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Dr. Katie Thomas
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The Dr. Katie Show Podcast empowers aspiring millennial executives with helpful and hilarious interviews featuring industry leaders and change-makers. Each episode offers relatable stories and practical strategies that redefine success and promote career growth in the corporate world. Our goal is to inspire, support, and entertain listeners as they advance their leadership journey.

  1. 09/19/2025

    Matt Rieck | Inappropriate Work Relationships | Dr. Katie S2 E8

    Dr. Katie and Matt discuss the recent viral incident involving two executives at a Coldplay concert, and how workplace relationships can affect trust, culture, and leadership, especially across different generations. They emphasize the importance of being transparent about relationships to HR to avoid conflicts of interest and damage to reputations. Matt explains that HR's role is to document relationships and ensure they do not interfere with work responsibilities or promotions. He advocates for clear company policies that require employees to disclose relationships to HR, rather than trying to ban them entirely. This allows HR to manage the situation proactively. Matt argues that many companies fail to properly train new managers on essential people management skills like communication, conflict resolution, and change management. This leads to issues like inappropriate workplace relationships and damaged company culture. He emphasizes the need for structured management training programs. Younger generations, like millennials and Gen Z, place greater emphasis on work-life balance, company culture, and feeling valued. Matt explains how this contrasts with the more transactional mindset of some older leaders, and how companies must adapt to retain top talent. Matt shares a simple, cost-effective strategy for companies to regularly recognize and appreciate employees on social media. He argues this can improve employee retention, recruitment, and company culture, yet many organizations fail to implement such programs. Dr. Katie and Matt conclude by emphasizing the importance of maintaining professionalism in the workplace, avoiding inappropriate relationships, and focusing on the work itself rather than personal entanglements. They encourage listeners to build strong, ethical corporate cultures.

    1h 18m

  2. 07/09/2025

    Justin Puckett | Business Resource Groups | Dr. Katie S1 E18

    Hi working people! What builds a sense community inside corporations? Business Resource Groups! Today on The Dr. Katie Show we interview the president of one such group, Justin Puckett. He’s leading a huge group, about 5k employees, called genKP, within Kaiser Permanente in his free time and in addition to a full time role in the company. Listen live today from 12-1pm Pacific at www.betterworkexperience.com/radioLearn what drives Justin to sustain this group’s legendary contribution to this massive healthcare organization that has nearly 220k employees across 8 completely different geographical locations. Justin is an inspiration to us all as we navigate the complexity of our corporate work experiences. genKP offers a diverse set of workplace experiences that help develop internal talent, connect people across different locations, and even provides strategic direction to executive leadership.

    55 min

  3. 07/09/2025

    Hélène Park: ex-Googler & Creatr of Toasty Time Hoodies | Dr. Katie S1 E17

    Hello working people. On today’s Dr. Katie Show we hear from a recent ex-Google employee and owner of clothing brand, Toasty Time. Learn how working at Google while making a passion project a side hustle is extremely toxic for the health and how to leverage excellent leaders as a life boat. Toasty Time founder Hélène Park joins us to share her journey to a better work experience. Listen live today 12-1pm at

    56 min

  4. 07/09/2025

    Dr. Tran Hoang DDS | Dr. Katie S1 E16

    An interview with Dr. Tran Hoang DDS, a female Millennial Dentist leading the way with fresh perspective on how to treat the patient with care and respect.

    55 min

  5. 07/09/2025

    Anna Mia Kositzin | Dr. Katie S1 E9

    When it comes to creating a better work experience what better way then to craft it from the start? Today on The Dr. Katie Show I have pleasure of interviewing a young woman who’s about a year from graduating college. Anna Mia Kositzin is interested in building a career that is centered around helping youth avoid the prison system and support those who got caught up in the system as children. learn why she is choosing this career path and what ways she plans to make a difference. She’s early in her career, and I want to help her shape her early work experience in a way that sustains her passion to thrive in this field for the next decades.

    55 min

  6. 07/09/2025

    Dana Wunderlich | A Workplace Horror Story | Dr. Katie S1 E13

    In horror of Halloween (hehe) 👻 🎃 I will be discussing a few workplace horror stories and taking your spooky story calls. 😬 Do you think your boss is a zombie? Coworkers carving pumpkins and leaving the guts on your desk? Have a rotten project manager? Worried how to resist all the leftover candy in the break room tomorrow? Join me and my special spooky guest, Dana Wunderlich, as we hack this topic up and offer some live, free career advice to the people! Because EVERYONE DESERVES A BETTER WORK EXPERIENCE. Xox including you.

    54 min

  7. 07/09/2025

    Laura Janisse | Human-Centered Design Thinking | Dr. Katie S1 E12

    Human Centered Design, also referred to in its abbreviated acronym, HCD, is an approach to problem solving and commonly used in design and management. This approach engages the people who experience the problem throughout each step of the design process to creating something better. Why is this useful!? Because it enables true co design and when used in the workplace... oooh! It’s magic! Laura Janisse and I have partnered on several HCD projects in the people program arena in an effort to bring a better work experience to those inside companies.

    56 min

  8. 07/09/2025

    Van Ly, CEO + Founder of Bomb Waves | Dr. Katie S1 E11

    Today, I welcomed a VERY special guest and my long time friend, Van Ly, founder of Bomb Waves . A San Francisco surf company that cranks out some super stylish surf ponchos for men, women and children, the whole family really. Van’s journey to Bomb Waves is one of self love and perseverance. An immigrant woman kicking sociatal expectations to the curb to fulfill her passion for life: to be in the drivers seat, be in the ocean and shred the nar nar on the reg!!! Whoop! I dare you to listen to today’s show and try not to be completely inspired. Van is an important mentor to all of us who want to pick up the side hustle that we haven’t started yet. She took her work experience into her own hands and began an adventure into the fashion industry that’s brought her joy, laughter and, of course riding more bomb waves....

    55 min
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The Dr. Katie Show Podcast empowers aspiring millennial executives with helpful and hilarious interviews featuring industry leaders and change-makers. Each episode offers relatable stories and practical strategies that redefine success and promote career growth in the corporate world. Our goal is to inspire, support, and entertain listeners as they advance their leadership journey.

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    Dr. Katie Thomas
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
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