Ep 150 Interview Sessions with Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer, VaynerMedia

<p>On episode 150 I am joined by Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at Vayner Media. Claude says her life’s purpose is to be of joyful service and unlock emotional optimism in all.</p> <p>Claude believes cultivating Emotional Optimism is the most effective tool in revealing the greatness that resides within people. It is the answer to the question of how can I make the people around me be better; how can I make the people around me do better? And the key lies in the heart.</p> <p>Claude is the first-ever Chief Heart Officer. She takes her calling seriously and it has led her down a path of working with and working for close to 1,000 employees at VaynerMedia to integrate heart into their professional lives and become the best version of themselves and best leaders they can be.</p> <p>As a motivational speaker, thought leader and industry trend setter, Claude focuses on teaching people and organisations how to disrupt the traditional HR model with the use of emotional optimism and heart-centred leadership to develop elite performance, create cultures of belonging, empower teams to be purpose-driven, efficient, and strong, and infuses companies with empathy, humanity, and joy.</p> <p>In the episode you will hear:</p> <p>04:15 all that matters</p> <p>05:00 learning the heart of leadership in the wilderness</p> <p>07:45 leading without titles and lighting people up</p> <p>09:30 what isn’t the ROI of making your employees feel like they matter?!</p> <p>11:15 scaling a people first culture of care and empathy</p> <p>12:50 the difference between Gary Vee and Gary Vaynerchuk the human being</p> <p>14:20 being paid to learn and unshackling perfection</p> <p>15:30 where Claude Silver shines</p> <p>16:30 Nana and Heart</p> <p>17:45 emotional optimism and the hope of a better future</p> <p>20:20 whatever you put in your backpack you gotta carry</p> <p>21:15 being in touch with the heartbeat of your culture</p> <p>23:30 when they leave the Greenhouse</p> <p>23:45 fuelling the power of connectivity and overcoming toxic isolatio