The Career Couch with Dr. Carole & Friends had a diverse and amazing group of subject matters experts this season from various locations around the world. The listeners were privileged to hear from many who were authors and had completed a l

Starting Your Small Business (Before Leaving your Job)

May 10th, 2022 27m 6s

Are you thinking about quitting your job and pursuing that great idea that has been on your mind for years? Numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau found that a whopping 5.4 million new business applications were filed in 2021, surpassing th

Managing Your Personal Brand

Apr 25th, 2022 31m 36s

Brand expert, Sonya Barnes of Sonya Barnes International, places great emphasis on the need to develop your personal brand and not be satisfied with your default brand. In this episode, she stresses the need to be consistent with your personal

Surviving Office Politics

Apr 4th, 2022 46m 49s

Author and business consultant, Michael (Chang) Wenderoth, discusses a topic that we have all experienced – office politics. If you haven’t experienced it, you are likely to at some point in your career. He posits that we should not ignore off

Navigating a Promotion and Organizational Success - Part 2

Mar 21st, 2022 32m 1s

Comcast President and Special Counsel to the CEO, Steve White, continues with part two of "Navigating a Promotion and Organizational Success." In episode 2, Steve, discusses employee growth from an organizational and employee perspective. Orga

Navigating a Promotion and Organizational Success - Part 1

Mar 7th, 2022 31m 46s

Steve White, President of Comcast’s West Division for eleven years, and now serving as President and special counsel to the Comcast CEO, allows us to experience his personal journey of professional successes and failures, as he climbed the corp

Taking Accountability (and Ownership) of Results

Feb 21st, 2022 39m 20s

Most leaders believe they are accountable because they are successful. Not so, says this week's guest, Michael Timms, author of "How Leaders Can Inspire Accountability: Three Habits That Make or Break Leaders and Elevate Organizational Performa

Improving Leader's Problem-solving Efforts

Feb 7th, 2022 38m 19s

Jamie Flinchbaugh is an author and advisor who has worked with over 300 companies around the world, including Harley-Davidson, Intel, Mars, Amazon, Crayola, Fidelity, and Whirlpool. For three decades, he has coached at every level - from entr

Stepping Into Your Own Power (Self-Evolution)

Jan 24th, 2022 39m 8s

Joining us all the way from Italy this week, is Dr. Barbara Dallay Pezze. She is an international leadership coach and speaker with 18 years of global experience inspiring leaders and entrepreneurs to discover and reach their purpose via self-

Driving Organizational Change with Respect

Jan 11th, 2022 44m 41s

Season 4 kicks off with Mark Bobbitt and Chris Edmonds, co-authors of "Good Comes First: How Today's Leaders Create an Uncompromising Company Culture that Doesn't Suck." In this episode, they address how putting "good first" can impact every o

Trailer

Welcome to Season 4!

Jan 11th, 2022 1m 55s

Welcome to Season 4 of the Career Couch with Dr. Carole & Friends. Be prepared to enjoy subject matter expert advice and opinions from authors, consultants, leaders and researchers from all around the world this season on workplace and organiz

Bonus

Season 3 Finale

Nov 3rd, 2021 4m 29s

This third season was all about you and your well-being as we had amazing episodes with dynamic guests and topics. I want to thank you, listeners, for tuning in each week. I also want to thank my guests and friends who took the time to serve as

Elevating Yourself to New Heights

Nov 1st, 2021 40m 5s

Tracy Litt is a proven powerhouse of transformation. As a certified leadership expert, mindset coach, and spiritual advisor (and licensed hypnotherapist) , she helps people across the globe to break the patterns that bind them so they can becom

Making Work, Work (For You)

Oct 18th, 2021 36m 36s

"Own it. Love it. Make it Work." This is the title of the new book from productivity expert/consultant and best-selling author, Carson Tate. Carson takes the listeners on a transformational journey in owning one's career and making any job w

Leading the Way in Healthcare (via Career Transformation)

Oct 11th, 2021 30m 25s

Dr. Randy Cook, a well-respected clinician with four decades as a surgeon, educator and organizational leader, gifts the listeners with his wisdom and insight in many areas. Dr. Cook also serves as a professional coach with MD Coaches, a compa

Breaking It Down: White Privilege

Sep 27th, 2021 44m 8s

Dr. Karen Geiger of Karen Geiger & Associates, consults with organizations and individuals to create awareness on the issue of white privilege, implement change and alter the race narrative. In this episode she addresses: her personal journey

Transitioning to Your Dream Job - Part 2

Sep 13th, 2021 38m 10s

Transitioning to Your Dream Job continues with part 2 and an inspiring and realistic conversation with Ms. Wanda Pierce. Wanda leveraged her successful corporate America experiences with Mobil, Johnson & Johnson and Merck, to transition to her

Transitioning to Your Dream Job - Part 1

Sep 6th, 2021 32m 53s

Chief inspiration officer and coach, Tony Martignetti joins the Career Couch in Part 1 of a series on "Transitioning to Your Dream Job." He discusses how he transitioned from a career in finance and strategy and a passion for art, to one where

Fostering Meaningful Connections

Aug 23rd, 2021 42m 31s

Dr. Edward Brodkin and therapist Ashley Pallathra are the leading experts on human connection. In this episode, they discuss their co-authored new book, Missing Each Other: How to Cultivate Meaningful Connections, which is based upon years of r

Coping and Growing During a Crisis

Aug 9th, 2021 42m 41s

Dr. Rob Fazio, a licensed psychologist, crisis consultant and executive advisor, speaks on the topic of Coping and Growing During a Crisis. He shares his personal story (of coping through the pandemic and losing his father in the 9/11 tragedy)

Pushing Through The Burnout

Aug 2nd, 2021 20m 28s

Host of the Career Couch with Dr. Carole and Friends, Carole Isom-Barnes, takes the mic solo (no guests or friends) in this episode to address quitting your job due to workplace stress. Focus is on three major areas of consideration - financi

Understanding Workplace Violence - Part 2

Jul 26th, 2021 23m 28s

Trained in homeland security and forensics, and now serving as a workplace violence consultant via her company, Blue Line Security Services, Chris Bush returns for part two of the discussion on workplace violence. In this episode she addresses

Understanding Workplace Violence - Part 1

Jul 19th, 2021 27m 28s

Chris Bush, trained in homeland security, forensics (and more) has an extensive background as a security expert in various capacities: private investigator, law enforcement officer and most important to this podcast episode, as a workplace vi

Recognizing (and Managing) Mental Health in the Workplace - Part 2

Jul 12th, 2021 33m 15s

Clinical psychologist and senior workforce director of mental health, Dr. Joe Grasso, continues the mental health discussion in Part 2 of this episode. He discusses:the role everyone has in de-stigmatizing mental health and challenging misconc

Recognizing (and Managing) Mental Health in the Workplace - Part 1

Jul 5th, 2021 34m 4s

Season 3 kicks off with Dr. Joe Grasso, clinical psychologist and senior director of workforce mental health at Lyra Health. He provides insight in episode 1 on:how to prepare managers to be more aware of emotional distresshow far organizations