About this podcast
Infuse Compassion, a podcast hosted by Amy Quesenberry and Mark Carpenter, explores the transformative power of compassion in both professional and personal spheres.
This insightful podcast offers actionable strategies to integrate compassion, enhancing results, relationships and overall well-being. By prioritizing human connection, listeners can build trust, inspire teams, and create lasting impact.
Designed for current and aspiring business and community leaders, Infuse Compassion delivers authentic and vulnerable conversations that help to release barriers, open minds fostering meaningful connection to prioritize humanity in interactions.
Tune in to gain tools for stronger communities, thriving businesses, and enriched personal lives through the power of compassion.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 93 episodes
- E92: Up Your Listening Game: Reflections on Oscar Trimboli · 34 minDeep listening takes work. It takes focused energy. It can be exhausting. Sometimes it feels uncomfortable. And the benefits are worth the effort. In this episode, Amy and Mark…
- E91: Deep Listening With Oscar Trimboli · 41 minDeep listening changes not just how we hear others, but how we relate to ourselves. In this episode of the Infuse Compassion podcast, Amy and Mark talk with Oscar Trimboli, host…
- E90: Intentional Leadership: Reflections on Coach Jim Johnson · 31 minCompassionate leadership doesn’t happen by accident. It requires intentionality. Join Amy and Mark in this episode as they reflect on the stirring conversation from last week’s…
- E89: How to Lead Responsibly with Coach Jim Johnson · 37 minLeadership lessons don’t always come from the office. This week’s Infuse Compassion guest shares leadership principles he learned up close on the basketball court and in the…
- E88: True Leadership is Kind: Reflections on Cindy Smarsh · 33 minKindness and leadership – true leadership – go hand in hand. In this episode of the Infuse Compassion podcast, Amy and Mark discuss what we learned and how we were inspired by…
- E87: Exercise the Kindess Code with Cindy Smarsh · 37 minKindness in business is sometimes considered soft, even fluffy. But this week’s Infuse Compassion podcast guest sees it differently. Cindy Smarsh has done the research to “crack…
- E86: Whole Self Leadership: Reflections on Liz Watt · 33 minLeadership begins from the inside. Amy and Mark focus on the concept of “whole-self leadership” that Liz Watt shared with us in our last episode. We talk about key points of…
- E85: How to THRIVE with Liz Watt · 37 minWhat does it look like to thrive? In this episode of the Infuse Compassion podcast, Amy and Mark talk with author and speaker Liz Watt, co-creator of the “Be Healthy Utah”…
- E84: Look Up to Connect: Reflections from Talmage Erickson · 35 minYou can’t see people without looking up. And one of the biggest factors pulling our eyes down is often in our own hands. In this episode, Amy and Mark reflect on our conversation…
- E83: Disconnect to Connect with Talmage Erickson · 39 minLife beyond the screen is possible—and it’s worth fighting for. This week, Amy and Mark talk with Talmage Erickson, co-creator of “The Screen Guys,” about digital discipline and…
- E82: Align With Intention: Reflections on Jen Pestikas · 37 minYour body will speak to you – first in a whisper, then in a shout -- that your work is out of alignment with your purpose. In this episode of the Infuse Compassion podcast, Amy…
- E81: Being A Brave Woman with Jen Pestikas · 34 minWhat if your career wasn’t meant to be a ladder, but a lattice—where sideways or even downward moves move you closer to your purpose? In this episode of the Infuse Compassion…
- E80: Slow Down For The Long Haul: Reflections from Lindsay Schiess · 32 minOur neural pathways create defaults in how we react in emotional situations. The only way to change these neural pathways is to slow down, be aware of your thoughts, and stay…
- E79: Listen to Connect with Lindsay Schiess · 34 minMany people today are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and self-critical, according to this week’s guest, psychologist, counselor, and speaker Lindsay Schiess. At the heart of these…
- E78: We All Need Community: Reflections on Karen Eddington · 38 minIn our hectic world, feeling isolated can happen to many of us. Amy and Mark reflect on what we learned in the last episode from Karen Eddington about the “leave me alone era.”…
- E77: Healing Doesn't Happen in Silos with Karen Eddington · 34 min“Leave Me Alone.” Sometimes people say that with words, sometimes with actions. And the “leave me alone” culture is pervasive today. In this episode, we talk with Karen…
- E76: Find Your Way Home, Reflecting on Dr John Rivera · 33 minSometimes the winding journey of life leads us on paths away from compassion for ourselves and others. When the physical, mental, and emotional pressures of these unproductive…
- E75: Meet People Where They Are with Dr. John Rivera · 37 minShowing up at work just for a paycheck takes a toll on our mental and physical well-being, regardless of the status of your position. As a physician, Dr. John Rivera experienced…
- E74: Fostering the Potential in Others, Reflecting on Heather Nemelka · 30 minHiring is difficult work. Managers are often left evaluating people’s worth based on a resume and answers to a few basic questions. If we don’t take the time to see the potential…
- E73: The Value of Moms on YOUR Workforce with Heather Nemelka · 36 minWomen entering (or re-entering) the workplace after spending time to raise children face unique challenges. Heather Nemelka, our guest this week on Infuse Compassion, knows all…
