Deborah Grayson Riegel MSW

Kathryn interviews Author and Speaker Deborah Grayson Riegel MSW. Knowing how to extend a helping hand or ask for assistance when needed is one of the best ways to build trusting, collaborative and mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues, clients, family and friends. And yet, for far too many folks, "help fluency" remains elusive. Mother-daughter team Deborah Grayson Riegel and Sophie Riegel share a truly groundbreaking, easy-to-use guide that teaches concrete strategies to help readers get better at offering, asking for and accepting help while exploring the emotional barriers that sometimes prevent us from receiving the help we need. Deborah teaches Leadership Communication for Columbia Business School's Women in Leadership Program. She writes regularly for the Harvard Business Review and is an instructor of Management Communication at the Wharton School at UPenn.Kathryn also interviews Author Ken Rusk. Blue Collar Boom is on the rise. There are thousands of jobs opening up for skilled tradespeople as older workers retire in these fields. This is happening in many of the major trades. For people willing to work with their hands, there will be many opportunities to make a very good living. Wall Street Journal best selling author, Ken Rusk shares with us "The 4 Steps to a 6 Figure Career as a Blue Collar Worker." He specializes in mentoring and has coached hundreds of young people in areas such as short-, mid-, and long-term goal setting, life visualization, career paths, and sound financial planning. Rusk has been featured on many media outlets, including CNBC, Stacking Benjamins, Newsy, as well as in The New York Post and Forbes.