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With enthusiasm and passion, Mark Myette serves as the president of the Atlanta chapter of ASTD, the American Society for Training and Development. What a fun and fascinating interview, especially having SHRM-Atlanta’s president Tamara O’Neill in the same studio as my co-host. In this interview Mark makes a compelling case for employers to prioritize training as a way of driving employee and customer engagement. In fact, he strongly encourages companies to actually begin to correlate their investment in training to other key scorecard metrics.

The payoff of Mark’s interview is at the end of the interview when asked if he would relate a real-life story of how training help impact and even transform lives. Listen in as he reveals a very positive, personal experience his wife had with a company who invested in training. You will be entertained and inspired.

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Twenty-four years ago, Stephen Seidel heard an interview on the news with Jimmy Carter and was inspired to pick up a hammer and an apron and get involved as a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in his local Minneapolis, St.Paul affiliate.  Twenty four years later, Stephen Seidel serves the same organization as the Senior Director for the organization’s  Global Program Design and Implementation.  Among other profound principles, one that struck me most was how he has been able to blend his passion with his career. Great life lesson for all of us.

In this moving interview, you will hear about how Habitat for Humanity International allowed the difficult economic times to forge new innovative ways of thinking.  It’s really an amazing story as Stephen illustrates the impact by opening a window into their new work in what was a deteriorating neighborhood of Milwaukee.  Listen as he talks about how because of this new work, people are now back on their front porch greeting neighbors as they walk by and strolling to the local merchants that once were closed up but now thriving.

Amazing story. Moving interview. Tranformational work. Listen in and I think you will agree.

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On this edition of Inspiration At Work, filmaker Chris White opens a window into his journey of becoming a film maker. What I love most about this interview is Chris’ willingness to be vulnerable and transparent through and through… from the enlistment of his backers to the actual making of the film, always true to his values, which translates into always Inspiring.

For anyone who has a heart felt desire to pursuit their dream but feels stuck, this is a fantastic interview that could serve as a catalyst for you taking the first step. By the way, this is the second interview we’ve done on Inspiration At Work where someone has successfully used crowd-funding to capitalize their venture.

Another very resonate message within Chris White’s interview is his approach to enlisting his backers. He talks about how he created 300 personal video messages that resulted in over 100 people investing into his new film project, Taken In. Listen in. You’ll be glad you did.

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Just 29 days into the launch of his new venture, www.33needs.com, Josh Tetrick is on a mission to connect investors with entrepreneurs in developing nations… and it’s working!  From Kenya to Peru, Social entrepreneurs are responding to a higher call.  And Josh Tetrick’s web platform is serving as a catalyst for making the world a better place.

This week on Inspiration At Work, you will be both inspired by what micro gifts can do through “crowd-funding” and inspired to get involved.

If you enjoy being comfortable, please do not listen to this interview. But, if you are counted among those who want to be challenged to have maximum impact with your life, do not miss this interview with Josh Tetrick.  Powerful, compelling, convicting, and hopeful.  This is a perfect interview for anyone needing to catch a vision for just how significant their life could be when giving your life away in service.