Podcast Episodes
Jamie Mittelman – Giving Voice To Women Athletes
Jamie Mittelman is the founder of Flame Bearers, the first and only global storytelling platform for women Olympians and Paralympians. Flame Bearears champions elite women athletes, using sport as a conduit for issues such as disability bias, mental health, and pay...
Scarlet Keys – What’s In A Song
Today we talk to Scarlet Keys, songwriter, author, podcaster, and Professor of songwriting at Berklee College of Music since 2003. Scarlet was a signed songwriter in Nashville and then evolved into one of the country’s top songwriting educators, aside from teaching at...
Judi Fox – Building an Authentic Presence On LinkedIn
Today's guest is Judi Fox, the Founder of LinkedIn Business Accelerator, the coaching program to help you network and position yourself to get the most out of LinkedIn and find new opportunities while building a solid support community. We talk about how to build an...
Francesca Gargaglia Building a Global Startup
Francesca Gargaglia is the COO and co-founder of Amity, a tech company that builds ready to use social features that companies can easily incorporate in their websites and app to create their own communities. What’s unique about Amity is that even though the...
Wil Reynolds – Growing A Company To Give Back
Wil Reynolds, is the Founder of Seer Interactive, one of the best digital marketing agencies in the country. Wil started the company as a solo practitioner and grew it to over 200 people. At some point, he realizedided that with the success of the company he had...
A Broader Look At Leadership
This episode is part two of our look back at the start of the podcast through an anthology of leadership lessons from guests: Erin Barra, Dr. Steve Yacovelli, Rand Fishkin, and Marcel Quiroga. We look at leadership from a broader point of view, tackling topic such as...
Leadership Lessons From The Early Shows
In this episode we look back at the start of the podcast and present an anthology of leadership lessons from the first four guests: Raj Kapoor, Katarin Dyer, Rishad Tobaccowala and Dave Edelman. They talk about how they formed their own leadership style, what makes a...
Chris Lynch – The Punk Rock Venture Capitalist
Chris Lynch is the Executive Chairman, and CEO at AtScale, the industry leader in data federation and cloud transformation. Sometimes known as the Punk Rock VC, Chris is a VC investor, operator, advisor, and mentor to dozens of entrepreneurs and startups. He has been...
Laura Cesaro – Starting an Edutech Venture Across Two Continents
Laura Cesaro is the Founder & CEO of Siriusgame, a gamified platform that helps high school students in Italy learn Latin. She started her venture during the pandemic, working across two continents as she was pursuing her Masters of Education at Harvard Graduate...
Arielle Nissenblatt – Building Community in Podcasting
Arielle Nissenblatt's is the community team manager at SquadCast, a remote recording software solution. Her obsession with podcasts began when she learned she loved being entertained by audio. An advocate and influencer in the podcast community, she founded EarBuds...
Cindy Gallop – Leading A Social Revolution in Sex Tech
The first half of Cindy Gallop’s career would have been enough for most people: she was instrumental in building Bartle, Bogle and Hagerty into a global advertising firm, opening and growing both their Asia and US offices. But for the past almost 15 years Cindy has...
Jackie Indrisano – Resilience in the Entertainment Industry
Our guest today is Jackie Indrisano, General Manager of the Off Cabot comedy club. Jackie spent the bulk of her career in entertainment, booking music and comedy venues. She built not one but two college venues, one at Northeastern and one at Berklee College of Music....
Ronnell Richards – Authentic Selling
Can there be such a thing as being authentic in sales? Our guest, Ronnell Richards is an entrepreneur who spent over two decades in sales. He has been a producer, has built and led sales organizations in tech and telecom, and he runs a very successful sales training...
Christina Wallace – Portfolio Life
Christina Wallace is a former entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience building companies, and and currently a professor of entrepreneurship and marketing at Harvard Business School.She is writing a book about the Portfolio Life. It’s a concept that acknowledges...
Sean Fahey – Career Entrepreneur
Sean Fahey has been an entrepreneur his whole life. He spent the last 13 years building Vidcruiter, an HR tech company that uses software and video to significantly improve the recruiting process for organizations. Sean shared his experience as an entrepreneur, the...
Dr. Wayne Markman – Launching a Revolutionary Treatment for Parkinson
Dr. Wayne Markman is is the co-founder and CEO of SYMBYX Biome, an Australian medical technology company developing light (photobiomodulation) therapies and devices for previously intractable, chronic diseases. One of their first applications, the treatment of...
Jim Young – Defeating Burnout
Today's guest is my friend Jim Young, also known as The Centered Coach. Jim had a long career in tech, rising in his company until he was the president. And then, he experienced a serious burnout, that led him to a serious recalibration of his life and priorities. Now...
Tonya Montella – Proactive Career Management
Tonya Montella is a coach helps women manage their career. Often, when people look for help in managing their career, it’s when they feel the need to make a change. The reality though is that to have a successful career, you need to manage it proactively at every...
Zenica Chatman – Fighting Bullying of Women of Color In The Worplace
Today's guest is Zenica Chatman. Zenica was working in corporate America as a communication manager when she was the victim of a bullying episode at work. She took her own experience overcoming her situation and now she is a coach who works with women of color who...
Kim Driscoll – Leadership in Public Service
Governing, running a city, a state or a country is an increasing complex job, and we need specialists who are passionate about that job if we want our society to thrive. Kim Driscoll comes very close to that ideal: she is smart, pragmatic, and she is truly following a...
Erin Sharoni – Finding Your Passion in Longevity Science
Today's guest is Erin Sharoni who right now is the Chief Product Officer at FOXO Technologies. Erin had a fascinating journey to her current position. She left a 6 year career on Wall Street to become a sports reporter for NBC, CBS, Showtime, but after 5 years she...
Episode 47 Jon Darbyshire – Rethinking The MVP at SmartSuite
Ever since Eric Ries published The Lean Startup in 2011, conventional startup wisdom has been to adopt the MVP (minimum viable product) approach in building a new company. Our guest today, Jon Darbyshire, founder and CEO of SmartSuite, decided to take a different...
046 Matthew Sawyer – Success In America for International Companies
Photo by: Peter SerlingToday's guest is Matt Sawyer. Matt and I worked together a long time ago, and he taught me a lot about how to develop successful partnership with people who have a different work style or strengths. I still consider him a great mentor and...
Episode 45 Susan Cattaneo – All Is Quiet Part 2
This s the second and final part of the conversation with Susan Cattaneo about the writing of her latest album All Is Quiet. Susan is one of Boston's best Americana singer-songwriters. You can also listen to the first part of this conversation in episode 41. KEY...
Epsidode 44 Cody Hall – Value Based Healthcare and Managing Health Transitions
Our guest today is Cody Hall, CEO and founder of Octiva. Cody is a marines veteran who after spending time in larger organizations decided to start a company that solves a big healthcare issue: the transition care of patients post hospital dismissal. In our...
Episode 43 Best of Business Jargon that Drives You Crazy 2022
This is the second annual 4th of July Holiday Special - Best of Business Jargon that Drives You Crazy. It compiles all the answers to the question: "What is the business cliche, jargon or expression that drives you crazy?" that were given in the past 12 months. Key...
Episode 42 – Leading Organizations Through Post Roe vs. Wade Complexity
This is a special episode, produced in partnership with Enspira HR. Human capital and HR experts Kurt Landon and Jenna Cohen discuss the actions and steps corporate leaders need to take in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. How...
Episode 41 Susan Cattaneo – All Is Quiet Part 1
Today's episode is a little different. In Episode 36 singer-songwriter Susan Cattaneo and I discussed the lessons that leaders can learn from those who lead and teach in creative environments. Since she is my wife, we also discussed the pros and cons of working with...
Episode 40 Bill Prinzivalli – Improvisational Leadership
Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right...
Episode 39 Kurt Landon – Human Capital Entrepreneur – Part 2 – Building Enspira
Today's guest is Kurt Landon. This is part 2, make sure you also listen to part one of the interview. The focus of the discussion in this episode is how Kurt built Enspira as a new type of HR Consultancy, by focusing on mission critical HR issues and building...
Episode 38 Kurt Landon – Human Capital Entrepreneur – Part 1
Today's guest is Kurt Landon - founder of Enspira, an HR Consulting and Human Capital firm. This is the first of two episodes. In this episode, we focus on how Kurt became a leader, and how working in HR and human capital at firms like Expedia, Biogen and Pinterest...
Episode 37 Marzio Schena – New Market for Music Rights
Marzio Schena is the founder and CEO of Anote Music. He is a relatively young founder, and he is very candid about the pros and cons of starting a company early in your career, so there are plenty of great insights for founders.The company is also a great new...
Episode 36 Susan Cattaneo – Leading in Creative Environments
Today's guest is award winning Americana singer-songwriter Susan Cattaneo. Susan started her career as a writer-producer in television, where she ended up running on air promotion for WPIX, New York's number 1 independent channel. She left that career to attend...
35 Jonathan Jacobs – Pursuing Your Passion
Today's guest is Jonathan Jacobs, the founder of Rawkstars, a non-profit that provides free music education programs and instruments to kids and young adults. His vision is that music education should not be a luxury, because music education provides great life...
Episode 34 Mo Hamzian – Reinventing Workspaces
Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place....
Episode 33 Kristen Standish – Unapologetic Leadership
Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right...
Episode 32 Kristin Yoshida – Leadership in Global Professional Services
Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place....
Episode 31 Jason Greer – Creating Positive Workplaces
Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place....
Episode 30 – Roger Brown – Merging Business and Purpose
Our guest today is Roger Brown, former President of Berklee College of Music and founder of Bright Horizons Family solutions, and humanitarian. Roger talked about his career building and managing two very different education institutions. Our conversation starts from...
Episode 29 Maryalice Morro – Leading Healthcare In the Navy
Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place....
Episode 28 Mike Horne – Authentic Change
Authentic Leadership for Everyday People is the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the right place....
Episode 27 Brandon Harding – Leadership and Humanity in The Military
Brandon Harding is a military chaplain, leadership & relationship coach with two decades of experience. His military service includes 3 tours to Iraq and a deployment on a aircraft carrier. His passion is for assisting people and organizations in their pursuit of...
Episode 26 – Bonus – The Squadcast Community Interviews
We celebrate the end of the year with a bonus episode, shared courtesy of Between 2 Mics - the Squadcast.fm podcast. In this episode Rock Felder, co-founder of Squadcast, interviewed me and 4 other members of the Squadcast community who, like me, publish business...
Episode 25 Winter Holiday Special – A Flavor of Italy with Wendy Holloway
Key Takeaways [02:08] - Wendy I am so glad to have you as a guest today. [03:30] - For my American listeners, what are the three or four things they should do when they come to Italy? Or the things that you love about the country? But let’s start, Wendy, why don’t you...
Episode 24 – Jackie Hermes – The Art of Entrepreneurship
Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, , the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the...
Episode 23 Andy Alsop – Leading with Employee Supremacy
Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, , the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the...
Dorie Clark – Leadership, Communication and Becoming A Recognized Expert
Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, , the podcast where we investigate the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. If you are looking for inspiration and tips on how to become a better leader by being your true self, you are in the...
Episode 21 Dino Cattaneo – My Story Part 2 – Building Leadership
Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. In my show my guests are asked to share their story, be authentic, transparent and vulnerable. It is only fair that I do...
Episode 20 Dino Cattaneo My Story – Authenticity and Measuring Success
Dino Cattaneo - My Story Part 1 - Authenticity and Measuring Success Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. In my show my guests are asked to share their story,...
Episode 19 Randy Wilburn – Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship and Leadership
Randy is the founder and Chief Encouragement Officer of Encourage Build Grow, a leadership training and consulting firm that supports the design, architecture and construction industries. He is also the host of I Am NorthWest ArkansasEpisode 19: Randy Wilburn -...
18 Debora Spar From The Classroom to The Boardroom
Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. Today, I am speaking with my former professor from Harvard Business School, Debora Spar. In addition to her role at...
Episode 17 Harvey Seifter and Fred Mandell – Arts Based Experiential Learning Part 2
We continue the discussion with Harvey Seifter & Fred Mandell. Harvey & Fred are the founders of Creating Futures That Work, a company that uses creative arts and teaching specifically creative arts to people as a way to foster and develop innovation and the...
Episode 16 Harvey Seifter and Fred Mandell – Arts Based Experiential Learning Part 1
Harvey Seifter & Fred Mandell are the founders of Creating Futures That Work, a company that uses teaching creative arts to people as a way to foster and develop the ability to innovate and collaborate with others. Harvey and Fred share each of their unique...
Episode 15 Vikrant Shaurya – Learning How To Build And Manage Teams While Building a Publishing Business
This is the second of two episodes featuring leaders still in the early phases of their trajectories. Entrepreneurs who founded their businesses fairly young, in underserved niches, and who are only a few years into their journey. Today’s guest is Vikrant Shaurya, the...
Episode 14 Matt Wigler – Building Two Startups in Underserved Niches
This is the first of two episodes featuring leaders still in the early phases of their trajectories. Entrepreneurs who founded their businesses fairly young, in underserved niches, and who are only a few years into their journey. Matt Wigler is a jazz musician who saw...
Gabriella Arcadu – Leadership Lessons from Transitioning Countries From War to Peace
Gabriella Arcadu is a political scientist and the co-founder of 4 Change, a leadership training organization. Gabriella spent over 20 years working with leaders and institutions of countries who have gone through war and unrest and helps them transition to peace. As...
Episode 12- Alisa Cohn – From Startup to Grownup
Alisa Cohn has been recognized as the Top Startup Coach and has been coaching startup founders to grow into world-class CEOs for nearly 20 years. Her book "From Startup to Grownup" (Kogan Page) will be released in Oct 2021. In our conversation, we talked about her...
Bonus Episode Best of Business Jargon That Drives People Crazy
This is a special episode for the 4th of July holiday. It brings together all the answers from the previous episodes to the question: which business expression or cliche or jargon drives you crazy? In addition to the answer from previous episodes, this also includes a...
Episode 11 Armin Molavi – Transparency and leading distributed teams, travel industry post covid
Armin Molavi is Principal of Amolavi Consulting, a Marketing Strategy firm, and CEO of Hotel Business Magazine. We talked about finding the balance between being your authentic self and fully embracing who you are, and being able to work with a diverse group of...
Episode 10 Kasey Jones – Surviving Trauma and Resetting Your Life
Today we delve deep into authenticity, vulnerability and the power of resetting your life. Our guest is leadership mentor and branding coach, Kasey Jones. Kasey helps entrepreneurs to gain clarity on what they are doing and where they’d like to go. In June of 2020,...
Episode 9 Marcel Quiroga – Wealth Management for The Whole Person and Servant Leadership
Our guest today is Marcel Quiroga, Founder and CEO of TQM Wealth Partners, a registered investment advisory firm. Marcel is not your typical founder of a wealth management firm. First of all, she is a woman in an industry that is still very much a male dominated...
Episode 8 Rand Fishkin – A Different View of Tech Startups
If you enter the phrase “top digital marketers in the world” in a google search, chances are you will get a list with 10 names, and among those names, you will find Rand Fishkin, our guest for today. Rand is an entrepreneur and author. Currently he is CEO of...
Episode 7 The Power of Voice Roundtable – Allison Bennie, Jenee Halstead and Ruby Rose Fox
The Power of Voice Roundtable This is the first special edition roundtable episode. These episodes provide an in depth look at an interesting topic. They feature guests who are experts in the specific area, who share their experience and then discuss the connection...
Episode 6 Dr. Steve Yacovelli – The Gay Leadership Dude
Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. Today, Dino is sitting down with speaker, author and catalyst, Dr. Steve Yacovelli, a.k.a. “The Gay Leadership Dude.” Steve...
Episode 5 Erin Barra – Musician, Activist, Educator – Leadership, Creativity and Expanding Access
Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. Today, Dino is sitting down with musician, activist and educator, Erin Barra. Erin is an authoritative voice in music, tech...
Episode 4 David Edelman – Fortune 50 CMO – Marketing Strategist and Innovator – Leading with Different Styles
Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. Today, Dino is sitting down with executive advisor, consultant and former CMO of Aetna, Dave Edelman. Dave has been a...
Episode 3 Rishad Tobaccowala – Innovator and author – bringing human back
Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. Today, Dino is sitting down with business leader and author of Restoring the Soul of Business, Rishad Tobaccowala. Rishad...
2 – Katharin Dyer – Global leader and board member
Katharin has decades of experience managing large global firms and serves on a number of corporate and non-for-profit boards. Dino and Katharin discuss how Katharin has developed and cultivated her leadership style throughout the years, lessons she’s learned from key...
Episode 1 Raj Kapoor – Chief Strategy Officer at Lyft – Founder of World Without Covid
Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. Today, venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur Raj Kapoor joins the show to share a conversation about authenticity,...
Trailer Episode
This episode introduces Authentic Leadership for Everyday people. It also features a segment from an episode where Raj Kapoor, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Business for the self-driving division at Lyft talks about his World Without COVID initiative. The word...