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I created this podcast with the vision of engaging in meaningful conversation with individuals who have identified their core values and have created successful business and/or careers that are rooted firmly in those values. As a consultant and executive and leadership coach and a social psychologist, my mission is to help organizations and people align their values with both their careers and their lives. As such, Catching North Stars is a way for me to identify folks who are creating meaningful work and to share their journeys and successes with others. My goals for the podcast are: 1) to learn and share with others how deep purpose can be transformed into meaningful work; 2) to shine a light on the work of inspirational individuals; 3) to use an Organizational Psychology lens to focus on areas addressing work and workplace issues; and 4) to engage in questions about the meaning of the work and its potential impact on society. I hope the journeys of my guests will inspire you as much as they inspire me!
With great respect, Alexis Halkovic, PhD
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In this episode of Catching North Stars, I speak with Nathalie Latham, a multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker whose work bridges art, healing, and environmental advocacy. Nathalie shares how her creative path took a profound turn after a diagnosis of advanced cancer in 2009. What began as a meditative drawing practice during treatment became a powerful tool for navigating recovery, depression, and PTSD in the years that followed. We talk about the role of art and spiritual practice in healing, the courage it takes to transform suffering into creative expression, and how Nathalie’s work continues to connect storytelling, activism, and the natural world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with Kevin Wilson, Operations Manager at Ignite Adaptive Sports—the organization where I volunteer as an adaptive ski instructor.Kevin shares what it meant to return to skiing after a life-changing car accident in high school, and how that experience now shapes the way he leads, teaches, and builds access for others. We talk candidly about adaptive skiing, including monoskiing (sit skiing), the real challenges of instruction, and what it takes to be part of a nonprofit that treats dignity, agency, and joy as non-negotiable values. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with Jenn T. Grace to discuss how she went from self-publishing her own books by trial and error to creating her own hybrid publishing company. She shares about how working brought her through some of her own personal challenges and the importance of making space for a multitude of voices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catching North Starts, I sit down with Anna Kelly and talk about her career as a leader in the fight against climate change, specifically in the energy space. We'll hear talk about: how AI can save the world (I'm not going to spoil it here, but I guarantee it isn't what you are thinking); why she remains recklessly optimistic, in spite of major setbacks in the energy and environment political space; how she persevered after a life-altering injury as a young person and how that has paved her journey into the environmental space in completely unpredictable ways. A super inspiring conversation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I speak with Sam Isaacson - coach, writer, and innovator in the coaching and technology space. Sam talks about his experiments with Virtual Reality and Coaching, the possibilities for democratizing coaching by using AI Chat bots, as well as the specific magic of the coaching process. He also talks about writing, play, and what is coming up next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, I speak with Mary Reynolds Thompson - author of The Way of the Wild Soul Woman: 5 Archetypes to Unleash Your Full Feminine Power (and other books) about her relationship with nature and the wild. We talk about how she became a facilitator of Journal and Poetry Therapy; her love of language and metaphor as well as the power of archetype to change the ways we see ourselves as well as why archetypes are particularly important for women to work with. Mary shares generously from her own experiences as well as walking us through some exercises she uses with her own clients. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down to talk with Dr. Linda Keyes who is not only an ER doc and a wilderness doc, but a researcher, world traveler, writer, and advocate for women in science. In our conversation we talk about how Linda linked together her personal and professional passions as a high-altitude specialist - a specialization that allowed her to be involved with local communities, make in-roads in areas of medicine where women's health had been historically overlooked, and work in connection with trekking expeditions. We also talk about her advocacy for herself and other women doctors as well as her participation in the Homeward Bound program - where she traveled with 80 women leaders in STEM to Antarctica. Listen as she shares her experiences and valuable takeaways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today's guest for Catching North Stars is Jill Rosenberg Jones - an inspiring leader in the financial services industry who has been called into philanthropy. As a servant-leader on Walls Street for many years, Jill has inspired many of her people to lead with empathy. She sees caring about and building the careers of her team members as the most important aspects of leadership - even in a notoriously tough industry. She is also the founder of the James Weldon Johnson foundation where she works to preserve the legacy of a great American thinker, writer, and civil rights leader while supporting artists to create inspiring work. Listen as we discuss the joys and challenges of servant leadership and Jill’s incredible journey into philanthropic work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catching North Stars, Alexis speaks with Corinna Freitag about her journey from Chemist to Coach. Corinna's first career was in the industrial chemical and automotive industries where she studied in worked in a number of different countries. She discovered that she cared more about helping make other people's work lives better and became a coach. Corinna shares openly about being "nerdy and her journey to overcome limiting beliefs. She shares some of the tools that she uses to help her coaching clients, including Positive Intelligence. Join for this intriguing conversation into overcoming limiting beliefs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Catching North Stars, Alexis Halkovic interviews inspiring individuals whose core values have driven their careers.In this episode, we speak with Kalia Garrido - entrepreneur and co-founder of Hike2, creator of Healthy Women Leaders, public speaker and author of "The Well Within: Unlocking Your Personal Power Through Radical Self-Care." Kalia shares her story of how she discovered a deep personal need to find alternative forms of self-care when her tried-and-true workout practice was no longer enough to manage all she was holding. Seeking out inspiration from other women, Kalia discovered her own reservoir of power within herself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with coach, researcher, professor, and author Pamela Larde, PhD - aka "The Joy Whisperer" or the "Joy Researcher" to talk about how she became a coach and built her own coach training program. We also dive into her new book, "Joyfully Single: A Revolutionary Guide to Enlightenment, Wholeness, and Change" - it's not just for single folks - exploring the practices of joy as well as the ethics of joy. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with psychologist, coach, CEO, and author Nadia Nagamootoo about her new book, "Beyond Discomfort: Why inclusive leadership is so hard (and what we can do about it)" which invites leaders to explore their own relationships to inclusion and creates meaningful ways for them to develop in this area. We also talk about her career journey into DE&I work, which spans 2 decades. Using empathy as a way in, Nadia's work inspires sustained work in this important field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catching North Stars I have a conversation with Charlie Oliver about her wide-ranging career in media and technology, starting out in film and television and moving into new media and tech as the technology - and the possibilities evolved. Charlie started Served Fresh Media in New York City in 2006, taking advantage of new media. Recognizing her ability to predict how emerging and disruptive tech would change industries, Charlie has been called upon by many major companies to provide guidance on how to think about and incorporate new tech into their operations. She developed Tech 2025 as a space where people can work on emerging tech design possibilities in a welcoming environment. In our conversation, Charlie shares her excitement and frustrations about emerging tech, discussing how the large number of significant new tech that has emerged in recent years is both exciting and unprecedented. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I speak with Susi Snyder - a Nobel Peace Prize winning, life-long activist working towards the elimination of nuclear weapons and greater possibilities for peace for all human beings. She shares about the path that lead to her following her passion to solve the biggest problem she could think of which she sees as a path to greater happiness. She also talks about her current area of expertise - the political economy of nuclear weapons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catchng North Stars, I sit down with Matija Goljar - entrepreneur and mentor to many young entrepreneurs in Slovenia and all over the world to talk about how he became an entrepreneur and the possibilities for building the social good through entrepreneurship. We also talk about Matija's reality TV show that popularized entrepreneurship in post-socialist Slovenia and the "weird passions" that are so important in driving entrepreneurs and making the world more colorful and interesting.Matija's website: https://www.matijagoljar.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jazz Rasool started his career as an astrophysicist, but moved on to study neurobiology, Chinese medicine, and mind-body medicine before landing on coaching-where he brings his expansive background to bear. In February 2024, Jazz founded the AI Coaching Alliance, with hundreds of coaches and researchers joining as members to promote adaptation to AI and its ethical, inclusive adoption in coaching. In our conversation, Jazz shares how he applies first principles from Physics to coaching, including the conservation of energy and the idea that nothing is created or destroyed, applying this to how uncertainty shows up in coaching and in life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with Ty Tashiro and talk about his journey from academia to becoming a writer. Ty is a psychologist, writer, speaker and consultant with a particular interest in the psychology of human relationships. He is the author of 2 books - The Science of Happily Ever After: What Really Matters in the Search for Enduring Love and Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why that is Awesome. Ty shares about professors and students who inspired and encouraged him on his career and provides advice for others who wish to become writers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with Asher Jay - artist, designer, National Geographic Explorer and founder of Henoscene - a start-up that helps environmentally-conscious organizations build transparency into their end-to-end process. Asher discusses the philosophy of her business, how Henoscene helps companies, and what else we can do to steward our individual and the planet's well-being. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Catching North Stars, I sit down with Amber Case to have a deep conversation into the ways in which technology can be used to create protective identities, the use of Generative AI as a tool and the importance of Calm Tech. Amber Case is a Cyborg Anthropologist and serial entrepreneur. The recipient of many prestigious awards for her work in technology - particularly Calm Tech, Amber is the author of several books and a notable public speaker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Starting out as a fine artist, Eric Zimmerman recognized that game design makes important contributions to culture and decided to make a career out of game design. With over 3 decades of designing games on numerous platforms, including Sissyfight 2000 and Diner Dash, Eric is also an educator and an artist. In our conversation, Eric explores the power of play and game-design thinking beyond the world of games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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