Best Digital Storytelling Facilitator Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 171: Dr. Myriam Hadnes on Facilitation Evangelism, ‘Unprofessionalism’ and ‘Workshops Work’ 57:13

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Send us a text With a PhD in Behavioural Economics, Dr. Myriam Hadnes describes herself as a Facilitation Evangelist – a practitioner obsessed with uncovering why some facilitated experiences spark curiosity while others send people scrolling. Through her boutique agency Workshops.Work, Myriam and her team deliver over 200 workshops each year to he…

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15. The Power of Guided Autobiography With Dr. Cheryl Svensson 38:13

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By Lisa Joworski, Life Story Resource and Digital Storytelling Facilitator

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Ep. 170: Karen Ansen of Ignite on Workplace HR & Employment Law 55:56

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Send us a text Meet workplace lawyer and employment and industrial relations specialist, Karen Ansen who is the heart and soul behind Ignite HR & Employment Law and Ignite Your Purpose, where she helps leaders bring out the best in themselves and their teams. Across two decades in workplace law and HR across government, aged care, and the not-for-p…

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14. From Nonprofit Leader to Story Doula: How Photography and Video Preserve Life Stories 28:12

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Send us a text Storytelling photographer Heather Knox shares her journey from international nonprofit work to helping people capture their life stories through guided autobiography and digital storytelling. With deep experience in service, photography, and nonprofit leadership, Heather now focuses on helping seniors in Mexico preserve their stories…

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Ep. 169: Pushkar Bidwai on People Matters & HR Talent in India-APAC 52:04

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Send us a text A transformative leader in the Digital Media and HR Technology space, our guest today is Pushkar Bidwai, CEO of People Matters, APAC’s foremost community and media platform for HR and talent leaders. Pushkar brings a deep-rooted understanding and innovative vision to his role, fueling the company’s growth as a trusted resource across…

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13. Beyond Self-Doubt: How Dr. Flora Brown Uses Guided Autobiography to Rewrite Limiting Beliefs Into Life Purpose 37:28

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Send us a text Dr. Flora Brown shares her journey as a life story coach and guided autobiography facilitator, revealing how childhood experiences eavesdropping in her mother's beauty shop shaped her passion for helping others capture their life stories. She discusses the transformative power of personal storytelling and how it helps people gain new…

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Ep. 168: Radhika Dutt on ‘Radical Product Thinking’ 51:34

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Send us a text Our guest today is the author of ‘Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter’, a book whose methodology is now being used in over 40 countries and has also been translated into Chinese and Japanese. She is an entrepreneur, speaker, consultant and product leader who has participated in five acquisitions, two of w…

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12. From Ministry to Memory Care: The Simple Conversation Starters That Unlock Life's Sacred Stories 32:19

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Send us a text Whitney Myers, owner and founder of Sacred Stories, shares how personal storytelling through video preserves legacies and enhances care. Her background in ministry, memory care, and family documentation created a natural path toward helping others preserve their life stories through high-quality filmed interviews. Discussion points: …

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Ep. 167: Oscar Trimboli on ‘How to Listen’ 52:05

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Send us a text Meet Oscar Trimboli, the award-winning author of ‘How to Listen’ which has been touted as the ‘most comprehensive book about listening in the workplace’ and which has won four awards from the International Book Awards, Australian Business Book Awards, Axiom Business Book Awards, and Living Now Book Awards. On a quest to create 100 mi…

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11. Beyond the Chart: How Visual Stories are Healing Healthcare 36:11

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Send us a text Visual narratives can impact healthcare by humanizing patient experiences and reconnecting clinical expertise with empathy. Krystle Schofield reveals how by sharing her own journey from photographer to digital storyteller. Key Messages: Photography evolved from a creative passion to a therapeutic tool when Krystle's second child was …

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Ep. 166: Nathy Ravez of ‘There’s a Workshop for That’ Podcast: A Shiny Happy People Collab 59:24

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Send us a text In a special Shiny Happy People podcast collab, Vinay switches between the host and guest hats with the fabulous Nathy Ravez, host of ‘There’s a Workshop for That’ podcast! A mindset and behavioral shift consultant and facilitator and mentor, Nathy is also a Certified Experience Designer and Facilitator. She believes that most perfor…

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10. Digital Storytelling from a Nursing Perspective: How 3-Minute Patient Videos Improve Care 43:33

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Send us a text Show Notes: Maureen Leier, a registered nurse in public health and digital storyteller, joins Lisa to explore how integrating personal life stories into healthcare transforms the quality of care and creates meaningful connections between caregivers and patients. Key Points Discussed: • Digital storytelling creates a framework for see…

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Ep. 165: Nik Kinley on Rewriting Your Leadership Code and the Power Trap of Leadership 56:54

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Send us a text This London-based psychologist and psychotherapist brings in a unique experience of having worked with royalty, criminals, CEOs, politicians, and children! Meet the brilliant Nik Kinley, coach and consultant with 40 years of experience specializing in leadership and culture. He has worked with organizations such as BP, Barclays, YSC …

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9. The Power of Reframing Your Caregiving Story with Ron Beleno 46:03

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Send us a text Ron Beleno is an active advocate for dementia, caregiving, aging and research communities. From lived experience, he encourages others to transform the challenging caregiving journey into one of growth and resilience through his innovative approach to narrative reframing and community building. In caring for his father who had Alzhei…

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Ep. 164 (Re-Release): Marie Skelton, the Resilience and Happiness Expert 50:12

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Send us a text News events around the world right now is far from 'happiness'. In the face of all the despair, fear and suffering, who better to give us some hope and positivity than a happiness and resilience expert. So this is our re-release of Episode 74 featuring the incredible and inspiring story of Marie Skelton, who after finding true grit a…

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8. Reclaiming Narrative Agency: How Stories Empower Persons Living with Dementia 53:27

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Send us a text About Our Guest Laura Bowley is the Director of Communications & Development for To Whom I May Concern®, and a senior facilitator and trainer. Since 2012, Laura has collaborated with Maureen Matthews, blending participatory management, storytelling, and theatre to co-create narratives with individuals diagnosed with dementia. Inspire…

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Ep. 163: Dr. Marcus Ranney on the ‘Human Edge’ to Longevity 50:17

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Send us a text “Science in the bloodstream. Story in the soul. Spartan spirit in the gym.” Meet Dr. Marcus Ranney, a high-performance longevity physician, tech entrepreneur, and modern-day explorer who is redefining healthspan from the Himalayas to the boardroom. Trained in elite science and seasoned by the extremes (think ultra-marathons in desert…

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7. Family Story Preservation: How Video Biographies Save Memories 42:04

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Send us a text Preserving Family Stories: The Urgent Need for Video Biography When family voices fade into silence, irreplaceable stories disappear forever. Sean Daigle, founder of Memoria Films, shares why capturing video biographies is critical for family preservation—and why waiting could mean losing these precious memories permanently. The Hidd…

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Ep. 162: Dr. Cecelia Herbert on Workplace Behavioral Science & Organizational Psychology 59:20

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Send us a text Our guest today is the brilliant – and the ever-curious – Dr. Cecelia Herbert, a Workplace Behavioral Scientist and a Doctor of Organizational Psychology with a career as a practitioner, academic, and consultant that spans more than two decades. After years as a senior leader in Employee Engagement at Google, she joined Qualtrics in …

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6. Why Baby Boomers Aren't Preparing for Aging (And How Person-Centred Care Can Help) 12:11

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Send us a text The oldest Baby Boomers will turn 80 in just four years, yet most aren't preparing for aging. Why do we avoid these crucial conversations? In this episode, I explore the gap between our aging reality and our readiness, drawing from research showing Baby Boomers' underestimated impact on society and healthcare. We'll discuss how stigm…

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Ep. 161: Silvia Damiano of About My Brain on Neuroleadership 50:04

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Send us a text “I’ve spent years studying the brain, but it’s the heart that’s taught me how to lead, heal and grow.” It’s all about our brains on today’s episode! Meet Silvia Damiano, a scientist, author, filmmaker, and lifelong explorer of the brain who has, over two decades, dedicated her work to understanding the inner workings of the mind and …

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5. Storytelling as Healing: Kristy Wolfe on Vulnerability and Authenticity in Digital Narratives 33:44

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Send us a text Show Notes Kristy Wolfe is a digital storytelling facilitator and a Wolfe Pack Warrior. She believes there is beauty in every story and she champions real stories in marketing and communication. Kristy exposes the human side of any organization, with consideration for ethics in storytelling, as well as storyteller wellness every step…

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Ep. 160: Linmin (Michelle) Zhang on Facilitating Leadership Transformation through Inclusion 53:57

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Send us a text Bringing over a decade of experience in Leadership facilitation and coaching, driven by a passion for transformative learning experiences, Linmin (Michelle) Zhang, Founder and MD of IncluSmart, is widely recognized as an accomplished facilitator in DEI with specialized expertise in Strategic Planning, Culture Shaping, Action Planning…

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4. Digital Life Stories for Person-Centered Care: How Echobox Memory Vault Enhances Healthcare Storytelling 25:53

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Send us a text Show Notes: Tim and Tannis Roberts take time to share about the evolution of Echobox Memory Vault, a storytelling, memory-keeping, ad-free technology that can enhance quality of life for individuals by having opportunities to share their stories and capture what matters to them which loved ones and other care partners can then learn …

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Ep 159: Dr. David Sweet on HR & Recruitment in Japan 58:18

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Send us a text As a kid in Colorado, United States, he grew up thinking he was part Japanese (after a playful prank from his mother). Today, he has been living in Japan for almost three decades. One could call that destiny alright! Meet Dr. David Sweet, Founder and CEO of FocusCore Group, a leading executive search consultancy in Tokyo which has co…

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3. The Art and Science of Digital Storytelling: Dr. Mike Lang on Reshaping Healthcare Through Patient Narratives 37:57

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Send us a text Dr. Mike Lang is a Digital Storytelling Specialist, Researcher, Film Director/Producer and Social Entrepreneur. He shares with us what Digital Storytelling is and the impact it has as it relates to making positive change in healthcare policies. We also talk about: Digital storytelling as a product Digital storytelling as a process A …

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Ep 158: Marga Hoek on Business for Good 50:52

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Send us a text “Business for good is good business,” says our guest for this episode and we could not agree more. Meet Marga Hoek, a three-time CEO who gained international recognition for her visionary, innovative approach synergizing sustainability, technology and strong business and financial results. Founder of Business for Good which aims to a…

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2. Hidden Visual Treasures: How Home Videos Can Revolutionize Personalized Dementia Care 6:18

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Send us a text Have you ever thought about how pictures and videos that you already have stored away somewhere could be used to enhance your own health care experience? Join me as I share my own shift in caring for someone after seeing a daughter's home video of her Mom years before her diagnosis of dementia. Thank you for listening! Do you have a …

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Ep 157: Moe Poirier on the Evolving Future of Masterful Facilitation 59:35

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Send us a text Delivering experiences that drive change, Moe Poirier is the masterful facilitator best known for his work upskilling training teams around the world to level-up their impact on the people and organizations they serve. Founding Partner at Shift Facilitation Inc.,Moe is a facilitator, speaker, author, and instructional designer specia…

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1. Living with Dignity: Dementia Advocate Mary Beth Wighton on Capturing Essence and Improving Healthcare 38:49

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Send us a text Join our discussion with Mary Beth Wighton, inspiring international dementia advocate, writer and speaker as we talk about what it's like living with a diagnosis of probable Frontal Temporal Dementia and learn how she captures her essence. Our conversation covers: what receiving the diagnosis is like and the importance of bedside man…

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Capturing Essence for Care: Life Stories Transforming Healthcare Experiences 3:27

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Send us a text Capturing Essence for Care: Stories to Transform Healthcare Join Lisa Joworski, Therapeutic Recreation and Life Story Resource specialist, as she explores how sharing our personal narratives can reduce judgments and transform patient-centred care. This podcast bridges the gap between healthcare professionals, care partners, individua…

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Ep 156: Dr. Ravi R. Iyer on People First Leadership & Wellbeing 52:06

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Send us a text Our guest today is a Harvard-trained physician-scientist, TEDx speaker, author, inventor, and entrepreneur with a 42-year career in medicine, science and leadership. Meet Dr. Ravi Iyer, MD, who has been recognized by Marqui’s Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in TOP Doctors of America. Sought after as a brilliant engaging communicat…

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Ep 155: Startup Junkie & Kiva’s Claudia P Scott on Inclusive Entrepreneurship 46:12

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Send us a text Empowering innovators and entrepreneurs among the underserved segments of Arkansas, United States is the amazing team at Startup Junkie led by our guest today – Claudia P Scott, Director of Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Kiva NWA. Claudia spearheads Kiva NWA initiatives aimed at empowering small businesses and underserved entrepreneu…

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Ep 154: Rangineh Azimzadeh Tehrani on Peace and Conflict Resolution through Facilitation 54:57

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Send us a text Facilitating deeply human spaces centered on connection and community for over 15 years now is the one and only Rangineh Azimzadeh Tehrani, the Principal and Founder of Solh Resolutions International. A Circle Practitioner and Certified Professional Facilitator©, Rangineh lives into her core values of empathy and self-awareness throu…

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Ep 153: IMD’s Julia Binder and Knut Haanaes on Leading Sustainable Business Transformation 54:48

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Send us a text We know sustainability is good for business. But how can organizations really go about it, well beyond the green washing, to create lasting impact? Meet the experts from Institute for Management Development (IMD), Professor Julia Binder and Professor Knut Haanaes whose book ‘Leading the Sustainable Business Transformation: A Playbook…

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Ep 152: Mirjami Sipponen-Damonte on Facilitating High Impact Strategy & Leadership Development 50:29

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Send us a text Wishing you all a fabulous New Year! Welcome back and we are glad to kick off 2025 with our first guest of the year, Mirjami Sipponen-Damonte, the CEO of Finnish boutique facilitation agency Xpedio and an experienced facilitation professional. Mirjami has over two decades of experience in developing individuals and organizations acro…

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Ep 151: Best of Shiny Happy People in 2024 32:33

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Send us a text It’s a year-end SHP tradition – where we bring you our top picks of the year. This time though, we invite our past guest hosts, Dhruti Shah(who, by the way, now has a podcast of her own ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’) and Sanjay Dugar to choose their top episode picks from 2024. You can listen to the full episodes of their top picks, b…

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Ep 150: Alex Bailey on Humanising the World of Work 53:49

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Send us a text A visionary leader on a powerful mission to humanise the world of work – meet Alex Bailey, Global CEO and Co-Founder of Bailey & French, who has redefined what it means to build purpose-driven organisations, placing human connection, wellbeing, and sustainability at the core of business success. For over 20 years, Alex has been a cat…

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Send us a text Something a little different today! Last week, our parent entity, C2C Organizational Development in association with Take 5 Global LLC launched an innovative and visionary learning journey for leaders created by none other than the only person to have come on our podcast as a guest twice, Paul Dupuis! The launch featured an engaging …

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Ep 148: IAF’s Tamara Živadinović on Facilitation and Rural Community Development 48:30

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Send us a text We are back with one of our favourite subjects – it’s time for facilitation! Our guest today is seasoned facilitator who started her journey in agriculture development and is today a leading force in the facilitation community in Serbia and the region. Meet Tamara Živadinović who specialises in designing and facilitating multi-stakeh…

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Ep 147: A Special Tribute: Joel Godi of NeuroGifted® on Neurodiversity 51:22

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Send us a text On June 8, last year, on Episode 115, we had had a very special guest on this podcast – Joel Godi. The social psychologist, social entrepreneur and coach, whose life changed after discovering that he was neurodivergent, ADHD & Autistic (ASD1) in his early 40s, had been on a mission ever since to improve the quality of life of the neu…

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Ep 146: Learning Effectiveness the Kirkpatrick Way, with Vanessa Alzate and Jawad Ahmed 45:34

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Send us a text On this Shiny Happy People special, we shine the spotlight on a subject very close to our hearts: impact of training and learning effectiveness. And to bring home the point, we bring in the experts or, as they say, the big guns! Meet the President and CEO of Kirkpatrick Partners, Vanessa Alzate, and Kirkpatrick Certified Facilitator,…

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Ep 145: Paul McLean on Making ‘Dreams For Life’ a Reality 43:35

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Send us a text Dream. Believe. Achieve. That’s the lead-in on his LinkedIn bio, and sure enough, his work is moving worlds to make these three words a reality for thousands of children living in poverty. Our guest this episode is Paul McLean, Chief Learning Officer, Master Facilitator & Coach at IGNITE Performance, and Founder and Executive Directo…

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Episode 144: Update on Upcoming Episodes from Vinay Kumar 1:09

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Send us a text In the midst of his travels between the Philippines, Singapore and India, Vinay gives you a quick update on our upcoming episodes - stay tuned next week for the next guest episode! Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What would you like to hear about on our podcast? Or simply, write in and say hello! podcast@c2cod…

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Ep. 143: Aneace Haddad on Unlocking Leadership Superpowers & ‘Soaring Beyond Midlife’ 44:42

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Send us a text This episode, we have someone who helps C-suite executive unlock their leadership superpowers to transform into high-performing teams by ‘tapping into the profound, transformative energies of midlife – the final frontier in adult development’. Meet Aneace Haddad, a former tech CEO who became an executive coach after discovering that …

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Ep 142: Melissa Indot on Music and Life Journey 51:07

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Send us a text A ‘fearlessly curious disruptive empath’ – that’s Melissa Indot in a nutshell, our guest on this episode. A certified life coach, meditation & yoga educator, master energy healer/ shaman, family constellations practitioner and an emotional healing guide, Melissa facilitates people’s personal healing journey towards create a purposefu…

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Ep 141: Jack ‘Mr. Toilet’ Sim of World Toilet Org 43:27

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Send us a text Look who’s on our podcast today! Meet the veritable Jack Sim, better known globally as ‘Mr. Toilet’, Founder of the World Toilet Organization, the global non-profit which has been working to improve toilet and sanitation conditions worldwide since 2001. Today, it has 15 members and has now grown to 151 member organizations in 53 coun…

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Ep 140: Sunitha Srinivasan of EIBS on Sustainable Chemicals 46:14

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Send us a text Her magical childhood lived on a tea estate in Kerala laid the genesis for her deep connection to nature and her passionate advocacy for environmental conservation. Meet Sunitha Srinivasan, the brilliant mind and soul behind EIB Solutions, a family-owned manufacturing enterprise that produces eco-friendly, biodegradable cleaning form…

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Ep 139: Smarter Dharma’s Sriram Kuchimanchi on Smarter Sustainability 57:49

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Send us a text Our guest today is on the incredible mission of changing the way buildings are designed, built and lived in, in India, using data and communications as the foundations for advancing green building. Circular thinking, in his words, is the key for a future-ready India. Meet the remarkable Sriram Kuchimanchi, founder and CEO of Smarter …

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Ep 138: Kayleigh Fazan on Revolutionizing Global Retail 58:38

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Send us a text Meet Kayleigh Fazan, the visionary founder of The International Retail Academy, a pioneering force in the global retail industry. With an unwavering commitment to elevating customer experiences, Kayleigh has championed a transformative ‘bottom-up’ approach, fostering a new era of excellence in the world of retail. For over 15 years, …