Kristine Delano 
Do you pride yourself on being productive? Have you found the line between toxic and healthy? In this episode, we are talking to Kara Pagliuca. We all strive to be productive and keep on task but what happens when we can’t leave the work behind? What are the impacts us and our relationships when we … Read more
Is stress beating you down? How are successful women finding creative ways to turn down the crazy-meter and find peace in the careers and in their lives? In this episode, we are talking to Linda Zhang. Stress is a natural neurological and biological function that can spur us into action and even save our lives. … Read more
Have you been dreaming of another opportunity? Is a new job on your horizon? In this episode, we are talking to Jill Mavro about career transitions. For anyone looking to not only survive their career, but thrive, this should be a topic of great significance. Jill Mavro was an Executive at State Street for over … Read more
Do you have a personal brand? Do you know what it is? In this episode, we are talking to Sue Thompson about your personal brand, something we all have, but sometimes don’t spend enough time cultivating. Your brand represents your skills, but also how you’re perceived. Sue Thompson is an Executive Vice President at State … Read more
What is a great team? How do you move from individual contributor to team lead? The skills are different and hard to learn from book. Janel Jackson takes us on her journey. Janel is the Head of US ETF Capital Markets at Vanguard. She shares her insights on clearly communicating a vision, inspiring others, and … Read more
How do you manage all the people around you? Down, up, and sideways, we are expected to communicate and facilitate a lot of relationships. In this episode of We Talk Careers, Joanne Hill helps us navigate our work relationships. She dives into the art of managing 360, from and to all the constituents in our … Read more
Is Work Life Balance even possible? Is it really Work Life Integration? In this episode of We Talk Careers, we talk to Jillian DelSignore. She lets us in – to her life and her work – and discusses how she handles it all. Jillian is a Managing Director and Head of ETFs and Indexing at … Read more
In this debut episode of We Talk Careers, we tackle Leadership. Sharon French shares her tremendous insight and experience. Sharon is a senior partner at The TIFIN Group and was previously president and CEO of life and retirement funds for AIG as well as president of F Squared Capital. Leadership is about people. Sharon talks … Read more
Can advertisers really use subliminal messaging to control our behaviors? What about those flashing messages within videos used to manipulate us?
I recently wrote a short story for a competition that had to include a paranormal element. I’m not so much into creepy phantoms and evil sorcery. So, I started lightly researching phenomenon that could be perceived as paranormal for my short story. In that exploration, I hit on the concept of subliminal messaging (we can’t see or hear it, even if we are looking for it). Hysteria started because James Vicary, in the 1950s, claimed to boost concession sales at a movie theater by flashing “Eat Popcorn” and “Drink Coke” during a movie. But his claim was a hoax. ..
June 1st is National Heimlich Maneuver Day. I’ve never had to do the official Heimlich before, but I did almost choke to death when I was a baby. I had stopped breathing. My mother rushed to the bathroom. To this day she can’t explain why she ran with me all the way upstairs except that her unconscious “good guest” manners didn’t want a mess on her in-laws formal living room carpet. She flipped me upside down and slammed her hand against my small back. Repeatedly. A hard, round candy finally popped out. We both collapsed on the floor and cried together.
