What if the resistance you're seeing in your organization isn't defiance, it's information? What if the way you're talking about change is the very thing blocking it? Episode Summary In this episode of A World of Difference, host Lori Adams-Brown sits down with Jeff Wetherhold, founder of the Sustainable Change…
You were trained for almost everything. Nobody trained you for this. In this solo episode, Lori Adams-Brown draws on her extraordinary career of working in civil war zones, surviving riots targeting American citizens, leading evacuations, and navigating genuine life-or-death threats across multiple countries to name the one threat most leaders…
You were trained for almost everything, except the most dangerous threat in your organization. In this powerful solo episode, Lori Adams-Brown draws on her experience working in conflict zones worldwide to expose the patterns workplace bullies use, and what every leader must do about it. ⏱ Timestamps: 00:00 — Cold…
What if the blueprint for thriving in the AI era has been buried for centuries, inside the civilization that built the pyramids? Organizational psychologist Christine Mikhail (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-mikhail-odconsultant/) joins Lori Adams-Brown live from the Transform Conference in Las Vegas (https://transform.us/conference/program-overview-2026/) to unpack one of the most urgent (and under-discussed) challenges in…
What if the reason you're exhausted isn't because you're doing it wrong — but because you're doing too much? Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey (Nell3D) is here to challenge the most dangerous assumption in modern leadership: that progress always comes from piling more on. In this episode, we unpack: • Why…
Live from the Transform 2026 (https://transform.us/conference/) conference floor in Las Vegas, Lori sat down with Daria Maneche (linkedin.com/in/daria-maneche-87331418) , founder of The Working Optimist, for a candid, neuroscience-backed conversation about what it actually takes to build human connection at work, and why the stakes for getting this right have never…
What do you do when the title is gone, but the work isn't finished? Lori Adams-Brown shares the origin story of Brava Global Advisory. In this solo episode, Lori pulls back the curtain on the past year: the blank bio she couldn't write, the beach day that reset everything, and…
What do you do when the title is gone, but the work isn't finished? In this solo episode, Lori Adams-Brown pulls back the curtain on the past six months: the beach day that changed everything, the blank bio she couldn't write, and the Italian word that finally gave shape to…
What does it look like to build a life from scratch, not once, but again and again? Nuray Krein Yilmaz (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nuraykreinyilmaz/) has done it more times than most people ever will, and her story is one of the most quietly extraordinary ones we've shared on this podcast. Nuray grew up…
Dave Thompson shared something wild: the only extracurricular on his college resume was the cheese club. “No prerequisites. It fit my interest.” Today he’s a visiting scholar at Vanderbilt, two-time TEDx speaker, and advisor to Fortune 100s. Pedigree is not potential. 🧀 New eps out now.
In this episode of A World of Difference, Lori Adams-Brown sits down with Dave Thompson — strategist, two-time TEDx speaker, visiting scholar at Vanderbilt’s Frist Center for Autism and Innovation, and author of Brainstorm: Neurodivergent Talent and the Future of Work. Dave shares his journey from being counted out in…
What if the way we’ve been thinking about brains at work is fundamentally broken? What if accommodations aren’t about fixing people, but about unlocking talent we’ve been filtering out for decades? In this powerful episode, Lori sits down with Dave Thompson to explore how neurodiversity is the biggest shift in…
What if the key to innovation in your workplace isn't finding people who fit your culture, but transforming your culture to unlock brilliance that's been overlooked? Tara May (https://www.linkedin.com/in/taranmay/) , CEO of Aspiritech (https://aspiritech.org/) , has spent her career proving that when organizations create truly neuro-inclusive workplaces, everybody wins. In…
You're highly capable. So why does your next move feel this unclear? Executive coach Karen Kunkel-Young — known as "the telescope in the room" — joins Lori Adams-Brown to reveal what senior leaders consistently miss at career inflection points, and how to reclaim agency, visibility, and strategic influence before your…
You're highly capable. So why does your next move feel so unclear? For senior leaders at a career inflection point — whether navigating a layoff, a values misalignment, or a long-overdue pivot — the problem is rarely a lack of skill. It's a lack of perspective. In this episode, executive…
What do you do when the doors you’ve worked for keep closing because of factors you can’t control? In this episode, Rebeca Lopez Valerio shares how she turned “no” into fuel, built opportunities from scratch, and learned to lead with coraje, heart-forward courage rooted in identity, resilience, and values. Rebeca’s…
What if the very conversations you’re avoiding are the ones that could change everything? In this episode, we explore the hidden cost of silence, and how choosing “peace” over honesty can slowly erode trust, connection, and even joy. Many of us were taught to keep the peace, smooth things over,…
What happens when faith communities quietly replace women’s leadership with unpaid, invisible labor? In this powerful Best of 2025 #1 top most downloaded episode of 2025 re-release, historian and bestselling author Dr. Beth Allison Barr (http://bethallisonbarr.com/) joins Lori Adams-Brown to unpack how the role of the “pastor’s wife” became a…
Some conversations stay with us because they name what we’ve been living but haven’t had words for yet. This episode is one of those moments, a reminder that gratitude does not require us to deny our pain, and authenticity does not demand perfection. As we revisit this Thanksgiving message, one…
Ever started a new job and realized the “real work” isn’t just the work. It’s learning the culture, the decision-making rhythm, and what success actually looks like? In this re-released best-of conversation, Dr. Shweta Miglani breaks down the small, practical moves that help you ramp faster, build credibility, and grow…
What if the talent your organization is searching for is already inside your walls? In this Best of episode, Lori revisits one of the most impactful conversations of the year with talent strategy expert Dr. Edie Goldberg, and it’s just as relevant now as when it first aired. Dr. Goldberg…
As 2025 comes to a close, this episode is a love letter to difference makers everywhere—those navigating change, courage, career pivots, and complex workplaces. Lori Adams-Brown reflects on the books that shaped her thinking this year and deeply resonated with listeners across the globe. From leadership in the age of…
The Power of Your Authentic Voice: A World of Difference podcast emphasizes the importance of embracing your authentic voice and the value of differentiation in making a difference in the world. Host Lori Adams-Brown encourages listeners to recognize the significance of their unique perspectives and contributions. As 2025 wraps up,…
What should difference makers be reading right now? These are the books that shaped leadership, courage, and voice in 2025. Chapters: 00:00 Why books matter 01:30 Leadership & AI 04:50 Courage & toxic workplaces 09:00 Psychological safety 13:30 Career pivots & presence 17:45 Trauma, recovery & hope 19:30 Looking ahead…
