Leadership Episodes

1,353 | Scott Abbott on Raising Capital, Scaling Teams, and Staying Aligned Scott Abbott is a serial entrepreneur, executive coach, investor, and best-selling author with over 35 years of experience launching, operating, buying, and selling companies across multiple industries. A finalist for the Ernst & Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies honoree, Scott has raised over $35M in venture capital, led teams generating billions in sales, and built a legacy of helping businesses thrive. As the Founder & Co-Founder of multiple ventures—and host of a Top 10% global podcast with 100K+ downloads—Scott shares the lessons, strategies, and mindset shifts that turn good leaders into great ones. His books, including BOS-UP, BOS-UP Moments, Level-UP to Professional, and The Co+Factor, serve as roadmaps for leadership, growth, and high-performance teamwork. Through his company and coaching work, Scott helps leaders clarify goals, minimiz…

1,348 | Oksana Lukash on Navigating Hypergrowth Without Losing Culture Oksana Lukash is a leadership advisor, executive coach, and former Chief People Officer who helps organizations and leaders navigate growth, change, and complexity with heart and clarity. An immigrant from Moscow who came to the U.S. at 13, Oksana learned early how to lead through uncertainty, connect across cultures, and build belonging from the ground up. Over the past 20 years, she’s guided startups, Fortune 500s, and mission-driven organizations through hypergrowth, turnarounds, and cultural transformation. Her philosophy is simple: people strategy is business strategy. Confidence and clarity can be taught. And the way you treat people is your ultimate competitive advantage. Through coaching, speaking, and facilitation, Oksana helps leaders lean into their “No Matter What Values” and create cultures rooted in purpose, resilience, and real human connection. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show…

1,346 | Hyacinth Morrison on Human Centered Leadership That Transforms Culture Hyacinth Morrison is a global HR executive, leadership coach, and founder of SDA People Partners—a purpose-driven consulting firm championing Human-Centered Leadership. With over 20 years of C-suite and senior leadership experience across industries including manufacturing, banking, education, and consumer goods, Hyacinth partners with CEOs and executive teams to transform how organizations lead, grow, and care for their people. She believes that when a leader’s mindset shifts—from control to clarity, from fear to trust—entire organizations change. Her work integrates strategic excellence with empathy, guiding leaders to build cultures where people feel valued, empowered, and connected to purpose. Known for her calm, courageous presence, Hyacinth helps leaders navigate complexity with humanity and intention—proving that strong leadership and human leadership are not opposites, but partners. ━━━…

1,338 | George Pesansky on Operational Excellence Where Performance Meets Empathy George Pesansky is a global leader in Operational Excellence with over 30 years of experience in performance optimization, executive coaching, and systematic improvement. He has trained and coached more than 10,000 professionals across six continents, helping Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits achieve measurable, lasting results. As the founder of Capacity2Care, a nonprofit that inspires Superperformers to donate their talent—not just their time—George is redefining how business leaders give back to their communities. Known for his clarity, candor, and hands-on approach, George is the author of Superperformance and a member of both the Forbes Coaches Council and the Fast Company Executive Board. His mission is to help people and organizations perform at their highest capacity—where excellence meets empathy. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s …

1,329 | Tewabech Genet Stewart Shares a Hopeful Framework for Child Welfare Reform Tewabech Genet Stewart is a visionary leader, abolitionist, and advocate dedicated to reimagining child welfare and creating a world where families are strengthened, not separated. After spending 22 years inside Florida’s child welfare system—and later adopting her son from foster care—Genet saw the system from every side. Motherhood deepened her conviction to speak boldly about the harm children endure and to champion a model rooted in truth, dignity, and love. Her seven-step framework for transforming child welfare replaces punishment with support, surveillance with community, and fear with belonging. Grounded in Biblical principles and compassion, her approach offers a hopeful and practical path toward healing and restoration. Recognized nationally for her leadership, Genet is a recipient of the Association of Junior Leagues International’s 40 Over 40 Award, APSHA’s Distinguished EDIB Lea…

1,309 | Linda Lysakowski Shares 40 Years of Fundraising and Leadership Wisdom Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE, MTS-FT, CNC, CNE, CDE is one of just over one hundred professionals worldwide to hold the prestigious Advanced Certified Fund-Raising Executive designation. With more than forty years of experience in nonprofit development, she has guided countless organizations through successful capital campaigns, trained over 100,000 professionals across the U.S. and abroad, and helped shape the future of modern philanthropy. A prolific author, Linda has written or contributed to more than three dozen books on fundraising, nonprofit leadership, and faith-based service, including The Development Plan, Capital Campaigns in the Digital Age, and The Pastor’s Guide to Stewardship and Philanthropy. Her publications have become trusted resources for leaders across the nonprofit world. Linda’s distinguished career has earned her numerous honors, including the Outstanding Fundraising Executive awa…

1,288 | Equity, Leadership, and Heart: Dr. Cynthia Rapaido’s Education Framework Dr. Cynthia Rapaido is an award-winning educator, leadership coach, and author dedicated to shaping inclusive and transformative learning environments. With over 30 years of experience in K–12 education, she has served as a teacher, assistant principal, and high school principal across California—bringing wisdom, compassion, and innovation to every role. Holding an Ed.D. in International and Multicultural Education and an M.A. in Educational Administration from the University of San Francisco, Dr. Rapaido has also shared her expertise as a faculty lecturer, dissertation advisor, and mentor at UC Berkeley, USF, and CSU East Bay. Recognized as one of the “100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States” and honored as California Secondary Co-Administrator of the Year, she continues to champion equity, leadership, and emotional intelligence in education. Her debut book, Step Up Your Scho…

1,286 | The Cooper Culture Explained: Ron & Marty Cooper’s Proven Framework for Growth Ron Cooper is the founder and CEO of The Cooper Culture, a veteran-owned organization dedicated to helping companies build harmony, trust, and performance through effective leadership and human-centered culture. A graduate of Virginia Tech and a retired U.S. Air Force combat pilot with 300 missions and 22 years of active-duty service, Ron brings the discipline of aviation and the heart of a mentor to every organization he serves. As a certified leadership trainer, performance coach, and DISC consultant, Ron equips teams to communicate better, lead stronger, and thrive together. His work has been featured in trade publications, podcasts, and radio programs, earning recognition for both research and real-world results. Alongside his wife and business partner, Marty, Ron helps families and organizations develop connected relationships built on trust, growth, and purpose. Leadership. Cult…

1,279 | Dr. LaSharnda Beckwith Shows What Faith-Driven Leadership Looks Like Dr. LaSharnda Beckwith is a visionary leader, author, and faith-driven CEO whose mission is to ignite transformation through service, empowerment, and purpose. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Lutheran Social Services, she leads nearly 200 employees across 16 offices and six counties, driving real change for vulnerable individuals, families, and communities. A former Provost and Chief Academic Officer at California Southern University and a 27-year executive veteran of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Dr. Beckwith blends business strategy with heart-centered leadership. Her lifelong work through Professional Christian Women in Service and other empowerment programs reflects her unwavering commitment to faith, equity, and impact. At her core, Dr. Beckwith believes in turning compassion into action and leadership into legacy—transforming lives one community at a time. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━…

1,277 | Roy Cammarano Unlocks the Secrets Behind Business Transformation Roy Cammarano is an internationally recognized speaker, bestselling author, and the behind-the-scenes strategist for some of the most successful business transformations of the last three decades. He’s led national and global companies as President and CEO, helped scale businesses to hundreds of millions in revenue, and been the trusted advisor to executive teams managing $10M to $500M+ in annual operations. One company he helped build from the ground up ranked #11 on Inc. Magazine’s list of fastest-growing public companies. Another scaled from $20 million to over $240 million in annualized revenue under his leadership and was acquired in 1996 by a private equity group. Today, Roy is the founder of Entrepreneurial Development Group (EDG), a leadership training company built to equip entrepreneurs, executives, and teams with the tools they need to lead with clarity, communicate with impact, and scale with…

1,276 | Lisa Pachence Teaches What Underfulfilled Overachievers Need Most Lisa Pachence is an Executive Life Coach, ICF Mentor Coach for Coaches, Founder of IGNITE Mastery (an MCC Mentor Coach Program), former coach-training leader for Accomplishment Coaching, Core Competency trainer for ICF Philadelphia, Owner of LP Coaching – a Life & Leadership Coaching company – Author in "Success in any Season", and a Master Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. Lisa primarily works with underfulfilled overachievers – High Performing Entrepreneurs and Executives who are at a crossroads in their career. Clients have included Olympic athletes, Tech CEOs, Non-Profit Executives, government leaders, and C-Suite/Executives from Google, Disney, Amazon, LinkedIn, Activision Blizzard, Accenture, Business Insider, Harvard, and many others. In addition to powerful 1v1 coaching, Lisa offers group coaching programs including IGNITE Mastery for credentialed coaches, Down to Business Bo…

1,257 | Ciara Lewis on Empowerment, Leadership, and Legacy Ciara Lewis is a powerhouse entrepreneur, visionary leader, and the unstoppable force behind Fierce & Fearless, a bold movement, magazine, and podcast dedicated to elevating women entrepreneurs. A domestic abuse survivor turned trailblazer, Ciara has transformed personal adversity into a mission-driven empire built on empowerment, resilience, and legacy. With deep expertise in medical billing and credentialing, Ciara has helped countless healthcare providers rebuild and thrive. But her impact extends far beyond business. Fueled by a passion to uplift women, she launched Fierce & Fearless Magazine to amplify the voices of female entrepreneurs and shift the narrative from competition to collaboration. Her message is clear: we rise higher when we rise together. Ciara’s journey includes completing four books, with her debut solo work The Anchor Holds releasing May 20th, and launching her podcast Fierce & Fearless Women En…

1,251 | How Dr. Josh McConkey Inspires the Next Generation of Leaders Dr. (Colonel) Josh McConkey is a best-selling, award-winning author and esteemed Emergency Physician with over 20 years of clinical experience. A former Duke University professor and Board-Certified Emergency Medicine physician, he currently commands the 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron in the U.S. Air Force Reserves, where he continues to exemplify leadership and service. His acclaimed book Be the Weight Behind the Spear has earned multiple accolades, including a 2025 Telly Award and a Pulitzer Prize nomination. He resides in Apex, North Carolina with his wife, Elsa, where they raise their three children and work together to inspire the next generation of American leaders. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: Website: www.weightbehindthespear.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshmcconkeymd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshua.mcconkey Link…

1,250 | Jennifer Gligoric on Turning Adversity Into Astronomical Achievement Jennifer Gligoric is an entrepreneur, certified business coach, and fractional consultant. She dedicates her time to reviving businesses, empowering leaders, and helping business owners reclaim their vision while unlocking their full potential. She's on of the hosts of the Super Clinic Project Podcast and empowers service-based business & clinic owners to harness the power of technology to repair, grow, and sustain thriving businesses. Her work is rooted in providing real, actionable insights and help to clinic & service-based business owners navigating the complexities of business and life, with a strong emphasis on ethical entrepreneurship. Beyond her consulting work, she is a passionate and outspoken advocate for the peaceful, non-militarized exploration of space for humanity and was elected to the government cabinet as the Minister of Equity and Resources for the world's first digital nation. …

1,245 | LTC Jason Pike Reveals the Truth About Resilience and Grit Lt. Col. Jason G. Pike, USA, Retired A decorated combat veteran with multiple deployments, Lt. Col. Jason G. Pike, USA, Retired, served 31 years in the United States Army as both an enlisted and officer, including nine years overseas in five countries. Jason earned over 30 service awards & badges and survived a wicked amount of military training. His first book, A Soldier Against All Odds, compiles all his life events in an inspiring storytelling format with the ups and downs of a life in uniform. His diversity of Army jobs, assignments, and schools from age 17 to 48 sets this military memoir up differently than most. Jason’s brutal honesty on how he did it while disclosing many sacred secrets about how he survived is unique. With a straightforward account of one man’s journey, he inspires audiences nationwide at speaking events and shows how to be resilient and to persevere no matter what disadvantages a…

1,244 | Unlocking Subconscious Blocks and Emotional Freedom with Lisa Manzo Lisa Manzo is a leader in emotional intelligence, subconscious reprogramming, and trauma-informed coaching. As the founder of The Phoenix Mind, she helps individuals and organizations develop emotional mastery, break free from self-sabotaging patterns, and cultivate resilience in leadership and life. Her approach is deeply scientific yet practical, blending neuroscience, behavioral psychology, and trauma-informed strategies to create real, measurable change. With a background in healthcare, education, and mindset transformation, Lisa has dedicated her career to helping others understand how emotions shape behavior, how past experiences influence present decision-making, and how emotional intelligence unlocks new levels of success. Through her work, she has empowered leaders, educators, healthcare professionals, and entrepreneurs to shift subconscious narratives, regulate emotions, and build high-perfo…

1,243 | Kate Lowry Reveals the Secret to Unbreakable Leadership Kate Lowry is a CEO coach, venture capitalist, and author based in Silicon Valley. An expert in fear-based leaders, Kate developed her methodology growing up in a personal hierarchical family, then refined her approach in the elite worlds of start-ups, private equity, management consulting, and big tech at McKinsey, Meta, and Insight Partners. She is the author of Unbreakable: How to Thrive Under Fear-Based Leaders. In her free time, you can find her writing comedy and music and cuddling her service dog, Annie. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.katelowry.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a comment & share your favorite pa…

1,238 | Meghan Walsh Shares How to Lead with Purpose and Power Meghan Walsh is an empowered leadership coach, purpose-driven leader, and educator with over 18 years of experience in marketing, communications, and leadership development. She built a marketing department from the ground up for a Fortune 500 company and has led high-performing teams across diverse industries, driving business growth through data-driven strategies and engagement initiatives. Meghan is the author of Rare Birds: Dare to Break from the Flock and Find Your Purpose, where she shares her insights on breaking free from limitations and living in alignment and fulfillment. Beyond the corporate world, Meghan is dedicated to personal transformation and empowerment. A certified positive psychology practitioner, she also draws from her studies in druidism, shamanism, and energy healing to help individuals cultivate confidence, authenticity, and purpose. By blending strategic thinking with intuitive guidance,…

1,230 | Building Stronger Teams With Paul Petera Paul Petera is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in financial services and risk management, and an affinity for growing leadership and organizational culture. He’s spent his career helping individuals and teams grow by leading with intention and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. He is an advocate for elevating women in leadership. Paul's new book, Built on Purpose: Lessons in Leadership and Culture, is rooted in real-life lessons, personal stories, and cultural principles. It’s about becoming a more intentional, authentic leader by first understanding yourself—and then using that awareness to build stronger teams, healthier organizations and lasting impact. Whether you're leading a small group or a large enterprise, this book offers practical tools, reflection prompts and timeless wisdom to help you lead with clarity, character and purpose. Paul is a freelance writer, consultant, mento…

1,227 | Success Mindsets: Ryan Gottfredson’s Blueprint for Better Leadership Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a renowned leadership development author, researcher, and consultant who helps organizations elevate their leaders by transforming how they think and operate. His groundbreaking work centers on vertical development and the power of mindsets to unlock greater effectiveness, agility, and impact. Ryan is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of Success Mindsets, The Elevated Leader, and Becoming Better. He also serves as a professor of leadership at California State University, Fullerton’s College of Business and Economics. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://ryangottfredson.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to le…

1,211 | Nathan Summers Teaches How Primal Wisdom Fuels Resilience and Leadership Nathan Summers is an author, survival skills expert, and global consultant who has dedicated his life to teaching the power of primal wisdom. He travels worldwide, working with schools, businesses, and organizations to unlock resilience, adaptability, and deeper human connection through ancient teachings. Nate’s mission is to help people rediscover the skills and mindset that foster true survival, leadership, and growth in today’s world. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-summers-216b604/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a comment & share your favorite part 🔔 Subscribe for more inspiri…

1,210 | Susan M. Barber Shares How to Step Into Visibility and Influence Susan M. Barber is a leading visibility coach who helps quiet, high-achieving corporate leaders step into the spotlight and become visible, valued, and influential in their careers. With over 25 years of experience in leadership roles at Kraft Heinz, spanning Sales, Supply Chain, Foodservice, and IT, Susan has a deep understanding of the challenges corporate leaders face. She’s also the author of The Visibility Factor and the upcoming Your Journey to Visibility Workbook, both of which offer powerful tools for leaders looking to take charge of their careers and confidently pursue new opportunities. As the host of The Visibility Factor podcast, Susan is passionate about empowering professionals to grow their influence and unlock their full potential. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.susanmbarber.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scr…

1,206 | How Charlie Sheppard Unlocks Breakthrough Performance in Leaders and Organizations Charlie Sheppard is a Professor of Leadership, Organizational Development Consultant, and transformational coach to executives. He is known for unlocking breakthrough performance in individuals and organizations through behavior-based change, grounded in the conviction that performance is not a mystery. It is a repeatable pattern that can be identified, modeled, and scaled. As a consultant, Charlie helps architect high-performance cultures by identifying critical leadership behaviors through rigorous job analysis and cascading them across teams and functions. His work has aligned global organizations around strategic behavior shifts that endure. He has facilitated high-stakes union management negotiations that have helped avert strikes and foster long-term trust. He has an unparalleled track record over three decades of helping teams negotiate wise and sustainable agreements. ━━━━━━━━━━━…

1,197 | How Dr. Joseph Drolshagen Helps Leaders Unlock Rapid Growth With SMT Method™ Dr. Joseph Drolshagen - known as “The Rapid Growth Specialist” - is a nationally recognized business and mindset coach, author, and speaker. With a Doctorate in Psychology, nearly 30 years of corporate leadership experience, and over four decades of research into mindset and transformation, he developed the Subconscious Mindset Training (SMT) Method™ to help people achieve results faster and with lasting impact. Unlike generic coaching, Joseph’s SMT Method™ adapts to each individual. He helps entrepreneurs and professionals uncover limiting beliefs, replace self-sabotaging patterns, and build habits that align with their goals. The results include stronger businesses, renewed purpose, and rapid personal and professional growth. Joseph is the author of four books, including his newest release, Reprogramming Your Subconscious Mind: The SMT Method™ for RAPID Growth, available now on Amazon. Feat…