In this episode of Affinity for Infiniti, Chaya Abelsky sits down with leadership strategist and author Angela Burgess to explore one of the most powerful questions in leadership and life: Are you sitting in the right seat on the bus?

Drawing from the principles in her book Sitting in the Right Seat on the Bus, Angela shares how individuals and organizations can unlock their highest potential by aligning strengths, purpose, and role. When people are positioned correctly, work becomes more meaningful, teams function more effectively, and impact expands.

Together, Chaya and Angela discuss:
• Why talent alignment is one of the most overlooked leadership strategies
• How leaders can recognize when someone is in the wrong seat
• Practical ways to reposition people so they thrive
• The connection between personal clarity and organizational excellence

This conversation is especially relevant for leaders, coaches, and nonprofit professionals seeking to build stronger teams and create environments where people can bring their full gifts forward.

If you have ever asked yourself “Where do I best contribute?” or “How do I build a team where everyone thrives?” — this episode offers powerful insights and practical wisdom.

Listen and reflect:
Are you — and the people around you — sitting in the right seat on the bus?

In this episode of Affinity for Infiniti, host Chaya Abelsky sits down with Shmuly Rothman of Rothman Consulting, a seasoned fundraising strategist who works with nonprofits and Jewish organizations to strengthen their development efforts and build sustainable fundraising strategies.

Together they explore the deeper principles behind successful fundraising—why relationships and trust are at the heart of philanthropy, how leaders can mobilize their communities, and what it takes to inspire people to support a meaningful mission.

Drawing on years of experience guiding organizations and campaigns, Shmuly shares practical insights about donor engagement, community-driven fundraising, and how thoughtful leadership can create momentum that turns generosity into lasting impact.

Affinity for Infiniti brings conversations with leaders and practitioners who are shaping the way people grow, lead, and create meaningful change in their communities.

What does leadership look like when capacity is stretched, compassion is high, and everyone is tired?

In this episode, Chaya Abelsky sits down with Esther Margalit to explore Motherhood as Leadership Intelligence—a model of leadership forged not in ideal conditions, but in real life: responsibility without opting out, boundaries without guilt, and strength defined as stability rather than force.

Drawing from Esther’s work at Northwell Health and the ideas in Mother Leads Best, the conversation reframes burnout, emotional labor, and presence, offering leaders a language for care without collapse and authority without hardening.

This episode is for leaders navigating exhaustion—at work, at home, and within themselves—and looking for a way to lead that actually sustains.

You’ll hear about:

• Why the old leadership playbook breaks down under chronic pressure

• What motherhood teaches about responsibility, decision-making, and containment

• The invisible emotional load many women (and leaders) carry

• How to hold care and authority at the same time

• One grounded practice you can use immediately when things feel too much

Key takeaway:
Leadership today isn’t about doing more. It’s about holding better.

In this episode of Affinity for Infiniti, host Chaya Abelsky sits down with Dr. Irena O’Brien for a thoughtful conversation on personal transformation and resilient leadership.

Drawing from her background in psychology and her work with leaders and helping professionals, Dr. O’Brien explores how inner awareness, emotional resilience, and intentional self-work shape the way we lead, coach, and show up for others. She speaks candidly about navigating pressure, uncertainty, and responsibility—and why sustainable leadership begins with understanding ourselves first.

This episode bridges deep inner work with real-world leadership, offering listeners practical insights on how growth, self-regulation, and reflection create leaders who are not only effective, but grounded and human.

Listeners will take away:

• 🔹 How personal transformation fuels strong, resilient leadership

• 🔹 Why inner awareness is essential for coaches and leaders

• 🔹 Tools for navigating pressure without burnout

• 🔹 The connection between emotional insight and leadership presence

• 🔹 How leading yourself well changes how you lead others

A meaningful listen for coaches, leaders, and professionals committed to growth—from the inside out.

Coaching Across Cultures — A Conversation with Dave Lipsky

What happens when coaching meets culture?

In this episode of Affinity for Infiniti, we sit down with Dave Lipsky to explore what it truly means to coach across cultures—geographic, organizational, generational, and emotional. Drawing from decades of global leadership and coaching experience, Dave unpacks how culture quietly shapes communication, trust, power dynamics, motivation, and what “success” even means.

Together, we explore:

• Why one-size-fits-all coaching doesn’t work across cultures

• How to listen beyond words—to values, context, and unspoken norms

• The difference between cultural competence and cultural humility

• How coaches and leaders can avoid assumptions while still creating momentum

• Practical tools for building trust and alignment in diverse teams

This conversation is both reflective and practical—filled with real stories, sharp insights, and grounded frameworks that coaches, leaders, and changemakers can immediately apply. Whether you’re leading a global organization, coaching clients from different backgrounds, or simply navigating cross-cultural relationships in daily life, this episode invites you to slow down, listen deeper, and lead with greater awareness.

Because coaching across cultures isn’t about having the right answers—it’s about asking better questions.

In this rich and thoughtful conversation, Rabbi Yitzchok A. Pinkesz invites listeners into a Torah-aligned understanding of astrology—not as fate, but as wisdom. Drawing from more than 15 years of practice and deep study in Jewish philosophy, psychology, and astrology, he reframes the stars as a language of tendencies that illuminate our inner landscape and life patterns.

Rather than predicting outcomes, Kosher Astrology offers a map for choice, growth, and responsibility. The discussion explores how mazal (astrological influence) can help us understand our natural strengths, blind spots, emotional rhythms, and seasons of life—while remaining fully aligned with Torah values, free will, and avodas Hashem. Astrology becomes a mirror, not a mandate.

• Astrology ≠ destiny: It reveals inclinations, not inevitabilities. Awareness creates choice.

• Torah alignment: When studied properly, astrology deepens yiras Shamayim and personal accountability rather than replacing them.

• Personal transformation: Understanding your “cosmic wiring” can support emotional regulation, relationships, leadership, and spiritual growth.

• Integration with psychology: Rabbi Pinkesz weaves celestial insight with modern psychological understanding, creating a grounded, practical framework.

This conversation powerfully complements the Infiniti Coach Training (ICT) philosophy. Both emphasize:

• Deep self-awareness as the gateway to change

• Holding complexity without losing agency

• Choosing response over reaction

• Seeing human beings as dynamic, evolving, and infinitely capable

For coaches, leaders, and seekers, Kosher Astrology adds a meaningful layer to the ICT toolkit, supporting clients in naming patterns, expanding perspective, and making conscious, values-based choices.

Yitzchok A. Pinkesz is a Jewish, Torah-observant astrologer who has been practicing astrology in accordance with the Torah for over 15 years. His fascination with personal transformation led him to extensive research in Jewish philosophy, psychology, and astrology. He brings these three passions together in his acclaimed book Kosher Astrology: A Jewish Guide To Celestial Wisdom.

Learn more & follow his work:

• 📘 Kosher Astrology on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/195237085X/

• 🌐 Website: https://kosherastro.com

• 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kosherastro/

• ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KosherAstro

If you’d like, I can also adapt this into show notes, a LinkedIn post, or a listener reflection + CTA specifically tied to ICT Cohort enrollment.

Key TakeawaysConnection to Infiniti Coach Training (ICT)About Rabbi Yitzchok A. Pinkesz

In this powerful episode, Chaya & Jay sit down with Liz Fussell Ed.D. CRC, a master storyteller, strategist, and longtime leader who embodies courage, curiosity, and deep emotional intelligence. Their conversation explores how change truly happens — not through pressure, but through resonance, alignment, and the quiet bravery it takes to listen inward.

Liz shares her journey of discovering her voice, owning her values, and learning to lead from a place of grounded authenticity. She speaks candidly about the moments that shaped her — the pivots, the pauses, and the invitations life offers us to self-author. Her stories illuminate the heart of Intentional Change Theory, demonstrating how people move toward their ideal self when they are met with presence, compassion, and possibility.

Together, Liz, Jay and Chaya unpack:

• The transformative power of being fully seen

• Why storytelling unlocks healing and growth

• How leaders create psychological safety by modeling humanity

• What it means to coach with “radical generosity”

• How to ignite the Positive Emotional Attractor in everyday conversations

Liz brings the rigor of practice and the softness of wisdom — making this episode feel like both a masterclass and a warm invitation to step into your own expansion.

Listeners walk away with practical tools, reflective prompts, and a renewed sense that change is not only possible — it’s already unfolding when we dare to tell the truth of our experience.

In this powerful episode, Chaya Abelsky sits down with Lion Goodman, creator of the Clear Beliefs Method, to explore the deep work of transforming the subconscious patterns that shape our thoughts, emotions, and behavior.

Lion shares how real change begins not with willpower, but with awareness — identifying and releasing the limiting beliefs that keep us stuck in old stories. Together, Chaya and Lion unpack the process of moving from reactivity to responsibility, and how coaches can hold space for clients to rewrite their internal programming with compassion and precision.

Listeners will discover practical insights on:

• How to uncover the core beliefs beneath recurring emotional patterns.

• Why safety and self-compassion are prerequisites for transformation.

• The neuroscience behind belief change and sustainable growth.

• How coaching becomes a sacred act of witnessing truth and calling forth possibility.

As Lion beautifully puts it, “When a belief shifts, the whole world reorganizes around the new truth.”

This episode invites every coach — and every listener — to step into the courageous work of helping people change from the inside out.