Human Potential

The Science of Being ‘Cool’ (or Hot): Sam Shames of Embr Labs

The Science of Being ‘Cool’ (or Hot): Sam Shames of Embr Labs

Sam and the Embr Labs team truly embody the pure, honest spirit of entrepreneurship, and one that is grounded in scientific research & innovation. As co-founder and COO of Embr Labs, Sam shares his humble insights and discoveries in company building. If you want to model and adopt a low-ego stance for growing a category defining technology company— watch this video!

The Business of Powerfully Caring: Celine Ivari of WholyMe

The Business of Powerfully Caring: Celine Ivari of WholyMe

Today’s guest is Celine Ivari, Co-Founder & CEO of WholyMe, a company focused on delivering the healthiest, effective relief solutions for an active lifestyle. Celine possesses an incredibly mature and youthful approach to leadership, building a sustainable business, and placing customers at the center of all commercial efforts.

Democratizing Startup Fundraising & Investing: Kendrick Nguyen of Republic

Democratizing Startup Fundraising & Investing: Kendrick Nguyen of Republic

Today’s guest is Kendrick Nguyen, Co-founder & CEO @Republic, an investment platform where everyone can invest as little as $10 in cutting-edge startups. In this podcast interview, Kendrick candidly shares his journey as a founder, his life (and business) philosophies, and his love for building teams with an inherently positive attitude towards everything they do. Anyone can enjoy this! :)

Personal Bias: How to Identify Yours and Work With It in Real-Time

Personal Bias: How to Identify Yours and Work With It in Real-Time

The human brain is an association, meaning-making machine. We make meaning every day about everything— for better or worse. The meaning we make about our sensory-observations— what we perceive using our five senses: visual (seeing), auditory (hearing), kinesthetic (feeling), olfactory (smelling), gustatory (tasting) — governs our experience of a situation and how we respond. And, these meanings we assign typically happen at the speed of thought— unless we consciously take a breath, reflect on our internal thoughts, and analyze them.

Culture Design 101: Behavioral Specificity > Wordsmithing Values

Culture Design 101: Behavioral Specificity > Wordsmithing Values

Open any company website and read what they value— it could be in their ‘About Us’ page or on their ‘Job Descriptions’ pages. Likely, you will find single words or catchy phrases that describe their culture, who they are, and how they operate. However, if it is not clear what specific behaviors your company values and expects, then people are left to their interpretations and personal biases of what behaviors are expected of them.