EEC 391: How the Pandemic Shattered Old Paradigms and Awakened Meaningful Living, with Amrita Subramanian
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Release Date: 07/22/2025
EEC 414: Leading Swiss Private Banks, Featuring Charles de Boissezon
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Charles de Boissezon is past CEO of Geneva headquartered Hinduja Bank, a Private Bank, and brings with him more than 40 years of International banking experience in London, Hong Kong, New York, Geneva, Chile, and Jersey. Charles is both French and British. He grew up in Vietnam and Hong Kong and spent his formative years in Geneva attending the College de Leman School. He then left for the USA to earn his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Boston University, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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EEC 413: Leadership Advice from Dr. Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Past Director General at CERN
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Have you ever questioned the very nature of existence? Have you wondered how it all started and what secrets the universe holds? For most of us, these matters are beyond our comprehension. And yet, these are questions scientists at CERN - the world’s leading research body for particle physics - are currently exploring. Dr. Heuer discusses with host Dr. Katrina Burrus the experiences and challenges to which he now attributes his successful leadership and achievements within the scientific community. Who is Rolf-Dieter Heuer? Dr. Heuer studied physics at the University of Stuttgart. He then...
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EEC 412: Unlocking Empathy - What the Deaf Community Taught Me About Inclusion, with Maria Gallucci
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Maria Gallucci is a multi-award-winning real estate agent and proud CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). Growing up as one of six hearing children raised by Deaf parents, she learned ASL before English and helped her parents buy a home at just 12 years old. How did "Raised in Silence" teach you profound lessons on listening and love? Why do people struggle to connect in a hearing-centered world? What from your childhood inspired you to help others feel understood? What is "Deaf Gain" and how can it help build stronger relationships in leadership? What mindset shift turns awkwardness into a genuine...
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EEC 411: How to Persuade and Succeed at Your Negotiations, with Andres Lares
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Andres Lares is the Managing Partner at Shapiro Negotiations Institute and co-author of Persuade: The 4-Step Process to Influence People and Decisions. What is your four-step process to persuade others? Why do people focus on logic rather than emotion? How can you build credibility quickly? When is the right time to go first in negotiations? What are the five main aspects of emotional intelligence? Andres Lares Andres Lares is the Managing Partner at Shapiro Negotiations Institute and co-author of Persuade: The 4-Step Process to Influence People and Decisions. His expertise ranges from...
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EEC 410: The Living Organization - Coaching Leaders to Unlock Human Potential, with Norman Wolfe
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Norman Wolfe is the Founder and CEO of Quantum Leaders, Inc., a strategy execution consulting firm focused on transforming businesses to unlock the power of the human spirit. The Living Organization® System emphasizes treating organizations as dynamic, living entities. How does this approach differ from traditional business paradigms, and how does it impact strategy execution? How can leaders create a culture where employees feel both valued and aligned with the company’s mission? Leadership can often feel lonely at the top. Why? What strategies do you recommend for organizations trying to...
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EEC 409: How Senior Leaders Can Reignite Their Value , with Loren Greiff
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Loren Greiff is an executive career coach and strategist. She is the founder and president of PortfolioRocket, a career coaching business she started in 2020 to help executives over 40 advance their careers, overcome ageism, and land jobs faster while earning more. Many executives over 40 hear the word “overqualified” in job searches. What does that term really mean? You’ve said that experience is no longer currency - relevance is! What strategies can senior executives use to package 20+ years of experience so it resonates in today’s market? Traditional networking only has a 2%...
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EEC 408: How to Thrive (Not Just Survive) in the Age of AI, with Steff VanHaverbeke
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Steff Vanhaverbeke is a Lecturer and AI Adoption Coach at Syntra, where she empowers professionals and entrepreneurs to navigate the fast-changing landscape of artificial intelligence. How can professionals develop "cognitive agility" to thrive alongside AI rather than fear being replaced? What are the five human skills that AI can't automate, and why are they crucial for career security? What is an AI Agent? What is the "Superworker" methodology and how does it deliver 3x productivity gains? Steff VanHaverbeke Steff Vanhaverbeke is a Lecturer and AI Adoption Coach at Syntra, where she...
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EEC 407: Reaching the Red Dot, with Timothy Totten
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A parallel entrepreneur, Timothy Totten, runs his legacy family business in the funeral product manufacturing industry, and creates escape games and other team-building activities with his FunVenture partner. Why did you get involved with TEDx? What are the biggest mistakes you've seen hopeful TEDx speakers make? How has landing a TEDx talk changed over the years, and how should people approach the stage today? Besides memorizing a talk, what are the most important steps to having a successful TEDx experience? How do you help those aspiring to the world's most influential stage, and can you...
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EEC 406: Leadership Development Lessons From Julius Caesar, with Paul Vanderbroeck
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Paul Vanderbroeck is an international executive educator and coach. In his leadership development, he uses a transdisciplinary approach, combining leadership theory and diagnostic instruments with history, arts, and theatre. What are the leadership models that you have chosen for your research and why? What can modern leaders learn from Caesar’s career, and how does it apply to leaders today? What can modern leaders learn from Caesar’s behavior and development over time? What can modern leaders learn from Caesar’s personality? What new elements did your research bring to Caesar’s...
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EEC 405: Mastering the Stages of Growth for Sustainable Success, with Matthew Pohl
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Mathew Pohl is a former data analytics professional turned small business owner and advocate for organizational growth. He applied the Stages of Growth methodology, achieving a 10x increase in his company's value. What was the driving force behind you becoming an entrepreneur? Tell us about the two seasons of your first business and why those were so different? Why is having a roadmap so important for SMB owners? What is the ReWild Group's roadmap based on? How does Organizational ReWilding differ from EOS? Mathew Pohl Mathew Pohl is a former data analytics professional turned small business...
info_outlineAmrita is a former Fortune 500 VP who has devoted 22+ years of her career to helping organizations thrive amid crises. Her work is dedicated to providing education and practical solutions for individuals and communities worldwide.
- Tell us about your personal experience of living through trauma and how it changed you?
- How can pain lead to growth?
- The pandemic is still largely under-processed. What makes you say that? Should we not move on? And denial is not a choice folks seem to be making.
- Do people want to process what they experienced during COVID? What were your research findings?
- Why do we need a two-way to process pain? How can and did pain lead to growth?
Amrita Subramanian
Amrita is a former Fortune 500 VP who has devoted 22+ years of her career to helping organizations thrive amid crises. Currently, she teaches at the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on posttraumatic growth through the pandemic, and has also almost completed her Ph.D on post-traumatic growth in adults through COVID-19.
As the world faced COVID, the first collective trauma/crisis disruption in modern-day history, Amrita launched a first-of-its-kind study to explore how pain leads to growth and analyze our ability to heal ourselves during an unparalleled crisis.
Her work is dedicated to providing education and practical solutions for individuals and communities worldwide. Her lessons draw from the evidence-based practices of everyday people who have shown heartfelt humility and wisdom in the face of crisis and devastation.
The research study has amassed global participation, and she is convinced that it will show the pandemic strengthened us and renewed our sense of identity, purpose, and community. Amrita knows well that there is growth from trauma based on what she's endured in her own life.
At the age of five, she was abandoned in a convent. The trauma and abuse she endured throughout that time resulted in selective mutism until she was 11 years old, among other things. Amrita is now using her voice to help guide humanity and speak out about the many facets of pain and what good could come from them.
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