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On the “Culture Crush Business Podcast,” host Kindra Maples introduces Jonathan Bennett, an executive coach from ClearlyThen Inc., and Amy Looper, CEO of Resilient Growth. They delve into the evolving acceptance of mental health discussions in the workplace, emphasizing the importance of bridging generational gaps in leadership understanding and addressing employee needs.
During the interview, Jonathan and Amy explored the challenges of fostering psychological safety and accountability in organizations. They both acknowledge the resistance from some leaders, who often view these initiatives as peripheral to core business goals.
The episode makes it clear that transforming leadership and organizational commitment is essential to creating workplaces where employees feel safe, valued, and motivated to do their best. This is a great episode to listen to if you are interested in the importance of building cultures that are safe and strong.
Jonathan Bennett, C.Dir., provides sought-after leadership coaching and strategic counsel to CEOs, executive teams, politicians, and boards of directors across Canada. With experience in urban, rural, remote, and First Nations communities, Jonathan’s expertise is in social purpose business strategy, governance, branding, change, and communications.
Prior to coaching, Jonathan Bennett founded Laridae, a management consulting and training firm that helps non-profit and public sector organizations soar. Laridae has now served more than 200 clients. As its first CEO, Jonathan grew Laridae from a start up to a leading firm in its space—Laridae is a proud B Corp.
Jonathan is a Special Graduate Faculty in Trent University’s M.A. Sustainability Studies Graduate Program. An experienced director, he serves on two privately held, corporate boards: Accerta and CashCo Financial, and is Board Chair of a local non-profit, Peterborough Community Health Centre. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and is a Chartered Director (C.Dir.). Previously, he has served terms as Chair of the Board of Directors of Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) and the Kawartha Haliburton CAS, and served two terms as a Board Director for the Writers’ Trust of Canada.
A widely published and award-winning writer, Jonathan is the author of seven books. Born in Vancouver, grew up in Sydney, Australia, Jonathan lives with his family in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn.
Amy Leigh Looper is a highly sought-after global speaker on resilience and has empowered and trained thousands of people across the globe on how to release their fear, self-doubt, and anxiety to unleash their greatest potential. Your audience will feel empowered, heard, and understood as Amy shares relatable experiences and tactical tips to help all levels of leaders thrive in uncertainty.
Amy founded Resilient Growth, a personal development company headquartered in the Phoenix, AZ area after overcoming many challenges and adversities in life. After experiencing anxiety, birth trauma, and emotional abuse, her nervous system started to deteriorate leaving her exhausted and drained.
Amy didn’t allow any of these circumstances to hold her back. Instead, she leaned on her faith over fear to guide her wisdom, she healed her mind and body connection for high performance and turned her pain into a purpose-filled mission to empower others to heal subconscious patterns that no longer serve them, and build their resilience to increase overall well-being.
Amy works with global clients such as Dell Technologies, Deloitte, Vonage, and Outreach.io. She’s on a mission to help high-achieving professionals shift from chronic stress to discover how to increase their resilience skills to navigate change, challenge, and uncertainty.
In 2022, Amy released her first book, “Leading Motherhood: Surrendering To Faith Over Fear From The Delivery Room To Board Room” and plans to release “Resilient Growth” in early 2025. She’s certified by the AZ Trauma Institute.
Connect with Amy on LinkedIn and Instagram.
About Culture Crush
At Culture Crush, culture isn’t just a corporate buzzword. It’s a key factor that can either boost your company or lead to its failure.
We’re culture consultants, with a focus on leadership, appreciation, communication, processes, accessibility, mental health, diversity, inclusion, and creating a dynamic workplace.
As a growing company:
Culture Crush Business is your hub for company culture resources. With deep cultural insights and years of expertise, we evaluate your company’s needs and connect you with the precise resources to cultivate a thriving culture.
We work with CEOs, founders, HR Directors, or Culture Leaders of companies or teams, who value company culture and understand its impact on their business success.With Culture Crush you’ll learn how to transform your workplace into a place of unity, efficiency, and growth. Don’t just fix your company culture – transform it with Culture Crush Business.
On this podcast: We focus on everything surrounding businesses with good company culture. We will talk with company leaders to learn about real-life experiences, tips, and best practices for creating a healthy work environment where employees are finding joy and satisfaction in their work while also striving and growing within the company. We share the resources to help improve company culture and showcase them on the podcast with their tips and tricks for growing culture.
About the Host
Kindra Maples is spartan racer, past animal trainer, previous magician’s assistant, and has a weakness for Oreo cookie shakes. Her journey working with people actually started working with animals as a teenager (don’t worry we won’t go that far back for her bio).
She worked for over 15 years in the zoo industry working with animals and the public. Her passion of working with animals shifted into working with people in education, operations and leadership roles. From there her passion of leadership and helping people develop has continued to grow.
Then came the opportunity for leading the Culture Crush Business Podcast and she jumped on it. Leadership, growth, and strong company cultures are all areas that Kindra is interested in diving into further.
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