The Empathy for Breakfast Show

Mimi Nicklin

The Empathy for Breakfast Show is hosted by empathy advocate, global leader and international bestselling author and Executive Creative Director Mimi Nicklin. Mimi believes we need to talk more, and hear more, about empathy if we are to fill the 30 year empathy gap hurting our world. In the show, Mimi meets thought provoking and creative opinions leaders, experts and professionals from all over the globe to talk about empathy, connectivity, our mutual humanity and the deficit in empathy impacting our world. Candid, charming and captivating in equal measure, the show reached over 80,000 people in 2020. These are twenty minute conversations, over breakfast, to start your day with the inspiration to reconnect, reverse our loneliness endemic and overcome the mental and workplace crises facing our world. Want to understand the benefits of empathetic leadership & culture, build cohesion in your community or imbue empathy into your work week? Join us. The only decision you need to make is, will you bring tea or coffee? See you there! read less
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Why should we focus on self-empathy versus self-improvement? Meet Jil Ebanoidze
Nov 16 2021
Why should we focus on self-empathy versus self-improvement? Meet Jil Ebanoidze
In this episode, I am thrilled to be joined by the creative entrepreneur, Jil Ebanoidze. She is the founder of the luxury lifestyle brand Maison AVAZA, where Fashion Meets Health by incorporating a scientific approach to wellbeing and personal style, an NLP Coach, and a Digital Innovation Advisor for Fintech Businesses.Today, we talk about personal style and its role in our lives, especially in the corporate world. Jil shares her journey of discovering her identity and how that led her to help others understand their one true self. Tune in!For the listeners of #TheEmpathyforBreakfastShow, we have something special for you. The fantastic team at Maison AVAZA has offered a 20% discount on all their items. Use the discount code “EMPATHY” to avail this offer. In case of any issues, feel free to reach out to us: theteam@miminicklin.com About Maison AVAZA:Maison AVAZA stands on empowerment and impact. A brand started by women for women bravely posits fashion and health, incorporating our most immediate means of communicating identity into our holistic approach to wellbeing. Born in Europe, Maison AVAZA focuses on promoting personal wellness through look and feel, each expression complementary to the other. Its unique methodology yields authentic personal brands, truly tailored to the individual at a most instinctive level. Our products are made sustainably and ethically exclusive for individual customers combined with wellbeing and coaching services upon request. Read more about Maison AVAZA: https://www.maisonavaza.com/Connect with Maison AVAZA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maisonavaza_world/?hl=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maison-avaza/Connect with Jil:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maisonavaza_empowers/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jilebanoidze/?originalSubdomain=nlConnect with Mimi Nicklin:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miminicklin/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/MimiNicklinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miminicklin/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/miminicklinleadershipTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSwRhfwW/Follow #TheEmpathyforBreakfastShow on Instagram for more updates: https://www.instagram.com/theempathyforbreakfastshow/?hl=enA special thanks to DJ Cielo
Designing empathy into our world; Cal Bruns
Nov 9 2021
Designing empathy into our world; Cal Bruns
In this episode, I am excited to be joined by Cal Bruns, the CEO of Matchboxology, a human-centred design company in South Africa and my sponsor for Softening The Edge. Our conversation uncovers the role of empathy in understanding human beings and the communities we share. A passion we both hold dearly!We discuss curiosity and objectivity in deep and authentic listening and how we avoid the judgement of people and consumers. Tune in and find out how empathy can help create deeper insight and impactful creativity and marketing campaigns around the world.Connect with Cal BrunsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cal-bruns-b071909/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal_bruns/?hl=en Connect with MatchboxologyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/matchboxology/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matchboxology_/Twitter: https://twitter.com/matchboxologyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MatchboxologyConnect with Mimi Nicklin:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miminicklin/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/MimiNicklinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miminicklin/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/miminicklinleadershipTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSwRhfwW/Follow #TheEmpathyforBreakfastShow on Instagram for more updates: https://www.instagram.com/theempathyforbreakfastshow/?hl=enA special thanks to DJ Cielo https://instagram.com/johnnyciel?igshid=jejun858mvw3 and Eye Q Films https://www.eyeqfilmsindia.com for sponsoring our podcast
Is empathetic insight the true marketing differentiator in the data-led era? Meet Marissa Latshaw
Oct 12 2021
Is empathetic insight the true marketing differentiator in the data-led era? Meet Marissa Latshaw
In this episode, I am excited to be joined by Marissa Latshaw. An experienced marketer, she is passionate about helping leaders activate empathy to develop brands, products, and messages that inspire action. She is also the creator of the Empathetic Positioning Process, which is a fascinating approach to bringing empathy into marketing teams.She shares her inclusive approach to qualitative audience research and the lasting results for organizations large and small across all kinds of industries. Tune in! Ready to activate empathy in your organization? Join Marissa’s LIVE webinar on 29th October at 1pm EST. Click here to register: https://www.latshawmarketing.com/activating-empathy-webinarConnect with Marissa LatshawWebsite: www.latshawmarketing.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissalatshaw/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissalatshaw/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/mlatshawConnect with Mimi Nicklin:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miminicklin/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/MimiNicklinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miminicklin/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/miminicklinleadershipTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSwRhfwW/Follow #TheEmpathyforBreakfastShow on Instagram for more updates: https://www.instagram.com/theempathyforbreakfastshow/?hl=enA special thanks to DJ Cielo https://instagram.com/johnnyciel?igshid=jejun858mvw3 and Eye Q Films https://www.eyeqfilmsindia.com for sponsoring our podcast
Soft skills are not soft; Meet Yadira Caro
Sep 28 2021
Soft skills are not soft; Meet Yadira Caro
In this episode, I am joined by the wonderful Yadira (Yadi) Caro, a technology consultant from Puerto Rico who has worked for the past ten years in the defense industry. Having launched her own podcast, Hardcore Soft Skills Podcast, which features experts in highly technical fields who have used soft skills to succeed, Yadi brings a huge passion to this conversation. Our conversation focuses on those skills traditionally seen as "soft" and the pandemic's role in changing this viewpoint. Yadi shares what led her to start a conversation on "soft skills" and her learnings from meeting experts who share a similar passion. Tune in and join us! Two women trying to change perception!Connect with Yadira Caro:Website: https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardcoresoftskills/Twitter: https://twitter.com/yadicarocaro?lang=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/Check out Hardcore Soft Skills Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0zkdDTquiudx6pecDGIgV8?si=ACc8C4o9QfGLkPNEkhAeWg&dl_branch=1Connect with Mimi Nicklin:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miminicklin/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/MimiNicklinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miminicklin/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/miminicklinleadershipTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSwRhfwW/A special thanks to DJ Cielo https://instagram.com/johnnyciel?igshid=jejun858mvw3 and Eye Q Films https://www.eyeqfilmsindia.com for sponsoring our podcast
Listening goes beyond our words; Meet Sharon Steed
Sep 14 2021
Listening goes beyond our words; Meet Sharon Steed
Welcome to Season 2 of The Empathy for Breakfast Show!Thank you to all the listeners who tuned in every Tuesday morning over breakfast with the inspiration to reconnect. Season 1 was a success, only because of you, Wonders! Thank you!This season, we are connecting with guests from all over the globe to continue the conversation about connectivity, our mutual humanity and the deficit in empathy impacting our world. Join us every Tuesday for a new episode! So, make your decision, will you bring tea or coffee?! Tune in!This week, I am thrilled to have an international keynote speaker, author, and founder of Communilogue, Sharon Steed. A lifelong stutterer, Sharon uses her speech impediment to teach what empathy is and inspire audiences to engage in empathy actions daily.Our discussion focuses on the role that empathy plays in effective communication and negotiation. Sharon helps us understand the connection between empathy, culture, and community. The author of the EBook, Empathy at Work, believes that empathy has the power to foster inclusivity, improve performance, and optimise business outcomes. Tune in to this significant conversation and learn more about Sharon’s passion for empathy and its ability to transform company culture.Connect with Sharon Steed:Website:www.communilogue.coTwitter:www.twitter.com/sharonsteedLinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/sharon-steedConnect with Mimi NicklinInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/miminicklin/?hl=enTwitter:https://twitter.com/MimiNicklinLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/miminicklin/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/miminicklinleadershipTikTok:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSwRhfwW/A special thanks to DJ Cielo https://instagram.com/johnnyciel?igshid=jejun858mvw3 and Eye Q Films https://www.eyeqfilmsindia.com for sponsoring our podcast
The Influence of Empathy; Meet Debi Steven
May 25 2021
The Influence of Empathy; Meet Debi Steven
Trigger Warning:This episode contains content that may be alarming to some listeners. Discussion around rape, abuse, mental health, suicide has been used between 04:48-04:53, 14:04-14:37, 16:16-17:51. Listener discretion is advised. Please take care of yourself, and if you need to, don’t be afraid to reach out and ask for help.Episode Show Notes:In this episode, I am thrilled to be joined by Debi Steven, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Action Breaks Silence, an educational charity organisation based in South Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. This organisation aims to create a world where women and girls can live their lives free from the fear of gender-based violence.Our conversation uncovers the pivotal role empathy plays in helping to reduce gender-based violence and how empathy work with young men can change communities. Do tune in and hear what Debi has to say. She is part of the change our world so desperately needs. Connect with Debi Steven:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debi-steven-76a261b/Connect with Action Breaks Silence:Website: https://www.actionbreakssilence.org/Facebook: @actionbreakssilenceInstagram: @actionbreakssilenceLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/action-breaks-silence-org/Twitter: @ActBreakSilenceDonate to Action Breaks Silence: https://www.actionbreakssilence.org/donateConnect with Mimi NicklinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/miminicklin/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/MimiNicklinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miminicklin/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/miminicklinleadershipTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSwRhfwW/A special thanks to DJ Cielo https://instagram.com/johnnyciel?igshid=jejun858mvw3 and Eye Q Films https://www.eyeqfilmsindia.com for sponsoring our podcast
Sharing food, showing empathy: how one celebrity chef sees the world of food and connection; Meet Chef Zola Nene
May 4 2021
Sharing food, showing empathy: how one celebrity chef sees the world of food and connection; Meet Chef Zola Nene
In this episode, I am thrilled to have one of South Africa’s most celebrated chefs, Zola Nene. Based in Cape Town, she is the author of three cookbooks, a food stylist, and a television personality. She became a resident Chef of the popular show Expresso Morning Show. She is the host of her own cooking show Celeb Feasts with Zola. The work that she does represents her love for nature and the people in her life. Our discussion focuses on sharing food and how it can be used to show empathy for others. Zola helps us understand the role food plays in our lives, how it bridges the divide and unifies us as humans. Tune in to this cheerful conversation and find out how this chef sees the world of food and connection.Connect with Zola NeneInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/zola_nene/Twitter: https://twitter.com/zola_neneLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zola-nene-22308231/Website: https://www.zolanene.comCheck out Celeb Feasts with ZolaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCffwzN-6SwFTtjdlGFJfG9AInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/zola_feasts/Connect with Mimi NicklinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/miminicklin/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/MimiNicklinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miminicklin/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/miminicklinleadershipTikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSwRhfwW/A special thanks to DJ Cielo https://instagram.com/johnnyciel?igshid=jejun858mvw3 and Eye Q Films https://www.eyeqfilmsindia.com for sponsoring our podcast
Dramatic Creativity: Do our most tumultuous times drive us to cultivate our creativity? Meet Meritxell Garcia
Apr 29 2021
Dramatic Creativity: Do our most tumultuous times drive us to cultivate our creativity? Meet Meritxell Garcia
In this episode, I am thrilled to have Meritxell Garcia from Spain. She is an empathy expert, coach, and author of El Arte de le Empatía (The Art of Empathy), a practical guide for highly sensitive people to thrive with the sensitivity that makes them unique. In this conversation, we are discussing creativity and its link with empathy.Meritxell coins the term “Dramatic Creativity”. She believes human beings can go through something in life that can spark creativity naturally to find solutions, especially in extreme situations. She shares some of her personal stories that helped leverage her creativity more naturally. Tune in to this discussion and find out whether we are born with creativity, or is it a skill set?Connect with Meritxell Garcia:Website - https://meritxellgarciaroig.comInstagram - www.instagram.com/meritxellgarciarFacebook - www.facebook.com/meritxellgarciarMeritxell’s Coaching Programs:Individual Programs: https://meritxellgarciaroig.com/individual?lang=en#turn-your-sensitive-into-a-gift-programBusiness Programs: https://meritxellgarciaroig.com/business?lang=en#empathic-leadership-programConnect with Mimi NicklinInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/miminicklin/?hl=enTwitter – https://twitter.com/MimiNicklinLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/miminicklin/Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/miminicklinleadershipTikTok – https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSwRhfwW/A special thanks to DJ Cielo https://instagram.com/johnnyciel?igshid=jejun858mvw3 and Eye Q Films https://www.eyeqfilmsindia.com  for sponsoring our podcast.
Do you have a plan B? Meet Al Sayyida Basma Al Said
Apr 20 2021
Do you have a plan B? Meet Al Sayyida Basma Al Said
In this episode, I am very proud to be joined by a prominent figure from the Arab world, Her Royal Highness Sayyida Basma Al Said. Being a mental health specialist and leader in the Middle East, she shares the importance of wellness, empathy, and mental health in today’s world and why more of us should be looking after this area of our lives. We talk about planning for the future, taking lessons from 2020 and creating our own 'magical' plan B.Her approach to changing the face of mental health in the region led her to open Whispers of Serenity Clinic in Muscat, Oman, the first of its kind in the country. Recording this episode was an absolute highlight of my week, and I hope you enjoy it as much I did. Connect with Al Sayyida Basma Al Said:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/basmaalsaidofficial/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alsayyida-basma-al-said-32514446/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Official-Sayyida-Basma-Al-said-232819700523179/Connect with Whispers of Serenity Clinic:Website: www.whispers-of-serenity.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/serenitymuscat/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whispers-of-serenity-clinic/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOSCM/Twitter: https://twitter.com/serenitymuscat?lang=enConnect with Mimi NicklinInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/miminicklin/?hl=enTwitter – https://twitter.com/MimiNicklinLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/miminicklin/Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/miminicklinleadershipTikTok – https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSwRhfwW/Website - www.miminicklin.com A special thanks to DJ Cielo https://instagram.com/johnnyciel?igshid=jejun858mvw3 and Eye Q Films https://www.eyeqfilmsindia.com for sponsoring our podcast.
Season Introduction
Mar 29 2021
Season Introduction
In 2019, when I got my publishing deal for my first book, Softening the Edge, there was no real awareness, and certainly no conversation, about empathy. Not in the media or leadership, and certainly not across the business world. But then things changed. The pandemic changed our lives forever and with it our understanding of, and connection to, our shared humanity and our mutual understanding.For the first time in many years, I had time at home, alone, to consider how we might start to fast track the conversation surrounding the value and power of empathy. I wanted to create something beyond my book alone. So, I started a breakfast show, Empathy for Breakfast, where I went live for 20 minutes on Tuesday mornings to share stories, insight and awareness surrounding empathy in our world. The results were bamboozling with nearly 80,000 people from around the world joining me to learn about humanity’s most powerful, yet natural, superpower.The Empathy for Breakfast Show is the evolution of those mornings live from a pandemic. Today the show will feature guests from all over the world. Thought leaders, specialists, professionals and parents, these are people who share a passion for our human understanding, our connectivity and our empathy. I believe that we are all far more alike than we are different and this show aims to bring this to life.I am Mimi Nicklin and I would love you to join me every Tuesday to understand how we can really connect with and understand each other, reverse our loneliness endemic and overcome the empathy gap plaguing our world and our workplaces. In empathy for the busy lives we all lead, each episode will be for 20 minutes.The more talk about empathy, the more empathy we will have. Welcome to the show.---Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/miminicklin/?hl=enTwitter – https://twitter.com/MimiNicklinLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/miminicklin/Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/miminicklinleadershipTikTok – https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSwRhfwW/---A special thanks to DJ Cielo (https://instagram.com/johnnyciel?igshid=jejun858mvw3) and Eye Q Films (https://www.eyeqfilmsindia.com) for sponsoring our podcast.