Lessons with The Practical Prof®
We are excited to announce that our podcast is getting a make-over. You have been so supportive of our original podcast since 2019. We want to keep you engaged as we grow our audience with this new podcast called “Lessons with The Practical Prof®”.
Marabella's work as The Practical Prof® has been built on his life as a teacher who chose to focus on business, the people side of business; often, the more controversial or less-discussed challenges. That will continue but we’re expanding beyond the workplace to include home and community. Because now more than ever, we need to be our best selves – full of integrity, empathy, kindness – for ourselves and for each other!
"Lessons" is a forum for becoming our best selves at home, work and in the community featuring your stories, experiences and interviews.
Join us - there's always a lesson to learn and a lesson to share!
Host Bio
Dr. Santo D. Marabella is an author, playwright and screenwriter, trainer and teacher who is passionate about sharing his experiences and insights.
Marabella, professor emeritus of management at Moravian University, holds a bachelor's degree in business administration (Villanova University) an MBA (St. Joseph's University) and a DSW - doctor of social work (University of Pennsylvania). His professional memberships include the Academy of Management, the National Association of Social Workers, the Dramatists Guild of America, The Lambs®. His newspaper column, "Office Hours" has been featured in the Reading Eagle and five other MediaNews Group publications in the Greater Philadelphia region since 2012.
His latest project, Il Mio Posto a Tavola (My Place at the Table), is a documentary film about his adoption from Italy, during the Baby Scoop Era, when un-wed mothers were forced or coerced into giving up their babies. The film, directed by Tracy Schott, is currently seeking distribution.
"Manage with a Heart, in ways that feed the Spirit!"
- Santo D. Marabella
Episodes
22 episodes
Loneliness & Grief - Strange Bedfellows
Strange bedfellow... a person or thing allied or closely connected with another. Are you lonely? Have you experienced loss? Do you see a connection between the two? Dr. Santo D. Marabella, host, discusses the impac...
Adoption is a Gift?
In this first episode of the newly revised version of our podcast, now called, "Lessons with The Practical Prof®", host Dr. Santo D, Marabella, discusses adoption. As an adoptee himself, it's a personal episode, that includes his own expe...
Introducing Lessons with The Practical Prof®
Since 2019, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, has hosted his podcast. It has been well received, but was time for a make-over of sorts. Now called, Lessons with The Practical Prof®, the episodes will feature personal lessons Ma...
Revitalizing Communities - One Main Street at a Time!
In today's podcast, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, talks with friend, Mark Ratcliffe, about his vision for West Reading, Pennsylvania, with a look at how far they've come since establishing their organization 23 years ago, and whe...
Pole Dancing & Empowering Women
In today's episode, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella talks with long-time friend and artistic collaborator, Rachel Skye, about how she empowers women through pole dancing and other creative dance.Rachel Skye is the Fearless C...
Valentines Day Hugs and Kisses with Barbara Herndon
In today's episode, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella talks with his long-time friend, author and screenwriter, Barbara Herndon, about her new book, YOU'RE THE HUGS TO MY KISSES.Barbara Herndon is a New York Times
Think Like a Bank
In today's episode, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella talks with his new friend, Sarry Ibrahim, about the challenges of personal finance.Sarry Ibrahim is financial planner and member of the Bank On Yourself Organization....
Clean Juice for Body & Spirit
In today's episode, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella talks with his friend (and former student), Landon Eckles, about the healthy food company he and his wife, Kat, started.Landon Eckles found himself at a crossroads in life....
Are You Positive?
In today's episode, The Practical Prof®, Dr. Santo D. Marabella talks with his friend (and colleague), Katie P. Desiderio, about being and living in positivity!Dr. Katie P. Desiderio counts her blessings starting with the people in her ...
Collaborate in the Workplace
In this conversation, producer and host, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, speaks with seasoned Human Resource professional, Tracy Grajewski, Chief Human Resources Officer, Juniata College.Grajewski, long-time friend of...
Supporting Mental Health in the Workplace with Language
In this conversation, producer and host, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, speaks with respected mental health advocate and editor, Harold A. Maio, about the important role language can play in stigmatizing mental health and th...
Community Theatre: Celebrating a Milestone with Reading Community Players
Today, we pay tribute to Reading Community Players (RCP), a not-for-profit community theatre in Reading, PA, celebrating it's 100th Anniversary. In this episode, producer and host, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, is joined by...
MicroAggressions
This episode discusses microaggressions, the usually unintentional offensive remarks or acts based on our unconscious bias. In this episode, producer and host, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, is joined by Tim Wortham, Jr, Eas...
The Personal Impact of COVID "It's Not the Flu"
This is our latest episode in a series devoted to the impact of COVID-19 on various industries and their workers. In this episode, it gets personal. Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, talks with his friend, Lindsay Eshelma...
Small Businesses in the Pandemic
This is our latest episode in a series devoted to the impact of COVID-19 on various industries and their workers. Today, we're looking at small business. Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, talks with his friend, Bonnie Sus...
Artists & Entertainers in the Pandemic
The times we are living in are challenging to say the least. For the next few episodes will be looking at the impact of COVID-19 on various industries and their workers. First up, the arts and entertainment. Dr. Santo D. Marab...
Being Your Own Valentine
Why is it so difficult for us to acknowledge what we're good at? Most of us seem to have no problem identifying and beating ourselves up about our weaknesses, so why is the opposite not true? This is the conversation Dr. Santo D. Ma...
Happy! Merry! Happy!
Celebrate everyone's Holiday this Year! Enjoy this Season's Greeting from, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®
Celebrating Differences at Work
'Tis the season... to celebrate differences. Not just to tolerate them, but to truly celebrate what the late New York Congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm, called the "great salad bowl" that America is. In this episode, Dr. Santo D. Mara...
Making Employee Acknowledgement Meaningful
Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, talks with his Friend, Craig Poole, Reading Hospitality and DoubleTree by Hilton Reading Hotel, about what makes employee acknowledgement meaningful.
Celebrating National Family Caregiver Month
Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, talks with his friend, Kyle Ruffin, Metro Philadelphia marketing and media consultant, about her journey in caregiving with her mother, Paula, who suffered three major strokes.
Introducing... Office Hours with The Practical Prof®
Dr. Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof®, is excited to launch his podcast series, Office Hours. He will discuss challenges and success in the workplace around people centered issues such as empathy, authenticity, integrity and mindful...