Lead With Moxie

In this episode of the Lead With Moxie Podcast, Heather Legge sits down with Paul Pape, owner and founder of Gamify Business, for a candid, funny, and insight-packed conversation about leadership, individuality, and why business doesn't have to feel so heavy. Paul shares how his background in theatre and stage performance shaped Gamify Business — a coaching approach that translates the complexity...

What does it really take to attract and retain top talent in today’s workplace? In this episode of the Leadership Moxie Podcast, Heather Legge sits down with entrepreneur, AI consultant, and founder Cam Vacek to unpack a powerful leadership truth: A players don’t join B leaders. Together, they explore why high-performing employees are driven by far more than salary, perks, or ping pong tables — an...

In this episode, Heather Legge sits down with attorney and longtime Rotary mentor Bill Harvey, partner at EHPV Management Group and the team behind Nebraska's Big Red Keno, to discuss leadership in an age of change. Bill shares why communication and listening are the two most critical skills in any business, how transparency and integrity have kept his heavily regulated company trustworthy for dec...

In this insightful episode of the Lead With Moxie Podcast, Heather Legge sits down with career strategist, executive resume writer, and interview coach Elizabeth Harders to discuss what leaders need to know to advance their careers in today's rapidly changing job market. Drawing from her background in recruiting, HR, executive resume writing, and leadership coaching, Elizabeth shares practical adv...

In this powerful episode of the Lead With Moxie Podcast, Heather Legge sits down with Stephanie Olson, CEO and Founder of Set Me Free Project, for an honest and deeply impactful conversation about leadership, organizational growth, humility, and the courage it takes to build healthy teams and cultures. Stephanie shares her unexpected journey into anti-human trafficking advocacy and the mission beh...

In this inspiring episode of the Lead With Moxie Podcast, Heather sits down with conservation leader and nonprofit founder Susie Louis, Executive Director of Conservation Fusion, for a powerful conversation about leadership, resilience, personal growth, and creating meaningful impact across the globe. Susie shares the incredible story behind launching Conservation Fusion and the organization’s mis...

In this episode of the Lead With Moxie Podcast, Heather Legge sits down with entrepreneur and CEO Sylvia Aminata Diallo for a candid conversation about the mindset it takes to build and scale a business — and the responsibility that comes with success. Sylvia shares the advice she'd give her earlier self and any new entrepreneur just starting out: keep learning, ask for help before you think you n...

In this episode of the Leadership Moxie Podcast, we sit down with actor, improv coach, and arts educator Steve Hydeen to explore the powerful intersection of leadership, communication, creativity, and improvisation. Steve shares how his background in acting and improvisational theater has shaped the way he approaches leadership, team dynamics, trust, communication, and psychological safety in the...

In this episode of the Lead With Moxie Podcast, Heather Legge sits down with Nate Watson, CEO of Contemporary Analysis, for a deep and insightful conversation about leadership, business mission, relationships, innovation, and what it really takes to build a meaningful company. Nate shares the story behind Contemporary Analysis and how the company helps organizations use data, analytics, and AI to...

In this episode, Heather Legge sits down with book coach and founder of The Meaning Method, Emily Tamayo Maher, to discuss the "Leverage Spiral" — how a business can help you write a book, and a book can in turn grow your business. Drawing on seven years of experience coaching nonfiction and fiction authors, Emily shares practical strategies for honing your message, multipurposing your content acr...

Teri Whittington and Heather Legge of Envision Success Inc share ideas, experiences, and inspiration for integrating DISC along with other assessments, programs, and initiatives in business. This episode continues our conversation about the broad applications and priceless awareness that DISC assessments offer for individuals, teams, and departments across various parts of organizations. Far from...

You know the popular DISC "personality assessment" but did you realize that it's NOT what most people think.  It is truly a model for human behavior and a POWERFUL tool for improving relationships, conversations, and increases everyone's chances for success (professionally and personally). The model shows us our own unique combination of communication or leadership style, and how other people see...

Krist Krayneski and Heather Legge of Envision Success Inc discuss the far-reaching leadership superpower of clarity , whether used in conversation, goal-setting, strategic planning, etc... We love the quote "Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind." which we discovered via Brene Brown (Dare to Lead) and have found this adage applies to every interaction and every relationship you have. It's worth the pur...

Kristi Krayneski and Heather Legge of Envision Success Inc talk through one of their favorite goal achieving frameworks, step-by-step. If you resist setting goals or following through on them, for yourself or for the people on your teams, this episode is for you! We dive into the power behind one of the most popular tried and true 5-part goal-setting exercises. Grab something to write with and thi...

Heather Legge and Kristi Krayneski explore ways to apply an "Outcome vs Impact Mindset" for leaders. Whether we're talking about personal leadership and intentionally making a statement with our life, or leading in business -from applying this mindset to our workload, meetings, projects, or the company vision- in all these cases leaders can grow exponentially by asking questions such as: What impa...

What do you do when you have someone on your team who doesn't seem to be working out? Kristi Krayneski and Heather Legge of Envision Success Inc discuss a common situation of having someone "on the bus" who isn't the right fit. This is one of the hardest leadership challenges because a person's value as a human being is separate from their contribution to the team , but until you acknowledge that...

Kristi Krayneski and Heather Legge of EnvisionSuccessInc.com share some considerations and tips regarding impactful conversations. Many people procrastinate having "difficult conversations," but there is no reason to avoid improving your relationships, work environment, and team culture through positive, impactful conversations . Prepare and boost your confidence (and results!) by identifying the...

Kristi Krayneski and Heather Legge of Envision Success Inc share some of their favorite ways to boost motivation and build momentum, because - let's face it - everyone feels challenged to keep going and stay positively motivated, at least once in awhile. They explore answers to questions such as: Do you have a favorite morning routine? What times of the day do you have the most energy, or feel the...

Heather Legge and Kristi Krayneski explore why delegation fails, whose fault it is when delegation doesn't go well, how to avoid squishy words and remember that "Direct is kind' (Brene Brown), and related nuances of one of the greatest skills leaders need to master in order to be professionally effective, experience career growth, and achieve work-life harmony. Referenced in this episode

Kristi Krayneski and Heather Legge of Envision Success Inc discuss which perspectives on delegation make it harder or easier for leaders, why learning to delegate well is an amplifier of leadership challenges or a propellant to leadership opportunities, how not to "dump" work on others, and a few other tidbits for leaders - whether they have a large team or no one to delegate to currently.

Are you busy or are you productive? Kristi Krayneski and Heather Legge of Envision Success Inc discuss some aspects of productivity - tips and thoughts on topics including time blocking, mobile phones, dealing with email first thing in the morning, efficiency vs effectiveness, recharging one's batteries to deal with obligations and a fast pace, shifting mindsets, and the fact that much of producti...

Kristi and Heather talk about the pros and cons of feeling like you need to be accessible to employees 24/7, and some options for creating productive and healthy boundaries which also help employees grow. Many points are addressed, including the following: How often to do 1:1 meetings with your employees Should you handle one-off questions and problems as they pop up, or give employees the authori...

The powerhouse behind Jessie On A Journey is busting myths about making money online, traveling the way you want, and living a balanced life. Join us as she shares her story and all about Travel Blog Prosperity. Jessica Festa started blogging to fuel her lifestyle after being “bit by the travel bug.” Despite many early challenges, she figured out how to monetize a travel blog and has been teaching...

Join me for unique and inspiring takeaways from this fun chat with woman business owner Kay Fabella!  Some of my favorites: overcoming extra barriers and challenges building a business abroad, myths of the "perfect digital nomad lifestyle," how sometimes a pivot is your best business strategy, why you need to focus less on your pitch and more on your story because YOUR story is something your comp...

Join me for a chat with Escape the 9-5 owner Lynsay Anne Gould and gain some great tips for those thinking of starting a business, how to handle it when you have a side gig and are tired of the corporate job, and tons of motivating tips and insights helpful to ANY business owner.  We cover these and more: The frank truth that starting and running a business is not ALL so easy like myth of get-rich...