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Twice a month Dave Freund, MACNY’s Chief Leadership Officer brings you interviews with leaders from Central New York and across the country. Once a month Dave will be joined by Marisa Norcross MACNY’s Chief Operating Officer to discuss Life, Learning & Leadership.
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Jan 13, 2021
Jan 13, 2021
25 min
This week is Step four of David's Four Steps to Meaningful Change. This week David shares why everything rests on whether we have the courage to take the first step. All of the awareness, vision, and strategies are useless unless we act. In this podcast, Marisa and David walk us through tools and tips we can use to increase our courage to act. A podcast you won't want to miss.
Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.
David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Jan 6, 2021
Jan 6, 2021
31 min
This week is Step Three of David's Four Steps to Meaningful Change. This week David shares why we need a strategy to accomplish the change we desire. Step three can sound complex and daunting, but the magic of step three is found when we can keep it simple. In this podcast, Marisa and David share examples of some simple strategies you can start today.
Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.
David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Dec 30, 2020
Dec 30, 2020
21 min
This week is Step Two of David's Four Steps to Meaningful Change. The ancient Hebrew proverb says it so well, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." In this podcast, Marisa and David discuss why vision is so critical to achieving the change we want. They describe in detail how clear our vision needs to be. A great podcast to set us up for the New Year.
Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.
David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Dec 23, 2020
Dec 23, 2020
21 min
Each year David always shares tips that can help us prepare for the new year with greater intentionality. This year he is offering Four Steps to Meaningful Change. This week he started with Step One – Awareness. In this episode, Marisa and David discuss why awareness is so important and offer tips on how we can grow in self-awareness. This episode is a bit shorter, so you can get back to those Christmas Holiday preparations.
Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.
David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Dec 16, 2020
Dec 16, 2020
24 min
Are you stressed out this Holiday season? Are you rushing to get things wrapped up before year-end? In this week’s post, David encourages us to see the world through The Eyes of a Child. He reminds us that being childlike and childish are two very different things. Marisa and David reminisce about their favorite Christmas memories in this podcast and share how they are more intentional than ever this holiday season. A feel good podcast that will brighten your day.
Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.
David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Dec 9, 2020
Dec 9, 2020
24 min
Dave has always said his favorite Christmas movie is A Christmas Carol. In this podcast, David and Marisa discuss a new book Dave is reading titled 52 Lessons from a Christmas Carol. You won’t ever think of uneasiness the same way again.
Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.
David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Dec 2, 2020
Dec 2, 2020
22 min
This is certainly a strange Holiday season. With all of our social distancing, small group gatherings, and events all going virtual, can this still be the season of Hope? In his weekly post, David addressed this topic, and in this episode, Marisa and David discuss how we can, with just a bit of thought and effort, move from hopeless to hopeful.
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Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.
David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Nov 26, 2020
Nov 26, 2020
28 min
Are you thinking enough? Are you making time for thinking? In this week’s post, David shared a lesson he learned from Live2Lead. In this episode, Marisa and David discuss how we can become much better thinkers. No more than ever, we need to be thinking and thinking deeply—a great podcast with simple tools to elevate your thinking. There is still time to sign up for the December 11th Live2Lead broadcast. Just follow the link below.
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Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.
David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Nov 17, 2020
Nov 17, 2020
32 min
Have you ever thought about why some people win, and others don’t? This week David wrote about Winners and Losers. As it turns out, it's an inside job. In this episode, Marisa and David share the difference in the mindsets of those who win and those who don’t. A fun podcast you won’t want to miss.
Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.
David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.

Nov 11, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
28 min
Are you able to focus? Are distractions keeping you from accomplishing the important goals and objectives in your life? In this week’s post, David wrote about why we need to over-prepare. In this podcast, Marisa and David discuss different tools each of us can use to stay focused in this time of great distraction and achieve what we really value.
Marisa is Manager of Member Relations and Communications for MACNY.
David is Chief Leadership Officer at MACNY and an Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team.
