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Dec. 3, 2025

Episode #67: Leading Through Chaos: The Secret to Keeping Your Team A…

When your business is hit by a pandemic, a capacity crunch, or clients who treat your work like a commodity, how do you protect your people, your standards, and your own sanity? In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts...

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Nov. 26, 2025

Episode #66: Facing Uncertainty? Here’s The One Thing Your Team Needs…

When your organization is moving fast and uncertainty spikes, your leadership presence becomes the difference between a team that breaks and one that moves forward together. In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts Lyn...

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Oct. 30, 2025

Episode #65: How to Create Psychological Safety at Work: Small Leader…

$2.7 billion a day. That's what U.S. workplaces lose in productivity when people don't feel emotionally or psychologically safe. Psychological safety isn't a policy. It's the everyday experience of being able to speak up, ask...

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Oct. 16, 2025

Episode #64: Inside Reytek: How CEO Ed Kuyper Grows People, Strengthe…

Some leaders step into new roles; others step into new ways of leading. In this episode of Missing Conversations, Altus Growth Partners executive coaches Dan Winter and Lynette Winter talk with Ed Kuyper, CEO of Reytek Equipm...

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Oct. 8, 2025

Episode #63: Anticipating Tomorrow: Leadership Aligned, Financial Imp…

David Coulombe began his career as a mechanical engineer, but it was his restless curiosity that reshaped his path. He wanted to know why organizations miss what matters most, and how they could do better. That drive led him ...

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Oct. 2, 2025

Episode #62: Redesigning Your Calendar, Expectations, and Leadership …

Do you want to be part of a workplace that drains you—or one that gives you energy, clarity, and joy? In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts Steven Jones and Ellen Burton talk with Shani Harmon, Founder and CEO of St...

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Sept. 25, 2025

Episode #61: From Mountains to Boardrooms: How adventure and experien…

“It’s not about the intensity of what you do, it’s about the intention.” That guiding belief runs through Ryan Soares’ life, from backcountry skiing to hang-gliding launches to building global practice fields where leaders ex...

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Sept. 18, 2025

Episode #60: Six Practices for How to Lead From What You Care About M…

To lead others well, we must first return to what we care about most. In this Missing Conversations episode, hosts Amy Vodarek and Ellen Burton talk with their Altus colleague Lara Guille, who blends her background as a clini...

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Aug. 21, 2025

Episode #59: Finding Clarity in the Chaos Through Courageous Conversa…

Defining moments in leadership often emerge in a request made with care, a question that steadies a team, or the space a leader creates to reflect before reacting. In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts and Altus exe...

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Aug. 14, 2025

Episode #58: From Piano Keys to Engineering Teams: Composing Leadersh…

When change is constant, the leaders who excel are the ones who see beyond the work to the people doing it. In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts Steven Jones and Lynette Winter talk with Yvonne Yang—a senior hardwa...

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Aug. 7, 2025

Episode #57: Leading as Human: How Small Shifts Spark Real Transforma…

When leaders show up human—curious, present, and willing to listen—teams grow, trust deepens, and the real work of transformation begins. Sharon Richmond, executive coach and Altus principal, shares how a lifelong care for co...

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July 31, 2025

Episode #56: Elevate Together: Learning, Leading, and Belonging as a …

For Don DeVito, leadership has always been about impact. So when he found a team as committed to learning, caring, and making a difference as he was, he chose to grow in community. In this episode of Missing Conversations, Do...

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July 24, 2025

Episode #55: How Great Leaders Learn Through Action: Lessons from Int…

After 28 years at Intel, Mandy Mock stepped into startup life. She didn’t have a perfect plan, but she was committed to learn through action. In this episode with Dan Winter and Lynette Winter, Mandy—now CEO and co-founder of...

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July 17, 2025

Episode #54: From Experiment to Impact: Lessons on Leading Through th…

Leading through the AI transition isn’t just about adopting new tools—it’s about unlocking new ways of thinking, collaborating, and growing. Wai Hong Fong, co-founder and chieftain of StoreHub, is doing exactly that. In this ...

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June 19, 2025

Episode #53: The Future Is Uncertain. Great Leaders Still Show Up. He…

Leading in a VUCA World? You’re Not Alone. In this timely and energizing episode, Altus Growth Partners’ Steven Jones, Ellen Burton, and Lynette Winter—three masterful executive leadership coaches who’ve guided hundreds of se...

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June 12, 2025

Episode #52: Building Homes, Building Trust: Leadership Lessons from …

Meet Bill Bidal, a leader who’s not just building homes, but transforming communities—one story, one relationship, one sweat equity nail at a time. As the Executive Director of Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity, Bill b...

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June 5, 2025

Episode #51: Why We Lead: A Story of Purpose, Compassion, and Making …

Xavier and Maegan Figueroa’s journey reminds us that sometimes life’s hardest moments become the spark that ignites our deepest purpose. After the loss of Xavier’s brother, Gabriel, in Iraq, and Maegan’s life-altering liver t...

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May 29, 2025

Episode #50: How Language Shapes Leadership, Trust, and Team Performa…

The words we use shape the worlds we build—and for leaders, language is one of the most powerful levers of connection, culture, and coordination. As Executive Director of Languages Canada—representing over 200 language progra...

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May 22, 2025

Episode #49: The Hidden Practices Behind Trustworthy Leadership and G…

What if the key to high performance isn’t more structure—but deeper connection? In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts Lynette Winter and Dan Winter sit down with Jancy Castro, a veteran tech exec who’s led through e...

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May 15, 2025

Episode #48: What Happens When Leaders Dare to Dream Out Loud?

What if leadership wasn’t about control, but about creating the conditions for freedom and dreaming out loud—for yourself, your team, and the next generation? In this powerful and refreshingly human episode, Sonya Arriola, Ch...

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April 24, 2025

Episode #47: Leading Through Uncertainty: Strategies to Stay Grounded…

When everything feels uncertain, your team looks to you for steadiness—but what if you’re the one holding unspoken fears, bracing for change, and unsure how to talk about the hard stuff? In this real-talk conversation between Altus executive...

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April 17, 2025

Episode #46: The Case for Workplace Civility: How Psychological Safet…

Want a more generous, high-performing team? Create a culture and environment where your people feel safe. In this sharp and energizing episode, Ellen Burton joins Amy Vodarek and Lynette Winter for a conversation every leader needs to hear. Ellen is...

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April 10, 2025

Episode #45: Leading at the Edges: Noticing Power, Listening for Care…

What if the challenges your team is facing right now are actually the doorway to more light, more connection, and more goodness in the world? In this eye-opening episode of Missing Conversations, Altus executive coach, Lynette Winter, joins Amy...

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April 3, 2025

Episode #44: When the Pie Crumbles: What One Entrepreneur Learned Abo…

What do pies, poetry, and global equity have in common? In this candid and compelling episode of Missing Conversations, hosts Amy Vodarek and Steven Jones welcome Paul O’Donnell, a former investment banker turned entrepreneur, and Sylvana Caloni, a...

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