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Do Happy Work

Do Happy Work

Hosted by Olivier Egli

Episodes

152

Latest episode

Jun 2026

Language

EN-US

About the show

In the Do Happy Work Podcast, we explore how universal and natural concepts can be applied in leadership and transform the way we view and do work with one goal: To build happy businesses that express who we truly are.

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June 11, 202614 min

Bad days: how to handle them and not give up

Bad days don't mean something is wrong with you. They mean you're human.In this listener Q&A episode, Vira brings Olivier a question we've all lived through "how do you handle the days when you want to give up, question everything, and wonder why you even started?"Olivier's answer might surprise you. Instead of offering a productivity hack or a motivational pep talk, he invites us to stop calling them bad days altogether.Drawing on the rhythms of nature — seasons, night and day, light and dark — he makes the case that our darker, slower days aren't obstacles to good work. They're actually where creativity is born, where the real questions surface, and where we quietly gather everything we need for the brighter days ahead.A short but deeply grounding episode for anyone who has ever felt guilty for not being "on" and needed a reminder that rest, doubt, and stillness are not the enemy of meaningful work. They are part of it."It's not a bad day. It's a dark day. And darkness has always been where the best things grow." Text us! We'd love to hear your thoughts.Follow on Linkedin: Olivier Egli

May 28, 202617 min

A Game Boy, a Dream, and the Work She Was Born to Do

In this episode of Do Happy Work, I sit down with Viri Ponce — Latina financial advisor, mother, and passionate advocate for helping Latinas build financial independence beyond the limits of culture and traditional expectations.Viri's story begins with a simple but telling childhood goal: earning enough money to buy herself a Game Boy — without asking her parents for a single penny. What started as a curious love of numbers and problem-solving grew into something much deeper, rooted in the realities of immigrant working families and the financial insecurity she witnessed firsthand growing up.Today, she channels those early lessons into a mission — helping other Latinas create security, confidence, and freedom entirely on their own terms.Together, we explore childhood dreams, the power of lived experience, and what it truly means to turn what comes naturally to you into work that is meaningful, personal, and genuinely valuable to others.Get in touch with Viri: www.vpconsultingsf.comText us! We'd love to hear your thoughts.Follow on Linkedin: Olivier Egli

May 13, 20269 min

Building an AI-safe business without rejecting AI.

Are you finding your place in a world of AI or finding a place for AI in a world of humans? That one question changes everything.In this episode of the Do Happy Work Podcast, Olivier challenges the fear-driven mindset pulling professionals toward two dangerous extremes: blind adoption or total rejection of AI. Neither leads to meaningful work.The real threat isn't artificial intelligence it's what happens when we start outsourcing our humanity to it. When we optimize ourselves out of our own work. When we become the extension of AI, instead of the other way around.Olivier makes the case that the most valuable businesses of the future won't be the most automated, they'll be the most humanely relevant. Built on consciousness, intuition, lived experience, and the courage to know yourself deeply enough to let that be the foundation of everything you create.If you're a leader, entrepreneur, or creative navigating the AI era, this episode is your grounding reminder: your humanity is not an obstacle. It's your greatest asset.🎙️ Do Happy Work: redefining work through self-awareness, purpose, and human-centered leadership.Text us! We'd love to hear your thoughts.Follow on Linkedin: Olivier Egli

May 7, 202614 min

So you want to start a business...Exciting! But listen to this first.

Originally aired October 2024:Ever feel like every coffee shop looks and feels the same? It’s a trend these days, where unique ideas seem to blur into one standard experience. But here’s the truth: while anyone can start a business, only a few make it a true reflection of themselves. This episode explores what it takes to bring authenticity into business, creating something that truly stands out and people can't get enough of.Text us! We'd love to hear your thoughts.Follow on Linkedin: Olivier Egli

April 22, 202610 min

Productivity does not equal creativity

We've convinced ourselves that being busy is the same as being creative. It's not. In this episode, Olivier breaks down one of the most misunderstood dynamics in modern work: the difference between true creativity and productivity dressed up to look like it. If your work has started to feel empty, forced, or directionless, this episode explains the reason why.Reflect on these questions as you listen: When was the last time you did something without an objective?What would your work look like if it were driven by originality instead of expectation?Text us! We'd love to hear your thoughts.Follow on Linkedin: Olivier Egli

April 8, 202625 min

Our life experience fuels our work: An interview with Verenice Leon Hurtado

What does a mortgage loan officer have to do with happy work? Everything, when the person doing it is a born educator and provider who refused to let her work stay surface-level.In this episode, Olivier sits down with Verenice León Hurtado, a mortgage professional who stopped chasing numbers and started chasing meaning, and discovered that the two aren't mutually exclusive. They're just in the wrong order for most people.Verenice's story is one many of us will recognize: you take a job, you chase the next goal, you hit the metrics. And then one day, the fuel runs out. What she did next is what makes her a perfect example of what happy work actually looks like in practice.In this conversation, you'll hear:How Verenice identified her two core inner personas — educator and provider — and why that clarity changed how she worksWhy going narrower in her business actually created deeper relationships and better resultsHow her own financial hardship as the oldest daughter of an immigrant family became the very thing that makes her irreplaceable to the people she servesThe shift from transactional to transformative work, and what that actually looks like day to day🎙️ Connect with Verenice on LinkedIn at Verenice León Hurtado or on Instagram at @CafecitoHomeLoansText us! We'd love to hear your thoughts.Follow on Linkedin: Olivier Egli

March 26, 202616 min

The Money Problem

Why does it feel wrong to get paid for the work that feels most like you?This episode explores the hidden imposter syndrome behind happy work, and why charging well for the work you do isn’t selfish, but essential.When your work is real, payment isn’t a bonus. It’s what allows it to continue.If your work is an expression of who you are, getting paid for it is what keeps it alive.Text us! We'd love to hear your thoughts.Follow on Linkedin: Olivier Egli

March 13, 202620 min

Not all of us choose to be business owners and that's okay

Not all of us choose to be business owners and that's great! Leaders need to better understand their employees, but first... employees need to be self-leaders. Text us! We'd love to hear your thoughts.Follow on Linkedin: Olivier Egli

February 26, 202620 min

Laid off from a job you loved: was it ever really happy work?

When a listener gets laid off from a job they thought they loved, it raises a deeper question: was it ever truly happy work to begin with? Olivier unpacks the critical difference between happiness and joy — why one is a baseline you own and the other is a reaction to things outside of you. If losing a job leaves you lost and questioning everything, that's a sign your happiness was outsourced. Real happy work can't be taken from you — it lives in you, not in the title or the paycheck. A powerful conversation about ownership, self-responsibility, and what it truly means to bring yourself into your work.Text us! We'd love to hear your thoughts.Follow on Linkedin: Olivier Egli

February 12, 202619 min

AI Won’t Make You Stand Out — YOU will

Many business owners are asking: “How can AI help me stand out?”In this episode, we challenge the premise. AI is a powerful tool—but tools alone never create differentiation. True distinction comes from clarity about who you are, what you stand for, and the unique angle only you can bring. Once that inner direction is clear, technology becomes an amplifier. Without it, even the best tools only produce average outcomes.What You’ll LearnWhy AI cannot create true differentiation for your businessThe difference between tools and identityWhy uniqueness must come before technologyHow self-clarity turns AI into a force multiplierWhy businesses that rely only on tools become interchangeableKey InsightTools can enhance your path—but they cannot define it.First, know yourself. Then use technology to express that truth at scale.Reflection QuestionAre you using AI to discover your unique voice—or to avoid finding it?TakeawayAI doesn’t make you stand out. It makes what is already unique about you more visible, powerful, and scalable.Text us! We'd love to hear your thoughts.Follow on Linkedin: Olivier Egli

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