Fast Forward Podcast

Get ready for a dose of bold truth on 'World, Opportunity' with Kimberly Ofori! 🔥 The founder of The Bold New Company shares her journey from navigating life as a Black woman in Europe to building resilience through "small wins." We discuss reconciling identity, understanding your "ego" as a GPS for your business, and why authenticity is a feature, not a bug. Kimberly also offers vital advice for Black women founders to get what we want!💡 -- About Kimberly Ofori: Kimberly Ofori is a bold strategist, entrepreneur, and thought leader redefining leadership for the modern world. With a career spanning multiple industries and countries, she has built her success on resilience, innovation, and fearless execution. As the founder of The Bold New Company and founding partner at Future Ventures, she consults Fortune 500s, scaling businesses, and high-growth leaders navigate complexity, drive impact, and achieve sustainable success. A sought-after speaker and advisor, Kimberly challenges the status quo, empowering ambitious leaders to think bigger, move bolder, and transform their industries. -- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: @4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: @4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: @4wardcollective

This week, I'm chatting with the legendary George Land! 🏀 I met George being nosy about his plate (true story!), and now you get to hear his journey from pioneering content for the NBA (hello, Emmy for The Last Dance!) to growing the brand across China and Africa. We're talk the unrecognized power of cultural humility, snagging early wins, and building Youth Quake Nation to create pathways for African basketball talent. Prepare for grounded wisdom! 🌍 -- About George Land: George Land is the Founder and CEO of Youthquake Nation Sports & Entertainment, a sports marketing firm providing effective solutions for elite athletes, organizations, and the broader industry. George spent 31 years as an NBA executive, expanding the organization's business across North America, Asia, and Africa. He received an Emmy Award for his involvement in the 2020 Netflix documentary The Last Dance and was recognized with the Curt Gowdy Media Award for his work on NBA Inside Stuff. In 2024, his contributions now reside in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. -- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: @4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: @4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: @4wardcollective

Ever wonder how your strengths show up everywhere, not just at work? 🤔 Join me and the brilliant Jo Self, a fellow Gallup Certified Coach, as we unpack the power of strengths-based living! From being "Mama Jo" to navigating life overseas, Jo reveals how embracing your true identity neutralizes stereotypes. We also dive into cultural humility in global business and why intimacy is the real safe space for curiosity. Get ready to see yourself in a new light! ✨ -- About Jo Self: Jo Self is a globally recognized Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, mentor, author, and strategic thought partner. As the founder of Practical Strengths LLC. She is dedicated to helping individuals, teams, and entire communities by utilizing a common language which celebrates individuals and recognizes that differences are advantages. Her ultimate goal is to bring communities together and positively power them forward. Jo blends data-driven insight with heart-centered leadership to catalyze meaningful change. From TED-style talks to grassroots programs like 52 Sparks, Jo inspires action through curiosity, connection, and a belief that we all lead with positive intention and that together we are truly better. -- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: @4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: @4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: @4wardcollective

I'm kicking off 'World, Opportunity' by hopping across the pond to Europe! ✈️ Meet Lushentha Naidoo, a part of the pioneering force behind the European Supplier Diversity Program. We chat about the real talk on global business development, from navigating Europe (it's a continent, not a country! 😉) to the power of visibility for minority businesses. Lushentha shares her incredible journey, growing up during South African apartheid, and why equity and education are her passions. Get ready to expand your mindset! 💡 -- About Lushentha Naidoo: Lushentha started her career in South Africa over 15 years ago as a finance management trainee at Unilever and worked in over seven countries across five continents. She discovered her passion for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) during this time. As Supply Chain Director, Lushentha led large scale transformation and circular economy projects, successfully set up the EDI SC strategy in Europe (growing gender diversity by +5% in one year). Leaving role at Unilever was an extremely difficult decision for her but having grown up as a woman of colour in apartheid South Africa, Lushentha knew that she had to use her lived experience to make an impact on the world. Lushentha managed to combine her experiences and passion to set up and lead ESDP, a non-profit organisation based in the Netherlands, focused on closing the socio-economic gap by bringing together European Ethnic Minority Businesses (EMBs) with industry leaders who are committed to inclusive procurement and supplier diversity. ESDP is the first advocacy network on continental Europe to certify ethnic minority suppliers in the Netherlands, France and Germany with a database of over 500 suppliers. -- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: @4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: @4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: @4wardcollective

In our final episode on conflict management, I unpack three vital, yet often misjudged, aspects that can make or break conflict resolution: critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and charisma. I also how to recognize the true actors behind a conflict, even if they are third or fourth parties. Finally, we tackle the societal over-prioritization of charisma, revealing how it can eliminate balance and drive away substantive contributors.--- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action.I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve.🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: @4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: @4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: @4wardcollective

Join us for Season 5's first "Out of Scope" episode on the late 90s movie, The Siege, to extract profound lessons on conflict management. This film beautifully illustrates how the "villain shifts constantly," mirroring real-life conflicts where the perceived enemy or ideology might not be the actual root cause. I discuss how the character Samir exposes common human blind spots: ego, oversimplification, and hyper-fixation. This episode emphasizes the "power of collective purpose" and why addressing the underlying ideology or purpose of a problem is crucial to conflict resolution not just conflict management.--- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action.I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve.🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: @4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: @4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: @4wardcollective

In this "Dear Lil Sis" episode, we address conflict mismanagement. We discuss the importance of delineating what is your responsibility versus what is other people's responsibility. Through real-life examples, including a social media interaction and dating scenarios, I illustrate when to "step out of the ring" and avoid unnecessary engagement, especially with those looking to provoke or emotionally dump. Learn how avoid taking on other people's dysfunction in order to preserve your emotional and logical reserves. --- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: @4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: @4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: @4wardcollective

We're shifting our focus to the tangible outcomes of conflict management: performance, productivity, and behavioral change. I'll explain why defining clear performance standards mitigates conflicts even when majority opinions differ. You'll discover why you must check your ego and avoid enabling dysfunction, especially when "favorite people" subsidize your immaturity. Then, I share the profound impact of family dysfunction and conflict mismanagement on an individual's adult approach to performance, productivity, and behavioral change, highlighting how early experiences can shape resistance to compromise and collaboration.--- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action.I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve.🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: @4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: @4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: @4wardcollective

Who pulls our life's strings? We're breaking down "locus of control", which measures the amount of control someone feels over their life's events, ranging from an external locus (life controlled by fate, others, higher power) to an internal locus (you are fully in control). I'll share why misjudging your locus of control can cause more harm than good in conflict management, especially in professional settings where power, influence, and privilege play a significant role. Finally, I'll discuss the importance of contextualizing your locus of control within your "longer story" or career plan, understanding when to compromise, compete, or avoid, and how this strategic perspective can guide your conflict management actions.--- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action.I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve.🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: @4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: @4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: @4wardcollective

Let's focus on inner work as the starting point for conflict management. That's our ability to sit with information that is new and unfamiliar will make or break us. In this episode, I draw on lessons from formal debate and graduate school literature reviews to illustrate how to manage inner conflict. Tune in to me then tune into yourself - where can you manage inner conflict better? --- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: @4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: @4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: @4wardcollective

Welcome to Season 5 of the Fast Forward Podcast! To kick things off, we're tackling conflict management and exploring three paradigms to understand it: philosophy, political science, and business. This episode emphasizes the importance of digging into the "why" behind choices and considering the long-term consequences of conflict resolution through the lenses of Locke, Hegel, Thomas, Kilman, and hegemony. --- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: @4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: @4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: @4wardcollective

We made it to the Season 4 finale! Today's topic is the final change shift: STRUCTURE. Inspired by conversations around Black women's lifestyles, we're focusing on owning our aesthetic and power. 🚫 Learn why consumption cannot buy equality or change negative perceptions of Black women. 💖 Recognize the importance of community affirmation over proving worth to outsiders. 🌟 Celebrate the legacy of Black women as homemakers and lifestyle experts, rooted in our own culture and practices. 👑 Embody the confidence of "bougie black girl" icons (like Hillary Banks and Lisa Turtle) who owned their aesthetic unapologetically. 🗣️ Who are your favorite "bougie black girl" icons? How do you own your aesthetic? Share your thoughts in the comments below! 👇 Thanks for a wonderful season! See you for the Season 5 premiere on August 19th. ❤️ --- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights. 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. --- 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: / 4wardcollective

We're tackling the often misunderstood change shift: OPERATIONS! We'll be using the iconic movie "A League of Their Own" and its antihero, Dottie Hinson, to illustrate key concepts.🔭 Learn to look at operational change from a macro level to see the wide-ranging impact. 🔗 Grasp how changes in one part of an organization inevitably affect other teams and functions. 🦸‍♀️ Explore Dottie's battle between selfishness and selflessness while leading her team. ✨ Understand that people shouldn't have to abandon their core style to adapt to operational changes. 🗣️ What are your takeaways from Dottie's leadership? How have you navigated operations shifts? What do you love about "A League of Their Own"? ---🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action.I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights.🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve.---🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: / 4wardcollective

We're continuing our discussion on change shifts and looking at EMPLOYEE CAPACITY through the lens of the movie "Crooklyn" and its main character, Troy Carmichael. 👧🏽 See how Troy's role in her family evolves, reflecting shifts in employee capacity in organizations. 🧩 Recognize that people aren't simple equations; change involves many moving parts and considerations. ⚔️ Learn about the role of the "foil" (like early Troy), who provides essential opposition and identifies blind spots. ⏳ Discover why leaders need to proactively prepare people for change by building core competencies over time. ❓ How have you seen employee capacity shift in your own life or workplace? What are your favorite moments from "Crooklyn"?---🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action.I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights.🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve.---🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: / 4wardcollective

This month we're addressing organizational development and the four key change shifts that happen when you enact change management, whether professionally or personally! In this first episode, we're focusing on STRATEGY: 🔑 Learn why strategy is at the core of responding vs. simply reacting. 🤯 Understand how a lack of strategy can lead to constant reaction mode and emotional hijacking. 🧭 Discover why knowing your current state (whether as an individual, team, or organization) is essential before setting goals. 🌱 Reflect on how your early life experiences and social hierarchies have shaped your ability to build strategy now. 🤔 What are your thoughts on strategy? How were you raised and how does it impact your decisions now?--- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action.I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights.🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve.---🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: / 4wardcollective

Ever felt stuck in a cycle of burnout and missed goals? The culprit might be closer than you think—your team. In this raw episode, I unpack Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development to expose why “who’s on your ship” determines whether you sink or soar. From personal stories of purging toxic influences to hard truths about family dynamics,I break down: 🔷How wrong voices sabotage hope. 🔷Why “cleaning house” isn’t ruthless—it’s necessary. 🔷The #1 mistake leaders make in the “storming” phase. How to spot “energy vampires” and rebuild teams that multiply momentum. Whether you’re leading a startup, family, or personal reinvention, this episode is your wake-up call: Your environment writes your outcomes. Have you ever cut ties with someone holding you back? Join the conversation. #TeamDynamics #LeadershipTruths #ChangeManagement --- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. --- 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: / 4wardcollective

What’s the real reason clients keep coming back? Hint: It’s not your deliverables. In this episode, I crack open Kurt Lewin’s Three-Step Change Model (unfreezing, changing, refreezing) and expose why most consultants fail at the final stage—refreezing chaos. But the deeper lesson? Integrity isn’t a line item—it’s your legacy. You’ll learn: 🔷Why “just following the client’s brief” often backfires (and how to pivot with grace). 🔷How to spot when your point of contact is the problem—and tactfully say it. 🔷The #1 trait that turns one-time clients into lifelong advocates. I’ll share hard-earned lessons from the consulting trenches, including why I’ve walked away from subcontracting and how radical honesty—even when it costs short-term profits—builds unstoppable trust. Tune in to the conversation and share your insights. #ChangeManagement #ConsultingTruths #LeadershipIntegrity --- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. --- 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: / 4wardcollective

What if the secret to sustainable growth isn’t chasing trends—but leaning into the values that define your team’s DNA? In this, I unpack the Competing Values Framework, a powerful lens for leaders navigating the tension between innovation, efficiency, loyalty, and customer obsession. You’ll discover how to diagnose whether your team’s culture aligns with your goals (spoiler: most “values” are just lip service), why Clan-driven teams risk irrelevance by ignoring market shifts, and how to bridge the gap between Adhocracy’s creativity and Hierarchy’s need for stability. I’ll also explore why values like resilience, excellence, and wisdom aren’t just ideals—they’re decision-making tools. This episode will offer actionable steps to turn cultural contradictions into strategic strengths. Join the conversation and share your insights below. #StrategicLeadership #ValuesDrivenChange #PurposeOverHustle --- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. --- 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: / 4wardcollective

In this episode I dive into hope as a strategic tool—not just a feeling. Discover how the Action Research Model transforms vague aspirations into actionable plans by embracing collaboration, reflection, and generational wisdom. Learn why mimicking others limits growth and how to extract your unique path from the noise. Key Takeaways: 🔹 Why "sandpaper people" are essential. 🔹 The 5 phases of the Action Research Model. 🔹 Generational blessings: How your family’s untold stories hold keys to your success. 🔹 The danger of mimicry: Why competing against others sabotages innovation. Tune in and let me know you're thoughts. #ChangeManagement #LeadershipDevelopment #StrategicHope --- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. --- 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: / 4wardcollective

What if hope isn’t a feeling—it’s a strategy? Last month, we dissected grief. Now, we’re flipping the script: hope is the antidote, but only when paired with action. This isn’t about wishful thinking—it’s about redesigning your roadmap using proven change models, sticky plans, and the courage to rewrite the norms you’ve consented to. In this episode, I'll delve into: 🔹 How I built a 10-year career blueprint with 20% clarity (and why perfection is overrated). 🔹 The 4 change management models that turn abstract hope into action (Action Research, Tuckman’s Stages, and more). 🔹 Why “sunrise hope” beats waiting for lightning bolts—small glimmers lead to unstoppable momentum. 🔹 How to stop consenting to outdated norms and redesign team cultures that align with your values. This isn’t just theory. I’m breaking down my own journey—from navigating extreme career pivots to parenting myself through setbacks—and giving you the tools to build a plan that’s flexible enough to bend, but sticky enough to last. How do YOU cultivate hope when the path feels murky? Drop a comment below. #HopeInLeadership #ChangeManagement #StrategicHope #CareerEvolution #Resilience --- 🩵 About the Fast Forward Podcast: Welcome to the Fast Forward Podcast ⏩, where we accelerate entrepreneurs and business leaders from dreams to action. I'm Kalyn Romaine, a founder, organizational psychologist, and executive coach who has transformed Fortune 100 companies 📈, unicorn startups 🦄, and the largest local governments 🏙️ for more than 15 years. 💜 I share practical intellectualism with a splash of witty wisdom about business transformation, leadership development, and HR insights 🔔 Subscribe and click the notification bell for new episodes and join me every week to evolve. --- 🟪 Explore the Forward Collective Group: https://4wardcollective.com ⬜️ Stay Connected: 🔹 LinkedIn: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Facebook: / 4wardcollective 🔹 Instagram: / 4wardcollective