Voice of Influence: Personal Brand and Communication Strategy for Message-Driven Leaders is a podcast featuring interviews with thought leaders and experts who have a highly developed voice of influence. Creative, message-driven leaders will appreciate the support, insight and advice that will help them develop their own voice and compelling communication that makes a difference in the world.
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324: The Path to Public Service with Heath Mello, CEO Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
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In this episode of the Voice of Influence podcast, Andrea interviews Heath Mello, former state senator and current President and CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Heath discusses his journey into public service, starting from his aspirations in elementary school through various roles in higher education and government. He emphasizes the…
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323: Eliminate Complacency and Build All-in Engagement with Patrick Nelson
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In this episode of the Voice of Influence podcast, Andrea interviews Patrick Nelson, a decorated military veteran and author of 'Frontline Leadership: How to Eliminate Complacency and Build All-in Engagement.' They discuss Patrick's extensive military background, his transition to becoming a professional speaker and trainer, and the release of his …
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322: Leadership Skills: Experimenting with Work Arrangements
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In this episode of the Voice of Influence Podcast, host Andrea reflects on watching women’s sports take off to new heights, highlighting notable stories like that of DeWanna Bonner. Andrea draws connections between women's achievements in sports and the importance of recognizing and supporting humanity in the workplace. She emphasizes the need for …
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321: Create Alignment Through Your Strategic Plan with Anthony Taylor
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In this episode of the Voice of Influence podcast, Andrea interviews Anthony Taylor, CEO of SME Strategy. Anthony, a seasoned facilitator of strategy sessions across North America, shares insights from his extensive experience. They discuss the importance of strategic planning, the difference between strategy, strategic initiatives, and strategic p…
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320: Leaders Need to Develop Talent with Randy Hain
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In this episode of the Voice of Influence podcast, Andrea interviews Randy Hain, President of Servium Partners and co-founder of the Leadership Foundry. Randyboasts a 30-plus-year career in senior leadership roles, corporate talent, and executive search, and is a highly sought-after executive coach, leadership consultant, and author of 10 books. Du…
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319: Leadership Lessons: Stop Holding Back - The World Needs Your Love
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In this episode of the Voice of Influence podcast, Andrea reflects on her motivation for starting the podcast in April 2017. She shares her journey of recognizing the importance of bringing one's ideas and voice into the world and how her own experiences of feeling silenced inspired her mission. The episode ties back to Andrea's memoir 'Unfrozen: S…
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318: Savvy Small Business Leadership with Henry Lopez
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In this episode of the Voice of Influence podcast, Andrea interviews Henry Lopez, a serial entrepreneur, small business coach, consultant, and host of the How to Business podcast. They discuss what it means to be a serial entrepreneur, the various businesses Henry has been involved in, and his journey from a shy kid to a confident business owner an…
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Andrea, the host of the Voice of Influence podcast, interviews Kelly Campbell, an expert on trauma, leadership, and consciousness, and author of 'Heal to Lead.' Kelly, a trauma informed leadership coach, shares her vision for widespread healing of childhood trauma to improve the world. She discusses the impact of childhood and adult trauma, the imp…
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316: Insights from a Submarine Officer Turned Business Leader with Jon Rennie
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In this episode of the Voice of Influence podcast, Andrea interviews John Rennie, founder and CEO of Peak Demand Incorporated and a former US Navy nuclear submarine officer. John discusses his various roles on the USS Tennessee, the hardest aspects of transitioning from the Navy to the corporate world, and the importance of having a mission in civi…
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315: Navigating from Tension to Tranquility with Monique Farmer
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In this episode of the Voice of Influence podcast, host Andrea chats with Monique Farmer who recently released her book 'Chart Your Path.' Monique shares her extensive background in PR and education, her experiences in federal public affairs, and her journey of personal growth which led her to write her book. They discuss Monique's experiences on a…
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314: Effective Talent Development, with Elena Agaragimova
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Andrea Wenburg welcomes Elena Agaragimova to the podcast, highlighting her remarkable transition from academia to impactful roles in global corporations. In her high-impact role at a tech consulting firm, Elena brings belief in the untapped capabilities of the human mind, integrating neuroscience to maximize effectiveness. She's also a sought-after…
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When the storms of life come, it’s natural for us to focus on how we can protect ourselves and our families, teams, and people we care about. But it’s also in the storms of life where we find out who we really are - what we’re really capable of. So why are we trying to shelter others from the opportunity to find strength inside themselves? In this …
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312: Leading a Civilian Workforce in the US Army Corps of Engineers, with COL Robert J. Newbauer
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How does the US Army Corps of Engineers utilize civilian employees to accomplish its mission to to secure our Nation, energize our economy, and reduce disaster risk? In this episode, Andrea speaks with the Commander of the USACE - Omaha District, COL Robert J. Newbauer about the vital mission and opportunity of the Army Corps of Engineers, and how …
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Corey Poirier is a speaker, podcaster and author and we're here today to talk about his new book "The Enlightened Passenger" where he shares wisdom gained from interviewing over 7,000 thought leaders for his podcast. This is a fun interview where Andrea and Corey discuss the impact of mindset on success. Read the show notes here: https://www.voiceo…
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310: Emotional Intelligence and the Future of Work, with Robin Hills
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Dr. Robin Hills is a business psychologist and the director of ‘E i 4 Change’. A company specializing in emotional intelligence for change in educational training, coaching, and personal development - focused around emotional intelligence, positive psychology, and neuroscience. Awarded “International Impact Company of the Year” - Award Winner by Do…
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309: Take a Chance on Career Advancement with Wes Rhea
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Wes Rhea was born and raised in Marietta, Georgia. He is a healthcare executive, author, educator, and former professional wrestler. Wes started his career as a professional wrestler in the late 1980s, which ran through the mid-1990s, while wrestling for various promotions throughout the Southeast. While in the corporate sector, Wes held executive-…
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308: Leadership Skills - How to Get Your Team to Write SOPs
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Effective knowledge transfer is vital for organizational resilience and success, but many people resist writing SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures). In this week's episode Andrea highlights common reasons people resist passing on knowledge at work and how supervisors can help. Is knowledge transfer a priority in your company in 2024? Become a part…
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307: Leadership Skills: The Art of Putting Yourself Out There
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Are you like most of us who find it hard to put ourselves out there? You are in good company! In this episode Andrea explores the difference between what we can and can't measure in ourselves and others, and shares a key lesson from the beautiful Netflix documentary "American Symphony" about Jon Batiste. Sign up for podcast, book and resource updat…
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306: Effective Intrapreneurship, with Louis K Gump
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How did The Weather Channel and CNN start and grow their mobile platforms? Louis K. Gump is here to talk about his experience as an "intrapreneur" and talk about advice from his book, The Inside Innovator: A Practical Guide to Intrapreneurship. Louis K. Gumpis a business builder, transformational leader, and pragmatic optimist. He is author of the …
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305: Leadership Skills: Get Consensus While Providing Direction
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What's the difference between being directive as a leader and being a leader that focuses on getting consensus? Are these two competing goals in your mind? Is it possible to bring the two together? In this episode Andrea discusses how you can identify and solve problems by shifting between providing direction and getting other perspectives. Do you …
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304: Finding Your Brilliant Difference, with Finka Jerkovic
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With 25+ years of experience in the leadership, sales, and financial services sphere, Finka Jerkovic realized that PEOPLE are the secret sauce to business growth. Now being the founder of Finka Inc., she pours into corporate companies and their teams through programs that support leadership development, team building, and skills advancement. She’s …
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303: Expanding Your Influence Through A Book, with Michael Levin
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New York Times bestselling author and ghostwriter Michael Levin is the most prolific ghostwriter in the industry, having written, edited, published, or consulted on more than 1,000 books. Levin’s own books have been published by Simon and Schuster, Random House, Penguin, and a variety of other top publishers. He has written for the New York Times, …
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302: Rules of Persuasion with Carlos A. Alvarenga
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Do you want to be a thoughtful, effective communicator? In his latest book, Carlos A Alvarenga illuminates insights from research and classical writings to outline The Rules of Persuasion. On today's episode Carlos and Andrea discuss the chemistry between communicators and their audience that leads to people taking action on a message. They also ex…
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301: Embracing Neurodiversity in the Workplace with Rev. Dr. Stephanie C. Holmes
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Are your company policies and cultural norms creating unnecessary roadblocks for people? Neurodiversity is a term that recognizes the differences in all people, and is often used to refer to different thinking and behavior patterns in the context of the autistic spectrum. In this interview Andrea taps the experience and expertise of an autism speci…
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300: What I Learned About Significance in Kenya
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There's an underutilized leadership skill that we're highlighting today in our 300th (woot, woot!) episode of the Voice of Influence podcast, and that's the skill of acknowledging significance of what people contribute and achieve. We're not talking about giving pats on the back or gold stars. Instead, we're talking about finding meaning and sharin…
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299: Leadership Skills: Getting the Yes From Your Team
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Expermination is a core element of building a Collaborative Learning Culture. Have you ever put out an idea or initiated in some way as a leader and people just bought in and went with it? They went with your initiation and they're like, "Yeah, let's try this!?" On today's episode Andrea talks about the value of goodwill and how to build that in yo…
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298: Live Coaching: Influence Alignment to the Brand Promise
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When you're the leader of a fast growing company, the growth of the team is exciting and daunting at the same time. While it's vital to get everyone on board with your brand promise, it's not a simple process. It comes down to the dynamics of influence - are people growing in personal agency and alignment to the structure of the company? In this li…
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297: Gen Z and Mental Health at Work with Dr. Barb Daubenspeck
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Dr. Barb Daubenspeck heads up Bellevue University's master of science in clinical mental health counseling. Nearly 250 Nebraska students are enrolled and more than 450 Nebraskans have graduated from the CACREP-accredited program. The Nebraska Counseling Association just honored the Bellevue University professor who heads the university's fast-growi…
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296: Courageous Leadership, with LTC (R) Marci Toler
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LTC (R) Marci Toler is a retired Officer for the United States Army and holds the Human Resource Manager functional area (43B), specializing in organizational team development, operations, and strategic planning. Awarded the Bronze Star, Toler has served as a senior staff member for several Combatant Commands, a trainer, advisor, and mentor to tact…
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295: Leadership Skills: Emphasize Collaborative Learning Cultures in 2024
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Do you have ideas that would make your company better? Leaders want the input and perspective of others, but sometimes those ideas fall flat, discouraging leaders from asking and keeping others from sharing. Newer team members with ideas need to know how to share their ideas and energy without triggering defensiveness and resentment in those who in…
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294: Putting the "I" in Change, with John Fisher
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How do people change? Our guest today has studied the topic extensively and created the Fisher Curve to help explain the emotional journey people go through when experiencing change. John Fisher, CPsycol., AFBPsS, MSc. is a constructivist psychologist and coach. John has spent the last 25 years working in change management, personal development and…
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293: Personal Branding for LinkedIn with Donna Serdula
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Donna Serdula is the founder and president of Vision Board Media, a professional branding company that helps individuals and companies tell their unique stories on LinkedIn and beyond. Bringing dynamic brand storytelling to the masses and empowering people to dream big – that's the ink in her pen. It's her Website LinkedIn-Makeover.com where she an…
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The sentiment can't be ignored: 9 out of 10 leaders and managers I talk to are concerned about how they will integrate Gen Z into the workforce. And since Gen Z is replacing the retiring baby boomers and is about to overtake them in numbers (according to Glassdoor), the transfer of knowledge and culture weighs heavily on the minds of leaders. In th…
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291: Work Less and Achieve More Through Clarity, with Jim Vaselopulos
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Jim Vaselopulos is a C-level business advisor and executive coach with a proven record as a leader, strategist, rainmaker, and expert in new business development. With his principled leadership, visionary approach, and effective execution, Jim has successfully established new companies and transformed underperforming organizations. As the founder o…
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289: Keys to Startup Success with Paul Shustak, Cofounder of AsqMe
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In this episode we hear why product and hiring experimentation are keys to successful startups, and why taking culture seriously helps people build influence in companies. With over 20 years of experience in product management, design, and strategy, Paul Shustak is a multi-exit founder who loves building 1.0 products that push the boundaries of inn…
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289: Positive Humor for Team Building & Communication with Steve Shenbaum
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Steve Shenbaum is the founder of Game On Nation, a nationally recognized communication firm that employs game dynamics and improvisation to teach high-performance teamwork as well as communication, story-telling, public-speaking and presentation skills. Game On Nation provides authentic and down-to-earth courses, keynotes, and custom training progr…
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288: Leadership Skills: Extending the Olive Branch
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Political and ideological tensions are running high across the globe. Is this impacting the way your team interacts? Are you noticing higher levels of anxiety and relational conflict? In this episode Andrea discusses the importance of personal reflection and reconciliation for leaders. Read the show notes here: https://www.voiceofinfluence.net/288 …
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287: James Satterwhite, CEO of Advanced Glazings Ltd.
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James Satterwhite brings over 36 years of industry knowledge, senior management and market building experience. His skills include global reach and abilities to address complex business development needs with a particular focus in façade constructs. Mr. Satterwhite is CEO of Advanced Glazings Ltd. with focus on domestic and international growth for…
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286: How to Write a Strategic Press Release with Mickie Kennedy
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Mickie Kennedy believes that with some effort and a little money, the possibilities are endless. He is an expert at helping small businesses, authors, and startups increase their visibility and credibility. Mickie founded eReleases 24+ years ago after realizing that small businesses desperatelyneed a press release service they can actually afford, …
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285: How to be a Confident Presenter with Andrea Pacini
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Andrea Pacini is a presentation coach and Head of Ideas on Stage UK. He specialises in working with business owners, leaders and their teams who want to become more confident presenters. Since 2010 Ideas on Stage has worked with thousands of clients around the world, including companies like Microsoft, Lacoste, The World Bank and over 500 TEDx spea…
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284: Opening Up the Inclusion Conversation with Claudia Schabel
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Claudia Schabel, Founder, President and CEO of Schabel Solutions Inc., has been on a 20-plus- year mission to raise awareness and consciousness about social justice, race relations and equity. The Schabel Solutions team has over 25 years of DEI and human resources practitioner experience, largely with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies. As a div…
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283: The Role of Preparation in Self-Expression with Soula Parassidis, CEO Living Opera
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We can all learn a lot from professional performers because anyone can struggle with performance anxiety when they share a presentation or even just speak up in a meeting. Soula Parassidis is an accomplished professional opera singer and she has advice for us on the podcast this week. Greek-Canadian operatic soprano Soula Parassidis is an entrepren…
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Rahier Rahman is the founder and CEO of Turn, an innovative HR tech company whose products are revolutionizing talent acquisition by dramatically speeding the hiring process and greatly reducing cost through autonomous data-driven sourcing and screening of the contingent and hourly workforce. Read the show notes here: https://www.voiceofinfluence.n…
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Kyle Shannon is a visionary leader with more than 30 years of experience innovating in storytelling and digital marketing. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Storyvine, he has revolutionized video storytelling with a Guided Video platform that automates production and empowers clients to create authentic, professional content at scale. Kyle's experience …
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280: Mark Malagon, CEO Nexus Refrigeration
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Mark Malagon has over 16 years of experience in industrial refrigeration and mechanical contracting. Mark earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech as well as an MBA from Mercer University. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in multiple states and holds an active NCEES Record. Mark started his career as a project manag…
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279: Leadership Skills - Assessing & Managing the Risk of Burnout
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278: Joanne Stadnik, CEO Voyage Healthcare
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Joanne Stadnik is the CEO of Voyage Healthcare, one of the largest multi-specialty clinics in Minnesota that is still independently owned. Voyage Healthcare has five clinic locations and is celebrating 70 years this year of being in business. Joanne is a fearless champion of creativity, innovation & inspiration. She is an executive coach, speaker, …
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Matt Massucci is the founder and CEO of Hirewell, a global, tech-enabled Talent Solutions Provider. Since getting its start in Chicago 20 years ago, Hirewell has been helping clients grow their organizations by recruiting the top-tier talent they need. His firm partners with Fortune 500 and high-growth companies across all facets of their organizat…
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Sonny Thadani is Co-Founder & CEO of Robin, a coaching company for schools. They exist to help build more connected, supportive and compassionate school communities where each student, educator and parent is empowered to thrive. He is a dedicated dad of three, first and foremost. Sonny’s passion for education and mental health came after working wi…
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275: CEO Series: Nithya Thadani, CEO Rain Agency
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It used to be that we felt we had to put on a mask of power and confidence to have a real impact. But things have changed. When I ask guests what advice they have for people who want to have a Voice of Influence, the most frequent recommendation is to be authentic. Nythia Thedani, CEO of Rain is both authentic and transparent on our show this week.…
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