Bricks+Brands Podcast

I came across PlayAction International while scrolling through Twitter. Something about the organization caught my attention and I felt called to send them a message to connect and learn more. I quickly received a response from the marketing team and was connected with Murielle Maupoint, CEO of the organization and my guest this week.
In this episode, we discuss leading through COVID, what play is and why it is critical, not only for child development, but for workplace cultures. We chat about creativity and how following your curiosity can lead to better performance, both individually and as a team.
Meet Murielle
I am a Dreamer. I am a Do-er, I am a Believer. I believe every one of us can do things we never imagined possible. I believe we each have far more power, courage and passion than we give ourselves credit for. I believe the world can be a better place. I believe we can each make a massive difference to our lives, those of others and the world through our individual and collective thoughts and actions. I believe that we have a responsibility to make this life the best life we can possibly experience. An inspired and inspirational life full of passion, purpose, love and fulfilment. My aim is to facilitate and motivate as many people as possible to stop existing and to start living!
Recently recognised as Inspiring Leader 2020 for outstanding leadership during COVID.
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About Play Action International
We work in disadvantaged communities, focusing on enhancing children’s learning, development and access to education through play. We take an innovative child-centred approach to education and use the power of play to transform the lives of children through our play programmes.
We work with some of the most vulnerable children and communities in the world, supporting children living in extreme poverty and those experiencing danger, displacement, conflict and natural/humanitarian disasters.
We work with children, parents, caregivers, teachers, community leaders and NGOs to highlight the importance of play and enable them to integrate play-based initiatives for enhanced education, health and development outcomes.
To learn more and donate, visit www.playactioninternational.org

That happened to me when Leah and I first chatted over Zoom. There was a magnetic energy to her that just pulled me in.
In this episode, we cover a range of topics around self-leadership, awareness, and Leah's specialty, getting into a state of BE-ing. She candidly shares her BE methodology framework and generously provides strategies for how to begin shifting your mindset towards your true vision for your life and career.
Learn more about Leah's work here: http://Leahroling.com
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Meet Leah
Leah Roling is a “mostly” happy, loved wife, proud mama of 3 amazing, and sometimes naughty boys and my awesome, all love St. Bernadoodle, Macc, who I believe is perfect. A guacamole obsessed, LEO, enneagram 3, self-care junkie.
She is a thought coach and strategist, author, public speaker and unapologetically imperfect.
After 25+ years in corporate she left and started her own coaching company and methodology. After spending 30 years trying to find her worth in accomplishing, trying harder, doing more, searching for answers, finding none she had an epiphany. The answers were never found because she was solving the wrong problem.
Her quest is to help people to see that there is nothing wrong with them. They don’t need fixed. The only thing that needs “fixed” is the belief that they do. Her BE method TM️ is a combination of her personal development journey along with her multiple certifications and degrees in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Neurolinguistics programming, Hypnosis, Quantum Science, Metacognition and Metaphysics, and Phd programming.
This method combines a framework for thinking along with a state of being. This method has been consistently producing results for hundreds of Entrepreneurs, Business owners, CEOs, and Leaders all around the country.
She values FAITH, FAMILY and FUN. Her big scary goal: UNCONDITIONAL LOVE for everyone, including herself.

This week on the Bricks+Brands Podcast, we explore reconnecting to self through creativity, innovation, and leadership with a facilitator and coach who happens to have a computer programming background.
In this conversation, we chat about:

• What innovation is and why it’s critical to the workplace
• What creativity means to Steven and how he taps into it
• The importance of leadership & culture
• Team development; and
• Self-awareness of your skill sets, strengths, and weaknesses so that you can better communicate and thrive in your work

Meet Steven

Steven Sanchez is born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. A loving husband and father, he wears a number of hats including that of facilitator, coach, DJ, innovator, programmer, and product manager. He’s a connector and designer, but above all he is both curious and thankful.

Steven has the skilled ability to learn from anyone. He prefers to influence people to the next best version of themselves.

Connect with Steven
To learn more about Steven and his work, connect with him on LinkedIn or visit his website, Everyday Agile.

On this episode of the Bricks+Brands Podcast, my guest is a Chief Chaos Organizer based in Berlin, Germany with a focus on helping people and organizations become more collaborative, innovative, flexible, and transparent, moving towards flattening hierarchies, improving employee engagement and adapting an ever evolving environment.
With an impressive skill set including strategy development, requirements analysis, business process development, problem solving, communication, change management, creativity and innovation, Stephanie is well equipped to help people and organizations become more collaborative, innovative, flexible, and transparent, moving towards flattening hierarchies, improving employee engagement and adapting an ever evolving environment.

You’ll walk away after listening to this episode:

• What Radical Knowledge Management (KM) is
• Why sustainable leadership behaviors are more closely linked to creativity than first glance
• Why organizations miss the mark when it comes to allowing their employees to tap into their creative capacity
• Plus a whole lot more!

Meet Stephanie Barnes

Stephanie Barnes is Chief Chaos Organizer at Entelechy, a consultancy whose main purpose is helping people and organizations become more collaborative, innovative, flexible and transparent as they flatten hierarchies, improve employee engagement and adapt to an ever-evolving environment.

As an artist and passionate expert in knowledge management and culture change, Stephanie advocates for curiosity, playfulness and creative learning as the cornerstones of the journey towards knowledge, a context-sensitive notion whose principles have been educated out of us through production line thinking.

Aside from her expertise and experience in the realm of Knowledge Management, Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with Honours from Brock University (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada) and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada).

When it comes to understanding organizational structure, processes, and systems in order to produce the best results, my guest is one of the best at helping her clients turn their ideas into reality.
In this episode, Michelle and I explore entrepreneurship and corporate cultures. As an entrepreneur, it's easy to get stuck in the mindset of "having to do it all," whereas in corporate, you may have a wide set of skills, but also a team around you.
We cover a range of topics ranging from the differences between corporate cultures, entrepreneurship, and startups to the future of work to the intricacies of employee being either introverted or extraverted.
Will be go back to the office? Will we find a groove with a hybrid work experience?
Meet Michelle Calcagni
If you ask Michelle what kind of work excites her, she’ll quickly jump into stories about how women coming together can inspire, support and help each other to succeed.
That’s why, after five years in business, she decided to take PhoneBox in a new direction and to focus on women entrepreneurs.
As she’d tell you herself, she spent most of her career helping big companies be successful – now it’s her chance to help the smaller ones get a chance at those opportunities (and revenue).
Connect with Michelle
Learn more about her work at PhoneBox Group
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