Building Meaningful Relationships w/ Susan McPherson
September 27, 2022
Hosted by Chris Meek
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Episode Description
Susan McPherson is a serial connector, angel investor, corporate responsibility expert and founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy focused on the intersection of brands and social impact. The author of “The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Relationships,” Susan joins Chris Meek in this edition of Next Steps Forward to share her secrets for building meaningful business relationships that stand the test of time. Susan believes that it is vitally important for organizations, whether a company or nonprofit, to help their employees connect and create because, as she will explain and as leading data suggests, a connected workforce is going to be more productive and a happier workforce is going to lead to more long term employees. As the founder of her thriving company, McPherson Strategies, nine years ago at the age of 48, she believes that her experience provides an important message for other women who might feel that they are past their longevity or their prime. Her message is one that all women should heed: women can still successfully start new ventures and grow businesses at any age. To learn about the vital importance of impact and not only why, but how, it should be rooted in everything that organizations do, listen to Susan’s methodology to do just that and enrich our lives.
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Chris Meek
Chris Meek believes in the American spirit of individual empowerment and service to others, especially those who have sacrificed for our freedoms. As someone who lived through the horrors of Ground Zero on 9/11, Chris had no way home but to join others as they put one foot in front of the other to make their way forward. Since that day, Chris has committed himself to empowering and motivating fellow Americans to keep taking steps forward, no matter what life throws their way.
Chris has spent the last decade serving as the co-founder and chairman of the national nonprofit SoldierStrong, which is dedicated to helping military veterans take their next steps forward. SoldierStrong carries out its mission by providing revolutionary medical technology to VA medical centers, including exoskeleton suits to help paralyzed veterans walk again and virtual reality equipment to help treat post-traumatic stress.
He also serves as an advisor on the President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) task force. In this role, he shares a responsibility to raise awareness about mental health, facilitate research and define a plan to prevent suicide. In 2020, Chris launched ReachStrong, a nonprofit aimed at empowering all Americans to care for their overall well-being. Chris is also a financial services executive at S and P Global, Inc, in New York City. He and his wife, Christine, have three children.
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