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Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Colin Iles - Curator of thought-leadership

Colin is a curator of thought-leadership events that help you develop teams, leads, relationships and ideas. With a background in the finance industry, having started his career at Deutsche Bank, then Barclays, Standard Bank, and 5 years as the MD at ABSA Group. And for the last 6 years the founder of his own business. Innovation Catalysts. Colin values education and meaningful conversations, a past deputy chair at university of cape town, he enjoys sharing ideas on leadership, innovation and strategy with the hope that now and then it catalyses positive change. Ross and Colin talk about Middle East investment,...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Christopher Voss World's #1 Negotiation Coach

The World's #1 Negotiation Coach, Keynote Speaker, Bestselling Author "Never Split The Difference" - which has sold over 1 million copies. Chris spent over 24 years in the FBI, with his final 4 years as the chief international hostage and kidnapping negotiator. After working on more than 150 international hostage cases, he retired from the FBI in 2007 and founded The Black Swan Group, just over 15 years ago. A consultancy and trainer for both businesses and individuals on negotiation skills In 2019, he created and narrated a MasterClass, The Art of Negotiation - One of Masterclass's top performing courses....

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Alisa Cohn - No1. Startup Coach in the World

Alisa Cohn is an Executive Coach; Angel investor, author and podcast host who has worked with C-suite executives at prominent startups (such as Venmo, Etsy, Draft Kings, The Wirecutter, Mack Weldon, and Tory Burch) and Fortune 500 companies (including Dell, IBM, Microsoft, Google, Pfizer, Calvin Klein and Hitachi.) She is the author of the 2022 Independent Press Award-winning book From Start-up to Grown-up and podcast host of the same name, which provides insights and tools for the journey founders (and all leaders) must go through as they scale their leadership. She was named the Top Startup Coach in the World...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Laura Lohk - Fast Growth Programmes For Company Leaders

Laura went from being a lawyer to Head of Operations and Consultancy at GS Fast Growth who provide Unbeatable Fast Growth Programmes For Company Leaders Who Mean Business📈 No BS, No Gimmicks, No False Promises, Just Great Results! If The Business Leader Is Wonky, So Will Be Their Business! Business leaders who successfully achieve growth in their businesses don’t just work harder – they achieve this because the way they think, act, and operate is fundamentally different from an average business. If you are struggling to grow your business, struggling to see the wood for the trees, if you are...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Jason Feifer - Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine

Jason spent 20 years as a reporter and editor, with stints at Men's health, Fast Company, Maxim and for the last 7 and a half years Jason has held the role of Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine. Author of "Build for Tomorrow". An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career. It is an action plan detailing how to navigate the four phases of change: Panic, Adaptation, New Normal, and Wouldn't Go Back Jason wants to help us reach our "Wouldn't Go Back" moment. I’ve seen this happen over and over again — with the small...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Sarah Ratekin - Chief Happiness Officer - Happiness Is Courage

Sarah Ratekin is Business owner and Chief Happiness Officer at Happiness Is Courage Inc. An Employee Experience Champion. She is in her happy place when making the complex simple. Especially in Belonging, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity - driving Workplace Transformation and a sort after Keynote Speaker and Author. Sarah is truly passionate about employee experience across all levels of an organization. She loves building sustainably nurturing environments where people feel valued, respected, and trusted to do and be their best. The author of "Silver Threads: Living a Life of Gratitude" and the companion Silver Threads positivity and gratitude journal. As a...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Van Ton-Quinlivan - Futuro Health CEO - Workforce Development

Currently, Ton-Quinlivan is the CEO of Futuro Health, whose nonprofit mission is to improve the health and wealth of communities by growing the largest network of credentialed allied healthcare workers in the nation. In 2013, she was named a White House Champion of Change under the Obama administration in recognition of her notable career in industry, education, and service as a community leader. Ross and Van talk about government, workforce, money challenges, data, management, creativity, strategies, leadership, dealing with criticism, communities, staying the course, intentionality, staying grounded, unlocking opportunities, unique abilities, caring, goals, perseverance, grit, diversity, pitching, community colleges. The...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. John Sanei - The intersection of Neuroscience & Futurism

John Sanei is not only revolutionising the way we approach the future, but he is also equipping us with the courage and determination needed to bring about lasting change. Globally renowned keynote speaker, futures strategist, 5-time bestselling author, Singularity University and Duke CE faculty member, Associate Partner at the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, Chief of Tomorrow Board Member, and podcaster at The Expansive – Book - Who do we become - self evolution With a unique blend of neuroscience, psychology, quantum science, business strategy, and futurism, John delivers talks, writes books, conducts masterclasses, and serves on boards to guide...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Peter Sursi, MBA, SPHR - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Peter is an experienced HR executive. Defining the Future of Organizations. As a People Operations and change management Expert, Peter is a sought after international keynote speaker. He has spent 25 years at the FBI. 4 years as Head of Talent Acquisition - Managing the national recruitment and hiring strategy for the FBI's special agent, intelligence analyst and professional staff employees. Created new comms/leadership strategies facilitating high performance and accountability in a remote and dispersed workforce. Peter also was awarded the Human Capital Outstanding Leader of the Year 2021 Issued by Office of the Director of National Intelligence in recognition...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Patricia Bender - Overcoming Obstacles

Patricia Bender is President of Bayley & Bender. Starting her career in fashion and marketing, Pat then spent a decade at IBM as a high performing sales and regional manage. In her first year with IBM, she achieved Rookie of the Year by selling 140% of quota and went on to claim top performance awards for the next ten years - a rare accomplishment. For four consecutive years, Pat was in the top 2% in performance at IBM and was honored with four Golden Circle Awards. Her final year at IBM, Pat earned the distinguished award as the Top Sales...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Steve Cadigan - The Future of Work

Steve is a best selling author and one of the foremost thought leaders in the world of people and talent. Retained by leaders, investors, organisations and governments around the world who seek to create a better future of work. Steve is author of 'Workquake' - Embracing the aftershocks of covid 19 to create a better model of working. Steve sits on the board of many fast growth HRtech and talent companies. And back in 2009 he was LinkedIn's first CHRO, where he led the company's hyper growth from 400 to 4000 employees in 3.5 years! "My passion and expertise are...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Tugba Yanaz - Leadership Coach

Tugba Yanaz is the founder of LEAD + VISION, a vision-based Leadership Coaching and Consulting firm. Tugba is a PCC-certified Leadership Development Coach by the International Coaching Federation and a former Fortune500-Executive. Her vision-based coaching approach helps executives and emerging leaders overcome limiting beliefs and build inner confidence and a future vision that fuels leaders every day with passion and purpose. Building from almost 2 decades at Flex, a manufacturing and supply chain business, where she was a VP, responsible for building two business units, one in the automotive and consumer electronics industries with over a $1B rev each (40K...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Donna Karlin - Shadow Coaching methodology

Donna is CEO, Founder at "No Ceiling, Just Sky™ Institute. She is a Global Speaker, TED Fellows Coach, Author & Organizational Accelerator. Starting her career as a Coach to Long Term Care Patients & Families of Terminally Ill Cancer Kids in the 80's and 90's. Donna is the creator of the Shadow Coaching methodology and has taught it around the world. Ross and Donna talk about rare conditions, experimental surgery, dealing with patients, paralysis, coaching, studying, fear, hidden potential, what is possible - not impossible, sacrifice, medical science, adaptability, tough moments, hidden potential, hidden talents, emotions, games, support, imagination, reframing...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Emily Harman - Positive Intelligence

Emily is the Founder & CEO of Emily Harman Coaching and Consulting. Podcast host, and the U.S. Government Account Director for Positive Intelligence. Her career started with 34 years in the Navy, including 10 years in Naval Air Systems command, as Director at the office of small business programs. She helps employees build mental fitness so they can fulfil their true potential for happiness and contribution to mission success. Ross and Emily talk about The Navy, service, putting yourself first, responsibility, coaching, saboteurs, living life, regrets, reflection, mentoring, positive intelligence, podcasting, helping people, mental health, sales, influencing, self confidence, money,...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Zachary Ames - Founder of XYZ Leadership

Zach is a coach, facilitator, and a sort after Keynote Speaker. He is an award-winning leadership and talent development expert. With 15 years of experience in start-ups, Fortune 500, and global private companies there are few leadership challenges he hasn’t faced. Holding senior roles across well known brands like; Bloomberg, and Bloomingdales. Having lived in Singapore, spent a decade in New York, and from his humble roots of Salt Lake City, Zach brings a global approach with a localized sensibility. He’s helped re-org entire business units, developed enterprise-wide leadership curriculum, rolled out global diversity initiatives, coached executives, and built multiple...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Joel Monk - Leadership Coach, Entrepreneur

Joel Monk is a leadership coach, educator, facilitator and entrepreneur. Back in 2009, He co-founded Coaches Rising, a company on the cutting edge of online coach training with a community of nearly 50,000 coaches. Coaches Rising programs regularly include participants from every continent on the planet and they have collaborated with some of the leading minds in the field of human development and coaching. I personally loved the 'Neuro Science of Change' a 14 week program I took part in, alongside over 500 other coaches last year - and it truly was excellent. Joel is dedicated to the development of...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Professor M.S. Rao - Leadership and Entrepreneurship

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D. is ranked the #1 Top Global Thought Leader and Influencer on Entrepreneurship. He is the Father of “Soft Leadership” and the Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, in India He is an International Leadership Guru with forty years experience as an exec coach. A prolific author, amassing fifty books including the award-winning ‘See the Light in You’ An inspiring book in which the Holiness Dalai Lama wrote the foreword This book, Enlightens readers to lead every moment of their lives with purpose and meaning, and implores you to follow the philosophy of ‘health first, education second, and...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Pratik Thakker - Founder & CEO at INSIDEA - Testlify

Pratik is founder of several tech companies inc Webzoly a customer support, sales and marketing agency, & Testlify, a talent assessment platform. Pratik received the Indian Achievers' Award in 2021, now living in Israel, he is Israel’s #1 LinkedIn Influencer, a TEDx Speaker, and was featured in the Times 40 Under 40 and has 193,725+ Followers on LinkedIn. "Now I help Israeli tech companies grow in India and Asia-Pacific (APAC) by providing the local team, capital and drive the marketing, sales and growth." Ross and Pratik talk about success, failure, family business, entrepreneurship, life lessons, Bill Gates, selling yourself, sales,...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Chris Croft - Management and Happiness

Chris is a Writer and Keynote Speaker, in Project Management, Time Management, and Negotiation Skills Chris thinks and writes about management - he makes on-line videos, speaks at conferences, and runs management training courses in Project Management, Time Management, sorting out problem teams, being a good boss, Negotiating, Happiness, and Presentation skills He has over thirty-five courses on LinkedIn Learning (his Negotiating course has had over half a million learners) Ross and Chris talk about survival, balance, focus, managing time, fun management, humour, acronyms, levels of seriousness, smiling, earning, The big book of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky, working for something, neglecting...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Catherine Ward - Blending Non Executive Director roles & coach.

Catherine is a Non Executive Director (NED), Board Advisor, Executive Coach, Global CHRO and currently the MD People Perception Ltd (for the last 5 years) Catherine describes herself as in the portfolio stage of her career blending Non Executive Director roles, consultancy and coaching. As a Chief People Officer worked at board level on organisation transformation and people strategy. With board level experience within Plc, Private Equity, Public Sector and Charity sectors. Catherine also has a wide International experience including Far East, Middle East, India, Africa, South America and Europe. Ross and Catherine talk about studying, science, HR, people, consultancy,...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Vaclav Koranda - Vice President Human Resources at T-Systems

Vaclav has been with T-Systems for over 8 years. T-Systems has around 28,000 employees worldwide and is one of the leading providers of digital services. It is a Deutsche Telekom subsidiary is headquartered in Germany. Vaclav holds a Masters in Psychology, is HR Enthusiast and Innovator; a Keynote Speaker; Author, and a SHRM Senior Certified Professional Over the last 2 decades Vaclav has held positions at Skoda, Interoute, and served as a university lecturer Teaching "Personnel Management" and "Creativity & Teamwork" and weeks away from being appointed as an adjunct professor at a university in Malaysia. In 2019, he was...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Suzie Lewis - Managing Director at Transform for Value

Suzie is Managing Director at Transform for Value, Podcast host of "Let's talk Transformation" podcasts and an Executive coach. Susie spent almost two decades at Airbus - holding various senior roles, from digital transformation, Head of leadership learning, and head of diversity & inclusion. Suzie describes her quest is to constantly bridge the gap between digital and human and create more inclusive and collaborative cultures in organisations. Suzie and Ross talk about coaching, transformation, bridging gaps, imbedding inclusion, inclusivity, impact, people, perfect imperfections, reacting to change, curiosity, perfectionism, letting go of control, strong leaders, nothings impossible, empathy, human reactions, getting...

Stacey Richey - Vice President, People at Corvus Insurance

Stacey is a highly experienced leader who has helped build high-growth tech companies by converging a data-driven and heart-led approach to people operations. Working in talent for some of the biggest and fastest growing tech companies on the planet, like google, logicmonitor and Toast. At Toast - Stacey Led the Go-to-Market hiring function for this global software company in hyper-growth; responsible for hiring over 3,000 people per year. Built out several new people analytics dashboards in order to measure progress against the annual operating plan. Stacey is now the VP of People at Corvus, an insurance company who leverage the...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Anita Lettink - HR & Payroll Tech Advisor

As keynote speaker, Anita shares insights and perspectives about the future of work and pay, including the changes that web3 and the metaverse will bring. "I am the founder of HRTechRadar, where I support HR Leaders and investors in evaluating the latest solutions. And I help emerging HR Tech companies reach their full potential". Ross and Anita talk about innovation, influencing, HR, leadership, insights, emerging trends, publishing a book, payrolls, asking the right questions, advice, bridging information gaps, managing incomes, financial problems. consequences, engagement, crypto, future learning, the metaverse, understanding how things work and forming opinions. The pair also discuss...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Alan Susi - S&P Global

Alan is Global Head of Organizational Effectiveness at S&P Global, a public company employing over 35,000 people - Who Accelerate Progress in the world by delivering Essential Intelligence that's critical for decision-making. Alan is an experienced talent and organization strategist who is focused on building collaborative #peoplefirst strategies Prior to S&P Alan built his career in various HR leadership roles, inc almost 10 years at Fannie Mae. With a degree in communications and sociology, and a masters in strategic management, he is truly passionate about innovative business model design and the optimization of an organization and its talent, for sustained...

Michael Easley - Author, Executive Coach

Michael Easley is an Author, Executive Coach, former CEO and soon to be Therapist He spent almost 22 years as CEO at Powder River Energy Corporation. Prior to joining PRECorp, Mike had worked for various other electric cooperatives in the USA. Mike’s most recent book is The No-Øs of Leadership. The No-Øs introduces a new model of leadership built around empathy and self-awareness and inspires the reader to begin a journey towards being a Leader Worth Following. Ross and Michael talk about his book, leadership, safety of people, advising, letting things subside, innovation, building power lines, wildlife, co-ops, anticipating directions,...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Navid Nazemian, PCC - CEO Navid Nazemian Executive Coaching

Navid helps executives de-risk & accelerate their career transition. Author of the international bestseller Mastering Executive Transitions, a global keynote speaker, and HR‘s Most Influential Practitioner in 2022. He has spent time as a University Lecturer, and has held multiple senior HR roles in FTSE 500 companies like adidas, GE, BAT and most recently as Group Head of HR at vodafone - London So, having spent 26 years in blue chip multi national companies, Navid considers himself to be incredibly lucky. He has now embarked on perhaps one of the biggest executive transitions in his life - as he begins...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Richard Hinton - Shawmut Design and Construction

Richard started as in intern in Gillette, followed by a couple of years in HR at a media and marketing company, before joining Shawmut almost 16 years ago, Shawmut is a $1.3B Design and Construction firm, which is 100% employee owned - by over 1000 employees. Richard has a unique ability to streamline training strategies and enhancing work performance, employee morale, and HR best practices. "I pride myself in my expertise developing innovative HR initiatives to restructure processes/programs and capitalize on organization growth opportunities." He sees investment in talent enablement and growth as critical to the companies market advantage and...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Tomeka Hill-Thomas - PhD - Senior Principal at Mercer

Tomeka - is a Senior Principal, of Workforce Strategy and Analytics at Mercer - A People Analytics Expert | Data Scientist Lead | PhD Economist | Speaker | and Author. Mercer is a firm with over 25,000 employees in over 130 counties who are helping redefine the future of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock real health and well-being. I am a Senior Principal at Mercer who works directly with client stakeholders in identifying and understanding what drives employee outcomes such as those related to pay equity, strategic workforce planning, turnover, performance reviews and promotions. I am passionate...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Phil Johnson - Master of Business Leadership Program

Phil is an executive coach who has been assisting executives and organizations to bet on themselves by developing their emotional intelligence. Helping Executives Achieve Career, Personal & Corporate Success, Master of Business Leadership Program and Emotional Intelligence Pattern "Spotter" with a Career Revenue of $1.5 Billion. MBL program alumni are in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, Japan, Germany, Bosnia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East and Saudi Arabia. Ross and Phil talk about meaningful life, change, coaching, passion, disconnecting, starting from zero, working with purpose, providing value, emotional intelligence, fight or flight, anxiety, old battling new habits, emotional labour, conflict, energy,...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Chris Deaver - Co-Founder of BraveCore

Chris Deaver is a Coach, Speaker, Cultural Supercharger and Co-Founder of BraveCore - A consultancy that partners with leaders and teams on culture transformation. BraveCore helps traditional leaders be more co-creative and creative people lean into leadership of the future. Over 15 years in Sr HR roles in some of the biggest brands on the planet, inc Apple, Disney, Dell and VMWare. Chris builds the best leaders and cultures. Collaborative. Co-Creative. Inspiring. Future-leading. Influencing through: Coaching. Speaking. Supercharging Culture. At Apple, he amplified collaboration on iPhone, AirPods Pro, coaching leaders and building a next-level culture of "Different Together"—influencing Billions in...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Olga Spivak - Vice President of People at YCharts

Olga is currently the Vice President of People at YCharts. A series C funding company with an investment research platform that enables smarter investments and better client communications, for more than 5,000 clients With over a decade and a half in all areas of HR, working in insurance, technology and investment sectors, she loves to create and implement strategy at the intersection of business and people. Developing a values-led culture, and leading high performing teams. Alongside this, she is currently studying for her doctorate degree in Psychology. Olga also has over 5 years experience as a certified ICF's Coach and...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Alicia Hullinger - Thought Leadership Institute

Alicia brings a unique perspective as a Cultural Sociologist and Executive Director/VP of ICF Thought Leadership Institute. She is passionate about making the world a better place. So we have that in common already - Her purpose is to live 'compassionately bold' by partnering with individuals and organizations to be the change they want to see in the world. With a holistic, integrated approach to the problem-solving process, her work is grounded in the ethical principles for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. And I serve with a smile 🙂 She collaborates with change agents who are committed to human development...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Todd Cherches - CEO and cofounder of Big Blue Gumball

Todd Cherches is the CEO and cofounder of Big Blue Gumball, a NYC-based management consulting firm specializing in leadership development and executive coaching. A member of Marshall Goldsmith’s “MG 100 Coaches,” a three-time award-winning adjunct professor of leadership at NYU, a lecturer on leadership at Columbia University, a TEDx speaker, and the author of the groundbreaking book, "VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life" Todd was nominated as one of eight global finalists for the 2021 Thinkers50 "Distinguished Achievement Award" in Leadership, and is currently ranked #35 on the Thinkers360 list of the Top 50...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Anuj Kathuria - Waaree Group

Anuj Kathuria is a Certified Coach, well known speaker at various global forums and a true consultant at heart. He is currently the Chief People and Strategy Officer at Waaree Group, India's Largest Solar Module Manufacturer & fastest growing EPC company with Presence across 68 countries and over 2500 employees globally. I possess a wide range of skills and talents that have enabled me to successfully implement Talent, Learning, OD, Digitalization, and Transformation initiatives with focus on business value. As part of Waaree Group Leadership Team, my role encompasses providing strategic direction across People, Culture, Digitalization, OD and Strategy Integration...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Claudia Noriega-Bernstein - Abundance Coach & Published Author

Claudia (Claudia Noriega) has dedicated the last twelve years of her life to empower people, especially children, and women. Her book - Brighter Days has the 88 Most Important Lessons Learned in Life for Women that Want to Increase their Confidence, Resilience and Courage: She started her career on television at 17 years old as a actor, appearing in one the most popular Telenovela series airing in over 37 counties but soon after she moved to behind the camera at 21 becoming one of the youngest producers in her country where she wrote a manual that was later used to...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. David Ogilvie - CEO The Resilience Development Company

David Ogilvie is a NED, Executive Coach and Resilience Coach. He is also Chief Executive Officer at The Resilience Development Company with a mission to help people, work better, feel better, live better. We create resilience training programmes for teams that deliver performance, growth and wellbeing in one solution. People are amazing and Resilience Development Co. is on a mission to unlock potential, performance, growth and wellbeing. As the creator and leader of a skills-based approach to building resilience, Resilience Development Co has delivered coaching and training programmes across big and small organisations, resulting in improved performance and transformation at...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Whitney Johnson - The founder and CEO of Disruption Advisors

One of the ten leading business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50 – an expert at helping leaders grow their people to grow their organization. Whitney is an award-winning author, world-class keynote speaker, frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School's Corporate Learning, and an executive coach and advisors to CEOs. Host of "Disrupt Yourself" podcast at whitneyjohnson.com Co-founded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School’s late Clayton Christensen and a LinkedIn Top Voice (2020) with 1.8 million followers. Author of 4 books: Smart Growth How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company. Disrupt Yourself:™ Master Relentless Change...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Dr. Tracy Brower, PhD - The Secrets to Happiness at Work

Dr Tracy Brower is author of two books, The Secrets to Happiness at Work & Bring Work to Life. She is a contributor to Forbes.com and spent two decades at Herman Miller. Now a Principal, at Steelcase which is the global leader in the office furniture industry. Tracy has been Executive Adviser Michigan State University for almost a decade, but also a sociologist studying work life fulfilment and happiness. Ross and Tracy talk about the sociology of work, human connection, work fulfilment, perception, adaptation, different organisations, reflecting, fulfilment, boundaries, society, growth and psychological safety. The pair also discuss the future...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Mark Metry - Helping Shy, Stressed, and Anxious People

Mark Metry dedicates his life to being of service to others, by making an impact in the industries of mental health. His life goal is to change the education system, meaningfully in a way that guarantees access to real education to students regardless of their gender, race, socioeconomic status, learning style, etc. Helping Shy, Stressed, and Anxious People Be Themselves Confidently In Front of Anyone | Forbes & TEDx Featured Speaker, Author, Podcaster, and Coach. Ross and Mark talk about interning, becoming more efficient, viewing yourself, getting perspective, technology, introverts, social anxiety, depression and mental health. The pair also discuss...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. John D. Anderson - Replace Retirement

Why A Legacy Matters: “If I take 30 steps linearly, I get to 30. If I take 30 steps exponentially, I get to a billion.” That’s from futurist and thought-leader Ray Kurzweil. One of the key benefits of John's Legacy Map is training growth minded leaders to think exponentially instead of linearly — perhaps for their first time ever. This paradigm shift is an essential skill in our age of blistering-fast advances in technology. Ross and John talk about life purposes, life transitions, our future self, adapting, 'Scaling Up', working at IMB, entrepreneurship, getting to the top, Earl Nightingale, focusing...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Dr. Ruth Gotian - Mentoring and optimising success

Dr. Ruth Gotian is a prolific mentor and educator, leading important research into the secrets of success.” A contributor to Forbes and Psychology Today, personally coached and mentored thousands of people ranging from undergraduates to faculty members. Currently, she researches the most successful people of our generation, including Nobel laureates, astronauts, CEOs and Olympic champions, in order to learn about their habits and practices so that we may optimize our own success. Ross and Ruth talk about living the best version of ourselves, expanding success, your own definition of success, high achievers, passion and focus. The pair also discuss the...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Charlene Li - Thriving with Disruption

Charlene Li is a Digital Transformation and Disruptive Leadership expert. For the past two decades, she has been helping leaders and organizations see the future and thrive with disruption - as an author, speaker, advisor, and coach. Charlene is a prolific writer, having written or co-authored six books, including "Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies", the New York Times bestseller, "Open Leadership", "The Engaged Leader", and latest book "The Disruption Mindset". Why Some Organizations Transform While Others Fail. Ross and Charlene talk about writing her books and the inspiration behind them, disruption mindset, thriving with disruption, being...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Charlene Li - Thriving with Disruption

Charlene Li is a Digital Transformation and Disruptive Leadership expert. For the past two decades, she has been helping leaders and organizations see the future and thrive with disruption - as an author, speaker, advisor, and coach. Charlene is a prolific writer, having written or co-authored six books, including "Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies", the New York Times bestseller, "Open Leadership", "The Engaged Leader", and latest book "The Disruption Mindset". Why Some Organizations Transform While Others Fail. Ross and Charlene talk about writing her books and the inspiration behind them, disruption mindset, thriving with disruption, being...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Tony Martignetti - Navigating Leaders Through Change

Tony is a Chief Inspiration Officer, trusted advisor to accomplished leaders, career navigator, The Virtual Campfire Podcast host and author. He has 20 years of experience in navigating people and leaders through change and unlocking their true potential. Tony is also the Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer at Inspired Purpose Coaching. Ross and Tony talk about creativity, science, logic, depression, leadership, new chapters, adaptability, personal journeys, inspiring people, coping, having a meaningful life and connecting with purpose. The pair also discuss inspiration, making people feel safe, the power of being fearless, improving your environment, living for today, goals, what lights...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Tony Martignetti - Navigating Leaders Through Change

Tony is a Chief Inspiration Officer, trusted advisor to accomplished leaders, career navigator, The Virtual Campfire Podcast host and author. He has 20 years of experience in navigating people and leaders through change and unlocking their true potential. Tony is also the Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer at Inspired Purpose Coaching. Ross and Tony talk about creativity, science, logic, depression, leadership, new chapters, adaptability, personal journeys, inspiring people, coping, having a meaningful life and connecting with purpose. The pair also discuss inspiration, making people feel safe, the power of being fearless, improving your environment, living for today, goals, what lights...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Tony Martignetti - Navigating Leaders Through Change

Tony is a Chief Inspiration Officer, trusted advisor to accomplished leaders, career navigator, The Virtual Campfire Podcast host and author. He has 20 years of experience in navigating people and leaders through change and unlocking their true potential. Tony is also the Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer at Inspired Purpose Coaching. Ross and Tony talk about creativity, science, logic, depression, leadership, new chapters, adaptability, personal journeys, inspiring people, coping, having a meaningful life and connecting with purpose. The pair also discuss inspiration, making people feel safe, the power of being fearless, improving your environment, living for today, goals, what lights...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Erich Kurschat - Harmony Insights LLC

Erich is a HR advocate, DiSC nerd, and connection coach who helps organizations build and grow teams that value productive communication with diverse personality styles. He also spent 16 years at Compass Group plc which is the largest contract foodservice company in the world employing over 500,000 people. Ross and Erich talk about the stories behind his beliefs, psychology, philosophy, HR, and working at Compass Group plc. The pair also discuss the business of people, growth, meaningful and fulfilling work, productivity, being heard, adaptability, leadership, introverts, networking, looking for a job, being of service and developing. Timestamps: 01:18 Erich's origins...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Erich Kurschat - Harmony Insights LLC

Erich is a HR advocate, DiSC nerd, and connection coach who helps organizations build and grow teams that value productive communication with diverse personality styles. He also spent 16 years at Compass Group plc which is the largest contract foodservice company in the world employing over 500,000 people. Ross and Erich talk about the stories behind his beliefs, psychology, philosophy, HR, and working at Compass Group plc. The pair also discuss the business of people, growth, meaningful and fulfilling work, productivity, being heard, adaptability, leadership, introverts, networking, looking for a job, being of service and developing. Timestamps: 01:18 Erich's origins...

Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley Feat. Greg Verdino - Business Futurist

Greg Verdino is a Business Futurist & Digital Transformation expert, keynote speaker, author and advisor. With 25 years spent working at the forefront of change, during which time he has advised hundreds of organizations including more than 50 of the Fortune 500. Ross and Greg talk about becoming a sociologist, sociology in advertising, communication, change, taking risks and moving too fast. The pair also discuss driving change more effectively, digital transformation, ecosystems, collaborating and leadership. Timestamps: 1:30 Why did Greg chose sociology as a degree 6:18 Pivotal moments after Greg shifted his way in thinking 10:56 Why is change so...

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