The Leader's Chair

Many women find themselves stuck in the imposter syndrome, thinking that what they do and no matter how much they work is still not good enough. It is time to get unstuck from the outdated rules of success and happiness and be unapologetically and guiltlessly yourself. In this episode, Dr. Sarah Renee Langley  joins Jeffrey Edwards to share with us how she is elevating women and helping them see t...

The world of business is changing rapidly. And for small businesses to survive and thrive, they need a growth strategy. Luckily, our guest has just what small and medium businesses need. In this episode, Jeffrey Edwards is joined by business growth strategist and founder of Listen Innovate Grow , Michael Haynes , as they talk strategy for b2b growth. Michael shares his story of how he got into the...

You should start planting the seeds of your legacy as early as today. There is so much that you can teach and pass on to a younger generation. This is what Dr. Rodney Peyton O.B.E.  did. He did not pass on a name to a technique; he passed on the technique itself. Dr. Rodney is an accomplished general surgeon, consultant trauma surgeon, and surgical coach. He has also developed health care training...

Being a leader is not as glamorous as it seems on screen. As they try to catch up on fulfilling their tasks and responsibilities, many leaders find themselves putting self-care to the end of their priorities. But this shouldn’t be the case. After all, how can you expect to give your best when you are not feeling your best?  Lynne Peyton , the Principal of the Lynne Peyton Consultancy Group, is som...

Nobody wants to work with a jerk. As a leader, you cannot achieve your singular vision without the help of your people, jerks included. You need to build relationships with everyone in the workplace. Some of them may be jerks and difficult but having the ability to get people to work together will do wonders. Navigate what factors to a jerkish environment with your host, Jeffrey Edwards, and his g...

A team is built with a leader setting a goal, but it can only move towards that if every member works at their best. Jeffrey Edwards discusses the proper way to do work delegation, an important factor in every top-performing business. He explains how being clear with your goals and building relationships with your team are always excellent steps in delegating tasks and improving work processes. Je...

Bringing all of your knowledge and experiences from one job to the next will make your journey to the next level fulfilling and worthwhile. But another essential attitude to have during a career transition is to revert into a learner once again. Jeffrey Edwards sits down with Tammy Washington de Sencion to share how embracing the student-like mindset allowed her to transition smoothly from corpora...

With the pandemic, working from home has become the norm for most people. But  Darlana Lee  is not most people, she has been working from home 15 years before it was cool. Darlana is the Leader of the Global Facilitator Team at  Hewlett Packard Enterprise  and is responsible for guiding her team in delivery and business solutions around the topics of leadership, professional skills, and onboarding...

If you’re barely surviving from day to day, you’re probably not being what an entrepreneur should be. Entrepreneurs should thrive. They must have a clear idea of what they want to achieve and what process they are going to use to achieve it. They must keep their eye on the prize and derive joy from the journey of getting there. There is probably no person who can better elucidate how this plays ou...

We all have a general understanding of what emotional intelligence is, but there are also a lot of misconceptions that prevail around the concept, especially in relation to leadership. What does it really mean to be emotionally intelligent, especially if you’re a leader? Jeffrey Edwards brings in two experts from Genos North America to give us a full picture of emotional intelligence from the stan...

How do you hone your voice as a leader and make your message clearer? Today's guest is David Newman , the Founder of Do It Marketing, who's helped thousands of people move their business forward and find their voice. In this episode, David discusses with Jeffrey Edwards why personal branding is essential to commercialize your expertise. To start forming your personal brand, you need to capture you...

Young or old, everyone is involved with social media. Even your pet dog can have an account and create a large following. It’s ever-changing, and trends come and go swiftly that a bit of attention is crucial. In this episode, Andrew McCauley , Social Media Consultant and Strategist of The Social Media Bloke , shares his proven insights on how to use social media platforms as a tool to engage and i...

Difficult conversations are uncomfortable to get through, but it is a must if you are to create a good working environment that produces productive employees who will stay with you for the long haul. Helping you conduct these difficult conversations, Jeffrey Edwards interviews  Anne Graham , the founder of  Syncworks Consulting Inc. , to the show. Here, Anne looks into the dynamics of having conve...

How do you set your direction towards success, prosperity, and good physical and mental health? The most important thing that you can do to make that possible is to reset your mindset – to make a shift in how you see yourself and how show up for the world. Author, speaker, trainer, and Master Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik drives this message home in this conversation with Jeffrey Edwards. Mark’s insights...

One of the major obstacles that impact our mindset is having the imposter syndrome. By having constant thoughts of yourself about not being good enough and lacking that right level of self-confidence, you may never be able to move forward at all. Aiming to eliminate this unhealthy thinking from your head, Jeffrey Edwards goes deep into the most important steps on addressing imposter syndrome, from...

Successful habits are never formed by pushing yourself to the limit. If that is the case, then you will just lose interest eventually and cease doing a particular activity. Author Andrew Kap  believes that the best way to start rewarding habits is by determining all of the things you really love and want to do, and then start building from there. Sitting down with Jeffrey Edwards, he underlines th...

Leaders will be nothing without a team that trusts them. Tene Knibbs  attests to this fact as she shares how her own leadership journey molded her as a person. Together with Jeffrey Edwards, Tene reminisces on her time in Chile as a young, black woman who learned how to lead by connecting with the people around her. She explains why every leader must know how to be flexible, adapt to cultural diff...

One crucial part of being a business leader is negotiations. It is where opportunities get tapped, deals are made, and relationships are created. So how do you become a good negotiator? In this episode, global business negotiation strategist, Christine McKay , joins host, Jeffrey Edwards, to share with us some secrets on what it takes to master this great business skill that could take your busine...

The emergency department is full of heroes, but Dr. Robert Ealy goes even one step further. Leading in the frontlines for over 30 years both inside the emergency room and out, Robert sees to it that people are not just given optimum urgent care, but also the knowledge and tools to help them avoid having to be rushed into the ER in the first place. Now that’s one emergency doctor who would have you...

Entrepreneurship and business leadership are two different things, as we have learned in the previous episode. The principles of the latter are going to be what gets your business through in these challenging times. What do we need to do to grow our business from a business leader’s perspective? We have covered a lot of this in Part 1, but there is more. In this second part of Jeffrey Edwards’ int...

What would you do if you knew you had the knowledge that has the potential to change the lives of countless people? Colombian entrepreneur and podcaster, Cesar Berrio takes it as his life’s mission to spread that message through the popular Spanish-language personal development podcast, Transformando tu Mente . When Cesar started to run his own energy company, he realized that he needed to improve...

Even though you feel like being an entrepreneur is something that already runs in your blood, you still have to have the proper mentality to tackle whatever it is you will face in the actual field. Business leader entrepreneur,  Aaron Scott Young , joins host, Jeffrey Edwards, in this two-part interview series to talk about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, especially as a leader. They discuss...

Good leaders literally meet people wherever they're at. One of their top qualities includes staying neutral – that is, accepting of all politics, religions, beliefs, cultures, and races. Joining Jeffrey Edwards on today’s podcast is Dr. Elena Pezzini , an executive coach and author who has achieved great success in business and in her personal life. Specializing in leadership development and life...

Leadership is all about the impact you make in the world and the people you are able to help with your vision. Business coach,  Emi Kirschner  maximizes this impact by building a tribe of leaders, teaching them how to be like her – a visionary who combines a knack for generating brilliant ideas with a genuine desire to help other people. Emi is the host of the  Tribe of Leaders  podcast, where she...

Everyone should be afforded stable and affordable housing. Making it his mission,  Gary Rahman  founded a successful residential and commercial real estate company in Washington, DC, where he is changing communities by developing housing for low to medium-income families. In this episode, he joins Jeffrey Edwards to share with us how he is doing it all and changing the dynamics of urban neighborho...