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We believe in creating meaningful conversations with leaders who make an impact and we’re excited to collaborate with our podcast partners to bring on inspiring guests for each show.
If you’re interested in sharing your leadership story, please take a moment to explore our podcast lineup and guest profiles.
See something you like? Once you have reviewed each profile, please fill out the form below and we will be in touch!
Show Up As A Leader
These guests provide valuable insights into courageous, people-centric leadership and thriving workplace cultures.
Background and Guests:
- Position: Senior leaders, C-suite executives, heads of HR, or founders/CEOs in mid to large-sized organizations facing significant changes (e.g., tech, healthcare, finance, or nonprofits).
- Examples: HR leaders, change agents in restructuring, well-being advocates, and entrepreneurial executives.
Mindset and Challenges:
- Growth-oriented: Innovative yet overwhelmed by rapid changes.
- Pain Points: Disengaged teams, high turnover, communication issues, and mission alignment.
- Commitment to Well-being: Seeking strategies to integrate emotional intelligence and well-being in leadership.
Values and Motivation:
- Value Alignment: Share core values of people-centric leadership and purpose-driven work.
- Future-Ready Focus: Interested in sustainable resilience over short-term fixes.
- Motivation: Eager to share experiences, connect with like-minded leaders, and seek solutions for enhancing leadership and culture.
Vibecast
While HR leaders are also valued, the focus is on business leaders. Some topics of interest include:
- AI’s impact on organizational culture: How companies have adapted to ensure AI has a positive effect on leadership and team dynamics.
- Mental health: How businesses address mental well-being and its impact on workplace culture.
- Generational engagement: How leaders foster a positive vibe across diverse, multigenerational, and multicultural teams.
humanscape
Ideal guests are from B2C/B2B, non-profits, family-owned businesses, or startups in industries like travel, technology, education, health, CPG, service, advertising, hospitality, or professional services. Ideal companies are US-based, particularly in WI/Midwest, with 5-2,000 employees, ranging from startups to mature organizations undergoing transitions.
They have small HR teams, solo HR administrators, or individuals wearing multiple hats with HR responsibilities. We’re targeting privately held organizations (not franchises or publicly traded), experiencing challenges around:
- Culture & Values: Needing direction or support with people-related pain points, seeking better internal brand alignment.
- Strategic Alignment: Facing department silos, lacking strategic planning, or undergoing leadership or structural changes.
- Talent & Performance: Struggling with talent attraction, RPRS, or improving team/individual performance.
- Employee Experience: Dealing with low morale, negative feedback, or disengagement with benefits.
Create Magic at Work
Guests will embody quantum leadership and advocate for vibrant, healthy workplaces through a holistic lens. Ideal guests include:
- Innovative Leaders: Executives or entrepreneurs driving collaboration and engagement with creative strategies.
- Outspoken Misfits: Visionaries challenging the norm, using unique perspectives to inspire workplace change.
- Mindfulness Advocates: Those emphasizing emotional well-being and spiritual intelligence in workplace culture.
- Community Changemakers: Leaders focused on using business for positive societal and environmental impact.
- Experts on Emerging Challenges: Voices addressing contemporary issues like AI’s effect on humanity.
Mo-Ments of Experience
Guests will have caregiving experience or those innovating to improve care. Ideal guests include:
- Leaders focused on compassion and caregiver engagement
- Experts in building compassionate healthcare cultures
- Survivors or life coaches guiding others through resilience
- Patient advocates and wellness champions
- Entrepreneurs creating solutions for caregiver well-being
I’m seeking stories of resilience, purpose, and meaningful experiences in caregiving and patient care.
Conscious Habit
Seeking high vibe, highly conscious CEOs and leaders from midsize to large organizations who are innovative thought leaders with a fresh perspective on human dynamics. Looking for those who genuinely embody and share conscious leadership practices.
Ideal Guests:
- CEOs, Presidents, Founders who openly practice mindfulness
- Leaders willing to share their centering practices
- Those passionate about lovingly guiding others
- Authors + Influencers in the mindfulness/consciousness space
Core Topics:
- Creating joy at work
- Work/life integration
- Conscious capitalism
- Mindfulness in leadership
Can’t Stop the Growth
This podcast engages with individuals who are passionate about leadership, performance, and innovation. It seeks out guests who can share their experiences, both in success and when things didn’t go as planned.
Ideal Guest Profile:
- Industry leaders and C-suite executives
- Leadership coaches with impactful stories
- Authors and thought leaders with fresh perspectives
- Sports coaches with insights on performance and teamwork
Being At Work
This podcast emphasizes the importance of self-care as the foundation for effective leadership, helping leaders better support and inspire those around them. With a holistic and fun approach, Andrea encourages vulnerability, authenticity, and openness, keeping the mood light with humor while diving into meaningful conversations.
Ideal Guest Profile:
- Executive female leaders
- Prioritize personal development
- Committed to fostering healthy, productive workplaces
- Share journeys and leadership strategies for creating a positive impact
The Third Layer
Third Layer features stories of purpose-driven family business leaders. We are looking for guests who are family business owners or c-level leaders of family owned firms.
Topics Include:
- Building organizations through culture
- Creating connection through purpose, values, and principles
- Navigating dynamics unique to multi-gen family business, including governance, family communication, and succession
- Sharing lessons learned about leading through culture
- Legacy stories and the importance of storytelling
- Building a people-focused organization
Coach to Coach
The most successful leaders share one common trait: self-awareness. Coach to Coach explores how our strengths shape us and unlock our full potential.
Ideal guests:
- Certified strengths coach, Gallup-certified, or similar expertise.
- Experience applying strengths-based methodologies in leadership, teams, or personal development.
- Can share transformational stories about strengths in action.
Lead the People
This podcast seeks C-level executives, senior leaders, or strategic HR professionals from fast-growing, purpose-driven, and/or people-first small to mid-sized businesses.
Ideal guests:
- Lead organizations that prioritize success beyond just economic terms
- Focus on workforce development and being stewards for their communities, society, and the planet
- Have a distinct point of view on how business can be a force for positive change
- May come from recognizable companies but, more importantly, embody “walking the talk” in purpose-driven leadership
The Empathy Edge
Ideal podcast guests:
- Leaders in C-suite, HR, culture, DEI, or experience roles
- Individuals leveraging empathy and emotional intelligence to boost performance, engagement, and innovation
- Those who can share unique journeys and best practices related to empathy in the workplace
- Psychologists, social entrepreneurs, innovators, and social activists with expertise in empathy/EQ
- Experts offering stories, tips, or unique perspectives on how empathy fosters success and connection
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