Ask It Like You Mean It, with Aaron Barlin
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<p>One big question, asked at the start and end of the show—with the last answer being much deeper than the first. On Ask It Like You Mean It, Aaron Barlin commits to asking his deepest questions, and his guests commit to giving their deepest answers. Authors, consultants, and organizational leaders are guided to give their most hard-hitting insights into their industry's hardest questions.</p>
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November 24, 2025
Aaron Barlin closes out Season 1
<p>That's a wrap on Season 1! Many thanks to our wonderful guests this season: together, they offer a robust range of different and in-depth expertise. We asked them hard questions like we meant it -- and they all answered like they meant it, too!</p><p>Presented by <a href="http://elynndi.com" rel="nofollow">Elynndí</a>, and hosted by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-barlin/" rel="nofollow">Aaron Barlin</a>. See elynndi.com to learn how we "think like a teacher" to create the show.</p>
November 10, 2025
Sarah Kagan helps us rediscover ourselves through grief
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-kagan" rel="nofollow"><strong>Sarah Kagan</strong></a>, grief coach and consultant at <a href="https://www.keriahcoaching.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Keriah Grief Coaching & Consulting</strong></a>, helps people and organizations rebuild the capacity to grieve together—openly, skillfully, and with ritual. Sarah examines what our loss of common grief practice reveals about community and emotional life today.</p><p><strong>Sarah shares insights on:</strong></p><ul><li>How her lived experienced called upon her to become a grief coach</li><li>What distinguishes grief coaching from therapy</li><li>How to design grief-literate teams and organizations—and avoid delaying the work we know is healthy but uncomfortable</li><li>When grief fuses with identity and how to transition toward “building a life that fits who you’ve become”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Presented by <a href="http://elynndi.com" rel="nofollow">Elynndí</a>, and hosted by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-barlin/" rel="nofollow">Aaron Barlin</a>. See elynndi.com to learn how we "think like a teacher" to create the show.</p>
November 3, 2025
Maria Morukian explains what it means to lead lovingly
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-morukian" rel="nofollow"><strong>Maria Morukian</strong></a>, founder and CEO of <a href="https://msmglobalconsulting.com/about/about-maria-morukian/" rel="nofollow"><strong>MSM Global Consulting</strong></a>, has spent over 18 years guiding leaders and organizations through culture change, intercultural competence, and leadership development.</p><p>Maria reframes leadership not as a position of power but as an act of loving stewardship—setting the tone for what organizations and people can become when they work alongside each other, rather than "for" their respective superiors.</p><p><strong>Maria shares insights on:</strong></p><ul><li>What motivates her to challenge traditional organizational norms and leadership approaches she sees repeatedly across cultures and industries</li><li>The underlying cultural and structural mechanisms that perpetuate the same old leadership models over and over</li><li>Pitfalls that even well-intentioned leaders stumble into when trying to evolve their practices toward more inclusive, belonging-oriented leadership</li><li>What it looks like when belonging truly sits at the heart of organizational achievement—and the real-world examples that show it in action</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Presented by <a href="https://elynndi.com/" rel="nofollow">Elynndí</a>, and hosted by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-barlin/" rel="nofollow">Aaron Barlin</a>. See elynndi.com to learn how we “think like a teacher” to create the show.</p>
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<p>One big question, asked at the start and end of the show—with the last answer being much deeper than the first. On Ask It Like You Mean It, Aaron Barlin commits to asking his deepest questions, and his guests commit to giving their deepest answers. Authors, consultants, and organizational leaders are guided to give their most hard-hitting insights into their industry's hardest questions.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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