The Empathy Edge

Carlo Odicino: How People-Centered Leaders Get Big Sh*t Done!

Warning: We're getting a little spicy today! What if caring deeply about your people was actually the fastest way to get big sh*t done? I’m talking with Carlo Odicino, C

Hot Take: What the Fire Horse Has Taught Leaders About Reinvention

We are living in the Year of the Fire Horse. And if you know anything about Chinese astrology, you know that the Fire Horse is not a gentle, meandering kind of energy. It

Nada Lena Nasserdeen: Why Expertise Isn’t Enough to Lead High-Performing Teams

We’re entering a leadership era where charisma without self-awareness falls flat, expertise without empathy stalls out, and confidence isn’t a personality trait; it’s a l

Scott Stirrett: Why Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty Is a Core Leadership Skill—and How to Build It

What if uncertainty isn’t something to fear or even survive, but a skill you can train and a competitive advantage you can build? Scott Stirrett has spent more than a de

Dr. Ute Liersch: How Resilient Leaders Bend Without Breaking

What if resilience isn’t about powering through, pushing harder, or staying unbreakable but about knowing how to bend, recalibrate, and return to center without losing yo

Hot Take: You Are Your Decisions, Not Your Intentions

While many leaders want to lead with empathy, they often fail to translate that desire into actionable decisions. Today, Maria discusses the distinction between intention

What Does It Mean to Be Human? Ep 6: The Whole Messy Thing We Want to Protect

In a world racing toward smarter machines, empathy speakers and authors Rob Volpe and Maria Ross get curious in this limited subseries about what only humans can feel, do

Florence Ann Romano: Build Your Village

They say “It takes a village.” But how do you build it? For all our technology, tools, and ways to stay “connected,” many of us are feeling more isolated than ever. And t

What Does it Mean to Be Human? Ep 5: Morals, Ethics, and The Stories We Tell

In a world racing toward smarter machines, empathy speakers and authors Rob Volpe and Maria Ross get curious in this limited subseries about what only humans can feel, do

Dr. Adam Dorsay: The 4 Types of Connection That Transform Your Life and Leadership

What if the secret to a more fulfilling life (and a more effective leadership style) isn't productivity or strategy, but connection? My guest today is Dr. Adam Dorsay, a

What Does It Mean to Be Human? Ep 4: Dream Forward, Remember Back

In a world racing toward smarter machines, empathy speakers and authors Rob Volpe and Maria Ross get curious in this limited subseries about what only humans can feel, do

Dr. Tracy Brower: Why Community Is the Cure for the Loneliness Epidemic - at Work and in Life

We are more connected and lonelier than ever. That paradox is shaping not just our personal lives, but our workplaces, our leadership, and our long-term well-being. And i

What Does It Mean to Be Human? Ep 3: Feeling Everything

In a world racing toward smarter machines, empathy speakers and authors Rob Volpe and Maria Ross get curious in this limited subseries about what only humans can feel, do

July 2026 Hot Take: Connection, Hope

Connection isn't a nice-to-have. It is the thing - the whole thing. And right now, in a world that seems to be working overtime to divide us, finding our people and build

What Does It Mean to Be Human? Ep 2: We Know We're Going to Die

In a world racing toward smarter machines, empathy speakers and authors Rob Volpe and Maria Ross get curious in this limited subseries about what only humans can feel, do

Aubrey Morgan Yee: Radical Collaboration to Create Alternate Futures

What if the future of leadership isn’t about scaling faster or competing harder, but about finding empathy and remembering what it truly means to be human? Aubrey Morgan

What Does It Mean to Be Human? Ep 1: The Aware Animal

In a world racing toward smarter machines, empathy speakers and authors Rob Volpe and Maria Ross get curious in this limited subseries about what only humans can feel, do

Moshe Engelberg: Leading with Love Leads to Success

What if I told you that the most powerful force in business isn’t strategy, innovation, or tech:  it’s love? Every great leader you admire already practices it. They migh

Terri Givens: Reckoning: Creating Positive Change through Radical Empathy

Join this deep conversation about what empathy really looks like in our institutions, our communities, and our leadership—especially at a time when empathy feels both urg

Meghan French Dunbar: Work Isn't Working for Anyone Right Now

If work feels harder than it should—more exhausting, more fragmented, more misaligned—it’s probably not because people are failing. It’s because the system is.  Meghan F