From teaching English as a Second Language, to living the theater/performer life, all the way to running her own successful pair of businesses in the heart of Schenectady. Kat Koppett joins HR in the Car to tell us about the history of their building (hint – it includes fire poles), and how we can all learn a lesson from the Circus Bow (celebrating failure) in work and home life.

Bio

Kat Koppett is the Eponymous Founder of Koppett, a consultancy specializing in the use of improv and storytelling techniques to enhance individual and group performance. She is the author of Training to Imagine: Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership and Learning, and a contributor to The Applied Improvisation Mindset ed. Theresa Robbins Dudeck and Caitlin McClure. She has worked with diverse clients including Meta, Apple, Prezi, PwC, NASA, SUNY, the Workforce Development Institute, NYSID and the Clinton Global Initiative. 

In 2019 was the winner of the North American Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA)’s Ifill-Raynolds Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the co-director and a performing member of the Mopco Improv Theatre, a founding member and the current vice-president of the Applied Improvisation Network, and the co-host of the podcast Performance Shift: The Art of Successfully Navigating Change.

More information on Sivasailam “Thiagi” Thiagarajan can be found here.

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Kat Koppett 
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From teaching English as a Second Language, to living the theater/performer life, all the way to running her own successful pair of businesses in the heart of Schenectady. Kat Koppett joins HR in the Car to tell us about the history of their building (hint – it includes fire poles), and how we can all learn a lesson from the Circus Bow (celebrating failure) in work and home life.
Bio
Kat Koppett  is the Eponymous Founder of <a href="http://www.koppett.com">Koppett, </a>a consultancy specializing in the use of improv and storytelling techniques to enhance individual and group performance. She is the author of Training to Imagine: Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership and Learning, and a contributor to The Applied Improvisation Mindset ed. Theresa Robbins Dudeck and Caitlin McClure. She has worked with diverse clients including Meta, Apple, Prezi, PwC, NASA, SUNY, the Workforce Development Institute, NYSID and the Clinton Global Initiative. 
In 2019 was the winner of the North American Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA)’s Ifill-Raynolds Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the co-director and a performing member of the <a href="http://www.mopco.org">Mopco Improv Theatre,</a> a founding member and the current vice-president of the Applied Improvisation Network, and the co-host of the podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/performance-shift-the-art-of-successfully/id1684508071">Performance Shift: The Art of Successfully Navigating Change.</a>
More information on Sivasailam “Thiagi” Thiagarajan can be found <a href="https://www.thiagi.com/new-page-1">here</a>.
Contact
Kat Koppett  <a href="http://www.koppett.com/">Webiste</a>  <a href="linkedin.com/in/koppett">LinkedIn</a> <a href="518-847-9882">Phone</a>

Welcome to the HR in the Car podcast, hosted by Miriam Dushane and Tom Schin of Alaant Workforce Solutions. On our podcast, we talk with exciting HR professionals and business leaders about what’s going on in their respective spaces in a casual, fun atmosphere. You’ll learn some tidbits about our guests, a lot about Miriam and Tom, and laugh and/or cry about the stories that come up. Each week we’ll share some fun, realistic hiring, engagement, or HR stories that you can relate to.

Buckle up, check your mirrors and get ready for the best 20 minutes of your week.

Welcome to the HR in the Car podcast, hosted by Miriam Dushane and Tom Schin of <a href="alaant.com">Alaant Workforce Solutions</a>. On our podcast, we talk with exciting HR professionals and business leaders about what’s going on in their respective spaces in a casual, fun atmosphere. You’ll learn some tidbits about our guests, a lot about Miriam and Tom, and laugh and/or cry about the stories that come up. Each week we’ll share some fun, realistic hiring, engagement, or HR stories that you can relate to.
Buckle up, check your mirrors and get ready for the best 20 minutes of your week.

HR in the Car

Welcome to the HR in the Car podcast with Alaant Workforce Solution's very own Miriam Dushane and Tom Schin. On our podcast, we talk with exciting HR professionals and business leaders about what’s going on in their respective spaces in a casual, fun atmosphere. You’ll learn some tidbits about our guests, a lot about Miriam and Tom, and laugh and/or cry about the stories that come up. Each week we’ll share some fun, realistic hiring, engagement, or HR stories that you can relate to. Buckle up, check your mirrors and get ready for the best half-hour of your week.

Welcome to the HR in the Car podcast with <a href="alaant.com">Alaant Workforce Solution's</a> very own <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriamdushane/">Miriam Dushane</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/schinnn/">Tom Schin</a>. On our podcast, we talk with exciting HR professionals and business leaders about what’s going on in their respective spaces in a casual, fun atmosphere. You’ll learn some tidbits about our guests, a lot about Miriam and Tom, and laugh and/or cry about the stories that come up. Each week we’ll share some fun, realistic hiring, engagement, or HR stories that you can relate to. Buckle up, check your mirrors and get ready for the best half-hour of your week.

HR in the Car - Episode 25:  "Take Your Circus Bow"

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