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Are We There Yet?

Jamie Hardy, Sonja Ernst

Are We There Yet? is about recognizing, defining, and building pathways toward a more sustainable working future. How can we collaborate with others in a way that brings authenticity and durability to our projects and relationships? What tools can we leverage to communicate productively towards a shared goal? What can leaders do to shape where we’re going, and how to get there? Hosts Sonja Ernst and Jamie Hardy are two humans on a quest to understand just where we’re headed, in monthly conversations

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52:19

How to Run a Business Out of the Ground: Permaculture...

Are We There Yet? ·

2025/11/19

How can the principles of tending a sustainable garden transform the way we lead in business? In this episode, Sonja and Jamie talk with Caroline and Vincent Jeanteur, co-founders of executive coaching firm Emergentiel, about weaving permaculture principles into business strategy. Rooted in ethical land stewardship, permaculture offers a powerful framework for reimagining how organizations use resources, engage teams, and measure success, much as you would when growing food for harvest

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Transforming Life and Business through Permaculture:...

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2025/10/22

Who are we without a living relationship to place and community? How do we measure progress in ways that keep people and systems alive? Season 3 of Are We There Yet? opens with an exploration of what it means to live off the land—metaphorically, physically, collectively. Despite being creatures who created rich cultural traditions rooted in ancestral place, we are also now global citizens, and for many our connection to land has been fractured, potentially altering who we are as a species

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47:26

Turning the Tide: Olympic Swimmer Natalie Hinds on...

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2025/08/22

You’ve worked tirelessly and achieved the pinnacle of what is humanly possible long before turning 30. Then what? What measures success when medals fade into memory? Are we more defined by expectations—our own, others’—or by the choices we make every day? When staring down burnout, is stepping back quitting, or preserving oneself? Olympic bronze medalist swimmer Natalie Hinds shares with Sonja and Jamie her powerful journey from Midland, Texas—where she followed her older sister into the

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38:41

The Road Taken: Two Women's Tales of Grit, Leadership...

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2025/07/24

How do we balance a life-defining career with the strain it can place on life outside it? How can we reconcile complex identities that may clash at home and in our careers? When a profession shapes your identity, who are you once it ends? Mary Winchester and Sarah Defur’s stories reveal how unexpected detours can lead to purpose, leadership, and resilience. Mary’s path began at seventeen in the Army Reserves, evolving into a vital biomedical engineering role during Operation Desert Storm

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38:54

Educating the Whole Child in a Digital World with...

Are We There Yet? ·

2025/06/25

What is an educator’s role in developing well-rounded students facing an unpredictable future? Can an emphasis on social-emotional learning close persistent gaps created by the pandemic? How should educators center human connection in tech-heavy classrooms? In this episode of "Are We There Yet?," Sonja & Jamie sit down with Luis Ramirez, principal of Littlebrook Elementary in Princeton, NJ, to dive into the evolving landscape of educating young children in the age of AI. Emphasizing the

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49:33

Communication in a Global Workplace with Gerd Hoefner

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2025/05/22

In this episode of "Are We There Yet?," global leadership expert Gerd Hoefner shares fascinating insights from his decades-long journey across multicultural landscapes managing teams across borders, cultures, and time zones. Sonja and Jamie explore with him the transformative power of cultural sensitivity in organizations, digging into the nuts and bolts of employee engagement and open communication. Together they explore the universal human need for authentic connection, arriving at the

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38:36

Crafting Influence: The Transformative Power of Story...

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2025/04/09

What role does emotion play in effective communication? What makes words so powerful they can stick with you for the rest of your life? In this podcast episode, Sonja and Jamie meet renowned speechwriter and professor Jim Holtje to discuss the enduring power of storytelling through all eras of human civilization. From Aristotle's principles of pathos and logos that emphasize the emotional impact of narratives, Jim underscores the value of human relationships and personal stories that AI

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46:26

Empathetic Leadership in Action: Retired U.S. Army...

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2025/03/12

How does open communication contribute to sustainable change? How can leaders balance the demands of immediate objectives with long-term vision? What strategies can be employed to build consensus in diverse teams? In this episode, Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General David Bassett sits down with Sonja and Jamie to share insights on empathetic leadership drawn from his 35-year military career and transition to private sector consulting. He emphasizes leadership as a marathon, advocating for

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48:35

Mathematics As Storytelling with Marcus du Sautoy

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2025/02/12

Chaos theory shows that both the future and the past are unknowable. Exponential growth always seems to be stymied by an unpredictable limitation that flattens the curve. Creativity happens when something is new, surprising, and has value. But how do we assign value when we are awash in a world of endless data? Mathematics is one universal storytelling language that can help decipher what the universe is telling us. In one of their most intriguing episodes yet, Sonja and Jamie talk edges,

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37:15

The Power of Pausing To Watch The Snow Fall

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2025/01/15

There are hundreds of AI-powered therapy apps on the market today. When we talk to them, are we doing more than just talking to ourselves? Can we reach the same effect by simply stopping to watch snow fall outside? In this intimate episode, Sonja and Jamie use AI as a framework to reflect on the potential illusion of human agency, work-life balance as a rhythmic cycle of rest and productivity, and the essence of true communication.

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35:44

Breaking Barriers: Beyond Grit with Marion Gornik

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2024/12/04

Resilience, grit, and determination: three essential qualities for achieving one’s goals. But are they enough? This episode we follow Marion Gornick’s career from personal assistant to Siemens Global Head of Cybersecurity Finance, a path fraught with traditional norms, gender biases, and gatekeeping. We learn how Marion turned roadblocks into stepping stones and leaned on her self-awareness and persistence from childhood to reach the pinnacle of corporate success. We explore remote work

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36:47

Leadership and Crisis Management with Hostage...

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2024/11/13

Sometimes people can feel like hostages to their organizations, leading to negative outcomes at every scale. As a team leader, how can you recognize and address these dynamics to generate a more supportive environment? At the end of the day, leadership and hostage negotiation require the same critical skills: preparation, persuasion, collaboration, and emotional regulation.Sonja and Jamie interview expert crisis negotiator Scott Walker, author of the recent book, “Order Out of Chaos,” to

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43:18

The Future of Creativity and AI with Greg Kahn

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2024/10/03

Will AI transform creative endeavors like film, television, and music into one where human contribution is centered, or marginalized? What about painting, theater, or sculpture? In this episode of Are We There Yet?, Sonja and Jamie talk with digital, media, and advertising executive Greg Kahn about how technology can assist—or maybe replace?—many of the things creative minds spend their time working on today, for better or worse.Greg spent his elementary school years analyzing box office

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45:41

Empathy and AI in Healthcare with Dr. Jennie Byrne

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2024/09/11

To kick off season two of Are We There Yet?, Sonja and Jamie invite distinguished healthcare advisor, entrepreneur, and author Dr. Jennie Byrne to unpack the complex mental health challenges facing clinicians on the front lines of the profession, and how technology is already empowering a meaningful transformation in healthcare practice.Magnified by the high-stakes and perfectionist culture ingrained in medical training, the conversation covers generational approaches to wellness and

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34:28

Sustainable Leadership in Uncertain Times with...

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2024/08/28

What is the one crucial aspect of leadership that correlates directly with the success of a team? Research shows a clear answer—but to get to it, first you must define success, and how you choose to measure it. Join Sonja and Jamie in a conversation with Gerda-Marie Adenau, a global communications manager and philosopher focused on leadership and ethics, on asking the right questions to get the most valuable answers. During the pandemic, she conducted narrative interviews to build a theory

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44:08

True Luxury: Authentic Connection with Pasha Khaledpour

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2024/08/07

A mother's determination to provide a better future for her son set a transformative journey in motion, thrusting the boy into the unknown and, ultimately, towards a thriving career in leadership excellence.As a complement to the core Are We There Yet? season, Sonja and Jamie release extras that explore how we get “there,” and the diverse ways leaders have shaped their own lives and those of the people around them. In this beautiful and profoundly personal season one extra, Sonja and Jamie

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37:35

From Meth Lab to Ministry: Leading from Within with...

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2024/07/10

Have you ever imagined that the leadership skills needed to spin up a regional methamphetamine lab would transfer to leading a church ? While he couldn’t have known his destiny from the start, this is the path Pastor Michael Buck took as he set his inner compass to his true North.As a complement to the core Are We There Yet? season, Sonja and Jamie release extras that explore how we get “there,” and the diverse ways leaders have shaped their own lives and those of the people around them. In

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40:48

Climate Science & Action with Dr. Benjamin Strauss,...

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2024/06/19

What makes a story—an ancient myth, a newspaper article, even a map—powerful enough to shape a culture? Dr. Benjamin Strauss asks this question every day in his role as CEO and Chief Scientist of Climate Central, a scientific research and news organization focused on hyperlocal, actionable climate communication. Why have cautionary tales of centuries ago, such as Noah’s flood and Gunyah’s spearing of the sacred fish, persisted through to the present? What can they teach us about how we

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45:45

Water, Electricity, Gas, Artificial Intelligence:...

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2024/06/05

Imagine AI as a public utility—what would that look like? This episode, Sonja and Jamie ask: What are the hidden societal costs of broad AI adoption? How can we mitigate the implicit bias inherent in the creation of AI? And why are tech companies so interested in universal basic income, anyway? Their guest is Ami Fields-Meyer, a political strategist and former policy advisor in the Biden-Harris administration, who worked on the creation of the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights. This

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41:42

Communicating Climate Urgency: Dr. Zoë Sadokierski...

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2024/05/01

What happens when a bird no longer recognizes the song of its species? What is the role of art and storytelling in building sustainable worlds? Can AI unchain human creativity and center compassion in our daily lives? As climate change continues to rewrite the rules of existence on Earth, Dr. Zoë Sadokierski and Dr. Timo Rissanen join the podcast to confront the emotional weight of biodiversity loss and explore how stories help us understand the plight of endangered species, and our own

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