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The Human to Human Podcast
Author: Karan Nijhawan
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Welcome to The Human to Human Podcast, with your host Karan Nijhawan. Have you ever heard the phrase "you are the average of the 5 people you surround yourself with"? You see, human beings are meant for connection, but unfortunately, most people stick to surface level conversations. In this podcast, we explore deep conversations to strengthen our human-to-human connections. We interview amazing entrepreneurs and people that have a keen interest in building REAL relationships. Every episode has information that you can implement into your life & business and help you stand out and get ahead.
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Join us in episode 44 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Steve Sims.
Do you know anyone that's worked with Sir Elton John or Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the sea bed or closed museums in Florence for a private dinner party and then had Andre Bocelli serenade them while they eat their pasta - you do now.
Quoted as "The Real Life Wizard of Oz" by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, Steve Sims is a best selling Author with "BLUEFISHING - the art of making things happen", sought-after consultant and a speaker at a variety of networks, groups and associations as well as the Pentagon and Harvard - twice! As the founder of Bluefish, one of the top personal concierge services, and an expert marketer within the luxury industry, Steve has been quoted in various publications & TV including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, London's Sunday Times, South China Morning Post and many more.
Join us in episode 43 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Justin Welsh.
Over the last decade, Justin has helped build two $50M+ ARR companies, teams of 150+ people, and raise over $300M in venture capital from firms like HLM Ventures, Leerink Transformation Partners, Vivo Capital, Toba Capital, and athenahealth.
Then, in 2019, he burned out and walked away from a high-paying executive job at a hyper-growth startup in Los Angeles to work for myself. He wanted to completely redesign my life with more intention.
Now Justin runs a boutique advisory firm for early-stage SaaS entrepreneurs, builds digital products for creators & solopreneurs, mentor entrepreneurs in LATAM via the 500 Startups mentorship program, and more!
Visit www.jube.ca/podcast for more episodes!
Join us in episode 42 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Michael Schein.
Michael F. Schein is the founder and president of MicroFame Media, a marketing agency that specializes in making idea-based companies famous in their fields. Some of his clients have included eBay, Magento, The Medici Group, University of Pennsylvania, Gordon College, University of California Irvine, United Methodist Publishing House, Ricoh, LinkedIn, and Citrix. His writing has appeared in Fortune, Forbes, Inc., Psychology Today, and Huffington Post, and he is a speaker for international audiences spanning from the northeastern United States to the southeastern coast of China. His book The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable Success Secrets From the World’s Greatest Propagandists, Self-Promoters, Cult Leaders, Mischief Makers, and Boundary Breakers, published by McGraw Hill, appears everywhere books are sold on January 12, 2021.
Three things you will learn today:
- If you are a business owner, entrepreneur, executive, artist, activist, or thinker who can honestly say that you are truly trying to make the world a better place, it is your moral imperative to learn how to harness raw emotion and irrational thinking to your benefit.
- Everything it takes to drive massive attention to your work can be boiled down into 12 strategies.
- It is vital to make decisions based on how the world really is rather than how you think it ought to be.
Join us in episode 41 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Jem Fuller.
Jem has lived a very colourful life. From actor and singer/songwriter to tattooist and fire dancer, volunteer in the third world to Himalayan retreat facilitator. Jem cut his corporate teeth as a senior leader with Flight Centre before starting his own coaching practise in 2013. He now coaches and advises executive and senior leaders in the government, private and Not For Profit sectors to become more conscious leaders with healthier workplace cultures.
Three things you will learn today:
- It starts with you. Relationships are a key, the most important one being that with yourself.
- Conscious communication is what the world needs now.
- The power of perspective. Change the way you look at something and that thing itself changes.
Join us in episode 40 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Jan Keck.
Jan Keck is a community addict. He is the creator of ASK DEEP QUESTIONS, which started out as a deck of cards to help his friends connect on a camping trip and is now being used to facilitate meaningful conversations through sharing personal and vulnerable stories on every continent around the globe.
Jan’s mission is to help people feel less alone, so by creating experiences, workshops and programs he is fueling the movement for deeper human connection. His work has been featured on TEDx, CBC News, Breakfast TV, Cityline and HuffPost and he is currently building a community of facilitators that design the MAGICAL HUMAN MOMENTS online.
Three things you will learn today:
- If you're bringing people together, creating psychological safety should be your #1 priority
- How to be PRESENT when connecting on Zoom
- How to create magical human moments at virtual events
Join us in episode 39 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Andrea Johnson.
An advocate for well-aligned employee experience programs, Andrea is the Director of Human Resources at Fonolo.
Her HR practice is focused on transforming organizations into employers of choice and employees into brand ambassadors through well-informed and thoughtful HR practices and programs. In other words, she’s on a mission to put the ‘Human’ Back in Human Resources.
Andrea has over six years of Human Resources experience in the software industry. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (double major in Communications and Sociology), as well as a postgraduate certificate in Human Resources Management.
Three things you will learn today:
- The importance of a human-centric HR approach
- The impact of candidate and employee experience on company success
- How entrepreneurs can build a focus around culture as they grow their companies
Join us in episode 38 of The Human to Human Podcast, with François Bourdeau.
François thrives on helping & connecting. He's worked in the tech for 20+ years, 1/2 of them in a sales capacity. Last year, he co-founded 5onFriday a place for people to get live feedback on the sales pitch from other peers.
Three things you will learn today:
- How to listen to stories and connect with others.
- Taking a complicated problem, or concept, and breaking it down into a simpler more consumable story.
- Selling is ultimately helping. When you know you can really help, it doesn't feel like selling.
Join us in episode 37 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Caitlin Donovan.
Caitlin Donovan is one of New York City’s leading burnout experts and acupuncturists, host of “Fried – The Burnout Podcast,” and author of the book "The Bouncebackability Factor: End Burnout, Gain Resilience, and Change the World". Her master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine enables Caitlin to combine Eastern wisdom with her natural practicality. After performing more than 25,000 acupuncture treatments, Caitlin added 1:1 coaching, corporate workshops, and keynotes for companies such as PTC and Lululemon – all with a focus on ending burnout culture.
She has been featured on podcasts and online magazines such as “Forbes”, “Elephant Journal,” “Thrive Global,” “Addicted 2 Success”, as well as quoted in Oprah Magazine.
Three things you will learn today:
- Burnt Out brains have a harder time building relationships because science
- Connection is a burnout prevention measure
- Reminders of our connections when you're feeling alone are important - we never really do anything alone
Join us in episode 36 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Jason Bradshaw.
From teenage entrepreneur to a global thought leader on Customer & Employee Experience that delivers business growth.
Three things you will learn today:
- Experience is everything
- Customer and employee experience are key for business longevity
- Products are part of the experience equation
Join us in episode 35 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Kevin Dubrosky.
Since being certified as a High Performance Coach in 2017, Kevin Dubrosky has been primarily focused on helping solopreneurs create new realities for themselves, usually involving far more money than they're used to earning while working far less than they're used to working.
Three things you will learn today:
- If we desire something new in life, we must BECOME someone new.
- When we give ourselves permission to believe, we can begin to conceive.
- The right price for everything is a unicorn.
Join us in episode 34 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Eliya Finkelstein.
Eliya Finkelstein is a story-based Marketing Consultant and Storytelling Coach. After years of successfully creating community through the use of stories, she helps entrepreneurs harness the power of storytelling to amplify their impact in their marketing.
Three things you will learn today:
- Stories are the gateway to deep and authentic connection.
- It's the small stories and moments that make the biggest impact.
- You are not one story; one story is not all that you are.
Join us in episode 33 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Deepak Shukla.
250+ hours of therapy, self-help books, CBT, psychodynamic teachings and relationship counselling have all helped Deepak to transform his life and led him to a happy relationship of 6 years with an Italian partner with much of it being long-distance.
Learn how Deepak has unleashed greatness through his relationships!
Join us in episode 32 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Colby Sharma.
Colby Sharma, LL.B., is a law graduate from the University of Liverpool, an international traveller and a philosopher. Colby also seeks to find ways to share his own personal experiences with others to find success.
Three things you will learn today:
- Understanding the power of ego, and how it can trip you up.
- How to find adversity in every opportunity.
- When life knocks you down, what steps you can take to get back up.
Join us in episode 31 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Martin Harshberger.
As a CEO, Martin has scaled two companies to 8-figures. As a small business owner, he sold to Apple, HP, and American Express, to name a few. He has spent the last 15 years consulting 5MM to 50MM businesses.
Today, Martin is turning strong coaches into invaluable assets for small and mid-tier companies. He is convinced that most coaches and consultants find themselves one of two things — a skilled coach helping the individual become productive, efficient, and motivated or an experienced consultant working on the business by improving profitability, strategy, and processes. And yet, it's challenging for service providers to find themselves as masters of both camps. Martin has got a Hybrid Coach solution that helps business coaches deliver the exact service every CEO needs.
Join us in episode 30 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Terrie Christine.
Terrie Christine is an internationally recognized Intuitive Energy Healer; TV Personality; radio and podcast featured expert; and author of “The Secret Power of You: A Guide to Mastering Your Inner Greatness” which is endorsed by Don Miguel Ruiz, author of the New York Times best-seller “The Four Agreements.”
For over a decade as a practicing Intuitive Energy Healer, Terrie has helped thousands like you access clarity, results, understanding, and a sense of peace and freedom. Terrie helps her clients reconnect with the deeper forces and powers within themselves to create a fuller, more satisfying life. She helps pin point what you cannot easily see for yourself.
Through her work, she helps you clear away your stories and fears that are wrapped around old energetic blocks which hold you back and often contribute to emotional and physical chronic pain. Within a matter of seconds, Terrie Christine can uncover the history of the experiences you faced which led to the creation of your limiting beliefs.
Three things you will learn today:
- Your life is easy once you release your subconscious limiting beliefs.
- Stop watering dead flowers
- You can't do it alone so decide what you need and what you want
Join us in episode 29 of The Human to Human Podcast, with Creighton Wong.
Creighton Wong is the Founder of Exponential Clients, a digital marketing firm built on the belief that massively growing a business always starts with deep research and gathering the very best data.
He is also a Curious World Traveler, an Adventurous Foodie, and Global Nomad who met his beautiful wife while working in Da Nang, Vietnam.
He is also a former competitive Para-Triathlete who, while missing a right leg and several digits on his hands, has finished the New York City Triathlon (twice); Escape From Alcatraz; and Ironman Oceanside.
Three things you will learn today:
- Developing a business relationship takes the same level of thought and caring as developing a personal relationship
- Get to know your clients better than they know themselves ... meet them in the conversation they are already having in their head
- Every business relationship should be seen as a "partnership". Your clients are not a commodity
Coming from a business development background from Microsoft, Nausheen is now living her purpose as an empowerment coach and trainer ceetified in DISC behavioral Analysis. Aside from personal development, she has two other passions that are fitness and animals.
Her motto is: 'Smile your way through life' and her purpose is to be a catalyst for change, action and positivity.
Three things you will learn today:
- Personality style
- Effective communication
- Self-awareness
Levin walked away from an opportunity to run a billion dollar business to hitchhike around the world to find happiness and inner peace. He studied in a seminary five years and left one day before becoming a Rabbi and he has lived as a Monk in a monastery for 10 years. As Director of Business Development, he grew Hay House from $3,000,000 a year in sales to $100,000,000 a year in revenue.
Levin is rare blend of businessman and mystic who sees what others do not see. It has been this one quality more than any other that has thrown him into some of the most exclusive boardrooms to help companies innovate new ways of finding solutions when the old ways stop working.
He is the author of The Mosaic, a life changing fable that invites people to listen to those others do not hear and to see the situations in their life differently.
Three things you will learn today:
- Everyone wants the same 3 things: to be loved and accepted; listened to and heard; and to be acknowledged and validated for what they believe.
- To create a revolution of listening where we learn to listen to one another.
- Nothing is as it seems. a change of perspective will change your entire life.
Stephanie Benedetto Padovani is a Wild Creation Coach and Soul Storyteller at The Awakened Business who helps coaches, healers and spiritual entrepreneurs craft an irresistible offer to attract ideal clients with soul aligned "unmarketing," sharing your soul story and transformational content that does the selling for you.
She draws upon diverse transformational modalities such as Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Human Design, The Three Principles, EFT, metaphor and story, guided visualizations, powerful questions and playful curiosity to help her client-playmates breakthrough "problems" with simple insights and inspired action.
If you'd like to discover YOUR unique way of living, being and doing business or relationships that exists outside the box and bends or breaks the rules, she's your muse.
Three things you will learn today:
- If you desire authentic relationships in business and in life, it means putting the creation of your joy first.
- Sharing transformational content, leading with generosity and connecting it to your potent offer creates value, builds relationship and attracts ideal clients...without "marketing" and "selling."
- Attracting the relationships you desire requires the willingness to say no.
Maxine is an economist, turned environmentalist, turned tech startup founder. As the CEO of Pick My Brain, Maxine's main role is to help find, recruit, empower, and encourage the world's MOST interesting people to share more of what they know and love with others through a combination of FREE & PAID: conversations, private sessions, programs, speaking, masterclass, content, workshops, coaching and more.
Maxine's mission? To onboard the world's brains and to make them more creatively and intimately available, accessible, and useful to us all.
Three things you will learn today:
- The importance of sharing your time, knowledge, experience and ideas with others.
- In stage two capitalism, humans will learn to sell each other more meaningful things.
- The importance of compensation and/or a reward-based system.



