Nicole is joined by France Tailleur who is a mom & Certified Conscious Parenting Coach. She has an innate gift at finding unconventional & practical solutions to parenting challenges that arise. She guides & challenges you to raise your parenting standards, challenges everything that takes away your freedom, to raise your standards for how your chi…

Nicole is joined by Steve Ware who is a Performance trainer, Coach and Podcast Host. He is all about improving employee well being through no BS mindfulness workshops. He's helped thousands of employees all across the globe build their resilience and lower their stress levels. Today they talk about what no-BS mindfulness really means and how you ca…

Nicole is joined by Elizabeth Stiles who is a fashion brand consultant with 15 years experience in the retail industry working for some of the biggest high street brands. She’s incredibly passionate about helping creatives make more money in their business to become financially independent! For the past 3 years she has focused on launching & scalin…

Nicole is joined by Kris Ryan who is a trained actor for 40 years, primarily in theatre but also worked in commercials and TV. He started in the training world, almost by accident working with a company who did workplace simulation. Today they talk about all things experiential learning and the role of simulations in training. Simulation is not rol…

Nicole is joined by Dr. Lisa Weeks a Naturopathic doctors who's goal is to uncover and treat the root cause of your health concerns; not suppress the symptoms. Today they talk about everything workplace wellness and how we can create cultures of wellness, as well as creating leaders who promote wellness. PLUS some incredible tactical tips and strat…

Gary Brennan is back! 2021's top podcast guest is back to chat with Nicole about all things confidence. Would you believe that you have all the confidence you need already right inside you? Well Gary shines the light on that spark that's already inside you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/m…

Nicole talks with Sertrice Grice, Co-Founder & Chief Consulting Officer of Mattingly Solutions, a woman-owned diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consulting firm. She is passionate about helping organizations use metrics to create data-driven DEI strategies that drive meaningful change. Get ready to look at diversity and inclusion in a whole new…

Nicole is joined by former hair stylist, former client and friend, Renée Boudreau. Renée is the Founder & CEO of Wisp Collective, and is a 2021 YWCA Women of Distinction Nominee in the Pandemic Innovator category. They discuss how incredibly tough 2020 was in so many ways, for individuals and small businesses alike and how Renée accepted the challe…

Are you “in flow”? Speaker and Violinist, Diane Allen, is an expertise in The Positive Psychology of Peak Performance: The Flow State. Nicole and Diane take a deep dive into the flow state and how both leaders and followers can break through to reach their highest potential. You’ve never heard a podcast like this one. Get ready to hear some beautif…

Can you really do your best work regardless of your work environment? Dionne England says YES! As an author and Business Consultant, Dionne’s literature focuses on her unique perspective on doing our best work and leadership strategies for professionals in large organizations. She challenges mainstream perspectives and connects in a genuine way wit…

Is being creative at work important? The answer is YES! Nicole is joined by Monica Zimmerman, author of Creative Leadership for Modern Leaders, holds multiple Masters in Fine Arts and has over 20 years of experience in business operations, executive management, and art education. Together they talk about her mission is to unleash your creativity, i…

Nicole is joined by the multitasking powerhouse Tiana Fech! A Calgary mom of three kiddos, an educator with over 16 years of experience and also the host of "The Part-Time Jungle Podcast" which creates conversation and community about swinging motherhood and work in a way that works best for each of us and our families. Tiana helps businesses confi…

Nicole invites Meridith to join the podcast again for another amazing chat about how to be your authentic self with speaking to a group and how the pandemic changed everything with regards to the once basic work presentation. If you want to be a more confident speaker or if you want to stop tossing money out the door because your presentations suck…

What brings you joy? It may seem like a simple question but have you really stopped and thought about it? Nicole sits down with Eli Hans, artist, playwright, producer and holistic cancer coach to discuss that very thing and why it's so important to answer. They also discuss Eli's incredible one-man show infused with humor and original music, Out of…

Nicole is joined by Joseph Bennett, a multi passionate podcaster, life coach, improviser, retreat leader, poet, assemblage artist and wanna be stand-up comedian! So get ready to laugh and understand what limitless rest can be for you and why we feel the need to have exhaustion as a status symbol in our lives. Pull out your pen and post-it notes bec…

Principal and Customer Experience Officer at Transformidy, Larry Leung, sits down with Nicole to discuss customer and employee happiness. How do we achieve it and, maybe more importantly, how do we measure it? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message…

Mr. Positivity is joining Nicole on the podcast today! Jared Allmond is a #girldad, peanut M&M lover and solutions account executive. Not only will you walk away from today’s podcast with a brighter view on life, but you will gain better insights into organizational culture and strategies for the new hybrid office. --- Send in a voice message: http…

Carolyn Ellis of BrillianceMastery.com has recently published her newest book, “Lead Conversations That Count: How Busy Managers Lead Great Meetings”. Carolyn joins Nicole to discuss how we can make meaningful connections, stronger relationships and build trust within our teams to provide the best results. Grab a copy of her new book today, and sta…

Habits. What are your habits? Are they holding you back or propelling you forward? On today's podcast, Nicole is sitting down with Leadership Development Facilitator and Corporate Coach, Kate Hand, RCC. Kate has over 20 years of experience supporting leaders at work. Kate's focus is on helping leaders and individual contributors enhance performance…

How can we communicate better and improve self-awareness in our personal and professional lives? Nicole is joined by David Spinner of Peak Performance 2 to answer that and many other questions around personality assessments, understanding those around us, and leadership. So sit back, grab your Myers-Briggs and enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: ht…

Gary Brennan, Actor and Presentation Coach joins Nicole to share some tactical strategies to speak like a true leader in the in-person, virtual, or hybrid world. This is the 15TH and final episode of this 8th season of the podcast. Note this podcast was recorded in May of 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wh…

We are thrilled to have Natalie Dumond on the podcast. Natalie developed a unique feedback framework that led to her to contribute to Brene Brown’s NY Times best-selling book, Dare To Lead. Read by millions worldwide, jump to page 205 if you want to check it out yourself.Today Natalie works as a professional leadership coach, speaker, and certified…

Nicole is joined by Meridith Grundei to talk about an interesting intersection between improv and leadership. Meridith is an award-winning theatre director, producer, and former Second City improv teacher, who recognized the similarities between performing on stage every night and presenting to clients/colleagues every day, but the latter didn’t ha…

Nicole is joined by Susan Gregory, founder of Best Work Yet to discuss something that both women are extremely passionate about- HABITS. We explore all of the tips and tricks to create habits that can improve your mental toughness and discipline and make you a LIMITLESS Leader at any level. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co…

Toxic Workplace has become a hot topic in the remote/hybrid world. Organizations need to make health and wellness a part of the culture to see their teams thrive. In this episode Nicole welcomes Susan Geary, a fellow leadership facilitator, colleague, and a mentor. We explore some simple solutions that organizations can make to support their teams.…

This week, we are joined by Sumana Jeddy our favourite workplace wellness expert. She brings her wealth of science and knowledge paired with her magical laugh to explore the challenge of delivering learning and development (L&D) initiatives to burned-out teams. Do we cancel or is L&D what everyone needs right now? Sumana Fathima Jeddy is a content …

He's a LinkedIn legend and runs one of the largest and fastest-growing clubs on Clubhouse (the Thought Leadership Branding Club). This week on the podcast, we welcome Bobby Umar to discuss everything about Clubhouse and how he creates value for so many seeking to elevate their personal brands. We also explore whether Zoom fatigued learners might em…

Trigger Warning: The *P* word will be used frequently in this podcast. Get your minds out of the gutter! PIVOT. PIVOT. We're tired of the word pivot too, but we're pretty certain that it's going to happen again. We are thrilled to be welcoming back a former podcast guest, Jamie Johnson, The Canadian national Ambassador for Glenfiddich (new since th…

Nicole chats with Whiteboard's in-house coach - Karen Elkin. We almost couldn't stop talking about coaching, but we manage to cover the key topics about coaching and why every leader can benefit from self-reflection, self-awareness, and the transformative "AHA" moments that a coach can provide. We delve into why coaches need coaches, why you need a…

Everyone has a voice inside their head that likes to protect us from potential harm or hurt. Limiting beliefs are some of those things that prevent us from "playing full out", going for that big job, asking for the sale, or taking action in our career and work life. Perhaps it is preventing an amazing leader from believing that they are capable of …

This season is all about interviewing Whiteboard’s favourite thought leaders in the Learning and Development (L&D) space. Simone Tai, Founder of L&D Workplace Magic, boldly goes where no guest has gone before - and interviews Nicole about Whiteboard, the Future of L&D, the hybrid workplace, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.…

In this episode, Nicole tries to maintain her excitement and fan girl-ing with Ryan Laverty from Arist. We geek out on the new learning landscape and how L&D teams can incorporate text message learning successfully into learning pathways. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message…

Join us for this episode about Trauma-Informed Leadership with Mona Kafeel. Mona is the Executive Director of the Texas Muslim Women's Foundation. Her graceful, empathetic, and compassionate leadership style makes her an absolute pleasure to interview. We explore the notion of trauma, and how as leaders we need to lead with a sense of kindness and …

This week on At the Whiteboard, Nicole interviews Cy Charney - one of her favourite leadership experts. Cy Charney, is the President of Charney and Associates Inc. and the founder of The Leadership Institute (.ca). He is a leading consultant in the area of organizational performance.Cy has developed a variety of unique interventions to help organiz…

In this episode we explore why people are chopping hunks of wood apart in their living room, not taking bathroom breaks, and jumping up and down with strangers at midnight. In this inaugural relaunch episode of At the Whiteboard, Nicole interviews Janice Lau-Pearson, the Chief Marketing Officer for Arts Help. She may or may not have come up with on…

Continue along your Digital Detox Journey with new practices of solitude, walks, and journalling. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

The Digital Declutter. The first step in becoming more present with your digital tools. We review Carl’s tips on how to begin life without the phone addiction. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

We review chapter 2 of Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism where we discuss the argument for the chance and the basic definition and principles of Marie Kondo-ing your phone. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

We delve into why digital tools are so addictive and why this is bigger than just turning your notifications off. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

We’re exploring Cal Newport’s Digital Minimalism. This episode introduces the topic and let’s you know what we plan to explore!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

In this episode we learn how to get curious before we get crazy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

In this episode we explore the components of trust: boundaries, reliability, accountability, the vault, integrity, non-judgement, and generosity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

In this episode we explore personal values and organizational values. Ruth is all about integrity and Nicole is all about fun. Shocker. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

This episode we continue our exploration of Brene Brown’s Dare to Lead. Ruth & Nicole “rumble” with shame and empathy and may have concerns Nicole is a sociopath. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

In this episode we explore the concepts of armoured leadership from Brene Brown’s Dare to Lead. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

We dig into vulnerability and the kindness of being clear. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

Come join us on a Whiteboard Bookclub of sorts. This episode we cover up to page 15 of Dare to Lead--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

In this episode we discuss what unconscious bias may be lurking in your organization. We’ve got some great ideas on how you can become self aware of possible bias. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

Lean in or speak up? This week we talk about how to have your voice heard. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message

In this week’s podcast we explore the gender issues present in An entrepreneurial context versus the classic corporate setting. Are the issues the same or different? Tune in to find out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whiteboard-consulting/message