Ep 147: A Special Tribute: Joel Godi of NeuroGifted® on Neurodiversity

Send us a textOn June 8, last year, on Episode 115, we had had a very special guest on this podcast – Joel Godi. The social psychologist, social entrepreneur and coach, whose life changed after discovering that he was neurodivergent, ADHD & Autistic (ASD1) in his early 40s, had been on a mission ever since to improve the quality of life of the neurodivergent community. Through his company NeuroGifted®, Joel worked tirelessly to create awareness and education, give voice to the neurodivergent community through advocacy, improve employability, help support neurodiversity initiatives and create value for individuals and organizations. On October 7 this year, the world lost a true gem of a person with Joel’s sudden demise. The Shiny Happy People podcast is committed now more than ever to take Joel’s legacy and his work on neuro-diversity to more people – we bring you this re-release of Vinay’s conversation with Joel from Episode 115 as a tribute to an extraordinary human being who touched the lives of many, many people, and more than that, gave a new meaning to their existence.     Rest in peace, Joel, you are sorely missed.  Write in to us at [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textOn this Shiny Happy People special, we shine the spotlight on a subject very close to our hearts: impact of training and learning effectiveness. And to bring home the point, we bring in the experts or, as they say, the big guns! Meet the President and CEO of Kirkpatrick Partners, Vanessa Alzate, and Kirkpatrick Certified Facilitator, Jawad Ahmed, who together bring you fresh insights, solid cases, top tips and best practices on the world’s leading methodology in training evaluation, the New World Kirkpatrick Four Levels®. This episode goes out especially to all the HR and L&D leaders and their business counterparts – hit play to get the lowdown on how you can transform training programs for your organization and maximize their impact aligned to your business goals. [04:13s] Top myths about the Kirkpatrick Four Levels®[07:59s] ROE (return on expectation) versus ROI (return on investment); case studies [20:13s] Challenges: Why aren't more companies using the Kirkpatrick Model? [25:30s] Best practices: How can we enable training evaluation impact for more organizations?[35:15s] Future plans for Kirkpatrick Partners Connect with Vanessa on LinkedInConnect with Jawad on LinkedInMore on Kirkpatrick Partners at https://www.kirkpatrickpartners.com/ Get more impact stories on the Kirkpatrick Podcast Get Kirkpatrick Certified, see upcoming certifications by C2C-OD: https://c2cod.com/certifications   Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textDream. Believe. Achieve. That’s the lead-in on his LinkedIn bio, and sure enough, his work is moving worlds to make these three words a reality for thousands of children living in poverty. Our guest this episode is Paul McLean, Chief Learning Officer, Master Facilitator & Coach at IGNITE Performance, and Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit, Dreams For Life. With over 15 years of sales acumen, Paul at IGNITE Performance, a boutique human learning & development consultancy, has delivered applied learning & enablement outcomes for over 5,000+ individuals, 300+ teams globally. Paul’s deep passion for learning and supporting human development sowed the seeds for ‘Dreams For Life’ which is working to eliminate poverty by making early education a reality for underprivileged children in Indonesia and now Australia. Hit play to witness the force that is Paul McLean![03:06s] The origin story [07:55s] Australia to Asia: The Cultural Transition[12:42s] Corporate to Consulting: The Career Transition[17:10s] ‘Dreams For Life’: Genesis and story so far[36:04s] RWL: Read ‘Be Your Own Leadership Coach’ by Karen Stein and ‘Never Split the Difference’by Chris VossConnect with Paul on LinkedInMore on Dreams For Life at www.dreamsforlife.org Join Dreams For Life’s mission. Volunteer. Sponsor. Partner. Connect: https://dreamsforlife.org/involved Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebo

Send us a textIn the midst of his travels between the Philippines, Singapore and India, Vinay gives you a quick update on our upcoming episodes - stay tuned next week for the next guest episode!   Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What would you like to hear about on our podcast? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textThis episode, we have someone who helps C-suite executive unlock their leadership superpowers to transform into high-performing teams by ‘tapping into the profound, transformative energies of midlife – the final frontier in adult development’. Meet Aneace Haddad, a former tech CEO who became an executive coach after discovering that he liked people more than computers! He is the author of ‘Soaring Beyond Midlife: The Surprisingly Natural Emergence of Leadership Superpowers in Life’s Second Half’.With a career that spans four decades and multiple continents, Aneace offers deep insights into adaptability and renewal. His unique perspective to leadership coaching and development results in a natural, organic emergence of leadership excellence. Aneace is a senior advisor at McKinsey and an external facilitator at Deloitte University. [02:27s] The origin story [05:02s] Pivot to the world of consulting [12:01s] Genesis of ‘Soaring Beyond Midlife’ [15:34s] Shifts in midlife transformations [25:38s] ‘Letting go’: Tipping point for leaders [31:02s] Top takeaways of ‘Soaring Beyond Midlife’RWL: READ Aneace’s bestseller ‘Soaring Beyond Midlife: The Surprisingly Natural Emergence of Leadership Superpowers in Life’s Second Half’  Connect with Aneace on LinkedInMore on his work at www.aneace.com  Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textA ‘fearlessly curious disruptive empath’ – that’s Melissa Indot in a nutshell, our guest on this episode. A certified life coach, meditation & yoga educator, master energy healer/ shaman, family constellations practitioner and an emotional healing guide, Melissa facilitates people’s personal healing journey towards create a purposeful life by their design by disrupting societal norms and expectations.Rooted in her own personal healing journey through addiction, sobriety, cancer care-giving, loss of loved ones and grief, Melissa’s work has used music to help women in midlife to ditch the stereotypes, shift mindset, heal trauma, disrupt outdated behavioural patterns and transform dreams to compelling realities.Melissa is the Creatrix of Intuitive Music Programming (IMP), a modality using music as a foundational tool that facilitates dynamic shifts through layers of out-dated belief systems. By the way, she was also a pop star back in the day! Hit play to listen to one of the most powerful stories you will ever hear – a story about the power of music, love, loss, life and healing.[03:54s] Her early career as an accountant and a music popstar! [15:23s] ‘Music is the language of the soul’[17:16s] Genesis of IMP and Melissa’s journey of healing [32:08s] Life of an empath [45:51s] RWL: Melissa’s recommendations to READ ‘The Book of Woman’ by Osho; WATCH her YouTube channel for her meditation music videosConnect with Melissa on LinkedInFollow her work at https://www.intuitivemusicprogramming.com/ Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram,

Send us a textLook who’s on our podcast today! Meet the veritable Jack Sim, better known globally as ‘Mr. Toilet’, Founder of the World Toilet Organization, the global non-profit which has been working to improve toilet and sanitation conditions worldwide since 2001. Today, it has 15 members and has now grown to 151 member organizations in 53 countries.The Singaporean serial entrepreneur whose motto is ‘to live a useful life’ has started and run 16 businesses and 8 social businesses. Jack then retired at age 40 to devote his time towards changing the world. He has founded the Restroom Association of Singapore in 1998 and created the UN World Toilet Day observed on November 19 every year.Hit play to listen to this fascinating story! [03:00s] Genesis of the World Toilet Organization [11:33s] Making toilets ‘fashionable’ [19:00s] The need to talk more about the global sanitation issue[33:33s] What’s next for the World Toilet OrgLook out for Jack’s book ‘The Gumption of Mr. Toilet’ releasing on August 27, 2024 by Penguin Random House.More about the World Toilet Organization at https://worldtoilet.org/   Connect with Jack on LinkedIn Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textHer magical childhood lived on a tea estate in Kerala laid the genesis for her deep connection to nature and her passionate advocacy for environmental conservation. Meet Sunitha Srinivasan, the brilliant mind and soul behind EIB Solutions, a family-owned manufacturing enterprise that produces eco-friendly, biodegradable cleaning formulations that are human and animal-safe. With nearly 30 years of professional experience across various industries, Sunitha holds the exciting laurel to have started her career as India’s first female tea taster and blender! She then went on to work in the retail sector for over two decades in across five countries before she started EIBS. Sunitha has pioneered a retail skill development course for underprivileged children through Jeevika Skills Foundation, a CSR initiative of C2C Organizational Development. Sunitha is also an author with two historical narratives in her repertoire, while she is currently working on her third book. Hit play to listen to this fascinating story! [04:00s] Starting her career as India’s first woman tea taster![06:25s] From retail to entrepreneurship and sustainability[18:00s] Of safe, sustainable chemical manufacturing at EIBS  [22:30s] The economics of it all, the business model[25:00s] Influencing mindsets towards sustainability [39:36s] RWL Read Sunitha’s books, ‘Trailblazers of the Travancore Plantations’ and ‘Echoes of History: Travancore’s Legacy’;  ‘Secret Life of Trees’ by Peter Wohlleben (what Sunitha refers to as ‘Book of Forests’ in the podcast)More about Sunitha’s work at EIBS here: https://www.eibs.co.in/ Connect with Sunitha on LinkedIn Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa and more.  This podcast is sponsored

Send us a textOur guest today is on the incredible mission of changing the way buildings are designed, built and lived in, in India, using data and communications as the foundations for advancing green building. Circular thinking, in his words, is the key for a future-ready India.Meet the remarkable Sriram Kuchimanchi, founder and CEO of Smarter Dharma which is building the world’s first Sustainability Resource Planning Platform (www.sdplus.io) and which has become an impactful force in influencing key players in building environmental, social and institutional sustainability today. An Ashoka Fellow and TEDx Speaker, Sriram gave up his corporate tech job in the US 13 years ago to move back to India and work at the confluence of technology and sustainability, assisting communities, companies, and government agencies understand, embrace and practice sustainability. Hit play to listen to Sriram’s incredible journey! [06:02s] Journey from corporate world into sustainability entrepreneurship [13:40s] Genesis of ‘Smarter Dharma’ [15:47s] Sriram’s ‘circular thinking’ concept behind Smarter Dharma [33:12s] Biggest barriers to green construction today  [43:14s] Biggest learnings [49:05s] RWL Read ‘Ecotopia’by Ernest CallenbachMore about Smarter Dharma at https://www.smarterdharma.com/ More about Sriram here: https://www.ashoka.org/en-in/fellow/sriram-kuchimanchi ; https://businessindia.co/climatechange/smarter-dharma-changes-the-way-buildings-are-designed  Connect with Sriram on LinkedIn Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Send us a textMeet Kayleigh Fazan, the visionary founder of The International Retail Academy, a pioneering force in the global retail industry. With an unwavering commitment to elevating customer experiences, Kayleigh has championed a transformative ‘bottom-up’ approach, fostering a new era of excellence in the world of retail.For over 15 years, Kayleigh has been on a mission to empower shopfloor teams within global retail brands, equipping them with the essential soft skills needed to excel in an ever-evolving marketplace. A renowned expert in retail leadership, Kayleigh has led countless brands on a journey towards customer-centric success, arming them with the tools to create meaningful connections with their clientele.Hit play to listen to her roaring success of a story! [03:23s] Her journey into retail[10:02s] Exploring the global landscape of retail[15:47s] “Don’t lose touch with the shop floor ever!”[28:49s] Starting her entrepreneurial journey[37:39s] Return of the retail stores post COVID [51:16s] RWL Read ‘The Culture Map’ by Erin Meyer and ‘Uplifting Service’ by Ron Kaufman; Tony Robbins’ podcastMore about Kayleigh’s work at The International Retail Academy Connect with Kayleigh on LinkedIn Connect with Vinay on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! [email protected] to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook