🥳 Jeff’s surprise for Kim. 02:26

🤩 The spirit of generosity, inclusion, and belonging are the most important things in Jeff’s work and life. 4:22

🎯 There are little things that each one of us can do in our own little corner of the sky, to make a difference in the lives of others. 5:53

🎂 Candles for Kids is a nonprofit organization that organizes birthdays for less fortunate families. 6:51

💉 Jeff’s pricked story: Champion your challenges and make them positive. 10:03

🦄 Fitting everyone in a vanilla box vs. Celebrating each and everyone’s gifts. 12:03

😇 Jeff’s life purpose. 18:21

🫂 Making people feel important in this lifetime is Jeff’s legacy. 20:16

🌟 The negative is accentuated more than the positive, so let people around you know how much you appreciate them. 2949

📲 Spread the love: Pick up the phone and call someone right now. 32:56

⚡ Kim’s legacy 40:07

💎When you change yourself, you change the world around you. 44:31

🌸 Introduce people to each other always and watch your friends flourish and succeed 4651

Connect with Jeff:

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article232897902.html

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-edwards-6860b860/

https://candlesforkids.sellmytees.com/

Connect with Kim:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-brown-sims/

https://www.facebook.com/kim.brownsims

Instagram: @kimbrownsims_

🖥️ Google it--and use those resources wisely. 08:08

🤔 Re-differentiating what political and financial success looks like in the United States. 11:42

🏛️ His thoughts on Trump’s presidency. 19:48

💡 Gather your information, as a leader make a judgment call. 27:29

😇 On networks: Jake got his first job without a job interview. 31:15

🎤 Being on a debate team is a double-edged sword. 35:15

🎯 On the idea of fake news, facts, influencers, crazy information, and social media. 38:25

🚢 Are we on the Titanic? 45:15

🤩 Own what is yours. 47:12

⚡ Thoughts on events in the Capitol: The President should be presidential. 53:58

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-viales-21864186/

😇 Strong desire related to social justice led him to “marry” social work and mental health services. 03:22

💸 General split is always among income and resources, regardless of ethnic or racial background. 05:14

🥀 Trauma-informed care: The biggest challenge in the field is to prevent retriggering, and reactivating people’s trauma. 09:30

💲 Binded with a dollar: Getting enough mental health providers and medical staff is a big challenge. 13:58

📊 The influence of non-profit organizations on the allocation of pandemic relief funds.18:01 

⚡ The government should support infrastructure in their local communities for health and wellness, and it shouldn't be a politicized thing. 20:03

💊 What is Basic Health Care?--Is it a human right or privilege and what kind of infrastructure do we need for it? 23:38

🙏 Examples of programs that can help in the prevention of wellness and mental health issues. 30:45

💰 On insurance: The reimbursement model vs. dollars for prevention model. 32:46

👛 Preventative maintenance of health and expensive medications in the US.  37:43

🚨 We need a shift from a healthcare system driven by profit. 39:30

🎫 Think globally, act locally: we need to be mentally healthy and well--it will translate into your community too. 48:30

💉 Rob’s pricked story: Hope, despite the difficulties. 51:04

💪 It's all about perseverance: Keep your center. 54:58

Connect with Rob’s non-profit agency:  www.mentis.napa.org

Connect with Kim:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-brown-sims/

https://www.facebook.com/kim.brownsims

Instagram: @kimbrownsims_

😇 Onwusa’s roots and intermingled influence of scripture, spirituality, faith, and music. 05:10

🎯 Follow that inner voice and do not waste your time questioning it. 09:07

🥶 Girl from Cali was surprised by the Cleveland weather. 13:41

🤩 Her work in the Grammy Museum and for the White House.17:41

🤓 Meeting and working with many celebrities taught Nawaka so many important things.  25:10

🤯 Picking only three favorite songs is not possible for Nwaka. 33:26

🎶 Her favorite band is Earth Wind and Fire and huge influences are Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Fela Kuti, John Coltrane. 34:40

⚡ Music is power: Eric Dolphy, West Montgomery, Nina Simone, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Aretha Franklin. 37:39

🙃 Funny situations Nwaka had because of her name. 49:14

🔥 ‘Child greater than money’ and  ‘Moon shines all over the world’. 51:09

💽 It is important for kids to know that music is not coming from phones--we had vinyls, tapes, CD’s. 57:48

🍸 Kevin is good at making cocktails and improvising on recipes. 1:07:59

😍 get real with yourself, reclaim your time. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nonwusa/

https://www.instagram.com/nwaka.onwusa/

https://bornthatwaythemovie.com/about/

https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/nwaka-onwusa-rock-hall-future-25-1179542/

🤦‍♀️ Shittiest boss Gigi ever worked with. 03:45

🤯 “Our board chair won't even consider a female CEO”. 6:41

😩 Gigi is thinking of changing her name on her resume into initials only. 12:08

🤣 Why don’t we get a housekeeper? 20:15

👏 Why does Gigi refuse the pay gap between genders? 26:00

😲 If you are a woman and you are questioning, you must be threatening. 31:01

💉 Gigi’s pricked stories. 35:55

✅ Trust has to be built from the administrative team and it starts with dialog, transparency, and even over-communication.. 39:40

🌱 We have to educate, train and develop leaders to be professional and let others shine. 48:45

🥧 Suzy is a pie maker. She's not a business owner. 50:27

📏 What is The ‘Inch’ problem? 56:16

📦 What is the Management Box? 59:59

🏥 One of the most underutilized resources in hospitals is the Employee Assistance Program. 1:07:53

👩‍🏫 Leadership and integrity are experiences. You have to model it, you can’t teach it. 1:13:34

🦄 Consideration expresses itself differently. 1:17:11

🚌 Let’s get the right people on the bus! 1:23:00

🚪 Why am I not able to get through the front door? 1:27:40

🛑 Women are being discriminated against in the business world, especially in leadership.1:38:11

Books mentioned:

The Hidden Habits of Genius by Craig M. Wright

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

Who: The A Method for Hiring by Geoff Smart and Randy Street

E-Myth Mastery: The Seven Essential Disciplines for Building a World-Class Company

by Michael E. Gerber

Connect with Gigi:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gigi-fergus-mba-rn-7090a23/

https://www.memorablecare.com/about

https://about.me/gigifergus

https://www.facebook.com/gigi.fergus

https://www.facebook.com/Memorable-Care-193787190637186/

Connect with Kim:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-brown-sims/

https://www.facebook.com/kim.brownsims

Instagram: @kimbrownsims_

🎹 Christopher is an amazing pianist. 03:04 

🎶 His album Journeys was released in 2001 and "Reflection of Time" was released in January of 2021. 03:54

🎼 Christopher wrote Reflection of Time to heal himself from within. 07:08

📻 Healed vs. cured mindset and what music can do for us. 12:04

💉 Christopher was pricked with his Mom’s diagnosis.15:54

🔥 Mental health awareness and song “A Flame Within” 19:08

🌺 Power of music in healing mental health issues and Christopher’s work with Invictus Foundation. 23:56

☯️ Seven Weeks Focus is meditation music that Christopher created. 28:44

🦹‍♂️ Jim Brickman is Christopher’s hero for piano music. 33:14

🕺 Dancing in the kitchen with his daughter to music from Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson, and Elton John. 36:50

🧠 Music activates both sides of the brain. 38:00

📸 Fame was not the side of music Christopher liked as much as creating, teaching, and sharing his music with others. 41:12

⚡ What are his Why’s? 43:30

⚠️ Signs we can ‘catch’ to prevent someone from suicide or self-harm because not everyone can say, “I'm not doing well”. 48:22

🤩 Do something for yourself today, have compassion for yourself. 51:18

Connect with Christopher:

https://www.youtube.com/byChristopher

 Instagram: @awakenmusicproductions

 Twitter: @byChristopher1 

Connect with Kim:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-brown-sims/

https://www.facebook.com/kim.brownsims

Instagram: @kimbrownsims_

🙋‍♀️ Ashley, welcome to the show! 03:36

🚴‍♀️ Peloton nicknames and favorite instructors. 05:30

🌞 Molding or accepting your kids and coworkers for who they really are? 09:55

💉 Ashley was pricked about equality issues in healthcare leadership in 2012 and then her journey started. 11:41

🌸 Women In Healthcare was created to make a community of women and promote the professional development of each member. 15:56

💊 Healthcare has to evolve because it is on shaky ground. 19:04

🩺 Changes in organizations are essential and Women in Healthcare have tools and resources to help overcome internal barriers. 23:09

🧐 Being afraid of policy changes that could actually create a difference. 27:18

🤷‍♀️ Why do boards not hear women’s advice, ideas, and why are women talked over? 30:04

🎯 A man's world: the highest rated traits in a leader are the direct attributes and values that women have. 34:48

🗣️ ‘You will do what I say’ leadership in the healthcare mentality. 38:25

🇮🇹 What Ashley realized in Italy about the American way of life. 46:02

😇 Ashley is an over-truster. 51:56

😊 Understanding perspective when trust is broken can lead to self-improvement 53:58

😷 Now you don’t have to see someone working, pandemic taught us to have outcome-driven policies. 59:49

⚡ The essential need for evolving and re-evaluation.  1:03:17

🫂 We have pushed so far away from the community but we need a community. 1:06:12

Connect with Ashley

https://www.womeninhealthcare.org/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyschmidthks/

Connect with Kim:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-brown-sims/

https://www.facebook.com/kim.brownsims

Instagram: @kimbrownsims_

😇 Oxytocin is produced in the brain when we trust someone. 07:39

🌞 Trust equals credibility, reliability, and intimacy over low self-orientation. 11:17

🧐 Elements that make up trust. 13:34

⚠️ Clicking mentality and fake hits of dopamine. 16:51 

🧠 Eight tips for management based on how neuroscience affects the brain 20:34 18:16

😓 Stress, cortisol, trust, and oxytocin in our workplace. 20:31

🗣️ Is saying ‘You did a great job’ really recognizing excellence in your team? 27:45

🌸 Being mindful that trusting someone is a sacred relationship we should care about.  32:26

😳 Horrible Bosses and good bosses and how to approach a bad boss. 36:15

🤓 Self-introspection and some work are needed to get relationships on a higher level of trust. 44:18

🤷‍♀️ Most people don't think they're good enough. 44:57

💗 “Campaign One at a time” is a humanitarian organization Terri is involved with that helps children never feel alone while fighting life-threatening illnesses. 51:20

⚡ Let the oxytocin flow. 57:31

Connect with Terri:

https://hamiltonexeccoaching.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresa-hamilton-acc-fache-executive-coach-32a63368/

Connect with Kim:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-brown-sims/

https://www.facebook.com/kim.brownsims

Instagram: @kimbrownsims_

⭐ Jay started his career in the Marine Corps, married the love of his life, and worked with large companies. 3:49

👔 The epitome of leadership is giving credit to the people who do the work. 5:17

💉 The day Jay’s wife gave him news that made him feel more scared than he’d ever felt before. 07:42

⛳ Removing obstacles for your child vs. showing your child how to overcome obstacles. 13:45

🤝 Parenting an 18-year-old child is like leading through influence in business. 16:43

👣 Phases of growing up. 18:56

🎙️ Jay started his podcast, The Thousand Year Legacy, in order to capture how we create and leave a legacy. 21:08

😎 A legacy can be positive or negative. 23:35

🥰 “He loved me” is the legacy Jay would like to leave in this world. 25:46

🎯 “You can be a leader every day in your own life.” 32:12

2️⃣ Two types of legacies. 35:52

🏫 Jay and his wife, Barbara, provide scholarships for outgoing high school seniors as a way to say thank you and serve their community. 37:05

🤩 Jay’s favorite legacy story. 38:17

💰 People try to tie their legacy to material things, but a legacy comes from emotions and the heart. 44:12

🤯 Leaving the wrong legacy. 46:44

👍🏻 Lean concepts for leadership. 50:19

🫂 We are losing mutual respect and care for people who think differently than us. 51:12

💪🏻 Legacies of famous people who’ve impacted millions are not more important than the legacy of one dad. 53:37

😇 Being humble enough to admit your mistakes can reflect positively on your legacy. 1:00:25

🤗 Do not make leadership about you—make it about the people around you. 1:01:27

🌺 Kim wants her legacy to be a more inclusive and equitable world. 1:04:03

Connect with Jay:

https://www.jhodgeassoc.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-r-hodge-lssbb-mpm-lse-12038314/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-hodge-and-associates-llc-b35a7b116/

Connect with Kim:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-brown-sims/

https://www.facebook.com/kim.brownsims

Instagram: @kimbrownsims_

👋  Meet Kim’s guest, Drew Laine! 1:49

😩  We all get pricked: Drew’s experiences and emotions. 3:41

🌗  Benefits and drawbacks of servant leadership. 6:32

😷 It is a difficult time in healthcare for frontline servants and servant leaders due to the pandemic. 10:54

👥 The definition of servant leadership and its goals. 11:54

🌞 The importance of focusing on people’s strengths and providing support so they can shine. 14:41 

💪 Key elements to developing a strong leadership style. 15:23

☀ Finding meaning in the work that you do. 19:17

📋 Practical action steps to creating successful servant leadership. 20:40

🤝 Managing people: How to connect with your staff. 23:08

❤ Drew’s most inspiring story about working with a team. 28:52

‍🩹 The DAISY Award: Caring for our caregivers. 32:22

🆘 Caregivers self-care and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing sessions. 34:20

👌 The Trauma-Informed Approach: Steps you can take as a leader. 39:32

👑 The antithesis to servant leadership styles and their impact on the employees. 42:00

🗣 The importance of acknowledgment and recognition of efforts. 46:48

🫂 Grab a battle buddy! 51:24

✨ What it means to be a servant leader. 53:07

Connect with Drew:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-laine-a8105562/

Connect with Kim:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-brown-sims/

https://www.facebook.com/kim.brownsims

Instagram: @kimbrownsims_