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Latest Episodes

Season 2, Episode 5 - Negotiation As a Full-Time Job: An Interview with Olivia Hipkins
June 14, 2022

This week, Jamie interviews Olivia Hipkins, Managing Partner of Gaia Global Ventures, an ESG-oriented venture capital fund, and Founder of Green Atlas Consulting, focused on the intersection of sustainability and financial services. Olivia has a wealth of

Season 2, Episode 4 - Ask Me Anything: Negotiation Edition
June 07, 2022

In this episode, Jamie answers listener questions! We posted on social media and got a great response about what questions you have about negotiation. Jamie answers the following questions (and others): Where do I start? What happens if I want to cry?

S2, Ep 3 - Mindset in Negotiation: An Interview with Yewande Faloyin
May 31, 2022

This week, Jamie interviews Yewande Faloyin, the Founder & CEO of OTITỌ, which specializes in coaching entrepreneurial executives and serial high-achievers to accelerate into more senior, more impactful leadership positions. Yewande and Jamie had a great

Season 2, Episode 2 - The Importance of Mindset in Negotiation
May 24, 2022

When it comes to negotiation, mindset is a critical component to set yourself up for success. Until you tackle your mindset about negotiation, you may be putting yourself at a disadvantage. In this episode, Jamie talks about the five styles of negotiation

Season 2, Episode 1 - A Negotiation Framework
May 17, 2022

Welcome to Season Two! We are so excited to bring you a brand new season of the (un)business podcast. In Season two, we are diving into all things negotiation! We will be bringing you interviews, solo episodes and answering listener questions. We plan to

Season 1, Episode 12 - Wrapping Up The Season
March 29, 2022

We cannot believe we are publishing our last episode of Season One! In this episode, Jamie chats with our producer, Don, about lessons learned from the season, reflects on her favorite moments and announces the theme for Season Two! Check out this episode

Season 1, Episode 11 - Engaging in Uncomfortable Conversations: An Interview with Dana Kaplan
March 22, 2022

We are so excited to welcome this week's guest, Dana Kaplan! Dana is an educator who developed DEED® - Developing Empathetic Education with Dana. Jamie spoke to Dana about engaging in difficult conversations and how to be better equipped when doing so. Da

Season 1, Episode 10 - Conflict Based On Personality Type: An Interview with Allison McGuire
March 15, 2022

We are so excited to welcome this week's guest, Allison McGuire! Allison is the founder and creator of the McGuire Method. Allison created the McGuire Method, a storytelling framework that combines acting techniques with business applications to give inno

Season 1, Episode 9 - Setting Boundaries and Saying No
March 08, 2022

One extremely effective tool to use in conflict management is learning to set boundaries and to practice (and get good at!) saying no. This may sound simple, but for many people, this is hard in practice. Jamie has created a six step methodology to help y

Season 1, Episode 8 – Empathy During Conflict: An Interview with Christian Branscombe
March 01, 2022

We are so excited to welcome this week's guest, Christian Branscombe! Christian so generously shared his story with Jamie about his incarceration at age 19 and his journey of healing that ultimately resulted in his sentence being commuted and his release