Leadership Episodes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1,147 | Lead from the Heart: Justin ITee Walker on Self-Leadership & Cybersecurity Protection Justin ITee Walker is on a mission with purpose and passion to help others heal and protector their personal lives and businesses by leading from the heart with self leadership, and cyber security. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://iteecmd.net/about-the-owner 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a comment & share your favorite part 🔔 Subscribe for more inspiring conversations Monday to Friday! #PositiveTalkRadio #Inspiration #Podcast ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

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

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

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

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

1,118 | Upgrade Your Leadership: Dr. Ryan Gottfredson on Mindsets & Growth Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D. is a cutting-edge leadership development author, researcher, and consultant. He helps organizations vertically develop their leaders primarily through a focus on mindsets. Ryan is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of Success Mindsets, The Elevated Leader, and Becoming Better. He is also a leadership professor at the College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fullerton. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://ryangottfredson.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a comment & share your favorite part 🔔 Subscribe for more inspiring conversations Monday to …

1,116 | Jem Fuller on Conscious Communication, Global Lessons & Leading with Purpose & Presence Jem Fuller has lived a colourful, global life. From barefoot backpacker to senior corporate leader, fire-dancer and traditional tattooist, kindergarten teacher to motorcycle courier, masseuse and reflexologist, company director and recently Founding Board Chair of his charity, The Centre of Love. For more than 12 years now, he has run his own executive leadership coaching practice and international retreat company in the Himalaya, Bali and Australia. He is a dedicated partner and father, who loves surfing and meditation. He is the author of the award-winning book, The Art of Conscious Communication, and can be seen delivering his TEDx talks on YouTube. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://jemfuller.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro…

1,115 | Why Learn-It-Alls Win: Damon Lembi on Leadership, Growth & the Future of Workplace Learning Damon Lembi is a 2x bestselling author, the host of The Learn-It-All Podcast, and CEO of Learnit – a live learning platform that has upskilled over 2 million people. Drawing from his prior baseball career, Damon brings an athlete’s perspective to leadership. Through his journey, he has gained invaluable insights into what helps organizations grow, how great leaders learn, and why learn-it-all companies outpace their competitors every time. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.thelearnitallleader.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a comment & share your favorite part 🔔 Subscribe for more …

1,093 | Mastering Leadership Through Temperament: Brad Dude on Global Management & Team Dynamics Brad Dude has spent over 35 years as a trainer, manager, and consultant in more than 25 countries. He has published a number of books on the topic of temperament and conducts seminars and workshops for organizations wishing to incorporate temperament into their leadership training programs. Brad has served in a number of leadership and management positions for such organizations as Westinghouse, The Center for Nonprofit Resources in New Orleans, Macro International, NDPL & Associates, Inc., The Greystone Consulting Group, and the U.S. Peace Corps. He has conducted a variety of project management, training, and organization development consultations for such clients as the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA/Langley Research Center, Naval Surface Warfare Center/Dahlgren & Carderock Divisions and, the Internal Revenue Service. Brad is a skilled facilitator and speaker and enjoys workin…

1,024 | From Struggle to Strength: Larice Peoples on Leadership & Unlocking Your Full Potential Larice Peoples is a seasoned Life and Leadership Coach with over six years of experience helping individuals and teams unlock their full potential. As a successful entrepreneur and former business owner, he has firsthand experience overcoming adversity, building resilience, and cultivating a positive mindset to achieve extraordinary results. Growing up with an unshakable drive to achieve more out of life, He's turned his personal challenges into powerful lessons that inspire others to rise above their own obstacles. Through 1-on-1 coaching, group sessions, and motivational speaking, Larice empowers his clients to break through limitations, develop strong leadership skills, and reach their peak potential in both life and business. Passionate, relatable, and results-driven, Larice brings energy and actionable strategies to every conversation, leaving audiences motivated to take c…

986 | From Cornell to the MLB? Jakobi Davis on Leadership, Travel & Chasing Big Dreams! Jakobi Davis is a 22-year-old senior at Cornell University, where he is pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Renewable Energy Systems. Born and raised in Sarasota, Florida, Jakobi is the son of Curtis and Michele Davis, whose unwavering support and adventurous spirit have profoundly shaped his life. From a young age, Jakobi embraced a diverse range of interests, excelling in sports and the arts. He played nearly every sport imaginable and was a dedicated member of the Sarasota Ballet’s Conservatory from third through eighth grade. Jakobi’s worldview was significantly expanded when his parents took teaching positions at Oberoi International School in Mumbai, India, during his fifth-grade year. Living in India and attending an international school exposed him to a rich tapestry of cultures and ignited his passion for engineering. That year, his family traveled to 20 countries,…

Jeff Williamson is the founder of CLC. He serves as a guiding light for leaders overwhelmed by the complexitites of growth and forward progress amidst trying to live a life they actually enjoy. With a wealth of experience as a successful speaker, author, business leader, husband, and father, Jeff brings to the table proven coaching strategies that move you from frustation to freedom. Support our podcast show by: https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Affiliate(s): Lyric Vids - https://positivetalkradio.net/Lyricvids NordVPN - https://positivetalkradio.net/NordVPN Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@positivetalkradio?lang=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/positivetradio https://www.positivetalkradio.net/support/

Andreas Pettersson, an accomplished executive leader with over 16 years of international experience in the technology sector. Andreas has transitioned from the corporate world to coaching and mentoring leaders as the founder and CEO of Leaders ADAPT, where he helps fearless leaders and entrepreneurs navigate the journey from 7 to 8 figures while staying true to themselves. Andreas is passionate about guiding entrepreneurs to shift their mindset, embrace deep self-discovery, and stop running an “adult daycare.” He emphasizes the importance of developing leadership skills for successful business exits and finding fulfillment beyond financial metrics. Support our podcast show by: https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Affiliate(s): Lyric Vids - https://positivetalkradio.net/Lyricvids NordVPN - https://positivetalkradio.net/NordVPN Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkrad…

John R. Miles is the dynamic leader behind the globally renowned Passion Struck® podcast (45 Million downloads) and national radio show, where he inspires millions as a pivotal voice in alternative health and leadership. A former U.S. Navy officer and Fortune 50 senior executive, John has made a significant impact as a transformative leader, specializing in intentional behavior change and personal mastery. An award-winning author, entrepreneur, and celebrated podcast host, John's profound insights and motivational guidance have established him as a visionary in contemporary leadership. He is the award-winning author of "Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life. Support our podcast show by: https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Affiliate(s): Lyric Vids - https://positivetalkradio.net/Lyricvids NordVPN - https://positivetalkradio.net/NordVPN Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com…

When Jay Abbasi lost his father unexpectedly in 2014, he redefined his approach to life and work, turning adversity into a journey of resilience and purpose-driven leadership. This journey led him to Tesla, where he managed training programs for over 1,000 professionals, fostering a culture of high performance and adaptability. Jay’s insights on resilience and well-being have made him a trusted voice for leaders at top companies, including Amazon, Google, and Wells Fargo. Support our podcast show by: https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Affiliate(s): Lyric Vids - https://positivetalkradio.net/Lyricvids NordVPN - https://positivetalkradio.net/NordVPN Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@positivetalkradio?lang=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/positivetradio https://www.positivetalkradio.net/support/

John Verrico is a communication professional with more than 40 years of experience in journalism, public relations, and speaking. As an under-sized youth and the victim of bullies, John found hope in classic monster movies & "B" flicks where he learned that the little guy could win. Drawing from these lessons, John combined what he learned through professional observation, formal education, and first-hand experience about how communication, leadership, motivation, and resilience are deeply entwined. Today, John is an edutainer who helps empower villagers to keep their torches lit and face their monsters. John’s humorous and interactive keynotes and workshops engage audiences as they discover helpful insights into office climate, culture, relationships & communications. John is committed to helping businesses and individuals succeed by exploring effective communication & leadership. What makes his approach different is that he doesn't use canned materials. John works with clients to…