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  • Revolutionizing Personalized Nutrition: Sam Hale of Nurish'd on AI and Healthy Living

    Revolutionizing Personalized Nutrition: Sam Hale of Nurish'd on AI and Healthy Living
    2025/05/27
    Sara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Samuel Hale, the CEO and Co-Founder of Nurish’d. Sam discusses the evolution of Nurish’d, a digital health and nutrition platform that connects users with registered dietitians and personalized meal planning, assisted by AI. Sam tells Sara about his career journey and how he originally launched as a ready-to-eat meal prep company before transitioning into Nurish’d. Sam shares how his platform now optimizes meal plans that align with users’ health profiles, dietary preferences, and wellness goals. Sam’s entrepreneurial path demonstrates a strategic pivot from food production to healthtech innovation. His proprietary AI system automates dietary recommendations while preserving the key human element of dietitian-led consultations. His leadership in this nutrition-as-a-service model has helped expand Nurish’d from Canada into the U.S., especially in states leveraging the 1115 Medicaid waiver for medically tailored meals. Sam’s mission is the idea that “if we eat well, we feel well.” The food as medicine movement is supported through Nurish’d, offering evidence-based nutrition plans to manage chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease. The platform also partners with insurance providers and telehealth integration, delivering meals and virtual care to users with covered conditions. Sam tells Sara his future goals are to expand Nurish’d’s role in preventive health, supporting food-insecure populations, and collaborating with benefits providers to make healthy eating accessible at scale. About Samuel Hale: In a world where diet often dictates our health, Sam Hale believes in a holistic approach, where wellness is about a sustainable lifestyle that fosters individual health and well-being. He is driven by the vision to transform our relationship with food, seeing it not just as sustenance but as a tool for longevity, illness prevention, and overall well-being.This belief led Sam to establish Nurish'd, a platform partnering users with registered dietitians and leveraging AI to integrate personalized nutrition seamlessly into our daily lives by connecting users to healthy meals that best fit their lifestyles and goals. If we eat well, we feel well.Through innovation and commitment, we can harness the ability to improve our health profiles, enhancing our well-being. Sam strives to create a ripple effect of health awareness, empowering individuals and organizations to make informed choices toward a healthier future. — Contact Sara Sheehan | Sara Sheehan Consulting:SaraWSheehan.comSara Sheehan on LinkedInMeet with SaraContact Samuel Hale:Website: Nurishd.ioLinkedIn: Samuel-Hale-94539779__TranscriptSara Sheehan: [00:00:02] Hi there, I'm Sara Sheehan and welcome to my podcast, Transformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan. Today I'm talking with Samuel Hale. Sam is an entrepreneur, innovator, and CEO of Nurish'd, a platform that partners users with registered dietitians and leverages AI to integrate personalized nutrition seamlessly into customers' lives by connecting users to healthy meals that best fit their lifestyles and goals. Sam believes if we eat well, we feel well. Welcome to the show, Sam.Samuel Hale: [00:00:46] Thanks for having me.Sara Sheehan: [00:00:48] I am so glad that you're here, and I'm so excited to see what you're doing and how you're transforming the ability for people to own their own fitness and wellness. So let's dive into it. Sam, your backstory is critical to what got you here, but I'd love to hear what led you to create Nurish'd.Samuel Hale: [00:01:15] Absolutely. Generally speaking, Nurish'd is the evolution of our previous endeavor. It started off as a meal preparation company, where we were literally making and preparing healthy, prepared meals for individuals, and that was mostly being delivered directly to consumers. But we wanted to start bringing more value because we noticed that the space was very saturated. And to do that, we started integrating dietitians into our workflow and allowing the dietitians to work with our clients one on one to make sure that what they're eating is actually optimal for them. But what I didn't know was actually how much time that would take a dietitian to be able to do all of that work manually. The food industry already has really tight margins, and what we were noticing was that once a dietitian would meet with a client for an hour, they would have to do their charting, and on top of that, they would start doing the meal planning. It's quite difficult because when you have a food producer that has a large menu, the dietitians had to know all the ingredients, all the nutrition facts and everything else that would be required to optimize the macronutrients and caloric intake for an individual. So what we brainstormed was, what can only a dietitian do? And that's the consultation one on one, and also the charting for compliance and insurance purposes.Samuel ...
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    29 分
  • Journaling for Growth with Kim Ades

    Journaling for Growth with Kim Ades
    2025/05/13
    Sara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is the president and founder of Frame of Mind Coaching and Journal Engine Software, Kim Ades. Kim uses journal-based coaching in her direct coaching style with clients; she tells Sara exactly what that is and how she came to develop it. Following a life-altering divorce, Kim’s focus became helping others build emotional resilience to thrive despite challenges. She and Sara discuss how introspection and writing can reframe experiences, and how that shift can impact client success. Kim founded Frame of Mind Coaching to empower people to focus on their thought patterns instead of external behaviours. She developed a unique journaling software to facilitate a journaling-based coaching method that helps her reflect on client writing to aid in uncovering their limiting beliefs. Through this method, Kim finds she can go past typical performance metrics to target the root of thought processes. It’s in this way that sustainable growth and emotional intelligence are unlocked.Sara and Kim talk about the value of self-awareness and emotional clarity. This especially applies to entrepreneurs and executives who are under constant pressure. Kim’s unique coaching philosophy highlights the idea that success is truly driven by mindset more than circumstances. Kim is a pivotal voice in the world of leadership development and personal transformation. She has a proven track record in helping clients overcome adversity, and she openly shares her philosophy and insights with Sara. About Kim Ades: Kim Ades, MBA, is a serial entrepreneur who, after a decade running a simulation-based assessment firm, sold her company and briefly worked for a local coaching company. She left after 8 months, believing she could offer better coaching. Kim felt the prevailing coaching model was flawed, intuitively realizing that driven leaders needed to understand the link between their thoughts and outcomes rather than being “held accountable.”In 2004, Kim founded Frame of Mind Coaching®, focusing on helping leaders maximize their potential and live fulfilling lives. She also created the Frame of Mind Coaching® Certification program to teach leaders effective coaching techniques. _Resources mentioned in this episode:Great Leaders are Great Coaches course— Contact Sara Sheehan | Sara Sheehan Consulting:SaraWSheehan.comSara Sheehan on LinkedInMeet with SaraContact Kim Ades:Website: FrameOfMindCoaching.comWebsite: JournalEngine.comEmail: kim@frameofmindcoaching.comLinkedInInstagram: @coachkimades__TranscriptSara Sheehan: [00:00:02] Hi there! I'm Sara Sheehan and welcome to my podcast, Transformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan. Today I am joined by Kim Ades. Kim is the president and founder of Frame of Mind Coaching and Journal Engine Software. Kim uses her unique process, philosophy and direct coaching style to help leaders identify their blind spots and learn to focus their thinking to achieve extraordinary results. Author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach, and mom of five, Kim is dedicated to teaching her powerful coaching process to other coaches, leaders, and entrepreneurs worldwide. Kim, welcome to the show.Kim Ades: [00:00:51] Thank you so much for having me. I'm so happy to be talking to you today.Sara Sheehan: [00:00:56] Excellent, I can't wait to learn from you. Kim, everyone's backstory is important to them because it's what got you here. I would love to focus on how you created the Journal Engine software, if we can.Kim Ades: [00:01:19] Let me give you a little bit of history about why 'journaling' in the first place. I have been coaching leaders, executives and entrepreneurs for the past 21 years, but when I first started, I had no experience and I was very insecure. I was really interested in two things, how do I get into the heads of my clients so I understand what's really going on, and how do I deliver coaching that leaves a lifelong impact? I didn't want to be a coach that was 'one and done'. I didn't want to be forgotten, I wanted to make a real difference in someone's life, and one that was sustainable. I thought, how do we have really valuable conversations? If I could understand how they see the world, how they think, how they operate in their lives on a day to day basis, that would equip me to have those powerful conversations. So from the very beginning, I decided that if I asked them to journal, then I could see how they think. The premise was, if I asked them to journal daily and I give them some journaling questions to work with, and every time they journal then I would be on the other side of that journal reading and responding to that journal, kind of having a conversation with them. Imagine you're writing in your journal, but now your journal is interacting with you. That was the idea in the very beginning. Then I thought, when I come to my coaching sessions, I will really have something to work with. So that was the idea. At the very beginning, so many years ago, ...
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    32 分
  • Future-Proofing Your Business: Actionable AI Insights for Leaders

    Future-Proofing Your Business: Actionable AI Insights for Leaders
    2025/04/29
    Sara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is AI Strategist, Digital Transformation Leader, and founder of AIboration, Nicole Hilgenkamp. Nicole discusses AI and how it is more than just an IT function; it is a transformative force in business. The new role of Chief AI Officer reflects the cross-functional nature of AI and Nicole explains why dedicated leadership is required to integrate AI across entire organizations. Ensuring that it is embraced to ensure a future-ready company is essential. Nicole shares strategies for AI integration and recommendations on how to stay updated on AI developments through focused newsletters, by joining communities, and through experimenting with tools like Perplexity. She advocates for leaders to champion AI from the top down so a culture where employees are encouraged to use AI safely and creatively is fostered. Mindset shifts are key to using AI in the promotion of self-awareness and personal growth. Sara and Nicole look ahead to agentic AI, which are AI systems capable of decision-making and functioning as digital team members. Such systems will change the structure of organizations and put humans in charge of overseeing AI agents in customer service or sales roles. Nicole advises that everyone upskill to avoid being left behind, and urges the adoption of AI now, being mindful of bias and data protection, and committing to lifelong learning. About Nicole Hilgenkamp:Nicole is a digital transformation leader with the world's largest companies, where she leads enterprise scale AI and digital transformation across global operations. She is also the founder of AIboration, an AI consulting firm that helps businesses implement generative AI.Nicole is an optimist who believes people and technology can work better together. With a background in sociology, she has always been fascinated by how people group, interact, and adapt—whether in organizations, markets, or digital spaces.Her work revolves around structuring chaos—helping businesses use technology to improve processes, enhance collaboration, and drive results. Nicole sees patterns in people, systems, and data, making sense of complexity and turning it into strategy._Resources mentioned in this episode:“The AI-Driven Leader: Harnessing AI to Make Faster, Smarter, Decisions” by Geoff Woods’The Neuron newsletter— Contact Sara Sheehan | Sara Sheehan Consulting:SaraWSheehan.comSara Sheehan on LinkedInMeet with SaraContact Nicole Hilgenkamp:Email: aiboration@outlook.comLinkedIn__TranscriptSara Sheehan: [00:00:02] Hi there, I'm Sara Sheehan and welcome to my podcast Transformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan. Today I'm joined by Nicole Hilgenkamp. She is a digital transformation leader with the world's largest companies, where she leads enterprise scale AI and digital transformation across global operations. She is also the founder of AIboration, an AI consulting firm, helping businesses implement generative AI to enhance performance, simplify processes and drive sustainable growth. With over 30 years of experience in operational excellence and innovation, Nicole offers a practical, people-focused approach to successful AI adoption at scale. I am so excited to have you here with me today. Nicole, welcome to the show.Nicole Hilgenkamp: [00:01:04] Thanks, Sara. Happy to be here. I'm excited to talk about artificial intelligence. It's changing every single day. As soon as we hit pause on the recording, what we're going to talk about will probably be obsolete, but let's see if your listeners can take away some key aspects from today.Sara Sheehan: [00:01:24] Absolutely. What is so interesting about you, Nicole, is I have not come across a Chief AI Officer or AI consultant yet. So you are truly one of a kind, and I really want to dive into this conversation as deep as possible.Nicole Hilgenkamp: [00:01:48] Absolutely, and welcome to jobs of the future. The chief AI officer, you're seeing lots of new titles in executive leadership over the years, like Chief Growth Officer, Chief Change Agent, etc. Chief AI Officer is a recognition that artificial intelligence does not necessarily need to sit in IT, in information technology. It is a technology, yes, one of the biggest revolutions of my time that I think I'll ever see. But it is, and should be, used across enterprises, in personal and professional growth. What I love about Chief AI Officer as a job of the future, it just goes to show you that this isn't going to necessarily fit well if you put it under Chief Technology Officer. It shouldn't be there, it should be a job of its own because of its vast disruption that it's going to make in how we do business and live our life.Sara Sheehan: [00:03:00] It's truly cross-functional.Nicole Hilgenkamp: [00:03:03] Absolutely cross-functional.Sara Sheehan: [00:03:05] So it needs to be in its own function.Nicole Hilgenkamp: [00:03:10] Exactly, and that's why I think we saw the creation of this job. That it's been recognized as ...
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    36 分
  • Discovering New Horizons: Business Expansion Through Nearshore Talent

    Discovering New Horizons: Business Expansion Through Nearshore Talent
    2025/04/15
    Sara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Chris Brown, Partner and CTO of Wow Remote Teams, a connection service for companies in need of virtual professional employees. Chris explains the benefits of staffing from Latin America and discusses his company’s vetting and recruitment processes with Sara. Chris believes in the positive impact nearshore staffing creates for businesses and explores how it impacts the local economy for the better.Chris breaks down Wow Remote Teams’ sourcing process for Sara. He details the questions asked of the employers, such as what skill level and type of person they’re looking for, as well as what budget they have. While the company maintains a huge database of talent, it also turns to an outbound model and works in larger hiring networks, like LinkedIn. The process is thorough and considers many factors vital to company success. Sara and Chris discuss creating a team culture despite every team being remote, the truly borderless global talent economy, how the prevalence of internet connections benefits everyone, and how AI and AI positions drive the market. Chris highlights how communication with remote employees differs from those in the office, but stresses how an open company culture combats the differences and facilitates flow. Chris sheds a light on how nearshore and remote services are very much the future for a lot of staffing needs.About Chris Brown:With 20 years of software development, business automation, and digital marketing expertise, Chris Brown proudly serves as the Partner & CTO of Wow Remote Teams. He has helped cultivate a rich technology roadmap that powers the Wow Remote recruitment processes to streamline and optimize staffing operations, guaranteeing efficiency and precision in candidate selection._Resources mentioned in this episode:Goldbelly— Contact Sara Sheehan | Sara Sheehan Consulting:SaraWSheehan.comSara Sheehan on LinkedInMeet with SaraContact Chris Brown:Website: WowRemoteTeams.comLinkedIn__TranscriptSara Sheehan: [00:00:03] Hi there, I'm Sara Sheehan and welcome to my podcast Transformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan. Today I'm joined by Chris Brown. He is the CTO and partner at Wow Remote Teams. They help US companies build high performing teams by tapping into Latin America's exceptional talent pool, driving growth while fostering cross-cultural collaboration. What began as a solution to the talent crunch has evolved into a movement, reshaping how businesses approach team building in a globalized world. Welcome to the show, Chris.Chris Brown: [00:00:43] Thank you, and thank you for having me on, Sara. It's a pleasure to be here.Sara Sheehan: [00:00:47] It is a pleasure to have some time with you. This is an extremely important topic. All businesses need access to talent, and some of us, namely myself, I'm extremely comfortable working with global teams. I'm extremely comfortable having an extension of my team being in another country, if not halfway around the world, just because I've done it so frequently. I'm super excited to have you here and to learn more about how you're serving clients, and especially the fact that you're working with clients of such varied sizes. You're making something accessible to a non-Fortune 100 business, which is wonderful. So talk with me a little bit about your business first, Wow Remote Teams, and what you're doing in the marketplace.Chris Brown: [00:01:57] We've been operating for almost five years now, and we do talent sourcing, staffing and recruiting primarily from Latin America. The difference that we bring to the table is that we do, what we call, bespoke recruiting. We do individual niche finding recruiting. We go through, we find exactly what your needs are, and we find talent that is very well skilled and very well qualified to match those needs for any given position. Basically anything that can be done remotely, we can find amazing talent for. The reason we do Latin America is that I have had many teams throughout the world. I've been in technology for 20 years now. I've run teams in the Philippines and in India and Eastern Europe, and I've done all the things with all the developers all over the place. Time zones and culture are always problematic. When you're working in the Philippines, somebody is working at two in the morning. It's either you or them. No matter which side it's on, that's never a pleasant experience, or it never was for me anyways. It obviously works, a lot of people do it. I've found that having Latin American talent brings a different kind of environment to remote work and to the nearshoring or offshoring situation.Chris Brown: [00:03:17] They're working the same hours as you, they're very culturally close to us, their English levels are very high because they're all watching American TV and taking in American movies and entertainment and everything. They're very skilled, of course, the universities in Latin America are incredibly good. There's universities ...
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    48 分
  • Pivots, Perseverance, and the Magic of Stories in Public Speaking

    Pivots, Perseverance, and the Magic of Stories in Public Speaking
    2025/04/01
    Sara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Dr. Danny Brassell, a highly sought-after speaker, trainer, coach, and author. Danny has spoken to over 3500 audiences worldwide and authored 19 books. He talks to Sara about his latest book, “Leadership Begins with Motivation” and the life journey which has brought him to his current position. Danny believes in education and his mission is to infuse joy back into education in the workplace. Danny shares a summary of his career path going back 30 years where he started as a journalist before becoming a teacher, then a professor. He credits becoming a Christian and beginning a public speaking business on the side to avoid bankruptcy for propelling him to his present success. Danny explains how strategy and storytelling form the backbone of the company, The Well-Crafted Story Workshop, which he co-founded with Coach Jimmy Hays Nelson. Sara and Danny dive into why a well-told story is the foundation of a great speech, what shaped a client’s journey from complete inexperience to a daily audience of 6000 people, and how to find the heart of the story being told. Danny tells three powerful stories from his book, “Leadership Begins with Motivation” and emphasizes the impact the right tale can have upon an audience. Danny praises the greatness of reading, touching on the reading engagement program he runs, and stresses that adults need to be modelling good reading for children. The episode is engaging and upbeat, driven by the positivity and motivation of Danny Brassell. About Danny Brassell:For nearly three decades, Dr. Danny Brassell has served as an educational advisor to students ranging from preschoolers to rocket scientists. While he has held a variety of titles and worked with leaders from a variety of fields and disciplines, Danny has always considered himself first and foremost a teacher.A recognized authority on leadership development, motivation and communication skills, Danny has been honored consistently for his strategic intellect and practical solutions. Audiences rave about Danny’s ability to deliver meaningful and memorable messages that are applicable for individuals within all levels of organizations. A gregarious, sought-after author, speaker and business consultant, Danny is characterized by friends, colleagues and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful and compassionate individuals in business today. Thousands, from small business owners to corporate executives, have enjoyed his energetic, interactive and informative presentations._Resources mentioned in this episode:“A Game of Thrones” by George R. R. Martin“Living with a SEAL” by Jesse Itzler“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald“The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion” by Beth Brower— Contact Sara Sheehan | Sara Sheehan Consulting:SaraWSheehan.comSara Sheehan on LinkedInMeet with SaraContact Danny Brassell:Website: FreeStoryGuide.comWebsite: DannyBrassell.comBook: “Leadership Begins with Motivation” by Dr. Danny BrassellLinkedInYouTube__TranscriptSara Sheehan: [00:00:02] Hi there! I'm Sara Sheehan and welcome to my podcast, Transformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan. Today I'm joined by Dr. Danny Brassell, who is a highly sought after speaker, trainer, coach and known as Jim Carrey with a PhD. Dr. Brassell has spoken to over 3500 audiences worldwide and authored 19 books including his latest, 'Leadership Begins With Motivation'. He helps entrepreneurs, executives and business owners boost their income, freedom and impact by leveraging speaking on stages as a major client lead source. Danny is on a mission to bring joy back into education in the workplace. Welcome to the show, Danny.Danny Brassell: [00:00:53] Thanks so much for having me, Sara. Thanks a lot for spreading some joy in the world, we need a lot more of you.Sara Sheehan: [00:00:59] Thank you so much. I'm so glad to have you here, and to be able to provide a spotlight on all that you do, it's so very positive. You are a fascinating person to me. When we first met, you shared your background with me and I counted around seven pivots in your life, which is truly remarkable. So Danny, can you share with me and my listeners your backstory and how it led you to where you are today?Danny Brassell: [00:01:34] Like I shared with you, if I was going to write my autobiography it would probably be entitled 'Pivots' because I feel like I'm a jack of all trades, master of none. Over 30 years ago, I started my career as a journalist. I was covering President Bush Sr. in the 1992 presidential election, and it was a great job. I got to meet editors from all the major dailies, and one editor offered me the city beat for $16,500 a year. Then a friend said they were hiring teachers in South Central Los Angeles for $25,000 a year, so I became a teacher for the noblest of reasons: for the high pay. I absolutely loved working in the inner city, loved my kids and everything. Eventually became a ...
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    38 分
  • Revolutionizing Financial Markets with Noah Healy

    Revolutionizing Financial Markets with Noah Healy
    2025/03/18
    Sara Sheehan’s guest this episode is Noah Healy, the founder of Coordisc, who joins Sara to discuss his work in market design and game theory. Noah, who has a background in nuclear engineering and software development, developed a new system called Coordinated Discovery Markets (CDMs). He explains what the technology aims to do in regards to creating efficient marketplaces. His system, inspired by mathematical problem-solving, allows markets to function with much less data processing compared to traditional financial markets, and he illustrates how this makes transactions more efficient and transparent.Noah shares the challenges he faced in bringing his innovation to market. He has been involved in a lengthy patent process, which has included legal battles with the U.S. Patent Office. Bureaucratic pushback forced him to take his case to a federal court. But despite the setbacks, he talks about how he is actively working on projects in Sweden and Kenya, exploring how his technology could be applied in emerging markets like bamboo trading and carbon credits. Sara and Noah explore how he envisions his technology revolutionizing global markets, significantly boosting economic wealth, and finding applications in agriculture, commodities, and resource extraction. His goal is to establish new marketplaces that leverage CDMs to create more stable and fair pricing mechanisms. Noah also touched on artificial intelligence and automation, broader implications of such advances. His conversation with Sara emphasizes that technology is reshaping industries in ways that challenge traditional beliefs and that embracing these shifts carefully is key to sustainable progress.About Noah Healy:When Noah looks at the common thread that runs through all of his professional experiences, it is clear that he loves to combine mathematics with technology to produce game-changing solutions. His inspiration came from his formal education, work experience and the breakthrough innovations developed by Alan Turing (and Frege and Church before him). Turing imagined machines with amazing computational power and ultimately brought them to life. His innovations tipped the scales of WWII and set the stage for the information revolution – of which Noah is an active part.Early in his career, Noah used computational mathematics and software development capabilities to develop automations that boosted internal productivity, drove client efficiencies and improved regulatory compliance. Most recently he founded Coordisc and developed CDM, a technology product that has the potential to completely reorder the global financial system. CDM establishes a better exchange market for commodities by conducting all trades at market-clearing prices with radically improved price discovery, lower total cost of transactions and the elimination of hedging needs. Only a fraction of current tradeflow can get this product off the ground and prove its power. From there, CDM can be scaled rapidly.It is not lost on Noah that he has an enormous responsibility to produce algorithmic technology products that drive results, but also protect ethics and morality. One does not need to look beyond recent financial crises or their Facebook feeds to see that our rush for more powerful technology has eroded our civic, political, cultural and societal systems. He views himself as an “algorithmist with a conscience” and uses tools such as game theory to design products ethically. — Contact Sara Sheehan | Sara Sheehan Consulting:SaraWSheehan.comSara Sheehan on LinkedInMeet with SaraNoah Healy | Coordisc:Website: coordisc.comLinkedIn__Transcript Sara Sheehan: [00:00:03] Hi there, I'm Sara Sheehan and welcome to my podcast, Transformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan. Today I'm joined by Noah Healy, founder of Coordisc. Noah is a market designer and game theorist working on creating better economic systems. After pursuing a degree in nuclear engineering, he worked for technology startups as a software engineer at the peak of the dotcom boom. Becoming fascinated by the mathematics of information, communications and computation, it all led to patent work on a better commodity market design, which in turn led to the creation of his company, Coordisc. Welcome, Noah. I'm so glad to have you on Transformational Thinkers.Noah Healy: [00:01:01] I'm glad to be here, too. Thanks for having me on.Sara Sheehan: [00:01:04] Excellent. So, Noah, tell me a little bit about your business and what led you to create it.Noah Healy: [00:01:12] Coordisc is, effectively, an IP shell. It exists to license the technology that underlies Coordisc, which I call Coordinated Discovery Markets, which is where I got the name from. CDMs are this new machine that allows for the operation of markets with vastly less work than traditional financial markets require to operate. That got started when I figured out how to build such a machine as a result of solving a series of math problems I was working on....
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    47 分
  • Bridging Athletics and Employment: Leveraging Sports Skills for Professional Success

    Bridging Athletics and Employment: Leveraging Sports Skills for Professional Success
    2025/03/04
    Sara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Dr. Rob Lion, professor of Human Resource Development at Idaho State University and a speaker and consultant. Dr. Lion has over 20 years of experience with leadership development and improving performance. Sara and Dr. Lion talk about what his method of professional development looks like and how he works with clients in actionable ways. Rob also explains his work with athletic identities and research into transitioning athletes into workplaces with greater ease.Dr. Lion talks about his newfound drive to embrace more peace in his everyday life through researching Daoism. He strives for greater balance in life. One of the things he discusses with Sara is how achieving more peace and self-awareness in his personal life flows into his professional work and influences it for the positive. Much of his work is in motivating people and Rob dives into how motivation works and what he needs of himself to impart it to others.Sara and Dr. Lion’s conversation reveals how Rob got involved in his athletic research, what the impetus behind it was, and how he identified and studied the variables that could contribute to athletes struggling when transferred to workplaces. Rob details how the skills athletes possess can work for or against them if not developed correctly for the new environment. Sara explores self-awareness, leadership development, who Rob’s ideal client is, and why he convinces organizations that without doing the necessary work they’re one bad hire away from a problem. The episode is a fascinating and enlightening deep dive into Dr. Lion’s personal and professional life and drive.About Dr. Rob Lion:Dr. Rob Lion (pronounced “Lee-own”) is a professor of human resource development at Idaho State University and a dynamic speaker, consultant, and business owner with over 20 years of experience in workplace culture, leadership development, and performance improvement. He specializes in helping clients build human-centric, sustainable systems and initiatives that align organizational needs with employee well-being, driven by the belief that “work should fuel the human spirit, not drain it.”As the co-founder of Black River Performance Management, Rob draws on his extensive background in human behavior, the psychology of work, opportunity recognition, and relationship development to advise business owners and executives. He has a wealth of ownership experience across industries including food and beverage, personal fitness, and business development, and has dedicated over a decade to economic growth through a community-focused lens.Rob is recognized for crafting people-first solutions that enhance workplace culture. His approach integrates sustainable and strategic performance improvement practices, empowering individuals and organizations to build effective teams and networks. His students and clients appreciate his innovative methods and creative approaches to enhancing workplace practices.In addition to his teaching and research, Rob collaborates with leaders to develop clarity in their planning and leading processes. He emphasizes the importance of a people strategy, recognizing that even the most robust strategic plans are merely ambitions without an adequate understanding of staff talents and organizational attributes. His evidence-based frameworks provide rigor to decision-making, addressing challenges related to data utilization, staffing, succession planning, and employee engagement.Rob’s expertise also includes helping organizations prepare for the future, ensuring that their plans are actionable and informed by the latest research in psychological and behavioral sciences. He is committed to building robust systems that support organizational goals by leveraging existing assets and fostering open communication at all levels.Outside of his professional pursuits, Rob enjoys travel, fly fishing, and mountain biking. His passion for empowering individuals and transforming organizations makes him a highly sought-after thought leader in his field.— Contact Sara Sheehan | Sara Sheehan Consulting:SaraWSheehan.comSara Sheehan on LinkedInMeet with SaraDr. Rob Lion Website: BlackRiverPM.comLinkedIn__ TranscriptSara Sheehan: [00:00:02] Hi there, I'm Sara Sheehan and welcome to my podcast Transformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan. Today I'm joined by Dr. Rob Lion. He is a professor of Human Resource Development at Idaho State University and a dynamic speaker, consultant and business owner with over 20 years of experience in workplace culture, leadership development, and performance improvement. He specializes in helping clients build human centric sustainable systems and initiatives that align organizational needs with employee wellbeing, driven by the belief that work should fuel the human spirit, not drain it. I absolutely love that quote, Rob. Welcome.Rob Lion: [00:00:53] Thank you. Thanks for having me, Sara.Sara Sheehan: [00:00:55] Absolutely...
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    51 分
  • Finding Meaning at Work

    Finding Meaning at Work
    2025/02/18
    Sara Sheehan’s guest in this episode is Tamara Myles, a professor, researcher, author, and speaker who specializes in helping people unlock the power of meaningful work. She combines research in Positive Psychology with understanding human organizational challenges to assist companies in creating a workplace full of connection and fulfilment. Tamara shares over two decades of expertise with Sara as they explore themes from her new book, “Meaningful Work”. Tamara explains the positive benefits and importance of having meaningful work in our lives. Not only organizational benefits but personal ones like feeling more fulfilled with a greater sense of belonging. What Tamara’s research has shown is that nearly 50% of our experience of meaning at work is related to what our leaders do or don’t do. She and Sara discuss how meaningful work as imparted by leaders needs to address the Three C’s: community, contribution, and challenge.Sara and Tamara speak to how the Three C’s offer meaning at work to each generation, explore what each one looks like in action, and highlight beautiful examples of each one in practical application. How feedback is given and what details are offered add additional meaning for the recipient, and simple things like that can have a great positive impact. Tamara explains concepts like character strengths and the findings of her research that both drive her work and inspire her upcoming co-authored book. This episode is a guide to the necessity of finding or creating meaningful work for fulfilled lives.About Tamara Myles:As a speaker, author, professor, and entrepreneur, Tamara specializes in blending the art and science of human flourishing with practical strategies that drive innovation, resilience, and growth. Her mission is simple: to unlock the power of meaningful work to build cultures where people feel connected, challenged, and fulfilled.For over two decades, Tamara has worked with leaders at organizations like Microsoft, KPMG, Best Buy, and MassMutual delivering engaging workshops, keynotes, and trainings that yield measurable business results. Her work combines pioneering research in Positive Psychology with a deep understanding of organizational challenges like employee engagement, retention, and productivity.She is also the co-author of "Meaningful Work: How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee" (April 2025, PublicAffairs). This book brings together research and actionable strategies to inspire leaders to cultivate meaningful work at every level of their organization.At Boston College, Tamara teaches future leaders about the science of flourishing organizations, and as a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, she continues to study how meaningful work drives performance and well-being. Her research—the first rigorous academic study of leadership practices that increase meaning at work—has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, and USA TODAY.She believes workplaces are the key to human flourishing. When leaders make work meaningful, they unlock potential—not just for individuals, but for entire organizations.__Resources discussed in this episode:VIA Character Strengths surveyCliftonStrengths Assessment— Contact Sara Sheehan | Sara Sheehan Consulting:SaraWSheehan.comSara Sheehan on LinkedInMeet with SaraTamara Myles Website: TamaraMyles.comTamara Myles on LinkedInBook: “Meaningful Work: How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee” by Wes Adams and Tamara MylesBook Website: MakeWorkMeaningful.com TranscriptSara Sheehan: [00:00:02] Hi there! I'm Sara Sheehan and welcome to my podcast, Transformational Thinkers with Sara Sheehan. Today I'm joined by Tamara Myles. Tamara is a professor, researcher, author, and international speaker with over two decades of experience helping leaders improve business performance. She is the author of 'The Secret to Peak Productivity' and her second book, 'Meaningful Work: How to Ignite Passion and Performance in Every Employee', is set to publish on April 1st, 2025. Tamara's insights have been featured in leading publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, USA today, and Business Insider. She has worked with clients such as Microsoft, KPMG, MassMutual, and Google. Tamara has a master's degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She teaches at Boston College and the University of Pennsylvania, sharing the science of human flourishing and flourishing organizations. Tamara lives outside of Boston with her husband and three teenage children. Tamara, I'm so excited to welcome you to my podcast today and to talk about your fascinating book on the importance of meaningful work. Welcome.Tamara Myles: [00:02:02] Thank you so much for having me. I'm so delighted to be here.Sara Sheehan: [00:02:05] Your research has so many practical and pragmatic applications, and the critical value of finding meaning really came into the forefront following the pandemic. ...
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