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Jerry Colonna is someone I met back in the dot com days and since then he's been on a fascinating and meaningful journey that I think you'll find quite inspiring. He is the author of "Reboot - Leadership and the Art of Growing Up" and "Reunion - Leadership and the Longing to Belong," and is the founder and CEO of Reboot.io.

As you can see, he's devastatingly handsome, and he's also a really good guy.

In this episode, he takes us on a journey of self-discovery, and the podcast turns into a bit of a Colonna-style coaching session for me. Jerry's point of view, compassion, and insight are a wonderful and important tonic for the world of leadership, and I know you'll find what he says useful and moving.

Robert Houser is a visual storyteller whom I met back in the dotcom days! He took fabulous photographs of the BIGWORDS.com team, and we've kept in touch over the years! He's an award-winning storyteller; he has photographed on location for advertising, pharma, and corporate clients for over 30 years.

We discuss communication, visual communication, creativity, and how it all begins with observing and noticing. I think you'll love what he shares with us.

Today on the show, I've got Shawn Antonio. He is one of my best friends on Earth and is someone I've known, cried with, grown with, learned from, inspired, and been inspired by for over 20 years. He's got fun stories and unique perspectives.

He's live-out-loud, bold, and audacious, and we have a great conversation about the Five types of intimacy, leadership and leadership development, being our authentic and vulnerable selves, the life-changing magic of listening, strengths and weaknesses, character traits, and more.

I think you'll enjoy his refreshing perspective and his BE HERE NOW approach to life.

I met my friend Kelly Stoetzel the first time I attended the TED Conference. She was the Head of Conferences there, and we had a very unexpected interaction that cemented our friendship.

Kelly is a hero of mine and someone to whom I owe a great deal. These days, she is the Managing Director of the Edelman Fossil Park and Museum, which is a very exciting new creation that is just coming to life!

We tell the story of our fateful meeting, we go deep on TED and TED Active geek stuff, and she shares a lot of cool behind-the-scenes stories from the TED Conference.

We discuss her most important advice to TED speakers: "Be the most yourself that you can be!" We talk about Human connection and communication, listening to, supporting, and looking after each other, and more.

She also shares about the Edelman Fossil Park and Museum, which is super cool!

I met Ruairi Robertson several years ago when I was the coach for TEDxFulbrightSantaMonica, and I was immediately smitten! He was all about the microbiome before it entered the public consciousness, and his talk is fascinating. So is what he has gone on to do!

Ruairi is a Post Doc research fellow at the Pasteur Institute, and he focuses on the gut microbiome. He also has his own podcast called The Biomes Podcast.

We discuss all things microbiome - the importance of taking probiotics when taking a course of antibiotics, the importance of fiber, eating fermented foods like kimchi, and more.

You'll really enjoy Ruairi and his perspective.

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In our conversation Ruairi and I experienced some internet lag time and so you may notice that in this recording. I made the executive decision to post it anyway because Ruairi is so interesting and so busy! It's still fine, but when we seem confused that's what is happening! I know you'll love Ruairi and find him tremendously interesting!

My guest on this podcast is Dr. Jennie Byrne, who wears multiple hats. She is a co-founder and chief patient officer at Belong Health. She does coaching through Constellation's PLLC, and her debut non-fiction book Work Smart - Use Your Brain and Behavior to Master the Future of Work is now available!

We talk about working remotely and the many things that Dr. Jennie has discovered about how to succeed in a hybrid/remote world of work. She shares that it's actually less about technology and more about understanding ourselves as human beings and being intentional about how we choose to work together. We discuss the craving for human connection and empathy, time management, and communication, the explosion of asynchronous communication, and how to make the most of both synchronous and asynchronous communication. We discuss the danger of "confetti time," managing your empathy limits, and more.

I think you'll find this conversation will offer some great insights into today's world of work.

Find her book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRR6QPM1
And, find Dr. Jennie here: drjenniebyrne.com and on Linkedin.com/in/drjenniebyrne/