Leadership Episodes

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…

1,195 | How Deidre Gestrin Helps Professionals Conquer Burnout and Reignite Purpose For over 4 years, Deidre Gestrin has made it her mission to help hundreds of high achieving professionals conquer burnout, reignite their passion, and renew their purpose. Her master’s degree in counseling psychology, plus 14 years specializing in stress and trauma treatment, have given her the knowledge and expertise to help others alleviate chronic stress and recover from burnout. Deidre maintains a strong conviction that everyone has the ability to create the life they desire. Throughout her career in the behavioral health field, she has been privileged to hold executive leadership positions, which yielded opportunities emphasizing the importance of life work balance. She gained expertise and knowledge on how to support and to effectively move companies forward in their vision and mission, while supporting employee needs and wellness. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some l…

1,178 | Dr. Thando Sibanda Reveals How to Lead With Divine Purpose Dr. Thando Sibanda is a dynamic executive coach, international speaker, pastor, and leadership consultant known for empowering people to live with purpose, lead with clarity, and grow in their spiritual walk. With a deep passion for spiritual formation and kingdom leadership, Dr. Thando brings over 15 years of global experience helping individuals, churches, and organizations align their vision with divine destiny. Holding a PhD in Leadership & Management and certifications in Neuroscience & Coaching, he uniquely blends biblical wisdom with breakthrough science to equip believers for real transformation—spirit, soul, and strategy. Through his ministry and coaching programs, he has become a trusted voice for those navigating life’s transitions, building high-impact teams, and pursuing a deeper relationship with God. His latest books, The Fasting Advantage and The Fasting Companion, offer a practical roadmap to …

1,171 | Emily Erstad Reveals How to Lead with Soulful Intention Emily Erstad is a multi-passionate indie author, strategic leader, and soulful coach guiding others to live and lead with intention, clarity, and heart. As the author of It’s Not That Deep, Emily explores the nuanced intersections of emotion, identity, growth, leadership, and human connection. With a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Illinois and a Bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University, Emily brings both clinical insight and human-centered leadership to her work. She currently serves as a Regional Operations Strategist and Executive Director in the hospice space, where she leads with empathy, vision, and a deep respect for the stories and transitions that define each life. A trusted voice for Soulful Leadership, Emily champions a grounded, heart-forward approach that blends emotional intelligence, strategic operations, and authentic self-expression. Her work inspire…

1,167 | Sam Jump Reveals How Women Can Lead With Purpose Sam Jump is a force multiplier for women ready to lead with intention, clarity, and values-aligned discipline. With 15 years of experience in leadership and business development, executive support, and project management, she knows firsthand what sustainable success really requires. As the founder of Powerhouses With Purpose, she helps high-performing women break burnout cycles, rewire mindset patterns, and build habits that reflect who they want to be—not who they were told to be. Sam’s work is rooted in identity-level transformation and values-driven decision-making, and she’s bringing a contagious sense of possibility to every space she enters. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.powerhouseswithpurpose.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality with…

1,164 | Satyen Raja Reveals How to Lead with Passion, Purpose, and Flow Satyen Raja is a world-renowned Teacher, Mentor, and Guide deemed the ‘CEO Oracle’ for his extraordinary ability to move companies beyond the old business model of struggle – into a new paradigm of passion, purpose, freedom, and the magic of the flow. Satyen has been building and scaling businesses for over 30 years, founding a multitude of companies and launching them to the apex of success. His Transcendent Leadership programs feature exclusive coaching, private mentorship, group trainings and intensives, retreats and Spiritual Adventure Tours, designed to bring CEOs, Founders, and entrepreneurs into deeper work-life balance, self-realization, and illumination of their soul’s mission and purpose. His trainings guide leaders into their peak success, peak potential, and ultimately their Peak Existence. Satyen Raja has dedicated his life to higher consciousness studies, illuminating the path for others to …

1,154 | Answer the Call: David Alan Brown on Inner Voices, Personal Power & Living with Intention David Alan Brown has been teaching personal empowerment, leadership, organizational development, self discovery and spirituality to audiences across the country for more than thirty years. He is the author of many books, including Answer the Call: What to do when Spirit arrives to transform your life! and The Self-Help Paradox. He frequently leads classes and services at progressive congregations, including more than a decade of service at New Thought Unity Center of Cincinnati and churches from Florida to Minnesota, Arizona to New York. He also facilitates and consults for corporations and nonprofit organizations, leading programs on leadership, culture, authenticity, presentation skills and staff development. David holds a BFA from New York University, is a fan of auto racing, writes and evaluates live theater, and coaches writers and storytellers. His most recent publication is an…

1,149 | Be Unexpected: Marva Bailer on Innovation, Leadership & Revolutionizing the Future of Work Marva Bailer has spent a quarter of a million moments in meetings—and she’ll tell you, a smile and eye contact can outshine any title. As she writes in her bestselling book Be Unexpected, “Showing up is the energy and focus you want to radiate to the world.” A bold and purpose-driven leader, Marva is a former executive at IBM, Amazon, Twilio, and Splunk, where she led billion-dollar teams and helped shape the future of sales, data, and innovation. Today, she serves as a board director and advisor, helping companies navigate complex challenges through strategy, storytelling, and servant leadership. Her book, Be Unexpected: Resetting Routines to Revolutionize the Future of Work, was named a 2023 NIEA Top Career Book. It introduces the idea of a personal “walk-up song” and offers modern frameworks for communication, trust-building, and leading with conviction. Recognized as a …

1,148 | Empowering Women & Breaking Limits: Simon Calderbank on Mindset & Resilient Leadership About Simon Calderbank, a caring, challenging and compassionate leadership mindset coach, who was raised in a strong, matriarchal household with 3 powerful female role models guiding me. Mum, Auntie and big sister resonated well on my perspective and empathy, helping me to develop a caring, challenging and compassionate coaching style. It was this context that ultimately drew me to support female leaders. I have served 100's of women leaders to break through the barriers holding them back to reflect, reframe, and reinvent their mindset to drive positive and lasting change in their workplace. And in their lives. With only 20 men selected, it’s an honour that my female clients’ recommendations placed me on the Northern Women’s Power Inaugural Advocacy List for driving change in gender equality. Lastly, I’m a Dad to two terrific teenagers Joe and Ella, a loving partner to Diane, a l…

1,147 | Lead from the Heart: Justin ITee Walker on Self-Leadership & Cybersecurity Protection Justin ITee Walker is on a mission with purpose and passion to help others heal and protector their personal lives and businesses by leading from the heart with self leadership, and cyber security. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://iteecmd.net/about-the-owner 🎬 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 inspiring conversations Monday to Friday! #PositiveTalkRadio #Inspiration #Podcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

1,139 | From Crisis to Calling: Amy Chinian on Faith, Family & Building My Hair Helpers Amy Chinian is a visionary entrepreneur, dedicated leader, and the founder of My Hair Helpers, the top-rated company specializing in head care solutions in Southern California. Her story exemplifies resilience, faith, and the power of transforming personal challenges into a purpose-driven business that uplifts families and communities. Amy’s journey began in 2000 with a deeply personal experience. While pregnant with her fifth child, she discovered that she and her children had head lice. Navigating this challenge during her pregnancy was overwhelming, especially as she struggled to find safe, effective solutions on the market. This pivotal moment opened her eyes to the lack of reliable options for families facing the same problem and planted the seed for what would later become her life’s mission. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: myha…

1,131 | Optimize Your SUCCESS: Lisa Heintzelman on Leadership & Business Growth Lisa L. Heintzelman, M.Ed., is the President of Illuminations Consulting, founded in April 2000. As a Business, Sales, and Leadership Coach, she excels in lifelong learning and continuous quality improvement. Lisa earned her Master’s in Educational Administration from Temple University and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from Elizabethtown College. In 1999, Lisa was named Sallie Mae’s First Class Teacher of the Year for Pennsylvania. Noticing a gap between education and business, she broadened Illuminations Consulting’s scope. Today, she thrives as a business success consultant, focusing on efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity, and coaching individuals and teams to “Optimize Your SUCCESS!” ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://illuminationsconsulting.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos…

1,128 | Leadership as Art: Charles Spinosa on Culture & Creating Organizational Masterpieces Charles Spinosa has been a management consultant for the last 28 years. He draws on thinking from philosophy and literature to develop leaders, change organizational cultures, and develop new customer propositions. He has worked with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups in Europe, the US, Canada, Latin America, and China. Before entering management consulting, he taught Shakespeare at Miami University in Ohio and then philosophy at U. C. Berkeley. With Fernando Flores and Hubert L. Dreyfus, Charles published Disclosing New Worlds (The MIT Press, 1997). The book looks at innovation in business, politics, and culture from a philosopher’s perspective. In 2024 with Matthew Hancocks, Haridimos Tsoukas, and Christopher Davis (on culture), Charles published Leadership as Masterpiece Creation (The MIT Press). The book provides the conceptual and practical frameworks for leaders t…

1,127 | The Power of Personal Branding: Alan McLaren on Leadership, Identity & Global Impact My passion for personal branding comes from over two decades of experience in leadership roles, including public companies, partnerships, and entrepreneurial ventures. Throughout my career, l've recognized the pivotal role personal branding plays in leadership success-helping leaders define their identity, articulate their unique value proposition, and enhance their professional reputation. Serving as the YPO (GOLD) International Chair was a life-changing experience that took me around the world and redefined my understanding of true leadership. The insights I gained and the remarkable leaders I had the privilege to work with have left an enduring impact on me. With STRATA Originals, I'm committed to empowering leaders to maximize their impact through personal branding. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://strataoriginals.com/…