Just One Question: Public Speaking Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Just one question with Dr Nick Morgan. Nick talks to industry leaders, professional speakers and academics to get their expert insight and advice. Asking just one question in each episode Nick covers trending topics in lifestyle, careers, leadership and the world of public speaking. Public Words CEO Dr Nick Morgan is a communications coach and theorist, acclaimed author, keynote speaker and popular blogger.
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Nick talks to Bree Groff about her new book Today was Fun. Bree helps professionals to fall in love with Monday's promoting happiness and fulfilment in the workplace.
Bree is a workplace consultant, a speaker and the author -Today was Fun, published July 15th 2025.
Nick chats to fellow coach Jimmy Cannon about how conquering anxiety will help you master your voice.
As a public speaking coach specialising in voice pedagogy and performance anxiety, Jimmy Cannon helps business leaders, entrepreneurs, and teams find and master their unique voice. His goal is simple: to help clients communicate with clarity, confidence, and presence.
In this episode of Just One Question Nick talks to Dr Eden Reneé Hayes about her latest TEDx talk, where she explains the link between Yoda and DEI.
Dr. Eden-Reneé Hayes has built a career in diversity, equity, and inclusion. She shepherds individuals and organizations toward sustainable DEI solutions. Her areas of expertise are factors related to bias, and the intersecting identities of race, class, and gender identity and expression. She uses best practices in positive psychology as a lens to provide comprehensive and actionable solutions.
Nick and Alida talk about burnout and conflict in the workplace, and its affect on organizational performance.
Alida Zweidler-McKay coaches managers to become great leaders, to evolve from feeling overwhelmed and uncertain to projecting confident authority, and to build teams full of trust, where people are committed and engaged.
Are you clear with your values? Or are you hiding? Nick talks to Michelle about what emotional intelligence really means and why it is important for communicators.
Michelle Gladieux is an educator, executive coach, instructional designer, and author based in Indiana.
Learn More about Michelle here: https://gladieuxconsulting.com/
Laura Bratton talks to Nick about her TEDx talk and her drive to live each day wit gratitude.
At the age of nine, Laura was diagnosed with an eye disease and faced the difficult reality that she would soon become blind. She was the first blind person to graduate with a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. Laura’s purpose is to empower individuals with grit and gratitude as they adapt to change.
How do you continue living each day with gratitude?
Link to Laura's TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XQ_gXhkGN4
In this episode of JOQ Nick and Dr Veronica Anderson discuss how visionary leaders trust and own their intuition. Veronica gives her insight into how speakers and professionals can use their sixth sense to better connect with audiences.
As an Intuitive Guide and Relationship Coach, Dr. Veronica Anderson brings a unique balance of medical and spiritual expertise to her clients.
You can find out more about her and her work at https://drveronica.com/.
In this episode of JOQ Nick and Ben discuss how speculative fiction and post-apocalyptic helps us to look the future with optimism.
Benjamin Evett has been a professional theatre artist for many years, and about 8 years ago began writing. The first fruit of his labors, entitled JOY, was shortlisted for The Rubery Prize and is a speculative fiction set in the first decade of the 23 rd century.
You can purchase Benjamin's book now on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble. Learn more about Benjamin here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5741079/
Psychotherapist, author and speaker Rachel Kaplan talks to Nick about the importance of inner healing and the experience behind her latest book and TEDx.
Rachel Kaplan is a licensed psychotherapist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area for almost two decades.
Nick and Vince discuss what it means to cultivate a strong leadership culture within organizations.
As the founder and CEO of Leadership Contract Inc., Dr. Vince Molinaro is dedicated to creating practical, results-driven strategies that leaders can implement immediately. His approach is grounded in real-world applications and research, blending business experience with thought leadership that’s easily understood and actionable.
Nick kicks off the new season with Emily Thorner, Emily Thorner is a singer and speaker who cares about the voice. They discuss her recent TEDx Talk The Power Of Your Voice.
Do you practice being present? Nick and Morgan discuss where we fall down and how we can re-centre ourselves to live in the moment.
Morgan Motsinger is an entrepreneur, speaker, podcast host, and mother.
Learn More: https://www.morganmotsinger.com/
Scott Klososky is a tech pioneer, having participated in several start ups including Alkami Technology, which went public in 2021. He has traveled the globe advising organizations such as IBM, General Motors, Georgia Pacific and Roche. He’s an author of 4 books and a regular speaker on the future of tech.
Learn More: https://fpov.com/scott-klososky-bio/
What an inspiring story! One of my favourite JOQ's!
Alice Chun, is CEO of Solight Design, inventor, social entrepreneur, and a speaker.
Learn More: https://solight-design.com/pages/our-story
Eric Yaverbaum is the bestselling author of 7 seven books and Chairman of New York City-based Ericho Communications.
Learn More: https://www.ericyaverbaum.com/
Bo McDonald is President of Your Marketing Company and exists to change passionate people by providing opportunities to use their gifts.
Learn More: https://yourmarketing.co/
Kristen Hartnagel is a professional speaker, a brand strategist with Brand Builders Group, and a personal coach.
How does a speaker build a brand?
Kristen has generously offered a free strategy session with speakers to see how it might impact their business. Got to: https://www.freebrandcall.com/kh to sign up.
John Israel is affectionately known as 'Mr. Thank You' by thousands of people around the world, because of a gratitude project he started in 2016 that caught fire globally. He's also a coach and a keynote speaker.
Learn More: https://mrthankyou.com/
Joshua Freedman is a leading expert on using emotional intelligence to improve performance. He’s the co-founder and CEO of 6seconds.org, the world’s largest emotional intelligence
network.
He’s a bestselling author, master certified coach, instructor for Columbia University, and teaches professionals all around the world practical tools to measure and create value with emotional intelligence.
Trish Kendall inspirational speaker on the subject of enduring success. She believes that true success, enduring success, is choosing to embrace your boundless capacity to give love and to receive love. You can achieve enduring success, no matter your circumstance, experience or obstacles.
Most recently, Trish gave a talk on her story at TEDxWaldenPond – and received a standing ovation from the audience there.
Learn More:
Trishkendall.com
In this episode of JOQ Nick and graham have a fun but important conversation about why we need to be more willing to be wrong.
Graham is a speaker, author, entrepreneur and coach.
Graham's work draws from personal experiences, scientific research, and wild medical history. He helps people to expand their understanding of their own mind and challenge the narratives that they hold about themselves.
Learn More: https://www.grahamlutz.com/
Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, international best-selling author of six books, and host of the mentally stronger podcast.
Learn more about Amy: https://amymorinlcsw.com/
Nick speaks with an old friend Stephen Turban who is running a company in Vietnam....and doing stand up comedy in Vietnamese!
Stephen has lived in Vietnam for 4 years he is the co-founder online research and education company Lumiere.
After graduation, Stephen worked at McKinsey & Company in Beijing and Boston. He then went on to work in the President’s Office for Fulbright University Vietnam, where he helped establish the development department. Stephen is currently a PhD student at Harvard Business School and works on a social enterprise focused on research-based learning.
https://stephenturban.me/
Akash Karia describes himself as an introvert who makes his living in an extroverted profession: keynote speaking. He has spoken in 15 countries on 4 continents, to audiences ranging from 5 people to 7,000 people. He has written 12 books which together have sold more than 250,000 copies, on the topics of communications, influence, self-leadership, well-being and high performance generally.
He can be found at https://akashkaria.com/.
Jim Schleckser founded the CEO project and is also a certified sommelier. In this epidode of JOQ Nick talks to Jim about his second book Professional Drinking.
Learn some pro tips and tricks about how to be a more professional drinker, as his title implies.
Wendy Murphy is adjunct professor of sexual violence law at New England Law|Boston where she has taught for fifteen years. Her litigation work specializes in the representation of crime victims, women and children.She has developed and directs several projects in conjunction with the school's Center for Law and Social Responsibility. She was a Visiting Scholar, Harvard Law School, 2002-03. She is an impact litigator specializing in women's equality.
Nick Talks to fellow coach Richard Newman about the importance of face to face communications and the boundaries of virtual communication.
Richard helps people on their quest to overcome the fear of public speaking and discover the secrets of successful communication.
Aged 18, Richard rejected university offers and went to live in the foothills of the Himalayas to teach English to monks. So began his quest to discover authentic communication principles, working as a professional actor, writer, presenter and teacher ever since.
Seth Ettenberg and Nick discuss how technology is used to develop regenerative medicine for conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
Seth Ettenberg is CEO and President of BlueRock Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer. He’s a biotech entrepreneur, on the cutting edge of something called regenerative medicine.
In this episode Nick chats with author Jim Schleckser about why CEOs should be wary of 'problem solving' tech.
Jim helps leaders grow companies. Jim and his team at the Inc. CEO Project work with over 100 CEOs of high growth companies to identify and obliterate the things that stand between them and continued organizational success.
Jim has been quoted in The New York Times, Time, The Huffington Post and National Public Radio. His ideas have been translated into 9 languages and he has done business in over 26 countries.
Jim is the author of “Great CEOs are Lazy”, detailing the behaviors that make the difference in CEO performance.
He is also a popular columnist on Inc.com, writing on issues that affect CEOs and entrepreneurs.
Newton Cheng is the Director of Health + Performance at Google | Supporting the physical, mental, social and spiritual health and wellbeing of Google's global workforce. Sharing his own story of burnout and speaking about mental health in the workplace, in order to try to reduce the stigma surrounding this important issue.
In this Episode Ezra and Nick discuss the importance of designing rituals in our lives in order to create room for pause and growth.
Ezra Bookman is a nationally recognized ritual designer, artist, facilitator, and Founder of Ritualist, the first ever creative studio specializing in the design of secular ritual.
His work has been featured in the NYTimes, The Atlantic, VICE, and ABC News, and he has collaborated with an eclectic variety of organizations and thought leaders including Esther Perel, Priya Parker, The Esalen Institute, Accenture, Intuit, The NYC Mayor’s Office, House of Yes, and The Dream Bigger Foundation.
Rebecca Heiss is an evolutionary biologist, author of Instinct, and a phenomenal public speaker!
We kick off the new season of JOQ with a special guest Charles Vogl. In this episode Nick and Charles discuss work place loneliness.
Charles is an “External Thought Leader” for the Google School for Leaders, a project to train 20,000 Google Leaders.
Charles Vogl is an author of three books, including the bestseller, The Art of Community, and most recently Building Brand Communities; he’s a speaker, and an executive advisor.
Patrick Mork, is a Belgian/American entrepreneur who has spent over 25 years in various marketing leadership roles in several high-profile technology startups and at Google. He decide to focus full time on being an executive coach for entrepreneurial companies and their executives in 2017. His new book Step Back and Leap, is not your typical self-help book, but rather a relatable and engaging account of one personal journey towards a more fulfilling life.
Dr. Valerie Fridland is a professor of linguistics and author of Like, Literally Dude: arguing for the good in bad English, which just published this week.
Think Brené Brown meets Biker Babe, with a dash of Liz Gilbert. As former Chief Marketing Officer of Harley-Davidson, Shelley Paxton found herself at the top of the proverbial mountain feeling success-EMPTY instead of success-FULL. That awakening led her on a profound journey that became her mission, business, and Simon & Schuster-published bestselling book, Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebels Guide to Finding Your Best Life. She’s leading a REBELution to rewrite the script of success.
You can see her TEDx talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOiOCWWkHvc.
Juanito Pascual is a flamenco guitarist, composer, teacher, speaker and author. He has a unique approach to the guitar, beginning at age 11, and developing a blend of rock and jazz with traditional flamenco. Most recently, he’s back from a tour of Cuba, studying the vibrant music scene there. He’s currently developing a talk on applying the insights from his lifelong
study of the guitar to the business world.
EMPOWERING QUIET CONFIDENCE.
Rachel LeFort designs clothing for the fearless doers, entrepreneurs, trailblazers and convention-defying career women who work overtime and burn the midnight oil to achieve their dreams.
Learn More:
https://midnightoil.shop/
Robin Colucci helps world-class experts write world changing books.
Her clients have been published by “Big 5” and other top publishing houses
and others have self-published. Many have won awards, received outstanding book reviews, and/or become bestsellers on Amazon, USA Today, and The New York Times bestsellers lists.
Clients come to her for help to write a substantive book that supports their
aims. Whether professionals, top scientists, CEOs, astronauts, Nobel
laureates, or non-profit founders, Robin’s clients see that to write a book and
get it published can help open doors to new opportunities, expand brand
awareness, deepen brand loyalty, gain greater recognition and influence, and
enhance credibility.
Anne Janzer is a non-fiction coach and the author of The Writer’s Process, Writing to Be Understood.
You can find her here: https://annejanzer.com/.
Mark Herschberg is a long-time MIT instructor, author of The Career Toolkit, speaker, and CTO of the startup - we talk about on the show, Brainbumpapp.com.
Dr. Erik Korem is founder of Aim7.com, is a health and fitness app that unlocks the power of wearables by providing you with daily personalized recommendations for your mind, body, and recovery to help you look, feel, and perform your best.
Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance thought leader that introduced sports science and athlete tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense. Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience and holds a doctorate in Exercise Science.
Neen James is an executive strategist. She is a keynote speaker, the author of Attention Pays, and a trusted advisor to luxury brands all over the world.
Naren Aryal is the Founder and CEO of Amplify Publishing Group, one of the pioneers of the industry and a twenty-year veteran of the fast-changing book publishing world.
Jay Freeman is the Founder and manager of Blackview Capital Advisors, a private equity firm focusing on mid-sized companies. He has more than a decade of experience in the capital markets, and in management consulting.
Pamela Slim is an award-winner author, speaker and business coach who works with small business owners ready to scale their businesses and IP. She is the author of Escape from Cubicle Nation (Penguin Portfolio, 2009), Body of Work (Penguin Portfolio, 2014) and The Widest Net (McGraw Hill, November, 2021)
Varun Puri is the founder of Yoodli, and a former employee of GoogleX.
Varun is on a mission to democratize access to speech coaching and make it accessible to everyone. Yoodli is using AI to improve public speaking.
Listen to the full episode to learn more.
John JJ French is the founder, guitar player, and manager for Twisted Sister. He is the author of the bestselling Twisted Business, a memoir of his time in the band and a series of lessons for business gleaned from surviving and thriving in one of the toughest businesses of them all, the entertainment business. He runs the French Connection Podcast, and writes regularly on his second favorite rock and roll band, The Beatles.
Trish Kendall is an inspirational speaker, who helps companies create enduring client relationships, and audiences everywhere create enduring success.
Janine Hamner Holman is an organizational development consultant, working on issues such as change management, emotional intelligence, diversity, equity and belonging, and conscious leadership.
Scott Eblin is an executive coach and bestselling author of 2 books, and one of my faves, The Next Level. He’s a frequent keynote speaker and a dear friend.
Sally Hogshead, NY Times bestselling author, hall of fame speaker, and author of the forthcoming Different Is Better Than Better.
Nick Craig is the President and Founder of the Core Leadership Institute. He is the
author of the seminal book, Leading from Purpose, published in 2018. And he is a
frequent speaker and seminar leader.
Janel Anderson is a keynote speaker and the founder of working conversations and the working conversations podcast.
Zak Dychtwald has a remarkable and unusual ability to straddle two very different cultures: the U.S. and China. That knowledge is particularly important now when – thanks to the pandemic and political tensions – the relationship between the two countries is undergoing some strains.
Zak is the author of Young China: How the Restless Generation Will Change Their Country and the World, and he is the founder of the Young China Group, a consulting firm.
Tamsen Webster is a speaker, an author of Find Your Red Thread, and a message strategist.
Lisa Merlo-Booth is a transformational relationship coach. She is a speaker, and the author of The Rising: A Revolution for Women.
Vince Thompson is an early stage investor, and a sales and business development consultant. He is the author of Ignited: Managers! Light Up Your Company and Career: For More Power, More Purpose, and More Success, published by the Financial Times Press.
Heather Hansen is a former courtroom lawyer who now divides her time amongst keynote speaking, training, and coaching.
Stacey is the Author of How to Be Resilient, a professional speaker, and Founder of the Academy of Resilience.
Eric McNulty is the Co-author of You’re It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most. Eric is the Associate Director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard.
Amy Morin is the author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do and 3 other books. A fifth book is planned for publication next year. She is a wildly successful speaker: her TED talk has over 20 million views. And she is the Editor in Chief of The Verywell Mind podcast.
Aaron Larget-Caplan is a classical guitarist, composer, and teacher. His newest work is a collection of his own pieces, Honey Cadence, available in the usual places where music is sold.
You can visit him at https://www.alcguitar.com/
Glenn Llopis rose up through the ranks in the corporate world, holding executive positions at Coca Cola, and other Fortune 500 firms, as well as participating in various start-ups as an entrepreneur.
Currently, he is President of GLLG, a consulting firm, and founder of the Age of Personalization Movement. He is the author of several books, including his fourth and most recent book, Unleashing Individuality: The Leadership Skill that Unlocks All Others, published in 2022.
Scott Monty is a leadership and communications advisor, public speaker, and storytelling. You can find him at scottmonty.com.
Adam Markel is a Speaker, author, trainer and expert in organizational resilience – and we sure need that!
His latest book is Change Proof: Leveraging the power of uncertainty to build long-term resilience! The website is Changeproof.com, to find the book and to get a slice of Adam.
Free assessment at resiliencerank.com.
Rachel Cossar is the CEO of Virtual Sapiens, a new AI-enabled communications training company.
Rachel danced with Boston Ballet for 10 years and now is using those formidable skills to take on the business world.
Dr. Allison Coffin is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Washington State University Vancouver, where her research focuses on cellular mechanisms of hearing loss. She is also the co-founder and president of Science Talk, the professional association for science communicators. Her passions include mentoring the next generation of scientists and communicators, motorcycling, reading fantasy novels, and music.
Angela Chee is a Media Communication Coach, speaker, and host of The Power of the Only Podcast.
Nick talks to Angela about the future of comms post pandemic.
Todd Duncan has written 17 books and is all about excellence in performance, helping people keep a sense of balance.
It is the 20th anniversary of Todd's book High Trust Selling and Time Traps both NY Times bestsellers.
Phyllis Fagell is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Professional School Counselor, Author and Journalist.
Phyllis has lived through middle school three times – first for herself, then with her kids, and now as a counselor. She’s walked the hallways. Welcome to her community – and yours.
Phyllis' book Middle School Matters: How Parents Can Help Kids Make Middle School the Springboard to a Great Future. Identifies The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond—and How Parents Can Help
Mitch Joel is Founder of Six Pixels Group - an advisory, investing and content producing company that is focused on brands, commerce, community and what’s next.
He has been called a visionary, digital expert and community leader. He is also an entrepreneur, investor, author, trusted advisor, chronic reader and passionate speaker who connects with people worldwide by sharing his insights on business transformation, innovation and marketing.
Gina London is the Founder and CEO of Language of Leadership, a company that helps execs all over the world to better connect with others and themselves, and a former CNN correspondent.
Elizabeth Bachman international opera director and presentation skills trainer who now works with high level women who have a seat at the table and still aren’t being listened to.
Jackie Woodside is an author, a speaker, and the Founder of the Curriculum for Conscious Living and the Conscious Living Podcast.
Mark Bowden is an expert in human behavior and body language, the founder of Truth Plane, a communications training company, and author of Truth and Lies on reading body language successfully in order to be a better communicator.
Kate O’Neill is an author, speaker, and researcher on AI. Her most recent book is A Future So Bright, about how to integrate talk about the future in ways that allow us to actually plan for a better one.
Learn More about Kate.
Christy Delafield is the communications person for Mercy Corps, and a this was a very interesting discussion!
Nancy Duarte is a communication expert who has been featured in Fortune, Time Magazine, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Cosmopolitan, LA Times, and on CNN. Her firm, Duarte, Inc., is the global leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture. As a persuasion expert, she cracked the code for effectively incorporating story patterns into business communications. She’s written six best-selling books, five of which have won awards.
Jared believes in human potential and human goodness. His experience as a dentist and a pilot has taught him a lot about fear and how it can hold us back.
Dr. Jared Cox helps audiences understand their fears and even make friends with them in order to start living life again with joy and possibility.
Ethan Beute is the Chief Evangelist at Bomb Bomb, a video messaging platform, and host of the Customer Experience podcast. His new book, out this fall, is Human Centered Communication: A business case against digital pollution. It is co-authored with Stephen Pacinelli.
Angie Flynn-Mclver is the founder and President of Ignite CSP coaching speaking presenting, a coaching company that specializes in communications skills. Her new book is Before You Say Anything: How to have better conversations, love public speaking, and finally know what to do with your hands! Is available in September – and maybe even by the time you are seeing this!
Nick talks to top marketing speaker David Meerman Scott, who gives us a tour of his new home studio! David inspires transformation in people and their businesses around the world.
"Im convinced that passion prompts connections in others by building long-lasting bridges between individuals as they continue on their professional paths toward commercial success." ~ David Meerman Scott
Riaz Meghji is a human connection expert and author of the book “Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships”. His insights have been featured in Fast Company, Harvard Business Review and Financial Post.
He is also an accomplished broadcaster with 17 years of television hosting experience; he has interviewed experts on current affairs, sports, entertainment, politics, and business.
Dr. Rebecca Heiss is a Stress Physiologist, and the author of Instinct, published in April 2021. She’s a professional speaker and trainer helping individuals and organizations overcome their fears.
Her latest project is launching a 6-week course online for women looking to overcome stress, anxiety and imposter syndrome and become the confident, authentic leaders they are. It’s called The Fearless Accelerator, and you can find out more about it on RebeccaHeiss.com.
Martin G. Moore, the No bullshit leader, is co-founder of Your CEO Mentor with his daughter Emma. His new book, No Bullshit Leadership, is out Sept 28th, so rush to your bookstore and buy it now. “Leadership beyond the theory” is the name of his wildly popular online course and the new cohort is starting Oct 18th, so sign up now! His website is martingmoore.com, the podcast is “no bullshit leadership,” and the rest is history.
Dorie Clark teaches for Duke Fyewqua School of Business. She is the author of too many bestselling books to count, she speaks at high-end venues around the world, and she is ranked as one of the top 50 business thinkers in the world. It’s a great honor to have her with us on #JustOneQuestion.
Angela Chee is a media communication coach, speaker, and host of The Power of the Only Podcast.
Meet Matan Gavish. Matan is the CEO of FIT HIT, one of the INC 5000 fastest growing companies in the US, holds a BA from Columbia University, and is a former Krav Maga officer for a special-ops unit in the Israeli Defense Forces. If anyone knows how to fight, overcome, survive and thrive- it’s him.
After training thousands of Special Ops soldiers, US Navy SEALS, NYPD, pro fighters, world champs and tens of thousands of ordinary women with extraordinary ambitions, Matan holds a simple belief: Empowerment through training is KEY to success -- not only in violent situations but in ANY stressful curveball life may throw our way.
Jenn Lederer is a NYC based comedian, Creative Director of The JLP Community, an online community for artists and entrepreneurs, and self-proclaimed shape shifter (because wearing many hats is a strength, not a weakness).
Jenn’s work has been featured by SiriusXM, Forbes.com, The Huffington Post, Inspiring Lives Magazine, on stages at YALE and Google Headquarters and comedy clubs throughout New York City. Performing all over the country (virtually, too!), Jenn leads workshops and keynotes to help audiences laugh their way to a breakthrough and remember their inner critic is the only inner voice worth listening to.
Adam is the bestselling author of PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life and also hosts The Conscious PIVOT Podcast where he shares insights on pivoting in today's fast paced marketplace. His latest book "Change Proof: Leveraging the Power of Uncertainty to Build Long-term Success is due out from McGraw-Hill this Spring. His TEDx talk, "Doing This for 10 Seconds Can Change Your Life," is a gem and well worth watching.
Michael Port is the Co-founder and CEO of Heroic Public Speaking, a coaching company that turns average speakers into amazing ones. He’s the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Steal the Show.
Gina London is a Leadership Communications expert who coaches organizations and executives around the world, a former CNN anchor, and an American living abroad in Ireland.
Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer that introduced sports science and athlete tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense.
Erik an expert in sleep and stress resilience and he is the Founder and CEO of AIM7.
Heather Hansen is a lawyer, the author of two books: The Elegant Warrior, and the upcoming Advocate to Win. She’s a business coach, and a podcaster extraordinaire with The Elegant Warrior Podcast.
Yukari introduces English Language writers and works to Japanese readers and publishers through Newsweek Japan and her highly influential blog. She also covers American political and social issues and published a book on that subject in Japan last year. As you can imagine, she was very busy during this most recent political season! She also occasionally translates American books into Japanese.
Tony D’Amelio is a veteran of the business of bringing talent and audiences together since 1969. He started in the music business and then switched to speakers, where he has remained ever since.
Mitch Joel is Founder of Six Pixels Group - an advisory, investing and content producing company that is focused on brands, commerce, community and what’s next.
Mitch is also a bestselling business book author.
His first book, Six Pixels of Separation (Grand Central Publishing - Hachette Book Group), named after his successful blog and podcast is a business bestseller. His second book, CTRL ALT Delete (Grand Central Publishing - Hachette Book Group) was named one of the best business books of 2013 by Amazon.
Sue Ershler started climbing mountains as a hobby, something to do on her holidays, and ended up becoming, with her husband Phil, the first couple to climb the highest mountains on each of the seven continents, culminating in Mount Everest, and their book, Together on Top of the World. Her career as an IT sales executive has her speaking to sales and leadership audiences around the world on the subject of achieving seemingly impossible goals. Her insights lead to her method, Project - Prepare - Persevere, which can turn a struggling team into winners for the long term.
Nancy Duarte is one of the legends in our field of presenting and public speaking. She’s the CEO of Duarte and the author several extraordinary books on presentation, storytelling and design.
Technology strategist and futurist Crystal Washington works with organizations that want to leverage technology to increase profits and productivity!
Crystal has educated and entertained audiences across the globe. She regularly appears on major television networks and in business publications for her expertise.
Crystal is the author of the books One Tech Action and The Social Media Why. Learn more about Crystal her: https://crystalwashington.com/
Andrew Davis is a former TV producer turned marketing maven -- and one of the great speakers on the circuit today who consistently gets knockout ratings. You can read more about him and check out his sizzle reel here: https://www.akadrewdavis.com/
Aaron Larget-Caplan is a performer, a recording artist, the director of a Spanish music ensemble, a gifted teacher, known for his transcriptions of John Cage, and an advocate for new music of many kinds. You can read all about him and his work here: https://www.alcguitar.com/about.php
Mark Bowden is an expert in human behavior and body language. He's the author of four books, and a speaker who travels the world when conditions permit.
Jackie Woodside is the coaches’ coach. She has been training coaches to work with leaders for 30 years. Jackie is the author of three books on time, money, and change. And she is a TEDx speaker who leads seminars, workshops, and gives speeches around the world.
Christina Blacken is founder and Chief Narrative Strategist of TheNewQuo, a Leadership and Inclusion Consultancy. A Podcaster and speaker, she's a Brooklyn, New York native who is looking forward to having her city back!
Dubbed the “Queen of Resilience” by 7 times world surfing champion Layne Beachley, and “A Badass” by the world’s toughest man David Goggins, Stacey has not let a devastating accident that left her a quadriplegic and needing a wheelchair for life at 12 years old slow her down.
Instead she has used her life experience and personal philosophies to help leaders shift the way they perceive and respond to uncertainty, change and adversity, working with large organisations such as Viacom, GM Holden and Flight Centre.
Stacey is the author of “How To Be Resilient”, the founder of Academy Of Resilience, and has been featured by Financial Review, ABC radio and international podcasts for her insights on resilience in the workplace.
In her spare time, you are likely to find her in the nearest patch of sunshine - with a book - recharging her solar powers.
Dr. Alexa Kimball is the CEO of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, a group of 2000 providers in Massachusetts, a Professor at Harvard Medical School and a practicing dermatologist.
It’s an honor to have her on the show.
Scotty Werner customer service expert who has taken over 250,000 customer service calls and trained 3,000 customer service professionals. He’s a speaker and the author of Spectacular Service: Transforming Transactions into Relationships.
In this Episode of JOQ, Nick talks to Cameron Herold founder COO alliance and author of Double Double.
Andrea Driessen is a 20-year speaker bureau veteran, she’s the Chief Boredom Buster (you can Google that), she’s author of The Non-Obvious Guide To Event Planning (For Kick-Ass Gatherings That Inspire People) and she’s a TEDx speaker of “Eulogies for the Living.”
David Snead has been President and CEO of the Handel and Haydn Society since 2015. He came to H+H from the New York Philharmonic, where he was VP of Marketing, Brand and Customer Experience for 14 years. He has also run the marketing programs of the Pittsburgh Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, and Guthrie Theatre.
Zak Dychtwald Author of Young China: How the Restless Generation will change their country and the world. Zak is the founder of Young China Group and sought after keynote speaker having most recently spoken at the Aspen Ideas Festival, WSJ CEO Summit and Google Talks.
Rachel Cossar, former ranked rhythmic gymnast on the Canadian National Team and
professional ballerina with the Boston Ballet. Founder of Choreography for Business, a
consulting firm that coaches people around all things body language and presence.
Adam is the bestselling of PIVOT: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life and also hosts The Conscious PIVOT Podcast where he shares insights on pivoting in today's fast paced marketplace. His latest book "Change Proof: Leveraging the Power of Uncertainty to Build Long-term Success is due out from McGraw-Hill this Spring. His TEDx talk, "Doing This for 10 Seconds Can Change Your Life," is a gem and well worth watching.
Angelo John Lewis is a long-time friend and fellow communicator. I first met him years ago when we were both working at Princeton University. Today he is the founder of the Sacred Inclusion Network, a life coach, and the author of Notes for a New Age.
Todd is a Sales Entrepreneur and has in excess of 5,000,000 students around the globe that he has mentored and taught in mortgage, banking, real estate and financial services.
In his first career move, he became a Real Estate Broker and Licensed Loan Originator and was successfully involved in over 5,000 Real Estate transactions. He then took that success and launched The Hight Trust Company with a vision of transforming how sales professionals build high performing mortgage and real-estate practices.
He is the author of 17 books including the New York Times Best-sellers, Time Traps: Proven Strategies for Swamped Sales People and his game changing High Trust Selling: Make More Money in Less Time with Less Stress.
Shanthi has spent more than 30 years in Executive roles ranging from Ford in the UK to Walmart. Most recently she was CHRO of the Adecco Group a Fortune 500 Company. She now is a keynote speaker and an advisor to Executive teams and Boards, leveraging her wide ranging HR and Business experience.....
The virtual working environment has been around for a many years in Global and multinational organisations - it is not possible to always be in the same room. What has really shifted is the accessibility, quality and speed of technology supporting that way of working.
It used to be that you needed a video conferencing suite to connect with multiple people, now with Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams etc there are numerous stable ways to feel like you are in the same room.
So what are the downsides...
Home life is not always conducive to home working
Personal contact or physical presence may be important eg service or practical operations.
Nick chats with Scott Eblin, best-selling author of The Next Level and Overworked and Overwhelmed. He is a global (and virtual) speaker, leadership educator and coach.
Phyllis Fagell is a speaker, author, and middle school guidance counselor. Her book, Middle School Matters, offers kids and their parents many tips and sound advice about how to navigate the treacherous waters of school at that age.
Dr. Janel Anderson is the founder of Working Conversations, an organization dedicated to helping individuals and organizations create five star experiences through intentional interactions with one another. These days, many more of those interactions are online. An expert in the virtual space ahead of her time, she wrote her dissertation on virtual team collaboration nearly 20 years ago.
Kate O'Neill is author of Tech Humanist and three previous books, a consultant on digital transformation and strategy, and a keynote speaker on how data and emerging technologies are shaping the future of human experiences. Among her prior roles, she was one of the first 100 employees at Netflix, and led one of the first digital strategy and analytics agencies.
David Howse is a musician by trade, runs theatre by day, and spends as much time in the visual arts as possible during the rest of his waking hours. He’s the Executive Director of Arts Emerson, a 7-venue arts complex in Boston that is known for its cutting-edge performing arts.
Shashank Nigam is a global thought leader, consultant and speaker on airline branding and customer engagement strategy. He is the founder and CEO of SimpliFlying, one of the world’s largest aviation marketing firms. He is the author of Soar: How the World’s Best Airline Brands Delight Customers and Inspire Employees. I am thrilled to have Shashank on #JustOneQuestion to talk about the future of travel.
Mahe Bayireddi is the CEO and co-founder of Phenom, a global HR technology company with a purpose to help a billion people find the right job through an AI-powered SaaS platform called Talent Experience Management. Bayireddi is a passionate entrepreneur and official member of the Forbes Technology Council.
It's a great treat and an honor to have Dr Vince Molinaro on #JustOneQuestion. Vince is founder and CEO of Leadership Contract Inc. His company helps organizations build strong leadership cultures where leaders are truly accountable and work together to create enduring value and success. He’s the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Leadership Contract. Vince has spent more than 20 years as a corporate keynote speaker and adviser to boards and senior executives looking to improve leadership in their organizations.
Nick Craig is the founder of the Core Leadership Institute, an organization dedicated to helping people find their purpose. He is a charismatic speaker and the author of Leading from Purpose, a book that has been life-changing for many. It's an honor to have him on #JustOneQuestion.
Vince Thompson is one of those visionary tech entrepreneurs who sees what’s coming before the rest of us do. He’s helped Facebook in its early days, guided entertainment companies in their pursuit of digital, and spoken around the world on the impact of technology on companies large and small. He’s the author of Ignited, a bestselling book on Management. And he’s a great friend of Public Words.
Ryan Foland is the author of Ditch the Act: Reveal the Surprising Power of the Real You for Greater Success, a speaker, and an online marketer par excellence. It’s a great privilege to have him on #justonequestion.
Bree Groff is an expert on change and a highly sought-after public speaker on the subject. She is a principal at SYPartners and has helped organizations like Calvin Klein, Adobe, Google, Etsy, Capital One, and Dropbox figure out what they need to do to stay au courant. If you need to change, Bree is the one you want in your corner!
Laurie Ruettimann is the world's most bad-ass HR thinker. She's a speaker, a podcaster, and an author of the forthcoming book, Betting on You - Put Yourself First and (Finally) Take Control of Your Career. Talk about timely! I'm thrilled to have Laurie on the show.
Riaz Meghji was for 17 years the friendly face of morning television in Vancouver. He's a speaker, a thought leader, and soon to be an author all about human isolation and connection.
Ryan Estis spent 15 years as an ad industry executive before launching his own research and learning organization a decade ago. Now he helps businesses figure out what their customers need, what sales will look like next year, and what the future holds for organizations and their leadership. He’s also one of the best speakers on the planet. Enjoy his fascinating take on what is going to happen next.
Josh Linkner is one of the great public speakers of our era. He is an entrepreneur at least 4 times over, he's an author of three books with another on the way, and he's an expert on innovation and creativity. A fun fact about Josh is that he's been a jazz guitarist since he was a teen, playing professionally in what is laughingly known as "Josh's spare time." And he's a great friend of Public Words. I'm delighted to welcome him to #justonequestion this week.
What Andrea Driessen doesn’t know about making meetings interesting isn’t worth knowing. She is a long-time friend of Public Words, an expert in spotting great speakers, designing fascinating conferences, and indeed making all aspects the audience experience first rate. It was wonderful to get the chance to catch up with her.
Dave Carroll is a singer-songwriter-storytelling par excellence. His wit and his close observation of modern life led to "United Breaks Guitars" (scroll down) and other fun commentary on life as we live it now. I'm thrilled to have him on the vblog giving his unique perspective on this weird time. Check out his new song that we mention on the clip -- sign up for updates from Dave here.
Glenn Llopis is a far-seeing thinker and consultant advising companies on bringing their leadership into what he calls the age of personalization. He has written several books and is spearheading a movement to bring our full humanity into the workplace. I'm honored to have Glenn as my guest. You can learn more about his work here: https://www.glennllopis.com/.
It’s always a special pleasure to welcome Tamsen Webster to the blog. Tamsen is a thinker, a speaker, a coach, and the genius behind the Red Thread approach to developing persuasive messages. She’s also a dear friend. Welcome Tamsen!
Please meet new friend of Public Words Jess Pettitt. Jess is a brilliant public speaker and an expert on diversity and thinking creatively about authenticity.
I'm delighted to have Eric McNulty answering #justonequestion on the Podcast today. He's an expert in crisis leadership and culture, so what could be more useful now? Enjoy his thoughtful answer to my question!
Lisa Merlo-Booth is a relationship coach, a sought-after keynote speaker, and the author of The Rising: A Revolution for Women.
Amy Morin is the author of the bestselling 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do, and other books. She's a mental strength trainer, a psychotherapist and a noted speaker. Her TEDx talk was one of the most popular on record.
Christopher O'Donnell is Chief Product Officer for Hubspot and songwriter for The Providers. He speaks often about the future of technology.