Stand Up & Stand Out

Nikki Green
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Stand Up & Stand Out is a show for those making a career transition. Each week, we aim to better your future by answering your career dilemmas, entrepreneurial fears, and workplace concerns and staying unique in your values. Following nearly two decades of working in Fortune 500 companies, Nikki Green left her lucrative tech job to help the next generation of leaders leverage their uniqueness as a strength. If you dream of using your creative energy for good instead of promoting corporate greed & evil, this show is for you!

  1. 4d ago

    How Rural Hospitals Can Get AI-Ready: Fix the Infrastructure First | Ep 111

    Rural hospitals are running on 15-year-old servers while the rest of healthcare races toward AI. Tim Buske, CRO of BridgeLink, is the guy walking into those buildings and telling the truth: you can't build innovation on a rotting foundation. There's federal money available right now to fix it — most hospitals just don't know how to use it.→ Why funding almost always goes to MRI machines instead of the infrastructure that makes everything run→ What the Rural Health Transformation Program actually is and how hospitals can access it→ The data security risk hiding in every hospital that deploys AI without proper governance first→ Why smaller IT companies solve problems in weeks that big consulting firms take years to address→ The CEO who rebuilt in two days what 500 developers spent three years building🌟 Join Nikki Green’s Community! 🌟 Stay connected with Nikki Green for more empowering content, insights, and updates. 🔗 Join the free Business Foundations Community: https://qrco.de/BizFunFollow her on her platforms and be part of the conversation: Personal Site: https://www.thenikkigreen360.com 🌐 https://www.thenikkigreen.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_TheNikkiGreen TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenikkigreen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheNikkiGreen Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/_TheNikkiGreen——Connect with our guest, TIm Buske, CRO of BridgeLynchttps://www.linkedin.com/in/timothybuske/https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridgelync/www.bridgelync.com——00:00 – S9 Intro: Season 9 Preview00:18 – Welcome: Meet Tim Buske01:39 – What BridgeLink does: relational vs. transactional technology03:33 – Why rural hospitals are critically underserved in technology05:27 – The Rural Health Transformation Program: federal funding available now07:20 ⭐ – The data center in the closet: why infrastructure always gets skipped09:47 – Nikki's Cisco days and why network backbone matters more than new machines11:40 – HIPAA, data loss prevention, and the AI security risk nobody's addressing14:06 – Where healthcare AI is heading: from software development to diagnosis16:16 – The CEO who rebuilt in 2 days what 500 developers spent 3 years building18:10 – Showing leaders the "art of the possible" — getting AI in their hands20:20 – What Tim stands up for: four years sober and coaching youth baseball21:58 – How to connect with BridgeLink

    How Rural Hospitals Can Get AI-Ready: Fix the Infrastructure First | Ep 111

  2. Oct 27

    “Change Is Hard” Is a Lie — and It’s Costing You Your Best People | Ep 110

    Jeff Skipper can drive a Zamboni. He has also spent 30 years helping clients like IBM, Goldman Sachs, and the Salvation Army move through major transformation. His take: the way leaders talk about change is the problem. In this episode, Jeff and Nikki dig into what actually works when you’re trying to move people through disruption — without losing the ones you can least afford to lose. → Why “change is hard” is the most damaging phrase in leadership — and what to say instead→ The running of the bulls: every role that shows up during a change initiative, and why each one matters→ The 5 C’s framework — Clarity, Capacity, Continuity, Credibility, Coaching — and the one most leaders skip→ What happens when you impress your shareholders by damaging your stakeholders→ Why the best leaders tell failure stories, not just success stories→ Jeff’s free resources: the Strategy Accelerator and 99 Ways to Express What’s in It for Me 🌟 Join Nikki Green’s Community! 🌟  Stay connected with Nikki Green for moreempowering content, insights, and updates. 🔗 Join the free Business Foundations Community: https://qrco.de/BizFun Follow her on her platforms and be part of the conversation: Personal Site: https://www.thenikkigreen360.com 🌐https://www.thenikkigreen.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_TheNikkiGreenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenikkigreenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheNikkiGreenTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/_TheNikkiGreen Jeff’s free resources — the Strategy Accelerator and 99 Ways to Express What’s in It for Me — are on his website at jeffskipperconsulting.com. Worth downloading.LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jskipper——00:00 – Welcome to Season 900:51 – Meet Jeff Skipper: 30 years leading change (and yes, he drives a Zamboni)01:38 – How a Kindle Flash Sale brought Nikki and Jeff together02:33 – What COVID taught us about getting people to change05:05 – Why "change is hard" is the wrong message: you adapt all the time07:14 – The hidden barriers leaders miss: language, pay, and fear08:27 – Young leaders, digital natives, and the tech-first trap10:37 – Why some people need to slow down⭐ 11:09 – The running of the bulls: every role in a change, and why to tell failure stories13:00 – Why "any questions?" gets silence, and how to fix it13:49 – The five C's: Jeff's free Strategy Accelerator15:29 – Capacity: 90 parallel projects and what overload does to people16:32 – What happens if you do nothing: burnout, middle managers, ripple costs18:00 – Cutting people to pay for AI, and losing your best ones19:47 – High-Impact Workshops for Leading Change: 30 scripted exercises22:06 – Where to find Jeff and his free resources

    “Change Is Hard” Is a Lie — and It’s Costing You Your Best People | Ep 110

  3. Oct 20

    You Don't Have to Be Palatable to Be Promotable | Ep 109

    Torriel Harris got fired from her first real adult job in New York City. She was 25, she had nothing, and for a full year she didn’t know what she was going to do next. What happened in that back-to-work program in Queens — and on a two-hour commute to Staten Island for a job she wasn’t sure she even wanted — changed everything. In this episode, Torriel and Nikki get into what it actually takes for women to stop minimizing themselves and start advancing — in their careers, their visibility, and their paychecks. → Why women downplay their accomplishments in interviews (and how to stop)→ How to identify your “zone of genius” and use it to advance→ The “facts over feelings” framework for career growth→ What to do in the first 24 hours after a layoff→ Why you don’t have to be palatable to be promotable ——🔗 Join the free Business Foundations Community: https://qrco.de/BizFun🌐 thenikkigreen.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/_TheNikkiGreenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenikkigreenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheNikkiGreenTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/_TheNikkiGreen ——Connect with Torriel Harris https://www.torrielharris.net/https://www.linkedin.com/in/torrielharris/ BLOCKED: Identify What's Standing Between You & Your Next Promotionhttps://www.torrielharris.net/product-page/blocked-identify-whats-standing-between-you-your-next-promotion —— 00:00 Welcome & Season 9 introduction02:00 How Torriel found her calling (fired from her first adult job, back-to-work program in Queens)05:30 Why everyone’s resume looks the same right now (AI and the through line)07:37 Facts over feelings: the framework that changes everything09:53 “You don’t have to be palatable to be promotable”10:36 Taking credit: Nikki’s story about sleeping under her desk12:01 Your “through line” of interests matters more than your skills list13:07 Show your ROI: what hiring managers actually decide on14:05 The truth about networking (stop scheduling coffee chats)16:44 Thought leadership is just showing your strategic brain17:42 What to do when the layoff happens to you19:49 “Boss up now, cry later”20:16 The mediocre white man problem (every woman needs to hear this)21:23 In the future, we’re all entrepreneurs22:36 Where to find Torriel + free resources

    You Don't Have to Be Palatable to Be Promotable | Ep 109

  4. Oct 13

    The Retreat Engineer: How to Host a Transformative (and Profitable) Retreat | Ep 108

    What if one weekend could fill your pipeline, close your next sale, and deliver the transformation your clients are paying for? Lori McDowell spent 30 years as a chemical engineer before becoming the Retreat Engineer. She breaks down why most retreats lose money, and how to host one that's both profitable and unforgettable. → Why "purpose before place" keeps you from losing your deposit → The seller-of-travel law that can fine retreat hosts in CA, FL, and Canada → The Give Back Effect: why giving 10% lets you charge more, not less → How a retreat covers lead generation, sales, and fulfillment all at once → Why you should never run your own retreat without an assistant —— 🔗 Join the free Business Foundations Community: https://qrco.de/BizFun 🌐 thenikkigreen.com Find Lori: https://reimagineu.net | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorimcdowell/ 🎁 Free guide from Lori — Retreats Done Right: Your Path to 100K with Heart A simple roadmap to design and lead your retreat with heart and profit — without burnout or guesswork. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LDh4GvRHKPgpd_70UK9miU-9oPr6Wk-D/view —— Season 9 is for Leslie Kathleen Adams — every episode, every honest conversation, every time I show up fully instead of halfway.00:00 – Welcome to Season 9: transformation in real time 01:00 – From chemical engineer to Retreat Engineer: catalyzing people 02:45 – Why most retreats lose money before anyone signs up 04:15 – The one hire that lets you actually enjoy your own retreat 05:15 – The Airbnb that sold one month before the retreat 06:30 – The seller-of-travel law most retreat hosts don't know 07:15 – Recording a TV show from a cruise ship balcony 09:15 – The Give Back Effect: charge a premium, give 10% 11:15 – A canceled sabbatical and the journey still waiting 12:20 – Why connection beats a Four Seasons spa day 13:15 – Four bikes, four kids, and a team-building retreat 14:10 – Two women, one cruise, and the NFL playoffs 16:50 – Why burned-out high achievers need a reset ⭐ 18:15 – Lead gen, sales, and fulfillment in one weekend 19:10 – Getting out of the laundry-and-groceries loop 20:25 – Lori's free guide: Retreats Done Right 22:00 – You deserve a life of fun and adventure

    The Retreat Engineer: How to Host a Transformative (and Profitable) Retreat | Ep 108

  5. Oct 6

    It's Never Too Late: Dave Hurley on Reinventing Your Career After 50 | Ep 107

    Dave Hurley spent 32 years building a printing business. Then, at 52, he walked away — not because it failed, but because COVID showed him something he couldn't un-see. He became a fitness coach. Then the Resistance Band Man. Then the founder of the Emerald Isle Power Mastermind, taking members to Monaco, Oslo, Rome, and Osaka. This is a story about what happens when you finally stop waiting for the right time. → How Dave closed a 32-year business and started a second career at 52 → What COVID forced him to figure out — and why he's grateful it did → The "proximity is power" principle he built his entire second chapter on → What the Emerald Isle Power Mastermind is and why he built it the way he did → Why it's actually never too late to reinvent your career → The specific moves that made a brand-new online business sustainable after 50 —— 🔗 Join the free Business Foundations Community: https://qrco.de/BizFun 🌐 thenikkigreen.com Find Dave: Resistance Band Academy: patreon.com/DaveHurleyFitness Emerald Isle Power Mastermind: Learn More about ONLE Networking: TheOnle.Network

    It's Never Too Late: Dave Hurley on Reinventing Your Career After 50 | Ep 107

  6. Sep 30

    Train Your Brain: How Neuroplasticity Can Help You Navigate Any Transition | Ep 106

    What if the mistakes you're trying so hard to avoid are exactly what your brain needs to change? Neuroplastician John Kennedy built the first targeted neuroplasticity training program for the Marine Corps, and he's spent nearly 20 years helping Navy SEALs, Olympic athletes, and kids with autism rewire their brains. In this conversation, we get into why the struggle matters more than accuracy, how flow state actually works, and how anyone facing a career change or life transition can train their brain to adapt faster. → Why "it's not the accuracy, it's the struggle" is how your brain rewires fastest→ How an Olympic skier learned to see further down the hill at 100 mph (flow state, explained)→ How to use intentional practice to get ready for a new job, an interview, or any big transition→ What digital dementia is, and why the years before age seven matter so much→ Why boredom is brain training for kids and a gift for adults→ How the brain can rewire around strokes, concussions, and other damage ——🔗 Join the free Business Foundations Collective, where we keep these conversations going: https://qrco.de/BizFunFollow her on her platforms and be part of the conversation: Personal Site: https://www.thenikkigreen360.com 🌐https://www.thenikkigreen.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_TheNikkiGreenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenikkigreenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheNikkiGreenTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/_TheNikkiGreen —— 🧠 Connect with John KennedyWebsite + free Zoom consult: https://combatbraintraining.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennedycg/ (When you reach out, tell John that Nikki sent you.) CHAPTERS 00:00 – Welcome: John Kennedy is here to train your brain 01:06 – From Chicago consultant to Marine Corps brain trainer02:33 – Helping everyone from Navy SEALs to kids with autism 02:56 – The colored arrows exercise: why "simple" is hard work for your brain 04:34 – How your brain rewires itself, even around damage 05:23 – Five concussions: can the brain recover like any other injury? 06:03 – "It's not the accuracy, it's the struggle": why mistakes change you fastest 07:25 – ⭐ Same eyes, same snow: the Olympic skier and flow state 08:11 – How to use neuroplasticity when life forces a transition 09:23 – Intentional practice: how to rehearse your next job or interview 10:40 – "The grass is blue and the sky is green": adjusting to a new job 11:19 – Why ages 0–7 matter most for your child's brain 12:24 – Digital dementia: what early phone use does to kids 13:34 – Why phones go away at our volleyball tournaments 14:36 – What happens when schools take phones away 16:25 – Why boredom is important for kids 17:11 – Why boredom is a gift for adults too 18:04 – The one-toy study: less stimulation, more imagination 19:18 – How to connect with John Kennedy FAQ Q: What is neuroplasticity? A: Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to rewire itself by forming new connections, at any age. Whatever you repeat in thought, speech, or action, the brain gets faster and more efficient at. That includes rewiring around damage from strokes or concussions. Q: Can you rewire your brain as an adult? A: Yes. John Kennedy sees processing speed improve 10–20% in under an hour with his training exercises, because the brain starts rewiring during the exercise itself. Q: What is digital dementia? A: Researchers in South Korea found that children who used phones heavily from a very young age were showing dementia-like symptoms by their early twenties. They missed the window before about age seven, when the brain builds its foundational connections. Q: How does neuroplasticity help with a career transition? A: A new job or situation asks your brain to recognize a new pattern. Intentional practice speeds that up: anticipate the interview questions, picture the new role, and walk through what will be different.

    Train Your Brain: How Neuroplasticity Can Help You Navigate Any Transition | Ep 106

  7. Sep 22

    How to Get Clients from Podcast Guesting and Sell Without Feeling Pushy | Ep 105

    Most podcast guests are playing for one outcome: get heard, hope someone buys. Steve Brossman has been quietly generating six figures a year as a podcast guest — with no ads, no funnels, and no marketing budget — by playing for four. In this episode, Steve and Nikki get into the framework behind that, why "transferred trust" is about to become the most valuable currency in an AI world, and what it actually means to sell yourself without selling your soul. → The four Ps that turn every podcast appearance into a business development conversation→ Why 60% of coaches may not exist in their current form within two years — and what to do about it→ What "transferred trust" is and how podcasting builds it faster than any other medium→ Why your imperfections are your competitive advantage, not a liability→ How to get buyers to say "stop, this is fantastic, how do I get started?" without pushing ——🔗 Join the free Business Foundations Collective: https://qrco.de/BizFun 📬 Subscribe to the newsletter: [NEWSLETTER LINK] Follow her to be part of the conversation: Personal Site: https://www.thenikkigreen360.com 🌐https://www.thenikkigreen.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_TheNikkiGreenTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenikkigreenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheNikkiGreenTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/_TheNikkiGreen 00:00 Welcome 01:13 How Steve built six figures through podcast guesting with zero ad spend 03:45 The mindset shift: business owner first, guest second 05:00 The episode is not the destination — it's the doorway 06:15 The four Ps: Purchase, Pass On, Partner, Promote 08:57 60% of coaches may not survive the next two years 10:00 What transferred trust is and why it matters 12:00 Personality and passion, not perfection, produce profits ⭐16:34 1983, 17.8% interest rates, and a lesson that still holds 19:00 How to sell yourself without selling your soul 24:00 Who do I have to become? (The better question) 25:30 Why downturns are the right time to build 29:12 Where to find Steve Steve Brossman can be found at stevebrossman.com and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/stevebrossman.

  8. Sep 15

    Your Career Isn't Broken — You Have a Through Line You Haven't Named Yet | Ep 104

    You've changed industries. You've shifted roles. You've built something, left something, started something new. And maybe you've spent years quietly apologizing for it — calling it a pivot, a reinvention, a detour. Helen Jonsen says stop. It was never a detour. It was always one career. In this episode of Stand Up and Stand Out, Helen — broadcast journalist, language architect, and author of This Kaleidoscope Career — joins Nikki to talk about the through line that was running through your entire career the whole time, why curiosity and resilience are your actual superpowers, and the practical tools to talk about your nonlinear path with authority instead of explanation. → What a "through line" is and how to find yours→ The passion statement that works better than any job title→ Why global disruptions (9/11, 2008, the pandemic) changed women's careers — and why you deserve to give yourself grace for that→ The reframe lens and the 7 Rs from Helen's new book→ The Kate Winslet story that will change how you walk into every conversation→ Two nonprofits doing critical work for children this September ——🔗 Join the free Business Foundations Community: https://qrco.de/BizFun📬 Stay connected: https://www.thenikkigreen.com🌐 https://www.thenikkigreen.com | https://www.thenikkigreen360.com📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_TheNikkiGreen🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenikkigreen💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/TheNikkiGreen🐦 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/_TheNikkiGreen——📖 Pre-order This Kaleidoscope Career🔗 CureSearch for Children's Cancer🏕️ Hole in the Wall Gang Camp📚 TKC Book Club — books by women, for women Connect with Helen:🌐 https://helenjonsen.com/💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenjonsen/📸 https://www.instagram.com/helen_jonsen/✉️ https://substack.com/@thiskaleidoscopecareer🎤 https://speaker.innovationwomen.com/@helenjonsen ——Chapters:0:00 Welcome: Meet Helen Jonsen1:00 What is a kaleidoscope career3:00 The passion statement4:30 The Kate Winslet story ⭐6:00 Why facts never tell your story7:00 Finding your through line8:30 Why Helen wrote the book10:00 How disruption shaped women's careers12:00 The disruptions nobody names14:00 The two superpowers15:30 Inside the book: Reframe Lens + 7 Rs17:00 The TKC Book Club18:30 Christy Turlington Burns20:00 CureSearch and Childhood Cancer Awareness22:00 Hole in the Wall Gang Camp24:00 The selfish reason to volunteer25:00 Get the book + connect with Helen

    Your Career Isn't Broken — You Have a Through Line You Haven't Named Yet | Ep 104
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Stand Up & Stand Out is a show for those making a career transition. Each week, we aim to better your future by answering your career dilemmas, entrepreneurial fears, and workplace concerns and staying unique in your values. Following nearly two decades of working in Fortune 500 companies, Nikki Green left her lucrative tech job to help the next generation of leaders leverage their uniqueness as a strength. If you dream of using your creative energy for good instead of promoting corporate greed & evil, this show is for you!

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  • Creator
    Nikki Green
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    113
  • Rating
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    © Nikki Green
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    Stand Up & Stand Out