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Featuring conversations with the top minds in neuroscience, entrepreneurship, psychology, art, and corporate leadership, The Infinitely Expandable Brain uncovers scientific and practical ways to retool your mind memory, and creativity so you can obtain the life and career you’ve always dreamed of.
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IEB13: David Lowery on Cultivating a Company Culture of Constant Learning, Infinite Creativity and Collaboration
02/13/2018
IEB13: David Lowery on Cultivating a Company Culture of Constant Learning, Infinite Creativity and Collaboration
Today’s guest is David Lowery, First Vice President and Head of the Commercial Real Estate Group of the Metropolitan Commercial Bank.
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IEB12: Jennifer Shull on Leadership and the Shared Mission of Patient Care
12/21/2017
IEB12: Jennifer Shull on Leadership and the Shared Mission of Patient Care
Today’s guest is Jennifer Shull, the Vice-President of Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer at the Fort Hamilton Hospital in Hamilton, Ohio.
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IEB11 - Derick Deal: Fitness as a Holistic Pursuit and the Relationship Between the Body and Mind
12/07/2017
IEB11 - Derick Deal: Fitness as a Holistic Pursuit and the Relationship Between the Body and Mind
Today’s guest is Derick Deal, a high-performance coach who empowers people to create powerful definitions for how to lead a life “on fire.”
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IEB010 - Yamile Luna: Giving Yourself To Help Others and Applying Leadership Frameworks in an Organization
11/16/2017
IEB010 - Yamile Luna: Giving Yourself To Help Others and Applying Leadership Frameworks in an Organization
Today’s guest is Yamile Luna, Assistant Vice President at Florida Hospital Community Impact and Volunteer Services.
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IEB009 - Tim Cook: Preserving a Culture of Transparency and Trust During the Transition Period of Opening
10/18/2017
IEB009 - Tim Cook: Preserving a Culture of Transparency and Trust During the Transition Period of Opening
Today’s guest is , Senior Vice President of , West Orange County. Topics include: The lessons learned and three strategies for opening a new hospital. Using employee focus groups to understand hospital transitions and growth. Bringing in leadership frameworks to understand the thoughts and feelings of the team. Identifying the true desired cultural characteristics within the hospital system. Creating a culture of transparency to help a business or project succeed. The biggest myths about running a hospital; bringing a new perspectives to light. Why the main users of healthcare are often people who work in healthcare. Preserving the ingredients of a culture durning a time of transition and change. Listening to your frontline employees and responding in a meaningful way. Bio: Tim Cook is the Senior Vice President of , West Orange County. Tim is a mission-focused leader who cares deeply about people. He has a unique ability to build community and bring people together toward a common purpose. Cook has been CEO of Florida Hospital DeLand since 2013 and during that time implemented physician nurse rounding, opened a new progressive care unit, and led the team in enhancing patient experience and patient safety scores, as evidenced by an “A” grade in the most recent Hospital Safety Score by the Leapfrog Group. Prior to his role at Florida Hospital DeLand, Cook served as CEO of the Florida Hospital Heartland Division from 2007 until 2013, and as CEO of Adventist LaGrange Memorial Hospital in Illinois for four years before that. His career has been rooted in health care highlighted by earlier roles with Adventist Midwest Health including vice president of development, regional vice president of human resources, risk management, and customer service excellence, and chief operating officer. Cook holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Pastoral Ministry from Pacific Union College and a Master of Arts in Religion from Andrews University. Learn more about Tim Cook:
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IEB008 - Anne Kelly: How to Engage Leaders With Their Frontline People
10/06/2017
IEB008 - Anne Kelly: How to Engage Leaders With Their Frontline People
Today’s guest is Anne Kelly, President of IAMA Venture, a full-service Talent Management consulting firm. Topics include: • Teaching characteristics associated with the Baldridge Presidential award. • Anchoring principles that hold in businesses through unstable times. • The belief in frontline people to create solutions to their problems. • The GIG: greatness in and greatness will grow. • Chain of command; a potential stifling force not to be overlooked. • The importance of diet and exercise in maintaining cognitive fitness. • How prior experiences impact people’s behavior in the present. • The necessity of having a multi-generational, multi-cultural social network. Bio Blaine Graboyes, is an American entrepreneur, a media architect, and the co-founder and CEO of GameCo, Inc. Blaine is an award-winning Executive Producer and Game Designer with over twenty years’ experience creating digital entertainment experiences with cutting-edge technology for world-class brands and clients such as Disney, DreamWorks, Mattel, Blizzard, Ubisoft, NHL, NFL, DC Shoes, and many more. Blaine began his career as the co-founder and President of ZUMA Digital, the first DVD production company based out of New York City. Today, Blaine is focused on collaborating with leading eSports companies on future content in the gaming industry and digital marketing space. He develops and designs game galleries based on the most cutting edge technology; including 3D, VR, and AR tools. Blaine works on building leadership skills and inspiring team members, and has an incredible work process for building business plans and executing those plans. Learn more about Anne Kelly: •
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TIEB007 -Brian Paradis: How to Lead With Vulnerability, Straight Talk, and Imagination
09/28/2017
TIEB007 -Brian Paradis: How to Lead With Vulnerability, Straight Talk, and Imagination
Today’s guest is Brian Paradis, a Senior Partner at CSuite Solutions. Topics include: • Creating a safe environment for transparency • Leading with love • Brian’s transition from the finance industry • Why leadership is about humility • Converting strategy into action through mind-mapping • The fundamentals of marketing and innovation • Intertwining imagination with leadership • Seven principles and practices to cultivate imagination • Why Brian encourages risky business • Asking questions to engage Bio Brian Paradis’ is a senior partner at CSuite Solutions, where he brings over 25 years of healthcare delivery experience and a broad spectrum of best practices to help clients meet their goals. His practice specialties include strategic planning, operations, and financial performance. Brian is known as a creative idea generator and consensus builder who uses thought leadership to foster innovation within healthcare delivery teams. By using the concept of systems theory, he inspires and coaches executive and physician leaders to build cultures that execute strategy and achieve sustainable performance excellence. Brian was also President of West Florida Health, and prior to stepping into that role, Brian served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Florida Hospital’s Central Region, a $4 billion enterprise with more than 25,000 employees and 2,000 physicians. Under his leadership, Florida Hospital was ranked as the #1 Hospital in Florida by U.S. News & World Report for three consecutive years and was a 2014 finalist for the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Florida Hospital was also the largest hospital in the United States to achieve the ISO 9001 certification for quality. Previously, Brian was the Chief Financial Officer for the Florida Division of Adventist Health Systems. He was instrumental in the successful launch of Celebration Health, a state-of-the-future healthcare facility in Walt Disney’s Celebration community. Learn more about Brian Paradis: • •
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TIEB006 - Beth Weagraff: How Learning Enables Us to Help Others
09/28/2017
TIEB006 - Beth Weagraff: How Learning Enables Us to Help Others
Today’s guest is Beth Weagraff, Vice President of Post-Acute Care Development and Implementation for Adventist Health System. Topics include: • Understanding post-acute care and implementation • Caring for patients outside of the hospital • The biases in healthcare and creating a non-judgmental space • The challenges of working in a patient’s private home • Navigating a patient’s family and your own emotions • Putting your ego aside for the patient • The importance of humanizing physicians • Why you should never stop learning Bio Beth Weagraff is the Vice President of Post-Acute Care Development and Implementation for Adventist Health System. Beth is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the Adventist Health System's post-acute care strategy and initiatives, and has oversight of the organization's home health central billing office. Beth has spent 33 years working within Adventist Health System, including her current position as Chief Operating Officer for Florida Hospital Medical Group, which is AHS' largest employed physician group. Prior to that role, Beth served as Senior Vice President for Florida Hospital where she provided oversight of the Cardiovascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute and the Institute for Surgical Advancement. She began her healthcare career in 1982 as a registered nurse and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from the Medical College of Georgia, where she graduated magna cum laude. Beth also has a Master's degree in Business Administration from Webster University, where she graduated summa cum laude. Learn more about Beth Weagraff: •
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TIEB005 - Samuel N. Shields: How to Build a Culture of Connection
09/28/2017
TIEB005 - Samuel N. Shields: How to Build a Culture of Connection
Today’s guest is Samuel N. Shields, the Director of Operational Excellence at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Value Institute. Topics include: • How Sam continues to expand the brain • Building trust, confidence and connection with patients • Sam’s journey from chemistry to healthcare • The biggest social challenges in Sam’s work • Leadership changes and the culture of Dartmouth-Hitchcock • How to leverage your resources • Is healthcare leadership that unique? • Sam’s message to the public • The importance of being an infinite learner Bio Samuel N. Shields is the current Director of Operational Excellence at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Value Institute. In his role as Director, Sam provides leadership and strategic planning for the Institute and its Learning Center. He is responsible for developing programs and partnerships to improve patient outcomes. Sam has a history in chemical manufacturing and supply and obtained his BSCHE in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. He also has an MBA in Finance from West Texas A&M University and is currently doing his second MBA, in Health Care and Delivery Science, through Dartmouth College. Learn more about Samuel N Shields: •
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TIEB004 - Blaine Graboyes on How to Integrate the Creative Arts with the Sciences
09/28/2017
TIEB004 - Blaine Graboyes on How to Integrate the Creative Arts with the Sciences
Today’s guest is Blaine Graboyes, CEO of GameCo, Inc. Topics include: • Blaine’s experience attending Bennington College as an entrepreneur • How sculpture and photography inspired Blaine’s design career • The crucial role of the integration between the arts and the sciences • Demystifying the biggest myths in the video game industry • Understanding the changes in video game consumer trends • Breaking down silos and inspiring leaders across inter-disciplinary teams • Getting people aligned to organizational vision and goals across departments • Why creative criticism is truly a positive process Bio Blaine Graboyes, is an American entrepreneur, a media architect, and the co-founder and CEO of GameCo, Inc. Blaine is an award-winning Executive Producer and Game Designer with over twenty years’ experience creating digital entertainment experiences with cutting-edge technology for world-class brands and clients such as Disney, DreamWorks, Mattel, Blizzard, Ubisoft, NHL, NFL, DC Shoes, and many more. Blaine began his career as the co-founder and President of ZUMA Digital, the first DVD production company based out of New York City. Today, Blaine is focused on collaborating with leading eSports companies on future content in the gaming industry and digital marketing space. He develops and designs game galleries based on the most cutting edge technology; including 3D, VR, and AR tools. Blaine works on building leadership skills and inspiring team members, and has an incredible work process for building business plans and executing those plans. Learn more about: • • • •
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TIEB003 Ed Noseworthy : Successfully Bringing Your Team Onboard Through Leadership Practices
09/28/2017
TIEB003 Ed Noseworthy : Successfully Bringing Your Team Onboard Through Leadership Practices
Today’s guest is Ed Noseworthy, the CEO of Florida Hospital Fish Memorial. Topics include: Never staying static and constantly being engaged Five practices a leader needs to know to be able to lead The 3 R’s: Resolve, Resilient, Relentless Understanding the think and feel to be able to respond appropriately How to be vulnerable and invest in your team Four Biblical scriptures to anchor yourself and guard your heart The infinite expansion of the brain through reading Bio Since 2011, Ed Noseworthy has served as CEO of providing exceptional leadership and demonstrating a commitment to patient experience and community benefit. He has grown the hospital by adding new service lines, bringing in new physicians and specialists to serve the community, and expanding patient care units. Ed’s successful career has spanned across many facilities beginning in 1978 at . From 1983 to 1996 Ed joined in various roles including administrative director of nutritional services. In 1997, he became administrative director for management and support services at In 1999, Ed was appointed assistant administrator of Florida Hospital East Orlando. In 2001, he accepted the position of administrator at . From 2004-2010, he returned to to serve as administrator before going back to the East Florida Region. Ed holds a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in health care from Florida Institute of Technology. Learn more about Ed Noseworthy:
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TIEB002 Brian Adams : Leading With Positive Reinforcement
09/28/2017
TIEB002 Brian Adams : Leading With Positive Reinforcement
As the CEO of , Brian Adams drives an organization where everyone from patients to physicians feel engaged, inspired, and most importantly, heard. In today’s episode, Brian reveals how leading with positive reinforcement will open your mind – and your team – to new possibilities. He also dispels the biggest healthcare myths, and shows us how to transform any work culture into a creative and collaborative community. Topics include: What it means to define reality within your organization Not being afraid to talk about challenges Communicating the why behind the company vision How to cultivate a unified team Prior to , Brian Adams was the Chief Executive Officer of Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, the Assistant Vice President and Director of Cancer and Support Services at Florida Hospital, and Leadership Development-Management Resident at Adventist Health System. Learn more about Brian Adams:
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TIEB001 Ron Glickman : How To Prime Your Brain For Exceptional Leadership
09/28/2017
TIEB001 Ron Glickman : How To Prime Your Brain For Exceptional Leadership
As CIO for organizations like Trader Joe’s, Ron Glickman has been pushing the boundaries of technology and leadership for more than twenty years. At the root of all his success is his ability to push his mind far beyond its limits. In our first episode of the Infinitely Expandable Brain, Ron unveils his four-fold technique to promoting creativity, shutting down fear, and leading with transparency. He also shows us how to build an all-star team, and empower those who work on the frontlines. Topics include: The two questions every leader should ask their teams The difference between agreement and commitment (and why it matters) Holding your team accountable without using fear Cultivating an environment centered on trust Ron Glickman is a CIO who transforms inefficient IT organizations into cost-effective, high-performing entities. He is a change agent and business partner who builds innovative cultures that successfully meet business challenges and support sustained growth. Ron has a passion for motivating culturally diverse teams to deliver breakthrough results, developing talent, and creating sustainable value from technology. Learn more about Ron Glickman:
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