Infuse Compassion

Amy Quesenberry & Mark Carpenter
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Infuse Compassion, a podcast hosted by Amy Quesenberry and Mark Carpenter, explores the transformative power of compassion in both professional and personal spheres. This insightful podcast offers actionable strategies to integrate compassion, enhancing results, relationships and overall well-being. By prioritizing human connection, listeners can build trust, inspire teams, and create lasting impact. Designed for current and aspiring business and community leaders, Infuse Compassion delivers authentic and vulnerable conversations that help to release barriers, open minds fostering meaningful connection to prioritize humanity in interactions. Tune in to gain tools for stronger communities, thriving businesses, and enriched personal lives through the power of compassion.

  1. 5d ago

    E88: True Leadership is Kind: Reflections on Cindy Smarsh

    Kindness and leadership – true leadership – go hand in hand. In this episode of the Infuse Compassion podcast, Amy and Mark discuss what we learned and how we were inspired by our conversation in last week’s episode with Cindy Smarsh, creator of the K.I.N.D.N.E.S.S. Code. Listen in as we share our examples of the key principles of the K.I.N.D.N.E.S.S. Code and how you can apply the principles in your leadership and life. Listen in as we discuss: • The power and importance of listening as a key factor in communication. • How kindness includes making tough decisions and holding people accountable. • The multitude of reasons leadership requires knowing your team members personally. Join the conversation and consider how you can benefit from applying principles of kindness to your leadership. Cindy Smarsh has been counseling, coaching, speaking, and writing for over 35 years helping people create meaningful lives personally and professionally. Most recently, Cindy followed an inspiration to become a workplace wellbeing expert who teaches kindness-based initiatives to people in leadership positions. She found a plethora of research backing the validity of creating a wellness-focused culture in corporations to increase employee engagement, improve productivity, raise employee satisfaction and retention, decrease team conflict, enhance morale, save time & money, and drive collective success. Based on her findings, she created The K.I.N.D.N.E.S.S. Code™ a framework for up leveling the skillsets of professionals companywide to build a culture where everyone can thrive. She is on a mission to support people from all walks of life to be healthy and joy-filled with meaningful, impactful lives. She believes together we can make the world a better place and is determined to use what she has been given to make that possible. Contact Cindy: Email: cindy@cindysmarsh.com; Website: cindysmarsh.com; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thekindnesscode/; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbmX1Iyas873jLCale6MjBw; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    E88: True Leadership is Kind: Reflections on Cindy Smarsh

  2. Sep 29

    E87: Exercise the Kindess Code with Cindy Smarsh

    Kindness in business is sometimes considered soft, even fluffy. But this week’s Infuse Compassion podcast guest sees it differently. Cindy Smarsh has done the research to “crack the code” for successful business leadership, and she found that kindness is the key. Listen in as Cindy shares how she developed the K.I.N.D.N.E.S.S. Code, eight components that improve leadership, strengthen teams, and lead to serious business outcomes. In this episode you’ll learn: • The one factor that 92% of employees say will keep them at their job and their company. • An overview of the K.I.N.D.N.E.S.S. Code and how it is the key to organizational and team success. • Examples of how kindness improves business outcomes. Join us for an inside look at how you can access the code to leadership effectiveness and business success. Cindy Smarsh has been counseling, coaching, speaking, and writing for over 35 years helping people create meaningful lives personally and professionally. Most recently, Cindy followed an inspiration to become a workplace wellbeing expert who teaches kindness-based initiatives to people in leadership positions. She found a plethora of research backing the validity of creating a wellness-focused culture in corporations to increase employee engagement, improve productivity, raise employee satisfaction and retention, decrease team conflict, enhance morale, save time & money, and drive collective success. Based on her findings, she created The K.I.N.D.N.E.S.S. Code™ a framework for up leveling the skillsets of professionals companywide to build a culture where everyone can thrive. She is on a mission to support people from all walks of life to be healthy and joy-filled with meaningful, impactful lives. She believes together we can make the world a better place and is determined to use what she has been given to make that possible. Contact your favorite Smarshmallow: Email: cindy@cindysmarsh.com; Website: cindysmarsh.com; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thekindnesscode/; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbmX1Iyas873jLCale6MjBw; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    E87: Exercise the Kindess Code with Cindy Smarsh

  3. Sep 22

    E86: Whole Self Leadership: Reflections on Liz Watt

    Leadership begins from the inside. Amy and Mark focus on the concept of “whole-self leadership” that Liz Watt shared with us in our last episode. We talk about key points of Liz’s THRIVE framework and how they tie to infusing compassion into the world. Join us as we discuss: - The power behind some of the questions Liz suggested as part of her THRIVE framework. - What gets in the way of following our promptings to serve others. - How caring for yourself increases your capacity to create and discover options. Listen in and consider how you can apply THRIVE to your life and build your own “whole-self leadership” personally and professionally. Elizabeth Ann Watt is a dynamic leader, holistic wellness expert, and CEO. She is dedicated to empowering others to live their fullest potential. As a multi best seller author, public speaker, and podcast host, Liz uses her voice to inspire positive change, sharing her life’s mission to uplift and serve others. Together with her husband of over 33 years, she coordinates Utah’s largest natural health and wellness conference, helping her community embrace proactive, natural health. A mother of six, Liz lives by her motto, “Live today to bless others tomorrow,” making each moment purposeful in her journey to impact the world for the better. Contact Liz: ElizabethAnnWatt.com (free 7-day wellness journey) BeHealthyUtah.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    E86: Whole Self Leadership: Reflections on Liz Watt

  4. Sep 15

    E85: How to THRIVE with Liz Watt

    What does it look like to thrive? In this episode of the Infuse Compassion podcast, Amy and Mark talk with author and speaker Liz Watt, co-creator of the “Be Healthy Utah” conference and the creator of the THRIVE framework about her journey through her own health challenges that led to her mission to help others. In this conversation, you’ll learn: - The THRIVE framework -- Team, Health, Resilience, Invest in Growth, Value People, and Elevate – and how to apply each step. - How some simple questions can help keep you on track with the THRIVE framework. - The importance of starting with your own health to enable you to more effectively serve others - How whole-self leadership helps you show up better—for yourself, your team, and your customers Liz’s message is powerful for individuals as well as leaders. Listen in to learn how you can honor your own well-being and you expand your capacity to lift and serve others. Elizabeth Ann Watt is a dynamic leader, holistic wellness expert, and CEO. She is dedicated to empowering others to live their fullest potential. As a multi best seller author, public speaker, and podcast host, Liz uses her voice to inspire positive change, sharing her life’s mission to uplift and serve others. Together with her husband of over 33 years, she coordinates Utah’s largest natural health and wellness conference, helping her community embrace proactive, natural health. A mother of six, Liz lives by her motto, “Live today to bless others tomorrow,” making each moment purposeful in her journey to impact the world for the better. Contact Liz: ElizabethAnnWatt.com (free 7-day wellness journey) BeHealthyUtah.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    E85: How to THRIVE with Liz Watt

  5. Sep 8

    E84: Look Up to Connect: Reflections from Talmage Erickson

    You can’t see people without looking up. And one of the biggest factors pulling our eyes down is often in our own hands. In this episode, Amy and Mark reflect on our conversation with Talmage Erickson, one of “The Screen Guys,” and his mission to infuse compassion by connecting outside of technology. We talk about our own experiences and efforts to reduce screen time, and the negative impact we’ve seen when people get lost in their technology. Listen in and join our discussion on: - The potential negative impacts of social media, not just on youth, but on all of us. - How Talmage’s efforts tie to Amy’s COMPASSION framework - Our ideas to “look up” more and Talmage’s suggestions we like most We love Talmage’s new take on FOMO – focus on meaningful opportunities – and invite YOU to join us in a commitment to look up and connect more. Listen to the end for a challenge from Amy, and let us know if you’re joining in! Talmage Erickson is a 23-year-old who is taking on the world of screens. He and his father, Jeff Erickson, have come together and started "The Screen Guys." "The Screen Guys" are dedicated to teaching digital discipline in an ever-increasing digital world. They speak at churches, schools, and groups all around the U.S. and specialize in helping you and your family get back to living life beyond the screen. Connect with Talmage: screenguy.com https://www.instagram.com/talmage_erickson/ coaching@talmageerickson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    E84: Look Up to Connect: Reflections from Talmage Erickson

  6. Sep 1

    E83: Disconnect to Connect with Talmage Erickson

    Life beyond the screen is possible—and it’s worth fighting for. This week, Amy and Mark talk with Talmage Erickson, co-creator of “The Screen Guys,” about digital discipline and reclaiming real connection in an always-on world. Talmage shares research on how excessive daily screen time affects youth—disrupting sleep, study time, family interactions, and mental health. While technology can be helpful, he explains how constant dopamine hits from devices offer instant gratification without genuine connection, and why true well-being comes from looking up and engaging with real life. In this conversation, you’ll learn: - Why parents’ tech habits shape how kids use technology - The SCREEN framework to reduce screen time: Schedule, Codes, Rest, Everyone, Easy, Nights and Nevers - How to reframe FOMO from “fear of missing out” into “focus on meaningful opportunities” by looking up from the screen and being more present Listen in as Talmage shines a light on an issue we know exists but don’t always know what to do about. Learn how you can help create a world of more connection in our digital age. Talmage Erickson is a 23-year-old who is taking on the world of screens. He and his father, Jeff Erickson, have come together and started "The Screen Guys." "The Screen Guys" are dedicated to teaching digital discipline in an ever-increasing digital world. They speak at churches, schools, and groups all around the U.S. and specialize in helping you and your family get back to living life beyond the screen. Connect with Talmage:  @Screen_Guys  screenguy.com https://www.instagram.com/talmage_erickson/ coaching@talmageerickson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    E83: Disconnect to Connect with Talmage Erickson

  7. Aug 25

    E82: Align With Intention: Reflections on Jen Pestikas

    Your body will speak to you – first in a whisper, then in a shout -- that your work is out of alignment with your purpose. In this episode of the Infuse Compassion podcast, Amy and Mark reflect on their conversation with Jen Pestikas, founder of Brave Women at Work, and share their own stories of how their bodies “keep score” when they ignore inner signals. They unpack what it feels like physically, mentally, and emotionally when you’re off-purpose—and what shifts when you finally listen. Amy and Mark also explore the fears that surface when considering a career leap, and practical steps to move through those fears with compassion. In this conversation, you’ll learn: - How to notice the body’s early warning signs that your work is out of alignment - Common fears around taking a career leap—and how to face them - Ways to find people who build your energy (and gently step back from those who drain it) - How to share your positive energy to support others’ dreams The episode closes with a challenge: bring intentional, uplifting energy to someone this week as a way to infuse compassion. Jennifer Pestikas is an executive with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently the Chief Experience Officer of a Chicagoland financial institution. Jen understands the necessary skills to make significant leaps in your career, including mindset, asking for what you want, interviewing skills, the ability to negotiate, professional presence and more. In addition to her corporate work, Jen leverages her experience with her personal company, Brave Women at Work. At Brave Women at Work, Jen offers individual and group executive and leadership coaching for women. She helps her clients better identify their strengths, what they want, what is holding them back and how to remove these barriers so they can take bolder and braver action in their careers. Contact Jen: Bravewomenatwork.com Jenniferpestikas.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferpestikas/ Search for “Brave Women at Work” on Amazon to find the books in Jen’s series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    E82: Align With Intention: Reflections on Jen Pestikas

  8. Aug 18

    E81: Being A Brave Woman with Jen Pestikas

    What if your career wasn’t meant to be a ladder, but a lattice—where sideways or even downward moves move you closer to your purpose? In this episode of the Infuse Compassion podcast, Amy and Mark talk with Jen Pestikas, founder of Brave Women at Work, about recognizing when your work is out of alignment and how to make a compassionate “career leap.” Jen shares her story of burnout, how “her body kept score” when she ignored the signs, and what shifted when she stopped raising the bar for achievement and started listening to herself. She also talks about navigating critics, separating energetically from people who don’t support your dreams, and finding those who help you “fly your plane higher.” In this conversation, you’ll learn: - How to know when it’s time for a career leap - Why a “shower of self-compassion” is essential when starting a new path - A simple practice to track who boosts your energy and who drains it - What it really means to be a “Brave Woman at Work” in the face of imposter syndrome Jen’s tip for compassionators: if you’re not listening to yourself, it’s hard to be genuinely compassionate to others. This episode will help you begin that listening. Jennifer Pestikas is an executive with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently the Chief Experience Officer of a Chicagoland financial institution. Jen understands the necessary skills to make significant leaps in your career, including mindset, asking for what you want, interviewing skills, the ability to negotiate, professional presence and more. In addition to her corporate work, Jen leverages her experience with her personal company, Brave Women at Work. At Brave Women at Work, Jen offers individual and group executive and leadership coaching for women. She helps her clients better identify their strengths, what they want, what is holding them back and how to remove these barriers so they can take bolder and braver action in their careers. Contact Jen: Bravewomenatwork.com Jenniferpestikas.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferpestikas/ Search for “Brave Women at Work” on Amazon to find the books in Jen’s series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    E81: Being A Brave Woman with Jen Pestikas
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Infuse Compassion, a podcast hosted by Amy Quesenberry and Mark Carpenter, explores the transformative power of compassion in both professional and personal spheres. This insightful podcast offers actionable strategies to integrate compassion, enhancing results, relationships and overall well-being. By prioritizing human connection, listeners can build trust, inspire teams, and create lasting impact. Designed for current and aspiring business and community leaders, Infuse Compassion delivers authentic and vulnerable conversations that help to release barriers, open minds fostering meaningful connection to prioritize humanity in interactions. Tune in to gain tools for stronger communities, thriving businesses, and enriched personal lives through the power of compassion.

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  • Creator
    Amy Quesenberry & Mark Carpenter
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    89
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Infuse Compassion