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I’m Wendy Brand, Your Culture Coach, dedicated to supporting people-first leaders. Each week we dive into strategies and insights to help you build a workplace where employees feel valued, motivated, and inspired. From fostering tribal values and improving core processes to developing inclusive communities and responsive listening strategies, we cover it all.
Join me weekly for practical tips, expert interviews, and real-world examples to help you boost productivity, extinguish burnout and cultivate a vibrant organizational culture that reflects your mission, vision and values.
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Send us a text Welcome to our first Transformation Tuesday! These Tuesday episodes are designed to address the things you can control. In a world where we are overworked, have higher levels of anxiety, depression, you get the drill, these episodes are bringing you nuggets to help you tap into your own energy. Becoming aware of where you may have energy detractors and focus on how you can turn them into energy ignitors! A leader’s overall energy is affected and influenced by: : · &...
Send us a text In this episode I share some behind the scenes things happening with my personal and professional mission AND some changes to the Podcast format. I am also excited to share a very important framework with you in this episode. It is the foundation for the consulting work that I am doing on culture and organizational health. A THRIVE Culture addresses employees feeling work overload, lack of control, and experiencing insufficient rewards, a breakdown of c...
Send us a text HERE is the link to the article I referenced from the National Library of Medicine and the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine making the connection between food and burnout. My guest today is Michelle Adams. Michelle is a former medical litigator and food entrepreneur, who now shares her stories, recipes and passion for intentional eating and food sustainability. She has taken her background in law and her training in the food industry to advocate for greater awarenes...
Send us a text Over the last 30+ years, few of San Antonio’s most prestigious and substantial projects and events have not been touched by the expert hand of Janet Holliday. Janet embodies a rare combination of strategic vision, entrepreneurial spirit, tremendous leadership skills, and the “can-do” attitude that it takes to plan, position, promote and produce some of the most successful large-scale marketing events in San Antonio and around the world. As a passionate businesswoman...
Send us a text My guest this week is Marquis Murray. Marquis is a Business Process Consultant on a mission to eliminate team burnout and to empower teams so they can focus on the work without the issue of not knowing where or how the work is happening. With over 15 years of experience Marquis has gained extensive expertise in improving processes and driving revenue growth. He successfully scaled and sold his previous consulting company to a competitor within two years after launching. ...
Send us a text Welcome back! I am Wendy Brand your host and creator of the Authentic Podcast and we have such a sweet conversation today that I think you will enjoy. Prior to starting her own business, Marybeth Gregg had a wonderfully successful career — first as a Human Resources (HR) executive with international consumer products, luxury goods, retail, pharmaceutical, and financial services companies, and then later with her own HR consulting firm. She has more than 25 years of experi...
Send us a text I am so excited to share this episode with you today. I could not have asked for a better guest to kick off Authentic Energy’s 2024 Season! The conversation is amazing and the work that my guest is doing is so aligned with my mission that I was just hanging on his every word in agreement and acknowledgment. T. Mark Meyer is a psychotherapist and consultant for the world’s largest corporations, leading workshops on conflict resolution, authenticity, and authentic man...
Send us a text Welcome back to the Authentic Energy podcast! I am your host Wendy Brand and I am feeling extra grateful and reflective as we reach the end of 2023. I am extremely grateful to those of you who have taken the time to listen to every episode this year and to those of you who have tuned in for specific episodes. I am EXTREMELY excited for the episodes that I will be bringing you in 2024. For the first quarter of the year, I will be focused on introducing my THRIVE Cult...
Send us a text THIS EPISODE: If you’ve been listening you know that this is episode 2 of 3 from our Let’s GOal workshop that my colleague Jeshanna Forrister and I facilitated a few weeks ago. Last week I shared clips from the Values work that we did in the workshop to lay the foundation and ensure that once you create your vision and goals, they are aligned to what is important to you. And, reflect what is true and authentically who you desire to be. So in this "Vision" episode, t...
Send us a text For those of you who have been listening or following me on social media, you are aware that my colleague Jeshanna Forrister and I hosted our Let’s Goal workshops last week for two different audiences! And, because the feedback that we have received from the participants was so positive and they shared that it caused them to think a little differently when setting their goals this year I did not want to pass up the opportunity to share some of the content with YOU! ...
Send us a text Caroline Pennington is a seasoned Executive Recruiter bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. She is passionate about connecting talented individuals with top-tier organizations and thrives on finding the perfect match. Caroline has partnered with companies ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 and in all types of industries throughout the United States. Here are the takeaways from the show 1. Companies that are winning in the...
Send us a text My guest today is Michele Thomson. Michele is a registered nurse turned leadership development coach and consultant who has worked in healthcare for more than 25 years before becoming an entrepreneur. Michele helps organizations avoid crisis leadership and transforms workplaces using the basis of psychological safety. She helps leaders shift from feeling burned out and frustrated to aligned and authentic so they can enjoy their work again and be the leader they wish they had, t...
Send us a text I love planning for the new year!! And, this year, I am partnering with one of my new friends, to share our framework for planning to experience the most amazing year. Jeshanna Forrester is my guest today and she is an amazing human who has experienced so much in her life and has now turned to helping others transition through difficulty in their lives. Jeshanna and I are excited to offer a FREE, online goal and mind setting workshop in December. In addition, we will be ...
Send us a text This episode wraps up the Sow Series with the final step in our change process to make the decision to become who you want to be. We first looked at the awareness of change in our Seeds Series, then as we entered the Sow Series we found our desire to change by looking at opportunities and risks, then focused on our Knowledge and Ability and articulating our uniqueness. At the end of it all, it’s about making the decision to be who you want to become. What does your future self ...
Send us a text This episode is 4 of 6 in our Sow Series taking us to the next step in our change curve. We first looked at the awareness of change in our Seeds Series, then as we entered the Sow Series we found our desire to change by looking at opportunities and risks. Now we focus on our Knowledge and Ability and articulating our uniqueness. I hope you enjoy this episode! Here are my takeaways: 1. What do we need to do to make the change? It’s the skills, abil...
Send us a text Last week Whitney and I talked about having the desire to change. And, we assigned some homework. Hopefully, you’ve thought about what change you want to make and you tried it on for size…asking yourself “What IF”…what would it look like if I made this change? This week, Whitney Kinservik and I tackled our second episode in the SOW series by addressing the importance of assessing risk before making a change. We’ll walk you through a few examples and then, of course, assi...
Send us a text This is a sequel to the Seeds Series with Whitney Kinservek and I. Through this series, we are first going to Identify the seeds of change, and really understand what it means to have the desire to change. That is the intent of this first episode. Then we’ll seek to understand the landscape by assessing risk, next, we’ll select a location to plant the seeds by taking a look at opportunities in front of us, we’ll prepare the soil and then let nature take its course Here are some...
Send us a text Welcome to Season 2! If you are feeling overwhelmed at work, at home, in relationships, start with understanding those thoughts that sabotage you and the core values that are at the root of what brings you joy and passion. These are the first steps of awareness and uncovering your authentic energy. I encourage you to complete a values assessment, take the saboteurs survey, and learn a little more about yourself. The environment in which we live is always going to ...
Send us a text With recent Gallup data showing engagement at its lowest point in a decade, my guest Sarena Diamond and I explore one of the key drivers behind this troubling trend—rapid organizational change. Stay tuned next week for part 2 of this conversation To connect with or contact Sarena you can find her here: Website: https://diamondsolutionsgroupllc.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarena-diamond ____________________________ With 25+ years of leadership exper...
Send us a text Today my guest is Dr. Marie-Hélène (MH) Pelletier. MH is an in-demand speaker who applies business and clinical expertise for leaders and professionals to build unshakable resilience in the workplace. She has her first book coming out in February titled, The Resilience Plan: A Strategic Approach to Optimizing Your Work Performance and Mental Health. The premise of the book is that professionals are fabulous. And, at risk. Because of the inherent demands, professionals oft...
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