Jazzed About Work
Jazzed About Work features lively, informal conversations about everything it takes to create a resilient and rewarding career. In each episode, host Beverly Jones interviews experts who can share their knowledge and workplace stories. Jones is an executive coach whose new book, “Find Your Happy at Work,” is a guide to moving past boredom and frustration and finding ways to flourish in your career. Bev and her guests discuss leadership, career development and the link between well-being and job success. Often guests go beyond the research and get personal, as they talk about their own professional paths. Every show blends good stories with practical suggestions for navigating your work life.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 198
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
How to snag your dream career, with Raj Subrameyer
Our guest, Raj Subrameyer, was a shy, uncertain young man when he came to the U.S. from India, in 2008. Now Raj is a successful author, a keynote speaker, and a big-time tech-career strategist. In hi…
00:37:18 |
Wed 06 Oct 2021
Dr. Bob says fun at work is a serious thing
Today we talking about creating fun at work. Our guest is Bob Nelson, a leading authority on employee recognition and engagement. Widely known as Dr. Bob, he has written more than 30 books about moti…
00:47:28 |
Wed 22 Sep 2021
Self-care is key to career happiness & success, say Bev & Tom
Today’s episode is the second of two in which Tom Hodson plays the role of host and talks with Beverly Jones about her new book, Find Your Happy at Work. Tom and Bev agree that you can’t flourish in …
00:34:40 |
Wed 08 Sep 2021
Bev & Tom discuss ways to be happier at work
This show is the first of two in which Tom Hodson steps in as host and interviews Beverly Jones about her new book, Find Your Happy at Work. The conversation focuses on how many of us sometimes feel …
00:37:14 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Omar Dawood, Chief Medical Officer for "Calm"
Dr. Omar Dawood is passionate about promoting better work environments, including by encouraging self-care and helping employees to deal with stress and anxiety. Omar is a medical doctor and stage IV…
00:32:02 |
Wed 11 Aug 2021
Beth and Lexi of "Crowded Kitchen"
You may know Crowded Kitchen from Instagram, where it has almost 200,000 followers. Or from its vast and lovely website featuring photographs and recipes of plant-based food. Did you also know that C…
00:33:56 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Raj Tumuluri, founder and CEO of Openstream
This episode focuses on Artificial Intelligence, and how AI is reshaping the workplace. Our guest is Raj Tumuluri, founder and CEO of Openstream, which produces artificial-intelligence-based virtual …
00:32:11 |
Fri 16 Jul 2021
"Finding Comfort During Hard Times" with Earl Johnson
It seems COVID-19 has made us more aware of the importance of compassion, and more thoughtful about how to support our colleagues, as well as friends and family. Today’s guest is Earl Johnson, a foun…
00:41:31 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Rebecca Leder, Senior Manager at Salesforce and Author of "KNOCK"
Today’s show focuses on one of our favorite topics: compassionate, effective networking. Our guest is Rebecca Leder, a senior manager at Salesforce, where she has lots of opportunities to bring peopl…
00:36:39 |
Wed 16 Jun 2021
Mark Anthony Dyson, "The Voice of Job Seekers"
Today’s guest, Mark Anthony Dyson, says the U.S. job search process has changed considerably in the last year. Mark is a well-known career writer, podcaster and speaker, and his robust website, The V…
00:37:33 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
Scott Shute, LinkedIn's Head of Mindfulness and Compassion
Jazzed About Work guests often mention LinkedIn as an important tool for learning about career trends and building your network. Today’s guest is actually from LinkedIn, and he’ll be focusing on some…
00:34:25 |
Wed 19 May 2021
Support your team with anytime coaching, suggests Wendy Swire
Today’s theme is how to help your team members grow and thrive by building coaching into your everyday conversations at work. Our guest is Wendy Swire, an executive coach, leadership consultant and p…
00:33:45 |
Wed 05 May 2021
You can bridge the workplace gap between “us” and “them,” says Laura Kriska
It’s time to create more productive and welcoming workplaces. Today’s guest is Laura Krista, a White American cross-cultural consultant whose commitment to building diverse and collaborative work tea…
00:33:30 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Unemployment is a crisis but new jobs are coming, says Joan Lynch
Our returning guest, Joan Lynch, is a jobs expert who is in touch with some of the hottest trends related to the future of work. She is also the Chief Content Officer of WorkingNation, a nonprofit me…
00:36:51 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
Master your own thoughts and stop drifting, says David Ibarra
David Ibarra is an entrepreneur, leadership consultant and well-known speaker. But he says his real mission is working with employed adults who drift through jobs feeling unsatisfied. And David model…
00:35:15 |
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Choose to follow your North Star, says Jawad Ahsan
The career path hasn’t always been easy for Jawad Ahsan, the son of Pakistani immigrants. But along the way he chose to be a leader and to guide his own career by following his “North Star.” In his i…
00:35:44 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
Dressing mindfully supports success, says image strategist Jordan Stolch
Although we have moved beyond rigid standards about how to dress, Jordan Stolch, Founder of MiKADO Personal Styling, says the way you shape your look still matters at work. In this episode, Jordan ex…
00:36:28 |
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Jazzed About Work Celebrates Its 100th Episode Looking at What’s Coming Next
In this Special Edition of Jazzed About Work, your usual host Beverly Jones reviews with guest host Tom Hodson some of the topics from past episodes but more importantly, previews what’s to come in 2…
00:37:28 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Core Values can change everything, says Darius Mirshahzadeh
In this episode we talk about why core values are so important in shaping an organization, and how well-defined values can be a powerful management tool. Our guest, serial entrepreneur Darius Mirshah…
00:31:24 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
Kathryn Troutman helps you find government jobs
In 2020, Federal government jobs were among the most secure. And with more than 2 million people on its payroll, the government is the nation’s biggest employer. Every day, USAJOBS lists hundreds of …
00:30:10 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
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