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Wellbeing Ignites Welldoing
by Global Wellbeing Council
Welcome to Wellbeing Ignites Welldoing, produced by OOt Social Health and powered by the Global Wellbeing Council. Hosted by Thyagi DeLanerolle, Executive Director of the Global Wellbeing Council, this podcast explores the future of leadership through one core belief: when people and the planet thrive, organizations thrive. Each episode brings you conversations with forward-thinking executives, authors, and innovators who are redefining what high performance looks like in the age of AI — where human connection, creativity, and conscious leadership are the real drivers of people, planet, and profits. Together, we explore practical strategies to strengthen belonging, elevate wellbeing, and build cultures where people feel connected, energized, and equipped to do their best work. Our guests share research-backed insights and real-world practices spanning the employee lifecycle — from hiring to retirement — with a stro
Episodes
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The Wolf At the Door With Elizabeth Heider
Physicist. Operations research analyst. Space scientist. Crime novelist. Elizabeth Heider doesn't have a career path — she has a pursuit. She holds a doctorate in physics from Tufts. She has worked with the US Navy, INTERPOL, Northrop Grumman, NASA, and the European Space Agency. She has operated...
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The Human Infrastructure with Aaron Minkovich
Aaron Minkovich is a technology leader who has spent over two decades at the intersection of transformation, scale, and human complexity. As Chief Technology and Security Officer at Manulife, he oversees one of Canada's most consequential technology ecosystems — spanning cloud platforms, AI,...
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Technology and Heart with Eric Whaley
Eric Whaley is a CIO who has spent three decades quietly doing something that most technology leaders only talk about: building cultures where people actually want to show up. Across Canada Trust, HSBC, IIROC, and now Wolseley Canada — part of Ferguson, the country's leading national distributor…
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Sustaining High Performance with Amisha Miller
Amisha Miller brings a rare perspective to the conversation on wellbeing at work — one forged over more than two decades of operational leadership within a single organization. Rising from Office Manager to VP of Services & Operations at Levata Canada, a global IT services and technology products...
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When the Mission is Home with Brent Maney
Brent Maney is an Air Force Pararescue veteran and Department of Defence Human Space Flight Support specialist, he has built his professional life around a single principle: when conditions are at their worst, you go in anyway. That creed That Others May Live, is not a motto. It is an operating...
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Leading Through Complexity with Tyler Chalk
Tyler Chalk, Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer at Southlake Health, a large healthcare organization that is embarking on one of the most significant healthcare transformation efforts in Canada—shifting from a traditional hospital-centric model toward a Distributed Health Network...
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Seeing Human Potential with Dr. Ulrich Vogel
Dr. Ulrich Vogel has spent more than 25 years helping organizations understand what truly drives people. As the founder of profilingvalues, he has conducted over 7,000 assessments using a values based approach that reveals the deeper structures shaping how we think, lead, and relate to others. In...
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Growth Through Trust with Jeff Schwartz
Jeff Schwartz is a CEO who believes that how you treat people — customers, employees, partners — is not a soft consideration sitting alongside the business strategy. It is the strategy. His leadership journey began not in a corporate boardroom, but around a campfire at Camp Timberlane in...
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The Roots of Human Wellbeing with Regina Fuchs
Regina Fuchs brings a progressive and deeply human perspective to early childhood education—one rooted in curiosity, questioning, emotional safety, and learning through play. In a time when many systems prioritize performance, structure, and measurable outcomes, her work reminds us that…
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What We Carry with RJ Casey
RJ Casey defies every standard category. He is a combat-decorated Special Operations veteran with tours on four continents. He is the first hire on SpaceX's Personnel Recovery Team, providing technical rescue and remote medicine for human spaceflight missions. He is a SAG stunt performer and...
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The Missing Link with Chris Schmelzer
Chris Schmelzer has spent more than a decade inside some of the most complex organizational transformations in North America, first at Deloitte and ScottMadden, and now as the founder of The ChangeMindset Co. His new book, The Missing Link, offers a radical reframe of why change programs fail…
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People Strategy as Revenue Protection with Sam Valentine
Sam Valentine is the head of Employee Performance and Experience at miro, operating at the sharp edge of where people strategy meets business performance. At Miro, he’s shaping both employee experience and building people infrastructure designed to protect revenue, accelerate decision-making, and...
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Ancient Wisdom for Modern Becoming with Dr. Jonathan Ellerby
Dr. Jonathan Ellerby has spent more than three decades sitting with healers, elders, and spiritual teachers across forty cultures — and just as long translating that wisdom into something practical, accessible, and genuinely transformative for modern people. His work spans 5-star wellness resorts...
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Ethical Leadership, Intentional Relationships with Shana Francesca
Shana Francesca is an ethical leadership architect, keynote speaker, and founder of Concinnate LLC whose work focuses on transforming workplaces through intentional relationships, psychological safety, and inclusive leadership. Drawing on her lived experience as a survivor, scholar, and advocate...
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Impactful Entrepreneurial Innovation with Silvia Via
Silvia Via has turned lived experience into entrepreneurial innovation. As the founder of multiple mission-led ventures—from ethically sourced coffee to fashion-forward nonprofits—she exemplifies how business can serve as a vehicle for healing, inclusion, and global impact. This conversation...
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Resilience, Data & Doing The Work with Zach Baumer
Zach Baumer has spent over a decade shaping one of the most ambitious municipal climate agendas in North America. From technical data modeling to frontline community resilience, Zach’s leadership at the City of Austin has helped bridge the gap between sustainability vision and scalable systems...
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Creative Systems and Enduring Leadership with Jeff Melanson
Jeff Melanson is a rare kind of leader, one who has navigated the worlds of global technology, creative institutions, family enterprises, and civic systems with equal fluency. From serving as President & CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and President of the Banff Centre for Arts and...
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Mars Can Wait with Dr. Lori Myren-Manbeck
To explore how small, science-backed lifestyle and workplace behaviors can drive large-scale sustainability and wellbeing outcomes, Lori Myren-Manbeck—author of Mars Can Wait, clinical psychologist, and sustainability advocate—invites us to rethink how everyday decisions, at home and at work, can...
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Why Physical Regulation Comes First with Marie Gardiner
Burnout is often framed as a workload, mindset, or motivation problem. Yet across recovery environments, workplaces, and public institutions, a deeper pattern is emerging: when people are physically depleted, emotional regulation, engagement, and belonging become biologically inaccessible. Marie...
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Purpose Driven Values Forward with Earl Foote
Earl Foote is not your typical tech CEO. A bass-playing adventurer, community builder, and mindset-driven entrepreneur, he has spent over two decades building Nexus IT into one of the nation’s top managed security service providers. But behind the accolades: Inc5000, Utah Fast50, and multiple…
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Home Shapes Earth with Erin Young
Erin Young serves as the Sustainability Specialist for Breckenridge Grand Vacations, where she helps steward one of Colorado’s most iconic mountain ecosystems. Her work sits at the intersection of environmental resilience, community wellbeing, and place‑based leadership. Outside her…
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Ethics Into Every Stitch with Sandra Sherman
To spotlight Sandra Sherman’s powerful 17-year journey at DXL Group, where she’s led initiatives that ensure global supply chains are not just efficient but also ethical, humane, and compliant with the highest social and environmental standards. This conversation will highlight Sandra’s…
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Planet, People & Purpose with Anna Turrell
Anna Turrell is one of the world’s most respected voices in sustainability. With a track record that spans multinationals, startups, boards, and policy-shaping coalitions, she brings a systems-thinking approach to some of the most urgent challenges facing our planet—and the organizations…
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The Workforce We’re Building with Mark Patterson
Mark Patterson is at the forefront of inclusive innovation in Canada’s workforce landscape. As the Executive Director of Magnet, Mark is driving systems-level change to ensure that digital transformation—including AI adoption—is both human-centered and inclusive. This episode explores how we…
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Purpose in the Data with Wade Smith & Roger Barlow
This episode brings two CEOs from companies working in the sustainability space to have a conversation about their work and its importance related to people’s wellbeing. We will end with a call to action for business leaders to support achieving the ESGs. Wade Smith is the CEO of EnergyPrint,...
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Worker Well-Being with Dr. Connie Noonan Hadley
Today we will be talking with Dr. Connie Noonan Hadley who is a globally recognized organizational psychologist, thought leader, and researcher dedicated to enhancing work-life experiences. She is the Founder and Chief Scientist of the Institute for Life at Work. She also serves as a Research...
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Innovation at Scale with Andres Angelani
Andres Angelani is a globally recognized tech executive with over two decades of experience leading software engineering innovation across startups and global enterprises. Now CEO of Wizeline, Andres previously held senior leadership roles at Globant, and Speedcast, where he pioneered distributed...
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Building High-Performance Teams with Mark C. Crowley
Mark C. Crowley is a pioneering voice in the movement to redefine workplace leadership. Known for his bestselling book Lead from the Heart, Mark returns with a bold, research-backed follow-up: The Power of Employee Well-Being. Drawing from Oxford’s 20-million-person global study and his decades…
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The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Build Cultures with Zach Mercurio
Zach Mercurio, is one of today’s leading voices in meaningful work, purposeful leadership, and positive organizational culture. He’s the author of The Invisible Leader and The Power of Mattering: How Leaders Can Create a Culture of Significance. Through decades of research, teaching, and…
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Finding Your Voice with Vatsal Sood
Vatsal Sood is a rising voice in the world of communication—and not just because of his powerful stage presence. As a public speaking coach, keynote speaker, and leadership mentor, Vatsal helps high-achieving professionals transform fear into confidence and speaking into impact. He walks the...
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The GPS of Employee Wellbeing: with Dave Allman
Dave Allman is on a mission to rewire how organizations think about care. As the founder of Wellbeing @ Work (W@W) and Careots, Dave has built platforms that transform vague wellbeing intentions into data-driven strategies that drive real impact on performance, retention, and engagement. This...
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Relationships Drive Results with George Alifragis
George Alifragis is a trilingual business transformation expert with over 15 years of success in driving growth, delivering transformative results, and cultivating strategic partnerships. As Senior Vice President at Metropolitan Partners Group and a thought leader with the Forbes Business…
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Reimagining People Strategy with Dr. Sam Elmi
Dr. Sam Elmi is a rare blend of organizational psychologist and HR strategist with over a decade of experience designing people-first systems inside fast-scaling environments. Most recently, as Director of People Strategy and operations at Nava, a public benefit corporation transforming…
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Transforming Workforce Development with DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell is a seasoned healthcare executive and transformational leader specializing in people strategy. As VP/Chief HR Officer at Sanford Health, DJ oversees nearly 3,800 team members in the Bismarck market while contributing to enterprise-wide strategy for the organization’s 50,000…
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Bridging Employee Wellbeing with Sheeja Rai
Sheeja Rai is an accomplished leader with over two decades of experience across industries such as chemicals, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and IT. As the Global Head of HR for Taste & Wellbeing at Givaudan, Sheeja leads strategic initiatives to drive employee engagement, performance…
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Turning Equity into Action with Michelle Grocholsky
Michelle Grocholsky is a global equity strategist and the founder of Empowered EDI, a consulting firm redefining how organizations approach equity, diversity, and inclusion. With two decades of experience and international accolades—including Canada’s Top 100, and a distinction for progressing...
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From Campus to Career with Dr. Rae Chresfield
In this episode, host Thyagi DeLanerolle sits down with Dr. Rae Chresfield. Dr. Rae is a trailblazing leader in mental health advocacy, education, and organizational development. As the Assistant Vice President of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Dr. Rae is...
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Humanizing Work with Earl Hoeg
Earl Hoeg is on a mission to humanize work. With over three decades of leadership experience, he helps organizations build cultures of trust, connection, and collaboration—especially in hybrid and distributed teams. Earl brings a people-first philosophy to leadership development, grounded in...
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Driving Operational Excellence with Rasheedah Hasan
Rasheedah Hasan is a seasoned leader with over 15 years of experience spanning industries such as media, entertainment, banking, and technology. Currently serving as VP, Chief of Staff, and Office of CHRO Lead at The New York Times, Rasheedah acts as a trusted advisor to the CHRO, leading…
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The Human Side of Hiring with Kevin Ramalingam
Kevin Ramalingam is a recruitment industry veteran and the founder of Total Match Consulting, where he helps organizations across North America find their ideal match—not just in skills, but in values, culture, and vision. With over 15 years of experience spanning agency, enterprise, and…
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Driving Digital Inclusion & Accessibility at Scale with Neil Milliken
Neil Milliken is a global leader in digital accessibility, inclusion, and assistive technology. As the VP - Global Head of Accessibility at Atos, he spearheads initiatives integrating accessibility into digital transformation strategies for enterprises worldwide. He is also a Board Member at the...
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Mission Driven Leadership with Adriana Peon
Adriana Peón is a trailblazing leader in global business operations, currently serving as the CEO of Decathlon Americas, where she oversees operations across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Colombia. With over 15 years of experience in eCommerce, retail, financial services,...
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Designing Workspaces that Work with Christian Beaudoin
Christian Beaudoin is not just leading marketing for one of the world’s largest workplace solutions providers—he’s helping redefine how workspaces serve people. As Global Head of Marketing for JLL Work Dynamics, he oversees strategy for a $12B business supporting 80 countries and 1.5 billion…
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Navigating Strategic HR and Legal Leadership with Eliad Weisberg
In this episode of the Wellbeing Ignites Welldoing, Thyagi DeLanerolle sits down with Eliad Weisberg exploring the intersection of HR strategy, legal expertise, and organizational leadership in driving efficiency, fostering a collaborative culture, and supporting business growth in a global...
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Human Capital Innovation with Dr. Jeanette Winters
In this special episode of the Wellbeing Ignites Welldoing, Adwoa Buahene sits down with Dr. Winters' to explore her extensive leadership experience in human resources, consulting, and talent management, focusing on her philosophy that "people matter" and her approach to driving transformative...
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Transforming Talent Development and Engagement with Jay Fortuna
In this episode of the Wellbeing Ignites Welldoing, Thyagi DeLanerolle sits down with Jay Fortuna, to delve into how innovative talent strategies and forward-thinking leadership can drive employee engagement, foster career progression, and create a culture of continuous learning. Highlight Jay’s...
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The Neuroscience of Global Wellbeing Benefits with Christina Allliak
In this episode of the Wellbeing Ignites Welldoing, Thyagi DeLanerolle sits down with Christina Allia to explore her expertise in creating global employee benefits and wellbeing programs that leverage neuroscience and data-driven insights. This episode will highlight how Christina fosters a...
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Building Inclusive, Future-Ready Organizations with Simon Trevarthen
In this thought-provoking episode of Wellbeing Ignites Welldoing, Thyagi DeLanerolle sits down Simon Trevarthen, Interim CEO of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC)—a nonprofit dedicated to helping newcomers fast-track their careers while solving skilled immigrant…
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Human-Centered Development with Sasha Farley
In this episode of Wellbeing Ignites Welldoing, Thyagi DeLanerolle sits down with Sasha Farley, a human-centered leadership and organization development expert who believes that people are at the heart of every successful company. As CEO of Sasha Farley Consulting and former General Vice…
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Designing Workplaces for Human Potential with Phil Kirschner
In this thought-provoking episode of Wellbeing Ignites Welldoing, Thyagi DeLanerolle sits down with Phil Kirschner, a global thought leader in workplace strategy, employee experience, and human-centric design. As the Founder of PK Consulting, Phil helps organizations rethink the future of work,...
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Welcome to Wellbeing Ignites Welldoing, produced by OOt Social Health and powered by the Global Wellbeing Council. Hosted by Thyagi DeLanerolle, Executive Director of the Global Wellbeing Council, this podcast explores the future of leadership through one core belief: when people and the planet thrive, organizations thrive.
Each episode brings you conversations with forward-thinking executives, authors, and innovators who are redefining what high performance looks like in the age of AI — where human connection, creativity, and conscious leadership are the real drivers of people, planet, and profits.
Together, we explore practical strategies to strengthen belonging, elevate wellbeing, and build cultures where people feel connected, energized, and equipped to do their best work.
Our guests share research-backed insights and real-world practices spanning the employee lifecycle — from hiring to retirement — with a stro
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