You are a leader (yes, you!) in your job, in your community, and at home. You want to make a bigger impact, but you want to do it authentically as you. The person you are, not the person the world wants you to be. You are great at your job, but something is missing. You want to bring more of your passion and impact to what you do. You have big career goals AND want to make an impact in the world. This show will give you the clarity and actionable tools to lead with your values to create the ...
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A Life Economy explores how we can use the power of our consciousness to create a more beautiful world – the world we want to live in. Inspired by visionary leaders like Buckminster Fuller, Peter Joseph, Michael Tellinger, Andrew Yang, and John Perkins, it’s all about the people, technologies, and ideas that help us come back into balance with nature. Topics include: • New Economies (RBE, UBI, Ubuntu, MMT, Blockchain) • Conscious Activism (income inequality, predatory capitalism, neoliberali ...
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Building Team Health with Katie McLaughlin
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In today's episode, Laura reconnects with Katie McLaughlin to discuss the importance of team health and leadership in shaping team culture. Katie, an experienced workshop facilitator and strategy consultant, shares insights on improving team dynamics and building a collaborative culture. They explore the value of bringing in a third party to provid…
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Get the Job by Declaring Your Expertise with Annie Yang
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Common Pain Points of Senior Leadership Teams with James Madison
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In today's episode, Laura and guest James Madison delve into some common pain points faced by senior leadership teams, such as tolerating poor performance, comparisonitis, and the importance of focusing on the one thing that truly matters. Join the conversation as they explore the impact of culture, strategy, and decision-making within senior leade…
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Listener Favorite: The New Type A: Authentic
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Welcome to this listener favorite! In today's episode, Laura delves into the concept of authenticity in leadership, exploring the shift from the traditional Type A personality to the new Type A - Authenticity. If you're a high-achieving individual looking to make a difference in your career while staying true to yourself, this episode is for you. L…
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Join Laura in today's episode as she discusses the three common mistakes leaders make when managing Gen Z and provides actionable steps to become a better leader for all employees. Learn how embracing the values and needs of Gen Z can benefit the entire team and enhance your leadership skills. Gen Z is amazing at setting boundaries, and they are lo…
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How Managing Gen Z Will Make You a Better Leader with Anisa Purbasari Horton
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In today's episode, Laura interviews Anisa Purbasari Horton - a freelance writer and editor covering workplace and leadership topics. The conversation delved into some fascinating topics, including the unique challenges and preferences of Generation Z in the workplace. Anisa shared valuable insights on how Gen Z employees are reshaping the traditio…
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Listener Favorite: Lessons in Rowing and Leadership
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Welcome to this listener-favorite episode! In this episode, she reflects on her one-year anniversary of rowing on the water and shares some valuable lessons I've learned along the way. She discusses her pride in her rowing journey, connecting with a diverse group of rowers, and discovering her preferences in rowing techniques. She delves into the v…
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Listener Favorite: Five Mistakes Leaders Make Transitioning Roles
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In today's episode, Laura is bringing back a listener favorite where she shares the five common mistakes leaders make when transitioning roles. Drawing from her extensive coaching experience, Laura provides valuable insights and actionable tips to help leaders navigate transitions successfully. Learn why establishing boundaries is crucial during a …
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Collaborative Confidence with Dr. Heather Backstrom
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In today's episode, Laura sits down with Dr. Heather Backstrom to delve into the topic of confidence and how women leaders can activate self-awareness, amplify their authentic talents, and accelerate workplace change through collaborative confidence. Dr. Backstrom shared valuable insights on her framework called Collaborative Confidence, which focu…
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In today's episode, Laura delves into the concept of redefining success for high achievers. Reflecting on the challenges of starting the year slow and the common mistakes high performers make, Laura shares valuable insights on prioritizing goals, aligning with core values, and avoiding the all-or-nothing mindset. Join Laura as she discusses the imp…
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Aligning Workspace Design with Culture with Rebecca Swanner
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In today's episode, Laura is joined for an invigorating conversation by Rebecca Swanner, where she shared valuable insights on designing workspaces that align with company culture, empower teams, and enhance employee well-being. They discussed the impact of hybrid work on office design, overcoming office friction, and the importance of radical trus…
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Language Fluency for Career Development with Angela Blanco
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In today's episode, you'll hear Laura speak with Angela Blanco, the founder of Fluency Lab, an online Spanish school tailored for busy professionals. Laura and Angela delve into the unique challenges and rewards of learning a new language as an adult, particularly for professionals seeking to enhance their careers and personal growth. They also dis…
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In today's episode, Laura delves into the concept of learning agility and the importance of understanding your own learning style for personal and career development. Laura discusses the benefits of knowing how you learn best, such as personal fulfillment, faster skill development, career advancement, increased self-awareness, and effective team de…
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Career Development with HEART with Jenn Smith
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In today's episode, Laura sits down with Jenn Smith, a seasoned career and HR consultant and the founder of Flourish Careers. Their conversation delves into the transformative power of aligning personal values with professional life, and how leaders can foster a more fulfilling and energizing work environment. They also explore the concept of heart…
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In today's listener-favorite episode, Laura walks you through a values check-in exercise where you’ll dig into how your values show up in your life and how you feel about them. Feel like some areas of your life need a refresh? This episode will also help you identify what to celebrate and what to recalibrate! If you don't have it yet, go ahead and …
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Leadership Mindset Mastery with Lynell Green
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In today's episode, Laura and executive coach, Lynell Green, dive into the power of mindset mastery both in the workplace and in personal life. They also discuss the importance of values in guiding our decisions and how understanding our core values can shape our leadership journey. Lynell emphasizes the importance of taking ownership of your leade…
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Better Brain Health with Dr. Julie Fratantoni
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In today's episode, Dr. Julie Fratantoni joins us to share her extensive knowledge on how our brains, especially the frontal lobe, are affected by our daily habits and what we can do to optimize our brain function for better leadership and life.She emphasizes the benefits of taking brain breaks throughout the day to enhance mental clarity, decision…
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In today's session, we welcome seasoned leader with over 30 years of experience in leadership and training, Pat D'Amico, to delve into the importance of leadership development and the common mistakes leaders make, particularly in the areas of interviewing, hiring, and coaching. Pat emphasizes the significance of coaching with a mindset that encoura…
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It has been 2 years since the release of Laura's book - Values First: How Knowing Your Core Beliefs Can Get You the Life and Career You Want, and to honor this milestone, in today's episode she's sharing one of the most popular topics from it. Listen in and learn the 3 steps to building a boundary. Also, don't forget to download the Values First wo…
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Seeing the Bigger Picture with Jim Stevenson
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In today's episode, Laura sits down with Jim Stevenson, the founder and CEO of The Bletchley Group. Jim's philosophy on leadership emphasizes the importance of empowering others and creating an environment where team members feel supported and inspired. Throughout our conversation, Jim stressed the value of curiosity in leadership, encouraging lead…
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Strategic Relationship Building for Career Advancement with Sabine Gedeon
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Today's conversation with Sabine Gedeon is nothing short of inspiring. Laura and Sabine delve into her personal journey from her roots in Haiti to her transformative career in HR and talent development. Sabine also shares her pivotal moment when she realized that the corporate path she had been pursuing no longer aligned with her evolved self. Sabi…
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In this episode, Laura and Dr. Karyn Edwards get in the weeds of how values alignment influences one's impact and career success. They discuss their experience working in corporate America, the struggles Karyn sees in the leaders she coaches, and the consequences value misalignments have in the workplace. If you're ready to own your narrative and l…
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In this insightful episode of the You Belong in the C-Suite Podcast, Laura speaks with Juan Taveras, a seasoned human resources and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) professional. With over 17 years of experience, Juan has been instrumental in creating inclusive workplace initiatives that promote psychological safety and organizational alignme…
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From Corporate to Entrepreneur and Back with Gulé Sheikh
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In today's episode, Laura sits down with technologist and entrepreneur Gulé Sheikh to discuss her pivotal career moments, skills development, and the transition between entrepreneurship and corporate careers. During the conversation, you'll hear Gulé reflect on the benefits and drawbacks of each path, emphasizing the importance of building breadth …
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A Seat at the C-Suite Table with Dr. Chuck Wallington
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In today's episode, Dr. Wallington shares his own leadership journey, including the pivotal experiences that shaped his career and the influence of his early days as a reporter. Listen in as we delve into the themes of mentorship, the challenges faced by African American male executives, and the importance of diversity in leadership roles. Dr. Wall…
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Leading with Values with Rita Lazar-Tippe
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In this episode, digital leader, Rita Lazar-Tippe joins Laura for a candid conversation on leadership, values, and team culture building. Rita has a long trajectory leading teams in different organizations and in today's episode she shares how grounding on her values has helped her become a more intentional, effective leader. She also highlights th…
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Whether you're thinking about a new role at a new company or a new role at your current company, this episode is a must-listen for you. Today you'll hear Laura talk about how to transition confidently to your next career move and the things you should consider to have a successful outcome. This episode comes with a wealth of advice and strategies t…
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Disrupting Executive Recruiting with Kyle Samuels
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In today's episode, executive search expert, Kyle Samuels emphasizes the importance of expanding the pool of candidates for executive roles to include more diverse and non-traditional profiles, moving beyond the limited circles that traditional search firms often rely on. He also breaks down the value that executive search firms provide to both com…
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Welcome to the first episode of season 4 of the You Belong in the C-Suite podcast! We often hear January is considered the perfect month of the year to leap into action, set goals, and plan how great we want this new year to be. But what if we've been getting it wrong all along? This year, Laura would like to suggest you try something a little diff…
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One of our values here at the Catch Group and the You Belong in the C-suite podcast is feedback. So, in today's episode, we want to share the results from the listener survey! A lot of you want to learn more about strategic planning, building boundaries, and even Laura's personal development journey. You ask and Laura listens, so stay tuned because…
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It has been an amazing year of growth here at the You Belong in the C-suite podcast and in today's episode, Laura brings some of the most popular conversations from the season. We've had great guests and a great deal of accomplishments with the show but most of all, we've got to truly live out our values by bringing topics that enhance your life an…
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In today's solo episode, Laura shares her indoor-to-water rowing journey and the 5 lessons she has learned from it over the last year. Listen in to also get a glimpse of her book - Values First, How Knowing Your Core Beliefs Can Get You the Life and Career You Want, as she also shares one of the chapters in which she talks about how she started row…
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Have Better Meetings and Do Less with Yari Ising
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In today's episode, Laura and productivity expert, Yari Ising are bringing a very timely episode on how you as a leader can have more intentional meetings, cancel them if needed without the shame, and how to repurpose them to positively impact your team. You'll learn why meeting cultures are tied to the organization's culture, the importance of hav…
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Keeping Values at the Core of Organizational Change with Lisa Reynolds
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In today's chat with Lisa Reynolds, learn about the significance of role-modeling organizational values and integrating one's leadership style while staying connected to the organization's values. Not only is Lisa an expert when it comes to change management, but her collaborative approach on leadership helps people create a shared understanding an…
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Bringing Core Values into the Interview Process
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In a previous episode, Laura talked about the importance of aligning your values with your company rather than trying to fit into its culture. In today's episode, she dives deeper into this topic and shows you how to use your values in the interviewing process from multiple perspectives, including as a candidate or as an HR professional within an o…
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Creating Community Connection through Culture with Misha Homara
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In today's episode, Laura and true trailblazer in the construction industry, Misha Homara, sit down for an insightful conversation about the importance of sharing knowledge and helping others in the community. Laura and Misha explore how by helping each other, we can create a better community and ultimately achieve greater success together. It's al…
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Do you think there is a right or wrong personality type for a CEO? Today's episode is focused on a recent study done by Stanford and MIT: "There's no such thing as a perfect CEO personality type". Laura has been studying and working with leaders for over 20 years and in today's episode she brings her expertise along with the study mentioned above t…
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Build and Keep Confidence with Nicole Kalil
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Confidence...are we born with it? do we build it? can we be confident 100% of the time? In today's episode, Laura and her guest, Nicole Kalil cover all things confidence. From the false messages we've gotten about being confident to the actionable things you can do to build and keep it, to understanding the balance between external validation and t…
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Disrupting Diversity and Inclusion with Karith Foster
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Laura's guest, Karith Foster, does an amazing job at creating neutral spaces to learn about diversity at work through humor. She specializes in bringing people together by talking about the things we have in common with each other, and in this episode, we find out all about her journey and mission! Laura and Karith discuss everything from the pivot…
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Does the idea of not giving 100% scare you? Breaking the habit of "all-or-nothing" thinking is hard, especially in a society where we're used to hearing comments like "go big or go home". Lowering or even adjusting our goals or expectations of ourselves isn't something we're taught. Luckily, it is proven this isn't the only way to achieve your goal…
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Ignite Your Purpose: Tools and Strategies for Finding Meaning with Jenny Evans
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In today's episode, Laura and her guest, Jenny Evans delve deep into the topic of finding meaning and purpose in what you do. They explore the idea that there are multiple ways to achieve this, and it's all about discovering your own unique path. Whether it's through continuous learning, tapping into your talents and skills, or expanding your capac…
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Getting Through Values Conflict with Genea Barnes
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Do we need to trade in our core beliefs for success? Instead, what would our journey look like if we had the power to choose how we want to live our values? Today's conversation with Genea Barnes will teach you what to do when your values are in conflict and how to identify your subconscious values to live in alignment with your life purpose. In th…
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Shifting from Culture Fit to Values Alignment
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Do any of these phrases sound familiar to you? "She has some great ideas but she’s just not the right culture fit" "He’s got the drive we want, he fits with the culture”. Culture fit - what does that even mean? Culture fit is a term often used to justify decisions that we don’t know how to express or a way for leaders to not give specific feedback.…
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Learning to Unhide and Embrace Connection with Ruth Rathblott
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In today's episode, Laura and expert on inclusion and diversity, Ruth Rathblott bring an authentic and very much-needed conversation around creating a culture of belonging and how understanding our differences helps us connect with others. Throughout this conversation, you'll hear Ruth share her experience hiding her disability for years, the 4 key…
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Building Your Thought Leadership with Shereese Floyd
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In today's episode, Laura and her guest, Shereese Floyd roll up their sleeves and dive into why the world needs more female thought leaders and how you as one can bring more of your thought leadership internally and externally. In this conversation, you’ll hear Shereese talk about how you can share your own experience with different audiences in an…
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Dyslexia as a Hyper-ability with Gil Gershoni
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In today's episode, Laura sits down with Gil Gershoni - founder and creative director of branding agency, Gershoni Creative - to unpack the many powers of dyslexic thinkers and how this hyper-ability impacts their leadership. Throughout this episode, you'll hear Gil share how his dyslexia amplifies his leadership style, why a can-do attitude develo…
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In today's episode, Laura and Alicia Ray talk about the different empowering ways you can advocate for yourself, and in particular, the ones Alicia has implemented in her own life and career since joining Laura's Group Coaching Program. Alicia went from feeling burned out, overwhelmed, and barely surviving the day to regaining the power to make imp…
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Over the past few months, Laura has been collecting data from leaders on their career journeys, and whether they should stay at their current role or transition into a new one. The results are astonishing, and in today's episode, you get to hear all about it. Laura dives deep into the main reasons leaders hesitate when it comes to their next career…
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Five Mistakes Leaders Make Transitioning Roles
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Starting a new job is exciting. However, before officially moving forward, there are a few things you should consider to make your transition more successful. In today's episode, Laura shares the five mistakes she has seen time and time again leaders make in transitioning roles. From setting boundaries early on to taking the necessary time to absor…
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How to Get Your Employer to Invest in Your Development
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In today's solo episode, Laura goes step by step over how to effectively ask for professional development sponsorship as well as the things you should know beforehand to make the most out of your conversation. This is a wide-ranging episode about how to become knowledgeable of what you're already being offered by your employer, how to get funding f…
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