Episodes

  • Episode 5 - Are You Career Ready?

    Episode 5 - Are You Career Ready?
    Dec 1 2020
    This installment of Listen Up OΔK Leaders asks Are You Career Ready? Join host Stephen Dominy and career development experts Jamie Bouldin and Michael Preston as they explore the latest concepts in career planning and marketing yourself for that next job. Jamie Bouldin (SFASU, 2002) is the director of the Center for Career and Professional Development at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. Jamie has presented at the ODK National Leadership Conference on career development. Michael Preston (East Carolina University, 1995) is the executive director of the Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities. He works with over 31,000 students on talent development and matching them with employers looking for the best workers.
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    47 mins
  • Episode 4 - Advocating for Change

    Episode 4 - Advocating for Change
    Nov 20 2020
    Welcome back for another episode of Listen Up ODK Leaders. This is part 2 of our series on Inclusive Outreach. Host Stephen Dominy explores the importance of inclusivity with ODK members Brandon Bell and Manny Caudillo. Part 2: Advocating for Change. Our guests provide ideas and suggestions for building coalitions, collaborating on actions, and creating change on a campus or in a community. Brandon Bell is a University of North Carolina Wilmington circle. He is currently a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant in the Greensboro, NC area. Emmanuel (Manny) Caudillo is a University of Southern California initiate. He is Senior Advisor at White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative and for the past ten years has worked for the U.S. federal government on education issues.
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    36 mins
  • Episode 3 - Deconstructing Bias

    Episode 3 - Deconstructing Bias
    Oct 30 2020
    Welcome back for another episode of Listen Up ODK Leaders. This is part 1 of our series on Inclusive Outreach. Host Stephen Dominy explores the importance of inclusivity with ODK members Brandon Bell and Manny Caudillo. In Part 1: Deconstructing Bias, our guests help us identify our biases and teach us to deconstruct them as the first step to developing more inclusive membership and societies. Brandon Bell is a University of North Carolina Wilmington circle. He is currently a diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant in the Greensboro, NC area. Emmanuel (Manny) Caudillo is a University of Southern California initiate. He is Senior Advisor at White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative and for the past ten years has worked for the U.S. federal government on education issues.
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    37 mins
  • Episode 1 - Let's Start With Personal Leadership

    Episode 1 - Let's Start With Personal Leadership
    Aug 28 2020

    “As a leader, when you [lead with empathy], you get more out of people!” Personal leadership starts with knowing yourself. You need to know who you are and you need to know who you are leading. Join our guests, Tina VanSteenbergen and Summer Owens, for a conversation about leading with empathy and about being resilient in a time of crisis.

    Summer Owens – motivational speaker, author, and S.O. What! Coach. Her story is powerful, and her approach is positive.
    Tina VanSteenbergen – a professional speaker with a passion and a purpose for working with women.
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    51 mins