Today’s episode with Siri Lindley is an inspiring conversation about overcoming fear, achieving success, and living fearlessly. Siri Lindley is a two-time world champion triathlete, winner of twelve ITU World Cup races, an inspirational, energetic life coach and one of Tony Robbins’ 10 favorite motivational speakers.With an infectious & authentic passion, she empowers audiences to strive for peak performance, and to work through and ultimately conquer the demons of fear and self-doubt. In la...
Feb 23, 2023•57 min
A keynote speaker and writer on partnership, mentorship, diversity, and relationship building, Lisa Gable’s mission is to support the next generation of leaders and organizations that are solving the world’s biggest problems. She is a five-time award-winning Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author and recognized as an innovative global businesswoman who leads with discipline and diplomacy. In addition to her multiple corporate roles, including CEO, Lisa has served US Presidents and ...
Feb 10, 2023•55 min
Breda McCague works as a Transformation Professional within the Finance industry working with people from all over the globe. McCague joined the Irish Reserve Defence Forces at the age of 17 and went on to become her unit’s first Female Lieutenant. She has continued in positions of leadership across the Corporate world ever since. McCague is Co-Founder of Lean-In Ireland and runs events for women and men teaching them how to practice peer mentoring to develop each other’s careers and life journe...
Feb 03, 2023•54 min
Sunita Lyn Williams is an American astronaut and United States Navy officer who formerly held the records for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes). Williams was assigned to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 14 and Expedition 15. In 2012, she served as a flight engineer on Expedition 32 and then commander of Expedition 33. In this episode, we talk about her memories of being in space and the feelings that still remai...
Jan 27, 2023•35 min
Katie Cook is from Severna Park, Maryland, and graduated from W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, VA in 2004. She attended the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science in 2008. Katie continued her education at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. and graduated with a Masters of Arts in International Security in 2009. In February 2017, Katie reported for duty as the Airfield Operations Company Commander with Ma...
Jan 20, 2023•44 min
Mentorship comes up again and again any time we run into challenges, but it’s really a critical ingredient for success at all times. Whether it’s veterans transitioning to corporate, someone taking a new position, or planning for future contribution, mentorship plays a key role. The senior leaders I interviewed while researching for The Grit Factor all attribute mentorship in one or usually many kinds to their success. That’s why I’m so excited to talk with Lisa Fain today. I met Lisa through a ...
Jan 05, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Courtney has found success by living her life as a leader. Notable achievements include her nine years of service as a Marine Corps officer, managing a top-notch sales team for Rational Software, earning her law degree at William & Mary, practicing at one of the nation’s leading law firms, and creating Lead Star ( www.leadstar.us ) -- a premier leadership development consulting firm that works globally with leading organizations. She has also served as an elected official and recently spent ...
Dec 29, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 6
I’m so grateful for this conversation today with Bishop Gretchen Rehberg, a truly extraordinary person, who happens to be our bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane, a diocese with a massive and politically polarized territory including 38 different congregations. She may also be the bishop with the most unusual background…with her PhD in Chemistry, she taught organic Chemistry at Bucknell University, and served her community as an EMT and firefighter. While at seminary, Gretchen was on the ...
Dec 22, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 5
A number of years ago, Ruchika and I met at the rehearsal for a Seattle Ignite event, and it’s been just fantastic to stay connected and watch her trajectory ever since! I’m so grateful to welcome her on to Facing the Wind, shere we talk about diversity and leadership. Ruchika is a passionate advocate and speaker for amplifying the voices of women in the workplace. Her writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Time and Bloomberg, among other publications. Ruchika has most recently been a ...
Dec 15, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Amy Conway-Hatcher is a fierce advocate, lawyer, Board director, warrior career mom, and former federal prosecutor. After decades of managing 24/7 crises, climbing to the upper echelons of Big Law, and sacrificing family for career, Amy did the unthinkable. She left her high-paying equity partner job and an unsustainable climb...to reclaim her life. Amy wrote Infinitely More to shine a spotlight on systemic workplace inequities that hold women back. Through witty and darkly humorous story-tellin...
Dec 08, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 3
This Veteran’s Day, we’re happy to release this special episode with Tina Morris, a graduate of West Point, veteran of the United States Army’s military police corps, and now senior corporate leader. Tina talks about the values and ideas she brought to her twenty year tenure at S&P from her time in uniform. We talk about the difficulties in navigating the role as team leader, like holding those accountable while growing a healthy working relationship (minute 22). Give yourself the gift of li...
Nov 10, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Amy Melinda McGrath is a retired US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel raised in Kentucky. McGrath was the first woman to fly a combat mission for the Marine Corps, as well as the first to pilot the F/A-18 on a combat mission. She is also a political candidate from Kentucky, and author. Her book is titled Honor Bound: An American Story of Dreams and Service In this episode, we talk about the overall change in politics over the years, and how the average person is affected though mainstream news and...
Oct 26, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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Oct 07, 2022•31 sec
Merryl Tengesdal is an American retired career military officer and the first and only Black woman to fly the United States Air Force 's U-2 spy plane used for specialized high-altitude reconnaissance missions . She is one of five women and three Black people to be in the U-2 program. She shares the plane's nickname, The Dragon Lady. Tengesdal is a military veteran, aviator, and commander who served in both the US Navy and the US Air Force , as well as on combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanist...
Sep 05, 2022•54 min
Leigh Burgess went from a successful healthcare career to complete burnout during the pandemic, and had to make a change. She talks about how she made the changes she needed to make to thrive in her life and work, and the deep sources of her motivation that have pulled her through the biggest challenges and opportunities in her life and developed a profound sense of purpose.
Aug 25, 2022•44 min
Just Like You: Mandy Hickson was one of the first women to fly the Tornado in the Royal Air Force, and flew combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan. I talk to her about what motivated her as an ambassador today, what she worked through in her time in the RAF, the power and challenge of teams, and what she thought of the new Top Gun! And we laugh a lot. Hope you enjoy!
Jun 29, 2022•53 min
LtGen Reynolds talks candidly about leading Marines from an unexpected challenge, to combat deployments and finally commanding the newly formed Marine Corps Cyber. Sharing what inspired her from an early age, to what leaders need to do to ensure the best results in today’s world, this conversation is one for every leader, but come with a notepad. You won’t want to miss, or forget, a thing.
Jun 16, 2022•53 min
CPT Shaye Haver and CPT Kristen Greist are the two first women to graduate as U.S. Army Rangers and become Infantry Officers. In this conversation, they offer inspiration and practical takeaways for all of us. Though both West Pointers, Haver and Greist came from different backgrounds and motivations. In this interview we talk about what directed them toward the unique opportunity and challenge of Ranger School, what they did to prepare, and how they faced failure and disappointment. This opport...
May 17, 2022•46 min
Deidre Paknad is the Co-founder and CEO of Workboard, Inc. She has founded and led three tech startups, acquired companies and been acquired, and led a high-growth business as an executive at IBM for several years. Deidre has over a dozen patents and has twice been inducted into the Smithsonian Institution for innovation. Goldman Sachs named her one of the 100 most intriguing entrepreneurs of 2019. In this episode, Deidre and I talk about how tragedy shaped her life and work, her biggest challen...
May 10, 2022•46 min
Gretchen Evans' 27 year Army career as a Sergeant Major ended with major injuries after a mortar attack in Afghanistan, but despite the deep difficulty in her change of mission, she hasn’t slowed down. Join us as she shares her journey through severe injury and losing her purpose, to finding a new purpose in the most unexpected challenge, founding Team Unbroken, an adaptive adventure racing team. She also shares her personal rule for successes or failures, which I’m adopting as well, and which y...
Apr 05, 2022•38 min
Jenn Donahue is a Ph.D., a civil engineer, a STEM advocate, and served for decades in uniform in the US Navy until she was the most senior woman civil engineer. She has built bridges and roads from Ketchikan to Kabul. Led small teams and large organizations and taught at the university level. From all of these experiences, she comes away with a deep understanding of genuine and authentic leadership and how to get things done, no matter how difficult the task. Join me as I talk to Jen about the h...
Mar 29, 2022•37 min
Adeline Gray is a two time Olympic freestyle wrestler, and a six time world champion, as well as a ferocious advocate for sports equality for women. She shares the mindset of a champion, how she focuses each day for success, and the perspective that gets her through resistance.
Mar 21, 2022•38 min
Air Force Colonel Kim Campbell has led from her single seat A-10 over Baghdad to a wing command of over a hundred, sharing lessons of the power of preparation, authenticity and making the hard calls.
Mar 08, 2022•59 min
Admiral Stosz shares stories and lessons from a 40-year career of firsts, from commanding an ice breaker to leading the Coast Guard Academy, and talks about the importance of battle rhythm, diversity, and the necessity of optimism.
Mar 08, 2022•42 min
The Grit Factor: Re-imagining grit as part of the whole person in a life that matters.
Feb 24, 2022•3 min
