The Connection Code Podcast
1) Back to School, Back to Friendship Basics with The Connection Code
In this episode of The Connection Code, Jeana and Rachel lean into a back-to-school mindset to explore the lessons weâve learned about friendship over the years. From middle school buttons that remind...Show More
2) Lessons from Failed Connections with Rachel's sister, Laura Engelbret
What happens when a connection failsâand what do we learn from it? In this special episode, Rachel and Jeana welcome Rachelâs sister, Laura Engelbret, a fluent Spanish speaker and longtime English Lan...Show More
3) Tim Huelskamp on Building a Professional Life Around Connection
In this episode of The Connection Code, we sit down with Tim Huelskamp. He's the CEO and co-founder of 1440, creator of a thriving Jeffersonian dinner series, and one of the most generous connectors w...Show More
4) From Ambition to Authenticity: Rebecca Jarvis on Building a Career, Network, and Life You Love
In this episode of The Connection Code, Rachel and Jeana sit down with the brilliant and refreshingly candid Rebecca Jarvis, Chief Business Correspondent for ABC News, host of The Dropout, and executi...Show More
5) Maintaining Long-Distance Friendships (a little how-to and a lot of learning on the fly)
This week on The Connection Code, Jeana and Rachel explore a topic that hits close to homeâliterally. With Jeana now living in Michigan and Rachel still in Chicago, the duo dives into what it really t...Show More
6) The Truth About Deep and Transactional Connections with Alicia Menendez
Rachel and Jeana sit down with author, journalist, and MSNBC anchor Alicia Menendez to unpack the deeply relatable tension explored in her book The Likability Trap. Together, they explore what it mean...Show More
7) Connecting to Those Who Have Passed on with Rebecca Rosen
In this special episode, Rachel and Jeana welcome Rebecca Rosenârenowned spiritual medium, best-selling author, and host of the Small Medium at Large podcast. A dream guest for Rachel (and longtime so...Show More
8) Showing Up For Your Connections and Joy Mining with Sarrah Strimel Bentley
In this deeply moving episode, Rachel and Jeana sit down with Sarrah Bentley, former Broadway showgirl, yoga entrepreneur, breast cancer survivor, mom, and founder of A Chance for Life, a nonprofit fu...Show More
9) Future Friends: Connection by the Next Generation (Ft. Kayla and Shira Rischall)
In this very special 10th episode of The Connection Code, the microphones are flipped as Rachelâs twin daughters, Kayla and Shira, take the lead. What follows is a candid, funny, and deeply heartfelt ...Show More
10) Taking Big Swings featuring Kevin Boehm
In this heartfelt and hilarious episode of The Connection Code, Jeana and Rachel sit down with restaurateur, storyteller, and author of forthcoming book Kevin Boehm. They open the show reflecting on t...Show More