Brave New Workforce
Business & Economics Podcasts
Whether it's a new technology, a virus, or social change at a tipping point, disruption creates new opportunities in the workplace and modern life, but it's not all flying cars and rainbows, change is hard. Join Trip O'Dell, Anna Codina, and Larry Cornett as they look at the evolution of the workplace from traditional offices trying to figure out how to adapt to being suddenly remote, to companies that were born as "work anyplace" teams, and how those changes impact everything from how we collaborate to how our kids go to school, and what it all means for our local communities and the global economy.
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Whether it's a new technology, a virus, or social change at a tipping point, disruption creates new opportunities in the workplace and modern life, but it's not all flying cars and rainbows, change is hard. Join Trip O'Dell, Anna Codina, and Larry Cornett as they look at the evolution of the workplace from traditional offices trying to figure out how to adapt to being suddenly remote, to companies that were born as "work anyplace" teams, and how those changes impact everything from how we collaborate to how our kids go to school, and what it all means for our local communities and the global economy. bravenewworkforce.substack.com
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Episodes
Episode 45: Better Days are Here! Season Wrap Up
6/10/2021
Wow, there’s a lot going on in the world today! Trip, Larry, and Anna are getting back to work as life begins to ramp up. Your lovely co-hosts have decided to take a short break while they figure out their next phase in the future of work. Until then, keep creating, keep improving, and keep embracing change. It’s the only way forward!
Key Takeaways
* Anna, Trip, and Larry have been busy!
* We’re taking a summer break to get our ducks in the row.
* Throughout this podcast we’ve talked...
Duration:00:27:31
Episode 44: Future-Proof Your Career and Never Submit a Resume Ever Again!
5/27/2021
Would you like more leverage in your career and get more opportunities without having to knock on doors? The world is opening up and it’s apparent that when it comes to the future of work, country borders are going to be less and less relevant. With remote work, it means companies are looking for the best of the best, and they’re no longer forced to look in their own backyard or for a particular zip code. Anna talks about one of her favorite things with her two co-hosts Larry and Trip, and...
Duration:00:30:44
Episode 43: Behavioral Interviewing Hot Seat: Getting in the Minds of What Companies Are Looking for in a Candidate.
5/20/2021
Larry, Trip, and Anna bring on two hot-seat guests to show a real-life example of how behavioral interviewing works. This is the second time they’ve run a hot-seat session. These interviews give insight into what companies are looking for when they’re conducting a behavioral interview on a candidate, and what some of these tough questions tend to look like as they interview new prospects for a role.
Key Takeaways
Let’s do some hot seats! Tom and Flora are our victims for today’s...
Duration:00:36:23
Episode 42: Are Companies Ghosting You? Here’s Why
5/13/2021
Larry, Trip, and Anna address a common problem they’re seeing in the hiring world: Candidates getting ghosted on for no rhyme or reason. Companies and recruiters might not realize how stressful and damaging it is for a candidate to have “everything go well” and then radio silence. If you’ve been ghosted on in the past, here’s why this is happening, and your co-hosts offer advice on how you can empower yourself and prevent it from happening in the future.
Key Takeaways
Have you ever been...
Duration:00:27:56
Episode 41: Behavioral Interviewing Hot Seat: Why Hiring Managers Ask Weird Questions
5/6/2021
Larry, Trip, and Anna are doing something new this week! They’re conducting their very first hot seat session with two brave candidates who are eager to understand what goes through a hiring manager’s mind and why they ask questions the way they do. At the end, your co-hosts explain some of the psychological reasons behind their questions, and they share how they also filter for bias.
Key Takeaways
Companies are employing some shady practices when it comes to hiring a new candidate. They...
Duration:00:42:22
Episode 40: Getting Clearance to Speak: Companies Won’t Let You Say What You Want
4/15/2021
Larry and Trip discuss their experiences working for corporate America when it came to getting the clearance they needed to speak on stage and why they had to be very, very careful about what they said, even after they’ve left the company. These companies are very powerful and you have to be careful because they have the resources to blackball you from the industry. It seems more and more companies are trying to stifle employees’ expression; even when it’s outside of the standard working...
Duration:00:34:35
Episode 39: Desmond Chan — Making Your Financial Transactions Safer
4/8/2021
Desmond Chan is the Vice President of Product Management at Zumigo Inc, where he is responsible for building a frictionless experience for users who want a better way of securing their accounts and transactions. Payments are still a pain point for a lot of us in the digital age as well as keeping our identity safe. As our data keeps getting stolen by companies who may practice reckless security measures, Desmond shares what he’s doing to build a safer way we can pay and transact online in...
Duration:00:28:58
Episode 38: Emon Motamedi — Pay for College Without Loans
3/25/2021
Emon Motamedi is the Founder of Florian, a community of alumni helping new students pay for school without loans and provide them with personalized mentoring to help them get ahead in their careers. Florian does more than provide student-friendly funding for tuition, they have a network of experts rooting for their students. Emon explains a bit more about what Florian does and how they're different from other competitors in the space.
Key Takeaways
Why did Emon leave Reddit to start his...
Duration:00:40:39
Episode 37: What The Heck Are NFTs? Artists and Creatives No Longer Have a Gatekeeper.
3/18/2021
Talk is cheap, creativity is cheap, and tech is cheap. So, when everything can be replicated, copied, and shared seamlessly throughout different platforms, what’s the true value of a product? There’s a new commodity coming onto the scene where it’s bringing the concept of scarcity back into the fold, and that’s NFTs. Anna, Larry, and Trip sit down to try to understand what the heck this new thing is all about.
Key Takeaways
Your co-hosts are now on video! What!
Podcasting is such a...
Duration:00:31:23
Episode 36: Just Meditate More? No. Burnout is Real and It’s Happening at All Levels.
3/11/2021
Wow. How is everyone feeling lately? Things just seem to be a bit more sluggish than they were a year ago. Your three special co-hosts discuss what’s going on and how we can step up and take better care of ourselves, our families, and even our team at work. Today’s topic is mental health and burnout!
Key Takeaways
Your co-hosts are distracted today!
Trip takes over on Anna’s lead-in… It’s been a year since lockdown.
It’s been a terrible year for all of us, and it’s getting long.
How are...
Duration:00:34:53
Episode 35: Rebecca Weaver — HR That Supports Employees Instead of Protecting Companies
3/4/2021
Rebecca Weaver is the Founder & CEO of HRuprise, a new platform that connects people with HR coaches to help navigate their toughest workplace challenges. In this week’s episode, Rebecca shares what prevents HR from being an effective employee advocate, what’s contributing to the lack of trust in HR, and what does real disruption look like for the new world of HR and work.
Key Takeaways
What’s missing in the HR conversations?
When there’s a problem, HR is not your friend. As someone in...
Duration:00:40:30
Episode 34: Dr. Julie Albright — The Digital Revolution and How It’s Reshaping The American Dream Part 2
2/25/2021
Dr. Julie Albright is a Sociologist specializing in digital culture and communications. Dr. Julie is currently a Lecturer in the departments of Applied Psychology and Engineering at USC, where she teaches Master’s-level courses on the Psychology of Interactive Technologies and Sustainable Infrastructure. Dr. Julie is also the author of Left to Their Own Devices, which discusses how the digital transformation is impacting our economy. Dr. Julie returns in this second episode to finish her...
Duration:00:40:30
Episode 33: Dr. Julie Albright — The Digital Revolution and How It’s Reshaping The American Dream Part 1
2/18/2021
Dr. Julie Albright is a Sociologist specializing in digital culture and communications. Dr. Julie is currently a Lecturer in the departments of Applied Psychology and Engineering at USC, where she teaches Master’s-level courses on the Psychology of Interactive Technologies and Sustainable Infrastructure. Dr. Julie is also the author of Left to Their Own Device, which discusses how the digital transformation is impacting our economy. This is part one out of a two-part series with Dr....
Duration:00:28:22
Episode 32: Terri Rodriguez-Hong — Thinking About Accessibility Challenges in Tech
2/11/2021
Terri Rodriguez-Hong is a Silicon Valley-based product designer and specializes in accessibility. Through her own learning challenges, it’s become Terri’s mission to provide more options for the way we learn/interact with everyday products. In this episode, Terri dives into how we need to be thinking about accessibility and what challenges people face when they’re physically disabled or when our brains are just wired a bit differently.
Key Takeaways
Larry’s missing in action. The...
Duration:00:38:18
Episode 31: Thinking Bigger: What’s Next For Brave New Workforce in 2021
2/4/2021
Trip, Anna, and Larry are back with a “solo” episode to discuss what they're hopeful for in the new year and where they see this podcast going for 2021. People are excited and they want to move where they’re treated best. It’s no longer a pipedream, so how can you get ahead of the curve before places like Austin and Miami become the next Silicon Valley?
Key Takeaways
The positives of 2021! Larry shares why he’s hopeful.
People are hopeful! They can relocate and it’s no longer a...
Duration:00:33:48
Episode 30: Jennifer Lachs — Ups and Downs of Being a Digital Nomad and Other Musings From a Seasoned Nomad.
1/28/2021
Jennifer Lachs is the Owner of Digital Nomad Girls, a platform she started over five years ago when there weren’t a lot of resources for women who were interested in traveling the world and making a location-independent living. Jenny shares an important lesson about happiness-chasing and how switching from your nine-to-five job for that exotic Bali destination doesn’t cure or fix you. When we are trying to strive for more, more, more, then the question remains, when will it end? Jenny has...
Duration:00:38:57
Episode 29: Dr. Geci Karuri-Sebina — The Future of Cities and How We Work and Live from an Urban Scholar
1/21/2021
Dr. Geci Karuri-Sebina is part of the SingularityU South Africa faculty and has a focus on urban futures, which includes smart cities, networks, urban planning, governance, and development, as well as innovation systems. She has a Master’s degree in Architecture, Urban Design, and Urban Planning as well as a Ph.D. in Planning and Innovation Studies. Dr. Geci shares with us the development of cities, where it’s all headed, and how we need to be thinking differently when it comes to urban...
Duration:00:41:21
Episode 28: Techstars Anywhere: The Remote Startup Accelerator Accessible To Anyone, Anywhere — Ryan Kuder
1/14/2021
Ryan Kuder is the Managing Director for Techstars Anywhere, an investment and innovation group that connects entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, and city governments to solve challenges across industries and geographies. Their 13-week virtual and in-person accelerator program opens six times a year and Ryan dives into how they embrace and collaborate with a distributed workforce in this week’s episode.
Key Takeaways
A little bit about Ryan and what he does at Techstars
Techstars was...
Duration:00:33:17
Episode 27: The Next Airbnb, But for Home Office Spaces — Founded by Amina Moreau
1/7/2021
Amina Moreau is a powerhouse of productivity. She runs several businesses including a film production company, a storytelling consulting firm, a music licensing company, and most recently Radious, which is like an Airbnb specifically for office space. She is also an avid tennis player and competes in competitions regularly. Amina shares why office space needs to have a fresh look and how her company plans to address the problems modern business people are currently facing.
Key...
Duration:00:36:45
Episode 26: 2020 Review: Success, Freedom, and Fearlessness
12/17/2020
In this episode, your three co-hosts share what they’re grateful for and what they’re hopeful for in the new year. They are also going to be taking a two-week break during this holiday season, but don’t worry! They already have some great guests lined up for the new year. Everything from a digital nomad to an urban planner to a new and improved way people can co-work together. Thank you for listening and please leave us a review if you like what you heard on today’s show.
Key...
Duration:00:30:35