As Told By Nomads

Today's episode is with Hilary Allen. Hilary Allen is a Senior Associate at Net Impact and Community Manager of the Up to Us Campus Competition. Hilary’s involvement in Up to Us began as a Team Leader representing the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, after which she began working as an intern at Net Impact, and subsequently the Community Manager of the national campaign. Hilary leads the weekly training sessions for the campaign leaders and supports 125 teams with their campaign strategy and execution over the course of the year. Hilary holds a bachelor’s degree in Global Studies and Portuguese.Resources Mentioned In The EpisodeUp to Us Website: www.itsuptous.orgNet Impact: https://www.netimpact.org/Hilary's email: hallen@netimpact.orgMy Book: https://www.amazon.com/Use-Your-Difference-Make-Cross-Cultural/dp/1119590698/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's episode is with Guryan Tighe. Guryan is an experienced executive coach, workshop leader and communications strategist. Tighe created FOURAGE because she is driven by her fascination in human ‘beingness.’ She created a model on how to identify and live your WHY (purpose) through accessing your fear. She's a published author; contributing a chapter on Fear as Your Treasure Map and The Importance of your WHY. The Better Business Book: 100 People, 100 Stories, 100 Business Lessons To Live By (Volume 3 & Volume 4).She has served as the Head of Speaker Development at Jolt, working to reinvent the learning experience, Partner ofSpeakeasy Strategies, a strategic communication advisory firm where she led influencer relations and messaging & positioning and prior to that, Chief Culture Officer, Highwire PR. Tighe received her coaches and leadership development training from The Coaches Training Institute (CTI).Resources Mentioned In The EpisodeGuryan's website: https://fourage.ioMy book: https://ww

Today's episode is with Selma Nicholls. Selma is an inspirational mother of one who founded Looks Like Me - a pioneering talent agency challenging racial stereotypes in advertising thanks to the support of Virgin StartUp. Selma has an amazing story and is an inspirational voice to those who are looking to start-up in business or go back to work.Selma started her business in 2016, after her three year-old daughter began questioning her identity and disliking her curly hair as she rarely saw children looking like herself in mainstream media. Selma wanted to create content for her daughter, and others like her, so they no longer felt different. From this lightbulb moment, Looks Like Me was born, the only child talent agency in the UK that champions improving diversity in media. Selma is part of Virgin StartUp's incredible public pledge to commit to a 50/50 funding target for women and men entrepreneurs by the end of 2020, becoming the first business funder in the UK to make this promise. The pledg

Today's episode is with Flavilla Fongang. Flavilla is an award-winning businesswoman, international speaker, MD, a creative brand strategist and a Tech London Advocate. She was named “She’s Mercedes” businesswoman by Mercedes Benz among women such as Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook. She was also chosen by the BBC as one of their brand strategy experts and is a guest marketing and brand strategy lecturer at Goldsmiths University, she mentors at London Metropolitan University and was named the most influential businesswoman by LinkedIn.She was born & raised in Paris and moved to London in 2002 despite being unable to speak English. Within her first year in London, she obtained a BA in Economics & Law, a BA in Marketing & Communications and an MA in International Business with distinction.Her determination extends to helping her clients achieve their goals and they appreciate her positive attitude and fun personality. As a result, her clients have achieved outstanding outcomes for their business

Today's interview is with Howard Ross. Howard is a lifelong social justice advocate and the founding partner of Cook Ross. He’s considered one of the world’s seminal thought leaders on identifying and addressing Unconscious Bias. Howard has delivered programs in 47 states and over 40 other countries to audiences including Fortune 500 companies and major institutions within healthcare, government and non-profit sectors. He authored the Washington Post best seller, Everyday Bias:  Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives and ReInventing Diversity: Transforming Organizational Community to Strengthen People, Purpose and Performance. His new book, Our Search for Belonging: How the Need for Connection Is Tearing Our Culture Apart describes how to bridge the divide in our increasingly polarized society. In our interview, we discuss:How to create a safe space to engage with different points of viewHow to remove bias in areas such a

Today's episode is with Stephen Somers. Stephen is a co-founder of Marketplace SuperHeroes, an information product that teaches anyone how to start an international eCommerce business selling on Amazon. Stephen Somers has a unique strategy that he focuses on and teaches that is different from anything else out there. Most of his success selling on Amazon involves his method for product and market research. He also has a different philosophy and strategies for expanding into the European market on Amazon, which he's also had a lot of success from.Stephen says, “We are all about helping our community of heroes create home based lifestyle businesses selling simple, every day products globally on Amazon. Our aim is to create the #1 place for aspiring entrepreneurs to come to learn how to build a real business from people who have ACTUALLY done it. Our goal is to help 100,000 entrepreneurs create financial freedom by building a home based, lifestyle business using our system. We are genuinely p

Today's interview is with Ali Master. After flunking out of college, being unemployed, and getting hospitalized after a failed suicide attempt, Ali figured there was nowhere to go but up. Thus began this Pakistani Muslim immigrant’s journey through the American Dream—a process that would take him to partnership in one of the top consulting firms in the country in record time. His new book, Beyond the Golden Door, follows experience story of coming to the United States as college student, starting as a bottom-rung employee at McDonald’s, and taking advantage of the opportunities thrown his way, which later led to his success as Managing Partner at Ernst & Young.We discuss:How he overcame the challenges to thrive as an immigrant and live the American Dream.His transition from McDonald’s to becoming a Managing Partner at one of the big 6 accounting firms.The failure of his first business and how he bounced back.How the “invisible hand” of capitalism and the visible hand of the rule of law co-exist beautifull

Today's interview is with Sez Kristiansen. She is a third generation, TCK. Both sets of her grandparents had mixed-culture marriages, so did her parents and so has she.She has grown up under the roof of 6 different cultures while moving around Southern Africa and then eventually to the UK at 13 years old. From the UK, she completed her school and left again when she was 18 years old. She travelled back to Southern Africa to find places that no longer existed and a country that she felt no longer a part of - and decided to spend the rest of her life travelling and to become a citizen of the world.She completed a fashion and marketing University degree, and then worked/ travelled for over 10 years, spending longer periods in Samoa, Barcelona and Sydney.She met a Danish man in Australia in 2008 and they got married and moved to Sri Lanka for 2 years until she got pregnant with their first child. They moved to Denmark 7 years ago and have been through an incredible process of healing with both her rootlessness an

Today's interview is with Adi Arezzini. Adi is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Teami Blends, a lifestyle brand centered around using all-natural, plant-based ingredients - like premium loose-leaf teas - to help customers live happier, healthier lives. Teami’s product line ranges from wellness blends to tea-infused skincare.From a young age, Adi was taught the benefits of holistic health and plant-based eating by her health conscious mother. At 19, Adi served as a combat trainer for the Israel Defense Force, and later, after returning home to Florida, qualified as a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) certified personal trainer. After years of life in the army barracks, Adi realized her gut wasn’t functioning properly, due to a lack of access to quality nutrition. Despite trying different diets, supplements and more, nothing seemed to help with her lagging digestive system, inability to go to the bathroom and painful bloating.Soon Adi began experimenting with loose leaf tea blends as

Today's interview is with Laura Gassner Otting. Laura is an instigator, motivator, and provocateur who’s never met a revolution she didn’t like. Her passion is working with others to #BeLimitless and push past the doubt and indecision that prevent them from acting on their big ideas. Laura has done some AMAZING things in her 25-year professional career, including serving as a Presidential Appointee in Bill Clinton’s White House, helping to shape AmeriCorps. Since then, she’s advised many notable nonprofits, helped to build a Montessori school, advised a national women’s PAC, and worked on countless other inspiring projects. (Oh, and she’s also completed three marathons.)Laura and I discussed how to ignore everybody else, carve your own path, master your leadership voice, and build a life of purpose.Resources Mentioned In The EpisodeBook: https://lauragassnerotting.com/limitless-book/Website: https://lauragassnerotting.com/Assessment: https://limitlesspossibility.outgrow.us/limitlessFeature on the Today Show‘s

Today's interview is with Lena Papadopoulos. Lena is an intercultural educator, consultant, and facilitator who offers workshops & retreats as well as intercultural competence coaching to help purpose-driven schools, organizations, businesses, and individuals. She creates customized experiences that facilitate self-discovery, self-awareness, meaningful human connection, and respectful intercultural engagement. The driving force behind her work is a desire to educate the whole individual—mind, heart, and soul. She believes developing intercultural competence can benefit people in every aspect of their lives.We discuss the many benefits of prioritizing and developing intercultural competence, including:Developing a deeper awareness of one's personal strengths, weaknesses, attitudes, and behaviors, as well as how they impact othersLearning about different ideas, values, norms, experiences, and behaviorsInteracting more effectively and respectfully with people who do not share one's beliefs, customs

Today's episode is with Winston Ben Clements. He was born with a condition known as Brittle Bones disease, medical term Ostegenesis Imperfecta. An obvious characteristic is his small stature and his use of a wheelchair, which does not tell the story of the frequent and painful bone fractures that disrupted much of his childhood. Nonetheless, Winston graduated with BSc Honours in Computer Science and has built up a successful Technology career, working primarily within Management Consulting and the Financial Services. In addition to this, Winston is the Founder of an online platform known as “Positive Spin UK” with a mission of “Creating a world where nobody feels limited in what they can achieve.”We discuss his life story and thoughts on diversity and inclusion.Resources Mentioned In The EpisodeWinston's Website: http://winstonclements.com/Winston's TEDx: http://winstonclements.com/tedx/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's interview is with Michelle Tillis Lederman. Michelle is an accomplished speaker, trainer, coach, and author of four books, including the internationally recognized The 11 Laws of Likability and her newest book, The Connector’s Advantage: 7 Mindsets to Grow Your Influence and Impact. She was named by Forbes as one of the top 25 Professional Networking Experts. A former NYU professor, financial executive and recovering CPA, she now works with organizations and individuals to help them build real relationships for greater results through her company, Executive Essentials.She has worked with clients ranging from government to academia to non-profit to Fortune 500 companies, including Madison Square Garden, Citi, Johnson & Johnson, Ernst & Young, Michigan State University, Sony, and The Department of Environmental Protection. She has been featured on CBS and MSNBC, and in the NY Times, Forbes and Working Mother magazine.We discuss:The seven levels of the ConnectorThe seven

Today's interview is with Liz Kleinrock. Liz is an anti-bias educator and consultant based in Los Angeles, California. A transracial adoptee, Liz was born in South Korea and grew up in Washington, DC. and for the past ten years, she has been developing anti-bias and anti-racism work with youth of all ages. Despite her years of experience, she sees educating herself on these issues as a spectrum with no end, and she is constantly seeking to improve and deepen her own understanding. She started her Instagram in the fall of 2017 because she was looking for a way organize her anti-bias work and equity work with students, and figured she should create a separate space away from her personal account. In less than two years, she has built an incredible community and audience of educators, students, parents, and family members. All this led to her being awarded with the Teaching Tolerance's Award for Excellence in Teaching and in 2019 her TED Talk, "How to teach kids to talk ab

Today's interview is with Zahra Rasool. Zahra is the Head of Contrast which is part of, Al Jazeera’s immersive media studio where she focuses on the production of compelling 360-degree video, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) content. Before joining Al Jazeera's Innovation Team, she was the Managing Editor of HuffPost RYOT where she was responsible for RYOT's editorial strategy, managing the content team and combining journalistic storytelling with VR and 360-degree technology and in 2015, she founded her own startup Gistory.We discuss the following:What Contrast isFalse narratives around Muslim womenHow newsrooms can move beyond western perspectivesWhat collaborative storytelling is and why it is importantHer identity as a TCKResources Mentioned In The EpisodeWebsite: https://contrastvr.com/How to partner with Contrast: https://contrastvr.com/partnerTwitter: https://twitter.com/RXahra  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this talk, I explore three ways to embrace the art of nuance in today's binary and divisive world. It is my hope that we explore more ways to open dialogue and resolve conflicts. I hope this speech enables us to think about ways they can be more reflective as opposed to being reactive. Let's work towards humanization!Enjoy and use your DIFFERENCE to make a DIFFERENCE!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's episode is with Simon Dent. After starting his professional life as a lawyer, Simon quickly realized he had more to offer the world and made the transition to that of a sports agent. Over the following decade, he represented Premiership footballers, Olympic gold medallists, Rugby World Cup winners and even a Hollywood movie star. In 2013, Simon switched to marketing to help launch the agency, BBH Sport, and work on slightly more traditional brands.Then in the spring of 2016 he co-founded Dark Horses alongside the founders of advertising agency, Lucky Generals.We touched on the following:Mental healthHow his illness changed his lifeThe importance of being creative in your fieldHow to move beyond the structuredHow to be a great marketerMoving beyond the traditionalResources Mentioned In The EpisodeTwitter: @simonjdentWebsite: https://www.darkhorses.com/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's episode is with Cheyenne Schwein (shy-an shh-wain). Cheyenne is the Brand Manager and Director of Social Media for her brand Bucket List Blonde. She focuses on teaching others how to generate an income online using their unique passion and voice to build influence and become a master at social media marketing.Cheyenne Schwein is a former engineering student who quickly decided the 9-5 wasn’t for her after a summer internship. The fear of sitting in a cubicle for the rest of her life combined with her love for traveling drove her to become the digital nomad she is today. We discuss the following topics:Facing the fear of doing something and doing it anywayHow she became a digital nomad by age 19How to generate income online The world record that she is chasingResources Mentioned In The EpisodeFacebook: https://facebook.com/BucketListBlonde/Instagram: www.instagram.com/bucketlistblondeSnapchat: @cheyschwein07 Website: http://www.bucketlistblonde.info  Se

Today's episode is with Jason Will. Jason is the CEO of Zipkick, which is a platform for brands to deploy a multitude of digital marketing at scale. When not in entrepreneur mode, he trains for half marathons, often is traveling and always on the hunt for a memorable food experience.We discuss the following:How building a diverse global influencer community has solidified Zipkick within the industryHow hiring from within their influencer community has created a unique company cultureZipkick's new platform that allows freelances across the globe to connect and collaborateResources Mentioned In The EpisodeEmail: jason@zipkick.comWebsite: zipkick.com Jason’s Instagram  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's interview is with Andres Pira. Andres became a billionaire at the age of 35. He's the founder of over 20 companies including law offices, gyms, coffee shops, and a pretty sweet property portfolio.The crazy thing is he didn't come from money. In fact, he was homeless at the age of 20!In our interview, we discuss his new, upcoming book 'Homeless to Billionaire' and the following...His 'Millionaire Morning' RoutineHiring the Right People You Can TrustThe “No Negative People Rule” to Protect Your Bottom LineHow to Become “Competitor Proof” with the Right Company Culture Why He Gets All His Salespeople to Jump Out of a Plane  Resources Mentioned In The EpisodeBook: https://www.amazon.com/Homeless-Billionaire-Principles-Attraction-Opportunity/dp/1946633860  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.