THE BE ENERGIZED FIRESIDE CHAT SERIES ARCHIVE
Watch, learn and apply to thrive in life, work, and relationships.
MEvolution’s Fire Side Chat Series is a part of our Human Energy Pledge efforts. They are jam packed, energetic, 30-minute discussions to:
Raise awareness about the importance and power of personal energy management.
Motivate people to care for their mental, emotional, and physical energy, as well as that of their employees, through authentic, open, and honest speakers.
Provide different lenses to the topic discussed e.g. executive and employee, as well as science, to close perception gaps and increase understanding.
Offer tips and techniques that work for real people, in real lives.
If you, or someone you know, would be a good fit to discuss a topic related to energy management or thriving, please make a nomination. We are always looking for engaging, authentic, and knowledgeable guests to join us!
Real People, Real Talk,
In this 30-Minute Fireside Chat Series, you can watch, learn, and apply to your life for a positively energized you, team, or organization.
Meet Your Hosts!
SARAH DEANE
CEO MEvolution, Stanford Continuing Studies Wellbeing Instructor, Author
Sarah hosts and facilitates the discussions, asking the tough questions with her usual no B.S. approach, and threading in the energy management, human behavior, and employee psychology lens.
Sarah has researched what is needed to thrive for over 5 years. She found that the secret of those that were resilient, happy, and successful across life, was that they managed their mental, emotional, and physical energy, whether they knew it or not. After discovering the blueprint of behaviors that enabled this, it became her mission to energize the world, one soul at a time. Leading a growing business, teaching at Stanford Continuing Studies, writing for publications, and having a family to care for, Sarah leans on her learnings in her own life to stay productive and serene throughout the day.
CRAIG HINKLEY
CEO Cloudbolt
Craig is a multi-time CEO with over 20 years experience at enterprise technology companies, currently serving as the CEO of Cloudbolt. Having led companies through transitions, transformations, and turn-arounds, Craig knows all too well how the unknown, stress, and depletion can impact employees, leaders, and the business. And after his own personal experiences led him on a path of self-discovery and focus on his wellbeing, he is passionate about empowering people to be the best version of themselves. Authentic, vulnerable, and honest, he provides a personal and leadership lens to the topics discussed.
The Energizing Power of Gratitude and Giving
Join us as we discuss the impact of gratitude and giving with Gina Tesla, Coupa Software’s VP of Sustainability, Social Impact, and DEI. She will share her insights, real life use cases, tips and strategies for how you can incorporate these powerful forces into your life, your team, and your organization.
November 2023
As the world becomes increasingly more challenging, two forces offer a way to create rays of light, positivity, and belonging - gratitude and giving.
We have all had moments, especially in the last few years, where we may feel like something is lacking, get lost in all the negative news and events, or get so wrapped up in the busyness of life that all the good deeds and intentions we had planned get left to the wayside.
Both gratitude and giving have proven impact to wellbeing, resilience, fulfillment, and performance. Gratitude gives us perspective as it encourages us to look at situations more broadly. Giving is not only great for the people you help, but actually impacts your brain! Neuroscience shows us that giving is powerful in creating more personal joy, improving overall health, and even combating stress - and who doesn’t want some of that!
Together, they can help you forge a meaningful and well-lived life, create better connections and a higher sense of belonging, and create moments that live beyond you to strengthen the world.
Join us as we openly and candidly explore and discuss:
The science behind gratitude and giving
The impact to wellbeing, engagement, and performance
How any person, team, or organization can get involved, even with limited resources
About Our Guest!
Gina Tesla leads Coupa’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) team, spanning sustainability; social impact; and diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI). She is also the Empower Executive Board Chair, focused on unleashing the power of women in business. Additionally, Gina serves on the Board of Common Impact and the Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP) Advisory Council.
She is an accomplished ESG executive with extensive experience leading complex multicultural teams, and building global brands for mature, Fortune 50, public companies, as well as young, high-growth private companies. Gina holds an MBA from Cornell University and served as United States Peace Corps Volunteer for two years in Panama.
Strategies from the Screen and Stage
With Isabel Pollen
October 2023
As the world looks set to remain hybrid for the foreseeable future, it is more important than ever for you to be able to engage, influence, connect and have your presence shine through on camera.
Whether it's a moment where you need to remain composed even though you feel overwhelmed, a moment where you are feeling the pressure of a high stakes meeting or presentation, or even a challenging conversation with a loved one, that is causing you anxiety, pressure or stress. There are two essential skills that can pave the way to success!
Physical intelligence will allow you to harness a set of physical capacities to navigate your emotions, remain authentic, and express your thoughts, feelings, and intent in the best way in the face of challenge and heightened emotions. Storytelling, the art of language, will allow you to evoke powerful emotions and insights to create memorable and engaging moments with others, communicate your message in a compelling way and motivate people to take action.
Join us as we openly and candidly explore and discuss:
Presence and communications in a hybrid world
Techniques used on stage and onscreen to amplify physical psychology, enhance emotional awareness and connect with your audience
How to perform under pressure in daily situations
About Our Guest!
With a combination of over 25 years as a Professional Coach/Facilitator working around the globe across multiple industries, Isabel is uniquely positioned to facilitate the practice of confidence, authenticity, and connection with our audience and each other.
Having obtained a scholarship to attend RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) and completing a three-year Acting Diploma, Isabel has worked extensively in the West End and global tours. Her work also includes TV, Commercial, Independent Film and BBC productions in this country as well as overseas.
Isabel’s clients include Kepak Group, Superdrug, Savers, Wagamama, Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Group, Mizuho Bank, and Sky amongst many others over the years. Her work involves designing, delivering, and facilitating Leadership Development, Communication and Presentation trainings for 1:1 C-suite/exec clients, as well as teams at all levels, from graduate level and teenagers through to exec level. Isabel uses performance and coaching techniques to support and amplify physical, psychological, and emotional awareness". Learn more about her work here.
Keeping Your Head in the Game.
With Bubba Paris, a powerful and actionable conversation about how to stay focused, combat everyday stressors, and achieve your dreams.
September 2023
As we battle uncertainties on every level, including social, political, environmental, and economical, resilience has become even more important to living a well and successful life. While resilience can help you through the larger intense moments and unforeseen events that life throws at you, such as layoffs, everyday resilience can help you get through the daily challenges, that can otherwise leave you feeling depleted, unmotivated and, over time, burnt out.
To perform well at a meeting, even though you had an argument with your partner that morning. To take control of your choices, even when you feel like everything is stacked against you. To focus your mind, even though there are so many distractions.
Every day resilience is the key to effectively navigating adversity, handling daily setbacks and managing stress and uncertainty. It is the skill that will allow you to continue to see the possibilities, perform at your best and deliver, in the face of everyday or routine challenge and strain.
In this chat we discuss:
How to stay focused in stressful situations
The drivers of everyday resilience
How to keep going when the going gets tough
About Our Guest!
William Bubba Paris, also known as 'Bubba Paris', brings a unique blend of experience and knowledge. He is a former NFL Football player winning three Super Bowl championships with the San Francisco 49ers and was an All-American at the University of Michigan. He serves as the CEO/Executive Director of Tracy Community Connections Center, where he provides wrap-around services for homeless and at-risk individuals. He is also a motivational speaker, on-air sports analyst, columnist, author of Born For this Moment, and a minister, with a well-established network and reputation in the sports and media industries. He is passionate about sharing his journey and inspiring others to discover their purpose and face their challenge
What the V? The Difference Between Being Healthy and Being Vital.
With Dr. Allan Mishra, Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, Founder VitalityExplorers.com, Author Dare to Be Vital
July 2023
There is so much individual and organizational emphasis and spend on wellbeing and health, yet burnout, stress, and dis-engagement continue to be at worrying levels. The key to this gap could very well lie in the difference between aiming for being healthy and aiming for being vital. While health can be described as being free from illness, it may not be enough. If you take it a step further, you may be looking at wellness, the state of being in good physical and mental health. But, if you want to truly thrive and live a fulfilling and productive life, then vitality should be a part of your plans. Vitality is a state of being vibrant, energized, and living with a passion for the things we are doing.
In this chat we:
Explore the difference between health and vitality
Look at the keys to living an optimal life
Learn steps to create a vital team and organization
About Our Guest!
Dr Mishra is the founder of VitalityExplorers.com, author of Dare To Be Vital: Your Blueprint For A Vibrant Life and a board-certified orthopedic surgeon. He has presented his vitality research at Google, Apple, the Stanford Business School and the University of Cambridge in England. He completed his orthopedic training with a sports medicine fellowship at Stanford and received his MD from the University of Michigan. His mission is to enhance global vitality, one person at a time.
Mind the Gap!
With Pascale Royal, Senior Manager, Customer Advocacy and Retention, F5
June 2023
While many organizations are focused on winning in the business sense, when employee wellbeing is not truly understood, these wins come at a cost. A cost that is paid by the employee themselves, as well as the organization. The sad fact is that many employees are depleted from constant change and crises. And organizations see the impact in productivity, engagement, talent attrition, and profitability.
In this world, there is no business as usual. While, yes, we need to drive revenue and create thriving businesses, this can only happen when we have thriving employees. It’s time to acknowledge the gap. The gap in leadership skill sets to lead effectively in this environment, the empathy gap, and the perception gap between what we say we want to be and what we are actually being.
In this chat we:
Explore how these gaps affect the everyday worker
Look at why the old leadership playbooks do no work any more
Learn what each of us can do about it, across all levels of business
About Our Guest!
Like so many of us, Pascale has always dreamed of having a picture-perfect life – family, career, intellect, wealth, etc. From the outside looking in, one might imagine that Pascale has it all, and she does! Including major chronic depression. As a high-functioning individual with depression, Pascale has turned a perceived weakness into her superpower. And in an effort to raise awareness about mental illness, she has shared her personal story publicly since 2020. As an industry-recognized marketing leader, she listens to customers and colleagues around the world and shares their perspectives with broader audiences to build stronger, more relevant brand communications. Pascale guides executive leadership teams on creating programs to better engage with key customers, both external and internal, and influence relationships that strengthen loyalty through shared experiences and storytelling.
Current Status: Uncertain!
With Melanie Gomez-Diaz, Senior Program Manager, Citrix
May 2023
Unrelenting crises have put humans to the test, leaving a significant number of us facing high levels of daily stress - professionally and personally. Whether it’s uncertainty about the future, uncertainty in how to navigate daily stressors or keep up with the increasing demands across life, or uncertainty about how to best support our teams and loved ones, it can lead to mental, emotional, and physical depletion. With uncertainty, demands, and change not going anytime soon, let’s talk about what we can do to support ourselves and our people!
In this chat we:
Explore stress and depletion across all levels of an organization.
Have open discussion about mental and emotional wellbeing.
Learn personal practices, to use in daily life to manage stress, perform and feel our best personally, and to support our employees, colleagues and loved ones.
About Our Guest!
Melanie is passionate about all aspects of Marketing. She is currently a Sr. Program Manager for Executive Engagement programs at Citrix. Being responsible for creating and managing programs that build and nurtures relationships with strategic customers, she taps into her excellent communications and team player mentality. With high visibility programs, and two daughters to attend to, Melanie understands that it is a must to learn how to respond to stressful situations.
These opportunities are offered under The Human Energy Pledge
An initiative to raise awareness about the power of personal energy management, increase equity and accessibility to personal energy management skills development, and provide wellbeing services to those that need it most - because when humans are energized, the world thrives. Our hope is that this pledge helps propel momentum to end the human energy crisis and makes the skills needed to thrive available to all that want it. You can learn more and see more ways to get involved for free as an individual, manager, leader, or executive below!
