Working on Purpose

With a focus on long-term health and longevity, it is important that we stay strong and healthy to contribute to our families, our society, and certainly in our workplaces. It used to be the case that we all wore the badge of honor of sleep deprivation and no time to exercise, but our top tiers are seeing their teams differently today. They want healthy, refreshed, wide-awake team members who are vigorous and strong with a positive attitude. Mindfulness Based Stress reduction programs are on the lips of our executives, and many of our C level executives are participating in these kinds of activities themselves including meditation and Yoga. It’s not enough that we are going for our edge in our fields, we want to say there in good health. This means a cleaner diet, appropriate hours of sleep, vigorous exercise, and a mindfulness based stress reduction program.

What’s in a life? What are all the important twists and turns that help make up a person and turn him into a success? And what critical lessons are learned along the way? In this episode, we speak with CEO Donald Thompson, an African American technology leader who has created and navigated an unlikely path to success and who’s on a tear to help his fellow young and aspiring entrepreneurs and others find their own leadership path. Having grown his own career in technology, then leadership, then founding a few companies along the way, to investing in other companies, he’s got a few things he likes to share with others trying to make it in business and leadership. Tune in for a healthy dose of inspiration, guidance, and education!

What’s in a life? What are all the important twists and turns that help make up a person and turn him into a success? And what critical lessons are learned along the way? In this episode, we speak with CEO Donald Thompson, an African American technology leader who has created and navigated an unlikely path to success and who’s on a tear to help his fellow young and aspiring entrepreneurs and others find their own leadership path. Having grown his own career in technology, then leadership, then founding a few companies along the way, to investing in other companies, he’s got a few things he likes to share with others trying to make it in business and leadership. Tune in for a healthy dose of inspiration, guidance, and education!

How can breaking out of our comfort zone help us become better leaders? Why does being mindful matter to productivity? And what’s this business about acceptance and commitment therapy helping innovation – how so? In this episode, we talk with a leading psychologist from Ireland who shares her expertise and experience working with individuals and corporate clients to help them achieve more purposeful lives and business results. She is easy to listen to and has a flair for painting a colorful picture of her work with poetic language and of course a beautiful accent.

How can breaking out of our comfort zone help us become better leaders? Why does being mindful matter to productivity? And what’s this business about acceptance and commitment therapy helping innovation – how so? In this episode, we talk with a leading psychologist from Ireland who shares her expertise and experience working with individuals and corporate clients to help them achieve more purposeful lives and business results. She is easy to listen to and has a flair for painting a colorful picture of her work with poetic language and of course a beautiful accent.

The Hunt Institute will unveil its wonderfully ambitious EVIE project for Earth Day 2017.

The Hunt Institute will unveil its wonderfully ambitious EVIE project for Earth Day 2017.

Surviving and thriving in today’s business world requires passion, focus, and a healthy supply of determination. It’s not enough simply to have a good idea; rather, executives today must continually refine their business strategy and sometimes their core offerings to respond to the changing demands of the market. As the refinement process ever continues, remaining open to ongoing chance encounters with prospects and opportunities can be a critical strategy for a company to remain viable and vibrant. At the same time, maintaining a sense of intentionality and purpose in everyday activities is important to maintain productivity. In this episode, we talk with a former large-company executive and current entrepreneur about these perspectives that inform his approach to building the start-up company he co-founded.

Surviving and thriving in today’s business world requires passion, focus, and a healthy supply of determination. It’s not enough simply to have a good idea; rather, executives today must continually refine their business strategy and sometimes their core offerings to respond to the changing demands of the market. As the refinement process ever continues, remaining open to ongoing chance encounters with prospects and opportunities can be a critical strategy for a company to remain viable and vibrant. At the same time, maintaining a sense of intentionality and purpose in everyday activities is important to maintain productivity. In this episode, we talk with a former large-company executive and current entrepreneur about these perspectives that inform his approach to building the start-up company he co-founded.

At a time when few women were in leadership roles, let alone starting their own companies, Sheila Liberman pioneered an entirely new industry. Founding her pharmacist staffing company in 1980, people told her it would never be a real business. By 2008, RPh on the GO USA was earning $35 million in revenues and was the largest pharmacist staffing business in that niche in the country, doing business in 46 states and in Quam and the Virgin Islands. Prior to the sale of her company, Sheila endured a healthcare crisis of her own, her response to which helped usher her into the next chapter of her professional life serving as a health, wellness, and nutrition consultant to people who wish to lead healthier and happier lives.

At a time when few women were in leadership roles, let alone starting their own companies, Sheila Liberman pioneered an entirely new industry. Founding her pharmacist staffing company in 1980, people told her it would never be a real business. By 2008, RPh on the GO USA was earning $35 million in revenues and was the largest pharmacist staffing business in that niche in the country, doing business in 46 states and in Quam and the Virgin Islands. Prior to the sale of her company, Sheila endured a healthcare crisis of her own, her response to which helped usher her into the next chapter of her professional life serving as a health, wellness, and nutrition consultant to people who wish to lead healthier and happier lives.

Entrepreneurs come in many varieties: some are natural born it seems, while others emerge over the course of their working careers. Assuredly, once the enterprise is founded, it reflects the personality and values of its founder. For example, Amazech Solutions, founded by a woman originally from India, prides itself in hiring mothers who don’t all necessarily have a pure technology background. This cadre of professionals bring a curious, inquisitive approach to their software coding that the founder believes sets her company apart from others. Running the business has allowed the founder to have an impact in her community in ways that are congruent with her sense of identity and purpose. And growing the business over the years has challenged her to rise to new levels she didn’t know she had, a satisfying way to cultivate a full and meaningful life.

Entrepreneurs come in many varieties: some are natural born it seems, while others emerge over the course of their working careers. Assuredly, once the enterprise is founded, it reflects the personality and values of its founder. For example, Amazech Solutions, founded by a woman originally from India, prides itself in hiring mothers who don’t all necessarily have a pure technology background. This cadre of professionals bring a curious, inquisitive approach to their software coding that the founder believes sets her company apart from others. Running the business has allowed the founder to have an impact in her community in ways that are congruent with her sense of identity and purpose. And growing the business over the years has challenged her to rise to new levels she didn’t know she had, a satisfying way to cultivate a full and meaningful life.

We all know that work can be and often is … stressful. The demands placed on each of us to perform at our best and achieve the impossible are every day demands that will likely only continue to escalate over the course of our careers. And yet we’re still mere beings with emotions, hopes, dreams, and needs that come with our talents. We get hurt when we get passed over for the promotion we so think we’ve earned. We can develop stress-induced ulcers because of our strained relationships with our colleagues and boss. And sometimes horrible atrocities occur in the workplace – as when a colleague commits suicide or a workplace shooter surfaces. In short, the workplace can induce tremendous traumatic stress and oftentimes on levels we don’t ever register. In this episode, we talk with a professional whose made it her mission to provide an integrative healing approach to companies and individuals across the globe.

We all know that work can be and often is … stressful. The demands placed on each of us to perform at our best and achieve the impossible are every day demands that will likely only continue to escalate over the course of our careers. And yet we’re still mere beings with emotions, hopes, dreams, and needs that come with our talents. We get hurt when we get passed over for the promotion we so think we’ve earned. We can develop stress-induced ulcers because of our strained relationships with our colleagues and boss. And sometimes horrible atrocities occur in the workplace – as when a colleague commits suicide or a workplace shooter surfaces. In short, the workplace can induce tremendous traumatic stress and oftentimes on levels we don’t ever register. In this episode, we talk with a professional whose made it her mission to provide an integrative healing approach to companies and individuals across the globe.