Month: August 2019

She was the director of online learning for a non-profit, ran a language school for five years, and the leader of one of the largest TEDx events on the east coast. She even ran a clothing company that supported low-income women along the way.

Dolores Hirschmann helped pioneer online learning during the early 2000s when computers were just entering classrooms, and applied the concept of gamification in learning long before it became a buzzword. Today she is an executive coach, helping leaders and speakers clarify their message and grow their business. In this episode, she sits down with Jon to talk about her journey from Buenos Aires to Boston; and from learning to leading.

Want to learn more about Dolores Hirschmann?

• Website: www.mastersinclarity.com
• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doloreshirschmann/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Doloreshirschmann/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dolores-hirschmann-28620b28/

When it comes to ethics, what you don’t know can hurt you.

In today’s episode, Jon sits down with J Kevin Foster to talk common ethical traps that can bring people and companies down the wrong path, and how to prevent failures of integrity through training, seminars, and consulting. Hear the journey of a real estate executive turned-convict turned-ethics expert, who formed a plan to end the slippery slope of bad ethical decisions in the business world during his 28 days in solitary confinement.

 

Want to learn more about J Kevin Foster?

Check out his website: https://johnkevinfoster.com/

Follow him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkevinfoster/

Find him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnkevinfoster/

A professional ballet dancer takes on a new challenge: he became a police officer. Trading ballet shoes for a gun belt sounds like something out of a movie – but meet our guest this week and he’ll tell you it’s a true story! 

In Learning Life’s 50th episode, Jon has a conversation with the inspired Christopher Fairbank. From professional ballet dancer to police officer, Fairbank has always striven to lead a different life and now communicates his story as a motivational speaker and business coach. His mantra, “dare to be different” has helped numerous companies and employees find how they can be one of today’s leaders.