What's Your "And"?

John Garrett

john@thejohngarrett.com

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Booking Overview

This show explores what professionals do beyond their job titles—hobbies, passions, and community-building—and how those “Ands” strengthen careers and workplace culture. It’s a people-and-leadership lens on authenticity, connection, and personal growth.

Metrics

Episodes: 673

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 204 subscribers

Instagram: 655 followers

Contact Information

john@thejohngarrett.com

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Host

John Garrett - Research-driven host focused on helping professionals identify and integrate their lives outside their job titles. The show centers on how hobbies and personal passions influence career development...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Professionals and leaders (e.g., CEOs, executives, program managers) who have a clearly articulated outside-of-work passion or hobby that meaningfully shaped their career approach or workplace culture.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership role in an organization, Demonstrated impact on workplace culture or employee engagement, Notable community involvement connected to personal interests, A recognizable personal passion translated into skills (learning, resilience, connection)

Recent Guest Discussions

Denise Froemming - Servant Leadership, Authenticity At Work, Connecting People Through Shared Interests (matcha/community), Bridge-building, Non-profit Community Initiatives

Alvin Hartono - Gaming As A Long-term Passion, Resilience And Self-directed Learning, Sharing Hobbies In Interviews, Building Workplace Community Via Shared Interests

Beth Goff-McMillan - Wandering/exploration As Identity And Worldview, Empathy From Cultural Curiosity, Integrating Personal Time And Passions Into Leadership Practices And Company Culture

Recent Topics

Leadership, Workplace Culture, Career Development, Servant Leadership, Professional Growth

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
What's Your "And"?
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723: Denise Froemming is a President and CEO & Matcha Aficionado & Bridge Builder [podcast]

May 06, 2026

Denise Froemming, President and CEO of CalCPA, shares her passion for connecting with people, her love of matcha, and her approach to bridge-building both in and out of the workplace. She describes her lifelong commitment to bringing people together, from organizing charitable events as a child to helping her son and his friends start a non-profit basketball tournament for cancer research. Denise discusses the importance of servant leadership and how authenticity and caring for others are cen...

721: Alvin Hartono is a Program Manager & Gamer [podcast]

April 22, 2026

Alvin Hartono, a lifelong gamer and program manager at Google, shares how his love for gaming began with Pokémon Gold on the Game Boy Color and has evolved alongside advances in technology. He explains how early gaming taught him resilience, problem-solving, and self-directed learning, all skills that have translated to his professional career. Alvin Hartono reveals that once he started talking about his passion for gaming during job interviews, it helped him stand out and connect with others...

719: Beth Goff-McMillan is a CEO & Wanderer [podcast]

April 08, 2026

Beth Goff-McMillan, CEO of SKG, joins the podcast to share how her love of wandering and exploring the world began in childhood road trips across the United States, sparking a lifelong curiosity about people and places. She highlights the value she finds in observing human connection, whether in small towns or across continents, and how these experiences help her relate to others and ask deeper questions at work. Beth recalls a transformative solo adventure in South Africa, where she discover...

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