The Sage Sayers
by Debbi Gardiner McCullough
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Adelaide Ducret: "Moving abroad is an analysis in itself. You must adjust how you think and communicate."
Aug 21, 2026
22m 25s
"Executive presence and confidence comes from a well-draped Sari." An interview with Aish Sethuraman
Aug 8, 2026
10m 56s
We Don't Need AI to Surprise Our Audiences. We Need Great Delivery with Michael Chad Hoeppner
Jul 25, 2026
46m 17s
"If you want to win, be joyous." Mia Frolova and Maryna Frolova on becoming Miss Texas Jr. Teen
Jul 10, 2026
25m 26s
Why do many bright, ambitious people answer direct questions vaguely?
Jun 26, 2026
15m 08s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 8/21/26 | Adelaide Ducret: "Moving abroad is an analysis in itself. You must adjust how you think and communicate." | We sit down with "Adelaide Ducret" (who to protect her anonymity, uses a pseudonym). She’s a Parisian based in the Bay Area who has spent 32 years in the U.S., six of those in the MidWest, and 12 years working as a data scientist at tech firms, and when 12 years ago data science did not exist. We brought Adelaide to the Sage Sayers because we have a mutual love for reading, writing, and thinking on deep topics. We also share a path having left our motherlands when we were young, because... | 22m 25s | ||||||
| 8/8/26 | "Executive presence and confidence comes from a well-draped Sari." An interview with Aish Sethuraman | Aish Sethuraman, a business lead in the finance sector, has loved wearing sari as long as she can remember. Her mother, when growing up wore them immaculately too. On International Women's Day, she launched her own small business from her San Antonio, TX base, Aiswariya - Sari Draping, which she has since grown purely by word of mouth. "I believe your quality work will make it so you need little or no advertising at all," she says. In our ad hoc interview, we hear from Aish... | 10m 56s | ||||||
| 7/25/26 |  We Don't Need AI to Surprise Our Audiences. We Need Great Delivery with Michael Chad Hoeppner | We sit down with Michael Chad Hoeppner, the CEO of GK Training, and Author of the bestselling book Don't Say Um: How to Communicate Effectively to Live a Better Life. If you struggle with saying "um," sounding flat, speeding, and dreading speaking in front of audiences, you're in the right place. Michael proves we're not doomed to poor communication habits forever. His kinesthetic techniques and hands-on exercises like finger-walking to stop using filler words or silent storytelli... | 46m 17s | ||||||
| 7/10/26 | pageantryleadership+3 | Mia FrolovaMaryna Frolova | Miss Texas Jr. Teen | — | Miss Texas Jr. Teenpageants+5 | — | 25m 26s | ||
| 6/26/26 | communicationinterview skills+3 | — | — | — | vague answerscommunication skills+3 | — | 15m 08s | ||
| 6/13/26 | listeningcoaching+3 | Marcia Reynolds | Coach the Person, Not the Problem Second Edition | — | listeningcoaching+4 | — | 35m 25s | ||
| 5/30/26 | non-profitenvironment+3 | Harini RajeshAnvita Gurumurthy+2 | Trees for Me | New JerseyCornell university+1 | Trees for Metree planting+5 | — | 29m 52s | ||
| 5/16/26 | faithservice+3 | Melinda Gonzalez | Jesus is the Coolest Guy I Know | — | Jesusfaith+4 | — | 29m 30s | ||
| 5/2/26 | athlete consultingIvy League+3 | Jonathan RubinJordan Gonza | NextTier AthletesHarvard University | Harvard Square | NextTier AthletesIvy League+3 | — | 25m 48s | ||
| 4/17/26 | conversation skillscommunication+4 | — | SubstackEconomist+1 | — | conversationbrevity+4 | — | 17m 36s | ||
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| 4/3/26 | LinkedInstorytelling+3 | Ashi Chopra | LinkedIn | Mumbai | LinkedInAshi Chopra+4 | — | 22m 38s | ||
| 3/26/26 | coachingcommunication+3 | Dr. Marcia Reynolds | Coach the Person, Not the Problem | — | coachingcommunication+5 | — | 40m 40s | ||
| 3/14/26 | menopausesupport+3 | Simon Salt | The Quiet Transition | — | menopausesupporting women+5 | — | 35m 07s | ||
| 2/27/26 | listening skillssociolinguistics+3 | Dr. Haru Yamada | KIKU: The Japanese Art of Good Listening | — | listeningcommunication skills+3 | — | 27m 41s | ||
| 2/14/26 | connectionsales+3 | Austin Sussel | Fortune 100/500s | Ohio | connectionsales techniques+3 | — | 29m 32s | ||
| 1/31/26 | networkingstudent life+3 | Nick McCullough | HarvardHarvard Crimson | — | networkingHarvard+4 | — | 14m 22s | ||
| 1/16/26 | Setting goals without forcing them: Interviewing Malvika Joshi | Happy New Year, dear Sage Sayers listeners. Welcome back. 2026, Year of the Fire Horse, will be awesome. If you're stuck on how to approach goals this year, or even to bother with them, British tech marketer and coach, Malvika Joshi, joins me for episode 1, season 5, with her approach, and how to communicate goals (to ourselves, and others.) (Popular data tells us 80-90% of professionals abandon their resolutions, and usually by mid-January, highlighting the need for clear plans, new ap... | 26m 14s | ||||||
| 12/12/25 | What if Grammar Stopped Being Brussels Sprouts and Became Birthday Cake? Patty McGee on our Need for Great Grammar | Patty McGee never cared for how grammar was taught to her at school. “It was always so strict, rigid, and not interesting at all.” After years as a teacher, Patty pledged to make grammar interesting for the kids she taught at school. From seeing such great results and children loving her approach, she co-wrote a book on grammar, one which we can appreciate as business communicators too. In our interview, we hear of Patty’s new love for grammar, her book-writing process, and insigh... | 26m 08s | ||||||
| 11/29/25 | Female Mavericks Co-Founder Beth Mazza on AI Images, Women Founders, and Creative Potency | Co-Founder of Female Mavericks, Advisor, Coach and Cheerleader to Solopreneurs Beth Mazza joined the Sage Sayers the week before Thanksgiving, and I'm so glad she joined our show. Our paths crossed from her intriguing LinkedIn post which highlighted that AI searches of images of female founders often yielded images of men. As a mother of three daughters and whose two exits as an entrepreneur totaled 7+ figures, Beth felt angered, and then intrigued and empowered to share the findings wi... | 37m 21s | ||||||
| 11/15/25 | "Creativity is Everyone's Superpower." A Conversation with Wiley Author and CEO Advisor Leslie Grandy | Award-winning author, speaker, and CEO advisor Leslie Grandy guides teams, companies, and product leaders to leverage their creative thinking to elevate their organizations. She's worked across the entertainment, retail, and IT industries for the big giants whose names you'd know (including Amazon, Oracle, and Apple.) Although her book, "Creative Velocity," encourages us to harness our creativity, Leslie herself felt highly uncreative growing up. She knew she was great at other things; ... | 43m 18s | ||||||
| 10/31/25 |  "Life, Writing, and LinkedIn are just a series of Experiments." Content Creation Coach Cynthia Trevino on the confidence that comes from daring to stand out | Not often do I meet a fellow writer, entrepreneur, and problem solver like Content Creation Coach Cynthia Trevino. We met via LinkedIn after she liked something wild I put out there (a hype video for a workshop). I noticed her pithy, powerful title and headline she'd wisely crafted and invited her in for a chat. I love that Cynthia has reinvented, started out as an entrepreneur after being laid off, and before YouTube or TikTok to guide us on how to market ourselves. She figured things ... | 32m 57s | ||||||
| 10/17/25 |  Steven Puri on Finding our Flow, Meeting Management, and Connecting with Remote Audiences | Entrepreneur, almost new dad, and tech leader Steven Puri knows a lot about remote teams and work. He's led remote teams across multiple huge companies (including Fox, DreamWorks, and Sony) for 20 years. He's a daily yogi, an almost new dad, and also launched the Sukha Company helping remote workers focus, finish faster, and feel healthier. We discovered different ways to connect, even when remote, and ways to get meetings finishing on time. We also talked about entrepreneurship, managi... | 30m 23s | ||||||
| 10/3/25 | Actor, writer, and technologist Patrick Chou on improv as an antidote to public speaking fear in any conversation | My guest this episode is Patrick Chou. His career path has included a PhD from MIT and a thriving Silicon Valley career in the optical telecom business where he understands both the technology and business of pluggable optics. Patrick's also a writer and actor, which helps feed (along with his technology work) a quest to better understand how humans communicate. In our conversation, we hear of Patrick's career, his choices, his love for acting, and especially improv, which has taught hi... | 28m 52s | ||||||
| 9/19/25 | "There will always be someone who can't see your worth. Don't let it be you." Neeraj Juneja on storytelling and getting teams and leaders to connect | One thing I love about being a coach? Meeting other coaches, who are often just the loveliest, upbeat people--and thoughtful too. Coach Neeraj Juneja is a favorite new coaching friend this year who has already taught me so much. For ~20 years, Neeraj has worked at American Express, BCG, NatWest, and Axis Bank and has coached leaders for the last 6+ years at BCG and NatWest. In our interview (Neeraj in New Delhi, India, me here in Wisconsin, USA), we hear of his eternal optimism, h... | 22m 37s | ||||||
| 9/5/25 | Consuelo Amat on state repression, developing civil society in authoritarian regimes, and showing empathy for those who emerge from them | My guest this week is John Hopkins University professor Consuelo Amat whose research interests include state repression, armed and unarmed resistance, political violence, and developing civil society in authoritarian regimes, with a focus on Latin America. In a delightful conversation, a first-time meeting, Consuelo tells us what started her on this path and why she's remained there fascinated and uplifted ever since. We also explore what we (as business leaders and communicators) ought to ke... | 27m 44s | ||||||
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