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The history of the cannabis industry is riddled with many changes, however there is a shift in perspective about the cannabis industry.  In this episode, our host Nathaniel Chapman speaks to the President at Cann Strategy & Co-Founder at Leafsheets.com, Juliana Whitney about how Leafsheets.com is helping businesses navigate the ever-changing landscape of the cannabis industry.Juliana Whitney, MBA, specializes in new venture creation and development and has been focused on the cannabis industry since 2015. She started out as a patient coordinator at the first dispensary in Las Vegas, Nevada, went on to start a cannabis business strategy consulting firm called Cann Strategy, and since 2017 has consulted with various operators and investor groups to start and operate cannabis dispensaries, cultivation facilities and production facilities. Through Cann Strategy, Juliana has secured cannabis business licenses for clients in some of the most competitive markets in the U.S. – including Illinois, Nevada and Ohio. Along with a co-founder, Juliana recently launched leafsheets.com, a platform developed to simplify cannabis entrepreneurship and lower the barriers to entry and success by providing vital resources and insider information for starting and operating cannabis businesses — Leafsheets gives entrepreneurs access to the things that the big shots have, but without the big shot price tag. Follow Juliana LinkedIn: Juliana WhitneyInstagram: Official Juliana WhitneyFollow LeafsheetsWebsite: LeafSheets.comLinkedIn: LeafsheetsFacebook: Leaf Sheets OfficialInstagram: @leafsheetsFollow Impel TalentWebsite: Impel TalentLinkedIn: Impel TalentFacebook: @ImpelTalentInstagram: @ImpelTalent 

Welcome to Breaking The Chain: The Leadership Series, hosted by Director of Career Coaching and Leadership Development at Impel Talent, Terentia Browne. In this episode, Terentia sits down with  Lamia Fikrat to speak about the true definition of unconscious biases and how our individual backgrounds and experiences influence the way we react to certain situations. They also delve deep into how unconscious biases can have an impact on our daily lives and decision-making process.About Lamia FikratLamia is currently a strategy consultant and interim executive manager. She assists companies to successfully implement strategic projects and transformation plans. Lamia also coaches managers and entrepreneurs on various platforms such as, MIT Arab Start Up Challenge, Orange Corners x NL Embassy, GIZ x UE Ecostart, US Embassy Kigali's Academy of Women Entrepreneurs, ADIE France, Hackathon Tech is Law France, LaStartup Factory Morocco, CCG Inov Idea Morocco, Match & Invest Morocco, Big Booster Lebanon Bootcamp and Growth Train Africa. She is a firm believer of the Process Communication Model to manage stress and motivation. Lamia also supports women and girls in STEM through various initiatives such as Girl Up United Nations, Femmes Ingénieurs France and Wentech.Follow Lamia LinkedIn: Lamia Fikrat Follow Impel TalentLinkedIn: Impel TalentTwitter: @ImpelTalentFacebook: @Impel Talent Instagram: @ImpelTalent

Welcome to Breaking The Chain: The Leadership Series, hosted by Director of Career Coaching and Leadership Development at Impel Talent, Terentia Browne. In this episode, Terentia sits down with Dr Kumi Naidoo as they speak about how to successfully resolve conflict situations in the workplace.Dr Kumi is currently a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy and Honorary Professor of Practice at Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. He lectures at Fossil Free University and serves as Special Advisor to the Green Economy Coalition. Kumi serves as Global Ambassador to Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity. He is a Visiting Fellow at Oxford and an Honorary Fellow at Magdalen College.Follow Kumi Twitter: @kuminaidoo Instagram: @kuminaidoo  LinkedIn: Kumi NaidooFollow Impel TalentLinkedIn: Impel TalentTwitter: @ImpelTalentFacebook: @Impel Talent Instagram: @ImpelTalent

Michaela Pontiki is the Founder and CEO of Arapina, an award winning healthy lifestyle bakery. Lady M is a qualified architect with a passion for sustainability, the environment and  harmonious healthy living, values that are at the heart of her projects. She's also a motivational public speaker, with her portfolio including exhibitions in museums, galleries and universities across Europe. In this episode, she chats to host Nathaniel Chapman about the power of a healthy lifestyle. Follow Arapina Lifestyle BakeryWebsite: Arapina BakeryInstagram: @arapina_bakeryFacebook: @ArapinaBakeryTwitter: @arapina_bakeryFollow Impel TalentWebsite: Impel TalentLinkedIn: Impel TalentFacebook: @ImpelTalentInstagram: @ImpelTalent

Welcome to Breaking The Chain – The Leadership Series, hosted by Director of Career Coaching and Leadership Development at Impel Talent, Terentia Browne. In this episode Terentia sits down with Michelle Williams-Swartz,  Global Head of Quality Systems and Performance at Johnson and Johnson. Together they talk about Michelle's journey throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and her experience in growing her global team virtually. 

Welcome to Breaking The Chain – The Leadership Series, hosted by Director of Career Coaching and Leadership Development at Impel Talent, Terentia Browne. In this episode Terentia sits down with Damen Tolley, HR Director at OneWeb Satellites. Together they talk about the power of coaching and mentoring and how Damen has incorporated the training programs lead by Terentia at OneWeb satellites. They cover the challenges faced by leaders who are time poor and struggle to mentor and coach their teams, the importance of leaders championing and leading this type support, how to manage up and guide your own manager on what you need to develop in your career and the importance of normalising feedback in order to grow in your role. One way Damen would recommend you starting on your journey of finding a mentor? Use your network! Be brave, be bold and use what you have at your fingertips to start making immediate, positive changes.

In this episode Terentia sits down with Charmaine Reid, Vice President of R&D Europe at Takeda, to talk about the value of investing in yourself as a leader throughout your career.They speak about resources and creative ways you can continuously learn and how to role model this behaviour for your team. Being open to learning and being teachable are the traits that set great leaders apart from the rest of the pack. 

In this episode Terentia sits down with Jody Lodge, Managing Director at Johnson & Johnson as they talk about the power of leadership through his own career journey, his biggest fears, biggest achievements and greatest lessons learnt. They deep dive into how developing ones emotional intelligence helps you be a better leader. They also talk about how Jody has led many teams across different countries and thrived as an introverted leader. 

Hear how Maciej Grajewski & Richard Rushby became Co-Founders of SG Papertronics, a business dedicated to creating testing devices that help with quality control assurance and controlled innovation of projects. With a focus on their latest product the 'Beer-o-meter' learn the story behind an innovative device that democratises lab grade quality control to maintain consistency in the production of beer, now available to all Craft Breweries around the world however small.

James Kerslake is the Founder behind luxury cocktail business Tom Savano. After graduating at the age of 20 from Auckland University with a bachelors in Computer Science, he spent two decades working in finance before dabbling in the world of cocktails. Between 2011 and 2018, James flirted with a number of different ideas such as BarPanda (an app to order drinks in a bar and split the bill with friends), FindJoe (A similar concept to what is now TaskRabbit/Airtasker) as well as a few writing projects however in 2018, when a friend's sister asked if he could do cocktails for her wedding, James's lightbulb moment happened and the idea for Tom Savano, the now award winning luxury cocktail business, was born. 

John Vickers is the mastermind behind Blue Abyss, the worlds very first commercial training centre for Astronauts and space explorers. We talk about what it takes to pioneer the future of space exploration and the hurdles that as a Founder, John has had to overcome to get to where he is today. 

5 years ago, Lora Haddock Di Carlo was set on the path of being an award winning entrepreneur after having a mind-blowing orgasm. Her curiosity surrounding it lead to the creation of an incredible piece of tech for women. Join us as we explore her story, discuss how her product was banned from CES (Consumer Electronics Show), and learn about her company's vision to bring equality to sex through pleasure. 

Alex Cooke is building a business with a mission to bring next-generation treatments to market faster and save patients' lives by providing top tier talent for scaling biotechs. We talk about his journey from being a musician, to working at Disney, which then lead him into the world of recruitment and headhunting. 

In this episode we discuss the growth and professionalism of esports and the opportunities it is providing new businesses. We also explore Saad Sarwars own personal and professional journey that lead him to create Level 99, along with their work of bringing some of the biggest names in esports to life. 

We are joined by CEO and Co-Founder of The Last Game Board, Shail Mehta. As a child and immigrant to the United States, Shail first connected with new friends and built a passion for table-top gaming as a child. As an adult and as a mother, that passion has fostered into a mission to revamp board games and bring people back together by introducing technology to board games. Learn about her journey and how you could get your hands on a Gameboard 1!

We speak with CEO and Co-Founder of Force Impact Technologies, Anthony Gonzales. Anthony has been bringing the hustle towards the mission of making sports safer, without actually changing the sports themselves. Join us as we explore his 7 year journey to bring to market a product that will change the world of contact sports, the Fit Guard.