Media: Videos

Project Managers Conquer Fear by Free Fall — Stress Response Management
Alair Homes

Project managers from the Alair Carolinas team participated in a height walk exercise and free fall guided by Modupe to learn about their stress response system.

The Future of Work
Monday.com

Modupe discusses the future of work, addressing the importance of meaning, purpose, diversity, and how technology can support human beings in the workplace.

The First Spark: Planting A Seed for the Future
100/50: Embracing Our Legacy, Columbia Business School

Modupe and other Columbia Business School Black community members honor the lessons, classes, mentorship and more at CBS that lit the spark in them to be the entrepreneur/leader they are today.

Rethinking Stress
Action for Happiness

Modupe addresses how to think differently about stress, particularly by developing a stress enhancing (vs. debilitating) mindset.

2021 Klion Forum: Beyond the Win-Win
The Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics, Columbia Business School

Modupe speaks to a diverse panel on humanistic leadership, activism, and corporate ethics.

2021 Botwinick Prize in Business Ethics
The Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Center for Leadership and Ethics, Columbia Business School

Modupe chats with Matthew McCarthy, CEO of Ben & Jerry’s, about adversity, structural racism and privilege, and driving change through business.

Transforming Your Relationship to Stress
Science & Wisdom of Emotions Summit

Learn about research on stress and performance—and hear Modupe’s personal story about how she became interested in stress research as a result of her experience as a woman and a person of color.

Let Go and Let Lead
The Wall Street Journal

Research shows women delegate less than men do, and they’re more likely to feel guilt about doing so. Modupe explains why handing off tasks may open the pathway to real power at work.

Setbacks Can Spur Leaps Forward
Columbia Ideas at Work

Modupe found that individuals produced works of significantly greater creativity after being primed with a negative stimulus.

Feedback Doesn’t Have to Be Stressful
Columbia Business School

Modupe discusses her research at the intersection of psychology and business.

Three-Minute Insights
The New York Times DealBook Conference 2015

Modupe on stress and its surprising effect on performance and leadership.