Ep. 96 U and Improved Founder Jodi Low: How to turn ugly surprises into beautiful life-changing gifts

12/03/19 • 51 min

On a very normal day eleven years ago, Jodi read a text message that irreversibly changed the course of her life forever. Today, she leads U and Improved, an award-winning leadership development and training company that offers hands-on experiential training for Fortune 500 companies, small and medium-sized businesses, and individuals who want to learn, grow and improve. Jodi shares with Catherine that heart-stopping moment that changed it all, and what lies at the center of our innate ability to choose to live the life we want.

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Ep. 95 National political commentator Karine Jean-Pierre on how to get into politics...and make a real impact

Karine Jean-Pierre is an accidental political organizer. Growing up wanting to be a doctor, she fell into political advocacy unexpectedly and unintentionally. She worked on Barack Obama's 2008 campaign, served in his White House and today serves as the Chief Public Affairs Officer for MoveOn.org, as a political commentator with CNN and MSNBC, and teaches at Columbia University. The author of the brand new memoir and call-to-action Moving Forward, she joins Catherine to tell the story of growing up a Haitian-American immigrant and falling into the career she loves. She shares how anyone and everyone can and should play a role in politics - now more than ever.

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Ep. 97 How to cultivate braver, more daring leadership: Dare to Lead by Brenè Brown

This month, Catherine and David are joined by business leader and coach Eileen Rogers, who is certified in Brenè Brown's transformational Dare to Lead training program, to discuss the famed author's latest book: Dare to Lead. Five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Brenè Brown has spent the past two decades studying the emotions and experiences that give meaning to our lives. Her work on perfectionism and shame have made her a household name and have generated organizational transformation around the globe. David, Catherine and Eileen delve into the core teachable and learnable skills that Brown has discovered lie beneath daring leadership - and discuss how to enact them in our own lives.