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‘How can we bring this into our workplaces?’
Poor leaders can tank employees’ mental health (and the company); his business summit puts office culture on blast
“I’m a big believer in human to human connection because there’s so much loneliness and isolation happening,” explained Ebrima “Abraham” Sisay, host of the You Gotta No! Podcast (YGN) and its annual YGN Summit. “That’s because we’re getting further away from what we are meant to do as humans.”
By Nikki Overfelt Chifalu | October 5, 2026
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Featured Story
‘How can we bring this into our workplaces?’
Poor leaders can tank employees’ mental health (and the company); his business summit puts office culture on blast
“I’m a big believer in human to human connection because there’s so much loneliness and isolation happening,” explained Ebrima “Abraham” Sisay, host of the You Gotta No! Podcast (YGN) and its annual YGN Summit. “That’s because we’re getting further away from what we are meant to do as humans.”
By Nikki Overfelt Chifalu | October 5, 2026
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