Evolve to your highest leadership potential. Gain clarity, retain top talent, get more done. This conversation with leadership expert Shawna Schuh is a must listen. What are the non-negotiables of leadership? What is more important than your mission statement? How do “I am” statements create integrity? Shawna has the answers to these questions and the pathway to becoming the successful leader you are meant to be. Listen now!...
Mar 23, 2022•53 min•Ep. 68
Julie Henry is back! The President of Finish Line Leadership and author of Wisdom from the Wild returns to share more insights from wild places to help leaders drive and survive change. We pick up where we left off in Episode 64. Julie shares more of the Unbreakable Laws of Leadership including: Resilience in action The importance of ramping down Change is inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be chaos. Listen back to our first conversation. Listen in now and be intentional about your change leader...
Mar 16, 2022•52 min•Ep. 67
We are so delighted to welcome Sean Glaze back to the show for this special episode! If you missed our previous conversation in Episode 58, Sean is an expert speaker and educator. He has been a coach for over 20 years, helping leaders create more positive and profitable team cultures. He is the Founder of Great Results Team Building and author of the book, Staying Coachable. Sean knows what the most successful leaders know – that the ability to stay coachable is key to furthering your career and...
Mar 09, 2022•39 min•Ep. 66
What an absolute treat of an episode this is! International leadership and business coach Gregory Gray joins to discuss all the benefits of having a leadership coach, including: The unique advantages a coach can bring to leaders at all levels What it means to move from manage-leading to leadership-leading How to start your Vision Story Why you always need to be recruiting And so, so much more Greg is an expert in building teams and efficient businesses. He is the author of Business Owner Freedom...
Mar 02, 2022•54 min•Ep. 65
What are the 9 Unbreakable Laws for Leaders? What can spiders, sea turtles, mangrove forests, and more teach us about leadership? Former zoo and aquarium senior leader, Julie Henry is now an author and President of Finish Line Leadership. She uses her insights from wildlife and wild places to help leaders succeed in corporate, nonprofit, and government organizations. On this episode she discusses: The three parts of the Wisdom Pyramid Each of the 9 Unbreakable Laws How to create a team like a co...
Feb 23, 2022•46 min•Ep. 64
More than a fun evening in a comedy club, improv is a discipline with valuable applications in business and leadership. Listening to understand Hearing what is being offered Reading non-verbal cues Building with “yes, and...” These are the skills Dr. Candy Campbell has been teaching teams and corporate organizations since co-founding an improv comedy company over 20 years ago. An award-winning actress, author, and filmmaker, Candy uses improv skills to help her students build their integrity, in...
Feb 16, 2022•35 min•Ep. 63
What can the right tech do for your small business? Samantha Morris is an amazing coach who helps entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground and flourishing through smart leadership skills and the right mix of tech tools. She helps busy women fulfill their business dreams without sacrificing other priorities, and she helps all types of leaders become life-long learners who succeed. Listen in as Samantha guides listeners through essential tech questions, including: Where to start integrating bu...
Feb 09, 2022•42 min•Ep. 62
Stephen Bates was working as a physical therapist in the UK in the mid 90s when he began to realize that almost half of the patients he was seeing were holding themselves back from recovery. He began to see that people everywhere - and in all situations - hold themselves back from achieving what they know is possible. In 2002, Stephen founded Certain Change and has gone on to work with business leaders and entrepreneurs across the globe who are under-performing but don’t know why. Stephen calls ...
Feb 02, 2022•51 min•Ep. 61
The commonly used sales funnel is over 120 years old. It is outdated and provides diminishing returns in the modern buying ecosystem. It is long past time to change the approach to the sales process, to meet buyers where they are, and start selling smarter. Peter Strohkorb is a sales and marketing guru who has modernized the sales funnel to be engaging and buyer focused. In the process, he has seen the companies he works with close bigger deals faster, achieve greater sales revenue, and land dre...
Jan 26, 2022•49 min•Ep. 60
Whether you’re an executive looking to advance your career or trying to achieve your financial goals and find work/life balance, our guest this episode has something for you. Richard Kirby has been coaching corporate leaders and small business owners to success for 19 years. He shares his formula that combines inspiration and analysis to look at situations objectively in order to discover the best path forward. In this wide-ranging conversation, Richard details: The most important skills for lea...
Jan 19, 2022•38 min•Ep. 59
Often leaders are tempted to value smart strategy over a strong team culture, believing that if the strategy is correct success itself will become the culture. However, the most successful leaders understand that it is a strong culture that allows a strategy to succeed. Sean Glaze is a successful leader who is helping others build better relationships and achieve more with their teams. For over 20 years, the founder of Great Results Teambuilding, has developed his GREAT team building method. The...
Jan 12, 2022•46 min•Ep. 58
Sometimes a conversation comes along at just the right moment to create maximum impact on everything that follows. Sometimes a conversation simultaneously affirms and challenges beliefs, definitions, and worldviews. This conversation is certainly one of those. As leaders, David Gold wants us to consider deeply our philosophy of leadership as well as the fears holding us back from fully sharing our gifts. He wants us to extend our dreams to their limit and discover what can be created just beyond...
Jan 05, 2022•58 min•Ep. 57
The future is innovation, and an innovative culture is key to a successful business. But how do you foster a culture that values the free exchange of ideas? It takes courageous leadership to do innovation and this episode’s guest is just such a person. Bryan Mattimore is the Cofounder and Chief Idea Guy at Growth Engine, an innovation agency working with some of the largest national and international brands. He is also the author of multiple books and an instructor in the Caltech Executive Educa...
Dec 29, 2021•55 min•Ep. 56
It is a pleasure to welcome Kelly Beattie to this episode. Kelly is the President of FirstStar Consulting Group. She is an expert in leadership development, specifically in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and well versed in dealing with challenging social topics in the workplace. Kelly believes that every organization has both formal and informal leaders, and she shares the skillset necessary for either type to be a strong and positive role model for others. Whether you are looking...
Dec 22, 2021•51 min•Ep. 55
Rob Colvert began as a volunteer firefighter and rose through the civil service ranks to become a Fire Battalion Chief. He is also a mentor and college instructor of Incident Management and Fire Protection and Technology. Rob has 25 years of experience in public safety and leadership. He shares stories from the firehouse and what he has learned as he has climbed the ranks to Battalion Chief, including: How to find a mentor that will invest in you and help you rise through the ranks How to cultiv...
Dec 15, 2021•45 min•Ep. 54
Chaundra Fletcher majored in business and went on to earn an MBA, but all along she felt a calling to become involved in non-profit service within her community. Now, as Executive Director of Lynne’s Haven of Hope, a transitional housing organization, she sees how lessons in non-profit leadership can help business leaders achieve greater success with their teams. In our conversation, Chaundra details her journey from corporate to social work and what leaders in for-profit companies need to keep ...
Dec 08, 2021•42 min•Ep. 53
Every leader has a story and a message to share. Maybe it’s a vision for their organization, maybe it’s a call to action, maybe it’s motivation for new team members. Any message can be transformational for your audience if you know how to compose it correctly. Fortunately, our guest this episode is an expert in helping leaders find their story and develop their voice for success, whether for an audience of one or a conference hall of eager listeners. Jasmin Haley is a nationally recognized keyno...
Dec 01, 2021•52 min•Ep. 52
As leaders, we all face moments when we feel stuck. Call it procrastination, lack of inspiration, or whatever you want; it’s that annoying position where you can’t go forward, you can’t go back, and you don’t know what to do next. It can be tricky to find a way out of the rut and back on the path to success. Murielle Marie is a certified business and career coach who specializes in helping creative leaders and entrepreneurs break out and get moving again. She is a “mentor to the unconventional” ...
Nov 24, 2021•39 min•Ep. 51
What if there was a way you could predict the conditions that foster dishonesty in the workplace? What if there was a study that identified specific actions that made team members more trustworthy? What if there was an area of leadership you could focus on to make your organization six times more likely to act ethically? Our guest this week has these answers for you. After a 15-year longitudinal study and more than 3200 interviews with leaders, Ron Carucci knows what makes a business environment...
Nov 17, 2021•51 min•Ep. 50
We have all been there as leaders, struggling to deal with a team member's disruptive behavior or a group culture that needs to change. How do we transform the situation into something that will stick and allow for a more successful business? Dr. Barry Borgerson is a former executive turned transformational coach. Since leaving the helm of multinational corporations, he has made it his mission to discover the root cause of change resistance and has created a model that empowers leaders to make s...
Nov 10, 2021•50 min•Ep. 49
Every single person you meet is an opportunity to build your professional network. You never know what benefits a relationship might yield if cultivated correctly. How do you seize those opportunities? How do you successfully develop your network? Our guest, Kymberli Speight, has the answers. The author, speaker, and executive coach knows the value of connecting with people in unlikely situations. She also knows the steps successful leaders take to nurture their network relationships, including:...
Nov 03, 2021•42 min•Ep. 48
Millennials may get a bad rap, but they are making moves and becoming leaders in every industry and at every level. This week’s episode is a wonderful conversation with a millennial who has successfully led teams and organizations through major conversion processes and comprehensive training programs. Megan Snyder has held various management roles within the credit union industry. She began by building her own training department and has become the go-to leader when branches need to be brought b...
Oct 27, 2021•30 min•Ep. 47
Disasters are now ubiquitous and inevitable. From pandemics to natural catastrophes to cyber-attacks, your business – and your employees – will be challenged to respond when disaster strikes. And you won’t always be present to lead the initial response. Patrick Hardy is leading a new approach to disaster management for small businesses and Fortune 500 companies. The Founder and CEO of Hytropy Disaster Management is also the first business owner ever to be selected as the national private-sector ...
Oct 20, 2021•48 min•Ep. 46
How can you better communicate your big ideas? How can you close the gap between messaging and understanding? Pull on the Red Thread Method. Tamsen Webster has been helping leaders move from ideas to actions and implement messaging strategies for over 20 years. Part storyteller, part English-to-English translator, she focuses on finding and building the stories that organizations will tell themselves and others. Her Red Thread Method gives leaders and businesses the ability to see their explicit...
Oct 13, 2021•41 min•Ep. 45
Lead from a place of joy. Shift your mindset around time. Get the tools to boost confidence and feel better. All of this even in a world full of crap. Jennifer Dawn is an author, podcast host, and coach. She helps business owners unlock their full potential and grow the business – and life – they want. And in this episode, she helps us understand how we can take charge and tap into our happiness in order to become better leaders. We dig into her book, The Joy Guide, and pull out some great actio...
Oct 06, 2021•36 min•Ep. 44
Company. Cultural. Personal. Brands matter to your customers and your bottom line. They are the path of least resistance to revenue. This week, we’re giving you the whys and hows for creating a better brand for your company (and yourself). Our guest is Kate DiLeo, the Chief Brand Architect with brand strategy firm, Ennobble, and an expert who has worked with over 200 companies across more than 20 sectors to improve their brands. Kate has developed a proprietary method for helping organizations a...
Sep 29, 2021•42 min•Ep. 43
This week we are taking a big swing at leadership! Our guest is former golf pro, turned development coach and guide, Thane Ringler. He is an author, speaker, and podcast host who focuses on success through enhanced self-awareness. His Self-Leadership Academy program gives leaders the tools to understand themselves in order to unlock their full potential. Thane takes us through his golf career, from hitting balls at an early age to traveling tournaments across the globe and, ultimately, dealing w...
Sep 22, 2021•38 min•Ep. 42
Vision. Action. Momentum. If you can market your ideas, you can lead your team to success. Mr. Do It, David Newman, joins the show this week to show you how to create an environment for collaboration, set the tone, and charge up your team to bring their best to the table. David is a certified professional speaker and member of the NSA Million Dollar Speakers Group. He is also the creator of the Do It! MBA Mentoring Program and an author of multiple books to help leaders and marketers succeed. Da...
Sep 15, 2021•34 min•Ep. 41
Our guest this week is a business consultant and former corporate executive with decades of experience. Rona Lewis is the CEO and co-founder of Playful Mind Project. She helps companies improve their corporate culture and their employee engagement through purposeful and attuned play. By facilitating certain activities, for certain reasons, at certain times, Rona is able to: Raise trust levels and the quality of communication on teams Increase collaboration and innovation Lower stress levels and ...
Sep 08, 2021•37 min•Ep. 40
We have a jam-packed show this week! Our guest has written 4 acclaimed books across an array of leadership topics, and she walks us through the key points of each. Zoe Routh is one of Australia’s foremost experts on personnel and leadership. Since 1987 she has worked with individuals and teams across the globe to overcome silos and turf-wars and work better together. Her books are full of practical advice and steps you can take RIGHT NOW to become a more impactful leader, including: The 3 moment...
Sep 01, 2021•44 min•Ep. 39
