Zach White, Author at OACO

037: Multiply Your Impact by Owning Your Career with Lauren Herring

by Zach White | Mar 10, 2022 | Podcast

Who is responsible for your career? The answer is YOU, but do you actually know what owning your career looks like in the modern workplace?

Have you ever felt like you “missed the train” when it comes to career growth?

In this episode, you will discover the keys to owning your career. Lauren Herring is CEO of IMPACT Group, one of the largest woman-owned career and leadership coaching companies globally, supporting over 200 Fortune 500 companies, in over 50 countries worldwide.

Lauren has good news for you.

There is no train.

But that is no excuse for not taking ownership of what you need to do in order to move things forward in your career!

Lauren has received the Game Changer Award by Workforce Magazine and has been published or quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fast Company.

So press play and let’s chat… it’s time to promote yourself to CEO of your own career!

036: Find Better Balance – 10 Alignments with Happy Hustler Cary Jack

by Zach White | Mar 3, 2022 | Podcast

Have you ever felt out of balance? More importantly, are you out of balance right now?

Will you score a 37 or higher on the true test of your life alignment and claim the title of Happy Hustler?

In this episode, Happy Hustler Cary Jack shares his unhappy story of imbalance, and how it led to cracking the code in his lifestyle. A lifestyle of blissful balance.

Cary is a renaissance man. He played semi-pro soccer in Barcelona, studied kung fu and tai chi from a world-renowned master, is an avid outdoorsman and horse-loving cowboy currently living in Montana, and has significant achievements in biohacking, modeling, acting, and oh yeah… entrepreneurship.

I hope you’re excited, because Cary shares his secret with you in full detail. And it’s not just for lifestyle entrepreneurs, it’s for YOU, lifestyle engineer!

It’s called SOUL MAPPIN’

And he puts me to the test :))

So press play and let’s chat… I share my score, and would love to hear yours!

035: How to Persist and Overcome Impossible Odds with Myra Nawabi

by Zach White | Feb 24, 2022 | Podcast

When you look up at the night sky and see the stars, what do you feel inside? Now imagine crawling on your hands and knees, dangerously traversing the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan at night, fleeing your home at the age of six, just hoping for safety… and look up.

Now how do you feel?

In this episode, you will hear a story of overcoming impossible odds with aerospace engineering leader, Myra Nawabi.

Her resume is already impressive. Executive Director of Operations at PLX, before that a Senior Manager at Lockheed Martin, she has her Aeronautical Engineering Degree from Arizona State, a Masters in Leadership from Cal State, and Myra is just getting started.

It has not been easy.

She is a refugee who survived war in her home country. Her college professor told her she should be at home, barefoot and pregnant. She dropped out of engineering and became a teacher, leaving her lifelong dream of working in the space sector.

Then she got a second chance.

So press play and let’s chat… because Myra will inspire you to persist and overcome any challenge you face!

034: Injustice at Work – The 8 Stages of Alienation with Anton Gunn

by Zach White | Feb 17, 2022 | Podcast

How does injustice show up in your workplace? Are you in the 5% of leaders who see injustice, are committed to change, and do something about it?

Do you know what it feels like to be on the receiving end of injustice, and become alienated at work?

In this episode, I have the privilege of speaking with former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, and the world’s leading authority on Socially Conscious Leadership, Anton Gunn.

When a 6’4″ and 290 lbs former college football offensive lineman steps up to the podium at the White House, everyone in the room listens.

From being the first African American in history elected to the South Carolina legislature from his district, to now working as a C-level executive for an academic health system and serving on multiple boards, he has spent his life helping people build diverse high performing teams and world class leadership culture.

Anton has a Masters Degree in Social Work from USC and was a Resident Fellow at Harvard. He is the bestselling author of The Presidential Principles, and has been featured in TIME Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, INC Magazine, BBC, NPR, and on Good Morning America.

But what makes Anton truly great is his heart for people, and desire to help courageous leaders overcome injustice at work.

So press play and let’s chat… with one of the truly inspirational leaders of our time!

033: Break All the Rules and Win Your Career with Tammy Alvarez

by Zach White | Feb 10, 2022 | Podcast

Do you follow the rules, or are the rules simply slowing you down? Who wrote these rules, anyway?

How does a complete knucklehead get promoted over you?

In this episode, meet CEO and Founder of Career Winners Circle, Tammy Alvarez. Her spirited “Break all the Rules” approach blends decades of C-Suite experience on Wall Street with a pragmatic, results-based coaching style.

Tammy is a renowned business transformation and turnaround expert. She held roles as a Managing Director at AIG, First Senior Vice President at Bank Leumi USA, Chief Operating Officer at Genesis10, and Senior Vice President at Bank of America.

Now she helps professionals like you create a big impact, and LOVE every Monday morning again!

Tammy believes that at the heart of every successful business are leaders who inspire courage.

So press play and let’s chat… it’s time to conquer fear and inspire your vision!

032: Cornerstone Habits of High Performance with Mike Szczesniak

by Zach White | Feb 3, 2022 | Podcast

Are you succeeding beyond standard norms, consistently over the long-term, while maintaining positive wellbeing and positive relationships?

Would you like to?

Why is it so hard for you to maintain high performance without suffering burnout?

In this episode, Mike Szczesniak helps you discover the cornerstones of high performance.

Mike is President and Head Coach at The Results Engine, where he helps door-2-door sales professionals scale their production and increase commissions by a minimum of 30% in 60 days or less.

Imagine what that kind of performance boost would look like in your world, engineering leader.

These habits are not just for door-2-door sales professionals. Mike holds his degree in Computer Engineering, and worked on Wall Street after graduating from Union College in New York. His journey to high performance was not a straight line.

So press play and let’s chat… because you were meant for more than standard norms!

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