Ep 141. Gopi Kallayil: The Internet of the Inner-Net

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Gopi Kallayil is Chief Evangelist for Brand Marketing at Google and author
of The Happy Human and The Internet to the Inner-Net: Five Ways to Reset
Your Connection and Live a Conscious Life. Stew and Gopi discuss bridging
Eastern philosophy and Western technology…[Click for more]

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Ep 141. Gopi Kallayil: The Internet of the Inner-Net

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Gopi Kallayil is Chief Evangelist for Brand Marketing at Google and author
of The Happy Human and The Internet to the Inner-Net: Five Ways to Reset
Your Connection and Live a Conscious Life. Stew and Gopi discuss bridging
Eastern philosophy and Western technology…[Click for more]

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Ep 140. Chris Marvin: A Veteran’s View on Patriotism, Service and Guns

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Chris Marvin is the principal for Marvin Strategies, a strategic
communications firm that constructs narratives to change minds and solve
social issues. Chris founded the Got Your 6 campaign to advocate for
accurate portrayals of military veterans in the media. In this episode,
Stew and Chris discuss the anniversary of 9/11, Chris’ military service,
how veterans are civic assets, and how we can all become more engaged and
better citizens….[Click for more]

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Ep 139. Alexis Smith and Pam Carlton: Black Professional Women at Work

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Alexis Smith and Pamela Carlton are co-authors of a research project called
Making the Invisible Visible. Alexis Smith is an Associate Professor of
Management at the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University.
Pamela Carlton retired as a Managing Director and Associate Director of US
Equity Research at JPMorgan Chase. She is a corporate attorney with degrees
from Williams College, Yale Law School, and the Yale School of Management
and President of Springboard—Partners in Cross Cultural Leadership. Stew
spoke with both Lex and Pam about the dual challenges black women face in
the workplace. Their research provides important lessons for all of us…[
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Ep 138. Andrew Stern: The Best Work of Your Life

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Andrew Stern co-leads the Learning & Development team at Squarespace in New
York City. Prior to joining Squarespace Andrew was part of Bloomberg’s
Talent Development team and worked as a human capital consultant at
Deloitte. Stew and Andrew (who was Stew’s student at Wharton) discuss what
millennials want from their employers and how SquareSpace is responding
with cool programs and practices that attract and retain millennial talent…
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Ep 137. Eric Orts: Why Businesses Must Care for the Natural Environment

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Eric Orts is the Guardsmark Professor at the Wharton School where he’s a
Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics with a secondary appointment
in Management. He’s also Faculty Director of the Initiative for Global
Environmental Leadership. He has ongoing research projects on financial
regulation and economic inequality and theories of democracy and the
business firm. He’s also the author of The Moral Responsibility of Firms.
Stew and Eric discuss the real and present danger of climate change and the
reality that we currently have the technological solutions to address this
issue, but lack the political will to do so. They discuss the importance of
corporations taking their responsibility…[Click for more]

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Ep 136. Madonna Harrington Meyer: Intensive Grandparenting

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Madonna Harrington Meyer is a professor of sociology and Laura J. and L.
Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence at the Maxwell School of
Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She is a senior research associate
at the Center for Policy Research and faculty affiliate at the Aging
Studies Institute at Syracuse University. Madonna is the author of
Grandmothers at Work: Juggling Families and Jobs and co-editor of
Grandparenting in the United States . Stew and Madonna discuss the
indescribable joys of grandparenting as well as some of the new underbelly
for grandparents who provide care for their grandchildren…[Cick for more]

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Ep 135. Emily Oster: An Economist’s Parenting Wisdom

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Emily Oster is Professor of Economics at Brown University and a mom of two.
She has written two parent’s guides to the chaos and frequent
misinformation that often occurs in the early years of parenthood —
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from
Birth to Preschool and Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy
Wisdom is Wrong and What You Really Need to Know. Stew and Emily discuss
how a one-size-fits-all recommendations may not be accurate or useful for
individual children, parents, and families….[Click for more]

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Ep 134. Kimberly Ramalho: Building a Culture of Empathy

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Kimberly Ramalho is VP of Communications and Public Affairs, Rotary and
Mission Systems, at Lockheed Martin where she is actively involved in
diversity and inclusion initiatives and she serves as executive chair of
the corporation’s Women’s Impact Network. Stew and Kimberly discuss the
importance of valuing and respecting everyone in the organization, how to
make such empathy real, and the benefits that a diverse workforce brings
directly to the company and to customers…[Click for more]

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Ep 133. Josh Davis: Two Awesome Hours

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Josh Davis is the director of research for the NeuroLeadership Institute
(NLI), a global institute dedicated to synthesizing scientific research and
guiding its use in the business and leadership fields. Josh produced a
wonderful book in which he shares this wisdom: Two Awesome Hours:
Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most
Important Work Done.  

Josh talks with Stew about strategies for creating the best conditions for
two hours of extraordinary productivity each and every day in order to
avoid feeling overwhelmed and, instead, to be more efficient, effective,
and productive, with more of your attention available for the non-work
sides of life… [Click for more]

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