Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchI find calm, confidence, and joy from playing flute: Emma Zhou
Season 1 Episode 13
Boston-based project manager Emma Zhou has long found joy, calm, and courage from playing flute. What began as a hobby in her undergraduate studies i…
2 years, 9 months ago
How Do Active Minds Learn to Meditate? Helio Fujita Knows
Season 1 Episode 12
If your mind wanders too much for you to effectively meditate, then this week’s interview might delight you. My guest is Helio Fujita, an HR executiv…
2 years, 9 months ago
How Feeling Thanks Boosts My Presence and Business
Season 1 Episode 11
This week is Thanksgiving in America. I love that this country I’ve made home stays one of a few nations around the world devoting an entire holiday …
2 years, 10 months ago
Using Candor and Presence to Speak and Challenge the Truth
Season 1 Episode 10
We have my dear friend and peer coach Sathya Sethuraman back with us this week to discuss with me a curious dynamic that comes up for coaches when ma…
2 years, 10 months ago
Celebrating 5,250 Individual Coaching Hours: Lessons and Tactics
Season 1 Episode 9
This week, I’ve reached 5,250 individual coaching hours, which more than doubles the 2,500 individual hours the International Coaching Federation ask…
2 years, 11 months ago
Riptide Adventures. A Tale of Trust and Presence
Season 1 Episode 8
Anyone who knows me well knows that Lake Michigan, the world’s fifth largest lake, is my happy place here in Wisconsin bringing me calm, clarity, gra…
2 years, 11 months ago
Taming Our “Monkey Brain” When We Coach. An interview with Coach Sathya Sethuraman
Season 1 Episode 7
My guest this week is Sathya Sethuraman, a financial Services and insurance industry strategist and thought leader who's served for 20+ years as a tr…
3 years ago
“I Know that “”He”” is the Biggest Boss to Impress.” Jevon Koh on Finding Calm through Faith and Travel
Season 1 Episode 6
Many of us struggle with fear and uncertainty—the very opposite of presence—when speaking with powerful people. It’s 100% normal; and more pronounced…
3 years ago
How Laughing At Work Can Bring Joy and Presence. An Interview with Amy Azuma
Season 1 Episode 5
UC Berkeley educator and program director Amy Azuma's long used humor to shift intense moods and energy. In her adult years, she's shifted from using…
3 years, 1 month ago
How I Center and Reset When Coaching At Scale
Season 1 Episode 4
With Gallup reporting most U.S. workers find 50-hour work weeks normal, no wonder many of us struggle maintaining presence as we work. If our typical…
3 years, 1 month ago