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The Elements of Us™ with Allison Arden
The Elements of Us™ with Allison Arden
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The Elements of Us™ podcast brings The Elements of Us to life through conversations with authors, executives, experts, and assorted amazing people. Hosted by Allison Arden, organizational changemaker and author, guests share stories, insights, and ideas to make creating well-being and navigating difficult times both at work and in life, a bit easier.
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True creativity is connecting the dots between seemingly unrelated things, and generally not a term used for business people. In this episode, Ed Erhardt shows how you can use creativity to connect the dots between the life you want and finding the roles that will help you achieve it in every chapter. Ed spent 20 years leading global sales and marketing for ESPN, before launching Erhardt Media Ventures was founded as a global advisory and investment entity with unparalleled experience, access...
One of the scariest things that can happen in someone’s life is a cancer diagnosis, for those receiving and for all those who love them. In this episode, Dr. Allyson Ocean, a leading gastrointestinal oncologist in New York City and co-founder of Let’s Win, an unparalleled resource for all those impacted by pancreatic cancer, shares insights to become a source of strength and support for those you love, and her perspective on reasons to be positive when everything feels quite bleak. Elements:...
When you hear someone’s story you have a deeper understanding of who they are and what their life experience has been. From there, empathy ensues. This conversation with Mita Mallick underscores that truth. Mita is a business executive, change-maker, and powerful voice for creating cultures of inclusion in the workplace. In this episode, Mita shares the childhood experience that sparked her passion and shares guidance for leaders and others to create the change we need to build a better futur...
The unstoppable Maryam Banikarim combines passion, purpose, and the power of community to bring amazing ideas to life. Maryam leads marketing for Nextdoor and is the co-Founder of NYC Next, an organization launched to re-energize and bring joy to New York in the midst of the pandemic. Her positive spirit and endless energy will inspire you to start getting that thing you’ve been meaning to get done - done. Buckle in and enjoy. Elements: Resilience, Passion, Burnout, Action, Joy
Dr. Jill Drossman is a New York-based therapist. Jill has a general practice and a specialization in eating disorders. As we navigate the months ahead, each of us will feel differently about re-engaging. Jill shares ideas to help to build strategies as we emerge from the pandemic and get back into life. Elements: Self-Care, Compassion, Purpose, Anxiety, Nutrition
If the idea of finding love or a new job stresses you out, this is the episode for you. Love Expert, and CEO of Smart Dating Academy, Bela Gandhi, and Allison explore our Relationship Elements and the stressors that come along with them. Bela talks about reframing your mindset to find the joy, tips and ideas for being a great partner, the power of the Gratitude Element (even if you don’t want to hear about gratitude anymore!), and much more.
Linda Sawyer, CEO & Co-Founder of Skura Style and former longtime N.A. CEO and Chairman of Deutsch Advertising speaks with Allison Arden about a host of Elements: Discovery: how she found the 'big idea' that led to starting Skura Style, Commitment: what she and her best friend and co-founder Alison Matz did before starting the company, Anxiety: the fears she faced when she ascended to CEO of Deutsch, Support: what she learned about building her own team, and Candor: what her dad taught h...
Creative Spirit Co-Founder Laurel Rossi speaks with Allison about the creation of Creative Spirit and the movement to place 1 million people with intellectual disabilities into the workforce. With companies like Verizon, Cisco, and Voya on board they are off to an amazing start. Laurel talks about overcoming fear, creating support structures, and what expanding our workforce with these amazing talents does for people, companies, families, and society at large.
Our breath is the one Mindfulness tool we have with us at all times. Breath expert and author, Ed Harrold, speaks with Allison about activating the power of breath to increase Focus, minimize Anxiety, and stimulate Creativity in your everyday life.
In this episode of The Elements of Us, Allison speaks with Marla Aaron, an advertising executive turned globally recognized jewelry designer. Marla talks about how she made a massive career shift and turned a hobby into The Marla Aaron Company. Marla's creativity doesn't just apply to her beautiful pieces, she infuses it into every part of her business. Listen in to hear her thoughts on Creativity, Courage, and what's next for this amazing woman and brand.
In this episode of The Elements of Us, Allison speaks with New York City-based therapist, Lesley Koeppel. Lesley shares ideas to: Make candid conversations easierBetter manage uncertaintyFind positive perspectives in difficult times and the special 'prescription' she gives to help her clients embrace sadness.
In Part II of Allison's conversation with Brad Meltzer, Brad and Allison talk about the inspiration for his kids' book series, Ordinary People Change the World and play The Elements Game. In it, Brad shares stories about which historical figures best embody Elements we wrestle with every day. Brad also talks about the ritual he's been practicing for more than 25 years to keep himself humble and the thing that gives him hope at this moment in history.
In this episode of The Elements of Us, Allison speaks to best-selling author Brad Meltzer. In addition to being the only author to ever have books on the bestseller list for Non-Fiction, Advice, Children’s Books, and even comic books, he is also Allison's oldest and dearest friends. Brad is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Escape Artist and eleven other bestselling thrillers. He also writes non-fiction books like The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy, and the Ordinar...
In this episode of The Elements of Us, Allison speaks with Pam El. Pam is a Board Director and the former Chief Marketing Officer of the National Basketball Association. Pam shares: How she learned how to get attention at the board table,Ideas for finding your passion, and what companies can do to help end bias and improve their Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion efforts.
Allison Arden shares the simple insight that led to The Elements of Us, and what you can expect from The Elements of Us™ podcast.

















