

WiseTalk
Mariposa Leadership
Every month, Mariposa Leadership, Inc. Founder/CEO, Susan Bethanis, speaks to thought leaders in leadership, tech, org culture, design thinking, and human resources. Join us for inspiring conversation and practical insights. For more information, visit: www.mariposaleadership.com/wisetalk
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May 28, 2018 • 47min
Influence Redefined
Sue hosts Stacey Hanke, Founder and CEO of Stacey Hanke, Inc., a consultancy that equips leaders within organizations to communicate with confidence, presence, and authenticity. Stacey is the author of two books, including her latest, Influence Redefined…Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday. Her books provide practical and immediate skills and techniques that give leaders the ability to enhance their influence.Stacey has trained over 15,000 people to rid themselves of distracting body language and how to choose words wisely. She has delivered over 500 presentations for business leaders in the financial, healthcare and government industries, and everyone in between. Her vast client list includes Adobe, Coca-Cola, FedEx, Kohl’s, three branches of the US Armed Forces, Nationwide Insurance, Pfizer, GE, General Mills, and Walmart. In addition to her client list, she has been the emcee for Tedx and featured in many media outlets including The New York Times, SmartMoney magazine, Business Week, Forbes, and Lifetime Network.Stacey and Sue discuss:- What the three drivers of influence are- What influence is not- How to eliminate excuses and take action- How to grow your influence

May 28, 2018 • 50min
Words of Influence
Sue Bethanis hosts Phil M. Jones, best-selling author and multiple award-winner. Phil is highly regarded as one of the world’s leading sales trainers. He has trained more than two million people across five continents and fifty-six countries, and coached some of the biggest global brands in the lost art of spoken communication. In 2013, he won the British Excellence in Sales and Marketing Award for Sales Trainer of the Year, the youngest-ever recipient of that honor. He has also written five international best-selling books and developed a number of online training courses that have enrolled tens of thousands of members around the world.Discover the power that language has over the subconscious brain, gain practical examples that have instant application, and receive tailored examples of how the “Magic Words” from Phil’s best-selling book, Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact, are applied to your specific business critical situations.Phil and Sue discuss:- The secret to starting conversations effortlessly- How to overcome every common objection with a simple question- How to overcome the indecision in your customers- How to choose your words wisely

Apr 4, 2018 • 48min
Introverted Influence
Sue Bethanis hosts Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, an author, executive coach, and global speaker hailed as a “champion for introverts.” Jennifer has deepened her knowledge and appreciation for introverts through her work as a learning and development professional and speaker at leading organizations like General Electric, Freddie Mac, NASA, Turner Broadcasting, and the US Centers for Disease Control.Jennifer’s best-selling books The Introverted Leader, The Genius of Opposites, and Quiet Influence have helped introverts throughout the world expand their leadership capacity. Her latest book, The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength (2nd Edition), lays out a well-tested, four-step strategy introverts can use to build on their quiet strength and make it a source of great power.Jennifer and Sue discuss:-How introverts can influence effectively-How extroverts can learn from introverts-Tips for introverts in a Type A workplace

Mar 1, 2018 • 50min
The Proactive Executive
Sue Bethanis hosts Chris Nadherny, a nationally recognized C-level recruiter. Chris spent 30 years with Spencer Stuart, a leading global executive search firm. His executive search clients included leading Fortune 500 companies, private equity portfolio companies, and later stage start-ups. Along the way, he counseled and helped guide the careers of several thousand executives—ranging from CEOs to Vice Presidents across multiple functions and industries. Since retiring from Spencer Stuart, Chris developed a career-management consultancy focused on helping executives reach their desired career executives. His career guidebook, The Proactive Executive: A C-Suite Recruiter's 5-Step System for Achieving Greater Career Success, encapsulates insights from his interaction with thousands of successful executives throughout his career.Chris and Sue discuss:- How to establish a proactive mindset toward your career- How to cultivate awareness and influencing skills- How to optimize your market positioning- How to improve the underdeveloped aspects of your executive profile

Feb 2, 2018 • 53min
The Power Paradox
Sue Bethanis hosts Dacher Keltner, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and the faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center. A renowned expert in the biological and evolutionary origins of human emotion, Dr. Keltner studies the science of compassion, awe, love, and beauty, and how emotions shape our moral intuition. His research interests also span issues of power, status, inequality, and social class. Dr. Keltner has shared the stage with the Dalai Lama, counseled Pixar for depicting emotions for the film Inside Out, and has advised Facebook on the use of emoticons. He is the author of The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence and argues that people acquire power through socially intelligent practices, but lose those talents once feeling the surges of power.Dr. Keltner and Sue discuss:-Why we need to question a coercive model of power-How feeling powerful makes us less empathetic and responsive to others-Why power is about lifting others up-Why lasting power is given, not grabbed-A fivefold pathway to enduring, empathetic power

Jan 24, 2018 • 48min
Transformation for the Digital Age
Sue Bethanis hosts David Rogers, professor at Columbia Business School and the author of The Digital Transformation Playbook. David is a globally-recognized leader on digital business strategy. He has appeared on CNN, ABC News, CNBC, Marketplace, Channel News Asia, and in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and The Economist. His most recent research with Columbia’s Center on Global Brand Leadership has focused on Big Data, the Internet of Things, in-store mobile shoppers, digital marketing ROI, and data privacy. David talks with Sue about why traditional businesses need to rethink, adapt, and learn from todays’ digital disruptors and innovators. He reveals how to harness customer networks, platforms, Big Data, rapid experimentation, and disruptive business models―and how to integrate these into your existing business and organization.

Jan 24, 2018 • 52min
Leading a Well Nourished Life
Sue Bethanis hosts Andrea Lieberstein, a mindfulness-based registered dietitian nutritionist, mindful eating (MB-EAT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) instructor and coach, trainer, and registered yoga instructor. Andrea has specialized in helping people transform their lives for over 25 years. She leads mindfulness meditation and mindful eating trainings and retreats at retreat centers across the country and internationally. Her clients have included individuals, corporations (most recently Google and Marvell), medical centers, schools and colleges.She was instrumental in implementing the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program in Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Region in the 1990’s. Andrea is a contributing author to Resources for Teaching Mindfulness: An International Handbook and The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook. Her new book is called Well Nourished: Mindful Practices to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Feed Your Whole Self and End Overeating.Andrea and Sue discuss:+ Why we are drawn to the wrong foods and overeat+ How to mindfully transform what we eat+ The eight essential ingredients for a well-nourished life+ Five steps to mindful eating and living

Jan 24, 2018 • 49min
How to Worry Less
Sue Bethanis hosts Dr. David Carbonell, Founder and Director of the Anxiety Treatment Center, which offers treatment of all manner of fears and phobias, and the “coach” at www.anxietycoach.com, a self-help website for people troubled by fears and phobias.Dr. Carbonell is a recognized expert in this field and has conducted training and seminars for a variety of professional groups, including the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, the International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy, the United Airlines Employee Assistance Program, and Northwestern University Medical School, among others. He is the author of Panic Attacks Workbook and the The Worry Trick: How Your Brain Tricks You into Expecting the Worst and What You Can Do About It. David and Sue discuss:+ How worry stems from irrational thoughts+ Why the harder we try, the worse it gets+ The “trick” behind chronic worry+ How to train yourself to respond to anxiety

Jan 24, 2018 • 54min
Do Less and Accomplish More
Sue Bethanis hosts Sue Rasmussen, an expert in productivity and the international best-selling author of My Desk Is Driving Me Crazy: End Overwhelm, Do Less, and Accomplish More. Sue Rasmussen shows women entrepreneurs how to end overwhelm, do less, and accomplish more – so they can achieve the success they want and make the difference they really want to make. She’s a professional coach who has worked with over 6,000 small business owners, entrepreneurs, coaches, and consultants from 29 countries. Sue’s work has been featured in Success Magazine, Women Entrepreneurs Magazine, the NBC TODAY Show, as well as numerous radio and publication interviews.Sue (and Sue) discuss how to:+ Work fewer hours, yet accomplish much more+ Let go of things that waste your time and drain your energy+ Make decisions that are right for you and your business+ Eliminate “fear of missing out” and “shiny object syndrome” for good+ Focus on the actions that bring you the best results – and let go of the rest

Jan 24, 2018 • 51min
Overwhelmed
Sue Bethanis hosts Brigid Schulte, the director of The Better Life Lab and The Good Life Initiative at New America. Brigid is a journalist and author who writes widely for publications including The Washington Post, Slate, Time.com, The Guardian, Forbes, Fast Company, and many others. She was a long-time staff writer for The Washington Post where she won a number of reporting and writing awards and was part of the team that won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. Her 2014 New York Times bestselling book, Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time was named one of the notable books of the year by the Washington Post and NPR, and won the Virginia Library Association’s literary nonfiction award.Brigid and Sue discuss how:+ To identify and cope with overwhelming pressures of modern life+ Stress affects our brain+ To embrace time for leisure activities+ Work, love, and play are inextricably linked+ Employers can cultivate and create a flexible workspace


