Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast: Recent Episodes
Nicole Greer
The Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast brings together amazing leaders, entrepreneurs, and experts to share the successes, challenges, and secrets to living and leading as a VIBRANT Leader.
Tune-in each week as Nicole Greer interviews a new Vibrant Leader. https://vibrantcoaching.com
How can you recruit the best people in your industry?
My guest Mike Kaeding has an answer—build a place where people love to work.
As the CEO of Norhart, a construction business on a mission to eliminate the housing crisis, Mike has consistently attracted top performers with Norhart’s unique workplace culture.
In this episode, he’ll share how you can do the same—and break down his company’s mission to create a disruption in the construction industry.
He’ll also cover:
- Understanding the genius of others
- The habits that serve him
- How to give feedback
- The power of self-assessment
- And more
How can leaders manage the people side of change?
My guest Tim Creasey is a thought leader on managing the people side of change—and his work forms the foundation of the largest body of knowledge in the world on change management.
Tim believes that a successful change is possible with and through the people on your team…
And in this episode, he’ll share his top insights on change management, including:
- How to look into the future
- The power of “I” statements and “We” statements
- The ADKAR Change Model
- Handling resistance to change
- Project management tools
- And more
Yes, you CAN find fulfillment in the corporate world…
(And you don’t have to wait for luck—you can create your own!)
My guest Vidya Raman is a motivational speaker, leadership coach, and author of the new book Lucky You: An Insider’s Guide to Achieving Success and Finding Fulfillment in the Corporate World.
In this episode, she’ll share insights from the book, including:
- The SHIFT Framework
- How to get ahead without sacrificing job security
- Forging your own path to fulfillment
- A master plan to make yourself lucky
- And more
How can leaders become experts at decision-making?
Cheryl Einhorn is here to help you discover your Problem Solver Profile and investigate how you approach decisions.
Cheryl is the founder of Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method.
In this episode, she’ll share her expertise, including:
- How we can overcome biases to make better decisions
- The clues to discover someone’s Problem Solver Profile
- Why leaders should begin with “a vision of success”
- And more
How can you build, grow, and exit a business—all while enjoying the journey?
My guest Dr. Dorine Rivers is here to share how you can get the idea out of your head and “cash in” on it.
A jack of all trades (who has mastered all of them), Dr. Rivers is, among many things, the author of Brain to Bank.
In this episode, she’ll walk through the process outlined in the book, including:
- Naming the baby
- Knowing your why
- Understanding your avatar
- The meaning of “working together alone”
- And more
What are the five truths for transformational leaders?
My guest Ed Mishrell has more than 40 years of experience as a nonprofit leader.
He’s distilled his wisdom into the new book, The 5 Truths for Transformational Leaders: How Nonprofit Organizations Thrive, Grow, and Make a Profound Difference.
In this episode, he’ll walk us through the five truths and share:
- His experience creating a leadership development program
- The biggest challenge nonprofit leaders face today
- How leaders can continue to grow
- And more
How can you become a relationship-centered leader?
As the Chief Experience Officer at the Institute for Healthcare Excellence, Jennifer Krippner is a recognized expert in the field of patient experience and human-centered care.
Jennifer is passionate about building and nurturing connections in relationships—in this episode, she’ll share how leaders can do the same.
She’ll cover:
- How to practice being present with people
- Asking powerful questions
- The importance of listening to your team
- Moving from burnout to thriving
- Her favorite gratitude exercises
- And more
What is the future of work?
How will technology change recruiting?
These are just a few of the questions we’ll cover in my talk with Ira Wolfe, one of the top 5 global thought leaders on the future of work, HR, and adaptability.
Ira will delve into his book Recruiting in the Age of Googlization.
He’ll also share the recruiting strategies that the best companies are using—and how ChatGPT will affect the workforce.
Want an inside look at Chick-fil-A?
In this episode, I’m joined by Steve Robinson, author of Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand.
Steve is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Chick-fil-A, Inc. (1981 to 2015).
During Steve's tenure, Chick-fil-A grew from 184 stores and $100 million to 2,100 stores and $6.8 billion and became one of the most iconic brands of our time.
Now, he’s here to share stories and insights from his career, including:
- Truett Cathy’s inspiring leadership
- A $2 million mistake that shaped him
- The importance of values
- Chick-fil-A’s inverted marketing model
- And more
How can you lead through change?
Lata Hamilton is a change leadership and confidence expert who has worked with some of Australia’s biggest companies on changes impacting over 100,000 people.
In this episode, she’ll delve into change management, as well as:
- How people can build confidence
- Why leadership is taken not given
- How leaders can empower and inspire
- A new approach to change management
- Why women can forge new paths in leadership
- And more
What holds people back from their full potential?
My guest Ryan McKinney is here to answer that question.
As a sought-after leadership coach, Ryan helps business leaders transform so they can create high impact at work and at home.
In this episode, he’ll give you a taste of his coaching wisdom, including:
- Your intentional vs unintentional personal brand
- The energy leadership methodology
- How to ask powerful questions
- The meaning of “don’t play it small”
- And more
How can leaders prepare to train and develop others?
Jonathan Kroll is the founder of Leadership Trainer, a nonprofit that specializes in trainer preparation and facilitator skill building.
In this episode, he’ll discuss his new book, Preparing Leadership Educators, and share his wisdom, including:
- The importance of authenticity
- Why experiential learning is key
- How to incorporate reflection into your day
- The importance of morning routines
- Developing emotional intelligence
- And more
Have you been bringing your family into the office?
The way we each manage conflict is shaped by our upbringing…
And when there’s conflict in the workplace, it’s difficult for a team to collaborate as their best selves…
Bonnie Artman Fox is the Workplace Conflict Expert and an Accredited Boss Whisperer. She specializes in helping teams resolve conflict and come together to be more effective and productive.
In this episode, we’ll dive into her book “How Did My Family Get In My Office?!: Surprising Ways Your Upbringing Impacts You At Work and What You Can Do About It.”
Bonnie will also cover how she coaches leaders to replace abrasive behaviors with emotional intelligence skills.
Does happiness make money?
My guest in this episode believes it does…
Paul ter Wal is an employability expert and workplace architect who is trying to solve the world’s crisis of engagement.
He’s here to share how to create a highly engaged workforce for a thriving organization.
Paul will cover:
- The difference between a vertical and horizontal workplace
- How to make core values non-negotiables
- Why he doesn’t like the term human resources
- The secret to eye-opening 1-on-1s
- Why engagement correlates with profitability
- And more
Want to get the compensation you deserve for your talents and skills?
Sonja Price is here to share the strategies you need to know…
Sonja is a top career strategist, salary advisor, and leadership coach for mid-level corporate professionals.
Her mission is to help career seekers have greater meaning, better work-life balance, and significantly higher pay—in this episode, she’ll show you how.
We’ll cover:
- Why it’s beneficial to switch jobs every few years
- How to research compensation in your industry
- The best ways to prepare for an interview
- Crafting a resume and LinkedIn profile to land high-salary roles
- And more
Is the culture of your organization serving your mission?
HR powerhouse Traci Scherck is here to share her insights on culture & organizational impact.
She’ll share the 4 key drivers of engagement and how leaders can ensure employees are fulfilled.
We’ll also cover:
- How to put the right people in the right role
- What is the compensation story you’re telling?
- Promoting collaboration, not competition
- And more
Do you need a brand rebirth?
Maybe your personal brand doesn’t really fit you…
Or maybe you don’t have a personal brand and don’t know where to start…
My guest Tanika Vital-Pringle is here to help you define your personal brand in 3 easy steps.
Tanika will share why creating your brand isn’t complicated—it’s about recognizing your superpower and communicating it with the world.
Join us to create your brand so you can attract clients who are aligned with YOU.
These days, recruiting can be daunting…
You want to build a team of rockstars, but where are they hiding?
My guest, Darrin Jahnel, knows a thing or two about recruiting and company culture. His company has won multiple best workplace awards including the Inc. 5000.
Darrin is here to share how he scouts top-tier employees…
And how he helps them flourish with an award-winning company culture.
We also cover:
- The value of investing in young people
- How to rediscover optimism
- A morning routine for mindful leaders
- What sports can teach you about building a team
- And more
Every business owner needs to harness the power of technology…
But with so many software options, it’s hard to know where to start.
For this installment of the Build a Vibrant Culture Podcast, I’m bringing back one of my favorite episodes: my conversation with Samantha Morris.
In this episode, Samantha shares her top software recommendations for accounting, social media, and more.
If you’ve been looking for simple ways to make your life easier with technology, Samantha has some tips for you.
Samantha also shares her wisdom on the importance of mentorship for leaders—and more.
Want to be bold?
This week, we’re revisiting another favorite episode from the past: my fantastic conversation with self-proclaimed bodacious business coach Mary Foley.
In this episode, Mary reveals why success is a decision…
And shares how you can tap into your confidence and take ownership over your life.
Mary also shares her wisdom on building community—and breaks down her “magician vs mule” analogy that every leader needs to hear.
What is a leadership shadow?
When you identify your leadership shadow, you can conquer your fears and flaws…
And when you self-actualize, you can help others transform, too…
Today on the Build a Vibrant Culture podcast, I’m “rewinding” to one of our most popular episodes: my inspiring conversation with Dr. William Sparks.
Whether you’re listening for the first or second time, this conversation is perfect for any leader who’s ready for some serious growth.
As leaders, we are called to make high-stakes decisions…
It can be stressful to make decisions when you can’t predict what will happen…
(And when your team is relying on you to make the right call)…
But what if there were practical techniques to make decisions in the face of uncertain outcomes?
My guest, Everett Harper, is here to discuss his book Move to the Edge, Declare it Center.
In the book, Everett outlines practices and processes for creatively solving complex problems in high-pressure environments.
Everett also shares his wisdom on recovery time from work and why DEI can’t just be a side project for businesses.
There’s been a seismic shift in leadership…
Leading with power and control doesn’t work anymore…
It’s all about meaningful connections.
But how do you build these connections & better serve your team?
Dr. Michelle Johnston is here to discuss her book The Seismic Shift in Leadership.
Listen to learn:
- How to own your journey
- Why you need to give up perfection
- How to identify your communication style
- The power of values alignment
- How to listen from the heart
- Tips for owning your calendar
- And more
What holds leaders back from creating the future?
Visions are a dime a dozen, but few people make them happen…
What separates these leaders from the rest?
Rich Russakoff is here to break down the Six C’s of Leadership.
Listen to learn:
- Why leadership = good listening
- How to get others to buy in to your vision
- Why leaders need to be lifetime learners
- How to be a proactive listener
- Why leadership isn’t transactional
- The power of questions
- Why paraphrasing is a necessary skill
- The meaning of constructive honesty
- And more
Having a personal brand isn’t an option anymore…
Less than 15% of people have a personal brand, but many more claim to.
Whether you want to land your dream job…
Attract the perfect employees for your business…
Or build relationships with like-minded leaders…
Your personal brand sends a clear message about your goals and philosophy.
(And it’s deeper than self-promotion!)
In this episode, Chellie Phillips shows you how to get started with a personal brand.
Listen to learn:
- Why great leadership is relationship building
- The meaning of reputation management
- How your brand leads to accountability
- And more
If everyone on your team had your attitude, what would happen?
As a leader, you have more influence than you think…
Even if you’re hiding your fear and doubt, it’s seeping into your team…
But if you learn the art of state management, you can shake off negative emotions and approach your day with your head in the game.
Tim Redmond leads one of the most successful business growth coaching firms in the world.
In this episode, he’ll share leadership wisdom to help you boldly live your purpose and serve others.
Listen to learn:
- Why negative self-talk damages your leadership
- How to go from a “can’t” state to a “can” state
- Why there’s no such thing as a neutral interaction
- Conflict management tools for leaders
- And more
As a 21st-century leader, you NEED global communication skills…
With the rise of remote work, business is only becoming more international…
But how can you bridge cultural differences to lead your team in a global setting?
My guest, Heather Hansen, is a Global Communication Consultant who helps top global leaders foster unmuted communication cultures across global and remote teams.
In this episode, she’ll share how global leaders can become better listeners and ensure that every voice is heard.
Listen to learn:
- The meaning of authentic adaptability
- How to avoid linguistic bias
- The power of perception
- How to break bad listening habits
- Why “bad English is good for business”
- And more
Want to become your best self?
When you’re at your best, you can use your strengths & talents to serve others…
In a way that ignites YOU.
And there are ways to return to your best self even after a bad day…
In this episode, I’m joined by Susan Brady, co-author of Arrive & Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership.
She’s here to help women (and men, too!) unlock their best selves and embrace inclusive leadership.
Listen to learn:
- The real meaning of authenticity
- How to create a healthy team environment
- Your “best self” centering practice
- How to bring your whole self to work
- The relationship between courage and vulnerability
- And more
Your business isn’t really about selling your product…
It’s about the narrative you build…
The stories you tell to mobilize people around your message…
The big picture vision for your future…
Narratives are what make great companies and great leaders.
When your narrative is strong, even your customers will want to be a part of it.
But how do you turn your vision into a powerful narrative—and communicate it to employees and customers in a compelling way?
My guest Guillaume Wiatr is the author of Strategic Narrative: A Simple Method that Business Leaders Can Use to Help Everyone Understand Their Business, Get Behind It, and Believe In It.
In this episode, he’ll give you the tools to build your strategic narrative.
Ready to be a brand new person?
We’re giving you a “Rebirth Roadmap”…
These changes are so simple…
But they plant the seeds for you to become the best leader you can be.
And because personal development IS professional development…
We’re taking a deep dive into personal growth with my guest Kasey Tench, a Holistic Life Coach.
Kasey has developed a coaching plan that uses the seasons of nature to unlock your personal growth journey, and she’s here to share that with you.
We’ll also discuss:
- How to plant habits and desires
- The morning routine every leader needs
- Neuro-linguistic programming 101
- Taking care of your inner child
- And more
You might be missing out on this incredible way to level up your leadership…
You can do it when you’re relaxing at the beach…
I’m talking about reading a book.
And though we love business books, fiction books are an untapped resource for leadership wisdom…
My guest Melanie Bell, the Co-Founder of Strategic Piece, benefited so much from reading fiction that she started Leaders Who Fiction, a virtual book club for leaders.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why fictional characters make great case studies
- What leaders can learn from The Hero’s Journey
- The importance of a growth mindset
- How Strategic Piece creates information-driven customer experiences
- And more
Have you been stuck in a cycle—and not even noticed?
It’s easy to go with the flow and get caught in a pattern…
But if you never take stock of the bigger picture…
You’ll never go beyond where you are now.
You need to embrace intentionality.
Luckily for you, my guest wrote a book on it.
Larry Long Jr. is the Founder and CEO of LLJR Enterprises and the author of JOLT!: Get Zapped Into Intentionality.
In this episode, Larry will show you how to transform your life by setting intentions—and following through on them.
Listen to learn:
- How to gain control over the story you tell yourself
- The power of proximity
- Why you need a personal theme song
- What it takes to be an optimist
- And more
If 66% of businesses fail within the first 10 years…
How do you not only avoid failure…
But become a power brand in your market?
You need to unlock sustainable revenue growth—but where do you start?
Luckily for you, my guest Jackson Calame coined the 8 Pillars of Sustainable Revenue Growth.
As the founder and CEO of First Class Business, Jackson has used these principles to help entrepreneurs optimize their conversion rates and become market leaders—and in this episode, he’s here to share them with you.
If you’re trying to lead every member of your team as if they were the same person…
You’re probably hitting a wall.
Your team is made up of unique individuals with unique motivations.
But how do you discover these motivations and build one-on-one relationships with your team?
Dave Liu is a 30-year veteran of Silicon Valley and Wall Street—and an entrepreneur, advisor, and author.
He’s here to share his leadership expertise on:
- Navigating the fine line between personal and professional
- Using human psychology to lead
- Why the best leaders look inward
- And more
Business is more international than ever…
Meaning that leaders NEED to work cross-culturally.
But what does it take to build trust across cultures that have different ways of doing business?
Dr. Rajesh Kumar is the CEO and Founder of Global Strategic Advisory, where he helps international brands navigate cross-cultural differences and avoid billion-dollar mistakes.
In this episode, he’ll discuss the ins and outs of cross-cultural negotiations and how leaders can cultivate a global mindset.
What does storytelling have to do with leadership?
The best leaders understand the power of narrative…
If you can make your team feel like they’re on a hero’s journey…
Just like the epic quests you see in movies…
They’ll follow you wherever you want to go.
Paul Glover is a performance coach and former federal court trial attorney who believes in the power of narrative to influence and educate.
In this episode, he’ll discuss:
- Taking your followers on a hero’s journey
- Connecting with your team on a personal level
- The 3 essential traits of a leader
- The difference between goals and purpose
- Why leaders can’t ignore self-care
- And more
Want an easy, 5-step method to build your vision and strategy?
What about a system to determine your team’s superpowers?
Michael King is here to break down his T.E.A.M.S. Methodology and the Enneagram of Personality.
These tools will help you define your gameplan—and then determine how to leverage your team’s unique gifts to enact it.
Michael is a pastor turned Executive Coach who uses these systems to help high-level business leaders transform their teams and achieve their goals.
Listen to find out:
- Why self-leadership is the key to team-leadership
- How to communicate expectations to your team
- The meaning of discernment
- And more
How do you ensure that your business is guided by your core values…
Even when the unpredictable happens?
My guest Jonathan Cotten calls this radical integrity.
As the President and CEO of Easy Step Enterprises, Jonathan leverages his business to transform lives and reflect his core values.
In this episode, he’ll share:
- How to lead your business with radical integrity
- Why you need a cultural framework—not a business strategy
- Why the employee is king—not the customer
- The importance of adversity
- And more
The most valuable asset in a business?
People.
When you understand your team’s value…
You can make miracles happen at work.
My guest, Dave Bookbinder, is a valuation expert who believes in the impact of human capital.
He’s here to talk about the valuation of people, as well as:
- How to avoid toxic employees
- Why trust is the secret to innovation
- Why building resilience builds the bottom line
- And more
As a leader, you want to amplify your impact…
The best way to do that?
Build other leaders.
When you unite other leaders to your vision, your impact will be exponential.
But how do you empower others to lead?
And how can you navigate leadership in challenging times?
This episode’s guest, Alyssa Cox, founder of Blue Swift Consulting, helps leaders rethink the way they tap into their networks to achieve their goals and strengthen their communities.
She joins the podcast to share her wisdom with you.
What if there was a way to do less—and gain more?
What if you could accelerate business growth without bulldozing your personal life?
This episode’s guest, Simon Severino, figured out how to achieve his business goals while maximizing time spent away from work.
And he wrote his book, Strategy Sprints, to help you do the same.
Listen now to hear Simon’s story and find out how his blueprint can double your revenue--and give you more time to build a vibrant life.
Turning every message into a story leads to better outcomes – better leadership, better results in high stress situations, better sales numbers.
Anyone can do it, and Richard Newman explains exactly how to get started. The author and Founder of Body Talk has helped over 100,000 business leaders from around the world improve their communication skills and their impact.
Richard gives listeners the answers they need to start taking action now and see results fast, including:
- How to align body language, tone of voice, and words for maximum effect
- The biological tricks that make a message stick with your audience
- The worst advice to give someone looking to communicate better
- And much, much more
This episode will certainly pay off in business and in life. Listen in!
Challenge your assumptions of leadership.
Why should you ask candidates where they want to be AFTER the position you are hiring for?
Why is getting into the weeds on a complex problem good leadership?
Dan Gray leads the growth team at Kotn, a sustainable clothing line, and has a decade of experience scaling B2B and B2C brands. The passion for his employees, drive to learn and commitment to his core values and beliefs are an inspiration to all leaders.
This is a conversation you do not want to miss. Listen now!
This episode is for every entrepreneur and every business leader who wants to find five-star employees but dreads the hiring process.
All In Company Co-Founder Danielle Mulvey has cracked the code for recruiting, hiring, and retaining the best employees for your team. Her objective employee rating system removes the hassle and guess work, allowing you to identify candidates who will fit your company culture and help your business become more successful.
Listen in to learn:
- Which values to look for
- Which qualities can’t be changed
- How to identify the aptitudes required for the position
- What the success metrics will be
- And, how to quantify their return on payroll
Don’t miss this chance to upgrade your workforce to a five-star operation!
Six skills for more effective leadership.
Six skills to win interviews and gain greater self-knowledge.
Six skills you need now.
Guest Michelle Holden is an author, corporate coach, and “self-esteem architect” who works with individuals and corporations to develop the talent within. She shares a six pack of skills that have helped her clients achieve their leadership goals.
Stop asking, “what if?” and start asking, “what next?” Listen now!
Successfully scaling up your business from 2 to 200 is one of the greatest challenges you will face.
Doing so while maintaining a strong company culture with remote teams spread across the globe makes it an even taller task.
But it can be done!
Myles Anderson navigated this path and joins the podcast to map the way for other up and coming entrepreneurs. As the CEO and Co-Founder of BrightLocal, Myles has implemented a culture of empowerment and support across the entire organization. He has a hiring process that helps ensure new candidates possess the right attributes to be good cultural fits. He has also established a system of guidance and feedback to help retain talent and get the most out of everyone.
If you are looking to scale up, or are already deep into it, this is an episode for you. Plus, get Myles’ top business book recommendations!
Every referral is a recommendation.
Every testimonial is a recommendation.
Are you getting the recommendations your business needs?
David Nour is a world-renowned speaker, coach, and expert on business relationships. His Curve Bender strategy will help you identify, prioritize, and cultivate the impactful relationships that will not only determine what you can accomplish but also shape the leader you can become.
Reach out to top contacts and reestablish relationship “onramps” with contacts you’ve lost touch with. Listen in and learn to cultivate and leverage your portfolio of relationships.
Mike Malatesta is on a mission to help as many entrepreneurs as he can create successful companies that improve people’s lives, and he joins this episode to do just that for everyone listening in!
For everyone stuck in the Grind stage of the Entrepreneurial Journey – bogged down by daily tasks and unsure how to get back to what makes your business unique…
For everyone who feels like they are pivoting in circles when they should be shifting things forward…
For everyone who is in the Valley of Uncertainty and falling into the common fallacies of business ownership…
THIS episode is for you! Let Mike take you through the 4 Stages of the Entrepreneurial Journey and on to success!
Calling all entrepreneurs and early-stage business leaders! This episode is for you!
Andy Cabasso is an entrepreneur, speaker, and lawyer. His most recent business, Postaga, is a fully remote, all-in-one platform for link building and email outreach. He joins the show to share his lessons for starting, growing, and selling a first-time company, including:
- The importance of implementing a business operating system
- How to build company culture across several time zones
- Critical skills for early-stage leaders
- And more
Don’t miss this opportunity to get your idea off the ground and running!
Listen in before your next meeting.
No one loves drama at work. But we’ve all had those meetings, the ones where everyone leaves nodding their heads and believing they’re all on the same page... only to receive an email several hours later from someone who wants to critique or change the plans.
Ego loves drama. And ego drives all the little actions we take to get through everyday tasks. When we don’t take time to focus, align, communicate our needs, and hold ourselves accountable, ego gets in the way of success.
Fortunately, Christie Garcia is here to explain the upside to ego and the 6 Pillars of ego management.
You do not want to miss this deep dive into ego and how you can lead a successful, drama-free team!
As a leader, you are always negotiating.
Sometimes it’s a major deal to hit a revenue goal, other times it’s taking care of the needs of team members.
How do you deal with friction in the process?
How do you become an implementer and not just a deal maker?
Get the psychological edge in your next negotiation with special guest Alistair McBride.
Alistair is a coach, facilitator, and trainer whose Goliath Negotiation Method has helped executives and business owners be mentally and emotionally prepared for the negotiation process. He also shares techniques for developing constructive rapport and having high-impact conversations.
What could you do if you were able to generate your own value?
Would you know how to leverage that personal value into greater business and personal success?
Andy McDowell is a strategic coach who understands how small business owners and executives can generate their value to take ownership of their lives and position themselves to take advantage of opportunities.
Listen in to get Andy’s 3 Tools for Generating Your Value. And don’t miss a 4th Bonus Tool from Nicole!
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!
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 leadership.
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 impact on those in your organization. But, too often, people wind up complacent in their role and are no longer looking for advancement. That is why he has developed a four-step process to staying coachable. Sean takes us through each, and so much more, including:
- Asking the right questions at the right time
- How to thrive in change
- How to enjoy relentless improvement
- And much more
Stay coachable. Stay successful. Listen in now!
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, host of the Everyday Business Leader Podcast, and Founder of Gray University. His work helps leaders break free of daily busy work and find the time to focus on the long-term. His detailed strategies to build self-managing and self-accountable teams are part of his framework that will take you to another level of leadership success. Listen in now!
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 coral reef
- And much, much more
Like nature, change is constant... but it doesn’t have to be chaos. Her unique approach to leadership coaching will help you become someone who can drive, survive, and thrive through change. Lead the way you were born to lead.
Don’t miss this conversation! And be sure to check out her brand-new book, Wisdom from the Wild.
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, insight, and innovation in whichever field they work.
Candy believes that when you approach interactions with humility and without ego, when you are a life-long learner, and when you seek to learn your purpose, you will become a more successful, innovative, and effective leader. She shares her improv lessons here. Don’t miss out!
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 business tech
- Recommendations for SM, accounting, and CRM apps
- Leadership essentials for 2022
- And much more
This episode is perfect for non-digital natives and tech-savvy entrepreneurs alike, whether you are thinking about starting your first business or adding another venture to your plate. Don’t miss out!
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 this condition, “driving with a foot on the brake” and in this episode he explains to listeners how they can take that foot off and achieve more. His insights include:
- 3 signs you may be holding yourself back
- How to turn off excessive self-doubt
- Common next-steps successful leaders take
- And so much more!
The work Stephen is doing with highly successful leaders has altered the trajectory of their success. Don’t miss out on the chance to alter yours. Listen now!
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 dream clients. In this episode, he lays out the detailed keys to success, including:
- 3 ways to engage modern buyers
- How to create lean-forward sales moments
- Why the opening is more powerful than the close
- 4 questions for post-sale buyer care
- And so much more
Peter is an amazing resource for anyone in the sales, marketing, or consumer experience fields. Don’t miss his hot take on measuring a salesperson’s success or his FREE sales assessment offer!
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 leaders
- The importance of timeliness to motivation
- What makes a leader coachable
- And much more
Richard leaves listeners with a simple exercise they can complete to begin bringing their work/life balance into focus and analyze what they can do to free themselves of the tasks that consume the largest blocks of their time.
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 expert author and speaker shares lessons he started learning on the basketball court as a young head coach and has since transferred over into the corporate world. His practical and insightful strategies include:
- 5 essential steps to go from group to team
- How to build strong relationships with team members
- Asking better questions to create stronger connections
- Learning to have more productive one-on-one meetings
- And much more
Sean wants leaders to be able to build relationships that are strong enough to withstand the weight of truth when difficult conversations become necessary. Don’t miss out on this one!
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. He asks us to consider our Hero’s Journey and to overwrite the personal narratives that limit our full potential. David shares keys to enlightened decision making for every leader seeking to take the next step in their development, which include:
- Is this mine to do or is it an obligation?
- How does this decision make me feel?
- What is the best, most loving decision to make at this moment?
What in your life has prepared you for your purpose? This conversation, the habits and methods David shares with listeners, is part of your preparation to become the fully actualized leader you are capable of being.
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 Education Department. Bryan’s work focuses on what companies and leaders can do to create, foster, and sustain innovative cultures through ideation, not just in product development, but around values and vision as well. This wide-ranging conversation includes:
- Which ideation techniques to use in problem solving
- The traits of good, innovative team members
- How to solicit ideas from all levels of your org
- And much more
Bryan also explains why every medium to large company should have an Ideation Strategist, how to think about virtual ideation, and HOW to get your team to innovate (his answer will surprise you). Don’t miss this one!
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 to develop a more diverse talent pool, create more equity among your existing team, or simply continue to invest in your own development, Kelly has something for you. Her insights include:
- How to develop the 4 areas of emotional intelligence
- Effective feedback methodology
- Creating a DEI workplace
- 3 steps to develop leadership empathy
- And so much more
Don’t wait, listen now!
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 cultivate and maintain leadership capital
- How lessons from the firehouse translate across leadership roles
- Where he has seen leaders struggle the most
- And much more
This unique angle on leadership is something any leader can learn from and implement into their own team culture. Plus, Rob shares his favorite leadership reads. Don’t miss out!
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 in mind in order to have a greater impact, including:
- Creating events that empower those they lead
- Validating the concerns of their people
- Addressing issues of inclusion and team diversity
- And more
As leaders, we must always look beyond our own experiences to gain as broad a perspective as possible, and this conversation is definitely a perspective we all need. Don’t miss it!
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 keynote speaker, podcaster, author, and consultant. Her HEART method helps leaders present themselves and their message in order to reach the hearts of their audience and create change. She breaks down the process, including:
- Finding the emotional connection of your message
- Understanding the audience
- Evaluating the effectiveness of your presentation as you deliver
- And much, much more
There is so much in our conversation to help leaders become transformational and define their legacy. Don’t miss a minute!
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” with more than two decades of entrepreneurial experience. Her approach is part mindset and part practical steps you can start today!
Our conversation is just what you need if you’re looking for a boost in the right direction or useful information to tuck away until you need it. Murielle covers many topics, including:
- Strategies for stuck leaders
- How to shift perspectives when goals feel like mountains
- Building good habits that last
- And more
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 honest or not. The co-founder and managing partner of Navalent has a long track record of helping CEOs and executives tackle challenges of strategy and leadership and pursue transformational change for their organizations. The author of nine books has worked with startups to Fortune 10s to overhaul leadership and culture and he joins us to share the detailed conclusions of his studies, including:
- The 4 conditions that determine the honesty, or dishonesty, of an organization
- The ways in which performance reviews need to be rethought to dignity
- How to identify and root out undue privileges that lead to injustices
- Where to start when you begin to assess values and identity
- And so much more
Ron’s statistical models are cumulative, meaning that addressing the key areas he has discovered will result in your organization being 16 times more likely to conduct themselves honestly. 16 times! You have to listen to the full interview now!
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 systemic, reliable transformations in behavior habits and team cultures. His insights into the automatic mode of the human mind are crucial to leaders getting the most from their teams and avoiding common leadership mistakes. He joins us for this episode to talk about:
- Common disruptive behaviors and the first step that must happen before change can occur
- How to facilitate change through a proper performance review
- How to close the knowing/doing gap in order to initiate necessary cultural changes
- And much more
Barry is a wealth of knowledge in a very critical but difficult area of leadership. Don’t miss this one!
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:
- How to build and leverage social capital
- Lateral and vertical networking
- Best practices for LinkedIn
- How to uncover your personal brand through networking
- And so much more
Kymberli is an amazing resource for all leaders and anyone wanting to be more intentional and authentic in their networking. Don’t miss her “100 people in 100 days” challenge. This episode is jam packed with great ideas!
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 back into compliance. Through it all, she has developed a successful style that includes:
- Synchronizing department visions with those of the entire organization
- Navigating various learning styles within training programs
- Rolling out integrated core values company-wide
- And much more
Megan has done it all in the model of a true servant-leader and her actionable advice is relevant for leaders of any generation. Listen in now!
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 representative to FEMA.
A top-down response to workplace disasters is out of date and isn’t effective in mitigating damage. Patrick shares his empowerment approach with us that includes:
- Why frontline employees will be the most critical leaders in a disaster
- The three most important items to have in your disaster kit
- How a successful disaster response can have a strategic business impact
- And much, much more
When disaster strikes, we are all responsible to respond. Train and trust your employees to react.
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 and implicit messaging in a new way and allows them to change what isn’t working. In our conversation she shares many insights, including:
- How to harness the 5 elements of storytelling
- The importance of practicing cognitive empathy to change thinking
- How to use a mad lib technique to jumpstart the process
When you pull on the Red Thread you begin to create stories that are more exciting and compelling for your team and clients. Listen to the full episode and start pulling today!
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 action items, including:
- How to harness the power of pronoia
- 3 tools to shift from a negative mindset
- How to avoid “joy killers”
- Why you need to review your vision statement daily
- And much, much more
This is one of our most positive and uplifting conversations to date, and one that will make you a better, happier leader. Be sure to listen in!
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 and leaders identify and articulate their brand messaging and she shares her strategies with us, including:
- Which questions to answer
- How to deploy your new brand messaging
- Using your brand to find the right customers and hire the right employees
- And so much more
Some branding professionals may stop after the mission/vision/value statements are written, but Kate gives us the important next steps as well – getting your tag line into everyone’s vocabulary and the importance of engaging more than just your marketing and sales employees. There is so much in this episode you can start using today. Don’t miss out, listen now!
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 with the difference between his potential and performances on tour. Our conversation also covers:
- Journaling, feedback, and other tools for self-awareness
- The 3-fold process for optimizing our actions
- The 4 Ps to become a catalyst for change
- And much, much more
There are plenty of analogies between golf and leadership, whether it is tempo, balance, and focus, or the idea of your team as your club. Thane has done an amazing job of synthesizing the concepts in a way we can all benefit from. Don’t miss out; listen now!
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.
David is a man of action, and our conversation will leave you with plenty of actions you can start implementing today for greater results, including:
- How to go on a listening campaign
- How to avoid blind spots when hiring and promoting
- Which leadership characteristics you should be working on now
- And so much more
The best leaders at the top companies are the ones who engage the most outside consultants, coaches, and trainers. Study, practice, and move forward. Start by listening to the full episode!
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 lessen interpersonal conflicts
- And much more
From improv to doodling, Rona shares with us a few playful activities you can bring to your team today – and a couple playful pitfalls to avoid. Don’t miss this episode and get ready to have fun!
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 moments that confront all leaders (and which one we can learn the most from)
- The antidote to the power trap
- How to identify and cancel out toxic behaviors at work
- The new definition of loyalty and employee engagement
- And much, much more
Zoe also helps us create a Culture Compass, an easy exercise that can have every member of your team thriving in no time!
This is a high-level leadership course in just over 30 minutes. You can’t miss it!
Have you mastered the art of mobilizing others?
Do you know how to step into your potential?
Get the “insider” lessons of exemplary leaders from our guest, Deb Calvert, a Certified Master of The Leadership Challenge. Deb is a coach, author, and expert on research-based practices of high-quality leaders. She is also the Founder of People First Productivity Solutions and has over 25 years of experience in leadership development.
Deb has a ton of insights for us on this episode and plenty of tips you can start using today, including:
- How to start leading with your values
- Understanding the 8 purposes behind any question
- Simple shifts to lead more and manage less
- The meaning of the term “entelechy”
- And so much more
This show is packed with information for anyone – sellers, buyers, and leaders of all stripes. Don’t miss a word of our conversation – straight from the master herself.
Change initiatives are inevitable in any organization or business. Sometimes we are leading the changes and other times we are being asked to join an initiative.
How do we ensure that these changes are embraced and productive for everyone involved?
Our guest, Jake Jacobs, is an expert in change leadership and an author of multiple books on how to make the most of change opportunities. He joins us this week for a deep dive into the common problems organizations encounter when making changes AND concrete steps anyone can take to achieve faster, easier, and better results.
Our conversation covers a wide range of important topics, including:
- How to make it easier for your people to do their best work
- How focusing on continuity will create an environment for successful change
- How to make change part of daily work
- And so much more
Jake has 35 years of experience helping organizations from Fortune 50 companies to national non-profits affect successful org changes. He brings a host of insight and ideas to this episode you won’t want to miss out on. Listen now!
Have you ever paused in order to speed up?
How often do you hit reset in order to work towards your dreams?
Our guest this week is Raven Harris, Founder and CEO of Activate the Dream. Raven is in the business of leadership solutions, and she joins the podcast to help you take concrete steps towards identifying and achieving your personal and professional goals.
She talks us through:
- The 5 steps to reset and achieve more
- How to figure out your dreams (and what to do next)
- The secret of “what gets scheduled gets done”
Raven’s advice is practical... and quotable! Listen in as she also shares:
- What is missing from the leadership space today
- Why AQ is a better indicator of leadership than IQ
- And the critical importance of staying “cool, calm, and connected” in a crisis
Don’t miss this episode. Click to listen now!
Bestselling author Leah Dean wants to make you a better leader, starting with the tribe you build around yourself. The CEO and Founder of Conduit International Ltd has worked with hundreds of organizations and executives around the world and across numerous industries.
Now, she is sharing her secrets and insights on leadership, the tribe mindset, and the future of work. Don’t miss these gems from over 20 years of HR experience including:
- How to become a Conduit Leader
- The simple formula to create inclusive spaces (without falling into cliques)
- How to avoid these two areas leaders struggle in
- The four conversations leaders and employees MUST have
- And so much more
Leah’s program, The Tribe Advantage, is a six-month long endeavor but she is giving out some of the key components in this conversation. Be sure to listen all the way through to hear her drop the number one Tribe principal at the very end. And don’t forget to check out her website for lots of free goodies.
Our special guest this week is Kevin Jenkins. Kevin is a DEI director, coach and consultant currently working with Ralph Lauren. He has over 20 years of experience as a learning professional in various industries and has been a recognized public speaker since the age of 8! He joins us this week to share his take on leadership, communications, and how to be a better leader on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Kevin’s lessons for leaders are all centered on the people being led. He understands that results and revenue will follow if leaders look out for the people on their teams first. He shares with us valuable insights, including:
- “Career Pathing”
- How to message to multiple communication preferences
- Why small DEI gestures are often the most meaningful
- And much more
We know that the future of work will not be a return to what was normal; it is going to be more remote, more virtual, and full of new advantages and opportunities. Kevin helps us see that we can make the most of what is to come if we think inclusively and put our people first. Don’t miss our conversation!
This week on the Vibrant Leadership podcast, we are excited to talk with leadership and question expert Bob Tiede. Bob has been on the staff of Cru for over 50 years and has served on the US Leadership Development Team. His blog, LeadingWithQuestions.com, is in its 9th year and is followed by leaders in over 190 countries. Bob is also the author of multiple books on leadership and questioning. He is a popular resource for leaders in all areas who are looking to find simple ways to become more successful by connecting with and better understanding their teams.
Great leaders involve others in meaningful ways to reach a destination. The more you hear from your team the more opportunities arise for collaboration and the better the outcomes become. Bob understands this and details several simple ways you can begin to utilize techniques that elicit valuable responses from your teams, including:
- How to find the strengths of your team
- How to become a good questioner in 30 seconds
- The connection between bull riding and being a good listener
- The difference between, “how was your day?” and “tell me about your day.”
- And much more…
Be sure to listen all the way through to hear the greatest question Nicole has ever been asked. This is an episode you don’t want to miss!
Our guest on this episode is a globe-trotting sales leader and experienced consultant with over 25 years of experience working with Fortune 100 companies. Bill Liebler is an ROI guru who specializes in pre-sales, value selling, and channel sales. He leads a world-wide team focused on driving recurring revenue from North America to Asia Pacific to London. He knows how to sell and he knows how to lead. And, he is sharing his wealth of knowledge with us.
Bill has worked his way up the corporate leadership ladder from a consultant for mid-market companies into the software industry and beyond. He understands that good leaders are a product of good habits. He shares some of those in this conversation, including:
- How to establish credibility without knowing everything
- How to lead from beside and behind
- How to work through change resistance
- And much, much more…
This episode takes you across the globe and back again with so much information a leader in any position or any country will find useful. Bill also leaves us with a book recommendation and a few tourist tips for anyone thinking of visiting China. Don’t miss out!
We are honored to have Lenora Billings-Harris join us for this special episode on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Lenora comes from the corporate world and for over 25 years she has been a diversity, equity, and inclusion speaker, trainer, and consultant. She is the President and CEO of UbuntuGlobal and the author of The Diversity Advantage. She is also a past president of both the National Speakers Association and the Global Speakers Federation.
Embracing diversity and inclusion in the workplace is one of the hottest topics right now in leadership. Lenora explains how to become a workplace leader in diversity and inclusion. Our conversation dives into:
- The important differences between diversity and inclusion
- How more diverse companies are also more successful companies
- Why there is nothing political about “political correctness”
- Her four-part Cultural Compass to become a diversity and inclusion leader
- And so much more…
Leaders create the space that allows people to feel valued, or not. And the more they feel valued the more they are able to contribute. Develop the habits of successful diversity leadership starting with this episode. Listen now!
On the episode this week we welcome Ginney Sanders, a CEO in the health and wellness industry whose philosophy ties together the importance of wellness and the effectiveness of leadership. In her work with RnA ReSet, Ginney has assembled a team and has led them through the pandemic by focusing on health and allowing business success to follow. Her insights into leadership and employee relations can apply to any industry. With over half of the workers in the United States dealing with chronic illness and living on more than four prescriptions a day, now is the time for companies to make preventative healthcare and wellness programs one of their key strategic initiatives.
Ginney’s view of leadership stems from her belief that wellness is not an absence of sickness but rather a measure of how many options and opportunities a person can sustain. She talks about how health can carry a leader through a time of challenge and emerge on the other side successfully. She also speaks about creating healthy relationships with employees. Our conversation ranges from:
- How healthier leaders make better leaders
- Melding passion with the willingness to take risks
- The importance of extending trust to employees
- And more
Don’t miss an important conversation that can change your health and the health of the people you lead. Listen now!
The doctor is in! Dr. Carole Isom-Barnes is our very special guest on this week’s episode. Dr. Isom-Barnes is a retired Bank of America senior leader and the current President of Xperience Leadership. She earned her PhD in Leadership and Change from Antioch University and is now a graduate professor of Strategic Communication at Queens University. As a chair, vice-chair, and director on multiple boards, Dr. Isom-Barnes has helped evaluate CEO performance and compensation. She specializes in supporting organizations through restructuring, strategic planning, C-suite turnovers, and cost-cutting measures.
Dr. Isom-Barnes shares with us her own experience in leadership roles and the expertise she gained through them. Beyond titles, seniority, or position, Dr. Isom-Barnes reminds us that leadership is about having a vision and motivating others to work towards that goal. It takes flexibility, sincerity, empathy, active listening, courage, and consistency. Her detailed insights range in topic from:
- How to create a vision statement
- The differences between leading large and small organizations
- What leaders struggle with the most
- And so much more
Whether you are heading up a brand new team or inheriting a leadership position, she has invaluable advice for success. The most important action is taking the first step. Don’t miss out; listen now!
Don Schmincke is a planetary physicist turned management and leadership researcher. He is an Indiana Jones for the business world who has traveled to the Himalayas to study leadership in lost civilizations and poured over ancient Japanese manuscripts for management techniques CEOs and companies can apply to their organizations today. From Alexander the Great to the Vikings and the Samurai, Don discovers the strategies that have worked for centuries, distills them down and brings them back to the attention of anyone looking for proven ways to better manage their people.
We are so pleased to be speaking with Don on this week’s episode. His new online course, Becoming Samurai, takes a look at change resistance and the cycle of chaos and failure that accompanies many of the change programs companies and organizations try to implement. By studying the success of the Samurai, Don’s program identifies the root cause of change resistance and how to circumvent it by answering the following questions:
- What’s holding me back?
- What are we attached to?
- How do we let go?
- And more
Don’s work codifying management and leadership research and putting it together for CEOs and business leaders has paid dividends for companies and organizations around the world. Don’t miss out on the conversations and his insights for success!
This week’s episode is jam-packed with tips and strategies for success from leadership coach Ed Evarts. A veteran of the corporate world, Ed now helps leaders and teams build self-awareness so that they can self-manage more effectively. He is also the author of multiple books and the host of the Be Brave at Work podcast.
In his latest book, Drive Your Career, Ed draws from his 12 years as a leadership coach and shares stories from clients that will resonate with anyone looking for a different approach to success, one that focuses the lens on relationships. By being purposeful about building relationships with our bosses, peers, subordinates, and clients, we can gain more control over where our career goes. In our conversation, Ed talks about:
- The power of curiosity
- The “Million Dollar Question”
- How to deliver more effective presentations
- And much, much more
In a corporate environment where much of the focus goes to projects, meetings, and clients, and where measurements are made by deals closed or products produced, Ed brings the attention back to the benefits of taking the time to understand each other’s goals, objectives, motivations, and even biases. It’s all about relationship success and it’s well worth a listen!
We are so excited to have digital marketing expert Priscilla McKinney join us for this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast. Priscilla is the CEO of Little Bird Marketing and President of The American Advertising Federation Heartland. She is a popular keynote speaker, blogger, podcast host, industry innovator, and diversity champion. She has won numerous awards and has developed the SOAR System for creating sustainable lead generation. Priscilla runs three different companies concurrently, but Little Bird Marketing is her primary focus and she is here to share her expertise in digital marketing and leadership.
Educated as a Cultural Anthropologist, Priscilla brings a unique approach to her work with business clients. Her guidance to executives and companies flows from two questions: How do we relate to each other? And, what are the agreements we have in our relationships? The answers offer us insights into so many important areas of our business, including:
- The dangers of doing the right actions in the wrong order
- Remembering what has made you successful
- An understanding that collaboration is the new competition
- And so much more
Priscilla understands the tremendous confusion many leaders face in the digital marketing environment. The pressure to do a little bit of this and a little bit of that, without truly knowing what is working and what is not. To be successful in digital, it is essential to know who your ideal client is, plan out the content, remain accountable to the strategy, and collect data in order to replicate what works and stop what doesn’t. Priscilla shares with us her secrets to it all. You won’t want to miss this one!
The amazing Pat Kahle is our guest on this week’s episode. Pat has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and 10 more years of experience as an entrepreneur. She serves as President of the Union County Chamber and has overseen its recent growth and expanded mission, including: workforce development, manufacturing, small business support, and specific programming for women and young professionals. Her incredible efforts led to her being recognized as the Union County Woman of the Year for 2011 and we are so excited to welcome her here to talk to all of us.
Pat has assembled her amazing Chamber team by maintaining a large network and prioritizing attitude, not skills, in her hiring. She talks about the importance of integrity and transparency within leadership and how to approach negative situations. Pat’s deep understanding of team building and leadership has allowed her to work with hundreds of businesses and she shares so many of her impactful insights on this show, including:
- 5 things to model as a leader
- The importance of integrity
- How to find the best people for your team
- And much much more
We also find out her top pick for the best leadership book, the lasting advice her mentor gave her, and her word of the year for 2021. Don’t miss a moment of this awesome conversation. Listen now!
Fieldworkers are true problem solvers. They partner with qualitative researchers, make meetings happen, connect the dots for clients, conduct site visits, and ensure projects run smoothly. They are flexible; they are solution-oriented; they are passionate; they are leaders. Sarah Kotva is a Fieldworker par excellence and we are excited to have her on this episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast. She not only works with CEOs seeking answers to big questions but also leads a team of passionate and inquisitive experts.
Sarah shares with us her take on working remotely in an in-person industry, participatory leadership, what leaders are facing in our current state of the world, and problem-solving activities for any successful leader, including:
- The importance of knowing a little about a lot
- Mirroring communication
- Why there is no substitute for planning
- And much more
She leaves us with some rock-solid advice for business and life: “You never know how your bad luck has saved you from your worst luck.” Keep going. We’re all going to make mistakes but life is about timing and if we recycle our ideas we’ll find the right time for them. Listen in for invaluable insights any leader can act on for greater success!
On this week’s episode, we welcome public relations CEO, Justin Breen. Justin is the author of the #1 International Best Selling book, Epic Business. His public relations firm, BrEpic, is as creative as it is spelled. BrEpic is the solution for entrepreneurs who are tired of being the best-kept secret out there. Justin’s firm helps them get validity and credibility by getting them into the highest-level news outlets. BrEpic comes up with viral, thought-provoking stories for companies that the media cannot ignore. By investing in their stories, BrEpic clients are able to attract investors and even employees which help to take their businesses to the next level.
Justin talks about how his brain operates in such a way that it is able to simplify everything – like his business advice: the right mindset attracts the right network and creates the right opportunities. His extreme confidence comes from working his mindset like a muscle. Justin also shares with us:
- The difference between leaders and managers
- How he has developed his impenetrable mindset
- His Kolbe score
- And so much more
Listen in to hear Justin talk more about himself and how he creates value for high-performing people!
Our guest for this episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast is business coach Mary Foley. Mary revs up female entrepreneurs, but her bodacious and bold essentials will help anyone grow their business, generate the revenue they really want, and take responsibility for what they want in their professional and personal lives. She believes that success is a decision and she lives it; from an engineering degree to a customer service rep with AOL to acclaimed coach and facilitator, Mary has lived her leadership lessons.
Redefining confidence and leadership, Mary explains how we can approach new challenges prepared for success and how leading yourself first will help you lead others. Leaders must create a plan and take the first action before they can bring others along. She also shares with us:
- How everyday boldness is helping leaders move forward during the pandemic
- How to be a magician and not a mule
- Where leaders can go to find a community of peers
- And more
Now is a fantastic time to be an entrepreneur, there is a lot of flux in the current business world, and Mary is here to help leaders and future leaders be successful. Success is a decision; decide to listen now!
On this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast, we speak with former radio producer and personality, Jeff Brown. Jeff is now a “boss-free” entrepreneur and host of the Read to Lead Podcast, a four-time Best Business Podcast nominee. On his show he interviews some of today’s best business and non-fiction authors; on our show, he shares what he has read and what he has learned about leadership, work-life balance, and habits for success.
Jeff’s idea of leadership has changed over the years, from “command and control” to “servant leadership.” His reading and interviews with the likes of Alan Alda, Nancy Duarte, Stephen Covey, and Seth Godin have led him to key leadership insights, including:
- 3 skills all leaders need
- Why we should default to “no” when we receive requests for our time
- How to use an “Ideal Week” spreadsheet
- The DREAM habits for success
- And more
He also takes a look at the post-pandemic future of business. With part-time of fully remote options becoming the new normal, Jeff considers ideas of time and productivity and cautions leaders not to get into the weeds trying to track the hours of remote employees.
Glean some genius from Jeff, and don’t miss his free book offer for listeners!
Join us on this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast for an illuminating interview with high-performance leadership coach and author Stacey Ashley. Stacey has won multiple awards for her executive coaching services in Australia and around the world, and is a #1 Amazon Best Seller for her leadership books. She is an expert in her field, with 30 years of experience in leadership development.
We discuss current themes in executive coaching and how the pandemic has amplified them, the role leaders have in creating more leaders, and what every successful leader needs to have in their toolkit. Stacey also gives listeners important takeaways to becoming better leaders.
The pathway to leadership development for both new and experienced leaders is oftentimes obscure or even non-existent; some struggle with finding the right tools while others succeed. Stacey advocates for a deliberate approach to developing leaders and shares the key tools she helps leaders add to their toolkit, including:
- Figuring out where your genius lies
- Onboarding your boss
- Self-coaching skills
- Being proactive about learning
- And more
With a solid foundation, leaders can be a role model for their people, letting go of being the domain expert in their field and becoming a leader who facilitates better outcomes for their teams. Stacey has so much to share; be ready to take notes!
If you’re not telling the story, they are… This week, on the Vibrant Leadership Podcast, we speak with award-winning storyteller Kelly Swanson about the power of intentional stories and how leaders can tap into that power when trying to influence, motivate, and introduce change to their audience. Kelly is a mentor, author, comedian, and motivational speaker with over 20 years of experience working with people to shape their stories into instruments of persuasion. She has studied the science behind persuasive stories and has translated that knowledge from stories simply for entertainment purposes into tools for the business world.
Stories can move people, build trust, bring experiences to life, allow the listener to see change possibilities before they happen, and impact business. Whether trying to close a sale with potential buyers, landing a new client, or motivating current employees, Kelly’s insights into storytelling help people create a personal connection, make an emotional investment, and shape a vision they will want to buy into.
On this week’s episode, Kelly shares real-life examples of how she’s seen stories impact both large audiences and single customers. She also breaks down the following key concepts into actionable steps:
- The two types of stories for leaders and business professionals
- The story formula to highlight the value of what you do
- Change management stories and the questions they need to answer
- And more
Since the beginning of time, stories have been used to influence people in ways no other communication style can. This conversation is a must-listen for all leaders who want to get beyond the data and tell stories that will change people. Let’s get started!
Our special guest on this episode of The Vibrant Leadership podcast is Adam Mendler, CEO of The Veloz Group and host of the Thirty Minute Mentors, Leaders To Listen To podcast. He is also the Co-Founder of Beverly Hills Chairs, a leading office furniture e-tailer, Custom Tobacco, a one of a kind cigar customization ecommerce platform, and Veloz Solutions, a technology company and software development practice. As a leadership expert, Adam remains active in each of these businesses, providing strategic guidance and support, and provides business thought leadership as a speaker to businesses, universities, and nonprofit organizations.
This week, Adam asks, “Am I performing at my best, and what can I do to become a better leader? How can I grow? How can I improve? How can I take my performance to the next level?”
We chat about what NOT to do as a leader, as well as:
- The first step to becoming the best leader you can be
- How to pursue feedback from those that really know you
- Questions to ask yourself to dive deeper into your own self-reflection
- What to do if you are struggling
- And more
On this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast, we speak with attorney, leadership coach, author, and speaker, Arika Pierce. Arika holds a JD from the George Washington University Law School and a BA in political science from Louisiana State University, has had over 15 years of corporate leadership positions, and now works with organizations to develop their millennial professionals. She is also the author of the Millennials Playbook for Adulting and The Seven Daily Habits of Successful Millennial Leaders, and hosts her own podcast called the Millennial Boardroom Podcast.
We chat with her about reading to lead, as well as:
- Keys to increasing your productivity
- Making clearer decisions
- How to infuse more creativity into your workday
- The disadvantages of multitasking and how to more effectively manage tasks
- And more
On this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast, we’re joined by Marc Pitman, Founder and CEO of the Concord Leadership Group. Marc has been leading organizations and teams for decades. Like most of us, he has had failures and successes, and these have caused him to study leadership for over 30 years.
“Part of your role as a leader is to not be the expert in the room anymore. It's to allow other experts to show up. It's to ask the right questions. It's to set the right course. And, a lot of that is self-reflection. It's being able to think differently about things,” says Marc.
We chat about organization and time management, as well as:
- The importance of leaders also being followers
- Finding your unique gifts that make your offerings different
- Using assessments to identify where you can show more compassion
- Grounding your own narrative by exploring characters that you admire
- Keeping your values as your moral compass
- And more
On this week’s episode of The Vibrant Leadership Podcast, we speak with Alexa Carlin, the founder and CEO of Women Empower X. At 17 years old, she took her entrepreneurship international, selling jewelry with OmniPeace and donating a quarter of the profits to help end poverty in Africa. She founded Hello Perfect in 2011, but following a near-death experience and a life-altering diagnosis, she began speaking. Alexa founded Women Empower X in 2016 after noticing a need for connection within a diverse and inclusive community of women entrepreneurs of all ages and backgrounds, and has since impacted 1000s to take action on their biggest dreams.
Alexa says, “Sometimes you do have to take 10 steps backwards in order to figure out the right step forward. But, you're still taking steps. Momentum does not matter if it's forward or backwards, if it's success or failure— those are all just terms in your head. It's literally just taking action every single day.”
We chat about the need for more courageous leaders, as well as:
- Two imperative skills for success in any endeavor
- Being incredibly mindful about where you focus your energy
- The importance of being decisive and following through with your choices
- Taking actionable steps towards creating momentum
- And more
On this week’s episode of The Vibrant Leadership Podcast, we speak with Alain Hunkins, CEO of Hunkins Leadership Group. Alain has worked with 2,000 groups of leaders in 25 countries, has over 20 years in leadership training, facilitation, adult learning and development design, and organizational development, and his writing has been featured in Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, Forbes, Chief Executive, and Chief Learning Officer. Most recently, he wrote the best-selling book, Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders.
We discuss actionable steps to connect and communicate with your team in a meaningful way, as well as:
- The three main skill sets that facilitative leaders need
- How to connect more effectively with those you lead
- Barriers to empathy and how to overcome them
- Powerful questions to ask employees in order to create deeper trust
- Four types of needs that must be satisfied for employees to perform at their best
- And more
Our special guest on this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast is Dan Cockerell, the author of How's the Culture in Your Kingdom? Dan graduated from Boston University in 1991 with a degree in Political Science. After graduating, he moved to Florida and worked as a parking attendant at Disney's Epcot Center. He went on to join the Disneyland Paris management trainee program and went to France as part of the opening team in 1992.
After five years in France, Dan came back to Florida and held a number of management positions at the Disney World Resort, including Vice President of Epcot, Vice President of Disney's Hollywood Studios, and eventually Vice President of the Magic Kingdom, where he led 12,000 cast members, and entertained over 20 million guests annually.
Dan says, “I think a lot of times leadership becomes too inwardly focused for people and it's about who they are and what they do. At the Magic Kingdom, it didn't matter who I was because I didn't see the guests; I was leading 12,000 people who interacted with 20 million people. My job was to make sure those 12,000 people loved what they did so we could complete our mission to create incredible magical experiences for guests.”
We chat with Dan about setting clear expectations, as well as:
- Disney’s formula for an incredible guest experience
- Hiring practices to find the best people who align with Disney’s values
- Frontline workers at Disney creating the real magic
- 12,000 cast members tuning into the same purpose every day
- Letting go of your ego to allow your team to provide constructive feedback
- And more
Our special guest on this week’s episode of our Vibrant Leadership Podcast is Dan Miller, the author of the New York Times best-selling 48 Days to the Work You Love. Over 140,000 people have subscribed to his weekly newsletter, and his 48 Days Podcast is consistently ranked in the top 1% of all podcasts, helping listeners find and create the work they love. He has been training and certifying coaches for fifteen years, teaching them to help clients identify who they were designed to be.
“Instead of being an elusive process, it's, ‘can I really change my life in 48 days?’ And my answer is yes, you can, if you create a plan and act on it. So it's been really magical. 48 days, and I really stick to that,” says Dan.
Dan shares incredible stories of people finding their perfect fit, as well as:
- What we need in great leaders
- The unchanged core messages in the twentieth anniversary publication of his book
- The qualities that will be required for the changes the future holds
- How to broaden your thinking and avoid getting trapped into narrow perspectives
- Leadership according to your personality type
- And more
Our special guest on this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast is Dr. Catherine Rymsha, an expert on leadership and lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She holds a Masters of Science in Leadership as well as a Doctorate of Education with a focus on Organizational Leadership from Northeastern University in Boston.
Between her academic and professional experience, she has taught thousands of courses on leadership feedback, given a TEDx talk, “Want to Become a Better Leader?”, and has determined how a person makes the decision to lead.
We chat with Dr. Rymsha about how her training and education has defined leadership, as well as:
- Articulating a vision
- How to be a more effective listener
- Leadership in a virtual environment and conducting better remote meetings
- The SBI model of feedback
- Defining your personal values
- And more
On this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast, we speak with Kaye Bentley, Founder of Asheville Rooftop Bar Tours. She reinvented her career in July of 2018, after 38 years as a mail carrier, when she created a tour company that showcases Asheville’s highly acclaimed rooftop bars, along with the city's fascinating history and spectacular views. Kaye's company received a TripAdvisor 2020 Traveler’s Choice Award for the top 10% of attractions in the world.
We chat about her starting a business as a second career, as well as:
- Her inspiration to dive into the local history of Asheville and share it with others
- Meeting and entertaining tourists from around the world
- Connecting with your team on a personal level
- Honoring the advice and experience of those who have headed businesses in the past
- Flexibility in adapting your vision for the unknown future
- And more
Our special guest on this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast is Steve Karski, the Owner and CEO of Karski Learning Solutions. He has spent over 30 years in both insurance and financial services businesses, leading teams of up to 50 and working with small insurance agencies before becoming a corporate Training Director.
“How many times do you need to repeat a message to your team before they really get it, before they really understand?” Steve asks.
Steve shares great stories of successful leadership, as well as:
- His four components of leadership
- Connecting your goals to your mission
- Why you HAVE to keep asking questions
- Critical skills to motivate your team and support a strong company culture
- Anticipating the upcoming challenges of returning to the workplace
- And more
On this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast, we speak with Brenda Robbins. Brenda earned her MBA from Colorado State University, is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, or SHRM, holds two designations, the SCP and SPHR, and is currently the HR Manager for Union Power Cooperative in Monroe, North Carolina. Her HR industry experience includes electric distribution, Cabela's, and Anheuser-Busch.
We chat with Brenda about how to become a better listener, as well as:
- Finding and harnessing your inner spark
- The importance of displaying integrity
- Applying rules equally for safety and the greater good
- When to reevaluate and update policy and procedures
- Practicing double confidentiality
- And more
On this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast, we speak with Shannon Loy, CEO of The Social Ginger. Shannon and her team of social media experts specialize in delivering strategic social media success through consistency and intentional brand content. Shannon and her team guide clients to connect with their local and online community, direct referrals, generate leads, and ultimately close sales. They know social media can be an incredibly powerful marketing and relationship building tool, and use the platforms to help businesses grow.
We chat about Shannon’s early entrepreneurial spirit, as well as:
- Getting in front of your ideal clients
- Leveraging the lockdown and increased time spent on social media
- Coaches and networks to discuss obstacles and celebrate wins
- Maintaining a healthy, nourishing schedule to be more productive
- Energizing her team by keeping them within their “zone of genius”
- And more
On this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast, we speak with keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, Stan Phelps. He works with organizations that want to increase loyalty and sales, as well as awareness through word of mouth by differentiating their brand, customer, and employee experience. He engages audiences with practical ideas that inspire action and get results. He is a Forbes Contributor and author of the Goldfish series on customer experience and employee engagement.
Stan chats with us about great anecdotes of incredible leaders, as well as:
- Consistent touchpoints during the pandemic
- Committing fully to any endeavor
- How to recognize and provide feedback effectively
- A clear path to becoming a leader
- And more
On this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast, we speak with Steve Gordon, CEO of The Unstoppable CEO and the author of Unstoppable Referrals, The Exponential Network Strategy, and Podcast Prospecting. Steve helps business owners create more freedom in their lives by driving breakthroughs and connecting with ideal clients.
“I believe all results come from the relationships that you create in business, so we've centered ourselves around tools and techniques that allow you to create those relationships really easily”, says Steve.
We chat about self-assessment methods and time for reevaluation, as well as:
- Communicating and executing a vision with your team
- Daily and annual reflection practices
- Key methods for grounding and keeping energy levels up
- Building a team behind leaders to amplify their message and offerings
- And more
Our special guest on this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast is Chief Jerry Stokes. He is the Chief of Police with the city of Salisbury, North Carolina and has been in public service for many years, formerly as Major with the city of Lynchburg, Virginia’s Police Department.
Chief Jerry says, “I believe leadership is really kind of a mindset. You can use academic principles and definitions as a way to manage your leadership. But to be a true leader, you have to be an inspiration to people, an example and an inspiration to get them to do what they need to do and rise to their abilities and meet their true expectations and what they're capable of doing. If you inspire and grow folks and they become good employees or good citizens themselves, that's what makes you a leader.”
We chat about the importance of being physically present as a leader, as well as:
- Formally recognizing outstanding work
- Offering assistance rather than taking charge
- Finding a hobby or an outlet of expression outside of the police force
- Continuously learning and growing to apply new skills to your profession
- And more
Our special guest on this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast is Holly Byrd Miller, a Brand and Beauty Expert with over 25 years of experience. She is the CEO and Founder of Makeup by Holly, an International Makeup Artist and a Certified Makeup Instructor traveling globally, educating makeup artists and beauty enthusiasts on the fundamentals of makeup artistry, beauty, branding, and consulting.
Holly says, “I bring 25 plus years of corporate experience into my beauty business. When I sit down with the team, we're talking about strategic plans, we're talking about business plans, and how we're aligning ourselves accordingly to make sure we can execute those. The expectation is that we're going to execute them in a specific manner, so we all discuss what that looks like. And, I make sure that not only am I talking about it, but I'm talking to them and I'm listening to them. It's a two-sided conversation.”
We chat about measurable steps to take to be at the top of any industry, as well as:
- Holly’s beginnings— makeup as a side hustle
- Leading with high energy and enthusiasm
- SMART goals to ensure success
- Her most frequently used business tools
- And more
Mentioned in this episode:
- Call Holly at 804-266-4564
- www.makeupbyhollyb.com
On this week’s episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast, we speak with William Sparks. He has been a Professor and Chair at the McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte for fourteen years and is the bestselling author of Actualized Leadership. He has taught and coached leaders across a range of industries to become more effective and impactful in their roles.
Will says, “Self-actualization is about realizing your unique potential and purpose. The only way you can effectively do that is to have the courage to face, and even embrace, your darkness. And by that, I mean the side that you go to under stress; I call it your leadership shadow. When you are aware of that, and you acknowledge it, and you give those that you work with permission to call it out when they see it, it's a powerful transformation that occurs not just for the individual, but for the entire organization.”
We chat about company culture when a leader is under stress, as well as:
- The three sequences of self-actualization
- Reaching your highest potential
- Coming to terms with your leadership shadow
- Nine attributes/characteristics of self-actualized leaders
- And more
Mentioned in this episode:
- William Sparks’ Upcoming book, Actualized Teamwork, Managing Shadows
- www.alpfree.com for a free assessment
- Text willsparks to 36260 for the free app
- Will’s Ted Talk: The Power of Self Awareness on Ted.com
Will website: www.drwillsparks.com
Our special guest on this episode of the Vibrant Leadership Podcast is Rick Meekins. He is the managing partner at Aepiphanni Business Consulting, and he is dedicated to helping business owners for over 15 years. He helps people build extraordinary companies and his mission is to educate, equip, and inspire people to pursue extraordinary goals and become more self-sufficient.
Rick says, “one of the most important things about leadership is listening and being available to learn and not learning just from books, but learning from what's going on around you. The people that you're leading are going to give you information, you've got to be open to hearing what they're saying, because they're going to have a different perspective, and they're going to see things differently.”
We chat about what the role of leadership means to him, as well as:
- The importance of emotional intelligence
- Willingness to listen and solve problems
- Leadership in the coronavirus crisis
- The inevitability of obstacles in business and how to overcome them
- And more
Mentioned in this episode:
- Call Rick: 678-331-4162
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aepiphanni
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickmeekins/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Aepiphanni/
Website: https://aepiphanni.com
In this new podcast, Nicole Greer, CEO of Vibrant Coaching will share the best ways to manage relationships with your team and inspire others to their fullest potential. We’ll hear from leaders from a spectrum of industries to find the most important practices to motivate your team through challenges and toward success.
Whether you are a parent, heading a non-profit, or in corporate America, this podcast will help you understand what habits and character traits to develop to become effective leaders. We’ll provide actionable steps to implement to charge forward and change the world.