Conversations on Conversations

A Conversation on Women's Negotiation and Advocacy with Kathryn Valentine

Join Sarah Noll Wilson and guest Kathryn Valentine as they discuss negotiation strategies tailored for women, navigating workplace biases, and fostering inclusive cultures. Through personal anecdotes and research insights, they explore empowering women to advocate for themselves and promote gender equality in professional settings.
About Our Guest
Kathryn Valentine is the CEO of Worthmore Strategies, where she leverages over a decade of research gendered business skills to help companies advance female talent. A top-rated speaker, her clients include multi-national organizations such as JP Morgan, KPMG and TIAA. Her work has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and Forbes; she has been invited to speak on her research at Harvard, Wharton and Kellogg business schools.
Website: www.worthmorestrategies.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/kval
75+ Negotiation Secrets: main-union-183.myflodesk.com/75things

A Conversation on Mental Wellness with Jami Haberl

Join Sarah Noll Wilson and guest Jami Haberl as they discuss mental wellness, share insights from their own healthcare journeys, and examine the crucial role of empathy and systemic changes in promoting mental health and well-being in the workplace.
About Our Guest
Jami Haberl assumed the role of executive director at the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative in December 2014. Her dedication to health and wellness blossomed at the age of 10, prompted by a pivotal event when her youngest sister fell into a coma at just 1 year old. This profound experience catalyzed her lifelong commitment to understanding the interplay between controllable and uncontrollable factors affecting health. Recognizing the critical role of health in enabling individuals to lead vibrant and purposeful lives, she embarked on a journey to champion well-being. Her career has included working on state and national initiatives in the field of telemedicine, healthcare reimbursement, bioterrorism, disaster management, and public-private partnerships.
A native of Lohrville, Iowa, Jami received her undergraduate degree in community health education from Iowa State University, a master’s in public health, and a master’s in healthcare administration from Des Moines University. Jami and her husband James Peterson live in Des Moines and enjoy scuba diving, biking, hiking and traveling the world.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jamihaberl
X: twitter.com/HealthiestIowa
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HealthiestIowa
Instagram: www.instagram.com/iowahealthieststate
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@iowahealthieststate

A Short Message from Sarah

Hello listeners! The podcast is taking a short "micro-break" this week. We will be back to the regular schedule beginning next week. In the meantime, please share your thoughts and questions with us for a chance to be featured in an upcoming mailbag episode! As always, you can reach us at podcast@sarahnollwilson.com
We'll be back before you know it with more amazing guests and discussions. Thank you as always for being a part of our conversation!

A Conversation on Activating Equity with T. Tara Turk-Haynes

Join Sarah Noll Wilson and guest T. Tara Turk-Haynes for a deep dive into the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion. T. Tara shares the power of truly integrating DEI practices into an organization's processes and operations for greater impact and measurable results.
About Our Guest
T. Tara Turk-Haynes is a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. In her role at Leaf Group, she spearheaded the company's DEI journey, introducing impactful programs and resources for individual and group learning. She expanded global awareness of issues affecting underrepresented communities across the company's digital media and marketplace brands. T. Tara chaired Graham Holdings Company's DEI Council and has been recognized as a trusted leader offering valuable perspectives and advice. She has also made significant contributions through virtual events, panel discussions, and featured appearances at prominent conferences and publications.
Website: www.equityactivations.com
X: twitter.com/ttarahaynes
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ttarahaynes
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ttaraturkhaynes
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@ttarahaynes
The Wake Up by Michelle MiJung Kim: www.michellemijungkim.com/wakeup

A Conversation on How We Learn with Jen Rafferty

Join Sarah Noll Wilson and guest Jen Rafferty as they discuss learning, growth, and behavior change. Topics include emotional intelligence, "toxic positivity," and the neuroscience of change.
About Our Guest
Educator, author, and founder of Empowered Educator, Jen Rafferty started as a middle school music teacher for 15 years in Central New York. She is known for bringing her energy, humor and expertise in her presentations while inspiring educators to stay connected to their "why." Jen is a certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Psychology.
Since its inception, the Empowered Educator has reached teachers and school leaders all over the world. Jen has been featured in Authority Magazine, Medium, Thrive Global, Wellness Voice, Best Holistic Life, and was on the TEDx stage with her talk, Generational Change begins with Empowered Teachers. She is also the host of the podcast, Take Notes with Jen Rafferty, which is rated in the top 3% of podcasts globally.
Jen's insatiable curiosity continues to make the Empowered Educator programs relevant and reflective of the most up-to-date research in mindset, leadership, and cognitive neuroscience. She is committed to inspiring teachers and school leaders to discover their voice and maintain a healthy longevity throughout their careers.
Website: www.empowerededucator.com
Email: hello@empowerededucator.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jenrafferty_
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jen-rafferty-2209b31b7
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/empowerededucatorfacultyroom
Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-notes-with-jen-rafferty/id1562606342

A Conversation on Nurturing Growth with Gilmara Vila Nova-Mitchell

Join Sarah Noll Wilson and guest Gilmara Vila Nova-Mitchell for a discussion on the ways in which leaders can influence the growth and development of the people they serve.
About Our Guest
For almost two decades, Gilmara Vila Nova-Mitchell has been helping organizations and leaders become more effective and inclusive through her engaging diversity and inclusion professional learning sessions, leadership development programs and equity & cultural proficiency coaching. Gilmara has worked with HR managers, chief diversity officers, and other leaders to create more inclusive work environments. Gilmara has collaborated with organizations from the private and public sector, in a variety of industries. Gilmara has supported organizations develop strategic plans, create equity driven monitoring tools, create more inclusive cultures, and learn more about equity-driven leadership . Born in Brazil, Gilmara moved to the United States in 2001. She holds a Bachelor of Multicultural Education from FUMEC University (Brazil) and a MSE in School Counseling from Drake University. Gilmara has a focused her doctoral studies in Organizational Behavior with a focus on trust in the workplace.
Website: www.sarahnollwilson.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/gilmara-vila-nova-mitchell
Email: gilmara@sarahnollwilson.com

A Conversation on The Perfect Story with Karen Eber

Join Sarah Noll Wilson and guest Karen Eber as they revisit the topic of storytelling, exploring it through the lens of Karen's latest book, The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories That Inform, Influence, and Inspire.
About Our Guest
Karen Eber is an author, leadership consultant, and keynote speaker. Her TED Talk on how your brain responds to stories continues to inspire millions. Her book, The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories That Inform, Influence, and Inspire, was selected as a Next Big Ideas Club must-read and published with HarperCollins this October.
As the CEO and Chief Storyteller of Eber Leadership Group, Karen helps Fortune 500 companies like GE, Microsoft, and Kate Spade build leaders, teams, and culture, one story at a time. 
She guest lectures at universities including MIT, London Business School, and Stanford. She is a former Head of Culture, Learning, and Leadership Development at GE and Deloitte and frequently contributes to and is featured in Fast Company, MSN, Quartz, Entrepreneur, NY Post, Forbes, NPR, and Business Insider.
The Perfect Story Book: www.kareneber.com/book 
Website: www.kareneber.com
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kareneber
Instagram: www.instagram.com/kareneber1 
Twitter: www.twittter.com/kareneber1

A Conversation on Personal Identity with Nick Papadopoulos

Join Sarah Noll Wilson and guest "Coach Nick" Papadopoulos as they explore questions of personal identity. How much of our identities do we define based on expectations of, and comparisons to, other people? How can we go about redefining success?
About Our Guest
Nicholaos “Coach Nick” Papadopoulos is an author, speaker, executive coach, facilitator, consultant and disruptor who’s committed to inspiring leaders, teams and people to live life purposefully and to transform the world. An energetic and charismatic speaker, Coach Nick has been a keynote speaker nationally on the topics of transformation, men, inclusion, culture engagement and leadership.
Coach Nick is committed to male transformation so that men redefine what it means to be a man therefore showing up differently in today’s world. He’s been successfully running Men’s Groups and retreats for over 14 years and currently facilitates two groups. He’s had a Top-25 ranked podcast in delivering male driven, transformational and leadership topics called Dudes of Disruption.
Coach Nick currently lives in New York City and serves in a senior leadership role at a healthcare organization. During his career, he has consistently delivered transformational and organizational change that gives today’s most forward-thinking leaders and their organizations unique ways to generating high performing cultures that produces change and results never imagined before.
Coach Nick’s strengths lie in delivering leadership and team development, organizational consulting and culture engagement which are all designed to align leadership teams, inspire people to connect to something larger than themselves and to create highly inspired environments where teams are deeply engaged in a culture of collaboration, accountability, learning and recognition.
Website: www.coachnick.com
Email: coachnick@coachnick.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/coachnick
Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachnicknyc

A Conversation on Prioritizing People with Paul T. Ruiz

Join Sarah Noll Wilson and guest Paul T. Ruiz as they discuss all things... people! From honoring emotions to repairing damaged relationships, Sarah and Paul explore some of the ways leaders can be intentional about prioritizing their people.
 
About Our Guest
 
Paul T. Ruiz helps leaders in times of growth, change, and uncertainty. He uses approaches from human-centered design tools and methods, leadership agility, conversational intelligence, and narrative coaching technologies. His work is his passion. For fun and well being, he cooks, practices yoga, and plays golf. His joy is his wife, Janise, and their teenage sons, Luc and Franco.
 
Website: http://www.leadersintransition.ph
Instagram: www.instagram.com/paultenceruiz

A Conversation on Unlearning with Dr. Teresa Peterson

Join Sarah Noll Wilson and guest Dr. Teresa Peterson as they explore the power of unlearning, and how identifying and "pruning" old beliefs, behaviors, and thought patterns can be the key to greater growth and learning.
About Our Guest
Dr. Teresa Peterson is the Director of Learning and Development for Sarah Noll Wilson, Inc. In her daily work, she serves as Sarah’s key content collaborator. Teresa enjoys facilitating, researching, and is passionate about applying best practices for learning to make our experiences meaningful, engaging, and accessible for all types of learners. Teresa holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of Northern Iowa and brings over twenty years of experience teaching, facilitating, and leading to our team. Our clients love Teresa’s grounded energy, depth of thought, and ability to listen deeply.
Email: teresa@sarahnollwilson.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-peterson-EdD