In this season of Team Building Saves the World, join our host Rich Rininsland as we explore the significance of building a positive company culture and how effective communication plays a crucial role in achieving it.

We’ll examine how positive company culture, effective communication, and corporate social responsibility can help create an inclusive, productive, and unified workplace.

Featuring thought leaders from around the world, this season offers valuable insights and practical tips for personal and professional development. Whether you’re a manager, employee, entrepreneur, or job seeker, join us for fresh perspectives on current topics and learn how to leverage your team’s strengths to build a more harmonious and productive work environment.

Don’t miss the season premiere on February 28th!

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Listen to gain valuable insight and strategies for discussing topics that are taboo from the communication expert herself and have a few laughs along the way.

About Karith Foster:

Karith Foster is a humorist, speaker, TV, and radio personality, author, wife, and mother. She is also a diversity engagement specialist whose application of inversity is impacting lives at academic institutions and corporations across America at a time when humor, understanding, acceptance, and respect are so desperately needed.

For years Karith has left her unique mark on countless stages across America from the world-famous Apollo Theatre to the national airwaves as radio show host Don Imus’ former sidekick. She is one of the featured comedians in the 2016 hit documentary about comedy and outrage culture, “Can We Take a Joke?” which has garnered accolades in The Washington Post and TIME Magazine. She can be heard regularly on Sirius/XM Ch. 121 Insight and as co-host on the Fox Business News podcast “Foster and Shapiro.” She recently founded the Foster Russell Family Foundation whose mission is to inspire free speech, social change, and empowerment through education and mentorship.

Check out our blog on how to create an inclusive workplace culture.

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Together, they will explore the critical factors to consider, including location, activities, and timing, that will make your team building experience a smashing success. With their wealth of knowledge and experience, this episode is guaranteed to provide you with valuable insights on the power of corporate offsites, the latest advancements, and how they can help your team unlock their full potential and achieve greatness.

About Jared Kleinert:

Jared Kleinert is the Founder/CEO of Offsite, 3x award-winning author, a TED speaker, and USA Today’s “Most Connected Millennial”.

In his earlier years, Jared was one of the first ten employees at enterprise SaaS company called 15Five, the market leader for software powering continuous employee feedback, high-performing cultures, objectives (OKR) tracking, etc. Later on, Jared would become a delegate to President Obama’s 2013 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Malaysia, and write multiple books including the “#1 Entrepreneurship Book of 2015”, 2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials are Breaking Down Age Barriers and Changing The World (2015), and “Networking: How To Meet Influential People, Deepen Relationships, and Become A Super-Connector” (2022), and speak at TED@IBM the day before he turned 20. 

His insights on entrepreneurship, networking, remote work, and offsites have been featured in major media such as Forbes, TIME, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, NPR, Entrepreneur, Mashable, Fox Business, and many more.

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Listen to gain valuable insight on how to take your team from good to great, and effective strategies to help support your coworkers and employees. Lia draws on her experience working with organizations of all sizes to share practical tips and real-world examples of how to build a high performing team, and create a culture of trust, collaboration, and ownership within a team. Tune in for insights and advice you won’t want to miss on what makes a high performing team.

About Lia Garvin:

Lia Garvin is the bestselling author of Unstuck, TEDx speaker, host of the top 20 podcast Managing Made Simple, and organizational effectiveness consultant with experience leading team operations across Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Bank of America. As the Founder of The Workplace Reframe organizational consulting firm, Lia Garvin uses the lens of “disruption without destruction” to equip innovative organizations of any size and industry with the tools to cultivate inclusive, motivated, high performing teams resulting in higher retention, more efficiency, and better business results. She is a sought after expert in the media, featured across Inc, FastCompany, ABC News, CNN Business, US News & World Report, HBR, Yahoo, and TV News. Where is your team getting stuck? Take her Manager’s Quiz.

Check out our blog to learn how team success starts with an ownership mindset.

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Constance is an experienced author, Psychologist, and contributor to renowned publications such as the Harvard Business Review and Forbes. Listen as she provides her sought-after tips, advice, and stories on how leaders and individuals can cultivate a culture of courage in their organizations in an increasingly complex and uncertain world.

About Constance Dierickx:

Constance is author of the forthcoming book, Meta-Leadership: How to See What Others Don’t and Make Great Decisions. Before launching her successful consultancy practice, Constance worked as a broker at Merrill Lynch. There, she observed firsthand the power of emotion and perceptual distortion on major decisions. Her curiosity about the behavior of clients and colleagues led her to study psychology and business and earn a PhD in clinical psychology, focusing on decision science and crisis intervention with individuals and organizations.

Constance has since consulted with dozens of boards and over 500 executives on five continents, becoming a sought-after advisor to boards and senior executives in high-stakes leadership situations including strategic pivots, CEO transitions, board conflict, and crisis. She has worked with companies from the Fortune 50 to high-tech start-ups. Her merger and acquisition clients succeed 400% more often than the average. One public company client saw a 100% increase in share price two years post-deal. Clients call her “The Decision Doctor®” in recognition of her ability to help them with high-stakes decisions. She has helped clients increase share price (1400% for a retail brand), revenue (27%) and margin.

Recognized as an expert on governance and executive leadership, Constance has been interviewed by National Public Radio for Marketplace Morning, The Wall Street Journal, and Chief Executive and writes for Harvard Business Review and Forbes as well as Directorship, Boards and Directors, and Corporate Board Member.

In 2021, The Society for the Advancement of Consulting named her Consultant of the Year in recognition of her achievements and contributions to the profession. Prior to starting her own firm, she led the Board Services practice for a global boutique firm. She is the author of High Stakes Leadership (2017), The Merger Mindset (2018) and upcoming The Vibrant Board (2023).

Learn more about the importance of psychological safety at work in our blog.

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Tune in to discover how being an advocate for yourself can benefit you and your team.

About Tania Desa:

Tania draws from intercultural experiences of travelling to over 80 countries including studying and working in Australia, Japan, Hungary, Spain, China and Switzerland. She is a professionally trained coach from The Coaches Training Institute. She holds an International MBA from Top 25 MBA school ESADE in Spain and Peking University in China.

Tania has thrived in corporate sales and marketing management roles at Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Medtronic, Ecolab, Johnson & Johnson and has led strategic discussions at the World Health Organization in Switzerland. She also leads an Employee Resource Group Leadership Council whereby Fortune 500 companies engage in quarterly diversity roundtables in Toronto. She likes to bring personal stories and best practices into keynotes, trainings, program development and every client consultation. After all, sharing is caring.

Visit our blog to learn more about the importance of authenticity at work.

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The episode emphasizes the importance of cultivating a mindset and commitment to ongoing improvement to create innovation, growth, and success. Tune in to discover how adopting these tactics can lead to a thriving workplace culture.

About Jim Frawley:

Jim is the Founder of Bellwether, an executive development community, dedicated to helping both individuals and organizations build resiliency, adapt to change and thrive in rapidly shifting contexts.

Jim provides a range of services, including Keynote Speaking, Executive and Business Coaching and Workshop development and facilitation. He is the Author of “Adapting in Motion: Finding Your Place in the New Economy” and Host of the Bellwether Hub Podcast, building a library of resources for teams and individuals to continually develop themselves.

He has worked with clients in eight countries and thirty-nine states to date to create and implement change management, corporate training, and strategic planning programs, as well as organizational re-designs.

His specialties include executive communications, self-efficacy and accountability, and preparing for change when we don’t know what change is coming. 

Jim has a unique capability in getting people to do things they didn’t think they could (as evidenced by convincing an Irish cousin to swim in the Hudson River.)

Learn more about the importance of investing in your employees in our blog.

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About Shannon DuPont:

As the Director of Program Development, Shannon DuPont is responsible for creating, customizing, and onboarding new events. Her passion for the job inspires her to continually develop ideas that empower teams to explore and build strong bonds. Since 2007, Shannon has played a key role with TeamBonding. Working with our partners at Catalyst Global –the largest network team building providers in the world – she is able to stay ahead of the trends in cutting edge training experiences. Shannon connects directly with clients from every industry to assess their needs and find innovative ways to achieve them. When live events pivoted during the pandemic, she designed a variety of virtual programs that could still bring clients together in a meaningful way despite their working remotely. Whether the event is in-person, virtual, or hybrid, Shannon will make sure every client has an impactful experience.

About Paul Giroux:

TeamBonding’s Director of Facilitator Training Paul Giroux. Paul has facilitated hundreds of events for diverse clients like Deloitte, Verizon, Glaxo Smith Kline, PWC, ESPN, Direct TV, Game Show Network, and many more! He provides the right mix of Energy, Fun, Organization, Comedy, and did we say ENERGY no matter what style your program needs. Taking your program beyond your expectations is Paul’s full-time passion, and he possesses an uncanny knack for versatility and an ability to adapt to any crowd or situation.

About Christian Galpin:

Christian Galpin has been a Lead Event Facilitator for TeamBonding for more than a decade and is still energized by the variety of programs he gets to deliver and the various clients he gets to engage with both locally and throughout New England, traveling around the U.S.A. and through Virtual events as well.  His favorite programs to deliver include “TeamProv”; a team building program using applied Improvisation training he helped initiate, as well as the various fun Game Show themed programs and the numerous impactful Charity/CSR events. 

Check out our blog for more tips for team building and planning the perfect corporate event!

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About Kim Crowder:

Kim Crowder, Founder & CEO of Kim Crowder Consulting, is one of the country’s executive, leadership and diversity, inclusion, and equity speakers, coaches, trainers, and consultants. 

Kim and her team work across industries serving global organizations. From leaders and executives at Adobe to Smugmug, the American Library Association, HarperCollins Publishers, and more, Kim and her team provide executives and leaders with actionable tools to build healthy, people-centered workplaces long term.

Kim has been named by Forbes as a “Top Anti-Racism Educators Companies Need Now,” A Top 10 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Expert by All American, and Top Influential African-American Business Women To Follow by LinkedIn. She is also a member of the MIT Technology Review Global Panel and For(bes) The Culture, and is a LinkedIn Top Voice.

She has been featured by The New York Times, Business Insider, Cheddar News, CBS, NBC, FOX, Katie Couric Media, regularly by Forbes, on Hubspot’s podcast, The Growth Show, Workology, and As Told By Nomads.

Visit our blog to learn more about corporate culture killers and how to address them with your team.

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Join us as Dr. Jody and Rich delve into the underlying causes of employee and team disconnection, the consequences of disengagement, and invaluable strategies for revitalizing teams to cultivate a thriving and healthy work environment.

About Dr. Jody Carrington:

Renowned Psychologist. Human Connection Expert. Bestselling Author

Dr. Jody Carrington is a powerhouse speaker and fearless champion for authentic human connection. She is highly sought after for her expertise, energy, and genuine approach to helping people solve the most complex human-centered problems. Jody’s work focuses on the value of reconnection—the key to healthy relationships and productive teams. Her authentic, honest (and often hilarious) approach never fails to inspire and motivate audiences.

Dr. Carrington is the founder and principal psychologist at The Carrington Practice, where she uses her twenty-plus years of experience to empower the clients she connects with. Jody’s unique resume of clients—from kids to major institutions—provides her with insights and depth of experience to present unmatched value to her audiences. Her core message resonates with everyone from the practice to the world stage: our power lies in our ability to acknowledge each other first.

She is the bestselling author of Kids These Days (2019), Teachers These Days (2021), and the emotionally charged and introspective chart topping, Feeling Seen (Harper Collins, 2023).

Jody lives in small-town Olds, Alberta, with her husband and three children (she had three kids in 2 years to test her own resilience), and leads the amazing team at Carrington & Company. 

Check out our blog on unveiling the dangers of disconnected teams!

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