Developing The Leader Within Podcast

In this podcast episode, I speak with SEAC(R) John W. Troxell (Owner and Founder, of PME Hard Consulting, LLC) as we discuss service and celebrate the Army’s 247th Birthday! John shares a bit of his background and his service details. He also speaks about what are some of the biggest changes he has seen in the services since being in office. He communicates why it's important for leaders to have a...

In this podcast episode, I speak with Ray Leonard Jr. (CEO of Ovationz and Co-Founder of Nobody Studios) about leadership and focus. He shares a bit about his background and where "Know Better, Do Better" originated. We define the word focus and he discusses why it's important for leaders to find focus in their career, and the role focus has in a leader's ability to succeed. He also explains how a...

In this podcast episode, I speak with Dave Crane (Dave Crane Global Speaker Academy) about leadership and speaking. Dave shares his background and rise to becoming one of the foremost speaker trainers in the world. He also shares why it's important for leaders to lose their fear of speaking, what role speaking has in a leader's ability to influence, how a leader can boost their personal brand thro...

In this podcast episode, I speak with Brian Brogen (Trainer, Strategy Coach, and Speaker, BUILD Consulting Services) about Voices For Leadership. Brian shares his journey from the construction community to coach, trainer, and speaker. He shares why it's important for leaders to find their voice and why it's required for them to use it. He also discusses how leaders can use their voices to help the...

In this podcast video, I speak with Tracy Sinclair (Master Coach and Managing Director of Tracy Sinclair LTD.) about people and interpersonal skills. She shares her background and educational journey from Spanish linguist and translator to Master Coach in the International Coaching Federation (ICF). We discuss the importance of loving people as a leader and how interpersonal skills are required to...

In this podcast episode, I speak with Sejal Thakkar (Chief Civility Officer, TrainXtra) about civility and culture. Sejal gives us the background as to why she chose this professional journey after law school. She also details the difference between civility and culture and what leaders can do to enhance and improve it in their teams. She speaks about the improvements and challenges in these two a...

In this podcast episode, I speak with Tony Taylor (Owner, Tony Taylor Inspires, LLC) about leadership and inspiration. He discusses why he chose inspirational speaking and the reason for his why. Tony also shares the difference between inspiration and motivation and how you can go from one to the other. He speaks about where he gets his inspiration and how you can find it for yourselves. Tony expl...

In this podcast episode, I speak with Scott MacGregor (Founder & CEO of SomethingNew LLC & Founder of the Talent Champions Council) about leadership and community. Scott shares his background story and why he decided that community was the way for him. He speaks about the difference between network and community and why the environment matters when it comes to community. He dives into some...

In this podcast episode, I speak with David Alto (Owner, AltoAdvance LLC.) about leadership and resumes/LinkedIn. David shares his background as a hiring manager, recruiting the best in the industry, and what he looks for in a candidate. He also speaks about the differences in resumes and what you should look out for to get the best foot forward. We discuss the importance of leadership in the hiri...

In this podcast episode, I speak with Lorenzo Flores (Author and Co-Host of Hacking your Leadership Podcast) about leadership and Influence. Lorenzo shares his background in retail leadership and how he got into podcasting. He states his definition of influence and what it means for leaders today. He also discussed the importance of knowing what different levels of influence you can have, what are...

In this podcast episode, I speak with Matthew Morales (Money Mystic and author of Never Be Poor Again) about leadership and money. He shares his journey from the Marine Corps to traveling the world and being broke in India. He speaks about what money and leadership have to do with each other and the importance of knowing what different types of money are out there. He discusses some things leaders...

In this podcast episode, we continue to celebrate and close out Women's History Month. We speak with Jean Ibañez Payne (CEO, TI Verbatim Consulting (TIVC)) about leadership, and Diversity & Inclusion, and organizational climate. She shares her background and time in the Navy and how it shaped her passion for this field of work. We discuss the importance of knowing what efforts you are putting...

In this podcast episode, we continue to celebrate Women's History Month and speak with Sanyin Siang (Founding Executive Director, Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics) about leadership and your superpower. We discuss her book, and what inspired her to write it. She shares her definition of a superpower and why you need to tap into it. Sanyin tells us the importance of knowing what your su...

In this podcast episode, we continue our Women's History Month Celebration and speak with Claude Silver (Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia) about leadership and compassion. She shares with us her background and her earliest recollections as to when compassion was sparked in her. We speak about the importance of knowing what level of compassion to give as a leader. We also discuss some ways leader...

We are celebrating Women's History Month with four powerful women. In this podcast episode, I speak to Rachel Mitchell (Executive Producer, Elevate Media) about leadership and multimedia. She shares her backstory, what sparked her passion for production, and how she found her way into the media scene. We discuss the importance of knowing what medium to transmit your message from and how some leade...

In this podcast episode, I speak with Brad Smith (CEO of Stellar Insight inc.) about heart-centered leadership. He shares his family's entrepreneurial influences, his background, and how he got into being an entrepreneur. He speaks about leadership authenticity and how you can't be a leader and a liar. He explains his method to get you to know who you are through his values list and how you can go...

In this podcast episode, I speak to Andrew Appleton (CEO, Parade Deck) about leadership and your voice. Andrew believes for each person, no matter their background, race, mistakes, successes, or radical uniqueness, deserves the right to participate in the world around them. He shares with us his time in the Marine Corps, his purpose and vision for Parade Deck, and why your voice is important. He d...

In this podcast episode, I speak to Mesha Mebane (CEO of INFRARED VISION) about leadership and infrared vision. INFRARED VISION LLC is an organization where they Redefine, Rebuild, and Restore™ mindsets for entrepreneurs. She is a Growth Mindset Disruptor for the 40 Plus Community! Helping to "PIVOT" Mindsets from FIXED to GROWTH & EXISTING to LIVING! Mesha discusses her background, and what l...

In this podcast episode, I speak with Pjero Mardesic (Founder of Pjero Mardesic & Adictd2grow) about leadership and exceptionality. We go over his definition of exceptionality and he covers his three pillars of becoming an exceptional leader. He begins with alignment and speaks about the importance of being in this state. He then expounds on the second pillar of commitment and how you must be...

In this podcast episode, I speak with Daniel Gomez (Daniel Gomez Inspires) about leadership and faith. We explore his journey in faith and how he encountered God and His calling on his life. He shares the moment when he knew he was destined to go into motivational speaking and the child that solidified it. He speaks about how you have to be crazy enough to believe in God's vision for your life, ho...

In this 100th podcast episode, we speak with Lorena Acosta (Personal Branding Evangelist) about leadership and personal branding. Lorena covers her background and how she uses her experience in sales, marketing, training, and leadership, to create social currency for businesses around the globe. She also talks about how she builds brands, empowering leaders and training employees to become Brand A...

In this podcast episode, I speak with Ronnell Richards (Ronnell Richards LLC & Founder of Business & Bourbon) about leadership and entrepreneurship. He shares with us his path and history in entrepreneurship, and how he runs to the truth. He explains why leadership is important to entrepreneurship and goes hand in hand. He speaks about the qualities that make a great leader and how you mus...

In this podcast episode, I speak with David Brier (Google’s #1 Rebranding Expert and Author of Amazon’s Branding Bestseller “BRAND INTERVENTION”) about leadership and branding. He shares his journey to where he is today and gives us some insight as to what branding truly is, and why we get it wrong. He also shares his tips to getting your branding right, how to not be ordinary in 2022,  and w...

In this first podcast episode of season three and 2022, I speak to Mannsi Agrawal, all the way from Tibet, about leadership and transformation. We discuss her background and what she is currently doing and we also speak about her transforming lives through the power of words. We cover the challenges of leaders awareness of their use of the power of words and how a coach can help. She shares her vi...

In this final podcast episode of 2021, I speak with Chester Elton (Author, Speaker, Coach, Mentor: Gostick & Elton LLC) about leadership and gratitude.  We discuss his background, how he got into the gratitude business, and why gratitude is so important to everyday life. We speak about how anxiety can be combined with gratitude for you to overcome. He shares the difference between tennis...