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People On Purpose

People On Purpose

By Paul Kimmerling

People On Purpose highlights individuals who strive to live authentically by aligning their choices with what is most true and meaningful for them.
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Sean Harvey, July 15, 2019

People On PurposeJul 15, 2019

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Sue Harvey

Sue Harvey

Sue Harvey is Founder & Principal, New Direction Strategy. Sue established New Direction Strategy to help organizations do change better. Her work builds on two decades of experience in complex organizations, deep communications expertise, a system-level perspective, and a belief in the power of a team’s innate wisdom and creativity to solve problems in unexpected ways. Over her 25-year career in business, non-profits, and government, Sue has been involved in organizational changes from every angle – as a leader, as a team member, and as a C-suite advisor. Before founding New Direction Strategy, she served for more than 15 years at Massachusetts’s largest health plan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, in roles including Chief of Staff to the CEO and Senior Director of Member and Provider Communications. Earlier in her career she was Deputy Communications Director for the Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, executive-on-loan to the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, and a public affairs consultant with clients including Home Depot and the San Francisco Recycling Program. Through the course of her career she has: ·  Managed successful executive leadership transitions. ·  Coached leaders and teams through organizational, operational, and leadership changes ·  Built teams from vision to organization chart to award-winning execution. ·  Designed and facilitated educational, team building, and strategic planning workshops. ·  Advised non-profits on strategic planning, communications, and organizational change. ·  Created messaging strategies and related communications for a range of audiences including national media, regulatory agencies, industry associations, and internal employee groups. A Williams College graduate, Sue holds certificates in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership and in Change Management from Prosci.  She trained in facilitation at Georgetown, and completed the Center for Creative Leadership's Leadership Development Program and UMass Boston's Emerging Leaders Program. She is a recipient of the Wonder Woman Award from the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus. Living outside Boston with her husband, two children, and a menagerie of pets including guinea pigs and chickens, Sue has ample opportunity to practice flexibility in times of change.
Jan 14, 202135:24
Donna Teitelman
Dec 08, 202032:50
Sunny White, Founder and CEO, Xavier Creative House

Sunny White, Founder and CEO, Xavier Creative House

A respected entrepreneur and executive, Sunny drives the promotion of global brands for pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device. She founded Xavier Creative House (XCH), a healthcaremarketing agency that builds BOLD and EVOCATIVE designs, pushing the edge of creativity.

Sunny is the point person for helping to position brands as Powerhouses. As,CEO, she leads Operations and Client Management utilizing a wealth ofexperience gained from her roles in communications, compliance, and sales inrapid-growth companies.

Sunny shines when it comes to creating opportunities, solving problems, andenhancing your business with her greatest contribution being determination anddrive. She never lets up when it comes to building your brand and your business.Sunny earned an MBA with a concentration in International Marketing from Saint Joseph’s University, Haub School of Business. She studied Business Administration at Saint Michael’s College graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science.

Oct 21, 202019:15
Heather Ingram
Sep 25, 202031:52
Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio

Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio

Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio speaks about his purpose – to foster health, sanity and justice in the world. Ken helps us understand how the exercise of domination disrupts the natural balance and interconnectedness of life.

Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio, LMFT, SPHR, is an award-winning leader and keynote speaker in the field of workplace mental health. He also delivers keynotes on power, bias, and inclusion in the workplace, as well as on parenting, couple relationships, and healing after loss. Ken is the author of four books, and he appears monthly on NBC TV affiliate WWLP’s Mass Appeal show as an on-air expert on mental health, family relationships, and leadership. 

In 2017, Ken retired from his 19-year tenure at Prudential as Vice President, Health and Wellness, and founded GreenGate Leadership, LLC. At Prudential, Ken was responsible for behavioral health services for US employees, leadership consulting internationally, and violence prevention. His team's work led Prudential to receive the American Psychological Association's 2017 Organizational Excellence Award. 

Ken received the 2017 Leadership Award from the Employee Assistance Society of North America and was named 2016 Corporate Leader of the Year by the National Alliance on Mental Illness’s NYC Metro Chapter. Ken has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Fast Company, Bloomberg, Ignites, Entrepreneur, Fox Business News, Chicago Tribune, Inc. Magazine, Working Mother, HR Executive, and other media. His books include Simple Habits of Exceptional (But Not Perfect) Parents; Making Love, Playing Power: Men, Women, and the Rewards of Intimate Justice; and The Pet Loss Companion: Healing Advice from Family Therapists Who Lead Pet Loss Groups. Ken has also published extensively in the family therapy literature. Learn more at GreenGateLeadership.com.

Apr 21, 202032:51
Mike Filan

Mike Filan

“I want to paint. I want to paint!”. After veering away from a fine arts career path, Michael’s inner voice kept nagging at him. So, he began with a class at the Art Students League. In our conversation, Michael offers practical advice about following your inner promptings.

Michael was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and was introduced to the art-making process by his two grandfathers: one was a carpenter and the other a dressmaker. They both took Michael to museums where they would draw together. They both dreamed of being artists and they passed that dream onto him. Michael’s grandfathers also impressed him with the importance of service and giving back to the community.  Along with being a Visual Artist, Michael continues to explore all creative aspects of himself as an Art Educator, a Coach and Trainer. Michael’s sense of purpose is expressed through all these experiences.

Jan 15, 202034:26
Jeff Berman
Dec 13, 201936:09
Steve Porcaro

Steve Porcaro

Steve Porcaro is passionate about helping leaders and teams achieve their goals through game-changing sales, marketing, and business development strategies.  his clients come from a wide variety of industries, including medical device, service, and hospitality.

Steve’s mission is to empower improvement and growth by providing tools, techniques and support to businesses, teams, and individuals who want to level up.

Steve is an executive coach, trainer, and inspirational speaker with over 25 years of experience. He is Past President of the Connecticut Chapter of the International Coach Federation, a Certified Master OASIS Trainer, and a DISC Behaviors Facilitator.

Phone Steve at 860.243.9757.

Email: Steve@SalesPlusMVP.com

Website: www.SalesPlusMVP.com

Nov 25, 201929:13
Max Thomas, 10.14.19

Max Thomas, 10.14.19

Max Thomas is an advisor to start-ups and growth companies on executive leadership, business development & sales, digital analytics, and mergers & acquisitions. Max is a serial entrepreneur who has built, sold and transitioned several companies in the fields of digital marketing, online retail, and publishing.

Max is a member of the angel-investor syndicate Gaingels, a mentor at StartOut, and an advisor at ERA NYC and Innovation Norway. He holds a BA from Columbia University and an MBA from Yale University. Max lives in NYC and Amsterdam.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxthomas/

Web: https://www.maxthomas.co/

Oct 14, 201934:04
Peyton Pugmire

Peyton Pugmire

Peyton Pugmire is the founding director and owner of Creative Spirit, a center for creativity and personal transformation in Marblehead MA. Peyton first connected with his own creative spirit as a child in Georgia when he would paint, color, write, cook, dance, sing…AND mount full blown theatre productions in his family’s basement!  Since then, the strength he acquired through his art has fueled his personal journey of embracing his full self.  Today, Peyton strives to live as authentically and creatively as possible, and he is passionate about inspiring others to do the same.

Peyton holds a BA degree in Theatre (College of Charleston) and a MA degree in Theatre Education (Emerson College).  A member of the North American Drama Therapy Association, he is currently studying to become a Registered Drama Therapist.  He has held top leadership positions with The Boston Conservatory at Berklee (Associate Director of Theater), the Watertown Children’s Theatre (Producing Artistic Director), and Wheelock Family Theatre (Director of Education). From 2005 to 2013, he founded and ran Divine Stage Works, a small Boston theatre company.  Peyton has taught across generations, including inner-city youth, college students, and adults.  Peyton is an accomplished actor, theatre director and trained painter, as well as a certified spiritual intuitive with clients from coast to coast.  He also has enjoyed studying shamanism and meditation.

https://www.creativespiritma.com

Sep 30, 201936:26
Wendy Wollner

Wendy Wollner

Wendy Wollner is the Founder and CEO of Balancing Life’s Issues (BLI). With over 25 years of experience she has built and overseen a network of over 1,500 BLI trainers who bring work/life balance programs to corporations, not-for-profit organizations, employee assistance programs, and educational institutions. BLI trainers create custom-tailored curriculum for programs that focus on topics that include: emotional intelligence, managing stress with humor and health and wellness. https://balancinglifesissues.com

Wendy passes her honest, straight forward approach combined with her high energy and sense of humor, through to her trainers who encourage program participants to think differently in order to cope with the stresses of today and boldly face the challenges of tomorrow.All BLI trainers bring their own personal experiencesaswellastheirexpertisetotheprograms,bringingadeeperlevelof understanding and human connection to help reach all individuals. BLI trainers have worked with a wide range of diverse industries including biotech, and major manufacturing companies, as well as service and professional organizations, reaching everyone from the shop floor and administrative personnel up to the C-Suite and boards of director across the United States and Canada.

In 2016, Wendy received The Business Council of Westchester’s Business Hall of Fame Award in the category of Women Business in Success. In 2015, SmartCEO honored BLI as one of the fastest growing companies in New York, and Wendy and Wendy was a nominee for the 2012 Enterprising Women of the Year Award. She has been featured in Entrepreneur’s Start-Up, HR Magazine, The New York Post, The Journal News, CBS News Radio 880 with Joe Connelly, Westchester Parent, the Chicago Tribune, ExecuNet’s Career Smart Advisor, More magazine, and SHRM Magazine. She is a past board member of The United Way, and currently holds a board position for VolunteerNY.

Wendy received a master’s degree in industrial psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. In2014, Wendy completed an Executive MBA program through WBENC and Tuck Business School. In 2012, she graduated from Goldman Sach’s 10,000 Small BusinessProgram.

The proud mother of three adult children, including an eldest son who is in medical school, Wendy lives in the lower Hudson Valley of New York.

Sep 09, 201929:07
Shalini Rikhi

Shalini Rikhi

Shalini Rikhi describes herself as a human being who tries to live by some basic spiritual principles that she practices each day.

Shalini began her Yoga practice over 20 years ago and has lived her purpose by sharing space and the practice of Yoga with the amazing community she serves.

She believes that the core of what humanity stands on includes compassion, empathy, truth, love and service.

Aug 26, 201933:04
Gretchen Michelfeld
Aug 19, 201940:09
Priya Kaul
Aug 12, 201930:17
Michelle Clayton
Aug 05, 201932:39
Emily Neustadt

Emily Neustadt

Emily Neustadt is an Executive Coach, Leadership Consultant and Meeting Facilitator with 20 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies and non-profits. She helps individuals and groups have courageous conversations to create a path forward toward high performance, innovation and full team engagement.  She designs and facilitates off-sites and meetings for team development. She teaches the Masterclass in Coaching at NYU’s School for Professional Studies and has been a guest lecturer at Columbia University, New York University and Hunter College. 

https://www.neustadtconsulting.com


Jul 29, 201930:29
Jenn Olin-Hitt, M. Div., M. Ed.
Jul 24, 201933:12
Sean Harvey, July 15, 2019
Jul 15, 201933:21
Maeve Callagy, July 8, 2019
Jul 08, 201934:31
Lesley Mazzotta - July 1, 2019
Jul 01, 201930:06
John Steele, June 23, 2019

John Steele, June 23, 2019

In this episode, I speak with John Steele. Though in the early stages of his professional life, John profoundly articulates his sense of purpose as the process of growing into oneself. John supports this by paying rigorous attention to his inner life, attempting to strike a balance between his desire to push forward and allowing things to unfold organically.

John Steele is a founding member and senior associate at The Diversity Quotient™, a firm that seeks to empower organizations and communities through facilitating courageous conversations about what diversity, equity, and inclusion means to them, and by partnering with clients to clarify what changes they can make in their spheres of influence to advance their DEI vision. There he conducts culture assessments, coaches individuals, and facilitates workshops on topics such as understanding social identity, privilege and marginalization, whiteness, and more. 

John is also pursuing a master’s in Organizational Change Management at The New School. The program combines the study of psychology and sociology in an organizational context with experiential learning through client-based work. Through the program he has worked with clients in the for-profit and non-profit space on projects such as diagnosing breakdowns in communication norms, assessing a multi-center volunteer program, and conducting a stakeholder analysis on how a leadership transition affected the organization to name a few. 

In his spare time, he enjoys getting to know other people who are wrestling with the complexities of being a human on this planet, whether that is by listening to a podcast, seeing a performance, or just sharing some time with a good friend. He is also a former collegiate squash player who likes to stay physically active through dance and step aerobics. 

He can be found on LinkedInand can be contacted through The Diversity Quotient website


Jun 23, 201937:16
Kasey Bergh, June 16, 2019

Kasey Bergh, June 16, 2019

Although Kasey Bergh spent the early years of her life paralyzed by shyness, by the time she reached her twenties, she was determined make a shift. She spent the better part of the next 30 years boosting her self-awareness through therapy and reading, listening to powerful speakers and aligning herself with dynamic people.

Throughout her life, Kasey has met with multiple challenges, and found unexpected delights. She faced a diagnosis of kidney disease at 28, a kidney transplant at 35 and an unexpected divorce at 46. 

But, in 2012 Kasey found new love when she sent a text to the wrong number. On the receiving end was the man who would ultimately marry her, despite their big age difference. Henry also became her next kidney donor in April 2019 after Kasey spent 2 years in dialysis. 

Throughout all of these experiences, Kasey practices and hones her principles to help her grapple with the ambiguities of life and all the feelings they bring. She embraces living in the present, come what may. 

 Kasey Bergh tells her story through speaking engagements, her upcoming podcast and Facebook. Learn more about her at https://www.facebook.com/kaseyandhenry/


Jun 16, 201930:02
Patrick Paul Garlinger, June 11, 2019
Jun 09, 201936:29
Deborah Madelaine, June 1, 2019

Deborah Madelaine, June 1, 2019

Deborah Madelaine - “I am a prototype.”

Deborah worked for over ten years as a packaging scientist in FMCG but she somehow always knew it wasn’t her calling. She had ambitions to have a positive impact on those around her, but like many of us felt too small, paralyzed to take action.

An unexpected gift provoked a journey of self-exploration that led to surprising results including a collaboration with the former prison guard of Nelson Mandela, writing a personal development book, dying her hair pink and an ambition to create her own job, to move the empathy needle in her workplace.

Luckily, Deborah works for Mars, a family owned global business with a gold standard reputation for innovation, an ironclad commitment to employee development and an award-winning company culture. In a few short months Deborah was spearheading Mars’ global movement - User Centricity - promoting empathy and human-centered design throughout Mars’ 115,000 employees.

Deborah’s story perfectly parallels the movement she and the Mars family want to share with the business world; that through empowering people - by giving them permission to innovate - incredible leaps can occur. Deborah now guides her fellow Mars associates, customers and consumers within the people centered collaborative framework that is User Centricity, all the while acknowledging the vast untapped potential in the idea that we are all, at the end of the day, prototypes. Find Deb on LinkedIn as Deborah Madelaine and on Instagram as magic.deb

Jun 01, 201923:56