Side affects podcast

Finding Control in the Chaos

Episode #084

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04/21/2020

Join Producer, Kenzie and co-host, Scott on MB’s Side Affects with Laura Putnam, CEO of Motion Infusion, to learn how to proceed as normal as possible as we stay at home or shelter in place as COVID-19 continues to run its course. Laura shares how important it is to know the facts, and at the same time, know this is nothing we can control directly. Our freedom is how we respond to this pandemic as individuals and as a collective. We are all in this together.

About Our Guest

Laura Putnam

Laura Putnam, MA, author of the #1 Amazon Hot New Release in HR & Personnel Management Workplace Wellness That Works (WILEY, 2015), is CEO and founder of Motion Infusion, a leading well-being and learning provider. Her work has been covered by MSNBC, The New York Times, US News & World Report, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and NPR. She is a former urban public high school teacher, L&D professional, public policy advocate, international community organizer, dancer, gymnast and now a movement-builder in the world of health and well-being. With a mission to get people and organizations “in motion,” Laura is a frequent keynote speaker and has worked with a range of organizations from Fortune 500s to government agencies to academic institutes and nonprofits. She teaches at Stanford University, is the recipient of the American Heart Association's "2020 Impact" award as well as the National Wellness Institute’s “Circle of Leadership” award. A graduate of Brown University and Stanford University, Laura lives in San Francisco with her fiancé. She can be reached at laura@motioninfusion.com.

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