What Do You Know To Be True?
"What Do You Know To Be True?" is a series of conversations with ordinary people about their extraordinary talent and the meaningful impact it has on others. The invitation is to be inspired to discover your superpower, unlock your potential and possibilities, and make meaningful impact in the world. The journey to unlocking one’s potential and possibilities includes a discovery and deepening of understanding of the building blocks of human potential: purpose, joy, hope, adaptability, well-bring, courage, and community. Our host, Roger Kastner, seeks to discover more about our guests' path to discover their superpower and unlocking their potential by exploring their journey and the insights and wisdom they learned along the way. The goal of these conversations is not to try to emulate it or “hack” our way to a new talent. Instead, these conversations are meant to help us think deeply about our own special talents, how we discovered them, why we continue to develop them, and what it’s like to use them to create meaningful impact in service of others. This podcast is for people leaders, coaches, org development practitioners, mentors, and anyone who works with other people in their pursuit of unlocking their potential and achieving more. Our guests bring humility, vulnerability, gratitude, and humor as they delve deep into their experiences and share their insights and wisdom. A common thread in these conversations is how our guest use empathy, curiosity, and connection to amplify the impact of their superpowers. They are ordinary people, with extraordinary talent, who make a meaningful impact in our world. Enjoy the conversations! #DiscoverYourSuperpower #UnlockYourPotential #MakeMeaningfulImpact
Episodes
What if the most powerful leadership skill isn't about what you accomplish, but about how you make others feel?
In this episode, Ayurvedic doctor and corporate wellness expert Sweta Vikram reveals why making people feel seen isn't just a nice-to-have: it's essential for effective leadership, team performance, and organizational health.
Drawing from 5,000 years of Ayurvedic wisdom, Sweta shares how self-awareness and p...
In this conversation, Joel Monk shares how he thrives for the moments that spark with creativity and insights. These are critical moments in his leadership, when coaching, and when working on his own personal development. When they happen, he wants his awareness on what’s emerging in the moment and what’s possible next.
As an artist, a DJ, an Executive Coach, and Co-Founder of the coach training organization, Coaches Risi...
In this conversation, Dr. Lalith Wijedoru talks about discovering his superpower by speaking his uncomfortable truths through storytelling, which allowed him to unlock his potential and possibilities for creating space for others to share their stories.
And while speaking one’s uncomfortable truths has its perils, Lalith makes meaningful impact in the organizations and communities he’s involved with, because that is how ...
This is a conversation with Suzanne Weller and how she discovered her superpower of being a connector and a community builder, to unlock her possibilities, and the surprising truth of what allows her to make meaningful impact with the colleagues and communities she engages.
When it comes to being a connector and a community builder, can you think of a capability more important than being able to read other people and read ...
This is a conversation with Danielle Letayf, and how she discovered her superpower to help other develop their personal brand and have the courage to unlock their potential and rewrite the stories they tell so they can make meaningful impact in their communities.
As people leaders, coaches and talent professionals, many of us help others tell their story. We might even get involved in helping them rewrite their stories. <...
This is a conversation with author and coach, Jules Kuroda, where she shares how she discovered her superpower of helping others find their innate nature so that they can unlock their potential and possibilities, and make even more meaningful impact in the world.
The path to our possible selves requires a deepening connection and understanding of our innate nature, and in several conversations, guests have shared that thei...
David Hutchens shares how he discovered his superpower of storytelling to help leaders unlock their potential and possibilities with their teams. David shares the why and how stories connect us, reveals and amplifies our humanity, help drive transformative change in organizations, and enables us to make meaningful impact in the world.
The first secret David shares: While storytelling is a superpower we all innately possess...
I came across this problem-solving framework 20 years ago and I’ve used it on almost every project I’ve been a part of ever since, and it is incredibly effective.
All appreciation and snaps to Alex Osborn and Dr. Sydney Parns for developing the Creative Problem-Solving Process.
True Snacks are bite-sized learning clips that come from an episode of the What Do You Know To Be True? podcast. The podcast conversatio...
In this conversation, Roger Kastner shares how he discovered his superpower for finding and creating simple frameworks, how that helps him unlock his potential and possibilities, and how it enables him to work with individuals and teams thrive at work and make meaningful impact in the world.
Undoubtedly you use frameworks for getting stuff done at work, at school, and at home. But what do you do if your frameworks no long...
Are you ready to learn more about the capability that some experts are saying is the number one way to futureproof your career?
In this excerpt from our full What Do You Know To Be True? conversation with Future of Work leader, author of the “Life-Work Revolution,” speaker, Career Strategist, Kason Morris, he shares a perspective on future proofing our careers in a way that’s different than what a lot of others are saying...
Kason Morris, Future of Work leader and Life-Work Designer, shares how he discovered his superpower of working with others to design the life they want to live. And once intentional about our Life-Work Designs, we are better about to unlock our potential and possibilities, to make even more meaningful impact in our lives, with our families, and in our communities.
Are you ready for the future of work?
Kason Morris prepares individua...
In this conversation, Pia Mailhot-Leichter, shares the pivotal moment she discovered her superpower of "unleashing creativity to make a better world," and how we can use our creativity to unlock our potential and our possibilities to make meaningful impact in our lives and the lives around us.
Pia Mailhot-Leichter, a creative force for good, believes that creativity is our birthright. And while creativity requires us to ch...
This conversation is with founder, author, and executive coach, Tash Durkins, and her superpower of being Fiercely Joyful. Learn how she discovered her superpower, how she is unlocking her potential by sharing these lessons, and how her superpower helps her make meaningful impact in her communities.
Have you ever thought about the role authenticity plays in creating and experiencing joy?
I had not thought about ...
Is positivity a choice?
You probably know someone who exudes the power of positivity. Not in a fake or toxic way, but in an authentic way that inspires you and pumps you up. Have you ever wondered how they got like that and how can you get some of that?
“Yo! Fired up!”
This is how Stephen Minix greeted me the morning of our recording. And it was infectious and it set the tone for our conversation.
Stephe...
Jess Brain shares the health benefits of laughter and its impact on our mental health, highlighting how laughter reduces our stress levels and builds resilience within us, while fostering psychological safety in teams.
You’ve probably heard the saying, “laughter is the best medicine,” but would you believe that is true for teams as well as individuals?
Today’s guest, Jess Brain, the certified brain trainer and la...
Awakening awareness of oneself has been a common thread for many of the rockstars who’ve shared their journeys on this podcast series.
And yet, to have greater impact in the service of others and to be a more effective leader, we also need to become “other” aware.
This is a “yes and…” both self-aware and other-aware: the ability to grow the impact of our superpowers and be better leaders, requires the same amplifiers of superpower...
Remember that coach or teacher who inspired you to working harder and achieving your goals?
If you had experience where a coach or teacher made an impact, I’m sure that experience includes more than just playing a sport better or passing that algebra test – they were able to empower you with life skills.
Many of us were fortunate enough to have a positive role model when we were kids, and for myself it’s easy t...
What do we know about joy? What sparks joy? What sustains joy? And how do you access it when you need it most?
We’re halfway through season 2, the season of joy, and I thought now, especially now, it would be a good time to refresh and reflect on some of the learnings from the first half of this season.
The first place I wanted to start the reflection on is what we can do to stop the collective amygdala hijack tha...
Artist and “You Are Loved” muralist Alex Cook joins the conversation to share his superpower of emotional honesty and how the question, “is it true?” helps guide his art, his voice, and his decisions.
A couple of episodes ago, Dr. Adam Dorsay recommended that to deal with an overwhelming sense of stress and anxiety, we should create more than we should consume.
That got me thinking about what motivates a creator a...
Have you ever wondered what makes deeply curious people so curious? Are they trying to discover some untold truth, are they looking for that dopamine rush of surprise, or are they compelled to answer the question, “Why is that?”
If you are curious about curiosity, you are going to love this conversation.
I wanted to better understand what makes a deeply curious mind tick, so I reached out to the author of the Cur...
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