Brain Aware Podcast

The Brain Aware Podcast, exploring the science of success. We harness the power of human biology to help people—and organizations—rise to their potential. Join internationally recognized thought leader Dr. Britt Andreatta and talent strategist Justin Reinert as they explore the neuroscience behind today's workplace challenges, like change, teams, and leadership.

Each episode unpacks actionable insights from cutting-edge research to help you create environments for people to do their best work. Whether you’re an executive, people leader, talent professional, or lifelong learner, you’ll walk away with tools you can use today. Listen to become more brain aware.

Contributors

Co-host

Britt Andreatta, PhD

Dr. Britt Andreatta is an internationally recognized thought leader who uses her background in leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and education to create science-based solutions for today’s workplace challenges. Britt is the CEO of Brain Aware Training and former CLO for Lynda.com (now LinkedIn Learning). She has over 10 million views worldwide of her online courses and is the author of several best-selling books on the brain science of success including Wired to Grow, Wired to Resist, Wired to Connect, and Wired to Become. She recently won the 2024 Thought Leader of the Year by the Association for Talent Development. She is frequently named a “Top 10 Influencer” and regularly consults with organizations on change, leadership development, and learning strategy.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittandreatta/

Co-host

Justin Reinert

Justin Reinert is an experienced Talent Leader with over 20 years of corporate learning experience. He holds an MA in Educating Adults from DePaul University, along with multiple industry leading certifications, including the CPTD and SPHR. He has led learning at organizations as large as HSBC and Oracle and built award winning learning functions at smaller high-growth firms.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinreinert/

Guests

Guest

Al Dea

Al works inside organizations and with executives, leaders and managers to sense and respond to changes in the workplace. He’s passionate about working with leaders to design human-first workplaces, and helping leaders and their executive teams build cultures and organizations that maximize the potential and performance of their people.

Al researches, writes, and speaks to executives and leaders across the corporate, higher education and association sectors on leadership development, workplace trends, and company culture, and his thinking and insights have been published in outlets such as Fast Company, Business Insider, The World Economic Forum, Inc and Time Magazine.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/itsaldea/

Guest appearance on:

Al Dea—Finding Stability When Everything Around You Is Changing

Guest

Jennifer Brown

Jennifer Brown (she/her) is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, author, and expert in diversity and inclusion.

Jennifer is the bestselling author of four books, starting with "Inclusion" and culminating in her award-winning "How to Be an Inclusive Leader,". She also co- authored the book "Beyond Diversity," a Wall Street Journal bestseller.

As a sought-after keynote speaker, Jennifer addresses creating cultures of belonging and the future of work.

Jennifer also serves on DEI advisory boards for Sparks & Honey, L'Oreal, and the Gates Foundation. Her podcast, "The Will to Change," has nearly 15,000 monthly listeners.

Jennifer currently lives in New York with her partner of 25 years, Michelle. More about Jennifer can be found at www.jenniferbrownspeaks.com

https://jenniferbrownspeaks.com/

Guest appearance on:

The Will to Change: Lessons from the Frontlines of Inclusion