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Ken Rosen is a seasoned international facilitator for teams across industries and is the founder of Council.works (www.council.works) based in Los Angeles, CA. Passionate about helping companies and schools build community, he created and implemented engagement activities that foster connection, build successful relationships, and enhance workflow and productivity. Council.works was born in June of 2016 to partner with businesses to promote inclusivity and foster empathy through the power of Council.

His professional journey with Council got Ken hired by Snap Inc. (Snapchat) in September of 2016 to be a part of the growing global Council program. Two years later, Ken was promoted to manager and transferred to London, UK to build out the program for the offices in Europe, the Middle East, Ukraine and China. In August 2020, Ken left Snap and returned to the states to be closer to his family. Since then, he has continued to catalyze more connected company culture and increase engagement at work with teams both locally and virtually.

This episode explores:
How Council builds connections in businesses and schools
How this work is most effective and why
Observed results and stories of council in corporate and organizations
Stories of Council at Snap Inc. in different cultures like China and the Ukraine
Types of prompts and questions that guide transformative circles
Why leaders are allocating budget and time to this simple seeming practice and why you might want to as well

https://www.council.works/

Addressing the crest of burnout-hybrid-covid-work culture, what are top leaders at iconic companies doing to deal with the pressures of the world we are living and working in today?

This episode features David Shechtman (MSOD, PCC), Executive Coach and Senior Partner at Evolution, a premier consulting firm based in Los Angeles, California. We dive into anecdotes David shares about working with his clients and the realities of showing up virtually to inspire teams and run companies in this transformative time. How are we dealing with the unknown? What archetypal stories, rules, procedures and process help us move forward in professionally wild terrain?

More on our guest: David’s experience includes two decades of work in training & development, organizational consulting, and executive coaching. His experience includes work in the financial services, high tech, healthcare, automotive, and travel & hospitality industries. Specific clients include Twitter, Slack, Medtronic, Optum, Electronic Arts, Dave, Datassential, Coursera, Collective Health, Northwestern Mutual, ADP, DaVita, Virtuoso, Elementary Robotics, and the Entrepreneurs’ Organization.

David Shechtman is a committed coach who works with CEOs, high-potential leaders, and successful sales professionals on mastering Deep Change. He has an unparalleled ability to cut through the fog of complexity, confusion, and fear.

David partners with clients as a trusted advisor. This work includes identifying core issues, naming key challenges, and organizing action plans. His expertise comes from decades of studying the art and science of behavior change, including many deep dives with Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey construct.

David’s education includes a Master of Science in Organization Development from Pepperdine University. He also holds a PCC certification from the International Coach Federation. David has taught Organization and Strategy Consulting at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and is a regular presenter at the Organization Development Network annual conference. He has presented at TEDxPasadena on the topic of learning from adversity.

Meet Lillian Soderman, Solution Engineer at Salesforce, one of the world's leading technology companies with a values-based core. In this episode, we explore the edge space; the liminal; the wild within ourselves. Vision quests, sitting in circle as a healing and innovative modality, looking at tech through a feminine lens and pondering our future through questions born in the self.

Lillian Soderman balances her work in tech with wisdom sourced in circle, a fascination with culture (B.A. Cultural Anthropology, CU Boulder) and years of working as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor in Portland, Oregon for homeless kids. She is also an inspired musician who just released a new album called Chasing Shadows, which you can listen to here: https://linktr.ee/Lillianmusic

This led to learning the Council process in 2011, moving to Los Angeles to become a youth rites of passage leader for Crossroads/New Roads and SnapChat becoming a certified trainer in 2015. Lillian has since helped to pilot the California Council prison program. Nannying during her time in Portland and LA led her to Salesforce, where she's been for nearly 3 years leading management and allyship circles and #IamRemarkable sessions internally, getting marry her many worlds. Check her out and listen in for inspiration about what it takes to become a whole-hearted leader in our modern world.

https://linktr.ee/Lillianmusic