Working on Purpose
Talk 4 Podcasting
Do you want TO HELP CREATE a world where people are passionate about their work? Where INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS HELP team members REALIZE THEIR GREATNESS, and capitalism thrives while serving the highest causes? Me, too. The Working on Purpose program is a thought leadership engine that ENLIGHTENS AND INSPIRES listeners with insights from ELITE business leaders and novel subject matter experts. Together, we’re WORKING ON PURPOSE TO STEWARD the future of work and BUSINESS to elevate us all.Working on Purpose is broadcast live Tuesdays at 6PM ET and Music on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Working on Purpose is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).Working on Purpose Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media (www.talk4media.com), Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support.
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Jan 3, 2018 • 56min
Healing Leadership That Creates Vision and Strategy
In this episode, we hear from one of the most approachable yet talented business strategists, with a long tenure in teaching business people to be more effective at their practice. Ed Kless shares his perspective on creating vision and strategy within organizations and how doing so sets the stage for performance and engagement across the enterprise. He stresses the need to develop and execute through what he calls healing leadership. Drawing from his own years of content development and delivery, he also distinguishes effective consulting as an art and practice.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support.
Jan 3, 2018 • 56min
Healing Leadership That Creates Vision and Strategy
In this episode, we hear from one of the most approachable yet talented business strategists, with a long tenure in teaching business people to be more effective at their practice. Ed Kless shares his perspective on creating vision and strategy within organizations and how doing so sets the stage for performance and engagement across the enterprise. He stresses the need to develop and execute through what he calls healing leadership. Drawing from his own years of content development and delivery, he also distinguishes effective consulting as an art and practice.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support.
Dec 28, 2017 • 54min
Your Dream Job as a Kid
What did you want to be when you were a kid? Did you dream of being an astronaut or a police officer? Where did you get the idea and why did you want to pursue this kind of a career, and did you actually do it? Our fledgling ideas are early yearnings and guideposts as to what we aspire to be and do in our adulthood, and we often measure our life’s worth according to the extent to which we’ve achieved those childhood aims. Middle School Guests: Gabriella Cortez and Sadailiah RochelleThis show is broadcast live on Tuesday's 6PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support.
Dec 28, 2017 • 53min
Mattering to Kids and Volunteers
What would your world look like if you found work and developed a career that allowed you to authentically express your personality, draw on your best talents, and make a real difference to the community you live in? Derek Smith, Vice President of Operations at the Metropolitan Fort Worth YMCA in Texas, shares his early experiences with the YMCA, how he’s built a meaningful career within this well known international non profit organization, and why he feels his work matters.This show is broadcast live on Tuesday's 6PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support.
Dec 28, 2017 • 54min
Serving the Disabled
Having spent 25 years as a child and adolescent psychotherapist focused on disadvantaged youth and the special needs population, Dr. Patricia Ruiz is now focused on department stores and franchise businesses. Armed with a lifetime of personal experience raising her daughter with cerebral palsy and encountering the spectrum of welcoming to dismissive customer service interactions, she has some advice for companies interested in the buying power of the brand-loyal disability minority population.This show is broadcast live on Tuesday's 6PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support.
Dec 28, 2017 • 53min
Are You at a Crossroads
Considering most people will spend a minimum of 40 years in their lives working, chances are if you have not already, you will soon find yourself at a crossroads in your career or personal life. Perhaps you’re beginning to feel the work you’ve been doing for several years no is no longer fulfilling or you're just ready for a completely different line of work that allows you greater challenge, personal growth, or self expression. Guest: Sherri Elliott YearyThis show is broadcast live on Tuesday's 6PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support.
Dec 27, 2017 • 54min
Cooking Up Substance
Join the conversation as Chef Tara Anderson of Tara’s Table, who launched two product lines, Half Pint Palates in 2013 and will be launching Mother Meatball in 2015, shares her journey from a successful corporate executive chef to starting her own company. You’ll learn why she felt compelled toward entrepreneurship, how she made the tough decision to leave a great job, the early steps she took to launch the business, and how her life has since changed throughout her odyssey.This show is broadcast live on Tuesday's 6PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support.
Dec 27, 2017 • 54min
Playing at Work to Engage and Perform
Ready for the twist in this episode? We’ll be talking in depth about the importance of finding meaning at work through engagement, even on an existential level. And we’ll dive into how sport, art, and pure play can help create engagement in the work we do. And we’ll do this by engaging in conversation through the unique lens of a man who lives large with a profession in accounting and comedy, thinks deeply, and laughs often.This show is broadcast live on Tuesday's 6PM ET on W4CY Radio – (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (http://www.talk4radio.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (http://www.talk4media.com/).Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support.
Dec 27, 2017 • 57min
Encore: Gathering 'Round the Author - Readings and Christmas Memory Celebrations with Brandi Dougherty
What childhood memories does Christmas conjure for you? Is it making cookies with Grandma, singing Christmas carols with neighbors, or fighting with your sibling over who gets to open the first present? Just a few days before Christmas, let’s celebrate some of the magic of the season together. We’ll revisit childhood memories, embrace family Christmas traditions, and of course listen in as children’s book author Brandi Dougherty reads from some of her most celebrated works. Brandi will also share how and why she became a children’s book author and what she hopes her books will inspire in her readers. Along the way, both of us share fond memories from the holidays and our connection to family. Intended to be holiday- and family-affirming, this episode has something for everyone and will inspire you to reminisce about your own favorite holiday stories.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support.
Dec 27, 2017 • 57min
Encore: Gathering 'Round the Author - Readings and Christmas Memory Celebrations with Brandi Dougherty
What childhood memories does Christmas conjure for you? Is it making cookies with Grandma, singing Christmas carols with neighbors, or fighting with your sibling over who gets to open the first present? Just a few days before Christmas, let’s celebrate some of the magic of the season together. We’ll revisit childhood memories, embrace family Christmas traditions, and of course listen in as children’s book author Brandi Dougherty reads from some of her most celebrated works. Brandi will also share how and why she became a children’s book author and what she hopes her books will inspire in her readers. Along the way, both of us share fond memories from the holidays and our connection to family. Intended to be holiday- and family-affirming, this episode has something for everyone and will inspire you to reminisce about your own favorite holiday stories.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/working-on-purpose--2643411/support.
