Episodes

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...

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...

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...

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...

The best leaders do more than drive results—they transform how their teams think, evolve, and collaborate to create meaningful impact. Over his 34-year career at Intel, Jeff Rittener, former Chief Trade Officer, redefined what it means to...

From breaking barriers to leading her team through crisis—Isaura Gaeta’s leadership journey is a masterclass in vision, trust, and resilience. A former Intel executive and Latina pioneer in tech, Isaura knows what it takes to navigate uncertainty,...

Discover how sports can transform lives and build unified teams in our latest episode of Missing Conversations.  Hosts Elayna Alexandra and Kobe Bogaert welcome Thuy Williams, an inspiring sports advocate and leader who believes in changing lives...

In this episode of “Missing Conversations,” hosts Pam Fox Follin and Amy Vodarek welcome Clare Purvis, a digital health leader and founder of WELL. Clare shares her journey through the healthcare and technology sectors, highlighting the challenges...

In this episode of “Missing Conversations,” hosts Heather Neely and Amy Vodarek welcome Pete Berridge, CEO of Change Positive and co-author of Feedback Reimagined: Transform Your Organization through Positive Psychology and Social Support. ...

Prepare to explore the connection among blockchain technology, trust, and building teams, and learn how you can be part of this revolution. In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts Eva Orbuch and Dan Winter welcome David Bchiri, serial...

Are you ready to unlock the true potential of your team? In this episode of Missing Conversations, hosts Kobe Bogaert and Dan Winter welcome leadership coach, speaker, and author Hilda Fainsod to discuss her new book Power Up: The Executive Roadmap to...

Today, we have a special episode featuring three Altus Principals, all co-authors of the Altus book Growing Groups into Teams.  Dan Winter, Steven E. Jones, and Kobe Bogaert chat about learnings on leadership from the first season of Missing...

Amy Vodarek and Kobe Bogaert discuss the importance of paying attention to what our bodies are trying to tell us with Sheeja Shaju, Founder and CEO of I Create. Sheeja is an expert in somatic coaching, using specific body practices to tie into our...

Elayna Alexandra and Dan Winter discuss the foundations of leadership coaching with Sumit Gupta, Founder and CEO of Deploy Yourself School of Leadership.  In today’s conversation, we cover: Prioritizing self-awareness, emotional intelligence,...

Dan Winter and Pam Fox Rollin connect with Michelle Tinsley, co-founder and former President/COO of YellowBird Holdings. YellowBird simply and easily matches highly qualified Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) professionals with businesses....

Kobe Bogaert and Amy Vodarek speak with Paymon Hamidi, CEO of Infracore, an Information Technology Consulting and Managed Services firm founded in 2003. Their conversation focuses on the three major areas where Paymon recognized his team needed...

Kobe Bogaert and Heather Neely connect with Garry Ridge, former CEO of WD-40, about his experience as a servant leader. Garry is also the founder of The Learning Moment, where he shares his wisdom with organizations and leaders to help them build...

Dr. Steven Jones and guest host Sonia Bu catch up with Andrea Bordenca, CEO of DESCO Service and co-author of Growing Groups Into Teams. Andrea shares her personal journey of self-discovery and learning to learn which fundamentally shifted her...

Amy Vodarek and Heather Neely talk with Juliana Vergara, VP of Leadership and Executive Coaching with accounting firm FORVIS and co-author of Growing Groups into Teams. Juliana explains how she came to recognize the distinction between accountability...

Pam Fox Rollin and Elayna Alexandra talk with Papanii Okai, CTO of Venmo Engineering at PayPal, about lessons on leadership from the late Marc Smith Sachs. Marc, a principal of Altus Growth Partners and an extremely valued member of our team, passed...

Amy Vodarek and Dan Winter talk with Sailaja Manacha, co-author of Growing Groups Into Teams and Leadership Coach at . Sailaja brings her background in psychology to re-humanizing leaders and their teams.  In today’s episode, we explore the...

Dan Winter and Steven Jones talk about unlocking value in cross-generational teams with Heather Neely, co-author of Growing Groups into Teams and Principal Consultant with Altus Growth Partners. Heather reflects on the generational differences that...

Kobe Bogaert and Jan Irene Miller of Altus Growth Partners speak with Bob Dunham, founder of the Institute for Generative Leadership and a contributor to the recently published Growing Groups into Teams. Bob Dunham has years of experience in...

Dan Winter and Elayna Alexandra talk with Amy Vodarek, co-author of Growing Groups into Teams and Principal Consultant with Altus Growth Partners. Amy shares one of the most common professional experiences that is an indicator of trust breakdown: side...