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Shifting How We Work To Transform The Way We Live — Part 2 with Joe Mechlinski (Ep. 101)

Shifting How We Work To Transform The Way We Live — Part 2 with Joe Mechlinski (Ep. 101)

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It’s no secret that the hybrid working environment has evolved.

So, how can companies make sure their employees are bringing their A-game and representing their values without scheduling yet another Zoom meeting? 

In this episode, John and Michael Parise continue their conversation with Joe Mechlinski, the CEO of SHIFT.

This time, Joe unveils the challenges that business leaders are facing in today’s work environment. Listen in and learn more about what SHIFT does and its role in helping executives improve their team’s communication, work culture, and employee engagement.

Joe discusses:

  • The size of the companies and teams that SHIFT helps
  • Why asynchronous collaboration is the solution for a happy hybrid work environment
  • SHIFT’s approach to helping strengthen a firm’s work culture
  • Ways a company can start working with SHIFT
  • The importance of taking care of your employees and giving them what they need to bring their best selves to work
  • And more!

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About Our Guest: 

Joe Mechlinski is a bestselling author, speaker, and social entrepreneur who helps organizations build engaged, mission-driven cultures. He challenges business leaders to strategically approach talent acquisition, development, and retention. Joe founded four businesses, each with varying degrees of success, which provided him with valuable insights and hands-on experience. At 23, Joe established SHIFT, a collective of businesses that revolutionized workforce engagement.

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Shifting How We Work To Transform The Way We Live — Part 1 with Joe Mechlinski (Ep. 99)

Shifting How We Work To Transform The Way We Live — Part 1 with Joe Mechlinski (Ep. 99)

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Change starts by shifting our working environment.

Would you agree?

In this episode, John and Michael Parise explore how transforming the way we work can have a profound impact on the real world with Joe Mechlinski, the CEO of SHIFT. 

Joe unpacks how SHIFT helps companies effectively manage their resources and create engaged employees. He also talks about the core values of his entrepreneurial success and the changes in the workplace ever since going virtual.

Joe discusses:

  • SHIFT’s approach to helping executives establish a clear direction for their organization
  • Ways the firm helps executives create an engaged and motivated workforce 
  • The values he learned from his father and how they continue to contribute to his entrepreneurial success
  • From working in an office to working remotely: How emotional intelligence (EQ) has changed post-pandemic 
  • The differences in the workplace between current and previous generations
  • And more!

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About Our Guest: 

Joe Mechlinski is a bestselling author, speaker, and social entrepreneur who helps organizations build engaged mission-driven cultures. He challenges business leaders to strategically approach talent acquisition, development, and retention. Joe founded four businesses, each with varying degrees of success, which provided him with valuable insights and hands-on experience. At 23, Joe established SHIFT, a collective of businesses that revolutionized workforce engagement.

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The Emotional Connection To Generational Wealth with Aprajita Anand (Ep. 88)

The Emotional Connection To Generational Wealth with Aprajita Anand (Ep. 88)

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We’ve all heard the phrase “money can’t buy happiness.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the relationship between money and happiness more daunting and adding social media to the mix only complicates the matter.

In this episode of the Trust About Wealth, John and Michael Parise sit down with learning specialist Aprajita Anand. Known as the “Teen Whisperer” to her clients, Aprajita unpacks the empowering and enabling side of money while detailing how the pandemic and social media have impacted families and children. 

Aprajita discusses:

  • Why money can’t cure all problems
  • Ways wealth can impact the relationship we have with our children
  • How the pandemic has affected the way families handle their wealth 
  • The role of parents when it comes to handling and controlling social media
  • The impact of remote learning on children’s social media use
  • The value of resources for families and children 
  • And more!

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About Our Guest: 

Aprajita Anand is a learning specialist based in New York City. She graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Art History, a minor in visual arts, and took advanced courses in science and math. She has over a decade of experience working as a private tutor and coach and feels passionate about helping her students.

She works with a limited number of families each academic year, and propels her students to succeed, from elementary school to college, graduate school, and beyond.

Aprajita has a track record of increasing her student’s academic success (e.g. writing, math/science, test preparation); social and cognitive development (e.g. intrinsic love of learning, self-efficacy, confidence); and personal development (e.g. personal life plan, ethical code, leadership development). Her students get on a dramatically better trajectory for lifetime success.