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Love is still in the air this week on the improve it! Podcast.  We’re continuing to talk about how to love your leadership style! If you are a leader who wants to show up and lead with your heart and mind – than this episode is for you. On today’s episode, Erin chats with  improve it! Co-facilitator and hilarious improviser, Claudia Martinez, about heart centered leadership. You’ll hear questions from members of the improve it! fam, and the answers that are a direct lift from Erin & Claudia’s experience with leadership and mindfulness. Get ready to be moved and motivated to lead with your WHOLE self. Let’s dive in! About the Guest: Claudia Martinez is honored to be working at improve it! You can see her in Laugh Breaks, and as a co-facilitator for all workshops. When not facilitating, you can catch her on-stage at The Second City on the incredible BlueCo. She’d like to thank Celine Deon for teaching her the language of love, and everyone on the improve it! team for their love, support and talent. If you dig her follow her on instagram @claudboom -- Show Links: Get your hybrid hype handout here! Send us a voice message here! Did today’s episode resonate with you? Please leave us a review!   Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com   “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Fam :)  

Leaders, when’s the last time you’ve thought about your tone? On today’s minisode, one of our improve it! facilitators, Mike Geraghty, is here to talk to us about how improv can help improve your verbal and written tone in your virtual or hybrid workplace. Listen in on this fun and insightful conversation.   About the Guest: Mike Geraghty is an actor, improviser, and writer. Geraghty is from Reno, Nevada where he graduated from the University of Nevada with degrees in Spanish and Journalism. It is also where he got his start performing stand-up comedy and Hip Hop music. He can be seen in feature films such as The Trial of the Chicago 7 and The Candyman; as well as in TV shows on FOX, NBC, CBS, Amazon Prime, and Netflix. He also performs weekly on stage at the iO Theater with his long running improv teams, Big Spoon and Dumb John; or with his all Spanish speaking Harold team, Heraldo.He has performed in theaters all over Chicago, including The Annoyance Theater, The Second City, CiC, iO, and The Public House Theater. You can find Mike co-facilitating any improve it! workshop or making teams giggle during our Laugh Breaks.   Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Sign up for Daily 5 Challenge Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com   “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Fam :)

It’s February – love is in the air as we approach Valentine’s Day, and what better thing to talk about than loving your leadership style! If you are a leader who wants to show up more authentically, then this show is for you. Today Erin interviews her former boss, who she can say with certainty is one of the most authentic leaders there is!   On today’s episode you’ll hear three secrets on how to lead more authentically. If you can apply these FUNdamentals to your leadership style, it will not only transform how YOU feel, but how your team feels about YOU. Get ready to listen and directly apply – because these secrets are too good to not be shared! About Jenna D’Angelo: Jennifer D’Angelo is Managing Director of Advanced Resources, a Human Capital Firm with expertise in Business Transformation, HR, Data & Analytics and Strategic Finance. She has over 20 years of experience and oversees the National Human Resources & Business Transformation Practices. Jennifer’s expertise is in consulting her clients and network on resourcing strategies to optimize organizational effectiveness.  She is an avid networker and has created peer executive networking groups to foster idea sharing and connections during these unique times. -- Show Links: Connect with Jen: JDangelo@advancedresources.com Get your hybrid hype handout here! Send us a voice message here! Did today’s episode resonate with you? Please leave us a review!   Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com   “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Fam :)      

Are you looking to creating culture through virtual meetings? How do you engage your team through a screen or when you can’t always be together in person? On this episode, we have our very own Director of Client Experience, Jenna McDonnell, here to chat through three helpful tips to get your team engaged virtually. These tips will help you be a better leader and create a culture that you and your team love. Grab your notebook and get ready to take notes on these important FUNdamentals!   About Jenna McDonnell: Jenna McDonnell is a graduate of DePaul University, where she studied Organizational Communication and Media. Through her corporate and nonprofit roles, she has extensive experience building client and community partnerships, managing events of all shapes and sizes, and bridging gaps for introverts just trying to make it in an extrovert’s world. As the Director of Client Experience at improve it!, she has built relationships with amazing leaders at organizations including Uber Freight, Adobe, Warby Parker, Primex Family of Companies, LinkedIn, and Chegg, in addition to managing virtual and in person events across North America, Europe, and India. She takes pride in helping to bring accessible, impactful, and fun-filled programs to teams! -- Show Links: Get your hybrid hype handout here! Send us a voice message here! Did today’s episode resonate with you? Please leave us a review!   Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com   “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Fam :)      

Are you looking to level up your leadership skills and create the best version of you? Do you need a step by step guide to creating, tracking and stacking habits? Self care is not selfish. Forming habits will not only benefit you – but those around you, especially the people you lead. In today’s episode, Erin will guide you through a full proof step by step plan for creating, and maintaining habits. Have a pen, paper and water bottle handy – this is a mental workout!   Show Links: Get your hybrid hype handout here! Send us a voice message here! Did today’s episode resonate with you? Please leave us a review!   Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com   “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Fam :)

Leaders, did you know improv truly helps your team show up for each other? On today’s minisode, one of our improve it! facilitators, Claudia Martinez, is here to talk all about how you can use laughter and improv to bring your team together, whether it be virtual or in person. Listen in on this fun and insightful conversation.   About the Guest: Claudia Martinez is honored to be working at improve it! You can see her in Laugh Breaks, and as a co-facilitator for all workshops. When not facilitating, you can catch her on-stage at The Second City on the incredible BlueCo. She’d like to thank Celine Deon for teaching her the language of love, and everyone on the improve it! team for their love, support and talent. If you dig her follow her on instagram @claudboom.   Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Sign up for Daily 5 Challenge Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com   “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Fam :)

Are you looking to improve your public speaking skills in the room or in Zoom? Need a guidebook for leading meetings or having a presentation that completely rocks your audiences socks? If so, today's episode is for you. Today, Erin will discuss her five step pump up process for speaking, leading meetings and giving next level presentations. Have a pen, paper and water bottle handy – this is a mental workout! Enjoy and don’t forget to leave us a review! Show Links: Get your hybrid hype handout here! Send us a voice message here! Did today’s episode resonate with you? Please leave us a review!   Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com   “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Fam :)

Are you looking to grow to be a more vulnerable leader? If so, today's episode is for you. Today, Erin and Ed Molitor talk about how using power skill training + improvisational comedy can help. In the last 29 years, Ed has developed his leadership skills in both athletics and business. Having executed, led, and produced in three incredibly competitive industries; college coaching, financial, and recruiting, from working as an NCAA Basketball coach at Texas A&M, DePaul NIU, and Lewis University to becoming the Vice President of a national recruiting firm, Ed has taught countless athletes, coaches, and business leaders how to THINK, ACT, and EXECUTE at an elite level. Ed has a unique set of skills to deliver leaders across the country a purposeful, positive, energetic, and refreshing experience to unlock their true potential. In 2016, Ed launched his company, The Molitor Group, to reach and add value to a larger sphere of ambitious individuals, teams, and organizations. Through The Molitor Group, Ed has guided all types of leaders to achieve success. From entrepreneurs and executives to teams and companies, The Molitor Group specializes in empowering individuals and groups to achieve at the next level. Through Leadership Performance training, executive coaching, and keynote speaking, Ed’s goal is to supply people and organizations with the necessary tools to close the performance gap and move forward from where they are now to where they want to be. In today’s episode, we're discussing: If you are a leader who wants to lead with empathy, who wants to show up and get to know what drives your team, what motivates them and how you can help them get there using power skill training and improvisational comedy Ed’s experience with the improve it! training process How improv can help you increase your vulnerability and your empathy as a leader, and how it'll affect the way you show up for your team Grab your notebook, this one has some juicy nuggets! Enjoy and don’t forget to leave us a review! Show Links: Get your hybrid hype handout here! Send us a voice message here! Did today’s episode resonate with you? Please leave us a review!   Connect with Ed Molitor: Website: themolitorgroup.com Podcast: com   Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com   “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Fam :)

Are you looking to grow to be a purpose-driven leader and to hold yourself accountable in 2022? If so, tune today's episode is for you. Today we have an amazing guest that will help you improve and grow in this new year. Audrey Cavenecia is the Chief Content Officer, Co producer for Amplify Voices, the co-host alongside NFL coach Pete Carroll for the Amplify Voices podcast and host of the Unlikely podcast on leadership. A talented storyteller and visionary systems thinker, Audrey has decades of experience in leadership development, entertainment production, and content marketing with a focus on championing humanity in all people. She has worked alongside some of the most influential leaders in the world—including speaker and author Tony Robbins and Oracle founder Larry Ellison—to develop and empower new visionaries as well as build major brands through stories and insights around authentic human connection. No matter the sector, she continues to build bridges between what is and what can be, with storytelling as the scaffolding. In today’s episode, we will discuss: How you can show up purposefully, not only for yourself – but for your team, How to turn micro aggressions into micro expressions decisiveness versus choices - and choosing who you are going to be in the face of crisis or circumstances that are beyond your control   Grab your notebook, this one has some juicy nuggets! Enjoy. Show Links: Send us a voice message here! Did today’s episode resonate with you? Please leave us a review!   Connect with Audrey Cavencia: Amplify Voices LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter   Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com   “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Fam :)

There you are, in a professional development workshop that uses improv comedy to train you on your power skills. You see the skilled improv professionals show up buttoned up and ready to go, and you are right there with them, ready to rock. But do you have an idea of the things that happen behind the scenes? Or the things that are funny that occurred on the way to the workshop or in the workshop, that weren’t even suppose to be part of the funny?   There are SO many stories, and today we are highlighting them for you in a behind the scenes blooper reel. That's right. Bloopers from behind the scenes here at improve it. You're going to hear some of the funniest moments that have happened before, after and during our workshops from our very own improve it! team. This is a fun one – so listen in your car, run, walk or wherever you need a smile. Enjoy! Show Links: Send us a voice message here! Did today’s episode resonate with you? Please leave us a review!   Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com   “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes!