Office Hours with The Practical Prof®... and Friends!

Santo D. Marabella, MBA, DSW
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Office Hours with The Practical Prof®... and Friends! Podcast

Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, is your workplace advisor and teacher. An author, playwright and screenwriter, consultant and college professor, Marabella shares his experience about workplace matters, caregiving and thought-filled arts and entertainment. He will discuss challenges and success in the workplace around people centered issues such as empathy, authenticity, integrity and mindfulness and others that promote his philosophy, "Manage with a Heart, in ways that feed the Spirit!" Plus, find out how you can be a guest on the show and get guidance from this workplace advisor and teacher. Marabella, a professor of management at Moravian College, holds a bachelor's degree in business administration (Villanova University) an MBA (St. Joseph's University) and a DSW - doctor of social work (University of Pennsylvania). His professional memberships include the Academy of Management, the National Association of Social Workers, the Dramatists Guild of America, The Lambs®. His newspaper column, "Office Hours" has been featured in the Reading Eagle Business Weekly since 2012. ENJOY!

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    Revitalizing Communities - One Main Street at a Time!

    In today's podcast, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, talks with friend, Mark Ratcliffe, about his vision for West Reading, Pennsylvania, with a look at how far they've come since establishing their organization 23 years ago, and where they are headed.Ratcliffe is an experienced Main Street Manager who creates activity within a downtown revitalization area and utilizes historic preservation as an integral foundation for core area economic development. He is responsible for the deve...

    20 min
  2. Pole Dancing & Empowering Women

    13/03/2023

    Pole Dancing & Empowering Women

    In today's episode, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella talks with long-time friend and artistic collaborator, Rachel Skye, about how she empowers women through pole dancing and other creative dance.Rachel Skye is the Fearless Creator of Studio Spin and the Fierce Confidence signature program. As a lifelong teacher at heart, she opened Studio Spin in 2013 to teach confidence to women through pole dance. Nine and a half years later, the studio has grown to offer a variety of creative d...

    20 min
  3. Valentines Day Hugs and Kisses with Barbara Herndon

    14/02/2022

    Valentines Day Hugs and Kisses with Barbara Herndon

    In today's episode, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella talks with his long-time friend, author and screenwriter, Barbara Herndon, about her new book, YOU'RE THE HUGS TO MY KISSES.Barbara Herndon is a New York Times bestselling children’s book author and editor. She began her career in children’s television, writing and producing the hit animated series Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys. Barbara resides in Michigan.For more information and to purchase, YOU'RE THE HUGS TO MY KISSE...

    23 min
  4. Think Like a Bank

    19/10/2021

    Think Like a Bank

    In today's episode, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella talks with his new friend, Sarry Ibrahim, about the challenges of personal finance.Sarry Ibrahim is financial planner and member of the Bank On Yourself Organization. He helpsreal estate investors, business owners, and full time employees grow safe and predictable wealthregardless of market conditions using a financial strategy that has been around for over 160years.Sarry started this journey when he was in grad school comp...

    28 min
  5. Clean Juice for Body & Spirit

    15/09/2021

    Clean Juice for Body & Spirit

    In today's episode, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella talks with his friend (and former student), Landon Eckles, about the healthy food company he and his wife, Kat, started.Landon Eckles found himself at a crossroads in life. After spending five years in sales and management in the pharmaceutical industry in his early career, Landon moved into a Managing Partner role for Rose Rock Group, a global investment management firm specializing in Asia specific projects, in 2012. Alth...

    33 min
  6. Are You Positive?

    31/08/2021

    Are You Positive?

    In today's episode, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella talks with his friend (and colleague), Katie P. Desiderio, about being and living in positivity!Dr. Katie P. Desiderio counts her blessings starting with the people in her life, which guides her approach to work where her sole focus is on every organization's most important asset -- you!She is among the 2% of the population known as an INFJ, according to the MBTI, and she embraces her top five Strengths Quest identifiers of relat...

    27 min
  7. Collaborate in the Workplace

    15/06/2021

    Collaborate in the Workplace

    In this conversation, producer and host, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, speaks with seasoned Human Resource professional, Tracy Grajewski, Chief Human Resources Officer, Juniata College.Grajewski, long-time friend of The Prof, has had extensive experience dealing with human resource challenges in pharma, healthcare, and now higher ed. She shares her perspective on why collaboration is a good internal business strategy, in addition to one that works well in "playing with ot...

    28 min
  8. Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace with Language

    27/11/2020

    Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace with Language

    In this conversation, producer and host, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, speaks with respected mental health advocate and editor, Harold A. Maio, about the important role language can play in stigmatizing mental health and the simple, but powerful ways we can stop doing that!According to TapIntoIt.net, Harold A Maio is a long time mental health advocate whose main focus is language, the words we employ, the effect those words have. His advocacy has carried him to many state...

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Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, is your workplace advisor and teacher. An author, playwright and screenwriter, consultant and college professor, Marabella shares his experience about workplace matters, caregiving and thought-filled arts and entertainment. He will discuss challenges and success in the workplace around people centered issues such as empathy, authenticity, integrity and mindfulness and others that promote his philosophy, "Manage with a Heart, in ways that feed the Spirit!" Plus, find out how you can be a guest on the show and get guidance from this workplace advisor and teacher. Marabella, a professor of management at Moravian College, holds a bachelor's degree in business administration (Villanova University) an MBA (St. Joseph's University) and a DSW - doctor of social work (University of Pennsylvania). His professional memberships include the Academy of Management, the National Association of Social Workers, the Dramatists Guild of America, The Lambs®. His newspaper column, "Office Hours" has been featured in the Reading Eagle Business Weekly since 2012. ENJOY!

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