Episodes

  • Welcome to "Infuse Compassion"

    Welcome to "Infuse Compassion"
    Oct 28 2024
    Infuse Compassion is a podcast hosted by Mark Carpenter and Amy Quesenberry that redefines leadership through the lens of empathy and humanity. Each episode explores actionable ways to create positive, inclusive work environments where compassion is a guiding principle. Mark and Amy bring decades of experience in compassionate leadership, sharing stories, strategies, and insights that inspire listeners to lead by example. Tune in to learn how to foster trust, uplift teams, and make a lasting impact by prioritizing human connection and understanding in the workplace.
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    1 min
  • Episode 1: What does it mean to Infuse Compassion?

    Episode 1: What does it mean to Infuse Compassion?
    Mar 3 2025
    Wahoo! A new podcast! What is the Infuse Compassion podcast all about? Who are Amy and Mark (other than the hosts)? How did this podcast come to be? What can I expect in the future? All these questions will be answered in this short, introductory episode. If you care about increasing compassion and building greater humanity in any area of your life, this podcast is for you. Join the episode, meet Amy and Mark, and get ready for weekly boosts of compassion from the Infuse Compassion podcast. Find out what it means to be a “compassionator” and how YOU can be a “compassionator” too! Learn more about Infusing Compassion: www.infusecompassion.com www.startwithcompassion.com www.leadlikeaperson.com
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    18 mins
  • Episode 2: Emotions are Data with Michelle Choate

    Episode 2: Emotions are Data with Michelle Choate
    Mar 4 2025
    Emotions and compassion are what you do OUTSIDE the workplace, right? Check those at the door when you enter the building! WRONG! Our first Infuse Compassion Podcast guest debunks the myth that the workplace is devoid of personal emotion. Michelle Choate works with executives and senior leaders to show the power of a compassionate workplace – starting with the person you see in the mirror each morning! Join us for powerful insights on: • What emotions are really telling and what we can do about it. • Why EQ in the executive offices is so important. • Simple steps we can take to create a work environment where people – and organzations – thrive. More about Michelle: Michelle Choate MA CTC CEC is a facilitator, keynote speaker, leadership coach, executive team coach, and organization development consultant with 25 years of experience in organizational culture, individual, and leadership development. Michelle helps people master their self-leadership, effectively taking back their power and maximizing their influence in complex, volatile work environments. Emotional Intelligence is the foundation of Michelle’s approach, to increase self-compassion, self-awareness, and impact. Healthcare, nonprofits, technology, government, and higher education clients seek out Michelle to conceptualize solutions that build on strengths and develop skills that reflect individual and team purpose. She facilitates a collaborative process that enables individuals and teams to lead themselves and others with increased focus, clarity, and confidence. Michelle is a certified Executive and Transitions Coach with a Masters, Organizational Communication and Conflict Management, and a post-graduate certification in conflict management, including ADR and negotiation practices. Contact Michelle: www.michellechoate.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/choatemichelle/
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    29 mins
  • Episode 4: Compassionate Communication with Amy & Mark

    Episode 4: Compassionate Communication with Amy & Mark
    Mar 4 2025
    What does compassion look like on a personal level? Compassion for yourself? Compassion in your communication with yourself and others? Amy and Mark have a short conversation about the simple ways we can show up more compassionately day-to-day. Full disclosure: we were not originally planning to air this as an episode. This was a test run for what our conversations would sound like. But our freeform conversation brought out some good points so we decided, “Why not share this with our Compassionators?” Shorter than normal this episode, but we’ll make up for it in a jam-packed episode 5. Be sure to tune in. Learn more about infusing compassion: www.infusecompassion.com www.startwithcompassion.com www.leadlikeaperson.com
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    29 mins
  • Episode 5: The High Cost of Burnout with Rebecca Ali

    Episode 5: The High Cost of Burnout with Rebecca Ali
    Mar 4 2025
    Burnout! You’ve likely used some form of that word to describe how you’re feeling, personally or professionally. When we’re experiencing burnout, it’s hard to have compassion for yourself or for those around you. Rebecca Ali is here for you! Rebecca has done deep research into the topic of burnout and shares what she has learned in this episode. The topic is so deep and important that we go longer than normal in this discussion, but Rebecca had too many nuggets to cut her short. In this episode we’ll help you understand: • How burnout is defined. • The symptoms of burnout versus simply being stressed or busy. • Why it matters to recognize and do something about burnout. • What you can do for yourself when you’re experiencing burnout. • What you can do as a leader to help your team when you see the signs of burnout • The role of compassion (especially self-compassion) when facing burnout. We can’t always prevent burnout, but when we recognize it, we can do something about it. Listen in and find the steps you may need to help yourself or others experiencing burnout. Learn more about Rebecca: Rebecca Ali is a seasoned Human Resources and Business Consultant with a strong track record in talent acquisition, employee engagement, and strategic business planning. With a master’s in human resource management from Georgetown University and an MBA from the University of Richmond, she has led HR and business initiatives across corporate, non-profit, and small business sectors. As the founder of Rebecca Ali Consulting, she specializes in helping small businesses and start-ups create sustainable HR practices to help them succeed. Passionate about mentoring, she volunteers with Hire Heroes, supporting career transitions for military personnel and their spouses. Outside of work, she’s a mom of twin teenagers, the preferred human of her rescue beagle, Daisy, and the third-tier human of her two rescue cats. In her spare time, Rebecca loves to travel, read, and spend time outdoors with her family. Website: https://www.rebeccaali.com/ “The End of Burnout” by Jonathan Malesic (book) “The Truth about Burnout” by Christina Maslach and Michael P. Leiter (book) “Your Burnout is Trying to Tell You Something” https://hbr.org/2024/01/your-burnout-is-trying-to-tell-you-something “Employers need to focus on workplace burnout: Here’s why” https://www.apa.org/topics/healthy-workplaces/workplace-burnout “Beating Burnout” https://hbr.org/2016/11/beating-burnout “Work Burnout Signs: What to Look for and What to Do about It” https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/work-burnout-signs-symptoms/
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    52 mins
  • Episode 6: Amy & Mark Reflect on Episode 5 with Rebecca Ali

    Episode 6: Amy & Mark Reflect on Episode 5 with Rebecca Ali
    Mar 4 2025
    Burnout is a topic most of us can relate to. Amy and Mark talk about their experiences with burnout and how the insights from Rebecca Ali in Episode 5 can be applied. We’d love your insights and commitments as well. What will you do to notice burnout coming earlier? How can you reduce the negative impacts of burnout? How can you help others who may be approaching or in burnout? Please share your thoughts in the comments. We love the insights of our Compassionators! We’re all in this world together. Let’s help each other apply what we learned from Rebecca so we can be more compassionate. Learn more about Rebecca: Rebecca Ali is a seasoned Human Resources and Business Consultant with a strong track record in talent acquisition, employee engagement, and strategic business planning. With a master’s in human resource management from Georgetown University and an MBA from the University of Richmond, she has led HR and business initiatives across corporate, non-profit, and small business sectors. As the founder of Rebecca Ali Consulting, she specializes in helping small businesses and start-ups create sustainable HR practices to help them succeed. Passionate about mentoring, she volunteers with Hire Heroes, supporting career transitions for military personnel and their spouses. Outside of work, she’s a mom of twin teenagers, the preferred human of her rescue beagle, Daisy, and the third-tier human of her two rescue cats. In her spare time, Rebecca loves to travel, read, and spend time outdoors with her family. Website: https://www.rebeccaali.com/ References: “The End of Burnout” by Jonathan Malesic (book) “The Truth about Burnout” by Christina Maslach and Michael P. Leiter (book) “Your Burnout is Trying to Tell You Something” https://hbr.org/2024/01/your-burnout-is-trying-to-tell-you-something “Employers need to focus on workplace burnout: Here’s why” https://www.apa.org/topics/healthy-workplaces/workplace-burnout “Beating Burnout” https://hbr.org/2016/11/beating-burnout “Work Burnout Signs: What to Look for and What to Do about It” https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/work-burnout-signs-symptoms/
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    26 mins
  • Episode 3: Amy & Mark Reflect on Episode 2 with Michelle Choate

    Episode 3: Amy & Mark Reflect on Episode 2 with Michelle Choate
    Mar 4 2025
    Compassion in the C-Suite and across companies creates powerful results. Amy and Mark talk about their insights from the conversation with Michelle Choate in Episode 2. If you haven’t listened to that conversation, listen to it first to get the most from this episode. We talk about examples we’ve seen where understanding emotions and seeing people as humans more than resources helps leaders strengthen organizations. Compassionate leadership is not about being soft but about getting the most from your organization and people. We’d love to hear YOUR insights and examples of where leaders who had strong emotional intelligence made an impact in your life. Please share in the show notes. More about Michelle: Michelle Choate MA CTC CEC is a facilitator, keynote speaker, leadership coach, executive team coach, and organization development consultant with 25 years of experience in organizational culture, individual, and leadership development. Michelle helps people master their self-leadership, effectively taking back their power and maximizing their influence in complex, volatile work environments. Emotional Intelligence is the foundation of Michelle’s approach, to increase self-compassion, self-awareness, and impact. Healthcare, nonprofits, technology, government, and higher education clients seek out Michelle to conceptualize solutions that build on strengths and develop skills that reflect individual and team purpose. She facilitates a collaborative process that enables individuals and teams to lead themselves and others with increased focus, clarity, and confidence. Michelle is a certified Executive and Transitions Coach with a Masters, Organizational Communication and Conflict Management, and a post-graduate certification in conflict management, including ADR and negotiation practices. Contact Michelle: www.michellechoate.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/choatemichelle/
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    26 mins
  • Episode 7: Press On! A Conversation with Depression Fighter Jodi Orgill Brown

    Episode 7: Press On! A Conversation with Depression Fighter Jodi Orgill Brown
    Mar 18 2025
    Jodi O. Brown, MS, CFRE, is a strategist-turned-survivor on a mission to help leaders and teams increase their capability to thrive and lead in stressful and changing environments. She is a resilience and antifragility expert, award-winning professional speaker and author, champion storyteller, certified business coach and consultant, and a brain tumor survivor. She's taught and inspired thousands of organizational leaders to influence through their interactions and create systems for growth. Jodi helps individuals thrive through speaking and coaching, resilience, and communication courses, and through her inspirational YouTube channel. She earned a master's degree in organizational leadership & communication, a bachelor's degree in public relations, is a certified business coach and consultant, and an Exactly What to Say(R) certified guide. Jodi just released her fifth book, DePRESSiON Fighter: Creating a Personalized Path to Resilience through Adversity, which helps individuals embrace principles to press on and grow stronger from the struggles of life. Jodi and her husband, Tolan, live in an idyllic mountain valley in Northern Utah, where they are raising four children. Subscribe to Jodi’s YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/jodiorgillbrown Follow her online at Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn Visit her website: www.jodiobrown.com Buy her bestselling book, The Sun Still Shines
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    34 mins