Episodes

July 2, 2025

Essential Leadership and Bench Strength Development during Turbulent Times, Part 1

During July on Leadership Matters with the People's Doctors, we'll explore critical leadership challenges and provide actionable solutions for accountability, talent development, coaching and mentoring, employee engagement and retention, and building organizational bench strength. The strongest leaders don't just react to crises—they use challenging moments to forge resilient organizations. While others focus solely on immediate problems, exceptional leaders simultaneously invest in their peopl...
June 25, 2025

Encore: Meet Our Host Team! Discussions on Leadership and Navigating in Times of Uncertainty

Meet our host team: Dr. Sheryl White, Dr. Undraye Howard, and our newly added co-host Dr. Loretta Howard! Tune in to learn more about each of them, their take on leadership, lessons learned leading through times of uncertainty, and what the future holds for new programming with Leadership Matters. Join us for Leadership Matters: Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
June 18, 2025

LEADING AMID UNCERTAINTY SERIES (Part 3): Leading and inspiring through change

During June on Leadership Matters with the People’s Doctors, we spotlight real-world strategies for leading through uncertain times. In this week’s episode, our guest Dr. Julius Mullen Sr., Chief Learning & Engagement Officer for Children & Families First of Delaware, Executive/Speaker/Author/Professor/Life Coach/Therapist, from Dover, Delaware, joins us to share insights from his own leadership journey. Tune in for a compelling discussion filled with practical tools and case studies to help lea...
June 11, 2025

Leading Amid Uncertainty Series (Part 2): Navigating Uncertainty with Confidence

During the month of June, Leadership Matters with The People’s Doctors will focus on strategies and learnings from case studies that can equip listeners to lead amid uncertainty with greater effectiveness. Join us for an essential conversation designed for leaders steering organizations through turbulent times, where our guest, Howard Garval, retired seasoned nonprofit executive and author shares his leadership journey and practical strategies for successfully navigating uncertainty, exploring w...
June 4, 2025

LEADING AMID UNCERTAINTY SERIES (Part 1)

During the month of June, Leadership Matters will focus on strategies and learnings from case studies that can equip listeners to lead amid uncertainty with greater effectiveness. The series will kick off with Mr. Rudolph A. Johnson, III, President and CEO of the Neighborhood House Association providing insights and lessons learned from his journey. Join our co-hosts—"The People’s Doctors”—Dr. Sheryl White, Dr. Undraye Howard, and Dr. Loretta Howard for Leadership Matters: Informing Leaders. Ins...
May 28, 2025

Meet Our Host Team! Discussions on Leadership and Navigating in Times of Uncertainty

Meet our host team: Dr. Sheryl White, Dr. Undraye Howard, and our newly added co-host Dr. Loretta Howard! Tune in to learn more about each of them, their take on leadership, lessons learned leading through times of uncertainty, and what the future holds for new programming with Leadership Matters. Join us for Leadership Matters: Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
May 21, 2025

Encore: Leadership and Nature-based Wellness

Tune into Leadership Matters to increase your awareness of what nature-based leadership is, why it is important for leaders, and techniques leaders can use to support their own wellness and the wellbeing of their employees. Co-host, Dr. Sheryl White will moderate this discussion with Dr. Olga Osby, former professor and leader in academia and current partner with Clean Slate Behavioral Health Solutions in Jackson, MS; and Dr. Durryle Brooks, The Conflict Sheperd™, a healing-centered researcher, w...
May 14, 2025

Leadership and Nature-based Wellness

Tune into Leadership Matters to increase your awareness of what nature-based leadership is, why it is important for leaders, and techniques leaders can use to support their own wellness and the wellbeing of their employees. Co-host, Dr. Sheryl White will moderate this discussion with Dr. Olga Osby, former professor and leader in academia and current partner with Clean Slate Behavioral Health Solutions in Jackson, MS; and Dr. Durryle Brooks, The Conflict Sheperd™, a healing-centered researcher, w...
May 7, 2025

Encore: Resiliency and Leadership

Join host Dr. Sheryl White and special guest Charlie Fleishman, Former Services to the Armed Forces Regional Director of the American Red Cross San Diego and Imperial Counties as they discuss resiliency and leadership. Tune into Leadership Matters: Informing Leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
April 30, 2025

Encore: Key Competencies That Today’s Executive Leaders Need to Have to Be Successful

Join host Dr. Sheryl White for a discussion on key competencies that today’s executive leaders need to have to be successful with Dennis C. Miller, Founder & Chairman of DCM Associations and Dr. Terrence Cahill, President of the Institute for Nonprofit Board and Executive Leadership. Dennis Miller is a nationally recognized nonprofit board and executive leadership coach and CEO and C-Suite executive search consultant with more than thirty-nine years of experience working with nonprofit board lea...
April 23, 2025

Encore: 4 Essential Tools for Greater Leadership Effectiveness

Tune in to Leadership Matters with Dr. Sheryl White to hear Alexander “Disco Pete” Tunley, Retired Navy Chief SEAL & SWCC and current training instructor discuss four essential tools for greater leadership effectiveness: the torch, the sword, the rock, and the cup. Don’t miss Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
April 9, 2025

Encore: 5 Essential Skills for Effective Leadership

Tune in to Leadership Matters as host Dr. Sheryl White discusses 5 skills that are essential to effective leadership with Damon Carson, J.D., General Manager of Education, Instruction, and Operations at the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA. Mr. Carson will also share lessons he learned during his leadership journey and tips for approaching each day with a sense of love, laughter, and inspiration. Join us for Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring solutions!
April 2, 2025

Encore: Four Foundational Principles of Effective Leadership

Join host Dr. Sheryl White as she explores four foundational principles of effective leadership with guest Kevin Cullen, President of Leadera Consulting Group, and author of Swerve: Life Altering Wisdom. Tune in to Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
March 26, 2025

Key Competencies That Today’s Executive Leaders Need to Have to Be Successful

Join host Dr. Sheryl White for a discussion on key competencies that today’s executive leaders need to have to be successful with Dennis C. Miller, Founder & Chairman of DCM Associations and Dr. Terrence Cahill, President of the Institute for Nonprofit Board and Executive Leadership. Dennis Miller is a nationally recognized nonprofit board and executive leadership coach and CEO and C-Suite executive search consultant with more than thirty-nine years of experience working with nonprofit board lea...
March 19, 2025

Encore: Women Voices in Leadership: Increasing Understanding

Women Voices in Leadership: Increasing Understanding and Being an Ally. Tune in to Leadership Matters as host Dr. Sheryl White explores life and lessons in leadership through the eyes of three phenomenal leaders: Alexandra Albro a Vice President and General Counsel for ESET North America; Edrienne Brandon the Chair/CEO/Co-Founder of Ablaze Ventures; and Melinda Valencia, Engineering Manager at Hewlett Packard. Each will share stories and lessons learned from their journey, as well as food for th...
March 12, 2025

Encore: Leadership and the Power of Gratitude in Challenging Times

These are indeed challenging times. How does one stay calm, focused, and effective during difficult times and what does gratitude have to do with it? What is at the core of gratitude? How is it relevant to leadership, and how does one successfully employ it as a method for greater effectiveness during trying times? Join host Dr. Sheryl White, cultural psychologist with the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA; Rich Miller, Senior Pastor of Perfecting Grace Church in San Diego, CA; and...
Feb. 26, 2025

Encore: Integrating a Trauma-Informed Approach to Leadership and Service in the Workplace

Tune in to Leadership Matters with Dr. Sheryl White to hear Olga Osby, Co-Partner with Clean Slate Behavioral Health Solutions in Jackson, MS discuss what trauma and trauma informed care are, how trauma can show up in the workforce, and tools/techniques that can be used to integrate trauma informed care into the workplace. Don’t miss Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
Feb. 12, 2025

Encore: Coping with and Positively Influencing Stressful Situations

Stress can be defined as the way our body and mind responds to change. There are no shortage of changes today. Leaders are constantly being called upon to cope, make the best decision, and positively influence stressful situations for the betterment of those they serve, employees, and the sustainability of their organizations. Tune in to Leadership Matters as co-host Dr. Sheryl White discusses with Dr. Charlotte Houston a clinical psychologist, NFL evaluator, and executive coach, strategies and ...
Jan. 29, 2025

Encore: LAUNCH into the New Year Inspired and Inspiring Others

Tune in to Leadership Matters with Dr. Sheryl White to hear health and wellness specialist Mike Cothrine, founder and owner of Mike’s Fit Family, discuss ways to get inspired and inspire others to live their best life. Mike, a transcendent artist, singer/songwriter and modern-day renaissance man, pours all of himself into every aspect of his life as he challenges others in his LAUNCH program to develop the mindset, confidence, and consciousness to elevate themselves and others. Don’t miss Leader...
Jan. 22, 2025

LAUNCH into the New Year Inspired and Inspiring Others

Tune in to Leadership Matters with Dr. Sheryl White to hear health and wellness specialist Mike Cothrine, founder and owner of Mike’s Fit Family, discuss ways to get inspired and inspire others to live their best life. Mike, a transcendent artist, singer/songwriter and modern-day renaissance man, pours all of himself into every aspect of his life as he challenges others in his LAUNCH program to develop the mindset, confidence, and consciousness to elevate themselves and others. Don’t miss Leader...
Nov. 20, 2024

4 Essential Tools for Greater Leadership Effectiveness

Tune in to Leadership Matters with Dr. Sheryl White to hear Alexander “Disco Pete” Tunley, Retired Navy Chief SEAL & SWCC and current training instructor discuss four essential tools for greater leadership effectiveness: the torch, the sword, the rock, and the cup. Don’t miss Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
Nov. 13, 2024

Encore Integrating a Trauma-Informed Approach to Leadership and Service in the Workplace

Tune in to Leadership Matters with Dr. Sheryl White to hear Olga Osby, Co-Partner with Clean Slate Behavioral Health Solutions in Jackson, MS discuss what trauma and trauma informed care are, how trauma can show up in the workforce, and tools/techniques that can be used to integrate trauma informed care into the workplace. Don’t miss Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
Nov. 6, 2024

Integrating a Trauma-Informed Approach to Leadership and Service in the Workplace

Tune in to Leadership Matters with Dr. Sheryl White to hear Olga Osby, Co-Partner with Clean Slate Behavioral Health Solutions in Jackson, MS discuss what trauma and trauma informed care are, how trauma can show up in the workforce, and tools/techniques that can be used to integrate trauma informed care into the workplace. Don’t miss Leadership Matters: Informing leaders. Inspiring Solutions!
Oct. 9, 2024

Leaders’ Role in Staying Informed and Participating in Voting

Leaders’ Role in Staying Informed and Participating in the Voting Process. Tune into Leadership Matters as host Dr. Sheryl White discusses leaders’ role in staying informed and participating in local, state and national elections with Rudolph A. Johnson, III, President and CEO of the Neighborhood House Association (NHA) in San Diego, CA and Ed Condon, Executive Director of Region 9 Head Start Association. Too often people serving in nonprofit and public organizations are reluctant to engage in s...