Garrison Gibbons demonstrates a millennials road to success as Head of People at Knotch. While his title is impressive, his goal is not money or success, but rather making an impact through his day to day work. Garrison speaks to the importance of storytelling and making your experience fluid and cohesive. This will shed light on who you really are and inspire a culture of inclusion wherever you land.
Read MoreThis week Tia chats with Tim Ananiadis of Marriot Hotels in Athens, Greece, a thought leader in hospitality who weights in on how to manage diverse teams of people from different backgrounds and cultures. Tim believes spending quality time with his managers – whether in person, over the phone, or now virtually through Zoom – is vital to building their trust and understanding their priorities.
Read MoreTia chats with Simon Bailey, a truly inspirational individual and break though strategist for leading fortune 100 companies across all industries. His holistic approach to success in business draws a healthy balance between life and career and striving for significance over success. Simon listens to the pain and the problems of an organization and provides a sustainable solution. He teaches two fundamental beliefs: one, people are an organization’s most important asset, and two, when you put purpose before profit, you become more profitable.
Read MoreIn this week’s episode, Brad Sims, CEO of the New York City Football Club, provides insight on how to build a professional network from the bottom up and the powerful connections who inspired his journey to become the leader of an iconic organization. Many of his mentors weren’t his bosses, nor did they work in the same organization. Rather, he strategically cold called and connected with people at professional sports team and agencies all over the country who he wanted to learn from by simply asking for information and advice over coffee. And while he relied on this early on his career, he said after 20 years in the sports industry, he still employs this same technique.
Read MoreToday Tia speaks with Rashid Galadanci, CEO & Founder of Driver Technologies, Inc. Rashid speaks about how he keeps the mission and culture at the forefront of his organization and how that drives both creativity and productivity. Rashid does this by returning to the mission frequently and putting it directly into his quarterly strategic plan.
Read MoreToday Tia speaks with Kate Jerkens, SVP of Global Sales & Marketing for Uncle Nearest, Inc. Kate became a leader at a very young age. She admits, she fell victim to what she thinks is the biggest mistake new leaders make. They don’t listen. They come in and want to make changes without letting the team tell you and show you what they are already doing.
Read MoreTia sits down with Wendy Luttrell, who since Kindergarten has been intentional about carving out her own career path. First as a leader and CEO In the fashion industry, then by starting her own business to provide support for CEOs and business owners. She says, it all started with her “why”. Wendy speaks on how she was lucky to benefit from having two powerful mentors leading up to her role as CEO for BedHead Pajamas, so she has always had that mentorship attitude. When BedHead Pajamas increased in value by 4x and was sold, Wendy started her own business to teach other’s how to run their business versus just telling them what to do.
Read MoreTia sits down with Galit Schwarz, a thought leader in the hospitality space who shares tips and tricks on how to be a great leader. A leader’s top priority should be to ensure their team feels valued and heard; 1-1s should be collaborative and an opportunity bring new ideas to the table; authentic praise and consistent recognition lead to greater productivity and engagement. These are just a few nuggets of wisdom Galit shares after working for some of the top hospitality companies in the world.
Read MoreIn today’s episode, Tia speaks with Dr. Tall Ben-Shahar about his personal journey to happiness, the Science of Happiness, and how evidence based scientific research in positive psychology can help individuals and companies thrive. And while this can be applied to both people and companies, it takes an investment of time and effort which doesn’t fit into our Western “quick fix” culture. He teaches the importance of building resilience and working towards achieving personal, long term happiness, yielding success in all areas of life.
Read MoreToday, Tia chats with Monica Ortiz, Founder and CEO of The Exceptional Life Institute. Monica is an expert on teaching mindfulness and effective communication. Organizations need to go beyond offering wellness options to check the box and integrate mindfulness into the culture. Effective communication means learning how to really communicate with your team members, and team members understanding how to communicate with their boss.
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