Episodes

Life can be unpredictable. Often, the best course of action is to have a plan, but we must be flexible enough to pivot and open for that plan to change. In this episode, our host, Stephen Jaye, talks with Alyse Opatowski, the founder and CEO of We Talk Real Talk. The company has taken on several different forms while maintaining its core mission: to bring people together through deeper and more authentic conversation. Alyse shares insights on her journey with us while also discussing how she piv...

Ok, Boomer. These are the things millennials would say to make fun of how old boomers are. While boomers would make fun of how spoiled and reliant millennials are on technology. The cycle keeps on going, and it will continue to go until someone puts an end to it. Instead of vilifying each other, we can come together and learn a whole bunch of new things. Barbara Randell, the Founder of Future Image Group, is joining your host, Stephen Jaye, to talk about bridging this generational gap at work. J...

Food's a great way to get to know people. Stephen Jaye’s guest in this episode is Kayla Ferguson, founder at The Same Plate, an organization that addresses two critical human needs: connecting with others and exposure to new ideas. The organization was built as a result of Kayla’s international travels and experience bridging cultural divides over shared meals. The success of The Same Plate also demonstrates that not all ideas need to be super complicated and highly technological to have a signi...

Taking on a new venture is not only for people in a certain age range or of a certain generation. Stephen Jaye’s guest today is Joyce Feustel, a LinkedIn coach and trainer who started Boomers’ Social Media Tutor at the age of 61! Through this business, she is helping many other Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) start and grow their own businesses through the effective use of social media. Each social media platform is unique, so you have to spend time doing stuff in them to get the hang of it. Liste...

Could you be approaching your social media accounts all wrong? Instead of being drowned in all the unnecessary noise on the internet, everyone could really benefit from sharing bite-sized wisdom. Stephen Jaye talks with Chris Huynh, the creator of "The Minute Wisdom,” who does an alternative approach in online content creation. He talks about how he builds a community of like-minded people focused on self-development and embracing a childlike curiosity, one inspiring quote at a time. Chris also ...

Fractional resources are people's whose involvement with a company falls outside the standard 9-to-5 40 hour a week setup. They are often freelancers, consultants and contractors. However, through her company Khazana Inc., Suraya Yahaya is providing fraction resources at the executive level for companies looking to scale up. Through this service Suraya allows founders/ CEOs to focus on growth and investment while she runs the day-to-day operations using the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)...

No matter where we end up in life, we periodically need to reset. To reset means to consider where we are overall, and make some sort of change or adjustment. Resets can come in many different forms. Taylor Short founded Harmonious Return and wrote a book titled Reset Your Relationship to Your Job to help facilitate these necessary life transformations. In this episode, Taylor and I discuss the different ways people go about re-evaluating their lives when changes become necessary, burnout and th...

The lotus is a flower that not only survives, but thrives and prospers in muddy, murky, unclear water. That is exactly what The Leading Lotus helps businesses, as well as individuals do. Many organizations find themselves in places that are muddy and murky in nature due to work cultures where priorities are misaligned and employee experiences don't match expectations. In this episode, Leading Lotus founder Umadevi Gopaldass describes how she helps organizations emerge from this muddy, murky plac...

Few people reach where they are looking to go without some form of personal transformation. In episode 9, we talk with Rick Harrigan, whose story of personal transformation involves having what he thought he was supposed to have but coming to the realization that it was not the right place for him. He reached a point where he could not take it anymore. It's a place a lot of people find themselves in. "I don't know what I want to do, I just know I can't do this anymore." Rick now helps others who...

Truly innovating and solving problems often times requires us to rethink and try new approaches. The DEI Leadership Institute takes a new approach to issues we've been working on for longer than anyone's been alive: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In this episode, DEI Leadership Institute founder Maria Putnam and I discuss how we can adapt a mindset that not only addresses this hot-button issue, but also opens us up to new experiences and has the potential to enrich all of our lives.

Acting upon what we feel passionate about and pursing good ideas is not just for those who hate their jobs, or are desperate for a new source of income. Joe Comsti and his co-founders Vince Ruggeri and Robbie Hall identified a new way to look at one of the most important aspects of the human experience, physical fitness. Their program, Habit of Health, combines aspects of many popular heath programs alongside other components of our health, including nutrition and good mental habits. In this epi...

It is often challenging to maintain interest, let alone a passion, for what we are doing for nearly half a century. Yet, that is exactly what Rick Seymour has done. He has been helping people improve their health through individualized nutrition plans for 47 years and reports feeling even more passionate about his business than he did when he started! It was not an easy journey though. Finding the right fit involved exploring many different options and transitioning out of Corporate America took...

In many of our pursuits, the best course of action is to have a plan, but be open for that plan to change. In this episode, we talk with Alyse Opatowski about her organization We Talk Real Talk, which has taken on several different forms while maintaining its core mission: To bring people together through deeper and more authentic conversation.

One of the most important aspects of our work experience is the relationships we build (or fail to build) with our co-workers. In 2015, Future Image Group founder Barbara Randell discovered that despite the growing divide between Baby Boomers and Millennials, nobody had formed an organization to focus on the issue. In this episode we discuss how, through bridging this divide, we can adapt the mindset that will help us bridge many of the other divides prevalent in our culture.

The Same Plate is an organization addressing two critical human needs, connecting with others and exposure to new ideas. The organization is inspired by Kayla Ferguson's international travels and experience bridging cultural divides over shared meals. The success of The Same Plate also demonstrates that not all ideas need to super complicated and highly technological to have a significant impact!

Taking on a new venture is not only for people in a certain age range or of a certain generation. Joyce Feustel started Boomers Social Media Tutor at the age of 61! Through this business, she is helping a lot of other Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) start and grow their own businesses by helping them effectively use social media.

Could you be approaching your social media accounts all wrong? Many people simply try to get as many followers and likes as possible. Chris Huynh, creator of The Minute Wisdom, has an alternative approach. In this episode, we discuss the community and discussion he has created through this account. The Minute Wisdom is a twitter account that offers quick to absorb pieces of advice we all can apply to our lives.