Inspirant Group Podcast Inspirant Group

Connect with Tom Vranas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomvranas/
Connect with Meighan Newhouse: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meighannewhouse/
Connect with Carrie Missele: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-missele-26a0162/

Timestamps:
00:52 - Introduction of Tom Vranas and his role at Everywhere Wireless
03:07 - Initial conversations and partnership between Inspirant and Everywhere Wireless
05:52 - Emerging Leaders Program and the thought process behind it
07:57 - COVID’s impact on onboarding
10:25 - Intentionality in culture building
12:29 - Carrie on Garfield comic and learning by osmosis
13:27 - Pre-conceived notions of people and culture
14:48 - Putting in the work to learn and grow
16:12 - Re-imagining culture in the micro and macro
21:30 - Most popular team-building events during pandemic
23:15 - Empathy and how to manage COVID fatigue
25:57 - Big audacious goals for 2021
28:09 - Being intentional about hiring and making an impact in the community

Show Notes:
Everywhere Wireless: https://ewfiber.com/
Learn more about Immersity: https://inspirantgrp.com/services/immersity/
Daily Mood Tracker: https://www.teammood.com/en/
JazzHR: https://www.jazzhr.com/
Chris Turner (British Improv Rapper): http://www.christurnercomedy.com/

Connect with Meighan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meighannewhouse/
Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laidaniel/

Watch the Video of this Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7sYrSpOShU&t=1370s

Summary:
In this episode, Daniel chats with our CEO, Meighan Newhouse. They do a high-level retrospective of 2020 and then discuss the pillars that will guide Inspirant Group in 2021. This is a great episode to learn more about Inspirant's culture and get some insight on Daniel and Meg's personalities.

TIMESTAMPS:
01:50 - How do you pronounce “Inspirant”
02:12 - Retrospective of 2020 and how Inspirant approached a difficult year
08:43 - Recap of our 2021 Pillars in a year of stabilization
09:29 - Experiment (approaching the year as an experiment)
14:20 - Embody (live out our values and practice what we preach)
22:05 - Empower (be our best selves and own our careers)
25:28 - Meg’s words of encouragement for the new year

Show Notes:
Learn more about Immersity: https://inspirantgrp.com/services/immersity/
Connect with Inspirant on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspirant-group-inc./

Connect with Carrie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-missele-26a0162/
Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laidaniel/

Immersity is a culture immersion program brought to you by Inspirant Group. Take our survey and get a personalized report on how your onboarding efforts compare to your peers. Learn more at https://inspirantgrp.com/services/immersity/

Timestamps:
00:58 – Carrie Missele and her role at Inpsirant Group
01:35 – Company culture and what a people-first organization looks like
03:15 – Micro cultures
06:02 – Perception vs. Intent and getting feedback from your people
08:20 – Psychological safety and internalizing feedback
09:30 – Employee engagement and the typical onboarding experience
12:13 – Collateral damage of a negative onboarding experience
14:35 – Putting people and culture at the center of onboarding
16:40 – Immersity's origin story and Carrie's inspiration
19:58 – Building a product and the talented team behind Immersity
23:15 – Modules, customizations, and tools from our culture immersion program
27:43 – What clients have experienced and benefited from our pilot programs
31:17 – Inspirant Group's takeaways from going through the program
33:08 – Kudos to Carrie and the team for building Immersity

Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspirant-group-inc.
Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Inspirantgrp
Learn more about Inspirant Group: https://inspirantgrp.com/

Summary:
Our new COO, Daniel Lai, kicks off our first podcast episode and talks about his motivation and drivers behind joining Inspirant Group.

Timestamps:
00:39 - Overview and motivation behind the Project Violet acquisition
06:19 - New direction of the podcast
08:28 - How Daniel is approaching his transformation to COO
17:48 – What's coming up next

Show Notes:
Inspirant Group Website: https://inspirantgrp.com/
Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/laidaniel/
Connect with Meg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meighannewhouse/
Connect with Amir: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amir-azarbad-14a6142/
Connect with Chris V: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-vanavermaete/
Claire Hughes Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIHKzRub7ts&t=1464s
Keith Rabois: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fQHLK1aIBs&t=2s
The First 90 Days: https://www.amazon.com/First-90-Days-Strategies-Expanded/dp/1422188612/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3QW8H00WIC2FI&dchild=1&keywords=the+first+90+days+by+michael+watkins&qid=1605554177&sprefix=the+first+90+days%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-2

Connect with Trina on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/trinawellendorf/
Connect with Daniel on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/laidaniel/
Join our Community of Health IT Professionals: https://community.projectviolet.com/

Timestamps:
00:42 - University of Iowa and figuring out possible career paths
02:39 - Starting her career with Perot Systems and the Health Care Academy
04:38 - Learning through early career transitions in Chicago, Rhode Island, and Dallas
07:05 - Managing doubt and finding the right fit in your career
08:38 - The power of having mentors and sponsors
10:00 - Consulting and discovering Change Management
12:16 - Finding purpose and Trina’s transition to becoming an 8th grade science teacher
14:30 - Learning to become a teacher and building resiliency in a tough environment
16:21 - Trina’s transition back to consulting and joining Accenture
18:32 - How to view career transitions and the journey to get to where you need to be
20:45 - Consulting, getting an Master’s degree, and making Manager
22:32 - Do good work and the rest will follow
23:34 - Insights to Accenture's people development and performance management
27:02 - How Trina has created unique roles for herself in her career. Being an “intrapreneur"
30:42 - Tips for working and managing teams in a global/virtual environment
36:15 - Trina’s definition of success
37:28 - Rapid fire questions (a day in the life, daily habits for success, managing stress)
42:22 - Final thoughts and advice for emerging professionals and early careerists

Show Notes:
Caffein by Michael Pollan (audible)- https://www.amazon.com/Caffeine-How-Created-Modern-World/dp/B083MYJXZT/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=caffeine+michael+pollan&qid=1596664265&s=audible&sr=1-1
Learn more about Accenture's pivot on performance reviews - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2015/07/21/in-big-move-accenture-will-get-rid-of-annual-performance-reviews-and-rankings/