Episodes
Sept. 26, 2023
The Cure for Career Quicksand w/ Reagan Cannon
Reagan Cannon is an international leadership speaker and coach, with proven tactics and insights from over 20 years of experience at Fortune 15 companies, including executive leadership positions at Amazon and AT&T. As a true...
Sept. 19, 2023
Your Fully Charged Life w/ Meaghan B Murphy
Meaghan B Murphy is the author of “Your Fully Charged Life: A Radically Simple Approach to Having Endless Energy and Filling Every Day with YAY” (Penguin Random House), an editor, on-air personality, lifestyle and health expe...
Sept. 12, 2023
Rescue the Rescuers w/ Retired FDNY Lt. Niels Jorgensen
22 years ago the United States of America experienced the worst terrorist attack in American history. The attacks on the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93 in Shanksville...
Sept. 5, 2023
Disrupting Human Trafficking w/ Rochelle Keyhan
Rochelle Keyhan is the Chief Executive Officer of Collective Liberty, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit committed to eliminating human trafficking. She joins the Next Steps Forward audience to speak about how she develops an...
Aug. 29, 2023
Commitment to the Development of Others w/ Stephanie C. Hill
Stephanie C. Hill is executive vice president of Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) for Lockheed Martin Corporation, a $16 billion enterprise employing 35,000 people across the globe. She’s also a vocal advocate for women in sc...
Aug. 15, 2023
The Practicing Mind w/ Tom Sterner
Chris Meek welcomes Tom Sterner to Next Steps Forward. Tom is best known as the founder and CEO of the Practicing Mind Institute. In addition to those roles, he is a successful entrepreneur, an expert in Present Moment Functi...
Aug. 1, 2023
A Conversation w/ Dr. Elizabeth Anderson-Fletcher & Jeff Dill
On this installment of Next Steps Forward, Dr. Elizabeth Anderson-Fletcher and Jeff Dill join program host Chris Meek. Dr. Elizabeth Anderson-Fletcher is Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management in the Department of Dec...
July 25, 2023
Accountable Leadership W/ Michael Koslow
This week's guest on Next Steps Forward is Michael Koslow. Michael Koslow joined the U.S. Air Force at the age of 17, rising through the ranks and working in counterintelligence to safeguard our national security. He retired ...
July 18, 2023
The Secret Life of Introverts w/ Jenn Granneman
This week’s guest on Next Steps Forward is Jenn Granneman. Jenn is the founder of Introvert, Dear and the co-founder of Sensitive Refuge. An educator and a journalist, she is the co-author of a fascinating, and even groundbre...
July 11, 2023
Get Media Savvy w/ Julie Scelfo
Julie Scelfo is the Founder and Executive Director of Get Media Savvy, a nonprofit using pop culture to establish a healthy media environment for kids and families. She joins Next Steps Forward host Chris Meek to discuss the ...
June 27, 2023
The Fine Art of Camouflage w/ Lauren Kay Johnson
In her memoir, The Fine Art of Camouflage, Lauren Kay Johnson tells a coming-of-age narrative against a backdrop of war wherein both her mother’s and her own service are explored. Lauren focuses on in-depth questions of war, ...
June 20, 2023
It Stops With Me W/ Breanna Cole
Next Steps Forward is focused on resiliency, leadership, personal empowerment and wellbeing. There are very few people who personify and epitomize all of those qualities more than this week’s guest, Breanna Cole. She is an ou...
June 13, 2023
Policing Matters w/ James Dudley
James Dudley joins this episode of Next Steps Forward. Jim Dudley has extensive experience as a practitioner in law enforcement and criminal justice in San Francisco. A 32-year veteran of the San Francisco Police Department, ...
June 6, 2023
Bringing Freedom to Those Who have Been Exploited w/ Stacey Efaw
The war against sex trafficking and exploitation of children by predators who prey on them for profit or their own gratification may be the most important human rights battle of our time. This week’s conversation on Next Step...
May 30, 2023
Finding Purpose w/ Burke Bryant
Burke Bryant is an esteemed author, public speaker, and humanitarian whose life-saving contributions have garnered widespread recognition, including the prestigious Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a veteran of ...
May 23, 2023
A Firefighter’s Journey Through PTSD W/ Christy Warren
Christy Warren, a retired fire captain from the Berkeley Fire Department in California and host of The Firefighter Deconstructed, walks the audience through a firefighter’s journey through PTSD on this week’s episode of Next ...
May 9, 2023
The Movement to End Sexual Exploitation w/ Dr. Stephany Powell
Dr. Stephany Powell provides a unique insight into the world of sexual exploitation and trafficking throughout her appearance on Next Steps Forward, which she gained from her thirty years with the Los Angeles Police Departmen...
May 2, 2023
Excellence Isn’t a Destination, It’s an Identity w/ Chad Hennings
This week’s guest on Next Steps Forward is someone who program host Chris Meek has respected and admired for a long, long time. Chad Hennings believes that in order to achieve a legacy of excellence, one must live a life of i...
April 25, 2023
First Responders and Mental Health w/ Dr. Jena Casas
The focus of this week’s installment of Next Steps Forward is first responders and mental health and program host Chris Meek is excited to welcome Dr. Jena Casas, an expert on the subject matter. Dr. Casas is a licensed clini...
April 18, 2023
Triumph Through Life w/ Alina Donahue
This week’s guest on Next Steps Forward is Alina Donahue, a human trafficking subject matter expert and survivor. She co-created the Shelly Stayer Shelter’s 18-month Human Trafficking Residential Program, a nationally recogni...
April 11, 2023
Finest Care: First Responder Mental Health w/ Nick Stefanizzi
Nick Stefanizzi is the Chief Executive Officer of Northwell Health’s direct-to-employer organization, Northwell Direct, which supports businesses through a full spectrum of customized employer health services. Next Steps Forw...
April 4, 2023
Taking Responsibility for Your Life w/ John Alite
As a boy, John Alite was born into a life of organized crime which led him to serve as the top hitman for John Gotti and the Gambino Crime Family. But living a life of crime came with many dangers and pitfalls, which eventual...
March 28, 2023
First Responder Health and Wellness w/ Dr. Anna Courie
Dr. Anna Courie leads AT&T’s commitment to First Responder Health and Wellness. Joining the team in May 2020, Dr.
March 21, 2023
Developing Compassion and Building Resilience w/ Dr. Rachel Turow
Dr. Rachel Turow is a psychotherapist, research scientist, mindfulness and compassion teacher, and an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University and at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She joins program host Chr...