you define Artificial Intelligence? Why do you think AI is important to incorporate into a coaching process? How can technology be applied to a personal relationship? How can you protect confidentiality if coaches are journaling into your App? Will Robots take over a coach’s role in 5 to 10 years? Who is Ross Ingram? Award-winning technologist known for launching category-defining products. As part of the early team at Sphero, he helped grow to over two-million robots around the world alongside the Star Wars and Disney brands. His contributions to advancing technology and STEM in the classroom have been recognized by leaders in the education industry, including President Barack Obama and the National Science Foundation. More recently he spent time at the Advanced Technologies & Projects (ATAP) lab focused on redefining the way Google builds, sells, and markets consumer phones and hardware. His work has been covered by countless media outlets such as the Wall St. Journal, Fast Company, CNET, AdWeek, and The Huffington Post. In work and in life Ross attempts to present himself as an uncompromising renegade devoted to further the relationship between people and machines. Currently working on a lifelong goal of creating more empathy in the world.

Steve Wiideman is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:  How to grow any coaching business with SEO? Biggest lessons from being in digital marketing industry for 20-years? The recipe for his agency's success? What are the new trends in social media? How do you stay abreast of a sector that is constantly changing? What social media channels should coaches focus on? Who is Steve Wiideman? Steve is a a professor, and a true practitioner of search optimization. Most marketers come and go, while he has been in business since 1988. When he's not leading his team of SEO consultants for franchise and eCommerce brands, he's a cheeseball romantic, entertaining dad, and world traveler with a passion for life, embracing culture and diversity. Steve’s current projects include a transparency service for small businesses, an online training program, and he experiments with his team to better understand the impacts of voice search, featured snippets, and structured data.

Oscar Trimboli is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:  Why does listening matter in leadership more than ever? What is the difference between a good listener and a great listener? Who are the four villains of listening? How can you listen to what’s unsaid? Listening is relational and contextual - how do you listen differently? What does it mean to say that “Everybody sees in color, but they listen in black and white”? What is the cost of not listening? Who is Oscar Trimboli? Oscar Trimboli is a quest to create 100 million Deep Listeners in the world. As a former marketing director at Vodafone and Microsoft, Oscar has always been passionate about the importance of listening to his customers. Oscar and his teams were renowned for time listening to customers in the call centre as well as the market research summaries. Oscar brought this passion to next generation leaders at Microsoft, rebuilding their graduate leadership program which was implemented in 26 countries. He is passionate about using the gift of listening to bring positive change in workplaces and the world. Despite the fact that 55% of our time is spent listening, it is a skill that only 2% of people really grasp despite the astonishing costs of failing to do so ranging from miscommunication to job turnover to lost sales. Indeed, if public speaking was the skill of the 20th century, Oscar believes that in the 21st century it’s time to learn how to listen.

Chris Tabish is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following:  What is comediology? How did the principles of comedy help in business? How do you integrate the principles of comediology to help management consulting clients or using it in management? What are the essential elements for being humanistic? How do you help Fortune 500 companies be successful? Who is Chris Tabish? Chris is a passionate, transformational growth leader with over 20 years of experience successfully leading and delivering all aspects of complex implementations at the Fortune 500 Level including strategy, program management, technology, change leadership and process improvement. Specialties include: Program “turnarounds”, Program and change leadership for large-scale process and technology implementations, Defining and aligning executive stakeholders to a common vision and leading large, distributed teams to a common, meaningful goal. Chris is a published author of the book Comediology, Be More Effective and Fulfilled in Business With Comedy and a public speaker.

Anita Graham is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: Why is talent management so important to VF? What are the 3 focus areas for managing talent? What does good talent management look like? What does talent management have like impact on culture and business? How do we encourage on-going growth at VF? How do you use talent management to make a difference at VF? Who is Anita Graham? Anita Graham is Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of VF Corporation. She joined VF in January 2014 and is responsible for leading all aspects of human resources across the corporation globally, including developing integrated programs to support the company's strategy, business plans and objectives. Previously, Ms. Graham served as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Administration Officer at ADT Corporation, where she led the HR, EHS and Corporate Communications functions. Prior to that, Ms. Graham was Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer at Shire plc, an industry leader among worldwide specialty biopharmaceutical companies. Ms. Graham holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and a master's degree in finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Bill Coletti is interviewed by Dr. Katrina Burrus, MCC and discusses the following: How do you determine a crisis situation? How can a leader prepare for a crisis situation that could jeopardize his/her career? When a leader shows up unprepared for a crisis, what can they do? What is a crisis vs. critical moment vs. a difficult business issue? What are the skill sets of those serving leaders that make a difference in a crisis? What are the leaders greatest fear when managing a crisis? Who is Bill Coletti? Bill is a reputation management, crisis communications and professional development expert, keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance panelist, and best - selling author of Critical Moments: The New Mindset of Reputation Management. He has more than 25 years of global experience managing high - stakes crises, issues management, and media relations challenges for both Fortune 500 companies and winning global political campaigns. Bill previously co - led the Global Risk Management and Crisis Communications Practice for Hill+Knowlton Strategies. He held senior leadership positions in the firm’s Austin, Texas, Los Angeles and Orlando, Florida offices, where as a member of the senior management team. He provided senior counsel in crisis management, corporate communications, and reputation defense to numerous clients, such as AT&T, Target Corporation, American Airlines, The Home Depot, Xerox, Nuclear Energy Institute, and Cargill, as we ll major universities and global NGOs. Previously, Bill served in the Republic of Bulgaria as a senior advisor to the prime minister, Council of Ministers, and the labor minister. He was the first executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria.