A Look Into Optimal Leadership, Empathy and Creating a Vibrant Company Culture with Claude Silver, VaynerMedia’s Global Chief Heart Officer

Jan 31, 2023

Want a look into leading with heart and creating a workplace where people can happily show up as their authentic selves?   On this episode of the Live Greatly Podcast Kristel Bauer sits down with Claude Silver, VaynerMedia’s first-ever Global Chief Heart Officer. VaynerMedia is a global creative and media agency with Gary Vaynerchuk as CEO.  Claude and Kristel talk about some of the keys that contribute to employee happiness and employee retention, a look into optimal leadership, why having empathy and vulnerability in leadership is so important for creating a thriving company culture and the importance of having an empowering relationship with yourself. Tune in now!

Key Takeaways from This Episode:

• How Claude got into the role of being the first ever global chief heart officer at VaynerMedia
• What Claude thinks are the key things that lead to happy employees 
• Tips for creating an empowering vibrant company culture
• What role empathy plays and how people can foster empathy in the workplace
• Keys for employee retention
• Keys for optimal leadership
• How workplaces can create a space where people feel safe showing up as themselves
• How Claude manages stress/pressure
• The importance of showing up authentically 

About Claude Silver:

Claude Silver is VaynerMedia’s (and the world's) first-ever Global Chief Heart Officer, tasked with fusing empathy with agency to unlock employee potential and foster a culture of belonging across the 2000+ person organization. VaynerMedia is a global creative and media agency with Gary Vaynerchuk as CEO.  Between her deep education in psychology and spirituality and the two decades she has spent as an advertising strategist, Claude has been studying and influencing human behavior for over three decades. 

Outside of her role at VaynerMedia, Claude speaks globally about the need for heart-led leadership in today’s workplace and the importance of treating “employees” like people, not numbers. Her success in guiding client relationships, global brand strategies, operations, management, and culture is driven by her abiding passion for creating spaces in which people can show up as their true selves and thrive as a result.

Website: https://www.claudesilver.com/ 

VaynerMedia: https://vaynermedia.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casilver/ 

Instagram: @claudesilver

Twitter: https://twitter.com/claudesilver 

About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer:

Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness expert, in-demand Keynote Speaker and TEDx speaker with a mission of supporting companies and individuals on their journeys for more happiness, success & well-being. With Kristel's unique background in Integrative Psychiatry, business and media, she provides invaluable insights and strategies to empower, inspire and motivate companies, leadership and sales teams as well as other groups and organizations.

Kristel shares key insights into high-power habits, leadership development, mental well-being, peak performance, resilience, success & a modern approach to work/life balance. Using a blend of authenticity, Psychology & Science, Kristel provides insights to excel in sales and thrive as a team leader. Kristel's messaging supports company profitability while promoting vibrant company cultures with healthier and happier employees.  Kristel is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes.  As an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant, Kristel has a unique perspective into optimizing well-being and achieving success. Kristel has been featured in Forbes, Forest & Bluff Magazine & Podcast Magazine and she has contributed to Real Leaders Magazine. She has been live on ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago & Ticker News.

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