The Montvale Muse
KPMG LLP (U.S.)
The Montvale Muse is a series featuring your colleagues in the KPMG Montvale community and their candid, inspiring, and often entertaining stories. Co-hosted by Joe DeProspero and Gail Smith-McCarthy, each episode features a different Montvale-based professional and delves into varied topics from work-life balance and personal interests to navigating one's career in an ever-evolving business world.
Episodes
Episode 21: Temperature Check - The Return of Ken Martelli
Montvale office legend Ken Martelli returns to campus to talk about the surprising aspect of his job that he misses, his passion for supporting our veterans, and how he's been spending his retirement.
Episode 20: The Toll That Cancer Takes
Haritha Indugula joins the show to discuss her cancer diagnosis, the physical and mental toll of her battle, and how her support system helped carry her through it.
Episode 19: Getting to Know Montvale OMP Arun Rajappa
Montvale OMP Arun Rajappa for a lively, candid talk to discuss what makes Montvale different, the keys to building your career, and much more.
Episode 18: Public Speaking, Private Squirming
Joe and Gail are joined by guest Marlyne Bennett to share their professional horror stories and the tactics they employed to finally get comfortable in front of a room.
Episode 17: Looking For a Few Good Mentors
Host Joe DeProspero and brand new cohost Gail Smith-McCarthy talk about how mentoring relationships - both formal and informal - have impacted their careers.
Episode 16: Running in the Dark
Montvale's Gail Smith-McCarthy, Brandon Murray, and Patty Petrula talk about facing their biggest challenges.
Episode 15: Figuring out the hybrid culture
Montvale OMP joins us to talk about Flex with Purpose and figuring out our new hybrid working culture.
Episode 14: A helping hand
Chris Zelenka joins the podcast to talk about his ever-present passion for helping others - starting on 9/11 as a 10-year-old.
Episode 13: From yoga mats to KPMG
Gail Smith-McCarthy joins the podcast to discuss the chance encounter on a yoga mat that landed her at KPMG and the benefits of becoming comfortable in uncomfortable situations.
Episode 12: Roads less traveled
Nick Caviello discusses what inspired him to hop on his bike to travel and connect with colleagues for socially distant visits during COVID-19.
Episode 11: The butterfly effect of altruism
Howard Eisenstadter tells the story of how he survived a brain aneurysm, then decided to donate a kidney to a complete stranger.
Special Edition: Managing our mental health at home
Members of the Montvale AIM network join the podcast to speak candidly about how they are managing their mental health and addressing their well-being while quarantined at home.
Episode 10: Falling and Rising
Talent Development Director Jill Spikereit discusses the tragic reason she decided to take up road biking, and the importance of relentless determination.
Episode 9: True full self
Michele Meyer-Shipp discusses her vision for the firm from a diversity perspective, how small gestures can lead to great things, and the importance of being our true full selves.
Episode 8: An inclusive heart
Rudy Favard discusses what being an ally means to him, and why he lives a life of inclusion both in the office and out.
Episode 7: A commitment to serve
Peter Lu discusses the grueling demands of National Guard training, how he juggles two careers, and how his parents taught him the meaning of altruism.
Episode 6: The darkness and the light
Lisa DeFabbi discusses the suicide of her brother and how losing him inspired her to help others by starting more conversations about mental health.
Episode 5: Finding the right angle
Anthony Brucale discusses being an Emmy award-winning video producer, strategies for feeling comfortable on camera, and how the firm inspired him to "lean in" to his goals.
Episode 4: An unbreakable spirit
Patty Petrula discusses the harrowing day that nearly took her life, the challenge of returning to the office, and her determination to finish what she started.
Episode 3: Knowing when to listen
Risk Management Associate Director Joseph Kwon discusses his groundbreaking involvement with the KNOW network, how he employs martial arts in the office, and more.
Episode 2: Adopting a positive attitude
Audit Manager Elaine Santiago discusses life as a single working mother to an adopted son, her cancer battle, and how the firm played a role in her balancing act.
Episode 1: Building a brand
KBS Senior Director Michael Orth discusses how he leverages theater techniques at the firm, how to approach building a personal brand, and more.