The Only Dream Big Pod

Donnie Bedney

5.0 (9)
BUSINESS

The Only Dream Big Pod is a podcast dedicated to sharing real-life success stories to encourage our listeners to pursue big dreams, reach the impossible, and ultimately make a positive impact in their community. In each episode, Donnie Bedney invites distinguished industry leaders to share their insights regarding entrepreneurship, human capital, and the future of the workforce.

08/25/2022

Achieve Big Through The Power of Storytelling with Karen Eber

Join us as we share how you can connect people through storytelling, reimagine your workplace culture, and ultimately drive change through people with our guest, Karen Eber. She is a keynote, TED speaker, culture transformation expert, and leadership development whisperer. With 20 years of experience, she has worked on both sides of the desk – as a Consultant and head of Culture & Leadership Development at GE and Deloitte. She is known for clarifying the Why and the Way and telling you what you need to hear, especially when it is hard. She shares memorable stories that inspire your leaders and teams to build new ideas and habits to transform culture.

36 min
08/18/2022

Achieve Big By Improving Workplace Culture with Laurel Rutledge

Join us as we share how you can instill transparency in the organization, unfold the importance of alignment, vision, and action, and ultimately drive change through people with our guest, Laurel Rutledge.

37 min
07/25/2022

Achieve Big by Identifying Global Work Trends with Don MacPherson of 12 Geniuses

Join us as we share how you can create better workplaces, improve employee experiences, and ultimately drive change through people with our guest, Don MacPherson, CEO of 12 Geniuses. Don MacPherson is the host of 12 Geniuses - a podcast for curious and voracious learners. A five-time entrepreneur, Don spent 25 years researching the employee and customer experiences, the attributes of great leadership, and how healthy organizational cultures are created and sustained. Now, Don interviews geniuses from around the world about the trends shaping the way we live and work. From AI to biotechnology, aging to addiction, cybersecurity to privacy, and climate change to trust, Don uses these insights to help business leaders better understand what these trends are, how they are positioned to disrupt companies and industries, and how new value can be created for those willing to make the necessary changes.

39 min
07/07/2022

Identifying Your Personal and Organizational Core Values with Monica Cost

Join us as we share how you can create better workplaces, improve employee experiences, and ultimately drive change through people with our guest, Monica Cost, CEO of The Core Value Company. Monica is Chief Pathfinder & President of The Core Value Company®, a firm that provides custom value-based strategies for corporations, entrepreneurs, and individuals through unique workshops, business strategy creation, corporate culture consulting, and keynotes; using her trademarked Value Identification Process®. Having spent many years in Fortune 500 companies in professional and executive positions, Monica is uniquely equipped to understand the condition of professionals at every level from various angles.

34 min
03/31/2022

Harnessing the Power of your Strengths with Gallup CEO Jim Clifton

Join us as we navigate life, dreaming, and reaching the impossible with our guest, Jim Clifton, CEO of Gallup. Jim created The Gallup Path, a metric-based economic model that links the behaviors of employees and customers to business outcomes. This model is used in performance management systems in more than 500 companies worldwide. His innovation, The Gallup World Poll, is designed to give the world's 7 billion citizens a voice on virtually all key global issues. He serves on several boards and is the chairman of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. His blog appears regularly in the Influencer section of LinkedIn and on Gallup.com's Chairman's Blog.

31 min
03/18/2022

The Only Dream Big Pod Episode 26 - Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, Allegheny Health Network

Join us as we navigate life, dreaming, and reaching the impossible with our guest, Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew of Allegheny Health Network. An internationally respected expert in cultural humility within the health care field, Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew has spent her career engaging marginalized communities and building programs that focus on promoting outcomes equity for vulnerable patients and mitigating socio-political barriers to care. She has a special interest in educating and empowering women, especially those pursuing careers in medicine. Although Dr. Larkins-Pettigrew cares for women in her general OB/GYN practice, she also focuses on providing care to women living in low- to middle-resource communities, with a clinical focus in the care of women living with HIV. She is the founder and current CEO and President of JUSTWONDOOR (Women and Newborns, Diversity, Outreach, Opportunity and Research), a program that aims to educate global medical providers through local and international health care collaborations.

30 min
03/10/2022

The Only Dream Big Pod Episode 25 - LaDavia Drane, Amazon Web Services

Join us as we navigate life, dreaming, and reaching the impossible with our guests, LaDavia Drane of Amazon Web Services. LaDavia Drane is a bridge between the worlds of technology and inclusion, diversity, and equity. Leveraging technology for good, in ways both big and small, and with a global impact is her personal and professional mission. With a background comprised of work and education in public policy, public relations, technology and inclusion, diversity, and equity, LaDavia has cultivated strategically aligned relationships to remove barriers and build opportunities that accelerate equity in the circles she navigates and beyond.

23 min
03/03/2022

The Only Dream Big Pod Episode 24 - Evette Ellis and Kameale Terry, Chargerhelp

Join us as we navigate life, dreaming, and reaching the impossible with our guests, Kameale and Evette of Chargerhelp. Kameale is the Co-Founder and CEO of ChargerHelp, Inc. an app that enables on-demand repair of electric vehicle charging stations. As the former Director of Programs at EV Connect, an electric vehicle charge station network provider, Kameale structured and led teams to execute electric vehicle infrastructure projects and programs in the United States, Australia, and Canada for commercial and government entities. Her most notable projects include the Electrify America - Phase One Program, the Southern California Edison Charge Ready Pilot, and the New York Power Authority portfolio. Evette Ellis is an impactful and thought provoking workforce developer. She is also the chief workforce officer and co-founder of ChargerHelp! Evette has mastered all aspects of workforce development. From work based learning, job development and placement , outreach and retention, Evette has worked tirelessly with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps system for over seven years as a specialist for Career Transition Services.

27 min

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5

out of 5

9 Ratings

Totally hooked!

09/10/2022

mentor s c

Thank you for all the good information you put forth to educate. I learn something new with every episode! I am inspired! Highly recommended.
Very informative and easy to listen to.

09/16/2021

Murice Miller

Donnie really knows the right questions to ask because the conversations are so informative and the guests really enjoy sharing with the community. Thank you for sharing this helpful information.

The Only Dream Big Pod is a podcast dedicated to sharing real-life success stories to encourage our listeners to pursue big dreams, reach the impossible, and ultimately make a positive impact in their community. In each episode, Donnie Bedney invites distinguished industry leaders to share their insights regarding entrepreneurship, human capital, and the future of the workforce.

Creator

Donnie Bedney
Years Active

2021 - 2022
Episodes

31
Rating

Clean
Show Website

The Only Dream Big Pod

The Only Dream Big Pod

Achieve Big Through The Power of Storytelling with Karen Eber

Achieve Big By Improving Workplace Culture with Laurel Rutledge

Achieve Big by Identifying Global Work Trends with Don MacPherson of 12 Geniuses

Identifying Your Personal and Organizational Core Values with Monica Cost

Harnessing the Power of your Strengths with Gallup CEO Jim Clifton