The Catalyst with Samantha Kris

New York City teacher and softball coach from the Bronx, Christopher Astacio, is on a mission to change the lives of the most violent, forgotten and underprivileged youth. After seeing the impact his late sister had on the children in her community, coupled with the desire to create a better world for his own children, he committed to helping kids find their voice and break the cycle of poverty.

Connect with Chris on Instagram and support The League for Fastpitch Softball here.

HR Professional, Sally De Rosa, is on a mission to normalize diversity and inclusion in the workplace. She believes the only way to bring values downstream is to live them and believe in them. While being inclusive is a great first step, in order to drive significant change, leaders must go the extra mile to break barriers and Sally explains how.

Connect with her on LinkedIn and follow HRWize on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Be sure to check out HRwize.com for full information.

Just because you’re comfortable speaking doesn’t make you a great communicator. Gasp! Workplace communications expert, Lindsay Lapaquette helps you to assess how effectively you’re communicating with your team and what changes you can make to reduce conflict, facilitate cohesion and increase team performance. 

Connect with Lindsay via her website, on LinkedIn, or on Facebook. Be sure to check out her YouTube channel and her podcast as well!

Retired hostage negotiator turned mental health strategist, Paul Nadeau, packs decades of experience, insight and tools into this 30 minute episode. Learn how to negotiate like a pro, resolve conflict in your personal and professional life, and break free from anything that’s holding you back by mastering the hostage within.

Connect with Paul via his website and be sure to check out his podcast, Inspire Us.

We were looking forward to 2021 all last year and if this new year has come with old stress, you’re not alone. While everyone is focused on resolutions and setting goals, Heather Rider helps us get to the root of what so often derails our intentions: stress, anxiety, perfectionism and imposter syndrome. Don’t fall into the same trap that gets you every year. Do the inner work to get the results you seek.

Connect with Heather on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram, and learn more about her work through her YouTube channel and website.

In this New Year's special, your host Samantha Kris, closes out 2020 by talking about the importance of energy management. She offers 5 game-changing questions to help you enhance, protect and replenish your energy to keep your goals in motion and ensure next year is your best one yet.

Emergency nurse, Melanie Jade, shares what it has been like being a frontline worker during the pandemic, how her own plans came to a crashing halt, and how her experience in handling life or death situations informed her business strategy for 2020. Go into the holiday season safely and informed by tuning into this week’s episode.

Connect with Melanie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or via her website. For health tips and information, follow Nomadic Nurse Agency on Facebook and Instagram.

Diane Boorman retired at the early age of 40 and it wasn’t long before she realized she had so much more to learn and to give. She’s dedicated her second act to helping entrepreneurs build their architecture for business growth. This year has been one of the best ones yet for Diane, who encourages entrepreneurs to stop using the pandemic as an excuse. Whether you are a business owner or an aspiring entrepreneur, you definitely want to tune in. 

Get more business tips by connecting with Diane on Facebook, LinkedIn or via her website.

After 15 years of being in corporate law and a lifetime following her father’s vision, Eloise Gagnon realized that she had to make space for her own voice. This required difficult conversations, life-changing decisions and cultivating an ecosystem of change. Find out how she let go of imposed success and how she found the courage to walk away from the life she worked so hard to build in pursuit of happiness.

Connect with Eloise on LinkedIn or through her website and check out her online course for ore guidance.

Yael Geffen grew up in the male dominated industry of real estate in South Africa and she’s on a mission to even out the playing field. In this episode she shares how she rose through the ranks by refusing the current rhetoric and leveraging her feminine energy. She is spearheading a revolution to help women step into their confidence and become their own, as well as each other's biggest champions.

Connect with Yael on LinkedIn and learn more about Lew Geffen Sotheby's International Realty here.