As Told By Nomads features interviews with changemakers, global nomads, Third Culture Kids, and entrepreneurs discussing what it takes to be better inclusive and global leaders.
Today's episode is with Lenore Becky Hall. Becky Hall is an EMCC registered senior practitioner executive coach, leadership consultant and facilitator with over 20 years’ experience working with senior leaders and executive teams around the globe. In Becky’s most recent book, The Art of Enough, she explores the unprecedented expectations we put on ourselves in our modern world which have given rise to an increasing epidemic of burnout and stress. Becky offers practical advice and thought leadership to teach us how to reach a state of being that is a springboard to a happier, healthier, and more sustainable life.
702: Investing in Diversity and Innovation with Lenore Champagne Beirne
Episode 702
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 • Duration 35:09
Investing in Diversity and Innovation with Lenore Champagne Beirne
Today's episode is with Lenore Champagne Beirne. Lenore is is the Founder and Managing Partner of Bright Ventures, a Black woman-led fund and strategic advisory firm. Bright Ventures is on a mission to build the next generation of the inclusive economy through coaching, community, and capital. By mentoring ambitious leaders, fostering a supportive network of problem-solvers, and investing in innovative ventures and diverse and underrepresented founders through their fund, Bright Ventures is holistically dismantling barriers to inclusion across the economic ecosystem.
Today, we are going to be discussing how to embark on the journey to your authentic self personally and professionally
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693: Preparing for Battle in an Evolving In The Business World with Chad Price
Episode 693
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 • Duration 44:45
Preparing For Battle with Chad Price
Today's episode is with Chad Price. Chad is a seasoned serial entrepreneur with an impressive track record spanning over a decade. He founded Kettlebell Kings from scratch and orchestrated a remarkable 3 year multi-million dollar acquisition back in November of 2021. Today, it stands tall as a thriving international company, making waves in the esteemed Inc. 5000. In 2019, Chad pivoted into another passion of his, natural lifestyle products. His new company, Life Grows Green, is uprooting negative stereotypes about hemp and creating new products by only using the elements found in nature. With his background as a student athlete. Chad’s approach to business is the same as his approach to sports. Athletic competition is good, but outside the sports arena, competition takes new heights.
Chad's book, “Preparing for Battle” covers a wide range of topics, from developing a winning mindset to creating a solid business plan, building a strong team, and navigating the challenges of scaling a modern-day business. The book is targeted at aspiring entrepreneurs and minority-owned business leaders who are looking for actionable advice and insights that they can apply in their own lives and businesses. Chad believes that “Preparing for Battle” has the potential to be a valuable resource for anyone who is looking to unlock their full potential and achieve success in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape.
603: Fixing the Diversity Gap with Bethaney Wilkinson
Episode 603
Friday, December 24, 2021 • Duration 29:38
In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Bethaney Wilkinson as we talk about her life's recurring theme—the diversity gap. Bethaney shares what you can expect in her new book entitled The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change, how she believes solutions translate to communities, and how she does her work in race and equity despite it being an extremely taxing endeavor to be in.
Are your intentions only a starter?
In Bethaney's book The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change, she said, "when it comes to diversity, our good intentions are only beginning." In her quote, Bethaney talked about the short-sightedness of intentions. The tendency of intentions to be the end all be all for people. In diversity and inclusion, this consolation is often used as a band-aid when the attempt wasn't received or didn't work. And that's the problem.
The problem arises when the reaction becomes "oh, well, I meant well" instead of "what needs to shift?" This isn't about dismissing peoples' intentions, Bethaney believes. Transformation needs to be looked at seriously when it comes to race, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
About Bethaney Wilkinson:
Bethaney Wilkinson is a world-class facilitator. She equips leaders and teams with the skills they need to grow good impact together. Bethaney is a facilitator, author, and champion of race-conscious leadership. She has dedicated more than a decade to exploring the intersections of community, racial justice, and social change—specifically in the organizational context.
Outline of the episode:
[01:25]Books that serve the community take a lot of time
[07:54]Your tools and methods depend on your goal of diversity
[10:38]Bethaney Wilkinson – on defining diversity as a concept and word
[13:04]How Bethaney's work on diversity and inclusion started
[22:21]The Diversity Gap – A recurring theme in Bethaney's life
[25:02] Your authenticity will add value to the people around you
602: How Kim Crowder Found Her Voice As a Firestarter
Episode 602
Wednesday, December 22, 2021 • Duration 30:43
In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Kim Crowder as we discuss where companies now are in terms of diversity and inclusion today. Here, Kim talks about why it's unfortunate that companies had to wait for a George Floyd incident to happen before making changes. If anything, it is a testament to how companies don't listen to organizational cases that support the need for an inclusive workplace. Today, Kim speaks on how moving up in ranks opened her to the real barriers to inclusive workplaces, cultural nuances, the difference between liberation and justice, and more.
You – At Work and in a Business
For Kim, one of Forbes' top anti-racism educators that companies need, being bad in a job doesn't necessarily mean that you'll also be bad in a business. Being bad in a job or in a particular position can sometimes mean that you're just not built for the industrialization of work. This is very normal for entrepreneurs, who are natural catalysts for change and innovation. But how?
About Kim Crowder:
Kim Crowder is the CEO and founder of Kim Crowder Consulting. The firm uses a data-driven approach to partnering with companies and embed diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism into their DNA. That includes building equitable systems and processes for workplace culture and branding and communications. They shift cultures so that workplaces are safe for all identities to be valued, supported, innovative, and thriving by making DEIA a daily practice beyond individual initiatives.
Outline of the episode:
[02:20]Named by Forbes as one of the top anti-racism educators companies need
[04:05]Most of us come from lived experiences
[06:23]Kim Crowder – on understanding the lack of systems for real diversity and inclusion in the workplace
[09:14]A Black family in South Korea
[12:05]Houston, Texas – home to Beyonce and little black girls who can sing
[15:00]The devil is in the details
[21:57]Being a bad employee doesn't follow being a poor entrepreneur
601: Navigating Remote Work with Chase Warrington
Episode 601
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 • Duration 39:57
In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Chase Warrington as we talk about the today and the future of remote work. At a very young age, Chase already knew that he had an unusual fascination for foreign places and cultures. However, he didn't know how to mesh that with his career and work. With progression, Chase learned how to make that fascination his core, which eventually led him to become the head of remote at Doist. Today, Chase talks about Doist and the apps they created, why remote work works, and how remote work champions more than just employees and productivity.
Imagine What (More) Remote Work Can Do
If we're in a remote work environment, on a micro-level, there are a lot of positive impacts that are just undeniable. Compared to working in a traditional office, no one needs to commute to remote work. Every day, a commute takes up a significant amount of time and energy from a person.
Today, remote companies have also made it customary to employ diverse and global teams. For example, a remote company in America can have employees from Europe, Antarctica, and Asia. That gives an unprecedented chance to those with meager job opportunities in countries with high unemployment rates. If those impacts are scaled on a more global level, imagine what remote work can do for nature and impoverished countries with untapped pools of world-class talents.
About Chase Warrington:
Chase Warrington is a globally-minded professional with 12 years of remote work experience leading distributed teams from locations across the US, Europe, Asia, and South America. He is also the head of remote at Doist, the creators of Todoist & Twist, and a leading remote-first organization with 100+ employees spread throughout 30+ countries, spanning all time zones.
Outline of the episode:
[03:58]Chase Warrington – growing up as a third culture kid
[06:54] What is Doist?
[08:21]The future of what remote work can be
[15:38]The micro and macro-level effects of remote work environments
600: Embracing Fullness of Self with Amy Perkins
Episode 600
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 • Duration 36:29
In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Amy Perkins as we talk about defining fullness from our own insight and our insight alone. As Amy progresses in embracing her own authenticity, she doesn't deny that pushback and doubts quickly always come following with self-development. In the discussion, Amy shares the questions why she believes being authentic doesn't always come easy for women, how she multiplies her voice and skills in career and womanhood, and how she uses her difference to make a difference while choosing not to live an average quiet life.
Self-love: More than just self-indulgence
Skincare, eating right, buying yourself what you deserve, giving yourself enough rest – all of those are what you'd generally hear from people if you let them put 'self-love' into words. It's always a bunch of activities for today's generation of self-lovers. And they got it right for some of the parts.
For Amy Perkins, self-love isn't just getting up in the morning and "serving" yourself. Sometimes, loving yourself also means choosing yourself in situations that are no longer healthy and balanced for your sake. For Amy, self-love also believes that you are whole with or without anything else.
About Amy Perkins:
Amy is a Chief Strategy Officer in the financial services industry and has spent 25 years discovering and aligning herself with her purpose. Amy's advocacy for women, both personally and professionally, led her to spearhead the annual Women in Consumer and Finance conference. The group focuses largely on women sharing the story behind their successes with the hope of creating an environment where women can see themselves in others.
This can be validating and empowering for women who may internalize where they come from, their past decisions, education, tragedy and allow that to affect their perception of their worthiness and future career potential. Having grown up in rural America and experiencing her own set of tragedies, Amy has been on a quest to understand her own meaning of self-love and worthiness.
599: Rediscovering Self with Mazbou Q
Episode 599
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 • Duration 39:43
In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Mazbou Q as we speak about how he champions his roots in music and in society. As Mazbou Q explains the evolution of his musical inclination, he shares about how music connected all of his life's experiences, just as how connected the stories of diverse minorities are in the pursuit of reclamation. As you tune in, listen as he talks about how the pandemic affected the advocacies of ethnic groups in New Zealand, the influence of social media advancement to music, how he reimagined his identity as a music artist, and as well as his thoughts on the brighter side of being eccentric.
Difference Is Also Identity
Growing up black in New Zealand was a challenge to young black children regarding influence and image. Even more for those who grew up learning music. For so many reasons, the same was for the natives of the land, but to be African, was a different type of isolation Mazbou Q admits. Most faces of urban culture were of the pacific people. And as a young African kid, finding your own black figure to look up to wasn't easy. For Mazbou Q, this made him feel so different.
Tayo relates to this dilemma. As black folks, it's like getting caught in the middle of people defining your blackness for you and you trying to define your own blackness. But for Mazbou Q, the beautiful things come about when you decide to own your narrative. As a music artist, he uses his roots, difference, and the reimagination of his identity to shape his image and message in music as he branches out to different genres. If ever he feels eccentric, for him, it's essential to remind himself that his difference can be his treasure.
Outline of the episode:
[03:20] A de-colonized way of being
[04:55] Did the pandemic stall the movement of the indigenous people in New Zealand?
[08:24] The Dynamics of New Zealand's Anti-COVID Response
[13:06] Mazbou Q's musical influence and exploration of different genres
[16:04] The struggles of growing up African in New Zealand
[20:31] How content creation shapes music production today
[27:42] What does a music artist do to stay relevant during a lockdown?
598: Reinventing the Digital Landscape with Scott Belsky
Episode 598
Monday, November 15, 2021 • Duration 48:19
In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Scott Belsky as we speak about what works and what doesn't work in reinventing today's digital landscape. As he recalls his experience on getting an MBA, Scott admits, the value of dropping out would've probably been greater than the value of actually getting it. For him, the elements of genuine impact in a society boil down to creativity and initiative—with or without an MBA.
The Great Reassessment
During the start of the pandemic, lockdowns were gradually put into place from region to region. Because of this, most people turned to alternative mediums to keep their business going and start new businesses. One media that's an excellent example of that is Tiktok. Because contact was limited, many startup companies and SMEs leveraged the marketing capabilities and reach of the video-sharing app. But how did it all work in an app where everyone is basically just dancing?
The formula came with this generation of workers turning their back on the traditional. Because workers saw firsthand how their so-called "secure jobs" didn't secure most of them, this generation of professionals has let go of the corporate dream. As a result, this movement redirected the "dream career" hustle away from tradition and towards whatever aligns with purpose and values. The change we're seeing in the corporate field today is a product of people resigning after a resounding reassessment of what really is vital in a career.
Outline of the episode:
[04:24]Creativity is what makes the world interesting
[08:24]Self-awareness is one of the greatest…
[12:57]Where is the creative industry going with this rapid change?
[17:58]How can you tell if technological advancement is successful or not?
[20:51] We're all born artists; the struggle is to remain an artist.
[29:26]Scott Belsky – on crypto, NFTs, and the meme culture
[37:31]The value of having an MBA
[40:47] What impact makers can expect from an industry of traditional institutions
597: How to Build Generational Wealth with Salvatore Buscemi
Episode 597
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 • Duration 33:53
In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Salvatore Buscemi as we talk about the thinking behind the minds of the 0.001% top investors of the world. In a time where even the youth are more focused than they've ever been in molding their life's legacy, it now begs anyone of us to question, "what do you want to leave behind as your legacy?" Salvatore explains why there's a difference between the middle class and the wealthy, how your network will help define your future, what you need to do out of your circle, and why it is crucial to weigh in your values when deciding how to invest.
Even the kids are doing it…
In the episode, Salvatore states that even the young generation today is busy and focused on making a name for themselves. To do so, they pay attention to personal branding, and they leverage the same media platforms that are essential to us in this day and age. In his book, "Investing Legacy: How the .001% Invest," Sal further explains how even the most average of the Average Joe can implement actionable steps to help them establish their legacy in life. But if you don't yet have the book, what can you do at the moment? For Sal, you can start by getting out of your circle. First, you need to identify what's comfortable to you now and start assessing what else you need to do differently from your comfort zone that can get you ahead. Second, find yourself a financial nerd. Don't call nor treat them like nerds, though, because typically, people who are adept in finance can teach you a thing or two on what you're doing wrong with your money that's holding you back.
Outline of the episode:
[02:22]Who is Salvatore Buscemii?
[04:22]What the youth are getting into today…
[06:01]The difference between the middle class and the wealthy
[09:43]Is liquidity overrated?
[13:11]Get out of your circle and find a financial nerd!
[16:34] Sal's book on what you can do even if you're young
[20:24]That's middle-class BS!
[22:27]Do you want to be a provider or a mogul?
[25:43]Why are you following who you're following?
[31:10] Ask the questions you've never asked yourself before
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