Wise Up with OpenWater

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Wise Up with OpenWater is a business podcast hosted by OpenWater, with 54 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

OpenWater hosts Wise Up with OpenWater, a business show with 54 episodes published.

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  Episode #57

  A Second Act, With Wine — with Carolyn Moore

  Sep 28, 202643 min

  After nearly 30 years as an HR executive, Carolyn Moore is building a very different next chapter centered on wine and bringing people together. Carolyn joins Wise Up to talk about turning a longtime interest into genuine expertise, launching a new business after 50, and discovering that reinvention doesn’t necessarily require leaving everything you’ve already built behind. We cover topics including: Building a “portfolio career,” and why starting something new doesn’t have to mean making an all-or-nothing leap from your existing career. Turning passion into expertise, including Carolyn’s journey from wine enthusiast to certified sommelier, and how being a beginner again rekindled her curiosity. Taking the intimidation out of wine, from trusting your own palate to finding interesting, affordable bottles and using food, wine, and conversation to bring people together. For Carolyn, the thread connecting her two careers is surprisingly consistent: reading the room, creating connection, and designing experiences people enjoy. Her story is a reminder that your next chapter can build upon what you already know while opening the door to something entirely new. You can find Carolyn at the following links: https://www.mooretopour.com/ https://www.culturefluenceconsult.com/ The Wise Up! Podcast is your regular dose of business wisdom, brought to you by the members of OpenWater.

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  Episode #56

  When Grief Comes to Work — with Patricia Bravo

  Sep 15, 202632 min

  Grief shows up at work in more ways than we may realize. It can follow the death of someone we love, but it can also come with divorce, health challenges, organizational change, the departure of a valued colleague, or the accumulation of smaller “micro losses” that change our experience of work. Leadership consultant and author Patricia Bravo joins Wise Up to explore what it means to build greater grief literacy, and how leaders can make a meaningful difference in shaping an empathetic workplace. We cover topics including: How grief can hide inside everyday workplace experiences, and why seemingly small losses can accumulate and affect people in ways leaders may not immediately recognize. Why acknowledgement and accompaniment matter, and how simply asking what someone needs, and showing support over time, can be more valuable than finding the perfect thing to say. How grief literacy can support both people and performance, helping leaders distinguish temporary struggles from performance problems while balancing individual needs with the work that still needs to get done. We rarely know everything someone is carrying when they show up for work. Patricia offers a practical invitation to lead with greater curiosity, acknowledge what may otherwise go unseen, and stay present when it matters. A link to Patricia’s website can be found here: https://bravoforyou.com/in-the-room The Wise Up! Podcast is your regular dose of business wisdom, brought to you by the members of OpenWater. To be a guest, DM Ken Pasternak.

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  Episode #55

  Beyond the Answer: AI, Judgment and the Value of a Good Lawyer — with Matti Neustadt

  Sep 1, 202641 min

  AI can answer legal questions, draft contracts and even pass part of the bar exam. But as international legal advisor and tech founder Matti Neustadt explains, good legal counsel starts somewhere else: understanding a client’s business, goals and risks well enough to identify the questions they should be asking, not only answering the ones they bring to the table. In this episode, Matti explores how AI can strengthen that relationship, giving lawyers more time to apply the judgment and experience clients actually need. We cover topics including: Why professional judgment matters more in an AI-enabled world, and how an experienced lawyer can uncover risks, priorities and questions a client may not know enough to identify on their own. How AI can become a relationship accelerator, helping lawyers learn their clients’ businesses faster, maintain that knowledge over time, and focus their attention where their expertise creates the greatest value. How greater efficiency could reshape the business of law, reducing time spent gathering information and producing routine work while putting greater value on strategy, judgment and trusted counsel. AI may dramatically change how professional work gets done. But Matti makes the case that its greatest potential may be helping skilled professionals spend less time producing answers and more time understanding which questions really need to be asked. The Wise Up! Podcast is your regular dose of business wisdom, brought to you by the members of OpenWater.

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  Episode #54

  Keep Coming of Age: Choosing Purpose Over Approval – with Jeff Jacobs

  Aug 24, 202644 min

  After 36 years in human resources and decades working with senior leaders, Jeff Jacobs has learned that many of the obstacles holding us back come down to something surprisingly basic: our reluctance to have honest conversations with each other—and ourselves. In this episode, Jeff shares lessons from his corporate career, his own professional setbacks, and a decade working with incarcerated men to explore how we can move beyond seeking approval and build lives around what matters most to us now. We cover topics including: Why fear gets in the way of honest feedback—and how curiosity and self-compassion can help us respond more constructively What it means to “keep coming of age” by moving from external validation toward a more internally defined sense of purpose How Jeff’s work in maximum-security prisons reinforced powerful lessons about compassion, humility, privilege, and our capacity for change If you’ve ever found yourself questioning what success means at a new stage of life, this conversation offers a thoughtful framework for pursuing purpose over approval. The Wise Up! Podcast is your regular dose of business wisdom, brought to you by the members of OpenWater.

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  Episode #53

  Beyond Financial Planning: A More Meaningful Definition of Wealth – with Carmen Ortiz

  Jul 13, 202646 min

  What if financial planning isn’t really about money? In this episode, I speak with Certified Financial Planner (CFP), educator, and author Carmen Ortiz about why traditional approaches to wealth often leave people feeling unfulfilled—even when they have more than enough. Drawing on nearly four decades of experience and her own journey beyond conventional financial planning, Carmen introduces her Transcendent Financial Planning System, a framework that connects financial decisions to self-knowledge, purpose, and contribution. We cover topics including: Why our sense of self-worth often becomes entangled with our net worth—and how to break that connection The evolution from traditional financial planning to life-centered planning, and ultimately to a more transcendent approach rooted in purpose and service Why true wealth extends beyond financial capital to include our relationships, knowledge, experience, and ability to contribute to something larger than ourselves If you've ever wondered whether financial success alone is enough, this conversation offers a compelling new perspective on what it means to live a truly wealthy life. The Wise Up! Podcast is your regular dose of business wisdom, brought to you by the members of OpenWater.

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