The Business of Life with Dr King

Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King
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Dr Ariel Rosita King brings on a variety of International guests from various countries, cultures, organisations, and businesses to talk about turning problem into possibilities! Let's turn our challenges in opportunities together! For more information: http://www.drarielrositaking.com http://www.arielfoundation.org

  1. 5d ago

    When A Diagnosis Dementia Costs You Rights with Michael Ellenbogen (USA)

    Send us Fan Mail A hospital stay can be frightening for anyone. Now imagine being handed a TV remote you cannot work, a menu with too many options, a discharge plan you will not remember, and questions you feel pressured to answer “yes” to, even when you are lost. We sit down with Michael, a former senior finance manager turned global dementia advocate, who speaks from lived experience about what happens when hospital systems are not built for cognitive impairment.  We get specific about how to make dementia care safer and more humane in acute settings: quick cognitive checks on admission for people aged 65+, better identification of cognitive issues, and training that starts with empathy. Michael explains why simulation matters, how small adjustments reduce overload, and why care partners must be treated as essential to medication histories, communication, and discharge planning. We also dig into how a “centre of excellence” approach could help hospitals standardise dementia-friendly practice, improve staff confidence, and reduce risk.  Then the conversation turns sharp: stigma, policy, and autonomy. Dementia is an umbrella term with many causes, and not all cognitive symptoms are permanent, yet a diagnosis can trigger job loss, driving bans, and even removal of decision-making rights. Michael  Ellenbogen frames this as a human rights issue and argues that people living with dementia must be included on committees and in system design, just as patients are in other conditions.  If you care about dementia advocacy, Alzheimer’s awareness, hospital training, and protecting basic rights, listen now, then subscribe, share with someone who needs it, and leave a review. What change would you push for first in your local hospital or community? Music, lyrics, guitar and singing by Dr Ariel Rosita King Teach me to live one day at a time with courage love and a sense of pride. Giving me the ability to love and accept myself so I can go and give it to someone else. Teach me to live one day at a time..... Support the show The Business of Life Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King Original Song, "Teach Me to Live one Day At A Time" written, guitar and vocals by Dr. Ariel Rosita King Dr King Solutions (USA Office) 1629 K St, NW #300,  Washington, DC 20006, USA,  +1-202-827-9762 DrKingSolutons@gmail.com DrKingSolutions.com

  2. Sep 5

    Transition Is A Skill with Elina Stamataki (Greece)

    Send us Fan Mail Change can be obvious on the outside, but the real work happens on the inside. We sit down with Lady Elina Stamataki of Still Point Advisory to unpack why a new job, a new city, a promotion, or even retirement can feel destabilising even when it looks “right” on paper. The difference, Elena explains, is transition: the inner shift where your identity and nervous system have to adjust to uncertainty, not just a new set of tasks. We get practical about how to build clarity during career transition and leadership transition. Elina Stamataki shares how she helps clients spot transferable skills they have been discounting for years, and why that single reframe can transform your CV, interviews, and self-belief. We also talk through three questions that create a roadmap: where you are now, what you are holding on to that no longer serves you, and who you want to become on the other side. The part that lands hardest is the reminder that confidence does not come first, action does. Elina Stamataki offers a simple approach: take one small step today to gain just 1% more confidence than yesterday. We also explore how transitions play out differently across age groups, the double standards many women face during childbearing years, and why high achievers can still feel unworthy when unresolved emotional patterns are running the show. Subscribe, share this with someone in the middle of a change, and leave a review if it helps. What is one small step you can take today to move your transition forward? Music, lyrics, guitar and singing by Dr Ariel Rosita King Teach me to live one day at a time with courage love and a sense of pride. Giving me the ability to love and accept myself so I can go and give it to someone else. Teach me to live one day at a time..... Support the show The Business of Life Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King Original Song, "Teach Me to Live one Day At A Time" written, guitar and vocals by Dr. Ariel Rosita King Dr King Solutions (USA Office) 1629 K St, NW #300,  Washington, DC 20006, USA,  +1-202-827-9762 DrKingSolutons@gmail.com DrKingSolutions.com

  3. Aug 29

    From Antigua To Global Screens: Building A Home For Authentic Culture with Elliott Paige (Antigua)

    Send us Fan Mail You can live a full, complex life and still never see anything like it on screen. That absence quietly teaches you who matters, whose choices count, and what you should and should not dream about. We sit down with Elliot Page to talk about storytelling as cultural power, starting with his childhood in Antigua and Barbuda, where imported television offered plenty of plots but almost no reflection of the people and rhythms he knew. From there, we follow the thread into bigger stakes: how small countries stay isolated when they cannot easily watch each other’s lives, how language shapes what communities feel able to say, and why “outsider” narratives can turn into a gaze that strips people of agency. We also unpack how development and aid systems can unintentionally reward staged simplicity, and why listening in local languages changes not only the words but the truth underneath them. Then we get practical. Elliott Paige shares the thinking behind a new global streaming platform built for authentic cultural stories rather than generic mainstream formulas. We talk intellectual property and why filmmakers should keep their rights, the upload and licensing process, revenue sharing through subscriptions and advertising, a parent-controlled kids area, and the role of subtitles in expanding access. Along the way, we land on an unexpected takeaway: film can help keep endangered languages alive by making them visible, usable, and worth protecting. Subscribe for more conversations on culture, power, and the choices that shape a life, then share this with a filmmaker or storyteller who needs a home for their work. What culture or language do you wish you saw on screen more often? Music, lyrics, guitar and singing by Dr Ariel Rosita King Teach me to live one day at a time with courage love and a sense of pride. Giving me the ability to love and accept myself so I can go and give it to someone else. Teach me to live one day at a time..... Support the show The Business of Life Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King Original Song, "Teach Me to Live one Day At A Time" written, guitar and vocals by Dr. Ariel Rosita King Dr King Solutions (USA Office) 1629 K St, NW #300,  Washington, DC 20006, USA,  +1-202-827-9762 DrKingSolutons@gmail.com DrKingSolutions.com

  4. Aug 22

    How To Lead Digital Change With People First with Belinda Rodman (Portugal & South Africa)

    Send us Fan Mail Change does not fail because the software is wrong. It fails because people do not feel safe, included or clear about what happens next. I’m joined by my friend Lady Belinda Rodman, a technology leader with nearly 40 years of experience from the punch-card era through global digital transformation, and we get practical about what actually makes change stick.  We break down the “ABCs of business” through a set of C’s you can use immediately: connection, collaboration, communication, culture, creation and change. Belinda shares how she plans for adoption from the start by bringing HR in early, mapping how roles will shift, and making sure teams are involved rather than surprised. We also talk about why “marketing” your internal programme matters more than you think, from naming initiatives to celebrations that reduce stress and build real buy-in.  Digital transformation shows up everywhere now, from banking to nonprofits to local shops, so we dig into cross-department alignment. Belinda explains how shared customer metrics and shared employee metrics cut through conflicting goals, and why continuous improvement beats multi-year strategies that end up on a shelf. You’ll also hear stories from a global bank building an agile operating model with a fully remote team, plus a community yoga studio turnaround powered by loyalty, merchandising and smart outreach. We close on the final C: caring. Empathy is not weakness; it is a leadership skill that helps you move fast without losing the human being in front of you.  If you found this useful, subscribe, share the episode with someone leading change, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show. What’s one “C” you want to strengthen this month? Music, lyrics, guitar and singing by Dr Ariel Rosita King Teach me to live one day at a time with courage love and a sense of pride. Giving me the ability to love and accept myself so I can go and give it to someone else. Teach me to live one day at a time..... Support the show The Business of Life Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King Original Song, "Teach Me to Live one Day At A Time" written, guitar and vocals by Dr. Ariel Rosita King Dr King Solutions (USA Office) 1629 K St, NW #300,  Washington, DC 20006, USA,  +1-202-827-9762 DrKingSolutons@gmail.com DrKingSolutions.com

  5. Aug 15

    Fear, Voice, And The First Step with Chinedu Ihekoronye (Nigeria)

    Send us Fan Mail Fear does not always shout. Sometimes it whispers, “Stay quiet,” “Don’t try,” “They will laugh,” until years pass and your life feels smaller than your potential. We sit down with  Chinedu Ihekoronye , a Nigerian lawyer, writer, and motivational speaker, to talk about what it really takes to face your fears and reclaim your voice, especially when public speaking anxiety, rejection, or self-doubt has been running the show. He shares the moment his voice failed on stage as a child, and how that single experience shaped his choices through secondary school and university. The turning point comes after law school with one blunt question: if you are afraid to use your voice, how can you be a voice? From there we explore how courage is not about having zero fear, but about refusing to let fear make decisions for you. We also dig into a hard truth that frees a lot of people: if you do not take action, people will talk, and if you do take action, people will also talk. You will hear practical mentoring stories of young professionals stuck in career limbo, and how small, bold moves create momentum, confidence, and real opportunities. Inadu also breaks down his BOLD framework for overcoming fear and building courage: Believe your voice matters, Own your experience, Lean into discomfort, and Do the thing you fear most. If you are ready for mindset shifts that lead to action, this one will give you a clear next step. Subscribe, share with someone who is hesitating, and leave a review with the one fear you are choosing to face this week. Music, lyrics, guitar and singing by Dr Ariel Rosita King Teach me to live one day at a time with courage love and a sense of pride. Giving me the ability to love and accept myself so I can go and give it to someone else. Teach me to live one day at a time..... Support the show The Business of Life Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King Original Song, "Teach Me to Live one Day At A Time" written, guitar and vocals by Dr. Ariel Rosita King Dr King Solutions (USA Office) 1629 K St, NW #300,  Washington, DC 20006, USA,  +1-202-827-9762 DrKingSolutons@gmail.com DrKingSolutions.com

  6. Aug 8

    A Board’s Job Is To Challenge Short-Term Profit with Katja Rieger (Switzerland)

    Send us Fan Mail Profit-only thinking sounds efficient right up until it produces a board that cannot see the people, risks, and long-term consequences sitting right in front of it. We sit down with governance specialist Katja Rieger to unpack what responsibility in the boardroom actually means: stewardship, ethical judgement, and decision-making that includes stakeholders rather than treating them as afterthoughts. We get practical about how boards work at their best. Katja Rieger explains why the CEO’s job is delivery, while the board’s job is challenge and balance, especially when quarterly targets squeeze out longer-term risk management. We talk UK corporate governance lessons, the value of independent non-executive directors, and why separating the chair and CEO roles matters for board independence and oversight. Then we move into the conversations many boards postpone until it is too late: cyber attack response, red lines, and the importance of agreeing roles and principles before a crisis hits. From there, we dig into board diversity and psychological safety, including why having more than one woman on the board changes the quality of discussion, improves risk awareness, and can strengthen investor confidence. We also name the real blockers: trust networks, comfort with the status quo, and hiring based on familiarity instead of competencies like courage, constructive conflict skills, and integrity. If you care about board effectiveness, responsible leadership, and governance that holds up under pressure, this is for you. Subscribe, share with a director or founder, and leave a review. What is one boardroom question you think every organisation should ask earlier? Music, lyrics, guitar and singing by Dr Ariel Rosita King Teach me to live one day at a time with courage love and a sense of pride. Giving me the ability to love and accept myself so I can go and give it to someone else. Teach me to live one day at a time..... Support the show The Business of Life Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King Original Song, "Teach Me to Live one Day At A Time" written, guitar and vocals by Dr. Ariel Rosita King Dr King Solutions (USA Office) 1629 K St, NW #300,  Washington, DC 20006, USA,  +1-202-827-9762 DrKingSolutons@gmail.com DrKingSolutions.com

  7. Aug 1

    Artificial Intelligence Needs Leadership with Bryant Lee Jones (USA)

    Send us Fan Mail Handing decisions to AI sounds efficient until you ask a basic question: who carries the consequences when the model is wrong? We sit down with Sir Bryant Lee Jones, a Silicon Valley CIO who has guided organisations through four decades of technology upheaval, to make the case that AI’s biggest challenge is not the algorithms. It is leadership, governance, and the quality of executive judgement. We dig into what AI is and what it is not, why the “halo effect” keeps convincing smart people that new systems must be infallible, and how machine learning can fail when it has nothing solid to learn from. We also get honest about bias, feedback loops, and the uncomfortable reality of AI hallucinations: answers that sound credible yet collapse under scrutiny. If you work in business, public sector, or any role touching enterprise AI strategy, responsible AI, or digital transformation, this is the part that matters most. From there we zoom out to the operating model. Sir B. argues that AI introduces a fourth enterprise architecture: a cognitive architecture that senses, reasons, recommends, learns, and coordinates across the organisation. That shift changes what leaders do day to day, moving from routine decisions towards designing decision systems that are accountable, auditable, and safe, especially as AI moves from isolated tools into autonomous, embedded systems. If you care about AI governance, executive decision making, cybersecurity risk, and building trust in AI without surrendering control, press play. Subscribe, share this with a leader who needs to hear it, and leave a review with your biggest question about governing intelligence. Music, lyrics, guitar and singing by Dr Ariel Rosita King Teach me to live one day at a time with courage love and a sense of pride. Giving me the ability to love and accept myself so I can go and give it to someone else. Teach me to live one day at a time..... Support the show The Business of Life Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King Original Song, "Teach Me to Live one Day At A Time" written, guitar and vocals by Dr. Ariel Rosita King Dr King Solutions (USA Office) 1629 K St, NW #300,  Washington, DC 20006, USA,  +1-202-827-9762 DrKingSolutons@gmail.com DrKingSolutions.com

  8. Jul 25

    Play Therapy That Helps Refugee Children Heal with Lulu Emannuel Ederia (Uganda)

    Send us Fan Mail A child refuses food, sits alone while others play, and wakes up terrified by memories that will not leave. When you work in a refugee settlement, those signs can be mistaken for ordinary illness, but they can also be PTSD. We sit down with Lulu Emmanuel Ederia, a Ugandan nurse and clinic officer with years in humanitarian health, to explain what “healing beyond medicine” looks like when the goal is not only survival, but recovery.  We talk through Children’s Accelerated Trauma Therapy (CAT) in practical terms: how communities are sensitised, how children are identified, and how screening and follow-up scoring guide care. Lulu shares what he looks for most, especially intrusion and avoidance, and why these patterns matter when symptoms overlap with medical conditions. He also walks us through the heart of the model: a structured play approach using physical figurines, where children tell their story forwards and backwards to reprocess memory, reduce anxiety, and move through the hardest hotspots safely.  The episode becomes deeply human through three real examples, including a 13-year-old girl struggling after losing her father, a 10-year-old boy with severe PTSD after losing both parents, and a 7-year-old boy living in conditions that would break most adults. You will also hear the part people avoid discussing: therapy can work, but hunger, tuition fees, and missing school materials can still block a child’s future, and volunteers cannot carry that burden alone. We end with secondary trauma and self-care for helpers who absorb painful stories every day.  If this conversation helps you see refugee mental health differently, please subscribe, share the episode with someone who cares about child wellbeing, and leave us a review. What is one change you think would make the biggest difference for traumatised children after therapy? Music, lyrics, guitar and singing by Dr Ariel Rosita King Teach me to live one day at a time with courage love and a sense of pride. Giving me the ability to love and accept myself so I can go and give it to someone else. Teach me to live one day at a time..... Support the show The Business of Life Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King Original Song, "Teach Me to Live one Day At A Time" written, guitar and vocals by Dr. Ariel Rosita King Dr King Solutions (USA Office) 1629 K St, NW #300,  Washington, DC 20006, USA,  +1-202-827-9762 DrKingSolutons@gmail.com DrKingSolutions.com

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Dr Ariel Rosita King brings on a variety of International guests from various countries, cultures, organisations, and businesses to talk about turning problem into possibilities! Let's turn our challenges in opportunities together! For more information: http://www.drarielrositaking.com http://www.arielfoundation.org

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  • Creator
    Dr Ariella (Ariel) Rosita King
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    95
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Dr Ariel Rosita King
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    The Business of Life with Dr King