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People Business is a weekly podcast exploring human nature in the workplace. Every business is in some way a "people business" and it's often how we manage these dynamics that leads to long-term success or failure.

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Navigating Life’s Disruptions w/ Linda Rossetti

Navigating Life’s Disruptions w/ Linda Rossetti

Linda  Rossetti is a business leader, Harvard MBA, and pioneering researcher who has dedicated her career to advancing our understanding of personal and organizational transformation. She is the author of two books, Dancing with Disruption and Women & Transition. She also hosts a ...
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Positive Influence w/ Brian Smith

Brian Smith is the Founder and Managing Partner of IA Business Advisors, a consulting and coaching company, and co-author of The I In Team book series. He joins the show to talk about influence. Mentioned in this Episode: IA Business Advisors https://iabusinessadvisors.com/ Individual Influence – Finding the I in Team (book) https://www.amazon.com/Individual-Influence-Find-Team/dp/1641467207 Positive Influence – Be the …

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Speaking Assertively w/ Lisa Kleiman

Lisa Kleiman is the principal and founder of Speaktopia, a public speaking coaching and training organization. She has held management and consulting positions at Fortune 500 companies and has served as a faculty member at Boise State University for over 15 years teaching undergraduate and graduate English and Business & Managerial Communication courses. Lisa is …

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Experience Design 101 w/ Mat Duerden

Mat Duerden is a Professor of Experience Design and Management in the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University and the co-author of the book Designing Experiences. He joins the show to talk about the elements of experience design and the framework anyone can use to enhance the experiences they plan for themselves and …

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Venture-Backed People Strategy w/ Jim Conti

Jim Conti is the Talent Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners. In this role, Jim provides strategic talent support and consulting to the firm’s portfolio of companies. In this conversation, we talk about how to build a people strategy in a lean, fast-paced environment and the lessons he’s learned from working across a venture-backed portfolio …

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The Ultimate Guide to Executive Assistants and Creating Leverage w/ Bonnie Low-Kramen

For twenty-five years, Bonnie Low-Kramen worked as the personal assistant to Oscar-winner Olympia Dukakis. Now she writes, coaches, and speaks to audiences of business leaders and assistants, helping them each make the most of this powerful relationship. Mentioned in this Episode: Staff Matters: People-Focused Solutions for the Ultimate New Workplace: https://www.amazon.com/Staff-Matters-People-Focused-Solutions-Workplace/dp/0976326841  Bonnie’s Be the Ultimate Assistant …

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Lessons in Corporate Giving w/ Skye White

Skye White is a Vice President at Deed, a workplace giving platform. She joins the show to talk about the different ways companies provide giving opportunities to their employees and the reasons why you may or may not want to consider doing the same. Mentioned in this Episode:  Connect with Skye White on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-white-sustainability Learn …

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Developing Mental Toughness w/ Sean Bacon

Sean Bacon is a Canadian Armed Forces veteran who served 12 years as a Paratrooper and as an instructor at the Canadian Forces Military Police Academy. During that time, Sean developed a system of training that psychologically and physically prepared both soldiers and police to thrive in some of the worst situations the world has …

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Growing People Without Promotions w/ Gustavo Serbiá

Gustavo Serbiá is the Head of Human Resources at Hair Cuttery, a retail hair salon with 5,000+ employees across 10 states. In this episode, we talk about the challenges of leading a workforce with few promotion opportunities. Gustavo shares lessons on how they recruit, develop talent, and help people grow inside and outside the organization. …

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Befriending Your Inner Critic w/ Carolyn Sellers

Carolyn Sellers is a practicing psychotherapist with her own private practice where she works with individuals to heal and grow, resolve fears and doubts, and address old patterns and behaviors. Her specialties include, among other things, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, issues with self-esteem as well as leadership development, workplace stress, and career transitions.  Carolyn is unique …

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Preparing for the Future w/ Daniel Vallejos

Daniel Vallejos is the founder of 360HRE, an employee experience design studio based in Chicago, IL. His work includes 360-videos for recruitment and education as well as experiential training for Human Resources professionals. His core mission: elevate the workforce through experience.    In this episode, we talk about the future of Human Resources and how to level …

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Changing People’s Minds w/ Loran Nordgren

Loran Nordgren is an Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He also works with companies to understand and make use of the principles of behavior change. Professor Nordren’s research considers the basic psychological processes that guide how we think and act. The overarching goal of his work is to advance …

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From the Battlefield to the Boardroom w/ Mike Sarraille

Mike Sarraille is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer, a graduate of the University of Texas McCombs Business School, and now a leadership instructor, speaker, and strategic advisor for Echelon Front as well as the CEO of Echelon Front Overwatch. EF Overwatch specializes in the recruiting, training, and placement of U.S special operations forces veterans with companies seeking leaders …

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Jennifer J. Fondrevay on Humanizing Mergers & Acquisitions

Jennifer Fondrevay is the Founder of Day1 Ready, a consulting firm that advises forward-thinking business leaders, owners, and executives on how to prepare for the human capital challenges of M&A transactions. As a Fortune 500 C-Suite “survivor”of three multi-billion-dollar acquisitions, Jennifer has been on all sides of the deal equation. She saw countless growth strategies fail due …

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Chrisanne Christ on Innovative Community Banking

Chrisanne Christ currently serves as a Senior Partner at Centier Bank, a 125-year-old, private, family-owned bank headquartered in Merrillville, IN. She has worked at Centier for the past 24 years overseeing HR, Talent Development, Risk, Audit, Financial Intelligence, and Information Security. Chrisanne’s position allows her to work closely with Centier’s CEO and Senior Management team to help …

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Dr. Victoria Mattingly on Diversity, Inclusion, & Allyship

Dr. Victoria Mattingly is an organizational psychologist passionate about improving the human experience at work. She is CEO and Founder of Mattingly Solutions, an HR/management consulting firm that measures workplace inclusion and trains majority group members to create a better workplace culture where everyone can thrive. Dr. Mattingly is offering People Business listeners 25% off her new virtual …

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Rusty Bland on the B-Corp Movement

Rusty Bland is the Senior Vice President of Engagement & Serving at KeHE. As one of their longest-tenured leaders, Rusty has led KeHE’s effort to institutionalize and perpetuate its unique culture and embed the company’s mission, vision, and values into all talent processes. As a B-Corp, KeHE is focused on doing good in the world by doing well …

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