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The Corporate Bartender
by Eric Spencer, Lori Spencer
The Corporate Bartender is where people leaders come to think out loud.Hosted by Eric and Lori Spencer, this long-running show is part podcast, part professional community, and part midweek reset for HR, Talent, L&D, and business leaders navigating the human side of work.Each episode features thoughtful conversations with trusted experts and guest “bartenders” on timely leadership and workplace topics — from culture and burnout to organizational change, psychological safety, and what’s actually working right now.It’s smart, practical, and intentionally human… with just enough humor to remind us we’re all still people.Pull up a stool — there’s always an open seat at the bar.
Episodes
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The Corporate Bartender - Doing the Work That Really Matters with Shushan Aleaqui
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Man, today is a GREAT day. We're talking about doing the work that really matters...to you. In this conversation we cover a lot of ground - listening to your inner voice, paying attention to what lights you up (because it likely will…
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The Corporate Bartender - Intentional Imbalance For A Lasting Legacy with Dr. Lani Jones
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Work/Life balance. It's a myth. We only get one life, and during that life we have to work - most of us do anyway. For those that do, our work becomes a big piece of our identity. How intentionally are we living it, and what are we…
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The Corporate Bartender - How To Align WHAT We Do, With What We WANT To Do with Anne Mounts
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! A lot of us fall into jobs that become careers, and before we know it, 15 or 20 years have gone by. Are we doing what we want to do? What we're passionate about? Or, are we still an accountant (or HR person, or whatever) because of...
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The Corporate Bartender - Better Cultures & Better Lives Through Neuroscience with Alex Davids
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! When we think about building cultures at work, and living a full, more intentional life - neuroscience isn't always the first word that pops to mind. If you wanna know how that fits into the puzzle, you're in the right spot. We've got…
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The Corporate Bartender - The Human Side of AI (aka Nicole Does Stuff With Robots) with Nicole Yue
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! AI is everywhere these days. Companies are adopting it, folks are trying to leverage it, and it's kinda hit or miss. Businesses are seeing mixed results and the dreams of replacing folks with all kinds of robots isn't as shiny as it was a...
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The Corporate Bartender - Kids Today Don't Know How To "Corporate" with Jenny Lavey
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! "Rub some Dirt On It" is a thing of the past. Kicking off a career out of school is a different animal than it was when us GenXers were coming up. The Dr. Cox approach (if you remember that character from Scrubs) doesn't fly these days…
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The Corporate Bartender - Burnout Is Everywhere, What Are You Gonna Do About It? with Johanna Danaher
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Navigating a career keeps getting harder and harder, and it's a LOT of work! We've got to be ready for the twists and turns and inevitable burnout that comes with it. That's what we're talking about today. We've got Johanna Danaher on the...
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The Corporate Bartender - Looking For a New Gig is Different in 2026 with the TCB Crew
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Pull up a stool, settle in, and let’s talk shop for a minute. Around here we spend a lot of time unpacking the messy reality of work - the leadership moments, the career pivots, the things that look simple on LinkedIn but feel a whole lot...
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The Corporate Bartender - Year Six: The TCB Re-Launch Episode with the TCB Crew
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! If you’ve been hanging around this bar for a while, you know this has never just been a podcast — it’s been a room. A room where HR nerds, L&D folks, consultants, and people leaders, pull up a stool and actually talk about what’s going on...
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The Corporate Bartender - On Not Being An Asshole (Relationships Are Everything!) with Todd Schuchart
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! If you know SkyeTeam or TCB, you've heard us say it a hundred times - Relationships Matter. You've probably heard of the "no asshole rule" too. We're going to get into that by taking ownership of it. We've got Todd Schuchart on the…
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The Corporate Bartender - Getting 'Claraty' For You and Your Team with Clara Capano
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Do you ever find yourself looking for clarity? Clarity of direction, clarity in communication, clarity in execution? Do you wish you could get your team in FLOW? If you have, you're in the right place! We've got Clara Capano on the…
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The Corporate Bartender - Relationships Are The Secret Sauce with Jodie Goldberg
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! If you know TCB (or SkyeTeam) you know that we're all about relationships. This episode is all about relationships. Why they matter, how to leverage them strategically, and just knowing when you've met 'one of your people!' We've got…
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The Corporate Bartender - The Other Side Of The Bar with Haris Shawl
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! On this show we talk with a lot of authors, speakers, coaches, and subject matter experts about the people side of business. Today, we're going to do something a little different. We're going to talk with an amazing leader that actually...
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The Corporate Bartender - The Learn-It-All Leader with Damon Lembi
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! We've all dealt with "know-it-all" leaders in our journeys but have you ever known a "learn-it-all" leader? Well, today's your day to find out just what they are, and why they are awesome! We've got Damon Lembi on the program today. Don't...
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The Corporate Bartender - Untangling Complex Challenges with Reuven Shelef
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Are you facing a complex challenge right now? I mean, let's face it - we ALL deal with some kind of complex challenge from time to time. Today, we're going to tackle that from an engineering perspective, but with a coach's heart. We've…
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The Corporate Bartender - Motivation, Burnout, and 'Peopling' Correctly with Matt Granados
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Is your team underperforming? I know it's easy to assume that there are talent problems, leadership problems, or skill gaps. Have you ever considered that your system might be setting them up to fail? Well, it just might be. Today, we're...
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The Corporate Bartender - How To Listen with Oscar Trimboli
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Doing this show, I get sent a LOT of books. When books stand out, it's important to bring that energy to the surface. Today is one of those days! This episode is all about listening. Listening is one of those things that a lot of us…
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The Corporate Bartender - Stop Bitching and Start Pitching with Traci Austin
We focus on the people side of business here at the Bartender, and today we're squarely there. We're talking about bucket lists, we're talking about the unwritten rules of leading people, we're talking about bitching and pitching, and maybe a little "drunk HR." Yeah, that's gonna be a thing!…
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The Corporate Bartender - Deming, Dexter, Death Threats, & Disruption with Doug Hall
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Oh. My. God. Today's TCB is EPIC! We're talking about Deming, we're talking about bourbon, we're talking about disruption. Everything from big ideas, to systems thinking. I mean, this episode is amazing ! (I know I say that a lot). We've...
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The Corporate Bartender - Leading is Hard, We Should Help People! with Kelsey Neff
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Today we're talking the nuts and bolts of being a new leader. If you lead people (or have lead people) you went through this, and if you're like most - you didn't have a lot of great tools to help. We're gonna fix that today. We've got...
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The Corporate Bartender - What HR People Need to Stop Doing! with Liz Weber
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Recently on the podcast, we interviewed the "not like you" person. This go around, we've got the "stop doing" person. We've got Liz Weber on the program. Don't know Liz? We've got your back! She's a CEO, sought-after keynote speaker, and...
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The Corporate Bartender - The Secret Leadership Skill You're Missing with Therese Miclot
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Facilitation is a thing that a lot of us do every day, but not a thing many of may have thought about as a buildable skill. Maybe you got promoted into a leadership role, you might find yourself doing it without any real training or...
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The Corporate Bartender - Unlocking Innovation Takes Humans with Robyn Bolton
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Innovation is a skill in which a lot of company's strive to excel. Ever wonder why some are really good at it, and some (no matter how hard they try) just can't get it to stick? This is true for tech, for products, and for the people side...
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The Corporate Bartender - Delight in the Limelight and Change Your Life! with Linda Ugelow
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Do you love public speaking? Or does the thought of getting up on stage in front of a crowd just make you freak out?! Well, if you're in the latter camp, we've got ya covered today! We've got Linda Ugelow on the program. Don't know Linda?...
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The Corporate Bartender - Not Everyone Is Like You, and That's OK! with Kelly McDonald
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Have you ever had a leader who "wasn't like you?" You just didn't vibe, and work was harder than it needed to be? Have you ever BEEN that leader? If either of those apply, you're in the right spot. We've got Kelly McDonald on the program....
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The Corporate Bartender - Introverts Are Leaders Too! with Sharissa Deppen
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Are you an introverted leader or have you ever worked for one? Well, as a card-carrying introvert, I can tell you - the struggle is real! Well, we're in for a treat today because we've got Sharissa Deppen on the program. Who's Sharissa...
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The Corporate Bartender - You're Not Stuck With What You Grew Up With with Dr. L Carol Scott
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Any of you ever feel SASSY? Lord knows, I do, but probably not in the way today's guest uses the term. She believes in it so much, she wrote a manifesto...a 'sassifesto,' if you will. We've got Dr. L Carol Scott on the program today! Dr....
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The Corporate Bartender - Generosity & Gratitude: The Secret Sauce with Shannon Cassidy
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! I'm not sure it matters who you are right now, but I'll say it - times are.....complicated. When things get complicated, we can feel like we're out of control. Ever feel that way? If so, you're in luck. We've got Shannon Cassidy on the...
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The Corporate Bartender - Breaks, Burnout, & Getting Your Mojo Back with Laura Nguyen
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Whelp, it's 2025 and the holidays seem like a million years ago already! I don't know about you, but I could use a break. If you could too, you're in luck, we've got the Laura Nguyen on the show today, and she's gonna help us all take a...
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The Corporate Bartender - AI is WAY Better with People with Nada Sanders
Let's keep the 2025 TCB machine a-rollin'! AI is all over the place these days, and we're gonna unpack the "is it Skynet or is it going to help" question - just a little bit. We've got the Nada Sanders on the program today! Don't know Nada? We've got your back! What if the future isn’t about bits...
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The Corporate Bartender - Take Charge of Your Life Story with Lior Arussy
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Happy New Year to everyone! Let's get 2025 off to a rip roaring start, shall we? We've got the Lior Arussy on the show today! Don't know Lior? Well, you're in for a TREAT! Ever wonder why some people come through challenges stronger and...
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The Corporate Bartender - When Good Enough Isn't Enough, You've Gotta Be Superior with Rusty Komori
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Happy Holidays to everyone! The holidays are chock full of inspirational moments, and we want to add one to yours. We've got an amazing guest today, who's got some fantastic stories. We've got the Rusty Komori on the show today! Don't…
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The Corporate Bartender - Transforming Your Culture with Your Conversations with Douglas Squirrel
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! If you know me, you know that I love Agile Development, and I love applying Agile Development principles to the people side of business EVEN MORE! We are going to learn how to transform your conversations using Agile principles, and…
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The Corporate Bartender - Cracking The Code on Remote Employee Culture with Tricia Shields
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! 2020 was 4 years ago, but if you're like most of us, we're still navigating the challenges of figuring this 'remote employee' thing out. Well, we know someone who's cracked the code on this topic. We've got the Tricia Shields, CHRO of a...
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The Corporate Bartender - The Quantum Leap Technique Will Blow Your Mind! with Mark Scherer
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! As the philosopher Ice Cube likes to posit, "Today is a good day!" We've got the coach for coaches, Mark Scherer on the program today. Who is Mark Scherer, we're gonna read you in! He's helped hundreds of people navigate the toughest...
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The Corporate Bartender - Disasters Happen, Is Your Company Ready? with Patrick Hardy
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! We're keeping the ball rollin' and cranking out new, awesome TCBs for you as we round the corner into 'the holidays.' As 'people side of the business' people, we're always looking toward the next disaster. This week I go mano a mano with...
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The Corporate Bartender - One Toxic Leader Can Kill Your Company with Sean Lemson
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! It's good to be back! I had a spate of work travel to knock out, so I'm a little behind in TCB production! We're coming back strong today with Sean Lemson. Don't know Sean? Well, stick around! Sean is a leadership expert, executive team…
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The Corporate Bartender - Habits and Science Will Change Your Company with Oran Cohen
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! We're trying to keep those summer vibes kickin', before it pumpkin spices all over us! Seasons are patterns, and so are humans, and if we wanna change 'em, we need some new habits. Our guest today has a fantastic tool to help make...
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The Corporate Bartender - Decoding GenZ with Hannah MacDonald Dannecker
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! It's summer time and I can't believe it, but 2024 is more than half OVER!! Kids Today....that's the refrain, and it has been for time immemorial. More seasoned folks have always looked for a talisman or soothsayer to help them figure out...
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The Corporate Bartender - Mental Strength is the New EQ with Scott Mautz
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! We've all heard of emotional intelligence, or EQ right? What if i told you that I was from the future and I had a line on the NEXT EQ? Well I'm not from the future, but Scott Mautz might be! Who's Scott Mautz and how does he know? Stick...
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The Corporate Bartender - Innovation is a Leadership Problem with Robyn Bolton
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Is innovation important to you? Do you need your people to think creatively? Well, we all know that people are messy, change is hard, and getting to those amazing ideas can take some doing. We've got Robyn Bolton on the program today.…
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The Corporate Bartender - Convince Me! with Adele Gambardella and Chip Massey
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! O. M. G., my friends, mi familia, Bartender Nation, you're not gonna believe it, but this episode is NEXT FREAKING LEVEL! We're talking about forensic listening, body positioning, the 4 (kinda) Ds, convincing people vs manipulating them,...
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The Corporate Bartender - Corporate Video That Doesn't Suck with Pat Taggart
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Whelp, today, my friends, is FANTASTIC! We've got gorillas chasing bananas, motorcycles, big dudes who love to eat, and even Pearl Jam. It's a lot, I know. We've got Pat Taggart on the program, and we're STOKED Who's Pat Taggart? I'm glad...
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The Corporate Bartender - WTH is Executive Presence? with Loreta Tarozaite
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Today is a good day! We are so excited to have Loreta Tarozaite on the program today. Never heard of Loreta? You know we've got ya covered! We're talking executive presence, how to be a better communicator, leveraging tools like video…
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The Corporate Bartender - Healing Old Wounds and Kicking Ass! with Amber Ontiveros
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Wow! We are amidst a run of banger episodes! We are so excited to have Amber Ontiveros on the program today. Never heard of Amber? Well, she's gonna blow your mind! We're talking Near Death Experiences, Changing your patterns to avoid…
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The Corporate Bartender - Transform Your Team with Charlie Gilkey
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! You are all in for a treat today! Some conversations are great, and then there's this one! We are so excited to have Charlie Gilkey on the program today. Never heard of Charlie, well buckle up, you're gonna wanna take some notes! We're...
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The Corporate Bartender - Training Leaders Like it's 1985? with Lori Mazan
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Happy Late St. Patrick's Day, to those who do that sorta thing! Today's episode is fire! We're super excited to have Lori Mazan on the program. Don't know Lori? You will you're gonna! We're going to talk about why most organizations are...
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The Corporate Bartender - Dancing With Disruption with Jeff Skipper
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Happy Late Valentines Day, to those who do that sorta thing! Speaking of holidays, we're getting caught with the last episode recorded in 2023! We're super excited to have Jeff Skipper on the program. Don't know Jeff? You will in about an...
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The Corporate Bartender - Leading with Authenticity with Tim Fortescue
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! We're gonna have some fun today! Our guest is a communications coach, leadership expert, and My Morning Jacket superfan! (He loves Pearl Jam as well) - Check out the art behind him in the video! Today, we're talking all about leading with...
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The Corporate Bartender - Positive Communication with Julien Mirivel & Alex Lyon
What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! The conversations keep coming, and they just keep getting better and better, and today's? Well, settle in because this one is a ripper! Today, we're talking positive communication, why it matters and how to do it. We'll talk about the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Corporate Bartender is where people leaders come to think out loud.Hosted by Eric and Lori Spencer, this long-running show is part podcast, part professional community, and part midweek reset for HR, Talent, L&D, and business leaders navigating the human side of work.Each episode features thoughtful conversations with trusted experts and guest “bartenders” on timely leadership and workplace topics — from culture and burnout to organizational change, psychological safety, and what’s actually working right now.It’s smart, practical, and intentionally human… with just enough humor to remind us we’re all still people.Pull up a stool — there’s always an open seat at the bar.
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The Corporate Bartender is where people leaders come to think out loud.Hosted by Eric and Lori Spencer, this long-running show is part podcast, part professional community, and part midweek reset for HR, Talent, L&D, and business leaders navigating the human side of work.Each episode features...
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