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Telling Dirty Jokes Might Improve Performance for Elite Skiers

Listen to the stories of top ski coach and former member of the US ski team, Chris Marchetti, to learn why some skiers rise above the rest and how he tailors his coaching style to reflect the specific needs of the skier. Hear why gold metal Olympian Jonny Moseley might have made a bigger impact coming in 4^th than getting a medal in 2002.

 Bio: Chris Marchetti is Acting Mogul Head Coach at the Park City Ski and Snowboard program and founder of the Park City Freestyle Foundation. Here is the article and mustache I mention https://www.parkrecord.com/sports/local-athlete-skis-her-way-to-world-cup-start/.

This is Your Brain on Love. Psychologist Dr. Sarah Sarkis Explain The Science and Influence of Love.

What do passionate love and cocaine have in common and what is the difference between the way our brain responds in love versus hate? What is happening chemically when we are “falling in love” and why can we exist on almost no sleep and a piece of pizza for four days when experiencing passionate love? What can you do for yourself during betrayal – if anything? You can also hear me butcher the word “perseverating.” These topics and more with my friend Dr. Sarah Sarkis.

Bio: Dr. Sarkis is a licensed psychologist and writer living in Honolulu, Hawaii (originally from Boston Mass).  She has a private practice where she works with adultswho are looking to achieve long-term change and growth.She emphasizes collaboration, partnership, and personal empowerment.
 
Dr. Sarkis earned her master’s from Boston College and doctorate from George Washington University.  She approaches psychological wellness from a holistic and integrative perspective.  Her style is eclectic and blends psychoanalytic theory, positive psychology, existential psychology, neuro-biology, and functional medicine to bring a truly integrated approach to your quest for a sense of wellness.  

In addition to her psychology training, Dr. Sarkis has studied extensively the use of mindfulness, functional medicine, hormones, and how food, medicine and mood are interconnected.

Check out her blog, The Padded Roomto learn more about her services, areas of expertise, and upcoming events, lectures, blogs and more.

A Leadership Expert and Business School Professor Shares Insights on the Influence and Problems of Creativity within Organizations.

Discover why experts get lazy regarding creativity and why creatives and non-conformists within organizations are often not welcomed with open arms. Listen to a thought leader share examples and insights of organizations who are getting it right (Trader Joe’s is on to something).

Bio: Professor Michael Roberto is the Trustee Professor of Management at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. He joined the faculty after serving for six years on the faculty at Harvard Business School. Hisresearch, teaching, and consulting focuses on leadership, with a particular emphasis on decision-making and teams.

His newest book, Unlocking Creativity, was released on January 7, 2019 by Wiley. He has published two previous books based upon his research: Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes For An Answer (2nd edition, 2013), and Know What You Don't Know (2009). You can listen to more of his ideas on Trader Joes on the 11/28/18 episode of Freakonomics.

The Power of Confidence and Risk-Taking for a Rising Executive

Listen to the path of Sarah Kuberry Martino, SVP of Product Management for Accolade. While she demonstrates a tough and "get sh!t done" attitude, get a glimpse of the kind and selfless side of a woman who loves developing other people (hint: I make her a tiny bit teary).

Bio: Sarah Kuberry Martino serves as SVP of Product Management for Accolade. In this role, she is responsible for overall strategy, roadmap and design of the company’s portfolio of products.

Prior to Accolade, Sarah spent almost 10 years at Concur, where she held various responsibilities and roles, the most recent as VP of Product Management for the expense global product portfolio.

Sarah is married with 1 daughter in preschool and lives in Seattle.  She enjoys playing with her daughter, traveling with the family, doing the occasional running/yoga/spinning workout, eating good food and drinking good wine.  Sarah sits on the board of trustees for Seattle Girls School and is committed to developing the next generation of courageous female leaders.

One Woman's Mission to Change a Culture Through Anti-Violence

Learn what happens when East Palo Alto, a city full of culture and love, was hit by a crack cocaine epidemic and the technology boom at the same time. Hear one woman’s evolution working in an anti-violence program in San Francisco and her journey to name a conference room after a woman of color.

 Bio: Demetra Jones started her career in education and instruction in math, later creating and developing a comprehensive Math & Financial Literacy program, under the umbrella of a non-profit organization, which continues to grow in its 15th year. 

As a Trader, she built strategic and analytic skills to drive results for clients and partners. She has nearly a decade of financial management/trading experience all while continuing to build her skills in instructing, program development, and business operations. 

Today, she remains personally committed to reducing social inequalities in her community and beyond. Professionally she continues to broaden her skills and expertise as a Business Operations Manager by taking on more challenging duties and responsibilities that allows her to combine her experience and skills while continuing to live out her personal and vocational desire to impact lives.

A Video Producer Living with MS Works to Build Community and Fight the Loneliness Associated with the Disease.

Episode 4: Kate Milliken

Listen to the inspiring story of a video producer living with MS who is working to positively impact the mental effects of the disease. You can also listen to me gush about how cool she was in elementary school.

Bio: For five years, Kate Milliken was immersed in the personal stories of people living with chronic illness as the founder of MyCounterpane.com, an online platform that allows patients and caregivers to lay out their personal narratives based on how they feel.  The venture began when Kate was diagnosed with MS in 2006.  Kate saw a need for moment- based authentic content of what it was like to actually live with an illness, where every entry was tagged with an emotion to make it immediately helpful and easily searchable for people in need of finding others to relate to.  MyCounterpane aimed to demonstrate insights and prove outcomes in the emotional realm of health, healing people through the story of them in the process.  Though the company began to relevant data, they were unable to find a clear revenue model, and as a result, this iteration of MCP closed in June 2018.

Kate is now deliberating her next chapter which will be based in the biggest insights she garnered from her work- that loneliness kills and that connection over time builds resilience.   

Pre- MS, Kate founded Milligrace Productions, a video production company specializing in mini documentaries for private, corporate and non-profit clients.  She has worked in television for more than 15 years, off camera as a producer for the View and VH-1 and as a correspondent in alternative sports (such as snowboarding, mountain biking and monster trucks) where she worked for Fox Sports NET, TNT, TNN the Outdoor Life Network and Oxygen. 

 Kate lives in Bronxville, New York with her husband and two young children, a 8-year old son who works to throw 3 pointers on a basketball court like Steph Curry and a 6-year daughter who wages a daily battle against the hairbrush.

A Former Criminal Prosecutor Impacts Mass Incarceration

Learn how mass incarceration can be positively impacted when you “re-route” a win and change the mind-set of criminal prosecutors. Consider how the most powerful form of influence may be to change the way success is measured.

Bio: Adam J. Foss, Executive Director of Prosecutor Impact, is a former Assistant District Attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office (SCDAO) in Boston, MA. Adam is a fierce advocate for criminal justice reform and the importance of the role of the prosecutor in ending Mass Incarceration. Mr. Foss believes that the profession of prosecution is ripe for reinvention requiring better incentives and more measurable metrics for success beyond, simply, “cases won.” Watch Adam discuss a reformed justice system in his Ted Talk. https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_foss_a_prosecutor_s_vision_for_a_better_justice_system?language=en

The Power of Jui Jitsu for a 17 Year Champion

Discover why you should be terrified of anyone with the nickname “the sleeper” and how successful long-term professional athletes in the world of Jiu Jitsu must become chameleons over time.

 Bio: Cindy Hales is the head instructor at Gracie Barra BJJ. She is a black belt and a Member of the Women’s Dirty Dozen of BJJ. She has over 15 years of experience teaching children and adults and is a 2x Master World Champion, Pan Am, Grapplers Quest, Naga and US Open Champion. She is also kind and not the least bit scary off the matt. Here is a fascinating article about her in Vice http://fightland.vice.com/blog/cindy-hales-the-sleeper-awakens.

A Surgical Oncologist’s Perspective on How to Empower Patients

Learn why it’s better to get bad news about your health when you have your clothes on and gather one surgical oncologist’s perspective on how to help patients make the best decisions for their health.

Bio: Dr. Osteen is a retired surgical oncologist with the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and continues to teach students at Harvard Medical School. He is also my dad. He is impossibly cool for many reasons including the fact that he has provided surgical coaching to the well-known surgeon, writer, and public health researcher Atul Gawade and is featured as the coach in Atul’s New Yorker Article “Personal Best” https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/10/03/personal-best.