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Quality Is a Strategy: Creating Regenerative Economies with Kristi Wiedemann
Jun 10, 2026
37m 18s
Dysregulated Leaders, Broken Teams: New Criteria for Sustainable Leadership with Aram Cargill
May 13, 2026
38m 08s
Growing Through Change: Franziska Altenbeck on Meeting the Moment Wherever You Are
Apr 22, 2026
46m 02s
Process Over Results: Raising Resilient Thinkers in an AI-Saturated World with Derek Hyde
Mar 18, 2026
42m 44s
Learnings From the AI Revolution: Data Sovereignty, Growth Mindset, and the Problem of Scale with Kevin O'Donovan
Feb 4, 2026
42m 45s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/10/26 | ![]() Quality Is a Strategy: Creating Regenerative Economies with Kristi Wiedemann✨ | regenerative economieslocal systems+4 | Kristi Wiedemann | — | New York | regenerative economieslocal fiber systems+5 | — | 37m 18s | |
| 5/13/26 | ![]() Dysregulated Leaders, Broken Teams: New Criteria for Sustainable Leadership with Aram Cargill✨ | leadershipself-regulation+4 | Aram Cargill | — | — | leadershipself-regulation+5 | — | 38m 08s | |
| 4/22/26 | ![]() Growing Through Change: Franziska Altenbeck on Meeting the Moment Wherever You Are✨ | changeleadership+4 | Franziska Altenbeck | — | GermanyFrance+1 | changeleadership+5 | — | 46m 02s | |
| 3/18/26 | ![]() Process Over Results: Raising Resilient Thinkers in an AI-Saturated World with Derek Hyde✨ | identityleadership+4 | Derek Hyde | militaryinternational school | Germany | AIeducation+6 | — | 42m 44s | |
| 2/4/26 | ![]() Learnings From the AI Revolution: Data Sovereignty, Growth Mindset, and the Problem of Scale with Kevin O'Donovan✨ | AI revolutiondata sovereignty+5 | Kevin O'Donovan | — | — | AIdata ownership+5 | — | 42m 45s | |
| 1/21/26 | ![]() Beyond the Numbers: Building Authentic Client Relationships with Ryan Vogel✨ | client relationshipspersonalized communication+4 | Ryan Vogel | Novi Wealth Partners | — | client relationshipspersonalized communication+4 | — | 42m 31s | |
| 12/17/25 | ![]() The Power of Yet: Rethinking Change in Education with Justine González✨ | educationchange+5 | Justine González | — | — | educationAI+5 | — | 37m 01s | |
| 11/19/25 | ![]() How to Run a Business Out of the Ground: Permaculture and Corporate Leadership with Vincent & Caroline Jeanteur✨ | permaculturebusiness leadership+4 | Caroline JeanteurVincent Jeanteur | Emergentiel | — | permaculturesustainable business+5 | — | 52m 19s | |
| 10/22/25 | ![]() Transforming Life and Business through Permaculture: Ethics, Zones, and Real-World Applications with Jamie Hardy✨ | permaculturecommunity+4 | — | permacultureAre We There Yet?+1 | — | permaculturecommunity+6 | — | 30m 41s | |
| 8/22/25 | ![]() Turning the Tide: Olympic Swimmer Natalie Hinds on Leadership, Burnout, and Self-Discovery✨ | leadershipburnout+4 | Natalie Hinds | — | Midland, Texas | Olympic swimmerburnout+5 | — | 47m 26s | |
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| 7/24/25 | ![]() The Road Taken: Two Women's Tales of Grit, Leadership and Resilience✨ | leadershipresilience+4 | Mary WinchesterSarah Defur | Army ReservesOperation Desert Storm | — | gritleadership+6 | — | 38m 41s | |
| 6/25/25 | ![]() Educating the Whole Child in a Digital World with Principal Luis Ramirez✨ | educationsocial-emotional learning+3 | Luis Ramirez | Littlebrook Elementary | Princeton, NJ | whole child educationdigital learning+3 | — | 38m 54s | |
| 5/22/25 | ![]() Communication in a Global Workplace with Gerd Hoefner | In this episode of "Are We There Yet?," global leadership expert Gerd Hoefner shares fascinating insights from his decades-long journey across multicultural landscapes managing teams across borders, cultures, and time zones. Sonja and Jamie explore with him the transformative power of cultural sensitivity in organizations, digging into the nuts and bolts of employee engagement and open communication. Together they explore the universal human need for authentic connection, arriving at the importance of understanding diverse perspectives in our interconnected world. Tune in to discover how cultural awareness can drive personal and organizational success. | 49m 33s | ||||||
| 4/9/25 | ![]() Crafting Influence: The Transformative Power of Story in Modern Communication with Jim Holtje | What role does emotion play in effective communication? What makes words so powerful they can stick with you for the rest of your life? In this podcast episode, Sonja and Jamie meet renowned speechwriter and professor Jim Holtje to discuss the enduring power of storytelling through all eras of human civilization. From Aristotle's principles of pathos and logos that emphasize the emotional impact of narratives, Jim underscores the value of human relationships and personal stories that AI cannot mimic. Together they explore the societal implications of AI, such as career displacement, and the urgency for proactive political discourse on AI. As AI comes for white-collar jobs and transforms speech writing, Jim highlights the importance of maintaining human connection and uncovering personal stories that technology simply cannot replicate. | 38m 36s | ||||||
| 3/12/25 | ![]() Empathetic Leadership in Action: Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David Bassett on Sustainable Organizational Change | How does open communication contribute to sustainable change? How can leaders balance the demands of immediate objectives with long-term vision? What strategies can be employed to build consensus in diverse teams? In this episode, Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General David Bassett sits down with Sonja and Jamie to share insights on empathetic leadership drawn from his 35-year military career and transition to private sector consulting. He emphasizes leadership as a marathon, advocating for fluid communication and consensus-building to achieve sustainable change through time and geographies. There is nuanced overlap in motivating teams across both mission-driven and commercial organizations, highlighting human connection as a core strength in building resilience. And as former director of the Defense Contract Management Agency overseeing billions of dollars in military contracts, Lt. Gen. Bassett addresses misconceptions about government inefficiency, emphasizing the importance of valuing people over technology. Together they cover strategies for maintaining organizational identity and unity, and discuss why prioritizing people is essential amidst transformational change. | 46m 26s | ||||||
| 2/12/25 | ![]() Mathematics As Storytelling with Marcus du Sautoy | Chaos theory shows that both the future and the past are unknowable. Exponential growth always seems to be stymied by an unpredictable limitation that flattens the curve. Creativity happens when something is new, surprising, and has value. But how do we assign value when we are awash in a world of endless data? Mathematics is one universal storytelling language that can help decipher what the universe is telling us. In one of their most intriguing episodes yet, Sonja and Jamie talk edges, AI, creativity, and the melancholy of solving theorems with Marcus du Sautoy, a celebrated pattern-seeking mathematician deeply invested in journeying into the unknown. | 48m 35s | ||||||
| 1/15/25 | ![]() The Power of Pausing To Watch The Snow Fall | There are hundreds of AI-powered therapy apps on the market today. When we talk to them, are we doing more than just talking to ourselves? Can we reach the same effect by simply stopping to watch snow fall outside? In this intimate episode, Sonja and Jamie use AI as a framework to reflect on the potential illusion of human agency, work-life balance as a rhythmic cycle of rest and productivity, and the essence of true communication. | 37m 15s | ||||||
| 12/4/24 | ![]() Breaking Barriers: Beyond Grit with Marion Gornik | Resilience, grit, and determination: three essential qualities for achieving one’s goals. But are they enough? This episode we follow Marion Gornick’s career from personal assistant to Siemens Global Head of Cybersecurity Finance, a path fraught with traditional norms, gender biases, and gatekeeping. We learn how Marion turned roadblocks into stepping stones and leaned on her self-awareness and persistence from childhood to reach the pinnacle of corporate success. We explore remote work dynamics, automation, and the role of AI in business, an acute issue in cybersecurity. Marion's insights offer valuable lessons in curiosity, emotional intelligence, and adaptability as key to ensuring teams grow alongside technological progress. | 35m 44s | ||||||
| 11/13/24 | ![]() Leadership and Crisis Management with Hostage Negotiator Scott Walker | Sometimes people can feel like hostages to their organizations, leading to negative outcomes at every scale. As a team leader, how can you recognize and address these dynamics to generate a more supportive environment? At the end of the day, leadership and hostage negotiation require the same critical skills: preparation, persuasion, collaboration, and emotional regulation.Sonja and Jamie interview expert crisis negotiator Scott Walker, author of the recent book, “Order Out of Chaos,” to learn lessons for team leaders who find themselves navigating crisis management and adversarial confrontations. The episode dives into the importance of honest, direct conversations, even when there are fundamental disagreements on the table. They also discuss strategies to maintain respect and fluid communication among all people involved using a clear understanding of both sides’ motivations. Take a peek into a high-stakes world that actually has many parallels in our everyday lives. | 36m 47s | ||||||
| 10/3/24 | ![]() The Future of Creativity and AI with Greg Kahn | Will AI transform creative endeavors like film, television, and music into one where human contribution is centered, or marginalized? What about painting, theater, or sculpture? In this episode of Are We There Yet?, Sonja and Jamie talk with digital, media, and advertising executive Greg Kahn about how technology can assist—or maybe replace?—many of the things creative minds spend their time working on today, for better or worse.Greg spent his elementary school years analyzing box office statistics to understand how marketing and production strategies can make or break films of all genres, and is on the front line of implementing new AI tools in creative industries today. The conversation highlights the unique hurdles faced by independent film in the streaming era, and how AI tools are now pivotal in predicting and shaping success across genres. From personalized education to challenges faced by CTOs and creative producers alike, Greg advocates for democratizing creative resources to foster inclusive workforce (and creative) development. One can lament the incursion of AI into creative spaces, but what if its cost-effectiveness was the only thing that made a work of art possible to produce at all? | 43m 18s | ||||||
| 9/11/24 | ![]() Empathy and AI in Healthcare with Dr. Jennie Byrne | To kick off season two of Are We There Yet?, Sonja and Jamie invite distinguished healthcare advisor, entrepreneur, and author Dr. Jennie Byrne to unpack the complex mental health challenges facing clinicians on the front lines of the profession, and how technology is already empowering a meaningful transformation in healthcare practice.Magnified by the high-stakes and perfectionist culture ingrained in medical training, the conversation covers generational approaches to wellness and workplace dynamics, and walks through effective communication strategies that embrace diversity and humanize the often unacknowledged struggles clinicians face to provide real-world adaptations to reach professionals where they are. Dr. Byrne's optimism about a synergistic future where AI, communication and healing intersect opens up exciting possibilities for the future of medical practice, which in many ways is already here—we just need to see it. | 45m 41s | ||||||
| 8/28/24 | ![]() Sustainable Leadership in Uncertain Times with Gerda-Marie Adenau | What is the one crucial aspect of leadership that correlates directly with the success of a team? Research shows a clear answer—but to get to it, first you must define success, and how you choose to measure it. Join Sonja and Jamie in a conversation with Gerda-Marie Adenau, a global communications manager and philosopher focused on leadership and ethics, on asking the right questions to get the most valuable answers. During the pandemic, she conducted narrative interviews to build a theory of transformational leadership, in times of both crisis and calm. Her conclusion? Aligning managers' actions with teams’ expectations is more important than cultivating an outcome-focused—and often inauthentic—leadership style.The future of work in today’s AI world is unwritten, and successful leaders must be observant, flexible, and responsive to the people they serve. Rather than asking themselves, what kind of leader do I want to be, or who do I want to be in the world, the better question is: what kind of world shall we build? | 34m 28s | ||||||
| 8/7/24 | ![]() True Luxury: Authentic Connection with Pasha Khaledpour | A mother's determination to provide a better future for her son set a transformative journey in motion, thrusting the boy into the unknown and, ultimately, towards a thriving career in leadership excellence.As a complement to the core Are We There Yet? season, Sonja and Jamie release extras that explore how we get “there,” and the diverse ways leaders have shaped their own lives and those of the people around them. In this beautiful and profoundly personal season one extra, Sonja and Jamie speak with Pasha Khaledpour, a high-end fashion and luxury brand director, to explore his incredible path from a childhood scarred by tragic loss in war-torn Iran to Miami’s top shelf design districts. Dive deep into Pasha’s world as they discuss how a family’s shared values can shape a life’s trajectory, and uncover the true essence of luxury (spoiler alert: it’s not about what something costs, but about connection, authenticity, trust, and loyalty). | 44m 08s | ||||||
| 7/10/24 | ![]() From Meth Lab to Ministry: Leading from Within with Michael Buck | Have you ever imagined that the leadership skills needed to spin up a regional methamphetamine lab would transfer to leading a church ? While he couldn’t have known his destiny from the start, this is the path Pastor Michael Buck took as he set his inner compass to his true North.As a complement to the core Are We There Yet? season, Sonja and Jamie release extras that explore how we get “there,” and the diverse ways leaders have shaped their own lives and those of the people around them. In this second season one extra, Michael reflects on his personal journey from burnout to dealer to pastor, and how his fascinating life experiences shaped his role as an effective communicator and community builder today. In this enlightening episode, Michael walks through how he cultivated self-awareness to claim a direction for his innate drive, and reminds us how critical authenticity is to true leadership. | 37m 35s | ||||||
| 6/19/24 | ![]() Climate Science & Action with Dr. Benjamin Strauss, CEO of Climate Central | What makes a story—an ancient myth, a newspaper article, even a map—powerful enough to shape a culture? Dr. Benjamin Strauss asks this question every day in his role as CEO and Chief Scientist of Climate Central, a scientific research and news organization focused on hyperlocal, actionable climate communication. Why have cautionary tales of centuries ago, such as Noah’s flood and Gunyah’s spearing of the sacred fish, persisted through to the present? What can they teach us about how we humans shape our values, and how we can apply these learnings to an abstract threat like climate change today? How are we using AI and other technology to turn global datasets into localized action plans? And why is it misguided to place too much hope on achieving specific outcomes?Our conversation with Dr. Strauss sheds light on the Surging Seas project’s revelations, achieved using advanced neural networks to create accurate global coastal maps that identify at-risk populations who can be prioritized for local outreach and action. We also explore the transformative power of visual storytelling through initiatives like Mapping Choices and the brand-new FloodVision, which offer interactive, photorealistic depictions of future sea levels and storm surges for local leaders to deploy in their planning and advocacy campaigns. We discover how data, technology, and visual storytelling can combine to serve as a catalyst for people to tell their own stories and make meaningful change where it matters most: close to home.This episode is essential for anyone passionate about bridging the gaps between climate science, public understanding, and effective action. | 40m 48s | ||||||
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