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Radio WIIFM (What's In It For Me) - The radio station playing in all of our minds. This podcast deals with all topics related to how we function as humans and what keeps us motivated. Most of the episodes are tilted towards business related topics, but from time to time, the episodes will cover non-business aspects as well. My name is Asif Rehmani and I'm the host of this podcast. You can get in touch with me at asif@visual-sp.com
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Something Private is a podcast about everything related to the vagina. From sex, to health, and the society. Hosted by Nicole, we’re gonna have three am sleepover conversations about love, life, and why you have that wart on your vagina. Featuring stories from gynaecologists, experts, and your everyday girl, it’s about time we had these conversations out loud. Produced by WII.FM, reach us at nicole@somethingprivate.fm.
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The Elite Edge is a weekly podcast that explores the strategies behind building and leading elite teams. Host, Kristy Nilsson, dives deep into the topic of elite teams, what businesses can learn from the elite teams of the military, and how leaders can maintain control during times of change. Successful business and military leaders will share their team-building and leadership secrets so listeners can learn what sets elite teams apart from others, the importance of support, and the role of ...
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You want your work, your initiative, your applications to be sticky to users. The actual usage of your applications makes it all worth it, right? But the reality is that this doesn't happen to even the most beautiful looking applications. There is no one magic bullet for digital adoption (also referred to as user adoption). So what's the answer..? …
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Do you enjoy filling out surveys? Most of you will say no. Yet we still expect our employees to fill out surveys to provide us feedback or input on something "we" care about. Why would they do that? What's in it for them? Surveys don't usually get filled out until an employee gets super frustrated and starts ranting about their issues on a survey. …
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Many times things we do just feel like they are automatically happening. But were they always automatic? Didn't we have to learn those things at some point? So then can we convert other things intentionally from being conscious actions to unconscious ones and make them automatic as well? That's the argument that I make in this episode.…
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On this episode of The Elite Edge, we delve into the importance of employee fulfillment and how it affects company engagement. Our guest, Kerry-Ann Stimpson, shares insights from her experience at JMMB, a company that prioritizes employees' personal development and goals. We explore the significance of empowering team leaders with tools and resourc…
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In this episode of The Elite Edge, the focus is on trust, purpose, and building a high-performance culture. Jimmy Burroughes, discusses his military and corporate experiences and how they shaped his perspective on leadership. He shares insights from his book "Beat Burnout, Ignite Performance" and introduces the PACED framework for creating a high-p…
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How do you get people on your side and become champions of an initiative that you are leading? How do you make the so-called "champions community" in your organization which can support what you are passionate about? There's a hard way and an easy way to do it. The easy way is the more sustainable, long lasting and the organic way. That's what I ta…
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When discovering the true pain points for people, we have to understand the complete picture - not only what we are seeing but what is actually happening. This episode talks about my experience with a consulting project I was on where we were tasked to make processes more efficient. What I learned talking with the stakeholders on this project was a…
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This week’s episode we welcome Yaron Been, an ecommerce entrepreneur, growth coach, and ex-Israeli Special Forces Search and Rescue Operator. From managing successful online businesses to globetrotting, Yaron shares concise and impactful insights on entrepreneurship, Stoic philosophy, and personal growth. Tune in to gain practical advice from his e…
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This week we're discussing what it takes to build a team that can take an organization from Startup to being acquired for $200 Million with former COO, Joy Meserve. CONTACT JOY: Website: www.leadingwithjoy.com Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joymeserve JOY'S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Drive Daniel Pink Amazon Link Bringing Out The Best In People Aub…
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This week we're discussing how leadership can shape an organization's culture - for better or for worse. My guest is Dan Woodruff, an expert culture strategist who has helped multi-million dollar businesses achieve higher employee satisfaction and sustained business success with his InsideBrand strategy. CONTACT DAN: Website: Odin Strategies https:…
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This week you'll hear incredible stories and insights from former B-2 Stealth Bomber Instructor Pilot, author and leadership expert, Joseph "Chroniꓘ" Van Dusen. One of just 600 people to ever pilot the elite B-2 aircraft, Joseph shares his journey to the cockpit of the B-2 and his lessons in leadership he gained along the way. You won't want to mis…
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In this episode we talk to Kevin Seiff, a former United States Navy SEAL and Marine Corps Officer, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Founder and CEO of Flintlock Solutions, and founder of The Vetrepreneur Collective, on a mission to help 100,000 veterans start their own business. CONTACT KEVIN / THE VETREPRENEUR COLLECTIVE Website: htt…
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Our guest this week is Melissa Carson. She has over 25 years of global HR leadership experience, is the founder of Canopy Strategies, an author, and organizational advisor and coach for leaders creating workplaces where people can thrive. Join us as we discuss the importance of intentional leadership over perfect leadership, utilizing people strate…
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Join us for this inspiring and informative episode of The Elite Edge with Faris, the founder of Shiageto Consulting, who has spent over 20 years helping businesses unlock strategic success. He shares his unique approach to problem-solving emphasizing the importance of effective communication and collaboration to overcome barriers to success, and th…
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Join us for an engaging conversation with Christopher, a devoted family man, Founder of Learning Sharks and Chief Learning Officer at ChenMed. He’s a digital-first leader in learning and talent management and lives at the intersection of career, family, and technology. In this episode we explore Christopher’s journey to leadership, his approach to …
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Join us for an exciting episode of The Elite Edge as Angela, Founder of Tait Consulting, shares tips on empowering growth-minded leaders to increase engagement and improve retention. Learn about the impact of balance, communication, utilizing strengths, and hiring well on high-performing teams. Tune in to gain insights on how people operations and …
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This episode I have my first guest. United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, Chief Tyler Nilsson. Tyler has been in the Navy for 20 years and in a position of leadership for 17 of those. In this episode, he shares his lessons learned from his time in the Navy EOD community and before, some stories and advice for new leaders. TYLER…
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In today's business world, building an elite team is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. The performance of an elite team is unmatched, and their ability to innovate, collaborate, and drive results is essential to stay ahead of the competition. Furthermore, the changing workforce generations and their motivations have made it imperative to build a…
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What is The Elite Edge Podcast? In this episode, I provide some background information about myself, why I created this podcast, and what you can expect moving forward. Take a few minutes to listen. NOW AVAILABLE!! Buy your copy of "The Power of Elite Teams" here Thanks for listening! Follow Kristy on Twitter and stay up to date at https://www.kris…
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Why would people follow the rules and guidelines you have put forward for them if it's too hard to even find the information before they can follow it? What's in it for them? Why should they care? I talk in this episode about the story of the person I refer to as 'the governance guy' and how he tried unsuccessfully to get users to follow some guide…
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Welcome to the Elite Edge, a podcast that explores the strategies behind building elite teams. Host, Kristy Nilsson, will dive into the topic of elite teams, what businesses can learn from the elite teams of the military, and how leaders can maintain control during times of change. In this series, Kristy will be joined by successful business and mi…
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When selling our projects internally, we have to understand how the executives see it. What's in it for them (WIIFM)? In this episode, I talk about the 3 main types of ROI that leaders are looking to prove about any solution. I also describe an example of a dashboard that we use at VisualSP to quantify the ROI for our customers and the specific num…
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Are you familiar with radio WIIFM? of course you are it's playing in your head right now. All of us have this radio station playing in our minds Telling us what to do and what not to do . That's how we make our decisions. Even people who are extremely philanthropic… I would argue they still do what they do because they feel good at the end of the d…
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It’s been a while since our last episode, but that’s because WE’VE BEEN READING! That’s right, if you’ve come across bookstagram, booktube and now booktok, you’d know that reading is IN now. On this episode, we chat with Amanda Chong, lawyer, poet, and co-founder of ReadAble, to discuss some essential feminist reads - except they aren’t the usual p…
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WE KNOW YOU... endlessly scrolling TikTok before bed every night! Social media is a form of entertainment, escapism, and relaxation for many of us, but we all know consuming too much of it is bad. Depression, anxiety, self-absorption, not to mention feeling overwhelmed from the sheer amount of content, are effects that many of us are learning to gr…
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It usually starts off with a simple "Hello, you're cute", but can quickly escalate to a sexually explicit message. In a generation of tech-savvy individuals, it's hard to imagine that any of us will fall victim to online grooming, and yet two out of three secondary school students in Singapore received unwanted sexual content online, according to M…
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CONTENT WARNING: Death threats "You're FAT!" and "You should kill yourself" are just some of the many nasty comments that Christabel Chua and Mathilda Huang receive on the daily. Cyberbullying and online harassment are real; chances are, you've probably been a target of a nasty comment, an unsolicited picture, or maybe had your information shared w…
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Body positivity started out as a global movement against the oppressive societal standard that small and skinny equals beautiful. These days, brands and influencers alike claim it as a means to market their clothes to women of all sizes, but Beckie Liu from Haikini wants to challenge that. To her, changing your mindset from thinking about what your…
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A trip to the doctor's to get birth control can be an embarrassing and time-consuming activity for some of us, so the team at Ease Healthcare came up with a solution. Discreet, affordable, and convenient access to birth control, from the comfort of your home and delivered under 4 hours? GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE! We chat with Guada from…
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It’s 2021… I don’t know about you, but we’re rejecting outdated notions of beauty society has imposed on us! We take what makes us feel good on the inside, and leave behind what doesn’t! Take it from Kate Low, who grew up in the era of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows (push up bras, flat tummies, long slender legs). She’s since built a lingerie bran…
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We live in the age of social media, which means, it’s hard not to compare every aspect of our lives, our bodies, with others, including how our genitals look. Although many of us feel shame in talking about our genitals, when we’re asked to think about what a “normal” vulva looks like, we have an image in our minds: small, pink, hairless, tucked in…
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IT’S THE FINAL EPISODE OF OUR SEASON! And we have a special one, featuring Singapore’s youngest female minority MP, Raeesah Khan. It’s been a year since one of Singapore’s most iconic general elections, and incidentally also a year since Raeesah was investigated for alleged online comments about race. We speak with her about her journey in politics…
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Narelle Kheng needs no introduction. She’s one of the most iconic millennials of Southeast Asia, having made it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List in 2019. But beyond her luxurious music career and glamorous persona, Narelle is just like any one of us. The outspoken advocate for mental health struggles with everyday adulting problems, like managin…
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It’s curious to note the amount of resources we spend on skin care, but only for the skin on our face. Much like our face, our vulvas go through A LOT of change in our lifetime, but are often neglected; some of us even go through our lives never knowing what things look like down there! But why is it important to care about these changes, if well, …
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DATING IS HARD… For people like Michelle who was diagnosed with Aspergers at age two, dating is EVEN harder. At first glance, you'll never guess that someone like her has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), because of preconceived notions our society has towards people living on the spectrum. One of which is that they are incapable of having romanti…
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“Eh don’t pussy la bro, don’t be a SIMP.” When the director of AWARE, Corinna Lim, called for a “review of national service to weed out toxic masculinity”, the internet retaliated. From comments like “NOT ALL MEN”, to “Women should do NS too” and even “What about toxic femininity?”, the conversation around toxic masculinity was thrown back into the…
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What does it take to start a family? For same-sex couples in Singapore, the reality is expensive and illegal. But for Brenda and Pearlyn, who have been together for 17 years, they knew from the moment they met each other, that having a child was a priority. Despite naysayers who accuse them of being “selfish” for subjecting a child to a same-sex pa…
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Two years ago, an Indonesian woman was handed a six-month jail term after reporting evidence against her harasser, highlighting how women in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation struggles with legal recourse when sexually harassed. Harassment is rife all around the world, Indonesia, a country ranked the most dangerous for women to live …
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Have you ever been stared at by a stranger in public for too long? Or been told a sexual joke by a friend which made you uncomfortable? A study by the UN revealed that 97 percent of women in the U.K. aged 18 to 24 have experienced some form of harassment in public, but over 70 percent endure it. In this episode, Nicole and Kim discuss the difficult…
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Did you know, broken heart syndrome is a thing? AND, women are more prone to it. No, this doesn’t make us weaker, just that men and women are biologically different. But the differences in heart health between the genders don’t just stop there. Enter Dr Low and Dr Laureen, two cardiologists running one of Singapore’s first gender-tailored healthcar…
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Malaysian celebrity chef Ili Sulaiman is not shy to share about living with three types of hormonal disorders - polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis and thyroid deficiency - conditions that affect at least 1 in 10 women globally. Since opening up about her endometriosis surgery to 127K followers on Instagram last October, she’s become …
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Egg freezing is the future of women’s reproductive freedom and rights. Around the world, companies like Facebook and Apple pay for their employees to freeze their eggs, but in Asia, some governments have made social egg freezing illegal in fear of promoting late motherhood, while others have chosen to leave it unregulated. Enter Juhee An, founder o…
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❗️WARNING: This episode includes recounts of suicide attempts.❗️ It’s the last week of what has been a really difficult year, so we want to share a story of hope. In 1994, 24-year-old Tan Kok Liang had everything set out for him - a prestigious job, a loving girlfriend, and had a series of accomplishments to his name. But a tragic accident one day,…
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2020 has been a difficult year, but through adversity comes some of the greatest stories. On this episode, Nicole and Wenqi from popular storytelling platform, Our Grandfather Story, take a hike and reflect on some of their best interviews. From speaking with COVID-19 patients and front line workers, volunteers with lower income groups across Singa…
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We’re sure you’ve heard of the human papillomavirus (HPV); or at least, you might’ve heard that you should get protected against it, because it can help prevent cancer and other diseases in both men and women. Uh-oh, the mums are quaking in the corner now… because to her, why do you need to think about HPV prevention, if you’re not sexually active …
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Boys... we love them... and that's why we're dedicating an episode to them, for them and about them! We can't really call ourselves feminists, if we don't address the inequalities our boys face, because feminism is about equality of the sexes. On our 50th episode (yay!) we speak with Sean and Darren from Noah, a discreet men’s telehealth clinic, ab…
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We’ve spoken to experts and strong women across 40 episodes now, but what about ordinary everyday women like you and I? After three seasons, Nicole is finally inviting a co-host on board. Meet Kimberly, and welcome to the Nic Kim column! On this episode, we discuss what being a 20-something Southeast Asian woman navigating society is like. From mod…
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