MINDSETSHIFT with Mickey Feher

We dive in with Naomi Boness (Ph.D.), the Managing Director of the Natural Gas Initiative (NGI) at Stanford University. We talk about the experience of being a female leader on boards and in companies, and what it takes to remain authentic. She shares how she found her mission and purpose in the clean energy sector.Naomi also discusses her leadership practices and creating difficult conversations that go beyond ideological and political camps. As the Co-Managing Director of the Stanford Hydrogen Initiative, she is an experienced practitioner in the energy sector with a focus on using her background in reservoir geophysics and technoeconomic modeling to develop technology solutions related to natural gas, hydrogen, and decarbonization in both the developed and the developing world. In addition to her research, she teaches classes in earth science and energy engineering, most recently co-designing a graduate class on the Hydrogen Economy. She is passionate about connecting technology developers with industry to accelerate the deployment of new decarbonization technologies at scale and is an advisor to a number of energy startups.  Prior to Stanford, Dr. Boness held a variety of technical and management positions at Chevron. She is also an independent Board Director at Aemetis, a renewable fuels company, and Babcock and Wilcox, a renewable power company; and an advisor to a number of startups in the energy sector. Dr. Boness is a member of the Renewable Natural Gas Coalition Advisory Committee; a member of the Partnership to Address Global Emissions Advisory Council; a member of the Open Hydrogen Initiative Independent Expert Panel; a past invited member of the United Nations Expert Group on Resource Classification; and a past Chair of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Oil and Gas Reserves Committee. As an advocate for women and gender equality, she is proud to be an Ambassador for the Women in Clean Energy, Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative. 

When you observe the lives of financially successful people, it often seems like they are living the dream. However, this isn't always the case; frequently, their relationships or health are the areas that suffer due to their ambition. At such a crossroads, you may wonder what your second mountain is after successfully climbing the first mountain of making money.Ryan Lang found his second mountain and in this episode, he shares his life story and his discovery of more meaning in coaching. He also explains why coaches need coaches and some of the fundamentals of why selling and marketing as a coach is different from any other kind. Ryan is the founder of Whole Performance Coaching, Lang Properties, Inc., and co-founder of EMPIRE Partners. He has coached, managed, and mentored over 1,000 professionals over a 20+ year span, working alongside notable thought leaders such as Rory Vaden and Russ Ruffino.Additionally, Ryan has consulted with organizations including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Yankees, Precision Nutrition, and ConocoPhillips. With over 30 years of study in human psychology, sales, and performance, Ryan holds certifications from Digital Marketer, The Transformational Coaching Academy, NASM, Precision Nutrition, and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

In this episode I am a talking to Kim Hudson, who began her career as an exploration geologist working in remote areas of northern Canada.  She has consulted for First Nations as well as mineral companies, was a land negotiator for the Yukon Land Claims on behalf of the federal government, a member of the Yukon Water Board and Chair of the Yukon Land Use Planning Council. Today she is a workshop facilitator and consultant to businesses, and Territorial and First Nation governments and story analyst.  Our conversation sheds light on the core patterns to the inner workings of the linear and circular thought processes, which holds the key to crossing the distance between them - something which is becoming imperative that the world’s thinkers and leaders are able to do. The framework provides a way to expand our leadership potential, be inclusive, receive indigenous wisdoms, support the co-existence of masculine and feminine perspectives, innovate our businesses, and transform our societal and organizational approaches to issues such as climate change and social media which can be seen in a new way.

An honest everything DEI conversation with Dr. Maiysha Clairborne, a Physician, Thought Leader, Consultant and Master Trainer of Neurolinguistic Programming. The founder of the Mind Re-Mapping Co., she helps individuals and organizations better understand trauma and how it affects the brain, behavior, and communication through her training, consulting, and coaching.  Dr. Maiysha focuses her work on creating trauma responsive, emotionally fluent cultures that foster equitable, psychologically safe environments inside Corporations, Medical Systems, & Educational Institutions.  Informed by neuroscience and emotional intelligence, she teaches practical tools to help audiences interrupt unresourceful thoughts, beliefs, and language patterns, so that they can mitigate harm by being responsible for the impact of their words, actions, and behaviors. In addition to speaking at TEDx Asheville in 2022, she is the author of the Wellness Blueprint, the co-author of Conscious Anti-Racism.