BREAK AWAY

Sereeno Chen shares how her journey of reinvention and risk taking empowered her to strive for a more personally meaningful and authentic future. Sereeno then discusses her story and the storytelling process.…... Listen Now

In this Story Lab episode of the Break Away Podcast, Armani Guerra shares his journey advocating for and fighting misconceptions about an illness that still doesn’t have a cure. After Armani shares his story, he discusses..…... Listen Now

Barger Leadership Institute (BLI) student fellows Samantha Howden and Emily Williams welcome BLI alum Brandon Bond to discuss this episode’s topic, Fostering Well-Being and Resilience for students at Michigan..…... Listen Now

Performing Arts Technology (PAT) student, Emelia Piane and Professor Zeynep Özcan discuss their experiences in the field of sound engineering. They talk about their paths leading to where they are now, and how they have navigated.…... Listen Now

DeAnthony Foster, an experienced construction management professional, discusses with Christine and Josh how his time in the Michigan Community Scholars Program (MCSP) at the University of Michigan shaped his understanding and approach to leadership in his career.…... Listen Now

Yiying Lee, MBA ’23, and Larissa Almeida, MBA ’23, share stories developed at Sanger Leadership Center’s Story Lab. In the podcast, Yiying and Larissa speak to the challenge and importance of choosing authenticity, finding the right mentors, and pushing away naysayers when navigating career decisions..…... Listen Now

Fatema Haque and Dorine Lawrence-Hughe discuss how they are collaborating to introduce the concept of followership to the Barger Leadership Institute curriculum and how reciprocal leadership and followership skills training is preparing students for professional success and positive community change..…... Listen Now

Leaders of Turn Up Turnout, the University’s student-led voter engagement organization discuss the ways they work to sustain a campus culture of voting through peer-to-peer interaction.…... Listen Now

You may have encountered land acknowledgements — formal statements that recognize the Indigenous people that originally lived on the land that we now occupy — but sometimes there’s not enough thought put into the words. In this episode, we interviewed two Indigenous voices within your U of M community.…... Listen Now

What is the campus climate for student leaders today? What role does diversity and inclusion work play in that climate? This brief episode is a check-in of sorts with two students in the Diversity Peer Educator Program..…... Listen Now

What is self-compassion? How do we learn and practice self-compassion? And what challenges can we expect when practicing self-compassion? Elizabeth Rohr and the Fatema Haque discuss the ins and outs of self-compassion.…... Listen Now

Emily Obert, WMBA ’24, and Annie Maguire, MSW ’23, share stories developed at Sanger Leadership Center’s Story Lab. In this podcast, Emily and Annie speak about the challenge and importance of shifting mindsets, driving inclusive change and using storytelling to heal..…... Listen Now

We met with representatives from the LSA Opportunity Hub to discuss leadership outside traditionally recognized leadership roles. What does it mean to fail? How can one lead through failure? How can shifting what we consider leadership.... Listen Now

We met with members of the student staff here at the LSA opportunity hub to discuss leadership in non-supervisory roles, as well as the way all of our experiences can contribute to a holistic view of leadership both within our jobs and in every aspect of our lives……... Listen Now

Clara Gamalski and Lashaun Jackson discuss leadership traits in the world of sustainability. They discuss what makes a good leader and how relational work and emotional literacy is the key to healthy habits, relationships, and practices..... Listen Now

Join us for our third episode tackling what it means to enter the growing sector of sustainability careers. Amiah, Juliett, and Bea guide you through the prospects of environmental business, the daily life of a climate action job, and resources you can access on campus….…... Listen Now

Storytelling can connect, inform and inspire. Storytelling can increase confidence in recruiting, presenting, and motivating teams and organizations. Storytelling can humanize and personalize workplace cultures. At Story Lab, students develop executive-level presence and communication skills through storytelling workshops and events.…... Listen Now

What is the legacy of leadership? How do leaders come consider their legacy? This episode celebrates the Diversity Peer Educator program’s 50th anniversary and legacy of social justice, student empowerment, and campus leadership with two former student leaders, Robert Wilson and Simon Rivers..…... Listen Now

Powered by the Sanger Leadership Center, Story Lab focuses on teaching participants the art and architecture of story development and delivery as a means toward positive influence and impact. In this episode, Sanger Program specialist Nick Viviano speaks with Story Lab participants John Regan and Josh T. Ferguson..…... Listen Now

Justin Stoddard, the CEO and Founder of “Climbing the Mountain”, discusses how we can build resiliency and how to overcome adversity. Stoddard, a veteran and now a professor at the United States Air Force Academy, discusses with three students Eyda Gu, Ananya Mangla, and Saniya Shahid how to lead through example..…...Listen Now

Steve Bodei hosts a conversation with Askari Rushing, Karishma Collette, Krishna Han, Neeraja Aravamudan about how to be an inclusive leader. During this leadership series discussion, they explore what inclusive leadership looks like in practice, the qualities that define inclusive leadership, and how to cultivate this type of leadership. This episode was recorded as part of the Inclusive Leadership Workshop Series for Graduate Students…... Listen Now

Learn about the Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships at U-M. We work with candidates for some of the world’s most famous and prestigious awards. Leadership is one of the most common criteria for these awards. Learn about how applying for one of these awards helps candidates articulate their leadership stories….... Listen Now

Join Izzy Beshouri and Cheyenne Chapman as they discuss “Leadership Connection”, a leadership program where participants get together with student leaders from different student organizations across the Michigan community. The two take us through the nuts and bolts of this unique opportunity. …... Listen Now

In this episode, hear from our podcast host, and current UMICH student-athlete, Gabby Wilson, and guests Coach Mike Hart, and former student-athlete, Danielle Rauch, for a conversation on servant leadership — What is it? Why is it important in teams? And, How can we lead through service? … Listen Now

Brooke Tayler, Solomon Lucy, and Alexxus Lige take us through a journey of the ins and outs of student leadership at the University of Michigan. The panelists explore how to become a leader on campus and everything that goes with that new responsibility. Under a lens of DEI, the three show exactly how to navigate student life, personal well being, and the national climate... Listen Now

Based on a counseling tool called “motivational interviewing”, Emily Giovanelli, Marsha Benz, and Christina Gerazounis discuss how to have productive and compassionate conversations. They share skills and techniques that you can use individually or with your team. “If you’ve been interested in building dynamic and thoughtful conversations within the organizations you join, with your friends, other team members, then this might be for you!” Listen Now

Ram Mahalingam talks with Rebecca Irby who shares her background on how she discovered her life’s passion and purpose and then used her North Star to found and lead an international NGO that received Special Consultative Status with the United Nations. She offers guidance on how to help you find your North Star and learn how to use that as your guide throughout the rest of your time in school and, most importantly, moving forward in an integrated, fulfilled way... Listen Now

To be an effective leader — at work, in the community, or in your personal life — you must be able to communicate with impact. Often this means telling stories that are meaningful to you and others, and doing so in the rich language and expressive style of a seasoned storyteller. In this episode, Sanger Program Coordinator Ben Applebaum-Bauch speaks with MBA student Jessica Liang about her story of advocacy in the face of adversity and the ways her leadership skills have developed since participating in Story Lab... Listen Now

On this episode of “Break Away”, Jacque Young, a senior on the University of Michigan’s women’s golf team, interviews Vic Strecher, a visionary leader and expert in the fields of behavior change, digital communication, and wellbeing. The two explore how to find one’s own purpose and how to find meaning in life through the guidance of purpose… Listen Now

In this episode of Break Away, students Emily Welch, Tejal Patel, and Soumya Kulkarni explore the importance of service leadership in the wider context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each plays a vital role in their respective service organizations. They share lessons, stories, and techniques on how to build a better team and to be a more understanding and effective leader… Listen Now

Doreen and Ram talk about the core principles of mindfulness and how these can be incorporated into your everyday life, work, and relationships to cultivate interconnectedness. Make sure to listen to the end to hear them talk about the importance of being kind to yourself and your imperfections and how that will lead to greater compassion towards others and begin to cultivate a dignity culture around us… Listen Now

During this virtual event, we heard from alumni panelists Paul Viera, ’81 and Ryan Mundy, ‘07, as well as  Vice President of Student Life at U-M, Dr. Martino Harmon as they talk about overcoming stigmas of mental health for men of color and how to prioritize your own self care and create balance during a difficult time… Listen Now

We hope that you turn that question into one for yourself. Why should I break away. Perhaps its to learn something new, hear a different perspective, be outside, take a break from the screen… Listen Now

The Sanger Leadership Center will introduce a 5-step framework to achieve your goals that will lead you to further growth and development as a leader. Leadership is a skill anyone can learn and every single day, … Listen Now